VfL Wolfsburg (women)
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| Full name | Verein für Leibesübungen Wolfsburg e. V. (Sports club) Verein für Leibesübungen Wolfsburg Fußball GmbH (Professional football club) |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Die Wölfinnen (The She-wolves) |
| Founded | 2003; 22 years ago (2003) |
| Ground | AOK Stadion, Wolfsburg |
| Capacity | 5,200 |
| Chairman | Hans-Dieter Pötsch |
| Sporting director | Ralf Kellermann |
| Head coach | Tommy Stroot |
| League | Frauen-Bundesliga |
| 2023–24 | 2nd of 12 |
| Website | vfl-wolfsburg.de/womens |
| Current season | |
Verein für Leibesübungen Wolfsburg e. V., commonly known as VfL Wolfsburg, is a German professional women's football club based in Wolfsburg, Lower Saxony. The club is currently playing in the top division of Germany the Bundesliga. The club won the UEFA Women's Champions League in 2013 and 2014.
History
[edit ]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.
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Players
[edit ]Current squad
[edit ]- As of 13 January 2025.[4]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Former players
[edit ]Personnel
[edit ]Current technical staff
[edit ]- As of 4 July 2021
| Position | Staff |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Germany Tommy Stroot |
| Assistant coach | Germany Sabrina Eckhoff |
| Goalkeeping coaches | Germany Eike Herding Germany Alisa Vetterlein |
| Analyst | Australia Donna Newberry |
| Physiotherapists | Germany Fee-Maresa Müller Germany Omar Rüppel Poland Ewa Gehring-Sturm |
| Doctors | Germany Agnes Schneider Germany Dirk Ziller |
| Team manager | Germany Jörg Schmidt |
Source: [citation needed ]
Management
[edit ]Board of directors
[edit ]
| Office | Name |
|---|---|
| Managing directors | Germany Michael Meeske |
| Germany Jörg Schmadtke | |
| Germany Tim Schumacher | |
| Sporting director | Germany Ralf Kellermann |
Last updated: 30 August 2020
Source: Management board
Honours
[edit ]Official
[edit ]Invitational
[edit ]- Ladies First Cup:
- Winners: 2013
Individual Club Awards
[edit ]- IFFHS World's Best Woman Club :
- Winners: 2013, 2014[6]
Record in UEFA Women's Champions League
[edit ]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[7] (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 | |
| 2021–22 | Round 2 | France Bordeaux | 2–3 (a.e.t.) | 3–2 f | 5–5 (3–0 p) |
| Group A | Switzerland Servette | 3–0 | 5–0 | 1st | |
| England Chelsea | 3–3 | 4–0 | |||
| Italy Juventus | 2–2 | 0–2 | |||
| Quarter-final | England Arsenal | 1–1 f | 2–0 | 3–1 | |
| Semi-final | Spain Barcelona | 1–5 f | 2–0 | 3–5 | |
| 2022–23 | Group B | Czech Republic Slavia Prague | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1st |
| Austria St. Pölten | 8–2 | 4–0 | |||
| Italy Roma | 1–1 | 4–2 | |||
| Quarter-final | France Paris Saint-Germain | 1–0 f | 1–1 | 2–1 | |
| Semi-final | England Arsenal | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | 2–2 | 5–4 | |
| Final | Spain Barcelona | 2–3 (Netherlands Eindhoven) | |||
| 2023–24 | Qualifying round 2 | France Paris FC | 3–3 f | 0–2 | 3–5 |
| 2024–25 | Qualifying round 2 | Italy Fiorentina | 7–0 f | 5–0 | 12–0 |
| Group A | France Lyon | 0–1 | 0–2 f | 2nd | |
| Italy Roma | 0–1 f | 6–1 | |||
| Turkey Galatasaray | 5–0 f | 5–0 | |||
| Quarter-final | f | ||||
f First leg.
References
[edit ]- ^ "Müller helps Wolfsburg end Lyon reign". UEFA. 23 May 2013. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
- ^ "Wolfsburg wrap up title, Lyon reach final". UEFA. 12 May 2013. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
- ^ "Wolfsburg win maiden German Women's Cup". UEFA. 19 May 2013. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
- ^ "PLAYERS AND STAFF 2024/2025" . Retrieved 10 August 2024.
- ^ "VFL Wolfsburg – Aktuelle Mitarbeiter – Frauenfußball auf soccerdonna.de".
- ^ Awards 2013 and 2014
- ^ Glasgow City 1–9 Wolfsburg: Scots eliminated in last eight, BBC Sport, 21 August 2020
