2021–22 VfL Bochum season

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VfL Bochum
2021–22 season
ChairmanHans-Peter Villis
Head coachThomas Reis
StadiumVonovia Ruhrstadion
Bundesliga11th
DFB-PokalSecond round
← 2020–21
2022–23 →
All statistics correct as of 28 August 2021.

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 are participating in this season's edition of the DFB-Pokal.

Players[]

First-team squad[]

As of 31 August 2021[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 Germany GER Manuel Riemann
2 DF Costa Rica CRC Cristian Gamboa
3 DF Brazil BRA Danilo Soares
4 DF Serbia SRB Erhan Mašović
5 DF Switzerland  SUI Saulo Decarli
6 MF Germany GER
7 FW Germany GER Danny Blum
8 MF France FRA Anthony Losilla (captain)
9 FW Germany GER Simon Zoller
10 FW Japan JPN Takuma Asano
11 DF Uganda UGA Herbert Bockhorn
13 MF Ghana GHA Raman Chibsah
14 FW Germany GER Tom Weilandt
15 FW Hungary HUN Soma Novothny
16 DF Greece GRE Konstantinos Stafylidis (on loan from 1899 Hoffenheim)
17 FW Philippines PHI Gerrit Holtmann
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 MF Germany GER Elvis Rexhbeçaj (on loan from VfL Wolfsburg)
21 GK Germany GER Michael Esser
22 FW Ghana GHA Christopher Antwi-Adjei
23 MF Germany GER Robert Tesche
24 DF Greece GRE Vasilis Lampropoulos
27 FW Serbia SRB Miloš Pantović
28 FW Germany GER Luis Hartwig
29 DF Germany GER Maxim Leitsch
32 FW Germany GER Tarsis Bonga
34 GK Germany GER
35 FW Republic of the Congo CGO Silvère Ganvoula
37 DF Germany GER Armel Bella-Kotchap
38 MF Germany GER Eduard Löwen (on loan from Hertha BSC)
40 FW Germany 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
— DF Germany GER Moritz Römling (at Türkgücü München until 30 June 2022)

Transfers[]

In[]

No. Pos Player Transferred from Fee Date Source
6 MF Germany Germany Borussia Dortmund II Free 1 July 2021
10 FW Japan Takuma Asano Serbia Partizan Free
21 GK Germany Michael Esser Germany Hannover 96 Free
22 MF Ghana Christopher Antwi-Adjei Germany SC Paderborn Free [2]
38 MF Germany Eduard Löwen Germany Hertha BSC Loan [3]
16 DF Greece Konstantinos Stafylidis Germany 1899 Hoffenheim Loan 1 August 2021 [4]
20 MF Germany Elvis Rexhbeçaj Germany VfL Wolfsburg Loan 2 August 2021 [5]
40 FW Germany Sebastian Polter Netherlands Fortuna Sittard Free 13 August 2021 [6]

Out[]

No. Pos Player Transferred to Fee Date Source
10 MF Germany Thomas Eisfeld Free 1 July 2021
25 GK Germany Patrick Drewes Germany SV Sandhausen Free
32 MF Austria Robert Žulj United Arab Emirates Ittihad Kalba €350,000 2 July 2021
26 MF Germany Germany Bonner SC Undisclosed 30 July 2021 [7]
30 FW Azerbaijan Baris Ekincier Germany Waldhof Mannheim Undisclosed 31 August 2021 [8]

Pre-season and friendlies[]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

7 July 2021 Friendly SSVg Velbert Germany 0–9 Germany VfL Bochum Velbert, Germany
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stadion Velbert
10 July 2021 Friendly VfL Bochum Germany 3–3 Germany SC Verl Germany
13:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Note: four halves of 30 minutes.
14 July 2021 Friendly VfL Bochum Germany 6–0 Germany Bonner SC Germany
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)
17 July 2021 Cup der Traditionen Borussia Dortmund Germany 1–3 Germany VfL Bochum Duisburg, Germany
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
  • Pasalic Goal 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 VfL Bochum Germany 1–0 Italy Parma Germany
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)
24 July 2021 Friendly VfL Bochum Germany Cancelled Italy Torino Germany
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)
29 July 2021 Friendly VfL Bochum Germany 1–2 Netherlands Vitesse Germany
16:30 CEST (UTC+2)
31 July 2021 Friendly VfL Bochum Germany 0–2 Netherlands FC Utrecht Bochum, Germany
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
  • Soares Yellow card
Stadium: Vonovia Ruhrstadion
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Niklas Dardenne

Competitions[]

Overall record[]

Competition First match Last match Starting round Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Bundesliga 14 August 2021 May 2022 Matchday 1 3 1 0 2 3 3 +0 033.33
DFB-Pokal 7 August 2021 First round 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 100.00
Total 4 2 0 2 5 4 +1 050.00

Last updated: 28 August 2021
Source: Soccerway

Bundesliga[]

Main article: 2021–22 Bundesliga

League table[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
9 1899 Hoffenheim 3 1 1 1 8 5 +3 4
10 RB Leipzig 2 1 0 1 4 1 +3 3
11 VfL Bochum 3 1 0 2 3 3 0 3
12 Arminia Bielefeld 3 0 3 0 2 2 0 3
13 VfB Stuttgart 3 1 0 2 7 8 −1 3
Updated to match(es) played on 29 August 2021. 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.[9]

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
3 1 0 2 3 3  0 3 1 0 0 2 0  +2 0 0 2 1 3  −2

Last updated: 28 August 2021.
Source: DFB

Results by round[]

Round1234
GroundAHAH
ResultLWL
Position13911
Updated to match(es) played on 28 August 2021. Source: DFB
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[]

The league fixtures were announced on 25 June 2021.[10]

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 v Hertha BSC Bochum
17:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Vonovia Ruhrstadion

DFB-Pokal[]

Main article: 2021–22 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
26–27 October 2021 Second round VfL Bochum v FC Augsburg Bochum
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Vonovia Ruhrstadion

Statistics[]

As of 31 August 2021

No. Pos Nat Player Total Bundesliga DFB-Pokal
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Germany Manuel Riemann 4 0 3 0 1 0
2 DF Costa Rica Cristian Gamboa 3 0 2 0 1 0
3 DF Brazil Danilo Soares 4 0 3 0 1 0
4 DF Serbia Erhan Mašović 1 0 0+1 0 0 0
5 DF Switzerland Saulo Decarli 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 MF Germany 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 FW Germany Danny Blum 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 MF France Anthony Losilla (captain) 4 0 3 0 1 0
9 FW Germany Simon Zoller 4 2 3 1 1 1
10 FW Japan Takuma Asano 3 0 1+1 0 1 0
11 DF Uganda Herbert Bockhorn 3 0 1+2 0 0 0
13 MF Ghana Raman Chibsah 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 FW Germany Tom Weilandt 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 FW Hungary Soma Novothny 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 DF Greece Konstantinos Stafylidis 1 0 0+1 0 0 0
17 FW Philippines Gerrit Holtmann 3 1 2 1 1 0
20 MF Germany Elvis Rexhbeçaj 4 0 3 0 1 0
21 GK Germany Michael Esser 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 FW Ghana Christopher Antwi-Adjei 3 0 1+1 0 0+1 0
23 MF Germany Robert Tesche 2 1 1 0 1 1
24 DF Greece Vasilis Lampropoulos 4 0 3 0 0+1 0
27 FW Serbia Miloš Pantović 4 0 2+1 0 0+1 0
28 FW Germany Luis Hartwig 0 0 0 0 0 0
29 DF Germany Maxim Leitsch 2 0 1 0 1 0
32 FW Germany Tarsis Bonga 0 0 0 0 0 0
34 GK Germany 0 0 0 0 0 0
35 FW Republic of the Congo Silvère Ganvoula 3 0 0+2 0 0+1 0
37 DF Germany Armel Bella-Kotchap 3 0 2 0 1 0
38 MF Germany Eduard Löwen 1 0 0+1 0 0 0
40 FW Germany Sebastian Polter 2 1 2 1 0 0
FW Azerbaijan Baris Ekincier 0 0 0 0 0 0

Goalscorers[]

As of 28 August 2021

Rank No. Pos Nat Name Bundesliga DFB-Pokal Total
1 9 FW Germany Simon Zoller 1 1 2
2 17 FW Philippines Gerrit Holtmann 1 0 1
23 MF Germany Robert Tesche 0 1 1
40 FW Germany Sebastian Polter 1 0 1
Own goals 0 0 0
Totals 3 2 5

References[]

  1. ^ "VfL Bochum – Kader" [VfL Bochum – Squad] (in German). VfL Bochum. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Meister VfL Bochum holt Sprinter Christopher Antwi-Adjei aus Paderborn". kicker (in German). 26 May 2021. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  3. ^ "LOAN OF LIONS TO BOCHUM". Hertha BSC. 28 June 2021. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  4. ^ "VfL sign Stafylidis on loan". VfL Bochum. 1 August 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Season-long loan for Rexhbecaj". VfL Wolfsburg. 2 August 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  6. ^ "Sebastian Polter joins VfL". VfL Bochum. 13 August 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  7. ^ "Holtkamp moves to Bonner SC". VfL Bochum. 30 July 2021. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  8. ^ "BARIS EKINCIER WECHSELT ZUM SV WALDHOF MANNHEIM" (in German). SV Waldhof Mannheim. 31 August 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  9. ^ "Ligaverband: Ligastatut" [League Association: League Regulations] (PDF). DFB.de. German Football Association. p. 214. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
  10. ^ "Bayern-Auftakt in Gladbach - Kracher im Dezember! Der Spielplan 21/22". Sky Sport (in Arabic). 25 June 2021.
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