2009–10 VfB Stuttgart season
Appearance
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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
[edit]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
[edit]First-team squad
[edit]- 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.
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Left club during season
[edit]Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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VfB Stuttgart II
[edit]- 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.
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Competitions
[edit]Bundesliga
[edit]League table
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]Play-off round
[edit]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
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | SEV | STU | URZ | RAN | |
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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 | |
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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
[edit]Round of 16
[edit]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
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ 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.