Club Information
Founded
1945
City
Wolfsburg, Germany
Stadium
Volkswagen Arena
Capacity
30,000
Manager
Ralph Hasenhuttl
League
Club History
VfL Wolfsburg were founded in 1945 in the city built around the Volkswagen car factory. The club spent decades in the lower divisions before joining the Bundesliga in 1997. Wolfsburg shocked German football by winning the Bundesliga title in 2008-09 under Felix Magath, powered by Grafite and Edin Dzeko. The club also won the DFB-Pokal in 2015 and has been a consistent presence in European competition.
Trophy Cabinet
- Bundesliga: 1 (2009)
- DFB-Pokal: 1 (2015)
- Supercup: 1
Did You Know?
- Wolfsburg won a shock Bundesliga title in 2009 powered by the deadly Grafite-Dzeko partnership
- The entire city of Wolfsburg was built around the Volkswagen factory which sponsors the club
- Grafite's back-heel goal against Bayern Munich in 2009 is considered one of the greatest Bundesliga goals ever
- The Volkswagen Arena holds 30,000 fans and is one of Germany's most modern stadiums
- Kevin De Bruyne starred for Wolfsburg before becoming a Manchester City legend
- The women's team has won multiple Champions League titles and is one of the best in the world
- Wolfsburg is one of the youngest cities in Germany having been founded in 1938
