2018–19 VfB Stuttgart season
2018–19 season | ||||
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President | Wolfgang Dietrich | |||
Sporting director | Michael Reschke | |||
Manager | Tayfun Korkut (until 7 October) Markus Weinzierl (from 9 October) | |||
Stadium | Mercedes-Benz Arena | |||
Bundesliga | 16th | |||
DFB-Pokal | First round | |||
Top goalscorer | League: Mario Gómez (7 goals) All: Mario Gómez (7 goals) | |||
Highest home attendance | 59,000 | |||
Lowest home attendance | 46,072 | |||
Average home league attendance | 54,577 | |||
Biggest win | Stuttgart 5–1 Hannover | |||
Biggest defeat | Augsburg 6–0 Stuttgart | |||
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All statistics correct as of 25 May 2019. |
The 2018–19 VfB Stuttgart season was the 126th season in the football club's history and 2nd consecutive and 53rd overall season in the top flight of German football, the Bundesliga, having been promoted from the 2. Bundesliga in 2017. In addition to the domestic league, VfB Stuttgart also participated in this season's edition of the domestic cup, the DFB-Pokal. This was the 86th season for Stuttgart in the Mercedes-Benz Arena, located in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The season covers a period from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019.
Players
Squad information
- As of 25 January 2019[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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Friendly matches
Win Draw Loss
Competitions
Win Draw Loss
Overview
Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
Bundesliga | 26 August 2018 | 18 May 2019 | Matchday 1 | 34 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 32 | 70 | −38 | 020.59 | |
Bundesliga relegation play-offs | 23 May 2018 | 27 May 2018 | First leg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | !— | |
DFB-Pokal | 18 August 2018 | 18 August 2018 | First round | First round | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 000.00 |
Total | 35 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 32 | 72 | −40 | 020.00 |
Last updated: 25 May 2019
Source: Competitions
Bundesliga
League table
Pos | Team
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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14 | Schalke 04 | 34 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 37 | 55 | −18 | 33 | |
15 | FC Augsburg | 34 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 51 | 71 | −20 | 32 | |
16 | VfB Stuttgart (R) | 34 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 32 | 70 | −38 | 28 | Qualification for the relegation play-offs |
17 | Hannover 96 (R) | 34 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 31 | 71 | −40 | 21 | Relegation to 2. Bundesliga |
18 | 1. FC Nürnberg (R) | 34 | 3 | 10 | 21 | 26 | 68 | −42 | 19 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Head-to-head away goals scored; 6) Away goals scored; 7) Play-off[2]
(R) Relegated
Results summary
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
34 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 32 | 70 | −38 | 28 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 27 | −5 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 43 | −33 |
Last updated: 25 May 2019.
Source: Bundesliga
Results by round
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
26 August 2018 (2018-08-26) 1 | Mainz 05 | 1–0 | VfB Stuttgart | Mainz |
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Ujah ![]() | Report | Stadium: Opel Arena Attendance: 28,705 Referee: Daniel Siebert |
1 September 2018 (2018-09-01) 2 | VfB Stuttgart | 0–3 | Bayern Munich | Stuttgart |
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
| Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena Attendance: 58,680 Referee: Harm Osmers |
16 September 2018 (2018-09-16) 3 | SC Freiburg | 3–3 | VfB Stuttgart | Freiburg |
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
| Report | Stadium: Schwarzwald-Stadion Attendance: 24,000 Referee: Deniz Aytekin |
21 September 2018 (2018-09-21) 4 | VfB Stuttgart | 0–0 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | Stuttgart |
20:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena Attendance: 54,410 Referee: Robert Hartmann |
26 September 2018 (2018-09-26) 5 | RB Leipzig | 2–0 | VfB Stuttgart | Leipzig |
20:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 32,187 Referee: Robert Schröder |
29 September 2018 (2018-09-29) 6 | VfB Stuttgart | 2–1 | Werder Bremen | Stuttgart |
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Zieler ![]() | Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena Attendance: 58,569 Referee: Tobias Welz |
6 October 2018 (2018-10-06) 7 | Hannover 96 | 3–1 | VfB Stuttgart | Hanover |
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
| Report | Gómez ![]() | Stadium: HDI-Arena Attendance: 40,800 Referee: Sascha Stegemann |
20 October 2018 (2018-10-20) 8 | VfB Stuttgart | 0–4 | Borussia Dortmund | Stuttgart |
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena Attendance: 59,000 Referee: Manuel Gräfe |
27 October 2018 (2018-10-27) 9 | 1899 Hoffenheim | 4–0 | VfB Stuttgart | Sinsheim |
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Wirsol Rhein-Neckar-Arena Attendance: 30,150 Referee: Frank Willenborg |
2 November 2018 (2018-11-02) 10 | VfB Stuttgart | 0–3 | Eintracht Frankfurt | Stuttgart |
20:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena Attendance: 58,016 Referee: Sven Jablonski |
10 November 2018 (2018-11-10) 11 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 0–2 | VfB Stuttgart | Nuremberg |
15:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Max-Morlock-Stadion Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Christian Dingert |
23 November 2018 (2018-11-23) 12 | Bayer Leverkusen | 2–0 | VfB Stuttgart | Leverkusen |
20:30 CET (UTC+1) | Volland ![]() | Report | Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 24,632 Referee: Robert Schröder |
1 December 2018 (2018-12-01) 13 | VfB Stuttgart | 1–0 | FC Augsburg | Stuttgart |
15:30 CET (UTC+1) | Donis ![]() | Report | Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena Attendance: 52,739 Referee: Harm Osmers |
9 December 2018 (2018-12-09) 14 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 3–0 | VfB Stuttgart | Mönchengladbach |
18:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Borussia-Park Attendance: 48,590 Referee: Deniz Aytekin |
15 December 2018 (2018-12-15) 15 | VfB Stuttgart | 2–1 | Hertha BSC | Stuttgart |
15:30 CET (UTC+1) | Gómez ![]() | Report | Mittelstädt ![]() | Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena Attendance: 47,680 Referee: Sascha Stegemann |
18 December 2018 (2018-12-18) 16 | VfL Wolfsburg | 2–0 | VfB Stuttgart | Wolfsburg |
20:30 CET (UTC+1) |
| Report | Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 21,780 Referee: Robert Hartmann |
22 December 2018 (2018-12-22) 17 | VfB Stuttgart | 1–3 | Schalke 04 | Stuttgart |
15:30 CET (UTC+1) | González ![]() | Report | Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena Attendance: 54,022 Referee: Felix Brych |
19 January 2019 (2019-01-19) 18 | VfB Stuttgart | 2–3 | Mainz 05 | Stuttgart |
15:30 CET (UTC+1) |
| Report | Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena Attendance: 51,881 Referee: Tobias Stieler |
27 January 2019 (2019-01-27) 19 | Bayern Munich | 4–1 | VfB Stuttgart | Munich |
15:30 CET (UTC+1) |
| Report | Donis ![]() | Stadium: Allianz Arena Attendance: 75,000 Referee: Frank Willenborg |
3 February 2019 (2019-02-03) 20 | VfB Stuttgart | 2–2 | SC Freiburg | Stuttgart |
18:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
| Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena Attendance: 51,009 Referee: Deniz Aytekin |
10 February 2019 (2019-02-10) 21 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 3–0 | VfB Stuttgart | Düsseldorf |
18:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Merkur Spiel-Arena Attendance: 40,211 Referee: Christian Dingert |
16 February 2019 (2019-02-16) 22 | VfB Stuttgart | 1–3 | RB Leipzig | Stuttgart |
15:30 CET (UTC+1) | Zuber ![]() | Report | Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena Attendance: 46,072 Referee: Felix Zwayer |
22 February 2019 (2019-02-22) 23 | Werder Bremen | 1–1 | VfB Stuttgart | Bremen |
20:30 CET (UTC+1) | Klaassen ![]() | Report | Zuber ![]() | Stadium: Weser-Stadion Attendance: 41,000 Referee: Robert Hartmann |
3 March 2019 (2019-03-03) 24 | VfB Stuttgart | 5–1 | Hannover 96 | Stuttgart |
15:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Jonathas ![]() | Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena Attendance: 55,781 Referee: Bastian Dankert |
9 March 2019 (2019-03-09) 25 | Borussia Dortmund | 3–1 | VfB Stuttgart | Dortmund |
15:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Kempf ![]() | Stadium: Signal Iduna Park Attendance: 81,365 Referee: Benjamin Cortus |
16 March 2019 (2019-03-16) 26 | VfB Stuttgart | 1–1 | 1899 Hoffenheim | Stuttgart |
15:30 CET (UTC+1) | Zuber ![]() | Report | Kramarić ![]() | Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena Attendance: 56,743 Referee: Felix Zwayer |
31 March 2019 (2019-03-31) 27 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 3–0 | VfB Stuttgart | Frankfurt |
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Commerzbank-Arena Attendance: 51,500 Referee: Felix Brych |
6 April 2019 (2019-04-06) 28 | VfB Stuttgart | 1–1 | 1. FC Nürnberg | Stuttgart |
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Kabak ![]() | Report | Pereira ![]() | Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena Attendance: 58,757 Referee: Frank Willenborg |
13 April 2019 (2019-04-13) 29 | VfB Stuttgart | 0–1 | Bayer Leverkusen | Stuttgart |
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Havertz ![]() | Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena Attendance: 53,657 Referee: Tobias Stieler |
20 April 2019 (2019-04-20) 30 | FC Augsburg | 6–0 | VfB Stuttgart | Augsburg |
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: WWK Arena Attendance: 30,660 Referee: Manuel Gräfe |
27 April 2019 (2019-04-27) 31 | VfB Stuttgart | 1–0 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | Stuttgart |
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Donis ![]() | Report | Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena Attendance: 56,730 Referee: Bastian Dankert |
4 May 2019 (2019-05-04) 32 | Hertha BSC | 3–1 | VfB Stuttgart | Berlin |
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Gómez ![]() | Stadium: Olympiastadion Berlin Attendance: 48,668 Referee: Daniel Schlager |
11 May 2019 (2019-05-11) 33 | VfB Stuttgart | 3–0 | VfL Wolfsburg | Stuttgart |
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena Attendance: 54,068 Referee: Felix Brych |
18 May 2019 (2019-05-18) 34 | Schalke 04 | 0–0 | VfB Stuttgart | Gelsenkirchen |
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Veltins-Arena Attendance: 61,676 Referee: Bibiana Steinhaus |
Relegation play-offs
23 May 2019 (2019-05-23) First leg | VfB Stuttgart | 2–2 | Union Berlin | Stuttgart |
20:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena Attendance: 58,619 Referee: Bastian Dankert |
27 May 2019 (2019-05-27) Second leg | Union Berlin | 0–0 (2a–2 agg.) | VfB Stuttgart | Berlin |
20:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei Attendance: 22,012 Referee: Christian Dingert |
DFB-Pokal
18 August 2018 (2018-08-18) First round | Hansa Rostock | 2–0 | VfB Stuttgart | Rostock |
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Ostseestadion Attendance: 23,000 Referee: Tobias Stieler |
Statistics
Appearances and goals
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Bundesliga | DFB-Pokal | Play-offs | ||||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||
Goalkeepers | |||||||||||||
1 | GK | ![]() | Ron-Robert Zieler | 37 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
13 | GK | ![]() | Jens Grahl | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
26 | GK | ![]() | Alexander Meyer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Defenders | |||||||||||||
2 | DF | ![]() | Emiliano Insúa | 29 | 2 | 24+3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
3 | DF | ![]() | Dennis Aogo | 17 | 0 | 13+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
4 | DF | ![]() | Marc-Oliver Kempf | 24 | 2 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
5 | DF | ![]() | Timo Baumgartl | 19 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
7 | DF | ![]() | Pablo Maffeo | 9 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
18 | DF | ![]() | Ozan Kabak | 17 | 3 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
21 | DF | ![]() | Benjamin Pavard | 31 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
23 | DF | ![]() | Antonis Aidonis | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
24 | DF | ![]() | Borna Sosa | 12 | 0 | 7+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
28 | DF | ![]() | Holger Badstuber | 11 | 0 | 4+5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
32 | DF | ![]() | Andreas Beck | 24 | 0 | 21+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Midfielders | |||||||||||||
6 | MF | ![]() | Santiago Ascacíbar | 28 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
8 | MF | ![]() | Gonzalo Castro | 29 | 2 | 20+6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | ||
9 | MF | ![]() | Steven Zuber | 15 | 5 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | ||
10 | MF | ![]() | Daniel Didavi | 23 | 2 | 8+12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | ||
14 | MF | ![]() | Alexander Esswein | 18 | 0 | 15+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
17 | MF | ![]() | Erik Thommy | 20 | 1 | 6+13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
19 | MF | ![]() | Chadrac Akolo | 24 | 0 | 5+16 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
20 | MF | ![]() | Christian Gentner | 32 | 1 | 24+5 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||
29 | MF | ![]() | David Kopacz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Forwards | |||||||||||||
11 | FW | ![]() | Anastasios Donis | 27 | 5 | 11+13 | 5 | 0+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
22 | FW | ![]() | Nicolás González | 33 | 2 | 23+7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
25 | FW | ![]() | Leon Dajaku | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
27 | FW | ![]() | Mario Gómez | 34 | 8 | 25+6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0+2 | 1 | ||
Players transferred out during the season | |||||||||||||
31 | MF | ![]() | Berkay Özcan | 3 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
36 | MF | ![]() | Hans Nunoo Sarpei | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last updated: 27 May 2019
Source: Competitions
References
- ^ "Official Website of VfB Stuttgart". VfB Stuttgart.
- ^ "Ligaverband: Ligastatut" [League Association: League Regulations] (PDF). German Football Association (DFB). p. 222. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 April 2018.