2024–25 VfL Wolfsburg (women) season

The 2024–25 VfL Wolfsburg Frauen season is the club's 21st season since VfR Eintracht Wolfsburg joined VfL Wolfsburg as its women's section.

VfL Wolfsburg Frauen
2024–25 season
ManagerTommy Stroot
StadiumAOK Stadion
Bundesliga6th
DFB-Pokal3rd round
DFB-SupercupRunners-up
UEFA Champions LeagueQualifying round 2
Top goalscorerLeague: Germany Alexandra Popp
(2 goals)

All: Germany Alexandra Popp
(5 goals)
Highest home attendance3,043
vs SV Werder Bremen
2 September 2024
Lowest home attendance3,043
vs SV Werder Bremen
2 September 2024
Average home league attendance3,043

As the 2023–24 champions of the DFB-Pokal,[1] VfL Wolfsburg gets to participate in the DFB-Supercup which restarts with the 2024–25 season. The 25 August 2024 derby against Bayern Munich thus becomes the first bout of the season for VfL Wolfsburg.[2]

Season events

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On 3 June 2024, VfL Wolfsburg announced the signing of Janina Minge from SC Freiburg on a contract until 30 June 2027. It was also announced that Caitlin Dijkstra returns from her loan to FC Twente to join the VfL Wolfburg squad.[3]

On 11 June 2024, VfL Wolfsburg announced the signing of Sarai Linder from Bundesliga rivals TSG Hoffenheim on a contract until 30 June 2027.[4]

On 13 June 2024, VfL Wolfsburg announced the signing of Luca Papp from Ferencváros on a contract until 30 June 2027.[5]

On 17 June 2024, VfL Wolfsburg announced the signing of Lineth Beerensteyn from Juventus on a contract until 30 June 2026.[6]

On 28 June 2024, VfL Wolfsburg announced the signing of Ella Peddemors from FC Twente on a contract until 30 June 2027. Peddemors will spend one more season at FC Twente on a loan before joining the VfL Wolfsburg squad in the 2025–26 season.[7]

On 30 June 2024, VfL Wolfsburg announced the signing of Ariana Arias from FC Barcelona B team on a contract until 30 June 2027.[8]

On 1 July 2024, VfL Wolfsburg announced the signing of Justine Kielland from SK Brann on a contract until 30 June 2027.[9]

On 8 August 2024, VfL Wolfsburg announced that Riola Xhemaili prolonged her contract by one year, to 30 June 2027. It was also announced that Xhemaili will be joining the Dutch Eredivisie team PSV Eindhoven on loan for the 2024–25 season.[10]

Players

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No. Pos. Nat. Name Age EU Since App. Goals Ends Notes
Goalkeepers
1 GK   Merle Frohms 29 EU 2022 85[a] 0[a] 2025 Also 2012–2018[a]
12 GK   Nelly Smolarczyk 17 EU 2023 0 0 2025 2023–24 reserve team
22 GK   Lisa Schmitz 32 EU 2023 6 0 2025
30 GK   Anneke Borbe 24 EU 2023 0 0 2025 2023–24 reserve team
Defenders
2 DF   Lynn Wilms 23 EU 2021 73 1 2025
3 DF   Caitlin Dijkstra 25 EU 2024 0 0 2026
4 DF   Kathrin Hendrich 32 EU 2020 126 4 2025
14 DF   Nuria Rábano 25 EU 2023 22 0 2026
15 DF   Diána Németh 20 EU 2024 2 0 2027 2023–24 reserve team
16 DF   Camilla Küver 21 EU 2023 6 0 2026 2023–24 reserve team
24 DF   Joelle Wedemeyer 28 EU 2013 172 6 2026
31 DF   Marina Hegering 34 EU 2022 41 9 2025
35 DF   Karla Brinkmann 17 EU 2022 1 0 2023–24 reserve team
39 DF   Sarai Linder 24 EU 2024 0 0 2027
Midfielders
6 MF   Janina Minge 25 EU 2024 0 0 2027
7 MF   Chantal Hagel 26 EU 2023 26 3 2026
8 MF   Lena Lattwein 24 EU 2021 81 16 2025
10 MF   Svenja Huth 33 EU 2019 147 25 2025
13 MF   Luca Papp 22 EU 2024 0 0 2027
17 MF   Kristin Demann 31 EU 2022 22 0 2025
18 MF   Justine Kielland 21 Non-EU 2024 0 0 2027
23 MF   Sveindís Jane Jónsdóttir 23 Non-EU 2022 63 15 2025
29 MF   Jule Brand 21 EU 2022 64 15 2025
Forwards
9 FW   Lineth Beerensteyn 27 EU 2024 0 0 2026
11 FW   Alexandra Popp 33 EU 2012 322 164 2025
19 FW   Fenna Kalma 24 EU 2023 25 3 2026
20 FW   Ariana Arias 21 EU 2024 0 0 2027
21 FW   Rebecka Blomqvist 27 EU 2020 64 18 2025
25 FW   Vivien Endemann 23 EU 2023 28 15 2026
28 FW   Tabea Sellner 28 EU 2021 65 32 2025
  1. ^ a b c Frohms has been previously contracted to VfL Wolfsburg between 2012 and 2018. The appearances and goals scored from this period are included in the statistics.

Transfers

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No. Pos. Nat. Player Moving from Type Fee Source
Summer
6 MF   Janina Minge   SC Freiburg Transfer Free [3]
3 DF   Caitlin Dijkstra   FC Twente Loan return [3]
39 DF   Sarai Linder   TSG Hoffenheim Transfer undisclosed [4]
13 MF   Luca Papp   Ferencváros Transfer undisclosed [5]
9 FW   Lineth Beerensteyn   Juventus Transfer Free [6][11]
MF   Ella Peddemors   FC Twente Transfer Free [7]
20 FW   Ariana Arias   FC Barcelona Transfer Free [8]
18 MF   Justine Kielland   SK Brann Transfer undisclosed [9]
Winter
No. Pos. Nat. Player Moving to Type Fee Source
Summer
5 MF   Lena Oberdorf   Bayern Munich Transfer undisclosed [12]
32 GK   Kiara Beck   VfB Stuttgart Transfer undisclosed [13]
9 FW   Ewa Pajor   FC Barcelona Transfer €400,000 [14]

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6 DF   Dominique Janssen   Manchester United Transfer undisclosed [16]
MF   Ella Peddemors   FC Twente Loan [7]
27 MF   Riola Xhemaili   PSV Eindhoven Loan [10]
Winter

Pre-season and friendlies

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  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

20 July 2024 Friendly[17] FC Carl Zeiss Jena   0–0   VfL Wolfsburg Jena
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Ernst-Abbe-Sportfeld
Attendance: 2,637
Referee: Lea Kretschmar
27 July 2024 Friendly[17] VfL Wolfsburg   2–1   SK Slavia Praha Calberlah
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Sportplatz Calberlah
Attendance: 900
Referee: Felix Bickel
10 August 2024 Friendly[17] FC Twente   1–5   VfL Wolfsburg Deurningen
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Sportpark DSVD
17 August 2024 Friendly[17] VfL Wolfsburg   3–0   PSV Eindhoven Wolfsburg
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: AOK Stadion
Attendance: 1,249
Referee: Riem Hussein

Competitions

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Overview

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Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Bundesliga 2 September 2024 11 May 2025 2 1 1 0 4 3 +1 050.00
DFB-Pokal 6 September 2024 2nd round 1 1 0 0 6 0 +6 100.00
DFB-Supercup 25 August 2024 Final Runners-up 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 000.00
UEFA Champions League 2024 Qualifying round 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !
Total 4 2 1 1 10 4 +6 050.00

Last updated: 14 September 2024
Source: Competitions

DFB-Supercup

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25 August 2024 Final Bayern Munich 1–0 VfL Wolfsburg Dresden
18:15 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Rudolf-Harbig-Stadion
Attendance: 16,690
Referee: Fabienne Michel

Bundesliga

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Standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
2 Werder Bremen 2 1 1 0 5 3 +2 4 Qualification for Champions League second round
3 Eintracht Frankfurt 2 1 1 0 4 2 +2 4
4 VfL Wolfsburg 2 1 1 0 4 3 +1 4
5 SC Freiburg 1 1 0 0 3 2 +1 3
6 TSG Hoffenheim 2 1 0 1 4 4 0 3
Updated to match(es) played on 16 September 2024. Source: DFB
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.[18]

Result summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
2 1 1 0 4 3  +1 4 0 1 0 3 3  0 1 0 0 1 0  +1

Last updated: 14 September 2024.
Source: DFB.de

Matchdays

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Matchday12345678910111213141516171819202122
GroundHAHAHHAHAHAAHAHAAHAHAH
ResultDW
Position65
Updated to match(es) played on 14 September 2024. Source: Results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Results

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2 September 2024 1 VfL Wolfsburg 3–3 SV Werder Bremen Wolfsburg
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: AOK Stadion
Attendance: 3,043
Referee: Nadine Westerhoff
14 September 2024 2 FC Carl Zeiss Jena 0–1 VfL Wolfsburg Jena
12:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Ernst-Abbe-Sportfeld
Attendance: 0
Referee: Miriam Schwermer
22 September 2024 3 VfL Wolfsburg 1. FC Köln Wolfsburg
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: AOK Stadion
29 September 2024 4 Eintracht Frankfurt VfL Wolfsburg Frankfurt am Main
17:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stadion am Brentanobad
4–7 October 2024 5 VfL Wolfsburg RB Leipzig Wolfsburg
CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: AOK Stadion
11–14 October 2024 6 VfL Wolfsburg Bayern Munich Wolfsburg
CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: AOK Stadion
18–20 October 2024 7 SGS Essen VfL Wolfsburg Essen
CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stadion an der Hafenstraße
1–4 November 2024 8 VfL Wolfsburg SC Freiburg Wolfsburg
CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: AOK Stadion
8–11 November 2024 9 TSG Hoffenheim VfL Wolfsburg Sinsheim
CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Dietmar-Hopp-Stadion
15–18 November 2024 10 VfL Wolfsburg Turbine Potsdam Wolfsburg
CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: AOK Stadion
6–9 December 2024 11 Bayer 04 Leverkusen VfL Wolfsburg Leverkusen
CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Ulrich-Haberland-Stadion
13–16 December 2024 12 SV Werder Bremen VfL Wolfsburg Bremen
CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Weserstadion - Platz 11
31 January–3 February 2025 13 VfL Wolfsburg FC Carl Zeiss Jena Wolfsburg
CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: AOK Stadion
7–10 February 2025 14 1. FC Köln VfL Wolfsburg Cologne
CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Franz-Kremer-Stadion
14–16 February 2025 15 VfL Wolfsburg Eintracht Frankfurt Wolfsburg
CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: AOK Stadion
7–10 March 2025 16 RB Leipzig VfL Wolfsburg Leipzig
CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: RB-Trainingszentrum Cottaweg
14–17 March 2025 17 Bayern Munich VfL Wolfsburg Munich
CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: FC Bayern Campus
28–30 March 2025 18 VfL Wolfsburg SGS Essen Wolfsburg
CET (UTC+1) or CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: AOK Stadion
11–14 April 2025 19 SC Freiburg VfL Wolfsburg Freiburg
CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Dreisamstadion
25–28 April 2025 20 VfL Wolfsburg TSG Hoffenheim Wolfsburg
CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: AOK Stadion
2–5 May 2025 21 Turbine Potsdam VfL Wolfsburg Potsdam
CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Karl-Liebknecht-Stadion
11 May 2025 22 VfL Wolfsburg Bayer 04 Leverkusen Wolfsburg
CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: AOK Stadion

DFB-Pokal

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6 September 2024 Round of 32 Hertha BSC 0–6 VfL Wolfsburg Berlin
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: An der Alten Försterei
Attendance: 3,068
Referee: Miriam Schwermer
22–24 November 2024 Round of 16 1. FSV Mainz 05 v VfL Wolfsburg
CET (UTC+1) Report

UEFA Champions League

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Qualifying round 2

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Fiorentina   0–7   VfL Wolfsburg 0–7
18 September 2024 1st leg Fiorentina   0–7   VfL Wolfsburg Florence
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Curva Fiesole
Referee: Minka Vekkeli (Finland)
25 September 2024 2nd leg VfL Wolfsburg     Fiorentina Wolfsburg
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: AOK Stadion

Statistics

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Summary

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As of 18 September 2024
No. Pos. Nat. Player Bundesliga DFB-Pokal DFB-Supercup Champions League Total Discipline Notes
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals    
Goalkeepers
1 GK   Merle Frohms 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 5 0 0 0
12 GK   Nelly Smolarczyk 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 GK   Lisa Schmitz 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
30 GK   Anneke Borbe 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
2 DF   Lynn Wilms 2 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 5 2 0 0
3 DF   Caitlin Dijkstra 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 DF   Kathrin Hendrich 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 0
14 DF   Nuria Rábano 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 0
15 DF   Diána Németh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 DF   Camilla Küver 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 DF   Joelle Wedemeyer 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0
31 DF   Marina Hegering 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 4 2 1 0
35 DF   Karla Brinkmann 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
39 DF   Sarai Linder 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 4 1 0 0
Midfielders
6 MF   Janina Minge 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 4 0 0 0
7 MF   Chantal Hagel 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 4 1 1 0
8 MF   Lena Lattwein 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 4 1 1 0
10 MF   Svenja Huth 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 5 0 1 0
13 MF   Luca Papp 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
17 MF   Kristin Demann 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 MF   Justine Kielland 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
23 MF   Sveindís Jane Jónsdóttir 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0
29 MF   Jule Brand 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 5 1 0 0
Forwards
9 FW   Lineth Beerensteyn 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 5 0 0 0
11 FW   Alexandra Popp 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 3 5 5 0 0
19 FW   Fenna Kalma 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0
20 FW   Ariana Arias 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
21 FW   Rebecka Blomqvist 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0
25 FW   Vivien Endemann 2 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 5 2 1 0
28 FW   Tabea Sellner 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Goalscorers

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As of 18 September 2024
Rank No. Pos. Nat. Player Bundesliga DFB-Pokal DFB-Supercup Champions League Total
1 11 FW   Alexandra Popp 2 0 0 3 5
2 25 FW   Vivien Endemann 0 1 0 1 2
31 DF   Marina Hegering 0 0 0 2 2
2 DF   Lynn Wilms 0 2 0 0 2
5 20 FW   Ariana Arias 0 1 0 0 1
29 MF   Jule Brand 0 0 0 1 1
7 MF   Chantal Hagel 0 1 0 0 1
19 FW   Fenna Kalma 0 1 0 0 1
8 MF   Lena Lattwein 1 0 0 0 1
39 DF   Sarai Linder 1 0 0 0 1
Own goals (from the opponents) 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 4 6 0 7 17

Hat-tricks

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Player Against Minutes Score after goals Result Date Competition Ref
  Alexandra Popp Fiorentina 38, 53, 57 0–3, 0–5, 0–6 0–7 (A) 18 September 2024 Champions League [19]

(H) – Home; (A) – Away; (N) – Neutral venue (final)

Assists

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As of 18 September 2024
Rank No. Pos. Nat. Player Bundesliga DFB-Pokal DFB-Supercup Champions League Total
1 10 MF   Svenja Huth 1 0 0 4 5
2 2 DF   Lynn Wilms 1 0 0 1 2
3 21 FW   Rebecka Blomqvist 0 0 0 1 1
Totals 2 0 0 6 8

Hat-tricks of assists

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Player Against Minutes Score after assists Result Date Competition Ref
  Svenja Huth4 Fiorentina 6, 38, 44, 53 0–1, 0–3, 0–4, 0–5 0–7 (A) 18 September 2024 Champions League [19]

(H) – Home; (A) – Away; (N) – Neutral venue (final)
4 – Player made four assists.

Cleansheets

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As of 18 September 2024
Rank No. Pos. Nat. Player Bundesliga DFB-Pokal DFB-Supercup Champions League Total
1 1 GK   Merle Frohms 1 0 0 1 2
Totals 1 1[a] 0 1 3
  1. ^ 1 clean sheet achieved with goalkeeper substitution.

Disciplinary record

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As of 18 September 2024
No. Pos. Nat. Player Bundesliga DFB-Pokal DFB-Supercup Champions League Total
                                       
25 FW   Vivien Endemann 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
31 DF   Marina Hegering 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
10 MF   Svenja Huth 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
7 MF   Chantal Hagel 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
8 MF   Lena Lattwein 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Totals 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 0 0

References

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