# List of Arminia Bielefeld seasons

This is a list of seasons played by Arminia Bielefeld in German football, from their first competitive to the most recent completed season. It details the club's achievements in major competitions, and the top scorers for each season.
The club was formed on 3 May 1905 as 1. Bielefelder Fußballclub (BFC) Arminia. The Fußballclub Siegfried Bielefeld joined Arminia two years later. On 7 July 1919, Arminia merged with the Bielefelder Turngemeinde 1848 and became known as Turngemeinde Arminia Bielefeld. However, this merger was not successful and had to declare bankruptcy on 20 October 1922. The 1. BFC Arminia was reestablished on 6 November 1922 and was renamed into the current name, Deutscher Sportclub Arminia Bielefeld, on 30 January 1926.

## Seasons
### until 1933

| Season | League | Pos | Level | Goals | Points | Note |
| 1906–07 | 1. Klasse | 3. | I | 7:7 | 6:6 | |
| 1907–08 | 1. Klasse, Abt. B | 1. | I | 9:4 | 6:2 | Westfalian championship: Lost vs. Teutonia Osnabrück (1:4) |
| 1908–09 | A-Klasse | 2. | I | 35:21 | 18:6 | |
| 1909–10 | A-Klasse | 5. | I | 19:26 | 6:18 | |
| 1910–11 | A-Klasse, Gr. Ost | 2. | II | 29:17 | 9:7 | |
| 1911–12 | A-Klasse, Gr. Ost | 7. | II | 28:33 | 10:18 | |
| 1912–13 | A-Klasse, Gr. Ost | 1. | II | 40:12 | 22:6 | Westfalian championship: Won vs. BV Dortmund 04 (5:1) West German championship: Lost in semi-finals vs. Union Düsseldorf (0:1) |
| 1913–14 | Kreisliga Westfalen | 2. | I | 34:16 | 20:8 | |
| 1914–15 | Bezirk Ravensberg-Lippe | 2. | I | ?.? | 14:2 | |
| 1915–16 | Bezirk Ravensberg-Lippe | 1. | I | 24:3 | 12:0 | |
| 1916–17 | Bezirk Ravensberg-Lippe | 1. | I | 40:16 | 20:4 | |
| 1917–18 | Bezirk Ravensberg-Lippe | 2. | I | 20:10 | 11:5 | |
| 1918–19 | Championship abandoned | Championship abandoned | Championship abandoned | Championship abandoned | Championship abandoned | Championship abandoned |
| 1919–20 | Bezirksklasse Westfalen | 2. | I | 39:22 | 23:11 | |
| 1920–21 | Kreisliga Westfalen, Gr. Ost | 1. | I | 51:11 | 28:6 | Westfalian championship: disqualified |
| 1921–22 | Bezirksklasse Westfalen | 1. | I | 57:10 | 36:0 | West German championship: winner German championship: Lost quarter-finals vs. FC Wacker München (0:5) |
| 1922–23 | Bezirksklasse Westfalen, Gr. Ost | 1. | I | 32:12 | 14:0 | Westfalian championship: Won vs. Preußen Münster (7:0) West German championship: Won vs. TuRU Düsseldorf (4:3 aet) German championship: Lost quarter-finals vs. Union Oberschöneweide (0:0 aet, 1:2 aet) |
| 1923–24 | Bezirksklasse Westfalen | 1. | I | 75:20 | 34:4 | Westfalian championship: Won vs. Westfalia Scherlebeck (9:0) West German championship: third place |
| 1924–25 | Bezirksklasse Westfalen | 1. | I | 52:8 | 24:4 | West German championship: third place |
| 1925–26 | Bezirksklasse Westfalen | 1. | I | 108:18 | 50:6 | West German championship: fifth place |
| 1926–27 | Bezirksliga Westfalen, Gr. Ost | 1. | I | 68:14 | 28:0 | Westfalian championship: Won vs. Borussia Rheine (4:0, 5:0) West German championship: fifth place |
| 1927–28 | Bezirksliga Westfalen, Gr. Ost | 2. | I | 67:17 | 22:6 | |
| 1928–29 | Bezirksliga Westfalen, Gr. Ost | 1. | I | 28:12 | 20:18 | Westfalian championship: Lost vs. SpVgg Herten (1:1, 1:3) |
| 1929–30 | Sonderliga Gesamtwestfalen | 5. | I | 26:33 | 12:16 | |
| 1930–31 | Bezirksliga Westfalen, Gr. Ost | 2. | I | 50:23 | 26:10 | |
| 1931–32 | Bezirksliga Westfalen, Gr. Ost | 4. | I | 45:33 | 23:17 | Westfalian cup: Won vs. VfL Osnabrück (3:1) |
| 1932–33 | Bezirksliga Westfalen, Gr. Ost | 1. | I | 55:22 | 30:6 | Westfalian championship: Won vs. SpVgg Herten (2:2, 2:2, 4:2) West German championship: Lost quarter-finals vs. SuS Hüsten 09 (0:4) |

### from 1933

| Season | League | League | League | League | League | League | League | League | League | German Cup | Top goalscorer(s) | Top goalscorer(s) |
| Season | Division | Lev | Pos | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | German Cup | Name(s) | Goals |
| 1933–34 | Gauliga Westfalen | I | 10th | 2 | 2 | 14 | 23 | 60 | 6:30 | | | |
| 1934–35 | Bezirksliga Ostwestfalen | II | 2nd | | | | 100 | 25 | 33:7 | DNQ | | |
| 1935–36 | Bezirksliga Ostwestfalen | II | 2nd | | | | 58 | 27 | 31:13 | R1 | | |
| 1936–37 | Bezirksliga Ostwestfalen | II | 1st | | | | 83 | 24 | 39:5 | DNQ | |
| 1937–38 | Bezirksliga Ostwestfalen | II | 1st | | | | 95 | 17 | 38:6 | DNQ | | |
| 1938–39 | Gauliga Westfalen | I | 6th | 6 | 5 | 7 | 29 | 28 | 17:19 | R2 | | |
| 1939–40 | Gauliga Westfalen | I | 2nd | 10 | 1 | 7 | 49 | 42 | 21:15 | DNQ | | |
| 1940–41 | Gauliga Westfalen | I | 6th | 10 | 3 | 9 | 56 | 52 | 23:21 | DNQ | | |
| 1941–42 | Gauliga Westfalen | I | 6th | 8 | 3 | 7 | 44 | 48 | 19:17 | R2 | | |
| 1942–43 | Gauliga Westfalen | I | 7th | 8 | 1 | 9 | 41 | 43 | 17:19 | DNQ | | |
| 1943–44 | Gauliga Westfalen | I | 10th | 2 | 6 | 10 | 23 | 50 | 10:26 | DNQ | | |
| 1944–45 | Kriegsgauklasse, Gr. 3 | I | Championship abandoned. | Championship abandoned. | Championship abandoned. | Championship abandoned. | Championship abandoned. | Championship abandoned. | Championship abandoned. | Championship abandoned. | Championship abandoned. | Championship abandoned. |
| 1945–46 | Landesliga Westfalen, Gr. 2 | I | 8th | 4 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 34 | 14:18 | NH | | |
| 1946–47 | Bezirksliga, Gr. Bielefeld/Lippe | II | 5th | | | | 37 | 34 | 19:17 | NH | | |
| 1947–48 | Bezirksliga, Gr. Bielefeld/Lippe | III | 1st | | | | 119 | 29 | 41:3 | NH | | |
| 1948–49 | Landesliga Westfalen, Gr. 3 | II | 1st | | | | 75 | 29 | 38:14 | NH | | |
| 1949–50] | Oberliga West | I | 15th | 5 | 7 | 18 | 32 | 72 | 17:43 | NH | | |
| 1950–51 | II. Division West, Gr. 1 | II | 9th | 10 | 7 | 13 | 64 | 68 | 27:33 | NH | | |
| 1951–52 | II. Division West, Gr. 1 | II | 4th | 15 | 6 | 11 | 53 | 40 | 36:28 | NH | | |
| 1952–53 | II. Division West | II | 6th | 15 | 3 | 12 | 45 | 52 | 33:27 | DNQ | | |
| 1953–54 | II. Division West | II | 16th | 8 | 6 | 16 | 37 | 64 | 22:38 | DNQ | | |
| 1954–55 | Landesliga Ostwestfalen | III | 3rd | 19 | 2 | 9 | 64 | 37 | 40:20 | DNQ | | |
| 1955–56 | Landesliga Ostwestfalen | III | 4th | 17 | 4 | 7 | 64 | 35 | 38:18 | DNQ | | |
| 1956–57 | Verbandsliga, Gr. Nordost | III | 3rd | 15 | 6 | 9 | 44 | 38 | 36:24 | DNQ | | |
| 1957–58 | Verbandsliga, Gr. Nordost | III | 2nd | 21 | 4 | 5 | 89 | 38 | 43:17 | DNQ | | |
| 1958–59 | Verbandsliga, Gr. Nordost | III | 3rd | 14 | 10 | 6 | 43 | 25 | 38:22 | DNQ | | |
| 1959–60 | Verbandsliga, Gr. Nordost | III | 5th | 14 | 8 | 8 | 60 | 40 | 36:24 | DNQ | | |
| 1960–61 | Verbandsliga, Gr. Nordost | III | 2nd | 16 | 3 | 9 | 62 | 37 | 35:21 | DNQ | | |
| 1961–62 | Verbandsliga, Gr. Nordost | III | 1st | 17 | 6 | 5 | 64 | 27 | 40:16 | DNQ | | |
| 1962–63 | II. Division West | II | 7th | 14 | 4 | 12 | 51 | 44 | 32:28 | DNQ | | |
| 1963–64 | Regionalliga West | II | 11th | 14 | 10 | 14 | 65 | 74 | 38:38 | DNQ | Gerd Roggensack | 21 |
| 1964–65 | Regionalliga West | II | 5th | 15 | 9 | 10 | 68 | 52 | 39:29 | DNQ | | |
| 1965–66 | Regionalliga West | II | 10th | 13 | 6 | 15 | 60 | 58 | 32:36 | R1 | | |
| 1966–67 | Regionalliga West | II | 3rd | 17 | 11 | 6 | 72 | 39 | 45:23 | DNQ | Ernst Kuster | 23 |
| 1967–68 | Regionalliga West | II | 4th | 19 | 8 | 7 | 77 | 44 | 46:22 | R1 | Ernst Kuster | 28 |
| 1968–69 | Regionalliga West | II | 7th | 14 | 10 | 10 | 63 | 47 | 38:30 | DNQ | Ernst Kuster | 23 |
| 1969–70 | Regionalliga West | II | 2nd | 20 | 8 | 6 | 61 | 30 | 48:20 | DNQ | Ernst Kuster | 29 |
| 1970–71 | Bundesliga | I | 14th | 12 | 5 | 17 | 39 | 56 | 29:39 | R1 | Ernst Kuster | 8 |
| 1971–72 | Bundesliga | I | 18th | 6 | 7 | 21 | 47 | 75 | 19:49 | R1 | Karl-Heinz BrückenJürgen Jendrossek | 7 |
| 1972–73 | Regionalliga West | II | 11th | 9 | 12 | 13 | 46 | 66 | 30:38 | DNQ | Karl-Heinz Brücken | 8 |
| 1973–74 | Regionalliga West | II | 14th | 9 | 9 | 16 | 41 | 52 | 27:41 | R2 | | |
| 1974–75 | 2. Bundesliga Nord | II | 4th | 18 | 14 | 6 | 68 | 47 | 50:26 | R1 | Volker Graul | 30 |
| 1975–76 | 2. Bundesliga Nord | II | 9th | 14 | 14 | 10 | 49 | 46 | 42:34 | R4 | Volker GraulRoland Peitsch | 11 |
| 1976–77 | 2. Bundesliga Nord | II | 2nd | 19 | 12 | 7 | 72 | 39 | 50:26 | R4 | Harry Erhart | 11 |
| 1977–78 | 2. Bundesliga Nord | II | 1st | 23 | 5 | 10 | 74 | 40 | 51:25 | R1 | Norbert Eilenfeldt | 16 |
| 1978–79 | Bundesliga | I | 16th | 9 | 8 | 17 | 43 | 56 | 26:42 | R2 | Norbert Eilenfeldt | 10 |
| 1979–80 | 2. Bundesliga Nord | II | 1st | 30 | 6 | 2 | 120 | 31 | 66:10 | R3 | Christian Sackewitz | 35 |
| 1980–81 | Bundesliga | I | 15th | 10 | 6 | 18 | 46 | 65 | 26:42 | R1 | Gerd-Volker Schock | 16 |
| 1981–82 | Bundesliga | I | 12th | 12 | 6 | 16 | 46 | 50 | 30:38 | R2 | Gerd-Volker Schock | 7 |
| 1982–83 | Bundesliga | I | 8th | 12 | 7 | 15 | 46 | 71 | 31:37 | R3 | Frank Pagelsdorf | 11 |
| 1983–84 | Bundesliga | I | 8th | 12 | 9 | 13 | 40 | 49 | 33:35 | R2 | Frank Pagelsdorf | 10 |
| 1984–85 | Bundesliga | I | 16th | 8 | 13 | 13 | 46 | 61 | 29:39 | R1 | Siegfried Reich | 18 |
| 1985–86 | 2. Bundesliga | II | 4th | 18 | 9 | 11 | 60 | 47 | 45:31 | R1 | Stefan Kohn | 14 |
| 1986–87 | 2. Bundesliga | II | 9th | 12 | 14 | 12 | 58 | 55 | 38:38 | R2 | Matthias Westerwinter | 11 |
| 1987–88 | 2. Bundesliga | II | 20th | 6 | 10 | 22 | 29 | 67 | 22:54 | R1 | Matthias Westerwinter | 5 |
| 1988–89 | Oberliga Westfalen | III | 2nd | 19 | 8 | 3 | 58 | 21 | 46:14 | R1 | Manfred Lonnemann | 11 |
| 1989–90 | Oberliga Westfalen | III | 1st | 20 | 9 | 1 | 68 | 17 | 49:11 | DNQ | Gerrit Meinke | 16 |
| 1990–91 | Oberliga Westfalen | III | 5th | 15 | 3 | 12 | 55 | 39 | 33:27 | DNQ | Gerrit Meinke | 13 |
| 1991–92 | Oberliga Westfalen | III | 4th | 17 | 10 | 3 | 48 | 18 | 44:16 | R2 | Gerrit Meinke | 15 |
| 1992–93 | Oberliga Westfalen | III | 3rd | 18 | 7 | 9 | 69 | 42 | 43:25 | DNQ | Theo Schneider | 15 |
| 1993–94 | Oberliga Westfalen | III | 3rd | 14 | 11 | 5 | 48 | 28 | 39:21 | DNQ | Markus Wuckel | 12 |
| 1994–95 | Regionalliga West/Südwest | III | 1st | 20 | 10 | 4 | 65 | 28 | 50:18 | DNQ | Markus Wuckel | 13 |
| 1995–96 | 2. Bundesliga | II | 2nd | 16 | 9 | 9 | 55 | 45 | 57 | R2 | Fritz Walter | 21 |
| 1996–97 | Bundesliga | I | 14th | 11 | 7 | 16 | 46 | 54 | 40 | R2 | Stefan Kuntz | 14 |
| 1997–98 | Bundesliga | I | 18th | 8 | 8 | 18 | 43 | 56 | 32 | R3 | Stefan Kuntz | 11 |
| 1998–99 | 2. Bundesliga | II | 1st | 20 | 7 | 7 | 62 | 32 | 67 | R3 | Bruno Labbadia | 28 |
| 1999–2000 | Bundesliga | I | 17th | 7 | 9 | 18 | 40 | 61 | 30 | R4 | Bruno Labbadia | 11 |
| 2000–01 | 2. Bundesliga | II | 13th | 10 | 11 | 13 | 53 | 46 | 41 | R2 | Artur Wichniarek | 18 |
| 2001–02 | 2. Bundesliga | II | 2nd | 19 | 8 | 7 | 68 | 38 | 65 | R2 | Artur Wichniarek | 20 |
| 2002–03 | Bundesliga | I | 16th | 8 | 12 | 14 | 35 | 46 | 36 | R2 | Artur Wichniarek | 12 |
| 2003–04 | 2. Bundesliga | II | 2nd | 16 | 8 | 10 | 50 | 37 | 56 | R1 | Isaac Boakye | 14 |
| 2004–05 | Bundesliga | I | 13th | 11 | 7 | 16 | 37 | 49 | 40 | SF | Delron Buckley | 15 |
| 2005–06 | Bundesliga | I | 13th | 10 | 7 | 17 | 32 | 47 | 37 | SF | Isaac Boakye | 8 |
| 2006–07 | Bundesliga | I | 12th | 11 | 9 | 14 | 47 | 49 | 42 | R1 | Artur Wichniarek | 10 |
| 2007–08 | Bundesliga | I | 15th | 8 | 10 | 16 | 35 | 60 | 34 | R3 | Artur Wichniarek | 10 |
| 2008–09 | Bundesliga | I | 18th | 4 | 16 | 14 | 29 | 56 | 28 | R2 | Artur Wichniarek | 13 |
| 2009–10 | 2. Bundesliga | II | 7th | 16 | 5 | 13 | 48 | 41 | 49 | R2 | Giovanni Federico | 12 |
| 2010–11 | 2. Bundesliga | II | 18th | 4 | 8 | 22 | 17 | 28 | 65 | R2 | Sebastian HeidingerJosip Tadić | 5 |
| 2011–12 | 3. Liga | III | 13th | 12 | 14 | 12 | 51 | 57 | 50 | R1 | Fabian Klos | 10 |
| 2012–13 | 3. Liga | III | 2nd | 22 | 10 | 6 | 59 | 32 | 76 | R2 | Fabian Klos | 20 |
| 2013–14 | 2. Bundesliga | II | 16th | 9 | 8 | 17 | 40 | 58 | 35 | R2 | Fabian Klos | 9 |
| 2014–15 | 3. Liga | III | 1st | 22 | 8 | 2 | 75 | 41 | 74 | SF | Fabian Klos | 23 |
| 2015–16 | 2. Bundesliga | II | 12th | 8 | 18 | 8 | 38 | 39 | 42 | R1 | Fabian Klos | 12 |
| 2016–17 | 2. Bundesliga | II | 15th | 8 | 13 | 13 | 50 | 54 | 37 | QF | Fabian Klos | 13 |
| 2017–18 | 2. Bundesliga | II | 4th | 12 | 12 | 10 | 51 | 47 | 48 | R1 | Andreas Voglsammer | 13 |
| 2018–19 | 2. Bundesliga | II | 7th | 13 | 10 | 11 | 52 | 50 | 49 | R2 | Fabian Klos | 17 |
| 2019–20 | 2. Bundesliga | II | 1st | 18 | 14 | 2 | 65 | 30 | 68 | R2 | Fabian Klos | 21 |
| 2020–21 | Bundesliga | I | 15th | 9 | 8 | 17 | 26 | 52 | 35 | R1 | Ritsu DōanFabian Klos | 5 |
| 2021–22 | Bundesliga | I | 17th | 5 | 13 | 16 | 27 | 53 | 28 | R2 | Masaya Okugawa | 8 |
| 2022–23 | 2. Bundesliga | II | 16th | 9 | 7 | 18 | 50 | 62 | 34 | R2 | Robin Hack | 13 |
| 2023–24 | 3. Liga | III | 14th | 11 | 13 | 14 | 48 | 47 | 46 | R2 | Fabian Klos | 10 |

## Sources

* Kirschneck, Jens (2005). Arminia Bielefeld - 100 Jahre Leidenschaft. Göttingen: Verlag Die Werkstatt. ISBN 3-89533-479-0.
* "Alle Ligaplazierungen seit Gründung des Vereins" (in German). Blaue Daten. Archived from the original on October 21, 2007. Retrieved 2008-08-09.
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