VfL Wolfsburg (women)

VfL Wolfsburg

Full name	Verein für Leibesübungen Wolfsburg e. V. (Sports club) Verein für Leibesübungen Wolfsburg Fußball GmbH (Professional football club)
Founded	2003
Ground	AOK-Stadion Wolfsburg
Capacity	5,200
Chairman	Hans-Dieter Pötsch
Manager	Ralf Kellermann
League	Bundesliga
2014–15	2nd
Home colours Away colours

The women's association football section of VfL Wolfsburg is playing in the top division of Germany the Bundesliga. The club has won the UEFA Women's Champions League in 2013 and 2014.

History

VfR Eintracht Wolfsburg was founded in 1973. The team was 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.

Current squad

As of 5 September 2015^[4]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player 1 GK Almuth Schult 2 DF Luisa Wensing 3 MF Zsanett Jakabfi 4 DF Nilla Fischer 7 FW Synne Jensen 8 DF Babett Peter 9 MF Anna Blässe 10 FW Tessa Wullaert 11 FW Alexandra Popp 12 GK Jana Burmeister 13 MF Nadine Keßler (captain) 16 DF Noëlle Maritz 17 FW Ewa Pajor 18 MF Vanessa Bernauer

No. Position Player 19 FW Ramona Bachmann 20 DF Stephanie Bunte 21 MF Lara Dickenmann 22 DF Verena Faißt 23 DF Michaela Brandenburg 24 DF Joelle Wedemeyer 26 MF Caroline Graham Hansen 27 MF Isabel Kerschowski 28 MF Lena Goeßling 29 GK Merle Frohms 30 MF Élise Bussaglia 31 MF Julia Simic 32 GK Manon Klett

Honours

Official

• UEFA Women's Champions League:
  • Winners (2): 2012–13, 2013–14
• Bundesliga:
  • Winners (2): 2012–13, 2013–14
• DFB Pokal:
  • Winners (2): 2012–13, 2014–15

Invitational

• Ladies First Cup:
  • Winners (1): 2013

Record in UEFA Women's Champions League

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

Season	Round	Club	Home	Away	Aggregate
2012–13	Round of 32	Unia Racibórz	6–1	5–1	11–2
	Round of 16	Røa	4–1	1–1	5–2
	Quarterfinals	Rossiyanka	2–1	2–0	4–1
	Semifinals	Arsenal	2–1	2–0	4–1
	Final	Lyon	1–0
2013–14	Round of 32	Pärnu JK	13–0	14–0	27–0
	Round of 16	LdB Malmö	3–1	2–1	5–2
	Quarterfinals	Barcelona	3–0	2–0	5–0
	Semifinals	Turbine Potsdam	4–2	0–0	4–2
	Final	Tyresö FF	4–3
2014–15	Round of 32	Stabæk	2–1	1–0	3–1
	Round of 16	Neulengbach	7–0	4–0	11–0
	Quarter-finals	Rosengård	1–1	3–3	4–4
	Semi-finals	Paris	0–2	2–1	2–3
2015–16	Round of 32	Spartak Subotica	4–0	0–0	4–0
	Round of 16	Chelsea	2–0	2–1	4–1
	Quarter-finals	Brescia	3–0	3–0	6–0
	Semi-finals	Frankfurt	4–0	0–1	4–1
	Final	Lyon	–

Former notable players

• Jovana Damnjanović
• Josephine Henning
• Martina Müller
• Viola Odebrecht
• Navina Omilade
• Conny Pohlers
• Alisa Vetterlein
• Rebecca Smith

References

1. "Müller helps Wolfsburg end Lyon reign". uefa.com (UEFA). 23 May 2013. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
2. "Wolfsburg wrap up title, Lyon reach final". uefa.com (UEFA). 12 May 2013. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
3. "Wolfsburg win maiden German Women's Cup". uefa.com (UEFA). 19 May 2013. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
4. "Players and Staff". Retrieved 5 September 2015.

External links

• Official website