Overview

• SV Waldhof Mannheim relieved head coach Dominik Glawogger just two games into the 2025–26 season after accumulating a single point.
• Sporting director Gerhard Zuber said that despite personnel continuity, the team had not taken the next step in its campaign.
• The season opened with a 2–2 draw against SC Verl followed by a 0–1 defeat at Hansa Rostock.
• Glawogger, who replaced Bernhard Trares in April, won three of nine matches and helped secure the club’s survival in the previous campaign.
• The club has not named a successor, reflecting a broader trend of early-season managerial changes across German football.