2024–25 SV Waldhof Mannheim season

SV Waldhof Mannheim

2024–25 season
Manager	Marco Antwerpen
Stadium	Carl-Benz-Stadion
3. Liga	15th
Baden Cup	Quarter-finals

The 2024–25 season is the 118th season in the history of SV Waldhof Mannheim, and the club's second consecutive season in 3. Liga. In addition to the domestic league, the team is scheduled to participate in the Württemberg Cup.

Transfers

In

Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Date	Source
MF	Adrian Fein	SC Verl	Free	16 July 2024	[1]

Out

Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Date	Source
MF	Angelo Gattermayer	Wolfsberger AC	Undisclosed	16 July 2024

Friendlies

SC 1910 Käfertal v Waldhof Mannheim

6 July 2024 Friendly

SC 1910 Käfertal

0–16

Waldhof Mannheim

Waldhof Mannheim v Újpest FC

13 July 2024 Friendly	Waldhof Mannheim	1–1	Újpest FC
Note: The game was scheduled for 12 July but was postponed due to a storm.[2]

Waldhof Mannheim v VfR Mannheim

17 July 2024 Friendly	Waldhof Mannheim	5–2	VfR Mannheim
18:30

TSG Hoffenheim II v Waldhof Mannheim

20 July 2024 Friendly	TSG Hoffenheim II	4–1	Waldhof Mannheim
12:00

Waldhof Mannheim v RWD Molenbeek

27 July 2024 Friendly	Waldhof Mannheim	2–0	RWD Molenbeek
14:00

Wormatia Worms v Waldhof Mannheim

13 November 2024 Friendly

Wormatia Worms

2–3

Waldhof Mannheim

Hannover 96 v Waldhof Mannheim

6 January 2025 Friendly	Hannover 96	0–1	Waldhof Mannheim
			Halstenberg 23' (o.g.)

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
3. Liga	4 August 2024	17 May 2025	Matchday 1		19	5	6	8	20	24	−4	026.32
Baden Cup	7 August 2024	6 September 2024	First round	Quarter-finals	3	2	0	1	15	2	+13	066.67
Total					22	7	6	9	35	26	+9	031.82

Source: Competitions

3. Liga

Main article: 2024–25 3. Liga

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
13	SV Sandhausen	22	7	7	8	36	37	−1	28
14	1860 Munich	22	8	4	10	32	40	−8	28
15	Waldhof Mannheim	22	5	8	9	22	27	−5	23
16	Rot-Weiss Essen	22	6	5	11	30	38	−8	23
17	Hannover 96 II[a]	22	6	4	12	27	38	−11	22	Relegation to Regionalliga

Updated to match(es) played on 2 February 2025. 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.[3]
Notes:

1. Reserve teams are ineligible for promotion or DFB-Pokal qualification.

Matches

The match schedule was released on 9 July 2024.[4]

FC Ingolstadt v Waldhof Mannheim

3–4 August 2024 1	FC Ingolstadt	v	Waldhof Mannheim	Ingolstadt
				Stadium: Audi Sportpark

Baden Cup

Main article: Baden Cup

VfK Diedesheim v Waldhof Mannheim

7 August 2024 Third round

VfK Diedesheim

1–7

Waldhof Mannheim

TBD

TSV Tauberbischofsheim v Waldhof Mannheim

17 August 2024 Round of 16

TSV Tauberbischofsheim

0–8

Waldhof Mannheim

TBD

VfR Gommersdorf v Waldhof Mannheim

6 September 2024 Quarter-finals

VfR Gommersdorf

1–0

Waldhof Mannheim

TBD

References

1. Bergman, Vincent (July 16, 2024). "Neuer Klub für Ex-Bayern-Talent Fein". Fussball Transfers.
2. "Testspiel gegen Ujpest auf Samstag verschoben | SV Waldhof Mannheim 07". July 12, 2024.
3. "DFB–Spielordnung" [Match rules] (PDF) (in German). German Football Association (DFB). 1 July 2024. p. 74. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
4. "Drittligaauftakt in Ingolstadt - Spielplan veröffentlicht | SV Waldhof Mannheim 07". July 9, 2024.