The 2009-10 campaign delivered a devastating end for VfL Bochum as Die Unabsteigbaren were ultimately relegated, finishing a crushing 17th in the Bundesliga. The turbulent season saw the club go through a series of managerial changes, yet the team was unable to arrest their slide, winning only one of their final sixteen matches. Leading the line was the forward Stanislav Šesták, whose six goals topped the league scoring chart in a difficult year. This disappointing campaign marked the painful end of a top-flight era for the club and remains a challenging but defining chapter in their modern history.