association football club from Wolfsburg, Lower Saxony, Germany From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Verein für Leibesübungen Wolfsburg e. V., commonly known as VfL Wolfsburg (pronounced [faʊ̯ ʔɛf ʔɛl ˈvɔlfsbʊʁk]) or Wolfsburg, is a football club from Wolfsburg, Lower Saxony. The club plays in the German Bundesliga The club grew out of a multi-sports club for Volkswagen workers in the city of Wolfsburg and is owned by the Volkswagen Group.[1]
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Full name | Verein für Leibesübungen Wolfsburg e. V. (Sports club) Verein für Leibesübungen Wolfsburg Fußball GmbH (Professional football club) | |||
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Nickname(s) | Die Wölfe (The Wolves) | |||
Founded | 12 September 1945 | |||
Ground | Volkswagen Arena | |||
Capacity | 30,000 | |||
Owner | Volkswagen (of GmbH) | |||
Executive Director | Francisco Javier García Sanz | |||
Head Coach | Florian Kohfeldt | |||
League | Bundesliga | |||
2016–17 | 16th | |||
Website | Club website | |||
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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Season | League | Position |
1997/98 | Bundesliga | 14th |
1998/99 | Bundesliga | 6th |
1999/00 | Bundesliga | 7th |
2000/01 | Bundesliga | 9th |
2001/02 | Bundesliga | 10th |
2002/03 | Bundesliga | 8th |
2003/04 | Bundesliga | 10th |
2004/05 | Bundesliga | 9th |
2005/06 | Bundesliga | 15th |
2006/07 | Bundesliga | 15th |
2007/08 | Bundesliga | 5th |
2008/09 | Bundesliga | Champions |
2009/10 | Bundesliga | 8th |
2010/11 | Bundesliga | 15th |
2011/12 | Bundesliga | 8th |
2012/13 | Bundesliga | 11th |
2013/14 | Bundesliga | 5th |
2014/15 | Bundesliga | 2nd |
2015/16 | Bundesliga | 8th |
2016/17 | Bundesliga | 16th wins relegation versus Eintracht Braunschweig |
2017/18 | Bundesliga | 16th wins relegation versus Holstein Kiel |
2018/19 | Bundesliga | 6th |
2019/20 | Bundesliga | 7th |
2020/21 | Bundesliga | 4th |
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