# 2013–14 VfL Bochum season

The 2013–14 VfL Bochum season is the 76th season in club history.

## Review and events

During the winter break, the club mourned the death of long-time general manager Klaus Hilpert, who died on 20 January 2014.

## Matches
### Legend

Win  Draw  Loss

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

As of 12 May 2014
| 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 | Andreas Luthe (captain) | 34 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | GER | Jan Gyamerah | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | GER | Fabian Holthaus | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | GER | Marcel Maltritz | 35 | 2 | 33 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | GER | Heiko Butscher | 10 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | GER | Lukas Sinkiewicz | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | GER | Paul Freier | 29 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | GER | Christian Tiffert | 25 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | GER | Richard Sukuta-Pasu | 34 | 6 | 32 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | JPN | Yusuke Tasaka | 33 | 3 | 31 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | DF | GER | Felix Bastians | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | FW | DEN | Ken Ilsø (from 31 July 2013 until 13 February 2014) | 17 | 2 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | BIH | Adnan Zahirović (since 31 July 2013) | 14 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | ISL | Hólmar Örn Eyjólfsson | 19 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | FRA | Smail Morabit (until 16 August 2013) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | GER | Danny Latza | 36 | 3 | 34 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 19 | DF | GER | Patrick Fabian | 33 | 2 | 31 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | POL | Piotr Ćwielong | 32 | 3 | 30 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 21 | FW | GER | Joel Reinholz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | FW | GER | Mirkan Aydın | 31 | 4 | 29 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | GER | Florian Jungwirth | 30 | 1 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | GER | Carsten Rothenbach | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | TUR | Onur Bulut | 11 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | GER | Jonas Acquistapace | 27 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 27 | FW | GER | Selim Gündüz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | FW | GER | Sven Kreyer (since 9 August 2013) | 12 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | FW | GER | Daniel Engelbrecht (until 18 July 2013) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | FW | CRO | Mario Jelavić (from 30 July 2013 until 31 January 2014) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | DF | GER | Mounir Chaftar (until 31 January 2014) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | FW | GER | Moritz Göttel (since 21 March 2014) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | GK | GER | Michael Esser | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | GK | GER | Felix Dornebusch | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | GK | GER | Jonas Ermes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | GK | GER | Sebastian Brune (since 6 October 2013) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | DF | GER | Daniel Heber (since 6 January 2014) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | DF | GER | Lukas Klostermann (since 10 March 2014) | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | MF | NOR | Henrik Gulden (since 16 November 2013) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | MF | GER | Christian Silaj (since 10 September 2013) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | MF | GER | Sven Köhler (since 10 September 2013) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | DF | GER | Rico Weiler (since 10 September 2013) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | DF | GER | Phil Spillmann (since 10 September 2013) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | MF | GER | Julian Stock (since 10 September 2013) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Transfers
#### Summer

As of 26 September 2013
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 2 | DF | GER | Jan Gyamerah (from VfL Bochum youth) |
| 3 | DF | GER | Fabian Holthaus (from VfL Bochum youth) |
| 5 | DF | GER | Heiko Butscher (from Eintracht Frankfurt) |
| 8 | MF | GER | Christian Tiffert (free agent) |
| 9 | FW | GER | Richard Sukuta-Pasu (on loan from 1. FC Kaiserslautern, previously on loan at SK Sturm Graz) |
| 11 | DF | GER | Felix Bastians (on loan from Hertha BSC) |
| 12 | FW | DEN | Ken Ilsø (from Fortuna Düsseldorf) |
| 14 | MF | BIH | Adnan Zahirović (from PFC Spartak Nalchik, previously on loan at FC Dinamo Minsk) |
| 17 | FW | FRA | Smail Morabit (from FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt) |
| 18 | MF | GER | Danny Latza (from SV Darmstadt 98) |
| 20 | MF | POL | Piotr Ćwielong (from Śląsk Wrocław) |
| 21 | FW | GER | Joel Reinholz (from VfL Bochum youth) |
| 23 | MF | GER | Florian Jungwirth (from Dynamo Dresden) |
| 28 | FW | GER | Sven Kreyer (from VfL Bochum II) |
| 29 | FW | CRO | Mario Jelavić (from NK Slaven Belupo) |
| 32 | GK | GER | Felix Dornebusch (from VfL Bochum II) |
| 34 | GK | GER | Jonas Ermes (from VfL Bochum II) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 5 | MF | GER | Christoph Dabrowski (retired) |
| 9 | FW | GEO | Nikoloz Gelashvili (to Qarabağ FK) |
| 10 | MF | GEO | Alexander Iashvili (to Inter Baku PIK) |
| 11 | FW | SVN | Zlatko Dedič (to Dynamo Dresden) |
| 12 | MF | COL | Michael Javier Ortega (loan return to Bayer 04 Leverkusen) |
| 13 | MF | GER | Marc Rzatkowski (to FC St. Pauli) |
| 14 | MF | GER | Sören Bertram (on loan to Hallescher FC) |
| 16 | MF | GER | Michael Delura (released) |
| 17 | DF | GER | Florian Brügmann (to Hallescher FC) |
| 18 | MF | GER | Leon Goretzka (to FC Schalke 04) |
| 20 | MF | GER | Faton Toski (released) |
| 21 | FW | GER | Kevin Scheidhauer (loan return to VfL Wolfsburg) |
| 23 | MF | GER | Christoph Kramer (loan return to Bayer 04 Leverkusen) |
| 29 | GK | GER | Philipp Heerwagen (to FC St. Pauli) |
| 30 | DF | DEN | Michael Lumb (to FC Vestsjælland) |
| 35 | DF | GER | Jannik Stevens (to Alemannia Aachen) |
| 39 | GK | POR | Daniel Heuer Fernandes (to VfL Osnabrück) |
| -- | FW | GER | Daniel Engelbrecht (to Stuttgarter Kickers, previously on loan) |
| -- | FW | FRA | Smail Morabit (on loan to 1. FC Heidenheim) |

#### Winter

As of 28 February 2014
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 12 | FW | DEN | Ken Ilsø (to Guangzhou R&F) |
| 29 | FW | CRO | Mario Jelavić (released) |
| 30 | DF | GER | Mounir Chaftar (to 1. FC Saarbrücken) |

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