VFL Bochum

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NICKNAME – Die Unabsteigbaren (The Unrelegatables), Die Graue Maus (Grey Mouse)
FOUNDED – 1848
LOCATED IN – Bochum, North Rhine-Westphalia
STADIUM – Vonovia-Ruhrstadion
ON FOOT – 15 minutes from the centre
CAPACITY – 27,599
PROMOTED – 2021
BEST LEAGUE FINISH – 5th (Twice)
BEST DFB POKAL RUN –Runners Up (Twice)
BEST UC/EL FINISH – R16 (1997/1998)
RECORD GOALSCORER – Hans-Joachim Abel (73)
2022/2023 FINISH – 14th

FIVE FACTS ABOUT VFL BOCHUM
1. Although the original club was founded as a multi-sports organisation way back in 1848, it didn’t take on its current status until 1949.
2. Bochum achieved its first promotion to the top flight in 1971 and remained there for the next 22 years.
3. Fans started calling them the “Unrelegatables” in the 1992/1993 season after a number of close shaves. Naturally, they immediately went down.
4. Another nickname they accrued was the “Grey Mouse”, due to their minnow status. They embraced the moniker by making a blue mouse their mascot.
5. Bochum fans share a rare friendship with Bayern fans.

FIVE FACTS ABOUT BOCHUM
1. Bochum derives from the words for “beech” and “home”, as it was established around beech trees.
2. Many Poles moved here seeking work in the early 20th century, a community that still exists today.
3. The musical “Starlight Express” began a famously long run at the theatre in Bochum in 1988, but was brought to a halt by the Covid-19 pandemic.
4. The best-selling artist in German music history, Herbert Grönemeyer, is from here. He also starred in the cult “Das Boot” movie.
5. Bochum has the largest mining museum in the world with around 400,000 visitors per year.

INTERESTING VIDEO LINKS
Goal music
“Bochum”
“Mein Herz schlägt nur fur dich”
A look around Bochum

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