2025–26 VfB Stuttgart season

VfB Stuttgart
2025–26 season
PresidentDietmar Allgaier
CEOAlexander Wehrle
Head coachSebastian Hoeneß
StadiumMHPArena
Bundesliga6th
DFB-PokalQuarter-finals
UEFA Europa LeagueLeague phase
Franz Beckenbauer SupercupRunners-up
Top goalscorerLeague:
Deniz Undav (8)

All:
Deniz Undav (11)
Highest home attendance60,000
Lowest home attendance58,500
Average home league attendance59,357
Biggest winGo Ahead Eagles 0–4 VfB Stuttgart
Europa League
(27 November 2025)
Biggest defeatVfB Stuttgart 0–5 Bayern Munich
Bundesliga
(6 December 2025)
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

As of 31 August 2025[7][8]

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  GER Fabian Bredlow
2 DF  BEL Ameen Al-Dakhil
3 DF  NED Ramon Hendriks
4 DF  GER Josha Vagnoman
5 MF  GER Yannik Keitel
6 MF  GER Angelo Stiller (4th captain)
7 DF  GER Maximilian Mittelstädt
8 FW  POR Tiago Tomás
9 FW  BIH Ermedin Demirović (3rd captain)
10 MF  GER Chris Führich
11 MF  MAR Bilal El Khannouss
13 FW  COD Silas
14 DF  SUI Luca Jaquez
15 DF  GER Pascal Stenzel
16 MF  TUR Atakan Karazor (captain)
17 FW  GER Justin Diehl
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 FW  GER Jamie Leweling
19 MF  GER Noah Darvich
20 DF  SUI Leonidas Stergiou
21 GK  GER Stefan Drljača
22 DF  FRA Lorenz Assignon
23 DF  FRA Dan-Axel Zagadou
24 DF  GER Jeff Chabot
26 FW  GER Deniz Undav (vice-captain)
27 FW  ALG Badredine Bouanani
28 MF  DEN Nikolas Nartey
29 DF  GER Finn Jeltsch
30 MF  ESP Chema Andrés
33 GK  GER Alexander Nübel
35 MF  SRB Mirza Ćatović
44 GK  GER Florian Hellstern
45 FW  SRB Lazar Jovanović

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.

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK  GER Dennis Seimen (at SC Paderborn 07 until 30 June 2026)
MF  GER Luca Raimund (at Fortuna Düsseldorf until 30 June 2026)

Transfers

In

Pos. Player Transferred from Fee Date Source
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
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
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Bundesliga 23 August 2025 16 May 2026 Matchday 1 TBD 15 8 2 5 25 22 +3 053.33
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 −1 000.00
UEFA Europa League 24 September 2025 League phase TBD 6 4 0 2 12 5 +7 066.67
Total 25 15 2 8 46 33 +13 060.00

Source: VfB

Bundesliga

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
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
Updated to match(es) played on 20 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.[10]
(Rules 4–6 only apply after home and away matches have been played between the tied teams.)
Notes:
  1. ^ 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
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

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
ResultLWLWWWWWLWDLLWD
Position12812854334456666
Points0336912151818212222222526
Updated to match(es) played on 20 December 2025. Source: VfB Stuttgart fixtures & results – Bundesliga.com
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)
  • Ansah 18', 45+4'
  • Trimmel  26'
  • Haberer  50'
  • Khedira  58'
  • Ilić  82'
Report
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)
Report
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
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) Report
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)
Report
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)
Report
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)
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)
Report
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)
Report
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

28 October 2025 (2025-10-28) Second roundMainz 050–2 VfB Stuttgart Mainz
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: MEWA Arena
Attendance: 29,400
Referee: Deniz Aytekin
3 December 2025 (2025-12) Round of 16 VfL Bochum 0–2 VfB Stuttgart Bochum
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Vonovia Ruhrstadion
Attendance: 25,940
Referee: Florian Badstübner

Franz Beckenbauer Supercup

16 August 2025 Final VfB Stuttgart 1–2 Bayern Munich Stuttgart
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)
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
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
Updated to match(es) played on 11 December 2025. Source: UEFA[12]
Rules for classification: League phase tiebreakers
Round12345678
GroundHAAHAHAH
ResultWLLWWW
Position6232920129
Points3336912
Source: UEFA
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
25 September 2025 1 VfB Stuttgart 2–1 Celta Vigo Stuttgart
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) 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)
Report
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)
Report
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)
Report
Stadium: MHPArena
Referee: Marian Alexandru Barbu
22 January 2026 7 Roma v VfB Stuttgart Rome, Italy
21:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
29 January 2026 8 VfB Stuttgart v Young Boys Stuttgart
21:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: MHPArena

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player Total Bundesliga DFB-Pokal Franz Beckenbauer Supercup UEFA
Europa League
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]

References

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