2023–24 VfL Wolfsburg (women) season
2023–24 season | |
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Frauen-Bundesliga | Runners Up |
DFB-Pokal Frauen | Winners |
UEFA Women's Champions League | Round 2 |
The 2023–24 VfL Wolfsburg (women) season started on 10 September 2023 against Turbine Potsdam. On 21 June 2023, the German Football Association announced that the VfL Wolfsburg women's team received their license, along with the rest of the Frauen-Bundesliga and 2. Frauen-Bundesliga clubs, for the 2023–24 season.[1] Pre–season training started on 20 July 2023.[2]
Season review
[edit]League
[edit]September and October
[edit]VfL Wolfsburg opened their 2023–24 Frauen-Bundesliga campaign against Bayer Leverkusen.[3] The match took place on 17 September 2023 at AOK-Stadion in Wolfsburg.[4] Prior to the match, Alexandra Popp was presented with the Footballer of the Year trophy.[5] VfL Wolfsburg won 3–0 with goals from Lena Oberdorf, Lena Lattwein, and Sveindís Jónsdóttir.[6] VfL Wolfsburg finished matchday one in third place.[7]
DFB-Pokal Frauen
[edit]VfL Wolfsburg's opening match of the season was a second round match against Turbine Potsdam.[3] Wolfsburg and Turbine Potsdam were allowed first round byes.[8] The match took place on 10 September 2023 at Karl-Liebknecht-Stadion in Potsdam.[9] Wolfsburg won 2–0 with goals from Lena Oberdorf and Jule Brand.[10]
UEFA Women's Champions League
[edit]As the second–place team in the 2022–23 Frauen-Bundesliga, VfL Wolfsburg qualified for Round 2 of qualifying of the 2023–24 UEFA Women's Champions League.[11]
Competitions
[edit]Frauen-Bundesliga
[edit]Frauen-Bundesliga results
[edit]MD | Date | Opponent | Home/Away | Results F–A |
Goalscorers | Attendance | Pos. | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 17 September 2023 | Bayer Leverkusen | Home | 3–0 | Oberdorf, Lattwein, Jónsdóttir | 3,728 | 3rd | [4][6][7][12] |
2 | 1 October 2023 | Eintracht Frankfurt | Away | 2–4 | Popp, Oberdorf, Wedemeyer, Pajor | 13,500 | 2nd | DFB.de |
3 | 6 October 2023 | 1. FC Nürnberg | Home | 1–0 | Kalma | 3,062 | 1st | DFB.de |
4 | 15 October 2023 | RB Leipzig | Away | 0–2 | Pajor, Endemann | 10,269 | 1st | DFB.de |
5 | 22 October 2023 | 1899 Hoffenheim | Home | 2–2 | Janssen, Popp | 3,707 | 1st | DFB.de |
6 | 5 November 2023 | Bayern Munich | Away | 2–1 | Oberdorf | 4,347 | 2nd | DFB.de |
7 | 12 November 2023 | SC Freiburg | Home | 4–0 | Pajor (2), Endemann, Lattwein | 3,017 | 2nd | DFB.de |
8 | 19 November 2023 | MSV Duisburg | Home | 2–0 | Kalma, Pajor | 2,677 | 2nd | DFB.de |
9 | 10 December 2023 | 1. FC Köln | Away | 1–4 | Huth, Janssen, Endemann, Wedemeyer | 3,600 | 2nd | DFB.de |
10 | 17 December 2023 | Werder Bremen | Home | 1–0 | Janssen | 2,814 | 1st | DFB.de |
11 | 28 January 2024 | SGS Essen | Away | 1–3 | Endemann, Hegering, Pajor | 3,842 | 1st | DFB.de |
12 | 4 February 2024 | Bayer Leverkusen | Away | 1–1 | Popp | 1,755 | 2nd | DFB.de |
13 | 11 February 2024 | Eintracht Frankfurt | Home | 3–0 | Johannes, Lattwein, Endemann | 8,867 | 2nd | DFB.de |
14 | 18 February 2024 | 1. FC Nürnberg | Away | 1–9 | Endemann, Popp (2), Pajor (4), Hagel, Kalma | 2,446 | 2nd | DFB.de |
15 | 10 March 2024 | RB Leipzig | Home | 4–0 | Hegering, Brand (2), Jónsdóttir | 2,667 | 2nd | DFB.de, Fussball.de |
16 | 17 March 2024 | 1899 Hoffenheim | Away | 2–1 | Brand | 2,212 | 2nd | DFB.de |
17 | 24 March 2024 | Bayern Munich | Home | 0–4 | 24,437 | 2nd | DFB.de | |
18 | 14 April 2024 | SC Freiburg | Away | 1–4 | Oberdorf, Pajor (2), Xhemaili | 3,795 | 2nd | DFB.de |
19 | 21 April 2024 | MSV Duisburg | Away | 1–4 | Popp, Janssen, Endemann, Pajor | 2,041 | 2nd | DFB.de |
20 | 5 May 2024 | 1. FC Köln | Home | 5–1 | Janssen, Pajor (2), Popp, Endemann | 3,151 | 2nd | DFB.de |
21 | 12 May 2024 | Werder Bremen | Away | 0–3 | Oberdorf, Jónsdóttir, Hagel | 3,478 | 2nd | DFB.de |
22 | 20 May 2024 | SGS Essen | Home | 6–0 | Hagel, Pajor (3), Endemann, Brand | 4,469 | 2nd | DFB.de |
Frauen-Bundesliga table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Bayern Munich (C) | 22 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 60 | 8 | +52 | 60 | Qualification for Champions League group stage |
2 | VfL Wolfsburg | 22 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 67 | 19 | +48 | 53 | Qualification for Champions League second round |
3 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 22 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 42 | 25 | +17 | 44 | Qualification for Champions League first round |
4 | SGS Essen | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 33 | 26 | +7 | 35 | |
5 | TSG Hoffenheim | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 43 | 35 | +8 | 34 | |
6 | Bayer Leverkusen | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 34 | 25 | +9 | 31 | |
7 | Werder Bremen | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 34 | 31 | +3 | 28 | |
8 | RB Leipzig | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 26 | 41 | −15 | 26 | |
9 | SC Freiburg | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 26 | 44 | −18 | 24 | |
10 | 1. FC Köln | 22 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 25 | 43 | −18 | 18 | |
11 | 1. FC Nürnberg (R) | 22 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 16 | 61 | −45 | 15 | Relegation to 2. Bundesliga |
12 | MSV Duisburg (R) | 22 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 64 | −48 | 4 | Demotion to Regionalliga |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Head-to-head away goals scored; 6) Away goals scored; 7) Play-off.[13]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Frauen-Bundesliga results overview
[edit]Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
22 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 67 | 19 | +48 | 53 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 7 | +24 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 36 | 12 | +24 |
Last updated: complete.
Source: Frauen-Bundesliga results
DFB-Pokal Frauen results
[edit]Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result F–A |
Goalscorers | Attendance | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
10 September 2023 | 2 | Turbine Potsdam | Away | 2–0 | Oberdorf, Brand | 1,698 | [9][10] |
24 November 2023 | 3 | Werder Bremen | home | 5–0 | Popp (2), Pajor, Endemann, Brand | 2,738 | DFB.de |
5 March 2024 | 4 | TSG Hoffenheim | away | 3–0 | Brand, Popp, Endemann | 1,996 | DFB.de |
30 March 2024 | 5 | SGS Essen | home | 9–0 | Brand, Pajor, Endemann (3), Janssen, Jöster (o.g.), Xhemaili, Huth | 2,889 | DFB.de |
9 May 2024 | 6 | Bayern Munich | neutral ground | 2–0 | Brand, Janssen | 44,000 | DFB.de |
UEFA Women's Champions League results
[edit]Qualifying rounds
[edit]Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result F–A |
Goalscorers | Attendance | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
10 October 2023 | R2 – FL | Paris FC | Away | 3–3 | Endemann, Popp (2) | 3,257 | UEFA.com |
18 October 2023 | R2 – SL | Paris FC | Home | 0–2 | 3,747 | UEFA.com |
Overall record
[edit]Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
Frauen-Bundesliga | 17 September 2023 | 20 May 2024 | Matchday 1 | Runners-up | 22 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 67 | 19 | +48 | 77.27 |
DFB-Pokal Frauen | 10 September 2023 | 9 May 2024 | Second round | Winner | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | +21 | 100.00 |
UEFA Women's Champions League | 11 October 2023 | 18 October 2023 | Round 2 | Round 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 0.00 |
Total | 29 | 22 | 3 | 4 | 91 | 24 | +67 | 75.86 |
Source: Competitions
Roster and statistics
[edit]Roster and statistics
[edit]Goalscorers
[edit]- As of match played 20 May 2024
Player | Goals |
---|---|
Ewa Pajor | 20 |
Vivien Endemann | 15 |
Alexandra Popp | 12 |
Jule Brand | 9 |
Dominique Janssen | 7 |
Lena Oberdorf | 6 |
Chantal Hagel | 3 |
Sveindís Jónsdóttir | 3 |
Fenna Kalma | 3 |
Lena Lattwein | 3 |
Marina Hegering | 2 |
Svenja Huth | 2 |
Joelle Wedemeyer | 2 |
Riola Xhemaili | 2 |
Stina Johannes | 1 |
Player | Goals |
---|---|
Ewa Pajor | 18 |
Vivien Endemann | 9 |
Alexandra Popp | 7 |
Dominique Janssen | 5 |
Lena Oberdorf | 5 |
Jule Brand | 4 |
Chantal Hagel | 3 |
Sveindís Jónsdóttir | 3 |
Fenna Kalma | 3 |
Lena Lattwein | 3 |
Marina Hegering | 2 |
Joelle Wedemeyer | 2 |
Svenja Huth | 1 |
Stina Johannes | 1 |
Riola Xhemaili | 1 |
Player | Goals |
---|---|
Vivien Endemann | 5 |
Jule Brand | 5 |
Alexandra Popp | 3 |
Dominique Janssen | 2 |
Ewa Pajor | 2 |
Svenja Huth | 1 |
Lena Oberdorf | 1 |
Riola Xhemaili | 1 |
Player | Goals |
---|---|
Alexandra Popp | 2 |
Vivien Endemann | 1 |
Other statistics
[edit]Discipline
[edit]- As of match played 20 May 2024
Players | |||
---|---|---|---|
Lena Oberdorf | 7 | 0 | 0 |
Jule Brand | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Marina Hegering | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Kathrin Hendrich | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Nuria Rábano | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Vivien Endemann | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Svenja Huth | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Dominique Janssen | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Lynn Wilms | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Sara Agrež | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Chantal Hagel | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Sveindís Jónsdóttir | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Camilla Küver | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Ewa Pajor | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Alexandra Popp | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Felicitas Rauch | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Tommy Stroot (man.) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Joelle Wedemeyer | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | 36 | 1 | 0 |
Players | |||
---|---|---|---|
Lena Oberdorf | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Marina Hegering | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Jule Brand | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Vivien Endemann | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Svenja Huth | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Lynn Wilms | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Sara Agrež | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Chantal Hagel | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Kathrin Hendrich | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Dominique Janssen | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Sveindís Jónsdóttir | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Camilla Küver | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Ewa Pajor | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Alexandra Popp | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Nuria Rábano | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Felicitas Rauch | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Tommy Stroot (man.) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Joelle Wedemeyer | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | 28 | 1 | 0 |
Players | |||
---|---|---|---|
Lena Oberdorf | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Nuria Rábano | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Jule Brand | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Players | |||
---|---|---|---|
Kathrin Hendrich | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Dominique Janssen | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Clean sheets
[edit]- As of match played 20 May 2024
No. | Goalkeeper | Competition | Opponent | Final score | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Merle Frohms | DFB-Pokal Frauen | Turbine Potsdam | 0–2 | [10] |
2 | Merle Frohms | Frauen-Bundesliga | Bayer Leverkusen | 3–0 | DFB.de |
3 | Merle Frohms | Frauen-Bundesliga | 1. FC Nürnberg | 1–0 | DFB.de |
4 | Lisa Schmitz | Frauen-Bundesliga | RB Leipzig | 0–2 | DFB.de |
5 | Merle Frohms | Frauen-Bundesliga | SC Freiburg | 4–0 | DFB.de |
6 | Merle Frohms | Frauen-Bundesliga | MSV Duisburg | 2–0 | DFB.de |
7 | Merle Frohms | DFB-Pokal Frauen | Werder Bremen | 5–0 | DFB.de |
8 | Merle Frohms | Frauen-Bundesliga | Werder Bremen | 1–0 | DFB.de |
9 | Merle Frohms | Frauen-Bundesliga | Eintracht Frankfurt | 3–0 | DFB.de |
10 | Merle Frohms | DFB-Pokal Frauen | TSG Hoffenheim | 0–3 | DFB.de |
11 | Merle Frohms | Frauen-Bundesliga | RB Leipzig | 4–0 | DFB.de |
12 | Merle Frohms | DFB-Pokal Frauen | SGS Essen | 9–0 | DFB.de |
13 | Merle Frohms | DFB-Pokal Frauen | Bayern Munich | 0–2 | DFB.de |
14 | Merle Frohms | Frauen-Bundesliga | Werder Bremen | 0–3 | DFB.de |
15 | Merle Frohms | Frauen-Bundesliga | SGS Essen | 6–0 | DFB.de |
Transfers and contracts
[edit]Transfers
[edit]Pos. | Name | Age | EU | Moving from | Type | Transfer Window | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Midfielder | Sandra Starke | 29 | Yes | Chicago Red Stars | Loan return | Summer | [14] |
Goalkeeper | Lisa Schmitz | 31 | Yes | Montpellier HSC | Transfer | Summer | [15] |
Goalkeeper | Anneke Borbe | 22 | Yes | Werder Bremen | Transfer | Summer | [15] |
Midfielder | Chantal Hagel | 24 | Yes | 1899 Hoffenheim | Transfer | Summer | [15] |
Forward | Vivien Endemann | 21 | Yes | SGS Essen | Transfer | Summer | [15] |
Midfielder | Riola Xhemaili | 20 | Yes | SC Freiburg | Transfer | Summer | [16] |
Defender | Camilla Küver | 20 | Yes | Eintracht Frankfurt | Free Transfer | Summer | [17] |
Forward | Fenna Kalma | 23 | Yes | FC Twente | Free transfer | Summer | [18] |
Left Back | Nuria Rábano | 24 | Yes | FC Barcelona | Free transfer | Summer | [19] |
Pos. | Name | Age | EU | Moving to | Type | Transfer Window | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Midfielder | Sandra Starke | 29 | Yes | RB Leipzig | Transfer | Summer | [14] |
Goalkeeper | Julia Kassen | 21 | Yes | SC Freiburg | Transfer | Summer | [15] |
Goalkeeper | Katarzyna Kiedrzynek | 32 | Yes | Paris Saint-Germain | Transfer | Summer | [20] |
Forward | Pauline Bremer | 27 | Yes | Brighton & Hove Albion | Transfer | Summer | [21] |
Midfielder | Jill Roord | 26 | Yes | Manchester City | Transfer | Summer | [22] |
Midfielder | Pia-Sophie Wolter | 25 | Yes | Eintracht Frankfurt | Loan | Summer | [2] |
Contracts
[edit]Player | Contract length | Expiry date | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|
Kathrin Hendrich | One–year extension | 30 June 2025 | [23] |
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