VfL Bochum 1848 GmbH & Co. KGaA operates professional football under the VfL Bochum brand and exploits the associated rights. The company is a traditional club that has played continuously in the two highest German football leagues since 1963. Its infrastructure includes the Vonovia Ruhrstadion and a youth performance center that meets category I criteria. The club closely integrates talents from its own youth sector, known as the Talentwerk, into the professional team.
Gegenstand des Unternehmens ist die Fortführung und die Weiterentwicklung des bisherigen steuerpflichtigen wirtschaftlichen Geschäftsbetriebes des VfL Bochum 1848 Fußballgemeinschaft e.V. mit dem Sitz in Bochum, insbesondere das Betreiben des Fußballsports einschließlich des Profi-Fußballs unter der Bezeichnung VfL Bochum oder hieraus abgeleiteter Kürzel (z.B. VfL) und die Verwertung bzw. Nutzung aller zur Verfügung stehenden, mit dem Betrieb zusammenhängenden gegenwärtigen und zukünftigen Rechte.
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Source: German Commercial Register (Handelsregister) Bochum Local Court, HRB 17204 (as of 2 November 2026)
| Name | Type | City |
|---|---|---|
| VfL Bochum 1848 Geschäftsführungsgesellschaft mbH | Persönlich haftende(r) Gesellschafter(in) | Bochum |
Source: German Commercial Register (Handelsregister) Bochum Local Court, HRB 17204 (as of 2 November 2026)
| Year | Revenue | Profit | Balance | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | €84,940,906 | €6,446,419 | €33,638,317 | — |
| 2024 | €73,968,980 | -€5,082,460 | €36,721,073 | — |
| 2023 | €84,437,026 | €8,288,656 | €42,009,917 | — |
| 2022 | €61,874,764 | €6,025,352 | €30,706,154 | — |
| 2021 | €27,129,920 | -€4,879,182 | €27,924,287 | — |
| 2020 | €32,091,559 | -€2,922,042 | €24,025,586 | — |
| 2019 | €32,543,004 | €860,053 | €23,748,622 | — |
| 2018 | €32,201,056 | -€1,441,912 | €23,498,322 | — |
| 2017 | — | — | €26,028,912 | — |
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Source: German Commercial Register (Handelsregister) Bochum Local Court, HRB 17204 (as of 2 November 2026)
| Cost type | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Personnel Costs | €42,488,905 | 92.7% |
| Depreciation | €3,298,321 | 7.2% |
| Interest & Similar | €44,751 | 0.1% |
