# Arminia Bielefeld (women)

DSC Arminia Bielefeld is a women's association football club from Bielefeld, Germany. It is part of the Arminia Bielefeld club.

## History

DSC Arminia Bielefeld established a department for women's and girls' football in 1975. Five years later, the team was promoted to the Bezirksliga, where they competed for a year before being relegated, then quickly promoted again. In 1990, they ascended to the third-tier Verbandsliga Westfalen, only to face relegation once more, but they made a return in 2003. Markus Wuckel became their head coach in 2004, a position he held until 2021.
In 2009 and 2010, Bielefeld finished as runners-up in the renamed Westfalenliga, behind 1. FFC Recklinghausen and Sportfreunde Siegen, respectively. During the 2014–15 season, the club signed two Polish players Kamila Kmiecik and Symela Ciesielska, who played pivotal roles in securing the division championship and earning promotion to the Regionalliga West.
In the 2015–16 Regionalliga West season, Bielefeld finished at the top of the league, achieving promotion to the 2. Bundesliga. They remained undefeated throughout the season, scoring 124 goals, with Maxine Birker contributing 34 goals and Kamila Kmiecik with 32.
Following their promotion to the 2. Bundesliga, the team relocated from the artificial-turf Sportplatz Stadtheide to the Waldstadion Quelle. After being relegated in their second season, they were promoted back in 2019 and moved to the EDImedienArena, staying for two more seasons before returning to the Regionalliga. During the 2020–21 season, head coach Markus Wuckel was replaced by Tom Rerucha. In May 2023, former player Annabel Jäger became the club's manager ahead of the 2023–24 season.

## Squad

    As of 25 June 2024
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | GER | Lisa Venrath |
| 3 | FW | GER | Rike Tolckmitt |
| 4 | DF | GER | Celine Preuß |
| 5 | DF | GER | Phine Ebert |
| 6 | MF | GER | Leonie Heitlindemann |
| 7 | MF | GER | Samantha Kühne |
| 8 | MF | GER | Pamela Jahn |
| 9 | FW | GER | Sophia Thiemann |
| 10 | MF | GER | Lisa Lösch |
| 11 | MF | GER | Lena Meynert |
| 13 | DF | GER | Grit Bender |
| 14 | FW | GER | Anna-Lena Meier |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 15 | FW | GER | Inga Merschel |
| 17 | MF | GER | Inci Fenu |
| 18 | DF | GER | Rieke Barkhausen |
| 19 | MF | KOS | Leonora Ejupi |
| 20 | MF | GER | Samantha Hermann |
| 21 | MF | GER | Emelie Klingen |
| 23 | GK | GER | Charlotte Schneider |
| 24 | GK | GER | Amelie Norf |
| 25 | DF | GER | Jacqueline Manteas |
| 26 | MF | GER | Anna Czekalla |
| 27 | MF | GER | Jocelyn Hampel |
| 28 | FW | GER | Sophia Pauli |

## Current staff

    As of 25 June 2024
Coaching staff :
| Annabel Jäger | Head coach |
| Daniel Bartke | Assistant coach |
| Volker Drobe | Goalkeeping coach |
| Managerial staff ||
| Torsten Schäfer | Sports Director |
| Florentine Mielke | Team Manager |
| Julia Schnell | Matchday Organization |
| Hannes Meier Tobias Lison | Supervisor |
| Medical department ||
| Sarah Bauer | Osteopath |

## Notable former players

* Maxine Birker
* Claudia Bujna
* Lena Göllner
* Sarah Grünheid
* Deniz Harbert
* Annabel Jäger
* Merza Julević
* Nina Lange
* Kirsten Nesse
* Giustina Ronzetti
* Friederike Schaaf
* Carina Schlüter
* Lena Schulte
* Maja Sternad
* Susanne Werner
* Sandra Hausberger
* Magdalena Jakober
* Gentiana Fetaj
* Veweziwa Kotjipati
* Jana Radosavljević
* Karolina Bochra
* Symela Ciesielska
* Kamila Kmiecik
* Nicu Burgheim
* Aylin Yaren