2025-26 Topps Chrome Sapphire Bundesliga Checklist

2025-26 Topps Chrome Sapphire Bundesliga returns with the familiar premium Sapphire treatment, giving Bundesliga collectors a more compact and more color-driven version of the flagship Chrome release. The product keeps the focus tight with a 100-card base set, a single guaranteed autograph per hobby box, and four numbered parallels in every box.

This is an online-exclusive release built around the brand's usual formula. The checklist is smaller than standard Chrome, the parallel rainbow is shorter, and the inserts are limited to a pair of Sapphire-only themes. For collectors who prefer cleaner box breaks and a stronger chance at serial-numbered content, that makes Sapphire one of the most straightforward Bundesliga products on the calendar.

Star power is not a problem here. The set includes names such as Jamal Musiala, Harry Kane, Michael Olise, Jobe Bellingham, Luis Díaz, Serhou Guirassy, Can Uzun, Florian Wirtz in the insert autograph lineup, plus chase appearances from Erling Haaland and Jude Bellingham in Sapphire Selections. The result is a release that mixes current stars, rookies, breakout names, and a handful of all-time Bundesliga greats.

2025-26 Topps Chrome Sapphire Bundesliga at a glance

Cards per pack: 4
Packs per box: 8
Boxes per case: 10
Set size: 100 cards
Release date: April 16, 2026
Box guarantees: 1 autograph and 4 numbered parallels

With only 32 cards per box, Sapphire is not a long rip. The appeal is concentration. Nearly every box should deliver a meaningful mix of serial-numbered color and a signed card, while the shorter base checklist keeps duplication and filler lower than many larger soccer releases.

How the base set is built

The base checklist has 100 cards and mirrors the same player pool used in flagship Topps Chrome Bundesliga, but the visual difference is immediate thanks to the signature Sapphire finish. The blue crystalline pattern gives the cards a more premium look without changing the structure of the set.

Collectors chasing rookies will find a good amount of RC notation throughout the checklist, with names spread across several clubs. Borussia Dortmund, FC Bayern Munchen, Bayer 04 Leverkusen, RB Leipzig, Hamburger SV, Sport-Club Freiburg and others all contribute rookie cards and young talent.

Some of the more noticeable names in the base set include Jobe Bellingham, Jamal Musiala, Harry Kane, Michael Olise, Luis Díaz, Serhou Guirassy, Can Uzun, Nathaniel Brown, Malik Tillman, Claudio Echeverri, Christian Kofane, Luka Vušković and Saïd El Mala.

Base parallels and odds

Green Sapphire /99 - 1:5 packs
Yellow Sapphire /75 - 1:6 packs
Gold Sapphire /50 - 1:9 packs
Orange Sapphire /25 - 1:17 packs
Black Sapphire /10 - 1:43 packs
Red Sapphire /5 - 1:85 packs
Padparadscha Sapphire /1 - 1:426 packs

That rainbow is leaner than what many collectors see in flagship Chrome, and that is part of the product's appeal. There are still enough colors to build player runs, but not so many that the chase feels overly diluted.

Autographs remain the centerpiece

Every hobby box includes one autograph, and the main Sapphire Autographs checklist is much larger than the base set. There are 192 autograph subjects in total, giving the product wide player coverage across the league and beyond. The mix includes current stars, rookies, veterans, and retired names tied to Bundesliga clubs.

The autograph parallels are all serial-numbered:

Orange Sapphire /25 - 1:16 packs
Black Sapphire /10 - 1:29 packs
Red Sapphire /5 - 1:43 packs
Padparadscha Sapphire /1 - 1:214 packs

Key autograph targets include Jobe Bellingham, Jamal Musiala, Harry Kane, Michael Olise, Luis Díaz, Joshua Kimmich, Jonathan Tah, Thomas Müller, Shinji Kagawa, Mario Götze, Gregor Kobel, Karim Adeyemi, Julian Brandt, Nathaniel Brown, Can Uzun, Malik Tillman, Patrik Schick, Alejandro Grimaldo, Edmond Tapsoba, Rocco Reitz, Mohammed Amoura and many more.

The autograph checklist also includes legend and retired-player content such as Uli Hoeneß, Miroslav Klose, Rudi Völler, Torsten Frings, Gerald Asamoah, Krassimir Balakov, Fredi Bobic, Sami Khedira, Bernd Schneider, Jens Nowotny and Mladen Petrić. That gives the signed portion of the set more depth than a standard active-player-only release.

Sapphire-exclusive inserts

There are only two insert sets in 2025-26 Topps Chrome Sapphire Bundesliga, and both are exclusive to the Sapphire line. That limited insert structure helps keep the product focused, but it also means the non-base chase cards are legitimately difficult pulls.

Sapphire Selections

Sapphire Selections lands at 1:40 packs, which works out to roughly two per 10-box case. The checklist contains 15 cards and blends modern stars, top prospects and historical names.

Parallels for Sapphire Selections are:

Yellow Sapphire /75 - 1:38 packs
Gold Sapphire /50 - 1:57 packs
Orange Sapphire /25 - 1:113 packs
Black Sapphire /10 - 1:283 packs
Red Sapphire /5 - 1:562 packs
Padparadscha Sapphire /1 - 1:2,694 packs

The 15-card Sapphire Selections checklist is:

SAP-1 Erling Haaland, Borussia Dortmund
SAP-2 Jude Bellingham, Borussia Dortmund
SAP-3 Florian Wirtz, Bayer 04 Leverkusen
SAP-4 Lennart Karl, FC Bayern Munchen
SAP-5 Yan Diomande, RB Leipzig
SAP-6 Christian Ziege, FC Bayern Munchen
SAP-7 Wisdom Mike, FC Bayern Munchen
SAP-8 Nathaniel Brown, Eintracht Frankfurt
SAP-9 Arjen Robben, FC Bayern Munchen
SAP-10 Can Uzun, Eintracht Frankfurt
SAP-11 Fábio Vieira, Hamburger SV
SAP-12 Franz Beckenbauer, FC Bayern Munchen
SAP-13 Saïd El Mala, 1. FC Koln
SAP-14 Harry Kane, FC Bayern Munchen
SAP-15 Christian Kofane, Bayer 04 Leverkusen

There is also a 26-card Sapphire Selections Autographs lineup. Those signed insert versions come in Black Sapphire /10, Red Sapphire /5 and Padparadscha Sapphire 1/1 parallels. The known checklist includes Erling Haaland, Jude Bellingham, Florian Wirtz, Lennart Karl, Yan Diomande, Fábio Vieira, Nathaniel Brown, Luis Díaz, Can Uzun, Franz Beckenbauer, Harry Kane, Christian Kofane, Johan Bakayoko, Malik Tillman, Jamal Musiala, Mark van Bommel, Saïd El Mala, Ousmane Dembélé, Oliver Kahn and Jobe Bellingham among the featured names.

Infinite Sapphire

Infinite Sapphire is even tougher, falling 1:80 packs, or about one per case. This is a 10-card horizontal insert set, and every card also has a Padparadscha Sapphire 1/1 parallel listed at 1:4,040 packs.

The Infinite Sapphire checklist is:

INS-1 Michael Olise, FC Bayern Munchen
INS-2 Jamal Musiala, FC Bayern Munchen
INS-3 Serhou Guirassy, Borussia Dortmund
INS-4 Uwe Seeler, Hamburger SV
INS-5 Angelo Stiller, VFB Stuttgart
INS-6 Malik Tillman, Bayer 04 Leverkusen
INS-7 Luka Vušković, Hamburger SV
INS-8 Jobe Bellingham, Borussia Dortmund
INS-9 Luis Díaz, FC Bayern Munchen
INS-10 Claudio Echeverri, Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Given the odds, Infinite Sapphire looks like one of the strongest case-level chase elements in the product.

Notable base cards and rookie names

The 100-card base set is manageable enough that player collectors can reasonably chase full rainbows of star names, while team collectors still get a broad representation across the Bundesliga. A few cards will stand out quickly once boxes start getting ripped.

Borussia Dortmund has one of the best clusters in the set with Daniel Svensson RC, Nico Schlotterbeck, Jobe Bellingham RC, Karim Adeyemi, Ousmane Diallo RC, Carney Chukwuemeka and Serhou Guirassy.

FC Bayern Munchen is loaded with hobby relevance: Wisdom Mike RC, Nicolas Jackson, Michael Olise, Jamal Musiala, Lennart Karl RC, Luis Díaz and Harry Kane. Bayern also dominates the insert and autograph chases with names like Franz Beckenbauer, Arjen Robben, Oliver Kahn and Uli Hoeneß elsewhere in the set.

Bayer 04 Leverkusen has Jarell Quansah, Axel Tape RC, Ernest Poku RC, Malik Tillman, Eliesse Ben Seghir, Christian Kofane RC and Claudio Echeverri RC, giving the checklist a strong young-core angle.

RB Leipzig brings Rômulo Cardoso RC, Ezechiel Banzuzi RC, Assan Ouédraogo, Johan Bakayoko, Yan Diomande RC, Conrad Harder and Antonio Nusa.

Eintracht Frankfurt offers Nathaniel Brown, Ritsu Doan, Hugo Larsson, Jean-Mattéo Bahoya, Can Uzun and Jonathan Burkardt. Hamburger SV is another sneaky strong spot with Luka Vušković RC, Fábio Vieira, Albert Lokonga, Jean-Luc Dompé and Ransford-Yeboah Königsdörffer.

Collectors looking for rookies should also keep an eye on names such as Cyriaque Irié, Leon Avdullahu, Fisnik Asllani, Bazoumana Touré, Saïd El Mala, Rav van den Berg, Jens Castrop, Wael Mohya, Louis Oppie, Chema, Finn Jeltsch and Lazar Jovanović.

Checklist highlights by set

Main autograph checklist standouts

Jobe Bellingham
Jamal Musiala
Harry Kane
Michael Olise
Luis Díaz
Joshua Kimmich
Thomas Müller
Jonathan Tah
Mario Götze
Gregor Kobel
Karim Adeyemi
Julian Brandt
Can Uzun
Nathaniel Brown
Malik Tillman
Christian Kofane
Shinji Kagawa
Uli Hoeneß
Miroslav Klose
Rudi Völler
Sami Khedira

Rare insert chases

Erling Haaland and Jude Bellingham in Sapphire Selections
Harry Kane, Franz Beckenbauer and Arjen Robben in Sapphire Selections
Jamal Musiala, Jobe Bellingham and Luis Díaz in Infinite Sapphire
One-per-case Infinite Sapphire cards with 1/1 parallels

Full base checklist

Chrislain Matsima, FC Augsburg
Mert Kömür, FC Augsburg
Alexis Claude-Maurice, FC Augsburg
Ismaël Gharbi, FC Augsburg
Samuel Essende, FC Augsburg
Tom Rothe, 1. FC Union Berlin
Leopold Querfeld, 1. FC Union Berlin
Ilyas Ansah, 1. FC Union Berlin
Oliver Burke, 1. FC Union Berlin
Andrej Ilić RC, 1. FC Union Berlin
Victor Boniface, 1. FC Union Berlin
Yukinari Sugawara, SV Werder Bremen
Karim Coulibaly RC, SV Werder Bremen
Patrice Čović RC, SV Werder Bremen
Cameron Puertas, SV Werder Bremen
Daniel Svensson RC, Borussia Dortmund
Nico Schlotterbeck, Borussia Dortmund
Jobe Bellingham RC, Borussia Dortmund
Karim Adeyemi, Borussia Dortmund
Ousmane Diallo RC, Borussia Dortmund
Carney Chukwuemeka, Borussia Dortmund
Serhou Guirassy, Borussia Dortmund
Nathaniel Brown, Eintracht Frankfurt
Ritsu Doan, Eintracht Frankfurt
Hugo Larsson, Eintracht Frankfurt
Jean-Mattéo Bahoya, Eintracht Frankfurt
Can Uzun, Eintracht Frankfurt
Jonathan Burkardt, Eintracht Frankfurt
Noah Atubolu, Sport-Club Freiburg
Cyriaque Irié RC, Sport-Club Freiburg
Johan Manzambi, Sport-Club Freiburg
Yuito Suzuki, Sport-Club Freiburg
Igor Matanović, Sport-Club Freiburg
Wisdom Mike RC, FC Bayern Munchen
Luka Vušković RC, Hamburger SV
Fábio Vieira, Hamburger SV
Albert Lokonga, Hamburger SV
Jean-Luc Dompé, Hamburger SV
Ransford-Yeboah Königsdörffer, Hamburger SV
Patrick Mainka, 1. FC Heidenheim 1846
Diant Ramaj, 1. FC Heidenheim 1846
Mathias Honsak, 1. FC Heidenheim 1846
Arijon Ibrahimović, 1. FC Heidenheim 1846
Budu Zivzivadze, 1. FC Heidenheim 1846
Leon Avdullahu RC, TSG Hoffenheim
Fisnik Asllani RC, TSG Hoffenheim
Bazoumana Touré RC, TSG Hoffenheim
Muhammed Damar, TSG Hoffenheim
Max Moerstedt, TSG Hoffenheim
Saïd El Mala RC, 1. FC Koln
Ísak Jóhannesson, 1. FC Koln
Rav van den Berg RC, 1. FC Koln
Ragnar Ache, 1. FC Koln
Eric Martel, 1. FC Koln
Rômulo Cardoso RC, RB Leipzig
Ezechiel Banzuzi RC, RB Leipzig
Assan Ouédraogo, RB Leipzig
Johan Bakayoko, RB Leipzig
Yan Diomande RC, RB Leipzig
Conrad Harder, RB Leipzig
Antonio Nusa, RB Leipzig
Jarell Quansah, Bayer 04 Leverkusen
Axel Tape RC, Bayer 04 Leverkusen
Ernest Poku RC, Bayer 04 Leverkusen
Malik Tillman, Bayer 04 Leverkusen
Eliesse Ben Seghir, Bayer 04 Leverkusen
Christian Kofane RC, Bayer 04 Leverkusen
Claudio Echeverri RC, Bayer 04 Leverkusen
Kaishu Sano, 1. FSV Mainz 05
Nadiem Amiri, 1. FSV Mainz 05
Sota Kawasaki, 1. FSV Mainz 05
Benedict Hollerbach, 1. FSV Mainz 05
Paul Nebel, 1. FSV Mainz 05
Kevin Diks, Borussia Monchengladbach
Rocco Reitz, Borussia Monchengladbach
Jens Castrop RC, Borussia Monchengladbach
Wael Mohya RC, Borussia Monchengladbach
Tim Kleindienst, Borussia Monchengladbach
Nicolas Jackson, FC Bayern Munchen
Michael Olise, FC Bayern Munchen
Jamal Musiala, FC Bayern Munchen
Lennart Karl RC, FC Bayern Munchen
Luis Díaz, FC Bayern Munchen
Harry Kane, FC Bayern Munchen
Joshua Kimmich, FC St. Pauli
Eric Smith, FC St. Pauli
Louis Oppie RC, FC St. Pauli
Joel Chima Fujita, FC St. Pauli
Danel Sinani RC, FC St. Pauli
Andréas Hountondji RC, FC St. Pauli
Chema RC, VFB Stuttgart
Angelo Stiller, VFB Stuttgart
Finn Jeltsch RC, VFB Stuttgart
Lazar Jovanović RC, VFB Stuttgart
Bilal El Khannouss, VFB Stuttgart
Konstantinos Koulierakis, VFL Wolfsburg
Vinicius Souza, VFL Wolfsburg
Mohammed Amoura, VFL Wolfsburg
Adam Daghim, VFL Wolfsburg
Christian Eriksen, VFL Wolfsburg

What collectors should expect from the release

Sapphire boxes are built for collectors who want premium finishes, color in nearly every break, and a cleaner checklist than standard Chrome. The product does not try to overwhelm with insert volume. Instead, it leans on strong names, a compact base set, one guaranteed autograph, and difficult Sapphire-exclusive insert chases.

If you are ripping for star Bayern cards, young Dortmund talent, or a concentrated rookie class with serial-numbered upside, 2025-26 Topps Chrome Sapphire Bundesliga checks the right boxes. If you are building set runs, the 100-card base is very manageable. And if your focus is hit hunting, the combination of one autograph, four numbered parallels, rare Sapphire Selections, and one-per-case Infinite Sapphire cards gives the release plenty of chase from the first pack to the last.