List of VfL Bochum seasons

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.

Contents

Seasons

Season League German Cup Other Top scorer[nb 1]
Division P W D L F A Pts Pos
1938–39 Gauliga Westfalen (I) 18 39 13 24 2nd DNQ
1938–39 Gauliga Westfalen (I) 18 54 50 21 3rd DNQ
1940–41 Gauliga Westfalen (I) 22 51 54 21 8th DNQ
1941–42 Gauliga Westfalen (I) 18 30 27 20 3rd DNQ
1942–43 Gauliga Westfalen (I) 18 47 50 19 4th DNQ
1943–44 Gauliga Westfalen (I)[nb 2] 18 26 42 15 6th DNQ
1944–45 Gauliga Westfalen Group 1 (I)[nb 2] 2[nb 3] 7 4 2 4th —
1945–46 Landesliga Westfalen Group 1 (I) 16 34 39 13 7th —
1946–47 Landesliga Westfalen Group 1 (I) 18 20 35 11 7th —
1947–48 Landesliga Westfalen Group 1 (II)[nb 4] 22 35 36 20 6th —
1948–49 Landesliga Westfalen Group 1 (II) 26 50 36 34 3rd —
1949–50 2. Oberliga West Group 2 (II)[nb 5] 30 57 55 25 12th —
1950–51 2. Oberliga West Group 1 (II) 30 54 52 33 7th —
1951–52 2. Oberliga West Group 1 (II) 32 66 53 35 5th — Helmut Kalinka 26
1952–53 2. Oberliga West (II) 30 73 26 45 1st DNQ
1953–54 Oberliga West (I) 30 13 5 12 50 58 31 8th DNQ
1954–55 Oberliga West (I) 30 6 11 13 36 46 23 16th DNQ
1955–56 2. Oberliga West (II) 30 78 33 46 1st DNQ
1956–57 Oberliga West (I) 30 9 11 10 54 54 29 10th DNQ
1957–58 Oberliga West (I) 30 8 8 14 39 62 24 14th DNQ
1958–59 Oberliga West (I) 30 14 8 8 61 43 36 4th DNQ
1959–60 Oberliga West (I) 30 8 11 11 46 49 27 11th DNQ
1960–61 Oberliga West (I) 30 9 5 16 45 62 23 16th R1 Erich Pawlak 12
1961–62 2. Oberliga West (II) 30 58 40 35 3rd DNQ
1962–63 2. Oberliga West (II) 30 54 53 27 14th DNQ
1963–64 Verbandsliga Westfalen Group Southwest (III) 30 60 32 38 2nd DNQ
1964–65 Verbandsliga Westfalen Group Southwest (III) 32 75 25 50 1st DNQ Promotion playoffs Winner
1965–66 Regionalliga West (II) 34 12 6 16 46 66 30 12th DNQ
1966–67 Regionalliga West (II) 34 18 9 7 67 42 45 4th DNQ Gustav Eversberg 20
1967–68 Regionalliga West (II) 34 18 6 10 65 32 42 5th Runners-up
1968–69 Regionalliga West (II) 34 23 5 6 86 36 51 2nd DNQ Werner Balte 20
1969–70 Regionalliga West (II) 34 21 8 5 63 32 50 1st DNQ Promotion playoffs Runners-up
1970–71 Regionalliga West (II) 34 26 4 4 81 27 56 1st DNQ Promotion playoffs Winner
1971–72 Bundesliga (I) 34 14 6 14 59 69 34 9th R2 Hans Walitza 25
1972–73 Bundesliga (I) 34 11 9 14 50 68 31 12th R2 DFB-Ligapokal GS
1973–74 Bundesliga (I) 34 9 12 13 45 57 30 14th R1 Hans Walitza 14
1974–75 Bundesliga (I) 34 14 5 15 53 53 33 11th R4 Werner Balte 14
1975–76 Bundesliga (I) 34 12 6 16 49 62 30 14th R3 Josef Kaczor 16
1976–77 Bundesliga (I) 34 11 7 16 47 62 29 15th R3 Josef Kaczor 25
1977–78 Bundesliga (I) 34 11 9 14 49 51 31 14th R4 Hans-Joachim Abel 15
1978–79 Bundesliga (I) 34 10 13 11 47 46 33 8th R4 Hans-Joachim Abel 15
1979–80 Bundesliga (I) 34 13 6 15 41 44 32 10th R3 Hans-Joachim Abel 16
1980–81 Bundesliga (I) 34 9 15 10 53 45 33 9th R4 Intertoto Cup GS
1981–82 Bundesliga (I) 34 12 8 14 52 51 32 10th SF Wolfgang Patzke 14
1982–83 Bundesliga (I) 34 8 12 14 43 49 28 13th QF Christian Schreier 12
1983–84 Bundesliga (I) 34 10 8 16 58 70 28 15th R1 Christian Schreier 18
1984–85 Bundesliga (I) 34 12 10 12 52 54 34 9th R2 Klaus Fischer 16
1985–86 Bundesliga (I) 34 14 4 16 55 57 32 9th R3 Stefan Kuntz 22
1986–87 Bundesliga (I) 34 9 14 11 52 44 32 11th R1 Frank Schulz 11
1987–88 Bundesliga (I) 34 10 10 14 47 51 30 12th Runners-up Intertoto Cup GS
1988–89 Bundesliga (I) 34 9 8 17 37 57 26 15th R2 Uwe Leifeld 15
1989–90 Bundesliga (I) 34 11 7 16 44 53 29 16th R2 Relegation playoff Winner Uwe Leifeld 11
1990–91 Bundesliga (I) 34 9 11 14 50 52 29 14th R1 Intertoto Cup GS
1991–92 Bundesliga (I) 38 10 13 15 38 55 33 15th R2 Uwe Wegmann 11
1992–93 Bundesliga (I) 34 8 10 16 45 52 26 16th R2 Intertoto Cup GS
1993–94 2. Bundesliga (II) 38 19 10 9 56 34 48 1st R2 Intertoto Cup GS
1994–95 Bundesliga (I) 34 9 4 21 43 67 22 16th R2 Uwe Wegmann 13
1995–96 2. Bundesliga (II)[nb 6] 34 21 6 7 68 30 69 1st R1 Peter Közle
Peter Peschel		 11
1996–97 Bundesliga (I) 34 14 11 9 54 51 53 5th QF Georgi Donkov 10
1997–98 Bundesliga (I) 34 11 8 15 41 49 41 12th R2 UEFA Cup R3 Peter Peschel
Dariusz Wosz
Sergei Yuran		 7
DFB-Ligapokal R1
1998–99 Bundesliga (I) 34 7 8 19 40 65 29 17th R3 Thomas Reis 7
1999–00 2. Bundesliga (II) 34 18 7 9 67 48 61 2nd QF Achim Weber 22
2000–01 Bundesliga (I) 34 7 6 21 30 67 27 18th QF Marijo Marić 9
2001–02 2. Bundesliga (II) 34 19 8 7 69 49 65 3rd R2 Thomas Christiansen 18
2002–03 Bundesliga (I) 34 12 9 13 55 56 45 9th QF Thomas Christiansen 23
2003–04 Bundesliga (I) 34 15 11 8 57 39 56 5th R1 DFB-Ligapokal R1 Vahid Hashemian 18
2004–05 Bundesliga (I) 34 9 8 17 47 68 35 16th R2 UEFA Cup R1 Vratislav Lokvenc 11
DFB-Ligapokal R1
2005–06 2. Bundesliga (II) 34 19 9 6 55 26 66 1st R2 Edu 13
2006–07 Bundesliga (I) 34 13 6 15 49 50 45 8th R3 Theofanis Gekas 22
2007–08 Bundesliga (I) 34 10 11 13 48 54 41 12th R2 Stanislav Šesták 13
2008–09 Bundesliga (I) 34 7 11 16 39 55 32 14th R2 Stanislav Šesták 10
2009–10 Bundesliga (I) 34 6 10 18 33 64 28 17th R2 Stanislav Šesták 6
2010–11 2. Bundesliga (II) 34 20 5 9 49 35 65 3rd R1 Promotion playoff Runners-up Jong Tae-Se 10

Key

  • P = Played
  • W = Games won
  • D = Games drawn
  • L = Games lost
  • F = Goals for
  • A = Goals against
  • Pts = Points
  • Pos = Final position
  • DNQ = Did not qualify
  • R1 = Round 1
  • R2 = Round 2
  • R3 = Round 3
  • R4 = Round 4
  • QF = Quarter-finals
  • SF = Semi-finals
  • GS = Group stage
Champions Runners-up Promoted Relegated

Notes

  1. ^ Goals in all competitions are counted.
  2. ^ a b In the 1943–44 and 1944–45 seasons the VfL competed as Kriegsspielgemeinschaft VfL 1848/Preußen Bochum together with Preußen 07 Elberfeld.
  3. ^ Due to World War II the 1944–45 season was abandoned, with only a few matches played.
  4. ^ The Oberliga West was introduced (1947–48), which moved the Landesliga Westfalen down one level on German league pyramid.
  5. ^ The 2nd Oberliga West was introduced (1949–50).
  6. ^ The 1995–96 season saw the introduction of three points for a win.

References

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