The 2024–25 season is the 87th season in the history of VfL Bochum, and the club's fourth consecutive season in the Bundesliga. In addition to the domestic league, the club is scheduled to participate in the DFB-Pokal.
Updated to match(es) played on 25 January 2025. Source: Bundesliga Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Head-to-head away goals scored; 6) Away goals scored; 7) Play-off.[11] (Rules 4–6 only apply after home and away matches have been played between the tied teams.) Notes:
^The match, originally ended in a 1–1 draw, was counted as a 2–0 win for Bochum after their goalkeeper Patrick Drewes was hit by a lighter, thrown by a fan and was unable to play on.[10]