List of Arminia Bielefeld seasons explained

This is a list of seasons played by Arminia Bielefeld in German football, from their first competitive to the most recent completed season. It details the club's achievements in major competitions, and the top scorers for each season.

The club was formed on 3 May 1905 as 1. Bielefelder Fußballclub (BFC) Arminia. The Fußballclub Siegfried Bielefeld joined Arminia two years later. On 7 July 1919, Arminia merged with the Bielefelder Turngemeinde 1848 and became known as Turngemeinde Arminia Bielefeld. However, this merger was not successful and had to declare bankruptcy on 20 October 1922. The 1. BFC Arminia was reestablished on 6 November 1922 and was renamed into the current name, Deutscher Sportclub Arminia Bielefeld, on 30 January 1926.

Key

W = Matches won
D = Matches drawn
L = Matches lost
GF = Goals for
GA = Goals against
Pts = Points
Pos = Final position

Promoted	Relegated

Name in bold indicates the league's top scorer.

NH = Not held
DNQ = Did not qualify
R1 = Round 1
R2 = Round 2
R3 = Round 3
R4 = Round 4
QF = Quarter-finals
SF = Semi-finals

Seasons

until 1933

Season	League	Pos	Level	Goals	Points	Note
1906–07	1. Klasse	3.	I	7:7	6:6
1907–08	1. Klasse, Abt. B	1.	I	9:4	6:2	Westfalian championship: Lost vs. Teutonia Osnabrück (1:4)
1908–09	A-Klasse	2.	I	35:21	18:6
1909–10	A-Klasse	5.	I	19:26	6:18
1910–11	A-Klasse, Gr. Ost	2.	II	29:17	9:7
1911–12	A-Klasse, Gr. Ost	7.	II	28:33	10:18
1912–13	A-Klasse, Gr. Ost	1.	II	40:12	22:6	Westfalian championship: Won vs. BV Dortmund 04 (5:1) West German championship: Lost in semi-finals vs. Union Düsseldorf (0:1)
1913–14	Kreisliga Westfalen	2.	I	34:16	20:8
1914–15	Bezirk Ravensberg-Lippe	2.	I	?.?	14:2
1915–16	Bezirk Ravensberg-Lippe	1.	I	24:3	12:0
1916–17	Bezirk Ravensberg-Lippe	1.	I	40:16	20:4
1917–18	Bezirk Ravensberg-Lippe	2.	I	20:10	11:5
1918–19	Championship abandoned
1919–20	Bezirksklasse Westfalen	2.	I	39:22	23:11
1920–21	Kreisliga Westfalen, Gr. Ost	1.	I	51:11	28:6	Westfalian championship: disqualified
1921–22	Bezirksklasse Westfalen	1.	I	57:10	36:0	West German championship: winner German championship: Lost quarter-finals vs. FC Wacker München (0:5)
1922–23	Bezirksklasse Westfalen, Gr. Ost	1.	I	32:12	14:0	Westfalian championship: Won vs. Preußen Münster (7:0) West German championship: Won vs. TuRU Düsseldorf (4:3 aet) German championship: Lost quarter-finals vs. Union Oberschöneweide (0:0 aet, 1:2 aet)
1923–24	Bezirksklasse Westfalen	1.	I	75:20	34:4	Westfalian championship: Won vs. Westfalia Scherlebeck (9:0) West German championship: third place
1924–25	Bezirksklasse Westfalen	1.	I	52:8	24:4	West German championship: third place
1925–26	Bezirksklasse Westfalen	1.	I	108:18	50:6	West German championship: fifth place
1926–27	Bezirksliga Westfalen, Gr. Ost	1.	I	68:14	28:0	Westfalian championship: Won vs. Borussia Rheine (4:0, 5:0) West German championship: fifth place
1927–28	Bezirksliga Westfalen, Gr. Ost	2.	I	67:17	22:6
1928–29	Bezirksliga Westfalen, Gr. Ost	1.	I	28:12	20:18	Westfalian championship: Lost vs. SpVgg Herten (1:1, 1:3)
1929–30	Sonderliga Gesamtwestfalen	5.	I	26:33	12:16
1930–31	Bezirksliga Westfalen, Gr. Ost	2.	I	50:23	26:10
1931–32	Bezirksliga Westfalen, Gr. Ost	4.	I	45:33	23:17	Westfalian cup: Won vs. VfL Osnabrück (3:1)
1932–33	Bezirksliga Westfalen, Gr. Ost	1.	I	55:22	30:6	Westfalian championship: Won vs. SpVgg Herten (2:2, 2:2, 4:2) West German championship: Lost quarter-finals vs. SuS Hüsten 09 (0:4)

from 1933

Season	League									German Cup	Top goalscorer(s)
Season	Division	Lev	Pos	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts	German Cup	Name(s)	Goals
1933–34		I	10th	2	2	14	23	60	6:30
1934–35	Bezirksliga Ostwestfalen	II	2nd				100	25	33:7	DNQ
1935–36	Bezirksliga Ostwestfalen	II	2nd				58	27	31:13
1936–37	Bezirksliga Ostwestfalen	II	1st				83	24	39:5	DNQ
1937–38	Bezirksliga Ostwestfalen	II	1st				95	17	38:6	DNQ
1938–39	Gauliga Westfalen	I	6th	6	5	7	29	28	17:19
1939–40	Gauliga Westfalen	I	2nd	10	1	7	49	42	21:15	DNQ
1940–41	Gauliga Westfalen	I	6th	10	3	9	56	52	23:21	DNQ
1941–42	Gauliga Westfalen	I	6th	8	3	7	44	48	19:17
1942–43	Gauliga Westfalen	I	7th	8	1	9	41	43	17:19	DNQ
1943–44	Gauliga Westfalen	I	10th	2	6	10	23	50	10:26	DNQ
1944–45	Kriegsgauklasse, Gr. 3	I	Championship abandoned.
1945–46	Landesliga Westfalen, Gr. 2	I	8th	4	6	6	21	34	14:18	NH
1946–47	Bezirksliga, Gr. Bielefeld/Lippe	II	5th				37	34	19:17	NH
1947–48	Bezirksliga, Gr. Bielefeld/Lippe	III	1st				119	29	41:3	NH
1948–49	Landesliga Westfalen, Gr. 3	II	1st				75	29	38:14	NH
1949–50]		I	15th	5	7	18	32	72	17:43	NH
1950–51	II. Division West, Gr. 1	II	9th	10	7	13	64	68	27:33	NH
1951–52	II. Division West, Gr. 1	II	4th	15	6	11	53	40	36:28	NH
1952–53	II. Division West	II	6th	15	3	12	45	52	33:27	DNQ
1953–54	II. Division West	II	16th	8	6	16	37	64	22:38	DNQ
1954–55	Landesliga Ostwestfalen	III	3rd	19	2	9	64	37	40:20	DNQ
1955–56	Landesliga Ostwestfalen	III	4th	17	4	7	64	35	38:18	DNQ
1956–57		III	3rd	15	6	9	44	38	36:24	DNQ
1957–58	Verbandsliga, Gr. Nordost	III	2nd	21	4	5	89	38	43:17	DNQ
1958–59	Verbandsliga, Gr. Nordost	III	3rd	14	10	6	43	25	38:22	DNQ
1959–60	Verbandsliga, Gr. Nordost	III	5th	14	8	8	60	40	36:24	DNQ
1960–61	Verbandsliga, Gr. Nordost	III	2nd	16	3	9	62	37	35:21	DNQ
1961–62	Verbandsliga, Gr. Nordost	III	1st	17	6	5	64	27	40:16	DNQ
1962–63	II. Division West	II	7th	14	4	12	51	44	32:28	DNQ
1963–64		II	11th	14	10	14	65	74	38:38	DNQ		21
1964–65	Regionalliga West	II	5th	15	9	10	68	52	39:29	DNQ
1965–66	Regionalliga West	II	10th	13	6	15	60	58	32:36
1966–67	Regionalliga West	II	3rd	17	11	6	72	39	45:23	DNQ	Ernst Kuster	23
1967–68	Regionalliga West	II	4th	19	8	7	77	44	46:22		Ernst Kuster	28
1968–69	Regionalliga West	II	7th	14	10	10	63	47	38:30	DNQ	Ernst Kuster	23
1969–70	Regionalliga West	II	2nd	20	8	6	61	30	48:20	DNQ	Ernst Kuster	29
		I	14th	12	5	17	39	56	29:39		Ernst Kuster	8
	Bundesliga	I	18th	6	7	21	47	75	19:49			7
1972–73	Regionalliga West	II	11th	9	12	13	46	66	30:38	DNQ	Karl-Heinz Brücken	8
1973–74	Regionalliga West	II	14th	9	9	16	41	52	27:41
		II	4th	18	14	6	68	47	50:26		Volker Graul	30
	2. Bundesliga Nord	II	9th	14	14	10	49	46	42:34			11
	2. Bundesliga Nord	II	2nd	19	12	7	72	39	50:26			11
	2. Bundesliga Nord	II	1st	23	5	10	74	40	51:25			16
	Bundesliga	I	16th	9	8	17	43	56	26:42		Norbert Eilenfeldt	10
	2. Bundesliga Nord	II	1st	30	6	2	120	31	66:10		Christian Sackewitz	35
	Bundesliga	I	15th	10	6	18	46	65	26:42			16
	Bundesliga	I	12th	12	6	16	46	50	30:38		Gerd-Volker Schock	7
	Bundesliga	I	8th	12	7	15	46	71	31:37			11
	Bundesliga	I	8th	12	9	13	40	49	33:35		Frank Pagelsdorf	10
	Bundesliga	I	16th	8	13	13	46	61	29:39			18
	2. Bundesliga	II	4th	18	9	11	60	47	45:31			14
	2. Bundesliga	II	9th	12	14	12	58	55	38:38			11
	2. Bundesliga	II	20th	6	10	22	29	67	22:54		Matthias Westerwinter	5
1988–89		III	2nd	19	8	3	58	21	46:14			11
1989–90	Oberliga Westfalen	III	1st	20	9	1	68	17	49:11	DNQ		16
1990–91	Oberliga Westfalen	III	5th	15	3	12	55	39	33:27	DNQ	Gerrit Meinke	13
1991–92	Oberliga Westfalen	III	4th	17	10	3	48	18	44:16		Gerrit Meinke	15
1992–93	Oberliga Westfalen	III	3rd	18	7	9	69	42	43:25	DNQ		15
1993–94	Oberliga Westfalen	III	3rd	14	11	5	48	28	39:21	DNQ		12
		III	1st	20	10	4	65	28	50:18	DNQ	Markus Wuckel	13
	2. Bundesliga	II	2nd	16	9	9	55	45	57		Fritz Walter	21
	Bundesliga	I	14th	11	7	16	46	54	40			14
	Bundesliga	I	18th	8	8	18	43	56	32		Stefan Kuntz	11
	2. Bundesliga	II	1st	20	7	7	62	32	67		Bruno Labbadia	28
		Bundesliga	I	17th	7	9	18	40	61	30		Bruno Labbadia	11
	2. Bundesliga	II	13th	10	11	13	53	46	41		Artur Wichniarek	18
	2. Bundesliga	II	2nd	19	8	7	68	38	65		Artur Wichniarek	20
	Bundesliga	I		8	12	14	35	46	36		Artur Wichniarek	12
	2. Bundesliga	II	2nd	16	8	10	50	37	56			14
	Bundesliga	I	13th	11	7	16	37	49	40			15
	Bundesliga	I	13th	10	7	17	32	47	37		Isaac Boakye	8
	Bundesliga	I	12th	11	9	14	47	49	42		Artur Wichniarek	10
	Bundesliga	I	15th	8	10	16	35	60	34		Artur Wichniarek	10
	Bundesliga	I	18th	4	16	14	29	56	28		Artur Wichniarek	13
	2. Bundesliga	II	7th	16	5	13	48	41	49			12
	2. Bundesliga	II	18th	4	8	22	17	28	65			5
	3. Liga	III	13th	12	14	12	51	57	50			10
	3. Liga	III		22	10	6	59	32	76		Fabian Klos	20
	2. Bundesliga	II	16th	9	8	17	40	58	35		Fabian Klos	9
	3. Liga	III		22	8	2	75	41	74		Fabian Klos	23
	2. Bundesliga	II	12th	8	18	8	38	39	42		Fabian Klos	12
	2. Bundesliga	II	15th	8	13	13	50	54	37		Fabian Klos	13
	2. Bundesliga	II	4th	12	12	10	51	47	48			13
	2. Bundesliga	II	7th	13	10	11	52	50	49		Fabian Klos	17
	2. Bundesliga	II		18	14	2	65	30	68		Fabian Klos	21
	Bundesliga	I		9	8	17	26	52	35		Ritsu Dōan Fabian Klos	5
	Bundesliga	I		5	13	16	27	53	28			8
	2. Bundesliga	II	16th	9	7	18	50	62	34			13
	3. Liga	III	14th	11	13	14	48	47	46			10

Sources

Book: Kirschneck, Jens . Arminia Bielefeld - 100 Jahre Leidenschaft. . 2005 . Verlag Die Werkstatt . Göttingen . 3-89533-479-0 .
Web site: Alle Ligaplazierungen seit Gründung des Vereins . 2008-08-09 . Blaue Daten . German . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20071021032431/http://www.blaue-daten.de/L2plazierungen.html . October 21, 2007 .

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