2025–26 Borussia Mönchengladbach season

Borussia Mönchengladbach
2025–26 season
PresidentRainer Bonhof
Head coachGerardo Seoane (until 15 September)
Eugen Polanski (since 15 September)
StadiumBorussia-Park
Bundesliga10th
DFB-PokalRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague: Haris Tabaković (7)
All: Haris Tabaković (9)
All statistics correct as of 9 December 2025.

The 2025–26 season is the 126th season in Borussia Mönchengladbach's history and the club's eighteenth consecutive season in the Bundesliga.

Background and pre-season

Manager Gerardo Seoane had been appointed as manager in summer 2023,[1] and after a 14th placed finish in his debut season as manager,[2] the club challenged for European qualification in the 2024–25 season, but ultimately finished 10th.[3][4]

Review

On 15 September 2025, manager Gerardo Seoane was sacked as head coach, with managing director Roland Virkus claiming that "after 10 Bundesliga matches without a win, stretching across two seasons, we've lost the belief that a turnaround is possible with Gerardo".[5] Eugen Polanski was appointed as his successor on a temporary basis.[5] In Polanski's first match as manager, the club picked up a 1–1 draw away to Bayer Leverkusen after Haris Tabaković scored Gladbach's first Bundesliga goal of the season – a 93rd minute penalty.[6] Sporting director Roland Virkus also resigned from his role on 30 September,[7] and was replaced by Rouven Schröder, the former Red Bull Salzburg sporting director, on 14 October.[8] Polanski picked up his first Bundesliga win with Borussia Mönchengladbach in his sixth match as manager with a 4–0 win over FC St. Pauli.[9] On 18 November, Polanski was appointed on a permanent basis on a deal until June 2028.[10]

Players

As of 14 November 2025[11]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  SUI Jonas Omlin
2 DF  ITA Fabio Chiarodia
4 DF  IDN Kevin Diks
5 DF  GER Marvin Friedrich
6 MF  GER Yannik Engelhardt (on loan from Como)
7 MF  AUT Kevin Stöger
9 MF  FRA Franck Honorat
10 MF  GER Florian Neuhaus
11 FW  GER Tim Kleindienst
13 MF  USA Giovanni Reyna
15 FW  BIH Haris Tabaković (on loan from TSG Hoffenheim)
16 MF  GER Philipp Sander
17 MF  KOR Jens Castrop
18 FW  JPN Shuto Machino
19 MF  FRA Nathan Ngoumou
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 DF  GER Luca Netz
21 GK  GER Tobias Sippel
22 MF  DEN Oscar Fraulo
25 MF  GER Robin Hack
26 DF  GER Lukas Ullrich
27 MF  GER Rocco Reitz
28 FW  ARM Grant-Leon Ranos
29 DF  USA Joe Scally
30 DF  SUI Nico Elvedi
33 GK  GER Moritz Nicolas
34 MF  GER Charles Herrmann
36 MF  GER Wael Mohya
39 MF  GER Niklas Swider
42 GK  LUX Tiago Pereira Cardoso

On loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— FW  CZE Tomáš Čvančara (at Antalyaspor until 30 June 2026)
— FW  JPN Shiō Fukuda (at Karlsruher SC until 30 June 2026)
— GK  GER Jan Olschowsky (at Alemannia Aachen until 30 June 2026)
— FW  GER Noah Pesch (at 1.FC Magdeburg until 30 June 2026)

Transfers

Competitions

Bundesliga

Main article: 2025–26 Bundesliga

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
10 Werder Bremen 15 4 5 6 18 28 −10 17
11 1. FC Köln 15 4 4 7 22 24 −2 16
12 Borussia Mönchengladbach 15 4 4 7 18 24 −6 16
13 Hamburger SV 15 4 4 7 16 25 −9 16
14 VfL Wolfsburg 15 4 3 8 23 28 −5 15
Updated to match(es) played on 21 December 2025. Source: Bundesliga
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Head-to-head away goals scored; 6) Away goals scored; 7) Play-off.[27]
(Rules 4–6 only apply after home and away matches have been played between the tied teams.)

Match details

Bundesliga match details
Round Date Time Opponent Venue Result
F–A		 Scorers Attendance League
position		 Ref.
1 24 August 2025 17:30 Hamburger SV Home 0–0 54,042 10th [28]
2 30 August 2025 15:30 VfB Stuttgart Away 0–1 60,000 14th [29]
3 14 September 2025 17:30 Werder Bremen Home 0–4 52,000 16th [30]
4 21 September 2025 17:30 Bayer Leverkusen Away 1–1 Tabaković 90+3' 30,210 17th [31]
5 27 September 2025 18:30 Eintracht Frankfurt Home 4–6 Castrop 72', Tabaković 78', Engelhardt 83', Ranos 90+9' 54,042 18th [32]
6 5 October 2025 19:30 SC Freiburg Home 0–0 44,709 17th [33]
7 17 October 2025 20:30 Union Berlin Away 1–3 Tabaković 33' 22,012 18th [34]
8 25 October 2025 15:45 Bayern Munich Home 0–3 54,042 18th [35]
9 1 November 2025 15:30 FC St. Pauli Away 4–0 Tabaković 15', 40', Machino 75', Fraulo 80' 29,546 16th [36]
10 8 November 2025 18:30 1. FC Köln Home 3–1 Sander 45+2', Diks 61' pen., Tabaković 64' 54,042 12th [37]
11 22 November 2025 15:30 1. FC Heidenheim Away 3–0 Diks 45+1' pen., Tabaković 55', Machino 76' 15,000 12th [38]
12 28 November 2025 20:30 RB Leipzig Home 0–0 50,029 12th [39]
13 5 December 2025 20:30 Mainz 05 Away 1–0 da Costa 58' o.g. 30,500 10th [40]
14 13 December 2025 15:30 VfL Wolfsburg Home 1–3 Koulierakis 22' o.g. 47,161 11th [41]

DFB-Pokal

Main article: 2025–26 DFB-Pokal
DFB-Pokal match details
Round Date Time Opponent Venue Result
F–A		 Scorers Attendance Ref.
First round 17 August 2025 15:30 Atlas Delmenhorst Away 3–2 Hack 20', 38', Elvedi 68' 14,300 [42]
Second round 28 October 2025 20:45 Karlsruher SC Home 3–2 Machino 3', Elvedi 51', Tabaković 89' 48,023 [43]
Round of 16 2 December 2025 18:00 FC St. Pauli Home 1–2 Tabaković 56' 48,104 [44]

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