2025–26 SC Freiburg season

2025–26 SC Freiburg season

The 2025–26 season is the 122nd season in the history of SC Freiburg, and the club's tenth consecutive season in the Bundesliga. In addition to the domestic league, the club is also participating in the DFB-Pokal and the UEFA Europa League.

Background and pre-season

2025–26 SC Freiburg season

In March 2024, it was announced that Julian Schuster would take over from Christian Streich, who managed the club for 12 years, as head coach for the 2024–25 season. Freiburg finished the 2024–25 season in fifth, qualifying for the UEFA Europa League.

Competitions

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
6	Bayer Leverkusen	27	13	7	7	52	36	+16	46	Qualification for the Conference League play-off round
7	Eintracht Frankfurt	27	10	8	9	50	51	−1	38
8	SC Freiburg	27	10	7	10	39	44	−5	37
9	Union Berlin	27	8	7	12	31	46	−15	31
10	FC Augsburg	27	9	4	14	33	50	−17	31

Match details

<table><thead><tr><th>Round</th><th>Date</th><th>Time</th><th>Opponent</th><th>Venue</th><th>Result F–A</th><th>Scorers</th><th>Attendance</th><th>League position</th><th>Ref.</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td>23 August 2025</td><td>15:30</td><td>FC Augsburg</td><td>Home</td><td>1–3</td><td>Grifo 58' pen.</td><td>33,600</td><td>15th</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>31 August 2025</td><td>19:30</td><td>1. FC Köln</td><td>Away</td><td>1–4</td><td>Eggestein 84'</td><td>50,000</td><td>18th</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>13 September 2025</td><td>15:30</td><td>VfB Stuttgart</td><td>Home</td><td>3–1</td><td>Matanović 81', 90+2' pen., Scherhant 86'</td><td>34,700</td><td>13th</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>20 September 2025</td><td>15:30</td><td>Werder Bremen</td><td>Away</td><td>3–0</td><td>Grifo 33' pen., Adamu 54', Coulibaly 75' o.g.</td><td>40,500</td><td>7th</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>28 September 2025</td><td>15:30</td><td>TSG Hoffenheim</td><td>Home</td><td>1–1</td><td>Kübler 3'</td><td>33,700</td><td>8th</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>5 October 2025</td><td>19:30</td><td>Borussia Mönchengladbach</td><td>Away</td><td>0–0</td><td></td><td>44,709</td><td>8th</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td>19 October 2025</td><td>15:30</td><td>Eintracht Frankfurt</td><td>Home</td><td>2–2</td><td>Scherhant 2', Grifo 87'</td><td>34,700</td><td>10th</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td>26 October 2025</td><td>15:30</td><td>Bayer Leverkusen</td><td>Away</td><td>0–2</td><td></td><td>30,210</td><td>11th</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td>1 November 2025</td><td>15:30</td><td>Union Berlin</td><td>Away</td><td>0–0</td><td></td><td>22,012</td><td>11th</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td>9 November 2025</td><td>15:30</td><td>FC St. Pauli</td><td>Home</td><td>2–1</td><td>Suzuki 40', Eggestein 50'</td><td>34,700</td><td>10th</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>11</td><td>22 November 2025</td><td>15:30</td><td>Bayern Munich</td><td>Away</td><td>2–6</td><td>Suzuki 12', Manzambi 18'</td><td>75,000</td><td>11th</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>12</td><td>30 November 2025</td><td>19:30</td><td>Mainz 05</td><td>Home</td><td>4–0</td><td>Kübler 12', Grifo 26', Manzambi 50', Osterhage 90'</td><td>33,200</td><td>8th</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>13</td><td>6 December 2025</td><td>15:30</td><td>1. FC Heidenheim</td><td>Away</td><td>1–2</td><td>Manzambi 40'</td><td>15,000</td><td>9th</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>14</td><td>14 December 2025</td><td>15:30</td><td>Borussia Dortmund</td><td>Home</td><td>1–1</td><td>Höler 75'</td><td>34,700</td><td>9th</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>15</td><td>20 December 2025</td><td>15:30</td><td>VfL Wolfsburg</td><td>Away</td><td>4–3</td><td>Treu 5', Grifo 56' pen., Seelt 71' o.g., Scherhant 78'</td><td>22,045</td><td>9th</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>16</td><td>10 January 2026</td><td>15:30</td><td>Hamburger SV</td><td>Home</td><td>2–1</td><td>Grifo 53' pen., Matanović 83'</td><td>34,700</td><td>8th</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>17</td><td>14 January 2026</td><td>20:30</td><td>RB Leipzig</td><td>Away</td><td>0–2</td><td></td><td>30,902</td><td>8th</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>18</td><td>18 January 2026</td><td>17:30</td><td>FC Augsburg</td><td>Away</td><td>2–2</td><td>Suzuki 60', Matanović 62'</td><td>29,160</td><td>8th</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>19</td><td>25 January 2026</td><td>17:30</td><td>1. FC Köln</td><td>Home</td><td>2–1</td><td>Scherhant 11', Matanović 44'</td><td>34,700</td><td>7th</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>20</td><td>1 February 2026</td><td>15:30</td><td>VfB Stuttgart</td><td>Away</td><td>0–1</td><td></td><td>60,000</td><td>7th</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>21</td><td>7 February 2026</td><td>15:30</td><td>Werder Bremen</td><td>Home</td><td>1–0</td><td>Beste 13'</td><td>34,700</td><td>7th</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>22</td><td>14 February 2026</td><td>15:30</td><td>TSG Hoffenheim</td><td>Away</td><td>0–3</td><td></td><td>22,679</td><td>8th</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>23</td><td>22 February 2026</td><td>15:30</td><td>Borussia Mönchengladbach</td><td>Home</td><td>2–1</td><td>Ginter 38', Matanović 74'</td><td>34,700</td><td>7th</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>24</td><td>1 March 2026</td><td>17:30</td><td>Eintracht Frankfurt</td><td>Away</td><td>0–2</td><td></td><td>59,000</td><td>8th</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>25</td><td>7 March 2026</td><td>15:30</td><td>Bayer Leverkusen</td><td>Home</td><td>3–3</td><td>Grifo 34', Suzuki 43', Ginter 86'</td><td>34,100</td><td>8th</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>26</td><td>15 March 2026</td><td>17:30</td><td>Union Berlin</td><td>Home</td><td>0–1</td><td></td><td>33,200</td><td>8th</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>27</td><td>22 March 2026</td><td>17:30</td><td>FC St. Pauli</td><td>Away</td><td>2–1</td><td>Matanović 65', 78'</td><td>29,546</td><td>8th</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

DFB-Pokal

<table><thead><tr><th>Round</th><th>Date</th><th>Time</th><th>Opponent</th><th>Venue</th><th>Result F–A</th><th>Scorers</th><th>Attendance</th><th>Ref.</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>First round</td><td>16 August 2025</td><td>18:00</td><td>Sportfreunde Lotte</td><td>Away</td><td>2–0</td><td>Dinkçi 43', Höler 69'</td><td>6,000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Second round</td><td>29 October 2025</td><td>20:45</td><td>Fortuna Düsseldorf</td><td>Away</td><td>3–1</td><td>Matanović 1', Grifo 6', Scherhant 90+3'</td><td>36,112</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Round of 16</td><td>3 December 2025</td><td>18:00</td><td>Darmstadt 98</td><td>Home</td><td>2–0</td><td>Grifo 42' pen., Höler 69'</td><td>30,000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Quarter-final</td><td>10 February 2025</td><td>20:45</td><td>Hertha BSC</td><td>Away</td><td>1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p)</td><td>Suzuki 96'</td><td>56,743</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

League phase

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
5	Porto	8	5	2	1	13	7	+6	17	Advance to round of 16 (seeded)
6	Braga	8	5	2	1	11	5	+6	17
7	SC Freiburg	8	5	2	1	10	4	+6	17
8	Roma	8	5	1	2	13	6	+7	16
9	Genk	8	5	1	2	11	7	+4	16	Advance to knockout phase play-offs (seeded)

<table><thead><tr><th>Round</th><th>Date</th><th>Time</th><th>Opponent</th><th>Venue</th><th>Result F–A</th><th>Scorers</th><th>Attendance</th><th>Ref.</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td>24 September 2025</td><td>21:00</td><td>FC Basel</td><td>Home</td><td>2–1</td><td>Osterhage 31', Eggestein 56'</td><td>34,300</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>2 October 2025</td><td>18:45</td><td>Bologna</td><td>Away</td><td>1–1</td><td>Adamu 57' pen.</td><td>24,428</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>23 October 2025</td><td>21:00</td><td>FC Utrecht</td><td>Home</td><td>2–0</td><td>Suzuki 20', Grifo 45'</td><td>34,700</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>6 November 2025</td><td>18:45</td><td>OGC Nice</td><td>Away</td><td>3–1</td><td>Manzambi 29', Grifo 39' pen., Scherhant 42'</td><td>15,274</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>27 November 2025</td><td>18:45</td><td>Viktoria Plzeň</td><td>Away</td><td>0–0</td><td></td><td>10,182</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>11 December 2025</td><td>21:00</td><td>RB Salzburg</td><td>Home</td><td>1–0</td><td>Lienhart 50'</td><td>31,100</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td>22 January 2026</td><td>18:45</td><td>Maccabi Tel Aviv</td><td>Home</td><td>1–0</td><td>Matanović 82'</td><td>27,600</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td>29 January 2026</td><td>21:00</td><td>Lille OSC</td><td>Away</td><td>0–1</td><td></td><td>22,500</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

Knockout stage

<table><thead><tr><th>Round</th><th>Date</th><th>Time</th><th>Opponent</th><th>Venue</th><th>Result F–A</th><th>Scorers</th><th>Attendance</th><th>Ref.</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Round of 16, first leg</td><td>12 March 2026</td><td>21:00</td><td>KRC Genk</td><td>Away</td><td>0–1</td><td></td><td>15,550</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Round of 16, second leg</td><td>19 March 2026</td><td>18:45</td><td>KRC Genk</td><td>Home</td><td>5–1</td><td>Ginter 19', Matanović 25', Grifo 53', Suzuki 56', Eggestein 79'</td><td>33,000</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

Players

In

Date	Pos.	Player	From	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2025	FW	Cyriaque Irié (CIV)	Troyes	€8,500,000
1 July 2025	MF	Yuito Suzuki (JPN)	Brøndby IF	€8,000,000
1 July 2025	FW	Derry Scherhant (GER)	Hertha BSC	€2,000,000
1 July 2025	DF	Anthony Jung (GER)	Werder Bremen	Free transfer
1 July 2025	DF	Philipp Treu (GER)	FC St. Pauli	€5,500,000
9 July 2025	FW	Igor Matanović (CRO)	Eintracht Frankfurt	€6,700,000

Out

Date	Pos.	Player	To	Fee	Ref.
30 June 2025	DF	Manuel Gulde (GER)		Retired
1 July 2025	DF	Kenneth Schmidt (GER)	Fortuna Düsseldorf	Undisclosed
16 July 2025	DF	Kiliann Sildillia (FRA)	PSV Eindhoven	€5,800,000
6 August 2025	FW	Ritsu Doan (JPN)	Eintracht Frankfurt	€21,000,000
20 August 2025	FW	Michael Gregoritsch (AUT)	Brøndby IF	Undisclosed

Loans out

Date from	Pos.	Player	To	Date until	Ref.
1 July 2025	MF	Robert Wagner (GER)	Holstein Kiel	End of season
8 August 2025	FW	Florent Muslija (KOS)	Fortuna Düsseldorf	End of season
1 September 2025	MF	Merlin Röhl (GER)	Everton	End of season
1 September 2025	MF	Noah Weißhaupt (GER)	Legia Warsaw	End of season