# 2016–17 VfL Bochum season

The 2016–17 VfL Bochum season is the 79th season in club history.

## Matches
### Legend

Win  Draw  Loss

### 2. Bundesliga
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 7 | FC St. Pauli | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 39 | 35 | +4 | 45 |
| 8 | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 33 | 40 | −7 | 45 |
| 9 | VfL Bochum | 34 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 42 | 47 | −5 | 44 |
| 10 | SV Sandhausen | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 41 | 36 | +5 | 42 |
| 11 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 37 | 39 | −2 | 42 |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Source:

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 |
| Ground | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H |
| Result | W | D | D | L | W | L | D | W | D | L | W | L | D | D | L | W | D | L | D | L | W | W | L | D | D | D | D | D | W | L | W | D | W | L |
| Position | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 9 |

#### Matches
### DFB-Pokal
## Squad
### Squad and statistics
#### Squad, appearances and goals scored

As of 21 May 2017
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | 2. Bundesliga | 2. Bundesliga | DFB-Pokal | DFB-Pokal |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | GER | Manuel Riemann | 35 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | MF | GER | Tim Hoogland | 29 | 2 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | USA | Russell Canouse (since 6 July 2016) | 20 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | GER | Felix Bastians (Vice-Captain) | 31 | 3 | 30 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | AUT | Dominik Wydra | 13 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | GER | Selim Gündüz | 20 | 3 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | FRA | Anthony Losilla | 31 | 2 | 30 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | GER | Johannes Wurtz | 34 | 8 | 33 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | GER | Thomas Eisfeld | 18 | 3 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | LTU | Arvydas Novikovas (until 13 January 2017) | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | GER | Peniel Mlapa | 32 | 8 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | FW | GER | Cagatay Kader (until 8 July 2016) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | KAZ | Alexander Merkel (since 15 August 2016) | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | GER | Gökhan Gül (until 2 January 2017) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | GER | Ulrich Bapoh (since 16 January 2017) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | GER | Tobias Weis (until 12 August 2016) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | POL | Paweł Dawidowicz (since 12 August 2016) | 17 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | GER | Jan Gyamerah | 24 | 1 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | GER | Patrick Fabian (captain) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | GER | Vitaly Janelt (since 9 January 2017) | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | GER | Stefano Celozzi | 7 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | AUT | Kevin Stöger | 8 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 23 | FW | GER | Tom Weilandt | 23 | 3 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | GER | Timo Perthel | 15 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | GER | Jannik Bandowski (since 31 August 2016) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | GER | Görkem Sağlam | 14 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | GER | Nico Rieble | 21 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | GER | Tim Krafft | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | DF | GER | Maxim Leitsch | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | GK | POL | Martin Kompalla | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | DF | GER | Tom Baack | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | GK | GER | Felix Dornebusch | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | FW | GRE | Vangelis Pavlidis | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | MF | ARM | Hayk Galstyan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | FW | GER | Nils Quaschner (since 7 July 2016) | 27 | 3 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 37 | DF | GER | Moise Ngwisani (since 27 January 2017) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | GK | GER | Florian Kraft | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | MF | GER | Marco Stiepermann | 32 | 2 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 1 |

### Transfers

As of 27 January 2017

#### Summer

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 4 | MF | USA | Russell Canouse (on loan from TSG 1899 Hoffenheim) |
| 6 | DF | AUT | Dominik Wydra (from SC Paderborn 07) |
| 9 | FW | GER | Johannes Wurtz (from SpVgg Greuther Fürth) |
| 15 | MF | KAZ | Alexander Merkel (from A.C. Pisa 1909) |
| 17 | DF | POL | Paweł Dawidowicz (on loan from S.L. Benfica) |
| 22 | MF | AUT | Kevin Stöger (from SC Paderborn 07) |
| 23 | FW | GER | Tom Weilandt (from SpVgg Greuther Fürth) |
| 25 | MF | GER | Jannik Bandowski (from Borussia Dortmund) |
| 27 | DF | GER | Nico Rieble (from TSG 1899 Hoffenheim II) |
| 28 | MF | GER | Tim Krafft (from VfL Bochum U-19) |
| 29 | DF | GER | Maxim Leitsch (from VfL Bochum U-19) |
| 30 | GK | POL | Martin Kompalla (from Borussia Mönchengladbach II) |
| 35 | MF | ARM | Hayk Galstyan (from VfL Bochum U-19) |
| 36 | FW | GER | Nils Quaschner (on loan from RB Leipzig) |
| 38 | GK | GER | Florian Kraft (from VfL Bochum U-19) |
| 39 | MF | GER | Marco Stiepermann (from SpVgg Greuther Fürth) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | GER | Andreas Luthe (to FC Augsburg) |
| 3 | DF | NED | Giliano Wijnaldum (released) |
| 4 | DF | GER | Malcolm Cacutalua (loan return to Bayer 04 Leverkusen) |
| 6 | DF | CZE | Jan Šimůnek (to FK Dukla Prague) |
| 9 | FW | ANG | Nando Rafael (released) |
| 10 | MF | GER | Marco Terrazzino (to TSG 1899 Hoffenheim) |
| 15 | FW | GER | Cagatay Kader (to FSV Frankfurt) |
| 17 | MF | GER | Tobias Weis (released) |
| 20 | MF | POL | Piotr Ćwielong (to Ruch Chorzów) |
| 22 | FW | GER | Simon Terodde (to VfB Stuttgart) |
| 23 | FW | GER | Janik Haberer (loan return to TSG 1899 Hoffenheim) |
| 25 | MF | TUR | Onur Bulut (to SC Freiburg) |
| 27 | MF | CUW | Michaël Maria (released) |
| 28 | DF | GER | Frederik Lach (to VfB Oldenburg) |
| 30 | DF | POL | David Niepsuj (to Pogoń Szczecin) |
| 35 | MF | GER | Roman Zengin (to 1. FC Köln II) |

#### Winter

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 16 | MF | GER | Ulrich Bapoh (from VfL Bochum U-19) |
| 20 | MF | GER | Vitaly Janelt (on loan from RB Leipzig) |
| 37 | DF | GER | Moise Ngwisani (from VfL Bochum U-19) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 11 | FW | LTU | Arvydas Novikovas (to Jagiellonia Białystok) |
| 16 | DF | GER | Gökhan Gül (to Fortuna Düsseldorf) |

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