On 11 July 2017 head coach Gertjan Verbeek was sacked and replaced by Ismail Atalan.
[2] On 9 October 2017 head coach Ismail Atalan was sacked and replaced by caretaker Jens Rasiejewski.
[3] Rasiejewski's tenure as caretaker ended on 8 December 2017, when he was appointed as head coach by athletic director Christian Hochstätter.
[4] On 7 February 2018 the supervisory board sacked both Christian Hochstätter and Jens Rasiejewski.
[5] On 11 February 2018 the VfL Bochum announced signing Robin Dutt as head coach.