This is a list of seasons played by
VfL Bochum in German and European
football, from 1938 to the present day. It details the club's achievements in major competitions, and the top scorers for each season.
^
abIn the 1943–44 and 1944–45 seasons the VfL competed as Kriegsspielgemeinschaft VfL 1848/Preußen Bochum together with Vereinigte Preußen Bochum.
^Due to
World War II the format of the
German Cup changed in 1943: the preliminary rounds were replaced by regional cups. Only the regional cup winners qualified for the national competition.
^Due to
World War II the 1944–45 Gauliga Westfalen season was abandoned in fall of 1944, with only a few matches played. The
German Cup tournament was not held, though the regional qualification cups had concluded in the summer of 1944.
^Due to the COVID-19 pandemic the 2019–20 Frauen-Regionalliga West season was abandoned after the 16th matchday.
^Due to the COVID-19 pandemic the 2020–21 Frauen-Regionalliga West season was abandoned after the 6th matchday.
^Due to the COVID-19 pandemic the 2020–21 Westphalian Cup season was abandoned, only two matches of the First Round were played.
^To determine the Regionalliga West representative in the 2020–21 Regionalliga promotion playoffs, a qualification round was head between the four clubs who had applied for a license to play in the
2021–22 2. Bundesliga season (Sportfreunde Siegen, 1. FC Köln II, VfL Bochum and 1. FFC Recklinghausen).
^Keppel, Raphael (1988). Die deutsche Fußball-Oberliga 1946-1963 (in German). Sport- und Spielverlag.
ISBN3-98021-723-X.
^Formann, Heinz; Homann, Ulrich; Pohl, Günther; Rövekamp, Georg (1994). Tief im Westen: Das Phänomen VfL Bochum (in German). Klartext.
ISBN3-88474-177-2.
^Franz, Markus (2005). Die Jungs von der Castroper Straße (in German). Die Werkstatt. pp. 318–338.
ISBN3-89533-506-1.
This is a list of seasons played by
VfL Bochum in German and European
football, from 1938 to the present day. It details the club's achievements in major competitions, and the top scorers for each season.
^
abIn the 1943–44 and 1944–45 seasons the VfL competed as Kriegsspielgemeinschaft VfL 1848/Preußen Bochum together with Vereinigte Preußen Bochum.
^Due to
World War II the format of the
German Cup changed in 1943: the preliminary rounds were replaced by regional cups. Only the regional cup winners qualified for the national competition.
^Due to
World War II the 1944–45 Gauliga Westfalen season was abandoned in fall of 1944, with only a few matches played. The
German Cup tournament was not held, though the regional qualification cups had concluded in the summer of 1944.
^Due to the COVID-19 pandemic the 2019–20 Frauen-Regionalliga West season was abandoned after the 16th matchday.
^Due to the COVID-19 pandemic the 2020–21 Frauen-Regionalliga West season was abandoned after the 6th matchday.
^Due to the COVID-19 pandemic the 2020–21 Westphalian Cup season was abandoned, only two matches of the First Round were played.
^To determine the Regionalliga West representative in the 2020–21 Regionalliga promotion playoffs, a qualification round was head between the four clubs who had applied for a license to play in the
2021–22 2. Bundesliga season (Sportfreunde Siegen, 1. FC Köln II, VfL Bochum and 1. FFC Recklinghausen).
^Keppel, Raphael (1988). Die deutsche Fußball-Oberliga 1946-1963 (in German). Sport- und Spielverlag.
ISBN3-98021-723-X.
^Formann, Heinz; Homann, Ulrich; Pohl, Günther; Rövekamp, Georg (1994). Tief im Westen: Das Phänomen VfL Bochum (in German). Klartext.
ISBN3-88474-177-2.
^Franz, Markus (2005). Die Jungs von der Castroper Straße (in German). Die Werkstatt. pp. 318–338.
ISBN3-89533-506-1.