2025–26 VfL Bochum season

VfL Bochum
2025–26 season
ChairmanAndreas Luthe
ManagerDieter Hecking
(until 15 September 2025)
David Siebers, ad interim
(until 5 October 2025)
Uwe Rösler
(since 6 October 2025)
StadiumVonovia-Ruhrstadion
2. BundesligaTBD
DFB-PokalThird round
Top goalscorerLeague: Holtmann, Onyeka (both 4)
All: Holtmann (5)
Highest home attendance26,000 (vs Münster, 30 August 2025, vs Düsseldorf, 27 September 2025, vs Magdeburg, 2 November 2025)
Lowest home attendance24,207 (vs Elversberg, 10 August 2025)
Average home league attendance25,625
All statistics correct as of 6 December 2025.

The 2025–26 VfL Bochum season is the 88th season in the club's history.

Review and events

On 15 September 2025 head coach Dieter Hecking and athletic director Dirk Dufner were sacked. David Siebers was appointed caretaker.[1] On 2 October 2025 the club announced the appointment of Uwe Rösler as head coach starting 6 October 2025.[2]

Matches

Legend

  Win   Draw   Loss

Friendly matches

3 July 2025 (2025-07-03) Friendly VfL Bochum 14–0 TuS Harpen Bochum
18:30
[3] Stadium: Leichtathletikplatz am Vonovia-Ruhrstadion
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Lea Bramkamp (Hattingen)
6 July 2025 (2025-07-06) Friendly Wuppertaler SV 0–5 VfL Bochum Wuppertal
15:30 [4]
Stadium: Stadion am Zoo
Attendance: 3,877
Referee: Jonah Besong (Duisburg)
12 July 2025 (2025-07-12) Friendly FC Viktoria Plzeň 1–1 VfL Bochum Kufstein, Austria
13:00
[5] Stadium: Grenzlandstadion
Referee: Andreas Staudinger (Innsbruck)
16 July 2025 (2025-07-16) Friendly SV Waldhof Mannheim 2–3 VfL Bochum Angerberg, Austria
13:00
[6]
Stadium: Sportzentrum
Attendance: 300
Referee: Dr. Daniel Bramböck (Wörgl)
16 July 2025 (2025-07-16) Friendly BSC Young Boys 4–5 VfL Bochum Schwaz, Austria
18:00
[7]
Stadium: Silberstadt Arena
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Arnes Talic (Salzburg)
19 July 2025 (2025-07-19) Friendly FC Metalist 1925 Kharkiv 0–0 VfL Bochum Schwaz, Austria
15:00 [8] Stadium: Silberstadt Arena
Referee: Ali Mutlu (Stans)
Note: 2× 60 minutes
27 July 2025 (2025-07-27) Friendly VfL Bochum 0–2 Bayer 04 Leverkusen Bochum
18:00 [9]
Stadium: Vonovia-Ruhrstadion
Attendance: 15,788
Referee: Felix Weller (Osnabrück)
4 September 2025 (2025-09-04) Friendly VfL Bochum 1–0 MSV Duisburg Bochum
14:00 Pannewig 69' [10] Stadium: Leichtathletikplatz am Vonovia-Ruhrstadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Leonidas Exuzidis (Castrop-Rauxel)
Note: The match was played behind closed doors, due to safety concerns.
9 October 2025 (2025-10-09) Friendly VfL Bochum 3–3 Alemannia Aachen Bochum
14:00 [11]
Stadium: Leichtathletikplatz am Vonovia-Ruhrstadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Dominic Stock (Langenberg)
Note: The match was played behind closed doors, due to safety concerns.
15 November 2025 (2025-11-15) Friendly VfL Bochum 1–4 VfL Osnabrück Bochum
12:00
[12]
Stadium: Trainingsplatz 3 am Vonovia-Ruhrstadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Florian Exner (Münster)
Note: The match was played behind closed doors, due to safety concerns.

2. Bundesliga

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
8 1. FC Nürnberg 17 6 4 7 19 23 −4 22
9 Karlsruher SC 17 6 4 7 25 33 −8 22
10 VfL Bochum 17 6 3 8 23 22 +1 21
11 Holstein Kiel 17 5 5 7 20 22 −2 20
12 Preußen Münster 17 5 5 7 22 26 −4 20
Updated to match(es) played on 21 December 2025. 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.[13]
(Rules 4–6 only apply after home and away matches have been played between the tied teams.)

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
15 6 1 8 21 20  +1 19 4 0 3 10 7  +3 2 1 5 11 13  −2

Source: [14]

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
ResultLWLLLLLLWDWWLWW
Position17111416161717171717141314129
Source: [15]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

2 August 2025 (2025-08-02) 1 SV Darmstadt 98 4–1 VfL Bochum Darmstadt
13:00
[16] Stadium: Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor
Attendance: 17,500
Referee: Max Burda (Berlin)
10 August 2025 (2025-08-10) 2 VfL Bochum 2–0 SV Elversberg Bochum
13:30 [17] Stadium: Vonovia-Ruhrstadion
Attendance: 24,207
Referee: Lukas Benen (Nordhorn)
23 August 2025 (2025-08-23) 3 FC Schalke 04 2–1 VfL Bochum Gelsenkirchen
20:30
[18] Stadium: Veltins-Arena
Attendance: 62,083
Referee: Frank Willenborg (Osnabrück)
30 August 2025 (2025-08-30) 4 VfL Bochum 1–2 SC Preußen Münster Bochum
13:00
[19]
Stadium: Vonovia-Ruhrstadion
Attendance: 26,000
Referee: Felix Prigan (Deizisau)
12 September 2025 (2025-09-12) 5 SC Paderborn 07 1–0 VfL Bochum Paderborn
18:30
[20] Stadium: Home Deluxe Arena
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Florian Exner (Münster)
20 September 2025 (2025-09-20) 6 1. FC Nürnberg 2–1 VfL Bochum Nuremberg
20:30
[21] Stadium: Max-Morlock-Stadion
Attendance: 33,398
Referee: Lars Erbst (Gerlingen)
27 September 2025 (2025-09-27) 7 VfL Bochum 0–1 Fortuna Düsseldorf Bochum
20:30 [22] Stadium: Vonovia-Ruhrstadion
Attendance: 26,000
Referee: Daniel Schlager (Gernsbach)
4 October 2025 (2025-10-04) 8 1. FC Kaiserslautern 3–2 VfL Bochum Kaiserslautern
13:00
[23]
Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion
Attendance: 48,155
Referee: Michael Bacher (Rosenheim)
18 October 2025 (2025-10-18) 9 VfL Bochum 3–2 Hertha BSC Bochum
20:30
[24]
Stadium: Vonovia-Ruhrstadion
Attendance: 25,800
Referee: Matthias Jöllenbeck (Freiburg)
25 October 2025 (2025-10-25) 10 Holstein Kiel 1–1 VfL Bochum Kiel
13:00
  • Köster 86'
[25]
Stadium: Holstein-Stadion
Attendance: 15,034
Referee: Florian Lechner (Insel Poel)
2 November 2025 (2025-11-02) 11 VfL Bochum 2–0 1. FC Magdeburg Bochum
13:30
[26] Stadium: Vonovia-Ruhrstadion
Attendance: 26,000
Referee: Felix Wagner (Glött)
9 November 2025 (2025-11-09) 12 Eintracht Braunschweig 0–2 VfL Bochum Braunschweig
13:30 [27]
Stadium: Eintracht-Stadion
Attendance: 21,455
Referee: Konrad Oldhafer (Poppenbüttel)
21 November 2025 (2025-11-21) 13 VfL Bochum 1–2 Dynamo Dresden Bochum
18:30
  • Lenz 59'
[28]
Stadium: Vonovia-Ruhrstadion
Attendance: 25,940
Referee: Lars Erbst (Gerlingen)
29 November 2025 (2025-11-29) 14 SpVgg Greuther Fürth 0–3 VfL Bochum Fürth
13:00 [29] Stadium: Sportpark Ronhof Thomas Sommer
Attendance: 10,879
Referee: Jarno Wienefeld (Hamburg)
6 December 2025 (2025-12-06) 15 VfL Bochum 1–0 Arminia Bielefeld Bochum
13:00
[30] Stadium: Vonovia-Ruhrstadion
Attendance: 25,429
Referee: Wolfgang Haslberger (St. Wolfgang)
13 December 2025 (2025-12-13) 16 Hannover 96 v VfL Bochum Hanover
20:30 Stadium: Heinz-von-Heiden-Arena
20 December 2025 (2025-12-20) 17 VfL Bochum v Karlsruher SC Bochum
13:00 Stadium: Vonovia-Ruhrstadion
18 January 2026 (2026-01-18) 18 VfL Bochum v SV Darmstadt 98 Bochum
13:30 Stadium: Vonovia-Ruhrstadion

DFB-Pokal

16 August 2025 (2025-08-16) R1 Berliner FC Dynamo 1–3 (a.e.t.) VfL Bochum Berlin
13:00 [31]
Stadium: Sportforum Hohenschönhausen
Attendance: 4,705
Referee: Felix Wagner (Glött)
28 October 2025 (2025-10-28) R2 FC Augsburg 0–1 VfL Bochum Augsburg
20:45 [32] Stadium: Augsburg Arena
Attendance: 20,280
Referee: Sascha Stegemann (Niederkassel)
3 December 2025 (2025-12-03) R3 VfL Bochum 0–2 VfB Stuttgart Bochum
18:00 [33]
Stadium: Vonovia-Ruhrstadion
Attendance: 25,940
Referee: Florian Badstübner (Nürnberg)

Squad

Squad and statistics

Squad, appearances and goals scored

No. Pos Nat Player Total 2. Bundesliga DFB-Pokal
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK  GER Timo Horn (vice-captain) 18 0 15 0 3 0
3 DF  GER Philipp Strompf 13 0 11 0 2 0
4 DF  SRB Erhan Mašović 7 0 5 0 2 0
5 DF  GER Colin Kleine-Bekel 1 0 1 0 0 0
6 MF  MLI Ibrahima Sissoko 7 3 5 3 2 0
7 DF  GER Kevin Vogt (since 7 July 2025) 8 0 7 0 1 0
8 MF  GER Kjell Wätjen 17 1 14 1 3 0
9 FW  MLI Ibrahim Sissoko 6 1 6 1 0 0
10 FW  IRL Michael Obafemi (since 1 September 2025) 3 0 2 0 1 0
11 MF  GER Moritz Kwarteng 8 0 6 0 2 0
14 FW  FRA Mathis Clairicia 10 0 9 0 1 0
15 DF  GER Felix Passlack 14 0 11 0 3 0
17 MF  PHI Gerrit Holtmann 15 5 13 4 2 1
18 FW  GER Samuel Bamba (until 29 August 2025) 1 1 0 0 1 1
19 MF  SVK Matúš Bero (captain) 13 1 12 0 1 1
20 DF  SUI Noah Loosli 14 1 11 0 3 1
21 MF  GER Francis Onyeka 14 4 12 4 2 0
22 GK  GER Niclas Thiede 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 MF  JPN Kōji Miyoshi 6 0 5 0 1 0
24 MF  GER Mats Pannewig 14 0 11 0 3 0
25 DF  GER Daniel Hülsenbusch 1 0 1 0 0 0
26 DF  GER Romario Rösch 5 0 5 0 0 0
27 MF  GER Niklas Jahn 0 0 0 0 0 0
28 MF  GER Lennart Koerdt 0 0 0 0 0 0
29 FW  GER Moritz Broschinski (until 12 August 2025) 2 1 2 1 0 0
29 FW  GER Farid Alfa-Ruprecht (since 1 September 2025) 11 0 9 0 2 0
30 DF  GER Darnell Keumo 1 0 1 0 0 0
31 GK  GER Jeremias Heufken 0 0 0 0 0 0
32 DF  GER Maximilian Wittek 17 0 14 0 3 0
33 FW  GER Philipp Hofmann 17 3 14 3 3 0
34 MF  GER Cajetan Lenz 17 2 14 2 3 0
35 DF  GER Kacper Koscierski 8 0 6 0 2 0
36 FW  KOS Lirim Jashari 0 0 0 0 0 0
37 FW  ITA Alessandro Crimaldi 0 0 0 0 0 0
38 GK  GER Hugo Rölleke 0 0 0 0 0 0
39 DF  GER Leandro Morgalla 16 0 14 0 2 0
40 FW  GER Luis Pick 0 0 0 0 0 0
41 MF  GER Henri Matter (since 9 October 2025) 0 0 0 0 0 0
41 MF  GER Ruben Schneider (since 15 November 2025) 0 0 0 0 0 0
42 FW  GER Amos Gerth (since 15 November 2025) 0 0 0 0 0 0
42 MF  GER Keanu Kerbsties (since 9 October 2025) 0 0 0 0 0 0
42 DF  GER Stevan Tasić (since 4 September 2025) 0 0 0 0 0 0
43 FW  GER Jonathan Akaegbobi (since 9 October 2025) 0 0 0 0 0 0
48 MF  GER Tom Meyer (since 4 September 2025) 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF  MKD Agon Elezi (until 14 July 2025) 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF  GER Lasse Isbruch 0 0 0 0 0 0

Transfers

Summer


Sources

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  2. ^ "Uwe Rösler übernimmt beim VfL – David Siebers kehrt zurück zur U19" [Uwe Rösler takes over VfL – David Siebers returns to the U19] (in German). VfL Bochum. 2 October 2025.
  3. ^ "VfL gewinnt den ersten Test mit 14:0" [VfL wins the first test 14–0] (in German). VfL Bochum. 3 July 2025.
  4. ^ "Fünf Stürmertore beim 5:0-Sieg in Wuppertal" [Five striker goals during the 5–0-victory in Wuppertal] (in German). VfL Bochum. 6 July 2025.
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  17. ^ "Bei Kartenfestival: Ibrahima Sissoko erlöst Bochum gegen Elversberg" [At booking festival: Ibrahima Sissoko redeems Bochum against Elversberg] (in German). kicker. 10 August 2025.
  18. ^ "Lasme beschert den Siegtreffer: Schalke bezwingt Bochum knapp" [Lasme scores the winning goal: Schalke narrowly defeats Bochum] (in German). kicker. 23 August 2025.
  19. ^ "Zwei schöne Tore: Mees schießt Münster zum Sieg in Bochum" [Two beautiful goals: Mees scores for Münster victory in Bochum] (in German). kicker. 30 August 2025.
  20. ^ "Copado wird spät zum Matchwinner: SCP verschärft Bochumer Krise" [Copado becomes the match winner late on: SCP exacerbates Bochum's crisis] (in German). kicker. 12 September 2025.
  21. ^ "Erster Sieg: Grimaldi erlöst den Club im Krisenduell mit Bochum" [First victory: Grimaldi saves the club in the crisis duel with Bochum] (in German). kicker. 20 September 2025.
  22. ^ "Bochum belohnt sich nicht: Düsseldorf rettet frühe Führung über die Zeit" [Bochum does not reward itself: Düsseldorf keeps early lead] (in German). kicker. 27 September 2025.
  23. ^ "Siebers' Abschied ohne Punkt: Bochum verliert auch in Kaiserslautern" [Siebers' farewell without a point: Bochum loses in Kaiserslautern too] (in German). kicker. 4 October 2025.
  24. ^ "Spannung bis zum Schluss: Bochum bezwingt Hertha BSC beim Rösler-Debüt" [Tension until the very end: Bochum defeats Hertha BSC in Rösler's debut] (in German). kicker. 18 October 2025.
  25. ^ "Joker Köster sticht: Später Punkt für Kiel gegen Bochum" [Joker Köster scores: Late point for Kiel against Bochum] (in German). kicker. 25 October 2025.
  26. ^ "Wätjen und Holtmann schießen Bochum gegen Magdeburg aus der Abstiegszone" [Wätjen and Holtmann shoot Bochum out of the relegation zone against Magdeburg] (in German). kicker. 2 November 2025.
  27. ^ "Unter Rösler ungeschlagen: Bochum gegen harmlose Braunschweiger eiskalt" [Undefeated under Rösler: Bochum ice-cold against harmless Braunschweig] (in German). kicker. 9 November 2025.
  28. ^ "Starke erste Hälfte und Elfmeterglück: Dresden beendet Sieglos-Serie" [A strong first half and a lucky penalty: Dresden ends winless streak] (in German). kicker. 21 November 2025.
  29. ^ "3:0 nach 17 Minuten: Bochum überrennt Fürth schon im ersten Durchgang" [3–0 after 17 minutes: Bochum overwhelms Fürth in the first half] (in German). kicker. 29 November 2025.
  30. ^ "Hofmann köpft Bochum gegen Bielefeld in die obere Tabellenhälfte" [Hofmann's header puts Bochum into the top half of the table against Bielefeld] (in German). kicker. 6 December 2025.
  31. ^ "Denkwürdige Partie beim BFC Dynamo: Bochum wendet Erstrunden-Aus ab" [Memorable match against BFC Dynamo: Bochum avoids first-round exit] (in German). kicker. 16 August 2025.
  32. ^ "Nächster FCA-Dämpfer: Holtmann schießt Bochum ins Achtelfinale" [Another setback for FCA: Holtmann shoots Bochum into the round of 16] (in German). kicker. 28 October 2025.
  33. ^ "Eigentor und Rot: Stuttgart profitiert von Strompfs rabenschwarzem Tag" [Own goal and red card: Stuttgart benefits from Strompf's disastrous day] (in German). kicker. 3 December 2025.
  34. ^ "Philipp Strompf wechselt zum VfL" [Philipp Strompf transfers to the VfL] (in German). VfL Bochum. 2 June 2025.
  35. ^ "VfL verpflichtet Colin Kleine-Bekel" [VfL signs Colin Kleine-Bekel] (in German). VfL Bochum. 30 May 2025.
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  37. ^ "VfL leiht Kjell Wätjen aus" [VfL loans out Wätjen] (in German). VfL Bochum. 24 June 2025.
  38. ^ "VfL verpflichtet Ibrahim Sissoko" [VfL signs Ibrahim Sissoko] (in German). VfL Bochum. 30 June 2025.
  39. ^ "Michael Obafemi wechselt an die Castroper Straße" [Michael Obafemi transfers to the Castroper Street] (in German). VfL Bochum. 1 September 2025.
  40. ^ "Fortuna verpflichtet Kwarteng" [Fortuna signs Kwarteng] (in German). Fortuna Düsseldorf. 13 January 2025.
  41. ^ "VfL verpflichtet Mathis Clairicia" [VfL signs Mathis Clairicia] (in German). VfL Bochum. 11 June 2025.
  42. ^ "Kleeblatt holt auch Loosli und Mause" [Kleeblatt also gets Loosli and Mause] (in German). SpVgg Greuther Fürth. 28 January 2025.
  43. ^ "Francis Onyeka wechselt zum VfL" [Francis Onyeka transfers to the VfL] (in German). VfL Bochum. 3 June 2025.
  44. ^ "Niclas Thiede wird an den SSV Ulm verliehen" [Niclas Thiede on loan to SSV Ulm] (in German). VfL Bochum. 31 July 2024.
  45. ^ "VfL holt Romario Rösch" [VfL signs Romario Rösch] (in German). VfL Bochum. 26 June 2025.
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  54. ^ "Dani de Wit wechselt zum FC Utrecht" [Dani de Wit transfers to FC Utrecht] (in German). VfL Bochum. 22 May 2025.
  55. ^ "Tim Oermann verlässt den VfL" [Tim Oermann leaves the VfL] (in German). VfL Bochum. 29 May 2025.
  56. ^ "Samuel Bamba an Willem II Tilburg verliehen" [Samuel Bamba on loan to Willem II Tilburg] (in German). VfL Bochum. 29 August 2025.
  57. ^ "Patrick Drewes wechselt zum Reviernachbarn" [Patrick Drewes transfers to Ruhr-neighbor] (in German). VfL Bochum. 26 June 2025.
  58. ^ "Moritz Broschinski wechselt zum FC Basel 1893" [Moritz Broschinski transfers to FC Basel 1893] (in German). VfL Bochum. 12 August 2025.
  59. ^ "Borkener Paul Grave vom VfL Bochum zum 1. FC Bocholt" [Borkener Paul Grave from VfL Bochum to 1. FC Bocholt] (in German). 1. FC Bocholt. 20 May 2025.
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