2021–22 VfL Bochum season

The 2021–22 season is the 84th season in the existence of VfL Bochum and the club's first season back in the top flight of German football. In addition to the domestic league, VfL Bochum participated in this season's edition of the DFB-Pokal.

VfL Bochum
2021–22 season
ChairmanHans-Peter Villis
Head coachThomas Reis
StadiumVonovia Ruhrstadion
Bundesliga12th
DFB-PokalQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Sebastian Polter (9)

All:
Sebastian Polter (10)
Biggest defeatBayern Munich 7–0 VfL Bochum
All statistics correct as of 30 April 2022.

Players

First-team squad

As of 31 January 2022[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  GER Manuel Riemann
2 DF  CRC Cristian Gamboa
3 DF  BRA Danilo Soares
4 DF  SRB Erhan Mašović
5 DF   SUI Saulo Decarli
6 MF  GER Patrick Osterhage
7 FW  GER Danny Blum
8 MF  FRA Anthony Losilla (captain)
9 FW  GER Simon Zoller
10 FW  JPN Takuma Asano
11 DF  UGA Herbert Bockhorn
14 FW  GER Tom Weilandt
16 DF  GRE Konstantinos Stafylidis (on loan from 1899 Hoffenheim)
17 FW  PHI Gerrit Holtmann
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 FW  NED Jürgen Locadia
20 MF  GER Elvis Rexhbeçaj (on loan from VfL Wolfsburg)
21 GK  GER Michael Esser
22 FW  GHA Christopher Antwi-Adjei
23 MF  GER Robert Tesche
24 DF  GRE Vasilis Lampropoulos
27 FW  SRB Miloš Pantović
28 FW  GER Luis Hartwig
29 DF  GER Maxim Leitsch
32 FW  GER Tarsis Bonga
34 GK  GER Paul Grave
37 DF  GER Armel Bella-Kotchap
38 MF  GER Eduard Löwen (on loan from Hertha BSC)
40 FW  GER Sebastian Polter

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
FW  CGO Silvère Ganvoula (at Cercle Brugge until 30 June 2022)
DF  GER Moritz Römling (at Türkgücü München until 30 June 2022)

Transfers

In

No. Pos Player Transferred from Fee Date Source
6 MF Patrick Osterhage Borussia Dortmund II Free 1 July 2021
10 FW Takuma Asano Partizan Free
21 GK Michael Esser Hannover 96 Free
22 MF Christopher Antwi-Adjei SC Paderborn Free [2]
38 MF Eduard Löwen Hertha BSC Loan [3]
16 DF Konstantinos Stafylidis 1899 Hoffenheim Loan 1 August 2021 [4]
20 MF Elvis Rexhbeçaj VfL Wolfsburg Loan 2 August 2021 [5]
40 FW Sebastian Polter Fortuna Sittard Free 13 August 2021 [6]
19 FW Jürgen Locadia Brighton & Hove Albion Free 6 January 2022 [7]

Out

No. Pos Player Transferred to Fee Date Source
10 MF Thomas Eisfeld Free 1 July 2021
25 GK Patrick Drewes SV Sandhausen Free
32 MF Robert Žulj Ittihad Kalba €350,000 2 July 2021
26 MF Lars Holtkamp Bonner SC Free 30 July 2021 [8]
30 FW Baris Ekincier Waldhof Mannheim Undisclosed 31 August 2021 [9]
15 FW Soma Novothny Anorthosis Famagusta Undisclosed 3 January 2022 [10]
35 FW Silvère Ganvoula Cercle Brugge Loan 25 January 2022 [11]
13 MF Raman Chibsah Apollon Smyrnis Undisclosed 31 January 2022 [12]

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

7 July 2021 Friendly SSVg Velbert 0–9 VfL Bochum Velbert, Germany
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stadion Velbert
10 July 2021 Friendly VfL Bochum 3–3 SC Verl Germany
13:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Note: four halves of 30 minutes.
14 July 2021 Friendly VfL Bochum 6–0 Bonner SC Germany
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)
17 July 2021 Cup der Traditionen Borussia Dortmund 1–3 VfL Bochum Duisburg, Germany
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
  • Pasalic 83'
Report Stadium: MSV-Arena
Attendance: 10,395
Note: The match was extended from the initially planned 45 minutes to 90 minutes following MSV Duisburg's withdrawal from the tournament.
21 July 2021 Friendly Parma 0–1 VfL Bochum Parma, Italy
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini
24 July 2021 Friendly Torino Cancelled VfL Bochum Brixen, Italy
17:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Sportplatz Klaus Seebacher
29 July 2021 Friendly VfL Bochum 1–2 Vitesse Germany
16:30 CEST (UTC+2)
31 July 2021 Friendly VfL Bochum 0–2 FC Utrecht Bochum, Germany
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Vonovia Ruhrstadion
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Niklas Dardenne
27 January 2022 Friendly VfL Bochum 0–2 Fortuna Düsseldorf Bochum, Germany
14:00 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Vonovia Ruhrstadion
Attendance: 0
25 March 2022 Friendly VfL Bochum 2–0 Heracles Almelo Bochum, Germany
13:00 CET (UTC+1)
Stadium: Vonovia Ruhrstadion
Attendance: 0

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Bundesliga 14 August 2021 14 May 2022 Matchday 1 32 11 6 15 34 48 −14 034.38
DFB-Pokal 7 August 2021 2 March 2022 First round Quarter-finals 4 2 1 1 8 6 +2 050.00
Total 36 13 7 16 42 54 −12 036.11

Last updated: 30 April 2022
Source: Soccerway

Bundesliga

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
10 Borussia Mönchengladbach 32 11 8 13 48 59 11 41
11 Eintracht Frankfurt 32 10 10 12 42 46 4 40
12 VfL Bochum 32 11 6 15 34 48 14 39
13 VfL Wolfsburg 32 11 5 16 40 52 12 38
14 FC Augsburg 32 9 8 15 37 51 14 35
Updated to match(es) played on 2 May 2022. Source: DFB
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Away goals scored; 8) Play-off.[13]

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
32 11 6 15 34 48  −14 39 7 4 5 19 16  +3 4 2 10 15 32  −17

Last updated: 30 April 2022.
Source: DFB

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHA
ResultLWLLLDLWWLWLWWDLLWLDDWDLWLLWDLLW
Position139111317171715141412131310101212111111111111111111121112121312
Updated to match(es) played on 30 April 2022. Source: DFB
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 25 June 2021.[14]

14 August 2021 1 VfL Wolfsburg 1–0 VfL Bochum Wolfsburg
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Volkswagen Arena
Attendance: 8,536
Referee: Frank Willenborg
21 August 2021 2 VfL Bochum 2–0 Mainz 05 Bochum
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Vonovia Ruhrstadion
Attendance: 12,548
Referee: Patrick Ittrich
28 August 2021 3 1. FC Köln 2–1 VfL Bochum Cologne
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: RheinEnergieStadion
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Benjamin Cortus
12 September 2021 4 VfL Bochum 1–3 Hertha BSC Bochum
17:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Vonovia Ruhrstadion
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Robert Schröder
18 September 2021 5 Bayern Munich 7–0 VfL Bochum Munich
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Allianz Arena
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Tobias Welz
26 September 2021 6 VfL Bochum 0–0 VfB Stuttgart Bochum
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Vonovia Ruhrstadion
Attendance: 15,300
Referee: Christian Dingert
2 October 2021 7 RB Leipzig 3–0 VfL Bochum Leipzig
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 25,598
Referee: Robert Hartmann
16 October 2021 8 Greuther Fürth 0–1 VfL Bochum Fürth
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Sportpark Ronhof
Attendance: 10,586
Referee: Bastian Dankert
24 October 2021 9 VfL Bochum 2–0 Eintracht Frankfurt Bochum
19:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Vonovia Ruhrstadion
Attendance: 19,510
Referee: Marco Fritz
31 October 2021 10 Borussia Mönchengladbach 2–1 VfL Bochum Mönchengladbach
17:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Borussia-Park
Attendance: 42,361
Referee: Tobias Reichel
6 November 2021 11 VfL Bochum 2–0 1899 Hoffenheim Bochum
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Vonovia Ruhrstadion
Attendance: 19,600
Referee: Frank Willenborg
20 November 2021 12 Bayer Leverkusen 1–0 VfL Bochum Leverkusen
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 22,538
Referee: Daniel Schlager
27 November 2021 13 VfL Bochum 2–1 SC Freiburg Bochum
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Vonovia Ruhrstadion
Attendance: 19,700
Referee: Patrick Ittrich
4 December 2021 14 FC Augsburg 2–3 VfL Bochum Augsburg
15:30 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: WWK Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Deniz Aytekin
11 December 2021 15 VfL Bochum 1–1 Borussia Dortmund Bochum
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Vonovia Ruhrstadion
Attendance: 13,799
Referee: Matthias Jöllenbeck
14 December 2021 16 Arminia Bielefeld 2–0 VfL Bochum Bielefeld
20:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Bielefelder Alm
Attendance: 13,750
Referee: Benjamin Brand
18 December 2021 17 VfL Bochum 0–1 Union Berlin Bochum
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Vonovia Ruhrstadion
Attendance: 13,500
Referee: Tobias Reichel
9 January 2022 18 VfL Bochum 1–0 VfL Wolfsburg Bochum
17:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Vonovia Ruhrstadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Daniel Schlager
15 January 2022 19 Mainz 05 1–0 VfL Bochum Mainz
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Opel Arena
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Frank Willenborg
22 January 2022 20 VfL Bochum 2–2 1. FC Köln Bochum
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Vonovia Ruhrstadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Matthias Jöllenbeck
4 February 2022 21 Hertha BSC 1–1 VfL Bochum Berlin
20:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Olympiastadion
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Marco Fritz
12 February 2022 22 VfL Bochum 4–2 Bayern Munich Bochum
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Vonovia Ruhrstadion
Attendance: 8,500
Referee: Robert Schröder
19 February 2022 23 VfB Stuttgart 1–1 VfL Bochum Stuttgart
15:30 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena
Attendance: 20,059
Referee: Harm Osmers
27 February 2022 24 VfL Bochum 0–1 RB Leipzig Bochum
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Vonovia Ruhrstadion
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Felix Brych
5 March 2022 25 VfL Bochum 2–1 Greuther Fürth Bochum
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Vonovia Ruhrstadion
Attendance: 19,800
Referee: Daniel Schlager
13 March 2022 26 Eintracht Frankfurt 2–1 VfL Bochum Frankfurt
17:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Deutsche Bank Park
Attendance: 24,000
Referee: Marco Fritz
18 March 2022 27 VfL Bochum 0–2 Borussia Mönchengladbach Bochum
20:30 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Vonovia Ruhrstadion
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Benjamin Cortus
Note: The match was abandoned after 69 minutes and a score of 0–2 after an assistant referee was hit by a beer cup.[15] On 24 March, the DFB Sports Court awarded the match as a 2–0 win for Borussia Mönchengladbach.[16]
2 April 2022 28 1899 Hoffenheim 1–2 VfL Bochum Sinsheim
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Rhein-Neckar-Arena
Attendance: 15,014
Referee: Daniel Siebert
10 April 2022 29 VfL Bochum 0–0 Bayer Leverkusen Bochum
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Vonovia Ruhrstadion
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Felix Zwayer
16 April 2022 30 SC Freiburg 3–0 VfL Bochum Freiburg
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Europa-Park Stadion
Attendance: 34,000
Referee: Sascha Stegemann
24 April 2022 31 VfL Bochum 0–2 FC Augsburg Bochum
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Vonovia Ruhrstadion
Attendance: 23,500
Referee: Bastian Dankert
30 April 2022 32 Borussia Dortmund 3–4 VfL Bochum Dortmund
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Signal Iduna Park
Attendance: 81,365
Referee: Robert Hartmann
6 May 2022 33 VfL Bochum v Arminia Bielefeld Bochum
20:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Vonovia Ruhrstadion
14 May 2022 34 Union Berlin v VfL Bochum Berlin
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei

DFB-Pokal

7 August 2021 First round Wuppertaler SV 1–2 (a.e.t.) VfL Bochum Wuppertal
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadion am Zoo
Attendance: 4,490
Referee: Patrick Alt
27 October 2021 Second round VfL Bochum 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(5–4 p)
FC Augsburg Bochum
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Vonovia Ruhrstadion
Attendance: 15,220
Referee: Martin Petersen
Penalties
18 January 2022 Round of 16 VfL Bochum 3–1 Mainz 05 Bochum
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Vonovia Ruhrstadion
Attendance: 750
Referee: Felix Brych
2 March 2022 Quarter-finals VfL Bochum 1–2 (a.e.t.) SC Freiburg Bochum
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Vonovia Ruhrstadion
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Robert Schröder

Statistics

As of 30 April 2022

No. Pos Nat Player TotalBundesligaDFB-Pokal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK  GER Manuel Riemann 3403003+10
2 DF  CRC Cristian Gamboa 25118+313+10
3 DF  BRA Danilo Soares 3202803+10
4 DF  SRB Erhan Mašović 21016+301+10
5 DF   SUI Saulo Decarli 100+1000
6 MF  GER Patrick Osterhage 1405+7020
7 FW  GER Danny Blum 1322+1020+10
8 MF  FRA Anthony Losilla (captain) 35231240
9 FW  GER Simon Zoller 935+3211
10 FW  JPN Takuma Asano 29318+732+20
11 DF  UGA Herbert Bockhorn 1706+11000
14 FW  GER Tom Weilandt 000000
16 DF  GRE Konstantinos Stafylidis 26015+9020
17 FW  PHI Gerrit Holtmann 32523+5540
19 FW  NED Jürgen Locadia 1224+6220
20 MF  GER Elvis Rexhbeçaj 35029+2040
21 GK  GER Michael Esser 302010
22 FW  GHA Christopher Antwi-Adjei 28111+1411+20
23 MF  GER Robert Tesche 1014+5011
24 DF  GRE Vasilis Lampropoulos 1501300+20
27 FW  SRB Miloš Pantović 31817+1042+24
28 FW  GER Luis Hartwig 000000
29 DF  GER Maxim Leitsch 21116+2130
32 FW  GER Tarsis Bonga 200+2000
34 GK  GER Paul Grave 000000
35 FW  CGO Silvère Ganvoula 1000+900+10
37 DF  GER Armel Bella-Kotchap 25019+2040
38 MF  GER Eduard Löwen 26215+910+21
40 FW  GER Sebastian Polter 341025+691+21
MF  GHA Raman Chibsah 000000
FW  AZE Baris Ekincier 000000
FW  HUN Soma Novothny 610+6100

Goalscorers

As of 30 April 2022

Rank No. Pos Nat Name Bundesliga DFB-Pokal Total
1 40 FW Sebastian Polter 9 1 10
2 27 FW Miloš Pantović 4 4 8
3 17 FW Gerrit Holtmann 5 0 5
4 9 FW Simon Zoller 2 1 3
10 FW Takuma Asano 3 0 3
6 7 FW Danny Blum 2 0 2
8 MF Anthony Losilla 2 0 2
19 FW Jürgen Locadia 2 0 2
38 MF Eduard Löwen 1 1 2
11 2 DF Cristian Gamboa 1 0 1
15 FW Soma Novothny 1 0 1
22 FW Christopher Antwi-Adjei 1 0 1
23 MF Robert Tesche 0 1 1
29 DF Maxim Leitsch 1 0 1
Own goals 0 0 0
Totals 34 8 42

References

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  12. "Chibsah moves to Greece". VfL Bochum. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
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