The 2025–26 VfL Wolfsburg Frauen season was the club's 22nd season since VfR Eintracht Wolfsburg joined VfL Wolfsburg as its women's section.
Season events
On 30 April 2025, it was announced that Lerch had signed a two-year contract with the club, effective from 1 July 2025.
The club finished runners-up in the DFB-Supercup Frauen.
On 22 December 2025, it was announced that the team would be travelling to Malta to take part in a training camp and the VisitMalta Women Club Trophy.
The club finished 2nd in the Frauen-Bundesliga, and also finished as runners-up in the DFB-Pokal Frauen. In the Champions League, the club progressed through the league phase and through the play-offs, before being knocked out in the quarter-finals against OL Lyonnes.
On 20 May 2026, VfL Wolfsburg took part in a friendly match against HSV Hankensbüttel for the club's 125th anniversary.
Players
Nat Name Date of birth (age) Signed from Since Goalkeepers1Stina Johannes Eintracht Frankfurt202512Nelly Smolarczyk21Martina Tufekovic TSG 1899 Hoffenheim202522Christina Schönwetter Defenders2Thea Bjelde Vålerenga20253Caitlin Dijkstra Twente20234Sophia Kleinherne Eintracht Frankfurt202515Janou Levels Bayer Leverkusen202516Camilla Küver Eintracht Frankfurt202320Guro Bergsvand Brighton & Hove Albion202524Joelle WedemeyerAcademy201333Judit Pujols Barcelona202535Karla Brinkmann39Sarai Linder TSG Hoffenheim2024 Midfielders5Ella Peddemors Twente20246Janina Minge SC Freiburg20248Lena Lattwein TSG Hoffenheim202110Svenja Huth Turbine Potsdam201913Luca Papp Ferencvárosi TC202414Smilla Vallotto Hammarby202318Justine Kielland SK Brann2024 Forwards9Lineth Beerensteyn Juventus202411Alexandra Popp FCR 2001 Duisburg201219Kessya Bussy Paris FC202525Vivien Endemann SGS Essen202328Cora Zicai SC Freiburg2025
Transfers In PlayerMoving fromTypeFeeSourceSummer 1 GK Stina Johannes Eintracht Frankfurt Transfer Free 22 GK Christina Schönwetter First Vienna FC Transfer Free FW Anny Kerim-Lindland 1. FC Nürnberg Transfer Free 20 DF Guro Bergsvand Brighton & Hove Albion Transfer Free 4 DF Sophia Kleinherne Eintracht Frankfurt Transfer Free 14 MF Smilla Vallotto Hammarby Fotboll Transfer Free 2 DF Thea Bjelde Vålerenga Transfer Free 33 DF Judit Pujols FC Barcelona Transfer Free MF Weronika Araśniewicz FC Barcelona Transfer Free 19 FW Kessya Bussy Paris FC Transfer Free FW Linnea Sælen Arna-Bjørnar Transfer Free
Out PlayerMoving toTypeFeeSource Summer 30 GK Anneke Borbe Arsenal Contract expiring 23 MF Sveindís Jane Jónsdóttir Angel City FC Contract expiring 2 DF Lynn Wilms Aston Villa Contract expiring 29 MF Jule Brand OL Lyonnes Contract expiring 17 DF Kristin Demann Retired 1 GK Merle Frohms Real Madrid Contract expiring 31 DF Marina Hegering 1. FC Köln Contract expiring 4 DF Kathrin Hendrich Chicago Stars FC Contract expiring 22 GK Lisa Schmitz 1. FC Köln Contract expiring 28 FW Tabea Sellner Retired 15 DF Diána Németh RB Leipzig Contract termination 27 MF Riola Xhemaili PSV Transfer Undisclosed 20 FW Ariana Arias CD Tenerife Contract expiring 7 MF Chantal Hagel Sevilla Transfer Undisclosed 7 FW Sharn Freier Brisbane Roar Loan Undisclosed
Pre-season and friendlies
January
Competitions Overview
DFB-Supercup
Bundesliga
Standings
Results
DFB-Pokal
UEFA Women's Champions League
League phase
League phase table
Matches
Knockout phase
Play-offs
Quarter-finals
Statistics Starting appearances are listed first, followed by substitute appearances after the + symbol where applicable.
Player Bundesliga DFB-Pokal DFB-Supercup Champions League Total Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals 1 GK Stina Johannes 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 DF Thea Bjelde 7+9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 DF Caitlin Dijkstra 15+2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 DF Sophia Kleinherne 5+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 MF Ella Peddemors 18+6 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 MF Janina Minge 21+4 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 FW Sharn Freier 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 MF Lena Lattwein 8+4 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 FW Lineth Beerensteyn 14+7 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 MF Svenja Huth 23+1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 FW Alexandra Popp 17+2 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 GK Nelly Smolarczyk 1+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 MF Luca Papp 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 MF Smilla Vallotto 4+9 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 DF Janou Levels 17+4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 DF Camilla Küver 15+3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 MF Justine Kielland 18+5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 FW Kessya Bussy 8+10 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 DF Guro Bergsvand 10+6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 DF Martina Tufekovic 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 GK Christina Schönwetter 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 DF Joelle Wedemeyer 16+4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 FW Vivien Endemann 10+9 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 FW Cora Zicai 13+7 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33 DF Judit Pujols 7+12 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 35 DF Karla Brinkmann 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 39 DF Sarai Linder 13+6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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