VfL Bochum II

VfL Bochum II (also known as VfL Bochum Amateure or VfL Bochum U-23) was the reserve team of German football club VfL Bochum.

VfL Bochum 1848 FG e. V. II
Full nameVerein für Leibesübungen Bochum
1848 Fußballgemeinschaft eingetragener Verein II
Founded1973
Dissolved30 June 2015
GroundLohrheidestadion
Capacity16,233
2014–15Regionalliga West (IV), 16th (withdrawn)
WebsiteClub website

The team has made two appearances in the first round of the DFB-Pokal, in 1984–85 and 2005–06. Since 2008 the team has been playing in the tier four Regionalliga West. The team was intended to be the final step between Bochum's youth setup and the first team, and was usually made up of promising youngsters between the age of 18 and 23, with a few veteran players drafted in to provide experience.

History

The team first made an appearance in the highest football league in Westphalia, the Verbandsliga Westfalen, in 1975 but failed to qualify for the new Oberliga Westfalen in 1978 and had to remain in the Verbandsliga Westfalen until 1982 when a league championship took it up to Oberliga level.[1]

Between 1982 and 1999 the team predominately played in the Oberliga, only interrupted by stints back in the Verbandsliga in 1988–89 and from 1993 to 1997. After its return to the Oberliga in 1997 the team was a much stronger side, winning the league in 1999 and moving up to the Regionalliga West/Südwest for a season. It played in the Oberliga again from 2001 to 2008, finishing runners-up on three occasions but not quite able to move back up to the Regionalliga again.[1][2]

In 2008 a third place allowed the team qualification to the new Regionalliga West where it has played since, finishing fourteenth in five out of six seasons between 2008 and 2014.[3]

The team also made two appearances in the German Cup, reaching the second round in 1984–85 when it lost to VfB Stuttgart and the first round in 2005–06, when it lost to Erzgebirge Aue.[4][5]

In March 2015 the club announced that it would withdraw its reserve side from competition at the end of the 2014–15 season to concentrate on its youth teams instead.[6]

Honours

The team's honours:

Seasons since 1973–74

The season-by-season performance of the team:[1]

SeasonLeagueGerman CupLeague top scorerNotes
Division (Level)PWDLFAPtsPos
1973–74Landesliga Westfalen (IV)325346327thDNQ
1974–75Landesliga Westfalen (IV)308028451st↑DNQ
1975–76Verbandsliga Westfalen (III)341181538493012thDNQ
1976–77Verbandsliga Westfalen (III)349131243423112thDNQ
1977–78Verbandsliga Westfalen (III)3410111352573112thDNQ
1978–79Verbandsliga Westfalen (IV)3028322810thDNQ[note 1]
1979–80Verbandsliga Westfalen (IV)305129363rdDNQ
1980–81Verbandsliga Westfalen (IV)305343336thDNQ
1981–82Verbandsliga Westfalen (IV)328529521st↑DNQ
1982–83Oberliga Westfalen (III)341281453553213thDNQ
1983–84Oberliga Westfalen (III)341441661543211thDNQRiemann14
1984–85Oberliga Westfalen (III)34145154553337thR2
1985–86Oberliga Westfalen (III)321091352472911thDNQWill10
1986–87Oberliga Westfalen (III)301061441552613thDNQ
1987–88Oberliga Westfalen (III)30891334482514th↓DNQ
1988–89Verbandsliga Westfalen (IV)306025442nd↑DNQ
1989–90Oberliga Westfalen (III)30910114543289thDNQJürgens, Kovacec10
1990–91Oberliga Westfalen (III)30101284641327thDNQ
1991–92Oberliga Westfalen (III)30771639562113thDNQ
1992–93Oberliga Westfalen (III)303112023601718th↓DNQGebker6
1993–94Verbandsliga Westfalen (IV)304333327thDNQ
1994–95Verbandsliga Westfalen (V)305836373rdDNQ[note 2]
1995–96Verbandsliga Westfalen (V)305330505thDNQ[note 3]
1996–97Verbandsliga Westfalen (V)306228592nd↑DNQ
1997–98Oberliga Westfalen (IV)2813964426484thDNQ
1998–99Oberliga Westfalen (IV)3018756425611st↑DNQGrad17
1999–00Regionalliga West/Südwest (III)361171857694015th↓DNQMajewski13
2000–01Oberliga Westfalen (IV)3623768739762ndDNQSiebert22
2001–02Oberliga Westfalen (IV)34161175842595thDNQJoppe, Velardi8
2002–03Oberliga Westfalen (IV)3424557935772ndDNQVelardi17
2003–04Oberliga Westfalen (IV)3417896339593rdDNQVelardi17
2004–05Oberliga Westfalen (IV)3422487839702ndDNQVelardi17
2005–06Oberliga Westfalen (IV)34156136152516thR1Hille18
2006–07Oberliga Westfalen (IV)341351661494410thDNQHille18
2007–08Oberliga Westfalen (IV)3419966130663rd↑DNQEl-Nounou26
2008–09Regionalliga West (IV)341171651594014thDNQProkoph12[note 4]
2009–10Regionalliga West (IV)3416995032573rdDNQAydın14
2010–11Regionalliga West (IV)348101649643414thDNQFreiberger9
2011–12Regionalliga West (IV)361181742644114thDNQFreiberger, Wassinger12
2012–13Regionalliga West (IV)3811131447424614thDNQKreyer12
2013–14Regionalliga West (IV)36891934533314thDNQKreyer14
2014–15Regionalliga West (IV)34862046583016thDNQKurt9[note 5]

Notes
  1. The Oberliga Westfalen was introduced (1978–79), which moved the Verbandsliga Westfalen down one level on the West German league pyramid.
  2. The Regionalligas were reintroduced (1994–95), which moved the Verbandsliga Westfalen down one level on the German league pyramid.
  3. Starting with the 1995–96 season the German Football Association introduced three points for a win.
  4. The 3. Liga was introduced (2008–09), which moved the Regionalliga West down one level on the German league pyramid.
  5. The VfL Bochum decided to withdraw the reserve team after the 2014–15 Regionalliga season.

Key
↑ Promoted ↓ Relegated

Coaches

Head coaches since 1994–95
1994-07-012001-06-30 Bernard Dietz
2001-07-012006-04-06 Manfred Wölpper
2006-04-072006-06-30 Jürgen Heipertz
2006-07-012006-12-31 Sascha Lewandowski
2007-01-012011-06-30 Nicolas Michaty
2011-07-012013-06-30 Iraklis Metaxas
2013-07-012014-01-27 Dariusz Wosz
2014-01-272015-01-06 Thomas Reis
2015-01-062015-06-30 Dimitrios Grammozis

References
  1. Historic German football league tables (in German) Das Deutsche Fussball Archiv, accessed: 29 January 2015
  2. Oberliga Westfalen tables and results (in German) Weltfussball.de, accessed: 29 January 2015
  3. Regionalliga West tables and results (in German) Weltfussball.de, accessed: 29 January 2015
  4. 1984–85 DFB-Pokal (in German) Weltfussball.de, accessed: 29 January 2015
  5. 2005–06 DFB-Pokal (in German) Weltfussball.de, accessed: 29 January 2015
  6. Bochum meldet U23 ab (in German) Weltfussball.de, published: 16 March 2015, 3 April 2015
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