VfB Stuttgart 737608 224675479 2008-07-09T22:36:32Z Hubschrauber729 6760597 /* Managers/coaches */ {{Football club infobox | clubname = VfB Stuttgart | image = [[Image:Soccerball current event.svg|20px|]] <small>''[[VfB Stuttgart season 2008-09|Current season]]''</small> <br />[[Image:Vfb Stuttgart.png|150px|logo]] | fullname = Verein für Bewegungsspiele<br />Stuttgart 1893 e. V. | nickname = ''Die Roten''<br />''Die Schwaben''<br />''Die jungen Wilden'' | founded = [[1893]] | ground = [[Mercedes-Benz-Arena]],<br />[[Stuttgart]] | capacity = 55,896 | chairman = {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Erwin Staudt]] | manager = {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Armin Veh]] | captain = {{flagicon|Portugal}} [[Fernando Meira|Meira]] | league = [[Bundesliga (football)|Bundesliga]] | season = [[Fußball-Bundesliga 2007-08|2007&ndash;08]] | position = [[Bundesliga (football)|Bundesliga]], 6th | pattern_la1=|pattern_b1=_horizontalonwhite|pattern_ra1= | leftarm1=FFFFFF|body1=FF0000|rightarm1=FFFFFF|shorts1=FFFFFF|socks1=FFFFFF | pattern_la2=|pattern_b2=_whitehorizontal|pattern_ra2= | leftarm2=FF0000|body2=FF0000|rightarm2=FF0000|shorts2=FF0000|socks2=FF0000 }} '''Verein für Bewegungsspiele Stuttgart 1893 e. V.''', commonly known as '''VfB Stuttgart''', is a [[Germany|German]] [[sports club]] based in [[Stuttgart]], [[Baden-Württemberg]]. With 43,000 members (as of September 2007), ''VfB'' is the largest sports club in the state and the fifth largest in the country. The club is best known for its [[Association football|football]] [[List of football clubs in Germany|team]], which has participated in all but two [[Fußball-Bundesliga|Bundesliga]] seasons. The team has won the [[German football champions|national championship]] five times in total&mdash;most recently in the 2006&ndash;07 season&mdash;and the [[DFB-Pokal]] (German cup) three times. The football team plays its home games at the [[Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion]], situated in the [[Cannstatter Wasen]] sports complex. Its reserve team, [[VfB Stuttgart II]], currently plays in the [[Regionalliga (football)|Regionalliga]], two divisions below the first team. In addition to the successes of the professional, amateur and youth football teams, athletes from the club's athletics department have won numerous titles and medals. The club also has departments for [[fistball]], [[hockey]], [[table-tennis]] and football [[referee (football)|referees]]. These five departments only compete at amateur level. The club also maintains a social department, the ''VfB-Garde''. == History == === Foundation to WWII === [[Image:VfB Stuttgart 1912.png|90px|left]]''Verein für Bewegungsspiele Stuttgart'' was formed through the [[2 April]] [[1912]] merger of predecessor sides Stuttgarter FV and Kronen-Club Cannstatt following a meeting in the Concordia hotel in Cannstatt. Each of these clubs was made up of school pupils with middle class roots <ref name="Brustring Vorwort">Hardy Grüne:''Mit dem Ring auf der Brust''[http://www.deutschesfachbuch.de/info/detail.php?isbn=3895335339&part=1&word= Vorwort S. 7]</ref> who learned new sports such as [[rugby union]] and football from English pioneers. ==== FV Stuttgart ==== [[Image:VfB Stuttgart historical.png|200px|right|thumb|Historical logos of predecessor sides ''Stuttgarter FV 93'' and ''Kronen-Club Cannstatt''.]]''Stuttgarter Fußballverein'' was founded at the ''Zum Becher'' hotel in [[Cannstatt]] on [[9 September]] [[1893]].<ref>[http://www.hefleswetzkick.de/VFB/VFB_Inside/Chronik/1890_1899/Chronik/Stgt/03.htm Chronik 19<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> ''FV'' were initially a rugby club, playing games at Stöckach-Eisbahn before moving to Cannstatter Wasen in 1894. The rugby club established a football section in [[1908 in association football|1908]]. The team drew players primarily from local schools, under the direction of teacher Carl Kaufmann, and quickly achieved its first success; in 1909 they were runners-up to ''FSV 1897 Hannover'' in the national rugby final, losing 6-3.<ref>[http://www.hefleswetzkick.de/VFB/VFB_Inside/Chronik/1900_1909/Chronik/Stgt/09.htm Chronik 19<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Rugby was soon replaced by football within the club, as spectators found the game too complicated to follow. In [[1909 in association football|1909]] ''FV'' joined the Süddeutschen Fußballverband (''Southern Germany Football Association'')<ref>[http://www.hefleswetzkick.de/VFB/VFB_Inside/Chronik/1900_1909/Chronik/Stgt/07.htm Chronik 19<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>, playing in the second tier ''B-Klasse''. In their second season ''FV'' won a district final against future merger partner ''Kronen-Klub Cannstatt'' before being defeated by ''FV Zuffenhausen'' in the county championship that would have seen the side promoted. They eventually advanced to the senior Südkreisliga in [[1912 in association football|1912]]. ==== Kronen-Klub Cannstatt ==== ''Cannstatter Fußballklub'' was formed as a rugby club in [[1890 in football (soccer)|1890]] and also quickly established a football team. This club was dissolved after just a few years of play and the former membership re-organized themselves as ''FC Krone Cannstatt'' in 1897 to compete as a football-only side.<ref>''[http://www.hefleswetzkick.de/VFB/VFB_Inside/Chronik/1890_1899/Chronik/Cann/07.htm Vereinschronik Kronen-Club 1897]''</ref> The new team joined the Süddeutschen Fußballverband (SFV) as a second division club and won promotion in [[1904 in association football|1904]]. ''Cannstatt'' possessed their own ground, which still exists today as the home of ''[[TSV Münster]]''. Following the 1912 merger of these two clubs, the combined side played in the Bezirksliga Württemberg/Baden, earning a number of top three finishes and claiming a title there in [[1927 in association football|1927]]. The club also made several appearances in the final rounds of the SFV in the late 20s and early 30s. === 1933&ndash;1945 === In [[1933 in association football|1933]] German football was re-organized under the [[Third Reich]] into sixteen top-flight divisions called Gauligen. ''Stuttgart'' played in the Gauliga Württemberg and enjoyed considerable success there, winning division titles in [[1935 in association football|1935]], [[1937 in association football|1937]], [[1938 in association football|1938]], [[1940 in association football|1940]], and [[1943 in association football|1943]] before the Gauliga system collapsed part way through the 1944&ndash;45 season. The club had an intense rivalry with ''[[Stuttgarter Kickers]]'' throughout this period. ''VfB'''s Gauliga titles earned the team entry to the national playoff rounds, with their best result coming in 1935 when they advanced to the final where they lost 4&ndash;6 to defending champions ''[[Schalke 04]]''. After a third place result at the national level in 1937, ''Stuttgart'' was not able in subsequent appearances to advance out of the preliminary rounds. === 1950s championships === After the war ''VfB'' continued to play first division football in the [[Oberliga Süd (1945-63)|Oberliga Süd]], capturing titles there in [[1946 in association football|1946]], [[1952 in association football|1952]], and [[1954 in association football|1954]]. The team also made regular appearances in the German championship rounds emerging as national champion in [[1950]] and 1952, and finishing as runner-up in [[1953 in association football|1953]]. In the 1950s, the club also twice won the [[DFB-Pokal|German Cup]] (1954 and [[1958 in association football|1958]]). The team which won four titles in eight years was led by [[Robert Schlienz]] who had lost his left arm in a car crash. No player from Stuttgart had been selected for the team that won the [[1954 FIFA World Cup]] though. === 1963 Bundesliga === Due to international competition that led to disappointing results in the [[1958 World Cup|1958]] and [[1962 World Cup]], DFB introduced a single professional league in 1963. ''Stuttgart'''s consistently good play throughout the 1950s earned them a place among the sixteen clubs that would make up the original [[Bundesliga (football)|Bundesliga]]. The club, as an amateur organisation and due to proverbial ''[[swabian]] austerity'', hesitated to spend money, and some players continued to work in an everyday job. Throughout the balance of the decade and into the mid-70s the club would generally earn mid-table results. One of the few stars of the time was [[Gilbert Gress]] from Strasbourg. In [[Fußball-Bundesliga 1972-73|1972&ndash;1973]] the team qualified for the [[UEFA Cup]] for the first time and advanced to the semi-finals of the [[UEFA Cup 1973-74|1974]] tournament where they were eliminated by eventual winners ''[[Feyenoord Rotterdam]]'' (1&ndash;2, 2&ndash;2). === 1975&ndash;2000 era of president MV === VfB Stuttgart was in crisis in the mid 1970s, having missed new trends like sponsorship. Attempts to catch up with new levels of professionalism by spending money failed. Towards the end of the [[Fußball-Bundesliga 1974-75|1974&ndash;75]] season, with the team in imminent danger of being relegated to [[2. Fußball-Bundesliga|Second Bundesliga]], local politician [[Gerhard Mayer-Vorfelder]] was elected as new president. Yet, a tie in the final game meant that VfB would be ranked 16th and lose its Bundesliga status. The first season in second league, considered the worst in its history, ended with VfB being ranked 11th, having even lost a home game against local rival [[SSV Reutlingen]] in front of only 1200 spectators. With new coach [[Jürgen Sundermann]] and new talents like [[Karlheinz Förster]] and [[Hansi Müller]], the team around [[Ottmar Hitzfeld]] scored ''hundred goals'' in [[Fußball-Bundesliga 1976-77|1976&ndash;77]] and thus returned to top flight play after just two seasons. The young team was popular for offensive and high-scoring play, but suffered from lack of experience. At the end of [[Fußball-Bundesliga 1977-78|1977&ndash;78]], the VfB was ranked 4th, but the average attendance of over 53,000 set the league record until the 1990s. They made another UEFA Cup semi-final appearance in [[UEFA Cup 1979-80|1980]] and delivered a number of top four finishes on their way to their first Bundesliga title – the club's third national title – in [[Fußball-Bundesliga 1983-84|1984]], now under coach [[Helmut Benthaus]]. In 1986, VfB lost the German Cup final 2&ndash;5 to [[Bayern Munich]]. In the [[1989 UEFA Cup Final]], they fell to [[SSC Napoli]] (1&ndash;2, 3&ndash;3) where [[Diego Maradona]] was playing at the time. In [[Fußball-Bundesliga 1991-92|1991&ndash;92]], the club clinched its fourth title, in one of the closest races in Bundesliga history, finishing ahead of [[Borussia Dortmund]] on goal difference. Internationally, they had been eliminated from UEFA Cup play that season (1991&ndash;92) after losing their second round match to Spanish side [[CA Osasuna]] (2&ndash;3). As national champions, the club qualified to play in the [[UEFA Champions League]] in [[UEFA Champions League 1992-93|1992&ndash;93]], but was eliminated in the first round by [[Leeds United A.F.C.|Leeds United]] after a tie-breaking third match in Barcelona which was required due to coach [[Christoph Daum]] having substituted a fourth non-German player in game two. VfB did not qualify for any European competition again until 1997, by way of their third German Cup win, with coach [[Joachim Löw]]. They enjoyed a measure of success on their return, advancing to the [[1998 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final|1998 European Cup Winners' Cup final]] in [[Stockholm]], where they lost to [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] in what was the penultimate year of the competition. Only one player of the ''magic triangle'', captain [[Krassimir Balakov]], remained after [[Giovane Elber]] and [[Fredi Bobic]] left. Löw's contract was not renewed, he was replaced by [[Winfried Schäfer]] who in turn was sacked after one season. However, ''Stuttgart'''s performance fell off after this as the club earned just mid-table results over the next two seasons despite spending money on the transfer market and for veterans like Balakov. === 2000&ndash;2007 The post-MV-era return to success === Due to high debts and the lack of results, [[Gerhard Mayer-Vorfelder]] finally resigned from VfB in 2000 to take over offices at [[DFB]], [[UEFA]] and [[FIFA]]. New president Manfred Haas had to renegotiate expensive contracts with players that seldom appeared on the field anyway. As in 1976, when ''MV'' had taken over, the team had to be rebuilt by relying on talents from the youth teams. The ''VfB'' has one of Germany's most successful programs in the [[:de:Deutsche Jugendmeisterschaft (Fußball)]]. Coach [[Ralf Rangnick]] had started a restructuring of the team that won the [[UI Cup]], but the resulting extra strain of the UEFA cup participation ended in barely escaping from relegation in [[2001]] by clinching 15th spot. Rangnick was replaced by [[Felix Magath]]. With players like [[Andreas Hinkel]], [[Kevin Kurányi]], [[Timo Hildebrand]] or [[Alexander Hleb]] earning themselves the nickname ''the young and wild'', the club soon re-bounded and finished as Bundesliga runners-up in the [[Fußball-Bundesliga 2002-03|2002&ndash;03]] season. ==== Champions League 2003&ndash;04 ==== Thus, VfB qualified for their second [[UEFA Champions League|Champions League]] appearance and, beating [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] and [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]] once and [[Panathinaikos]] twice, they advanced out of group play to the first knock out round where they were eliminated by their old nemesis [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] (0&ndash;1 and 0&ndash;0) (see also [[UEFA Champions League 2003-04]]). They continued to play as one of the top teams in the country, earning fourth and fifth place Bundesliga finishes, and again taking part in the UEFA Cup, but without great success. In addition, coach Magath and several players left for stronger clubs: [[Kevin Kuranyi]] for [[Schalke 04]], [[Philipp Lahm]] for [[Bayern Munich]] and [[Aliaksandr Hleb]] for [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]]. Halfway through the disappointing [[Fußball-Bundesliga 2005-06|2005&ndash;06]] season, [[Giovanni Trapattoni]] was sacked and replaced by [[Armin Veh]]. The new coach was designated as a stop-gap due to having resigned from [[FC Hansa Rostock]] in 2003 to focus on his family and having no football job since 2004 except coaching his home team [[FC Augsburg]] for a season. Supported by new manager [[Horst Heldt]], Veh could establish himself and his concept of focussing on promising inexpensive players rather than established stars. Team captain [[Zvonimir Soldo]] retired, and other veterans left the team that slipped to ninth place and did not qualify for European competition for the first time in four years. ==== Bundesliga champions 2006&ndash;07 ==== Despite early-season losses and ensuing criticism in [[Fußball-Bundesliga 2006-07|2006&ndash;07]], including a 3&ndash;0 loss at home to Nuremberg, Veh managed to turn the collection of new players like Mexican [[Pavel Pardo]] and Brazilian [[Antônio da Silva]] and fresh local talents, including [[Mario Gomez]], [[Serdar Tasci]] and [[Sami Khedira]], into a strong contender that led the league on [[12 November]] [[2006]] for the first time in two years. Stuttgart established themselves among the top five and delivered a strong challenge for the Bundesliga title by winning their final eight games. In the penultimate week on [[12 May]] [[2007]], Stuttgart beat [[VfL Bochum|Bochum]] 3&ndash;2 away from home, took the Bundesliga lead from [[FC Schalke 04]] and secured a spot in the [[UEFA Champions League 2007-08|2007-08 UEFA Champions League]]. After trailing 0&ndash;1 in the final match of the season against [[Energie Cottbus]], Stuttgart came back to win 2&ndash;1 and claim their first Bundesliga title in 15 years. The victory celebrations in Stuttgart (250,000 people) even topped those of Germany's third place win over Portugal in the [[2006 World Cup]]. In addition, VfB Stuttgart had their first ever chance to win the ''double'' as they also reached the final of the German Cup for the first time since their victory there ten years ago. Their opponents in the cup final in Berlin were [[1. FC Nuremberg]], a team that had beaten them twice by 3 goals in regular season, 3&ndash;0 and 4&ndash;1, but last had won the cup in 1962. With the game level at 1&ndash;1 in the first half, Stuttgart's scorer [[Cacau]] was sent off. Nuremberg gained a 2&ndash;1 lead early in the second half, but the ten men of VfB managed to fight back and equalise. In the second half of extra time, with both teams suffering from exhaustion and the humid conditions, Nuremberg scored the winning goal. Stuttgart will have a cup winner in its ranks anyway for the 2007&ndash;08 season as Nuremberg's captain [[Raphael Schäfer]] replaces goalkeeper [[Timo Hildebrand]] who had decided in winter to leave and will play for Valencia next season. ==== Champions League 2007&ndash;08 ==== The 2007&ndash;08 [[UEFA Champions League]] draw on August 30, 2007 paired the German champions with [[La Liga|Spanish]] giants [[FC Barcelona]], [[Ligue 1|French]] champions [[Olympique Lyonnais]] and [[Scottish Premier League|Scottish]] [[Old Firm]] side [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]]. Like in the 2003&ndash;04 CL season, Stuttgart's 2007&ndash;08 European campaign started with a match at [[Glasgow]]'s [[Ibrox Park]] against Rangers. It ended in a 2&ndash;1 defeat. The second match at home against F.C. Barcelona was lost, too, 0&ndash;2, as well as the 3rd match, against Olympique Lyonnais at home, with the visitors coming out 2&ndash;0 winners from 2nd half strikes. In the league they only managed to become 6th, with [[Mario Gomez]] scoring 19 goals. == Stadium == The home ground of ''VfB Stuttgart'' is the [[Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion]] which was originally built in [[1933 in association football|1933]]. It lies close to the River [[Neckar]] on [[Bad Cannstatt]]'s Mercedes-Straße near the new [[Mercedes-Benz Museum]] and [[Mercedes-Benz]] factory. After being renovated several times, the stadium can hold a maximum capacity of 55,896 spectators (50,000 for international matches). Unlike most other Bundesliga stadiums, the former ''Neckarstadion'' retains the traditional athletic track around the playing field despite intentions to convert it into a football-only stadium. As for the [[1974 FIFA World Cup]], ''Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion'' was one of the venues for the [[2006 FIFA World Cup]], hosting five preliminary round matches, a First Knockout Round match ([[England national football team|England]] vs. [[Ecuador national football team|Ecuador]]) and the third place play-off ([[Germany national football team|Germany]] vs. [[Portugal national football team|Portugal]]). From the 2008&ndash;09 season, the stadium will be renamed the Mercedes-Benz-Arena, starting with a pre-season friendly against [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] on July 30, 2008. <ref>[http://www.arsenal.com/article.asp?thisNav=News&article=489665&lid=NewsHeadline&Title=Friendly+against+VfB+Stuttgart+announced Arsenal: Friendly against VfB Stuttgart announced]</ref> == Honours == International competition: * [[Cup Winners' Cup]] finalists: 1998 * [[UEFA Cup]] finalists: 1989 * [[UEFA Intertoto Cup]] winners: 2000, 2002 National competition: * [[German champions]]: 1950, 1952, 1984, 1992, 2007 * German runners-up: 1935, 1953, 1979, 2003 * [[DFB-Pokal|German Cup]] winners: 1954, 1958, 1997 * [[DFB-Pokal|German Cup]] finalists: 1986, 2007 * [[DFB-Supercup|German Supercup]] winners: 1992 * [[Premiere Ligapokal|League Cup]] finalists: 2005 Regional competition: * [[Oberliga Süd (1945-63)|Oberliga Süd]] (I) champions: 1946, 1952, 1954 * [[2nd Bundesliga Süd (1974-81)|2nd Bundesliga Süd]] (II) champions: 1977 * Bezirksliga Württemberg/Baden champions: 1927, 1930 * [[Gauliga Württemberg]] champions: 1935, 1937, 1938, 1943 == Trivia == * The merger that created ''VfB'' was held in the Concordia hotel in [[Bad Cannstatt]], a district of the city of Stuttgart. * ''VfB'' are nicknamed "the Reds" for their team colours, featuring a red ''chest ring'' on white jerseys. Local rivals [[Stuttgarter Kickers]], wearing blue and white, are "the Blues". * In the 2006&ndash;07 Season ''VfB Stuttgart'' started using the song ''Bro Hymn'' by [[Pennywise (band)|Pennywise]] as their goal celebration music. == Club management == * [[Dieter Hundt]], chairman, entrepreneur * [[Erwin Staudt]], CEO & president since [[26 June]] [[2003]] * [[Horst Heldt]], general manager, former Bundesliga player (since 1990, for VfB 2003-2005) == Players == === Current squad for 2008/09 === {{Fs start}} {{Fs player|no=1|nat=Germany|pos=GK|name=[[Jens Lehmann]]}} {{Fs player|no=3|nat=Mexico|pos=DF|name=[[Ricardo Osorio]]}} {{Fs player|no=5|nat=Germany|pos=DF|name=[[Serdar Taşçı]]}} {{Fs player|no=6|nat=Portugal|pos=DF|name=[[Fernando Meira]]|other=[[Captain (football)|captain]]}} {{Fs player|no=7|nat=Germany|pos=MF|name=[[Martin Lanig]]}} {{Fs player|no=8|nat=Czech Republic|pos=MF|name=[[Jan Šimák]]}} {{Fs player|no=9|nat=Romania|pos=FW|name=[[Ciprian Marica]]}} {{Fs player|no=10|nat=Turkey|pos=MF|name=[[Yıldıray Baştürk]]}} {{Fs player|no=11|nat=Germany|pos=MF|name=[[Thomas Hitzlsperger]]}} {{Fs player|no=12|nat=Germany|pos=GK|name=[[Alexander Stolz]]}} {{Fs player|no=13|nat=Mexico|pos=MF|name=[[Pável Pardo]]|other=[[Vice-captain (football)|vice-captain]]}} {{Fs player|no=15|nat=Ivory Coast|pos=DF|name=[[Arthur Boka]]}} {{Fs player|no=17|nat=France|pos=DF|name=[[Matthieu Delpierre]]}} {{Fs mid}} {{Fs player|no=18|nat=Brazil|pos=FW|name=[[Cacau]]}} {{Fs player|no=19|nat=Germany|pos=MF|name=[[Roberto Hilbert]]}} {{Fs player|no=21|nat=Switzerland|pos=DF|name=[[Ludovic Magnin]]}} {{Fs player|no=22|nat=Germany|pos=FW|name=[[Sven Schipplock]]}} {{Fs player|no=23|nat=Germany|pos=FW|name=[[Manuel Fischer]]}} {{Fs player|no=24|nat=Germany|pos=GK|name=[[Sven Ulreich]]}} {{Fs player|no=27|nat=Austria|pos=MF|name=[[Clemens Walch]]}} {{Fs player|no=28|nat=Germany|pos=MF|name=[[Sami Khedira]]}} {{Fs player|no=29|nat=Cameroon|pos=MF|name=[[Georges Mandjeck]]}} {{Fs player|no=33|nat=Germany|pos=FW|name=[[Mario Gómez]]}} {{Fs player|no=35|nat=Germany|pos=MF|name=[[Christian Träsch]]}} {{Fs player|no=38|nat=Serbia|pos=FW|name=[[Danijel Ljuboja]]}} {{Fs player|no=42|nat=Germany|pos=DF|name=[[Marco Pischorn]]}} {{Fs end}} === Players out on loan === {{Fs start}} {{Fs player|no=|nat=Germany|pos=MF|name=[[Christian Gentner]]|other=on loan at [[VfL Wolfsburg]] until June 2009}} {{Fs blank column}} {{Fs end}} ''For recent transfers, see [[List of German football transfers summer 2008]].'' === Prominent former and current players === {|width=100% |- |width=33% valign=top| * {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Karl Allgöwer]] * {{flagicon|Bulgaria}} [[Krassimir Balakov]] * {{flagicon|Turkey}} [[Yıldıray Baştürk]] * {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Thomas Berthold]] * {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Fredi Bobič]] * {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Guido Buchwald]] * {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Dunga]] * {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Giovane Élber]] * {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Bernd Förster]] * {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Karl Heinz Förster]] * {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Mario Gómez]] * {{flagicon|Denmark}} [[Jesper Grønkjær]] |width=33% valign=top| * {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Horst Heldt]] * {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Timo Hildebrand]] * {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Andreas Hinkel]] * {{flagicon|Belarus}} [[Aliaksandr Hleb]] * {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Eike Immel]] * {{flagicon|Slovenia}} [[Srečko Katanec]] * {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Jürgen Klinsmann]] * {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Kevin Kurányi]] * {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Philipp Lahm]] * {{flagicon|Sweden}} [[Bo Larsson]] * {{flagicon|Portugal}} [[Fernando Meira]] * {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Dieter Müller]] |width=33% valign=top| * {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Hansi Müller]] * {{flagicon|Mexico}} [[Pavel Pardo]] * {{flagicon|Mexico}} [[Ricardo Osorio]] * {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Matthias Sammer]] * {{flagicon|Iceland}} [[Asgeir Sigurvinsson]] * {{flagicon|CRO}} [[Zvonimir Soldo]] * {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Thomas Strunz]] * {{flagicon|Iceland}} [[Eyjólfur Sverrisson]] * {{flagicon|Hungary}} [[Imre Szabics]] * {{flagicon|Denmark}} [[Jon Dahl Tomasson]] * {{flagicon|Switzerland}} [[Hakan Yakin]] |} == Managers/coaches == {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: left;" |- |width=33% |'''Name''' |width=25% |'''Period''' |width=42% |'''Honors''' |- | {{flagicon|England}} [[Edward Tom Hanney]] (1890 - 1964) | July 1, 1924 - June 30, 1927 | Württemberg/Baden champions 1926 |- | {{flagicon|Hungary|1867}} [[Ludwig Kovacs]] | July 1,1927 - June 30, 1930 | Württemberg champions 1930 |- | {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Emil Fritz]] | July 1, 1930 - June 30, 1933 | |- | {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Willi Rutz]] (1907 - 1993) | July 1933 | |- | {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Fritz Teufel]] (b. 1910) | July 1, 1933 - June 30, 1936 | [[German champions]]hip runners-up 1935, <br> Gauliga Württemberg champions 1935 |- | {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Lony Seiderer]] (1895 - 1940) | July 1, 1936 - June 30, 1939 | Gauliga Württemberg champions 1937, 1938 |- | {{flagicon|Germany}} Fritz Teufel | July 1, 1945 - June 30, 1947 | Oberliga Süd champions 1946 |- | {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Georg Wurzer]] (1907 - 1982) | July 1, 1947 - April 30, 1960 | [[German champions]] 1950, 1952, Runners-up 1953, <br />Oberliga Süd champions 1952, 1954, [[DFB Pokal|German Cup]] 1954, 1958 |- | {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Kurt Baluses]] (1914 - 1972) | May 1, 1960 - February 24, 1965 | |- | {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Franz Seybold]] (1912 - 1978) | February 25, 1965 - March 7, 1965 | |- | {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Rudi Gutendorf]] (b. 1926) | March 8, 1965 - December 6, 1966 | |- | {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Albert Sing]] (b. 1917) | December 7, 1966 - June 30, 1967 | |- | {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Gunther Baumann]] (1921 - 1998) | July 1, 1967 - June 30, 1969 | |- | {{flagicon|Germany}} Franz Seybold | Juli 1, 1969 - June 30, 1970 | |- | {{flagicon|Yugoslavia}} [[Branko Zebec]] (1929 - 1988) | July 1, 1970 - April 18, 1972 | |- | {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Karl Bögelein]] (b. 1927) | April 19, 1972 - June 30, 1972 | |- | {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Hermann Eppenhoff]] (1919 - 1992) | July 1, 1972 - December 1, 1974 | |- | {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Fritz Millinger]] | December 2, 1974 - December 13, 1974 | |- | {{flagicon|Germany}} Albert Sing | December 14, 1974 - June 30, 1975 | |- | {{flagicon|Hungary}} [[István Sztani]] (b. 1937) | July 1, 1975 - March 31, 1976 | |- | {{flagicon|Germany}} Karl Bögelein | April 1, 1976 - June 30, 1976 | |- | {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Hans-Jürgen Sundermann]] (b. 1940) | July 1, 1976 - June 30, 1979 | [[Fußball-Bundesliga 1978/79|Bundesliga runners-up 1979]] |- | {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Lothar Buchmann]] (b. 1936) | July 1, 1979 - June 30, 1980 | |- | {{flagicon|Germany}} Hans-Jürgen Sundermann | July 1, 1980 - June 30, 1982 | |- | {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Helmut Benthaus]] (b. 1935) | July 1, 1982 - June 30, 1985 | [[Fußball-Bundesliga 1983/84|German champions 1984]] |- | {{flagicon|Austria}} [[Otto Barić]] (b. 1932) | July 1, 1985 - March 4, 1986 | |- | {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Willi Entenmann]] (b. 1943) | March 5, 1986 - June 30, 1986 | [[DFB Pokal|German Cup]] runners-up 1986 |- | {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Egon Coordes]] (b. 1944) | July 1, 1986 - June 30, 1987 | |- | {{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Arie Haan]] (b. 1948) | July 1, 1987 - March 26, 1990 | [[UEFA Cup 1988-89|UEFA Cup runners-up 1989]] |- | {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Willi Entenmann]] | March 27, 1990 - November 19, 1990 | |- | {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Christoph Daum]] (b. 1953) | November 20, 1990 - December 10, 1993 | [[Fußball-Bundesliga 1991/92|German champions 1992]] |- | {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Jürgen Röber]] (b. 1953) | Dezember 15, 1993 - April 25, 1995 | |- | {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Jürgen Sundermann]] | April 26, 1995 - June 30, 1995 | |- | {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Rolf Fringer]] (b. 1957) | July 1, 1995 - August 13, 1996 | |- | {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Joachim Löw]] (b. 1960) | August 14, 1996 - June 30, 1998 | [[DFB Cup 1996-97|German Cup 1997]], [[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1997-98|Cup Winners' Cup runners up 1998]] |- | {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Winfried Schäfer]] (b. 1950) | July 1, 1998 - December 4, 1998 | |- | {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Wolfgang Rolff]] (b. 1959) | December 5, 1998 - Dezember 31, 1998 | |- | {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Rainer Adrion]] (b. 1953) | January 1, 1999 - May 2, 1999 | |- | {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Ralf Rangnick]] (b. 1958) | May 3, 1999 - February 23, 2001 | |- | {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Felix Magath]] (b. 1953) | February 24, 2001 - June 30, 2004 | [[Fußball-Bundesliga 2002/03|Bundesliga runners-up 2003]] |- | {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Matthias Sammer]] (b. 1967) | July 1, 2004 - June 3, 2005 | |- | {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Giovanni Trapattoni]] (b. 1939) | June 17, 2005 - February 9, 2006 | |- | {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Armin Veh]] (b. 1961) | February 10, 2006 - ''incumbent'' | [[Fußball-Bundesliga 2006/07|German champions 2007]], [[DFB Cup 2006-07|German Cup runners-up 2007]] |} === Prominent and important Coaches === * {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Georg Wurzer]] * {{flagicon|Yugoslavia}} [[Branko Zebec]] * {{flagicon|Austria}} [[Otto Barić]] * {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Helmut Benthaus]] * {{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Arie Haan]] * {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Christoph Daum]] * {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Joachim Löw]] (currently the coach of [[Germany national football team|Germany]]) * {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Felix Magath]] * {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Matthias Sammer]] * {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Giovanni Trapattoni]] * {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Armin Veh]] == Bundesliga Position == * [[Fußball-Bundesliga 2007/08|2007/08]] - 6th place * [[Fußball-Bundesliga 2006/07|2006/07]] - 1st (German champions) * [[Fußball-Bundesliga 2005/06|2005/06]] - 9th place * [[Fußball-Bundesliga 2004/05|2004/05]] - 5th place * [[Fußball-Bundesliga 2003/04|2003/04]] - 4th place * [[Fußball-Bundesliga 2002/03|2002/03]] - 2nd place * [[Fußball-Bundesliga 2001/02|2001/02]] - 8th place * [[Fußball-Bundesliga 2000/01|2000/01]] - 15th place * [[Fußball-Bundesliga 1999/2000|1999/00]] - 8th place * [[Fußball-Bundesliga 1998/99|1998/99]] - 11th place * [[Fußball-Bundesliga 1997/98|1997/98]] - 4th place * [[Fußball-Bundesliga 1996/97|1996/97]] - 4th place * [[Fußball-Bundesliga 1995/96|1995/96]] - 10th place * [[Fußball-Bundesliga 1994/95|1994/95]] - 12th place * [[Fußball-Bundesliga 1993/94|1993/94]] - 7th place * [[Fußball-Bundesliga 1992/93|1992/93]] - 7th place * [[Fußball-Bundesliga 1991/92|1991/92]] - 1st (German champions) * [[Fußball-Bundesliga 1990/91|1990/91]] - 6th place * [[Fußball-Bundesliga 1989/90|1989/90]] - 6th place * [[Fußball-Bundesliga 1988/89|1988/89]] - 5th place * [[Fußball-Bundesliga 1987/88|1987/88]] - 4th place * [[Fußball-Bundesliga 1986/87|1986/87]] - 12th place * [[Fußball-Bundesliga 1985/86|1985/86]] - 5th place * [[Fußball-Bundesliga 1984/85|1984/85]] - 10th place * [[Fußball-Bundesliga 1983/84|1983/84]] - 1st (German champions) * [[Fußball-Bundesliga 1982/83|1982/83]] - 3rd place * [[Fußball-Bundesliga 1981/82|1981/82]] - 9th place * [[Fußball-Bundesliga 1980/81|1980/81]] - 3rd place * [[Fußball-Bundesliga 1979/80|1979/80]] - 3rd place * [[Fußball-Bundesliga 1978/79|1978/79]] - 2nd place * [[Fußball-Bundesliga 1977/78|1977/78]] - 4th place * [[Fußball-Bundesliga 1976/77|1976/77]] - 2. Bundesliga, 1st place (promoted to the 1. Bundesliga) * [[Fußball-Bundesliga 1975/76|1975/76]] - 2. Bundesliga, 11th place * [[Fußball-Bundesliga 1974/75|1974/75]] - 16th place (relegated to the 2. Bundesliga) * [[Fußball-Bundesliga 1973/74|1973/74]] - 9th place * [[Fußball-Bundesliga 1972/73|1972/73]] - 6th place * [[Fußball-Bundesliga 1971/72|1971/72]] - 8th place * [[Fußball-Bundesliga 1970/71|1970/71]] - 12th place * [[Fußball-Bundesliga 1969/70|1969/70]] - 7th place * [[Fußball-Bundesliga 1968/69|1968/69]] - 5th place * [[Fußball-Bundesliga 1967/68|1967/68]] - 8th place * [[Fußball-Bundesliga 1966/67|1966/67]] - 12th place * [[Fußball-Bundesliga 1965/66|1965/66]] - 11th place * [[Fußball-Bundesliga 1964/65|1964/65]] - 12th place * [[Fußball-Bundesliga 1963/64|1963/64]] - 5th place == References == {{Primarysources|date=January 2007}} {{reflist}} == External links == *[http://www.vfb.de/ Official team site] *[http://www.pausenberger.com/vfb_stuttgart_deutscher_meister_2007_feier.html photos of the party in the streets of Stuttgart after the championship victory 2007] *[http://www.abseits-soccer.com/clubs/stuttgart.html Abseits Guide to German Soccer] *[http://www.f-archiv.de/ Das deutsche Fußball-Archiv] historical German football league tables (in German) *[http://www.eufo.de/ eufo.de] European football club profiles * [http://www.hefleswetzkick.de Fansite] * [http://www.resultsfromfootball.com/bundesliga-team/vfbstuttgart.html Team statistics] {{commons|VfB Stuttgart}} * [http://www.vfbfanwelt.de Free VfB Stuttgart Fanportal] {{fb start}} {{VfB Stuttgart}} {{1. 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