VfL Bochum II
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VfL Bochum II (also known as VfL Bochum Amateure or VfL Bochum U-23) was the reserve team of German football club VfL Bochum.
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Full name | Verein für Leibesübungen Bochum 1848 Fußballgemeinschaft eingetragener Verein II | |||
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Founded | 1973 | |||
Dissolved | 30 June 2015 | |||
Ground | Lohrheidestadion | |||
Capacity | 16,233 | |||
2014–15 | Regionalliga West (IV), 16th (withdrawn) | |||
Website | Club website | |||
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The team has made two appearances in the first round of the DFB-Pokal, in 1984–85 and 2005–06. Since 2008 the team has been playing in the tier four Regionalliga West. The team was intended to be the final step between Bochum's youth setup and the first team, and was usually made up of promising youngsters between the age of 18 and 23, with a few veteran players drafted in to provide experience.