VfL Wolfsburg was founded in 1945, as the club grew out of a multi-sports club for Volkswagen workers seven years after the city’s establishment in Northwest Germany. The club competed in the lower divisions in its early history, but earned promotion to the Bundesliga ahead of the 1997-98 season, and the club has been ever-present in the division since.

The side claimed its first, and currently only, Bundesliga championship in 2009 when the attacking duo of Grafite (28) and Edin Dzeko (26) each notched 20-goal seasons, a first for the league. Wolfsburg also finished second in 2014-15, but this season sits 13th in the standings at the Winterpause and will be looking for a solid turnaround when the season resumes.