| 2023–24 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Managing directors | Michael Meeske Jörg Schmadtke Tim Schumacher | |||
| Head coach | Niko Kovač (until 17 March) Ralph Hasenhüttl (from 17 March) | |||
| Stadium | Volkswagen Arena | |||
| Bundesliga | 12th | |||
| DFB-Pokal | Round of 16 | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Jonas Wind (11) All: Jonas Wind (12) | |||
| Average home league attendance | 25,546 | |||
The2023–24 season wasVfL Wolfsburg's 79th season in existence and 27th consecutive season in theBundesliga. They also competed in theDFB-Pokal.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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| Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FW | €8,000,000 | 1 July 2023 | [3] | ||
| DF | €8,000,000 | [4] | |||
| DF | €5,000,000 | [5] | |||
| FW | €8,800,000 | 5 July 2023 | [6] | ||
| DF | €5,500,000 | 5 August 2023 | [7] | ||
| DF | €12,000,000 | 12 August 2023 | [8] | ||
| MF | €30,000,000 | 16 August 2023 | [9] | ||
| FW | Loan | 31 August 2023 | [10] | ||
| FW | €2,000,000 | 31 January 2024 | [11] |
| Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DF | Undisclosed | 1 July 2023 | [12] | ||
| MF | Free | ||||
| MF | Undisclosed | [13] | |||
| FW | Free | [14] | |||
| DF | Free | [15] | |||
| DF | €2,000,000 | [16] | |||
| DF | €500,000 | ||||
| FW | Loan | [17] | |||
| MF | €30,000,000 | 3 July 2023 | [18] | ||
| FW | Undisclosed | 11 July 2023 | [19] | ||
| FW | Loan | 12 July 2023 | [20] | ||
| DF | Undisclosed | 26 July 2023 | [21] | ||
| DF | €40,000,000 | 8 August 2023 | [22] | ||
| MF | Loan | 18 August 2023 | [23] | ||
| FW | Loan | 21 August 2023 | [24] | ||
| MF | Loan | 1 September 2023 | [25] | ||
| GK | Loan | 8 January 2024 | [26] | ||
| DF | Loan | 26 January 2024 | [27] | ||
| DF | Loan | 2 February 2024 | [28] |
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
| 22 July 2023Friendly | SC Freiburg | 2–3 | VfL Wolfsburg | Zams, Austria |
| 14:00CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium:Eurogast-Grissemann-Arena Zams | ||
| Note: Match was played in two periods of sixty minutes each. | ||||
| 29 July 2023Friendly | VfL Wolfsburg | 1–1 | Lens | Wolfsburg |
| 15:00CEST (UTC+2) |
| Report |
| Stadium:AOK Stadion |
| 2 August 2023Friendly | VfL Wolfsburg | 1–2 | Spezia | Villingen-Schwenningen |
| 17:00CEST (UTC+2) |
| Report | Stadium:MS-Technologie-Arena Attendance: 1,300 |
| 5 August 2023Friendly | VfL Wolfsburg | 1–1 | Sassuolo | Wolfsburg |
| 15:00CEST (UTC+2) |
| Report |
| Stadium:VfL-Stadion am Elsterweg |
| 5 August 2023Friendly | VfL Wolfsburg | 0–1 | Celta Vigo | Wolfsburg |
| 17:00CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
| Stadium:Volkswagen Arena |
| 6 January 2024Friendly | Schalke 04 | 2–3 | VfL Wolfsburg | Faro, Portugal |
| 16:30CET (UTC+1) |
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| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Bundesliga | 19 August 2023 | 18 May 2024 | Matchday 1 | 12th | 34 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 41 | 56 | −15 | 029.41 |
| DFB-Pokal | 13 August 2023 | 5 December 2023 | First round | Round of 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 066.67 |
| Total | 37 | 12 | 7 | 18 | 48 | 57 | −9 | 032.43 | ||||
Source:Soccerway
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | SC Freiburg | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 45 | 58 | −13 | 42 |
| 11 | FC Augsburg | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 50 | 60 | −10 | 39 |
| 12 | VfL Wolfsburg | 34 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 41 | 56 | −15 | 37 |
| 13 | Mainz 05 | 34 | 7 | 14 | 13 | 39 | 51 | −12 | 35 |
| 14 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 34 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 56 | 67 | −11 | 34 |
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 34 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 41 | 56 | −15 | 37 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 31 | −15 |
Source:DFB
| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 |
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| Ground | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | W | W | L | W | L | W | L | L | L | D | L | W | L | L | W | L | D | D | D | D | L | D | D | L | L | L | W | L | L | W | W | W | L | L |
| Position | 4 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
The league fixtures were unveiled on 30 June 2023.[30]
| 19 August 20231 | VfL Wolfsburg | 2–0 | 1. FC Heidenheim | Wolfsburg |
| 15:30CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium:Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 22,620 Referee: Florian Badstübner |
| 26 August 20232 | 1. FC Köln | 1–2 | VfL Wolfsburg | Cologne |
| 15:30CEST (UTC+2) |
| Report | Stadium:RheinEnergieStadion Attendance: 49,500 Referee: Matthias Jöllenbeck |
| 2 September 20233 | 1899 Hoffenheim | 3–1 | VfL Wolfsburg | Sinsheim |
| 15:30CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium:Rhein-Neckar-Arena Attendance: 17,500 Referee:Felix Zwayer |
| 16 September 20234 | VfL Wolfsburg | 2–1 | Union Berlin | Wolfsburg |
| 15:30CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
| Stadium:Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 21,917 Referee:Felix Brych |
| 23 September 20235 | Borussia Dortmund | 1–0 | VfL Wolfsburg | Dortmund |
| 15:30CEST (UTC+2) |
| Report |
| Stadium:Signal Iduna Park Attendance: 81,365 Referee:Sven Jablonski |
| 30 September 20236 | VfL Wolfsburg | 2–0 | Eintracht Frankfurt | Wolfsburg |
| 15:30CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium:Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 28,323 Referee:Frank Willenborg |
| 7 October 20237 | VfB Stuttgart | 3–1 | VfL Wolfsburg | Stuttgart |
| 15:30CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium:MHPArena Attendance: 52,000 Referee:Daniel Siebert |
| 21 October 20238 | VfL Wolfsburg | 1–2 | Bayer Leverkusen | Wolfsburg |
| 15:30CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium:Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 28,917 Referee:Marco Fritz |
| 28 October 20239 | FC Augsburg | 3–2 | VfL Wolfsburg | Augsburg |
| 15:30CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium:WWK Arena Attendance: 28,000 Referee: Daniel Schlager |
| 5 November 202310 | VfL Wolfsburg | 2–2 | Werder Bremen | Wolfsburg |
| 15:30CET (UTC+1) | Report |
| Stadium:Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 28,917 Referee: Tobias Reichel |
| 10 November 202311 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 4–0 | VfL Wolfsburg | Mönchengladbach |
| 20:30CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium:Borussia-Park Attendance: 45,308 Referee:Felix Zwayer |
| 25 November 202312 | VfL Wolfsburg | 2–1 | RB Leipzig | Wolfsburg |
| 15:30CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium:Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 25,350 Referee:Robert Hartmann |
| 2 December 202313 | VfL Bochum | 3–1 | VfL Wolfsburg | Bochum |
| 15:30CET (UTC+1) |
| Report | Stadium:Vonovia Ruhrstadion Attendance: 24,350 Referee: Robert Schröder |
| 9 December 202314 | VfL Wolfsburg | 0–1 | SC Freiburg | Wolfsburg |
| 15:30CET (UTC+1) |
| Report |
| Stadium:Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 20,146 Referee:Marco Fritz |
| 16 December 202315 | Darmstadt 98 | 0–1 | VfL Wolfsburg | Darmstadt |
| 15:30CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium:Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor Attendance: 16,900 Referee:Robert Hartmann |
| 20 December 202316 | VfL Wolfsburg | 1–2 | Bayern Munich | Wolfsburg |
| 20:30CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium:Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 28,917 Referee:Sascha Stegemann |
| 13 January 202417 | Mainz 05 | 1–1 | VfL Wolfsburg | Mainz |
| 15:30CET (UTC+1) |
| Report | Stadium:Mewa Arena Attendance: 24,000 Referee:Patrick Ittrich |
| 20 January 202418 | 1. FC Heidenheim | 1–1 | VfL Wolfsburg | Heidenheim |
| 15:30CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium:Voith-Arena Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Timo Gerach |
| 27 January 202419 | VfL Wolfsburg | 1–1 | 1. FC Köln | Wolfsburg |
| 15:30CET (UTC+1) |
| Report |
| Stadium:Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 24,525 Referee:Sören Storks |
| 4 February 202420 | VfL Wolfsburg | 2–2 | 1899 Hoffenheim | Wolfsburg |
| 15:30CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium:Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 22,917 Referee: Florian Badstübner |
| 10 February 202421 | Union Berlin | 1–0 | VfL Wolfsburg | Berlin |
| 15:30CET (UTC+1) |
| Report | Stadium:Stadion An der Alten Försterei Attendance: 21,816 Referee: Matthias Jöllenbeck | |
| Note: The match was suspended in the 39th and 43rd minutes due to fan protests.[31] | ||||
| 17 February 202422 | VfL Wolfsburg | 1–1 | Borussia Dortmund | Wolfsburg |
| 15:30CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium:Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 28,917 Referee:Martin Petersen |
| 25 February 202423 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 2–2 | VfL Wolfsburg | Frankfurt |
| 15:30CET (UTC+1) |
| Report | Stadium:Deutsche Bank Park Attendance: 56,500 Referee: Daniel Schlager |
| 2 March 202424 | VfL Wolfsburg | 2–3 | VfB Stuttgart | Wolfsburg |
| 18:30CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium:Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 28,917 Referee:Benjamin Brand |
| 10 March 202425 | Bayer Leverkusen | 2–0 | VfL Wolfsburg | Leverkusen |
| 19:30CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium:BayArena Attendance: 29,314 Referee:Daniel Siebert |
| 16 March 202426 | VfL Wolfsburg | 1–3 | FC Augsburg | Wolfsburg |
| 15:30CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium:Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 21,735 Referee: Timo Gerach |
| 30 March 202427 | Werder Bremen | 0–2 | VfL Wolfsburg | Bremen |
| 15:30CET (UTC+1) |
| Report | Stadium:Weserstadion Attendance: 41,500 Referee:Sascha Stegemann |
| 7 April 202428 | VfL Wolfsburg | 1–3 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | Wolfsburg |
| 17:30CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium:Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 26,105 Referee:Bastian Dankert |
| 13 April 202429 | RB Leipzig | 3–0 | VfL Wolfsburg | Leipzig |
| 15:30CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium:Red Bull Arena Attendance: 45,858 Referee:Christian Dingert |
| 20 April 202430 | VfL Wolfsburg | 1–0 | VfL Bochum | Wolfsburg |
| 15:30CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
| Stadium:Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 26,327 Referee: Tobias Reichel |
| 27 April 202431 | SC Freiburg | 1–2 | VfL Wolfsburg | Freiburg |
| 15:30CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium:Europa-Park Stadion Attendance: 32,800 Referee:Frank Willenborg |
| 4 May 202432 | VfL Wolfsburg | 3–0 | Darmstadt 98 | Wolfsburg |
| 15:30CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
| Stadium:Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 23,108 Referee:Robert Hartmann |
| 12 May 202433 | Bayern Munich | 2–0 | VfL Wolfsburg | Munich |
| 17:30CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium:Allianz Arena Attendance: 75,000 Referee:Bastian Dankert |
| 18 May 202434 | VfL Wolfsburg | 1–3 | Mainz 05 | Wolfsburg |
| 15:30CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
| Stadium:Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 26,627 Referee:Frank Willenborg |
| 13 August 2023First round | Makkabi Berlin | 0–6 | VfL Wolfsburg | Berlin |
| 15:30CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium:Mommsenstadion Attendance: 4,800 Referee:Riem Hussein |
| 31 October 2023Second round | VfL Wolfsburg | 1–0 | RB Leipzig | Wolfsburg |
| 18:00CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium:Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 16,031 Referee: Florian Badstübner |
| 5 December 2023Round of 16 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | VfL Wolfsburg | Mönchengladbach |
| 20:45CET (UTC+1) |
| Report | Stadium:Borussia-Park Attendance: 39,287 Referee:Bastian Dankert |
Last updated: 10 February 2024
Source:Competitions
| Rank | No. | Pos. | Nat. | Player | Bundesliga | DFB-Pokal | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 23 | FW | Jonas Wind | 9 | 1 | 10 | |
| 2 | 19 | MF | Lovro Majer | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
| 7 | MF | Václav Černý | 3 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 4 | 11 | FW | Tiago Tomás | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 31 | MF | Yannick Gerhardt | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||
| 6 | 40 | MF | Kevin Paredes | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 4 | DF | Maxence Lacroix | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 21 | DF | Joakim Mæhle | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 10 | FW | Lukas Nmecha | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 10 | 27 | MF | Maximilian Arnold | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 20 | MF | Ridle Baku | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 13 | DF | Rogério | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 32 | MF | Mattias Svanberg | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 17 | FW | Kevin Behrens | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Own goals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Totals | 30 | 7 | 37 | ||||