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2024–25 SV Werder Bremen season

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SV Werder Bremen
2024–25 season
PresidentHubertus Hess-Grunewald
Head coachOle Werner
StadiumWeserstadion
Bundesliga12th
DFB-PokalQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Jens Stage (7)

All:
Jens Stage (7)
Highest home attendance42,100 (7 times)
Lowest home attendance40,000
(3 December 2024 v. Darmstadt)
Average home league attendance42,100
Biggest win4–1
(21 December 2024 v. Union Berlin)
Biggest defeat0–5
(21 September 2024 v. Bayern Munich)
2025–26 →
All statistics correct as of 21 December 2024.

The 2024–25 season is SV Werder Bremen's 126th season in existence, and the club's third consecutive season in the Bundesliga. In addition to the domestic league, the club is also competing in the DFB-Pokal.

Players

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Current squad

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As of 26 August 2024[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Germany GER Michael Zetterer
2 MF Belgium BEL Olivier Deman
3 DF Germany GER Anthony Jung
4 DF Germany GER Niklas Stark (3rd captain)
5 DF Germany GER Amos Pieper
6 MF Denmark DEN Jens Stage
7 FW Germany GER Marvin Ducksch
8 DF Germany GER Mitchell Weiser
10 MF Germany GER Leonardo Bittencourt
11 FW Germany GER Justin Njinmah
13 DF Serbia SRB Miloš Veljković (vice-captain)
14 MF Belgium BEL Senne Lynen
15 FW Scotland SCO Oliver Burke
17 FW Austria AUT Marco Grüll
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 MF Guinea GUI Naby Keïta
19 DF Germany GER Derrick Köhn
20 MF Austria AUT Romano Schmid
21 FW Norway NOR Isak Hansen-Aarøen
22 DF Argentina ARG Julián Malatini
25 GK Germany GER Markus Kolke
26 FW United States USA Joel Imasuen
27 DF Germany GER Felix Agu
28 MF France FRA Skelly Alvero
30 GK Germany GER Mio Backhaus
32 DF Austria AUT Marco Friedl (captain)
33 FW Germany GER Abdenego Nankishi
35 MF Germany GER Leon Opitz
42 FW Germany GER Keke Topp

Players out on loan

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
FW Denmark DEN Dawid Kownacki (at Germany Fortuna Düsseldorf until 30 June 2025)
MF Togo TOG Dikeni Salifou (at Austria Austria Klagenfurt until 30 June 2025)

Transfers

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In

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Date Pos. Nat. Name Club Fee Ref.
1 July 2024 FW Austria Marco Grüll Austria Rapid Wien Free Transfer [2]
1 July 2024 GK Germany Markus Kolke Germany Hansa Rostock €75k [3]
1 July 2024 MF France Skelly Alvero France Lyon €4.75M [4]
1 July 2024 FW Germany Keke Topp Germany Schalke €2.00M [5]

Out

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Date Pos. Nat. Name Club Fee Ref.
1 July 2024 FW Germany Eren Dinkçi Germany Freiburg €5.00M [6]
1 July 2024 FW Germany Nick Woltemade Germany Stuttgart Free Transfer [7]
1 July 2024 GK Czech Republic Jiří Pavlenka Without Club Free Transfer [8]
1 July 2024 GK Germany Dudu Germany Viktoria Köln Free Transfer [9]
1 July 2024 MF Germany Christian Groß Retired N/A [10]

Loans in

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Date Pos. Nat. Name Club Duration Ref.
30 August 2024 LB Germany Ghana Derrick Köhn Turkey Galatasaray 30 June 2025 [11]

Loans out

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Date Pos. Nat. Name Club Duration Ref.
20 August 2024 FW Poland Dawid Kownacki Germany Fortuna Düsseldorf 30 June 2025 [12]
26 August 2024 CM Togo Dikeni Salifou Austria Austria Klagenfurt 30 June 2025 [13]
15 January 2025 CM Guinea Naby Keïta Hungary Ferencváros 31 December 2025 [14]

Pre-season and friendlies

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  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

14 July 2024 Friendly FC Verden 04 0–2 Werder Bremen Verden an der Aller
14:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Burke 2'
Topp 66'
Stadium: Stadion am Berliner Ring
Attendance: 5,500
20 July 2024 Friendly Werder Bremen 0–3 Italy Lecce Zell am Ziller, Austria
15:00 CEST (UTC+2) Krstović 31', 34'
Rafia 87'
Stadium: Parkstadion Zell am Ziller
26 July 2024 Friendly Werder Bremen 2–2 England Sheffield Wednesday Zell am Ziller, Austria
14:00 CEST (UTC+2) Kownacki 31'
Topp 49'
Report Musaba 83'
Gassama 97'
Stadium: Parkstadion Zell am Ziller
Attendance: 1,800
3 August 2024 Friendly Coventry City England 4–0 Werder Bremen Coventry, England
16:00 CEST (UTC+2) Obikwu 7'
Tavares 20', 67'
Betjemann 28'
Report Stadium: Coventry Building Society Arena
Attendance: 0 (closed doors)
3 August 2024 Friendly Coventry City England 1–2 Werder Bremen Coventry, England
16:00 CEST (UTC+2) Rudoni 29' Report Topp 5'
Ducksch 82'
Stadium: Coventry Building Society Arena
Attendance: 11,301
Referee: Lewis Smith
10 August 2024 Friendly Stade Rennes France 1–1 Werder Bremen Rennes, France
14:30 CEST (UTC+2) Do Marcolino 35' Report Malatini 13' Stadium: Roazhon Park
Attendance: 0 (closed doors)
Referee: Thierry Bouille
10 August 2024 Friendly Stade Rennes France 1–0 Werder Bremen Rennes, France
17:00 CEST (UTC+2) Bourigeaud 48' Report Stadium: Roazhon Park
Referee: Bastien Dechepy

In-season

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5 January 2025 Friendly Werder Bremen v Netherlands Twente Bremen
15:00 CET (UTC+2) Stadium: Weserstadion Platz 11

Competitions

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Overall record

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Competition First match Last match Starting round Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Bundesliga 24 August 2024 17 May 2025 Matchday 1 15 7 4 4 26 25 +1 046.67
DFB-Pokal 19 August 2024 First round 3 3 0 0 5 1 +4 100.00
Total 18 10 4 4 31 26 +5 055.56

Last updated: 21 December 2024
Source: Soccerway

Bundesliga

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
4 RB Leipzig 15 8 3 4 24 20 +4 27 Qualification for the Champions League league phase
5 Mainz 05 15 7 4 4 28 20 +8 25 Qualification for the Europa League league phase
6 Werder Bremen 15 7 4 4 26 25 +1 25 Qualification for the Conference League play-off round
7 Borussia Mönchengladbach 15 7 3 5 25 20 +5 24
8 SC Freiburg 15 7 3 5 21 24 −3 24
Updated to match(es) played on 21 December 2024. 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.[15]
(Rules 4–6 only apply after home and away matches have been played between the tied teams.)

Results 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
15 7 4 4 26 25  +1 25 3 3 2 11 12  −1 4 1 2 15 13  +2

Last updated: 21 December 2024.
Source: DFB

Results by round

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Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundAHAHAHAHAHAHAAH
ResultDDWLWLWDLWLDWWW
Position8138111011881081012109
Updated to match(es) played on 21 December 2024. Source: DFB
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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24 August 2024 1 FC Augsburg 2–2 Werder Bremen Augsburg
14:30 CEST (UTC+2) Rexhbeçaj 16' (Tietz)
Essende 35' (Breithaupt) Yellow card 90+3'
Engels Yellow card 55'
Gouweleeuw Yellow card 90+3'
Report Agu 12' (Weiser)
Njinmah 58' (Weiser)
Grüll Yellow card 90+5'
Stadium: WWK Arena
Attendance: 30,660
Referee: Sascha Stegemann
31 August 2024 2 Werder Bremen 0–0 Borussia Dortmund Bremen
14:30 CEST (UTC+2) Weiser Yellow card 42'
Friedl Yellow card 60'
Report Anton Yellow card 29'
Süle Yellow card 34'
Ryerson Yellow card 48'
Schlotterbeck Yellow card 53' Yellow-red card 73'
Bensebaini Yellow card 85'
Groß Yellow card 90+1'
Stadium: Weserstadion
Attendance: 42,100
Referee: Robert Hartmann
15 September 2024 3 Mainz 05 1–2 Werder Bremen Mainz
17:30 CEST (UTC+2) Lee 27'
Caci Yellow card 45'
Kohr Yellow card 45+1'
Mwene Yellow card 66'
Report Ducksch 8' (pen)
Friedl Red card 60'
Zetterer Yellow card 60'
Köhn 69' (Schmid)
Stadium: Mewa Arena
Attendance: 32,000
Referee: Benjamin Brand
21 September 2024 4 Werder Bremen 0–5 Bayern Munich Bremen
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report Olise 23' (Kane) 60'
Musiala 32' (Olise)
Laimer Yellow card 38'
Kane 57' (Olise)
Gnabry 65' (Kane)
Pavlović Yellow card 68'
Upamecano Yellow card 77'
Stadium: Weserstadion
Attendance: 42,100
Referee: Bastian Dankert
29 September 2024 5 TSG Hoffenheim 3–4 Werder Bremen Sinsheim
16:30 CEST (UTC+2) Bülter 5' (Berisha) 8' (Tohumcu)
Tohumcu Yellow card 10'
Hložek 12'
Nsoki Red card 18'
Stach Yellow card 78'
Drexler Yellow card 90+3'
Report Malatini 21' (Stark)
Köhn Yellow card 22'
Stage 26' (Ducksch) 39' 49' (Weiser) Yellow card 73'
Stadium: PreZero Arena
Attendance: 26,018
Referee: Tobias Reichel
4 October 2024 6 Werder Bremen 0–1 SC Freiburg Bremen
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Malatini Yellow card 90+4' Report Eggestein Yellow card 36'
Dōan 75' (Grifo)
Stadium: Weserstadion
Attendance: 41,200
Referee: Tobias Welz
18 October 2024 7 VfL Wolfsburg 2–4 Werder Bremen Wolfsburg
16:00 CEST (UTC+2) Tiago Tomás 19'
Arnold Yellow card 42'
Wimmer Red card 68'
Mæhle 79'
Report Weiser 45+5' (Ducksch)
Agu 51'
Ducksch 67' (Weiser)
Grüll 72' (Ducksch)
Deman Yellow card 87'
Stadium: Volkswagen Arena
Attendance: 28,917
Referee: Daniel Schlager
25 October 2024 8 Werder Bremen 2–2 Bayer Leverkusen Bremen
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Weiser Yellow card 50'
Ducksch 74' (Malatini)
Schmid 90' (Njinmah)
Report Boniface 30' (Frimpong)
Agu 77' (o.g.)
Hincapié Yellow card 88'
Stadium: Weserstadion
Attendance: 42,100
Referee: Florian Badstübner
3 November 2024 9 Borussia Mönchengladbach 4–1 Werder Bremen Mönchengladbach
17:30 CEST (UTC+2) Pléa 11' (Kleindienst)
Friedl 12' (o.g.)
Honorat 45' (Kleindienst)
Stöger 66' (Kleindienst)
Itakura Yellow card 79'
Report Agu Yellow card 18'
Weiser Yellow card 22' Yellow-red card 82'
Lynen Yellow card 53'
Topp 75' (Ducksch)
Stadium: Borussia-Park
Attendance: 53,042
Referee: Bastian Dankert
9 November 2024 10 Werder Bremen 2–1 Holstein Kiel Bremen
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) Friedl Yellow card 25'
Stage Yellow card 30' 36'
Lynen Yellow card 50'
Burke 89' (Topp)
Report Harres 48' (Geschwill)
Ivezić Yellow card 68'
Knudsen Yellow card 90+2'
Stadium: Weserstadion
Attendance: 42,100
Referee: Sören Storks
23 November 2024 11 Eintracht Frankfurt 1–0 Werder Bremen Frankfurt
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) Götze 45' (Ekitiké)
Marmoush Yellow card 56'
Skhiri Yellow card 90+4'
Report Köhn Yellow card 27'
Lynen Yellow card 54'
Stadium: Deutsche Bank Park
Attendance: 58,000
Referee: Florian Badstübner
30 November 2024 12 Werder Bremen 2–2 VfB Stuttgart Bremen
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) Njinmah 6' (Ducksch)
Stage 77'
Ducksch Yellow card 87'
Report Demirović 20' (Mittelstädt) 85' (Stiller)
Stiller Yellow card 54'
Stadium: Weserstadion
Attendance: 42,100
Referee: Harm Osmers
7 December 2024 13 Bochum 0–1 Werder Bremen Bochum
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) Wittek Yellow card 29' Report Lynen Yellow card 27'
Stage 56' (Ducksch)
Stadium: Vonovia-Ruhrstadion
Attendance: 26,000
Referee: Felix Brych
14 December 2024 14 St. Pauli 0–2 Werder Bremen Hamburg
21:30 CEST (UTC+2) Sinani Yellow card 65'
Smith Yellow card 67'
Report Stark Yellow card 8'
Friedl Yellow card 12'
Köhn 24' (Stage)
Stage Yellow card 43'
Ducksch 54' (Weiser)
Stadium: Millerntor-Stadion
Attendance: 29,546
Referee: Robert Hartmann
21 December 2024 15 Werder Bremen 4–1 Union Berlin Bremen
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) Grüll 13' (Schmid) 17' (Köhn)
Friedl Yellow card 19'
Weiser 45' (Köhn)
Stage 87' (Ducksch)
Burke Yellow card 90+4'
Report Doekhi Yellow card 5'
Schäfer 23' (Rothe)
Khedira Yellow card 45'
Stadium: Weserstadion
Attendance: 42,100
Referee: Florian Exner

DFB-Pokal

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19 August 2024 First round Energie Cottbus 1–3 Werder Bremen Cottbus
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Pronichev Yellow card 53'
Rorig 70'
Kusić Yellow card 71'
Hajrulla Red card 78'
Report Topp 32' (Schmid) 37' 55' (Ducksch)
Stark Yellow card 46'
Njinmah Yellow card 77'
Stadium: Stadion der Freundschaft
Attendance: 20,524
Referee: Harm Osmers
30 October 2024 Second round SC Paderborn 0–1 Werder Bremen Paderborn
18:00 CET (UTC+1) Michel Yellow card 84' Report Ducksch 30'
Njinmah Yellow card 81'
Malatini Yellow card 90'
Bittencourt Yellow card 90+5'
Stadium: Home Deluxe Arena
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Max Burda
3 December 2024 Round of 16 Werder Bremen 1–0 Darmstadt Bremen
20:45 CET (UTC+1) Stark Yellow card 22'
Zetterer Yellow card 34'
Weiser Yellow card 54'
Ducksch Yellow card 73'
Jung 90+4' (Ducksch)
Report Maglica Yellow card 36'
Guille Bueno Yellow card 90+3'
Stadium: Weserstadion
Attendance: 42,100
Referee: Martin Petersen
February 2025 Quarter-finals Arminia Bielefeld v Werder Bremen Bielefeld
TBD CET (UTC+1) Stadium: SchücoArena

Statistics

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As of 21 December 2024

Appearances and goals

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No. Pos Nat Player Total Bundesliga DFB Pokal
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Germany GER Michael Zetterer 18 0 15 0 3 0
2 MF Belgium BEL Olivier Deman 11 0 0+9 0 0+2 0
3 DF Germany GER Anthony Jung 17 1 10+4 0 1+2 1
4 DF Germany GER Niklas Stark 13 0 10+1 0 2 0
5 DF Germany GER Amos Pieper 8 0 3+5 0 0 0
6 MF Denmark DEN Jens Stage 13 7 10+1 7 2 0
7 FW Germany GER Marvin Ducksch 18 5 15 4 3 1
8 DF Germany GER Mitchell Weiser 17 2 14 2 3 0
10 MF Germany GER Leonardo Bittencourt 12 0 5+4 0 1+2 0
11 FW Germany GER Justin Njinmah 12 2 6+3 2 0+3 0
13 DF Serbia SRB Miloš Veljković 9 0 4+2 0 2+1 0
14 MF Belgium BEL Senne Lynen 15 0 12 0 3 0
15 FW Scotland SCO Oliver Burke 10 1 0+9 1 0+1 0
17 FW Austria AUT Marco Grüll 15 3 6+6 3 2+1 0
19 DF Germany GER Derrick Köhn 15 2 8+5 2 2 0
20 MF Austria AUT Romano Schmid 18 1 15 1 3 0
22 DF Argentina ARG Julián Malatini 9 1 5+3 1 1 0
27 DF Germany GER Felix Agu 12 2 10 2 1+1 0
28 MF France FRA Skelly Alvero 9 0 1+7 0 1 0
32 MF Austria AUT Marco Friedl 16 0 13 0 3 0
42 FW Germany GER Keke Topp 12 4 1+10 1 1 3
Players away from the club on loan:
Players who left Werder Bremen during the season:

Goalscorers

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Rank Pos. Nat. No. Player Bundesliga DFB-Pokal Total
1 MF Denmark 6 Jens Stage 7 0 7
2 FW Germany 7 Marvin Ducksch 4 1 5
3 FW Germany 42 Keke Topp 1 3 4
4 FW Austria 17 Marco Grüll 3 0 3
5 DF Germany 27 Felix Agu 2 0 2
FW Germany 11 Justin Njinmah 2 0 2
DF Germany 19 Derrick Köhn 2 0 2
DF Germany 8 Mitchell Weiser 2 0 2
9 DF Argentina 22 Julián Malatini 1 0 1
MF Austria 20 Romano Schmid 1 0 1
FW Scotland 15 Oliver Burke 1 0 1
DF Germany 3 Anthony Jung 0 1 1
Total 26 5 31

Assists

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Rank Pos. Nat. No. Player Bundesliga DFB-Pokal Total
1 FW Germany 7 Marvin Ducksch 8 2 10
2 DF Germany 8 Mitchell Weiser 4 0 4
3 MF Austria 20 Romano Schmid 2 1 3
4 DF Germany 19 Derrick Köhn 2 0 2
5 DF Germany 4 Niklas Stark 1 0 1
DF Argentina 22 Julián Malatini 1 0 1
FW Germany 11 Justin Njinmah 1 0 1
FW Germany 42 Keke Topp 1 0 1
MF Denmark 6 Jens Stage 1 0 1
Total 21 3 24

Clean sheets

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Rank Pos. Nat. No. Player Bundesliga DFB-Pokal Total
1 GK Germany 1 Michael Zetterer 3 2 5
Total 3 2 5

Hat-tricks

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Player Against Result Date Competition Ref.
Keke Topp Energie Cottbus 3–1 19 August 2024 2024-25 DFB-Pokal [16]
Jens Stage Hoffenheim 4–3 29 September 2024 2024-25 Bundesliga [17]

Disciplinary record

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No. Nat. Pos. Player Bundesliga DFB-Pokal Total
Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card
1 Germany GK Michael Zetterer 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0
2 Germany MF Olivier Deman 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
4 Germany DF Niklas Stark 1 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 0
6 Denmark MF Jens Stage 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
7 Germany FW Marvin Ducksch 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0
8 Germany DF Mitchell Weiser 3 1 0 1 0 0 4 1 0
10 Germany MF Leonardo Bittencourt 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
11 Germany FW Justin Njinmah 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0
14 Germany MF Senne Lynen 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
15 Scotland FW Oliver Burke 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
17 Austria FW Marco Grüll 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
19 Germany DF Derrick Köhn 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
22 Argentina DF Julián Malatini 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0
27 Germany DF Felix Agu 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0
32 Austria DF Marco Friedl 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 1
Total 24 1 1 9 0 0 33 1 1

Home attendance

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As of 21 December 2024
Competition Total Matches Average
Bundesliga 293,700 7 42,100
DFB-Pokal 40,000 1 40,000
Total 333,700 8 41,713

References

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  1. ^ "Spieler" (in German). SV Werder Bremen. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  2. ^ "Werder Verpflichtet Marco Grüll" (in German). SV Werder Bremen. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
  3. ^ "Werder Bremen Verpflichtet Markus Kolke" (in German). SV Werder Bremen. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
  4. ^ "Option Gezogen: Werder Verpflichtet Skelly Alvero" (in German). SV Werder Bremen. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  5. ^ "WERDER BREMEN VERPFLICHTET KEKE TOPP" (in German). SV Werder Bremen. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
  6. ^ "EREN DINKCI WECHSELT ZUM SC FREIBURG" (in German). SV Werder Bremen. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  7. ^ "WERDER SAYS GOODBYE TO QUARTET" (in German). SV Werder Bremen. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
  8. ^ "WERDER SAYS GOODBYE TO QUARTET" (in German). SV Werder Bremen. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
  9. ^ "EDUARDO DOS SANTOS HAESLER WECHSELT ZU VIKTORIA KÖLN" (in German). SV Werder Bremen. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
  10. ^ "Bundesliga-Debüt mit 30: Bremer Groß beendet Karriere" (in German). sueddeutsche.de. 2024-03-04. Retrieved 2024-05-19.
  11. ^ "Derrick Köhn joins SVW on loan". werder.de. 30 August 2024.
  12. ^ "Dawid Kownacki loaned out to Düsseldorf". werder.de. 20 August 2024.
  13. ^ "Salifou loaned out to Klagenfurt". werder.de. 26 August 2024.
  14. ^ "Naby Keïta is loaned out to Ferencvaros Budapest". werder.de. 10 December 2024.
  15. ^ "DFL–Spielordnung (SpOL)" [Match rules] (PDF) (in German). Deutsche Fußball Liga. 7 June 2024. p. 3. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
  16. ^ https://www.werder.de/en/latest/news/first-team/2024-25/cottbus-match-report-19082024/
  17. ^ https://www.werder.de/matchcenter/startcenter/66869dcc722b7a2952275d09/2024-TSG_Hoffenheim_-_SV_Werder_Bremen
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