2023–24 VfL Wolfsburg (women) season

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VfL Wolfsburg
2023–24 season
Frauen-BundesligaPre–season
DFB-Pokal FrauenThird round
UEFA Women's Champions LeagueRound 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]

See also: 2023–24 Frauen-Bundesliga

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
3 6 October 2023 1. FC Nürnberg Home
4 15 October 2023 RB Leipzig Away
5 22 October 2023 1899 Hoffenheim Home
6 5 November 2023 Bayern Munich Away
7 12 November 2023 SC Freiburg Home
8 19 November 2023 MSV Duisburg Home
9 10 December 2023 1. FC Köln Away
10 17 December 2023 Werder Bremen Home
11 28 January 2024 SGS Essen Away
12 4 February 2024 Bayer Leverkusen Away
13 11 February 2024 Eintracht Frankfurt Home
14 18 February 2024 1. FC Nürnberg Away
15 10 March 2024 RB Leipzig Home
16 17 March 2024 1899 Hoffenheim Away
17 24 March 2024 Bayern Munich Home
18 14 April 2024 SC Freiburg Away
19 21 April 2024 MSV Duisburg Away
20 5 May 2024 1. FC Köln Home
21 12 May 2024 Werder Bremen Away
22 20 May 2024 SGS Essen Home

Frauen-Bundesliga table[edit]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Bayern Munich (C, Q) 20 17 3 0 52 7 +45 54 Qualification for Champions League group stage
2 VfL Wolfsburg (Q) 20 15 2 3 58 19 +39 47 Qualification for Champions League second round
3 Eintracht Frankfurt 20 12 2 6 37 23 +14 38 Qualification for Champions League first round
4 TSG Hoffenheim 20 10 4 6 42 28 +14 34
5 SGS Essen 20 9 5 6 31 19 +12 32
6 Bayer Leverkusen 20 7 7 6 29 21 +8 28
7 Werder Bremen 20 7 4 9 31 26 +5 25
8 RB Leipzig 20 6 5 9 22 39 −17 23
9 SC Freiburg 20 5 6 9 22 39 −17 21
10 1. FC Köln 20 5 3 12 24 40 −16 18
11 1. FC Nürnberg 20 3 3 14 14 56 −42 12 Relegation to 2. Bundesliga
12 MSV Duisburg (R) 20 0 4 16 14 59 −45 4
Updated to match(es) played on 6 May 2024. Source: DFB
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; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated

Frauen-Bundesliga results overview[edit]

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
1 1 0 0 3 0  +3 3 1 0 0 3 0  +3 0 0 0 0 0  0

Last updated: 7 September 2023.
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]
TBD 3 TBD

UEFA Women's Champions League results[edit]

See also: 2023–24 UEFA Women's Champions League

Qualifying rounds[edit]

Date Round Opponent Venue Result
F–A		 Goalscorers Attendance Ref.
10 October 2023 R2 – FL Paris FC Away
18 October 2023 R2 – SL Paris FC Home

Overall record[edit]

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Frauen-Bundesliga 17 September 2023 20 May 2024 Matchday 1 TBD 10 8 1 1 24 7 +17 080.00
DFB-Pokal Frauen 10 September 2023 TBD Second round TBD 2 2 0 0 7 0 +7 100.00
UEFA Women's Champions League 11 October 2023 18 October 2023 Round 2 Round 2 2 0 1 1 3 5 −2 000.00
Total 14 10 2 2 34 12 +22 071.43

Source: Competitions

Roster and statistics[edit]

Roster and statistics[edit]

Goalscorers[edit]

As of match played 10 September 2023
Goalscorers in all competitions
Player Goals
Lena Oberdorf 1
Jule Brand 1
Frauen-Bundesliga goalscorers
Player Goals
None–to–date 0
DFB-Pokal Frauen goalscorers
Player Goals
Lena Oberdorf 1
Jule Brand 1
UEFA Women's Champions League goalscorers
Player Goals
None–to–date 0

Other statistics[edit]

Discipline[edit]

As of match played 10 September 2023
Yellow and red cards from all competitions
Players Yellow card Yellow card Red card Red card
Lena Oberdorf 1 0 0
Totals 1 0 0
Yellow and red cards in Frauen-Bundesliga
Players Yellow card Yellow card Red card Red card
None–to date 0 0 0
Totals 0 0 0
Yellow and red cards from the DFB-Pokal Frauen
Players Yellow card Yellow card Red card Red card
Lena Oberdorf 1 0 0
Totals 1 0 0
Yellow and red cards from the UEFA Women's Champions League
Players Yellow card Yellow card Red card Red card
None–to–date 0 0 0
Totals 0 0 0

Clean sheets[edit]

As of match played 10 September 2023
Clean sheets
No. Goalkeeper Competition Opponent Final score Ref.
1 Merle Frohms DFB-Pokal Frauen Turbine Potsdam 2–0 [10]

Transfers and contracts[edit]

Transfers[edit]

Transferred in
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]
Transferred out
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]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Frauen-Teams: Alle 26 Erst- und Zweitligisten erhalten Lizenzen für 2023/24". kicker.de (in German). Olympia Verlag. 21 June 2023. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Wolfsburg leiht Wolter an Frankfurt aus". kicker.de (in German). Olympia Verlag. 18 July 2023. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
  3. ^ a b "VfL Wolfsburg — Termine". kicker.de (in German). Olympia Verlag. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Google Pixel Frauen-Bundesliga — Spielinfo". kicker.de (in German). Olympia verlag. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  5. ^ "Souveränes 3:0 über Leverkusen: Wolfsburg glückt der Bundesliga-Auftakt". kicker.de (in German). Olympia Verlag. 17 September 2023. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  6. ^ a b "Google Pixel Frauen-Bundesliga — Schema". kicker.de (in German). Olympia Verlag. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  7. ^ a b "Google Pixel Frauen-Bundesliga — Tabelle". kicker.de (in German). Olympia Verlag. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  8. ^ "2:0-Sieg in Potsdam: VfL Wolfsburg glanzlos im Pokal-Achtelfinale". kicker.de (in German). Olympia Verlag. 10 September 2023. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  9. ^ a b "DFB-Pokal Frauen — Spielinfo". kicker.de (in German). Olympia Verlag. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  10. ^ a b c "TURBINE POTSDAM VS. WOLFSBURG 0 - 2". Soccerway (in German). Perform Group. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  11. ^ "Flyeralarm Frauen-Bundesliga — Tabelle". kicker.de (in German). Olympia Verlag. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  12. ^ "Perfect start". vfl-wolfsburg.de. VfL Wolfsburg. 17 September 2023. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  13. ^ "Spielordnung" [Match rules] (PDF). dfb.de (in German). German Football Association (DFB). 1 October 2023. p. 71. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
  14. ^ a b "S. STARKE". Soccerway. Perform group. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
  15. ^ a b c d e "VfL Wolfsburg [Women] » Transfers 2023/2024". World Football. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
  16. ^ "Wolfsburg verpflichtet Top-Talent Xhemaili". kicker.de (in German). Olympia Verlag. 4 April 2023. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
  17. ^ "Wölfinnen sichern sich Eintracht-Talent Küver ablösefrei". kicker.de (in German). Olympia Verlag. 24 May 2023. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
  18. ^ "Wolfsburg verpflichtet niederländische Torschützenkönigin Kalma". kicker.de (in German). Olympia Verlag. 25 May 2023. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
  19. ^ "Back-up für Rauch: Wolfsburg holt ablösefreie Nuria aus Barcelona". kicker.de (in German). Olympia Verlag. 9 August 2023. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
  20. ^ "Kiedrzynek kehrt zu PSG zurück". kicker.de (in German). Olympia Verlag. 7 June 2023. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
  21. ^ "Bremer zurück auf die Insel". kicker.de (in German). Olympia Verlag. 19 June 2023. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
  22. ^ ""Passt perfekt": Roord wechselt zu Manchester City". kicker.de (in German). Olympia Verlag. 6 July 2023. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
  23. ^ "Hendrich verlängert in Wolfsburg". kicker.de (in German). Olympia Verlag. 11 September 2023. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
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