2025–26 VfB Stuttgart season

VfB Stuttgart
2025–26 season
President	Dietmar Allgaier
CEO	Alexander Wehrle
Head coach	Sebastian Hoeneß
Stadium	MHPArena
Bundesliga	4th
DFB-Pokal	Semi-finals
UEFA Europa League	Round of 16
Franz Beckenbauer Supercup	Runners-up
Top goalscorer	League: ; Deniz Undav (16); All: ; Deniz Undav (21)
Highest home attendance	60,000
Lowest home attendance	57,000
Average home league attendance	59,318
Biggest win	Go Ahead Eagles 0–4 VfB Stuttgart; Europa League; (27 November 2025) ; VfB Stuttgart 4-0 Wolfsburg; Bundesliga; (1 March 2026)
Biggest defeat	VfB Stuttgart 0–5 Bayern Munich; Bundesliga; (6 December 2025)
	All statistics correct as of 29 January 2026.

The 2025–26 season is the 133rd season in the history of VfB Stuttgart, and the club's sixth consecutive campaign in the Bundesliga. In addition to the domestic league, Stuttgart are competing in the DFB-Pokal, the Franz Beckenbauer Supercup and the UEFA Europa League, having qualified for the latter two competitions by winning the 2024–25 DFB-Pokal.

On 16 August 2025, Stuttgart hosted the inaugural Franz Beckenbauer Supercup at the MHPArena, losing 2–1 to Bayern Munich.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]

Players

First-team squad

As of 11 January 2026^[7]

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	Fabian Bredlow
2	DF	BEL	Ameen Al-Dakhil
3	DF	NED	Ramon Hendriks
4	DF	GER	Josha Vagnoman
6	MF	GER	Angelo Stiller (4th captain)
7	DF	GER	Maximilian Mittelstädt
8	FW	POR	Tiago Tomás
9	FW	BIH	Ermedin Demirović (3rd captain)
10	MF	GER	Chris Führich
11	MF	MAR	Bilal El Khannouss
14	DF	SUI	Luca Jaquez
15	DF	GER	Pascal Stenzel
16	MF	TUR	Atakan Karazor (captain)
17	FW	GER	Justin Diehl
18	FW	GER	Jamie Leweling
19	MF	GER	Noah Darvich


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
20	DF	SUI	Leonidas Stergiou
21	GK	GER	Stefan Drljača
22	DF	FRA	Lorenz Assignon
23	DF	FRA	Dan-Axel Zagadou
24	DF	GER	Jeff Chabot
25	FW	ECU	Jeremy Arévalo
26	FW	GER	Deniz Undav (vice-captain)
27	FW	ALG	Badredine Bouanani
28	MF	DEN	Nikolas Nartey
29	DF	GER	Finn Jeltsch
30	MF	ESP	Chema Andrés
33	GK	GER	Alexander Nübel
35	MF	SRB	Mirza Ćatović
44	GK	GER	Florian Hellstern
45	FW	SRB	Lazar Jovanović

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
—	GK	GER	Dennis Seimen (at SC Paderborn 07 until 30 June 2026)
—	MF	GER	Luca Raimund (at Fortuna Düsseldorf until 30 June 2026)
—	MF	GER	Laurin Ulrich (at 1. FC Magdeburg until 30 June 2026)
—	FW	GER	Jarzinho Malanga (at SV Elversberg until 30 June 2026)
—	MF	GER	Yannik Keitel (at FC Augsburg until 30 June 2026)
—	FW	SRB	Jovan Milošević (at SV Werder Bremen until 30 June 2026)

Transfers

In

Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Date	Source
DF	Lorenz Assignon	Rennes	€12.0m	6 June 2025	^[8]
MF	Noah Darvich	FC Barcelona	€2.1m	1 July 2025	^[8]
DF	Luca Jaquez	Luzern	€4.7m	3 February 2025	^[8]
DF	Finn Jeltsch	1. FC Nürnberg	€5.2m	3 February 2025	^[8]
FW	Lazar Jovanović	FK Crvena zvezda	€2.1m	8 July 2025	^[8]
MF	Chema Andrés	Real Madrid	€0.81m	27 July 2025	^[8]
FW	Tiago Tomás	VfL Wolfsburg	€15.0m	17 August 2025	^[8]
MF	Badredine Bouanani	Nice	€11.0m	31 August 2025	^[8]
MF	Bilal El Khannouss	Leicester City	Loan	1 September 2025	^[8]
FW	Jeremy Arévalo	Racing de Santander	€1.8m	2 January 2026	^[8]

Out

Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Date	Source
ST	Luca Pfeiffer	SV Elversberg	€0.63m	28 May 2025	^[8]
AM	Woo-Yeong Jeong	Union Berlin	€4.2m	28 May 2025	^[8]
LM	Luca Raimund	Fortuna Düsseldorf	€0.41m	26 June 2025	^[8]
RM	Benjamin Boakye	Arminia Bielefeld	€0.51m	1 July 2025	^[8]
ST	Juan José Perea	FC Zürich	€1.5m	26 July 2025	^[8]
ST	Jacob Bruun Larsen	Burnley	€5.3m	12 July 2025	^[8]
ST	Wahid Faghir	Vejle Boldklub	Free transfer	13 July 2025	^[8]
CB	Anrie Chase	Red Bull Salzburg	€3.1m	1 August 2025	^[8]
AM	Enzo Millot	Al-Ahli	€44.2m	9 August 2025	^[8]
ST	Nick Woltemade	Newcastle United	€37.0m	30 August 2025	^[8]
RW	Silas	Mainz	€3.1m	6 January 2026	^[8]

Friendlies

Pre-season

12 July 2025 Friendly	SV Fellbach	1–7	VfB Stuttgart	Fellbach
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Max Graser Stadion

26 July 2025 Friendly	VfB Stuttgart	2–1	Celta Vigo	Reutlingen
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stadion an der Kreuzeiche

2 August 2025 Friendly	VfB Stuttgart	6–0	Toulouse	Kirchheim
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Sportpark Heimstetten

9 August 2025 Friendly	VfB Stuttgart	0–1	Bologna	Stuttgart
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: MHPArena

In-season

3 September 2025 Friendly	Sonnenhof Großaspach	2–6	VfB Stuttgart	Aspach
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: WIRmachenDRUCK Arena

9 October 2025 Friendly	VfB Stuttgart	2–0	SV Elversberg	Aspach
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Robert-Schlienz-Stadion

5 January 2026 Friendly	VfB Stuttgart	3–2	FC Luzern	Aspach
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Nartey 19' Diehl 22' Führich 68'	Report	Villiger 84' Vasovic 86'	Stadium: Robert-Schlienz-Stadion

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Bundesliga	23 August 2025	16 May 2026	Matchday 1	TBD	26	15	5	6	51	34	+17	057.69
DFB-Pokal	26 August 2025		First round	TBD	4	4	0	0	11	4	+7	100.00
Franz Beckenbauer Supercup	16 August 2025		Final	Runners-up	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1	000.00
UEFA Europa League	24 September 2025		League phase	TBD	11	6	0	5	20	13	+7	054.55
Total					42	25	5	12	83	53	+30	059.52

Source: VfB

Bundesliga

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
2	Borussia Dortmund	26	17	7	2	55	26	+29	58	Qualification for the Champions League league phase
3	TSG Hoffenheim	26	15	5	6	54	34	+20	50
4	VfB Stuttgart	26	15	5	6	51	34	+17	50
5	RB Leipzig	26	14	5	7	48	35	+13	47	Qualification for the Europa League league phase^[a]
6	Bayer Leverkusen	26	13	6	7	49	33	+16	45	Qualification for the Conference League play-off round

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.^[9]
(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 phase (or the sixth-placed team if the DFB-Pokal winners finish in the top five). If the DFB-Pokal winners finish in the top six, 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
26	15	5	6	51	34	+17	50	10	2	1	22	12	+10	5	3	5	29	22	+7

Last updated: 15 March 2026.
Source: Bundesliga

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	L	W	L	W	W	W	W	W	L	W	D	L	L	W	D	W	W	D	W	W	L	W	D	W	D	W	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Position	12	8	12	8	5	4	3	3	4	4	5	6	6	6	6	5	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Points	0	3	3	6	9	12	15	18	18	21	22	22	22	25	26	29	32	33	36	39	39	42	43	46	47	50

Updated to match(es) played on 15 March 2026. Source: VfB Stuttgart fixtures & results - Bundesliga.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

23 August 2025 Matchday 1	Union Berlin	2–1	VfB Stuttgart	Berlin
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Ansah 18', 45+4' Trimmel 26' Haberer 50' Khedira 58' Ilić 82'	Report	Undav 33' Demirovic 36' Vagnoman 52' Leweling 83' Tiago Tomás 86'	Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei Attendance: 22,012 Referee: Robert Hartmann

30 August 2025 Matchday 2	VfB Stuttgart	1–0	Borussia Mönchengladbach	Stuttgart
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Mittelstädt 24' Leweling 54' Andrés 79'	Report	Scally 75'	Stadium: MHPArena Attendance: 60,000 Referee: Sven Jablonski

13 September 2025 Matchday 3	SC Freiburg	3–1	VfB Stuttgart	Freiburg
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Matanovic 81', 90+2' (pen.) Scherhant 86' Manzambi 90+8' Schuster 90+9'	Report	Demirovic 20' El Khannouss 90+3'	Stadium: Europa-Park Stadion Attendance: 34,700 Referee: Daniel Siebert

19 September 2025 Matchday 4	VfB Stuttgart	2–0	FC St. Pauli	Stuttgart
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Demirovic 43' El Khannouss 50'	Report	Sands 40' Afolayan 67'	Stadium: MHPArena Attendance: 60,000 Referee: Sascha Stegemann

28 September 2025 Matchday 5	1. FC Köln	1–2	VfB Stuttgart	Cologne
17:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Kaminski 4' Schmied 66' Krauß 76'	Report	Demirovic 28' (pen.) Jaquez 78' Vagnoman 81' Bouanani 90+1'	Stadium: RheinEnergieStadion Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Matthias Jöllenbeck

5 October 2025 Matchday 6	VfB Stuttgart	1–0	1. FC Heidenheim	Stuttgart
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	El Khannouss 55' 65'	Report	Kerber 64'	Stadium: MHPArena Attendance: 60,000 Referee: Tobias Stieler

18 October 2025 Matchday 7	VfL Wolfsburg	0–3	VfB Stuttgart	Wolfsburg
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Jenz 20'	Report	Mittelstädt 6' 55' Tomás 35' Stiller 80'	Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 26,145 Referee: Florian Badstübner

26 October 2025 Matchday 8	VfB Stuttgart	2–1	Mainz 05	Stuttgart
17:30 CET (UTC+1)	Stenzel 45+1' Führich 45+4' Jeltsch 66' Assignon 77' Undav 80' Tomás 90+8'	Report	Amiri 41' (pen.) 90+8' Mwene 59' Kohr 63'	Stadium: MHPArena Attendance: 59,000 Referee: Felix Zwayer

1 November 2025 Matchday 9	RB Leipzig	3–1	VfB Stuttgart	Leipzig
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Baumgartner 38' Chabot 45' (o.g.) Diomande 53' Cruz 90+1'	Report	Undav 57' Tomás 65' Hendriks 84'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 47,800 Referee: Sven Jablonski

9 November 2025 Matchday 10	VfB Stuttgart	3–2	FC Augsburg	Stuttgart
17:30 CET (UTC+1)	Mittelstädt 18' (pen.) Undav 39', 80' Assignon 68' Hoeness 69' Nartey 85'	Report	Rieder 8' Schlotterbeck 17' Massengo 26' Matsima 50' Giannoulis 74'	Stadium: MHPArena Attendance: 58,500 Referee: Harm Osmers

22 November 2025 Matchday 11	Borussia Dortmund	3–3	VfB Stuttgart	Dortmund
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Can 34' (pen.) Beier 41', 81' Adeyemi 89'	Report	Jeltsch 24' Undav 47', 71', 90+1'	Stadium: Signal Iduna Park Attendance: 81,365 Referee: Benjamin Brand

30 November 2025 Matchday 12	Hamburger SV	2–1	VfB Stuttgart	Hamburg
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Glatzel 17' Røssing 65' 81' Vieira 90+4'	Report	Stenzel 23' Undav 54' 81' Andrés 74' Vagnoman 87'	Stadium: Volksparkstadion Attendance: 57,000 Referee: Sören Storks

6 December 2025 Matchday 13	VfB Stuttgart	0–5	Bayern Munich	Stuttgart
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Al Dakhil 2' Leweling 4' Assignon 81'	Report	Laimer 11' Bischof 39' Upamecano 44' Goretzka 58' Díaz 62' Kane 66', 82' (pen.), 88' Stanišić 78'	Stadium: MHPArena Attendance: 60,000 Referee: Tobias Stieler

13 December 2025 Matchday 14	Werder Bremen	0–4	VfB Stuttgart	Bremen
19:30 CET (UTC+1)	Coulibaly 11' 59'	Report	El Khannouss 40' Leweling 44' Undav 79' Führich 90+7'	Stadium: Weserstadion Attendance: 42,100 Referee: Robert Hartmann

20 December 2025 Matchday 15	VfB Stuttgart	0–0	TSG Hoffenheim	Stuttgart
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Stiller 32' Karazor 48' Tomás 68'	Report	Hranáč 60' Hajdari 66'	Stadium: MHPArena Attendance: 59,000 Referee: Daniel Siebert

10 January 2026 Matchday 16	Bayer Leverkusen	1–4	VfB Stuttgart	Leverkusen
18:30 CET (UTC+1)	Flekken 38' Grimaldo 66' (pen.) 79' Badé 70' García 80'	Report	Leweling 7', 45' 38' Mittelstädt 29' (pen.) Undav 45+2' Jeltsch 77'	Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 30,210 Referee: Daniel Schlager

13 January 2026 Matchday 17	VfB Stuttgart	3–2	Eintracht Frankfurt	Stuttgart
18:30 CET (UTC+1)	Demirović 27' Undav 35' Chabot 56' Nartey 87' Hendriks 90+4'	Report	Kristensen 5' Kalimuendo 9' Amaimouni-Echghouyab 80' Theate 90+6'	Stadium: MHPArena Attendance: 59,500 Referee: Matthias Joellenbeck

18 January 2026 Matchday 18	VfB Stuttgart	1–1	Union Berlin	Stuttgart
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Vagnoman 41' Führich 59'	Report	Burcu 1' Jeong 83'	Stadium: MHPArena Attendance: 59,500 Referee: Deniz Aytekin

24 January 2026 Matchday 19	Borussia Mönchengladbach	0–3	VfB Stuttgart	Mönchengladbach
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Ullrich 85'	Report	Leweling 30' Karazor 43' Scally 67' (o.g.) Undav 74'	Stadium: Borussia-Park Attendance: 48,844 Referee: Sören Storks

1 February 2026 Matchday 20	VfB Stuttgart	1–0	SC Freiburg	Stuttgart
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Karazor 52' Demirović 89' 90+3' Mittelstädt 90+5' Hoeneß 90+5'	Report	Beste 53' Schuster 90+5'	Stadium: MHPArena Attendance: 60,000 Referee: Florian Badstübner

7 February 2026 Matchday 21	FC St. Pauli	2–1	VfB Stuttgart	Hamburg
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Saliakas 35' Sinani 55' (pen.)	Report	Undav 58' Demirović 72' Leweling 90'	Stadium: Millerntor-Stadion Attendance: 29,546 Referee: Benjamin Brand

14 February 2026 Matchday 22	VfB Stuttgart	3–1	1. FC Köln	Stuttgart
18:30 CET (UTC+1)	Demirović 15', 84' 60' Führich 29' Chabot 53' El Khannouss 76' Undav 90+2'	Report	Ache 79' Kamiński 90+5'	Stadium: MHPArena Attendance: 60,000 Referee: Robert Hartmann

22 February 2026 Matchday 23	1. FC Heidenheim	3–3	VfB Stuttgart	Heidenheim
19:30 CET (UTC+1)	Dinkçi 20' Ibrahimović 35' (pen.) Siersleben 73' Conteh 82'	Report	Führich 5' Mittelstädt 45' (pen.) Hoeneß 84' Undav 88' El Khannouss 90+2' Andrés 90+2'	Stadium: Voith-Arena Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Sascha Stegemann

1 March 2026 Matchday 24	VfB Stuttgart	4–0	VfL Wolfsburg	Stuttgart
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Undav 21' Leweling 30', 42' El Khannouss 88' Nartey 90+5'	Report	Bauer 19'	Stadium: MHPArena Attendance: 60,449 Referee: Patrick Ittrich

7 March 2026 Matchday 25	Mainz 05	2–2	VfB Stuttgart	Mainz
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Lee 39' da Costa 90+1'	Report	Demirović 76' Undav 76' Tomás 82' Chabot 90+5'	Stadium: Mewa Arena Attendance: 33,305 Referee: Matthias Jöllenbeck

15 March 2026 Matchday 26	VfB Stuttgart	1–0	RB Leipzig	Stuttgart
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Undav 56' Karazor 68'	Report	Rômulo 39' Schlager 83'	Stadium: MHPArena Referee: Deniz Aytekin

21 March 2026 Matchday 27	FC Augsburg	v	VfB Stuttgart	Augsburg
				Stadium: WWK Arena

4 April 2026 Matchday 28	VfB Stuttgart	v	Borussia Dortmund	Stuttgart
				Stadium: MHPArena

11 April 2026 Matchday 29	VfB Stuttgart	v	Hamburger SV	Stuttgart
				Stadium: MHPArena

18 April 2026 Matchday 30	Bayern Munich	v	VfB Stuttgart	Munich
				Stadium: Allianz Arena

25 April 2026 Matchday 31	VfB Stuttgart	v	Werder Bremen	Stuttgart
				Stadium: MHPArena

2 May 2026 Matchday 32	TSG Hoffenheim	v	VfB Stuttgart	Sinsheim
				Stadium: PreZero Arena

9 May 2026 Matchday 33	VfB Stuttgart	v	Bayer Leverkusen	Stuttgart
				Stadium: MHPArena

16 May 2026 Matchday 34	Eintracht Frankfurt	v	VfB Stuttgart	Frankfurt
				Stadium: Deutsche Bank Park

DFB-Pokal

26 August 2025 (2025-08-26) First round	Eintracht Braunschweig	4–4 (a.e.t.) (7–8 p)	VfB Stuttgart	Braunschweig
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Köhler 8' Di Michele Sanchez 77', 85' Conteh 104'	Report	Demirović 11', 60' Woltemade 89' Ba 92' (o.g.)	Stadium: Eintracht-Stadion Attendance: 20,865 Referee: Florian Exner
	Penalties
	Szabó Gómez Max Marie Aydın Polter Bell Bell Ba Ehlers Conteh Frenkert		Woltemade Mittelstädt Andrés Zagadou Leweling Demirović Hendriks Vagnoman Karazor Assignon

29 October 2025 (2025-10-29) Second round	Mainz 05	0–2	VfB Stuttgart	Mainz
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Hanche-Olsen 1' Kohr 39' Zentner 73' Veratschnig 75' Amiri 86'	Report	Jaquez 6' Undav 61' Karazor 73' Assignon 83' Führich 86'	Stadium: MEWA Arena Attendance: 29,400 Referee: Deniz Aytekin

3 December 2025 (2025-12-03) Round of 16	VfL Bochum	0–2	VfB Stuttgart	Bochum
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Strompf 45+1'	Report	Strompf 12' (o.g.) Undav 47'	Stadium: Vonovia Ruhrstadion Attendance: 25,940 Referee: Florian Badstübner

4 February 2026 (2026-02-04) Quarter-finals	Holstein Kiel	0–3	VfB Stuttgart	Kiel
20:45 CET (UTC+1)		Report	El Khannouss 42' Undav 56' Führich 89' Karazor 90+2'	Stadium: Holstein-Stadion Attendance: 15,034 Referee: Tobias Welz

21–22 April 2026 (2026-04) Semi-finals	VfB Stuttgart	v	SC Freiburg	Stuttgart
				Stadium: MHPArena

Franz Beckenbauer Supercup

16 August 2025 Final	VfB Stuttgart	1–2	Bayern Munich	Stuttgart
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Mittelstädt 44' Leweling 90+3'	Report	Kane 18', 57' Upamecano 35' Olise 45' Díaz 77'	Stadium: MHPArena Attendance: 60,000 Referee: Harm Osmers

UEFA Europa League

Stuttgart qualified for the league phase as 2024–25 DFB-Pokal winners.^[10]

League phase

The draw for the league phase was held on 29 August 2025.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
9	Genk	8	5	1	2	11	7	+4	16	Advance to knockout phase play-offs (seeded)
10	Bologna	8	4	3	1	14	7	+7	15
11	VfB Stuttgart	8	5	0	3	15	9	+6	15
12	Ferencváros	8	4	3	1	12	11	+1	15
13	Nottingham Forest	8	4	2	2	15	7	+8	14

Source: UEFA^[11]
Rules for classification: League phase tiebreakers

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
Ground	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	W	L	L	W	W	W	L	W
Position	6	23	29	20	12	9	13	11
Points	3	3	3	6	9	12	12	15

Source: UEFA
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

25 September 2025 1	VfB Stuttgart	2–1	Celta Vigo	Stuttgart, Germany
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Demirovic 35' Bouanani 51' El Khannouss 68' Assignon 85'	Report	Swedberg 63' Iglesias 87' Moriba 90+5'	Stadium: MHP Arena Attendance: 58,000 Referee: Nicholas Walsh (Scotland)

2 October 2025 2	FC Basel	2–0	VfB Stuttgart	Basel, Switzerland
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Ajeti 3' 30' Schmid 69' Salah 78' Shaqiri 84'	Report		Stadium: St. Jakob-Park Attendance: 33,650 Referee: Davide Massa (Italy)

23 October 2025 3	Fenerbahçe	1–0	VfB Stuttgart	Istanbul, Turkey
18:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Álvarez 27' Aktürkoğlu 34' (pen.) Tedesco 36' Semedo 45+4' Oosterwolde 82' Škriniar 85' Durán 89' Yüksek 90+8' Aydın 90+9'	Report	El Khannouss 21' Stiller 32' Hoeneß 47' Undav 90+8' Chabot 90+8'	Stadium: Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium Attendance: 38,891 Referee: Jakob Kehlet (Denmark)

6 November 2025 4	VfB Stuttgart	2–0	Feyenoord	Stuttgart, Germany
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Chabot 23' Mittelstädt 45+2' El Khannouss 84' Andrés 89' Undav 90+1'	Report	Hadj Moussa 32' Read 57' Timber 64' Smal 68'	Stadium: MHPArena Attendance: 60,000 Referee: Horațiu Mircea Feșnic (Romania)

27 November 2025 5	Go Ahead Eagles	0–4	VfB Stuttgart	Deventer, Netherlands
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	James 37' Edvardsen 74' Adelgaard 83'	Report	Leweling 20', 35' El Khannouss 59' Stiller 74' Undav 75' Bouanani 85' 90+3' Chabot 90'	Stadium: De Adelaarshorst Attendance: 9,448 Referee: Mohammed Al-Hakim (Sweden)

11 December 2025 6	VfB Stuttgart	4–1	Maccabi Tel Aviv	Stuttgart, Germany
18:45 CET (UTC+1)	Assignon 24' Jovanović 30' Tomás 37' Mittelstädt 50' (pen.) El Khannouss 65' Vagnoman 90+4'	Report	Revivo 52' Camara 54' Hamo 82'	Stadium: MHPArena Attendance: 57,000 Referee: Marian Barbu (Romania)

22 January 2026 7	Roma	2–0	VfB Stuttgart	Rome, Italy
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Pisilli 40', 90+3' Çelik 87'	Report	Mittelstädt 18' Chabot 85'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 65,183 Referee: John Brooks (referee) (England)

29 January 2026 8	VfB Stuttgart	3–2	Young Boys	Stuttgart, Germany
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Undav 6' Demirović 7' Andrés 90' Karazor 90+5'	Report	Monteiro 41' Gigović 42' Lauper 57'	Stadium: MHPArena Attendance: 57,000 Referee: Javier Alberola Rojas (Spain)

Knockout phase

Knockout phase play-offs

The draw for the knockout phase play-offs was held on 30 January 2026.

19 February 2026 First leg	Celtic	1–4	VfB Stuttgart	Glasgow, Scotland
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Benjamin Nygren 21'	Report	Bilal El Khannouss 15', 28' Jeff Chabot 50' Jamie Leweling 57' Tiago Tomás 90+3'	Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 52,901 Referee: Erik Lambrechts (Belgium)

26 February 2026 Second leg	VfB Stuttgart	0–1	Celtic	Stuttgart, Germany
18:45 CET (UTC+1)		Report	McCowan 1' Donovan 45'	Stadium: MHPArena Referee: Irfan Peljto (Bosnia)

Round of 16

The draw for the round of 16 was held on 27 February 2026.

12 March 2026 First leg	VfB Stuttgart	1–2	Porto	Stuttgart, Germany
18:45 CET	Undav 40' Jeltsch 48' El Khannouss 90+3'	Report	Moffi 21' Mora 27' Gomes 45+2' Silva 65' Varela 86' Sanusi 90+4'	Stadium: MHPArena Attendance: 60,000 Referee: Donatas Rumšas (Lithuania)

19 March 2026 Second leg	Porto	v	VfB Stuttgart	Porto, Portugal
21:00 CET				Stadium: Estádio do Dragão

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Bundesliga		DFB-Pokal		Franz Beckenbauer Supercup		UEFA Europa League
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK	GER	Fabian Bredlow	4	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	1	0
21	GK	GER	Stefan Drljača	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
33	GK	GER	Alexander Nübel	37	0	26	0	1	0	0	0	10	0
Defenders
2	DF	BEL	Ameen Al-Dakhil	8	0	5+3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	DF	NED	Ramon Hendriks	39	0	21+2	0	4	0	1	0	10+1	0
4	DF	GER	Josha Vagnoman	32	2	16+4	1	3	0	1	0	7+1	1
7	DF	GER	Maximilian Mittelstädt	39	5	22+2	4	4	0	1	0	9+1	1
14	DF	SUI	Luca Jaquez	18	1	8+1	0	1	1	1	0	5+2	0
15	DF	GER	Pascal Stenzel	2	0	1+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
20	DF	SUI	Leonidas Stergiou	3	0	0+1	0	1+1	0	0	0	0	0
22	DF	FRA	Lorenz Assignon	26	1	11+5	0	2	0	0	0	8	1
23	DF	FRA	Dan-Axel Zagadou	4	0	1+1	0	0+1	0	0	0	1	0
24	DF	GER	Jeff Chabot	31	0	19+1	0	3	0	1	0	7	0
29	DF	GER	Finn Jeltsch	31	0	17+1	0	2+1	0	0	0	10	0
Midfielders
6	MF	GER	Angelo Stiller	41	1	25+1	1	4	0	1	0	9+1	0
11	MF	MAR	Bilal El Khannouss	32	8	15+4	3	3	0	0	0	8+2	5
16	MF	TUR	Atakan Karazor	37	1	22+1	0	4	1	1	0	7+2	0
19	MF	GER	Noah Darvich	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
27	MF	ALG	Badredine Bouanani	23	2	6+5	0	1+2	0	0	0	6+3	2
28	MF	DEN	Nikolas Nartey	30	2	17+6	2	2	0	1	0	3+1	0
30	MF	ESP	Chema Andrés	28	2	11+5	1	1+2	0	1	0	5+3	1
45	MF	SRB	Lazar Jovanović	6	0	0+3	0	0	0	0	0	0+3	0
56	MF	AUT	Yanik Spalt	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
Forwards
8	FW	POR	Tiago Tomás	28	5	11+8	3	0+1	0	0	0	4+4	2
9	FW	BIH	Ermedin Demirović	26	11	14+3	8	1+1	2	0	0	4+3	1
10	FW	GER	Chris Führich	40	5	22+2	4	4	1	1	0	8+3	0
17	FW	GER	Justin Diehl	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
18	FW	GER	Jamie Leweling	40	11	22+2	7	4	0	1	1	11	3
25	FW	ECU	Jeremy Arévalo	5	0	0+5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
26	FW	GER	Deniz Undav	36	21	18+4	16	3+1	2	1	0	9	3
Players transferred out during the season
-	MF	GER	Yannik Keitel	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
-	FW	GER	Nick Woltemade	3	1	0+1	0	1	1	1	0	0	0

Last updated: 19 February 2026
Source: Competitions

Notes

President Dietmar Allgaier was confirmed by member vote on 22 March 2025 (91.5%).^[12]

References

^ "Dietmar Allgaier re-elected President". VfB Stuttgart. 22 March 2025. Retrieved 31 August 2025.
^ "Portrait: Dietmar Allgaier". VfB Stuttgart. Retrieved 31 August 2025.
^ "VfB sign Lorenz Assignon". VfB Stuttgart. 6 June 2025. Retrieved 31 August 2025.
^ "Bayern 2–1 Stuttgart (German Supercup)". ESPN. 16 August 2025. Retrieved 31 August 2025.
^ "Franz Beckenbauer Supercup: Stuttgart–Bayern live ticker". Bundesliga. 16 August 2025. Retrieved 31 August 2025.
^ "German clubs in Europe 2025/26". Bundesliga. 29 August 2025. Retrieved 31 August 2025.
^ "VfB Stuttgart – Squad". FotMob. Retrieved 11 January 2026.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u "VfB Stuttgart – Transfers". FotMob.
^ "DFL–Spielordnung (SpOL)" [Match rules] (PDF) (in German). Deutsche Fußball Liga. 29 May 2025. p. 3. Retrieved 21 June 2025.
^ "German clubs in Europe 2025/26". Bundesliga. 29 August 2025. Retrieved 31 August 2025.
^ "League phase table". UEFA. Retrieved 2 October 2025.
^ "Dietmar Allgaier re-elected President". VfB Stuttgart. 22 March 2025. Retrieved 31 August 2025.

[table_note_res_ELLS0.93448393090371-9] The 2025–26 DFB-Pokal winners also qualify for the Europa League league phase (or the sixth-placed team if the DFB-Pokal winners finish in the top five). If the DFB-Pokal winners finish in the top six, the Conference League spot will be passed to the seventh-placed team.

[1] "Dietmar Allgaier re-elected President". VfB Stuttgart. 22 March 2025. Retrieved 31 August 2025.

[2] "Portrait: Dietmar Allgaier". VfB Stuttgart. Retrieved 31 August 2025.

[3] "VfB sign Lorenz Assignon". VfB Stuttgart. 6 June 2025. Retrieved 31 August 2025.

[4] "Bayern 2–1 Stuttgart (German Supercup)". ESPN. 16 August 2025. Retrieved 31 August 2025.

[5] "Franz Beckenbauer Supercup: Stuttgart–Bayern live ticker". Bundesliga. 16 August 2025. Retrieved 31 August 2025.

[6] "German clubs in Europe 2025/26". Bundesliga. 29 August 2025. Retrieved 31 August 2025.

[7] "VfB Stuttgart – Squad". FotMob. Retrieved 11 January 2026.

[fotmob-8] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u "VfB Stuttgart – Transfers". FotMob.

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

[11] "German clubs in Europe 2025/26". Bundesliga. 29 August 2025. Retrieved 31 August 2025.

[12] "League phase table". UEFA. Retrieved 2 October 2025.

[13] "Dietmar Allgaier re-elected President". VfB Stuttgart. 22 March 2025. Retrieved 31 August 2025.

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