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Verein für Leibesübungen Bochum 1848 Fußballgemeinschaft,commonly referred to asVfL Bochum(German pronunciation:[faʊ̯ʔɛfˌʔɛlˈboːxʊm] ), is aGerman professional association football clubbased in the city ofBochum,North Rhine-Westphalia.They currently play in theBundesliga,top-flight of German club football.
Full name | Verein für Leibesübungen Bochum 1848 Fußballgemeinschaft e. V. | |||
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Nickname(s) | Die Unabsteigbaren(The Undescendables)[citation needed] Die Blauen(The Blues)[citation needed] | |||
Founded | 26 July 1848 | |||
Ground | Vonovia-Ruhrstadion | |||
Capacity | 27,599[citation needed] | |||
Chairman | Hans-Peter Villis[citation needed] | |||
Manager | Dieter Hecking | |||
League | Bundesliga | |||
2023–24 | Bundesliga, 16th of 18 | |||
Website | http://www.vfl-bochum.de | |||
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History
editFounding to World War II
editVfL Bochum is one of the oldest sports organizations in the world, claiming an origin date of 26 July 1848 when an article in theMärkischer Sprecher– a local newspaper – called for the creation of a gymnastics club. TheTurnverein zu Bochumwas then formally established on 18 February 1849. In December 1851, however, the club was forcibly dissolved and banned by the Prussian provincial administration then reestablished on 19 June 1860 as the bochum gymnastics club. The club was reorganized in May 1904 asTurnverein zu Bochum, gegründet 1848and formed afootballdepartment on 31 January 1911. On 1 April 1919, the club merged withSpiel und Sport 08 Bochumto formTurn- und Sportverein Bochum 1848.On 1 February 1924, the two clubs from the earlier merger split into the Bochumer Turnverein 1848 (gymnastics department) andTurn- und Sportverein Bochum 1908(football,track and field,handball,hockeyand tennis departments).[1]
TheNazi regimeforced Bochumer Turnverein 1848 to merge with Turn- und Sport Bochum 1908 andSportverein Germania Vorwärts Bochum 1906into the current-day clubVfL Bochumon 14 April 1938. After the merger, VfL Bochum continued to compete in the top flight as part of theGauliga Westfalen.[1][2][3]
AsWorld War IIprogressed, 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 sideKriegsspielgemeinschaft VfL 1848/Preußen Bochumalongside Preußen 07 Bochum, before re-emerging as a separate side again after the war.[vague]Although they fielded competitive sides, they had the misfortune[tone]of playing in the same division asSchalke 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
editFollowing World War II, the football section resumed play as the independentVfL Bochum 1848and played its first season in the second division 2. Oberliga West in 1949, while Preußen Bochum went on to lower tier amateur level play.[citation needed]VfL won the division title in 1953 to advance to the Oberliga West for a single season.[citation needed]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 theBundesliga,Germany's new professional league, in 1963 VfL found itself in the third tier Amateurliga Westfalen.[citation needed]A first-place result there in 1965 raised them to the Regionalliga West (II),[citation needed]from which they began a steady climb up the league table to the Bundesliga in 1971.[citation needed]During this rise, Bochum also played its way to the final of the1967–68 DFB-Pokal,where they lost 1–4 to1. FC Köln.
In spite of being a perennial lower table side, Bochum developed a reputation for tenaciousness[according to whom?]on the field in a run of 20 seasons in the top flight. The club made a repeat appearance in the DFB-Pokal final in1988,losing 0–1 toEintracht Frankfurt.[citation needed]Relegated after a 16th-place finish in the1992–93 season,the team has become a classic "yo-yo club",[according to whom?]bouncing up and down[tone]between the Bundesliga and2. Bundesliga.The club finished in 5th place in the Bundesliga in1996–97and2003–04,which earned them appearances in theUEFA Cup.[citation needed]In1997,they advanced to the third round, where they were eliminated byAjax,and in 2004, they were eliminated early throughaway goals(0–0 and 1–1) byStandard Liège.
In the 2020–21 season, the club won the 2. Bundesliga, earning promotion to the Bundesliga.
In the 2023–24 season, the club was in a relegation playoff withFortuna Düsseldorf,however won 6–5 on penalties, after initially being 3–0 down in the first leg.[4]
Current
editToday'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 includeathletics,badminton,basketball, dance,fencing,gymnastics,handball,field hockey,swimming,table tennis,tennis, and volleyball.
Players
editCurrent squad
edit- As of 30 August 2024[5]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules.Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
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Notable players
editHonours
editDomestic
edit- 2. Bundesliga(II):1993–94,1995–96,2005–06,2020–21
- Regionalliga West(II):1969–70,1970–71
- 2. Oberliga West(II): 1952–53, 1955–56
- Verbandsliga Westfalen(III): 1964–65
Cup
editRegional
edit- Western German Cup(II): 1967–68[citation needed]
Youth
edit- German Under 19 championship:1969[citation needed]
- German Under 17 championship:1985[citation needed]
- Under 19 Bundesliga West:2004,[citation needed]2005[citation needed]
Individual
edit- Bundesliga top goal scorer:1985–86(Stefan Kuntz,22 goals),[citation needed]2002–03(Thomas Christiansen,21 goals (w/Giovane Élber)),[citation needed]2006–07(Theofanis Gekas,20 goals)[citation needed]
- 2. Bundesligatop goal scorer:1993–94(Uwe Wegmann,22 goals),[citation needed]2015–16(Simon Terodde,25 goals)[citation needed]
League results
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European record
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Competition | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
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UEFA Cup | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 14 |
UEFA Intertoto Cup | 28 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 37 | 33 |
Total | 36 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 52 | 47 |
VfL Bochum II
editStadium
editRuhrstadion(also known as theVonoviaRuhrstadion under a sponsorship deal) was one of the first modern football-only stadiums in Germany.[according to whom?][citation needed]It was built in the 1970s on the traditional ground of TuS Bochum 08 at the Castroper Straße, north of the city centre.[citation needed]
The fully roofed venue's capacity is 27,599, including standing room for 12,025.[6]
Coaches
editCurrent staff
edit- As of 21 October 2024
Name | Position |
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Markus Feldhoff | Manager |
Murat Ural | First-team coach |
Sebastian Baumgartner | Goalkeeping coach |
Lucas Kern | Fitness coach |
Marius Kirmse | Fitness coach |
Benedikt Oppenhäuser | Rehab coach |
Coaches
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References
edit- ^ab"Historie".VfL Bochum official website(in German). VfL Bochum. Archived fromthe originalon 1 November 2012.Retrieved13 April2010.
- ^"Historie / Chronologie".VfL Bochum official website (soccer department)(in German). VfL Bochum. Archived fromthe originalon 19 August 2012.Retrieved13 April2010.
- ^Grüne, Hardy (2001). Vereinslexikon. Kassel: AGON SportverlagISBN3-89784-147-9
- ^"VfL Bochum's miraculous comeback secures Bundesliga stay".sabcsport.com.28 May 2024.Retrieved1 June2024.
- ^"VfL Bochum – Kader"[VfL Bochum – Squad] (in German). VfL Bochum.Archivedfrom the original on 25 June 2021.Retrieved23 June2021.
- ^"rewirpowerSTADION Daten & Fakten"[rewirpowerSTADION data & facts] (in German). VfL Bochum. Archived fromthe originalon 28 April 2011.Retrieved31 August2017.
External links
edit- Official website
- The Abseits Guide to German Soccer
- fussball.com
- vfl-bochum.pl(archived 27 September 2007)