VfL Bochum II

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.

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.Historic German football league tables Das Deutsche Fussball Archiv, accessed: 29 January 2015

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.Oberliga Westfalen tables and results Weltfussball.de, accessed: 29 January 2015

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.Regionalliga West tables and results Weltfussball.de, accessed: 29 January 2015

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.1984–85 DFB-Pokal Weltfussball.de, accessed: 29 January 20152005–06 DFB-Pokal Weltfussball.de, accessed: 29 January 2015

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.Bochum meldet U23 ab Weltfussball.de, published: 16 March 2015, 3 April 2015

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: Landesliga Westfalen Champions: 1975 Verbandsliga Westfalen Champions: 1982 Runners-up: 1989, 1997 Oberliga Westfalen Champions: 1999 Runners-up: 2001, 2003, 2005, 2025 Westphalia Cup Runners-up: 2005

Seasons since 1958–59 The season-by-season performance of the team:Historic Westphalian football league tables Westfalenkick e. V. SeasonLeagueGerman CupLeague top scorerNotesDivision (Level)PWDLFAPtsPos1957–58Kreisliga Westfalen (VI) 1st↑DNQ 1958–59Bezirksliga Westfalen (V)3019476537422ndDNQ 1959–60Bezirksliga Westfalen (V)30163117346354thDNQ 1960–61Bezirksliga Westfalen (V)3021637627481st↑DNQ 1961–62Landesliga Westfalen (IV)26611943532311thDNQ 1962–63Landesliga Westfalen (IV)2810993439297thDNQ 1963–64Landesliga Westfalen (IV)301161354502812thDNQ 1964–65Landesliga Westfalen (IV)30150155644308thDNQ 1965–66Landesliga Westfalen (IV)281151259482710thDNQ 1966–67Landesliga Westfalen (IV)301061446522614th↓DNQ 1967–68Bezirksliga Westfalen (V)281131467522512thDNQ 1968–69Bezirksliga Westfalen (V)3019477738422ndDNQ 1969–70Bezirksliga Westfalen (V)30146107147345thDNQ 1970–71Bezirksliga Westfalen (V)2816574832372ndDNQ 1971–72Bezirksliga Westfalen (V)3017767332412ndDNQ 1972–73Bezirksliga Westfalen (V)3024518711531st↑DNQ 1973–74Landesliga Westfalen (IV)32128125346327thDNQ 1974–75Landesliga Westfalen (IV)3018938028451st↑DNQ 1975–76Verbandsliga Westfalen (III)341181538493012thDNQ 1976–77Verbandsliga Westfalen (III)349131243423112thDNQ 1977–78Verbandsliga Westfalen (III)3410111352573112thDNQ 1978–79Verbandsliga Westfalen (IV)30714932332810thDNQ The Oberliga Westfalen was introduced (1978–79), which moved the Verbandsliga Westfalen down one level on the West German league pyramid.1979–80Verbandsliga Westfalen (IV)3014885129363rdDNQ 1980–81Verbandsliga Westfalen (IV)30145115343336thDNQ 1981–82Verbandsliga Westfalen (IV)3223638529521st↑DNQ 1982–83Oberliga Westfalen (III)341281453553213thDNQ 1983–84Oberliga Westfalen (III)341441661543211thDNQRiemann141984–85Oberliga Westfalen (III)34145154553337thR2 1985–86Oberliga Westfalen (III)321091352472911thDNQWill101986–87Oberliga Westfalen (III)301061441552613thDNQ 1987–88Oberliga Westfalen (III)30891334482514th↓DNQ 1988–89Verbandsliga Westfalen (IV)30171036025442nd↑DNQ 1989–90Oberliga Westfalen (III)30910114543289thDNQJürgens, Kovacec101990–91Oberliga Westfalen (III)30101284641327thDNQ 1991–92Oberliga Westfalen (III)30771639562113thDNQ 1992–93Oberliga Westfalen (III)303112023601718th↓DNQGebker61993–94Verbandsliga Westfalen (IV)30128104333327thDNQ 1994–95Verbandsliga Westfalen (V)3014975836373rdDNQ The Regionalligas were reintroduced (1994–95), which moved the Verbandsliga Westfalen down one level on the German league pyramid.1995–96Verbandsliga Westfalen (V)30131165330505thDNQ Starting with the 1995–96 season the German Football Association introduced three points for a win.1996–97Verbandsliga Westfalen (V)3017856228592nd↑DNQ 1997–98Oberliga Westfalen (IV)2813964426484thDNQ 1998–99Oberliga Westfalen (IV)3018756425611st↑DNQGrad171999–00Regionalliga West/Südwest (III)361171857694015th↓DNQMajewski132000–01Oberliga Westfalen (IV)3623768739762ndDNQSiebert222001–02Oberliga Westfalen (IV)34161175842595thDNQJoppe, Velardi82002–03Oberliga Westfalen (IV)3424557935772ndDNQVelardi172003–04Oberliga Westfalen (IV)3417896339593rdDNQVelardi172004–05Oberliga Westfalen (IV)3422487839702ndDNQVelardi172005–06Oberliga Westfalen (IV)34156136152516thR1Hille182006–07Oberliga Westfalen (IV)341351661494410thDNQHille182007–08Oberliga Westfalen (IV)3419966130663rd↑DNQEl-Nounou262008–09Regionalliga West (IV)341171651594014thDNQProkoph12The 3. Liga was introduced (2008–09), which moved the Regionalliga West down one level on the German league pyramid.2009–10Regionalliga West (IV)3416995032573rdDNQAydın142010–11Regionalliga West (IV)348101649643414thDNQFreiberger92011–12Regionalliga West (IV)361181742644114thDNQFreiberger, Wassinger122012–13Regionalliga West (IV)3811131447424614thDNQKreyer122013–14Regionalliga West (IV)36891934533314thDNQKreyer142014–15Regionalliga West (IV)34862046583016thDNQKurt9The VfL Bochum decided to withdraw the reserve team after the 2014–15 Regionalliga season.2015–2024 inactive2024–25Oberliga Westfalen (V)3421857931712nd↑DNQKojic20After approval by the Westphalian Football and Athletics Association, the reactivated second team of Bundesliga club VfL Bochum took part in the competition.2025–26Regionalliga West (IV)349121348623813thDNQHartwig112026–27Regionalliga West (IV)34-------DNQ--

Notes

Key ↑ Promoted ↓ Relegated

Players

Out on loan

Coaches

Head coaches since 1994–95 1994-07-012001-06-30Bernard Dietz2001-07-012006-04-06Manfred Wölpper2006-04-072006-06-30Jürgen Heipertz2006-07-012006-12-31Sascha Lewandowski2007-01-012011-06-30Nicolas Michaty2011-07-012013-06-30Iraklis Metaxas2013-07-012014-01-27Dariusz Wosz2014-01-272015-01-06Thomas Reis2015-01-062015-06-30Dimitrios Grammozis2015-06-302024-06-30inactive 2024-07-01Heiko Butscher

References

External links Official site Profile at fussballdaten.de Profile at weltfussball.de