Arminia Bielefeld

Germany · Bundesliga 2020/21 – 2021/22 · 2. Bundesliga now · Manager: Oliver Kirch since Aug 2026

#192 World rank · club rating

1,780 Club rating

6th in 2. Bundesliga

Arminia Bielefeld played 2 Bundesliga seasons (2020/21 – 2021/22) and are in 2. Bundesliga now. Uwe Neuhaus (Dec 2018 – Feb 2021) had the best points per game of them (1.60 in 77 matches) and took the club rating from 1,646 to 1,801.

Arminia Bielefeld managers

30 spells since 1997 · newest first

Manager Period MatchesGP W-D-L PPG Club rating Coach ratingCoach Vs expected

Oliver Kirch Aug 2026 – present · PPG 1.50 current Aug 2026 – present 12 5-3-4 1.50 1,727 → 1,792 +65 +11.8 +0.06

Daniel Jara May 2026 · PPG 0.00 caretaker May 2026 1 0-0-1 0.00 1,726 → 1,697 −30 −5.9 −0.42

Michel Kniat #538 now Aug 2023 – May 2026 · PPG 1.36 Aug 2023 – May 2026 42 15-12-15 1.36 1,679 → 1,725 +46 +13.5 −0.03

Uwe Koschinat Mar 2023 – Jun 2023 · PPG 1.00 Mar 2023 – Jun 2023 13 3-4-6 1.00 1,766 → 1,583 −184 −30.8 −0.22

Daniel Scherning #613 now Aug 2022 – Mar 2023 · PPG 1.11 Aug 2022 – Mar 2023 19 6-3-10 1.11 1,763 → 1,730 −33 −11.2 −0.18

Danilo Fernando Evangelista de Souza (stand-in) 10 Feb 2023 10 Feb 2023 1 0-0-1 −8.3

Ulrich Forte Jul 2022 – Aug 2022 · PPG 0.60 caretaker Jul 2022 – Aug 2022 5 1-0-4 0.60 1,839 → 1,687 −153 −29.9 −0.59

Marco Kostmann Apr 2022 – May 2022 · PPG 0.50 caretaker Apr 2022 – May 2022 4 0-2-2 0.50 1,784 → 1,788 +3 −0.8 −0.05

Frank Kramer Mar 2021 – Apr 2022 · PPG 1.07 Mar 2021 – Apr 2022 44 10-17-17 1.07 1,689 → 1,784 +95 +26.2 +0.15

Uwe Neuhaus Dec 2018 – Feb 2021 · PPG 1.60 Dec 2018 – Feb 2021 77 34-21-22 1.60 1,646 → 1,801 +155 +48.3 +0.16

Jeff Saibene Apr 2017 – Dec 2018 · PPG 1.31 Apr 2017 – Dec 2018 62 19-24-19 1.31 1,571 → 1,564 −7 +3.8 +0.11

Carsten Rump Mar 2017 · PPG 3.00 caretaker Mar 2017 1 1-0-0 3.00 1,564 → 1,605 +42 +8.3 +0.52

Jurgen Kramny Nov 2016 – Mar 2017 · PPG 0.93 Nov 2016 – Mar 2017 14 3-4-7 0.93 1,575 → 1,549 −27 −2.7 −0.01

Rudiger Rehm Aug 2016 – Oct 2016 · PPG 0.75 Aug 2016 – Oct 2016 12 1-6-5 0.75 1,598 → 1,535 −62 −13.7 −0.06

Norbert Meier Feb 2014 – May 2016 · PPG 1.22 Feb 2014 – May 2016 54 14-24-16 1.22 1,520 → 1,703 +183 +36.2 +0.19

Before 2015/16 · 16 spells, Aug 1997 – Feb 2014

Manager Period MatchesGP W-D-L PPG Club rating Coach ratingCoach Vs expected

Stefan Kramer Aug 2012 – Feb 2014 · PPG 1.12 Aug 2012 – Feb 2014 26 8-5-13 1.12 1,534 → 1,499 −35 −6.2 +0.08

Markus von Ahlen Jul 2011 · PPG 0.00 caretaker Jul 2011 1 0-0-1 0.00 1,472 → 1,462 −10 −2.1 −0.23

Ewald Lienen Nov 2010 – May 2011 · PPG 0.70 Nov 2010 – May 2011 23 3-7-13 0.70 1,487 → 1,415 −71 −21.8 −0.27

Christian Ziege Aug 2010 – Oct 2010 · PPG 0.42 Aug 2010 – Oct 2010 12 1-2-9 0.42 1,545 → 1,379 −166 −35.3 −0.41

Detlev Dammeier Mar 2010 · PPG 1.00 caretaker Mar 2010 3 1-0-2 1.00 1,633 → 1,577 −56 −10.7 −0.26

Jörg Berger May 2009 · PPG 1.00 caretaker May 2009 1 0-1-0 1.00 1,558 → 1,557 −1 −0.2 0.00

Michael Frontzeck Feb 2008 – May 2009 · PPG 0.88 Feb 2008 – May 2009 52 8-22-22 0.88 1,541 → 1,510 −31 −15.9 −0.05

Detlev Dammeier Dec 2007 · PPG 3.00 caretaker Dec 2007 1 1-0-0 3.00 1,519 → 1,566 +47 +9.4 +0.55

Ernst Middendorp Mar 2007 – Dec 2007 · PPG 1.24 Mar 2007 – Dec 2007 25 9-4-12 1.24 1,544 → 1,492 −52 −3.9 +0.07

Frank Geideck Feb 2007 – Mar 2007 · PPG 0.60 caretaker Feb 2007 – Mar 2007 5 1-0-4 0.60 1,566 → 1,521 −45 −9.5 −0.17

Thomas von Heesen Aug 2005 – Feb 2007 · PPG 1.11 Aug 2005 – Feb 2007 54 15-15-24 1.11 1,550 → 1,560 +10 −4.8 +0.01

Frank Geideck May 2005 · PPG 0.50 caretaker May 2005 2 0-1-1 0.50 1,542 → 1,520 −22 −4.4 −0.25

Uwe Rapolder Aug 2004 – May 2005 · PPG 1.22 Aug 2004 – May 2005 32 11-6-15 1.22 1,502 → 1,533 +31 +5.3 +0.10

Benno Mohlmann Aug 2002 – May 2003 · PPG 1.06 Aug 2002 – May 2003 34 8-12-14 1.06 1,572 → 1,454 −117 −11.2 +0.14

Hermann Gerland Aug 1999 – May 2000 · PPG 0.88 Aug 1999 – May 2000 34 7-9-18 0.88 1,525 → 1,526 +1 +11.8 +0.02

Ernst Middendorp Aug 1997 – May 1998 · PPG 0.94 Aug 1997 – May 1998 34 8-8-18 0.94 1,505 → 1,476 −29 −12.5 +0.06

Before 2015/16 the source names the manager on fewer matches, so these rows can miss games.

Uwe Neuhaus is the longest-serving: 77 matches over 2 years (Dec 2018 – Feb 2021), and the most coach rating added (+48.3).

Club rating - the club's rating at the manager's first rated match → after the last. Coach rating - what the spell added to the manager's coach rating. Vs expected - average result per match above what the club rating predicted. Stand-in - a caretaker who covered a few matches during another manager's spell, folded under that spell. Every competition we hold, lower divisions included.

Club rating

since 2015/16 · line by manager

1,780Club ratingWeek 46, 2026

#192World rankof 943 active clubs

#62. Bundesligaof 26 clubs

1,893Peak since 2015/16Feb 2022 · low 1,543, Aug 2015

Colour changes with each manager (15 since 2015/16) · hover a point for the name

Arminia Bielefeld's club rating peaked at 1,893 in February 2022, under Frank Kramer, its highest since 2015/16; the low was 1,543 in August 2015, under Norbert Meier.

One point per month: the club's rating before its last rated match of the month, the manager's part left out. World rank among the 943 clubs with a match in the last 12 months and 30+ rated matches. The rating describes results so far - it doesn't predict the next game. How the club rating works ›

Next matches

next 14 days

Arminia Bielefeld play in 2. Bundesliga now - our fixture list covers the top 5 leagues and European games with a top-5 club.

Cards and corners

a game · by season

Season GP Cards Agst Lg 2nd half Corners Agst Lg

2021/22 34 1.68 1.74 1.80 68% 4.32 5.79 4.83

2020/21 34 1.56 1.91 1.88 72% 3.47 5.47 4.60

Arminia Bielefeld won 3.47 corners a game in 2020/21, their fewest in any season since 2020/21 and 25% below the Bundesliga's average side (4.60).

League matches only (Bundesliga), from 2015/16 - European and cup games carry no card or corner data. Lg = the league's average side that season. Bold green / red = 15%+ above / below it. Bundesliga cards table › · corners table ›

Half-time / full-time

68 league matches since 2015/16

FT winFT W FT drawFT D FT lossFT L

HT winHT W 57% 34% 00%

HT drawHT D 913% 1319% 1421%

HT lossHT L 00% 57% 1928%

Points won from behindPts from behind

losing at half-time in 24 matches

Points dropped from aheadPts dropped

winning at half-time in 8 matches

1st half · W 8 · D 36 · L 24 GD −26

2nd half · W 16 · D 23 · L 29 GD −26

League matches since 2015/16. Each half scored as its own match: 2nd half = goals after the break only.

Referees at Arminia Bielefeld

1 referee with 5+ matches · most matches first

Referee MatchesGP W-D-L PPG Cards/g Club avg +/−

Bastian Dankert 6 1-2-3 0.83 2.17 1.62 +34%

League matches since 2015/16 with the referee named (68). Cards = Arminia Bielefeld's own yellows and reds. Club avg = their cards a game in the same seasons with every referee. Under 10 matches the gap is grey: too few to call. Referees aren't drawn at random - the big games go to the senior ones - so a gap here describes, it doesn't prove a bias.

Quick answers

4 questions · from the tables on this page

Who is Arminia Bielefeld's manager?

Oliver Kirch, since August 2026 - 12 matches, 5 won (1.50 points per game).

How many managers has Arminia Bielefeld had since 2015?

14, counting 4 caretakers. Plus 1 stand-in: a caretaker for a few matches during another manager's spell.

Who is Arminia Bielefeld's longest-serving manager?

Uwe Neuhaus: 77 matches from December 2018 to February 2021.

How many cards a game do Arminia Bielefeld get?

1.68 a game in the Bundesliga in 2021/22, against 1.80 for the league's average side.

The coach rating describes, it doesn't predict. It measures what a manager's teams did against what was expected of them. Match chances come from the club rating, calibrated on 85,718 league matches. How the rating works ›

Source: spells, ratings and ranks from the weekly ranking (Week 46, 2026); season stats updated nightly; next matches refreshed every hour.