2017–18 VfL Bochum season

The 2017–18 VfL Bochum season is the 80th season in club history.

VfL Bochum

2017–18 season
Chairman	Hans-Peter Villis
Manager	Gertjan Verbeek (until 11 July 2017)[1] Ismail Atalan (until 9 October 2017)[2][3] Jens Rasiejewski, ad interim (until 8 December 2017)[4] Jens Rasiejewski (until 7 February 2018) Heiko Butscher, ad interim (until 11 February 2018)[5] Robin Dutt (since 11 February 2018)[6]
Stadium	Vonovia-Ruhrstadion
2. Bundesliga	6th
DFB-Pokal	Second Round
Top goalscorer	League: Hinterseer (14) All: Hinterseer (17)
Highest home attendance	27,599 (vs Fortuna Düsseldorf, 30 October 2017)
Lowest home attendance	11,228 (vs SpVgg Greuther Fürth, 18 November 2017)
Average home league attendance	16,738
Home colours Away colours Third colours

Review and events

On 11 July 2017 head coach Gertjan Verbeek was sacked and replaced by Ismail Atalan.[2] On 9 October 2017 head coach Ismail Atalan was sacked and replaced by caretaker Jens Rasiejewski.[3] Rasiejewski's tenure as caretaker ended on 8 December 2017, when he was appointed as head coach by athletic director Christian Hochstätter.[4] On 7 February 2018 the supervisory board sacked both Christian Hochstätter and Jens Rasiejewski. Heiko Butscher took over as caretaker.[5] On 11 February 2018 the VfL Bochum announced signing Robin Dutt as head coach.[6]

Matches

Legend

  Win   Draw   Loss

Friendly matches

BW Grümerbaum v VfL Bochum

21 June 2017 (2017-06-21) Friendly	BW Grümerbaum	0–21	VfL Bochum	Bochum
18:30		[7][8]	Wurtz  4', 11', 20', 36' Eisfeld  13', 30', 32' Hinterseer  40' Celozzi  47' Bapoh  50' Diamantakos  53', 64', 65', 66', 73', 76' Stöger  62', 70' Bandowski  79', 83' Canouse  80'	Stadium: Bezirkssportanlage Grümerbaum Attendance: 1,000

CSV Sportfreunde Bochum-Linden v VfL Bochum

24 June 2017 (2017-06-24) Friendly	CSV Sportfreunde Bochum-Linden	0–9	VfL Bochum	Bochum
16:00		[7][9]	Diamantakos  13' Wurtz  18', 42' Gündüz  45' Hinterseer  56' Bastians  60' Weilandt  63', 73' Bapoh  65'	Stadium: Sportanlage In-der-Hei

TuS Querenburg v VfL Bochum

28 June 2017 (2017-06-28) Friendly	TuS Querenburg	0–23	VfL Bochum	Bochum
18:30		[7][10]	Hinterseer  8', 29', 45' Stiepermann  9', 22', 23' Diamantakos  13', 31', 32' Soares  17' Losilla  26' Eisfeld  40' Mlapa  51', 65', 67' Weilandt  54', 80' Stöger  55', 60', 78' Leitsch  77' Wurtz  82', 84'	Stadium: Rasenplatz an der Westerholtstraße

FC Shakhtar Donetsk v VfL Bochum

1 July 2017 (2017-07-01) Friendly	FC Shakhtar Donetsk	2–0	VfL Bochum	Dülmen
16:30	Rakitskiy  15' Dentinho  43'	[7][11]		Stadium: TSG Stadion

VfL Bochum v R. Charleroi S.C.

5 July 2017 (2017-07-05) Friendly	VfL Bochum	1–2	R. Charleroi S.C.	Vaals, Netherlands
15:00	Eisfeld  42'	[7][12]	Fainmont  9' Bedia  61'	Stadium: Sportcomplex Molenveld Attendance: 0

VfL Bochum v Royale Union Saint-Gilloise

8 July 2017 (2017-07-08) Friendly	VfL Bochum	0–0	Royale Union Saint-Gilloise	Vaals, Netherlands
13:00		[7][13]		Stadium: Sportcomplex Molenveld

SG Wattenscheid 09 v VfL Bochum

12 July 2017 (2017-07-12) Friendly	SG Wattenscheid 09	1–6	VfL Bochum	Bochum
18:30	Langer  34'	[7][14]	Diamantakos  17' Celozzi  23' Wurtz  67' Merkel  75' Soares  78' Sağlam  89'	Stadium: Lohrheidestadion Attendance: 2,500

FC Carl Zeiss Jena v VfL Bochum

15 July 2017 (2017-07-15) Friendly	FC Carl Zeiss Jena	2–5	VfL Bochum	Gera
16:00	Thiele  64' Wolfram  67'	[7][15]	Mlapa  21' Hoogland  36' Wurtz  57', 62' Weilandt  77'	Stadium: Stadion der Freundschaft Attendance: 1,321 Referee: Daniel Siebert (Berlin)

FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt v VfL Bochum

16 July 2017 (2017-07-16) Friendly	FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt	0–6	VfL Bochum	Gotha
15:30		[7][16]	Diamantakos  20' Hoogland  22' Eisfeld  28', 37' Merkel  47' Sağlam  69'	Stadium: Volksparkstadion Attendance: 1,382 Referee: Florian Heft (Wietmarschen)

VfL Bochum v Borussia Dortmund

22 July 2017 (2017-07-22) Friendly	VfL Bochum	2–2	Borussia Dortmund	Bochum
18:00	Celozzi  38' Losilla  55'	[7][17]	Castro  85' Pulisic  86'	Stadium: Vonovia-Ruhrstadion Attendance: 24,000 Referee: Sören Storks (Velen)

Bayer 04 Leverkusen v VfL Bochum

31 August 2017 (2017-08-31) Friendly	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	1–2	VfL Bochum	Leverkusen
15:00	Frey  70'	[7][18]	Wurtz  3', 19'	Stadium: Ulrich-Haberland-Stadion

DJK TuS Hordel v VfL Bochum

3 October 2017 (2017-10-03) Friendly	DJK TuS Hordel	2–7	VfL Bochum	Bochum
15:00	van der Heusen  60' Shirakawa  76'	[19]	Maas  20' (o.g.) Gyamerah  28' Hinterseer  31' Fabian  35' Wurtz  78' Gündüz  83' Eisfeld  85'	Stadium: Erbstollen-Arena Attendance: 700

Borussia Dortmund v VfL Bochum

8 November 2017 (2017-11-08) Friendly	Borussia Dortmund	4–2	VfL Bochum	Dortmund
11:30	Philipp  8' Schürrle  48', 62' Aubameyang  57' (pen.)	[20]	Hinterseer  14' Wurtz  22'	Stadium: Dortmunder Trainingsgelände Attendance: 0 Referee: Marcel Neuer (Gelsenkirchen)

VfL Bochum v Sportfreunde Westenfeld

8 November 2017 (2017-11-08) Friendly	VfL Bochum	18–0	Sportfreunde Westenfeld	Bochum
18:00	Tomas  9', 42' Tesche  10', 25', 34', 59' Hemmerich  11', 18', 27' Stöger  11' Merkel  32', 60' Gucciardo  54', 57', 87' Fraundörfer  68' Pavlidis  77' Ekincier  83'	[21]		Stadium: Nachwuchsleistungszentrum Hiltroper Straße Referee: Jens Jeromin (Bochum)

Helmond Sport v VfL Bochum

11 November 2017 (2017-11-11) Friendly	Helmond Sport	0–0	VfL Bochum	Helmond, Netherlands
13:00		[22]		Stadium: Lavans-Stadion

CD Atlético Baleares v VfL Bochum

10 January 2018 (2018-01-10) Friendly	CD Atlético Baleares	2–4	VfL Bochum	Llucmajor, Spain
	15'  68'	[23]	Tesche  14' Kruse  52' Bastians  58' (pen.) Wurtz  62'	Stadium: Sports Facilities Hotel Hilton Sa Torre

FC St. Pauli v VfL Bochum

17 January 2018 (2018-01-17) Friendly	FC St. Pauli	1–1	VfL Bochum	Hamburg
18:00	Allagui  12'	[24]	Wurtz  20'	Stadium: Millerntor-Stadion Attendance: 2,823 Referee: Patrick Ittrich (Hamburg)

Alemannia Aachen v VfL Bochum

20 January 2018 (2018-01-20) Friendly	Alemannia Aachen	1–0	VfL Bochum	Aachen
14:00	Heinze  82'	[25][26]		Stadium: Tivoli Attendance: 1,150 Referee: Andreas Steffens (Mechernich)

Bayer 04 Leverkusen v VfL Bochum

22 March 2018 (2018-03-22) Friendly	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	5–2	VfL Bochum	Cologne
15:00	Volland  11', 39' Bukusu  16' Alario  34', 70'	[27]	Wurtz  21' Stöger  87'	Stadium: Am Kurtekotten

2. Bundesliga

Main article: 2017–18 2. Bundesliga

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
4	Arminia Bielefeld	34	12	12	10	51	47	+4	48
5	Jahn Regensburg	34	14	6	14	53	53	0	48
6	VfL Bochum	34	13	9	12	37	40	−3	48
7	MSV Duisburg	34	13	9	12	52	56	−4	48
8	Union Berlin	34	12	11	11	54	46	+8	47

Source: DFB
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored

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
34	13	9	12	37	40	−3	48	8	5	4	22	16	+6	5	4	8	15	24	−9

Source: [28]

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34
Ground	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	L	D	L	W	W	L	L	W	L	W	L	D	D	D	D	W	W	L	L	L	L	W	L	D	W	D	W	W	W	W	D	W	L	D
Position	14	12	15	12	12	12	14	11	13	11	13	13	14	14	15	13	9	12	13	14	14	14	14	15	14	15	13	8	7	6	6	6	6	6

Source: [29]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

VfL Bochum v FC St. Pauli

28 July 2017 (2017-07-28) 1	VfL Bochum	0–1	FC St. Pauli	Bochum
20:30		[30]	Buchtmann  65'	Stadium: Vonovia-Ruhrstadion Attendance: 27,350 Referee: Bastian Dankert (Rostock)

MSV Duisburg v VfL Bochum

5 August 2017 (2017-08-05) 2	MSV Duisburg	1–1	VfL Bochum	Duisburg
13:00	Tashchy  7'	[31]	Bandowski  47'	Stadium: Schauinsland-Reisen-Arena Attendance: 22,893 Referee: Martin Petersen (Stuttgart)

Arminia Bielefeld v VfL Bochum

21 August 2017 (2017-08-21) 3	Arminia Bielefeld	2–0	VfL Bochum	Bielefeld
20:30	Voglsammer  22' Kerschbaumer  35'	[32]		Stadium: SchücoArena Attendance: 20,663 Referee: Daniel Schlager (Rastatt)

VfL Bochum v Dynamo Dresden

27 August 2017 (2017-08-27) 4	VfL Bochum	3–2	Dynamo Dresden	Bochum
13:30	Bastians  16', 27' (pen.) Hinterseer  88'	[33]	Heise  11' Aosman  77'	Stadium: Vonovia-Ruhrstadion Attendance: 14,808 Referee: Bibiana Steinhaus (Langenhagen)

SV Darmstadt 98 v VfL Bochum

10 September 2017 (2017-09-10) 5	SV Darmstadt 98	1–2	VfL Bochum	Darmstadt
13:30	Sulu  24'	[34]	Diamantakos  81' Kruse  86'	Stadium: Jonathan-Heimes-Stadion am Böllenfalltor Attendance: 16,000 Referee: Benedikt Kempkes (Thür)

VfL Bochum v 1. FC Heidenheim

17 September 2017 (2017-09-17) 6	VfL Bochum	1–2	1. FC Heidenheim	Bochum
13:30	Kruse  13'	[35]	Glatzel  16' Wittek  73'	Stadium: Vonovia-Ruhrstadion Attendance: 13,236 Referee: Lasse Koslowski (Berlin)

1. FC Nuremberg v VfL Bochum

21 September 2017 (2017-09-21) 7	1. FC Nuremberg	3–1	VfL Bochum	Nuremberg
20:30	Löwen  28' Behrens  52' Ishak  86'	[36]	Diamantakos  13' (pen.)	Stadium: Grundig-Stadion Attendance: 21,872 Referee: Florian Heft (Wietmarschen)

VfL Bochum v FC Ingolstadt 04

24 September 2017 (2017-09-24) 8	VfL Bochum	2–0	FC Ingolstadt 04	Bochum
13:30	Bastians  24' Kruse  27'	[37]		Stadium: Vonovia-Ruhrstadion Attendance: 11,251 Referee: Daniel Schlager (Rastatt)

Holstein Kiel v VfL Bochum

30 September 2017 (2017-09-30) 9	Holstein Kiel	3–0	VfL Bochum	Kiel
13:00	Riemann  22' (o.g.) Czichos  42' Drexler  68'	[38]		Stadium: Holstein-Stadion Attendance: 10,500 Referee: Patrick Alt (Heusweiler)

VfL Bochum v SV Sandhausen

14 October 2017 (2017-10-14) 10	VfL Bochum	2–0	SV Sandhausen	Bochum
13:00	Hinterseer  12' Stöger  72'	[39]		Stadium: Vonovia-Ruhrstadion Attendance: 13,548 Referee: Christian Dietz (Kronach)

Eintracht Braunschweig v VfL Bochum

21 October 2017 (2017-10-21) 11	Eintracht Braunschweig	1–0	VfL Bochum	Braunschweig
13:00	Yıldırım  7'	[40]		Stadium: Eintracht-Stadion Attendance: 19,790 Referee: Martin Thomsen (Kleve)

VfL Bochum v Fortuna Düsseldorf

30 October 2017 (2017-10-30) 12	VfL Bochum	0–0	Fortuna Düsseldorf	Bochum
20:30		[41]		Stadium: Vonovia-Ruhrstadion Attendance: 27,599 Referee: Benjamin Cortus (Röthenbach)

1. FC Kaiserslautern v VfL Bochum

3 November 2017 (2017-11-03) 13	1. FC Kaiserslautern	0–0	VfL Bochum	Kaiserslautern
18:30		[42]		Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion Attendance: 19,086 Referee: Alexander Sather (Grimma)

VfL Bochum v SpVgg Greuther Fürth

18 November 2017 (2017-11-18) 14	VfL Bochum	1–1	SpVgg Greuther Fürth	Bochum
13:00	Hinterseer  17'	[43]	Caligiuri  7'	Stadium: Vonovia-Ruhrstadion Attendance: 11,228 Referee: Guido Winkmann (Kerken)

FC Erzgebirge Aue v VfL Bochum

26 November 2017 (2017-11-26) 15	FC Erzgebirge Aue	1–1	VfL Bochum	Aue
13:30	Fandrich  4'	[44]	Bastians  39'	Stadium: Sparkassen-Erzgebirgsstadion Attendance: 7,200 Referee: Robert Schröder (Hannover)

VfL Bochum v 1. FC Union Berlin

3 December 2017 (2017-12-03) 16	VfL Bochum	2–1	1. FC Union Berlin	Bochum
13:30	Stöger  40' Hinterseer  87'	[45]	Polter  4'	Stadium: Vonovia-Ruhrstadion Attendance: 13,119 Referee: Matthias Jöllenbeck (Freiburg)

SSV Jahn Regensburg v VfL Bochum

9 December 2017 (2017-12-09) 17	SSV Jahn Regensburg	0–1	VfL Bochum	Regensburg
13:00		[46]	Kruse  7'	Stadium: Continental Arena Attendance: 7,285 Referee: Martin Thomsen (Kleve)

FC St. Pauli v VfL Bochum

18 December 2017 (2017-12-18) 18	FC St. Pauli	2–1	VfL Bochum	Hamburg
20:30	Sobiech  34' Schneider  49'	[47]	Hinterseer  75'	Stadium: Millerntor-Stadion Attendance: 29,005 Referee: Bibiana Steinhaus (Langenhagen)

VfL Bochum v MSV Duisburg

23 January 2018 (2018-01-23) 19	VfL Bochum	0–2	MSV Duisburg	Bochum
18:30		[48]	Iljutcenko  40' Wolze  45+1' (pen.)	Stadium: Vonovia-Ruhrstadion Attendance: 17,564 Referee: Benjamin Cortus (Röthenbach)

VfL Bochum v Arminia Bielefeld

29 January 2018 (2018-01-29) 20	VfL Bochum	0–1	Arminia Bielefeld	Bochum
20:30		[49]	Hartherz  68'	Stadium: Vonovia-Ruhrstadion Attendance: 12,417 Referee: Robert Hartmann (Wangen

Dynamo Dresden v VfL Bochum

4 February 2018 (2018-02-04) 21	Dynamo Dresden	2–0	VfL Bochum	Dresden
13:30	Röser  2' (pen.) Koné  89'	[50]		Stadium: DDV-Stadion Attendance: 24,097 Referee: Christian Dietz (Munich)

VfL Bochum v SV Darmstadt 98

9 February 2018 (2018-02-09) 22	VfL Bochum	2–1	SV Darmstadt 98	Bochum
18:30	Hinterseer  66' Holland  69' (o.g.)	[51]	Brégerie  61'	Stadium: Vonovia-Ruhrstadion Attendance: 14,520 Referee: René Rohde (Rostock)

1. FC Heidenheim v VfL Bochum

16 February 2018 (2018-02-16) 23	1. FC Heidenheim	1–0	VfL Bochum	Heidenheim an der Brenz
18:30	Verhoek  23'	[52]		Stadium: Voith-Arena Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Robert Kempter (Sauldorf)

VfL Bochum v 1. FC Nuremberg

25 February 2018 (2018-02-25) 24	VfL Bochum	0–0	1. FC Nuremberg	Bochum
13:30		[53]		Stadium: Vonovia-Ruhrstadion Attendance: 14,016 Referee: Lasse Koslowski (Berlin)

FC Ingolstadt 04 v VfL Bochum

5 March 2018 (2018-03-05) 25	FC Ingolstadt 04	0–1	VfL Bochum	Ingolstadt
20:30		[54]	Tesche  32'	Stadium: Audi Sportpark Attendance: 7,934 Referee: Tobias Stieler (Obertshausen)

VfL Bochum v Holstein Kiel

10 March 2018 (2018-03-10) 26	VfL Bochum	1–1	Holstein Kiel	Bochum
13:00	Stöger  8'	[55]	Ducksch  61'	Stadium: Vonovia-Ruhrstadion Attendance: 14,939 Referee: Florian Badstübner (Windsbach)

SV Sandhausen v VfL Bochum

17 March 2018 (2018-03-17) 27	SV Sandhausen	2–3	VfL Bochum	Sandhausen
13:00	Stiefler  18' Gíslason  24'	[56]	Hinterseer  26', 56', 64'	Stadium: Hardtwaldstadion Attendance: 6,526 Referee: Christian Dietz (Munich)

VfL Bochum v Eintracht Braunschweig

1 April 2018 (2018-04-01) 28	VfL Bochum	2–0	Eintracht Braunschweig	Bochum
13:30	Hinterseer  24', 82'	[57]		Stadium: Vonovia-Ruhrstadion Attendance: 14,976 Referee: Tobias Welz (Wiesbaden)

Fortuna Düsseldorf v VfL Bochum

6 April 2018 (2018-04-06) 29	Fortuna Düsseldorf	1–2	VfL Bochum	Düsseldorf
18:30	Hennings  80' (pen.)	[58]	Eisfeld  70' Kruse  75'	Stadium: Esprit Arena Attendance: 35,600 Referee: Felix Zwayer (Berlin)

VfL Bochum v 1. FC Kaiserslautern

13 April 2018 (2018-04-13) 30	VfL Bochum	3–2	1. FC Kaiserslautern	Bochum
18:30	Hinterseer  18' Osawe  27' (o.g.) Stöger  81'	[59]	Altıntop  7' Vučur  48'	Stadium: Vonovia-Ruhrstadion Attendance: 23,042 Referee: Bastian Dankert (Rostock)

SpVgg Greuther Fürth v VfL Bochum

20 April 2018 (2018-04-20) 31	SpVgg Greuther Fürth	1–1	VfL Bochum	Fürth
18:30	Dursun  27'	[60]	Hinterseer  82'	Stadium: Sportpark Ronhof Attendance: 8,820 Referee: Robert Kempter (Sauldorf)

VfL Bochum v FC Erzgebirge Aue

27 April 2018 (2018-04-27) 32	VfL Bochum	2–1	FC Erzgebirge Aue	Bochum
18:30	Kruse  3', 77'	[61]	Köpke  16'	Stadium: Vonovia-Ruhrstadion Attendance: 20,121 Referee: Daniel Schlager (Rastatt)

1. FC Union Berlin v VfL Bochum

6 May 2018 (2018-05-06) 33	1. FC Union Berlin	3–1	VfL Bochum	Berlin
15:30	Redondo  45' Soares  47' (o.g.) Skrzybski  90+1'	[62]	Hinterseer  87'	Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei Attendance: 22,012 Referee: Robert Schröder (Hannover)

VfL Bochum v SSV Jahn Regensburg

13 May 2018 (2018-05-13) 34	VfL Bochum	1–1	SSV Jahn Regensburg	Bochum
15:30	Wurtz  87'	[63]	Grüttner  64'	Stadium: Vonovia-Ruhrstadion Attendance: 20,811 Referee: Patrick Alt (Heusweiler)

DFB-Pokal

FC Nöttingen v VfL Bochum

13 August 2017 (2017-08-13) R1	FC Nöttingen	2–5	VfL Bochum	Karlsruhe
15:30	Brenner  51' (pen.) Bilger  85'	[64]	Sağlam  1' Hinterseer  3', 65', 74' Bandowski  87'	Stadium: Wildparkstadion Attendance: 2,700 Referee: Robert Schröder (Hannover)

SC Paderborn 07 v VfL Bochum

24 October 2017 (2017-10-24) R2	SC Paderborn 07	2–0	VfL Bochum	Paderborn
18:30	Michel  7' Wassey  85'	[65]		Stadium: Benteler-Arena Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Sascha Stegemann (Niederkassel)

Squad

Squad and statistics

Squad, appearances and goals scored

As of 13 May 2018

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		2. Bundesliga		DFB-Pokal
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK		Manuel Riemann	27	0	26	0	1	0
2	MF		Tim Hoogland	27	0	26	0	1	0
3	DF		Danilo Soares	32	0	30	0	2	0
4	MF		Russell Canouse (until 10 August 2017)	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	DF		Simon Lorenz (since 31 January 2018)	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	DF		Felix Bastians (captain until 9 October 2017, until 26 January 2018)	18	4	16	4	2	0
6	MF		Dominik Wydra (until 5 July 2017)	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	DF		Luke Hemmerich (since 28 August 2017)	8	0	7	0	1	0
7	FW		Selim Gündüz	18	0	17	0	1	0
8	MF		Anthony Losilla	32	0	31	0	1	0
9	FW		Johannes Wurtz	29	1	27	1	2	0
10	MF		Thomas Eisfeld	19	1	18	1	1	0
11	FW		Dimitrios Diamantakos (until 25 January 2018)	10	2	9	2	1	0
11	FW		Janni Serra (since 26 January 2018)	12	0	12	0	0	0
13	FW		Sidney Sam (since 31 August 2017)	24	0	23	0	1	0
14	FW		Peniel Mlapa (until 31 August 2017)	2	0	2	0	0	0
14	MF		Philipp Ochs (since 5 January 2018)	5	0	5	0	0	0
15	MF		Alexander Merkel (until 5 February 2018)	3	0	2	0	1	0
16	FW		Lukas Hinterseer	33	17	31	14	2	3
17	FW		Robbie Kruse (since 21 July 2017)	31	7	30	7	1	0
18	DF		Jan Gyamerah	25	0	24	0	1	0
19	DF		Patrick Fabian	23	0	21	0	2	0
20	MF		Vitaly Janelt	13	0	13	0	0	0
21	DF		Stefano Celozzi (captain since 9 October 2017)	27	0	26	0	1	0
22	MF		Kevin Stöger	32	4	30	4	2	0
23	MF		Tom Weilandt (until 14 August 2017)	0	0	0	0	0	0
23	MF		Robert Tesche (since 31 August 2017)	18	1	18	1	0	0
24	DF		Timo Perthel	0	0	0	0	0	0
25	MF		Jannik Bandowski	7	2	6	1	1	1
26	MF		Görkem Sağlam	5	1	4	0	1	1
27	DF		Nico Rieble (until 29 January 2018)	0	0	0	0	0	0
28	MF		Ulrich Bapoh	0	0	0	0	0	0
29	DF		Maxim Leitsch	11	0	10	0	1	0
30	GK		Martin Kompalla	0	0	0	0	0	0
31	MF		Tom Baack	0	0	0	0	0	0
32	GK		Felix Dornebusch	10	0	9	0	1	0
34	MF		Vangelis Pavlidis (until 26 January 2018)	0	0	0	0	0	0
35	MF		Hayk Galstyan (until 3 July 2017)	0	0	0	0	0	0
37	MF		Julian Tomas	0	0	0	0	0	0
38	GK		Florian Kraft	0	0	0	0	0	0
39	MF		Marco Stiepermann (until 6 August 2017)	0	0	0	0	0	0
42	MF		Baris Ekincier (since 31 August 2017)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Transfers

As of 5 February 2018

Summer

In: No. Pos. Nation Player 3 DF  BRA Danilo Soares (from TSG 1899 Hoffenheim) [66] 6 DF  GER Luke Hemmerich (on loan from FC Schalke 04) [67] 11 FW  GRE Dimitrios Diamantakos (from Karlsruher SC) [68] 13 FW  GER Sidney Sam (from FC Schalke 04) [69] 16 FW  AUT Lukas Hinterseer (from FC Ingolstadt 04) [70] 17 FW  AUS Robbie Kruse (free agent) [71] 23 MF  GER Robert Tesche (on loan from Birmingham City F.C.) [72] 37 MF  GER Julian Tomas (from TSG 1899 Hoffenheim U19)

Out: No. Pos. Nation Player 4 MF  USA Russell Canouse (loan return to TSG 1899 Hoffenheim) [73] 6 MF  AUT Dominik Wydra (to FC Erzgebirge Aue) [74] 14 FW  TOG Peniel Mlapa (to Dynamo Dresden) [75] 17 DF  POL Paweł Dawidowicz (loan return to S.L. Benfica) [76] 23 MF  GER Tom Weilandt (on loan to Holstein Kiel) [77] 28 MF  GER Tim Krafft (to Fortuna Düsseldorf II) [78] 35 MF  ARM Hayk Galstyan (to VfB Stuttgart II) [79] 36 FW  GER Nils Quaschner (loan return to RB Leipzig) [80] 37 DF  GER Moise Ngwisani (to FC Erzgebirge Aue) [81] 39 MF  GER Marco Stiepermann (to Norwich City F.C.) [82]

Winter

In: No. Pos. Nation Player 4 DF  GER Simon Lorenz (from TSG 1899 Hoffenheim) [83] 11 FW  GER Janni Serra (on loan from Borussia Dortmund II) [84] 14 MF  GER Philipp Ochs (on loan from TSG 1899 Hoffenheim) [85]

Out: No. Pos. Nation Player 5 DF  GER Felix Bastians (to Tianjin TEDA F.C.) [86] 11 FW  GRE Dimitrios Diamantakos (to FC St. Pauli) [87] 15 MF  KAZ Alexander Merkel (to FC Admira Wacker Mödling) [88] 27 DF  GER Nico Rieble (to FC Hansa Rostock) [89] 34 MF  GRE Vangelis Pavlidis (on loan to Borussia Dortmund II) [90]

Women

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Regionalliga West		DFB-Pokal		Westphalian Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	FW		Stefanie Agyeman	11	1	9	1	0	0	2	0
	GK		Jacqueline Backs	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF		Vanessa Beyer	23	1	21	1	0	0	2	0
	DF		Jennifer Brinkert	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
	DF		Franziska Bröckl	10	2	10	2	0	0	0	0
	MF		Celina Buczkowski	19	4	18	4	0	0	1	0
	MF		Laura Buczkowski	29	10	26	10	1	0	2	0
	DF		Deborah Diekmann	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
	MF		Frauke Fleischer	18	1	17	1	1	0	0	0
	FW		Vivien Gaj	11	3	8	1	1	0	2	2
	MF		Amy Haggart	5	0	5	0	0	0	0	0
	MF		Katharina Härle	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
	MF		Melanie Heep	25	3	22	2	1	0	2	1
	MF		Laura Hoffmann	15	2	12	2	1	0	2	0
	MF		Tiana Kalamanda	26	9	24	8	1	0	1	1
	MF		Anja Kirsten	15	4	13	4	1	0	1	0
	MF		Joeline Klaar	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW		Marie Lümmer	23	5	21	5	1	0	1	0
	DF		Anna Maiwald	22	0	20	0	1	0	1	0
	DF		Chantal Meißner	23	6	22	6	0	0	1	0
	DF		Waitsa Metaxas	4	0	1	0	1	0	2	0
	FW		Eleni Michoglou	3	0	2	0	1	0	0	0
	GK		Verena Muckermann	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF		Wiebke Neuhaus	9	0	7	0	0	0	2	0
	MF		Lena Niepieklo	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF		Lynn Olgemann	20	9	19	9	0	0	1	0
	DF		Patricia Pape	13	3	13	3	0	0	0	0
	GK		Josephine Plehn	9	0	9	0	0	0	0	0
	MF		Viola Pungel	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF		Nele Schmidt	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
	MF		Giulia Senking	7	3	7	3	0	0	0	0
	GK		Maike Vogler	18	0	15	0	1	0	2	0
	GK		Kristina Vrataric	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
	MF		Mara Wilhelm	29	16	26	15	1	0	2	1

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External links

• 2017–18 VfL Bochum season at Weltfussball.de (in German)
• 2017–18 VfL Bochum season at kicker.de (in German)
• 2017–18 VfL Bochum season at Fussballdaten.de (in German)