# VfL Wolfsburg (women)

Verein für Leibesübungen Wolfsburg e. V., commonly known as VfL Wolfsburg, is a German professional women's football club based in Wolfsburg, Lower Saxony. The club is currently playing in the top division of Germany the Bundesliga. The club won the UEFA Women's Champions League in 2013 and 2014.

## History

VfR Eintracht Wolfsburg was founded in 1973. The team was a 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. Two weeks prior the team achieved its first Bundesliga title. They were the second team, after 1. FFC Frankfurt to complete the treble, by also winning the domestic cup competition. 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.

## Players
### Current squad

    As of 13 January 2025.
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 | Merle Frohms |
| 2 | DF | NED | Lynn Wilms |
| 3 | DF | NED | Caitlin Dijkstra |
| 4 | DF | GER | Kathrin Hendrich |
| 5 | MF | NED | Ella Peddemors |
| 6 | MF | GER | Janina Minge |
| 7 | MF | GER | Chantal Hagel |
| 8 | MF | GER | Lena Lattwein |
| 9 | FW | NED | Lineth Beerensteyn |
| 10 | MF | GER | Svenja Huth |
| 11 | FW | GER | Alexandra Popp (captain) |
| 12 | GK | GER | Nelly Smolarczyk |
| 13 | MF | HUN | Luca Papp |
| 14 | DF | ESP | Nuria Rábano |
| 15 | DF | HUN | Diána Németh |
| 16 | DF | GER | Camilla Küver |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 17 | MF | GER | Kristin Demann |
| 18 | MF | NOR | Justine Kielland |
| 19 | FW | NED | Fenna Kalma |
| 20 | FW | ESP | Ariana Arias |
| 21 | FW | SWE | Rebecka Blomqvist |
| 22 | GK | GER | Lisa Schmitz |
| 23 | MF | ISL | Sveindís Jane Jónsdóttir |
| 24 | DF | GER | Joelle Wedemeyer |
| 25 | FW | GER | Vivien Endemann |
| 28 | FW | GER | Tabea Sellner |
| 29 | MF | GER | Jule Brand |
| 30 | GK | GER | Anneke Borbe |
| 31 | DF | GER | Marina Hegering |
| 35 | DF | GER | Karla Brinkmann |
| 39 | DF | GER | Sarai Linder |

### Former players
## Personnel
### Current technical staff

    As of 4 July 2021
| Position | Staff |
| Head coach | Tommy Stroot |
| Assistant coach | Sabrina Eckhoff |
| Goalkeeping coaches | Eike Herding Alisa Vetterlein |
| Analyst | Donna Newberry |
| Physiotherapists | Fee-Maresa Müller Omar Rüppel Ewa Gehring-Sturm |
| Doctors | Agnes Schneider Dirk Ziller |
| Team manager | Jörg Schmidt |
Source:

## Management
### Board of directors

| Office | Name |
| Managing directors | Michael Meeske |
| Managing directors | Jörg Schmadtke |
| Managing directors | Tim Schumacher |
| Sporting director | Ralf Kellermann |
Last updated: 30 August 2020 Source: Management board

## Honours
### Official

* UEFA Women's Champions League:
** Winners: 2012–13, 2013–14
** Runners-up: 2015–16, 2017–18, 2019–20, 2022–23
* Frauen-Bundesliga:
** Winners (7): 2012–13, 2013–14, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2021–22
* DFB Pokal:
** Winners (11): 2012–13, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24 (Record)

### Invitational

* Ladies First Cup:
** Winners: 2013

### Individual Club Awards

* IFFHS World's Best Woman Club:
** Winners: 2013, 2014

## Record in UEFA Women's Champions League

All results (away, home and aggregate) list Wolfsburg's goal tally first.
| Season | Round | Opponents | Away | Home | Aggregate |
| 2012–13 | Round of 32 | Unia Racibórz | 5–1 $^f$ | 6–1 | 11–2 |
| 2012–13 | Round of 16 | Røa Oslo | 1–1 | 4–1 $^f$ | 5–2 |
| 2012–13 | Quarter-final | Rossiyanka Khimki | 2–0 | 2–1 $^f$ | 4–1 |
| 2012–13 | Semi-final | Arsenal | 2–1 $^f$ | 2–0 | 4–1 |
| 2012–13 | Final | Lyon | 1–0 ( London) | 1–0 ( London) | 1–0 ( London) |
| 2013–14 | Round of 32 | Pärnu | 14–0 $^f$ | 13–0 | 27–0 |
| 2013–14 | Round of 16 | Rosengård Malmö | 2–1 $^f$ | 3–1 | 5–2 |
| 2013–14 | Quarter-final | Barcelona | 2–0 | 3–0 $^f$ | 5–0 |
| 2013–14 | Semi-final | Turbine Potsdam | 0–0 | 4–2 $^f$ | 4–2 |
| 2013–14 | Final | Tyresö | 4–3 ( Lisbon) | 4–3 ( Lisbon) | 4–3 ( Lisbon) |
| 2014–15 | Round of 32 | Stabæk Bærum | 1–0 $^f$ | 2–1 | 3–1 |
| 2014–15 | Round of 16 | Neulengbach | 4–0 $^f$ | 7–0 | 11–0 |
| 2014–15 | Quarter-final | Rosengård Malmö | 3–3 | 1–1 $^f$ | 4–4 (agr) |
| 2014–15 | Semi-final | Paris Saint-Germain | 2–1 | 0–2 $^f$ | 2–3 |
| 2015–16 | Round of 32 | Spartak Subotica | 0–0 $^f$ | 4–0 | 4–0 |
| 2015–16 | Round of 16 | Chelsea | 2–1 $^f$ | 2–0 | 4–1 |
| 2015–16 | Quarter-final | Brescia | 3–0 | 3–0 $^f$ | 6–0 |
| 2015–16 | Semi-final | Frankfurt | 0–1 | 4–0 $^f$ | 4–1 |
| 2015–16 | Final | Lyon | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (3–4 p) ( Reggio Emilia) | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (3–4 p) ( Reggio Emilia) | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (3–4 p) ( Reggio Emilia) |
| 2016–17 | Round of 32 | Chelsea | 3–0 $^f$ | 1–1 | 4–1 |
| 2016–17 | Round of 16 | Eskilstuna United | 5–1 $^f$ | 3–0 | 8–1 |
| 2016–17 | Quarter-final | Lyon | 1–0 | 0–2 $^f$ | 1–2 |
| 2017–18 | Round of 32 | Atlético Madrid | 3–0 $^f$ | 12–2 | 15–2 |
| 2017–18 | Round of 16 | Fiorentina | 4–0 $^f$ | 3–3 | 7–3 |
| 2017–18 | Quarter-final | Slavia Prague | 1–1 | 5–0 $^f$ | 6–1 |
| 2017–18 | Semi-final | Chelsea | 3–1 $^f$ | 2–0 | 5–1 |
| 2017–18 | Final | Lyon | 1–4 (a.e.t.) ( Kyiv) | 1–4 (a.e.t.) ( Kyiv) | 1–4 (a.e.t.) ( Kyiv) |
| 2018–19 | Round of 32 | Þór/KA Akureyri | 1–0 $^f$ | 2–0 | 3–0 |
| 2018–19 | Round of 16 | Atlético Madrid | 6–0 | 4–0 $^f$ | 10–0 |
| 2018–19 | Quarter-final | Lyon | 1–2 $^f$ | 2–4 | 3–6 |
| 2019–20 | Round of 32 | Mitrovica | 10–0 $^f$ | 5–0 | 15–0 |
| 2019–20 | Round of 16 | Twente | 1–0 | 6–0 $^f$ | 7–0 |
| 2019–20 | Quarter-final | Glasgow City | 9–1 ( San Sebastián) | 9–1 ( San Sebastián) | 9–1 ( San Sebastián) |
| 2019–20 | Semi-final | Barcelona | 1–0 ( San Sebastián) | 1–0 ( San Sebastián) | 1–0 ( San Sebastián) |
| 2019–20 | Final | Lyon | 1–3 ( San Sebastián) | 1–3 ( San Sebastián) | 1–3 ( San Sebastián) |
| 2020–21 | Round of 32 | Spartak Subotica | 5–0 $^f$ | 2–0 | 7–0 |
| 2020–21 | Round of 16 | LSK Kvinner | 2–0 | 2–0 $^f$ | 4–0 |
| 2020–21 | Quarter-final | Chelsea | 1–2 $^f$ | 0–3 | 1–5 |
| 2021–22 | Round 2 | Bordeaux | 2–3 (a.e.t.) | 3–2 $^f$ | 5–5 (3–0 p) |
| 2021–22 | Group A | Servette | 3–0 | 5–0 | 1st |
| 2021–22 | Group A | Chelsea | 3–3 | 4–0 | 1st |
| 2021–22 | Group A | Juventus | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1st |
| 2021–22 | Quarter-final | Arsenal | 1–1 $^f$ | 2–0 | 3–1 |
| 2021–22 | Semi-final | Barcelona | 1–5 $^f$ | 2–0 | 3–5 |
| 2022–23 | Group B | Slavia Prague | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1st |
| 2022–23 | Group B | St. Pölten | 8–2 | 4–0 | 1st |
| 2022–23 | Group B | Roma | 1–1 | 4–2 | 1st |
| 2022–23 | Quarter-final | Paris Saint-Germain | 1–0 $^f$ | 1–1 | 2–1 |
| 2022–23 | Semi-final | Arsenal | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | 2–2 | 5–4 |
| 2022–23 | Final | Barcelona | 2–3 ( Eindhoven) | 2–3 ( Eindhoven) | 2–3 ( Eindhoven) |
| 2023–24 | Qualifying round 2 | Paris FC | 3–3 $^f$ | 0–2 | 3–5 |
| 2024–25 | Qualifying round 2 | Fiorentina | 7–0 $^f$ | 5–0 | 12–0 |
| 2024–25 | Group A | Lyon | 0–1 | 0–2 $^f$ | 2nd |
| 2024–25 | Group A | Roma | 0–1 $^f$ | 6–1 | 2nd |
| 2024–25 | Group A | Galatasaray | 5–0 $^f$ | 5–0 | 2nd |
| 2024–25 | Quarter-final | Barcelona | | $^f$ | |
$^f$ First leg.