VfL Osnabrück
Second Tier
- Squad size: 31
- Average age: 25.9
- Foreigners: 6 19.4 %
- National team players: 1
- Stadium: Bremer Brücke 16.098 Seats
- Current transfer record: +€750k
Historical rankings
Club historical positioning
| Season | League | League | League Level | W | D | L | Goals | +/- | Points | Rank | Manager | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 77/78 |  | 2. Bundesliga North | Second Tier | 9 | 15 | 14 | 56:62 | -6 | 33:43 | 16 | Radoslav Momirski | |
| 15/16 |  | 3. Liga | Third Tier | 14 | 14 | 10 | 46:41 | 5 | 56 | 5 | Joe Enochs | |
| 73/74 |  | Regionalliga Nord (63/64 - 73/74) | Second Tier | 18 | 14 | 4 | 84:43 | 41 | 50:22 | 3 | Klaus-Dieter Ochs | |
| 19/20 |  | 2. Bundesliga | Second Tier | 9 | 13 | 12 | 46:48 | -2 | 40 | 13 | Daniel Thioune | |
| 17/18 | | 3. Liga | Third Tier | 8 | 13 | 17 | 47:67 | -20 | 37 | 17 | Daniel Thioune | |
| 11/12 | | 3. Liga | Third Tier | 14 | 13 | 11 | 46:35 | 11 | 55 | 7 | Claus-Dieter Wollitz | |
| 04/05 |  | Regionalliga Nord (94/95 - 07/08) | Third Tier | 18 | 13 | 5 | 67:44 | 23 | 67 | 4 | Claus-Dieter Wollitz | |
| 96/97 | | Regionalliga Nord (94/95 - 07/08) | Third Tier | 17 | 13 | 4 | 51:21 | 30 | 64 | 4 | Herbert Mühlenberg | |
| 95/96 | | Regionalliga Nord (94/95 - 07/08) | Third Tier | 13 | 13 | 8 | 52:42 | 10 | 52 | 5 | Herbert Mühlenberg | |
| 92/93 | | 2. Bundesliga | Second Tier | 14 | 13 | 19 | 63:72 | -9 | 41:51 | 20 | Hubert Hüring | |
| 85/86 | | 2. Bundesliga | Second Tier | 11 | 13 | 14 | 48:57 | -9 | 35:41 | 14 | Friedel Hoppe | |
| 08/09 |  | 2. Bundesliga | Second Tier | 8 | 12 | 14 | 41:60 | -19 | 36 | 16 | Claus-Dieter Wollitz | |
| 97/98 | | Regionalliga Nord (94/95 - 07/08) | Third Tier | 18 | 12 | 4 | 70:28 | 42 | 66 | 3 | Hans-Werner Moors | |
| 87/88 | | 2. Bundesliga | Second Tier | 13 | 12 | 13 | 47:47 | 0 | 38:38 | 9 | Antun Rudinski | |
| 01/02 | | Regionalliga Nord (94/95 - 07/08) | Third Tier | 13 | 11 | 10 | 46:35 | 11 | 50 | 7 | Jürgen Gelsdorf | |
| 90/91 | | 2. Bundesliga | Second Tier | 12 | 11 | 15 | 51:55 | -4 | 35:41 | 14 | Rolf Grünther | |
| 23/24 | | 2. Bundesliga | Second Tier | 5 | 10 | 18 | 29:68 | -39 | 25 | 18 | Uwe Koschinat | |
| 21/22 |  | 3. Liga | Third Tier | 16 | 10 | 10 | 56:48 | 8 | 58 | 6 | Daniel Scherning | |
| 18/19 | | 3. Liga | Third Tier | 22 | 10 | 6 | 56:31 | 25 | 76 | 1 | Daniel Thioune | |
| 14/15 | | 3. Liga | Third Tier | 14 | 10 | 14 | 49:51 | -2 | 52 | 11 | Maik Walpurgis | |
| 13/14 | | 3. Liga | Third Tier | 15 | 10 | 13 | 50:39 | 11 | 55 | 5 | Maik Walpurgis | |
| 07/08 | | 2. Bundesliga | Second Tier | 10 | 10 | 14 | 43:54 | -11 | 40 | 12 | Claus-Dieter Wollitz | |
| 06/07 | | Regionalliga Nord (94/95 - 07/08) | Third Tier | 17 | 10 | 9 | 59:43 | 16 | 61 | 2 | Claus-Dieter Wollitz | |
| 00/01 | | 2. Bundesliga | Second Tier | 9 | 10 | 15 | 40:52 | -12 | 37 | 15 | Jürgen Gelsdorf | |
| 88/89 | | 2. Bundesliga | Second Tier | 13 | 10 | 15 | 58:66 | -8 | 36:40 | 14 | Hans-Werner Moors | |
| 74/75 | | 2. Bundesliga North | Second Tier | 16 | 10 | 12 | 81:62 | 19 | 42:34 | 8 | Helmut Kalthoff | |
| 16/17 | | 3. Liga | Third Tier | 15 | 9 | 14 | 46:43 | 3 | 54 | 6 | Joe Enochs | |
| 09/10 | | 3. Liga | Third Tier | 20 | 9 | 9 | 55:37 | 18 | 69 | 1 | Karsten Baumann | |
| 89/90 | | 2. Bundesliga | Second Tier | 12 | 9 | 17 | 58:69 | -11 | 33:43 | 15 | Friedel Hoppe | |
| 81/82 | | 2. Bundesliga | Second Tier | 14 | 9 | 15 | 49:59 | -10 | 37:39 | 13 | Carl-Heinz Rühl | |
| 78/79 | | 2. Bundesliga North | Second Tier | 10 | 9 | 19 | 49:71 | -22 | 29:47 | 18 | Radoslav Momirski | |
| 02/03 | | Regionalliga Nord (94/95 - 07/08) | Third Tier | 19 | 8 | 7 | 56:29 | 27 | 65 | 2 | Jürgen Gelsdorf | |
| 99/00 | | Regionalliga Nord (94/95 - 07/08) | Third Tier | 22 | 8 | 4 | 69:34 | 35 | 74 | 1 | Lothar Gans | |
| 94/95 | | Regionalliga Nord (94/95 - 07/08) | Third Tier | 19 | 8 | 7 | 67:35 | 32 | 46:22 | 2 | Heiko Flottmann | |
| 86/87 | | 2. Bundesliga | Second Tier | 18 | 8 | 12 | 69:66 | 3 | 44:32 | 6 | Rolf Grünther | |
| 80/81 | | 2. Bundesliga North | Second Tier | 22 | 8 | 12 | 76:50 | 26 | 52:32 | 6 | Werner Biskup | |
| 79/80 | | 2. Bundesliga North | Second Tier | 16 | 8 | 14 | 64:68 | -4 | 40:36 | 8 | Gerd Bohnsack | |
| 22/23 | | 3. Liga | Third Tier | 21 | 7 | 10 | 70:49 | 21 | 70 | 3 | Tobias Schweinsteiger | |
| 12/13 | | 3. Liga | Third Tier | 22 | 7 | 9 | 64:35 | 29 | 73 | 3 | Alexander Ukrow | |
| 10/11 | | 2. Bundesliga | Second Tier | 8 | 7 | 19 | 40:62 | -22 | 31 | 16 | Heiko Flottmann | |
| 05/06 | | Regionalliga Nord (94/95 - 07/08) | Third Tier | 14 | 7 | 15 | 56:58 | -2 | 49 | 10 | Claus-Dieter Wollitz | |
| 03/04 | | 2. Bundesliga | Second Tier | 7 | 7 | 20 | 35:55 | -20 | 28 | 18 | Thorsten Haas | |
| 83/84 | | 2. Bundesliga | Second Tier | 11 | 7 | 20 | 46:66 | -20 | 29:47 | 19 | Erhard Ahmann | |
| 76/77 | | 2. Bundesliga North | Second Tier | 18 | 7 | 13 | 84:77 | 7 | 43:33 | 9 | Eduard Sausmikat | |
| 75/76 | | 2. Bundesliga North | Second Tier | 19 | 7 | 12 | 61:47 | 14 | 45:31 | 6 | Reinhold Ertel | |
| 20/21 | | 2. Bundesliga | Second Tier | 9 | 6 | 19 | 35:58 | -23 | 33 | 16 | Markus Feldhoff | |
| 98/99 | | Regionalliga Nord (94/95 - 07/08) | Third Tier | 23 | 6 | 5 | 67:26 | 41 | 75 | 1 | Gerd-Volker Schock | |
| 91/92 | | 2. Bundesliga North | Second Tier | 8 | 6 | 8 | 32:34 | -2 | 22:22 | 8 | Ulrich Sude | |
| 82/83 | | 2. Bundesliga | Second Tier | 16 | 6 | 16 | 66:65 | 1 | 38:38 | 10 | Carl-Heinz Rühl | |
| 84/85 |  | Oberliga Nord | Third Tier | 22 | 5 | 7 | 75:31 | 44 | 71 | 1 | Erhard Ahmann | |
| 93/94 | | Oberliga Nord | Third Tier | 18 | 5 | 7 | 56:39 | 17 | 41:19 | 3 | Werner Biskup | |
| 64/65 | | Regionalliga Nord (63/64 - 73/74) | Second Tier | 12 | 5 | 15 | 71:65 | 6 | 29:35 | 10 | Karl-Heinz Marotzke | |
| 62/63 |  | Oberliga Nord | First Tier | 12 | 4 | 14 | 44:46 | -2 | 28:32 | 7 | Emil Izsó | |
| 49/50 | | Oberliga Nord | First Tier | 17 | 4 | 9 | 70:53 | 17 | 0:0 | 3 | Richard Oehme | |
| 72/73 | | Regionalliga Nord (63/64 - 73/74) | Second Tier | 24 | 3 | 7 | 75:41 | 34 | 51:17 | 2 | ||
| 61/62 | | Oberliga Nord | First Tier | 7 | 3 | 8 | 22:33 | -11 | 17:19 | 11 | Hellmut Meidt | |