2023–24 VfL Bochum season

The 2023–24 season is VfL Bochum's 86th season in existence and third consecutive season in the Bundesliga. They also competed in the DFB-Pokal.

VfL Bochum
2023–24 season
ChairmanHans-Peter Villis
Head coachThomas Letsch
(until 8 April)[1]
Heiko Butscher
(from 9 April)
StadiumVonovia-Ruhrstadion
Bundesliga14th
DFB-PokalFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Kevin Stöger (7)

All:
Takuma Asano
Kevin Stöger
(7 each)
All statistics correct as of 5 May 2024.

Players edit

First-team squad edit

As of 31 January 2024[2]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   GER Manuel Riemann
2 DF   CRC Cristian Gamboa
3 DF   BRA Danilo Soares
4 DF   SRB Erhan Mašović
5 DF   BRA Bernardo
6 MF   GER Patrick Osterhage
7 MF   AUT Kevin Stöger
8 MF   FRA Anthony Losilla (captain)
9 FW   POR Gonçalo Paciência (on loan from Celta Vigo)
10 MF   GER Philipp Förster
11 FW   JPN Takuma Asano
13 MF   GER Lukas Daschner
14 DF   GER Tim Oermann
15 DF   GER Felix Passlack
16 GK   GER Andreas Luthe
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 MF   MKD Agon Elezi
19 MF   SVK Matúš Bero
20 DF   UKR Ivan Ordets (on loan from Dynamo Moscow)
21 GK   GER Michael Esser
22 FW   GHA Christopher Antwi-Adjei
23 GK   GER Niclas Thiede
25 DF   EGY Mohammed Tolba
27 MF   GER Moritz Kwarteng
29 FW   GER Moritz Broschinski
30 DF   GER Moritz Römling
31 DF   GER Keven Schlotterbeck (on loan from SC Freiburg)
32 DF   GER Maximilian Wittek
33 FW   GER Philipp Hofmann
41 DF   SUI Noah Loosli

Out on loan edit

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK   GER Paul Grave (at Wuppertaler SV until 30 June 2024)
FW   PHI Gerrit Holtmann (at Darmstadt 98 until 30 June 2024)
DF   GHA Jordi Osei-Tutu (at PAS Giannina until 30 June 2024)
MF   GER Mats Pannewig (at SC Wiedenbrück until 30 June 2024)

Transfers edit

In edit

Pos. Player Transferred from Fee Date Source
MF   Matúš Bero   Vitesse Free 1 July 2023 [3]
MF   Lukas Daschner   FC St. Pauli Free [4]
MF   Moritz Kwarteng   1. FC Magdeburg €1,100,000 [5]
DF   Noah Loosli   Grasshoppers Free [6]
MF   Felix Passlack   Borussia Dortmund Free [7]
GK   Niclas Thiede   SC Verl Free
DF   Bernardo   RB Salzburg €400,000 2 August 2023 [8]
DF   Maximilian Wittek   Vitesse Undisclosed 14 August 2023 [9]
DF   Keven Schlotterbeck   SC Freiburg Loan 22 August 2023 [10]
FW   Gonçalo Paciência   Celta Vigo Loan 1 September 2023 [11]
GK   Andreas Luthe   1. FC Kaiserslautern Undisclosed 29 January 2024 [12]
MF   Agon Elezi   NK Varaždin Undisclosed 30 January 2024 [13]

Out edit

Pos. Player Transferred to Fee Date Source
FW   Silvère Ganvoula   BSC Young Boys Free 1 July 2023
GK   Paul Grave   Wuppertaler SV Loan
DF   Jannes Horn   1. FC Nürnberg Free [14]
DF   Vasilios Lampropoulos Free
DF   Kostas Stafylidis Free
FW   Gerrit Holtmann   Antalyaspor Loan 5 August 2023 [15]
MF   Jacek Góralski Free 10 August 2023 [16]
FW   Luis Hartwig   K.V. Oostende Undisclosed 1 September 2023 [17]
FW   Simon Zoller   FC St. Pauli Undisclosed [18]
FW   Lys Mousset Free 9 January 2024 [19]
FW   Gerrit Holtmann   Darmstadt 98 Loan 21 January 2024 [20]
DF   Jordi Osei-Tutu   PAS Giannina Loan 22 January 2024 [21]
MF   Mats Pannewig   SC Wiedenbrück Loan 31 January 2024 [22]

New contracts edit

Position Player Until Ref.
GK   Paul Grave June 2025 [23]

Pre-season and friendlies edit

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

11 July 2023 Friendly Kickers Emden   2–9   VfL Bochum Gevelsberg
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadion Stefansbachtal
Attendance: 1,700
15 July 2023 Friendly SC Verl   3–1   VfL Bochum Verl
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Sportclub Arena
21 July 2023 Friendly Fortuna Düsseldorf   3–1   VfL Bochum Düsseldorf
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Paul-Janes-Stadion
Attendance: 4,000
26 July 2023 Friendly Spezia   4–3   VfL Bochum Brixen
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Sportplatz Klaus Seebacher
Note: Match was played in three periods of forty minutes each.
29 July 2023 Friendly Parma   1–0   VfL Bochum Brixen
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Sportplatz Klaus Seebacher
5 August 2023 Friendly VfL Bochum   2–1   Luton Town Bochum
13:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Ruhrstadion
5 August 2023 Friendly VfL Bochum   1–3   Luton Town Bochum
16:15 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Ruhrstadion
7 September 2023 Friendly VfL Bochum   1–1   Sint-Truiden Bochum
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Leichtathletik-Platz am Vonovia Ruhrstadion
12 October 2023 Friendly VfL Bochum   1–3   Hannover 96 Bochum
13:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Leichtathletik-Platz am Vonovia Ruhrstadion
Referee: Tobias Severins
Note: Match was played in two periods of sixty minutes each.
15 November 2023 Friendly De Graafschap   1–2   VfL Bochum Doetinchem, Netherlands
14:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Attendance: 0
6 January 2024 Friendly VfL Bochum   2–1   Groningen
14:00 UTC+1
  • [[ ]]   2'
  • Slor   82'
7 January 2024 Friendly VfL Bochum   2–0   Vitesse Bochum, Germany
14:00 UTC+1
Stadium: Vonovia Ruhrstadion

Competitions edit

Overall record edit

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Bundesliga 19 August 2023 18 May 2024 Matchday 1 32 7 12 13 41 65 −24 021.88
DFB-Pokal 12 August 2023 First round First round 1 0 1 0 2 2 +0 000.00
Total 33 7 13 13 43 67 −24 021.21

Last updated: 5 May 2024
Source: Soccerway

Bundesliga edit

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
12 VfL Wolfsburg 32 10 7 15 40 51 −11 37
13 Borussia Mönchengladbach 32 7 12 13 55 62 −7 33
14 VfL Bochum 32 7 12 13 41 65 −24 33
15 Union Berlin 32 8 6 18 29 54 −25 30
16 Mainz 05 32 5 14 13 33 50 −17 29 Qualification for the relegation play-offs
Updated to match(es) played on 5 May 2024. Source: DFB
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Head-to-head away goals scored; 6) Away goals scored; 7) Play-off.[24]

Results summary edit

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
32 7 12 13 41 65  −24 33 5 8 3 26 24  +2 2 4 10 15 41  −26

Last updated: 5 May 2024.
Source: DFB

Results by round edit

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132
GroundAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHA
ResultLDDDLLDLDWDDWLWLDWLDDWLLLLDLDLWW
Position1814131314161617161414141214131414141414141115151515151515161514
Updated to match(es) played on 5 May 2024. Source: DFB
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches edit

The league fixtures were unveiled on 30 June 2023.[25]

19 August 2023 1 VfB Stuttgart 5–0 VfL Bochum Stuttgart
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: MHPArena
Attendance: 53,000
Referee: Daniel Siebert
26 August 2023 2 VfL Bochum 1–1 Borussia Dortmund Bochum
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Vonovia Ruhrstadion
Attendance: 26,000
Referee: Robert Schröder
2 September 2023 3 FC Augsburg 2–2 VfL Bochum Augsburg
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: WWK Arena
Attendance: 27,424
Referee: Martin Petersen
16 September 2023 4 VfL Bochum 1–1 Eintracht Frankfurt Bochum
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Vonovia Ruhrstadion
Attendance: 26,000
Referee: Benjamin Brand
23 September 2023 5 Bayern Munich 7–0 VfL Bochum Munich
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Allianz Arena
Attendance: 75,000
Referee: Robert Hartmann
30 September 2023 6 VfL Bochum 1–3 Borussia Mönchengladbach Bochum
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Vonovia Ruhrstadion
Attendance: 26,000
Referee: Felix Brych
7 October 2023 7 RB Leipzig 0–0 VfL Bochum Munich
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 44,269
Referee: Timo Gerach
21 October 2023 8 SC Freiburg 2–1 VfL Bochum Freiburg
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Europa-Park Stadion
Attendance: 33,900
Referee: Tobias Reichel
27 October 2023 9 VfL Bochum 2–2 Mainz 05 Bochum
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Vonovia Ruhrstadion
Attendance: 26,000
Referee: Patrick Ittrich
3 November 2023 10 Darmstadt 98 1–2 VfL Bochum Darmstadt
20:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor
Attendance: 17,810
Referee: Marco Fritz
11 November 2023 11 VfL Bochum 1–1 1. FC Köln Bochum
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Vonovia Ruhrstadion
Attendance: 26,000
Referee: Matthias Jöllenbeck
26 November 2023 12 1. FC Heidenheim 0–0 VfL Bochum Heidenheim
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Voith-Arena
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Felix Zwayer
2 December 2023 13 VfL Bochum 3–1 VfL Wolfsburg Bochum
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Stadium: Vonovia Ruhrstadion
Attendance: 24,350
Referee: Robert Schröder
8 December 2023 14 1899 Hoffenheim 3–1 VfL Bochum Sinsheim
20:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Rhein-Neckar-Arena
Attendance: 16,023
Referee: Matthias Jöllenbeck
16 December 2023 15 VfL Bochum 3–0 Union Berlin Bochum
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Vonovia Ruhrstadion
Attendance: 25,300
Referee: Sven Jablonski
20 December 2023 16 Bayer Leverkusen 4–0 VfL Bochum Leverkusen
20:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 30,210
Referee: Daniel Schlager
14 January 2024 17 VfL Bochum 1–1 Werder Bremen Bochum
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Vonovia Ruhrstadion
Attendance: 26,000
Referee: Tobias Stieler
20 January 2024 18 VfL Bochum 1–0 VfB Stuttgart Bochum
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Vonovia Ruhrstadion
Attendance: 26,000
Referee: Bastian Dankert
28 January 2024 19 Borussia Dortmund 3–1 VfL Bochum Dortmund
17:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Signal Iduna Park
Attendance: 81,365
Referee: Benjamin Brand
3 February 2024 20 VfL Bochum 1–1 FC Augsburg Bochum
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Vonovia Ruhrstadion
Attendance: 24,500
Referee: Patrick Ittrich
10 February 2024 21 Eintracht Frankfurt 1–1 VfL Bochum Frankfurt
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Deutsche Bank Park
Attendance: 57,500
Referee: Sven Jablonski
18 February 2024 22 VfL Bochum 3–2 Bayern Munich Bochum
17:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Vonovia Ruhrstadion
Attendance: 26,000
Referee: Daniel Schlager
24 February 2024 23 Borussia Mönchengladbach 5–2 VfL Bochum Mönchengladbach
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Borussia-Park
Attendance: 53,196
Referee: Sven Jablonski
2 March 2024 24 VfL Bochum 1–4 RB Leipzig Bochum
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Vonovia Ruhrstadion
Attendance: 24,200
Referee: Harm Osmers
10 March 2024 25 VfL Bochum 1–2 SC Freiburg Bochum
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Vonovia Ruhrstadion
Attendance: 25,594
Referee: Marco Fritz
16 March 2024 26 Mainz 05 2–0 VfL Bochum Mainz
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Mewa Arena
Attendance: 33,000
Referee: Matthias Jöllenbeck
31 March 2024 27 VfL Bochum 2–2 Darmstadt 98 Bochum
19:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Vonovia Ruhrstadion
Attendance: 25,023
Referee: Sven Jablonski
6 April 2024 28 1. FC Köln 2–1 VfL Bochum Cologne
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: RheinEnergieStadion
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Tobias Welz
13 April 2024 29 VfL Bochum 1–1 1. FC Heidenheim Bochum
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Vonovia Ruhrstadion
Attendance: 24,414
Referee: Patrick Ittrich
20 April 2024 30 VfL Wolfsburg 1–0 VfL Bochum Wolfsburg
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Volkswagen Arena
Attendance: 26,327
Referee: Tobias Reichel
26 April 2024 31 VfL Bochum 3–2 1899 Hoffenheim Bochum
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Vonovia Ruhrstadion
Attendance: 24,300
Referee: Tobias Stieler
5 May 2024 32 Union Berlin 3–4 VfL Bochum Berlin
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei
Attendance: 22,012
Referee: Marco Fritz

DFB-Pokal edit

12 August 2023 First round Arminia Bielefeld 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(4–1 p)
VfL Bochum Bielefeld
18:00
Report
Stadium: Schüco-Arena
Attendance: 21,452
Referee: Sven Jablonski
Penalties

Statistics edit

Appearances and goals edit

No. Pos Nat Player Total Bundesliga DFB-Pokal
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK   GER Manuel Riemann 24 0 23 0 1 0
16 GK   GER Andreas Luthe 1 0 1 0 0 0
21 GK   GER Michael Esser 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 GK   GER Niclas Thiede 0 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
2 DF   CRC Cristian Gamboa 18 0 12+5 0 0+1 0
3 DF   BRA Danilo Soares 5 0 3+2 0 0 0
4 DF   SRB Erhan Mašović 21 0 18+2 0 1 0
5 DF   BRA Bernardo 24 1 23 1 1 0
14 DF   GER Tim Oermann 11 0 6+5 0 0 0
15 DF   GER Felix Passlack 8 0 6+1 0 1 0
20 DF   UKR Ivan Ordets 17 0 15+1 0 1 0
25 DF   EGY Mohammed Tolba 0 0 0 0 0 0
31 DF   GER Keven Schlotterbeck 17 3 14+3 3 0 0
32 DF   GER Maximilian Wittek 13 1 9+4 1 0 0
41 DF   SUI Noah Loosli 10 0 2+8 0 0 0
Midfielders
6 MF   GER Patrick Osterhage 17 2 13+3 2 0+1 0
7 MF   AUT Kevin Stöger 23 5 22 5 1 0
8 MF   FRA Anthony Losilla 23 1 22 1 1 0
10 MF   GER Philipp Förster 11 0 2+9 0 0 0
11 MF   JPN Takuma Asano 21 7 20 6 1 1
13 MF   GER Lukas Daschner 13 1 2+10 1 1 0
19 MF   SVK Matúš Bero 17 1 15+1 1 0+1 0
27 MF   GER Moritz Kwarteng 11 0 2+9 0 0 0
MF   MKD Agon Elezi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Forwards
9 FW   POR Gonçalo Paciência 16 3 7+9 3 0 0
22 FW   GHA Christopher Antwi-Adjei 21 1 10+10 1 1 0
29 FW   GER Moritz Broschinski 18 2 8+9 2 0+1 0
33 FW   GER Philipp Hofmann 20 1 10+9 1 1 0
Players transferred out during the season
9 FW   GER Simon Zoller 2 1 0+1 0 0+1 1
18 DF   GHA Jordi Osei-Tutu 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 MF   GER Mats Pannewig 0 0 0 0 0 0

Last updated: 2 March 2024
Source: Competitions

Goalscorers edit

As of 3 March 2024
Rank No. Pos. Nat. Player Bundesliga DFB-Pokal Total
1 11 MF   Takuma Asano 6 1 7
2 7 MF   Kevin Stöger 5 0 5
3 9 FW   Gonçalo Paciência 3 0 3
31 DF   Keven Schlotterbeck 3 0 3
5 6 MF   Patrick Osterhage 2 0 2
29 FW   Moritz Broschinski 2 0 2
6 8 MF   Anthony Losilla 1 0 1
9 FW   Simon Zoller 0 1 1
8 MF   Lukas Daschner 1 0 1
5 DF   Bernardo 1 0 1
22 FW   Christopher Antwi-Adjei 1 0 1
19 MF   Matúš Bero 1 0 1
33 FW   Philipp Hofmann 1 0 1
32 DF   Maximilian Wittek 1 0 1
Own goals 1 0 0
Totals 29 2 31

References edit

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