VfL Wolfsburg (women)

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VfL Wolfsburg
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Full nameVerein für Leibesübungen Wolfsburg e. V. (Sports club)
Verein für Leibesübungen Wolfsburg Fußball GmbH (Professional football club)
Nickname(s)Die Wölfinnen (The She-wolves)
Founded2003; 18 years ago (2003)
Ground, Wolfsburg
Capacity5,200
ChairmanHans-Dieter Pötsch
Sporting directorRalf Kellermann
Head coach
LeagueFrauen-Bundesliga
2020–212nd of 12

Verein für Leibesübungen Wolfsburg e. V., commonly known as VfL Wolfsburg, is a German women's football club based in Wolfsburg, Lower Saxony. The club is currently playing in the top division of Germany the Bundesliga. The club has won the UEFA Women's Champions League in 2013 and 2014.

History[]

Further information: List of VfL Wolfsburg (women) seasons

VfR Eintracht Wolfsburg was founded in 1973. The team was a founding member of the Bundesliga. In 2003 the team joined VfL Wolfsburg.

The first season under the new name was in 2003–04, which ended with an eighth place, the next season the team was relegated to the 2nd Bundesliga in 12th place but gained direct promotion in the following 2005–06 season. After a fifth place in 2009–10, Wolfsburg grew up one year later, contending for the title and managed to be runner-up in 2011–12.

In the 2012–13 season Wolfsburg won the UEFA Women's Champions League.[1] Two weeks prior the team achieved its first Bundesliga title.[2] They were the second team, after 1. FFC Frankfurt to complete the treble, by also winning the domestic cup competition.[3] This was the first time that the same year both in men's and women's football, clubs from the same nation, complete the treble, with the men's club being Bayern Munich. They were also the first German football team to successfully defend their Champions League title.

Players[]

Current squad[]

As of 19 August 2021[4]

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 Almuth Schult
2 DF Netherlands NED Lynn Wilms
4 DF Germany GER Kathrin Hendrich
5 DF Germany GER Lena Oberdorf
6 DF Netherlands NED Dominique Janssen
7 FW Germany GER Pauline Bremer
8 MF Germany GER Lena Lattwein
9 MF Germany GER Anna Blässe
10 FW Germany GER Svenja Huth
11 FW Germany GER Alexandra Popp
12 GK Germany GER
13 DF Germany GER Felicitas Rauch
14 MF Netherlands NED Jill Roord
16 FW Germany GER Sandra Starke
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 FW Poland POL Ewa Pajor
18 FW Netherlands NED Joelle Smits
19 MF Denmark DEN Sofie Svava
20 MF Germany GER Pia-Sophie Wolter
21 FW Sweden SWE Rebecka Blomqvist
22 MF Netherlands NED Shanice van de Sanden
23 DF Germany GER Sara Doorsoun
24 DF Germany GER Joelle Wedemeyer
28 FW Germany GER Tabea Waßmuth
31 MF Germany GER
33 MF Germany GER Turid Knaak
77 GK Poland POL Katarzyna Kiedrzynek
— GK Germany GER Lisa Weiß

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
— MF Germany GER Anna-Lena Stolze (at FC Twente until 30 June 2022)[5]
— FW Iceland ISL Sveindís Jane Jónsdóttir (at Kristianstads DFF until 31 December 2021)[6]

Former players[]

For details of current and former players, see Category:VfL Wolfsburg (women) players.

Personnel[]

Current technical staff[]

As of 4 July 2021
Position Staff
Head coach Germany Tommy Stroot
Assistant coaches Germany Sabrina Eckhoff
Germany Kim Kulig
Goalkeeping coach Germany Eike Herding
Germany Alisa Vetterlein
Analyzer Australia Donna Newberry
Physiotherapists Germany Omar Rüppel
Poland Ewa Gehring-Sturm
Germany Fee-Maresa Müller
Club Doctors Germany Dirk Ziller
Germany Agnes Schneider
Team manager Germany Jörg Schmidt

Source:[citation needed]

[7]

Management[]

Board of directors[]

Ralf Kellermann is the current sporting director.
Office Name
Managing Director Germany Michael Meeske
Germany Jörg Schmadtke
Germany Tim Schumacher
Sporting director Germany Ralf Kellermann

Last updated: 30 August 2020
Source: Management board

Honours[]

Official[]

Invitational[]

Individual Club Awards[]

Record in UEFA Women's Champions League[]

All results (away, home and aggregate) list Wolfsburg's goal tally first.

Season Round Opponents Away Home Aggregate
2012–13 Round of 32 Poland Unia Racibórz 5–1 f 6–1 11–2
Round of 16 Norway Røa Oslo 1–1 4–1 f 5–2
Quarter-final Russia Rossiyanka Khimki 2–0 2–1 f 4–1
Semi-final England Arsenal 2–1 f 2–0 4–1
Final France Lyon 1–0 (England London)
2013–14 Round of 32 Estonia Pärnu 14–0 f 13–0 27–0
Round of 16 Sweden Rosengård Malmö 2–1 f 3–1 5–2
Quarter-final Spain Barcelona 2–0 3–0 f 5–0
Semi-final Germany Turbine Potsdam 0–0 4–2 f 4–2
Final Sweden Tyresö 4–3 (Portugal Lisbon)
2014–15 Round of 32 Norway Stabæk Bærum 1–0 f 2–1 3–1
Round of 16 Austria Neulengbach 4–0 f 7–0 11–0
Quarter-final Sweden Rosengård Malmö 3–3 1–1 f 4–4 (agr)
Semi-final France Paris Saint-Germain 2–1 0–2 f 2–3
2015–16 Round of 32 Serbia Spartak Subotica 0–0 f 4–0 4–0
Round of 16 England Chelsea 2–1 f 2–0 4–1
Quarter-final Italy Brescia 3–0 3–0 f 6–0
Semi-final Germany Frankfurt 0–1 4–0 f 4–1
Final France Lyon 1–1 (a.e.t.) (3–4 p) (Italy Reggio Emilia)
2016–17 Round of 32 England Chelsea 3–0 f 1–1 4–1
Round of 16 Sweden Eskilstuna United 5–1 f 3–0 8–1
Quarter-final France Lyon 1–0 0–2 f 1–2
2017–18 Round of 32 Spain Atlético Madrid 3–0 f 12–2 15–2
Round of 16 Italy Fiorentina 4–0 f 3–3 7–3
Quarter-final Czech Republic Slavia Prague 1–1 5–0 f 6–1
Semi-final England Chelsea 3–1 f 2–0 5–1
Final France Lyon 1–4 (a.e.t.) (Ukraine Kyiv)
2018–19 Round of 32 Iceland Þór/KA Akureyri 1–0 f 2–0 3–0
Round of 16 Spain Atlético Madrid 6–0 4–0 f 10–0
Quarter-final France Lyon 1–2 f 2–4 3–6
2019–20 Round of 32 Kosovo Mitrovica 10–0 f 5–0 15–0
Round of 16 Netherlands Twente 1–0 6–0 f 7–0
Quarter-final Scotland Glasgow City 9–1[9] (Spain San Sebastián)
Semi-final Spain Barcelona 1–0 (Spain San Sebastián)
Final France Lyon 1–3 (Spain San Sebastián)
2020–21 Round of 32 Serbia Spartak Subotica 5–0 f 2–0 7–0
Round of 16 Norway LSK Kvinner 2–0 2–0 f 4–0
Quarter-final England Chelsea 1–2 f 0–3 1–5

f First leg.

References[]

  1. ^ "Müller helps Wolfsburg end Lyon reign". UEFA. 23 May 2013. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
  2. ^ "Wolfsburg wrap up title, Lyon reach final". UEFA. 12 May 2013. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
  3. ^ "Wolfsburg win maiden German Women's Cup". UEFA. 19 May 2013. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
  4. ^ "VfL Frauen – der aktuelle Kader unsere Wölfinnen". VfL Wolfsburg. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  5. ^ "Spielpraxis in Enschede". VfL Wolfsburg. 17 December 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
  6. ^ "Transfer und Leihe". VfL Wolfsburg. 28 December 2020. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  7. ^ https://www.soccerdonna.de/de/vfl-wolfsburg/mitarbeiter/verein_407.html
  8. ^ Awards 2013 and 2014
  9. ^ Glasgow City 1–9 Wolfsburg: Scots eliminated in last eight, BBC Sport, 21 August 2020

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