# 2025 Hull FC season

The 2025 season is Hull F.C.'s 28th consecutive season playing in England's top division of rugby league. They are competing in the 2025 Super League season and the 2025 Challenge Cup.
The 2025 season sees major changes in the club's management. Following the sacking of head coach Tony Smith and assistant coach Stanley Gene during the 2024 season, Hull FC announced that former Brisbane Broncos assistant coach John Cartwright would be the club's head coach from the 2025 season. Andy Last was also announced to be returning from the England national rugby league team to be Hull FC's assistant coach, having previously left the club in November 2020. On 13 November 2024, chairman Adam Pearson announced that he had sold Hull F.C. to businessmen Andrew Thirkill and David Hood and was stepping down as chairman after 13 years in charge of the club.

## Preseason friendlies

| Date and Time | Versus | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance | Report |
| 1 February; 15:00 | Castleford Tigers | A | The Jungle | W | 16–10 | Rapana, Cartwright, Bourouh | Hardaker (0/1), Westerman (2/2) | | |

## Super League

| Date and Time | Round | Versus | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance | TV | Pos. |
| 14 February; 20:00 (GMT) | Round 1 | Catalans Dragons | A | Stade Gilbert Brutus | W | 24–4 | Cust (2), Lane, Briscoe | Sezer (4/4) | 9,273 | Sky Sports + | 2nd |
| 21 February; 20:00 | Round 2 | Wigan Warriors | H | MKM Stadium | L | 4–46 | Martin | Sezer (0/1) | 14,751 | Sky Sports + | 8th |
| 28 February; 20:00 | Round 3 | Huddersfield Giants | A | Kirklees Stadium | W | 11–10 | Martin, Barron | Sezer (1/2) Drop-goals: Sezer | 4,559 | Sky Sports + | 7th |
| 6 March; 20:00 | Round 4 | Leigh Leopards | H | MKM Stadium | D | 22–22 (g.p.) | Cartwright, Barron, Ese'ese, Martin | Sezer (2/4), Lane (1 pen.) | 9,765 | Sky Sports Action | 5th |
| 21 March; 20:00 | Round 5 | Wakefield Trinity | A | Belle Vue | | – | | | | Sky Sports + | |
| 27 March; 20:00 | Round 6 | Castleford Tigers | A | The Jungle | | – | | | | Sky Sports Action | |
| 12 April; 17:30 | Round 7 | Warrington Wolves | A | Halliwell Jones Stadium | | – | | | | Sky Sports + | |
| 18 April, 12:30 (Good Friday) | Round 8 (Rivals Round) | Hull Kingston Rovers | H | MKM Stadium | | – | | | | Sky Sports Action | |
| 27 April, 15:00 | Round 9 | Wigan Warriors | H | MKM Stadium | | – | | | | Sky Sports | |
| 4 May; TBC | Round 10 (Magic Weekend) | Huddersfield Giants | N | St James' Park | | – | | | | Sky Sports Action | |
| 16 May; 20:00 | Round 11 | Leeds Rhinos | A | Headingley Rugby Stadium | | – | | | | Sky Sports | |
| 22 May; 20:00 | Round 12 | Leigh Leopards | A | Leigh Sports Village | | – | | | | Sky Sports | |
| 31 May; 17:30 (GMT) | Round 13 | Catalans Dragons | A | Stade Gilbert Brutus | | – | | | | Sky Sports | |
| 13 June; 20:00 | Round 14 | Castleford Tigers | H | MKM Stadium | | – | | | | Sky Sports | |
| 22 June; 15:00 | Round 15 | Salford Red Devils | A | Salford Community Stadium | | – | | | | Sky Sports | |
| 27 June; 20:00 | Round 16 | Warrington Wolves | A | Halliwell Jones Stadium | | – | | | | Sky Sports | |
| 5 July; 15:00 | Round 17 | St Helens | H | MKM Stadium | | – | | | | Sky Sports | |
| 10 July; 20:00 | Round 18 | Wakefield Trinity | H | MKM Stadium | | – | | | | Sky Sports | |
| 19 July; 15:00 | Round 19 | Wigan Warriors | A | Brick Community Stadium | | – | | | | Sky Sports | |
| 26 July; 15:00 | Round 20 | Huddersfield Giants | H | MKM Stadium | | – | | | | Sky Sports | |
| 10 August; 15:00 | Round 21 | Salford Red Devils | H | MKM Stadium | | – | | | | Sky Sports | |
| 16 August; 17:30 | Round 22 | Leigh Leopards | H | MKM Stadium | | – | | | | Sky Sports | |
| 22 August; 20:00 | Round 23 | St Helens | A | Totally Wicked Stadium | | – | | | | Sky Sports | |
| 30 August; 15:00 | Round 24 | Leeds Rhinos | H | MKM Stadium | | – | | | | Sky Sports | |
| 7 September; 15:00 | Round 25 | Hull Kingston Rovers | A | Craven Park | | – | | | | Sky Sports | |
| 13 September; 17:30 | Round 26 | Warrington Wolves | H | MKM Stadium | | – | | | | Sky Sports | |
| 21 September; 20:00 | Round 27 | Catalans Dragons | H | MKM Stadium | | – | | | | Sky Sports | |

### Table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Hull KR | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 40 | +55 | 8 | Advance to Semi-finals |
| 2 | Leigh Leopards | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 81 | 38 | +43 | 7 | Advance to Semi-finals |
| 3 | St Helens | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 164 | 32 | +132 | 6 | Advance to Eliminators |
| 4 | Wigan Warriors | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 138 | 47 | +91 | 6 | Advance to Eliminators |
| 5 | Hull FC | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 61 | 82 | −21 | 5 | Advance to Eliminators |
| 6 | Leeds Rhinos | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 82 | 55 | +27 | 4 | Advance to Eliminators |
| 7 | Wakefield Trinity | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 62 | 68 | −6 | 4 | |
| 8 | Warrington Wolves | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 78 | 102 | −24 | 4 | |
| 9 | Catalans Dragons | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 33 | 76 | −43 | 2 | |
| 10 | Castleford Tigers | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 70 | 117 | −47 | 2 | |
| 11 | Huddersfield Giants | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 50 | 99 | −49 | 0 | |
| 12 | Salford Red Devils | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 178 | −158 | 0 | |

## Challenge Cup

On 25 June 2024, the RFL announced a change to the Challenge Cup format, totalling 7 rounds compared to the previous 9, with Super League teams entering to play away from home at round 3.
Hull F.C. were drawn on 14 January to play York Acorn A.R.L.F.C., who play in the National Conference League Premier Division, following fixtures in Rounds 1 and 2 that eliminated GB Police, the London Chargers and the Oulton Raiders from contention. The fixture was originally set to be played away at the Acorn Sport and Social Club on Thanet Road, York, however the venue was changed to Featherstone Rovers' Post Office Road ground due to the expense involved in York Acorn preparing their ground for Hull F.C. Following their victory against York, Hull F.C. were drawn on 15 February to play Wigan Warriors away at the Brick Community Stadium on 15 March.
Following their 26–22 comeback victory against Wigan, Hull F.C. entered into the quarter-finals and, for the first time since they were knocked out in first round of the 1985–86 Challenge Cup, were drawn in a Hull Derby to play Hull Kingston Rovers at home on the weekend of 4-6 April.
| Date and time | Round | Versus | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance | TV |
| 8 February; 14:00 | Round 3 | York Acorn | N | Post Office Road | W | 52–6 | Martin (3), Barron (2), Cust, Asiata, Balmforth, Kemp | Westerman (8/9) | | Not televised |
| 15 March; 17:45 | Round 4 | Wigan Warriors | A | Brick Community Stadium | W | 26–22 | Martin (3), Ese'ese, Bourouh | Sezer (3/5) | 9,287 | BBC iPlayer |
| 4-6 April; TBC | Quarter-finals | Hull Kingston Rovers | H | MKM Stadium | | – | | | | |

## Transfers
### Gains

| Player | Club | Contract | Date |
| John Asiata | Leigh Leopards | 3 Years | May 2024 |
| Yusuf Aydin | Hull Kingston Rovers | 2 Years | May 2024 |
| Jordan Abdull | Hull Kingston Rovers | 3 Years | June 2024 |
| Amir Bourouh | Salford Red Devils | 3 Years | June 2024 |
| Zak Hardaker | Leigh Leopards | 2 Years | July 2024 |
| Ed Chamberlain | Leigh Leopards | 3 Years | July 2024 |
| Oliver Holmes | Leigh Leopards | 2 Years | July 2024 |
| Jordan Rapana | Canberra Raiders | 2 Years | September 2024 |
| Aidan Sezer | Wests Tigers | 2 Years | September 2024 |
| Cade Cust | Salford Red Devils | 2 Years | October 2024 |
| Hugo Salabio | Huddersfield Giants | 2 Years | December 2024 |
| Liam Knight | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 1 Year | March 2025 |
| Liam Watts | Castleford Tigers | 1 Year | March 2025 |

#### Loans in

| Player | Club | Loan period | Date |
| Sam Eseh | Wigan Warriors | End of season | February 2025 |

### Losses

| Player | Club | Contract | Date |
| Jack Brown | Hull Kingston Rovers | 2 Years | May 2024 |
| Cameron Scott | Wakefield Trinity | 2 Years + 1 Year | June 2024 |
| Jake Trueman | Wakefield Trinity | 3 Years | August 2024 |
| Danny Houghton | N/A | Retirement | August 2024 |
| Mitieli Vulikijapani | TBC | | September 2024 |
| King Vuniyayawa | Salford Red Devils | End of loan | September 2024 |
| Leon Ruan | Leeds Rhinos | End of loan | September 2024 |
| Charlie Severs | N/A | | September 2024 |
| Liam Sutcliffe | Huddersfield Giants | 3 Years | September 2024 |
| Lennon Bursell | Goole Vikings | | October 2024 |
| Mackenzie Harman | Goole Vikings | | October 2024 |
| Jeylan Hodgson | Goole Vikings | | October 2024 |
| Sully Medforth | Midlands Hurricanes | 1 Year | November 2024 |
| Kye Armstrong | TBC | | November 2024 |
| Carlos Tuimavave | Featherstone Rovers | 2 Years | November 2024 |
| Jordan Abdull | TBC | Released | January 2025 |
| Jack Walker | Sheffield Eagles | Rolling monthly | January 2025 |