2023–24 VfL Wolfsburg (women) season

The 2023–24 VfL Wolfsburg (women) season started on 10 September 2023 against Turbine Potsdam. On 21 June 2023, the German Football Association announced that the VfL Wolfsburg women's team received their license, along with the rest of the Frauen-Bundesliga and 2. Frauen-Bundesliga clubs, for the 2023–24 season.[1] Pre–season training started on 20 July 2023.[2]

VfL Wolfsburg
2023–24 season
Frauen-BundesligaRunners Up
DFB-Pokal FrauenWinners
UEFA Women's Champions LeagueRound 2

Season review

edit

League

edit

September and October

edit

VfL Wolfsburg opened their 2023–24 Frauen-Bundesliga campaign against Bayer Leverkusen.[3] The match took place on 17 September 2023 at AOK-Stadion in Wolfsburg.[4] Prior to the match, Alexandra Popp was presented with the Footballer of the Year trophy.[5] VfL Wolfsburg won 3–0 with goals from Lena Oberdorf, Lena Lattwein, and Sveindís Jónsdóttir.[6] VfL Wolfsburg finished matchday one in third place.[7]

DFB-Pokal Frauen

edit

VfL Wolfsburg's opening match of the season was a second round match against Turbine Potsdam.[3] Wolfsburg and Turbine Potsdam were allowed first round byes.[8] The match took place on 10 September 2023 at Karl-Liebknecht-Stadion in Potsdam.[9] Wolfsburg won 2–0 with goals from Lena Oberdorf and Jule Brand.[10]

UEFA Women's Champions League

edit

As the second–place team in the 2022–23 Frauen-Bundesliga, VfL Wolfsburg qualified for Round 2 of qualifying of the 2023–24 UEFA Women's Champions League.[11]

Competitions

edit

Frauen-Bundesliga

edit

Frauen-Bundesliga results

edit
MD Date Opponent Home/Away Results
F–A
Goalscorers Attendance Pos. Ref.
1 17 September 2023 Bayer Leverkusen Home 3–0 Oberdorf, Lattwein, Jónsdóttir 3,728 3rd [4][6][7][12]
2 1 October 2023 Eintracht Frankfurt Away 2–4 Popp, Oberdorf, Wedemeyer, Pajor 13,500 2nd DFB.de
3 6 October 2023 1. FC Nürnberg Home 1–0 Kalma 3,062 1st DFB.de
4 15 October 2023 RB Leipzig Away 0–2 Pajor, Endemann 10,269 1st DFB.de
5 22 October 2023 1899 Hoffenheim Home 2–2 Janssen, Popp 3,707 1st DFB.de
6 5 November 2023 Bayern Munich Away 2–1 Oberdorf 4,347 2nd DFB.de
7 12 November 2023 SC Freiburg Home 4–0 Pajor (2), Endemann, Lattwein 3,017 2nd DFB.de
8 19 November 2023 MSV Duisburg Home 2–0 Kalma, Pajor 2,677 2nd DFB.de
9 10 December 2023 1. FC Köln Away 1–4 Huth, Janssen, Endemann, Wedemeyer 3,600 2nd DFB.de
10 17 December 2023 Werder Bremen Home 1–0 Janssen 2,814 1st DFB.de
11 28 January 2024 SGS Essen Away 1–3 Endemann, Hegering, Pajor 3,842 1st DFB.de
12 4 February 2024 Bayer Leverkusen Away 1–1 Popp 1,755 2nd DFB.de
13 11 February 2024 Eintracht Frankfurt Home 3–0 Johannes, Lattwein, Endemann 8,867 2nd DFB.de
14 18 February 2024 1. FC Nürnberg Away 1–9 Endemann, Popp (2), Pajor (4), Hagel, Kalma 2,446 2nd DFB.de
15 10 March 2024 RB Leipzig Home 4–0 Hegering, Brand (2), Jónsdóttir 2,667 2nd DFB.de, Fussball.de
16 17 March 2024 1899 Hoffenheim Away 2–1 Brand 2,212 2nd DFB.de
17 24 March 2024 Bayern Munich Home 0–4 24,437 2nd DFB.de
18 14 April 2024 SC Freiburg Away 1–4 Oberdorf, Pajor (2), Xhemaili 3,795 2nd DFB.de
19 21 April 2024 MSV Duisburg Away 1–4 Popp, Janssen, Endemann, Pajor 2,041 2nd DFB.de
20 5 May 2024 1. FC Köln Home 5–1 Janssen, Pajor (2), Popp, Endemann 3,151 2nd DFB.de
21 12 May 2024 Werder Bremen Away 0–3 Oberdorf, Jónsdóttir, Hagel 3,478 2nd DFB.de
22 20 May 2024 SGS Essen Home 6–0 Hagel, Pajor (3), Endemann, Brand 4,469 2nd DFB.de

Frauen-Bundesliga table

edit
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Bayern Munich (C) 22 19 3 0 60 8 +52 60 Qualification for Champions League group stage
2 VfL Wolfsburg 22 17 2 3 67 19 +48 53 Qualification for Champions League second round
3 Eintracht Frankfurt 22 14 2 6 42 25 +17 44 Qualification for Champions League first round
4 SGS Essen 22 10 5 7 33 26 +7 35
5 TSG Hoffenheim 22 10 4 8 43 35 +8 34
6 Bayer Leverkusen 22 8 7 7 34 25 +9 31
7 Werder Bremen 22 8 4 10 34 31 +3 28
8 RB Leipzig 22 7 5 10 26 41 −15 26
9 SC Freiburg 22 6 6 10 26 44 −18 24
10 1. FC Köln 22 5 3 14 25 43 −18 18
11 1. FC Nürnberg (R) 22 4 3 15 16 61 −45 15 Relegation to 2. Bundesliga
12 MSV Duisburg (R) 22 0 4 18 16 64 −48 4 Demotion to Regionalliga
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.[13]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Frauen-Bundesliga results overview

edit
Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
22 17 2 3 67 19  +48 53 9 1 1 31 7  +24 8 1 2 36 12  +24

Last updated: complete.
Source: Frauen-Bundesliga results

DFB-Pokal Frauen results

edit
Date Round Opponent Venue Result
F–A
Goalscorers Attendance Ref.
10 September 2023 2 Turbine Potsdam Away 2–0 Oberdorf, Brand 1,698 [9][10]
24 November 2023 3 Werder Bremen home 5–0 Popp (2), Pajor, Endemann, Brand 2,738 DFB.de
5 March 2024 4 TSG Hoffenheim away 3–0 Brand, Popp, Endemann 1,996 DFB.de
30 March 2024 5 SGS Essen home 9–0 Brand, Pajor, Endemann (3), Janssen, Jöster (o.g.), Xhemaili, Huth 2,889 DFB.de
9 May 2024 6 Bayern Munich neutral ground 2–0 Brand, Janssen 44,000 DFB.de

UEFA Women's Champions League results

edit

Qualifying rounds

edit
Date Round Opponent Venue Result
F–A
Goalscorers Attendance Ref.
10 October 2023 R2 – FL Paris FC Away 3–3 Endemann, Popp (2) 3,257 UEFA.com
18 October 2023 R2 – SL Paris FC Home 0–2 3,747 UEFA.com

Overall record

edit
Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Frauen-Bundesliga 17 September 2023 20 May 2024 Matchday 1 Runners-up 22 17 2 3 67 19 +48 077.27
DFB-Pokal Frauen 10 September 2023 9 May 2024 Second round Winner 5 5 0 0 21 0 +21 100.00
UEFA Women's Champions League 11 October 2023 18 October 2023 Round 2 Round 2 2 0 1 1 3 5 −2 000.00
Total 29 22 3 4 91 24 +67 075.86

Source: Competitions

Roster and statistics

edit

Roster and statistics

edit

Goalscorers

edit
As of match played 20 May 2024
UEFA Women's Champions League goalscorers
Player Goals
Alexandra Popp 2
Vivien Endemann 1

Other statistics

edit

Discipline

edit
As of match played 20 May 2024
Yellow and red cards from all competitions
Players        
Lena Oberdorf 7 0 0
Jule Brand 4 0 0
Marina Hegering 2 1 0
Kathrin Hendrich 3 0 0
Nuria Rábano 3 0 0
Vivien Endemann 2 0 0
Svenja Huth 2 0 0
Dominique Janssen 2 0 0
Lynn Wilms 2 0 0
Sara Agrež 1 0 0
Chantal Hagel 1 0 0
Sveindís Jónsdóttir 1 0 0
Camilla Küver 1 0 0
Ewa Pajor 1 0 0
Alexandra Popp 1 0 0
Felicitas Rauch 1 0 0
Tommy Stroot (man.) 1 0 0
Joelle Wedemeyer 1 0 0
Totals 36 1 0
Yellow and red cards in Frauen-Bundesliga
Players        
Lena Oberdorf 5 0 0
Marina Hegering 2 1 0
Jule Brand 3 0 0
Vivien Endemann 2 0 0
Svenja Huth 2 0 0
Lynn Wilms 2 0 0
Sara Agrež 1 0 0
Chantal Hagel 1 0 0
Kathrin Hendrich 1 0 0
Dominique Janssen 1 0 0
Sveindís Jónsdóttir 1 0 0
Camilla Küver 1 0 0
Ewa Pajor 1 0 0
Alexandra Popp 1 0 0
Nuria Rábano 1 0 0
Felicitas Rauch 1 0 0
Tommy Stroot (man.) 1 0 0
Joelle Wedemeyer 1 0 0
Totals 28 1 0
Yellow and red cards from the DFB-Pokal Frauen
Players        
Lena Oberdorf 2 0 0
Nuria Rábano 2 0 0
Jule Brand 1 0 0
Totals 5 0 0
Yellow and red cards from the UEFA Women's Champions League
Players        
Kathrin Hendrich 2 0 0
Dominique Janssen 1 0 0
Totals 3 0 0

Clean sheets

edit
As of match played 20 May 2024
Clean sheets
No. Goalkeeper Competition Opponent Final score Ref.
1 Merle Frohms DFB-Pokal Frauen Turbine Potsdam 0–2 [10]
2 Merle Frohms Frauen-Bundesliga Bayer Leverkusen 3–0 DFB.de
3 Merle Frohms Frauen-Bundesliga 1. FC Nürnberg 1–0 DFB.de
4 Lisa Schmitz Frauen-Bundesliga RB Leipzig 0–2 DFB.de
5 Merle Frohms Frauen-Bundesliga SC Freiburg 4–0 DFB.de
6 Merle Frohms Frauen-Bundesliga MSV Duisburg 2–0 DFB.de
7 Merle Frohms DFB-Pokal Frauen Werder Bremen 5–0 DFB.de
8 Merle Frohms Frauen-Bundesliga Werder Bremen 1–0 DFB.de
9 Merle Frohms Frauen-Bundesliga Eintracht Frankfurt 3–0 DFB.de
10 Merle Frohms DFB-Pokal Frauen TSG Hoffenheim 0–3 DFB.de
11 Merle Frohms Frauen-Bundesliga RB Leipzig 4–0 DFB.de
12 Merle Frohms DFB-Pokal Frauen SGS Essen 9–0 DFB.de
13 Merle Frohms DFB-Pokal Frauen Bayern Munich 0–2 DFB.de
14 Merle Frohms Frauen-Bundesliga Werder Bremen 0–3 DFB.de
15 Merle Frohms Frauen-Bundesliga SGS Essen 6–0 DFB.de

Transfers and contracts

edit

Transfers

edit
Transferred in
Pos. Name Age EU Moving from Type Transfer Window Ref.
Midfielder Sandra Starke 29 Yes Chicago Red Stars Loan return Summer [14]
Goalkeeper Lisa Schmitz 31 Yes Montpellier HSC Transfer Summer [15]
Goalkeeper Anneke Borbe 22 Yes Werder Bremen Transfer Summer [15]
Midfielder Chantal Hagel 24 Yes 1899 Hoffenheim Transfer Summer [15]
Forward Vivien Endemann 21 Yes SGS Essen Transfer Summer [15]
Midfielder Riola Xhemaili 20 Yes SC Freiburg Transfer Summer [16]
Defender Camilla Küver 20 Yes Eintracht Frankfurt Free Transfer Summer [17]
Forward Fenna Kalma 23 Yes FC Twente Free transfer Summer [18]
Left Back Nuria Rábano 24 Yes FC Barcelona Free transfer Summer [19]
Transferred out
Pos. Name Age EU Moving to Type Transfer Window Ref.
Midfielder Sandra Starke 29 Yes RB Leipzig Transfer Summer [14]
Goalkeeper Julia Kassen 21 Yes SC Freiburg Transfer Summer [15]
Goalkeeper Katarzyna Kiedrzynek 32 Yes Paris Saint-Germain Transfer Summer [20]
Forward Pauline Bremer 27 Yes Brighton & Hove Albion Transfer Summer [21]
Midfielder Jill Roord 26 Yes Manchester City Transfer Summer [22]
Midfielder Pia-Sophie Wolter 25 Yes Eintracht Frankfurt Loan Summer [2]

Contracts

edit
Player Contract length Expiry date Ref.
Kathrin Hendrich One–year extension 30 June 2025 [23]

References

edit
  1. ^ "Frauen-Teams: Alle 26 Erst- und Zweitligisten erhalten Lizenzen für 2023/24". kicker.de (in German). Olympia Verlag. 21 June 2023. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Wolfsburg leiht Wolter an Frankfurt aus". kicker.de (in German). Olympia Verlag. 18 July 2023. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
  3. ^ a b "VfL Wolfsburg — Termine". kicker.de (in German). Olympia Verlag. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Google Pixel Frauen-Bundesliga — Spielinfo". kicker.de (in German). Olympia verlag. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  5. ^ "Souveränes 3:0 über Leverkusen: Wolfsburg glückt der Bundesliga-Auftakt". kicker.de (in German). Olympia Verlag. 17 September 2023. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  6. ^ a b "Google Pixel Frauen-Bundesliga — Schema". kicker.de (in German). Olympia Verlag. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  7. ^ a b "Google Pixel Frauen-Bundesliga — Tabelle". kicker.de (in German). Olympia Verlag. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  8. ^ "2:0-Sieg in Potsdam: VfL Wolfsburg glanzlos im Pokal-Achtelfinale". kicker.de (in German). Olympia Verlag. 10 September 2023. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  9. ^ a b "DFB-Pokal Frauen — Spielinfo". kicker.de (in German). Olympia Verlag. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  10. ^ a b c "TURBINE POTSDAM VS. WOLFSBURG 0 - 2". Soccerway (in German). Perform Group. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  11. ^ "Flyeralarm Frauen-Bundesliga — Tabelle". kicker.de (in German). Olympia Verlag. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  12. ^ "Perfect start". vfl-wolfsburg.de. VfL Wolfsburg. 17 September 2023. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  13. ^ "Spielordnung" [Match rules] (PDF). dfb.de (in German). German Football Association (DFB). 1 October 2023. p. 71. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
  14. ^ a b "S. STARKE". Soccerway. Perform group. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
  15. ^ a b c d e "VfL Wolfsburg [Women] » Transfers 2023/2024". World Football. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
  16. ^ "Wolfsburg verpflichtet Top-Talent Xhemaili". kicker.de (in German). Olympia Verlag. 4 April 2023. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
  17. ^ "Wölfinnen sichern sich Eintracht-Talent Küver ablösefrei". kicker.de (in German). Olympia Verlag. 24 May 2023. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
  18. ^ "Wolfsburg verpflichtet niederländische Torschützenkönigin Kalma". kicker.de (in German). Olympia Verlag. 25 May 2023. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
  19. ^ "Back-up für Rauch: Wolfsburg holt ablösefreie Nuria aus Barcelona". kicker.de (in German). Olympia Verlag. 9 August 2023. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
  20. ^ "Kiedrzynek kehrt zu PSG zurück". kicker.de (in German). Olympia Verlag. 7 June 2023. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
  21. ^ "Bremer zurück auf die Insel". kicker.de (in German). Olympia Verlag. 19 June 2023. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
  22. ^ ""Passt perfekt": Roord wechselt zu Manchester City". kicker.de (in German). Olympia Verlag. 6 July 2023. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
  23. ^ "Hendrich verlängert in Wolfsburg". kicker.de (in German). Olympia Verlag. 11 September 2023. Retrieved 11 September 2023.