The 2024–25 season is the 80th season in the history of VfL Wolfsburg, and the club's 28th consecutive season in the Bundesliga. In addition to the domestic league, the club is participating in the DFB-Pokal.
| 2024–25 season | ||||
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| Managing directors | Peter Christiansen Michael Meeske Tim Schumacher | |||
| Head coach | Ralph Hasenhüttl | |||
| Stadium | Volkswagen Arena | |||
| Bundesliga | 13th | |||
| DFB-Pokal | Round of 16 | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Sebastiaan Bornauw Lovro Majer (2 each) All: Sebastiaan Bornauw Lovro Majer (2 each) | |||
| Biggest win | Holstein Kiel 0–2 VfL Wolfsburg | |||
| Biggest defeat | VfL Wolfsburg 2–3 Bayern Munich VfL Wolfsburg 1–2 Eintracht Frankfurt Bayer Leverkusen 4–3 VfL Wolfsburg | |||
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| All statistics correct as of 28 September 2024. | ||||
Players
editFirst-team squad
editNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Players out on loan
editNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers
editIn
edit| Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date | Source |
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| MF |  Bence Dárdai
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Hertha BSC
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Free | 1 July 2024 | [3] |
| GK |  Kamil Grabara
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 Copenhagen
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€13,500,000[4] | 1 July 2024 | [5] |
| GK | Marius Müller
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Schalke 04
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€1,500,000 | 1 July 2024 | |
| FW |  Mohamed Amoura
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 Union Saint-Gilloise
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Loan | 8 July 2024 | [6] |
| DF |  Mathys Angely
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Bordeaux
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Free | 13 August 2024 | [7] |
| MF |  Salih Özcan
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Borussia Dortmund
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Loan | 28 August 2024 | [8] |
| DF |  Konstantinos Koulierakis
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PAOK
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€11,750,000 | 29 August 2024 | [9] |
| DF |  Denis Vavro
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F.C. Copenhagen
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Loan | 30 August 2024 | [10] |
Out
edit| Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date | Source |
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| MF |  Lukáš Ambros
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Górnik Zabrze
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Free | 1 July 2024 | [11] |
| MF |  Ulysses Llanez
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End of contract | 1 July 2024 | ||
| FW | Maximilian Philipp
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SC Freiburg
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€1,000,000 | 1 July 2024 | |
| GK | Koen Casteels
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 Al Qadsiah
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Free | 1 July 2024 | |
| FW | Luca Waldschmidt
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1. FC Köln
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Free | 1 July 2024 | [12] |
| DF | Felix Lange
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SV Meppen
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Free | 1 July 2024 | |
| GK | Philipp Schulze
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SC Verl
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Loan | 1 July 2024 | |
| MF |  Bartol Franjić
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 Shakhtar Donetsk
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Loan | 9 July 2024 | [13] |
| FW | Dženan Pejčinović
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Fortuna Düsseldorf
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Loan | 19 July 2024 | [14] |
| MF | Václav Černý
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 Rangers
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Loan | 26 July 2024 | [15] |
| MF | Kofi Amoako
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VfL Osnabrück
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Loan | 12 August 2024 | [16] |
| DF | Nicolas Cozza
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Nantes
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Loan | 28 August 2024 | [17] |
| DF | Moritz Jenz
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Mainz 05
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Loan | 28 August 2024 | [18] |
| DF | Maxence Lacroix
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 Crystal Palace
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€18,000,000 | 30 August 2024 | [19] |
| DF | Manuel Braun
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Waldhof Mannheim
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Loan | 2 September 2024 | [20] |
Friendlies
editPre-season
editThe official commencement of training was on 11 July.[21] Between the dates of 1 and 9 August, the VfL Wolfsburg team participated in a training camp located in Schladming, Austria.[21]
| 13 July 2024 Friendly | VfL Wolfsburg | 9–0 | Beck’s XI | Wolfsburg |
| 16:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Drömlingstadion Attendance: 1,300 |
| 20 July 2024 Gala match | Anderlecht | 2–1 | VfL Wolfsburg | Anderlecht, Belgium |
| 13:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Lotto Park Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Lawrence Visser (Belgium) |
| 24 July 2024 Friendly | VfL Wolfsburg | 1–0 | Lille | Rheda-Wiedenbrück |
| 16:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Jahnstadion Attendance: 350 Referee: Yannick Rupert (Germany) |
| 27 July 2024 Friendly | Hannover 96 | 3–2 | VfL Wolfsburg | Hanover |
| 15:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: 96 Das Stadion Attendance: 2,200 Referee: Lukas Benen |
| 3 August 2024 Friendly | Como  | 0–0 | VfL Wolfsburg | Irdning, Austria |
| 15:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report |
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Stadium: ATV-Riesneralm-Arena Irdning Attendance: 350 |
| 9 August 2024 Friendly | Brentford | 4–4 | VfL Wolfsburg | Brentford, England |
| 19:45 BST (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium Attendance: 10,633 Referee: Simon Hooper (England) |
Mid-season
edit| 6 September 2024 Friendly | VfL Wolfsburg | 2–1 | Hannover 96 | Wolfsburg |
| 12:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 0 |
Competitions
editOverall record
edit| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Record | |||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | ||||
| Bundesliga | 25 August 2024 | 17 May 2025 | Matchday 1 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 16 | −1 | 25.00 |
| DFB-Pokal | 19 August 2024 | First round | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 100.00 | |
| Total | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 16 | +1 | 40.00 | |||
Last updated: 29 October 2024
Source: Soccerway
Bundesliga
editLeague table
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 12 | FC Augsburg | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 19 | −7 | 10 | |
| 13 | Mainz 05 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 13 | −1 | 9 | |
| 14 | VfL Wolfsburg | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 16 | −1 | 8 | |
| 15 | TSG Hoffenheim | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 17 | −4 | 8 | |
| 16 | FC St. Pauli | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 5 | Qualification for the relegation play-offs |
Updated to match(es) played on 27 October 2024. 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.[22]
(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.[22]
(Rules 4–6 only apply after home and away matches have been played between the tied teams.)
Results summary
edit| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 11 | −1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 |
Last updated: 28 September 2024.
Source: DFB
Results by round
editUpdated to match(es) played on 28 September 2024. Source: DFB
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
editThe league schedule was released on 4 July 2024.[23]
| 25 August 2024 1 | VfL Wolfsburg | 2–3 | Bayern Munich | Wolfsburg |
| 15:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Daniel Siebert |
| 31 August 2024 2 | Holstein Kiel | 0–2 | VfL Wolfsburg | Kiel |
| 15:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Holstein-Stadion Attendance: 15,034 Referee: Florian Exner |
| 14 September 2024 3 | VfL Wolfsburg | 1–2 | Eintracht Frankfurt | Wolfsburg |
| 15:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 26,281 Referee: Harm Osmers |
| 22 September 2024 4 | Bayer Leverkusen | 4–3 | VfL Wolfsburg | Leverkusen |
| 15:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 29,250 Referee: Sascha Stegemann |
| 28 September 2024 5 | VfL Wolfsburg | 2–2 | VfB Stuttgart | Wolfsburg |
| 15:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 27,135 Referee: Sven Jablonski |
| 26 October 2024 8 | FC St. Pauli | v | VfL Wolfsburg | Hamburg |
| 15:30 | Stadium: Millerntor-Stadion |
| 30 November 2024 12 | RB Leipzig | v | VfL Wolfsburg | Leipzig |
| 15:30 | Stadium: Red Bull Arena |
| 7 December 2024 13 | VfL Wolfsburg | v | Mainz 05 | Wolfsburg |
| Stadium: Volkswagen Arena |
| 15 January 2025 17 | VfL Wolfsburg | v | Borussia Mönchengladbach | Wolfsburg |
| Stadium: Volkswagen Arena |
| 18 January 2025 18 | Bayern Munich | v | VfL Wolfsburg | Munich |
| Stadium: Allianz Arena |
| 1 February 2025 20 | Eintracht Frankfurt | v | VfL Wolfsburg | Frankfurt |
| Stadium: Deutsche Bank Park |
| 15 February 2025 22 | VfB Stuttgart | v | VfL Wolfsburg | Stuttgart |
| Stadium: MHPArena |
| 1 March 2025 24 | Werder Bremen | v | VfL Wolfsburg | Bremen |
| Stadium: Weserstadion |
| 8 March 2025 25 | VfL Wolfsburg | v | FC St. Pauli | Wolfsburg |
| Stadium: Volkswagen Arena |
| 15 March 2025 26 | FC Augsburg | v | VfL Wolfsburg | Augsburg |
| Stadium: WWK Arena |
| 29 March 2025 27 | VfL Wolfsburg | v | 1. FC Heidenheim | Wolfsburg |
| Stadium: Volkswagen Arena |
| 5 April 2025 28 | Union Berlin | v | VfL Wolfsburg | Berlin |
| Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei |
| 12 April 2025 29 | VfL Wolfsburg | v | RB Leipzig | Wolfsburg |
| Stadium: Volkswagen Arena |
| 19 April 2025 30 | Mainz 05 | v | VfL Wolfsburg | Mainz |
| Stadium: Mewa Arena |
| 26 April 2025 31 | VfL Wolfsburg | v | SC Freiburg | Wolfsburg |
| Stadium: Volkswagen Arena |
| 3 May 2025 32 | Borussia Dortmund | v | VfL Wolfsburg | Dortmund |
| Stadium: Signal Iduna Park |
| 10 May 2025 33 | VfL Wolfsburg | v | TSG Hoffenheim | Wolfsburg |
| Stadium: Volkswagen Arena |
| 17 May 2025 34 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | v | VfL Wolfsburg | Mönchengladbach |
| Stadium: Borussia-Park |
DFB-Pokal
edit| 19 August 2024 First round | TuS Koblenz | 0–1 | VfL Wolfsburg | Koblenz |
| 18:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Stadion Oberwerth Attendance: 9,447 Referee: Sören Storks |
| 29 October 2024 Second round | VfL Wolfsburg | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | Borussia Dortmund | Wolfsburg |
| 20:45 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Volkswagen Arena |
References
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- ^ "Kamil Grabara to join Wolfsburg next summer from Copenhagen". OneFootball. 20 June 2024.
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- ^ "Neuzugang aus Frankreich" [New arrival from France]. www.vfl-wolfsburg.de (in German). 13 August 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
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- ^ "Transfer to Poland". VfL Wolfsburg. 29 June 2024.
- ^ "Köln confirm Waldschmidt's permanent capture: "I will give 111 percent."". Bulinews. 20 June 2024.
- ^ "Move to Ukraine". VfL Wolfsburg. 9 July 2024.
- ^ "Loaned to Düsseldorf". VfL Wolfsburg. 19 July 2024.
- ^ "Off to Scotland on loan". VfL Wolfsburg. 26 July 2024.
- ^ "VfL nimmt Kofi Amoako unter Vertrag" [VfL signs Kofi Amoako] (in German). VfL Osnabrück. 12 August 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
- ^ "Nicolas Cozza de retour au FC Nantes" [Nicolas Cozza returns to FC Nantes] (in Italian). FC Nantes. 28 August 2024. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
- ^ "Moritz Jenz verteidigt künftig für den FSV" [Moritz Jenz will defend for FSV] (in German). Mainz 05. 28 August 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
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