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2025–26 Bundesliga

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Bundesliga
Season2025–26
Dates22 August 2025 – 16 May 2026
Matches188
Goals597 (3.18 per match)
Top goalscorerHarry Kane
(24 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 run8 games
Mönchengladbach
Köln
Bremen
Longest losing run6 games
St. Pauli
Highest attendance81,365
four games
Lowest attendance13,000
Heidenheim v Wolfsburg
Attendance7,761,436 (41,284 per match)
2026–27 →
All statistics correct as of 8 February 2026.

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.[1]

The fixtures were released on 27 June 2025.[2][3]

Teams

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Locations of the 2025–26 Bundesliga teams

Team changes

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

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

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Team Location Stadium Capacity R.
FC Augsburg Augsburg WWK Arena 30,660 [4]
Union Berlin Berlin Stadion An der Alten Försterei 22,012 [5]
Werder Bremen Bremen Weserstadion 42,100 [6]
Borussia Dortmund Dortmund Signal Iduna Park 81,365 [7]
Eintracht Frankfurt Frankfurt Deutsche Bank Park 59,500 [8]
SC Freiburg Freiburg im Breisgau Europa-Park Stadion 34,700 [9]
Hamburger SV Hamburg Volksparkstadion 57,000 [10]
1. FC Heidenheim Heidenheim Voith-Arena 15,000 [11]
TSG Hoffenheim Sinsheim PreZero Arena 30,150 [12]
1. FC Köln Cologne RheinEnergieStadion 49,698
RB Leipzig Leipzig Red Bull Arena 47,800 [13]
Bayer Leverkusen Leverkusen BayArena 30,210 [14]
Mainz 05 Mainz Mewa Arena 33,305 [15]
Borussia Mönchengladbach Mönchengladbach Borussia-Park 54,042 [16]
Bayern Munich Munich Allianz Arena 75,000 [17]
FC St. Pauli Hamburg Millerntor-Stadion 29,546 [18]
VfB Stuttgart Stuttgart MHPArena 60,058 [19]
VfL Wolfsburg Wolfsburg Volkswagen Arena 28,917 [20]

Personnel and kits

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Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Front Sleeve
FC Augsburg Germany Manuel Baum Netherlands Jeffrey Gouweleeuw Mizuno WWK Versicherung Siegmund
Union Berlin Germany Steffen Baumgart 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[21] 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 Poland Lukas Kwasniok 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[22] 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 Daniel Bauer Germany Maximilian Arnold Nike Volkswagen Mobileye
  1. ^ a b c d e f In cup matches
  2. ^ In cup and European matches

Managerial changes

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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 [23][24]
VfL Wolfsburg Germany Daniel Bauer 4 May 2025 Netherlands Paul Simonis 12 June 2025 [25][26]
1. FC Köln Germany Friedhelm Funkel 5 May 2025 Poland Lukas Kwasniok 6 June 2025 [27][28]
Bayer Leverkusen Spain Xabi Alonso Mutual consent 9 May 2025 Netherlands Erik ten Hag 26 May 2025 [29][30]
FC Augsburg Denmark Jess Thorup Sacked 23 May 2025 Germany Sandro Wagner 28 May 2025 [31][32]
Werder Bremen Germany Ole Werner 27 May 2025 Germany Horst Steffen 29 May 2025 [33][34]
Bayer Leverkusen Netherlands Erik ten Hag 1 September 2025 12th Denmark Kasper Hjulmand 8 September 2025 [35][36]
Borussia Mönchengladbach Switzerland Gerardo Seoane 15 September 2025 16th Poland Eugen Polanski[a] 15 September 2025 [38]
VfL Wolfsburg Netherlands Paul Simonis 9 November 2025 14th Germany Daniel Bauer 9 November 2025 [39][40]
FC Augsburg Germany Sandro Wagner Mutual consent 1 December 2025 14th Germany Manuel Baum (interim) 1 December 2025 [41]
Mainz 05 Denmark Bo Henriksen 3 December 2025 18th Germany Benjamin Hoffmann (interim) 3 December 2025 [42]
Germany Benjamin Hoffmann End of caretaker spell 7 December 2025 18th Switzerland Urs Fischer 7 December 2025 [43][44]
Eintracht Frankfurt Germany Dino Toppmöller Sacked 18 January 2026 7th Germany Dennis Schmitt (interim) 18 January 2026 [45]
Germany Dennis Schmitt End of caretaker spell 30 January 2026 2 February 2026 8th Spain Albert Riera 30 January 2026 2 February 2026 [46]
Werder Bremen Germany Horst Steffen Sacked 1 February 2026 15th Germany Daniel Thioune 4 February 2026 [47][48]
  1. ^ Polanski was initially appointed as interim manager, before being appointed permanent manager on 18 November 2025.[37]

League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Bayern Munich 21 17 3 1 79 19 +60 54 Qualification for the Champions League league phase
2 Borussia Dortmund 21 14 6 1 43 20 +23 48
3 TSG Hoffenheim 21 13 3 5 44 28 +16 42
4 RB Leipzig 21 12 3 6 40 28 +12 39
5 VfB Stuttgart 21 12 3 6 38 28 +10 39 Qualification for the Europa League league phase[a]
6 Bayer Leverkusen 20 11 3 6 39 27 +12 36 Qualification for the Conference League play-off round
7 SC Freiburg 21 8 6 7 32 33 −1 30
8 Eintracht Frankfurt 21 7 7 7 41 46 −5 28
9 Union Berlin 21 6 7 8 26 34 −8 25
10 1. FC Köln 21 6 5 10 30 34 −4 23
11 Hamburger SV 20 5 7 8 21 29 −8 22
12 Borussia Mönchengladbach 21 5 7 9 25 34 −9 22
13 FC Augsburg 21 6 4 11 24 39 −15 22
14 Mainz 05 21 5 6 10 25 33 −8 21
15 VfL Wolfsburg 21 5 4 12 29 44 −15 19
16 Werder Bremen 21 4 7 10 22 39 −17 19 Qualification for the relegation play-offs
17 FC St. Pauli 21 4 5 12 20 35 −15 17 Relegation to 2. Bundesliga
18 1. FC Heidenheim 21 3 4 14 19 47 −28 13
Updated to match(es) played on 8 February 2026. 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.[49]
(Rules 4–6 only apply after home and away matches have been played between the tied teams.)
Notes:
  1. ^ The 2025–26 DFB-Pokal winners also qualify for the Europa League league phase (or the sixth-placed team if the DFB-Pokal winners finish in the top five of the Bundesliga). If the DFB-Pokal winners finish in the top six of the Bundesliga, the Conference League spot will be passed to the seventh-placed team.

Results

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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 2–2 1–0 0–6 2–0 1–4 2–3 2–1 3–1
Union Berlin — 0–3 1–1 0–0 0–0 1–2 2–4 3–1 2–2 3–1 2–2 2–1
Werder Bremen 1–0 — 3–3 0–3 a 0–2 1–1 3–3 1–1 1–0 0–4 2–1
Borussia Dortmund 3–0 3–0 — 3–2 2–0 1–0 1–1 2–0 a 3–2 3–3 1–0
Eintracht Frankfurt 1–0 3–4 4–1 3–3 — 1–3 1–3 1–0 0–3 2–0 1–1
SC Freiburg 1–3 1–0 1–1 2–2 — 2–1 1–1 2–1 4–0 2–1 3–1
Hamburger SV 3–2 1–1 1–1 — 2–1 4–0 0–0 2–2 0–2 2–1 0–1
1. FC Heidenheim 2–2 0–2 1–1 2–1 0–2 — 2–2 0–3 2–1 0–3 0–4 1–3
TSG Hoffenheim 3–0 3–1 1–3 4–1 3–1 — 0–1 3–1 1–0 5–1 1–4
1. FC Köln 1–1 0–1 3–4 4–1 4–1 — 1–2 2–1 a 1–3 1–1 1–2 1–0
RB Leipzig 2–0 6–0 2–0 2–1 2–0 3–1 — 1–3 1–2 1–5 3–1
Bayer Leverkusen 2–0 1–0 1–2 3–1 2–0 6–0 1–2 2–0 — 1–1 1–4
Mainz 05 2–0 1–1 0–2 2–1 1–1 0–1 0–1 3–4 — 0–1 0–0 3–1
Borussia Mönchengladbach 4–0 0–4 4–6 0–0 0–0 3–1 0–0 1–1 — 0–3 0–3 1–3
Bayern Munich 1–2 4–0 2–1 6–2 5–0 5–1 6–0 3–0 2–2 — 3–1 8–1
FC St. Pauli 2–1 0–1 3–3 0–0 2–1 0–3 1–1 1–2 0–4 — 2–1
VfB Stuttgart 3–2 1–1 3–2 1–0 1–0 0–0 2–1 1–0 0–5 2–0 —
VfL Wolfsburg 3–1 1–2 3–4 1–1 2–3 3–3 0–1 1–3 1–1 2–1 0–3 —
Updated to match(es) played on 8 February 2026. Source: Bundesliga
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Relegation play-offs

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The relegation play-offs will take place on 21 or 22 and 25 or 26 May 2026.[1]

Statistics

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Top goalscorers

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As of 8 February 2026[50]
Rank Player Club Goals
1 England Harry Kane Bayern Munich 24
2 Colombia Luis Díaz Bayern Munich 13
3 Germany Deniz Undav VfB Stuttgart 11
4 France Michael Olise Bayern Munich 10
Bosnia and Herzegovina Haris Tabaković Borussia Mönchengladbach
6 Germany Nadiem Amiri Mainz 05 9
Guinea Serhou Guirassy Borussia Dortmund
Croatia Andrej Kramarić TSG Hoffenheim
9 Austria Christoph Baumgartner RB Leipzig 8
Germany Jonathan Burkardt Eintracht Frankfurt

Hat-tricks

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See also: List of Bundesliga hat-tricks
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

Clean sheets

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As of 8 February 2026[51]
Rank Player Club Clean
sheets
1 Switzerland Gregor Kobel Borussia Dortmund 10
2 Hungary Péter Gulácsi RB Leipzig 9
3 Germany Moritz Nicolas Borussia Mönchengladbach 8
Germany Alexander Nübel VfB Stuttgart
5 Portugal Daniel Heuer Fernandes Hamburger SV 6
6 Germany Noah Atubolu SC Freiburg 5
Germany Oliver Baumann TSG Hoffenheim
Germany Manuel Neuer Bayern Munich
9 Netherlands Mark Flekken Bayer Leverkusen 4
Denmark Frederik Rønnow Union Berlin

Awards

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Monthly awards

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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 [52][53][54]
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 Croatia Luka Vušković Hamburger SV

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