🤩 How good was 2025? The standout moment for your Bundesliga club

2025 was completely different for the Bundesliga teams, but each team had its moment of glory. Here’s our review.

Mainz 05

The Mainz team would love to turn back the clock six months when they qualified for the Conference League thanks to their sixth-place finish.

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1. FC Heidenheim

FCH will also fondly remember their European Cup successes. In February 2025, the Schmidt team was still playing in the playoffs for the Conference League round of 16. They only lost to Copenhagen in extra time.

St. Pauli

Every Kiezkicker must have enjoyed this: After HSV’s return to the Bundesliga, St. Pauli won the Hamburg city derby 2-0.

FC Augsburg

A 2-0 win against Bayer Leverkusen? Few would have bet on that, and so Augsburg was able to give their fans an early Christmas present.

Hamburger SV

The promotion, the victory in the northern derby against Werder Bremen, or the home wins in the Bundesliga: 2025 went really well for Hamburg.

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VfL Wolfsburg

Many Bundesliga fans would have liked him at their club, but Christian Eriksen signed with the Wolves. The Dane is now thriving and leading the pack.

Werder Bremen

Bremen secured one of the most sought-after German coaches in the summer. After his successes with Elversberg, Horst Steffen can now prove himself at Werder.

Borussia Mönchengladbach

The promotion of Eugen Polanski and the derby win against Cologne ensured that 2025 also had bright spots from a Foal perspective. The signing of Haris Tabakovic also proved to be a golden move in hindsight.

1. FC Köln

The promotion in the summer or the rapid rise of Said El Mala this season: From Cologne’s perspective, there’s nothing to complain about in 2025.

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SC Freiburg

In his first season as head coach, Julian Schuster’s Freiburg team finished fifth. Definitely a huge success for the Breisgau team, who are now also shaking up the Europa League.

Union Berlin

How to annoy Bayern Munich was proven by the Köpenickers twice in 2025. Last season there was a 1-1 draw in the league, and this season followed with a 2-2.

Eintracht Frankfurt

Frankfurt delivered on the transfer market. Jonathan Burkardt was signed, and Hugo Ekitiké was sold for a huge sum. Thanks to a strong last season, the Hessians are back in the Champions League, although only the victory against Galatasaray brought real joy there.

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VfB Stuttgart

The cup victory is something the Swabians won’t forget anytime soon. It also secured VfB participation in the Europa League.

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TSG Hoffenheim

What was mixed into Hoffenheim’s food before the current season? Otherwise, the success in the current season cannot be explained. The Champions League is even within reach.

RB Leipzig

The signing of Yan Diomande has already proven to be a stroke of luck. He is likely to be sold for a high price soon.

Bayer Leverkusen

How successful can a coaching appointment be? Bayer Leverkusen: Yes! With Kasper Hjulmand, the Werkself seems to have found the right man on the sidelines.

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Borussia Dortmund

A major highlight is missing at BVB this year. At least it can be said that the Black and Yellows did a lot right with the signing of Niko Kovač. The results under him are good this year.

Bayern Munich

After a titleless season, Munich became German champions again in 2025, dethroning Leverkusen. This season also looks like a Bavarian triumph.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇩🇪 here.

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