2025–26 VfL Wolfsburg (women) season
| 2025–26 season | ||||
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| Sporting director | Ralf Kellermann | |||
| Head coach | Stephan Lerch | |||
| Stadium | AOK Stadion Volkswagen Arena (Select home games) | |||
| DFB-Supercup | Runners-up | |||
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The 2025–26 VfL Wolfsburg Frauen season is the club's 22nd season since VfR Eintracht Wolfsburg joined VfL Wolfsburg as its women's section.
Season events
On 30 April 2025, it was announced that Lerch had signed a two-year contract with the club, effective from 1 July 2025.[1]
Players
- As of 22 July 2025.[2]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers
In
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Player | Moving from | Type | Fee | Source |
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| Summer | |||||||
| 1 | GK | Stina Johannes | Eintracht Frankfurt | Transfer | Free | [3] | |
| 22 | GK | Christina Schönwetter | First Vienna FC | Transfer | Free | [4] | |
| FW | Anny Kerim-Lindland | 1. FC Nürnberg | Transfer | Free | [5] | ||
| 20 | DF | Guro Bergsvand | Brighton & Hove Albion | Transfer | Free | [6] | |
| 4 | DF | Sophia Kleinherne | Eintracht Frankfurt | Transfer | Free | [7] | |
| 14 | MF | Smilla Vallotto | Hammarby Fotboll | Transfer | Free | [8] | |
| 2 | DF | Thea Bjelde | Vålerenga | Transfer | Free | [9] | |
| 33 | DF | Judit Pujols | FC Barcelona | Transfer | Free | [10] | |
| MF | Weronika Araśniewicz | FC Barcelona | Transfer | Free | [11] | ||
| 19 | FW | Kessya Bussy | Paris FC | Transfer | Free | [12] | |
| FW | Linnea Sælen | Arna-Bjørnar | Transfer | Free | [13] | ||
Out
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Player | Moving to | Type | Fee | Source |
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| Summer | |||||||
| 30 | GK | Anneke Borbe | Arsenal | Contract expiring | [14] | ||
| 23 | MF | Sveindís Jane Jónsdóttir | Angel City FC | Contract expiring | [14] | ||
| 2 | DF | Lynn Wilms | Aston Villa | Contract expiring | [14] | ||
| 29 | MF | Jule Brand | OL Lyonnes | Contract expiring | [14] | ||
| 17 | DF | Kristin Demann | Retired | [14] | |||
| 1 | GK | Merle Frohms | Real Madrid | Contract expiring | [14] | ||
| 31 | DF | Marina Hegering | 1. FC Köln | Contract expiring | [14] | ||
| 4 | DF | Kathrin Hendrich | Chicago Stars FC | Contract expiring | [14] | ||
| 22 | GK | Lisa Schmitz | 1. FC Köln | Contract expiring | [14] | ||
| 28 | FW | Tabea Sellner | Retired | [14] | |||
| 15 | DF | Diána Németh | RB Leipzig | Contract termination | [15] | ||
| 27 | MF | Riola Xhemaili | PSV | Transfer | Undisclosed | [16] | |
| 20 | FW | Ariana Arias | CD Tenerife | Contract expiring | [17] | ||
| 7 | MF | Chantal Hagel | Sevilla | Transfer | Undisclosed | [18] | |
Pre-season and friendlies
| 17 July 2025 | RB Leipzig | 3–2 | VfL Wolfsburg | Markranstädt |
| 14:00 CEST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Stadion am Bad Referee: Christine Weigelt |
| 26 July 2025 | VfL Wolfsburg | 6–0 | Sparta Prague | Calberlah |
| 15:00 CEST | Report | Stadium: Relog-Sportpark Attendance: 1,300 Referee: Rene Rose |
| 10 August 2025 | VfL Wolfsburg | 0–2 | Union Berlin | Wolfsburg |
| 16:00 CEST | Report |
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Stadium: AOK Stadion Attendance: 2,728 Referee: Anna-Lena Heidenreich |
| 22 August 2025 | Bayer Leverkusen | 2–3 | VfL Wolfsburg | Hof |
| 14:00 CEST | Report | Stadium: Stadion Grüne Au Attendance: 1,225 Referee: Angelika Söder |
Competitions
Overview
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Bundesliga | 6 September 2025 | 17 May 2026 | Matchday 1 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 46 | 19 | +27 | 76.92 | |
| DFB-Pokal | 29 September 2025 | First round | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | +13 | 100.00 | ||
| DFB-Supercup | 30 August 2025 | Final | Runners-up | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 0.00 | |
| UEFA Champions League | 8 October 2025 | League phase | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 10 | +3 | 50.00 | ||
| Total | 22 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 75 | 34 | +41 | 68.18 | ||||
Last updated: 17 December 2025
Source: Competitions
DFB-Supercup
| 30 August 2025 Final | Bayern Munich | 4–2 | VfL Wolfsburg | Wildparkstadion, Karlsruhe |
| 14:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Attendance: 16,933 Referee: Riem Hussein |
Bundesliga
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 1 | Bayern Munich | 13 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 51 | 4 | +47 | 37 | Qualification for Champions League league stage |
| 2 | VfL Wolfsburg | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 46 | 19 | +27 | 31 | Qualification for Champions League third round |
| 3 | Werder Bremen | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 17 | +5 | 26 | Qualification for Champions League second round |
| 4 | TSG Hoffenheim | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 29 | 19 | +10 | 25 | |
| 5 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 34 | 28 | +6 | 23 |
Updated to match(es) played on 20 December 2025. Source: DFB
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.[19]
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.[19]
Results
| 7 September 2025 1 | Hamburger SV | 3–3 | VfL Wolfsburg | Hamburg |
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Report |
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Stadium: Volksparkstadion Attendance: 11,934 Referee: Angelika Soder |
| 14 September 2025 2 | VfL Wolfsburg | 3–1 | Carl Zeiss Jena | Wolfsburg |
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Report |
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Stadium: AOK Stadion Attendance: 3,420 Referee: Nadine Westerhoff |
| 21 September 2025 3 | 1. FC Köln | 1–2 | VfL Wolfsburg | Cologne |
| Report | Stadium: Franz-Kemer-Stadium Attendance: 2,240 Referee: Naemi Breier |
| 24 September 2025 4 | VfL Wolfsburg | 4–2 | Werder Bremen | Wolfsburg |
| Report | Stadium: AOK Stadion Attendance: 2,715 Referee: Anna-Lena Heidenreich |
| 4 October 2010 5 | SGS Essen | 0–8 | VfL Wolfsburg | Essen |
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Report | Stadium: Stadion an der Hafenstraße Attendance: 2,023 Referee: Franziska Wildfeuer |
| 11 October 2025 6 | VfL Wolfsburg | 1–3 | Bayern Munich | Wolfsburg |
| Report | Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 12,495 Referee: Fabienne Michel |
| 19 October 2025 7 | Bayer Leverkusen | 1–5 | VfL Wolfsburg | Leverkusen |
| Report |
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Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 1,381 Referee: Davina Lutz |
| 1 November 2025 8 | VfL Wolfsburg | 2–1 | TSG Hoffenheim | Wolfsburg |
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Report | Stadium: AOK Stadion Attendance: 2,953 Referee: Miriam Schwermer |
| 4 November 2025 9 | Union Berlin | 1–4 | Vfl Wolfsburg | Berlin |
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Report |
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Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei Attendance: 7,254 Referee: Anna-Lena Heidenreich |
| 8 November 2025 10 | VfL Wolfsburg | 2–3 | Eintracht Frankfurt | Wolfsburg |
| Report | Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 4,345 Referee: Riem Hussein |
| 23 November 2025 11 | RB Leipzig | 1–3 | VfL Wolfsburg | Leipzig |
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Report | Stadium: RB-Trainingszentrum Cottaweg Attendance: 1,184 Referee: Selina Menzel |
| 5 December 2025 12 | VfL Wolfsburg | 3–1 | SC Freiburg | Wolfsburg |
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Stadium: AOK Stadion Attendance: 2,495 Referee: Naemi Breier |
| 13 December 2025 13 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 1–6 | VfL Wolfsburg | Nuremberg |
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Stadium: Max-Morlock-Stadion Attendance: 1,101 Referee: Annika Kost |
| 21 December 2025 14 | VfL Wolfsburg | v | Hamburger SV |
| 24 January 2026 15 | Carl Zeiss Jena | v | VfL Wolfsburg |
| 16 | VfL Wolfsburg | v | 1. FC Köln |
| 17 | Werder Bremen | v | VfL Wolfsburg |
| 18 | VfL Wolfsburg | v | SGS Essen |
| 19 | Bayern Munich | v | VfL Wolfsburg |
| 20 | Vfl Wolfsburg | v | Bayer Leverkusen |
| 21 | TSG Hoffenheim | v | VfL Wolfsburg |
| 22 | VfL Wolfsburg | v | Union Berlin |
| 23 | Eintracht Frankfurt | v | VfL Wolfsburg |
| 24 | VfL Wolfsburg | v | RB Leipzig |
| 25 | SC Freiburg | v | VfL Wolfsburg |
| 17 May 2026 26 | VfL Wolfsburg | v | 1. FC Nürnberg |
DFB-Pokal
| 27 September 2025 First round | ATS Buntentor | 0–11 | VfL Wolfsburg | Bremen |
| 13:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: SPA Stadtwerder Attendance: 1,496 Referee: Lara Wolf |
| 15 November 2025 Round of 16 | VfL Wolfsburg | 3–1 | SC Freiburg | Wolfsburg |
| 16:30 CET (UTC+1) |
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Stadium: AOK Stadion Attendance: 1,745 Referee: Franziska Wildfeuer |
| 11 March 2026 Quarter-finals | VfL Wolfsburg | v | Eintracht Frankfurt | Wolfsburg |
| 18:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: AOK Stadion |
UEFA Women's Champions League
League phase
League phase table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 7 | Real Madrid | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 11 | Advance to the knockout phase play-offs (seeded) |
| 8 | Juventus | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 10 | |
| 9 | VfL Wolfsburg | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 10 | +3 | 9 | Advance to the knockout phase play-offs (unseeded) |
| 10 | Paris FC | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 8 | |
| 11 | Atlético Madrid | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 7 |
Matches
| 8 October 2025 1 | VfL Wolfsburg | 4–0 | Paris Saint-Germain | Wolfsburg, Germany |
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report[21] | Stadium: AOK Stadion Attendance: 1,734[20] Referee: Désirée Grundbacher (Switzerland) |
| 15 October 2025 2 | Vålerenga | 1–2 | VfL Wolfsburg | Oslo, Norway |
| 18:45 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report[23] |
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Stadium: Intility Arena Attendance: 3,592[22] Referee: Marta Huerta de Aza (Spain) |
| 11 November 2025 3 | Lyon | 3–1 | VfL Wolfsburg | Décines-Charpieu, France |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report[25] |
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Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais Attendance: 4,009[24] Referee: Eleni Antoniou (Greece) |
| 19 November 2025 4 | VfL Wolfsburg | 5–2 | Manchester United | Wolfsburg, Germany |
| 18:45 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report[27] | Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 3,817[26] Referee: Miriama Bočková (Slovakia) |
| 9 December 2025 5 | Real Madrid | 2–0 | VfL Wolfsburg | Madrid, Spain |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report[29] | Stadium: Alfredo Di Stéfano Attendance: 1,171[28] Referee: Kirsty Dowle (England) |
| 17 December 2025 6 | VfL Wolfsburg | 1–2 | Chelsea | Wolfsburg, Germany |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report[30] | Stadium: AOK Stadion Attendance: 2,627[31] Referee: Silvia Gasperotti (Italy) |
Knockout phase
Play-offs
| 12 February 2026 1st leg | VfL Wolfsburg | v | Juventus | Wolfsburg, Germany |
| 18:45 CET (UTC+1) | Report[32] | Stadium: Volkswagen Arena |
| 19 February 2026 2nd leg | Juventus | v | VfL Wolfsburg | Turin, Italy |
| 18:45 CET (UTC+1) | Report[33] | Stadium: Juventus Stadium |
Statistics
Starting appearances are listed first, followed by substitute appearances after the + symbol where applicable.
- As of match played
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Player | Bundesliga | DFB-Pokal | DFB-Supercup | Champions League | Total | |||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK | Stina Johannes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 | DF | Thea Bjelde | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | DF | Caitlin Dijkstra | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | DF | Sophia Kleinherne | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | GK | Ella Peddemors | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | MF | Janina Minge | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | FW | Sharn Freier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | MF | Lena Lattwein | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | FW | Lineth Beerensteyn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | MF | Svenja Huth | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | FW | Alexandra Popp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 12 | GK | Nelly Smolarczyk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 13 | MF | Luca Papp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 14 | MF | Smilla Vallotto | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 15 | DF | Janou Levels | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 16 | DF | Camilla Küver | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 18 | MF | Justine Kielland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 19 | FW | Kessya Bussy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 20 | DF | Guro Bergsvand | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 21 | DF | Martina Tufekovic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 22 | GK | Christina Schönwetter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 24 | DF | Joelle Wedemeyer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 25 | FW | Vivien Endemann | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 28 | FW | Cora Zicai | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 33 | DF | Judit Pujols | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 35 | DF | Karla Brinkmann | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 39 | DF | Sarai Linder | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
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- ^ "Thea Bjelde signs with VfL". www.vfl-wolfsburg.de.
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