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2024–25 VfL Wolfsburg (women) season

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VfL Wolfsburg Frauen
2024–25 season
ManagerTommy Stroot
StadiumAOK Stadion
Bundesliga6th
DFB-Pokal3rd round
DFB-SupercupRunners-up
UEFA Champions LeagueQualifying round 2
Top goalscorerLeague: Germany Lena Lattwein
Germany Sarai Linder
Germany Alexandra Popp
(1 goal)

All: Netherlands Lynn Wilms
(2 goals)
Highest home attendance3,043
vs SV Werder Bremen
2 September 2024
Lowest home attendance3,043
vs SV Werder Bremen
2 September 2024
Average home league attendance3,043

The 2024–25 VfL Wolfsburg Frauen season is the club's 21st season since VfR Eintracht Wolfsburg joined VfL Wolfsburg as its women's section.

As the 2023–24 champions of the DFB-Pokal,[1] VfL Wolfsburg gets to participate in the DFB-Supercup which restarts with the 2024–25 season. The 25 August 2024 derby against Bayern Munich thus becomes the first bout of the season for VfL Wolfsburg.[2]

Season events

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On 3 June 2024, VfL Wolfsburg announced the signing of Janina Minge from SC Freiburg on a contract until 30 June 2027. It was also announced that Caitlin Dijkstra returns from her loan to FC Twente to join the VfL Wolfburg squad.[3]

On 11 June 2024, VfL Wolfsburg announced the signing of Sarai Linder from Bundesliga rivals TSG Hoffenheim on a contract until 30 June 2027.[4]

On 13 June 2024, VfL Wolfsburg announced the signing of Luca Papp from Ferencváros on a contract until 30 June 2027.[5]

On 17 June 2024, VfL Wolfsburg announced the signing of Lineth Beerensteyn from Juventus on a contract until 30 June 2026.[6]

On 28 June 2024, VfL Wolfsburg announced the signing of Ella Peddemors from FC Twente on a contract until 30 June 2027. Peddemors will spend one more season at FC Twente on a loan before joining the VfL Wolfsburg squad in the 2025–26 season.[7]

On 30 June 2024, VfL Wolfsburg announced the signing of Ariana Arias from FC Barcelona B team on a contract until 30 June 2027.[8]

On 1 July 2024, VfL Wolfsburg announced the signing of Justine Kielland from SK Brann on a contract until 30 June 2027.[9]

On 8 August 2024, VfL Wolfsburg announced that Riola Xhemaili prolonged her contract by one year, to 30 June 2027. It was also announced that Xhemaili will be joining the Dutch Eredivisie team PSV Eindhoven on loan for the 2024–25 season.[10]

Players

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No. Pos. Nat. Name Age EU Since App. Goals Ends Notes
Goalkeepers
1 GK Germany Merle Frohms 29 EU 2022 85[a] 0[a] 2025 Also 2012–2018[a]
12 GK Germany Nelly Smolarczyk 17 EU 2023 0 0 2025 2023–24 reserve team
22 GK Germany Lisa Schmitz 32 EU 2023 6 0 2025
30 GK Germany Anneke Borbe 23 EU 2023 0 0 2025 2023–24 reserve team
Defenders
2 DF Netherlands Lynn Wilms 23 EU 2021 73 1 2025
3 DF Netherlands Caitlin Dijkstra 25 EU 2024 0 0 2026
4 DF Germany Kathrin Hendrich 32 EU 2020 126 4 2025
14 DF Spain Nuria Rábano 25 EU 2023 22 0 2026
15 DF Hungary Diána Németh 20 EU 2024 2 0 2027 2023–24 reserve team
16 DF Germany Camilla Küver 21 EU 2023 6 0 2026 2023–24 reserve team
24 DF Germany Joelle Wedemeyer 28 EU 2013 172 6 2026
31 DF Germany Marina Hegering 34 EU 2022 41 9 2025
35 DF Germany Karla Brinkmann 17 EU 2022 1 0 2023–24 reserve team
39 DF Germany Sarai Linder 24 EU 2024 0 0 2027
Midfielders
6 MF Germany Janina Minge 25 EU 2024 0 0 2027
7 MF Germany Chantal Hagel 26 EU 2023 26 3 2026
8 MF Germany Lena Lattwein 24 EU 2021 81 16 2025
10 MF Germany Svenja Huth 33 EU 2019 147 25 2025
13 MF Hungary Luca Papp 22 EU 2024 0 0 2027
17 MF Germany Kristin Demann 31 EU 2022 22 0 2025
18 MF Norway Justine Kielland 21 Non-EU 2024 0 0 2027
23 MF Iceland Sveindís Jane Jónsdóttir 23 Non-EU 2022 63 15 2025
29 MF Germany Jule Brand 21 EU 2022 64 15 2025
Forwards
9 FW Netherlands Lineth Beerensteyn 27 EU 2024 0 0 2026
11 FW Germany Alexandra Popp 33 EU 2012 322 164 2025
19 FW Netherlands Fenna Kalma 24 EU 2023 25 3 2026
20 FW Spain Ariana Arias 21 EU 2024 0 0 2027
21 FW Sweden Rebecka Blomqvist 27 EU 2020 64 18 2025
25 FW Germany Vivien Endemann 23 EU 2023 28 15 2026
28 FW Germany Tabea Sellner 28 EU 2021 65 32 2025
  1. ^ a b c Frohms has been previously contracted to VfL Wolfsburg between 2012 and 2018. The appearances and goals scored from this period are included in the statistics.

Transfers

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In

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No. Pos. Nat. Player Moving from Type Fee Source
Summer
6 MF Germany Janina Minge Germany SC Freiburg Transfer Free [3]
3 DF Netherlands Caitlin Dijkstra Netherlands FC Twente Loan return [3]
39 DF Germany Sarai Linder Germany TSG Hoffenheim Transfer undisclosed [4]
13 MF Hungary Luca Papp Hungary Ferencváros Transfer undisclosed [5]
9 FW Netherlands Lineth Beerensteyn Italy Juventus Transfer Free [6][11]
MF Netherlands Ella Peddemors Netherlands FC Twente Transfer Free [7]
20 FW Spain Ariana Arias Spain FC Barcelona Transfer Free [8]
18 MF Norway Justine Kielland Norway SK Brann Transfer undisclosed [9]
Winter

Out

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No. Pos. Nat. Player Moving to Type Fee Source
Summer
5 MF Germany Lena Oberdorf Germany Bayern Munich Transfer undisclosed [12]
32 GK Germany Kiara Beck Germany VfB Stuttgart Transfer undisclosed [13]
9 FW Poland Ewa Pajor Spain FC Barcelona Transfer €400,000 [14]

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6 DF Netherlands Dominique Janssen England Manchester United Transfer undisclosed [16]
MF Netherlands Ella Peddemors Netherlands FC Twente Loan [7]
27 MF Switzerland Riola Xhemaili Netherlands PSV Eindhoven Loan [10]
Winter

Pre-season and friendlies

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  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

20 July 2024 Friendly[17] FC Carl Zeiss Jena Germany 0–0 Germany VfL Wolfsburg Jena
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Ernst-Abbe-Sportfeld
Attendance: 2,637
Referee: Lea Kretschmar
27 July 2024 Friendly[17] VfL Wolfsburg Germany 2–1 Czech Republic SK Slavia Praha Calberlah
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Sportplatz Calberlah
Attendance: 900
Referee: Felix Bickel
10 August 2024 Friendly[17] FC Twente Netherlands 1–5 Germany VfL Wolfsburg Deurningen
14:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Sportpark DSVD
17 August 2024 Friendly[17] VfL Wolfsburg Germany 3–0 Netherlands PSV Eindhoven Wolfsburg
14:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: AOK Stadion
Attendance: 1,249
Referee: Riem Hussein

Competitions

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Overview

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Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Bundesliga 2 September 2024 11 May 2025 1 0 1 0 3 3 +0 000.00
DFB-Pokal 6 September 2024 2nd round 1 1 0 0 6 0 +6 100.00
DFB-Supercup 25 August 2024 Final Runners-up 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 000.00
UEFA Champions League 2024 Qualifying round 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !
Total 3 1 1 1 9 4 +5 033.33

Last updated: 2 September 2024
Source: Competitions

DFB-Supercup

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25 August 2024 Final Bayern Munich 1–0 VfL Wolfsburg Dresden
18:15 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Rudolf-Harbig-Stadion
Attendance: 16,690
Referee: Fabienne Michel

Bundesliga

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Standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
4 RB Leipzig 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 3
6 Werder Bremen 1 0 1 0 3 3 0 1
6 VfL Wolfsburg 1 0 1 0 3 3 0 1
8 SC Freiburg 1 0 0 1 2 3 −1 0
9 SGS Essen 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 0
Updated to match(es) played on 2 September 2024. Source: DFB
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]

Result summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
1 0 1 0 3 3  0 1 0 1 0 3 3  0 0 0 0 0 0  0

Last updated: 2 September 2024.
Source: DFB.de

Matchdays

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Matchday12345678910111213141516171819202122
GroundHAHAHHAHAHAAHAHAAHAHAH
ResultD
Position6
Updated to match(es) played on 2 September 2024. Source: Results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Results

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2 September 2024 1 VfL Wolfsburg 3–3 SV Werder Bremen Wolfsburg
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: AOK Stadion
Attendance: 3,043
Referee: Nadine Westerhoff
14 September 2024 2 FC Carl Zeiss Jena VfL Wolfsburg Jena
12:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Ernst-Abbe-Sportfeld
22 September 2024 3 VfL Wolfsburg 1. FC Köln Wolfsburg
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: AOK Stadion
29 September 2024 4 Eintracht Frankfurt VfL Wolfsburg Frankfurt am Main
17:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stadion am Brentanobad
4–7 October 2024 5 VfL Wolfsburg RB Leipzig Wolfsburg
CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: AOK Stadion
11–14 October 2024 6 VfL Wolfsburg Bayern Munich Wolfsburg
CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: AOK Stadion
18–20 October 2024 7 SGS Essen VfL Wolfsburg Essen
CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stadion an der Hafenstraße
1–4 November 2024 8 VfL Wolfsburg SC Freiburg Wolfsburg
CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: AOK Stadion
8–11 November 2024 9 TSG Hoffenheim VfL Wolfsburg Sinsheim
CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Dietmar-Hopp-Stadion
15–18 November 2024 10 VfL Wolfsburg Turbine Potsdam Wolfsburg
CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: AOK Stadion
6–9 December 2024 11 Bayer 04 Leverkusen VfL Wolfsburg Leverkusen
CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Ulrich-Haberland-Stadion
13–16 December 2024 12 SV Werder Bremen VfL Wolfsburg Bremen
CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Weserstadion - Platz 11
31 January–3 February 2025 13 VfL Wolfsburg FC Carl Zeiss Jena Wolfsburg
CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: AOK Stadion
7–10 February 2025 14 1. FC Köln VfL Wolfsburg Cologne
CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Franz-Kremer-Stadion
14–16 February 2025 15 VfL Wolfsburg Eintracht Frankfurt Wolfsburg
CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: AOK Stadion
7–10 March 2025 16 RB Leipzig VfL Wolfsburg Leipzig
CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: RB-Trainingszentrum Cottaweg
14–17 March 2025 17 Bayern Munich VfL Wolfsburg Munich
CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: FC Bayern Campus
28–30 March 2025 18 VfL Wolfsburg SGS Essen Wolfsburg
CET (UTC+1) or CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: AOK Stadion
11–14 April 2025 19 SC Freiburg VfL Wolfsburg Freiburg
CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Dreisamstadion
25–28 April 2025 20 VfL Wolfsburg TSG Hoffenheim Wolfsburg
CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: AOK Stadion
2–5 May 2025 21 Turbine Potsdam VfL Wolfsburg Potsdam
CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Karl-Liebknecht-Stadion
11 May 2025 22 VfL Wolfsburg Bayer 04 Leverkusen Wolfsburg
CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: AOK Stadion

DFB-Pokal

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6 September 2024 Round of 32 Hertha BSC 0–6 VfL Wolfsburg Berlin
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: An der Alten Försterei
Attendance: 3,068
Referee: Miriam Schwermer

UEFA Champions League

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Qualifying round 2

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
18–19 September 2024 1st leg
CEST (UTC+2)
25–26 September 2024 2nd leg
CEST (UTC+2)

Statistics

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Summary

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As of 6 September 2024
No. Pos. Nat. Player Bundesliga DFB-Pokal DFB-Supercup Champions League Total Discipline Notes
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK Germany Merle Frohms 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0
12 GK Germany Nelly Smolarczyk 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 GK Germany Lisa Schmitz 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
30 GK Germany Anneke Borbe 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
2 DF Netherlands Lynn Wilms 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 3 2 0 0
3 DF Netherlands Caitlin Dijkstra 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 DF Germany Kathrin Hendrich 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
14 DF Spain Nuria Rábano 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0
15 DF Hungary Diána Németh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 DF Germany Camilla Küver 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 DF Germany Joelle Wedemeyer 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0
31 DF Germany Marina Hegering 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0
35 DF Germany Karla Brinkmann 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
39 DF Germany Sarai Linder 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0
Midfielders
6 MF Germany Janina Minge 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
7 MF Germany Chantal Hagel 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0
8 MF Germany Lena Lattwein 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0
10 MF Germany Svenja Huth 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 1 0
13 MF Hungary Luca Papp 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 MF Germany Kristin Demann 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 MF Norway Justine Kielland 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
23 MF Iceland Sveindís Jane Jónsdóttir 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
29 MF Germany Jule Brand 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0
Forwards
9 FW Netherlands Lineth Beerensteyn 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0
11 FW Germany Alexandra Popp 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 1 0 0
19 FW Netherlands Fenna Kalma 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
20 FW Spain Ariana Arias 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
21 FW Sweden Rebecka Blomqvist 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
25 FW Germany Vivien Endemann 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 3 1 0 0
28 FW Germany Tabea Sellner 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Goalscorers

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As of 6 September 2024
Rank No. Pos. Nat. Player Bundesliga DFB-Pokal DFB-Supercup Champions League Total
1 2 DF Netherlands Lynn Wilms 0 2 0 0 2
2 20 FW Spain Ariana Arias 0 1 0 0 1
25 FW Germany Vivien Endemann 0 1 0 0 1
7 MF Germany Chantal Hagel 0 1 0 0 1
19 FW Netherlands Fenna Kalma 0 1 0 0 1
8 MF Germany Lena Lattwein 1 0 0 0 1
39 DF Germany Sarai Linder 1 0 0 0 1
11 FW Germany Alexandra Popp 1 0 0 0 1
Own goals (from the opponents) 0 0 0 0
Totals 3 6 0 0 9

Hat-tricks

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Player Against Minutes Score after goals Result Date Competition Ref

(H) – Home; (A) – Away; (N) – Neutral venue (final)

Assists

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As of 6 September 2024
Rank No. Pos. Nat. Player Bundesliga DFB-Pokal DFB-Supercup Champions League Total
1 10 MF Germany Svenja Huth 1 0 1
Totals 1 0 0 0 1

Hat-tricks of assists

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Player Against Minutes Score after assists Result Date Competition Ref

(H) – Home; (A) – Away; (N) – Neutral venue (final)

Cleansheets

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As of 6 September 2024
Rank No. Pos. Nat. Player Bundesliga DFB-Pokal DFB-Supercup Champions League Total
1 0 0
Totals 1[a] 0 1
  1. ^ 1 clean sheet achieved with goalkeeper substitution.

Disciplinary record

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As of 6 September 2024
No. Pos. Nat. Player Bundesliga DFB-Pokal DFB-Supercup Champions League Total
Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card
31 DF Germany Marina Hegering 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
10 MF Germany Svenja Huth 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Totals 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0

References

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