2025–26 MSV Duisburg season

MSV Duisburg
2025–26 season
ManagerDietmar Hirsch
StadiumMSV-Arena
3. LigaPre-season
Lower Rhine CupRound 1

The 2024–25 MSV Duisburg season is the 126th season in the club's football history. In 2025–26 the club plays in the 3. Liga, the third tier of German football alongside the Lower Rhine Cup.[1] Duisburg secured promotion from the Regionalliga West, after being promoted a year earlier.[2]

Team

As of 4 July 2025[3]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  GER Maximilian Braune
2 DF  GER Moritz Montag
5 DF  GER Tobias Fleckstein
6 MF  GER Rasim Bulić
7 MF  GER Jakob Bookjans
8 MF  GER Jonas Michelbrink
9 FW  GER Tim Heike
10 MF  GER Christian Viet
14 MF  IRL Conor Noß
17 DF  GER Mert Göckan
18 FW  GER Steffen Meuer
19 MF  GER Leon Müller
20 DF  GER Niklas Jessen
21 FW  GER Jannik Zahmel
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 FW  GER Thilo Töpken
23 MF  GER Jan-Simon Symalla
24 GK  GER Julius Paris
25 FW  GER Dennis Borkowski
27 DF  TUR Can Coşkun
28 MF  GER Florian Egerer
29 DF  GER Joshua Bitter
31 MF  GER Maximilian Dittgen
33 MF  GER Jesse Tugbenyo
37 MF  GER Patrick Sussek
38 MF  GER Gabriel Sadlek
40 DF  GER Ben Schlicke
42 DF  GER Alexander Hahn (captain)

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— FW  GER Luis Hartwig (at VfL Bochum II until 30 June 2026)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— FW  GER Gerrit Wegkamp (at Schalke 04 II until 30 June 2026)


Transfers

In

Date Pos. Name From Type Ref.
1 July 2025 MF Rasim Bulić Jahn Regensburg Free transfer [4]
DF Niklas Jessen Borussia Dortmund II [5]
DF Ben Schlicke SpVgg Unterhaching [6]
MF Conor Noß Blau-Weiß Linz [7]
FW Tim Heike FC Ingolstadt [8]
FW Dennis Borkowski [9]
MF Christian Viet Jahn Regensburg [10]

Out

Date Pos. Name To Type Ref.
1 July 2025 FW Malek Fakhro Hallescher FC End of contract [11]
MF Kilian Pagliuca [12]
MF Thomas Pledl
MF Dustin Willms Sportfreunde Siegen [13]
FW Luis Hartwig VfL Bochum II Loan [14]
DF Franko Uzelac Sportfreunde Lotte Free transfer [15]
4 July 2025 FW Gerrit Wegkamp Schalke 04 II Loan [16]

New contracts

Date Pos. Name Contract length Contract end Ref.
28 May 2025 MF Patrick Sussek Not announced (multi-year) [17]
10 June 2025 MF Jan-Simon Symalla 3 years 2028 [18]
12 June 2025 MF Jesse Tugbenyo Not announced (multi-year) [19]

Friendly matches

28 June 2025 1 Duisburger SV 1900 0–7 MSV Duisburg Duisburg
15:00 Report
  • Symalla 1', 45+1'
  • Tugbenyo 9'
  • Zahmel 48'
  • Töpken 55', 59'
  • Schlicke 74'
 Stadium: DSV 1900 Sportpark
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Jonah Besong
2 July 2025 2 Hibernian 0–0 MSV Duisburg Epe
11:00
Note: The match was played behind closed doors.
6 July 2025 3 SV Sonsbeck 0–6 MSV Duisburg Sonsbeck
15:00 Report
  • Heike 42', 43'
  • Schlicke 52'
  • Meuer 61', 86'
  • Symalla 65'
 Stadium: Willy-Lemkens-Sportpark
Attendance: 900
12 July 2025 4 Preußen Münster v MSV Duisburg
Note: Originally scheduled to be played in Marl with spectators, it was announced that the match will be played behind closed doors, due to safety concerns.
16 July 2025 5 VfB Homberg v MSV Duisburg Duisburg
18:30 Stadium: PCC-Stadion
19 July 2025 6 MSV Duisburg v Lommel S.K. Duisburg
14:00 Stadium: PCC-Stadion
26 July 2025 7 Kickers Offenbach v MSV Duisburg Nentershausen
14:00 Stadium: Eisbachtalstadion
13 August 2025 8 SV Wanheim v MSV Duisburg Duisburg
18:00 Stadium: Bezirkssportanlage Honnenpfad

Competitions

Times from 1 July to 25 October 2025 and from 29 March to 30 June 2026 are UTC+2, from 26 October 2025 to 28 March 2025 UTC+1.

Overview

Competition First match Last match Starting round Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
3. Liga 1 August 2025 16 May 2025 Matchday 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
Lower Rhine Cup TBD Round 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—

Last updated: 8 June 2025
Source: Soccerway

3. Liga

Main article: 2025–26 3. Liga

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
2 Erzgebirge Aue 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Promotion to 2. Bundesliga and qualification for DFB-Pokal
3 Energie Cottbus 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for promotion play-offs and DFB-Pokal
4 MSV Duisburg 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for DFB-Pokal
5 Rot-Weiss Essen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 TSV Havelse 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 1 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.[20]

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0  0

Last updated: 8 June 2025.
Source: DFB

Results by round

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Result
Position
First match(es) will be played on 1 August 2025. Source: DFB
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

2–3 August 2025 1 MSV Duisburg v VfB Stuttgart II Duisburg
Stadium: Schauinsland-Reisen-Arena
8–10 August 2025 2 Jahn Regensburg v MSV Duisburg Regensburg
Stadium: Jahnstadion Regensburg
22–24 August 2025 3 MSV Duisburg v SSV Ulm Duisburg
Stadium: Schauinsland-Reisen-Arena
29–31 August 2025 4 SC Verl v MSV Duisburg Verl
Stadium: Sportclub Arena
12–14 September 2025 5 MSV Duisburg v Wehen Wiesbaden Duisburg
Stadium: Schauinsland-Reisen-Arena
16–17 September 2025 6 1. FC Schweinfurt v MSV Duisburg Schweinfurt
Stadium: Sachs-Stadion
19–21 September 2025 7 TSV Havelse v MSV Duisburg Hanover
Stadium: Eilenriedestadion
26–28 September 2025 8 MSV Duisburg v FC Ingolstadt Duisburg
Stadium: Schauinsland-Reisen-Arena
30 September – 1 October 2025 9 1. FC Saarbrücken v MSV Duisburg Saarbrücken
Stadium: Ludwigsparkstadion
3–5 October 2025 10 MSV Duisburg v Hansa Rostock Duisburg
Stadium: Schauinsland-Reisen-Arena
17–19 October 2025 11 1860 Munich v MSV Duisburg Munich
Stadium: Grünwalder Stadion
24–26 October 2025 12 MSV Duisburg v Rot-Weiss Essen Duisburg
Stadium: Schauinsland-Reisen-Arena
31 October – 2 November 2025 13 VfL Osnabrück v MSV Duisburg Osnabrück
Stadium: Stadion an der Bremer Brücke
7–9 November 2025 14 MSV Duisburg v Waldhof Mannheim Duisburg
Stadium: Schauinsland-Reisen-Arena
21–23 November 2025 15 TSG Hoffenheim II v MSV Duisburg Sinsheim
Stadium: Dietmar-Hopp-Stadion
28–30 November 2025 16 MSV Duisburg v Alemannia Aachen Duisburg
Stadium: Schauinsland-Reisen-Arena
5–7 December 2025 17 Energie Cottbus v MSV Duisburg Cottbus
Stadium: LEAG Energie Stadion
12–14 December 2025 18 MSV Duisburg v Erzgebirge Aue Duisburg
Stadium: Schauinsland-Reisen-Arena
19–21 December 2025 19 FC Viktoria Köln v MSV Duisburg Cologne
Stadium: Sportpark Höhenberg
16–18 January 2026 20 VfB Stuttgart II v MSV Duisburg Aspach
Stadium: WIRmachenDRUCK Arena
23–25 January 2026 21 MSV Duisburg v Jahn Regensburg Duisburg
Stadium: Schauinsland-Reisen-Arena
30 January – 1 February 2026 22 SSV Ulm v MSV Duisburg Ulm
Stadium: Donaustadion
6–8 February 2026 23 MSV Duisburg v SC Verl Duisburg
Stadium: Schauinsland-Reisen-Arena
13–15 February 2026 24 Wehen Wiesbaden v MSV Duisburg Wiesbaden
Stadium: BRITA-Arena
20–22 February 2026 25 MSV Duisburg v 1. FC Schweinfurt Duisburg
Stadium: Schauinsland-Reisen-Arena
27 February – 1 March 2026 26 MSV Duisburg v TSV Havelse Duisburg
Stadium: Schauinsland-Reisen-Arena
3–4 March 2026 27 FC Ingolstadt v MSV Duisburg Ingolstadt
Stadium: Audi Sportpark
6–8 March 2026 28 MSV Duisburg v 1. FC Saarbrücken Duisburg
Stadium: Schauinsland-Reisen-Arena
13–15 March 2026 29 Hansa Rostock v MSV Duisburg Rostock
Stadium: Ostseestadion
20–22 March 2026 30 MSV Duisburg v 1860 Munich Duisburg
Stadium: Schauinsland-Reisen-Arena
4–5 April 2026 31 Rot-Weiss Essen v MSV Duisburg Essen
Stadium: Stadion an der Hafenstraße
7–8 April 2026 32 MSV Duisburg v VfL Osnabrück Duisburg
Stadium: Schauinsland-Reisen-Arena
10–12 April 2026 33 Waldhof Mannheim v MSV Duisburg Mannheim
Stadium: Carl-Benz-Stadion
17–19 April 2026 34 MSV Duisburg v TSG Hoffenheim II Duisburg
Stadium: Schauinsland-Reisen-Arena
24–26 April 2026 35 Alemannia Aachen v MSV Duisburg Aachen
Stadium: Tivoli
2–3 May 2026 36 MSV Duisburg v Energie Cottbus Duisburg
Stadium: Schauinsland-Reisen-Arena
8–10 May 2026 37 Erzgebirge Aue v MSV Duisburg Aue
Stadium: Erzgebirgsstadion
16 May 2026 38 MSV Duisburg v Viktoria Köln Duisburg
13:30 Stadium: Schauinsland-Reisen-Arena

References

  1. ^ "Mit dem Geist von Epe: die ersten Vorbereitungstermine". msv-duisburg.de (in German). Retrieved 21 May 2025.
  2. ^ "Letzte Zweifel beseitigt – MSV Duisburg zurück in der 3. Liga". sportschau.de (in German). Retrieved 25 April 2025.
  3. ^ Team
  4. ^ "„Enorme Physis": Rasim Bulic kommt zum Spielverein". msv-duisburg.de. 27 May 2025. Retrieved 27 May 2025.
  5. ^ "Schnell und robust: Jessen unterschreibt beim MSV". msv-duisburg.de. 30 May 2025. Retrieved 30 May 2025.
  6. ^ "Ben Schlicke schließt sich Spielverein an". msv-duisburg.de. 23 June 2025. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
  7. ^ "Der MSV Duisburg nimmt Conor Noß unter Vertrag". msv-duisburg.de. 23 June 2025. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
  8. ^ "Tim Heike stürmt ab sofort an der Wedau". msv-duisburg.de. 24 June 2025. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
  9. ^ "Dennis Borkowski wird ein Zebra". msv-duisburg.de. 26 June 2025. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
  10. ^ "Geballte Erfahrung für den Spielverein: Viet wechselt zum MSV". msv-duisburg.de. 30 June 2025. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
  11. ^ "Neuer Mittelstürmer für den HFC: Nationalspieler Malek Fakhro kommt aus Duisburg". hallescherfc.de. 25 June 2025. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
  12. ^ "Ein tolles Jahr in Meiderich: Danke, Zebras!". msv-duisburg.de. 6 June 2025. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
  13. ^ "Neuzugang für die Krönchenstädter: SFS verpflichtet Dustin Willms". sportfreunde-siegen.de. 18 June 2025. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
  14. ^ "Viel Erfolg anne Castroper, Luis!". msv-duisburg.de. 11 June 2025. Retrieved 11 June 2025.
  15. ^ "Innenverteidiger Franko Uzelac kommt aus Duisburg!". sf-lotte.de. 23 June 2025. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
  16. ^ "Wegkamp wechselt auf Leihbasis zum S04". msv-duisburg.de. 4 July 2025. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
  17. ^ "Langfristig verlängert: Sussek bleibt in Meiderich". msv-duisburg.de. 28 May 2025. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
  18. ^ "Mit Fleiß und Tempo: Symalla verlängert vorzeitig". msv-duisburg.de. 10 June 2025. Retrieved 10 June 2025.
  19. ^ "Den Blick weiter nach vorn: Tugbenyo bleibt ein Zebra". msv-duisburg.de. 12 June 2025. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
  20. ^ "Spielordnung" [Match rules] (PDF). dfb.de (in German). German Football Association (DFB). p. 71. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
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