2025–26 VfL Bochum season
| 2025–26 season | ||||
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| Chairman | Andreas Luthe | |||
| Manager | Dieter Hecking | |||
| Stadium | Vonovia-Ruhrstadion | |||
| 2. Bundesliga | TBD | |||
| DFB-Pokal | TBD | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Broschinski, Holtmann, Ibrahima Sissoko (all 1) All: Bamba, Bero, Broschinski, Holtmann, Loosli, Ibrahima Sissoko (all 1) | |||
| Highest home attendance | 24,207 (vs Elversberg, 10 August 2025) | |||
| Lowest home attendance | 24,207 (vs Elversberg, 10 August 2025) | |||
| Average home league attendance | 24,207 | |||
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| All statistics correct as of 16 August 2025. | ||||
The 2025–26 VfL Bochum season is the 88th season in the club's history.
Matches
Legend
Win Draw Loss
Friendly matches
| 3 July 2025 Friendly | VfL Bochum | 14–0 | TuS Harpen | Bochum |
| 18:30 | [1] | Stadium: Leichtathletikplatz am Vonovia-Ruhrstadion Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Lea Bramkamp (Hattingen) |
| 6 July 2025 Friendly | Wuppertaler SV | 0–5 | VfL Bochum | Wuppertal |
| 15:30 | [2] |
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Stadium: Stadion am Zoo Attendance: 3,877 Referee: Jonah Besong (Duisburg) |
| 12 July 2025 Friendly | FC Viktoria Plzeň  | 1–1 | VfL Bochum | Kufstein, Austria |
| 13:00 | [3] |
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Stadium: Grenzlandstadion Referee: Andreas Staudinger (Innsbruck) |
| 16 July 2025 Friendly | SV Waldhof Mannheim | 2–3 | VfL Bochum | Angerberg, Austria |
| 13:00 | [4] |
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Stadium: Sportzentrum Attendance: 300 Referee: Dr. Daniel Bramböck (Wörgl) |
| 16 July 2025 Friendly | BSC Young Boys .svg.png){kind=small} | 4–5 | VfL Bochum | Schwaz, Austria |
| 18:00 | [5] |
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Stadium: Silberstadt Arena Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Arnes Talic (Salzburg) |
| 19 July 2025 Friendly | FC Metalist 1925 Kharkiv  | 0–0 | VfL Bochum | Schwaz, Austria |
| 15:00 | [6] | Stadium: Silberstadt Arena Referee: Ali Mutlu (Stans) | ||
| Note: 2× 60 minutes | ||||
| 27 July 2025 Friendly | VfL Bochum | 0–2 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | Bochum |
| 18:00 | [7] | Stadium: Vonovia-Ruhrstadion Attendance: 15,788 Referee: Felix Weller (Osnabrück) |
2. Bundesliga
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Schalke 04 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 11 | VfL Bochum | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 3 |
| 12 | SV Elversberg | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 3 |
| 13 | Preußen Münster | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 1 |
Updated to match(es) played on 10 August 2025. 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.[8]
(Rules 4–6 only apply after home and away matches have been played between the tied teams.)
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.[8]
(Rules 4–6 only apply after home and away matches have been played between the tied teams.)
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | −3 |
Source: [9]
Results by round
Matches
| 2 August 2025 1 | SV Darmstadt 98 | 4–1 | VfL Bochum | Darmstadt |
| 13:00 | [11] |
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Stadium: Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor Attendance: 17,500 Referee: Max Burda (Berlin) |
| 10 August 2025 2 | VfL Bochum | 2–0 | SV Elversberg | Bochum |
| 13:30 |
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[12] | Stadium: Vonovia-Ruhrstadion Attendance: 24,207 Referee: Lukas Benen (Nordhorn) |
| 23 August 2025 3 | FC Schalke 04 | v | VfL Bochum | Gelsenkirchen |
| 20:30 | Stadium: Veltins-Arena |
| 30 August 2025 4 | VfL Bochum | v | SC Preußen Münster | Bochum |
| 13:00 | Stadium: Vonovia-Ruhrstadion |
| 12 September 2025 5 | SC Paderborn 07 | v | VfL Bochum | Paderborn |
| 18:30 | Stadium: Home Deluxe Arena |
| 20 September 2025 6 | 1. FC Nürnberg | v | VfL Bochum | Nuremberg |
| 20:30 | Stadium: Max-Morlock-Stadion |
| 27 September 2025 7 | VfL Bochum | v | Fortuna Düsseldorf | Bochum |
| 20:30 | Stadium: Vonovia-Ruhrstadion |
| 8 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | v | VfL Bochum | Kaiserslautern |
| Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion |
| 9 | VfL Bochum | v | Hertha BSC | Bochum |
| Stadium: Vonovia-Ruhrstadion |
| 10 | Holstein Kiel | v | VfL Bochum | Kiel |
| Stadium: Holstein-Stadion |
| 11 | VfL Bochum | v | 1. FC Magdeburg | Bochum |
| Stadium: Vonovia-Ruhrstadion |
| 12 | Eintracht Braunschweig | v | VfL Bochum | Braunschweig |
| Stadium: Eintracht-Stadion |
| 13 | VfL Bochum | v | Dynamo Dresden | Bochum |
| Stadium: Vonovia-Ruhrstadion |
| 14 | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | v | VfL Bochum | Fürth |
| Stadium: Sportpark Ronhof Thomas Sommer |
| 15 | VfL Bochum | v | Arminia Bielefeld | Bochum |
| Stadium: Vonovia-Ruhrstadion |
| 16 | Hannover 96 | v | VfL Bochum | Hanover |
| Stadium: Heinz-von-Heiden-Arena |
| 17 | VfL Bochum | v | Karlsruher SC | Bochum |
| Stadium: Vonovia-Ruhrstadion |
| 18 | VfL Bochum | v | SV Darmstadt 98 | Bochum |
| Stadium: Vonovia-Ruhrstadion |
| 20 | VfL Bochum | v | FC Schalke 04 | Bochum |
| Stadium: Vonovia-Ruhrstadion |
| 21 | SC Preußen Münster | v | VfL Bochum | Münster |
| Stadium: LVM-Preußenstadion |
| 22 | VfL Bochum | v | SC Paderborn 07 | Bochum |
| Stadium: Vonovia-Ruhrstadion |
| 23 | VfL Bochum | v | 1. FC Nürnberg | Bochum |
| Stadium: Vonovia-Ruhrstadion |
| 24 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | v | VfL Bochum | Düsseldorf |
| Stadium: Merkur Spiel-Arena |
| 25 | VfL Bochum | v | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | Bochum |
| Stadium: Vonovia-Ruhrstadion |
| 26 | Hertha BSC | v | VfL Bochum | Berlin |
| Stadium: Olympiastadion |
| 27 | VfL Bochum | v | Holstein Kiel | Bochum |
| Stadium: Vonovia-Ruhrstadion |
| 28 | 1. FC Magdeburg | v | VfL Bochum | Magdeburg |
| Stadium: Avnet Arena |
| 29 | VfL Bochum | v | Eintracht Braunschweig | Bochum |
| Stadium: Vonovia-Ruhrstadion |
| 30 | Dynamo Dresden | v | VfL Bochum | Dresden |
| Stadium: Rudolf-Harbig-Stadion |
| 31 | VfL Bochum | v | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | Bochum |
| Stadium: Vonovia-Ruhrstadion |
| 32 | Arminia Bielefeld | v | VfL Bochum | Bielefeld |
| Stadium: Schüco-Arena |
| 33 | VfL Bochum | v | Hannover 96 | Bochum |
| Stadium: Vonovia-Ruhrstadion |
| 34 | Karlsruher SC | v | VfL Bochum | Karlsruhe |
| Stadium: BBBank Wildpark |
DFB-Pokal
| 16 August 2025 R1 | Berliner FC Dynamo | 1–3 (a.e.t.) | VfL Bochum | Berlin |
| 13:00 |
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[13] | Stadium: Sportforum Hohenschönhausen Attendance: 4,705 Referee: Felix Wagner (Glött) |
Squad
Squad and statistics
Squad, appearances and goals scored
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | 2. Bundesliga | DFB-Pokal | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK |  GER
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Timo Horn (vice captain) | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | GER
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Philipp Strompf | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF |  SRB
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Erhan Mašović | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | GER
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Colin Kleine-Bekel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | MF |  MLI
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Ibrahima Sissoko | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | DF | GER
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Kevin Vogt (since 7 July 2025) | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | GER
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Kjell Wätjen | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | MLI
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Ibrahim Sissoko | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | GER
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Moritz Kwarteng | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | FW |  FRA
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Mathis Clairicia | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | GER
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Felix Passlack | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | GER
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Niklas Jahn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF |  PHI
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Gerrit Holtmann | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | GER
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Samuel Bamba | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | MF |  SVK
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Matúš Bero (captain) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | DF | SUI
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Noah Loosli | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | MF | GER
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Francis Onyeka | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | GK | GER
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Niclas Thiede | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | MF |  JPN
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Kōji Miyoshi | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | GER
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Mats Pannewig | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | GER
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Romario Rösch | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | GER
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Lennart Koerdt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | FW | GER
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Moritz Broschinski (until 12 August 2025) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | DF | GER
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Owono-Darnell Keumo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | GK | GER
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Jeremias Heufken | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | DF | GER
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Maximilian Wittek | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | FW | GER
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Philipp Hofmann | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | MF | GER
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Cajetan Lenz | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 35 | DF | GER
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Kacper Koscierski | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | FW |  KOS
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Lirim Jashari | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | FW |  ITA
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Alessandro Crimaldi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | GK | GER
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Hugo Rölleke | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | DF | GER
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Leandro Morgalla | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | FW | GER
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Luis Pick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | DF | GER
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Daniel Hülsenbusch | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| — | MF |  MKD
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Agon Elezi (until 14 July 2025) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| — | MF | GER
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Lasse Isbruch | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Transfers
Summer
Sources
- ^ "VfL gewinnt den ersten Test mit 14:0" [VfL wins the first test 14–0] (in German). VfL Bochum. 3 July 2025.
- ^ "Fünf Stürmertore beim 5:0-Sieg in Wuppertal" [Five striker goals during the 5–0-victory in Wuppertal] (in German). VfL Bochum. 6 July 2025.
- ^ "Broschinski-Hammer: 1:1 im Test gegen Pilsen" [Broschinski-hammer: 1–1 in test against Pilsen] (in German). VfL Bochum. 12 July 2025.
- ^ "Spiel gedreht: VfL schlägt Waldhof mit 3:2!" [Match turned around: VfL beats Waldhof 3–2!] (in German). VfL Bochum. 16 July 2025.
- ^ "Von 1:4 auf 5:4 – VfL dreht auch den Bern-Test" [From 1–4 to 5–4 – VfL turns the Bern-Test too] (in German). VfL Bochum. 16 July 2025.
- ^ "VfL bleibt unbesiegt - Torloser Test gegen Kharkiv" [VfL remains unbeaten - no goals in test against Kharkiv] (in German). VfL Bochum. 19 July 2025.
- ^ "Erste Niederlage im letzten Test – 0:2 gegen Bayer" [First defeat in the last test – 0–2 against Bayer] (in German). VfL Bochum. 27 July 2025.
- ^ "DFL–Spielordnung (SpOL)" [Match rules] (PDF) (in German). Deutsche Fußball Liga. 29 May 2025. p. 3. Retrieved 21 June 2025.
- ^ "2. Bundesliga: Heim- & Auswärtstabelle der Saison 2025/26 am 34. Spieltag" (in German). kicker.
- ^ "VfL Bochum – 2. Bundesliga: alle Vereinstermine der Saison 2025/26" (in German). kicker.
- ^ "Dreierpack Lidberg: Darmstadt lässt Absteiger Bochum keine Chance" [Three times Lidberg: Darmstadt grants relegated Bochum no chance] (in German). kicker. 2 August 2025.
- ^ "Bei Kartenfestival: Ibrahima Sissoko erlöst Bochum gegen Elversberg" [At booking festival: Ibrahima Sissoko redeems Bochum against Elversberg] (in German). kicker. 10 August 2025.
- ^ "Denkwürdige Partie beim BFC Dynamo: Bochum wendet Erstrunden-Aus ab" [Memorable match against BFC Dynamo: Bochum avoids first-round exit] (in German). kicker. 16 August 2025.
- ^ "Philipp Strompf wechselt zum VfL" [Philipp Strompf transfers to the VfL] (in German). VfL Bochum. 2 June 2025.
- ^ "VfL verpflichtet Colin Kleine-Bekel" [VfL signs Colin Kleine-Bekel] (in German). VfL Bochum. 30 May 2025.
- ^ "Zurück, wo alles begann: Kevin Vogt wieder im VfL-Trikot" [Back, where it all began: Kevin Vogt again in a VfL-jersey] (in German). VfL Bochum. 7 July 2025.
- ^ "VfL leiht Kjell Wätjen aus" [VfL loans out Wätjen] (in German). VfL Bochum. 24 June 2025.
- ^ "VfL verpflichtet Ibrahim Sissoko" [VfL signs Ibrahim Sissoko] (in German). VfL Bochum. 30 June 2025.
- ^ "Fortuna verpflichtet Kwarteng" [Fortuna signs Kwarteng] (in German). Fortuna Düsseldorf. 13 January 2025.
- ^ "VfL verpflichtet Mathis Clairicia" [VfL signs Mathis Clairicia] (in German). VfL Bochum. 11 June 2025.
- ^ "Kleeblatt holt auch Loosli und Mause" [Kleeblatt also gets Loosli and Mause] (in German). SpVgg Greuther Fürth. 28 January 2025.
- ^ "Francis Onyeka wechselt zum VfL" [Francis Onyeka transfers to the VfL] (in German). VfL Bochum. 3 June 2025.
- ^ "Niclas Thiede wird an den SSV Ulm verliehen" [Niclas Thiede on loan to SSV Ulm] (in German). VfL Bochum. 31 July 2024.
- ^ "VfL holt Romario Rösch" [VfL signs Romario Rösch] (in German). VfL Bochum. 26 June 2025.
- ^ "Profivertrag für Owono-Darnell Keumo" [Pro-contract for Owono-Darnell Keumo] (in German). VfL Bochum. 23 June 2025.
- ^ "VfL leiht Leandro Morgalla aus" [VfL signs Leandro Morgalla on loan] (in German). VfL Bochum. 26 May 2025.
- ^ "VfL verlängert langfristig mit Luis Pick" [VfL signs Luis Pick longterm] (in German). VfL Bochum. 27 May 2025.
- ^ "Lasse Isbruch verlängert langfristig beim VfL" [Lasse Isbruch signs with VfL longterm] (in German). VfL Bochum. 10 June 2025.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "VfL verabschiedet zehn Spieler" [VfL bids farewell to ten players] (in German). VfL Bochum. 19 May 2025.
- ^ "TSG Hoffenheim verpflichtet Bernardo Fernandes da Silva Junior" [TSG Hoffenheim signs Bernardo Fernandes da Silva Junior] (in German). TSG 1899 Hoffenheim. 5 June 2025.
- ^ "Lukas Daschner wechselt zum FC St. Gallen" [Lukas Daschner transfers to FC St. Gallen] (in German). VfL Bochum. 30 June 2025.
- ^ "Dani de Wit wechselt zum FC Utrecht" [Dani de Wit transfers to FC Utrecht] (in German). VfL Bochum. 22 May 2025.
- ^ "Tim Oermann verlässt den VfL" [Tim Oermann leaves the VfL] (in German). VfL Bochum. 29 May 2025.
- ^ "Patrick Drewes wechselt zum Reviernachbarn" [Patrick Drewes transfers to Ruhr-neighbor] (in German). VfL Bochum. 26 June 2025.
- ^ "Moritz Broschinski wechselt zum FC Basel 1893" [Moritz Broschinski transfers to FC Basel 1893] (in German). VfL Bochum. 12 August 2025.
- ^ "Borkener Paul Grave vom VfL Bochum zum 1. FC Bocholt" [Borkener Paul Grave from VfL Bochum to 1. FC Bocholt] (in German). 1. FC Bocholt. 20 May 2025.
- ^ "VfL löst Vertrag mit Agon Elezi auf" [VfL terminates contract with Agon Elezi] (in German). VfL Bochum. 14 July 2025.
- ^ "Agon Elezi: Reprezentativac Sjeverne Makedonije novi igrač bordo tima" [Agon Elezi: North Macedonia national team player new player for the burgundy team]. www.fksarajevo.ba (in Bosnian). Sarajevo. 16 July 2025. Retrieved 16 July 2025.
External links
- 2025–26 VfL Bochum season at Weltfussball.de (in German)
- 2025–26 VfL Bochum season at kicker.de (in German)
- 2025–26 VfL Bochum season at Fussballdaten.de (in German)