2009–10 VfB Stuttgart season
2009–10 season | ||||
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Manager | ![]() ![]() | |||
Stadium | Mercedes-Benz Arena | |||
Bundesliga | 6th | |||
DFB-Pokal | Third round | |||
UEFA Champions League | Round of 16 | |||
Top goalscorer | Cacau (13) | |||
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During the 2009–10 German football season, VfB Stuttgart competed in the Bundesliga.
Season summary
Manager Markus Babbel was sacked in early December with Stuttgart in 16th place. Christian Gross, his successor, revitalised Stuttgart and they finished in 6th, qualifying for the Europa League.
Players
First-team squad
- Squad at end of season[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Left club during season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
VfB Stuttgart II
- The following players played for VfB Stuttgart II, and did not play for the first team this season.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Competitions
Bundesliga
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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4 | Bayer Leverkusen | 34 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 65 | 38 | +27 | 59 | Qualification to Europa League play-off round |
5 | Borussia Dortmund | 34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 54 | 42 | +12 | 57 | |
6 | VfB Stuttgart | 34 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 51 | 41 | +10 | 55 | Qualification to Europa League third qualifying round[a] |
7 | Hamburger SV | 34 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 56 | 41 | +15 | 52 | |
8 | VfL Wolfsburg | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 64 | 58 | +6 | 50 |
Source: kicker.de (in German)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
- ^ Since both finalists of the 2009–10 DFB-Pokal were qualified for the 2010–11 UEFA Champions League, the 6th-placed team will qualify for the 3rd qualifying round of the 2010–11 UEFA Europa League.
DFB-Pokal
1 August 2009 First round | SG Sonnenhof Großaspach | 1–4 | VfB Stuttgart | Heilbronn |
15:30 UTC+2 | Ismaili ![]() Aupperle ![]() ![]() |
Report (in German) | Hitzlsperger ![]() Cacau ![]() Šimák ![]() |
Stadium: Frankenstadion Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Michael Kempter (Sauldorf) |
23 September 2009 Second round | VfB Lübeck | 1–3 (a.e.t.) | VfB Stuttgart | Lübeck |
20:30 UTC+2 | Henning ![]() |
Report (in German) | Schieber ![]() Khedira ![]() Cacau ![]() |
Stadium: Lohmühle Attendance: 16.900 Referee: Peter Gagelmann (Bremen) |
27 October 2009 Round of 16 | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 1–0 | VfB Stuttgart | Fürth |
19:00 UTC+1 | Nehrig ![]() |
Report (in German) | Stadium: Playmobil-Stadion Attendance: 10,800 Referee: Babak Rafati (Hanover) |
Champions League
Play-off round
18 August 2009 First leg | Timișoara ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() | Timișoara |
20:45 | Report | Gebhart ![]() Hleb ![]() |
Stadium: Stadionul Dan Păltinișanu Attendance: 23,446 Referee: Olegário Benquerença (Portugal) |
26 August 2009 Second leg | Stuttgart ![]() | 0–0 (2–0 agg.) | ![]() | Stuttgart |
20:45 | Report | Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena Attendance: 27,500 Referee: Roberto Rosetti (Italy) |
Group stage
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | SEV | STU | URZ | RAN | |
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1 | ![]() |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 13 | Advance to knockout phase | — | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | |
2 | ![]() |
6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 9 | 1–3 | — | 3–1 | 1–1 | ||
3 | ![]() |
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 8 | Transfer to Europa League | 1–0 | 1–1 | — | 1–1 | |
4 | ![]() |
6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 13 | −9 | 2 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 1–4 | — |
Source: RSSSF
16 September 2009 1 | Stuttgart ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Stuttgart |
20:45 | Pogrebnyak ![]() |
Report | Bougherra ![]() |
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena Attendance: 39,000 Referee: Massimo Busacca (Switzerland) |
29 September 2009 2 | Unirea Urziceni ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Bucharest[a] |
20:45 | Varga ![]() |
Report | Tasci ![]() |
Stadium: Stadionul Steaua Attendance: 13,557 Referee: Laurent Duhamel (France) |
20 October 2009 3 | Stuttgart ![]() | 1–3 | ![]() | Stuttgart |
20:45 | Élson ![]() |
Report | Squillaci ![]() Navas ![]() |
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena Attendance: 37,000 Referee: Pieter Vink (Netherlands) |
4 November 2009 4 | Sevilla ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Seville |
20:45 | Navas ![]() |
Report | Kuzmanović ![]() |
Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Attendance: 32,669 Referee: Martin Atkinson (England) |
24 November 2009 5 | Rangers ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() | Glasgow |
20:45 | Report | Rudy ![]() Kuzmanović ![]() |
Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 41,468 Referee: Roberto Rosetti (Italy) |
9 December 2009 6 | Stuttgart ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() | Stuttgart |
20:45 | Marica ![]() Träsch ![]() Pogrebnyak ![]() |
Report | Semedo ![]() |
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena Attendance: 37,000 Referee: Viktor Kassai (Hungary) |
- ^ Unirea Urziceni played their home group matches at Stadionul Steaua in Bucharest as their Stadionul Tineretului did not meet UEFA criteria.
Knockout phase
Round of 32
23 February 2010 First leg | Stuttgart ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Stuttgart |
20:45 | Cacau ![]() |
Report | Ibrahimović ![]() |
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena Attendance: 39,430 Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands) |
17 March 2010 Second leg | Barcelona ![]() | 4–0 (5–1 agg.) | ![]() | Barcelona |
20:45 | Messi ![]() Pedro ![]() Bojan ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 88,543 Referee: Alain Hamer (Luxembourg) |
References
Notes
- ^ Cacau was born in Santo André, Brazil, but also qualified to represent Germany internationally after gaining citizenship and made his international debut for Germany in May 2009.
- ^ Kuzmanović was born in Thun, Switzerland, and represented them at U-21 level, but also qualified to represent Serbia internationally through his father and made his international debut for Serbia in March 2007.
- ^ Baştürk was born in Herne, West Germany (now Germany), but also qualified to represent Turkey internationally and made his international debut for Turkey in 1998.