2020–21 VfL Bochum season explained

Club:	VfL Bochum
Season:	2020–21
Chairman:	Hans-Peter Villis
Manager:	Thomas Reis
Stadium:	Vonovia-Ruhrstadion
League:	2. Bundesliga
League Result:	1st (promoted)
Cup1:	DFB-Pokal
Cup1 Result:	Third round
League Topscorer:	Simon Zoller Robert Žulj (15 each)
Season Topscorer:	Simon Zoller Robert Žulj (16 each)
Highest Attendance:	4,231 (vs VfL Osnabrück, 2 October 2020)
Lowest Attendance:	300 (vs FC Erzgebirge Aue, 25 October 2020)
Average Attendance:	2,651^[1] ^[2]
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Prevseason:	2019–20
Nextseason:	2021–22

The 2020–21 VfL Bochum season was the 83rd season in the club's history.

Matches

2. Bundesliga

See main article: 2020–21 2. Bundesliga.

Matches

DFB-Pokal

Squad

Squad and statistics

Squad, appearances and goals scored

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Transfers

Summer

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Winter

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External links

• 2020–21 VfL Bochum season at Weltfussball.de
• 2020–21 VfL Bochum season at kicker.de
• 2020–21 VfL Bochum season at Fussballdaten.de

Notes and References

1. Average home league attendance does not include home matches played without an audience. These matches (against Fürth, Düsseldorf, Paderborn, Heidenheim, Darmstadt, Nuremberg, Karlsruhe, Braunschweig, Würzburg, Hamburg, Kiel, Hannover, Regensburg and Sandhausen) would lower the average from 2,651 to 468.
2. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany audience sizes are limited by local authorities.
3. Web site: Erhan Masovic kommt vom FC Brügge. German. 5 October 2020. VfL Bochum.
4. Web site: VfL verpflichtet Bockhorn. German. 29 July 2020. VfL Bochum.
5. Web site: VfL verpflichtet Raman Chibsah. German. 18 September 2020. VfL Bochum.
6. Web site: VfL verpflichtet Novothny. German. 7 September 2020. VfL Bochum.
7. Web site: VfL verpflichtet Tarsis Bonga. German. 13 July 2020. VfL Bochum.
8. Web site: VfL holt Gerrit Holtmann. German. 24 August 2020. VfL Bochum.
9. Web site: VfL holt Lampropoulos. German. 14 August 2020. VfL Bochum.
10. Web site: Ekincier an Klagenfurt ausgeliehen. German. 18 July 2019. VfL Bochum.
11. Web site: Innenverteidiger Simon Lorenz neu bei der KSV. German. 23 June 2020. Holstein Kiel.
12. Web site: VfL leiht Osei-Tutu aus. German. 25 June 2019. VfL Bochum. 28 June 2020. 26 June 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190626075955/https://www.vfl-bochum.de//news/uebersicht/profis/vfl-leiht-osei-tutu-aus/. dead.
13. Web site: "Saison positiv beenden". German. 26 June 2020. VfL Bochum.
14. Web site: VfL leiht Manuel Wintzheimer aus. German. 2 September 2019. VfL Bochum.
15. Web site: "Unsere Serie nicht kaputt machen lassen". German. 20 June 2020. VfL Bochum.
16. Web site: Vitaly Janelt verlässt den VfL. German. 3 October 2020. VfL Bochum.
17. Web site: VfL Osnabrück verpflichtet Ulrich Bapoh. German. 1 September 2020. VfL Osnabrück. 1 September 2020. 20 April 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210420135719/https://www.vfl.de/2020/09/01/vfl-osnabrueck-verpflichtet-ulrich-bapoh/. dead.
18. Web site: Jan Wellers verstärkt RWO-Team. German. 7 September 2020. Rot-Weiß Oberhausen.
19. Web site: Baumgartner wechselt zum Wolfsberger AC. German. 17 July 2020. VfL Bochum.
20. Web site: Sebastian Maier verlässt den VfL. German. 20 January 2021. VfL Bochum.
21. Web site: Lars Holtkamp wird an WSV verliehen. German. 2 January 2021. VfL Bochum.
22. Web site: WSV leiht Bochum-Talent aus. German. 2 January 2021. Wuppertaler SV.
23. Web site: Römling auf Leihbasis zum WSV. German. 6 January 2021. VfL Bochum.
24. Web site: Moritz Römling und Burak Gencal wechseln zum WSV. German. 8 January 2021. Wuppertaler SV.
25. Web site: Kokovas wechselt in die erste tschechische Liga. German. 11 January 2021. VfL Bochum.