2025–26 SV Werder Bremen season

SV Werder Bremen
2025–26 season
PresidentHubertus Hess-Grunewald
Head coachHorst Steffen
StadiumWeserstadion
BundesligaPreseason
DFB-PokalFirst Round

The 2025–26 season is SV Werder Bremen's 127th season in existence, and the club's fourth consecutive season in the Bundesliga. The club will also participate in the DFB-Pokal.

Players

Current squad

As of 9 July 2025[1][2]

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 Michael Zetterer
2 MF  BEL Olivier Deman
4 DF  GER Niklas Stark
5 DF  GER Amos Pieper
6 MF  DEN Jens Stage
7 FW  GER Marvin Ducksch
8 DF  GER Mitchell Weiser
9 FW  GER Keke Topp
10 MF  GER Leonardo Bittencourt
11 FW  GER Justin Njinmah
14 MF  BEL Senne Lynen
17 FW  AUT Marco Grüll
18 FW  POL Dawid Kownacki
20 MF  AUT Romano Schmid
21 FW  NOR Isak Hansen-Aarøen
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 DF  ARG Julián Malatini
29 MF  CRO Patrice Covic
25 GK  GER Markus Kolke
27 DF  NGA Felix Agu
28 MF  FRA Skelly Alvero
29 FW  GER Salim Musah
30 GK  GER Mio Backhaus
31 DF  GER Karim Coulibaly
32 DF  AUT Marco Friedl (captain)
33 DF  GER Mick Schmetgens
34 MF  GER Wesley Adeh
35 MF  GER Leon Opitz
37 GK  BUL Stefan Smarkalev
39 DF  AUT Maximilian Wöber (on loan from Leeds United)
40 MF  TOG Dikeni Salifou

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
— MF  GUI Naby Keïta (at Ferencváros until 31 December 2025)

Transfers

In

Date Pos. Nat. Name Club Fee Ref.
4 July 2025 DF Maximilian Wöber Leeds United [3]

Out

Date Pos. Nat. Name Club Fee Ref.
1 July 2025 DF Miloš Veljković Red Star Belgrade Free Transfer [4]
1 July 2025 FW Oliver Burke Union Berlin Free Transfer [5]
1 July 2025 DF Anthony Jung Freiburg Free Transfer [6]
1 July 2025 FW Abdenego Nankishi VfB Stuttgart II Free Transfer [7]

Loans in

Date Pos. Nat. Name Club Duration Ref.

Loans out

Date Pos. Nat. Name Club Duration Ref.

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

12 July 2025 Friendly FC Verden 04 0–6 Werder Bremen Verden an der Aller
14:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report Pieper 5'
Opitz 36'
Hansen-Aarøen 44'
Covic 49', 57'
Njinmah 55'
 Stadium: Stadion am Berliner Ring
Attendance: 5,500
Referee: Tom Holsten
19 July 2025 Friendly Kickers Emden v Werder Bremen Emden
14:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Ostfriesland-Stadion
26 July 2025 Friendly Werder Bremen v Parma Calcio Zell am Ziller, Austria
14:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Parkstadion Zell am Ziller
1 August 2025 Friendly Hoffenheim v Werder Bremen Schwaz, Austria
12:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Silberstadt Arena Schwaz
1 August 2025 Friendly Hoffenheim v Werder Bremen Schwaz, Austria
14:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Silberstadt Arena Schwaz
9 August 2025 Friendly Werder Bremen v Udinese Calcio Bremen
14:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Weserstadion

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Bundesliga 24 August 2024 Matchday 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
DFB-Pokal 19 August 2024 First round 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—

Last updated: Preseason
Source: Soccerway

Bundesliga

Main article: 2025–26 Bundesliga

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 FC Augsburg 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for the Champions League league phase
2 Union Berlin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Werder Bremen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Borussia Dortmund 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Eintracht Frankfurt 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for the Europa League league phase[a]
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.[8]
(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 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.

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: Preseason.
Source: DFB

Results by round

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Ground
Result
Position
Updated to match(es) played on Preseason. Source: DFB
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

23 August 2025 1 Eintracht Frankfurt v Werder Bremen Frankfurt
14:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Deutsche Bank Park
30 August 2025 2 Werder Bremen v Leverkusen Bremen
14:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Weserstadion
14 September 2025 3 Borussia Mönchengladbach v Werder Bremen Mönchengladbach
17:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Borussia-Park

DFB-Pokal

Main article: 2025–26 DFB-Pokal
15 August 2025 First Round Arminia Bielefeld v Werder Bremen Bielefeld
CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Bielefelder Alm

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player Total Bundesliga DFB Pokal
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Players away from the club on loan:
Players who left Werder Bremen during the season:

Goalscorers

Rank Pos. Nat. No. Player Bundesliga DFB-Pokal Total
Opponent's Own Goal(s) 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0

Assists

Rank Pos. Nat. No. Player Bundesliga DFB-Pokal Total
Total 0 0 0

Clean sheets

Rank Pos. Nat. No. Player Bundesliga DFB-Pokal Total
Total 0 0 0

Hat-tricks

Player Against Result Date Competition Ref.

Disciplinary record

No. Nat. Pos. Player Bundesliga DFB-Pokal Total
     
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Home attendance

Competition Total Matches Average
Bundesliga 0 0 0
DFB-Pokal 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0

References

  1. ^ "Spieler" (in German). SV Werder Bremen. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  2. ^ "Das sind die Trikotnummern für die Saison 2025/26" [These are the jersey numbers for the 2025/26 season]. SV Werder Bremen (in German). 9 July 2025. Retrieved 9 July 2025.
  3. ^ "Maximilian Wöber joins Werder Bremen on loan from Leeds United". SV Werder Bremen (in German). 4 July 2025. Retrieved 9 July 2025.
  4. ^ "Werder verabschiedet Sextett um Veljkovic" (in German). SV Werder Bremen. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
  5. ^ "Werder verabschiedet Sextett um Veljkovic" (in German). SV Werder Bremen. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
  6. ^ "Werder verabschiedet Sextett um Veljkovic" (in German). SV Werder Bremen. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
  7. ^ "Werder verabschiedet Sextett um Veljkovic" (in German). SV Werder Bremen. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
  8. ^ "DFL–Spielordnung (SpOL)" [Match rules] (PDF) (in German). Deutsche Fußball Liga. 29 May 2025. p. 3. Retrieved 21 June 2025.
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