Founding and early years (1905-1918)

Arminia Bielefeld was founded on 3 May 1905 as 1. Bielefelder FC Arminia.^[12] The fourteen men who founded the club were from the local bourgeoisie. Two weeks later, the club played its first match against a team from Osnabrück. Neither the name of the opponent nor the result are known. The club was admitted to the German Football Association in the same year and started to play in a league (in one consisting only of Arminia and three teams from Osnabrück, at first) in 1906.^[13] In 1907, local rivals FC Siegfried joined Arminia, a move which strengthened Arminia's squad.^[14] Soon other clubs from Bielefeld joined League football.

After playing on various grounds, Arminia moved to a new home at the Pottenau in 1910. Their first league championship came during the 1912-13 season, when they won the Westphalian championship beating BV 04 Dortmund 5–1 in the final.^[15] The outbreak of World War I interrupted Arminia's rise, and between 1914 and 1918 the club played at the district level.

West German Champions and "The Alm" (1918-1933)

In 1919, Arminia merged with Bielefelder Turngemeinde 1848 to form TG Arminia Bielefeld. However, the two merged teams dissolved the merger in 1922 and both parent clubs were formed again. Arminia won the West German championship in 1922. Originally, they were level on points with Kölner BC 01, but Köln fielded an ineligible player in one match.^{[citation needed]} Arminia played for the first time in the German Championships, but were eliminated in the quarter-finals after losing 0–5 to FC Wacker München. In 1923, Arminia won their second West German championship in a dramatic way.^{[according to whom?]} They trailed TuRU Düsseldorf 1–3 at half time of the final, but came from behind to win 4–3 after extra time. Arminia faced Union Oberschöneweide in the quarter-finals of the German championships. The match ended goalless, so a replay was held. Arminia led 1–0 and conceded the equalizer in injury time. The Berlin side won the match after extra time.^[16] Walter Claus-Oehler became Arminia's first player to win a cap in the German national team. Arminia won further Westphalian titles from 1924 to 1927, but were unable to repeat their success in the West German Championships. A match between SC Preußen Münster and Arminia in November 1925 was the first football match to be broadcast on German Radio.^[17] On 30 January 1926, the club took its current name Deutscher Sportclub Arminia Bielefeld. Their next piece of silverware was won in 1932 by winning the Westphalian cup.

Arminia during the Nazi regime (1933-1945)

In 1933, Arminia qualified for the Gauliga Westfalen,^[18] from which they were relegated after the inaugural season. Three attempts of gaining promotion failed before their return to the top flight was won in 1938. Their best performance in the Gauliga was the 1939–40 campaign, where Arminia finished second. Two years later, Arminia was one of only two teams to win a match at Schalke 04. On 25 July 1943 Arminia merged with local rivals VfB 03 Bielefeld. The merger finished the 1943–44 season in last place.

Post World War II years (1945-1962)

After World War II, a new league with all teams who competed in the Gauliga Westfalen was formed. Arminia were relegated and were unable to win re-promotion. In 1947–48, Arminia were a third division side for the first time in their history. After a dominating season in the Bezirksklasse,^{[according to whom?]} Arminia was docked 14 points because they fielded an ineligible player.^[19] The next season was already under way when the Landesliga (II) was expanded by two teams. Arminia took their chance,^[tone] won the league and gained promotion to the Oberliga West.^[20]

Arminia's time in the Oberliga lasted only one season. Arminia beat Schalke 04 4–2 at home but finished only second from the bottom.^[21] In 1954, Arminia were even relegated to the third tier, the "Landesliga Westfalen, Gruppe Ostwestfalen", a league only covering the north-eastern part of Westphalia. In 1956, Arminia qualified for a new third tier, the "Verbandsliga Westfalen, Gruppe Ostwestfalen", which encompassed a slightly larger area.

Promotion to the Bundesliga (1962-1970)

In 1962 Arminia become a second division side again (then: 2. Liga West, covering the whole of North Rhine-Westphalia). In 1962–63 they finished in seventh place to secure a spot in the newly formed Regionalliga West, which was situated directly below the new Bundesliga.^[22]

Arminia finished their first season in mid-table, but recorded a top-half finish in 4 of the following 5 seasons. In 1966, Arminia beat Alemannia Aachen to win the West German Cup for the first time. A year later, forward Ernst Kuster joined the team; he would become the club's all-time leading goal scorer (more than half a century later, Fabian Klos would beat his record). A 0–1 loss to Wuppertaler SV on the last day of the 1966–67 season stopped Arminia entering the Bundesliga promotion play-offs.^[23] Arminia were runners-up in the 1969–70 season, and won their first promotion to the Bundesliga after a 2–0 win at Tennis Borussia Berlin in the play-offs.

Bundesliga scandal and return (1970-1980)

Halfway through their first Bundesliga season, Arminia was in 17th place, a relegation position, but went on to finish the season in 14th.^[24] However, near the end of the season, Horst-Gregorio Canellas revealed that Arminia had engaged in match-fixing; three of the ten Bundesliga games proven by the DFB to have been manipulated through bribery directly involved Arminia.^{[citation needed]} Two players at the club were banned from football for life (Waldemar Slomiany and Jürgen Neumann).^{[citation needed]} Arminia participated in the 1971–72 Bundesliga season while the investigation was ongoing, but were ultimately found guilty of match fixing by the DFB and were denied a license and forcibly relegated at the conclusion.^[25] Arminia finished mid-table in the following seasons, but did qualify for the newly formed 2. Bundesliga in 1974.

After two seasons in mid-table, Arminia became Herbstmeister, during the 1976–77 2. Bundesliga season, but ultimately finished as runner-up behind FC St. Pauli. They faced TSV 1860 München in a two-legged play-off whose winner would win promotion to the top flight. Arminia won the first match at home 4–0, but lost the second leg in Munich 0–4. A third match had to be played in Frankfurt, which Munich won 2–0.^[26]

The team returned to win promotion to the Bundesliga during the following 1977-78 season. Arminia started mid-table and on 10 March 1979, they won 4–0 at Bayern Munich.^[27] However, Arminia finished the season in 16th place, unable to avoid relegation. The club kept the team together and were promoted back to the Bundesliga after a record-breaking 1979–80 season. They won 30 of 38 matches, scored 120 goals, had a 28 match unbeaten streak and set a league record by beating Arminia Hannover 11–0.^[28]

Establishment in the Bundesliga (1980-1985)

Arminia had difficulty avoiding relegation, but stayed in the Bundesliga for five years, a period which included two eighth-place finishes at the end of the 1982–83 and 1983–84 seasons. Furthermore, Arminia took part in the UEFA Intertoto Cup three times.

Arminia Bielefeld midfielder Ewald Lienen was victim to what the press^[29][30] referred to as "the most brutal foul in Bundesliga history" on August 14th, 1981. Werder Bremen defender Norbert Siegmann slashed Lienen's right thigh in a tackle, exposing his muscles and femur.^[31] Despite the clubs' record high Bundesliga eighth place finish in 1983 and 1984, attendances declined in the mid-1980s enlarging the club's financial problems.^[32] In 1984–85, Arminia finished third from the bottom, and lost the relegation play-offs against 1. FC Saarbrücken.

Decline to the Oberliga (1985-1994)

The team did not gain promotion and in the fall of 1987, Arminia had debts of 4.5 million Marks. In 1987–88 the club finished in last place in the 2. Bundesliga as a result of these debts and was relegated into the Oberliga Westfalen. Ernst Middendorp became the new manager and assembled a young team for the new season. Arminia led the way in the Oberliga, but finished in second position in 1988–89. They won the Oberliga a year later, but the promotion play-offs against VfB Oldenburg and TSV Havelse did not got their way. Four seasons of not qualifying for the 2. Bundesliga promotion playoffs followed, in which the team started well, but were unable to compete for the championship. In 1991, Arminia won the Westphalian Cup, the regional qualification cup for the DFB-Pokal, and beat FSV Mainz 05 in the first round of the 1991-92 DFB-Pokal.

Resurgence and yo-yo era (1994–2004)

In the spring of 1994, Arminia signed veteran Bundesliga players Thomas von Heesen, Armin Eck and Fritz Walter. Arminia struggled at first but went on to become champions of the newly formed Regionalliga West/Südwest and runners-up in the 1995–96 2. Bundesliga. Arminia signed Stefan Kuntz for the 1996–97 Bundesliga season, their first in 11 years and finished in 14th position.

The club signed the first two Iranian Bundesliga players in 1997 with the addition of Ali Daei and Karim Bagheri.^[33] In addition, former SK Brann player Geirmund Brendesæterwas signed and played 13 matches for the club in 1997.^[34] However, after a poor run after the winter break, Arminia were relegated shortly after Brendesæter had left the club.Bruno Labbadia became the league's top scorer with 28 goals during the 1998–99 season and the club immediately regained promotion to the Bundesliga by winning the 2. Bundesliga. The club entered the 1999–2000 season with a smaller budget due to financial problems and was subsequently relegated after becoming the third team in history to lose ten matches in a row.

Arminia struggled against relegation again the next season and avoided to drop into the Regionalliga with a 13th place finish.^[35] In the following year, Arminia won their sixth promotion to the Bundesliga in 2001–02, with Artur Wichniarek scoring 18 goals. Arminia were unable to avoid relegation the following season, earning only two points from the last six matches.

Bundesliga reestablishment (2004-2009)

The team earned promotion to the Bundesliga again in 2003–04, with Ghanaian striker Isaac Boakye scoring 14 goals in his debut season.^[36] They stayed in the top flight until 2009. In 2004–05, Patrick Owomoyela becamed Arminia's most capped German player with his third appearance for the national team.^[37] Owomoyela went on to appear in 6 national team matches at Bielefeld, a club record that still stands as of 2024. Both Owomoyela and Delron Buckley, scorer of 15 Bundesliga goals during the 2004-05 season, departed the club. In the DFB-Pokal, Arminia reached the semi-finals in 2005 and 2006. In both seasons, Arminia also kept away from the relegation zone virtually the whole time (except the season's beginnings). The campaign "Aktion 5000 +" began to in an effort to increase club membership beyond their 5,000th member, after reaching the 5,000th member milestone at the end of 2005.^[38] The 2007 demolition of the East Stand drew the attention of fans and the local media, with the club establishing a webcam to follow the project, as well as a daily attendance of roughly 300 fans to witness the works.^[39] The East Stand was notable at the time as being the last terraced stand along the touch line.^[40]

Players from the 2004–05 and the 2005–06 season departed the club, including Fatmir Vata and Heiko Westermann in 2007, Mathias Hain, Sibusiso Zuma and Petr Gabriel in 2008. Arminia avoided relegation during the 2006–07 season in part by winning four matches from the 30th to the 33rd matchday, led by manager Ernst Middendorp. The 2007–08 season began with the club winning 3 of its first 5 matches, resulting in the club being in second place by the fifth matchday.^[41] Despite this second place start, Arminia recorded its second largest Bundesliga defeat three matchdays later with an 8:1 away loss to Werder Bremen.^[42] Relegation was avoided only on the final matchday with 34 points due to 1. FC Nürnberg losing at home while Arminia drew against VfB Stuttgart.^[41]

The following season, Arminia finished in last place and were relegated to the 2. Bundesliga.

Financial trouble and 3. Liga (2009-2015)

Players Rüdiger Kauf, Dennis Eilhoff, Jonas Kamper and Radim Kučera remained a part of the squad for the 2009–10 2. Bundesliga season. On 16 March 2010, Arminia were deducted four points for breaching the DFL's licensing regulations.^[43] Arminia were in 5th place prior to the point deduction, and finished the season in 7th place.^[44] their chances of promotion. The financial situation worsened, especially as costs for constructing the East Stand had proven to be much higher than originally planned for in 2007.^[45] The coach, the managing director and the club's president were replaced in the summer break. The 2010–11 season started with Arminia in last place after 11 matchdays, having earned only 4 points.^[46] In November manager Christian Ziege was let go and replaced by Ewald Lienen, former Bielefeld player and member of the fan-voted "Best XI" of all time. However, Arminia picked up 16 points and won only four games all season resulting in a last place finish and relegation to the 3. Liga.

A new team had to be formed with players formerly unknown in Bielefeld who would leave their mark^{[according to whom?]} on the following seasons: Patrick Platins, Manuel Hornig, Tom Schütz, Sebastian Hille, Thomas Hübener, Patrick Schönfeld, Johannes Rahn and from the second half of the season onwards^[vague] especially Fabian Klos who would coin a whole era.^[vague] Another formative player,^{[according to whom?]} Stefan Ortega Moreno, joined from the club's youth. After a poor start,^{[according to whom?]} they ended the 2011–12 season in 13th place. They also won the Westphalia Cup, in a final against arch rival SC Preußen Münster. By reaching the final, they also qualified for the 2012–13 DFB-Pokal, where they beat SC Paderborn 07, a team playing in the 2. Bundesliga, but lost in the second round in a close match against Bayer 04 Leverkusen, a Europa League participant. On 11 May 2013, Bielefeld beat VfL Osnabrück 1–0 to guarantee a top two finish and promotion back to the 2. Bundesliga for the 2013–14 season.

That season began quite hopeful:^{[according to whom?]} Arminia qualified for the second round of the DFB-Pokal again and at the 8th matchday they had even climbed up to the 3rd rank in the league table. But after a disastrous^[vague] autumn and a mediocre^[vague] winter Arminia fell down onto the 17th rank and the popular^{[according to whom?]} coach Stefan Krämer – the first manager having held office for more than two years since 2004 – had to leave. His successor Norbert Meier at first had only little more success:^[vague] Arminia finished 16th in the 2. Bundesliga, and lost a playoff against SV Darmstadt 98 on away goals after a 122nd minute (extra time) goal gave Darmstadt the victory. Arminia had to go^[vague] back into the 3. Liga.

But the next season could wipe out^[tone] the bitterness^[tone] of that disaster:^[tone] In the 2014–15 DFB-Pokal, as a 3. Liga club, Arminia reached the semi-finals by defeating three Bundesliga teams (Hertha BSC, SV Werder Bremen and VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach). They also were the top team in the 3. Liga (after a bad beginning^{[according to whom?]} with only four points from the first four matches) for most part of the season. After the loss against VfL Wolfsburg in the semi-final of the DFB-Pokal, Arminia seemed to have lost their ability^{[according to whom?]} to win their matches in the 3. Liga as well. Even the qualification for the 2. Bundesliga seemed to become doubtful,^{[according to whom?]} but was secured after a 2–2 draw against SSV Jahn Regensburg, the last team in the league table, at the 37th matchday. Liberated from the pressure of a possible non-qualification,^[tone] they also won the 3. Liga with a final 1–0 victory at the last matchday.

Sporting and financial recovery (2015-2020)

A stable season^{[according to whom?]} with a defeat in the first round of the DFB-Pokal, a lot of^[quantify] draws in the league (especially in the beginning: eight out of ten matches; in the end Arminia reached a record of 18) and only very few^[vague] goals scored at home (only eight until the 30th matchday) followed so that the 4–2 over Greuther Fürth at the 31st matchday which secured Arminia's staying up was only Arminia's third win at home. That season's highlights probably^{[according to whom?]} were the draws against all three top teams away. In the league table Arminia never went deeper than rank 14 and finished 12th.

After the season, the coach Norbert Meier was bought by SV Darmstadt 98. A difficult^{[according to whom?]} 2016–17 season with two manager sackings followed.^{[citation needed]} Arminia found themselves^[vague] among the lowest four teams in the league table from the fourth matchday onwards, mostly on the 16th or 17th rank. On the other hand, Arminia reached the quarter-final in the DFB-Pokal. They avoided relegation as they finished in 15th after a 6–0 win over promotion candidate Eintracht Braunschweig and a 1–1 against Dynamo Dresden at the last two matchdays.

The 2017–18 season turned out easier. Having gathered 10 points out of the first four matches, Arminia hardly ever left the upper half of the league table (only at the 19th matchday: rank 10) and finished on the 4th rank – though in that season's very close league table this never meant much.^{[according to whom?]} In that season, Arminia also made a big step^[tone] in lowering its debts through an alliance of sponsors^[47] and Fabian Klos replaced Ernst Kuster as the club's all-time top scorer.^[48]

In November 2018, Arminia were practically^[vague] free of debt but had to sell its stadium.^[49] The team faced a more difficult situation when December started: Having gained less than one point per match on average, only the weakness of the competing relegation candidates kept them up and they were already out of the DFB-Pokal after a 0–3 defeat at home against MSV Duisburg – another relegation candidate – in the second round. Thus, the popular^{[according to whom?]} coach Jeff Saibene was replaced by Uwe Neuhaus, who managed Arminia back into mid table within four matchdays and into 7th place by the last matchday.

The 2019–20 season would turn out even better.^{[according to whom?]} When Arminia had climbed on the 3rd rank of the league table after a 2–0 victory away against Hannover 96 – who were originally regarded^{[by whom?]} as a promotion candidate – at the 6th matchday, hardly anyone guessed^{[according to whom?]} they would stay in the promotion area of the league table for the rest of the season. They had just reached the second rank of the league table when they met FC Schalke 04 in the 2nd round of the DFB-Pokal on 29 October. In spite of Schalke clearly dominating^{[according to whom?]} the match in the first 70 minutes, Arminia thrilled^[tone] the supporters in the last 20 minutes by scoring two goals and only closely missing extra time.^[50] They finished the 15th matchday on 1 December on the first rank of the league table where they would stay for the rest of the season in spite of competing with Hamburger SV and VfB Stuttgart who were originally estimated^{[by whom?]} as main promotion candidates. After Arminia's 1–1 draw in Stuttgart on 9 March 2020 (25th matchday) the season was interrupted because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Even this interruption did not affect them: they finished the season with 68 points – 10 points more than VfB Stuttgart who finished 2nd.^[51]

Bundesliga return and double relegation (2020-present)

In the 2020–21 season, they were the team with the lowest budget in the Bundesliga. After a defeat in the first round of the DFB-Pokal they had a quite promising^[vague] start in the Bundesliga season, but from the 4th matchday onwards they could be found among the last five teams in the league table, from the 6th matchday onwards amongst the last four teams. In March, the popular^{[according to whom?]} manager Uwe Neuhaus was replaced by Frank Kramer.^[52][53][54] A 2–0 win over VfB Stuttgart on the final matchday secured their spot in the 2021–22 Bundesliga.

That season turned out even more difficult. At the end of October, they were in danger of losing touch with the 16th rank. They started November with a 1–0 win away over VfB Stuttgart, their first win in the whole Bundesliga season. That match appeared to have stabilized Arminia's performance. In February they climbed up to 14th after a 1–0 win over 1. FC Union Berlin. However, this would be their last win of the season. They ended in 17th place and were relegated to the 2. Bundesliga. The following season, Arminia finished in 16th place, and lost the relegation playoff to Wehen Wiesbaden, thus suffering the indignity of suffering back-to-back relegations.

Kit suppliers and shirt sponsors

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Current squad

As of 1 February 2024^[63]

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No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  GER Jonas Kersken (on loan from Mönchengladbach) 4 DF  GER Louis Oppie 5 DF  GER Semi Belkahia 6 DF  GER Can Özkan 7 MF  GER Nicklas Shipnoski 8 MF  GER Sam Schreck 9 FW  GER Fabian Klos (captain) 10 MF  MAR Nassim Boujellab 11 FW  GER Aygün Yıldırım 14 FW  GER Thaddäus-Monju Momuluh (on loan from Hannover 96) 16 MF  USA Mael Corboz 17 MF  GER Merveille Biankadi 19 MF  GER Maximilian Großer

No. Pos. Nation Player 22 GK  GER Leo Oppermann (on loan from Hamburger SV) 23 DF  GER Leon Schneider 24 DF  GER Christopher Lannert 25 MF  JPN Kaito Mizuta 27 DF  GER Gerrit Gohlke 28 MF  GER Lucas Kiewitt 29 FW  GER Henrik Koch 30 MF  GER Henry Obermeyer 34 MF  GER Leandro Putaro (on loan from VfL Osnabrück) 37 FW  GER Noah Sarenren Bazee 38 MF  GER Marius Wörl (on loan from Hannover 96) 39 FW  GER Manuel Wintzheimer (on loan from Nürnberg) 40 GK  GER Jonah Busse

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Out on loan

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No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  GER Tom Geerkens (at Wuppertaler SV until 30 June 2024)

No. Pos. Nation Player — FW  GER Christopher Schepp (at SV Meppen until 30 June 2024)

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League titles

• 2. Bundesliga: (II)
  • Champions: 1998–99, 2019–20
• 2,Bundesliga Nord: (II)
  • Champions: 1977–78, 1979–80
• 3. Liga: (III)
  • Champions: 2014–15
• Regionalliga West/Südwest: (III)
  • Champions: 1994–95
• Oberliga Westfalen: (III)
  • Champions: 1989–90

Regional titles

• Western German football championship
  • Winners: 1922, 1923

Cups

• West German cup winner:
  • Winners: 1966, 1974
• Westphalian cup winner:
  • Winners: 1908, 1932, 1991, 2012, 2013

Current staff

As of 19 March 2024^[68]

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Coaching staff
Michél Kniat	Manager
Daniel Jara	Assistant managers
Oliver Döking
Janik Steringer	Assistant manager and Video-Analyst
Steffan Süssner	Goalkeeping coach
Fitness coaches
Niklas Klasen	Fitness Coach
Malte Hornemann	Rehabilitation Coach
Medical department
Dr. Andreas Elsner	Team doctors
Dr. Tim Niedergassel
Dr. Stefan Budde
Mario Bertling	Physiotherapists
Arne Böker
Sport management and organisation
Sandra Hausberger	Team Manager
Rainer Schonz	Kit Manager
Sebastian Wolf	Bus Driver

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Managers since 1922

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Coach	Nationality	from	to	Significant events
František Zoubek		1922	1923	West German Champion 1923
Gerd Wellhöfer		1923	1924	Westfalen Champion 1924
František Zoubek Gerd Wellhöfer		1924	1925	Westfalen Champion 1925
Gerd Wellhöfer		1925	1926	Westfalen Champion 1926
František Zoubek		1926	1933	Westfalen Champion 1923, 1933 Westfälischer Cup Winner 1932 Qualification to the Gauliga Westfalen 1933
Otto Faist		1933	1935	Relegation from Gauliga 1934
Karl Willnecker		1935	1938	Promotion to Gauliga 1938
Erich Brochmeyer		1938	1939
Ferdinand Swatosch		1939	1940	Vice Champion of the Gauliga
Otto Kranefeld[69]		1940	1942
Karl Wunderlich		1942	1945
Erich Brochmeyer		1945	1946	Relegation to the Landesliga
Ferdinand Swatosch		1946	1947
Karl Wunderlich		1947	1948	Promotion to the Landesliga
Alois Münstermann		1948	1949	Promotion to the Oberliga
Friedrich Otto		1949	1950	Relegation to the 2. Liga West
Fritz Kaiser		1950	1951
Hellmut Meidt		1951	1953
Donndorf		1953	1955	Relegation to the Landesliga 1954
Otto Westphal		1955	1958
Arthur Gruber		1958	19 March 1961	first Coach sacking
Josef Rasselnberg		20 March 1961	1961
Jakob Wimmer		1961	April 1963	Promotion to the 2. Liga West 1962
Hellmut Meidt		April 1963	1965	Qualification to the Regionalliga 1963
Robert Gebhardt		1965	1966	Westdeutscher Cup Winner Westfälischer Cup Winner
Hans Wendlandt		1966	November 1969
Egon Piechaczek		November 1969	December 1971	Promotion to the Bundesliga 1970
Hellmut Meidt		January 1972	January 1972
Jan Notermans		February 1972	October 1972	Relegation to the Regionalliga
Willi Nolting		October 1972	February 1973
Norbert Lessle		February 1973	September 1973
Karl-Heinz "Harry" Garstecki		September 1973	October 1973
Willi Nolting		October 1973	Januar 1974
Rudi Faßnacht		January 1974	1974	Qualification to the 2. Bundesliga Westfälischer Cup Winner
Erhard Ahmann		1974	1976
Karl-Heinz Feldkamp		1976	1978	Promotion to the Bundesliga
Milovan Beljin		1978	October 1978
Otto Rehhagel		October 1978	October 1979	Relegation to the 2. Bundesliga 1978
Willi Nolting		October 1979	October 1979
Hans-Dieter Tippenhauer		October 1979	September 1980	Promotion to the Bundesliga
Willi Nolting		September 1980	December 1980
Horst Franz		December 1980	1982
Horst Köppel		1982	1983	Place 8 in the Bundesliga
Karl-Heinz Feldkamp		1983	March 1984
Gerd Roggensack		March 1984	February 1986	Place 8 in der Bundesliga 1984 Relegation to the 2. Bundesliga 1985
Horst Franz		February 1986	November 1986
Fritz Fuchs		November 1986	December 1987
Joachim Krug		December 1987	April 1988
Ernst Middendorp		April 1988	October 1990	Relegation to the Oberliga 1988 Champion of the Oberliga Westfalen 1990
Franz Raschid		October 1990	1991
Fritz Grösche		1991	1992
Ingo Peter		1 July 1992	1 February 1994
Theo Schneider		2 February 1994	30 June 1994	Qualification for the Regionalliga West/Südwest
Wolfgang Sidka		1994	September 1994
Ernst Middendorp		September 1994	16 August 1998	Promotion to the 2. Bundesliga 1995 Promotion to the Bundesliga 1996 Relegation to the 2. Bundesliga
Thomas von Heesen		17 August 1998	1999	Promotion to the Bundesliga
Hermann Gerland		1999	October 2000	Relegation to the 2. Bundesliga
Benno Möhlmann		October 2000	16 February 2004	Promotion to the Bundesliga Relegation to the 2. Bundesliga
Thomas von Heesen		17 February 2004	29 February 2004
Uwe Rapolder		1 March 2004	10 May 2005	Promotion to the Bundesliga
Frank Geideck		11 May 2005	2005
Thomas von Heesen		2005	11 February 2007
Frank Geideck		11 February 2007	13 March 2007
Ernst Middendorp		14 March 2007	9 December 2007
Detlev Dammeier		10 December 2007	31 December 2007
Michael Frontzeck		1 January 2008	17 May 2009
Jörg Berger		19 May 2009	24 June 2009	Relegation to the 2. Bundesliga
Thomas Gerstner		24 June 2009	11 March 2010
Frank Eulberg & Jörg Böhme		11 March 2010	26 May 2010
Christian Ziege		26 May 2010	6 November 2010
Ewald Lienen		7 November 2010	30 June 2011	Relegated to the 3. Liga
Markus von Ahlen		1 July 2011	20 September 2011
Stefan Krämer		21 September 2011	23 February 2014	Promotion to the 2. Bundesliga
Norbert Meier		24 February 2014	10 June 2016	Promotion to the 2. Bundesliga semi-final in the 2014–15 DFB-Pokal season
Rüdiger Rehm		15 June 2016	22 October 2016
Carsten Rump		23 October 2016	15 November 2016
Jürgen Kramny		15 November 2016	14 March 2017
Jeff Saibene		19 March 2017	10 December 2018
Uwe Neuhaus		10 December 2018	1 March 2021	Promotion to the Bundesliga
Frank Kramer		2 March 2021	20 April 2022
Marco Kostmann		20 April 2022	3 June 2022
Uli Forte		3 June 2022	17 August 2022
Daniel Scherning		18 August 2022	7 March 2023
Uwe Koschinat		9 March 2023	30 June 2023	Relegated to the 3. Liga
Michél Kniat		1 July 2023

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