2025–26 VfL Bochum season
VfL Bochum 2025–26 football season
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The 2025–26 VfL Bochum season was the 88th season in the club's history.
ChairmanAndreas Luthe
Head coachDieter Hecking
(until 15 September 2025)
David Siebers, ad interim
(until 5 October 2025)
Uwe Rösler
(since 6 October 2025)
(until 15 September 2025)
David Siebers, ad interim
(until 5 October 2025)
Uwe Rösler
(since 6 October 2025)
StadiumVonovia-Ruhrstadion
| 2025–26 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Andreas Luthe | |||
| Head coach | Dieter Hecking (until 15 September 2025) David Siebers, ad interim (until 5 October 2025) Uwe Rösler (since 6 October 2025) | |||
| Stadium | Vonovia-Ruhrstadion | |||
| 2. Bundesliga | 9th | |||
| DFB-Pokal | Round of 16 | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Philipp Hofmann (12) All: Philipp Hofmann (12) | |||
| Highest home attendance | 26,000 (vs Münster, 30 August 2025, vs Düsseldorf, 27 September 2025, vs Magdeburg, 2 November 2025, vs Karlsruhe, 20 December 2025, vs Schalke, 31 January 2026; vs Nürnberg, 20 February 2026; vs Kaiserslautern, 7 March 2026; vs Braunschweig, 12 April 2026; vs Hannover, 9 May 2026) | |||
| Lowest home attendance | 24,109 (vs Fürth, 26 April 2026) | |||
| Average home league attendance | 25,594 | |||
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Review and events
On 15 September 2025 head coach Dieter Hecking and athletic director Dirk Dufner were sacked. David Siebers was appointed caretaker.[1] On 2 October 2025 the club announced the appointment of Uwe Rösler as head coach starting 6 October 2025.[2]
Matches
Legend
Win Draw Loss
Friendly matches
| 3 July 2025 Friendly | VfL Bochum | 14–0 | TuS Harpen | Bochum |
| 18:30 | [3] | Stadium: Leichtathletikplatz am Vonovia-Ruhrstadion Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Lea Bramkamp (Hattingen) |
| 6 July 2025 Friendly | Wuppertaler SV | 0–5 | VfL Bochum | Wuppertal |
| 15:30 | [4] |
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Stadium: Stadion am Zoo Attendance: 3,877 Referee: Jonah Besong (Duisburg) |
| 12 July 2025 Friendly | FC Viktoria Plzeň | 1–1 | VfL Bochum | Kufstein, Austria |
| 13:00 | [5] |
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Stadium: Grenzlandstadion Referee: Andreas Staudinger (Innsbruck) |
| 16 July 2025 Friendly | SV Waldhof Mannheim | 2–3 | VfL Bochum | Angerberg, Austria |
| 13:00 | [6] |
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Stadium: Sportzentrum Attendance: 300 Referee: Dr. Daniel Bramböck (Wörgl) |
| 16 July 2025 Friendly | BSC Young Boys | 4–5 | VfL Bochum | Schwaz, Austria |
| 18:00 | [7] |
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Stadium: Silberstadt Arena Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Arnes Talic (Salzburg) |
| 19 July 2025 Friendly | FC Metalist 1925 Kharkiv | 0–0 | VfL Bochum | Schwaz, Austria |
| 15:00 | [8] | Stadium: Silberstadt Arena Referee: Ali Mutlu (Stans) | ||
| Note: 2× 60 minutes | ||||
| 27 July 2025 Friendly | VfL Bochum | 0–2 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | Bochum |
| 18:00 | [9] | Stadium: Vonovia-Ruhrstadion Attendance: 15,788 Referee: Felix Weller (Osnabrück) |
| 4 September 2025 Friendly | VfL Bochum | 1–0 | MSV Duisburg | Bochum |
| 14:00 | Pannewig  69' |
[10] | Stadium: Leichtathletikplatz am Vonovia-Ruhrstadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Leonidas Exuzidis (Castrop-Rauxel) | |
| Note: The match was played behind closed doors, due to safety concerns. | ||||
| 9 October 2025 Friendly | VfL Bochum | 3–3 | Alemannia Aachen | Bochum |
| 14:00 |
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[11] | Stadium: Leichtathletikplatz am Vonovia-Ruhrstadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Dominic Stock (Langenberg) | |
| Note: The match was played behind closed doors, due to safety concerns. | ||||
| 15 November 2025 Friendly | VfL Bochum | 1–4 | VfL Osnabrück | Bochum |
| 12:00 |
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[12] | Stadium: Trainingsplatz 3 am Vonovia-Ruhrstadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Florian Exner (Münster) | |
| Note: The match was played behind closed doors, due to safety concerns. | ||||
| 10 January 2026 Friendly | Alemannia Aachen | 1–2 | VfL Bochum | Kadriye, Turkey |
| 12:00 |
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[13] | Stadium: Calista Sports Center Field B Attendance: 100 |
| 27 March 2026 Friendly | VfL Bochum | 0–4 | Rot-Weiss Essen | Bochum |
| 12:00 | [14] | Stadium: Traininggrounds at the Vonovia-Ruhrstadion Attendance: 0 | ||
| Note: The match was played behind closed doors, due to safety concerns. | ||||
2. Bundesliga
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Hertha BSC | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 47 | 44 | +3 | 51 |
| 8 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 34 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 47 | 45 | +2 | 46 |
| 9 | VfL Bochum | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 49 | 47 | +2 | 44 |
| 10 | Karlsruher SC | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 53 | 64 | −11 | 44 |
| 11 | Dynamo Dresden | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 54 | 53 | +1 | 41 |
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.[15]
(Rules 4–6 only apply after home and away matches have been played between the tied teams.)
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.[15]
(Rules 4–6 only apply after home and away matches have been played between the tied teams.)
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 49 | 47 | +2 | 44 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 30 | 21 | +9 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 26 | −7 |
Source: [16]
Results by round
Matches
| 2 August 2025 1 | SV Darmstadt 98 | 4–1 | VfL Bochum | Darmstadt |
| 13:00 | [18] |
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Stadium: Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor Attendance: 17,500 Referee: Max Burda (Berlin) |
| 10 August 2025 2 | VfL Bochum | 2–0 | SV Elversberg | Bochum |
| 13:30 |
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[19] | Stadium: Vonovia-Ruhrstadion Attendance: 24,207 Referee: Lukas Benen (Nordhorn) |
| 23 August 2025 3 | FC Schalke 04 | 2–1 | VfL Bochum | Gelsenkirchen |
| 20:30 | [20] |
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Stadium: Veltins-Arena Attendance: 62,083 Referee: Frank Willenborg (Osnabrück) |
| 30 August 2025 4 | VfL Bochum | 1–2 | SC Preußen Münster | Bochum |
| 13:00 |
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[21] |
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Stadium: Vonovia-Ruhrstadion Attendance: 26,000 Referee: Felix Prigan (Deizisau) |
| 12 September 2025 5 | SC Paderborn 07 | 1–0 | VfL Bochum | Paderborn |
| 18:30 |
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[22] | Stadium: Home Deluxe Arena Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Florian Exner (Münster) |
| 20 September 2025 6 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 2–1 | VfL Bochum | Nuremberg |
| 20:30 | [23] |
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Stadium: Max-Morlock-Stadion Attendance: 33,398 Referee: Lars Erbst (Gerlingen) |
| 27 September 2025 7 | VfL Bochum | 0–1 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | Bochum |
| 20:30 | [24] |
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Stadium: Vonovia-Ruhrstadion Attendance: 26,000 Referee: Daniel Schlager (Gernsbach) |
| 4 October 2025 8 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 3–2 | VfL Bochum | Kaiserslautern |
| 13:00 | [25] | Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion Attendance: 48,155 Referee: Michael Bacher (Rosenheim) |
| 18 October 2025 9 | VfL Bochum | 3–2 | Hertha BSC | Bochum |
| 20:30 | [26] | Stadium: Vonovia-Ruhrstadion Attendance: 25,800 Referee: Matthias Jöllenbeck (Freiburg) |
| 25 October 2025 10 | Holstein Kiel | 1–1 | VfL Bochum | Kiel |
| 13:00 |
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[27] | Stadium: Holstein-Stadion Attendance: 15,034 Referee: Florian Lechner (Insel Poel) |
| 2 November 2025 11 | VfL Bochum | 2–0 | 1. FC Magdeburg | Bochum |
| 13:30 | [28] | Stadium: Vonovia-Ruhrstadion Attendance: 26,000 Referee: Felix Wagner (Glött) |
| 9 November 2025 12 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 0–2 | VfL Bochum | Braunschweig |
| 13:30 | [29] | Stadium: Eintracht-Stadion Attendance: 21,455 Referee: Konrad Oldhafer (Poppenbüttel) |
| 21 November 2025 13 | VfL Bochum | 1–2 | Dynamo Dresden | Bochum |
| 18:30 |
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[30] | Stadium: Vonovia-Ruhrstadion Attendance: 25,940 Referee: Lars Erbst (Gerlingen) |
| 29 November 2025 14 | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 0–3 | VfL Bochum | Fürth |
| 13:00 | [31] |
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Stadium: Sportpark Ronhof Thomas Sommer Attendance: 10,879 Referee: Jarno Wienefeld (Hamburg) |
| 6 December 2025 15 | VfL Bochum | 1–0 | Arminia Bielefeld | Bochum |
| 13:00 |
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[32] | Stadium: Vonovia-Ruhrstadion Attendance: 25,429 Referee: Wolfgang Haslberger (St. Wolfgang) |
| 13 December 2025 16 | Hannover 96 | 0–0 | VfL Bochum | Hanover |
| 20:30 | [33] | Stadium: Heinz-von-Heiden-Arena Attendance: 42,300 Referee: Tobias Reichel (Sindelfingen) |
| 20 December 2025 17 | VfL Bochum | 2–2 | Karlsruher SC | Bochum |
| 13:00 |
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[34] | Stadium: Vonovia-Ruhrstadion Attendance: 26,000 Referee: Marc Philip Eckermann (Winnenden) |
| 18 January 2026 18 | VfL Bochum | 3–3 | SV Darmstadt 98 | Bochum |
| 13:30 | [35] | Stadium: Vonovia-Ruhrstadion Attendance: 24,922 Referee: Felix Bickel (Wolfsburg) |
| 25 January 2026 19 | SV Elversberg | 1–1 | VfL Bochum | Spiesen-Elversberg |
| 13:30 |
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[36] |
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Stadium: Waldstadion an der Kaiserlinde Attendance: 9,307 Referee: Robert Kampka (Cologne) |
| 31 January 2026 20 | VfL Bochum | 2–0 | FC Schalke 04 | Bochum |
| 13:00 | [37] | Stadium: Vonovia-Ruhrstadion Attendance: 26,000 Referee: Michael Bacher (Rosenheim) |
| 6 February 2026 21 | SC Preußen Münster | 1–1 | VfL Bochum | Münster |
| 18:30 |
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[38] |
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Stadium: LVM-Preußenstadion Attendance: 10,642 Referee: Patrick Alt (Illingen) |
| 15 February 2026 22 | VfL Bochum | 0–0 | SC Paderborn 07 | Bochum |
| 13:30 | [39] | Stadium: Vonovia-Ruhrstadion Attendance: 25,656 Referee: Tom Bauer (Mainz) |
| 20 February 2026 23 | VfL Bochum | 1–1 | 1. FC Nürnberg | Bochum |
| 18:30 | [40] |
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Stadium: Vonovia-Ruhrstadion Attendance: 26,000 Referee: Patrick Ittrich (Hamburg) |
| 27 February 2026 24 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 2–1 | VfL Bochum | Düsseldorf |
| 18:30 | [41] |
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Stadium: Merkur Spiel-Arena Attendance: 41,737 Referee: Robert Hartmann (Wangen im Allgäu) |
| 7 March 2026 25 | VfL Bochum | 3–2 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | Bochum |
| 20:30 | [42] | Stadium: Vonovia-Ruhrstadion Attendance: 26,000 Referee: Max Burda (Berlin) |
| 14 March 2026 26 | Hertha BSC | 1–1 | VfL Bochum | Berlin |
| 20:30 | [43] |
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Stadium: Olympiastadion Attendance: 47,520 Referee: Michael Bacher (Rosenheim) |
| 22 March 2026 27 | VfL Bochum | 2–3 | Holstein Kiel | Bochum |
| 13:30 |
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[44] |
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Stadium: Vonovia-Ruhrstadion Attendance: 25,039 Referee: Patrick Alt (Illingen) |
| 4 April 2026 28 | 1. FC Magdeburg | 4–1 | VfL Bochum | Magdeburg |
| 13:00 | [45] |
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Stadium: Avnet Arena Attendance: 25,030 Referee: Felix Prigan (Deizisau) |
| 12 April 2026 29 | VfL Bochum | 4–1 | Eintracht Braunschweig | Bochum |
| 13:30 |
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[46] |
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Stadium: Vonovia-Ruhrstadion Attendance: 26,000 Referee: Wolfgang Haslberger (St. Wolfgang) |
| 18 April 2026 30 | Dynamo Dresden | 2–0 | VfL Bochum | Dresden |
| 13:00 | [47] | Stadium: Rudolf-Harbig-Stadion Attendance: 30,616 Referee: Robert Schröder (Hannover) |
| 26 April 2026 31 | VfL Bochum | 2–1 | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | Bochum |
| 13:30 |
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[48] |
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Stadium: Vonovia-Ruhrstadion Attendance: 24,109 Referee: Frank Willenborg (Osnabrück) |
| 2 May 2026 32 | Arminia Bielefeld | 1–1 | VfL Bochum | Bielefeld |
| 13:00 | [49] |
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Stadium: Schüco-Arena Attendance: 26,750 Referee: Tobias Stieler (Sölden) |
| 9 May 2026 33 | VfL Bochum | 1–1 | Hannover 96 | Bochum |
| 13:00 |
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[50] |
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Stadium: Vonovia-Ruhrstadion Attendance: 26,000 Referee: Robert Kampka (Cologne) |
| 17 May 2026 34 | Karlsruher SC | 1–2 | VfL Bochum | Karlsruhe |
| 15:30 |
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[51] | Stadium: BBBank Wildpark Attendance: 32,244 Referee: Patrick Alt (Illingen) |
DFB-Pokal
| 16 August 2025 R1 | Berliner FC Dynamo | 1–3 (a.e.t.) | VfL Bochum | Berlin |
| 13:00 |
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[52] | Stadium: Sportforum Hohenschönhausen Attendance: 4,705 Referee: Felix Wagner (Glött) |
| 28 October 2025 R2 | FC Augsburg | 0–1 | VfL Bochum | Augsburg |
| 20:45 | [53] |
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Stadium: Augsburg Arena Attendance: 20,280 Referee: Sascha Stegemann (Niederkassel) |
| 3 December 2025 R3 | VfL Bochum | 0–2 | VfB Stuttgart | Bochum |
| 18:00 | [54] | Stadium: Vonovia-Ruhrstadion Attendance: 25,940 Referee: Florian Badstübner (Nürnberg) |
Squad
Squad and statistics
Squad, appearances and goals scored
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | 2. Bundesliga | DFB-Pokal | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK |  GER |
Timo Horn (vice-captain) | 37 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | GER |
Philipp Strompf | 29 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | DF |  SRB |
Erhan Mašović | 15 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | GER |
Colin Kleine-Bekel (until 7 January 2026) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | MF |  MLI |
Ibrahima Sissoko (until 12 January 2026) | 8 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | DF | GER |
Kevin Vogt (since 7 July 2025) | 11 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | GER |
Kjell Wätjen | 29 | 2 | 26 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | MLI |
Ibrahim Sissoko | 6 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | FW |  IRL |
Michael Obafemi (from 1 September 2025 until 21 January 2026) | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | GER |
Moritz Kwarteng | 20 | 2 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | DF |  DEN |
Oliver Olsen (since 2 February 2026) | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | FW |  FRA |
Mathis Clairicia (until 15 January 2026) | 10 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | GER |
Felix Passlack (until 2 February 2026) | 19 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | FW |  NIR |
Callum Marshall (since 7 January 2026) | 16 | 2 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF |  PHI |
Gerrit Holtmann | 27 | 6 | 25 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 18 | FW | GER |
Samuel Bamba (until 29 August 2025) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | DF |  NOR |
Mikkel Rakneberg (since 2 January 2026) | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | MF |  SVK |
Matúš Bero (captain) | 25 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | DF |  SUI |
Noah Loosli | 31 | 1 | 28 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 21 | MF | GER |
Francis Onyeka | 32 | 8 | 30 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | GK | GER |
Niclas Thiede | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | MF |  JPN |
Kōji Miyoshi | 23 | 3 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | GER |
Mats Pannewig | 30 | 2 | 27 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | GER |
Daniel Hülsenbusch (since 14 July 2025) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | GER |
Romario Rösch | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | GER |
Niklas Jahn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | GER |
Lennart Koerdt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | FW | GER |
Moritz Broschinski (until 12 August 2025) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | FW | GER |
Farid Alfa-Ruprecht (since 1 September 2025) | 28 | 3 | 26 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | DF | GER |
Darnell Keumo | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | GK | GER |
Jeremias Heufken (since 14 July 2025) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | MF | GER |
Marcel Sobottka (since 15 January 2026) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | DF | GER |
Maximilian Wittek | 32 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 33 | FW | GER |
Philipp Hofmann | 35 | 12 | 32 | 12 | 3 | 0 |
| 34 | MF | GER |
Cajetan Lenz | 34 | 2 | 31 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 35 | DF | GER |
Kacper Koscierski | 13 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 36 | FW |  KOS |
Lirim Jashari (until 1 Februar 2026) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | FW |  ITA |
Alessandro Crimaldi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | GK | GER |
Hugo Rölleke | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | DF | GER |
Leandro Morgalla | 35 | 1 | 33 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 40 | FW | GER |
Luis Pick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | MF | GER |
Amos Gerth (since 15 November 2025) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | MF | GER |
Henri Sanchez Fernandez (since 9 October 2025) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | MF | GER |
Ruben Schneider (since 15 November 2025) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | MF | GER |
Keanu Kerbsties (since 9 October 2025) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | FW | GER |
Louis Köster (since 27 March 2026) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | DF | GER |
Stevan Tasić (since 4 September 2025) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | FW | GER |
Jonathan Akaegbobi (since 9 October 2025) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | MF | GER |
Tom Meyer (since 4 September 2025) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | MF | GER |
Lasse Isbruch | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| — | MF |  MKD |
Agon Elezi (until 14 July 2025) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Transfers
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