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VfL Wolfsburg

Tier 22. BundesligaWolfsburg, Niedersachsen, GermanyOn the globe

Founded: 12 September 1945
Ground: Volkswagen Arena30,000 seats · opened 2002
Full name: Verein für Leibesübungen Wolfsburg
Website: vfl-wolfsburg.de

Who owns VfL Wolfsburg

VfL Wolfsburg-Fußball GmbH has been wholly owned by Volkswagen AG (via Volkswagen Group Services GmbH) since December 2007, under a long-standing 50+1 exception.

Owned by a multi-club groupOwner based at home: Germany

As of 2026Low confidenceSources: Wikipedia, Wikipedia

From the pitch to the top

The company that fields the team, then each holder above it.

Fields the first teamVfL Wolfsburg-Fußball GmbHGmbH, Germany, Registry Amtsgericht Braunschweig HRB 100486

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Volkswagen AGAG, GermanySince 20 December 2007, figure as of 2026Through Volkswagen Group Services GmbHSole shareholder since 20 Dec 2007 (90% from 2001), held via Volkswagen Group Services GmbH; long-standing DFL 50+1 exception. Confirmed only by Wikipedia.Low confidenceSources: Wikipedia, Wikipedia
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  Porsche Automobil Holding SEOther, GermanyFigure as of December 202053.3% of voting rights / 31.4% of subscribed capital at end-2020 per Wikipedia; Lower Saxony 20% of votes.Low confidenceSource: Wikipedia

Part of a multi-club groupVolkswagen Group (football holdings)4 clubs

Changes of control

20 December 2007
Volkswagen AG took control (100%).
Derived from the multi-club-groups research: the start of the current controlling holding.
Low confidenceSources: Wikipedia, Wikipedia

Sources6

Impressum VfL Wolfsburg, Club. Checked 3 October 2026.
Wikidata Wikidata, Wikipedia / Wikidata. Checked 4 October 2026.
Wikidata Wikidata, Wikipedia / Wikidata. Checked 4 October 2026.
2026–27 2. Bundesliga Wikipedia, Wikipedia / Wikidata. Checked 3 October 2026.
Volkswagen Group Wikipedia, Wikipedia / Wikidata. Checked 3 October 2026.
VfL Wolfsburg Wikipedia, Wikipedia / Wikidata. Checked 3 October 2026.

Also on Wikidata (Q101859).

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