2025–26 1. FC Nürnberg season
| 2025–26 season | ||||
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| Head coach | Miroslav Klose | |||
| Stadium | Max-Morlock-Stadion | |||
| 2. Bundesliga | 10th (Ongoing) | |||
| DFB-Pokal | First round | |||
| Biggest win | 5–1 vs Karlsruher SC (13 February 2026) | |||
| Biggest defeat | 0–3 vs Hertha BSC (28 September 2025) 0–3 vs 1. FC Magdeburg (29 November 2025) | |||
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| All statistics correct as of 15 March 2026. | ||||
The 2025–26 season is the 124th season in the history of 1. FC Nürnberg and their 13th consecutive campaign in the 2. Bundesliga. The club also took part in the DFB-Pokal, where they were eliminated in the first round by FV Illertissen.[1]
Players
First-team squad
As of 15 March 2026.[2]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Players out on loan
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player | To | Loan end |
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| No players on loan listed. | |||||
Transfers
Transfers in
| Date | Pos. | Nation | Name | From | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | DF | Tom Baack | SC Verl | Free[3] | |
| June 2025 | FW | Mickaël Biron | RWD Molenbeek | Undisclosed[3] | |
| September 2025 | MF | Adam Markhiyev | Aris Limassol | €2,500,000[3] | |
| July 2025 | DF | Luka Lochoshvili | US Cremonese | €1,000,000[3] | |
| July 2025 | FW | Semir Telalović | SSV Ulm 1846 | €300,000[3] | |
| July 2025 | FW | Adriano Grimaldi | Paderborn | Undisclosed[3] |
Transfers out
| Date | Pos. | Nation | Name | To | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2025 | MF | Caspar Jander | Southampton | €12,000,000[3] | |
| July 2025 | MF | Jens Castrop | Borussia Mönchengladbach | €4,500,000[3] | |
| June 2025 | FW | Mahir Emreli | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | Free[3] | |
| July 2025 | FW | Christoph Daferner | Dynamo Dresden | €250,000[3] |
Pre-season and friendlies
Pre-season
| 26 July 2025 Friendly | 1. FC Nürnberg | 0–2 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | Nürnberg |
| 14:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Max-Morlock-Stadion |
Competitions
Overall record
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| 2. Bundesliga | 2 August 2025 | 17 May 2026 | Matchday 1 | TBD | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 34 | 37 | −3 | 34.62 |
| DFB-Pokal | 16 August 2025 | 16 August 2025 | First round | First round | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | +0 | 0.00 |
| Total | 27 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 37 | 40 | −3 | 33.33 | ||||
Source: 1. FC Nürnberg
2. Bundesliga
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Karlsruher SC | 27 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 43 | 51 | −8 | 37 |
| 9 | VfL Bochum | 26 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 36 | 33 | +3 | 33 |
| 10 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 34 | 37 | −3 | 33 |
| 11 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 26 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 24 | 35 | −11 | 31 |
| 12 | Dynamo Dresden | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 44 | 44 | 0 | 29 |
Updated to match(es) played on 20 March 2026. Source: Bundesliga
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.[4]
(Rules 4–6 only apply after home and away matches have been played between the tied teams.)
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.[4]
(Rules 4–6 only apply after home and away matches have been played between the tied teams.)
(Nürnberg are mid-table after 26 matches.)[5]
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 34 | 37 | −3 | 33 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 15 | +5 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 22 | −8 |
Last updated: 15 March 2026.
Source: Bundesliga
Results by round
Updated to match(es) played on 15 March 2026. Source: 1. FC Nürnberg – Gesamttabelle
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
| 2 August 2025 Matchday 1 | SV 07 Elversberg | 1–0 | 1. FC Nürnberg | Spiesen-Elversberg |
| 13:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Waldstadion an der Kaiserlinde Attendance: 9,307 Referee: Eric-Dominic Weisbach |
| 8 August 2025 Matchday 2 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 0–1 | SV Darmstadt 98 | Nürnberg |
| 18:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Max-Morlock-Stadion Attendance: 32,455 Referee: Florian Lechner |
| 22 August 2025 Matchday 3 | Preußen Münster | 2–1 | 1. FC Nürnberg | Münster |
| 18:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Preußenstadion Attendance: 10,635 |
| 29 August 2025 Matchday 4 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 0–0 | SC Paderborn 07 | Nürnberg |
| 18:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Max-Morlock-Stadion Attendance: 30,716 |
| 13 September 2025 Matchday 5 | Karlsruher SC | 2–1 | 1. FC Nürnberg | Karlsruhe |
| 13:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Wildparkstadion Attendance: 33,180 Referee: Tom Bauer |
| 20 September 2025 Matchday 6 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 2–1 | VfL Bochum | Nürnberg |
| 20:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Max-Morlock-Stadion Attendance: 33,398 Referee: Lars Erbst |
| 28 September 2025 Matchday 7 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 0–3 | Hertha BSC | Nürnberg |
| 13:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Max-Morlock-Stadion Attendance: 38,923 Referee: Marc-Philipp Eckermann |
| 3 October 2025 Matchday 8 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 2–3 | 1. FC Nürnberg | Düsseldorf |
| 18:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Merkur Spiel-Arena Attendance: 38,204 |
| 19 October 2025 Matchday 9 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 1–1 | Holstein Kiel | Nürnberg |
| 13:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Max-Morlock-Stadion Attendance: 31,079 Referee: Timo Gansloweit |
| 26 October 2025 Matchday 10 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 1–1 | 1. FC Nürnberg | Kaiserslautern |
| 13:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion Attendance: 48,000 Referee: Sören Storks |
| 1 November 2025 Matchday 11 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 2–1 | Eintracht Braunschweig | Nürnberg |
| 13:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Max-Morlock-Stadion Attendance: 33,159 Referee: Lukas Benen |
| 7 November 2025 Matchday 12 | Dynamo Dresden | 1–2 | 1. FC Nürnberg | Dresden |
| 18:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stadion Dresden Attendance: 31,749 Referee: Eric-Dominic Weisbach |
| 23 November 2025 Matchday 13 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 2–0 | DSC Arminia Bielefeld | Nürnberg |
| 13:30 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Max-Morlock-Stadion Attendance: 33,940 Referee: Robert Schröder |
| 29 November 2025 Matchday 14 | 1. FC Magdeburg | 3–0 | 1. FC Nürnberg | Magdeburg |
| 20:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: MDCC-Arena Attendance: 26,943 Referee: Felix Bickel |
| 7 December 2025 Matchday 15 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 2–2 | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | Nürnberg |
| 13:30 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Max-Morlock-Stadion Attendance: 47,150 Referee: Lars Erbst |
| 14 December 2025 Matchday 16 | FC Schalke 04 | 1–0 | 1. FC Nürnberg | Gelsenkirchen |
| 13:30 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Veltins-Arena Attendance: 62,078 Referee: Christian Dingert |
| 21 December 2025 Matchday 17 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 2–1 | Hannover 96 | Nürnberg |
| 13:30 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Max-Morlock-Stadion Attendance: 34,022 Referee: Max Burda |
| 17 January 2026 Matchday 18 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 3–2 | SV 07 Elversberg | Nürnberg |
| 13:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Max-Morlock-Stadion Attendance: 25,639 Referee: Konrad Oldhfer |
| 23 January 2026 Matchday 19 | SV Darmstadt 98 | 2–0 | 1. FC Nürnberg | Darmstadt |
| 18:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor Attendance: 17,810 |
| 30 January 2026 Matchday 20 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 1–1 | SC Preußen Münster | Nürnberg |
| 18:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Max-Morlock-Stadion Attendance: 26,170 Referee: Felix Prigan |
| 07 February 2026 Matchday 21 | SC Paderborn 07 | 2–1 | 1. FC Nürnberg | Paderborn |
| 13:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Benteler-Arena Attendance: 13,440 Referee: Eric-Dominic Weisbach |
| 13 February 2026 Matchday 22 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 5–1 | Karlsruher SC | Nürnberg |
| 18:30 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Max-Morlock-Stadion Attendance: 28,000 Referee: Tobias Stieler |
| 20 February 2026 Matchday 23 | VfL Bochum | 1–1 | 1. FC Nürnberg | Bochum |
| 18:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Vonovia Ruhrstadion Attendance: 26,000 Referee: Patrick Ittrich |
| 1 March 2026 Matchday 24 | Hertha BSC | 2–1 | 1. FC Nürnberg | Berlin |
| 13:30 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Olympiastadion Attendance: 43,353 Referee: Patrick Alt |
| 7 March 2026 Matchday 25 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 0–1 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | Nürnberg |
| 13:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Max-Morlock-Stadion Attendance: 32,266 Referee: Timo Gansloweit |
| 14 March 2026 Matchday 26 | Holstein Kiel | 2–3 | 1. FC Nürnberg | Kiel |
| 13:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Holstein-Stadion Attendance: 13,812 Referee: Robert Kampka |
| 21 March 2026 Matchday 27 | 1. FC Nürnberg | v | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | Nürnberg |
| 13:00 CET (UTC+1) | Stadium: Max-Morlock-Stadion |
| 5 April 2026 Matchday 28 | Eintracht Braunschweig | v | 1. FC Nürnberg | Braunschweig |
| 13:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Eintracht-Stadion |
| 11 April 2026 Matchday 29 | 1. FC Nürnberg | v | Dynamo Dresden | Nürnberg |
| 13:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Max-Morlock-Stadion |
| 18 April 2026 Matchday 30 | Arminia Bielefeld | v | 1. FC Nürnberg | Bielefeld |
| 13:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: SchücoArena |
| 25 April 2026 Matchday 31 | 1. FC Nürnberg | v | 1. FC Magdeburg | Nürnberg |
| Stadium: Max-Morlock-Stadion |
| 2 May 2026 Matchday 32 | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | v | 1. FC Nürnberg | Fürth |
| Stadium: Sportpark Ronhof |
| 9 May 2026 Matchday 33 | 1. FC Nürnberg | v | FC Schalke 04 | Nürnberg |
| Stadium: Max-Morlock-Stadion |
| 17 May 2026 Matchday 34 | Hannover 96 | v | 1. FC Nürnberg | Hannover |
| 15:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: HDI-Arena |
DFB-Pokal
- First round
| 16 August 2025 First round | FV Illertissen | 3–3 (a.e.t.) 6–5 (p) | 1. FC Nürnberg | Vöhlinstadion, Illertissen |
| 15:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Milic 2' Glessing 43' Rühle 90' |
Report | Yılmaz 65' Stepanov 78' Telalović 86' (pen.) |
Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Patrick Alt |
Statistics
Appearances and goals
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | 2. Bundesliga | DFB-Pokal | |||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||
| 1 | GK | GER | Jan Reichert | 26 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | GK | POL | Robin Lisewski | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | GK | GER | Nicolas Ortegel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | GK | GER | Christian Mathenia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 37 | GK | SVK | Michal Kukučka | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders | |||||||||
| 3 | DF | BRA | Danilo Soares | 11 | 0 | 5+5 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | GER | Fabio Gruber | 21 | 0 | 15+5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | GER | Tom Baack | 27 | 1 | 25+1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | DF | GER | Henri Koudossou | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | GER | Tim Drexler | 16 | 0 | 10+6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | TUR | Berkay Yılmaz | 21 | 1 | 12+8 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 22 | DF | GER | Enrico Valentini | 12 | 0 | 2+10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | GEO | Luka Lochoshvili | 26 | 2 | 24+1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | GER | Justin von der Hitz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | DF | GER | Tarek Buchmann | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | DF | GER | Robin Knoche | 20 | 1 | 18+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | DF | GER | Eric Porstner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | DF | CZE | Ondřej Karafiát | 7 | 0 | 5+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| - | DF | ARM | Styopa Mkrtchyan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midfielders | |||||||||
| 6 | MF | GER | Adam Markhiev | 27 | 0 | 24+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | GER | Julian Justvan | 27 | 7 | 25+1 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | MAR | Ayoub Chaikhoun | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | GER | Rafael Lubach | 25 | 5 | 20+4 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | POL | Eryk Grzywacz | 7 | 0 | 2+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | SEN | Pape Demba Diop | 15 | 0 | 5+10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | SLE | Hindolo Mustapha | 10 | 0 | 5+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | FRA | Rabby Nzingoula | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | GER | Finn Becker | 23 | 3 | 10+12 | 3 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 32 | MF | GER | Tim Janisch | 21 | 1 | 14+6 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 35 | MF | GER | Simon Joachims | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | MF | GER | Winners Osawe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Forwards | |||||||||
| 7 | FW | MTQ | Mickaël Biron | 16 | 0 | 10+5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | GER | Semir Telalović | 18 | 1 | 5+12 | 0 | 0+1 | 1 |
| 11 | FW | UKR | Artem Stepanov | 11 | 1 | 2+8 | 0 | 0+1 | 1 |
| 23 | FW | CIV | Mohamed Ali Zoma | 27 | 10 | 24+2 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | FW | GER | Adriano Grimaldi | 19 | 1 | 4+15 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | FW | CGO | Noah Maboulou | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | FW | GER | Piet Scobel | 18 | 2 | 8+10 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | FW | CRO | Tino Kusanović | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | FW | GER | Levin Chiumento | 6 | 0 | 1+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players transferred out during the season | |||||||||
| - | FW | GER | Christoph Daferner | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last updated: 18 March 2026
Source: Competitions
Goalscorers
Includes all competitive matches. As of 18 March 2026.[8][9]
| Rank | Nation | Player | 2. Bundesliga | DFB-Pokal | Total |
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| 1 | Mohamed Ali Zoma | 10 | 0 | 10 | |
| 2 | Julian Justvan | 7 | 0 | 7 | |
| 3 | Rafael Lubach | 5 | 0 | 5 | |
| 4 | Finn Becker | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 5 | Luka Lochoshvili | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| Piet Scobel | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 7 | Tom Baack | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Adriano Grimaldi | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Tim Janisch | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Robin Knoche | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Henri Koudossou | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Artem Stepanov | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Semir Telalović | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Berkay Yılmaz | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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