2025–26 VfB Stuttgart season
| 2025–26 season | ||||
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| President | Dietmar Allgaier | |||
| CEO | Alexander Wehrle | |||
| Head coach | Sebastian Hoeneß | |||
| Stadium | MHPArena | |||
| Bundesliga | 6th | |||
| DFB-Pokal | Quarter-finals | |||
| UEFA Europa League | League phase | |||
| Franz Beckenbauer Supercup | Runners-up | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Deniz Undav (8) All: Deniz Undav (11) | |||
| Highest home attendance | 60,000 | |||
| Lowest home attendance | 58,500 | |||
| Average home league attendance | 59,357 | |||
| Biggest win | Go Ahead Eagles 0–4 VfB Stuttgart Europa League (27 November 2025) | |||
| Biggest defeat | VfB Stuttgart 0–5 Bayern Munich Bundesliga (6 December 2025) | |||
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| All statistics correct as of 29 October 2025. | ||||
The 2025–26 season is the 133rd season in the history of VfB Stuttgart and the club's sixth consecutive campaign in the Bundesliga. In addition to the league, Stuttgart are competing in the DFB-Pokal and the UEFA Europa League, having qualified by winning the 2024–25 DFB-Pokal.
On 16 August 2025 they hosted the inaugural Franz Beckenbauer Supercup at the MHPArena, losing 2–1 to FC Bayern Munich.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Players
First-team squad
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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Out 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.
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Transfers
In
| Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date | Source |
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| FW | Silas | Red Star Belgrade | Loan return | 1 July 2025 | [9] |
| DF | Lorenz Assignon | Rennes | Undisclosed | 6 June 2025 | [9] |
| MF | Noah Darvich | FC Barcelona | Undisclosed | 1 July 2025 | [9] |
| FW | Lazar Jovanović | Red Star Belgrade | Undisclosed | 8 July 2025 | [9] |
| MF | Chema Andrés | Real Madrid | Undisclosed | 27 July 2025 | [9] |
| FW | Tiago Tomás | VfL Wolfsburg | Undisclosed | 16 August 2025 | [9] |
| FW | Badredine Bouanani | Nice | Undisclosed | 31 August 2025 | [9] |
| MF | Bilal El Khannouss | Leicester City | Loan | 1 September 2025 | [9] |
Out
| Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date | Source |
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| FW | Luca Pfeiffer | SV Elversberg | Undisclosed | 28 May 2025 | [9] |
| FW | Juan José Perea | FC Zürich | Undisclosed | 26 July 2025 | [9] |
| FW | Jacob Bruun Larsen | Burnley | Undisclosed | 11 July 2025 | [9] |
| FW | Jeong Woo-yeong | Union Berlin | Undisclosed | 28 May 2025 | [9] |
| FW | El Bilal Touré | Atalanta | End of loan | 30 June 2025 | [9] |
| MF | Fabian Rieder | Rennes | End of loan | 30 June 2025 | [9] |
| MF | Enzo Millot | Al-Ahli | Undisclosed | 9 August 2025 | [9] |
| FW | Nick Woltemade | Newcastle United | Undisclosed | 30 August 2025 | [9] |
Friendlies
Pre-season
| 12 July 2025 Friendly | SV Fellbach | 1–7 | VfB Stuttgart | Fellbach |
| 15:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Max Graser Stadion |
| 26 July 2025 Friendly | VfB Stuttgart | 2–1 | Celta Vigo | Reutlingen |
| 15:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Stadion an der Kreuzeiche |
| 2 August 2025 Friendly | VfB Stuttgart | 6–0 | Toulouse | Kirchheim |
| 15:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Sportpark Heimstetten |
| 9 August 2025 Friendly | VfB Stuttgart | 0–1 | Bologna | Stuttgart |
| 17:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: MHPArena |
In-season
| 3 September 2025 Friendly | Sonnenhof Großaspach | 2–6 | VfB Stuttgart | Aspach |
| 18:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: WIRmachenDRUCK Arena |
| 9 October 2025 Friendly | VfB Stuttgart | 2–0 | SV Elversberg | Aspach |
| 18:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Robert-Schlienz-Stadion |
Competitions
Overall record
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Bundesliga | 23 August 2025 | 16 May 2026 | Matchday 1 | TBD | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 25 | 22 | +3 | 53.33 |
| DFB-Pokal | 26 August 2025 | First round | TBD | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 100.00 | |
| Franz Beckenbauer Supercup | 16 August 2025 | Final | Runners-up | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 0.00 | |
| UEFA Europa League | 24 September 2025 | League phase | TBD | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 66.67 | |
| Total | 25 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 46 | 33 | +13 | 60.00 | ||||
Source: VfB
Bundesliga
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 4 | RB Leipzig | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 30 | 19 | +11 | 29 | Qualification for the Champions League league phase |
| 5 | TSG Hoffenheim | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 29 | 20 | +9 | 27 | Qualification for the Europa League league phase[a] |
| 6 | VfB Stuttgart | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 25 | 22 | +3 | 26 | Qualification for the Conference League play-off round |
| 7 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 25 | |
| 8 | Union Berlin | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 23 | −3 | 21 |
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.[10]
(Rules 4–6 only apply after home and away matches have been played between the tied teams.)
Notes:
- ^ 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 summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 25 | 22 | +3 | 26 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 14 | +2 |
Last updated: 20 December 2025.
Source: Bundesliga
Results by round
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
| 23 August 2025 Matchday 1 | 1. FC Union Berlin | 2–1 | VfB Stuttgart | Berlin |
| 15:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei Attendance: 22,012 Referee: Robert Hartmann |
| 30 August 2025 Matchday 2 | VfB Stuttgart | 1–0 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | Stuttgart |
| 15:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: MHPArena Attendance: 60,000 Referee: Sven Jablonski |
| 13 September 2025 Matchday 3 | SC Freiburg | 3–1 | VfB Stuttgart | Freiburg |
| 15:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Europa-Park Stadion Attendance: 34,700 Referee: Daniel Siebert |
| 19 September 2025 Matchday 4 | VfB Stuttgart | 2–0 | FC St. Pauli | Stuttgart |
| 20:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: MHPArena Attendance: 60,000 Referee: Sascha Stegemann |
| 28 September 2025 Matchday 5 | 1. FC Köln | 1–2 | VfB Stuttgart | Cologne |
| 17:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: RheinEnergieStadion Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Matthias Jöllenbeck |
| 5 October 2025 Matchday 6 | VfB Stuttgart | 1–0 | 1. FC Heidenheim | Stuttgart |
| 15:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report |
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Stadium: MHPArena Attendance: 60,000 Referee: Tobias Stieler |
| 18 October 2025 Matchday 7 | VfL Wolfsburg | 0–3 | VfB Stuttgart | Wolfsburg |
| 15:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 26,145 Referee: Florian Badstübner |
| 26 October 2025 Matchday 8 | VfB Stuttgart | 2–1 | 1. FSV Mainz 05 | Stuttgart |
| 17:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: MHPArena Attendance: 59,000 Referee: Felix Zwayer |
| 1 November 2025 Matchday 9 | RB Leipzig | 3–1 | VfB Stuttgart | Leipzig |
| 15:30 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 47,800 Referee: Sven Jablonski |
| 9 November 2025 Matchday 10 | VfB Stuttgart | 3–2 | FC Augsburg | Stuttgart |
| 17:30 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report |
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Stadium: MHPArena Attendance: 58,500 Referee: Harm Osmers |
| 22 November 2025 Matchday 11 | Borussia Dortmund | 3–3 | VfB Stuttgart | Dortmund |
| 15:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Signal Iduna Park Attendance: 81,365 Referee: Benjamin Brand |
| 30 November 2025 Matchday 12 | Hamburger SV | 2–1 | VfB Stuttgart | Hamburg |
| 15:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Volksparkstadion Attendance: 57,000 Referee: Sören Storks |
| 6 December 2025 Matchday 13 | VfB Stuttgart | 0–5 | Bayern Munich | Stuttgart |
| 15:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: MHPArena Attendance: 60,000 Referee: Tobias Stieler |
| 13 December 2025 Matchday 14 | Werder Bremen | 0–4 | VfB Stuttgart | Bremen |
| 19:30 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Weserstadion Attendance: 42,1000 Referee: Robert Hartmann |
| 20 December 2025 Matchday 15 | VfB Stuttgart | 0–0 | TSG 1899 Hoffenheim | Stuttgart |
| 15:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: MHPArena Referee: Daniel Siebert |
| 10 January 2026 Matchday 16 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | v | VfB Stuttgart | Leverkusen |
| Stadium: BayArena |
| 13 January 2026 Matchday 17 | VfB Stuttgart | v | Eintracht Frankfurt | Stuttgart |
| Stadium: MHPArena |
| 17 January 2026 Matchday 18 | VfB Stuttgart | v | 1. FC Union Berlin | Stuttgart |
| Stadium: MHPArena |
| 24 January 2026 Matchday 19 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | v | VfB Stuttgart | Mönchengladbach |
| Stadium: Borussia-Park |
| 31 January 2026 Matchday 20 | VfB Stuttgart | v | SC Freiburg | Stuttgart |
| Stadium: MHPArena |
| 7 February 2026 Matchday 21 | FC St. Pauli | v | VfB Stuttgart | Hamburg |
| Stadium: Millerntor-Stadion |
| 14 February 2026 Matchday 22 | VfB Stuttgart | v | 1. FC Köln | Stuttgart |
| Stadium: MHPArena |
| 21 February 2026 Matchday 23 | 1. FC Heidenheim | v | VfB Stuttgart | Heidenheim |
| Stadium: Voith-Arena |
| 28 February 2026 Matchday 24 | VfB Stuttgart | v | VfL Wolfsburg | Stuttgart |
| Stadium: MHPArena |
| 7 March 2026 Matchday 25 | 1. FSV Mainz 05 | v | VfB Stuttgart | Mainz |
| Stadium: Mewa Arena |
| 14 March 2026 Matchday 26 | VfB Stuttgart | v | RB Leipzig | Stuttgart |
| Stadium: MHPArena |
| 21 March 2026 Matchday 27 | FC Augsburg | v | VfB Stuttgart | Augsburg |
| Stadium: WWK Arena |
| 4 April 2026 Matchday 28 | VfB Stuttgart | v | Borussia Dortmund | Stuttgart |
| Stadium: MHPArena |
| 11 April 2026 Matchday 29 | VfB Stuttgart | v | Hamburger SV | Stuttgart |
| Stadium: MHPArena |
| 18 April 2026 Matchday 30 | Bayern Munich | v | VfB Stuttgart | Munich |
| Stadium: Allianz Arena |
| 25 April 2026 Matchday 31 | VfB Stuttgart | v | Werder Bremen | Stuttgart |
| Stadium: MHPArena |
| 2 May 2026 Matchday 32 | TSG 1899 Hoffenheim | v | VfB Stuttgart | Sinsheim |
| Stadium: PreZero Arena |
| 9 May 2026 Matchday 33 | VfB Stuttgart | v | Bayer Leverkusen | Stuttgart |
| Stadium: MHPArena |
| 16 May 2026 Matchday 34 | Eintracht Frankfurt | v | VfB Stuttgart | Frankfurt |
| Stadium: Deutsche Bank Park |
DFB-Pokal
| 26 August 2025 First round | Eintracht Braunschweig | 4–4 (a.e.t.) (7–8 p) | VfB Stuttgart | Braunschweig |
| 20:45 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Eintracht-Stadion Attendance: 20,865 Referee: Florian Exner | |
| Penalties | ||||
| 28 October 2025 Second round | Mainz 05 | 0–2 | VfB Stuttgart | Mainz |
| 20:45 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: MEWA Arena Attendance: 29,400 Referee: Deniz Aytekin |
| 3 December 2025 Round of 16 | VfL Bochum | 0–2 | VfB Stuttgart | Bochum |
| 18:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Vonovia Ruhrstadion Attendance: 25,940 Referee: Florian Badstübner |
| 3 February 2026 Quarter-finals | Holstein Kiel | v | VfB Stuttgart | Kiel |
| 15:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Holstein-Stadion |
Franz Beckenbauer Supercup
| 16 August 2025 Final | VfB Stuttgart | 1–2 | Bayern Munich | Stuttgart |
| 20:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: MHPArena Attendance: 60,000 Referee: Harm Osmers |
UEFA Europa League
Stuttgart qualified for the league phase as 2024–25 DFB-Pokal winners.[11]
League phase
The draw for the league phase was held on 29 August 2025.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 7 | Braga | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 13 | Advance to round of 16 (seeded) |
| 8 | Porto | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 13 | |
| 9 | VfB Stuttgart | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 12 | Advance to knockout phase play-offs (seeded) |
| 10 | Roma | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 12 | |
| 11 | Nottingham Forest | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 11 |
Rules for classification: League phase tiebreakers
| 25 September 2025 1 | VfB Stuttgart | 2–1 | Celta Vigo | Stuttgart |
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: MHP Arena Attendance: 58,000 Referee: Nicholas Walsh |
| 2 October 2025 2 | FC Basel | 2–0 | VfB Stuttgart | Basel, Switzerland |
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: St. Jakob-Park Attendance: 33,650 Referee: Davide Massa |
| 23 October 2025 3 | Fenerbahçe | 1–0 | VfB Stuttgart | Istanbul, Turkey |
| 18:45 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium Attendance: 38,891 Referee: Jakob Kehlet |
| 6 November 2025 4 | VfB Stuttgart | 2–0 | Feyenoord | Stuttgart |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report |
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Stadium: MHPArena Attendance: 60,000 Referee: Horațiu Mircea Feșnic |
| 27 November 2025 5 | Go Ahead Eagles | 0–4 | VfB Stuttgart | Deventer, Netherlands |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: De Adelaarshorst Attendance: 9,448 Referee: Mohammed Al-Hakim |
| 11 December 2025 6 | VfB Stuttgart | 4–1 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | Stuttgart |
| 18:45 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: MHPArena Referee: Marian Alexandru Barbu |
Statistics
Appearances and goals
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Bundesliga | DFB-Pokal | Franz Beckenbauer Supercup | UEFA Europa League | |||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | GER | Fabian Bredlow | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | GK | GER | Stefan Drljača | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | GK | GER | Alexander Nübel | 22 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Defenders | |||||||||||||
| 2 | DF | BEL | Ameen Al-Dakhil | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | NED | Ramon Hendriks | 22 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | GER | Josha Vagnoman | 19 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 7 | DF | GER | Maximilian Mittelstädt | 24 | 3 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 14 | DF | SUI | Luca Jaquez | 11 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | GER | Pascal Stenzel | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | SUI | Leonidas Stergiou | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | FRA | Lorenz Assignon | 16 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 23 | DF | FRA | Dan-Axel Zagadou | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | GER | Jeff Chabot | 18 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 29 | DF | GER | Finn Jeltsch | 16 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Midfielders | |||||||||||||
| 5 | MF | GER | Yannik Keitel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | GER | Angelo Stiller | 25 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | MAR | Bilal El Khannouss | 20 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
| 16 | MF | TUR | Atakan Karazor | 20 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | GER | Noah Darvich | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | ALG | Badredine Bouanani | 16 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| 28 | MF | DEN | Nikolas Nartey | 18 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | ESP | Chema Andrés | 17 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 45 | MF | SRB | Lazar Jovanović | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Forwards | |||||||||||||
| 8 | FW | POR | Tiago Tomás | 20 | 4 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 9 | FW | BIH | Ermedin Demirović | 9 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | GER | Chris Führich | 23 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 13 | FW | COD | Silas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | GER | Justin Diehl | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | GER | Jamie Leweling | 23 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 |
| 26 | FW | GER | Deniz Undav | 18 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Players transferred out during the season | |||||||||||||
| - | FW | GER | Nick Woltemade | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last updated: 11 December 2025
Source: Competitions
Notes
- President Dietmar Allgaier was confirmed by member vote on 22 March 2025 (91.5%).[13]
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