The 2024–25 season is the 87th season in the history of VfL Bochum, and the club's fourth consecutive season in the Bundesliga. In addition to the domestic league, the club is scheduled to participate in the DFB-Pokal.
| 2024–25 season | |
|---|---|
| Chairman | Hans-Peter Villis |
| Head coach | Peter Zeidler (until 20 October) Dieter Hecking (from 4 November) |
| Stadium | Vonovia-Ruhrstadion |
| Bundesliga | 18th |
| DFB-Pokal | First round |
Transfers
editIn
edit| Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK |  Paul Grave
|
Wuppertaler SV
|
Loan return | 30 June 2024 | |
| FW | Samuel Bamba
|
Borussia Dortmund
|
Free | 1 July 2024 | [1] |
| GK | Patrick Drewes
|
Karlsruher SC
|
Undisclosed | 1 July 2024 | [2] |
| MF |  Ibrahima Sissoko
|
 Strasbourg
|
Free | 1 July 2024 | [3] |
| MF |  Dani de Wit
|
AZ
|
Free | 3 July 2024 | [4] |
| GK | Timo Horn
|
 Red Bull Salzburg
|
Free | 2 August 2024 | [5] |
Out
edit| Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DF |  Ivan Ordets
|
 Dynamo Moscow
|
Loan return | 30 June 2024 | |
| FW |  Gonçalo Paciência
|
 Celta Vigo
|
Loan return | 30 June 2024 | [6] |
| MF | Keven Schlotterbeck
|
SC Freiburg
|
Loan return | 30 June 2024 | |
| MF | Patrick Osterhage
|
SC Freiburg
|
1 July 2024 | ||
| MF | Kevin Stöger
|
Borussia Mönchengladbach
|
End of contract | 1 July 2024 | [7] |
| FW |  Takuma Asano
|
Mallorca
|
End of contract | 1 July 2024 | [8] |
| GK | Michael Esser
|
End of contract | 1 July 2024 | [8] | |
| MF | Philipp Förster
|
End of contract | 1 July 2024 | [8] | |
| DF | Moritz Römling
|
Kapfenberger SV
|
End of contract | 1 July 2024 | [8] |
| GK | Andreas Luthe
|
Retired | 1 July 2024 | [8] | |
| FW | Mohammad Mahmoud
|
SV Elversberg
|
1 July 2024 | ||
| DF |  Danilo Soares
|
1. FC Nürnberg
|
End of contract | 1 July 2024 | [9] |
Friendlies
editPre-season
edit| 6 July 2024 Friendly | Rot Weiss Ahlen | 1–3 | VfL Bochum | Ahlen |
| 14:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
|
Report |
|
Stadium: Wersestadion Attendance: 3,078 |
| 10 July 2024 Friendly | SSVg Velbert | 1–5 | VfL Bochum | Velbert |
| 18:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
|
Report | Stadium: IMS Arena Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Robin Braun |
| 12 July 2024 Friendly | Alemannia Aachen | 0–1 | VfL Bochum | Aachen |
| 19:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Tivoli Attendance: 7,600 Referee: Nico Fuchs |
| 20 July 2024 Friendly | 1. FC Magdeburg | 1–1 | VfL Bochum | Magdeburg |
| 14:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
|
Report |
|
Stadium: Avnet Arena Attendance: 5,554 Referee: Eric Weisbach |
| 30 July 2024 Friendly | Spezia  | 3–1 | VfL Bochum | Brixen, Italy |
| 18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
|
Stadium: Raiffeisen Arena Referee: Daniele Perenzoni (Italy) |
| 3 August 2024 Friendly | Südtirol | 2–0 | VfL Bochum | Bolzano, Italy |
| 17:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
|
Report | Stadium: Stadio Druso Referee: David Kovacevic (Italy) | |
| Note: The match was played in two periods of thirty minutes each. | ||||
| 3 August 2024 Friendly | VfL Bochum | 4–0 | Bologna | Bolzano, Italy |
| 18:15 CEST (UTC+2) |
|
Report | Stadium: Stadio Druso Referee: Andrea Copelli (Italy) | |
| Note: The match was played in two periods of thirty minutes each. | ||||
| 10 August 2024 Friendly | Le Havre | 0–6 | VfL Bochum | |
| 18:00 |
Mid-season
edit| 5 September 2024 Friendly | VfL Bochum | 3–1 | Rot-Weiss Essen | |
| 14:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
| 10 October 2024 Friendly | 1. FC Köln | 2–2 | VfL Bochum | |
| 13:00 |
Competitions
editOverall record
edit| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Bundesliga | 24 August 2024 | 17 May 2025 | Matchday 1 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 32 | −22 | 0.00 | |
| DFB-Pokal | 18 August 2024 | First round | First round | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0.00 | |
| Total | 12 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 33 | −23 | 0.00 | ||||
Last updated: 23 November 2024
Source: Soccerway
Bundesliga
editLeague table
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | FC Augsburg | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 23 | −10 | 12 | |
| 15 | 1. FC Heidenheim | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 20 | −5 | 10 | |
| 16 | FC St. Pauli | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 14 | −7 | 8 | Qualification for the relegation play-offs |
| 17 | Holstein Kiel | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 28 | −16 | 5 | Relegation to 2. Bundesliga |
| 18 | VfL Bochum | 11 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 32 | −22 | 2 |
Updated to match(es) played on 24 November 2024. Source: Bundesliga
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.[10]
(Rules 4–6 only apply after home and away matches have been played between the tied teams.)
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.[10]
(Rules 4–6 only apply after home and away matches have been played between the tied teams.)
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 |
| 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 30 | −20 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 13 | −9 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 17 | −11 |
Last updated: 9 November 2024.
Source: DFB
Results by round
editUpdated to match(es) played on 5 October 2024. Source: DFB
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
editThe league schedule was released on 4 July 2024.[11]
| 24 August 2024 1 | RB Leipzig | 1–0 | VfL Bochum | Leipzig |
| 15:30 | Report | Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 44,611 Referee: Benjamin Brand |
| 31 August 2024 2 | VfL Bochum | 0–2 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | Bochum |
| 15:30 | Stadium: Vonovia Ruhrstadion |
| 14 September 2024 3 | SC Freiburg | 2–1 | VfL Bochum | Freiburg |
| 15:30 | Stadium: Europa-Park Stadion |
| 21 September 2024 4 | VfL Bochum | 2–2 | Holstein Kiel | Bochum |
| 15:30 | Stadium: Vonovia Ruhrstadion |
| 27 September 2024 5 | Borussia Dortmund | 4–2 | VfL Bochum | Dortmund |
| 20:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Signal Iduna Park Attendance: 81,365 Referee: Felix Brych |
| 6 September 2024 6 | VfL Bochum | 1–3 | VFL Wolfsburg | Bochum |
| 15:30 | Stadium: Vonovia Ruhrstadion |
| 19 October 2024 7 | TSG Hoffenheim | 3–1 | VfL Bochum | Sinsheim |
| 15:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Rhein-Neckar-Arena Attendance: 19,281 Referee: Sören Storks |
| 27 October 2024 8 | VfL Bochum | 0–5 | Bayern Munich | Bochum |
| 15:30 CET |
|
Report | Stadium: Vonovia Ruhrstadion Attendance: 26,000 Referee: Florian Exner |
| 2 November 2024 9 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 7–2 | VfL Bochum | Frankfurt |
| 15:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Deutsche Bank Park Attendance: 58,000 Referee: Daniel Schlager |
| 9 November 2024 10 | VfL Bochum | 1–1 | Bayer Leverkusen | Bochum |
| 15:30 CET (UTC+1) |
|
Report |
|
Stadium: Ruhrstadion Attendance: 26,000 Referee: Robert Hartmann |
| 23 November 2024 11 | VfB Stuttgart | v | VfL Bochum | Stuttgart |
| 15:30 | Stadium: MHPArena |
| 11 January 2025 16 | Mainz 05 | v | VfL Bochum | Mainz |
| Stadium: Mewa Arena |
| 25 January 2025 19 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | v | VfL Bochum | Mönchengladbach |
| Stadium: Borussia-Park |
| 15 February 2025 22 | VfL Bochum | v | Borussia Dortmund | Bochum |
| --:-- CET (UTC+1) | Stadium: Vonovia Ruhrstadion |
| 1 March 2025 24 | VfL Bochum | v | TSG Hoffenheim | Bochum |
| Stadium: Vonovia Ruhrstadion |
| 8 March 2025 25 | Bayern Munich | v | VfL Bochum | Munich |
| Stadium: Allianz Arena |
| 14–16 March 2025 26 | VfL Bochum | v | Eintracht Frankfurt | Bochum |
| Stadium: Ruhrstadion |
| 29 March 2025 27 | Bayer Leverkusen | v | VfL Bochum | Leverkusen |
| Stadium: BayArena |
| 19 April 2025 30 | Werder Bremen | v | VfL Bochum | Bremen |
| Stadium: Weserstadion |
| 10 May 2025 33 | VfL Bochum | v | Mainz 05 | Bochum |
| Stadium: Vonovia Ruhrstadion |
| 17 May 2025 34 | FC St. Pauli | v | VfL Bochum | Hamburg |
| 15:30 | Stadium: Millerntor-Stadion |
DFB-Pokal
edit| 18 August 2024 First round | Jahn Regensburg | 1–0 | VfL Bochum | Regensburg |
| 15:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
|
Report | Stadium: Jahnstadion Regensburg Attendance: 12,581 Referee: Florian Heft |
References
edit- ^ "Bochum sign youngster from Dortmund". Bulinews. 12 June 2024.
- ^ "Bochum complete Drewes capture". Bulinews. 27 June 2024.
- ^ "Ibrahima Sissoko wechselt zum VFL".
- ^ "AZ Alkmaar suffer huge blow as Dani de Wit departs for Bundesliga side VFL Bochum". 3 July 2024.
- ^ "Timo Horn verstärkt VFL-Torwartteam".
- ^ "Paciência, una salida que puede costarle dinero al Celta". OneFootball (in Spanish). 20 June 2024.
- ^ "Borussia sign Kevin Stöger from VfL Bochum". Borussia Mönchengladbach.
- ^ a b c d e "VfL verabschiedet 10 Profis". VfL Bochum.
- ^ "Nürnberg pick up Bochum's Soares on a free". Bulinews. 29 May 2024.
- ^ "DFL–Spielordnung (SpOL)" [Match rules] (PDF) (in German). Deutsche Fußball Liga. 7 June 2024. p. 3. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
- ^ "2024/25 Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2 fixture lists to be released on 4 July". Bundesliga. 7 June 2024.