VC Wiesbaden - 1st Bundesliga
The VCW volleyball players will once again play in the 1st Bundesliga in the 2025/26 season. The planning has been completed and preparations are in full swing. The VCW squad is now complete. The season kicks off on October 11 in Aachen, with the first home game against Borken on October 19.
Start of the season in Aachen, first home game against Borken
The countdown to the 2025/2026 season of the 1st Women's Volleyball Bundesliga has begun: The VCW will kick off the season on October 11, 2025 away to the Ladies in Black Aachen. The first home match will take place on October 19 in the sports hall at Platz der Deutschen Einheit against newcomers Skurios Volleys Borken.
VCW squad for the 2025/2026 season
- Outside attack: Dagmar Boom and Pleun van der Pijl (both Netherlands), Cayetana López Rey (Spain)
- Diagonal: Jimena Fernández Gayoso (Spain)
- Middle block: Laura Broekstra, Hannah Clayton (USA), Marlene Rieger (Germany)
- Set: Sanne Konijnenberg (Netherlands), Hanna Weinmann (Germany)
- Libera: Rene Sain (Croatia)
Ten players in the full squad
In addition to regular libero René Sain, nine new players will take to the court for the VCW in the new season. Dagmar Boom and Pleun van der Pijl from the Netherlands and Cayetana López Rey from Spain will form the outside attack. Another Spaniard, Jimena Fernández Gayoso, has been signed for the diagonal position. US players Laura Broekstra and Hannah Clayton have been signed for the middle block, while Marlene Rieger from the VCW's junior squad completes the squad. And Sanne Konijnenberg from the Netherlands and the German Hanna Weinmann have been signed for the setter position in Wiesbaden. This means that there are ten players in the VCW Bundesliga squad for the 2025/26 season.
DVV Cup: VCW hosts Aachen in the round of 16
The draw for the round of 16 has kicked off the 2025/26 DVV Cup. The VCW will face Ladies in Black Aachen at home in the round of 16. The match is scheduled for the weekend of November 8 or 9, 2025. The final date will be set by the Volleyball Bundesliga.
Teams 2025/26
In addition to the VCW, the following teams will be in the Bundesliga 1 in the 2025/26 season: Ladies in Black Aachen, Skurios Volleys Borken (promoted), Dresdner SC, Schwarz-Weiß Erfurt, Binder Blaubären TSV Flacht (promoted), SC Potsdam, VfB Suhl LOTTO Thüringen, USC Münster, Allianz MTV Stuttgart, SSC Palmberg Schwerin and ETV Hamburger Volksbank Volleys (promoted).