2024–25 season | ||||
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Managing directors | Peter Christiansen Michael Meeske Tim Schumacher | |||
Head coach | Ralph Hasenhüttl (until 4 May) Daniel Bauer (caretaker, from 4 May) | |||
Stadium | Volkswagen Arena | |||
Bundesliga | 11th | |||
DFB-Pokal | Quarter-finals | |||
Top goalscorer | League: Mohamed Amoura (10) All: Jonas Wind (11) | |||
Biggest win | RB Leipzig 1–5 VfL Wolfsburg | |||
Biggest defeat | VfL Wolfsburg 2–4Werder Bremen | |||
The 2024–25 season was the 80th season in the history ofVfL Wolfsburg, and the club's 28th consecutive season in theBundesliga. In addition to thedomestic league, the club participated in theDFB-Pokal.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date | Source |
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MF | ![]() | ![]() | Free | 1 July 2024 | [3] |
GK | ![]() | ![]() | €13,500,000[4] | 1 July 2024 | [5] |
GK | ![]() | ![]() | €1,500,000 | 1 July 2024 | |
FW | ![]() | ![]() | Loan | 8 July 2024 | [6] |
DF | ![]() | ![]() | Free | 13 August 2024 | [7] |
MF | ![]() | ![]() | Loan | 28 August 2024 | [8] |
DF | ![]() | ![]() | €11,750,000 | 29 August 2024 | [9] |
DF | ![]() | ![]() | Loan | 30 August 2024 | [10] |
MF | ![]() | ![]() | Loan return | 3 January 2025 | |
FW | ![]() | ![]() | €14,000,000 | 17 January 2025 | [11] |
Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date | Source |
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MF | ![]() | ![]() | Free | 1 July 2024 | [12] |
MF | ![]() | Free agent | End of contract | 1 July 2024 | |
FW | ![]() | ![]() | €1,000,000 | 1 July 2024 | |
GK | ![]() | ![]() | Free | 1 July 2024 | |
FW | ![]() | ![]() | Free | 1 July 2024 | [13] |
DF | ![]() | ![]() | Free | 1 July 2024 | |
GK | ![]() | ![]() | Loan | 1 July 2024 | |
MF | ![]() | ![]() | Loan | 9 July 2024 | [14] |
FW | ![]() | ![]() | Loan | 19 July 2024 | [15] |
MF | ![]() | ![]() | Loan | 26 July 2024 | [16] |
MF | ![]() | ![]() | Loan | 12 August 2024 | [17] |
DF | ![]() | ![]() | Loan | 28 August 2024 | [18] |
DF | ![]() | ![]() | Loan | 28 August 2024 | [19] |
DF | ![]() | ![]() | €18,000,000 | 30 August 2024 | [20] |
DF | ![]() | ![]() | Loan | 2 September 2024 | [21] |
MF | ![]() | ![]() | Loan | 10 January 2025 | |
MF | ![]() | ![]() | €4,500,000 | 10 January 2025 | |
DF | ![]() | ![]() | Loan | 14 January 2025 |
The official commencement of training was on 11 July.[22] Between 1 and 9 August, the VfL Wolfsburg team participated in a training camp located inSchladming, Austria.[22]
13 July 2024Friendly | VfL Wolfsburg![]() | 9–0 | ![]() | Wolfsburg |
16:00CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium:Drömlingstadion Attendance: 1,300 |
20 July 2024Gala match | Anderlecht![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | Anderlecht, Belgium |
13:30CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium:Lotto Park Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Lawrence Visser (Belgium) |
24 July 2024Friendly | VfL Wolfsburg![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Rheda-Wiedenbrück |
16:30CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium:Jahnstadion Attendance: 350 Referee: Yannick Rupert (Germany) |
27 July 2024Friendly | Hannover 96![]() | 3–2 | ![]() | Hanover |
15:30CEST (UTC+2) |
| Report | Stadium:96 Das Stadion Attendance: 2,200 Referee: Lukas Benen |
3 August 2024Friendly | Como![]() | 0–0 | ![]() | Irdning, Austria |
15:30CEST (UTC+2) |
| Report |
| Stadium:ATV-Riesneralm-Arena Irdning Attendance: 350 |
9 August 2024Friendly | Brentford![]() | 4–4 | ![]() | Brentford, England |
19:45BST (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium:Brentford Community Stadium Attendance: 10,633 Referee:Simon Hooper (England) |
6 September 2024Friendly | VfL Wolfsburg![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | Wolfsburg |
12:00CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
| Stadium:Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 0 |
Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
Bundesliga | 25 August 2024 | 17 May 2025 | Matchday 1 | 11th | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 56 | 54 | +2 | 032.35 |
DFB-Pokal | 19 August 2024 | 26 February 2025 | First round | Quarter-finals | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 075.00 |
Total | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 61 | 55 | +6 | 036.84 |
Source:Soccerway
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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9 | VfB Stuttgart | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 64 | 53 | +11 | 50 | Qualification for theEuropa League league phase[a] |
10 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 34 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 55 | 57 | −2 | 45 | |
11 | VfL Wolfsburg | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 56 | 54 | +2 | 43 | |
12 | FC Augsburg | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 35 | 51 | −16 | 43 | |
13 | Union Berlin | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 35 | 51 | −16 | 40 |
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 |
34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 56 | 54 | +2 | 43 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 27 | 30 | −3 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 29 | 24 | +5 |
Source:DFB
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 |
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Ground | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | ||
Result | L | W | L | L | D | W | L | D | D | W | W | W | W | L | L | W | W | L | D | D | D | W | D | W | D | L | L | D |
Position | 14 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 7 |
The league schedule was released on 4 July 2024.[24]
25 August 20241 | VfL Wolfsburg | 2–3 | Bayern Munich | Wolfsburg |
15:30CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium:Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 30,000 Referee:Daniel Siebert |
31 August 20242 | Holstein Kiel | 0–2 | VfL Wolfsburg | Kiel |
15:30CEST (UTC+2) |
| Report | Stadium:Holstein-Stadion Attendance: 15,034 Referee: Florian Exner |
14 September 20243 | VfL Wolfsburg | 1–2 | Eintracht Frankfurt | Wolfsburg |
15:30CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium:Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 26,281 Referee:Harm Osmers |
22 September 20244 | Bayer Leverkusen | 4–3 | VfL Wolfsburg | Leverkusen |
15:30CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium:BayArena Attendance: 29,250 Referee:Sascha Stegemann |
28 September 20245 | VfL Wolfsburg | 2–2 | VfB Stuttgart | Wolfsburg |
15:30CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium:Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 27,135 Referee:Sven Jablonski |
5 October 20246 | VfL Bochum | 1–3 | VfL Wolfsburg | Bochum |
15:30 | Report | Stadium:Vonovia Ruhrstadion Attendance: 24,630 Referee: Max Burda |
20 October 20247 | VfL Wolfsburg | 2–4 | Werder Bremen | Wolfsburg |
17:30 | Report | Stadium:Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 28,917 Referee: Daniel Schlager |
26 October 20248 | FC St. Pauli | 0–0 | VfL Wolfsburg | Hamburg |
15:30 | Report | Stadium:Millerntor-Stadion Attendance: 29,546 Referee: Tobias Reichel |
2 November 20249 | VfL Wolfsburg | 1–1 | FC Augsburg | Wolfsburg |
15:30 |
| Report | Stadium:Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 22,654 Referee:Felix Brych |
10 November 202410 | 1. FC Heidenheim | 1–3 | VfL Wolfsburg | Heidenheim |
19:30CET (UTC+1) |
| Report | Stadium:Voith-Arena Attendance: 15,000 Referee:Harm Osmers |
23 November 202411 | VfL Wolfsburg | 1–0 | Union Berlin | Wolfsburg |
15:30 | Report | Stadium:Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 23,861 Referee:Tobias Stieler |
30 November 202412 | RB Leipzig | 1–5 | VfL Wolfsburg | Leipzig |
15:30 |
| Report | Stadium:Red Bull Arena Attendance: 44,000 Referee:Martin Petersen |
8 December 202413 | VfL Wolfsburg | 4–3 | Mainz 05 | Wolfsburg |
15:30 | Report | Stadium:Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 20,036 Referee: Timo Gerach |
13 December 202414 | SC Freiburg | 3–2 | VfL Wolfsburg | Freiburg im Breisgau |
20:30 |
| Report | Stadium:Europa-Park Stadion Attendance: 32,600 Referee:Sascha Stegemann |
22 December 202415 | VfL Wolfsburg | 1–3 | Borussia Dortmund | Wolfsburg |
17:30 |
| Report | Stadium:Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 28,917 Referee: Matthias Jöllenbeck |
11 January 202516 | TSG Hoffenheim | 0–1 | VfL Wolfsburg | Sinsheim |
15:30 |
| Report | Stadium:Rhein-Neckar-Arena Attendance: 18,114 Referee:Christian Dingert |
14 January 202517 | VfL Wolfsburg | 5–1 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | Wolfsburg |
20:30 | Report |
| Stadium:Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 20,519 Referee: Florian Badstübner |
18 January 202518 | Bayern Munich | 3–2 | VfL Wolfsburg | Munich |
15:30 | Report | Stadium:Allianz Arena Attendance: 75,000 Referee:Tobias Reichel |
24 January 202519 | VfL Wolfsburg | 2–2 | Holstein Kiel | Wolfsburg |
20:30 | Report | Stadium:Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 22,103 Referee:Sven Jablonski |
1 February 202520 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 1–1 | VfL Wolfsburg | Frankfurt |
15:30 | Report | Stadium:Deutsche Bank Park Attendance: 56,900 Referee:Benjamin Brand |
8 February 202521 | VfL Wolfsburg | 0–0 | Bayer Leverkusen | Wolfsburg |
15:30 |
| Report | Stadium:Volkswagen Arena Referee:Sascha Stegemann |
15 February 202522 | VfB Stuttgart | 1–2 | VfL Wolfsburg | Stuttgart |
15:30 | Report | Stadium:MHPArena Attendance: 58,000 Referee:Tobias Welz |
22 February 202523 | VfL Wolfsburg | 1–1 | Holstein Kiel | Wolfsburg |
15:30 | Report | Stadium:Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 23,772 Referee:Timo Gerach |
1 March 202524 | Werder Bremen | 1–2 | VfL Wolfsburg | Bremen |
15:30 | Report |
| Stadium:Weserstadion Attendance: 41,152 Referee:Felix Brych |
8 March 202525 | VfL Wolfsburg | 1–1 | FC St. Pauli | Wolfsburg |
15:30 | Report | Stadium:Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 28,917 Referee:Robert Hartmann |
15 March 202526 | FC Augsburg | 1–0 | VfL Wolfsburg | Augsburg |
15:30 |
| Report | Stadium:WWK Arena Attendance: 28,351 Referee:Martin Petersen |
29 March 202527 | VfL Wolfsburg | 0–1 | 1. FC Heidenheim | Wolfsburg |
15:30 | Report | Stadium:Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 21,545 Referee:Bastian Dankert |
6 April 202528 | Union Berlin | 1–0 | VfL Wolfsburg | Berlin |
17:30 |
| Report |
| Stadium:Stadion An der Alten Försterei Attendance: 22,012 Referee:Harm Osmers |
11 April 202529 | VfL Wolfsburg | 2–3 | RB Leipzig | Wolfsburg |
20:30CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium:Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 23,070 Referee: Florian Exner |
19 April 202530 | Mainz 05 | 2–2 | VfL Wolfsburg | Mainz |
15:30CEST (UTC+2) |
| Report | Stadium:Mewa Arena Attendance: 31,500 Referee:Felix Zwayer |
26 April 202531 | VfL Wolfsburg | 0–1 | SC Freiburg | Wolfsburg |
3 May 202532 | Borussia Dortmund | 4–0 | VfL Wolfsburg | Dortmund |
Stadium:Signal Iduna Park |
9 May 202533 | VfL Wolfsburg | 2–2 | TSG Hoffenheim | Wolfsburg |
17 May 202534 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 0–1 | VfL Wolfsburg | Mönchengladbach |
19 August 2024First round | TuS Koblenz | 0–1 | VfL Wolfsburg | Koblenz |
18:00CEST (UTC+2) |
| Report | Stadium:Stadion Oberwerth Attendance: 9,447 Referee:Sören Storks |
29 October 2024Second round | VfL Wolfsburg | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | Borussia Dortmund | Wolfsburg |
20:45CET (UTC+1) | Report |
| Stadium:Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 30,000 Referee:Daniel Siebert |
4 December 2024Round of 16 | VfL Wolfsburg | 3–0 | TSG Hoffenheim | Wolfsburg |
18:00CET (UTC+1) | Arnold![]() Dárdai ![]() Vavro ![]() Wind ![]() Gerhardt ![]() | Report | Kramarić![]() Baumann ![]() | Stadium:Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 13,909 Referee: Daniel Schlager |
26 February 2025Quarter-finals | RB Leipzig | 1–0 | VfL Wolfsburg | Leipzig |
20:45 |