Werder fall, Hoffenheim top: how the 2025/26 Bundesliga standings have changed compared to last season

The Bundesliga 2025/26 delivered strong moves in comparison to the previous season. The fall of Werder Bremen and the huge rise of TSG 1899 Hoffenheim were most striking, while FC Bayern München remained firmly at the top.

Biggest falls:

• Werder Bremen: from 8th to 15th (−7)
• VfL Wolfsburg: from 11th to 16th (−5)
• Eintracht Frankfurt: from 3rd to 8th (−5)
• St. Pauli: from 14th to 18th (−4)
• Mainz 05: from 6th to 10th (−4)
• Bayer Leverkusen: from 2nd to 6th (−4)
• Borussia Mönchengladbach: from 10th to 12th (−2)
• SC Freiburg: from 5th to 7th (−2)
• 1. FC Heidenheim: from 16th to 17th (−1)

No change:

• FC Bayern München: remained 1st

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Record risers:

• Union Berlin: from 13th to 11th (+2)
• Borussia Dortmund: from 4th to 2nd (+2)
• FC Augsburg: from 12th to 9th (+3)
• RB Leipzig: from 7th to 3rd (+4)
• VfB Stuttgart: from 9th to 4th (+5)
• TSG 1899 Hoffenheim: from 15th to 5th (+10) — biggest climb

Newly promoted from 2. Bundesliga:

• Hamburger SV: from 2nd in the 2. Bundesliga to 13th in the Bundesliga
• 1. FC Köln: from 1st in the 2. Bundesliga to 14th in the Bundesliga

Summary: Bayern remain king, Hoffenheim sprint up, and Werder suffer a major slump. Dortmund and Leipzig also made solid moves up, while HSV and Köln managed to stay afloat in mid-table on their return to the top flight.

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