This is a list of seasons played by VfL Bochum in German and European football, from 1938 to the present day. It details the club's achievements in major competitions, and the top scorers for each season.

Seasons

Men

Season League German Cup Other competitions League top scorer(s) Notes
Division (Level) Pld W D L GF GA Pts Pos
1938–39 Gauliga Westfalen (I) 18 9 6 3 39 13 24 2nd Second Preliminary Round Philipp 10
1939–40 Gauliga Westfalen (I) 18 10 1 7 54 50 21 3rd First Preliminary Round
1940–41 Gauliga Westfalen (I) 22 8 5 9 51 54 21 8th Second Preliminary Round
1941–42 Gauliga Westfalen (I) 18 9 2 7 30 27 20 3rd Third Preliminary Round
1942–43 Gauliga Westfalen (I) 18 8 3 7 47 50 19 4th Second Preliminary Round Sandkühler 11
1943–44 Gauliga Westfalen (I) 18 6 3 9 26 42 15 6th Did not qualify Gaupokal Westfalen First Round Hecht 4 [note 1][note 2]
1944–45 Gauliga Westfalen (I) 3 2 0 1 12 6 4 3rd — Gaupokal Westfalen Semi-finals Pawlowski 5 [note 1][note 3]
1945–46 Landesliga Westfalen (I) 16 6 1 9 34 39 13 7th —
1946–47 Landesliga Westfalen (I) 18 4 3 11 20 35 11 7th —
1947–48 Landesliga Westfalen (II) 22 8 4 10 35 36 20 6th — [note 4]
1948–49 Landesliga Westfalen (II) 26 14 6 6 50 36 34 3rd —
1949–50 2. Oberliga West (II) 30 10 5 15 57 55 25 12th — Western German Cup Third Round Kalinka 20 [note 5]
1950–51 2. Oberliga West (II) 30 15 3 12 54 52 33 7th — Western German Cup First Round Koch 12
1951–52 2. Oberliga West (II) 32 16 3 13 66 53 35 5th — Western German Cup First Round Ocker 17
1952–53 2. Oberliga West (II) 30 20 5 5 73 26 45 1st Did not qualify Western German Cup Second Round Koch 18
1953–54 Oberliga West (I) 30 13 5 12 50 58 31 8th Did not qualify Western German Cup Second Round Kleina 12
1954–55 Oberliga West (I) 30 6 11 13 36 46 23 16th Did not qualify Western German Cup First Round Bühner 10
1955–56 2. Oberliga West (II) 30 21 4 5 78 33 46 1st Did not qualify Schirrmacher 19
1956–57 Oberliga West (I) 30 9 11 10 54 54 29 10th Did not qualify Western German Cup Third Round Hohmann 12
1957–58 Oberliga West (I) 30 8 8 14 39 62 24 14th Did not qualify Western German Cup First Round Bergmeier, Hohmann 8
1958–59 Oberliga West (I) 30 14 8 8 61 43 36 4th Did not qualify Western German Cup Second Round Bergmeier 11
1959–60 Oberliga West (I) 30 8 11 11 46 49 27 11th Did not qualify Western German Cup Second Round Backhaus 12
1960–61 Oberliga West (I) 30 9 5 16 45 62 23 16th First Round Western German Cup German Cup qualification Pawlak 12
1961–62 2. Oberliga West (II) 30 15 5 10 58 40 35 3rd Did not qualify Western German Cup Second Round Kurtenbach 13
1962–63 2. Oberliga West (II) 30 12 3 15 54 53 27 14th Did not qualify Western German Cup Second Round Jablonski 16
1963–64 Verbandsliga Westfalen (III) 30 15 8 7 60 32 38 2nd Did not qualify Western German Cup First Round Wagener 15
1964–65 Verbandsliga Westfalen (III) 32 22 6 4 75 25 50 1st Did not qualify Western German Cup Second Round Eversberg 20
Promotion playoffs Winner
1965–66 Regionalliga West (II) 34 12 6 16 46 66 30 12th Did not qualify Western German Cup Third Round Eversberg 12
1966–67 Regionalliga West (II) 34 18 9 7 67 42 45 4th Did not qualify Western German Cup First Round Eversberg 20
1967–68 Regionalliga West (II) 34 18 6 10 65 32 42 5th Runners-up Western German Cup German Cup qualification Eversberg 15
1968–69 Regionalliga West (II) 34 23 5 6 86 36 51 2nd Did not qualify Western German Cup Third Round Balte 20
1969–70 Regionalliga West (II) 34 21 8 5 63 32 50 1st Did not qualify Western German Cup Fourth Round Walitza 31
Promotion playoffs Runners-up
1970–71 Regionalliga West (II) 34 26 4 4 81 27 56 1st Did not qualify Western German Cup Fourth Round Walitza 28
Promotion playoffs Winner
1971–72 Bundesliga (I) 34 14 6 14 59 69 34 9th Second Round Walitza 22
1972–73 Bundesliga (I) 34 11 9 14 50 68 31 12th Second Round DFB-Ligapokal Group stage Walitza 18
1973–74 Bundesliga (I) 34 9 12 13 45 57 30 14th First Round Walitza 13
1974–75 Bundesliga (I) 34 14 5 15 53 53 33 11th Fourth Round Balte 14
1975–76 Bundesliga (I) 34 12 6 16 49 62 30 14th Third Round Kaczor 12
1976–77 Bundesliga (I) 34 11 7 16 47 62 29 15th Third Round Kaczor 21
1977–78 Bundesliga (I) 34 11 9 14 49 51 31 14th Fourth Round Abel 15
1978–79 Bundesliga (I) 34 10 13 11 47 46 33 8th Fourth Round Intertoto Cup Group stage Abel 11
1979–80 Bundesliga (I) 34 13 6 15 41 44 32 10th Third Round Abel 13
1980–81 Bundesliga (I) 34 9 15 10 53 45 33 9th Fourth Round Intertoto Cup Group stage Pinkall 17
1981–82 Bundesliga (I) 34 12 8 14 52 51 32 10th Semi-finals Patzke 13
1982–83 Bundesliga (I) 34 8 12 14 43 49 28 13th Quarter-finals Patzke, Schreier 8
1983–84 Bundesliga (I) 34 10 8 16 58 70 28 15th First Round Schreier 18
1984–85 Bundesliga (I) 34 12 10 12 52 54 34 9th Second Round Fischer 16
1985–86 Bundesliga (I) 34 14 4 16 55 57 32 9th Third Round Kuntz 22
1986–87 Bundesliga (I) 34 9 14 11 52 44 32 11th First Round Schulz 11
1987–88 Bundesliga (I) 34 10 10 14 47 51 30 12th Runners-up Intertoto Cup Group stage Leifeld 13
1988–89 Bundesliga (I) 34 9 8 17 37 57 26 15th Second Round Leifeld 13
1989–90 Bundesliga (I) 34 11 7 16 44 53 29 16th Second Round Relegation playoff Winner Leifeld 10
1990–91 Bundesliga (I) 34 9 11 14 50 52 29 14th First Round Intertoto Cup Group stage Kohn 11
1991–92 Bundesliga (I) 38 10 13 15 38 55 33 15th Second Round Wegmann 11
1992–93 Bundesliga (I) 34 8 10 16 45 52 26 16th Second Round Intertoto Cup Group stage Wegmann 13
1993–94 2. Bundesliga (II) 38 19 10 9 56 34 48 1st Second Round Intertoto Cup Group stage Wegmann 22
1994–95 Bundesliga (I) 34 9 4 21 43 67 22 16th Second Round Wegmann 11
1995–96 2. Bundesliga (II) 34 21 6 7 68 30 69 1st First Round Közle, Peschel 11 [note 6]
1996–97 Bundesliga (I) 34 14 11 9 54 51 53 5th Quarter-finals Donkov 10
1997–98 Bundesliga (I) 34 11 8 15 41 49 41 12th Second Round UEFA Cup Third Round Peschel 6
DFB-Ligapokal First Round
1998–99 Bundesliga (I) 34 7 8 19 40 65 29 17th Third Round Kuntz 6
1999–00 2. Bundesliga (II) 34 18 7 9 67 48 61 2nd Quarter-finals Weber 19
2000–01 Bundesliga (I) 34 7 6 21 30 67 27 18th Quarter-finals Marić 8
2001–02 2. Bundesliga (II) 34 19 8 7 69 49 65 3rd Second Round Christiansen 17
2002–03 Bundesliga (I) 34 12 9 13 55 56 45 9th Quarter-finals Christiansen 21
2003–04 Bundesliga (I) 34 15 11 8 57 39 56 5th First Round DFB-Ligapokal First Round Hashemian 16
2004–05 Bundesliga (I) 34 9 8 17 47 68 35 16th Second Round UEFA Cup First Round Lokvenc 10
DFB-Ligapokal First Round
2005–06 2. Bundesliga (II) 34 19 9 6 55 26 66 1st Second Round Edu 12
2006–07 Bundesliga (I) 34 13 6 15 49 50 45 8th Third Round Gekas 20
2007–08 Bundesliga (I) 34 10 11 13 48 54 41 12th Second Round Šesták 13
2008–09 Bundesliga (I) 34 7 11 16 39 55 32 14th Second Round Šesták 9
2009–10 Bundesliga (I) 34 6 10 18 33 64 28 17th Second Round Šesták 6
2010–11 2. Bundesliga (II) 34 20 5 9 49 35 65 3rd First Round Promotion playoff Runners-up Chŏng 10
2011–12 2. Bundesliga (II) 34 10 7 17 41 55 37 11th Third Round Inui 7
2012–13 2. Bundesliga (II) 34 10 8 16 40 52 38 14th Quarter-finals Dedič 8
2013–14 2. Bundesliga (II) 34 11 7 16 30 43 40 15th Second Round Sukuta-Pasu 6
2014–15 2. Bundesliga (II) 34 9 15 10 53 55 42 11th Second Round Terodde 16
2015–16 2. Bundesliga (II) 34 13 12 9 56 40 51 5th Quarter-finals Terodde 25
2016–17 2. Bundesliga (II) 34 10 14 10 42 47 44 9th First Round Mlapa, Wurtz 8
2017–18 2. Bundesliga (II) 34 13 9 12 37 40 48 6th Second Round Hinterseer 14
2018–19 2. Bundesliga (II) 34 11 11 12 49 50 44 11th First Round Hinterseer 18
2019–20 2. Bundesliga (II) 34 11 13 10 53 51 46 8th Second Round Ganvoula 13
2020–21 2. Bundesliga (II) 34 21 4 9 66 39 67 1st Third Round Zoller, Žulj 15
2021–22 Bundesliga (I) 34 12 6 16 38 52 42 13th Quarter-finals Polter 10
2022–23 Bundesliga (I) 34 10 5 19 40 72 35 14th Round of 16 Hofmann 8
Total 2,663 1,030 635 998 4,223 4,071 3,042
As of 28 May 2022[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]

Notes

  1. ^ a b In the 1943–44 and 1944–45 seasons the VfL competed as Kriegsspielgemeinschaft VfL 1848/Preußen Bochum together with Vereinigte Preußen Bochum.
  2. ^ Due to World War II the format of the German Cup changed in 1943: the preliminary rounds were replaced by regional cups. Only the regional cup winners qualified for the national competition.
  3. ^ Due to World War II the 1944–45 Gauliga Westfalen season was abandoned in fall of 1944, with only a few matches played. The German Cup tournament was not held, though the regional qualification cups had concluded in the summer of 1944.
  4. ^ The Oberliga West was introduced (1947–48), which moved the Landesliga Westfalen down one level on the West German league pyramid.
  5. ^ The 2. Oberliga West was introduced (1949–50), which moved the Landesliga Westfalen down one level on the West German league pyramid.
  6. ^ Starting with the 1995–96 season the German Football Association introduced three points for a win.

Women

Season League German Cup Other competitions League top scorer Notes
Division (Level) Pld W D L GF GA Pts Pos
2010–11 Regionalliga West (III) 26 19 3 4 68 17 60 2nd First Round Westphalian Cup Winner Ekamp 11
2011–12 Regionalliga West (III) 24 17 4 3 59 15 55 2nd First Round Westphalian Cup Second Round Hinkerode 15
2012–13 Regionalliga West (III) 24 19 2 3 80 30 56 1st Did not qualify Westphalian Cup Winner Hoppius 16
2013–14 2. Bundesliga South (II) 22 10 3 9 37 29 33 6th Third Round Grünheid 10
2014–15 2. Bundesliga North (II) 22 8 7 7 40 44 31 7th Second Round Grünheid 13 [note women 1]
2015–16 Regionalliga West (III) 26 13 5 8 56 48 44 4th First Round Westphalian Cup Quarter-finals Kalamanda 14
2016–17 Regionalliga West (III) 26 11 6 9 63 40 39 6th Did not qualify Westphalian Cup Winner Kalamanda 15
2017–18 Regionalliga West (III) 26 16 4 6 79 37 42 2nd First Round Westphalian Cup Second Round Wilhelm 15
2018–19 Regionalliga West (III) 26 12 4 10 79 50 40 5th Did not qualify Westphalian Cup Second Round Kilic 22
2019–20 Regionalliga West (III) TBD Did not qualify Westphalian Cup TBD
Total 222 125 38 59 561 310 400
As of 12 May 2019[8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16]

Notes

  1. ^ The VfL Bochum did not apply for a license to play in the 2015–16 2. Bundesliga season, thus the team was relegated to the Regionalliga West.

Key

Champions Runners-up Promoted Relegated

References

  1. ^ Pfeiffer, Achim. "Vereinsbilanz VfL Bochum" (PDF). Deutscher Sportclub für Fußballstatistiken. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-04-02.
  2. ^ Keppel, Raphael (1988). Die deutsche Fußball-Oberliga 1946-1963 (in German). Sport- und Spielverlag. ISBN 3-98021-723-X.
  3. ^ Formann, Heinz; Homann, Ulrich; Pohl, Günther; Rövekamp, Georg (1994). Tief im Westen: Das Phänomen VfL Bochum (in German). Klartext. ISBN 3-88474-177-2.
  4. ^ Franz, Markus (2005). Die Jungs von der Castroper Straße (in German). Die Werkstatt. pp. 318–338. ISBN 3-89533-506-1.
  5. ^ Vilbusch, Friedhelm (2011). Fußball in Westdeutschland 1945-1952 (in German). Deutscher Sportclub für Fußballstatistiken.
  6. ^ Vilbusch, Friedhelm (2012). Fußball in Westdeutschland 1952-1958 (in German). Deutscher Sportclub für Fußballstatistiken.
  7. ^ Vilbusch, Friedhelm (2013). Fußball in Westdeutschland 1958-1963 (in German). Deutscher Sportclub für Fußballstatistiken.
  8. ^ "Frauen-Regionalliga West 2010/11" (in German). German Football Association.
  9. ^ "Frauen-Regionalliga West 2011/12" (in German). German Football Association.
  10. ^ "Frauen-Regionalliga West 2012/13" (in German). German Football Association.
  11. ^ "Frauen 2.Bundesliga Süd 2013/14" (in German). German Football Association.
  12. ^ "Frauen 2.Bundesliga Süd 2014/15" (in German). German Football Association.
  13. ^ "Frauen-Regionalliga West 2015/16" (in German). German Football Association.
  14. ^ "Frauen-Regionalliga West 2016/17" (in German). German Football Association.
  15. ^ "Frauen-Regionalliga West 2017/18" (in German). German Football Association.
  16. ^ "Frauen-Regionalliga West 2018/19" (in German). German Football Association.

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