2017–18 VfL Bochum season
| 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 | 
The 2017–18 VfL Bochum season is the 80th season in club history.
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
| 21 June 2017 Friendly | BW Grümerbaum | 0–21 | VfL Bochum | Bochum | 
| 18:30 | [7][8] | Wurtz  Eisfeld Hinterseer Celozzi Bapoh Diamantakos Stöger Bandowski Canouse  | 
Stadium: Bezirkssportanlage Grümerbaum Attendance: 1,000  | 
| 24 June 2017 Friendly | CSV Sportfreunde Bochum-Linden | 0–9 | VfL Bochum | Bochum | 
| 16:00 | [7][9] | Diamantakos  Wurtz Gündüz Hinterseer Bastians Weilandt Bapoh  | 
Stadium: Sportanlage In-der-Hei | 
| 28 June 2017 Friendly | TuS Querenburg | 0–23 | VfL Bochum | Bochum | 
| 18:30 | [7][10] | Hinterseer  Stiepermann Diamantakos Soares Losilla Eisfeld Mlapa Weilandt Stöger Leitsch Wurtz  | 
Stadium: Rasenplatz an der Westerholtstraße | 
| 1 July 2017 Friendly |  FC Shakhtar Donetsk  | 2–0 | VfL Bochum | Dülmen | 
| 16:30 | Rakitskiy  Dentinho  | 
[7][11] | Stadium: TSG Stadion | 
| 5 July 2017 Friendly | VfL Bochum | 1–2 |   | Vaals, Netherlands | 
| 15:00 | Eisfeld  | 
[7][12] | Fainmont  Bedia  | 
Stadium: Sportcomplex Molenveld Attendance: 0  | 
| 8 July 2017 Friendly | VfL Bochum | 0–0 |   | Vaals, Netherlands | 
| 13:00 | [7][13] | Stadium: Sportcomplex Molenveld | 
| 12 July 2017 Friendly | SG Wattenscheid 09 | 1–6 | VfL Bochum | Bochum | 
| 18:30 | Langer  | 
[7][14] | Diamantakos  Celozzi Wurtz Merkel Soares Sağlam  | 
Stadium: Lohrheidestadion Attendance: 2,500  | 
| 15 July 2017 Friendly | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 2–5 | VfL Bochum | Gera | 
| 16:00 | Thiele  Wolfram  | 
[7][15] | Mlapa  Hoogland Wurtz Weilandt  | 
Stadium: Stadion der Freundschaft Attendance: 1,321 Referee: Daniel Siebert (Berlin)  | 
| 16 July 2017 Friendly | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 0–6 | VfL Bochum | Gotha | 
| 15:30 | [7][16] | Diamantakos  Hoogland Eisfeld Merkel Sağlam  | 
Stadium: Volksparkstadion Attendance: 1,382 Referee: Florian Heft (Wietmarschen)  | 
| 22 July 2017 Friendly | VfL Bochum | 2–2 | Borussia Dortmund | Bochum | 
| 18:00 | Celozzi  Losilla  | 
[7][17] | Castro  Pulisic  | 
Stadium: Vonovia-Ruhrstadion Attendance: 24,000 Referee: Sören Storks (Velen)  | 
| 31 August 2017 Friendly | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | 1–2 | VfL Bochum | Leverkusen | 
| 15:00 | Frey  | 
[7][18] | Wurtz  | 
Stadium: Ulrich-Haberland-Stadion | 
| 3 October 2017 Friendly | DJK TuS Hordel | 2–7 | VfL Bochum | Bochum | 
| 15:00 | van der Heusen  Shirakawa  | 
[19] | Maas  Gyamerah Hinterseer Fabian Wurtz Gündüz Eisfeld  | 
Stadium: Erbstollen-Arena Attendance: 700  | 
| 8 November 2017 Friendly | Borussia Dortmund | 4–2 | VfL Bochum | Dortmund | 
| 11:30 | Philipp  Schürrle Aubameyang  | 
[20] | Hinterseer  Wurtz  | 
Stadium: Dortmunder Trainingsgelände Attendance: 0 Referee: Marcel Neuer (Gelsenkirchen)  | 
| 8 November 2017 Friendly | VfL Bochum | 18–0 | Sportfreunde Westenfeld | Bochum | 
| 18:00 | Tomas  Tesche Hemmerich Stöger Merkel Gucciardo Fraundörfer Pavlidis Ekincier  | 
[21] | Stadium: Nachwuchsleistungszentrum Hiltroper Straße Referee: Jens Jeromin (Bochum)  | 
| 11 November 2017 Friendly |  Helmond Sport  | 0–0 | VfL Bochum | Helmond, Netherlands | 
| 13:00 | [22] | Stadium: Lavans-Stadion | 
| 10 January 2018 Friendly |  CD Atlético Baleares  | 2–4 | VfL Bochum | Llucmajor, Spain | 
| [23] | Tesche  Kruse Bastians Wurtz  | 
Stadium: Sports Facilities Hotel Hilton Sa Torre | 
| 17 January 2018 Friendly | FC St. Pauli | 1–1 | VfL Bochum | Hamburg | 
| 18:00 | Allagui  | 
[24] | Wurtz  | 
Stadium: Millerntor-Stadion Attendance: 2,823 Referee: Patrick Ittrich (Hamburg)  | 
| 20 January 2018 Friendly | Alemannia Aachen | 1–0 | VfL Bochum | Aachen | 
| 14:00 | Heinze  | 
[25][26] | Stadium: Tivoli Attendance: 1,150 Referee: Andreas Steffens (Mechernich)  | 
| 22 March 2018 Friendly | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | 5–2 | VfL Bochum | Cologne | 
| 15:00 | Volland  Bukusu Alario  | 
[27] | Wurtz  Stöger  | 
Stadium: Am Kurtekotten | 
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
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
Matches
| 28 July 2017 1 | VfL Bochum | 0–1 | FC St. Pauli | Bochum | 
| 20:30 | [30] | Buchtmann  | 
Stadium: Vonovia-Ruhrstadion Attendance: 27,350 Referee: Bastian Dankert (Rostock)  | 
| 5 August 2017 2 | MSV Duisburg | 1–1 | VfL Bochum | Duisburg | 
| 13:00 | Tashchy  | 
[31] | Bandowski  | 
Stadium: Schauinsland-Reisen-Arena Attendance: 22,893 Referee: Martin Petersen (Stuttgart)  | 
| 21 August 2017 3 | Arminia Bielefeld | 2–0 | VfL Bochum | Bielefeld | 
| 20:30 | Voglsammer  Kerschbaumer  | 
[32] | Stadium: SchücoArena Attendance: 20,663 Referee: Daniel Schlager (Rastatt)  | 
| 27 August 2017 4 | VfL Bochum | 3–2 | Dynamo Dresden | Bochum | 
| 13:30 | Bastians  Hinterseer  | 
[33] | Heise  Aosman  | 
Stadium: Vonovia-Ruhrstadion Attendance: 14,808 Referee: Bibiana Steinhaus (Langenhagen)  | 
| 10 September 2017 5 | SV Darmstadt 98 | 1–2 | VfL Bochum | Darmstadt | 
| 13:30 | Sulu  | 
[34] | Diamantakos  Kruse  | 
Stadium: Jonathan-Heimes-Stadion am Böllenfalltor Attendance: 16,000 Referee: Benedikt Kempkes (Thür)  | 
| 17 September 2017 6 | VfL Bochum | 1–2 | 1. FC Heidenheim | Bochum | 
| 13:30 | Kruse  | 
[35] | Glatzel  Wittek  | 
Stadium: Vonovia-Ruhrstadion Attendance: 13,236 Referee: Lasse Koslowski (Berlin)  | 
| 21 September 2017 7 | 1. FC Nuremberg | 3–1 | VfL Bochum | Nuremberg | 
| 20:30 | Löwen  Behrens Ishak  | 
[36] | Diamantakos  | 
Stadium: Grundig-Stadion Attendance: 21,872 Referee: Florian Heft (Wietmarschen)  | 
| 24 September 2017 8 | VfL Bochum | 2–0 | FC Ingolstadt 04 | Bochum | 
| 13:30 | Bastians  Kruse  | 
[37] | Stadium: Vonovia-Ruhrstadion Attendance: 11,251 Referee: Daniel Schlager (Rastatt)  | 
| 30 September 2017 9 | Holstein Kiel | 3–0 | VfL Bochum | Kiel | 
| 13:00 | Riemann  Czichos Drexler  | 
[38] | Stadium: Holstein-Stadion Attendance: 10,500 Referee: Patrick Alt (Heusweiler)  | 
| 14 October 2017 10 | VfL Bochum | 2–0 | SV Sandhausen | Bochum | 
| 13:00 | Hinterseer  Stöger  | 
[39] | Stadium: Vonovia-Ruhrstadion Attendance: 13,548 Referee: Christian Dietz (Kronach)  | 
| 21 October 2017 11 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 1–0 | VfL Bochum | Braunschweig | 
| 13:00 | Yıldırım  | 
[40] | Stadium: Eintracht-Stadion Attendance: 19,790 Referee: Martin Thomsen (Kleve)  | 
| 30 October 2017 12 | VfL Bochum | 0–0 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | Bochum | 
| 20:30 | [41] | Stadium: Vonovia-Ruhrstadion Attendance: 27,599 Referee: Benjamin Cortus (Röthenbach)  | 
| 3 November 2017 13 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 0–0 | VfL Bochum | Kaiserslautern | 
| 18:30 | [42] | Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion Attendance: 19,086 Referee: Alexander Sather (Grimma)  | 
| 18 November 2017 14 | VfL Bochum | 1–1 | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | Bochum | 
| 13:00 | Hinterseer  | 
[43] | Caligiuri  | 
Stadium: Vonovia-Ruhrstadion Attendance: 11,228 Referee: Guido Winkmann (Kerken)  | 
| 26 November 2017 15 | FC Erzgebirge Aue | 1–1 | VfL Bochum | Aue | 
| 13:30 | Fandrich  | 
[44] | Bastians  | 
Stadium: Sparkassen-Erzgebirgsstadion Attendance: 7,200 Referee: Robert Schröder (Hannover)  | 
| 3 December 2017 16 | VfL Bochum | 2–1 | 1. FC Union Berlin | Bochum | 
| 13:30 | Stöger  Hinterseer  | 
[45] | Polter  | 
Stadium: Vonovia-Ruhrstadion Attendance: 13,119 Referee: Matthias Jöllenbeck (Freiburg)  | 
| 9 December 2017 17 | SSV Jahn Regensburg | 0–1 | VfL Bochum | Regensburg | 
| 13:00 | [46] | Kruse  | 
Stadium: Continental Arena Attendance: 7,285 Referee: Martin Thomsen (Kleve)  | 
| 18 December 2017 18 | FC St. Pauli | 2–1 | VfL Bochum | Hamburg | 
| 20:30 | Sobiech  Schneider  | 
[47] | Hinterseer  | 
Stadium: Millerntor-Stadion Attendance: 29,005 Referee: Bibiana Steinhaus (Langenhagen)  | 
| 23 January 2018 19 | VfL Bochum | 0–2 | MSV Duisburg | Bochum | 
| 18:30 | [48] | Iljutcenko  Wolze  | 
Stadium: Vonovia-Ruhrstadion Attendance: 17,564 Referee: Benjamin Cortus (Röthenbach)  | 
| 29 January 2018 20 | VfL Bochum | 0–1 | Arminia Bielefeld | Bochum | 
| 20:30 | [49] | Hartherz  | 
Stadium: Vonovia-Ruhrstadion Attendance: 12,417 Referee: Robert Hartmann (Wangen  | 
| 4 February 2018 21 | Dynamo Dresden | 2–0 | VfL Bochum | Dresden | 
| 13:30 | Röser  Koné  | 
[50] | Stadium: DDV-Stadion Attendance: 24,097 Referee: Christian Dietz (Munich)  | 
| 9 February 2018 22 | VfL Bochum | 2–1 | SV Darmstadt 98 | Bochum | 
| 18:30 | Hinterseer  Holland  | 
[51] | Brégerie  | 
Stadium: Vonovia-Ruhrstadion Attendance: 14,520 Referee: René Rohde (Rostock)  | 
| 16 February 2018 23 | 1. FC Heidenheim | 1–0 | VfL Bochum | Heidenheim an der Brenz | 
| 18:30 | Verhoek  | 
[52] | Stadium: Voith-Arena Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Robert Kempter (Sauldorf)  | 
| 25 February 2018 24 | VfL Bochum | 0–0 | 1. FC Nuremberg | Bochum | 
| 13:30 | [53] | Stadium: Vonovia-Ruhrstadion Attendance: 14,016 Referee: Lasse Koslowski (Berlin)  | 
| 5 March 2018 25 | FC Ingolstadt 04 | 0–1 | VfL Bochum | Ingolstadt | 
| 20:30 | [54] | Tesche  | 
Stadium: Audi Sportpark Attendance: 7,934 Referee: Tobias Stieler (Obertshausen)  | 
| 10 March 2018 26 | VfL Bochum | 1–1 | Holstein Kiel | Bochum | 
| 13:00 | Stöger  | 
[55] | Ducksch  | 
Stadium: Vonovia-Ruhrstadion Attendance: 14,939 Referee: Florian Badstübner (Windsbach)  | 
| 17 March 2018 27 | SV Sandhausen | 2–3 | VfL Bochum | Sandhausen | 
| 13:00 | Stiefler  Gíslason  | 
[56] | Hinterseer  | 
Stadium: Hardtwaldstadion Attendance: 6,526 Referee: Christian Dietz (Munich)  | 
| 1 April 2018 28 | VfL Bochum | 2–0 | Eintracht Braunschweig | Bochum | 
| 13:30 | Hinterseer  | 
[57] | Stadium: Vonovia-Ruhrstadion Attendance: 14,976 Referee: Tobias Welz (Wiesbaden)  | 
| 6 April 2018 29 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 1–2 | VfL Bochum | Düsseldorf | 
| 18:30 | Hennings  | 
[58] | Eisfeld  Kruse  | 
Stadium: Esprit Arena Attendance: 35,600 Referee: Felix Zwayer (Berlin)  | 
| 13 April 2018 30 | VfL Bochum | 3–2 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | Bochum | 
| 18:30 | Hinterseer  Osawe Stöger  | 
[59] | Altıntop  Vučur  | 
Stadium: Vonovia-Ruhrstadion Attendance: 23,042 Referee: Bastian Dankert (Rostock)  | 
| 20 April 2018 31 | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 1–1 | VfL Bochum | Fürth | 
| 18:30 | Dursun  | 
[60] | Hinterseer  | 
Stadium: Sportpark Ronhof Attendance: 8,820 Referee: Robert Kempter (Sauldorf)  | 
| 27 April 2018 32 | VfL Bochum | 2–1 | FC Erzgebirge Aue | Bochum | 
| 18:30 | Kruse  | 
[61] | Köpke  | 
Stadium: Vonovia-Ruhrstadion Attendance: 20,121 Referee: Daniel Schlager (Rastatt)  | 
| 6 May 2018 33 | 1. FC Union Berlin | 3–1 | VfL Bochum | Berlin | 
| 15:30 | Redondo  Soares Skrzybski  | 
[62] | Hinterseer  | 
Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei Attendance: 22,012 Referee: Robert Schröder (Hannover)  | 
| 13 May 2018 34 | VfL Bochum | 1–1 | SSV Jahn Regensburg | Bochum | 
| 15:30 | Wurtz  | 
[63] | Grüttner  | 
Stadium: Vonovia-Ruhrstadion Attendance: 20,811 Referee: Patrick Alt (Heusweiler)  | 
DFB-Pokal
| 13 August 2017 R1 | FC Nöttingen | 2–5 | VfL Bochum | Karlsruhe | 
| 15:30 | Brenner  Bilger  | 
[64] | Sağlam  Hinterseer Bandowski  | 
Stadium: Wildparkstadion Attendance: 2,700 Referee: Robert Schröder (Hannover)  | 
| 24 October 2017 R2 | SC Paderborn 07 | 2–0 | VfL Bochum | Paderborn | 
| 18:30 | Michel  Wassey  | 
[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
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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)