2024–25 VfL Wolfsburg season
| 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 | Second round | |||
| 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. | ||||
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.
Players
[edit]First-team squad
[edit]Note: 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
[edit]Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers
[edit]In
[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
[edit]Pre-season
[edit]The 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
[edit]Overall 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 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 11 | −1 | 20.00 |
| DFB-Pokal | 19 August 2024 | First round | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 100.00 | |
| Total | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 11 | +0 | 33.33 | |||
Last updated: 28 September 2024
Source: Soccerway
Bundesliga
[edit]League table
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 11 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 6 |
| 12 | Mainz 05 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 5 |
| 13 | VfL Wolfsburg | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 11 | −1 | 4 |
| 14 | FC St. Pauli | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 4 |
| 15 | FC Augsburg | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 14 | −7 | 4 |
Updated to match(es) played on 29 September 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
[edit]Updated 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
[edit]The match 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 |
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 | v | Borussia Dortmund | Wolfsburg |
| 20:45 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Volkswagen Arena |
References
[edit]- ^ "Players and Staff". VfL Wolfsburg. Archived from the original on 1 October 2023. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
- ^ "VfL Wolfsburg Squad". Bundesliga. Archived from the original on 9 October 2023. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
- ^ "Bence Dardai to join VfL Wolfsburg". VfL Wolfsburg. 4 June 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
- ^ "Kamil Grabara to join Wolfsburg next summer from Copenhagen". OneFootball. 20 June 2024.
- ^ "Kamil Grabara to join in 2024". VfL Wolfsburg. 6 September 2023.
- ^ "Striker added". VfL Wolfsburg. 8 July 2024.
- ^ "Neuzugang aus Frankreich" [New arrival from France]. www.vfl-wolfsburg.de (in German). 13 August 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
- ^ "Vierter BVB-Neuzugang perfekt: Özcan kommt vom 1. FC Köln". kicker (in German).
- ^ "Wolves seal Koulierakis signing". Vfl Wolfsburg. 20 August 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
- ^ "New arrival from Copenhagen". VfL Wolfsburg. 30 August 2024. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Lacroix departs VfL". VfL Wolfsburg. 30 August 2024. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
- ^ "Agreement with Mannheim". VfL Wolfsburg. 2 September 2024. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
- ^ a b "The Wolves' summer schedule". VfL Wolfsburg. 13 May 2024.
- ^ "DFL–Spielordnung (SpOL)" [Match rules] (PDF) (in German). Deutsche Fußball Liga. 7 June 2024. p. 3. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
- ^ "2024/25 Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2 fixture lists to be released on 4 July". Bundesliga. 7 June 2024.