2025–26 Bundesliga

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

Season2025–26
Dates22 August 2025 – 16 May 2026
ChampionsBayern Munich
34th Bundesliga title
35th German title
RelegatedVfL Wolfsburg (via play-off)
1. FC Heidenheim
FC St. Pauli
Quick facts Season, Dates ...
Bundesliga
Season2025–26
Dates22 August 2025 – 16 May 2026
ChampionsBayern Munich
34th Bundesliga title
35th German title
RelegatedVfL Wolfsburg (via play-off)
1. FC Heidenheim
FC St. Pauli
Champions LeagueBayern Munich
Borussia Dortmund
RB Leipzig
VfB Stuttgart
Europa LeagueTSG Hoffenheim
Bayer Leverkusen
Conference LeagueSC Freiburg
Matches306
Goals990 (3.24 per match)
Top goalscorerHarry Kane
(36 goals)
Biggest home winMunich 8–1 Wolfsburg
Biggest away winAugsburg 0–6 Leipzig
Highest scoringMönchengladbach 4–6 Frankfurt
Longest winning run9 games
Munich
Longest unbeaten run18 games
Munich
Longest winless run15 games
Heidenheim
Longest losing run9 games
St. Pauli
Highest attendance81,365
four games
Lowest attendance13,000
Heidenheim v Wolfsburg
Attendance12,947,047 (42,311 per match)
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On 19 April 2026, Bayern Munich were crowned Bundesliga champions for the 34th time (their 35th overall German title) with four matches to spare following a 4–2 win over VfB Stuttgart.[2] Bayern also broke their own Bundesliga single-season goals record (101, set in 1971–72) with five matches remaining,[3] ultimately finishing the campaign with 122 league goals. Among Europe's top five leagues, this season tally ranks as the second-highest in history, behind only Torino's 125 goals in 1947–48 (which had six more matches).[4] Bayern's 3.59 goals per match is likewise the second-highest in those leagues, trailing only Athletic Bilbao's 4.06 goals per game in 1930–31.[5]

The fixtures were released on 27 June 2025.[6][7]

Teams

Locations of the 2025–26 Bundesliga teams

Team changes

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

More information Team, Location ...
Team Location Stadium Capacity R.
FC Augsburg Augsburg WWK Arena 30,660 [8]
Union Berlin Berlin Stadion An der Alten Försterei 22,012 [9]
Werder Bremen Bremen Weserstadion 42,100 [10]
Borussia Dortmund Dortmund Signal Iduna Park 81,365 [11]
Eintracht Frankfurt Frankfurt Deutsche Bank Park 59,500 [12]
SC Freiburg Freiburg im Breisgau Europa-Park Stadion 34,700 [13]
Hamburger SV Hamburg Volksparkstadion 57,000 [14]
1. FC Heidenheim Heidenheim Voith-Arena 15,000 [15]
TSG Hoffenheim Sinsheim PreZero Arena 30,150 [16]
1. FC Köln Cologne RheinEnergieStadion 49,698 [17]
RB Leipzig Leipzig Red Bull Arena 47,800 [18]
Bayer Leverkusen Leverkusen BayArena 30,210 [19]
Mainz 05 Mainz MEWA Arena 33,305 [20]
Borussia Mönchengladbach Mönchengladbach Borussia-Park 54,057 [21]
Bayern Munich Munich Allianz Arena 75,024 [22]
FC St. Pauli Hamburg Millerntor-Stadion 29,546 [23]
VfB Stuttgart Stuttgart MHPArena 60,058 [24]
VfL Wolfsburg Wolfsburg Volkswagen Arena 30,000 [25]
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Personnel and kits

More information Team, Manager ...
Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Front Sleeve
FC Augsburg Germany Manuel Baum Netherlands Jeffrey Gouweleeuw Mizuno WWK Versicherung Siegmund
Union Berlin Germany Marie-Louise Eta (interim) Austria Christopher Trimmel Adidas Raisin Bank Kermi
Werder Bremen Germany Daniel Thioune Austria Marco Friedl Hummel Matthäi Ammerländer / Harald Pihl[a]
Borussia Dortmund Croatia Niko Kovač Germany Emre Can Puma Vodafone[26] Polestar
Eintracht Frankfurt Spain Albert Riera Germany Robin Koch Adidas Indeed.com Deutsche Vermögensberatung / Generali[b]
SC Freiburg Germany Julian Schuster Germany Christian Günter Nike JobRad Lexware
Hamburger SV Germany Merlin Polzin Denmark Yussuf Poulsen Adidas HanseMerkur Plan International / Helm Pharma[a]
1. FC Heidenheim Germany Frank Schmidt Germany Patrick Mainka Puma MHP Voith
TSG Hoffenheim Austria Christian Ilzer Germany Oliver Baumann Joma SAP ProMinent Group / Sparkasse Kraichgau[a]
1. FC Köln Germany René Wagner Germany Marvin Schwäbe Hummel REWE DEVK
RB Leipzig Germany Ole Werner Germany David Raum Puma Red Bull Kraken / IHG Hotels & Resorts[a]
Bayer Leverkusen Denmark Kasper Hjulmand Germany Robert Andrich New Balance[27] BarmeniaGothaer Niedax / Talcid[a]
Mainz 05 Switzerland Urs Fischer Switzerland Silvan Widmer Jako Kömmerling iDM Wärmepumpen
Borussia Mönchengladbach Poland Eugen Polanski Germany Tim Kleindienst Puma Reuter Gruppe Sonepar
Bayern Munich Belgium Vincent Kompany Germany Manuel Neuer Adidas Deutsche Telekom Allianz / Audi[a]
FC St. Pauli Germany Alexander Blessin Australia Jackson Irvine Puma Congstar Astra Bier
VfB Stuttgart Germany Sebastian Hoeneß Turkey Atakan Karazor Jako Landesbank Baden-Württemberg hep solar
VfL Wolfsburg Germany Dieter Hecking Germany Maximilian Arnold Nike Volkswagen Mobileye
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  1. [a]
    In cup matches
  2. [b]
    In cup and European matches

Managerial changes

More information Team, Outgoing ...
Team Outgoing Manner Exit date Position in table Incoming Incoming date Ref.
Announced on Departed on Announced on Arrived on
RB Leipzig Hungary Zsolt Lőw End of caretaker spell 30 March 2025 30 June 2025 Pre-season Germany Ole Werner 24 June 2025 1 July 2025 [28][29]
VfL Wolfsburg Germany Daniel Bauer 4 May 2025 Netherlands Paul Simonis 12 June 2025 [30][31]
1. FC Köln Germany Friedhelm Funkel 5 May 2025 Poland Lukas Kwasniok 6 June 2025 [32][33]
Bayer Leverkusen Spain Xabi Alonso Mutual consent 9 May 2025 Netherlands Erik ten Hag 26 May 2025 [34][35]
FC Augsburg Denmark Jess Thorup Sacked 23 May 2025 Germany Sandro Wagner 28 May 2025 [36][37]
Werder Bremen Germany Ole Werner 27 May 2025 Germany Horst Steffen 29 May 2025 [38][39]
Bayer Leverkusen Netherlands Erik ten Hag 1 September 2025 12th Denmark Kasper Hjulmand 8 September 2025 [40][41]
Borussia Mönchengladbach Switzerland Gerardo Seoane 15 September 2025 16th Poland Eugen Polanski[a] 15 September 2025 [43]
VfL Wolfsburg Netherlands Paul Simonis 9 November 2025 14th Germany Daniel Bauer 9 November 2025 [44][45]
FC Augsburg Germany Sandro Wagner Mutual consent 1 December 2025 14th Germany Manuel Baum[b] 1 December 2025 [47]
Mainz 05 Denmark Bo Henriksen 3 December 2025 18th Germany Benjamin Hoffmann (interim) 3 December 2025 [48]
Germany Benjamin Hoffmann End of caretaker spell 7 December 2025 18th Switzerland Urs Fischer 7 December 2025 [49][50]
Eintracht Frankfurt Germany Dino Toppmöller Sacked 18 January 2026 7th Germany Dennis Schmitt (interim) 18 January 2026 [51]
Germany Dennis Schmitt End of caretaker spell 30 January 2026 2 February 2026 8th Spain Albert Riera 30 January 2026 2 February 2026 [52]
Werder Bremen Germany Horst Steffen Sacked 1 February 2026 15th Germany Daniel Thioune 4 February 2026 [53][54]
VfL Wolfsburg Germany Daniel Bauer 8 March 2026 17th Germany Dieter Hecking 8 March 2026 [55][56]
1. FC Köln Poland Lukas Kwasniok 22 March 2026 15th Germany René Wagner[c] 22 March 2026 [58]
Union Berlin Germany Steffen Baumgart 11 April 2026 11th Germany Marie-Louise Eta (interim) 11 April 2026 [59]
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  1. [a]
    Polanski was initially appointed as interim manager, before being appointed permanent manager on 18 November 2025.[42]
  2. [b]
    Baum was initially appointed as caretaker manager, before being appointed permanent manager on 23 December 2025.[46]
  3. [c]
    Wagner was initially appointed as caretaker manager, before being appointed permanent manager on 22 May 2026.[57]

League table

More information Pos, Pld ...
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Bayern Munich (C) 34 28 5 1 122 36 +86 89 Qualification for the Champions League league phase
2 Borussia Dortmund 34 22 7 5 70 34 +36 73
3 RB Leipzig 34 20 5 9 66 47 +19 65
4 VfB Stuttgart 34 18 8 8 71 49 +22 62
5 TSG Hoffenheim 34 18 7 9 65 52 +13 61 Qualification for the Europa League league phase[a]
6 Bayer Leverkusen 34 17 8 9 68 47 +21 59
7 SC Freiburg 34 13 8 13 51 57 −6 47 Qualification for the Conference League play-off round
8 Eintracht Frankfurt 34 11 11 12 61 65 −4 44
9 FC Augsburg 34 12 7 15 45 61 −16 43
10 Mainz 05 34 10 10 14 44 53 −9 40
11 Union Berlin 34 10 9 15 44 58 −14 39
12 Borussia Mönchengladbach 34 9 11 14 42 53 −11 38
13 Hamburger SV 34 9 11 14 40 54 −14 38
14 1. FC Köln 34 7 11 16 49 63 −14 32
15 Werder Bremen 34 8 8 18 37 60 −23 32
16 VfL Wolfsburg (R) 34 7 8 19 45 69 −24 29 Qualification for the relegation play-offs
17 1. FC Heidenheim (R) 34 6 8 20 41 72 −31 26 Relegation to 2. Bundesliga
18 FC St. Pauli (R) 34 6 8 20 29 60 −31 26
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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.[60]
(Rules 4–6 only apply after home and away matches have been played between the tied teams.)
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. [a]
    The 2025–26 DFB-Pokal winners qualified for the Europa League league phase. Since the DFB-Pokal winners, Bayern Munich, qualified for the Champions League, the Europa League spot passed to the sixth-placed team, and the Conference League spot passed to the seventh-placed team.

Results

More information Home \ Away, AUG ...
Home \ Away AUG UNB BRE DOR FRA FRE HAM HEI HOF KÖL LEI LEV MAI MÖN MUN STP STU WOL
FC Augsburg — 1–1 0–0 0–1 1–1 2–2 1–0 1–0 2–2 2–0 0–6 2–0 1–4 3–1 2–3 2–1 2–5 3–1
Union Berlin 4–0 — 1–4 0–3 1–1 0–0 0–0 1–2 2–4 2–2 3–1 1–0 2–2 3–1 2–2 1–1 2–1 1–2
Werder Bremen 1–3 1–0 — 0–2 3–3 0–3 3–1 2–0 0–2 1–1 1–2 3–3 0–2 1–1 0–3 1–0 0–4 2–1
Borussia Dortmund 2–0 3–0 3–0 — 3–2 4–0 3–2 3–2 2–0 1–0 1–1 0–1 4–0 2–0 2–3 3–2 3–3 1–0
Eintracht Frankfurt 1–0 3–4 4–1 3–3 — 2–0 1–2 1–0 1–3 2–2 1–3 1–3 1–0 3–0 0–3 2–0 2–2 1–1
SC Freiburg 1–3 0–1 1–0 1–1 2–2 — 2–1 2–1 1–1 2–1 4–1 3–3 4–0 2–1 2–3 2–1 3–1 1–1
Hamburger SV 1–1 3–2 3–2 1–1 1–1 3–2 — 2–1 1–2 1–1 1–2 0–1 4–0 0–0 2–2 0–2 2–1 0–1
1. FC Heidenheim 2–1 3–1 2–2 0–2 1–1 2–1 0–2 — 2–4 2–2 0–3 3–3 0–2 0–3 0–4 2–0 3–3 1–3
TSG Hoffenheim 3–0 3–1 1–0 2–1 1–3 3–0 4–1 3–1 — 0–1 3–1 1–0 1–2 5–1 1–4 0–1 3–3 1–1
1. FC Köln 1–1 0–1 3–1 1–2 3–4 4–1 4–1 1–3 2–2 — 1–2 1–2 2–1 3–3 1–3 1–1 1–2 1–0
RB Leipzig 2–1 3–1 2–0 2–2 6–0 2–0 2–1 2–0 5–0 3–1 — 1–3 1–2 1–0 1–5 2–1 3–1 2–2
Bayer Leverkusen 1–2 2–0 1–0 1–2 3–1 2–0 1–1 6–0 1–2 2–0 4–1 — 1–1 1–1 1–1 4–0 1–4 6–3
Mainz 05 2–0 1–3 1–1 0–2 2–1 0–1 1–1 2–1 1–1 0–1 0–1 3–4 — 0–1 3–4 0–0 2–2 3–1
Borussia Mönchengladbach 4–0 1–0 0–4 1–0 4–6 0–0 0–0 2–2 4–0 3–1 0–0 1–1 1–1 — 0–3 2–0 0–3 1–3
Bayern Munich 1–2 4–0 4–0 2–1 3–2 6–2 5–0 3–3 5–1 5–1 6–0 3–0 2–2 4–1 — 3–1 4–2 8–1
FC St. Pauli 2–1 0–1 2–1 3–3 0–0 1–2 0–0 2–1 0–3 1–1 1–1 1–2 1–2 0–4 0–5 — 2–1 1–3
VfB Stuttgart 3–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 3–2 1–0 4–0 1–0 0–0 3–1 1–0 3–1 2–1 1–0 0–5 2–0 — 4–0
VfL Wolfsburg 2–3 3–1 0–1 1–2 1–2 3–4 1–2 1–1 2–3 3–3 0–1 1–3 1–1 0–0 0–1 2–1 0–3 —
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Source: Bundesliga
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Relegation play-offs

The relegation play-offs took place on 21 and 25 May 2026.[1]

Overview

More information Team 1, Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score ...
Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
VfL Wolfsburg (B)1–2SC Paderborn (2B)0–01–2 (a.e.t.)
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Matches

More information VfL Wolfsburg, 0–0 ...
VfL Wolfsburg0–0SC Paderborn
Report
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Attendance: 27,800
More information SC Paderborn, 2–1 (a.e.t.) ...
SC Paderborn2–1 (a.e.t.)VfL Wolfsburg
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Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Felix Zwayer

SC Paderborn won 2–1 on aggregate and were promoted to the Bundesliga, while VfL Wolfsburg were relegated to the 2. Bundesliga.

Statistics

Top goalscorers

More information Rank, Player ...
Rank Player Club Goals[61]
1 England Harry Kane Bayern Munich 36
2 Germany Deniz Undav VfB Stuttgart 19
3 Guinea Serhou Guirassy Borussia Dortmund 17
4 Czech Republic Patrik Schick Bayer Leverkusen 16
5 Colombia Luis Díaz Bayern Munich 15
France Michael Olise Bayern Munich
7 Croatia Andrej Kramarić TSG Hoffenheim 14
8 Austria Christoph Baumgartner RB Leipzig 13
Germany Jonathan Burkardt Eintracht Frankfurt
Germany Said El Mala 1. FC Köln
Bosnia and Herzegovina Haris Tabaković Borussia Mönchengladbach
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Hat-tricks

See also: List of Bundesliga hat-tricks
More information Player, Club ...
Player Club Against Result Date
England Harry Kane Bayern Munich RB Leipzig 6–0 (H) 22 August 2025
TSG Hoffenheim 4–1 (A) 20 September 2025
Scotland Oliver Burke Union Berlin Eintracht Frankfurt 4–3 (A) 21 September 2025
Germany Deniz Undav VfB Stuttgart Borussia Dortmund 3–3 (A) 22 November 2025
England Harry Kane Bayern Munich VfB Stuttgart 5–0 (A) 6 December 2025
Ivory Coast Yan Diomande RB Leipzig Eintracht Frankfurt 6–0 (H)
Germany Dženan Pejčinović VfL Wolfsburg SC Freiburg 3–4 (H) 20 December 2025
Croatia Andrej Kramarić TSG Hoffenheim Borussia Mönchengladbach 5–1 (H) 14 January 2026
Colombia Luis Díaz Bayern Munich TSG Hoffenheim 5–1 (H) 8 February 2026
Czech Republic Patrik Schick Bayer Leverkusen RB Leipzig 4–1 (H) 2 May 2026
England Harry Kane Bayern Munich 1. FC Köln 5–1 (H) 16 May 2026
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Clean sheets

More information Rank, Player ...
Rank Player Club Clean
sheets[62]
1 Switzerland Gregor Kobel Borussia Dortmund 15
2 Germany Moritz Nicolas Borussia Mönchengladbach 13
3 Germany Alexander Nübel VfB Stuttgart 11
4 Hungary Péter Gulácsi RB Leipzig 9
5 Germany Oliver Baumann TSG Hoffenheim 7
6 Germany Noah Atubolu SC Freiburg 6
Portugal Daniel Heuer Fernandes Hamburger SV
Germany Manuel Neuer Bayern Munich
9 Germany Mio Backhaus SV Werder Bremen 5
Germany Finn Dahmen FC Augsburg
Netherlands Mark Flekken Bayer Leverkusen
Denmark Frederik Rønnow Union Berlin
Germany Jonas Urbig Bayern Munich
Bosnia and Herzegovina Nikola Vasilj FC St. Pauli
Germany Michael Zetterer Eintracht Frankfurt
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Awards

Monthly awards

More information Month, Player of the Month ...
Month Player of the Month Rookie of the Month Goal of the Month Ref.
Player Club Player Club Player Club
August N/a N/a Colombia Luis Díaz Bayern Munich [63][64][65]
September England Harry Kane Bayern Munich Croatia Luka Vušković Hamburger SV Germany Karim Adeyemi Borussia Dortmund
October Germany Jonathan Burkardt Eintracht Frankfurt Germany Lennart Karl Bayern Munich
November France Michael Olise Bayern Munich Algeria Ibrahim Maza Bayer Leverkusen Colombia Luis Díaz
December England Harry Kane Ivory Coast Yan Diomande RB Leipzig Croatia Luka Vušković Hamburger SV
January France Michael Olise Croatia Luka Vušković Hamburger SV France Alexis Claude-Maurice FC Augsburg
February England Harry Kane Ivory Coast Yan Diomande RB Leipzig Germany Ragnar Ache 1. FC Köln
March Germany Deniz Undav VfB Stuttgart Croatia Luka Vušković Hamburger SV Austria Kevin Stöger Borussia Mönchengladbach
April Ivory Coast Yan Diomande RB Leipzig Algeria Ibrahim Maza Bayer Leverkusen France Michael Olise Bayern Munich
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Annual awards

Main article: Bundesliga Awards
More information Award, Winner ...
Award Winner Club Ref.
Player of the Season France Michael Olise Bayern Munich [66]
Rookie of the Season Ivory Coast Yan Diomande RB Leipzig [67]
Goal of the Season
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Team of the Season

More information Presenters, Goalkeeper ...
Presenters Goalkeeper Defenders Midfielders Forwards Ref.
EA Sports (official) Switzerland Gregor Kobel (Borussia Dortmund) Germany Nico Schlotterbeck (Borussia Dortmund)

Germany Jonathan Tah (Bayern Munich)
France Dayot Upamecano (Bayern Munich)
Croatia Luka Vušković (Hamburger SV)

 Germany Joshua Kimmich (Bayern Munich)

Germany Aleksandar Pavlović (Bayern Munich)
Germany Angelo Stiller (VfB Stuttgart)

 Colombia Luis Díaz (Bayern Munich)

England Harry Kane (Bayern Munich)
France Michael Olise (Bayern Munich)

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kicker Switzerland Gregor Kobel (Borussia Dortmund) Austria Konrad Laimer (Bayern Munich)

Germany Jonathan Tah (Bayern Munich)
Germany Nico Schlotterbeck (Borussia Dortmund)
Czech Republic Vladimír Coufal (TSG Hoffenheim)

 Germany Joshua Kimmich (Bayern Munich)

Austria Christoph Baumgartner (RB Leipzig)
France Michael Olise (Bayern Munich)

 Colombia Luis Díaz (Bayern Munich)

England Harry Kane (Bayern Munich)
Germany Deniz Undav (VfB Stuttgart)

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