2025–26 Bundesliga
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.
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2025–26 Bundesliga
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.
Teams
Team changes
<table><thead><tr><th>Promoted from 2024–25 2. Bundesliga</th><th>Relegated from 2024–25 Bundesliga</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1. FC Köln Hamburger SV</td><td>Holstein Kiel VfL Bochum</td></tr></tbody></table>
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
<table><thead><tr><th>Team</th><th>Location</th><th>Stadium</th><th>Capacity</th><th>R.</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>FC Augsburg</td><td>Augsburg</td><td>WWK Arena</td><td>30,660</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Union Berlin</td><td>Berlin</td><td>Stadion An der Alten Försterei</td><td>22,012</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Werder Bremen</td><td>Bremen</td><td>Weserstadion</td><td>42,100</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Borussia Dortmund</td><td>Dortmund</td><td>Signal Iduna Park</td><td>81,365</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Eintracht Frankfurt</td><td>Frankfurt</td><td>Deutsche Bank Park</td><td>59,500</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>SC Freiburg</td><td>Freiburg im Breisgau</td><td>Europa-Park Stadion</td><td>34,700</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Hamburger SV</td><td>Hamburg</td><td>Volksparkstadion</td><td>57,000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1. FC Heidenheim</td><td>Heidenheim</td><td>Voith-Arena</td><td>15,000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>TSG Hoffenheim</td><td>Sinsheim</td><td>PreZero Arena</td><td>30,150</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1. FC Köln</td><td>Cologne</td><td>RheinEnergieStadion</td><td>49,698</td></tr><tr><td>RB Leipzig</td><td>Leipzig</td><td>Red Bull Arena</td><td>47,800</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Bayer Leverkusen</td><td>Leverkusen</td><td>BayArena</td><td>30,210</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Mainz 05</td><td>Mainz</td><td>Mewa Arena</td><td>33,305</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Borussia Mönchengladbach</td><td>Mönchengladbach</td><td>Borussia-Park</td><td>54,042</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Bayern Munich</td><td>Munich</td><td>Allianz Arena</td><td>75,000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>FC St. Pauli</td><td>Hamburg</td><td>Millerntor-Stadion</td><td>29,546</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>VfB Stuttgart</td><td>Stuttgart</td><td>MHPArena</td><td>60,058</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>VfL Wolfsburg</td><td>Wolfsburg</td><td>Volkswagen Arena</td><td>28,917</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
Personnel and kits
<table><thead><tr><th>Team</th><th>Manager</th><th>Captain</th><th>Kit manufacturer</th><th>Shirt sponsor</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Front</td><td>Sleeve</td></tr><tr><td>FC Augsburg</td><td>Manuel Baum</td><td>Jeffrey Gouweleeuw</td><td>Mizuno</td><td>WWK Versicherung</td><td>Siegmund</td></tr><tr><td>Union Berlin</td><td>Steffen Baumgart</td><td>Christopher Trimmel</td><td>Adidas</td><td>Raisin Bank</td><td>Kermi</td></tr><tr><td>Werder Bremen</td><td>Daniel Thioune</td><td>Marco Friedl</td><td>Hummel</td><td>Matthäi</td><td>Ammerländer / Harald Pihl</td></tr><tr><td>Borussia Dortmund</td><td>Niko Kovač</td><td>Emre Can</td><td>Puma</td><td>Vodafone</td><td>Polestar</td></tr><tr><td>Eintracht Frankfurt</td><td>Albert Riera</td><td>Robin Koch</td><td>Adidas</td><td>Indeed.com</td><td>Deutsche Vermögensberatung / Generali</td></tr><tr><td>SC Freiburg</td><td>Julian Schuster</td><td>Christian Günter</td><td>Nike</td><td>JobRad</td><td>Lexware</td></tr><tr><td>Hamburger SV</td><td>Merlin Polzin</td><td>Yussuf Poulsen</td><td>Adidas</td><td>HanseMerkur</td><td>Plan International / Helm Pharma</td></tr><tr><td>1. FC Heidenheim</td><td>Frank Schmidt</td><td>Patrick Mainka</td><td>Puma</td><td>MHP</td><td>Voith</td></tr><tr><td>TSG Hoffenheim</td><td>Christian Ilzer</td><td>Oliver Baumann</td><td>Joma</td><td>SAP</td><td>ProMinent Group / Sparkasse Kraichgau</td></tr><tr><td>1. FC Köln</td><td>René Wagner</td><td>Marvin Schwäbe</td><td>Hummel</td><td>REWE</td><td>DEVK</td></tr><tr><td>RB Leipzig</td><td>Ole Werner</td><td>David Raum</td><td>Puma</td><td>Red Bull</td><td>Kraken / IHG Hotels & Resorts</td></tr><tr><td>Bayer Leverkusen</td><td>Kasper Hjulmand</td><td>Robert Andrich</td><td>New Balance</td><td>BarmeniaGothaer</td><td>Niedax / Talcid</td></tr><tr><td>Mainz 05</td><td>Urs Fischer</td><td>Silvan Widmer</td><td>Jako</td><td>Kömmerling</td><td>iDM Wärmepumpen</td></tr><tr><td>Borussia Mönchengladbach</td><td>Eugen Polanski</td><td>Tim Kleindienst</td><td>Puma</td><td>Reuter Gruppe</td><td>Sonepar</td></tr><tr><td>Bayern Munich</td><td>Vincent Kompany</td><td>Manuel Neuer</td><td>Adidas</td><td>Deutsche Telekom</td><td>Allianz / Audi</td></tr><tr><td>FC St. Pauli</td><td>Alexander Blessin</td><td>Jackson Irvine</td><td>Puma</td><td>Congstar</td><td>Astra Bier</td></tr><tr><td>VfB Stuttgart</td><td>Sebastian Hoeneß</td><td>Atakan Karazor</td><td>Jako</td><td>Landesbank Baden-Württemberg</td><td>hep solar</td></tr><tr><td>VfL Wolfsburg</td><td>Dieter Hecking</td><td>Maximilian Arnold</td><td>Nike</td><td>Volkswagen</td><td>Mobileye</td></tr></tbody></table>
Managerial changes
<table><thead><tr><th>Team</th><th>Outgoing</th><th>Manner</th><th>Exit date</th><th>Position in table</th><th>Incoming</th><th>Incoming date</th><th>Ref.</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Announced on</td><td>Departed on</td><td>Announced on</td><td>Arrived on</td></tr><tr><td>RB Leipzig</td><td>Zsolt Lőw</td><td>End of caretaker spell</td><td>30 March 2025</td><td>30 June 2025</td><td>Pre-season</td><td>Ole Werner</td><td>24 June 2025</td><td>1 July 2025</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>VfL Wolfsburg</td><td>Daniel Bauer</td><td>4 May 2025</td><td>Paul Simonis</td><td>12 June 2025</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1. FC Köln</td><td>Friedhelm Funkel</td><td>5 May 2025</td><td>Lukas Kwasniok</td><td>6 June 2025</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Bayer Leverkusen</td><td>Xabi Alonso</td><td>Mutual consent</td><td>9 May 2025</td><td>Erik ten Hag</td><td>26 May 2025</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>FC Augsburg</td><td>Jess Thorup</td><td>Sacked</td><td>23 May 2025</td><td>Sandro Wagner</td><td>28 May 2025</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Werder Bremen</td><td>Ole Werner</td><td>27 May 2025</td><td>Horst Steffen</td><td>29 May 2025</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Bayer Leverkusen</td><td>Erik ten Hag</td><td>1 September 2025</td><td>12th</td><td>Kasper Hjulmand</td><td>8 September 2025</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Borussia Mönchengladbach</td><td>Gerardo Seoane</td><td>15 September 2025</td><td>16th</td><td>Eugen Polanski</td><td>15 September 2025</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>VfL Wolfsburg</td><td>Paul Simonis</td><td>9 November 2025</td><td>14th</td><td>Daniel Bauer</td><td>9 November 2025</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>FC Augsburg</td><td>Sandro Wagner</td><td>Mutual consent</td><td>1 December 2025</td><td>14th</td><td>Manuel Baum (interim)</td><td>1 December 2025</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Mainz 05</td><td>Bo Henriksen</td><td>3 December 2025</td><td>18th</td><td>Benjamin Hoffmann (interim)</td><td>3 December 2025</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Benjamin Hoffmann</td><td>End of caretaker spell</td><td>7 December 2025</td><td>18th</td><td>Urs Fischer</td><td>7 December 2025</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Eintracht Frankfurt</td><td>Dino Toppmöller</td><td>Sacked</td><td>18 January 2026</td><td>7th</td><td>Dennis Schmitt (interim)</td><td>18 January 2026</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Dennis Schmitt</td><td>End of caretaker spell</td><td>30 January 2026</td><td>2 February 2026</td><td>8th</td><td>Albert Riera</td><td>30 January 2026</td><td>2 February 2026</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Werder Bremen</td><td>Horst Steffen</td><td>Sacked</td><td>1 February 2026</td><td>15th</td><td>Daniel Thioune</td><td>4 February 2026</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>VfL Wolfsburg</td><td>Daniel Bauer</td><td>8 March 2026</td><td>17th</td><td>Dieter Hecking</td><td>8 March 2026</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1. FC Köln</td><td>Lukas Kwasniok</td><td>22 March 2026</td><td>15th</td><td>René Wagner (interim)</td><td>22 March 2026</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
League table
2025–26 Bundesliga
<table><thead><tr><th>Pos</th><th>Team</th><th>Pld</th><th>W</th><th>D</th><th>L</th><th>GF</th><th>GA</th><th>GD</th><th>Pts</th><th>Qualification or relegation</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td>Bayern Munich (X)</td><td>27</td><td>22</td><td>4</td><td>1</td><td>97</td><td>25</td><td>+72</td><td>70</td><td>Qualification for the Champions League league phase</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>Borussia Dortmund (Y)</td><td>27</td><td>18</td><td>7</td><td>2</td><td>58</td><td>28</td><td>+30</td><td>61</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>VfB Stuttgart</td><td>27</td><td>16</td><td>5</td><td>6</td><td>56</td><td>36</td><td>+20</td><td>53</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>RB Leipzig</td><td>27</td><td>15</td><td>5</td><td>7</td><td>53</td><td>35</td><td>+18</td><td>50</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>TSG Hoffenheim</td><td>27</td><td>15</td><td>5</td><td>7</td><td>54</td><td>39</td><td>+15</td><td>50</td><td>Qualification for the Europa League league phase</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>Bayer Leverkusen</td><td>27</td><td>13</td><td>7</td><td>7</td><td>52</td><td>36</td><td>+16</td><td>46</td><td>Qualification for the Conference League play-off round</td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td>Eintracht Frankfurt</td><td>27</td><td>10</td><td>8</td><td>9</td><td>50</td><td>51</td><td>−1</td><td>38</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td>SC Freiburg</td><td>27</td><td>10</td><td>7</td><td>10</td><td>39</td><td>44</td><td>−5</td><td>37</td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td>Union Berlin</td><td>27</td><td>8</td><td>7</td><td>12</td><td>31</td><td>46</td><td>−15</td><td>31</td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td>FC Augsburg</td><td>27</td><td>9</td><td>4</td><td>14</td><td>33</td><td>50</td><td>−17</td><td>31</td></tr><tr><td>11</td><td>Mainz 05</td><td>27</td><td>7</td><td>9</td><td>11</td><td>33</td><td>42</td><td>−9</td><td>30</td></tr><tr><td>12</td><td>Hamburger SV</td><td>27</td><td>7</td><td>9</td><td>11</td><td>31</td><td>40</td><td>−9</td><td>30</td></tr><tr><td>13</td><td>Borussia Mönchengladbach</td><td>27</td><td>7</td><td>8</td><td>12</td><td>33</td><td>46</td><td>−13</td><td>29</td></tr><tr><td>14</td><td>Werder Bremen</td><td>27</td><td>7</td><td>7</td><td>13</td><td>30</td><td>47</td><td>−17</td><td>28</td></tr><tr><td>15</td><td>1. FC Köln</td><td>27</td><td>6</td><td>8</td><td>13</td><td>38</td><td>47</td><td>−9</td><td>26</td></tr><tr><td>16</td><td>FC St. Pauli</td><td>27</td><td>6</td><td>6</td><td>15</td><td>24</td><td>44</td><td>−20</td><td>24</td><td>Qualification for the relegation play-offs</td></tr><tr><td>17</td><td>VfL Wolfsburg</td><td>27</td><td>5</td><td>6</td><td>16</td><td>35</td><td>57</td><td>−22</td><td>21</td><td>Relegation to 2. Bundesliga</td></tr><tr><td>18</td><td>1. FC Heidenheim</td><td>27</td><td>3</td><td>6</td><td>18</td><td>27</td><td>61</td><td>−34</td><td>15</td></tr></tbody></table>
Relegation play-offs
2025–26 Bundesliga
The relegation play-offs will take place on 21 or 22 and 25 or 26 May 2026.
Statistics
Top goalscorers
<table><thead><tr><th>Rank</th><th>Player</th><th>Club</th><th>Goals</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td>Harry Kane</td><td>Bayern Munich</td><td>31</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>Deniz Undav</td><td>VfB Stuttgart</td><td>18</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>Luis Díaz</td><td>Bayern Munich</td><td>15</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>Serhou Guirassy</td><td>Borussia Dortmund</td><td>13</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>Christoph Baumgartner</td><td>RB Leipzig</td><td>12</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>Michael Olise</td><td>Bayern Munich</td><td>11</td></tr><tr><td>Haris Tabaković</td><td>Borussia Mönchengladbach</td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td>Nadiem Amiri</td><td>Mainz 05</td><td>10</td></tr><tr><td>Yan Diomande</td><td>RB Leipzig</td></tr><tr><td>Said El Mala</td><td>1. FC Köln</td></tr><tr><td>Andrej Kramarić</td><td>TSG Hoffenheim</td></tr></tbody></table>
Hat-tricks
<table><thead><tr><th>Player</th><th>Club</th><th>Against</th><th>Result</th><th>Date</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Harry Kane</td><td>Bayern Munich</td><td>RB Leipzig</td><td>6–0 (H)</td><td>22 August 2025</td></tr><tr><td>TSG Hoffenheim</td><td>4–1 (A)</td><td>20 September 2025</td></tr><tr><td>Oliver Burke</td><td>Union Berlin</td><td>Eintracht Frankfurt</td><td>4–3 (A)</td><td>21 September 2025</td></tr><tr><td>Deniz Undav</td><td>VfB Stuttgart</td><td>Borussia Dortmund</td><td>3–3 (A)</td><td>22 November 2025</td></tr><tr><td>Harry Kane</td><td>Bayern Munich</td><td>VfB Stuttgart</td><td>5–0 (A)</td><td>6 December 2025</td></tr><tr><td>Yan Diomande</td><td>RB Leipzig</td><td>Eintracht Frankfurt</td><td>6–0 (H)</td></tr><tr><td>Dženan Pejčinović</td><td>VfL Wolfsburg</td><td>SC Freiburg</td><td>3–4 (H)</td><td>20 December 2025</td></tr><tr><td>Andrej Kramarić</td><td>TSG Hoffenheim</td><td>Borussia Mönchengladbach</td><td>5–1 (H)</td><td>14 January 2026</td></tr><tr><td>Luis Díaz</td><td>Bayern Munich</td><td>TSG Hoffenheim</td><td>5–1 (H)</td><td>8 February 2026</td></tr></tbody></table>
Clean sheets
<table><thead><tr><th>Rank</th><th>Player</th><th>Club</th><th>Clean sheets</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td>Gregor Kobel</td><td>Borussia Dortmund</td><td>12</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>Moritz Nicolas</td><td>Borussia Mönchengladbach</td><td>10</td></tr><tr><td>Alexander Nübel</td><td>VfB Stuttgart</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>Péter Gulácsi</td><td>RB Leipzig</td><td>9</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>Oliver Baumann</td><td>TSG Hoffenheim</td><td>6</td></tr><tr><td>Daniel Heuer Fernandes</td><td>Hamburger SV</td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td>Noah Atubolu</td><td>SC Freiburg</td><td>5</td></tr><tr><td>Mio Backhaus</td><td>SV Werder Bremen</td></tr><tr><td>Finn Dahmen</td><td>FC Augsburg</td></tr><tr><td>Manuel Neuer</td><td>Bayern Munich</td></tr><tr><td>Frederik Rønnow</td><td>Union Berlin</td></tr><tr><td>Nikola Vasilj</td><td>FC St. Pauli</td></tr><tr><td>Michael Zetterer</td><td>Eintracht Frankfurt</td></tr></tbody></table>
Awards
Monthly awards
<table><thead><tr><th>Month</th><th>Player of the Month</th><th>Rookie of the Month</th><th>Goal of the Month</th><th>Ref.</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Player</td><td>Club</td><td>Player</td><td>Club</td><td>Player</td><td>Club</td></tr><tr><td>August</td><td>—N/a</td><td>—N/a</td><td>Luis Díaz</td><td>Bayern Munich</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>September</td><td>Harry Kane</td><td>Bayern Munich</td><td>Luka Vušković</td><td>Hamburger SV</td><td>Karim Adeyemi</td><td>Borussia Dortmund</td></tr><tr><td>October</td><td>Jonathan Burkardt</td><td>Eintracht Frankfurt</td><td>Lennart Karl</td><td>Bayern Munich</td></tr><tr><td>November</td><td>Michael Olise</td><td>Bayern Munich</td><td>Ibrahim Maza</td><td>Bayer Leverkusen</td><td>Luis Díaz</td></tr><tr><td>December</td><td>Harry Kane</td><td>Yan Diomande</td><td>RB Leipzig</td><td>Luka Vušković</td><td>Hamburger SV</td></tr><tr><td>January</td><td>Michael Olise</td><td>Luka Vušković</td><td>Hamburger SV</td><td>Alexis Claude-Maurice</td><td>FC Augsburg</td></tr><tr><td>February</td><td>Harry Kane</td><td>Yan Diomande</td><td>RB Leipzig</td><td>Ragnar Ache</td><td>1. FC Köln</td></tr><tr><td>March</td><td></td><td></td><td>Luka Vušković</td><td>Hamburger SV</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>