The 2025–26 season was Liverpool Football Club's 134th overall and their 64th consecutive season in the top flight of English football. In addition to the domestic league, the club also participated in the FA Cup, the EFL Cup, the FA Community Shield and the UEFA Champions League.
On 30 May 2026, after a 5th place league finish and no silverware, the club announced that head coach Arne Slot had departed his role with immediate effect.
First-team squad This was the first season since 2015–16 without Trent Alexander-Arnold, the first since 2020–21 without Luis Díaz and the first since 2019–20 without Diogo Jota, who died in a car accident on 3 July 2025. On 11 July 2025, Jota's squad number 20 was retired across all levels in his memory.
No. Player Nationality Date of birth (age) Signed from Apps Goals Assists Goalkeepers 1 Alisson Becker Roma 333 1 3 25 Giorgi Mamardashvili Valencia 20 0 0 28 Freddie Woodman Preston North End 4 0 0 41 Ármin Pécsi Puskás Akadémia 0 0 0 95 Harvey Davies LFC Academy 0 0 0 Defenders 2 Joe Gomez Charlton Athletic 274 0 11 4 Virgil van Dijk (captain) Southampton 374 36 14 5 Ibrahima Konaté RB Leipzig 183 7 4 6 Milos Kerkez Bournemouth 48 2 2 12 Conor Bradley LFC Academy 78 1 12 15 Giovanni Leoni Parma 1 0 0 26 Andy Robertson (vice-captain) Hull City 378 14 69 30 Jeremie Frimpong Bayer Leverkusen 35 2 1 46 Rhys Williams LFC Academy 19 0 0 47 Calvin Ramsay Aberdeen 4 0 0 Midfielders 3 Wataru Endo VfB Stuttgart 87 2 2 7 Florian Wirtz Bayer Leverkusen 49 7 8 8 Dominik Szoboszlai RB Leipzig 147 28 24 10 Alexis Mac Allister Brighton & Hove Albion 150 19 20 17 Curtis Jones LFC Academy 228 22 22 38 Ryan Gravenberch Bayern Munich 137 10 12 42 Trey Nyoni LFC Academy 20 0 1 43 Stefan Bajcetic LFC Academy 22 1 0 53 James McConnell LFC Academy 13 0 1 Forwards 9 Alexander Isak Newcastle United 22 4 1 11 Mohamed Salah Roma 442 257 120 14 Federico Chiesa Juventus 50 5 4 18 Cody Gakpo PSV Eindhoven 180 50 20 22 Hugo Ekitike Eintracht Frankfurt 45 17 6 73 Rio Ngumoha LFC Academy 30 2 1
New contracts Date Pos. No. Player Date until Ref. First team 18 June 2025 GK 56 Vítězslav Jaroš Undisclosed 26 June 2025 GK 95 Harvey Davies Undisclosed 30 June 2025 MF 42 Trey Nyoni 30 June 2030 29 August 2025 MF 53 James McConnell 30 June 2030 30 August 2025 FW 18 Cody Gakpo 30 June 2030 25 September 2025 FW 73 Rio Ngumoha 30 June 2028 7 March 2026 MF 38 Ryan Gravenberch 30 June 2032 Academy 23 July 2025 FW 81 Kareem Ahmed 30 June 2026 24 July 2025 MF 55 Joe Bradshaw Undisclosed 25 July 2025 DF 63 Owen Beck Undisclosed 14 August 2025 MF 91 Luca Stephenson Undisclosed 10 September 2025 DF 90 Emmanuel Airoboma 30 June 2026 10 March 2026 FW — Finn Inglethorpe Undisclosed 24 March 2026 MF — Joe Upton Undisclosed 14 April 2026 DF — DJ Esdaille Undisclosed
Retired numbers
No. Pos. Player Tenure Notes Ref. 20 FW Diogo Jota 2020–25 Posthumous honour
Transfers In Date Pos. No. Player From Fee Ref. First team 1 June 2025 DF 30 Jeremie Frimpong Bayer Leverkusen £29,500,000 7 June 2025 GK 41 Ármin Pécsi Puskás Akadémia £1,500,000 20 June 2025 MF 7 Florian Wirtz Bayer Leverkusen £100,000,000 26 June 2025 DF 6 Milos Kerkez Bournemouth £40,000,000 1 July 2025 GK 25 Giorgi Mamardashvili Valencia £25,000,000 1 July 2025 GK 28 Freddie Woodman Preston North End Free transfer 23 July 2025 FW 22 Hugo Ekitike Eintracht Frankfurt £69,000,000 15 August 2025 DF 15 Giovanni Leoni Parma £26,000,000 1 September 2025 FW 9 Alexander Isak Newcastle United £125,000,000 Academy 4 August 2025 FW 79 Will Wright Salford City £200,000 9 January 2026 DF 75 Mor Talla Ndiaye £1,000,000 Spending: £417,200,000
Note1: On 26 January 2026, Liverpool completed a transfer for defender Ifeanyi Ndukwe from Austria Wien for a reported fee of £2,600,000. Both clubs confirmed that the Austrian youth international would be joining the Premier League club at the start of the 2026–27 season.
Note2: On 2 February 2026, Liverpool completed a transfer for defender Jérémy Jacquet from Rennes for a reported fee of £55,000,000 plus £5,000,000 in potential add-ons. Both clubs confirmed that the French youth international would be joining the Premier League club at the start of the 2026–27 season.
Out Date Pos. No. Player To Fee Ref. First team 1 June 2025 DF 66 Trent Alexander-Arnold Real Madrid £8,400,000 3 June 2025 GK 62 Caoimhín Kelleher Brentford £12,500,000 23 June 2025 DF 47 Nat Phillips West Bromwich Albion £3,000,000 2 July 2025 DF 78 Jarell Quansah Bayer Leverkusen £30,000,000 30 July 2025 FW 7 Luis Díaz Bayern Munich £60,000,000 5 August 2025 MF 80 Tyler Morton Lyon £10,000,000 9 August 2025 FW 9 Darwin Núñez Al-Hilal £46,200,000 18 August 2025 FW 50 Ben Gannon-Doak Bournemouth £20,000,000 Academy 30 June 2025 GK 75 Jakub Ojrzyński Örebro SK Free transfer 30 June 2025 MF 79 Dominic Corness The New Saints Free transfer 30 June 2025 FW 82 Ranel Young Ušće Free transfer 30 June 2025 GK 86 Reece Trueman Vauxhall Motors Free transfer 30 June 2025 DF 90 Lee Jonas Flint Town United Free transfer 30 June 2025 DF — Louis Enahoro-Marcus Leeds United Free transfer 30 June 2025 DF — Harry Evers Sheffield Wednesday Free transfer 1 January 2026 DF 77 James Norris Shelbourne Undisclosed 27 February 2026 FW 51 Trent Koné-Doherty Molde £658,000 Income: £190,758,000 + Undisclosed fees
Loans in Date Pos. No. Player From Date until Ref. No loans in
Loans out Date Pos. No. Player To Date until Ref. First team 1 July 2025 GK 56 Vítězslav Jaroš Ajax 30 June 2026 1 July 2025 GK 95 Harvey Davies Crawley Town 2 February 2026 29 August 2025 MF 53 James McConnell Ajax 2 February 2026 31 August 2025 DF 21 Kostas Tsimikas Roma 30 June 2026 1 September 2025 MF 19 Harvey Elliott Aston Villa 30 June 2026 Academy 25 July 2025 DF 63 Owen Beck Derby County 4 January 2026 1 August 2025 DF 52 Isaac Mabaya Wigan Athletic 30 June 2026 14 August 2025 MF 91 Luca Stephenson Dundee United 30 June 2026 22 August 2025 FW 67 Lewis Koumas Birmingham City 26 January 2026 28 August 2025 MF 85 James Balagizi Forest Green Rovers 7 January 2026 21 January 2026 DF 44 Luke Chambers Charlton Athletic 30 June 2026 30 January 2026 FW 67 Lewis Koumas Hull City 30 June 2026 1 February 2026 DF 48 Calum Scanlon Cardiff City 30 June 2026 5 March 2026 GK 93 Fabian Mrozek FC Cincinnati 31 December 2026 17 March 2026 DF 69 Josh Davidson Buxton 30 June 2026
Pre-season and friendlies On 31 March 2025, Liverpool announced they would return to Asia for a pre-season tour, with one friendly confirmed against AC Milan in Hong Kong. A week later, the second friendly of the tour was confirmed to be against Yokohama F. Marinos in Yokohama, marking their first ever pre-season tour in Japan. An extra friendly ahead of the Asian tour against Preston North End was confirmed on 5 June 2025. Five days later, a double-header at Anfield against Athletic Bilbao was added to conclude the pre-season fixtures. On 20 July 2025, a behind-closed-doors friendly was played against Stoke City at the Liverpool Training Centre.
Competitions Overall record
Premier League
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Matches The league fixtures were released on 18 June 2025.
FA Cup
As a Premier League side, Liverpool entered the FA Cup in the third round, and were drawn at home to League One club Barnsley. In the fourth round, they were drawn at home to Premier League side Brighton & Hove Albion. They were then drawn away to Premier League side Wolverhampton Wanderers in the fifth round, and away to Premier League club Manchester City in the quarter-finals.
EFL Cup
As one of the Premier League clubs participating in European competitions, Liverpool entered the EFL Cup in the third round, and were drawn at home to Championship club Southampton. In the fourth round, they were drawn at home to Premier League side Crystal Palace.
FA Community Shield
As the defending Premier League champions, Liverpool faced the reigning FA Cup winners Crystal Palace in the FA Community Shield.
UEFA Champions League
As the reigning champions in the Premier League, Liverpool entered the UEFA Champions League in the league phase.
League phase
The league phase draw was held on 28 August 2025. Liverpool were drawn at home to Real Madrid, Atlético Madrid, PSV Eindhoven, Qarabağ, and away to Inter Milan, Eintracht Frankfurt, Marseille and Galatasaray.
Knockout phase
As a top-eight team in the league phase, Liverpool entered the knockout phase directly into the round of 16.
Round of 16 The round of 16 draw was held on 27 February 2026. Liverpool were drawn against Turkish champions Galatasaray, with the first leg away and the second leg at home.
Quarter-finals The quarter-finals draw were automatically determined after the round of 16 draw on 27 February 2026. As a result, Liverpool faced French champions and defending European champions Paris Saint-Germain, with the first leg away and the second leg at home.
Statistics
Appearances Players with no appearances are not included on the list.
| colspan="14" | Player who featured but departed the club on loan during the season:
| colspan="14" | Player who featured but departed the club permanently during the season:
Goals Rank Pos. No. Player Premier League FA Cup EFL Cup Champions League Community Shield Total 1 FW 22 Hugo Ekitike 11 1 1 3 1 17 2 MF 8 Dominik Szoboszlai 6 2 0 5 0 13 3 FW 11 Mohamed Salah 7 2 0 3 0 12 4 FW 18 Cody Gakpo 7 0 0 2 0 9 5 DF 4 Virgil van Dijk 6 0 0 2 0 8 6 MF 7 Florian Wirtz 5 1 0 1 0 7 7 MF 38 Ryan Gravenberch 5 0 0 1 0 6 8 MF 10 Alexis Mac Allister 2 0 0 3 0 5 9 FW 9 Alexander Isak 3 0 1 0 0 4 10 FW 14 Federico Chiesa 2 0 0 1 0 3 MF 17 Curtis Jones 1 2 0 0 0 3 DF 26 Andy Robertson 1 1 0 1 0 3 13 DF 5 Ibrahima Konaté 1 0 0 1 0 2 DF 6 Milos Kerkez 2 0 0 0 0 2 DF 30 Jeremie Frimpong 0 1 0 0 1 2 FW 73 Rio Ngumoha 2 0 0 0 0 2 Own goals 2 0 0 1 0 3 Total 63 10 2 24 2 101
Clean sheets Rank No. Player Premier League FA Cup EFL Cup Champions League Community Shield Total 1 1 Alisson Becker 8 1 0 4 0 13 2 25 Giorgi Mamardashvili 2 0 0 1 0 3 Total 10 1 0 5 0 16
Disciplinary record No. Pos. Player Premier League FA Cup EFL Cup Champions League Community Shield Total 1 GK Alisson Becker 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 DF Joe Gomez 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 3 MF Wataru Endo 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 DF Virgil van Dijk 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 5 DF Ibrahima Konaté 7 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 10 0 0 6 DF Milos Kerkez 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 7 MF Florian Wirtz 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 8 MF Dominik Szoboszlai 8 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 1 10 MF Alexis Mac Allister 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 11 FW Mohamed Salah 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 12 DF Conor Bradley 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 14 FW Federico Chiesa 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 17 MF Curtis Jones 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 18 FW Cody Gakpo 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 22 FW Hugo Ekitike 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 26 DF Andy Robertson 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 30 DF Jeremie Frimpong 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 38 MF Ryan Gravenberch 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 65 DF Amara Nallo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Total 57 0 1 5 0 0 2 1 1 16 0 0 3 0 0 83 1 2
Club awards Player of the Month award Awarded monthly to the player that was chosen by fans voting on liverpoolfc.com
Month Player Ref. August Dominik Szoboszlai September Federico Chiesa October Dominik Szoboszlai November December Hugo Ekitike January Florian Wirtz February Dominik Szoboszlai March April Mohamed Salah
Player of the Season award Dominik Szoboszlai won the Player of the Season award.
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