2025–26 Bundesliga

Bundesliga
Season2025–26
Dates22 August 2025 – 16 May 2026
Matches127
Goals408 (3.21 per match)
Top goalscorerHarry Kane
(18 goals)
Biggest home winMunich 6–0 Leipzig
Leverkusen 6–0 Heidenheim
Leipzig 6–0 Frankfurt
Biggest away winAugsburg 0–6 Leipzig
Highest scoringMönchengladbach 4–6 Frankfurt
Longest winning run9 games
Munich
Longest unbeaten run14 games
Munich
Longest winless run8 games
Mönchengladbach
Longest losing run6 games
St. Pauli
Highest attendance81,365
four games
Lowest attendance13,000
Heidenheim v Wolfsburg
Attendance5,296,246 (41,703 per match)
2026–27 →
All statistics correct as of 19 December 2025.

The 2025–26 Bundesliga is the 63rd season of the Bundesliga, Germany's premier men's football competition. Bayern Munich are the defending champions. The season began on 22 August 2025 and will conclude on 16 May 2026.[1]

The fixtures were released on 27 June 2025.[2][3]

Teams

Locations of the 2025–26 Bundesliga teams

Team changes

Promoted from
2024–25 2. Bundesliga 		Relegated from
2024–25 Bundesliga
1. FC Köln
Hamburger SV 		Holstein Kiel
VfL Bochum

Hamburger SV and 1. FC Köln returned to the Bundesliga after seven and one year absences, respectively. They replaced Holstein Kiel and VfL Bochum after spending time in the top flight for one and four years respectively.

Stadiums and locations

Team Location Stadium Capacity R.
FC Augsburg Augsburg WWK Arena 30,660 [4]
Union Berlin Berlin Stadion An der Alten Försterei 22,012 [5]
Werder Bremen Bremen Weserstadion 42,100 [6]
Borussia Dortmund Dortmund Signal Iduna Park 81,365 [7]
Eintracht Frankfurt Frankfurt Deutsche Bank Park 59,500 [8]
SC Freiburg Freiburg im Breisgau Europa-Park Stadion 34,700 [9]
Hamburger SV Hamburg Volksparkstadion 57,000 [10]
1. FC Heidenheim Heidenheim Voith-Arena 15,000 [11]
TSG Hoffenheim Sinsheim PreZero Arena 30,150 [12]
1. FC Köln Cologne RheinEnergieStadion 49,698
RB Leipzig Leipzig Red Bull Arena 47,800 [13]
Bayer Leverkusen Leverkusen BayArena 30,210 [14]
Mainz 05 Mainz Mewa Arena 33,305 [15]
Borussia Mönchengladbach Mönchengladbach Borussia-Park 54,042 [16]
Bayern Munich Munich Allianz Arena 75,000 [17]
FC St. Pauli Hamburg Millerntor-Stadion 29,546 [18]
VfB Stuttgart Stuttgart MHPArena 60,058 [19]
VfL Wolfsburg Wolfsburg Volkswagen Arena 28,917 [20]

Personnel and kits

Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Front Sleeve
FC Augsburg Manuel Baum Jeffrey Gouweleeuw Mizuno WWK Versicherung Siegmund
Union Berlin Steffen Baumgart Christopher Trimmel Adidas Raisin Bank Kermi
Werder Bremen Horst Steffen Marco Friedl Hummel Matthäi Ammerländer / Harald Pihl[a]
Borussia Dortmund Niko Kovač Emre Can Puma Vodafone[21] Polestar
Eintracht Frankfurt Dino Toppmöller Robin Koch Adidas Indeed.com Deutsche Vermögensberatung / Generali[b]
SC Freiburg Julian Schuster Christian Günter Nike JobRad Lexware
Hamburger SV Merlin Polzin Yussuf Poulsen Adidas HanseMerkur Plan International / Helm Pharma[a]
1. FC Heidenheim Frank Schmidt Patrick Mainka Puma MHP Voith
TSG Hoffenheim Christian Ilzer Oliver Baumann Joma SAP ProMinent Group / Sparkasse Kraichgau[a]
1. FC Köln Lukas Kwasniok Marvin Schwäbe Hummel REWE DEVK
RB Leipzig Ole Werner David Raum Puma Red Bull Kraken / IHG Hotels & Resorts[a]
Bayer Leverkusen Kasper Hjulmand Robert Andrich New Balance[22] BarmeniaGothaer Niedax / Talcid[a]
Mainz 05 Urs Fischer Silvan Widmer Jako Kömmerling iDM Wärmepumpen
Borussia Mönchengladbach Eugen Polanski Tim Kleindienst Puma Reuter Gruppe Sonepar
Bayern Munich Vincent Kompany Manuel Neuer Adidas Deutsche Telekom Allianz / Audi[a]
FC St. Pauli Alexander Blessin Jackson Irvine Puma Congstar Astra Bier
VfB Stuttgart Sebastian Hoeneß Atakan Karazor Jako Landesbank Baden-Württemberg hep solar
VfL Wolfsburg Daniel Bauer (interim) Maximilian Arnold Nike Volkswagen Mobileye
  1. ^ a b c d e f In cup matches
  2. ^ In cup and European matches

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing Manner Exit date Position in table Incoming Incoming date Ref.
Announced on Departed on Announced on Arrived on
RB Leipzig Zsolt Lőw (interim) End of caretaker spell 30 March 2025 30 June 2025 Pre-season Ole Werner 24 June 2025 1 July 2025 [23][24]
VfL Wolfsburg Daniel Bauer (interim) 4 May 2025 Paul Simonis 12 June 2025 [25][26]
1. FC Köln Friedhelm Funkel (interim) 5 May 2025 Lukas Kwasniok 6 June 2025 [27][28]
Bayer Leverkusen Xabi Alonso Mutual consent 9 May 2025 Erik ten Hag 26 May 2025 [29][30]
FC Augsburg Jess Thorup Sacked 23 May 2025 Sandro Wagner 28 May 2025 [31][32]
Werder Bremen Ole Werner 27 May 2025 Horst Steffen 29 May 2025 [33][34]
Bayer Leverkusen Erik ten Hag 1 September 2025 12th Kasper Hjulmand 8 September 2025 [35][36]
Borussia Mönchengladbach Gerardo Seoane 15 September 2025 16th Eugen Polanski[a] 15 September 2025 [38]
VfL Wolfsburg Paul Simonis 9 November 2025 14th Daniel Bauer (interim) 9 November 2025 [39]
FC Augsburg Sandro Wagner Mutual consent 1 December 2025 14th Manuel Baum (interim) 1 December 2025 [40]
Mainz 05 Bo Henriksen 3 December 2025 18th Benjamin Hoffmann (interim) 3 December 2025 [41]
Benjamin Hoffmann (interim) End of caretaker 7 December 2025 18th Urs Fischer 7 December 2025 [42][43]

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Bayern Munich 14 12 2 0 51 11 +40 38 Qualification for the Champions League league phase
2 Borussia Dortmund 15 9 5 1 26 12 +14 32
3 RB Leipzig 14 9 2 3 29 16 +13 29
4 Bayer Leverkusen 14 8 2 4 30 19 +11 26
5 TSG Hoffenheim 14 8 2 4 29 20 +9 26 Qualification for the Europa League league phase[b]
6 VfB Stuttgart 14 8 1 5 25 22 +3 25 Qualification for the Conference League play-off round
7 Eintracht Frankfurt 14 7 3 4 29 29 0 24
8 Union Berlin 14 5 3 6 19 23 −4 18
9 SC Freiburg 14 4 5 5 21 23 −2 17
10 1. FC Köln 14 4 4 6 22 23 −1 16
11 Borussia Mönchengladbach 15 4 4 7 18 24 −6 16
12 Werder Bremen 14 4 4 6 18 28 −10 16
13 VfL Wolfsburg 14 4 3 7 20 24 −4 15
14 Hamburger SV 14 4 3 7 15 24 −9 15
15 FC Augsburg 14 4 1 9 17 28 −11 13
16 FC St. Pauli 14 3 2 9 13 26 −13 11 Qualification for the relegation play-offs
17 1. FC Heidenheim 14 3 2 9 13 30 −17 11 Relegation to 2. Bundesliga
18 Mainz 05 14 1 4 9 13 26 −13 7
Updated to match(es) played on 19 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.[44]
(Rules 4–6 only apply after home and away matches have been played between the tied teams.)
Notes:
  1. ^ Polanski was initially appointed as interim coach, but the move was made permanent on 18 November 2025.[37]
  2. ^ The 2025–26 DFB-Pokal winners also qualify for the Europa League league stage (or the sixth-placed team if the DFB-Pokal winners finish in the top five of the Bundesliga). If the DFB-Pokal winners finish in the top six of the Bundesliga, the Conference League spot will be passed to the seventh-placed team.

Results

Home \ Away AUG UNB BRE DOR FRA FRE HAM HEI HOF KÖL LEI LEV MAI MÖN MUN STP STU WOL
FC Augsburg — 0–1 1–0 0–6 2–0 1–4 2–3 3–1
Union Berlin — 0–0 0–0 1–2 2–4 3–1 3–1 2–2 2–1
Werder Bremen 1–0 — 0–3 a 1–1 3–3 1–0 0–4 2–1
Borussia Dortmund 3–0 — 2–0 1–0 1–1 2–0 a 3–3 1–0
Eintracht Frankfurt 1–0 3–4 4–1 — 1–0 0–3 2–0 1–1
SC Freiburg 1–3 1–1 2–2 — 1–1 4–0 2–1 3–1
Hamburger SV 3–2 1–1 — 2–1 4–0 0–2 2–1 0–1
1. FC Heidenheim 2–2 0–2 1–1 2–1 — 2–1 0–3 1–3
TSG Hoffenheim 3–0 1–3 4–1 3–1 — 0–1 3–1 1–4
1. FC Köln 1–1 3–4 4–1 4–1 — a 1–1 1–2
RB Leipzig 2–0 6–0 2–1 2–0 3–1 — 3–1
Bayer Leverkusen 2–0 1–2 3–1 2–0 6–0 1–2 2–0 — 1–1
Mainz 05 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–1 0–1 3–4 — 0–1
Borussia Mönchengladbach 0–4 4–6 0–0 0–0 3–1 0–0 — 0–3 1–3
Bayern Munich 4–0 2–1 6–2 5–0 6–0 3–0 2–2 — 3–1
FC St. Pauli 2–1 0–1 3–3 a 2–1 0–3 1–2 0–4 —
VfB Stuttgart 3–2 1–0 2–1 1–0 0–5 2–0 —
VfL Wolfsburg 3–1 2–3 3–3 0–1 1–3 1–1 0–3 —
Updated to match(es) played on 19 December 2025. Source: Bundesliga
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Relegation play-offs

The relegation play-offs will take place on 21 or 22 and 25 or 26 May 2026.[1]

Statistics

Top goalscorers

As of 14 December 2025[45]
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Harry Kane Bayern Munich 18
2 Jonathan Burkardt Eintracht Frankfurt 8
Deniz Undav VfB Stuttgart
4 Luis Díaz Bayern Munich 7
Haris Tabaković Borussia Mönchengladbach
6 Mohamed Amoura VfL Wolfsburg 6
Fisnik Asllani TSG Hoffenheim
Christoph Baumgartner RB Leipzig
Yan Diomande RB Leipzig
Said El Mala 1. FC Köln
Michael Olise Bayern Munich

Hat-tricks

See also: List of Bundesliga hat-tricks
Player Club Against Result Date
Harry Kane Bayern Munich RB Leipzig 6–0 (H) 22 August 2025
TSG Hoffenheim 4–1 (A) 20 September 2025
Oliver Burke Union Berlin Eintracht Frankfurt 4–3 (A) 21 September 2025
Deniz Undav VfB Stuttgart Borussia Dortmund 3–3 (A) 22 November 2025
Harry Kane Bayern Munich VfB Stuttgart 5–0 (A) 6 December 2025
Yan Diomande RB Leipzig Eintracht Frankfurt 6–0 (H)

Clean sheets

As of 14 December 2025[46]
Rank Player Club Clean
sheets
1 Péter Gulácsi RB Leipzig 7
Gregor Kobel Borussia Dortmund
3 Moritz Nicolas Borussia Mönchengladbach 6
4 Manuel Neuer Bayern Munich 5
Alexander Nübel VfB Stuttgart
6 Noah Atubolu SC Freiburg 4
Mark Flekken Bayer Leverkusen
8 Daniel Heuer Fernandes Hamburger SV 3
Frederik Rønnow Union Berlin
Michael Zetterer Eintracht Frankfurt

Awards

Monthly awards

Month Player of the Month Rookie of the Month Goal of the Month Ref.
Player Club Player Club Player Club
August — — Luis Díaz Bayern Munich [47][48][49]
September Harry Kane Bayern Munich Luka Vušković Hamburger SV Karim Adeyemi Borussia Dortmund
October Jonathan Burkardt Eintracht Frankfurt Lennart Karl Bayern Munich
November Michael Olise Bayern Munich Ibrahim Maza Bayer Leverkusen Luis Díaz

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