VfL Bochum
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| Full name | Verein für Leibesübungen Bochum 1848 Fußballgemeinschaft e. V. | |||
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| Nickname(s) | Die Unabsteigbaren | |||
| Founded | 1848 (1848) | |||
| Ground | Vonovia-Ruhrstadion | |||
| Capacity | 29,299 | |||
| Chairman | Hans-Peter Villis | |||
| Head coach | Robin Dutt | |||
| League | 2. Bundesliga | |||
| 2017–18 | 6th | |||
| Website | Club website | |||
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Current seasonVerein für Leibesübungen Bochum 1848 Fußballgemeinschaft, commonly referred to as simply VfL Bochum [faʊ̯ ʔɛf ˈʔɛl ˈboːxʊm], is a German association football club based in the city of Bochum, North Rhine-Westphalia.
Contents
1 History
1.1 Founding to World War II
1.2 Postwar and entry to Bundesliga play
1.3 Current
2 Players
2.1 Current squad
2.2 Out on loan
2.3 Notable players
3 Honours
3.1 Youth
3.2 League results
3.3 European record
3.4 VfL Bochum II
4 Stadium
5 Coaches
5.1 Current staff
5.2 Coaches
6 References
7 External links
History
Founding to World War II
VfL Bochum is one of the oldest sports organizations in the world, claiming an origin date of 26 July 1848 when an article in the Märkischer Sprecher – a local newspaper – called for the creation of a gymnastics club. The Turnverein zu Bochum was then formally established on 18 February 1849. The club was banned on 28 December 1852 for political reasons and then reestablished on 19 June 1860. The club was reorganized in May 1904 as Turnverein zu Bochum, gegründet 1848 and formed a football department on 31 January 1911. On 1 April 1919, the club merged with Spiel und Sport 08 Bochum to form Turn- und Sportverein Bochum 1848. On 1 February 1924, the two clubs from the earlier merger split into the Bochumer Turnverein 1848 (gymnastics department) and Turn- und Sportverein Bochum 1908 (football, track and field, handball, hockey and tennis departments).[1]
Logo of combined side SV Germania Vorwärts Bochum ca. 1924.
Bochumer Turnverein 1848 was forced by the Nazi regime to merge with Turn- und Sport Bochum 1908 and Sportverein Germania Vorwärts Bochum 1906 into the current-day club VfL Bochum on 14 April 1938. After the merger, VfL Bochum continued to compete in the top flight as part of the Gauliga Westfalen.[1][2][3]
As World War II progressed, play throughout Germany became increasingly difficult due to player shortages, travel problems and damage to football fields from Allied bombing raids. VfL became part of the wartime side Kriegsspielgemeinschaft VfL 1848/Preußen Bochum alongside Preußen 07 Bochum before re-emerging as a separate side again after the war. Although they fielded competitive sides, they had the misfortune of playing in the same division as Schalke 04, which was the dominant team of the era. VfL's best result was therefore a distant second place in 1938–39.
Postwar and entry to Bundesliga play
Historical chart of VfL Bochum league performance after WWII
Following World War II, the football section resumed play as the independent VfL Bochum 1848 and played its first season in the second division 2. Oberliga West in 1949, while Preußen Bochum went on to lower tier amateur level play. VfL captured the division title in 1953 to advance to the Oberliga West for a single season. They repeated their divisional win in 1956 and returned to the top-flight until again being relegated after the 1960–61 season.
With the formation of the Bundesliga, Germany's new professional league, in 1963 VfL found itself in the third tier Amateurliga Westfalen. A first-place result there in 1965 raised them to the Regionalliga West (II), from which they began a steady climb up the league table to the Bundesliga in 1971. During this rise, Bochum also played its way to the final of the 1967–68 DFB-Pokal, where they lost 1–4 to 1. FC Köln.
In spite of being a perennial lower table side, Bochum developed a reputation for tenaciousness on the field in a run of 20 seasons in the top flight. The club made a repeat appearance in the DFB-Pokal final in 1988, losing 0–1 to Eintracht Frankfurt. Relegated after a 16th-place finish in the 1992–93 season, the team has become a classic "yo-yo club", bouncing up and down between the Bundesliga and 2. Bundesliga. The club's best Bundesliga results have come relatively recently as fifth-place finishes in 1996–97 and 2003–04, which earned them appearances in the UEFA Cup. In 1997, they advanced to the third round, where they were eliminated by Ajax, and in 2004, they were eliminated early through away goals (0–0 and 1–1) by Standard Liège.
Current
Today's sports club has 5,000 members, with the football department accounting for over 2,200 of these. Other sections now part of the association include athletics, badminton, basketball, dance, fencing, gymnastics, handball, hockey, swimming, table tennis, tennis, and volleyball.
Players
Current squad
- As of 11 January 2019[4]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
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Notable players
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Honours
2. Bundesliga champions: 1993–94, 1995–96, 2005–06
DFB-Pokal finalists: 1967–68, 1987–88
Bundesliga UEFA Cup qualification: 1996–97 (5th), 2003–04 (5th)- Bundesliga top goal scorer: 1985–86 (Stefan Kuntz, 22 goals), 2002–03 (Thomas Christiansen, 21 goals (w/Giovane Élber)), 2006–07 (Theofanis Gekas, 20 goals)
- Promoted to Bundesliga: 1970–71 (1st Regionalliga West, 1st promotion group #1), 1993–94 (1st), 1995–96 (1st), 1999–2000 (2nd), 2001–02 (3rd), 2005–06 (1st)
2. Bundesliga top goal scorer
1993–94 (Uwe Wegmann 22 goals)
Regionalliga West champions
1969–70, 1970–71
Youth
German Under 19 championship
Champions: 1969
Runners-up: 2004, 2005
German Under 17 championship
Champions: 1985
Under 19 Bundesliga West
Champions: 2004, 2005
League results
European record
| Competition | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA |
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| UEFA Cup | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 14 |
| Intertoto Cup | 28 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 37 | 33 |
| Total | 36 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 52 | 47 |
VfL Bochum II
Stadium
Ruhrstadion
Ruhrstadion (also known as the Vonovia Ruhrstadion under a sponsorship deal) was one of the first modern football-only stadiums in Germany. It was built in the 1970s on the traditional ground of TuS Bochum 08 at the Castroper Straße, north of the city centre.
The fully roofed venue's capacity is 27,599, including standing room for 12,025.[44]
Ruhrstadion
Coaches
Current staff
- As of 11 February 2018
Robin Dutt | Head coach |
Heiko Butscher | Assistant coach |
| Christian Mollocher | Assistant coach/U-17 head coach |
| Peter Greiber | Goalkeeping coach |
| Jörn Menger | Fitness coach |
| Stefan Bienioßek | Fitness coach |
Coaches
| 1938–? | Georg Hochgesang |
| ? | ... |
000?–1953 | Prokoph |
| 1953–1956 | Emil Melcher |
| 1956–1960 | Herbert Widmayer |
| 1960–1961 | Fritz Silken |
| 1961–1963 | Hermann Lindemann |
| 1963–1967 | Hubert Schieth |
| 1967–1972 | Hermann Eppenhoff |
| 1972–1979 | Heinz Höher |
| 1979–1981 | Helmuth Johannsen |
| 1981–1986 | Rolf Schafstall |
| 1986–1988 | Hermann Gerland |
| 1988–1989 | Franz-Josef Tenhagen |
| 1989–1991 | Reinhard Saftig |
| 1991 | Rolf Schafstall (caretaker) |
| 1991–1992 | Holger Osieck |
| 1992–1995 | Jürgen Gelsdorf |
| 1995–1999 | Klaus Toppmöller |
| 1999 | Ernst Middendorp |
| 1999 | Bernard Dietz (caretaker) |
| 2000–2001 | Ralf Zumdick |
| 2001 | Rolf Schafstall (caretaker) |
| 2001 | Bernard Dietz |
| 2001–2005 | Peter Neururer |
| 2005–2009 | Marcel Koller |
| 2009 | Frank Heinemann (caretaker) |
| 2009–2010 | Heiko Herrlich |
| 2010 | Dariusz Wosz (caretaker) |
| 2010–2011 | Friedhelm Funkel |
| 2011–2012 | Andreas Bergmann |
| 2012–2013 | Karsten Neitzel (caretaker) |
| 2013–2014 | Peter Neururer |
| 2014 | Frank Heinemann (caretaker) |
| 2015–2017 | Gertjan Verbeek |
| 2017 | Ismail Atalan |
| 2017-2018 | Jens Rasiejewski (caretaker) |
| 2018 | Heiko Butscher (caretaker) |
| 2018– | Robin Dutt |
References
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^ "Historie / Chronologie". VfL Bochum official website (soccer department) (in German). VfL Bochum. Archived from the original on 6 August 2012. Retrieved 13 April 2010.
^ Grüne, Hardy (2001). Vereinslexikon. Kassel: AGON Sportverlag
ISBN 3-89784-147-9
^ "VfL Bochum – Kader" [VfL Bochum – Squad] (in German). VfL Bochum. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
^ abcdefghij "Player statistics". All time top five most Bundesliga games and most Bundesliga goals. VfL Bochum 1848. Retrieved 8 January 2009.Most successful VfL scorers (1. Bundesliga): Jochen Abel (60), Hans Walitza (53), Uwe Wegmann (52), Jupp Kaczor (51), Stefan Kuntz (47); Most matches (1. Bundesliga): Michael Lameck (518), Lothar Woelk (385), Walter Oswald (353), Franz-Josef Tenhagen (306), Ralf Zumdick (282)
^ "VfL Legenden: Holger Aden" (in German). VfL Bochum. Retrieved 3 December 2009.
^ ab "VfL Legenden: Holger Aden und Peter Közle" (in German). VfL Bochum. Retrieved 3 December 2009.
^ "VfL Legenden: Dieter Bast" (in German). VfL Bochum. Retrieved 3 December 2009.
^ "VfL Legenden: Frank Benatelli" (in German). VfL Bochum. Retrieved 3 December 2009.
^ "VfL Legenden: Mirko Dickhaut" (in German). VfL Bochum. Retrieved 3 December 2009.
^ "VfL Legenden: Thomas Ernst" (in German). VfL Bochum. Retrieved 3 December 2009.
^ "VfL Legenden: Frank Fahrenhorst" (in German). VfL Bochum. Retrieved 3 December 2009.
^ "VfL Legenden: Harry Fechner" (in German). VfL Bochum. Retrieved 3 December 2009.
^ "VfL Legenden: Hermann Gerland" (in German). VfL Bochum. Retrieved 3 December 2009.
^ abcd "Tiger, Jupp, Magic Malte und Stickinho gewählt!" (in German). VfL Bochum. 6 February 2016. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
^ "VfL Legenden: Dirk Helmig" (in German). VfL Bochum. Retrieved 3 December 2009.
^ "VfL Legenden: Michael Hubner" (in German). VfL Bochum. Retrieved 3 December 2009.
^ "VfL Legenden: Mathias Jack" (in German). VfL Bochum. Archived from the original on 3 December 2009. Retrieved 3 December 2009.
^ "VfL Legenden: Jupp Kaczor" (in German). VfL Bochum. Retrieved 3 December 2009.
^ "VfL Legenden: Hans-Jürgen Köper" (in German). VfL Bochum. Retrieved 3 December 2009.
^ "VfL Legenden: Martin Kree" (in German). VfL Bochum. Retrieved 3 December 2009.
^ "VfL Legenden: Stefan Kuntz" (in German). VfL Bochum. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 3 December 2009.
^ "VfL Legenden: Michael Lameck" (in German). VfL Bochum. Archived from the original on 30 October 2009. Retrieved 3 December 2009.
^ "VfL Legenden: Uwe Leifeld" (in German). VfL Bochum. Retrieved 3 December 2009.
^ "VfL Legenden: Kai Michalke" (in German). VfL Bochum. Retrieved 3 December 2009.
^ "VfL Legenden: Jupp Nehl" (in German). VfL Bochum. Retrieved 3 December 2009.
^ "VfL Legenden: Walter Oswald" (in German). VfL Bochum. Retrieved 3 December 2009.
^ "VfL Legenden: Peter Peschel" (in German). VfL Bochum. Retrieved 3 December 2009.
^ "VfL Legenden: Thomas Reis" (in German). VfL Bochum. Retrieved 3 December 2009.
^ ab "VfL Legenden: Dirk Riechmann und Michael Rzehaczek" (in German). VfL Bochum. Archived from the original on 5 February 2013. Retrieved 3 December 2009.
^ "VfL Legenden: Hilko Ristau" (in German). VfL Bochum. Retrieved 3 December 2009.
^ "VfL Legenden: Christian Schreier" (in German). VfL Bochum. Archived from the original on 25 May 2011. Retrieved 3 December 2009.
^ "VfL Legenden: Frank Schulz" (in German). VfL Bochum. Retrieved 3 December 2009.
^ "VfL Legenden: Thomas Stickroth" (in German). VfL Bochum. Retrieved 3 December 2009.
^ "VfL Legenden: Jupp Tenhagen" (in German). VfL Bochum. Retrieved 3 December 2009.
^ "VfL Legenden: Hans Walitza" (in German). VfL Bochum. Retrieved 3 December 2009.
^ "VfL Legenden: Uwe Wegmann" (in German). VfL Bochum. Retrieved 3 December 2009.
^ "VfL Legenden: Andreas Wessels" (in German). VfL Bochum. Retrieved 3 December 2009.
^ "VfL Legenden: Vahid Hashemian" (in German). VfL Bochum. Retrieved 3 December 2009.
^ "VfL Legenden: Thordur Gudjonsson" (in German). VfL Bochum. Retrieved 3 December 2009.
^ "VfL Legenden: Rob Reekers" (in German). VfL Bochum. Retrieved 3 December 2009.
^ "Legenden-Voting geht weiter – RvD gewählt!" (in German). VfL Bochum. 30 January 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
^ "VfL Legenden: Tomasz Waldoch" (in German). VfL Bochum. Retrieved 3 December 2009.
^ "rewirpowerSTADION Daten & Fakten" [rewirpowerSTADION data & facts] (in German). VfL Bochum. Archived from the original on 28 April 2011. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
External links
- The Abseits Guide to German Soccer
- fussball.com
- vfl-bochum.pl
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