VfL Wolfsburg II
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| Full name | Verein für Leibesübungen Wolfsburg II |
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| Dissolved | 2021 |
| Ground | AOK Stadion |
| Capacity | 5,200 |
VfL Wolfsburg II was a German association football team from the city of Wolfsburg, Lower Saxony. It was the reserve team of VfL Wolfsburg. The team's greatest success was two league championships in the tier four Regionalliga Nord, in 2013–14 and 2015–16, which entitled it to take part in the promotion round to the 3. Liga.
The team made four appearances in the first round of the German Cup, the DFB-Pokal, in 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04 and 2005–06, reaching the second round in 2001–02, after eliminating Borussia Dortmund, and in 2003–04, after eliminating Energie Cottbus in the first.
The team was dissolved at the end of the 2020–21 season.
History
[edit]The team first rose above local amateur level when it won promotion to the tier five Verbandsliga Niedersachsen-Ost in 1995, where it played for the next four seasons, then under the name of VfL Wolfsburg Amateure.[1]
Wolfsburg rose above regional Lower Saxony level after winning the tier five Verbandsliga Niedersachsen-Ost in 1998–99. It played the next five seasons in the Oberliga Niedersachsen/Bremen as an upper table side before winning the league in 2003–04 and earning promotion to the Regionalliga Nord for the first time. Relegated from this level after just a single season Wolfsburg entered the Oberliga Nord for two seasons before winning it in 2006–07 and returning to the Regionalliga.[2]
In the early 2000s the team made four appearances in the first round of the German Cup, the DFB-Pokal, in 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04 and 2005–06. In 2001–02 it eliminated Borussia Dortmund in the first round and, in 2003–04, Energie Cottbus, but was knocked out in the second on both occasions.[3]
The 2007–08 season was the last of the Regionalliga as a tier three league, the 3. Liga having been introduced at the end of season. Despite finishing 19th, the team was allowed to remain in the Regionalliga Nord because of a general league restructuring. Wolfsburg played in the Regionalliga from 2008 onwards, finishing runners-up in 2010, 2011 and 2015 and winning the league in 2014, 2016 and 2019. The league wins entitled the club to participate in the promotion play-offs to the 3. Liga, but the team lost on aggregate to SG Sonnenhof Großaspach in 2014, Regionalliga Bayern champions Jahn Regensburg in 2016 and Regionalliga Bayern champions Bayern Munich II in 2019.[2]
On 10 May 2021, it was announced that the team would be dissolved at the end of the 2020–21 season after failing to achieve promotion to the 3. Liga. The club stated that it wanted to focus on its cooperation with the Austrian club St. Pölten to develop its talents instead.[4]
Honours
[edit]The club's honours:
- Regionalliga Nord
- Champions: 2013–14, 2015–16, 2018–19
- Runners: 2009–10, 2014–15, 2018–20
- Oberliga Nord
- Champions: 2006–07
- Oberliga Niedersachsen/Bremen
- Champions: 2003–04
- Verbandsliga Niedersachsen-Ost
- Champions: 1998–99
- Lower Saxony Cup
- Winners: 2002, 2003
Recent seasons
[edit]The recent season-by-season performance of the club:[1][2]
| Season | Division | Tier | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003–04 | Oberliga Niedersachsen/Bremen | IV | 1st ↑ |
| 2004–05 | Regionalliga Nord | III | 17th ↓ |
| 2005–06 | Oberliga Nord | IV | 3rd |
| 2006–07 | Oberliga Nord | 1st ↑ | |
| 2007–08 | Regionalliga Nord | III | 19th |
| 2008–09 | Regionalliga Nord | IV | 5th |
| 2009–10 | Regionalliga Nord | 2nd | |
| 2010–11 | Regionalliga Nord | 2nd | |
| 2011–12 | Regionalliga Nord | 4th | |
| 2012–13 | Regionalliga Nord | 3rd | |
| 2013–14 | Regionalliga Nord | 1st | |
| 2014–15 | Regionalliga Nord | 2nd | |
| 2015–16 | Regionalliga Nord | 1st | |
| 2016–17 | Regionalliga Nord | 3rd | |
| 2016–17 | Regionalliga Nord | 3rd | |
| 2018–19 | Regionalliga Nord | 1st | |
| 2019–20 | Regionalliga Nord | 2nd | |
| 2020–21 | Regionalliga Nord – Group South | 9th |
- With the introduction of the 3. Liga in 2008 as the new third tier, below the 2. Bundesliga, all leagues below dropped one tier.
| ↑ Promoted | ↓ Relegated |
Players
[edit]Current squad
[edit]- As of 23 August 2022[5]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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References
[edit]- ^ a b "Historic German football league tables". f-archiv.de (in German). Das Deutsche Fussball Archiv. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
- ^ a b c "VfL Wolfsburg II". fussball.de (in German). German Football Association results website. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
- ^ "VfL Wolfsburg II » Termine & Ergebnisse 2001/2002". weltfussball.de (in German). Weltfussball. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
- ^ "VfL Wolfsburg meldet U 23 ab und kooperiert mit St. Pölten" [VfL Wolfsburg deregisters U 23 and cooperates with St. Pölten]. kicker.de (in German). kicker. 10 May 2021. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
- ^ VfL Wolfsburg II Kader
External links
[edit]- Official club site (in German)
- VfL Wolfsburg II at Weltfussball.de (in German)