Arminia Bielefeld (women)

Arminia Bielefeld
Full nameDeutscher Sport-Club Arminia Bielefeld
Founded1975; 49 years ago (1975)
GroundEDImedienArena
Capacity2,500
PresidentRainer Schütte
ManagerAnnabel Jäger
LeagueRegionalliga West
2023–246th

DSC Arminia Bielefeld (women) is a women's association football club from Bielefeld, Germany. It is part of the Arminia Bielefeld club.

History[edit]

DSC Arminia Bielefeld established a department for women's and girls' football in 1975. Five years later, the team was promoted to the Bezirksliga, where they competed for a year before being relegated, then quickly promoted again.[1] In 1990, they ascended to the third-tier Verbandsliga Westfalen,[1] only to face relegation once more, but they made a return in 2003. Markus Wuckel became their head coach in 2004, a position he held until 2021.[2]

In 2009 and 2010, Bielefeld finished as runners-up in the renamed Westfalenliga, behind 1. FFC Recklinghausen and Sportfreunde Siegen, respectively. During the 2014–15 season, the club signed two Polish players Kamila Kmiecik and Symela Ciesielska, who played pivotal roles in securing the division championship and earning promotion to the Regionalliga West.[3]

In the 2015–16 Regionalliga West season, Bielefeld finished at the top of the league, achieving promotion to the 2. Bundesliga. They remained undefeated throughout the season, scoring 124 goals, with Maxine Birker contributing 34 goals and Kamila Kmiecik with 32.[4]

Following their promotion to the 2. Bundesliga, the team relocated from the artificial-turf Sportplatz Stadtheide to the Waldstadion Quelle. After being relegated in their second season, they were promoted back in 2019 and moved to the EDImedienArena, staying for two more seasons before returning to the Regionalliga. During the 2020–21 season, head coach Markus Wuckel was replaced by Tom Rerucha.[2] In May 2023, former player Annabel Jäger became the club's manager ahead of the 2023–24 season.[5]

Squad[edit]

As of 25 June 2024[6]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Germany GER Lisa Venrath
3 FW Germany GER Rike Tolckmitt
4 DF Germany GER Celine Preuß
5 DF Germany GER Phine Ebert
6 MF Germany GER Leonie Heitlindemann
7 MF Germany GER Samantha Kühne
8 MF Germany GER Pamela Jahn
9 FW Germany GER Sophia Thiemann
10 MF Germany GER Lisa Lösch
11 MF Germany GER Lena Meynert
13 DF Germany GER Grit Bender
14 FW Germany GER Anna-Lena Meier
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 FW Germany GER Inga Merschel
17 MF Germany GER Inci Fenu
18 DF Germany GER Rieke Barkhausen
19 MF Kosovo KOS Leonora Ejupi
20 MF Germany GER Samantha Hermann
21 MF Germany GER Emelie Klingen
23 GK Germany GER Charlotte Schneider
24 GK Germany GER Amelie Norf
25 DF Germany GER Jacqueline Manteas
26 MF Germany GER Anna Czekalla
27 MF Germany GER Jocelyn Hampel
28 FW Germany GER Sophia Pauli

Current staff[edit]

As of 25 June 2024
Coaching staff
Germany Annabel Jäger Head coach
Germany Jan Reineke
Germany Christine Austerschmidt 		Assistant coach
Germany Ralf Schmidt Goalkeeping coach
Managerial staff
Germany Werner Jöstingmeyer Sports Director

Notable former players[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Historie: DSC Arminia Bielefeld" (in German). Arminia Bielefeld.
  2. ^ a b Burkamp, Peter (24 April 2021). "Arminias neuer Trainer kommt aus dem Altkreis". Haller Kreisblatt.
  3. ^ "Frauen machen Aufstieg perfekt" (in German). Arminia Bielefeld. 1 June 2015.
  4. ^ "Durchmarsch mit neuem "100-Tore-Sturm"" (in German). wflv.de. 7 June 2016.
  5. ^ "Annabel Jäger wird neue Trainerin der Arminia-Frauen". Arminia Bielefeld. 26 May 2023.
  6. ^ "Kader von Arminia Bielefeld" (in German). soccerdonna.de. Retrieved 25 June 2024.

External links[edit]

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