VfL Wolfsburg
association football club from Wolfsburg, Lower Saxony, Germany
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Verein für Leibesübungen Wolfsburg e. V., commonly known as VfL Wolfsburg (pronounced [faʊ̯ ʔɛf ʔɛl ˈvɔlfsbʊʁk]) or Wolfsburg, is a football club from Wolfsburg, Lower Saxony. The club plays in the German Bundesliga The club grew out of a multi-sports club for Volkswagen workers in the city of Wolfsburg and is owned by the Volkswagen Group.[1]
Full name | Verein für Leibesübungen Wolfsburg e. V. (Sports club) Verein für Leibesübungen Wolfsburg Fußball GmbH (Professional football club) | |||
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Nickname(s) | Die Wölfe (The Wolves) | |||
Founded | 12 September 1945 | |||
Ground | Volkswagen Arena | |||
Capacity | 30,000 | |||
Owner | Volkswagen (of GmbH) | |||
Executive Director | Francisco Javier García Sanz | |||
Head Coach | Florian Kohfeldt | |||
League | Bundesliga | |||
2016–17 | 16th | |||
Website | Club website | |||
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Players
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Players out on loan
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League position
changeSeason | League | Position |
1997/98 | Bundesliga | 14th |
1998/99 | Bundesliga | 6th |
1999/00 | Bundesliga | 7th |
2000/01 | Bundesliga | 9th |
2001/02 | Bundesliga | 10th |
2002/03 | Bundesliga | 8th |
2003/04 | Bundesliga | 10th |
2004/05 | Bundesliga | 9th |
2005/06 | Bundesliga | 15th |
2006/07 | Bundesliga | 15th |
2007/08 | Bundesliga | 5th |
2008/09 | Bundesliga | Champions |
2009/10 | Bundesliga | 8th |
2010/11 | Bundesliga | 15th |
2011/12 | Bundesliga | 8th |
2012/13 | Bundesliga | 11th |
2013/14 | Bundesliga | 5th |
2014/15 | Bundesliga | 2nd |
2015/16 | Bundesliga | 8th |
2016/17 | Bundesliga | 16th wins relegation versus Eintracht Braunschweig |
2017/18 | Bundesliga | 16th wins relegation versus Holstein Kiel |
2018/19 | Bundesliga | 6th |
2019/20 | Bundesliga | 7th |
2020/21 | Bundesliga | 4th |
Honours
changeDomestic
change- Bundesliga:
- DFB-Pokal:
- DFL-Supercup:
- Winners: 2015
Regional
change- Deutsche Amateurmeisterschaft:
- Runners-up: 1963
- Amateuroberliga Niedersachsen-Ost (II):
- Winners: 1952, 1954, 1963
- Regionalliga Nord (II):
- Runners-up: 1970
- Oberliga Nord (III):
- Winners: 1991, 1992
- Runners-up (3): 1976, 1978, 1988
- Lower Saxony Cup
- Winners: 1962, 2002, 2003
Youth
change- German Under 19 championship
- Winners: 2010–11, 2012–13
- Runners-up: 2007–08
- Under 19 Bundesliga North/Northeast
- Winners: 2007–08, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13
- Under 17 Bundesliga North/Northeast
- Winners: 2008–09, 2015–16
References
change- ↑ "Volkswagen Group - Annual Report 2009 - Chronicle 2009". annualreport2009.volkswagenag.com. Archived from the original on 2018-03-31. Retrieved 2019-02-13.
- ↑ "Kader". VfL Wolfsburg. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
- ↑ "VfL Wolfsburg Squad". bundesliga.com. Archived from the original on 23 November 2018. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
Other websites
changeWikimedia Commons has media related to VfL Wolfsburg.
- Official website (in German)