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2025–26 SC Freiburg season

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The 2025–26 season was 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 also participated in the DFB-Pokal and the UEFA Europa League, reaching the final of the latter.

PresidentEberhard Fugmann
Head coachJulian Schuster
StadiumEuropa-Park Stadion
Bundesliga7th
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SC Freiburg
2025–26 season
PresidentEberhard Fugmann
Head coachJulian Schuster
StadiumEuropa-Park Stadion
Bundesliga7th
DFB-PokalSemi-finals
UEFA Europa LeagueRunners-up
Top goalscorerLeague:
Igor Matanović (11)
All:
Igor Matanović (15)
European colours
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Background and pre-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.[1][2] Freiburg finished the 2024–25 season in fifth, qualifying for the UEFA Europa League.[2]

Friendly matches

Competitions

Bundesliga

Main article: 2025–26 Bundesliga

League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
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
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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.[3]
(Rules 4–6 only apply after home and away matches have been played between the tied teams.)
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.

Match details

More information Round, Date ...
Bundesliga match details
RoundDateTimeOpponentVenueResult
F–A		Freiburg scorersAttendanceLeague
position		Ref.
123 August 202515:30FC AugsburgHome1–3Grifo 58' pen.33,60015th[4]
231 August 202519:301. FC KölnAway1–4Eggestein 84'50,00018th[5]
313 September 202515:30VfB StuttgartHome3–1Matanović 81', 90+2' pen., Scherhant 86'34,70013th[6]
420 September 202515:30Werder BremenAway3–0Grifo 33' pen., Adamu 54', Coulibaly 75' o.g.40,5007th[7]
528 September 202515:30TSG HoffenheimHome1–1Kübler 3'33,7008th[8]
65 October 202519:30Borussia MönchengladbachAway0–044,7098th[9]
719 October 202515:30Eintracht FrankfurtHome2–2Scherhant 2', Grifo 87'34,70010th[10]
826 October 202515:30Bayer LeverkusenAway0–230,21011th[11]
91 November 202515:30Union BerlinAway0–022,01211th[12]
109 November 202515:30FC St. PauliHome2–1Suzuki 40', Eggestein 50'34,70010th[13]
1122 November 202515:30Bayern MunichAway2–6Suzuki 12', Manzambi 18'75,00011th[14]
1230 November 202519:30Mainz 05Home4–0Kübler 12', Grifo 26', Manzambi 50', Osterhage 90'33,2008th[15]
136 December 202515:301. FC HeidenheimAway1–2Manzambi 40'15,0009th[16]
1414 December 202515:30Borussia DortmundHome1–1Höler 75'34,7009th[17]
1520 December 202515:30VfL WolfsburgAway4–3Treu 5', Grifo 56' pen., Seelt 71' o.g., Scherhant 78'22,0459th[18]
1610 January 202615:30Hamburger SVHome2–1Grifo 53' pen., Matanović 83'34,7008th[19]
1714 January 202620:30RB LeipzigAway0–230,9028th[20]
1818 January 202617:30FC AugsburgAway2–2Suzuki 60', Matanović 62'29,1608th[21]
1925 January 202617:301. FC KölnHome2–1Scherhant 11', Matanović 44'34,7007th[22]
201 February 202615:30VfB StuttgartAway0–160,0007th[23]
217 February 202615:30Werder BremenHome1–0Beste 13'34,7007th[24]
2214 February 202615:30TSG HoffenheimAway0–322,6798th[25]
2322 February 202615:30Borussia MönchengladbachHome2–1Ginter 38', Matanović 74'34,7007th[26]
241 March 202617:30Eintracht FrankfurtAway0–259,0008th[27]
257 March 202615:30Bayer LeverkusenHome3–3Grifo 34', Suzuki 43', Ginter 86'34,1008th[28]
2615 March 202617:30Union BerlinHome0–133,2008th[29]
2722 March 202617:30FC St. PauliAway2–1Matanović 65', 78'29,5468th[30]
284 April 202615:30Bayern MunichHome2–3Manzambi 46', Höler 71'34,7008th[31]
2912 April 202619:30Mainz 05Away1–0Höler 47'30,0008th[32]
3019 April 202615:301. FC HeidenheimHome2–1Manzambi 24', Eggestein 83'33,8007th[33]
3126 April 202617:30Borussia DortmundAway0–481,3658th[34]
323 May 202619:30VfL WolfsburgHome1–1Lienhart 75'32,5007th[35]
3310 May 202615:30Hamburger SVAway2–3Matanović 16', 87'57,0007th[36]
3416 May 202615:30RB LeipzigHome4–1Beste 24', Matanović 26', Ginter 47', Scherhant 75'33,6007th[37]
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DFB-Pokal

Main article: 2025–26 DFB-Pokal
More information Round, Date ...
DFB-Pokal match details
RoundDateTimeOpponentVenueResult
F–A		ScorersAttendanceRef.
First round16 August 202518:00Sportfreunde LotteAway2–0Dinkçi 43', Höler 69'6,000[38]
Second round29 October 202520:45Fortuna DüsseldorfAway3–1Matanović 1', Grifo 6', Scherhant 90+3'36,112[39]
Round of 163 December 202518:00Darmstadt 98Home2–0Grifo 42' pen., Höler 69'30,000[40]
Quarter-final10 February 202520:45Hertha BSCAway1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p)Suzuki 96'56,743[41]
Semi-final23 April 202520:45VfB StuttgartAway2–1 (a.e.t.)Eggestein 28'60,000[42]
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UEFA Europa League

Main article: 2025–26 UEFA Europa League

League phase

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
5 Portuguese Football Federation Porto 8 5 2 1 13 7 +6 17[a] Advance to round of 16 (seeded)
6 Portuguese Football Federation Braga 8 5 2 1 11 5 +6 17
7 German Football Association SC Freiburg 8 5 2 1 10 4 +6 17
8 Italian Football Federation Roma 8 5 1 2 13 6 +7 16
9 Royal Belgian Football Association Genk 8 5 1 2 11 7 +4 16 Advance to knockout phase play-offs (seeded)
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Source: UEFA[43]
Rules for classification: League phase tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. [a]
    Away goals scored: Real Betis 5, Porto 3.
More information Round, Date ...
Europa League league phase match details
RoundDateTimeOpponentVenueResult
F–A		ScorersAttendanceRef.
124 September 202521:00FC BaselHome2–1Osterhage 31', Eggestein 56'34,300[44]
22 October 202518:45BolognaAway1–1Adamu 57' pen.24,428[45]
323 October 202521:00FC UtrechtHome2–0Suzuki 20', Grifo 45'34,700[46]
46 November 202518:45OGC NiceAway3–1Manzambi 29', Grifo 39' pen., Scherhant 42'15,274[47]
527 November 202518:45Viktoria PlzeňAway0–010,182[48]
611 December 202521:00RB SalzburgHome1–0Lienhart 50'31,100[49]
722 January 202618:45Maccabi Tel AvivHome1–0Matanović 82'27,600[50]
829 January 202621:00Lille OSCAway0–122,500[51]
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Knockout stage

More information Round, Date ...
Europa League knockout stage match details
RoundDateTimeOpponentVenueResult
F–A		ScorersAttendanceRef.
Round of 16 (first leg)12 March 202621:00GenkAway0–115,550[52]
Round of 16 (second leg)19 March 202618:45GenkHome5–1Ginter 19', Matanović 25', Grifo 53', Suzuki 56', Eggestein 79'33,000[53]
Quarter-final (first leg)9 April 202621:00Celta VigoHome3–0Grifo 10', Beste 32', Ginter 78'32,600[54]
Quarter-final (second leg)16 April 202618:45Celta VigoAway3–1Matanović 33', Suzuki 39', 50'21,981[55]
Semi-final (first leg)30 April 202621:00BragaAway1–2Grifo 16'27,161[56]
Semi-final (second leg)7 May 202621:00BragaHome3–1Kübler 19', 72', Manzambi 41'33,700[57]
Final20 May 202621:00Aston VillaNeutral0–337,324
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Players

Appearances and goals

Transfers

In

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Date Pos. Player From Fee Ref.
1 July 2025FW Cyriaque Irié (CIV)Troyes€8,500,000[58]
1 July 2025MF Yuito Suzuki (JPN)Brøndby IF€8,000,000[59]
1 July 2025FW Derry Scherhant (GER)Hertha BSC€2,000,000[60]
1 July 2025DF Anthony Jung (GER)Werder BremenFree transfer[61]
1 July 2025DF Philipp Treu (GER)FC St. Pauli€5,500,000[62]
9 July 2025FW Igor Matanović (CRO)Eintracht Frankfurt€6,700,000[63]
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Out

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Date Pos. Player To Fee Ref.
30 June 2025DF Manuel Gulde (GER)Retired[64]
1 July 2025DF Kenneth Schmidt (GER)Fortuna DüsseldorfUndisclosed[65]
16 July 2025DF Kiliann Sildillia (FRA)PSV Eindhoven€5,800,000[66]
6 August 2025FW Ritsu Doan (JPN)Eintracht Frankfurt€21,000,000[67]
20 August 2025FW Michael Gregoritsch (AUT)Brøndby IFUndisclosed[68]
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Loans out

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Date from Pos. Player To Date until Ref.
1 July 2025MF Robert Wagner (GER)Holstein KielEnd of season[69]
8 August 2025FW Florent Muslija (KOS)Fortuna DüsseldorfEnd of season[70]
1 September 2025MF Merlin Röhl (GER)EvertonEnd of season[71]
1 September 2025MF Noah Weißhaupt (GER)Legia WarsawEnd of season[72]
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