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Arminia Bielefeld
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Full name Deutscher Sport-Club Arminia Bielefeld
Nickname(s) Die Arminen, Die Blauen (The Blues)
Founded 3 May 1905; 118 years ago (1905-05-03) as 1. Bielefelder FC Arminia
Ground Bielefelder Alm (SchücoArena)
Ground Capacity 27,300
President Hans-Jürgen Laufer
Head coach Daniel Scherning
League Bundesliga
2020–21 Bundesliga, 15th of 18
Third colours

DSC Arminia Bielefeld (pronounced [ˌdeːʔɛsˈtseː ʔaʁˈmiːni̯a ˈbiːləfɛlt]; full name: Deutscher Sportclub Arminia Bielefeld e.V. [ˈdɔʏtʃɐ ˈʃpɔʁtklʊp ʔaʁˈmiːni̯a ˈbiːləfɛlt]; commonly known as Arminia Bielefeld (German pronunciation: [aʁˌmiːnia ˈbiːləfɛlt]), also known as Die Arminen [diː ˈʔaʁmiːnən] or Die Blauen [diː ˈblaʊən]), or just Arminia (pronounced [aʁˌmiːnia]), is a German sports club from Bielefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia. Arminia offers the sports of football, field hockey, figure skating, and cue sports. The club has 12,000 members and the club colours are black, white and blue. Arminia's name derives from the Cheruscan chieftain Arminius, who defeated a Roman army in the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest.

The club is most commonly known for its professional football team, which currently plays in the 2. Bundesliga. The team mostly played in the first or second tier of the German football league system, among them 17 seasons in the Bundesliga. Arminia's most successful years were the 1920s, the early 1980s and the middle 2000s. In 1947 and in the 1950s Arminia had sunk down to a team playing in a rather local area in the third tier (later third tiers covered larger areas).

Arminia has been playing their home games at the Bielefelder Alm Stadium since 1926. Since 2004 the stadium has been named SchücoArena through a sponsorship deal.

History

1. FC Arminia Bielefeld
Logo of founding side 1. FC Arminia Bielefeld.

Arminia Bielefeld was founded on 3 May 1905 as 1. Bielefelder FC Arminia. 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. In 1907, local rivals FC Siegfried joined Arminia, a move which strengthened Arminia's squad. 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 big achievement came in 1912, when they won the Westphalian championship after a 5–1 win over BV 04 Dortmund in the final. The outbreak of World War I interrupted Arminia's rise to the top. 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.

1922–1945

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. 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. 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 suffered the equalizer in injury time. The Berlin side won the match after extra time. 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. On 30 January 1926, the club took its current name Deutscher Sportclub Arminia Bielefeld. Their next piece of silverware was won in 1932 with a triumph in the Westphalian cup.

In 1933, Arminia qualified for the Gauliga Westfalen, 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

Arminia Performance Chart
Historical chart of Arminia Bielefeld league performance

After World War II, a new league with all teams who competed in the Gauliga Westfalen was formed. Arminia were relegated and failed 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, Arminia was docked 14 points because they fielded an ineligible player. The next season was already under way when the Landesliga (II) was expanded by two teams. Arminia took their chance, won the league and gained promotion to the Oberliga West.

The dream lasted for only a year. Arminia beat Schalke 04 4–2 at home but finished only second from the bottom. 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. Only in 1962, Arminia became a second division side again (then: 2. Liga West, covering the whole of North Rhine-Westphalia). In 1962–63, they struggled to finish in seventh place to secure a spot in the newly formed Regionalliga West, which was situated directly below the new Bundesliga.

Arminia finished their first seasons in mid-table, but became one of the better Regionalliga teams later on. In 1966, Arminia beat Alemannia Aachen to claim the West German Cup for the first time. A year later, forward Ernst Kuster joined the team and went on to become the club's all-time leading goal scorer. A 0–1 loss to Wuppertaler SV on the last day of the 1966–67 season stopped Arminia entering the Bundesliga promotion play-offs. 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.

1970–71 Match Fixing scandal

The team had a poor start in their first Bundesliga season, but results improved and they eventually finished 14th. However, near the end of the season it was discovered that Arminia had engaged in match-fixing; three of the ten Bundesliga games which were proven to have been manipulated through bribery directly involved Arminia. Two players at the club were banned from football for life (Waldemar Slomiany and Jürgen Neumann). Arminia was allowed to play the 1971–72 season in the Bundesliga, but were automatically relegated to the Regionalliga as a penalty. Arminia struggled in the following seasons, but were good enough to be appointed to the newly formed 2. Bundesliga in 1974.

Recovery, glorious early 80s and down into the Oberliga

After two seasons in mid-table, Arminia had good chances of returning to the Bundesliga in 1976–77 but they finished only 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.

The team was shocked but bounced back to win promotion in 1977–78. Arminia started well and on 10 March 1979, they won 4–0 at Bayern Munich. However, Arminia were hit by a slump and were relegated again. The club managed to keep the team together and bounced back after a record-breaking year. 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.

Arminia struggled to avoid relegation and managed to stay in the Bundesliga for five years, including two finishes in eighth place in 1982–83 and 1983–84 seasons. Furthermore, Arminia took part in the UEFA Intertoto Cup three times. An ugly event shocked Germany when Werder Bremen defender Norbert Siegmann slashed Ewald Lienen's right thigh during a match. The success on the pitch did not prevent the club from suffering declining attendances which enlarged the financial problems. In 1984–85, Arminia finished third from the bottom and lost the relegation play-offs against 1. FC Saarbrücken.

The team failed to gain promotion and in the fall of 1987, Arminia had debts of 4.5 million Marks. The result was a last place finish in 1987–88. Ernst Middendorp became the new manager and assembled a young team for the new season. Arminia led the way in the Oberliga Westfalen but finished only second in 1988–89. They won the Oberliga a year later, but failed in the promotion play-offs to VfB Oldenburg and TSV Havelse. Four dismal years followed in which the team started well but were unable to compete for the championship. In 1991, Arminia won the Westphalian Cup, a cup for Westphalian teams not playing in the First or Second Bundesliga, and beat FSV Mainz 05 in the first round of the DFB-Pokal.

From Regionalliga to yo-yo-team to five consecutive seasons in the Bundesliga again

In the spring of 1994, Arminia created a relatively large media buzz by signing veteran Bundesliga players like Thomas von Heesen, Armin Eck and Fritz Walter. Arminia struggled at first but went on the 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 wrote German football history by signing Iranian players Ali Daei and Karim Bagheri along with the SK Brann icon Geirmund Brendesæter, who enjoyed a brief spell with the club in 1997. However, after a poor run after the winter break, Arminia were relegated shortly after Brendesæter had left the club. They bounced back by winning the 1998–99 season. Bruno Labbadia became the league's top scorer with 28 goals. The club suffered from financial problems and entered the 1999–2000 season with a smaller budget. Relegation followed again after the team became the third team in Bundesliga history to lose ten matches in a row.

Arminia struggled against relegation again the next season and avoided to drop into the Regionalliga in close season. Their fortunes turned around and Arminia won their sixth promotion to the Bundesliga in 2001–02 with Artur Wichniarek scoring 18 goals. Arminia were almost saved the next year but a slump with only two points out of the last six matches sealed relegation again.

The team bounced back again in 2003–04 after Ghanaian striker Isaac Boakye scored 14 goals in his debut season to end as the club's top goalscorer and help them go back to the Bundesliga. They were able to stay in the top flight until 2009. In 2004–05, Patrick Owomoyela became Arminia's new record national player. Furthermore, Arminia reached the semi-finals of the DFB-Pokal in 2005 and 2006. In both seasons, Arminia also kept away from the relegation zone virtually the whole time (except the season's beginnings). In those years the image campaign "Aktion 5000 +" let the number of members rise above 10,000. In 2007, many Arminia fans were sad to see the old East Stand being torn down (then the last non-seater stand in the Bundesliga not being placed behind one of the goals) and also further marketing attempts alienated the fans from the Club's Management Board. From 2007 onwards, managerial sackings became more and more common and avoiding relegation became more and more difficult.

Down into the 3. Liga

Arminia played their fifth consecutive Bundesliga season in 2008–09. They finished last and were relegated to the 2. Bundesliga. However, after finishing seventh in the 2009–10 season, their next season was fraught with managerial sackings and financial difficulties. After a poor season, picking up only 16 points and winning only four games, Bielefeld were relegated to the 3. Liga.

After a poor start, 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: 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 autumn and a mediocre winter Arminia fell down onto the 17th rank and the popular coach Stefan Krämer had to leave. His successor Norbert Meier at first had only little more success: 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 back into the 3. Liga.

But the next season could wipe out the bitterness of that disaster: 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 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 to win their matches in the 3. Liga as well. Even the qualification for the 2. Bundesliga seemed to become doubtful, 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, they also won the 3. Liga with a final 1–0 victory at the last matchday.

Recent history, 2020 promotion to Bundesliga

A stable season with a defeat in the first round of the DFB-Pokal, a lot of 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 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 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 2016–17 season with two manager sackings followed. Arminia found themselves 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. In that season, Arminia also made a big step in lowering its debts through an alliance of sponsors.

In November 2018, Arminia were practically free of debt but had to sell its stadium. 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 coach Jeff Saibene was replaced by Uwe Neuhaus who managed to bring back 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. 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 as a promotion candidate – at the 6th matchday, hardly anyone guessed 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 the match in the first 70 minutes, Arminia thrilled the supporters in the last 20 minutes by scoring two goals and only closely missing extra time. 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 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 didn't affect them: they finished the season with 68 points – 10 points more than VfB Stuttgart who finished 2nd.

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 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 manager Uwe Neuhaus was replaced by Frank Kramer. A 2–0 win over VfB Stuttgart on the final matchday secured the 15th rank and thus their spot in the 2021–22 Bundesliga.

That season turned out even more difficult. They started it with three draws, but at the end of October, after only two draws out of seven matches in the league (and a defeat in the second round of the DFB-Pokal) they were in danger of even losing touch to the 16th rank. They started November with 1-0 win away over VfB Stuttgart, their first win in the whole Bundesliga season. That match sort of stabilized Arminias performance. They even won 2-0 away over RB Leipzig in December, and after a 2-2 draw against SpVgg Greuther Fürth in January they climbed up to the 16th rank after having been 17th for about three months. In February they even climbed up to the 14th rank after a 1-0 win over 1. FC Union Berlin. But this match was the last win in the season. Especially two draws and a defeat against the other relegation battlers FC Augsburg, VfB Stuttgart and Hertha BSC Berlin at home and a 4-0 defeat away at VfL Wolfsburg, at least partially a relegation battler in that season, let them fall to the 17th rank, which meant relegation to the 2. Bundesliga.

Colours and crest

Arminia took the club colours blue, white and black upon their foundation in 1905. The colours haven't changed though the current club colours are black, white and blue. Despite this, Arminia played their first match in an orange kit. Arminia's home kit was blue for most of the time while their shorts and socks were white. The team that won promotion to the Bundesliga in 1970 wore a blue shirt with thick white stripes. The away kit was mostly all white while green shirts were worn in the 1990s.

The crest consists of a flag with the club's colours black, white and blue from left to right. The white part of the flag includes the letter A for Arminia. The flag is surrounded by a wreath of oak.

Stadium

Bielefelder Alm
The new eastern stand.

Arminia played their first home matches at the Kesselbrink in downtown Bielefeld. They moved to a new ground at the Kaiserstraße (today: August-Bebel-Straße) in 1907 and to the Pottenau in 1910. In 1926, Arminia leased a ground from a farmer named Lohmann. The ground didn't look like a football pitch. The club member Heinrich Pahl said that the area looks like an Alm (German for alpine grassland). The stadium was known as the Alm. Arminia played its first match against Victoria Hamburg on 1 May 1926. The first grandstands were constructed in 1954. When Arminia won promotion to the Bundesliga in 1970, the Alm underwent a general development. A main stand with seats was built and the northern and eastern stands were enlarged. The Alm had a capacity of 30,000 and floodlights were installed. In 1978, a roof was added to the main stands and the other stands were enlarged again. The stadium had a capacity of 35,000 then.

When Arminia was relegated to the Oberliga in 1988, the northern and the southern stand were torn down because both stands didn't match the new safety regulations. The eastern stand was also made smaller and a roof was added. The capacity was reduced to about 15,000. After Arminia won promotion to the Bundesliga in 1996, the main and northern stands were demolished and completely rebuilt. The same happened to the south stand in 1999. In 2004, Arminia signed a sponsorship deal with Schüco and the stadium was named SchücoArena. The latest redevelopment saw the Eastern Stand being rebuilt in 2008.

The Bielefelder Alm has a capacity of 27,300, including 20,381 seats. Bielefelder Alm was a candidate to host matches of the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup.

Supporters

Arminia Pauli
Arminia supporters backing their team during an away game at Millerntor-Stadion

Arminia have a large number of loyal supporters. Even in 2011–12, Arminia had an average attendance of 8,930 which was the highest in the 3. Liga. In 2014–15, Arminia had an average attendance of 14,540 which was the second highest in that 3. Liga season. The numbers also show the risen popularity of the 3. Liga. Arminias matches during the 2013–14 2. Bundesliga were attended by 16,890 on average. These numbers only count league matches. Arminia's matches in the 2014–15 DFB-Pokal were attended by 21,763 on average. The core of the fans can be found on the terraces of the Southern Stand.

Arminia's fans come primarily from the Ostwestfalen-Lippe region with a catchment area of about 100 kilometers around Bielefeld. There are around 140 fanclubs, mostly from Ostwestfalen-Lippe. However, there are fanclubs in Berlin, Stuttgart, London, Birmingham, Taunton, Austria and the Netherlands.

There is a traditional rivalry with SC Preußen Münster. The match against them in March 2012 which was the first one taking place in Bielefeld after nearly 20 years was attended by 21,203 spectators. No other match in the 3. Liga had such a high attendance. One year later the stadium was nearly sold out in that derby. An earlier rival was VfB 03 Bielefeld from the east of Bielefeld, but the rivalry lessened and nowadays friendly matches between Arminia and VfB Fichte Bielefeld, as the club nowadays is called, take place every year. Another rival is VfL Bochum, especially since the late 90s, and there were "fashion rivalries" with other clubs from the Ruhr, because that area also belongs to Westphalia. Also the matches against VfL Osnabrück are a small derby. Some SC Paderborn 07 supporters seem to consider Arminia as their main rival, but Arminia fans are unlikely to feel the same about them. There are friendly relations to the supporters of the Hamburger SV with both clubs sharing the same colours (black, white and blue) resulting in the chant "Schwarz, weiß, blau – Arminia und der HSV" (Black, white, blue – Arminia and HSV) among supporters of both clubs. For many fans this friendship also involves friendly ties to Hannover 96, whose fans share a friendship with Hamburg as well. All three clubs are sometimes dubbed the "Nordallianz" (Northern Alliance), despite the fact that Bielefeld (other than Hamburg and Hannover) is not located in what is considered Northern Germany.

Players

Current squad

No. Position Player
1 Greece GK Stefanos Kapino
2 Germany DF Lukas Klünter
3 Portugal DF Guilherme Ramos
4 Germany DF Frederik Jäkel (on loan from RB Leipzig)
5 Germany DF Bastian Oczipka
6 Germany DF Oliver Hüsing
7 Austria MF Christian Gebauer
9 Germany FW Fabian Klos (captain)
10 France FW Bryan Lasme
11 Japan MF Masaya Okugawa
13 Croatia MF Ivan Lepinjica (on loan from Rijeka)
14 Germany MF Jomaine Consbruch
16 Germany MF Marc Rzatkowski
No. Position Player
17 Turkey MF Burak İnce
19 Austria MF Manuel Prietl
21 Germany FW Robin Hack
22 Switzerland DF Silvan Sidler
23 Germany FW Janni Serra
24 United States DF George Bello
30 Panama DF Andrés Andrade
33 Austria GK Martin Fraisl
35 Germany GK Arne Schulz
37 Austria MF Benjamin Kanuric
39 Greece MF Sebastian Vasiliadis
40 Germany GK Nils Hahne

Out on loan

No. Position Player
Russia MF Vladislav Cherny (at Schaffhausen until 30 June 2023)
No. Position Player
Germany FW Sebastian Müller (at Hallescher FC until 30 June 2023)

Women's Team

100 Year Team

To celebrate the 100th anniversary of the club's formation, a fan poll was taken to determine the club's greatest starting XI, as well as seven substitutes and a manager. The following players were chosen:

Starting XI

  • Uli Stein
  • Günther Schäfer
  • Dieter Schulz
  • Thomas Stratos
  • Walter Claus-Oehler
  • Frank Pagelsdorf
  • Thomas von Heesen
  • Norbert Eilenfeldt
  • Bernd Kirchner
  • Bruno Labbadia
  • Ewald Lienen

Substitutes

Manager

  • Ernst Middendorp
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World Cup players

The following players have been selected by their country in the World Cup Finals, while playing for Arminia Bielefeld.

Honours

  • Arminia Bielefeld has never won any major trophies, but they have won some silverware on a minor level.

League titles

  • 2. Bundesliga: (II)
    • Champions: 1977–78, 1979–80, 1998–99, 2019–20
  • 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

Coaches

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

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Arminia Bielefeld para niños

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