After a strong back series, the best in 13 years, sixth place for Werder Bremen was only two points away, the mood around the club was as positive and hopeful as it has not been for a long time. Since then, nothing has been going together with the team of coach Ole Werner, but only five points from eight matches mean 18th place in the 2025 annual table.
The sound at Werder Bremen becomes rougher, the words of Clemens Fritz after the “desolate” idea. “We can only apologize for what we delivered,” said the managing director After the violent 0: 5 at SC Freiburg. “The Freiburg really didn’t have to jump up because they met an opponent who wasn’t really there.”
Immediately after the third clear bankruptcy, one cannot pass to the agenda in succession, Fritz continued. But there is not much time.
Already on Tuesday evening (8:45 p.m./ZDF and Sky) for the troublesome Hanseatic, in the annual table 2025 at the bottom, the quarter-finals in the DFB Cup at the third division club Arminia Bielefeld.
“We will analyze that, Ole will address the mistakes. It’s really not that there is something to talk about,” said Fritz
Werder loses the connection – and looks down
The fact is: Werder did not do the winter break well. After the latest crash, the 15th season in a row is almost certain without participating in the international business.
Only one current Bundesliga club – the VfL Bochum – is waiting for a long time for his return to the international parquet than the SVW, which was last represented in the Champions League in December 2010 in a sporty 3-0 home win against a B -Elf from Inter Milan. The two promoters FC St. Pauli and Holstein Kiel have never been there in the European Cup.
| Association | Last European Cup season |
| FC Bayern | 2024/2025 |
| Bayer Leverkusen | 2024/2025 |
| VfB Stuttgart | 2024/2025 |
| RB Leipzig | 2024/2025 |
| Borussia Dortmund | 2024/2025 |
| Eintracht Frankfurt | 2024/2025 |
| TSG Hoffenheim | 2024/2025 |
| 1. FC Heidenheim | 2024/2025 |
| Union Berlin | 2023/2024 |
| SC Freiburg | 2023/2024 |
| VfL Wolfsburg | 2021/2022 |
| Bor. Mönchengladbach | 2020/2021 |
| FSV Mainz 05 | 2016/2017 |
| FC Augsburg | 2015/2016 |
| Werder Bremen | 2010/2011 |
| VfL Bochum | 2004/2005 |
| FC St. Pauli | No participation yet |
| Holstein Kiel | No participation yet |
Even four current second division clubs have a shorter thirst track: 1. FC Köln (most recently 2022/2023), FC Schalke 04 (2018/2019), Hertha BSC (2017/2018) and Hannover 96 (2012/2013).

