VfR Aalen is a traditional German football club from Aalen in Baden-Württemberg, founded in 1921 and identified with black-and-white colors. Its modern history includes a notable spell in the 2. Bundesliga before a return to regional football. The club’s profile brings together its small recorded squad, coaching chronology, recent player movement and competition history, alongside the Centus Arena setting and the membership-based culture of a registered association. The page reflects the club’s regional identity and its place in the German football pyramid.
VfR Aalen Upcoming matches by league
Regionalliga - SudWest
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- Sudwest - 8
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SGV Freiberg
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- Sudwest - 9
Kickers Offenbach
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- Sudwest - 10
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- Sudwest - 11
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VfR Aalen Last matches by league
Regionalliga - SudWest
Friendlies Clubs
Oberliga - Baden-Württemberg
DFB Pokal
3. Liga
VfR Aalen Team Roster
VfR Aalen’s recorded squad contains three players, giving the available list a sharply compact shape. O. Velox is listed as an attacker, while Reece Phillip Peter Hannam and T. Geyer are defenders. Hannam carries squad number 25 and Geyer number 6. The selection therefore shows attacking representation alongside a two-player defensive pairing, but it does not provide a complete positional map or broader depth assessment. The roster is best understood as the latest recorded snapshot rather than a definitive account of every player connected with the club.
position Goalkeeper
position Defender
Thomas Geyer
Reece Phillip Peter Hannam
position Midfielder
position Attacker
Oryan Brian Velox
Last VfR Aalen Coachs
The most recent recorded coaching appointment began with Markus Pflanz on 1 March 2024 and ended on 1 April 2024. The timeline then lists Peter Kosturkov from December 2023 without a recorded end date, so that open entry does not establish a current holder. Tobias Cramer preceded him from July 2022 to December 2023. Earlier entries name Uwe Wolf and Roland Seitz, whose recorded spells ran from 2021 to 2022 and 2019 to 2021 respectively. The chronology shows change over time without confirming a present coach.
Markus Pflanz
History
| Coach | Coach country | Coach since | Coach until |
|---|---|---|---|
| Markus Pflanz | Germany | 1 March 2024 | 1 April 2024 |
| Peter Kosturkov | Bulgaria | 1 December 2023 | |
| Tobias Cramer | Germany | 1 July 2022 | 1 December 2023 |
| 1 March 2021 | 1 May 2022 | ||
| Roland Seitz | Germany | 1 July 2019 | 1 March 2021 |
| Rico Schmitt | Germany | 1 February 2019 | 1 June 2019 |
| Argirios Giannikis | Germany | 1 July 2018 | 1 February 2019 |
| 1 July 2016 | |||
| Stefan Ruthenbeck | Germany | 1 June 2013 | 1 June 2015 |
| Rainer Scharinger | Germany | 1 May 2009 | 1 December 2010 |
VfR Aalen Transfers
Recent arrivals include M. Onos from 1899 Hoffenheim on 6 July 2026, marked as a transfer. G. Gaudino and M. Kleinschrodt joined from Alemannia Aachen and SG Sonnenhof Grossaspach respectively on 29 June 2026, both listed as free agents. Earlier entries include Reece Phillip Peter Hannam from Stevenage and S. Dembélé, L. Campagna, L. Sailer Fidalgo and Leon Maier from other clubs in July and August 2024, all recorded as free moves. David Preu arrived on loan from Union Berlin U19 in July 2023. No loan return is identified among these arrivals, and the summary is selective rather than complete.
Latest player transfers from
| Player | Team from | Transfer type | Transfer date |
|---|---|---|---|
| M. Onos |
1899 Hoffenheim
|
Transfer | 6 July 2026 |
| M. Kleinschrodt |
SG Sonnenhof Grossaspach
|
Free agent | 29 June 2026 |
| G. Gaudino |
Alemannia Aachen
|
Free agent | 29 June 2026 |
| Reece Phillip Peter Hannam |
Stevenage
|
Free | 20 August 2024 |
| Leon Maier |
Stuttgarter Kickers
|
Free | 1 July 2024 |
| L. Sailer Fidalgo |
Memmingen
|
Free | 1 July 2024 |
| L. Campagna |
Stuttgarter Kickers
|
Free | 1 July 2024 |
| S. Dembélé |
Paris FC
|
Free | 1 July 2024 |
| M. Rienhardt |
Safa
|
N/A | 26 January 2024 |
| U. Sönmez |
Fethiyespor
|
N/A | 15 September 2023 |
| Rilind Kabashi |
Astoria Walldorf U19
|
Free | 12 July 2023 |
| Y. Thermann |
SGV Freiberg
|
Free | 7 July 2023 |
| David Preu |
Union Berlin U19
|
Loan | 2 July 2023 |
| Lasse Jürgensen |
SV Rodinghausen
|
Free | 1 July 2023 |
| I. Diakité |
Jura Dolois
|
Free | 1 July 2023 |
The recent departures record includes M. Muller, who left for AS Eupen as a free agent on 10 July 2025, and Leon Maier, who moved to SG Sonnenhof Grossaspach on a free transfer on 1 July 2025. S. Dembele departed for CSKA 1948 on 30 June 2025 in a recorded transfer, while M. Fofanah left for Illertissen as a free agent. Earlier entries show David Preu returning to Union Berlin after a loan spell, alongside several free moves in July 2024. The summary is selective and does not represent a complete departures total.
Latest player transfers to
| Player | Team to | Transfer type | Transfer date |
|---|---|---|---|
| M. Müller |
AS Eupen
|
Free agent | 10 July 2025 |
| M. Muller |
AS Eupen
|
Free agent | 10 July 2025 |
| Leon Maier |
SG Sonnenhof Grossaspach
|
Free Transfer | 1 July 2025 |
| S. Dembélé |
CSKA 1948
|
Transfer | 30 June 2025 |
| M. Fofanah |
Illertissen
|
Free agent | 30 June 2025 |
| S. Dembele |
CSKA 1948
|
Transfer | 30 June 2025 |
| Lasse Jürgensen |
Illertissen
|
Free | 1 July 2024 |
| I. Diakité |
Bahlinger SC
|
Free | 1 July 2024 |
| F. Rahn |
SGV Freiberg
|
Free | 1 July 2024 |
| P. Maiella |
TSV Steinbach
|
Free | 1 July 2024 |
| V. Meien |
Stuttgarter Kickers
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Free | 1 July 2024 |
| M. Rienhardt |
FC Astoria Walldorf
|
Free | 1 July 2024 |
| David Preu |
Union Berlin
|
N/A | 1 July 2024 |
Chemnitzer FC
|
Free agent | 30 June 2024 | |
| U. Sönmez |
Kartal Bulvarspor
|
11 January 2024 |
Transfers Synthesis
VfR Aalen’s recent movement history spans several move types and destinations rather than showing a single clearly documented pattern. The latest arrivals in June and July 2026 combine one listed transfer, M. Onos from 1899 Hoffenheim, with free-agent additions G. Gaudino and M. Kleinschrodt. Earlier arrivals are similarly varied, including free moves from German and international clubs and David Preu’s 2023 loan from Union Berlin U19. The latest departures shown are from June and July 2025: S. Dembele left for CSKA 1948 in a recorded transfer, while other exits were listed as free-agent or free-transfer moves. Leon Maier later appears among the arrivals in June 2026 after his 2025 departure, illustrating that player movement can run in both directions across the period. Several entries do not state an amount, and the listed movement history is selective, so it supports a chronology of changes rather than a complete balance or definitive account of recruitment policy.
Leagues VfR Aalen has participated in
VfR Aalen’s recent competition record includes Oberliga Baden-Württemberg and Friendlies Clubs, both listed through 2025 with recent participation markers. The club also has historical entries in the Regionalliga Südwest through 2023 and the DFB Pokal through 2024. Earlier records cover the 3. Liga from 2011 to 2018 and the 2. Bundesliga from 2012 to 2014. These entries trace a path from Germany’s professional second and third tiers through regional football, while the DFB Pokal provides the principal recorded cup context. No official UEFA continental competition is identified in the available club history.
More about VfR Aalen
VfR Aalen is a German football club from Aalen in Baden-Württemberg, in the Ostalbkreis district. Founded in 1921, it has a long local identity built around black and white, the club’s defining colors in its crest and traditional home kit. Those visual traditions reinforce an image associated with the region’s industrial and resilient character.
The club plays at Centus Arena, historically and commonly known as Scholz Arena. The ground is a meeting point for local supporters and provides a setting suited to regional and national third-tier football. VfR Aalen’s culture is closely tied to place: it represents Aalen and the wider Ostalbkreis rather than a broad commercial or continental project. Its membership-based registered-association structure preserves a traditional German football model, with fan participation and democratic governance taking precedence over heavy external ownership.
On the pitch, VfR Aalen has moved through several levels of the German pyramid. Its recorded history includes the 2. Bundesliga between 2012 and 2014, followed by participation in the 3. Liga and Regionalliga Südwest. The club’s modern high point was its 2. Bundesliga era in the 2010s, before a return to regional competition. Recent competition records place it in the Oberliga Baden-Württemberg, with friendlies also recorded through 2025, while the DFB Pokal has formed part of its national cup history. Qualification has been associated with the Württemberg Cup.
VfR Aalen has no recorded history of official UEFA continental competition. Its football ecosystem is instead regional and national, built around local identity, black-and-white traditions, experienced domestic players and pathways for emerging talent. That combination gives the club a distinctive place in German football: historically capable of reaching the professional tiers, yet firmly connected to the community that shaped it.
Last matches statistics for VfR Aalen
| match | shots | Poss. | Pass % | Fouls | Cards | Saves |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Sportfreunde Dorfmerkingen
0 - 2
VfR Aalen
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0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
|
VfR Aalen
2 - 2
SG Sonnenhof Grossaspach
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0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
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VfR Aalen
1 - 1
FC Saarbrücken
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
|
VfR Aalen
1 - 1
Freiburg II
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
|
TSV Steinbach
1 - 1
VfR Aalen
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
|
VfR Aalen
0 - 3
Eintracht Frankfurt II
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
|
FSV Mainz 05 II
1 - 3
VfR Aalen
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
|
VfR Aalen
2 - 0
Eintracht Trier
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
|
VfR Aalen
2 - 0
SSV Ulm 1846
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0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
|
VfR Mannheim
0 - 0
VfR Aalen
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
Detailed statistics VfR Aalen
Xtra rating history
Last rating points (most recent matches).