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.
Season | League | German Cup | Other competitions | League top scorer | Notes | ||||||||||
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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) | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 44 | 24 | 28 | 4th | Did not qualify | Westphalian Cup | Semi-finals | Demirönal | 10 | [note women 2] |
2020–21 | Regionalliga West (III) | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 3 | 15 | 2nd | Second Round | Westphalian Cup | Not held | Radke | 7 | [note women 3] [note women 4] [note women 5] |
Promotion playoffs qualification | 3rd | ||||||||||||||
2021–22 | Regionalliga West (III) | 28 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 88 | 19 | 66 | 2nd | Did not qualify | Westphalian Cup | Runners-up | Radke | 17 | |
2022–23 | Regionalliga West (III) | 24 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 57 | 35 | 44 | 2nd | Second Round | Westphalian Cup | Runners-up | Streller | 16 | |
2023–24 | Regionalliga West (III) | 24 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 109 | 12 | 68 | 1st | Second Round | Westphalian Cup | Third Round | Hoppius | 31 | |
Promotion playoffs | Winner | ||||||||||||||
2024–25 | 2. Bundesliga (II) | TBD | TBD | ||||||||||||
Total | 319 | 193 | 55 | 71 | 884 | 403 | 621 |
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Champions | Runners-up | Promoted | Relegated |
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