2025–26 1. FC Magdeburg season
| 2025–26 season | ||||
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| Manager | Markus Fiedler | |||
| Stadium | Avnet Arena | |||
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The 2025–26 season is the 60th season in the history of 1. FC Magdeburg and the fourth consecutive season in 2. Bundesliga. In addition to the domestic league, the team is scheduled to participate in the DFB-Pokal.
Players
- As of 15 February 2026[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers
In
| Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date | Source |
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| MF | Laurin Ulrich | VfB Stuttgart | loan | 30 June 2025 | [2] |
| MF | Nick-Elias Meier | Hannover 96 | 30 June 2025 | [3] | |
| FW | Aleksa Marusic | Sheriff Tiraspol | loan return | 30 June 2025 | |
| MF | Robert Leipertz | SSV Ulm 1846 | loan return | 30 June 2025 | |
| DF | Andi Hoti | Dynamo Dresden | loan return | 30 June 2025 | |
| MF | Noah Pesch | Borussia Mönchengladbach | loan | 27 July 2025 | [4] |
| FW | Rayan Ghrieb | EA Guingamp | 7 August 2025 | [5] | |
| FW | Kandet Diawara | Le Havre AC | 7 August 2025 | [6] | |
| FW | Max Geschwill | Holstein Kiel | loan | 14 August 2025 | [7] |
| MF | Luka Hyryläinen | TSG Hoffenheim | 19 August 2025 | [8] | |
| FW | Ado Onaiwu | AJ Auxerre | 1 September 2025 | [9] | |
| FW | Mateusz Zukowski | Śląsk Wrocław | 1 September 2025 | [10] | |
| FW | Maximilian Breunig | 1. FC Heidenheim | loan | 1 September 2025 | [11] |
Out
| Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FW | Xavier Amaechi | Plymouth Argyle | End of contract | 30 June 2025 | [12] |
| DF | Mohammed El Hankouri | Standard Lüttich | End of contract | 30 June 2025 | [13] |
| FW | Livan Burcu | 1. FC Union Berlin | loan return | 30 June 2025 | [14] |
| FW | Jason Ceka | SV Elversberg | End of contract | 30 June 2025 | [15] |
| DF | Patric Pfeiffer | FC Augsburg | loan return | 30 June 2025 | |
| MF | Bryan Teixeira | Sturm Graz | loan return | 30 June 2025 | |
| DF | Pierre Nadjombe | Alemannia Aachen | loan | 22 August 2025 | [16] |
| FW | Martijn Kaars | FC St. Pauli | EUR 4.000.000,00 | 28 August 2025 | [17] |
Friendlies
Pre-season
| 25 June 2025 Friendly | Burger BC | 0–11 | 1. FC Magdeburg | Burg |
| Stadium: Flickschuhpark Attendance: 1,674 Referee: Max Goroncy |
| 28 June 2025 Friendly | SV Dessau 05 | 0–10 | 1. FC Magdeburg | Dessau |
| Stadium: Schillerpark Attendance: 1,274 Referee: Albert Lehmann |
| 10 July 2025 Friendly | FC Zürich | 2–0 | 1. FC Magdeburg | Mindelheim |
| Report | Stadium: Julius-Strohmayer-Stadion Attendance: 350 Referee: Felix Wagner |
| 18 July 2025 Friendly | 1. FC Magdeburg | 2–5 | Rot-Weiss Essen | Magdeburg |
| 14:00 | Report | Stadium: Avnet-Arena Attendance: 1,605 Referee: Eric Weisbach |
| 19 July 2025 Friendly | Chemnitzer FC | 1–1 | 1. FC Magdeburg | Chemnitz |
| 16:00 | Stadium: [[ Stadion an der Gellertstraße]] |
| 26 July 2025 Friendly | 1. FC Magdeburg | 3–4 | VfL Wolfsburg | Magdeburg |
| Stadium: Avnet-Arena |
Mid-season
| 3 September 2025 Friendly | FC Erzgebirge Aue | 1–1 | 1. FC Magdeburg | Aue |
| 14:00 | Stadium: Erzgebirgsstadion Attendance: 0 |
| 9 October 2025 Friendly | 1. FC Magdeburg | 0–6 | Eintracht Braunschweig | Magdeburg |
| 14:00 | Stadium: Avnet-Arena Platz 1 Attendance: 0 |
| 13 November 2025 Friendly | 1. FC Schweinfurt 05 | 1–0 | 1. FC Magdeburg | Gotha |
| 13:30 | Stadium: Volkspark-Stadion Attendance: 0 |
| 6 January 2026 Friendly | FC Winterthur | 1-2 | 1. FC Magdeburg | Alsu |
| 13:30 CET | Report | Stadium: Mardan Sports Complex Attendance: 210 |
| 9 January 2026 Friendly | SSV Ulm 1846 | 2-4 | 1. FC Magdeburg | Side |
| 12:00 CET | Stadium: Arslan Zeki Demirci Sports Complex Attendance: 190 |
Competitions
Overall record
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| 2. Bundesliga | 3 August 2024 | 17 May 2026 | Matchday 1 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 21 | 29 | −8 | 29.41 | |
| DFB-Pokal | 19 August 2024 | 2 December 2025 | First round | round of 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 66.67 |
| Total | 20 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 28 | 33 | −5 | 35.00 | ||||
Last updated: 4 July 2025
Source: Soccerway
2. Bundesliga
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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| 14 | Greuther Fürth | 27 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 40 | 59 | −19 | 29 | |
| 15 | Arminia Bielefeld | 27 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 28 | |
| 16 | Holstein Kiel | 27 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 34 | 42 | −8 | 28 | Qualification for relegation play-offs |
| 17 | 1. FC Magdeburg | 27 | 8 | 3 | 16 | 39 | 50 | −11 | 27 | Relegation to 3. Liga |
| 18 | Preußen Münster | 27 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 31 | 47 | −16 | 26 |
Updated to match(es) played on 22 March 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.[18]
(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.[18]
(Rules 4–6 only apply after home and away matches have been played between the tied teams.)
Matches
The match schedule was released on 27 June 2025.[19]
| 3 August 2025 1 | 1. FC Magdeburg | 0–1 | Eintracht Braunschweig | Magdeburg |
| 13:30 | Report |
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Stadium: Avnet Arena Attendance: 28.780 Referee: Tom Bauer |
| 9 August 2025 2 | Dynamo Dresden | 1–2 | 1. FC Magdeburg | Dresden |
| 13:00 | Report |
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Stadium: Rudolf-Harbig-Stadion Attendance: 31,500 Referee: Timo Gansloweit |
| 23 August 2025 3 | Hannover 96 | 3–1 | 1. FC Magdeburg | Hannover |
| 13:00 | Report | Stadium: Heinz-von-Heiden-Arena Attendance: 40,200 Referee: Richard Hempel |
| 31 August 2025 4 | 1. FC Magdeburg | 4–5 | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | Magdeburg |
| 13:30 | Report | Stadium: Avnet Arena Attendance: 23,673 Referee: Patrick Alt |
| 12 September 2025 5 | Arminia Bielefeld | 2–0 | 1. FC Magdeburg | Bielefeld |
| 18:30 | Report | Stadium: SchücoArena Attendance: 26,075 Referee: Konrad Oldhafer |
| 20 September 2025 6 | 1. FC Magdeburg | 0–2 | FC Schalke 04 | Magdeburg |
| 13:00 | Report | Stadium: Avnet Arena Attendance: 27,424 Referee: Felix Bickel |
| 27 September 2025 7 | Karlsruher SC | 1–0 | 1. FC Magdeburg | Karlsruhe |
| 13:00 |
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Report | Stadium: Wildparkstadion Attendance: 28,337 Referee: Wolfgang Haselberger |
| 5 October 2025 8 | 1. FC Magdeburg | 0–4 | SV Elversberg | Magdeburg |
| 13:30 | Report |
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Stadium: Avnet Arena Attendance: 21,884 Referee: Richard Hempel |
| 19 October 2025 9 | SV Darmstadt 98 | 0–0 | 1. FC Magdeburg | Darmstadt |
| 13:30 | Report | Stadium: Stadion am Böllenfalltor Attendance: 17,000 Referee: Marc Philip Eckermann |
| 26 October 2025 10 | 1. FC Magdeburg | 2–0 | SC Preußen Münster | Magdeburg |
| 13:30 | Report | Stadium: Avnet Arena Attendance: 23,002 Referee: Robert Kampka |
| 2 November 2025 11 | VfL Bochum | 2–0 | 1. FC Magdeburg | Bochum |
| 13:30 |
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Report | Stadium: Ruhrstadion Attendance: 26,000 Referee: Felix Wagner |
| 9 November 2025 12 | 1. FC Magdeburg | 0–1 | SC Paderborn | Magdeburg |
| 13:30 | Report |
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Stadium: Avnet Arena Attendance: 21,654 Referee: Felix Prigan |
| 22 November 2025 13 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 2–1 | 1. FC Magdeburg | Düsseldorf |
| 13:00 | Report | Stadium: Rheinstadion Attendance: 51,500 Referee: Tom Bauer |
| 29 November 2025 14 | 1. FC Magdeburg | 3–0 | 1. FC Nürnberg | Magdeburg |
| 20:30 | Report | Stadium: Avnet Arena Attendance: 26,943 Referee: Felix Bickel |
| 7 December 2025 15 | Hertha BSC | 0–2 | 1. FC Magdeburg | Berlin |
| 13:30 | Report |
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Stadium: Olympiastadion Berlin Referee: Konrad Oldhafer |
| 13 December 2025 16 | 1. FC Magdeburg | 3–3 | Holstein Kiel | Magdeburg |
| 13:00 | Report | Stadium: Avnet Arena Attendance: 26,497 Referee: Lukas Benen |
| 20 December 2025 17 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 2–3 | 1. FC Magdeburg | Kaiserslautern |
| 13:00 | Report | Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion Attendance: 49,000 Referee: Michael Bacher |
| 16 January 2026 18 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 0-3 | 1. FC Magdeburg | Braunschweig |
| 18:30 | Report | Stadium: Eintracht-Stadion Attendance: 22,436 Referee: Patrick Alt |
| 24 Januar 2026 19 | 1. FC Magdeburg | 1-2 | Dynamo Dresden | Magdeburg |
| 20:30 |
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Report | Stadium: Avnet Arena Attendance: 27,815 Referee: Dr. Max Burda |
| 30 Januar 2026 20 | 1. FC Magdeburg | 1-2 | Hannover 96 | Magdeburg |
| 18:30 |
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Report | Stadium: Avnet Arena Attendance: 25,790 Referee: Timo Gansolweit |
| 6 February 2026 21 | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 4-5 | 1. FC Magdeburg | Fürth |
| 18:30 | Report | Stadium: Sportpark Ronhof Attendance: 11,061 Referee: Lars Erbst |
| 15 February 2026 22 | 1. FC Magdeburg | 0-2 | Arminia Bielefeld | Magdeburg |
| 13:30 | Report | Stadium: Avnet Arena Attendance: 23,759 Referee: Marc Philip Eckermann |
| 21 February 2026 23 | FC Schalke 04 | v | 1. FC Magdeburg | Gelsenkirchen |
| 20:30 | Stadium: Arena auf Schalke |
| 1 March 2026 24 | 1. FC Magdeburg | v | Karlsruher SC | Magdeburg |
| 13:30 | Stadium: Avnet Arena |
| 6 March 2026 25 | SV Elversberg | v | 1. FC Magdeburg | Elversberg |
| 13:30 | Stadium: Waldstadion Kaiserlinde |
| 13 March 2026 26 | 1. FC Magdeburg | v | SV Darmstadt 98 | Magdeburg |
| 13:30 | Stadium: Avnet Arena |
| 22 March 2026 27 | Preußen Münster | v | 1. FC Magdeburg | Münster |
| 13:30 | Stadium: Preußenstadion |
DFB-Pokal
| 15 August 2025 First round | 1. FC Saarbrücken | 1–3 | 1. FC Magdeburg | Saarbrücken |
| 18:30 | Stadium: Ludwigsparkstadion Attendance: 14.717 Referee: Dr. Robin Braun |
| 29 October 2025 Second round | FV Illertissen | 0–3 | 1. FC Magdeburg | Illertissen |
| 18:00 | Report | Stadium: Voehlin-Stadium Attendance: 4,157 Referee: Patrick Schwengers |
| 2 December 2025 Round of 16 | RB Leipzig | 3–1 | 1. FC Magdeburg | Leipzig |
| 21:00 | Report | Stadium: Zentralstadion Attendance: 41,108 Referee: Felix Zwayer |
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