| P | # | Player | Born | Height | Weight | Contract | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Andreas Luthe | 1987-03-10 | 195 | 85 | 2020-06-30 | ||
| GK | Felix Dornebusch | 1994-07-12 | 193 | - | 2019-06-30 | ||
| GK | Marius Weeke | 1995-03-14 | - | - | |||
| GK | Michael Esser | 1987-11-22 | 198 | 97 | 2018-06-30 | ||
| D | Fabian Holthaus | 1995-01-17 | 178 | - | |||
| D | Felix Bastians | 1988-05-09 | 188 | 2017-06-30 | |||
| D | Heiko Butscher | 1980-07-28 | 189 | 86 | 2015 jun | ||
| D | Jan Gyamerah | 1995-06-18 | 184 | - | 2017-06-30 | ||
| D | Jan Simunek | 1987-02-20 | 188 | 72 | 2017-06-30 | ||
| D | Malcolm Cacutalua | 1994-11-15 | 188 | - | 2018-06-30 | ||
| D | Patrick Fabian | 1987-10-11 | 194 | 2018-06-30 | |||
| D | Stefano Celozzi | 1988-11-02 | 171 | 65 | 2020-06-30 | ||
| D | Timo Perthel | 1989-02-11 | 185 | 2019-06-30 | |||
| M | Adnan Zahirovic | 1990-03-23 | 178 | 72 | |||
| M | Anthony Losilla | 1986-03-10 | 185 | 2019-06-30 | |||
| M | Danny Latza | 1989-12-07 | 179 | 75 | 2018-06-30 | ||
| M | Florian Jungwirth | 1989-01-27 | 181 | 76 | 2017-06-30 | ||
| M | Henrik Gulden | 1995-12-29 | 178 | - | |||
| M | Julian Stock | 1995-10-23 | 182 | - | |||
| M | Marco Terrazzino | 1991-04-15 | 176 | 74 | 2018-06-30 | ||
| M | Michael Gregoritsch | 1994-04-18 | 190 | 74 | 2019-06-30 | ||
| M | Onur Bulut | 1994-04-16 | 179 | 74 | 2017-06-30 | ||
| M | Piotr Cwielong | 1986-04-23 | 171 | 65 | 2017-06-30 | ||
| M | Selim Gündüz | 1994-05-16 | 171 | 2018-06-30 | |||
| M | Thomas Eisfeld | 1993-01-18 | 177 | - | Loan | ||
| M | Tobias Weis | 1985-07-30 | 170 | 68 | |||
| M | Yusuke Tasaka | 1985-07-08 | 172 | 2015 jun | |||
| F | Joel Reinholz | 1994-05-01 | 181 | - | 2015 jun | ||
| F | Mikael Forssell | 1983-03-15 | 184 | 86 | 2016-12-31 | ||
| F | Simon Terodde | 1988-03-02 | 192 | 2017-06-30 | |||
| F | Stanislav Sesták | 1982-12-16 | 179 | 68 | 2017-06-30 |
| Date | Player | From | To | Status | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30.Jun | Pawel Dawidowicz (D) | VfL Bochum | SL Benfica II | Confirmed | |
| 13.Aug | Pawel Dawidowicz (D) | SL Benfica II | VfL Bochum | Confirmed | |
| 1.Jul | Tobias Weis (M) | VfL Bochum | Brøndby IF | Doubtful | |
| 16.Jun | Johannes Wurtz (F) | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | VfL Bochum | Confirmed | |
| 16.Jun | Marco Stiepermann (M) | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | VfL Bochum | Confirmed | |
| 14.Jun | Simon Terodde (F) | VfL Bochum | VfB Stuttgart | Confirmed | |
| 31.Dec | Henrik Gulden (M) | Mjøndalen IF | VfL Bochum | Confirmed | |
| 20.Aug | Henrik Gulden (M) | VfL Bochum | Mjøndalen IF | Confirmed | |
| 7.Aug | Peniel Mlapa (F) | FC Nürnberg | VfL Bochum | Confirmed | |
| 26.Jun | Tim Hoogland (M) | Fulham FC | VfL Bochum | Confirmed |