2025–26 in German football

The 2025–26 season is the 116th season of competitive football in Germany.

Promotion and relegation

Pre-season

League	Promoted to league	Relegated from league
Bundesliga	1. FC Köln Hamburger SV	Holstein Kiel VfL Bochum
2. Bundesliga	Dynamo Dresden Arminia Bielefeld	SSV Ulm Jahn Regensburg
3. Liga	MSV Duisburg TSV Havelse TSG Hoffenheim II 1. FC Schweinfurt	Borussia Dortmund II Hannover 96 II SV Sandhausen SpVgg Unterhaching
Frauen-Bundesliga¹	1. FC Nürnberg Union Berlin Hamburger SV	Turbine Potsdam
2. Frauen-Bundesliga	Viktoria Berlin Mainz 05 VfB Stuttgart VfR Warbeyen VfL Wolfsburg II	SV 67 Weinberg SC Freiburg II FSV Gütersloh

^ The Frauen-Bundesliga will be expanded to 14 teams for the 2025–26 season.

National teams

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Germany national football team

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2026 FIFA World Cup qualification

Group A

Pos	Team	Qualification
1	Germany (X)	Qualification for 2026 FIFA World Cup	—	17 Nov	7 Sep	10 Oct
2	Slovakia	Advance to play-offs	4 Sep	—	14 Nov	13 Oct
3	Northern Ireland		13 Oct	10 Oct	—	17 Nov
4	Luxembourg		14 Nov	7 Sep	4 Sep	—

First match(es) will be played: 4 September 2025. Source: FIFA, UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(X) Assured of a play-off spot based on Nations League ranking; may still qualify directly

4 September 2025 (2025-09-04) Group A	Slovakia	v	Germany	Bratislava
20:45 (20:45 UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Tehelné pole

7 September 2025 (2025-09-07) Group A	Germany	v	Northern Ireland	Cologne
20:45 (20:45 UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: RheinEnergieStadion

10 October 2025 (2025-10-10) Group A	Germany	v	Luxembourg	Sinsheim
20:45 (20:45 UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Rhein-Neckar-Arena

13 October 2025 (2025-10-13) Group A	Northern Ireland	v	Germany	Belfast
20:45 (19:45 UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Windsor Park

14 November 2025 (2025-11-14) Group A	Luxembourg	v	Germany	Luxembourg City
20:45 (20:45 UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stade de Luxembourg

17 November 2025 (2025-11-17) Group A	Germany	v	Slovakia	Leipzig
20:45 (20:45 UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Red Bull Arena

Germany women's national football team

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UEFA Women's Euro 2025

UEFA Women's Euro 2025 Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Sweden	3	3	0	8	1	+7	9	Advance to knockout stage
2	Germany	3	2	1	5	5	0	6	Advance to knockout stage
3	Poland	3	1	2	3	7	−4	3
4	Denmark	3	0	3	3	6	−3	0

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

UEFA Women's Euro 2025 fixtures and results

4 July 2025 (2025-07-04) Group C	Germany	2–0	Poland	St. Gallen, Switzerland
21:00 (21:00 UTC+2)	Brand 52' Schüller 66'	Report		Stadium: Kybunpark Attendance: 15,972 Referee: Stéphanie Frappart (France)

8 July 2025 (2025-07-08) Group C	Germany	2–1	Denmark	Basel, Switzerland
18:00 (18:00 UTC+2)	Nüsken 56' (pen.) Schüller 66'	Report	Vangsgaard 26'	Stadium: St. Jakob-Park Attendance: 34,165 Referee: Catarina Campos (Portugal)

12 July 2025 (2025-07-12) Group C	Sweden	4–1	Germany	Zurich, Switzerland
21:00 (21:00 UTC+2)	Blackstenius 12' Holmberg 25' Rolfö 34' (pen.) Hurtig 80'	Report	Brand 7'	Stadium: Letzigrund Attendance: 22,552 Referee: Silvia Gasperotti (Italy)

19 July 2025 (2025-07-19) Quarter-finals	France	1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–6 p)	Germany	Basel, Switzerland
21:00 (21:00 UTC+2)	Geyoro 15' (pen.)	Report	Nüsken 25'	Stadium: St. Jakob-Park Attendance: 34,128 Referee: Tess Olofsson (Sweden)
	Penalties
	Majri Karchaoui Malard Baltimore Jean-François N'Dongala Sombath		Minge Dallmann Knaak Däbritz Berger Bühl Nüsken

23 July 2025 (2025-07-23) Semi-finals	Germany	0–1 (a.e.t.)	Spain	Zurich, Switzerland
21:00 (21:00 UTC+2)		Report	Bonmatí 113'	Stadium: Letzigrund Attendance: 22,432 Referee: Edina Alves Batista (Brazil)

2025 UEFA Women's Nations League Finals

24 October 2025 (2025-10-24) Semi-finals	Germany	v	France	Düsseldorf
17:45 (17:45 UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Merkur Spiel-Arena

28 October 2025 (2025-10-28) Semi-finals	France	v	Germany	Caen
21:10 (21:10 UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Stade Michel d'Ornano

28 November 2025 Final/Third place play-off

Germany

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TBD

2 December 2025 Final/Third place play-off

TBD

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Germany

2027 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification

2027 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification – UEFA League A

2027 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification fixtures and results

26 February – 7 March 2026 Group A

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26 February – 7 March 2026 Group A

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9–18 April 2026 Group A

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9–18 April 2026 Group A

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3–9 June 2026 Group A

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3–9 June 2026 Group A

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League season

Men

Bundesliga

Bundesliga standings

Pos	Team	Qualification or relegation
1	FC Augsburg	Qualification for the Champions League league phase
2	Union Berlin
3	Werder Bremen
4	Borussia Dortmund
5	Eintracht Frankfurt	Qualification for the Europa League league phase^[a]
6	SC Freiburg	Qualification for the Conference League play-off round
7	Hamburger SV
8	1. FC Heidenheim
9	TSG Hoffenheim
10	1. FC Köln
11	RB Leipzig
12	Bayer Leverkusen
13	Mainz 05
14	Borussia Mönchengladbach
15	Bayern Munich
16	FC St. Pauli	Qualification for the relegation play-offs
17	VfB Stuttgart	Relegation to 2. Bundesliga
18	VfL Wolfsburg	Relegation to 2. Bundesliga

First match(es) will be played: 22 August 2025. 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.^[1]
(Rules 4–6 only apply after home and away matches have been played between the tied teams.)
Notes:

^ The 2025–26 DFB-Pokal winners also qualify for the Europa League league stage (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.

2. Bundesliga

2. Bundesliga standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Arminia Bielefeld	2	2	0	0	7	1	+6	6	Promotion to Bundesliga
2	Darmstadt 98	2	2	0	0	5	1	+4	6	Promotion to Bundesliga
3	Hannover 96	2	2	0	0	3	0	+3	6	Qualification for promotion play-offs
4	Eintracht Braunschweig	2	2	0	0	4	2	+2	6
5	Karlsruher SC	2	1	1	0	3	2	+1	4
5	SC Paderborn	2	1	1	0	3	2	+1	4
7	Greuther Fürth	2	1	0	1	5	5	0	3
8	1. FC Magdeburg	2	1	0	1	2	2	0	3
8	Schalke 04	2	1	0	1	2	2	0	3
10	1. FC Kaiserslautern	2	1	0	1	1	1	0	3
11	VfL Bochum	2	1	0	1	3	4	−1	3
12	SV Elversberg	2	1	0	1	1	2	−1	3
13	Preußen Münster	2	0	1	1	3	4	−1	1
14	Hertha BSC	2	0	1	1	1	2	−1	1
15	Dynamo Dresden	2	0	0	2	3	5	−2	0
16	1. FC Nürnberg	2	0	0	2	0	2	−2	0	Qualification for relegation play-offs
17	Holstein Kiel	2	0	0	2	1	4	−3	0	Relegation to 3. Liga
18	Fortuna Düsseldorf	2	0	0	2	1	7	−6	0	Relegation to 3. Liga

Updated to match(es) played on 10 August 2025. Source: DFB
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.^[2]
(Rules 4–6 only apply after home and away matches have been played between the tied teams.)

3. Liga

3. Liga standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	MSV Duisburg	2	2	0	0	6	1	+5	6	Promotion to 2. Bundesliga and qualification for DFB-Pokal
2	Energie Cottbus	2	1	1	0	5	3	+2	4	Promotion to 2. Bundesliga and qualification for DFB-Pokal
2	Wehen Wiesbaden	2	1	1	0	5	3	+2	4	Qualification for promotion play-offs and DFB-Pokal
4	1860 Munich	2	1	1	0	4	2	+2	4	Qualification for DFB-Pokal
4	TSG Hoffenheim II^[a]	2	1	1	0	4	2	+2	4
6	1. FC Saarbrücken	2	1	1	0	5	4	+1	4
7	Hansa Rostock	2	1	1	0	1	0	+1	4
8	Viktoria Köln	2	1	0	1	3	2	+1	3
9	VfB Stuttgart II^[a]	2	1	0	1	3	3	0	3
10	SSV Ulm	2	1	0	1	2	3	−1	3
11	SC Verl	2	0	2	0	4	4	0	2
12	Rot-Weiss Essen	2	0	2	0	2	2	0	2
13	TSV Havelse	2	0	2	0	1	1	0	2
14	FC Ingolstadt	2	0	1	1	2	3	−1	1
14	Waldhof Mannheim	2	0	1	1	2	3	−1	1
16	Erzgebirge Aue	2	0	1	1	0	1	−1	1
17	Alemannia Aachen	2	0	1	1	2	4	−2	1	Relegation to Regionalliga
18	VfL Osnabrück	2	0	1	1	1	3	−2	1
19	Jahn Regensburg	2	0	1	1	1	5	−4	1
20	1. FC Schweinfurt	2	0	0	2	0	4	−4	0

Updated to match(es) played on 10 August 2025. Source: DFB
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]
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Reserve teams are ineligible for promotion or DFB-Pokal qualification.

Women

Frauen-Bundesliga

Frauen-Bundesliga standings

Pos	Team	Qualification or relegation
1	Union Berlin	Qualification for Champions League league stage
2	Werder Bremen	Qualification for Champions League third round
3	SGS Essen	Qualification for Champions League second round
4	Eintracht Frankfurt
5	SC Freiburg
6	Hamburger SV
7	TSG Hoffenheim
8	Carl Zeiss Jena
9	1. FC Köln
10	RB Leipzig
11	Bayer Leverkusen
12	Bayern Munich
13	1. FC Nürnberg	Relegation to 2. Bundesliga
14	VfL Wolfsburg	Relegation to 2. Bundesliga

First match(es) will be played: 5 September 2025. Source: DFB
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.^[4]

2. Frauen-Bundesliga

2. Frauen-Bundesliga standings

Pos	Team	Qualification or relegation
1	SG Andernach	Promotion to Bundesliga
2	Viktoria Berlin	Promotion to Bundesliga
3	VfL Bochum
4	Eintracht Frankfurt II^[a]
5	FC Ingolstadt
6	Mainz 05
7	SV Meppen
8	Borussia Mönchengladbach
9	Bayern Munich II^[a]
10	Turbine Potsdam
11	SC Sand
12	VfB Stuttgart	Relegation to Regionalliga
13	VfR Warbeyen
14	VfL Wolfsburg II^[a]

First match(es) will be played: 23 August 2025. Source: DFB
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.^[5]
Notes:

^ ^a ^b ^c Reserve teams cannot compete in the Frauen-Bundesliga and are therefore ineligible for promotion.

Cup competitions

Men

DFB-Pokal

Franz Beckenbauer Supercup

16 August 2025

20:30 CEST

VfB Stuttgart	1–2	Bayern Munich
Leweling 90+3'	Report (DFB) Report (DFL)	Kane 18' Díaz 77'

MHPArena, Stuttgart

Attendance: 60,000

Referee: Harm Osmers (Hanover)

Women

DFB-Pokal Frauen

DFB-Supercup Frauen

German clubs in Europe

UEFA Champions League

League phase

UEFA Europa League

League phase

UEFA Conference League

Qualifying

Play-off round

Play-off round
Team 1	Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Rosenborg		Mainz 05	21 Aug	28 Aug

UEFA Women's Champions League

Qualifying rounds

Third qualifying round

Third qualifying round
Team 1	Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Eintracht Frankfurt			11 Sep	18 Sep

League phase

Bayern Munich

Pos	Team	Qualification
1	Arsenal	Advance to the quarter-finals
2	Barcelona
3	Bayern Munich
4	Benfica
5	Chelsea	Advance to the knockout phase play-offs

First match(es) will be played: 7–8 October 2025. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: League phase tiebreakers

VfL Wolfsburg

Pos	Team	Qualification
7	Lyon	Advance to the knockout phase play-offs
8	Paris Saint-Germain
9	VfL Wolfsburg
10	TBD
11	TBD

First match(es) will be played: 7–8 October 2025. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: League phase tiebreakers

References

^ "DFL–Spielordnung (SpOL)" [Match rules] (PDF) (in German). Deutsche Fußball Liga. 29 May 2025. p. 3. Retrieved 21 June 2025.
^ "DFL–Spielordnung (SpOL)" [Match rules] (PDF) (in German). Deutsche Fußball Liga. 29 May 2025. p. 3. Retrieved 21 June 2025.
^ "Spielordnung" [Match rules] (PDF). dfb.de (in German). German Football Association (DFB). p. 71. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
^ "DFB–Spielordnung" [Match rules] (PDF) (in German). German Football Association (DFB). 1 July 2024. p. 74. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
^ "DFB–Spielordnung" [Match rules] (PDF) (in German). German Football Association (DFB). 1 July 2024. p. 74. Retrieved 10 September 2024.

[table_note_res_ELLS0.54345670647149-1] The 2025–26 DFB-Pokal winners also qualify for the Europa League league stage (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.

[table_note_HOF0.47075199683698-4] Reserve teams are ineligible for promotion or DFB-Pokal qualification.

[table_note_FR20.4378811495555-7] Reserve teams cannot compete in the Frauen-Bundesliga and are therefore ineligible for promotion.

[2] "DFL–Spielordnung (SpOL)" [Match rules] (PDF) (in German). Deutsche Fußball Liga. 29 May 2025. p. 3. Retrieved 21 June 2025.

[3] "DFL–Spielordnung (SpOL)" [Match rules] (PDF) (in German). Deutsche Fußball Liga. 29 May 2025. p. 3. Retrieved 21 June 2025.

[5] "Spielordnung" [Match rules] (PDF). dfb.de (in German). German Football Association (DFB). p. 71. Retrieved 20 August 2023.

[6] "DFB–Spielordnung" [Match rules] (PDF) (in German). German Football Association (DFB). 1 July 2024. p. 74. Retrieved 10 September 2024.

[8] "DFB–Spielordnung" [Match rules] (PDF) (in German). German Football Association (DFB). 1 July 2024. p. 74. Retrieved 10 September 2024.

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Seasons in German football
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2025–26 in European men's football (UEFA)
Domestic leagues	Albania Andorra Armenia Austria Azerbaijan Belarus '25 '26 Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark England Estonia '25 '26 Faroe Islands '25 '26 Finland '25 '26 France Georgia '25 '26 Germany Gibraltar Greece Hungary Iceland '25 '26 Israel Italy Kazakhstan '25 '26 Kosovo Latvia '25 '26 Lithuania '25 '26 Luxembourg Malta Moldova Montenegro Netherlands North Macedonia Northern Ireland Norway '25 '26 Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland '25 '26 Romania Russia San Marino Scotland Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden '25 '26 Switzerland Turkey Ukraine Wales
Domestic cups	Albania Andorra Armenia Austria Azerbaijan Belarus Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark England Estonia Faroe Islands '25 '26 Finland '25 '26 France Georgia '25 '26 Germany Gibraltar Greece Hungary Iceland '25 '26 Israel Italy Kazakhstan '25 '26 Kosovo Latvia '25 '26 Liechtenstein Lithuania '25 '26 Luxembourg Malta Moldova Montenegro Netherlands North Macedonia Northern Ireland Norway '25 Final '25–'26 Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland '25 '26 Romania Russia San Marino Scotland Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Ukraine Wales
League cups	England Finland Iceland Israel Kazakhstan '25 '26 Northern Ireland Portugal Scotland Wales
Supercups	Albania Andorra Armenia Azerbaijan Belarus Belgium Bulgaria Cyprus England Estonia '25 '26 Faroe Islands France Georgia Germany Iceland Israel Italy Kazakhstan '25 '26 Kosovo Latvia '25 '26 Lithuania '25 '26 Malta Netherlands Northern Ireland Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland '25 '26 Romania Russia San Marino Spain Turkey ~~Ukraine~~
UEFA competitions	Champions League qualifying league phase knockout phase final Europa League qualifying league phase knockout phase final Conference League qualifying 1st and 2nd rounds 3rd and play-off rounds league phase knockout phase final Super Cup Youth League UEFA Champions League Path Domestic Champions Path knockout phase Under-20 Intercontinental Cup
International competitions	2026 FIFA World Cup qualification 2026 Finalissima 2027 Euro Under-21 qualification 2026 Euro Under-19 qualification 2026 Euro Under-17 qualification

2025–26 in European women's football (UEFA)
Domestic leagues	Albania Armenia Austria Azerbaijan Belarus '24 '25 Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark England Estonia '24 '25 Faroe Islands '24 '25 Finland '24 '25 France Georgia '24 '25 Germany Gibraltar Greece Hungary Iceland '24 '25 Israel Italy Kazakhstan '24 '25 Kosovo Latvia '24 '25 Lithuania '24 '25 Luxembourg Malta Moldova Montenegro Netherlands North Macedonia Northern Ireland '24 '25 Norway '24 '25 Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland '24 '25 Romania Russia '24 '25 Scotland Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden '24 '25 Switzerland Turkey Ukraine Wales
Domestic cups	Albania Croatia Denmark England France Germany Greece Iceland '24 '25 Italy Gibraltar Moldova Netherlands Norway '24 '25 Portugal Scotland Spain Sweden Switzerland Ukraine Wales
League cups	England Italy Portugal Scotland Wales
Supercups	England France Germany Italy Spain
UEFA competitions	Women's Champions League qualifying rounds league phase knockout phase Final Europa Cup qualifying rounds knockout phase Final
International competitions	UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualification 2025 Women's Euro Under-19 qualification 2025 Women's Euro Under-17 qualification