The 2025–26 season was the 121st season in the history of 1. FSV Mainz 05, and the club's 17th consecutive season in the Bundesliga. In addition to the domestic league, the club participated in the DFB-Pokal and the UEFA Conference League.
Background and pre-season Bo Henriksen was appointed as manager of Mainz 05 in February 2024, and helped the club to avoid relegation from the Bundesliga, which they achieved on the final day of the 2023–24 Bundesliga. The club won just twice in their opening nine matches of the 2024–25 season, though their results improved as the season progressed and they were in the Champions League qualification places of the Bundesliga table by March 2025. However, Mainz won only once in their final 9 Bundesliga matches and eventually finished 6th, qualifying them for the 2025–26 UEFA Conference League.
Review Manager Bo Henriksen was sacked on 3 December 2025, with the club bottom of the Bundesliga table on 6 points. Under-23 manager Benjamin Hoffmann took over as manager on an interim basis. On 7 December 2025, former Union Berlin manager Urs Fischer was appointed as the club's new manager.
Competitions Bundesliga
League table
Match details +Bundesliga match detailsRoundDateTimeOpponentVenueResultF–AScorersAttendanceLeagueposition115:301. FC KölnHome0–133,30514th215:30VfL WolfsburgAway1–1Amiri 89' pen.21,89313th315:30RB LeipzigHome0–132,00015th415:30FC AugsburgAway4–1Sano 14', Kohr 26', Nebel 60', Sieb 69'29,16213th515:30Borussia DortmundHome0–233,30514th617:30Hamburger SVAway0–457,00016th715:30Bayer LeverkusenHome3–4Lee 34', Amiri 71' pen., Sieb 90'33,30516th817:30VfB StuttgartAway1–2Amiri 41' pen.59,00016th915:30Werder BremenHome1–1Widmer 36'33,30517th1019:30Eintracht FrankfurtAway0–159,00017th1120:30TSG HoffenheimHome1–1da Costa 76'28,00017th1219:30SC FreiburgAway0–433,20018th1320:30Borussia MönchengladbachHome0–130,50018th1417:30Bayern MunichAway2–2Potulski 45+2', Lee 67'75,00018th1515:30FC St. PauliHome0–033,00018th1615:30Union BerlinAway2–2Amiri 30', Hollerbach 69'22,01218th1720:301. FC HeidenheimHome2–1Widmer 30', Amiri 49'24,50016th1815:301. FC KölnAway1–2Bell 29'50,00017th1915:30VfL WolfsburgHome3–1Tietz 68', Bell 73', Amiri 84' pen.30,00016th2015:30RB LeipzigAway2–1Amiri 45+6' pen., Silas 49'35,48716th2115:30FC AugsburgHome2–0Amiri 8' pen., 80' pen.31,11114th2220:30Borussia DortmundAway0–481,36514th2320:40Hamburger SVHome1–1Amiri 42'33,30513th2415:30Bayer LeverkusenAway1–1Becker 67'30,21014th2515:30VfB StuttgartHome2–2Lee 39', da Costa 90+1'33,30515th2615:30Werder BremenAway2–0Nebel 6', Lee 52'41,80013th2715:30Eintracht FrankfurtHome2–1Nebel 6', 89'33,30511th2815:30TSG HoffenheimAway2–1Tietz 13', 79'30,1509th2919:30SC FreiburgHome0–130,0009th3019:30Borussia MönchengladbachAway1–1Amiri 90+8' pen.50,24510th3115:30Bayern MunichHome3–4Kohr 15', Nebel 29', Becker 45+2'33,30510th3215:30FC St. PauliAway2–1Tietz 6', Mwene 40'29,54610th3319:30Union BerlinHome1–3Becker 48'32,60010th3415:301. FC HeidenheimAway2–0Tietz 7', Amiri 43'15,00010th
DFB-Pokal
+DFB-Pokal match detailsRoundDateTimeOpponentVenueResultF–AScorersAttendanceFirst round18:00Dynamo DresdenAway1–0Amiri 22'30,105Second round18:00VfB StuttgartAway0–229,400
UEFA Conference League
Qualification +Conference League qualifying match detailsRoundDateTimeOpponentVenueResultF–AScorersAttendancePlay-off round, first leg18:00Rosenborg BKAway1–2Amiri 26'18,293Play-off round, second leg21:00Rosenborg BKHome4–1Bell 28', Lee 43', Weiper 44', Amiri 57'30,000
League phase
+Conference League league phase match detailsRoundDateTimeOpponentVenueResultF–AScorersAttendance118:45AC OmoniaAway1–0Amiri 75' pen.9,500221:00Zrinjski MostarHome1–0Weiper 24'30,200318:45AC FiorentinaHome2–1Hollerbach 68', Lee 90+5'30,300418:45Universitatea CraiovaAway0–124,284521:00Lech PoznanAway1–1Kawasaki 28'28,139621:00SamsunsporHome2–0Widmer 44', Amiri 48' pen.33,000
Knockout stage +Conference League knockout stage match detailsRoundDateTimeOpponentVenueResultF–AScorersAttendanceRound of 16 (first leg)21:00Sigma OlomoucAway0–09,456Round of 16 (second leg)18:45Sigma OlomoucHome2–0Posch 46', Sieb 83'31,000Quarter-final (first leg)21:00RC StrasbourgHome2–0Sano 11', Posch 19'32,000Quarter-final (second leg)21:00RC StrasbourgAway0–430,631
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