VfL Bochum II

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VfL Bochum 1848 FG e. V. II
VfL Bochum logo.svg
Full nameVerein für Leibesübungen Bochum
1848 Fußballgemeinschaft eingetragener Verein II
Founded14 April 1938 / 1 July 2024
Dissolved30 June 2015
Ground Ruhrstadion
Capacity26,000
2024–25 Oberliga Westfalen (V), 2nd↑ (runners-up)
Website www.vfl-bochum.de

VfL Bochum II (also known as VfL Bochum Amateure, VfL Bochum U-21 or VfL Bochum U-23) is the reserve team of German football club VfL Bochum.

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The team has made two appearances in the first round of the DFB-Pokal, in 1984–85 and 2005–06. Since 2008 the team has been playing in the tier four Regionalliga West. The team was intended to be the final step between Bochum's youth setup and the first team, and was usually made up of promising youngsters between the age of 18 and 23, with a few veteran players drafted in to provide experience.

History

The team first made an appearance in the highest football league in Westphalia, the Verbandsliga Westfalen, in 1975 but failed to qualify for the new Oberliga Westfalen in 1978 and had to remain in the Verbandsliga Westfalen until 1982 when a league championship took it up to Oberliga level. [1]

Between 1982 and 1999 the team predominantly played in the Oberliga, only interrupted by stints back in the Verbandsliga in 1988–89 and from 1993 to 1997. After its return to the Oberliga in 1997 the team was a much stronger side, winning the league in 1999 and moving up to the Regionalliga West/Südwest for a season. It played in the Oberliga again from 2001 to 2008, finishing runners-up on three occasions but not quite able to move back up to the Regionalliga again. [1] [2]

In 2008 a third place allowed the team qualification to the new Regionalliga West where it has played since, finishing fourteenth in five out of six seasons between 2008 and 2014. [3]

The team also made two appearances in the German Cup, reaching the second round in 1984–85 when it lost to VfB Stuttgart and the first round in 2005–06, when it lost to Erzgebirge Aue. [4] [5]

In March 2015 the club announced that it would withdraw its reserve side from competition at the end of the 2014–15 season to concentrate on its youth teams instead. [6]

The second team of VfL Bochum was reintegrated into the Oberliga Westfalen after the Westphalian Football and Athletics Association (FLVW) had decided to do so This affects the 2024/25 season. The decision was confirmed by the Association's Sports Court. The second team will now participate in regular season play.

Honours

The team's honours:

Seasons since 1958–59

The season-by-season performance of the team: [1] [7] [8] [9] [10]

SeasonLeague German Cup League top scorerNotes
Division (Level)PWDLFAPtsPos
1957–58 Kreisliga Westfalen (VI)1st↑DNQ
1958–59 Bezirksliga Westfalen (V)3019476537422ndDNQ
1959–60 Bezirksliga Westfalen (V)30163117346354thDNQ
1960–61 Bezirksliga Westfalen (V)3021637627481st↑DNQ
1961–62 Landesliga Westfalen (IV)26611943532311thDNQ
1962–63 Landesliga Westfalen (IV)2810993439297thDNQ
1963–64 Landesliga Westfalen (IV)301161354502812thDNQ
1964–65 Landesliga Westfalen (IV)30150155644308thDNQ
1965–66 Landesliga Westfalen (IV)281151259482710thDNQ
1966–67 Landesliga Westfalen (IV)301061446522614th↓DNQ
1967–68 Bezirksliga Westfalen (V)281131467522512thDNQ
1968–69 Bezirksliga Westfalen (V)3019477738422ndDNQ
1969–70 Bezirksliga Westfalen (V)30146107147345thDNQ
1970–71 Bezirksliga Westfalen (V)2816574832372ndDNQ
1971–72 Bezirksliga Westfalen (V)3017767332412ndDNQ
1972–73 Bezirksliga Westfalen (V)3024518711531st↑DNQ
1973–74 Landesliga Westfalen (IV)32128125346327thDNQ
1974–75 Landesliga Westfalen (IV)3018938028451st↑DNQ
1975–76 Verbandsliga Westfalen (III)341181538493012thDNQ
1976–77 Verbandsliga Westfalen (III)349131243423112thDNQ
1977–78 Verbandsliga Westfalen (III)3410111352573112thDNQ
1978–79 Verbandsliga Westfalen (IV)30714932332810thDNQ [note 1]
1979–80 Verbandsliga Westfalen (IV)3014885129363rdDNQ
1980–81 Verbandsliga Westfalen (IV)30145115343336thDNQ
1981–82 Verbandsliga Westfalen (IV)3223638529521st↑DNQ
1982–83 Oberliga Westfalen (III)341281453553213thDNQ
1983–84 Oberliga Westfalen (III)341441661543211thDNQ Riemann 14
1984–85 Oberliga Westfalen (III)34145154553337th R2
1985–86 Oberliga Westfalen (III)321091352472911thDNQ Will 10
1986–87 Oberliga Westfalen (III)301061441552613thDNQ
1987–88 Oberliga Westfalen (III)30891334482514th↓DNQ
1988–89 Verbandsliga Westfalen (IV)30171036025442nd↑DNQ
1989–90 Oberliga Westfalen (III)30910114543289thDNQ Jürgens, Kovacec 10
1990–91 Oberliga Westfalen (III)30101284641327thDNQ
1991–92 Oberliga Westfalen (III)30771639562113thDNQ
1992–93 Oberliga Westfalen (III)303112023601718th↓DNQ Gebker 6
1993–94 Verbandsliga Westfalen (IV)30128104333327thDNQ
1994–95 Verbandsliga Westfalen (V)3014975836373rdDNQ [note 2]
1995–96 Verbandsliga Westfalen (V)30131165330505thDNQ [note 3]
1996–97 Verbandsliga Westfalen (V)3017856228592nd↑DNQ
1997–98 Oberliga Westfalen (IV)2813964426484thDNQ
1998–99 Oberliga Westfalen (IV)3018756425611st↑DNQ Grad 17
1999–00 Regionalliga West/Südwest (III)361171857694015th↓DNQ Majewski 13
2000–01 Oberliga Westfalen (IV)3623768739762ndDNQ Siebert 22
2001–02 Oberliga Westfalen (IV)34161175842595thDNQ Joppe, Velardi 8
2002–03 Oberliga Westfalen (IV)3424557935772ndDNQ Velardi 17
2003–04 Oberliga Westfalen (IV)3417896339593rdDNQ Velardi 17
2004–05 Oberliga Westfalen (IV)3422487839702ndDNQ Velardi 17
2005–06 Oberliga Westfalen (IV)34156136152516th R1 Hille 18
2006–07 Oberliga Westfalen (IV)341351661494410thDNQ Hille 18
2007–08 Oberliga Westfalen (IV)3419966130663rd↑DNQ El-Nounou 26
2008–09 Regionalliga West (IV)341171651594014thDNQ Prokoph 12 [note 4]
2009–10 Regionalliga West (IV)3416995032573rdDNQ Aydın 14
2010–11 Regionalliga West (IV)348101649643414thDNQ Freiberger 9
2011–12 Regionalliga West (IV)361181742644114thDNQ Freiberger, Wassinger 12
2012–13 Regionalliga West (IV)3811131447424614thDNQ Kreyer 12
2013–14 Regionalliga West (IV)36891934533314thDNQ Kreyer 14
2014–15 Regionalliga West (IV)34862046583016thDNQ Kurt 9 [note 5]
2015–24inactive
2024–25 Oberliga Westfalen (V)3421857931712nd↑DNQ Kojic 20 [note 6]
2025–26 Regionalliga West (IV)34DNQ

Notes

  1. The Oberliga Westfalen was introduced (1978–79), which moved the Verbandsliga Westfalen down one level on the West German league pyramid.
  2. The Regionalligas were reintroduced (1994–95), which moved the Verbandsliga Westfalen down one level on the German league pyramid.
  3. Starting with the 1995–96 season the German Football Association introduced three points for a win.
  4. The 3. Liga was introduced (2008–09), which moved the Regionalliga West down one level on the German league pyramid.
  5. The VfL Bochum decided to withdraw the reserve team after the 2014–15 Regionalliga season.
  6. After approval by the Westphalian Football and Athletics Association, the reactivated second team of Bundesliga club VfL Bochum took part in the competition.

Key

Promoted Relegated

Players

Coaches

Head coaches since 1994–95

1994-07-012001-06-30 Bernard Dietz
2001-07-012006-04-06 Manfred Wölpper
2006-04-072006-06-30 Jürgen Heipertz
2006-07-012006-12-31 Sascha Lewandowski
2007-01-012011-06-30 Nicolas Michaty
2011-07-012013-06-30 Iraklis Metaxas
2013-07-012014-01-27 Dariusz Wosz
2014-01-272015-01-06 Thomas Reis
2015-01-062015-06-30 Dimitrios Grammozis
2015-06-302024-06-30inactive
2024-07-01 Heiko Butscher

References

  1. 1 2 3 Historic German football league tables (in German) Das Deutsche Fussball Archiv, accessed: 29 January 2015
  2. Oberliga Westfalen tables and results (in German) Weltfussball.de, accessed: 29 January 2015
  3. Regionalliga West tables and results (in German) Weltfussball.de, accessed: 29 January 2015
  4. 1984–85 DFB-Pokal (in German) Weltfussball.de, accessed: 29 January 2015
  5. 2005–06 DFB-Pokal (in German) Weltfussball.de, accessed: 29 January 2015
  6. Bochum meldet U23 ab (in German) Weltfussball.de, published: 16 March 2015, 3 April 2015
  7. Historic Westphalian football league tables (in German) Westfalenkick e. V.
  8. Vilbusch, Friedhelm (2011). Fußball in Westdeutschland 1945–1952 (in German). Deutscher Sportclub für Fußballstatistiken.
  9. Vilbusch, Friedhelm (2012). Fußball in Westdeutschland 1952–1958 (in German). Deutscher Sportclub für Fußballstatistiken.
  10. Vilbusch, Friedhelm (2013). Fußball in Westdeutschland 1958–1963 (in German). Deutscher Sportclub für Fußballstatistiken.