2009–10 VfL Wolfsburg season

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VfL Wolfsburg
2009–10 season
ManagerArmin Veh
Lorenz-Günther Köstner
Bundesliga8th
DFB-PokalQuarter-finals
Champions LeagueGroup stage
Europa LeagueQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Edin Džeko (22)

All:
Edin Džeko (29)

VfL Wolfsburg did not manage to qualify for international football, in spite of keeping the squad that won the Bundesliga in 2009. Coach Armin Veh was sacked, following a failure to reach the knockout stage of the UEFA Champions League, and being distanced in Bundesliga. Under interim coach Lorenz-Günther Köstner Wolfsburg managed to finish inside the top half and reach the quarter-final in the UEFA Europa League. The most influential player was Edin Džeko, who unlike the team, continued to perform at the top level, topping the Bundesliga's top scoring-chart.

Squad[edit]

Goalkeepers[edit]

Defenders[edit]

Midfielders[edit]

Attackers[edit]

Competitions[edit]

Bundesliga[edit]

League table[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
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
9 Mainz 05 34 12 11 11 36 42 −6 47
10 Eintracht Frankfurt 34 12 10 12 47 54 −7 46
Source: kicker.de (in German)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ 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.

Matches[edit]

1 VfL Wolfsburg 2 – 0 VfB Stuttgart
Misimović 71'
Grafite 82'
27 VfL Wolfsburg 1 – 5 Hertha BSC
Grafite 36' Gekas 6', 26', 83'
Ramos 8', 84'

Top scorers[edit]

Top assists[edit]

DFB-Pokal[edit]

31 July 2009 Round 1 Wehen Wiesbaden 1–4 VfL Wolfsburg Wiesbaden
20:30 UTC+2 Bohl 62' Grafite 25'
Misimović 41', 56'
Džeko 51'
Stadium: BRITA-Arena
Attendance: 7,433
Referee: Deniz Aytekin (Oberasbach)
23 September 2009 Round 2 1. FC Köln 3–2 VfL Wolfsburg Cologne
20:30 UTC+2 Ishiaku 22', 32'
Freis 65'
Džeko 54'
Riether 66'
Stadium: RheinEnergieStadion
Attendance: 31,500
Referee: Wolfgang Stark (Ergolding)

UEFA Champions League[edit]

Group stage[edit]

Group B
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
England Manchester United 6 4 1 1 10 6 +4 13
Russia CSKA Moscow 6 3 1 2 10 10 0 10
Germany VfL Wolfsburg 6 2 1 3 9 8 +1 7
Turkey Beşiktaş 6 1 1 4 3 8 −5 4
15 September 2009 1 VfL Wolfsburg Germany 3 – 1 Russia CSKA Moscow Wolfsburg, Germany
20:45 Grafite 36', 41' (pen.), 87' Report Rahimić Yellow card 34'
Dzagoev 76'
Stadium: Volkswagen Arena
Attendance: 25,017
Referee: Stéphane Lannoy (France)
30 September 2009 2 Manchester United England 2 – 1 Germany VfL Wolfsburg Manchester, England
20:45 Vidić Yellow card 39'
Giggs 59'
Carrick 78'
Report Džeko 56'
Costa Yellow card 61'
Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 74,037
Referee: Viktor Kassai (Hungary)
21 October 2009 3 VfL Wolfsburg Germany 0 – 0 Turkey Beşiktaş Wolfsburg, Germany
20:45 Grafite Red card 74' Report Üzülmez Yellow card 17' Stadium: Volkswagen Arena
Attendance: 25,778
Referee: Roberto Rosetti (Italy)
3 November 2009 4 Beşiktaş Turkey 0 – 3 Germany VfL Wolfsburg Istanbul, Turkey
20:45 Kaş Yellow card 36'
Tello Yellow card 49'
İnceman Yellow card 59'
Sivok Yellow card 90'
Report Misimović 14', Yellow card 43'
Gentner 80'
Džeko 87'
Stadium: BJK İnönü Stadium
Attendance: 18,116
Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Spain)
25 November 2009 5 CSKA Moscow Russia 2 – 1 Germany VfL Wolfsburg Moscow, Russia
18:30 Necid 58'
Krasić 66'
Report Džeko 19'
Madlung Yellow card 87'
Stadium: Luzhniki Stadium
Attendance: 13,478
Referee: Nicola Rizzoli (Italy)
8 December 2009 6 VfL Wolfsburg Germany 1 – 3 England Manchester United Wolfsburg, Germany
20:45 Džeko 56' Report Owen 44', 83', 90+1' Stadium: Volkswagen Arena
Attendance: 26,490
Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands)

UEFA Europa League[edit]

Knockout phase[edit]

Round of 32[edit]
18 February 2010 First leg Villarreal Spain 2 – 2 Germany VfL Wolfsburg Villarreal, Spain
19:00 Senna 43'
Ruben 85'
Report Grafite 65', 84' (pen.) Stadium: Estadio El Madrigal
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Kevin Blom (Netherlands)
25 February 2010 Second leg VfL Wolfsburg Germany 4 – 1 Spain Villarreal Wolfsburg, Germany
21:05 Džeko 10'
Ángel 15' (o.g.)
Gentner 42'
Grafite 64'
Report Capdevila 30' Stadium: Volkswagen Arena
Attendance: 17,000
Referee: Alexandru Tudor (Romania)
Round of 16[edit]
Quarter-finals[edit]

Kits[edit]

Home
Away
Away Special
Third
Third Alternate
Type Shirt Shorts Socks First appearance / Info
Home White White White
Away Green Green Green
Away Special[1] Blue Blue Blue Bundesliga, Match 32, April 25 against SC Freiburg
Third Yellow Black Black
Third Alt. Yellow Black White Bundesliga, Match 17, December 19 against Eintracht Frankfurt

References[edit]

  1. ^ ""Think Blue.": VfL in Freiburg und Dortmund mit blauem Trikot". April 22, 2010.

Sources[edit]

Soccerbase - Wolfsburg Results