Verein für Leibesübungen Wolfsburg e. V., commonly known as VfL Wolfsburg, is a German professional women's football club based in Wolfsburg, Lower Saxony. The club is currently playing in the top division in Germany, the Bundesliga. The club won the UEFA Women's Champions League in 2013 and 2014.

History

VfR Eintracht Wolfsburg was founded in 1973. The team was a founding member of the Bundesliga. In 2003 the team joined VfL Wolfsburg.

The first season under the new name was in 2003–04, which ended with an eighth place, the next season the team was relegated to the 2nd Bundesliga in 12th place but gained direct promotion in the following 2005–06 season. After a fifth place in 2009–10, Wolfsburg grew up one year later, contending for the title and managed to be runner-up in 2011–12.

In the 2012–13 season Wolfsburg won the UEFA Women's Champions League. Two weeks prior the team achieved its first Bundesliga title. They were the second team, after 1. FFC Frankfurt to complete the treble, by also winning the domestic cup competition. This was the first time that the same year both in men's and women's football, clubs from the same nation, complete the treble, with the men's club being Bayern Munich. They were also the first German football team to successfully defend their Champions League title.

Players Current squad

Out on loan

Former players

Personnel Current technical staff

Management Board of directors {| class="wikitable" |- !Office !Name |- |rowspan=3|Managing directors | Michael Meeske |- | Jörg Schmadtke |- | Tim Schumacher |- | Sporting director | Vanessa Bernauer

Honours Official UEFA Women's Champions League: Winners: 2012–13, 2013–14 Runners-up: 2015–16, 2017–18, 2019–20, 2022–23 Frauen-Bundesliga: Winners (7): 2012–13, 2013–14, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2021–22 DFB Pokal: Winners (11): 2012–13, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24 (Record)

Invitational Ladies First Cup: Winners: 2013

Individual Club Awards IFFHS World's Best Woman Club: Winners: 2013, 2014Awards 2013 and 2014

Record in UEFA competitions UEFA Women's Champions League All results (away, home and aggregate) list Wolfsburg's goal tally first.

Season Round Opponents Away Home Aggregate 2012–13 Round of 32 Unia Racibórz 5–1 f 6–1 11–2 Round of 16 Røa Oslo 1–1 4–1 f 5–2 Quarter-final Rossiyanka Khimki 2–0 2–1 f 4–1 Semi-final Arsenal 2–1 f 2–0 4–1Final Lyon 1–0 ( London) 2013–14 Round of 32 Pärnu 13–0 27–0 Round of 16 Rosengård Malmö 2–1 f 3–1 5–2 Quarter-final Barcelona 2–0 3–0 f 5–0 Semi-final Turbine Potsdam 0–0 4–2 f 4–2Final Tyresö 4–3 ( Lisbon) 2014–15 Round of 32 Stabæk Bærum 1–0 f 2–1 3–1 Round of 16 Neulengbach 4–0 f 7–0 11–0 Quarter-final Rosengård Malmö 3–3 1–1 f 4–4 (agr) Semi-final Paris Saint-Germain 2–1 0–2 f 2–3 2015–16 Round of 32 Spartak Subotica 0–0 f 4–0 4–0 Round of 16 Chelsea 2–1 f 2–0 4–1 Quarter-final Brescia 3–0 3–0 f 6–0 Semi-final Frankfurt 0–1 4–0 f 4–1 Final Lyon 1–1 ( Reggio Emilia)2016–17 Round of 32 Chelsea 3–0 f 1–1 4–1 Round of 16 Eskilstuna United 5–1 f 3–0 8–1 Quarter-final Lyon 1–0 0–2 f 1–22017–18 Round of 32 Atlético Madrid 3–0 f 12–2 15–2 Round of 16 Fiorentina 4–0 f 3–3 7–3 Quarter-final Slavia Prague 1–1 5–0 f 6–1 Semi-final Chelsea 3–1 f 2–0 5–1 Final Lyon 1–4 ( Kyiv)2018–19 Round of 32 Þór/KA Akureyri 1–0 f 2–0 3–0 Round of 16 Atlético Madrid 6–0 4–0 f 10–0 Quarter-final Lyon 1–2 f 2–4 3–62019–20 Round of 32 Mitrovica 10–0 f 5–0 15–0 Round of 16 Twente 1–0 6–0 f 7–0 Quarter-final Glasgow City9–1Glasgow City 1–9 Wolfsburg: Scots eliminated in last eight, BBC Sport, 21 August 2020 ( San Sebastián) Semi-final Barcelona1–0 ( San Sebastián)Final Lyon1–3 ( San Sebastián)2020–21 Round of 32 Spartak Subotica 5–0 f 2–0 7–0 Round of 16 LSK Kvinner 2–0 2–0 f 4–0 Quarter-final Chelsea 1–2 f 0–3 1–52021–22 Round 2 Bordeaux 2–3 3–2 f 5–5 Group A Servette 3–0 5–0 1st Chelsea 3–3 4–0 Juventus 2–2 0–2 Quarter-final Arsenal 1–1 f 2–0 3–1 Semi-final Barcelona 1–5 f 2–0 3–52022–23Group B Slavia Prague 2–0 0–0 1st St. Pölten 8–2 4–0 Roma 1–1 4–2 Quarter-final Paris Saint-Germain 1–0 f 1–1 2–1 Semi-final Arsenal 3–2 2–2 5–4 Final Barcelona 2–3 ( Eindhoven)2023–24 Qualifying round 2 Paris FC 3–3 f 0–2 3–52024–25 Qualifying round 2 Fiorentina 7–0 f 5–0 12–0Group A Lyon 0–1 0–2 f 2nd Roma 0–1 f 6–1 Galatasaray 5–0 f 5–0 Quarter-final Barcelona 1–6 1–4 f 2–102025–26League phase Paris Saint-Germain 4–0 9th of 18 Vålerenga 2–1 Lyon 1–3 Manchester United 5–2 Real Madrid 0–2 Chelsea 1–2 Knockout phase play-offs Juventus 2–0 2–2f 4–2 Quarter-finals Lyon 0–4 1–0f 1–4 2026–27 Qualifying round 3 Inter Milan 1–3 2–0f 3–3 f First leg.

UEFA Women's Europa Cup All results (away, home and aggregate) list the club's goal tally first.

Season Round Team Away Home Aggregate2026–27 Second qualifying round Sturm Graz 2–0 6–1f 8–1 Round of 16 Feyenoordf f First leg.

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