2025–26 1. FSV Mainz 05 season

Mainz 05
2025–26 season
PresidentStefan Hofmann
Head coachBo Henriksen
(until 3 December)
Benjamin Hoffmann (interim, from 3 to 7 December)
Urs Fischer
(from 7 December)
StadiumMewa Arena
Bundesliga13th
DFB-PokalSecond round
UEFA Conference LeagueQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Nadiem Amiri (10)
All:
Nadiem Amiri (15)
All statistics correct as of 19 March 2026.

The 2025–26 season is the 121st season in the history of 1. FSV Mainz 05, and the club's 17th consecutive season in the Bundesliga. In addition to the domestic league, the club is participating in the DFB-Pokal and the UEFA Conference League.

Background and pre-season

Bo Henriksen was appointed as manager of Mainz 05 in February 2024, and helped the club to avoid relegation from the Bundesliga, which they achieved on the final day of the 2023–24 Bundesliga.[1][2] The club won just twice in their opening nine matches of the 2024–25 season, though their results improved as the season progressed and they were in the Champions League qualification places of the Bundesliga table by March 2025.[2][3] However, Mainz won only once in their final 9 Bundesliga matches and eventually finished 6th,[4] qualifying them for the 2025–26 UEFA Conference League.[5]

Review

Manager Bo Henriksen was sacked on 3 December 2025, with the club bottom of the Bundesliga table on 6 points.[6] Under-23 manager Benjamin Hoffmann took over as manager on an interim basis.[6] On 7 December 2025, former Union Berlin manager Urs Fischer was appointed as the club's new manager.[7]

Competitions

Bundesliga

Main article: 2025–26 Bundesliga

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
11 Hamburger SV 26 7 9 10 29 37 −8 30
12 Borussia Mönchengladbach 26 7 7 12 30 43 −13 28
13 Mainz 05 26 6 9 11 31 41 −10 27
14 1. FC Köln 26 6 7 13 35 44 −9 25
15 Werder Bremen 26 6 7 13 29 47 −18 25
Updated to match(es) played on 15 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.[8]
(Rules 4–6 only apply after home and away matches have been played between the tied teams.)

Match details

Bundesliga match details
Round Date Time Opponent Venue Result
F–A		 Scorers Attendance League
position		 Ref.
1 24 August 2025 15:30 1. FC Köln Home 0–1 33,305 14th [9]
2 31 August 2025 15:30 VfL Wolfsburg Away 1–1 Amiri 89' pen. 21,893 13th [10]
3 13 September 2025 15:30 RB Leipzig Home 0–1 32,000 15th [11]
4 20 September 2025 15:30 FC Augsburg Away 4–1 Sano 14', Kohr 26', Nebel 60', Sieb 69' 29,162 13th [12]
5 27 September 2025 15:30 Borussia Dortmund Home 0–2 33,305 14th [13]
6 5 October 2025 17:30 Hamburger SV Away 0–4 57,000 16th [14]
7 18 October 2025 15:30 Bayer Leverkusen Home 3–4 Lee 34', Amiri 71' pen., Sieb 90' 33,305 16th [15]
8 26 October 2025 17:30 VfB Stuttgart Away 1–2 Amiri 41' pen. 59,000 16th [16]
9 1 November 2025 15:30 Werder Bremen Home 1–1 Widmer 36' 33,305 17th [17]
10 9 November 2025 19:30 Eintracht Frankfurt Away 0–1 59,000 17th [18]
11 21 November 2025 20:30 TSG Hoffenheim Home 1–1 da Costa 76' 28,000 17th [19]
12 30 November 2025 19:30 SC Freiburg Away 0–4 33,200 18th [20]
13 5 December 2025 20:30 Borussia Mönchengladbach Home 0–1 30,500 18th [21]
14 14 December 2025 17:30 Bayern Munich Away 2–2 Potulski 45+2', Lee 67' 75,000 18th [22]
15 21 December 2025 15:30 FC St. Pauli Home 0–0 33,000 18th [23]
16 10 January 2026 15:30 Union Berlin Away 2–2 Amiri 30', Hollerbach 69' 22,012 18th [24]
17 13 January 2026 20:30 1. FC Heidenheim Home 2–1 Widmer 30', Amiri 49' 24,500 16th [25]
18 17 January 2026 15:30 1. FC Köln Away 1–2 Bell 29' 50,000 17th [26]
19 24 January 2026 15:30 VfL Wolfsburg Home 3–1 Tietz 68', Bell 73', Amiri 84' pen. 30,000 16th [27]
20 31 January 2026 15:30 RB Leipzig Away 2–1 Amiri 45+6' pen., Silas 49' 35,487 16th [28]
21 7 February 2026 15:30 FC Augsburg Home 2–0 Amiri 8' pen., 80' pen. 31,111 14th [29]
22 13 February 2026 20:30 Borussia Dortmund Away 0–4 81,365 14th [30]
23 20 February 2026 20:40 Hamburger SV Home 1–1 Amiri 42' 33,305 13th [31]
24 28 February 2026 15:30 Bayer Leverkusen Away 1–1 Becker 67' 30,210 14th [32]
25 7 March 2026 15:30 VfB Stuttgart Home 2–2 Lee 39', da Costa 90+1' 33,305 15th [33]
26 15 March 2026 15:30 Werder Bremen Away 2–0 Nebel 6', Lee 52' 41,800 13th [34]

DFB-Pokal

Main article: 2025–26 DFB-Pokal
DFB-Pokal match details
Round Date Time Opponent Venue Result
F–A		 Scorers Attendance Ref.
First round 18 August 2025 18:00 Dynamo Dresden Away 1–0 Amiri 22' 30,105 [35]
Second round 29 October 2025 18:00 VfB Stuttgart Away 0–2 29,400 [36]

UEFA Conference League

Main article: 2025–26 UEFA Conference League

Qualification

Conference League qualifying match details
Round Date Time Opponent Venue Result
F–A		 Scorers Attendance Ref.
Play-off round, first leg 21 August 2025 18:00 Rosenborg BK Away 1–2 Amiri 26' 18,293 [37]
Play-off round, second leg 28 August 2025 21:00 Rosenborg BK Home 4–1 Bell 28', Lee 43', Weiper 44', Amiri 57' 30,000 [38]

League phase

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
5 Rayo Vallecano 6 4 1 1 13 7 +6 13 Advance to round of 16 (seeded)
6 Shakhtar Donetsk 6 4 1 1 10 5 +5 13
7 Mainz 05 6 4 1 1 7 3 +4 13
8 AEK Larnaca 6 3 3 0 7 1 +6 12
9 Lausanne-Sport 6 3 2 1 6 3 +3 11 Advance to knockout phase play-offs (seeded)
Source: UEFA[39]
Rules for classification: League phase tiebreakers
Conference League league phase match details
Round Date Time Opponent Venue Result
F–A		 Scorers Attendance Ref.
1 2 October 2025 18:45 AC Omonia Away 1–0 Amiri 75' pen. 9,500 [40]
2 23 October 2025 21:00 Zrinjski Mostar Home 1–0 Weiper 24' 30,200 [41]
3 6 November 2025 18:45 AC Fiorentina Home 2–1 Hollerbach 68', Lee 90+5' 30,300 [42]
4 27 November 2025 18:45 Universitatea Craiova Away 0–1 24,284 [43]
5 11 December 2025 21:00 Lech Poznan Away 1–1 Kawasaki 28' 28,139 [44]
6 18 December 2025 21:00 Samsunspor Home 2–0 Widmer 44', Amiri 48' pen. 33,000 [45]

Knockout stage

Conference League league phase match details
Round Date Time Opponent Venue Result
F–A		 Scorers Attendance Ref.
Round of 16, first leg 12 March 2026 21:00 Sigma Olomouc Away 0–0 9,456 [46]
Round of 16, second leg 19 March 2026 18:45 Sigma Olomouc Home 2–0 Posch 46', Sieb 83' 31,000 [47]

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