Football team

VfL Bochum

Club · Germany · 2. Bundesliga

«The Unavoidables»

291 Matches

107 wins

60 draws

124 losses

422–484 Goals

−62 Difference

1.5 Scored per game

Form W L W D L W

Bochum sits in the Ruhr. VfL Bochum's roots go back further than most of them, to a gymnastics society founded on 26 July 1848. Football did not enter the picture until 31 January 1911, as a section inside that older body, and the club did not take its present name until 14 April 1938, when Nazi authorities forced Bochumer Turnverein 1848 together with two other local clubs, Turn- und Sportverein Bochum 1908 and Sportverein Germania Vorwärts Bochum 1906. Unlike many German clubs, it never split back apart once the war ended.

What Bochum built instead was a reputation for staying exactly where it was. Supporters call the side Die Unabsteigbaren , a name earned by refusing to finish low, season after season, in the Bundesliga's middle ground.

Latest results

Fixtures and results

2 Oct	Friendlies Clubs	VfL Osnabrück H	4:1	W
20 Sep	2. Bundesliga	Hannover 96 A	1:2	L
12 Sep	2. Bundesliga	SpVgg Greuther Fürth H	1:1	D
5 Sep	2. Bundesliga	Dynamo Dresden A	2:1	W
28 Aug	2. Bundesliga	VfL Osnabrück H	0:1	L
23 Aug	DFB Pokal	SpVgg Greuther Fürth A	2:1	W

Standing

2. Bundesliga

#	Team	M	W	D	L	Goals	Pts
7	Energie Cottbus	6	2	2	2	14:13	8
8	FC St. Pauli	6	1	4	1	8:8	7
9	VfL Bochum	6	2	1	3	5:6	7
10	Hannover 96	6	2	1	3	7:9	7
11	VfL Osnabrück	6	2	1	3	9:12	7

Full table

Team statistics

matches counted in total: 291

291 Matches

107 wins

60 draws

124 losses

422–484 Goals

−62 Difference

1.5 Scored per game

Match outcomes matches counted in total: 291

107 60 124

wins draws losses

Scored and conceded last matches

scored — above the line conceded — below the line

Metric	Total	Home	Away
Matches	291	141	150
Scored	422	227	195
Conceded	484	211	273
Scored per game	1.5	1.6	1.3
Conceded per game	1.7	1.5	1.8
Difference	−62	+16	−78

Key players

by appearances over the last year

Timo Horn Goalkeeper 16 Matches

Kōji Miyoshi Midfielder 15 Matches

Maximilian Wittek Defender 15 Matches

Philipp Hofmann Forward 15 Matches

Mats Pannewig Midfielder 14 Matches

Oliver Olsen Defender 14 Matches

Gerrit Holtmann Midfielder 12 Matches

A. Cimaldi Forward 9 Matches

Squad of VfL Bochum

by appearances over the last year

Number	Player	Position	Age	Matches
1	Timo Horn	Goalkeeper		16
23	Kōji Miyoshi	Midfielder		15
32	Maximilian Wittek	Defender		15
33	Philipp Hofmann	Forward		15
24	Mats Pannewig	Midfielder		14
13	Oliver Olsen	Defender		14
17	Gerrit Holtmann	Midfielder		12
37	A. Cimaldi	Forward		9
3	Philipp Strompf	Defender		9
39	Leandro Morgalla	Defender	22	9
29	Farid Alfa-Ruprecht	Forward		9
4	Erhan Mašović	Defender		9
34	K. Lenz	Midfielder		9
16	Callum Marshall	Forward		9
11	Moritz-Broni Kwarteng	Midfielder	28	9
8	Kjell Watten	Midfielder		8
21	F. Onyekachukwu	Midfielder		8
20	Noah Loosli	Defender		8
22	Niclas Thiede	Goalkeeper		8
7	Christian Rasmussen	Midfielder		7
19	Daniel Hanslik	Forward		7
10	Berkan Taz	Midfielder		7
15	Michael Steinwender	Defender		7
4	Yiğit Karademir	Defender		7
5	Karol Mets	Defender		7
19	Matúš Bero	Midfielder		7
34	Tom Meyer	Midfielder		6
38	Hugo Rollek	Goalkeeper		6
35	Kacper Koscierski	Defender		6
18	Mikkel Rakneberg	Defender		6
7	Kevin Vogt	Defender		5
39	Lasse Isbruch	Midfielder		4
6	Enis Çokaj	Midfielder		4
42	Leon Sawas	Defender		3
2	Sean Desmond Klaiber	Defender		3
14	Jarne Steuckers	Forward		3
28	Charlie Michael Patino	Midfielder		3
8	Jean-Manuel Mbom	Midfielder		3
31	Marcel Sobottka	Midfielder		3
29	M. Uru-Tabba	Forward		2