2009–10 VfL Wolfsburg season
| 2009–10 season | ||||
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| Manager | Armin Veh Lorenz-Günther Köstner | |||
| Bundesliga | 8th | |||
| DFB-Pokal | Quarter-finals | |||
| Champions League | Group stage | |||
| Europa League | Quarter-finals | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Edin Džeko (22) All: Edin Džeko (29) | |||
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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
Goalkeepers
Defenders
Andrea Barzagli
Alexander Madlung
Ricardo Costa- Marcel Schäfer
- Cristian Zaccardo
Peter Pekarík
Réver- Fabian Johnson
- Daniel Reiche
Jan Šimůnek
Midfielders
- Sascha Riether
- Christian Gentner
Zvjezdan Misimović- Ashkan Dejagah
Makoto Hasebe- Josué
Jonathan Santana
Karim Ziani- Sebastian Schindzielorz
- Alexander Laas
- Daniel Baier
Attackers
Competitions
Bundesliga
Matches
| 1 | VfL Wolfsburg | 2 – 0 | VfB Stuttgart | |
Misimović  71' Grafite 82' |
| 2 | 1. FC Köln | 1 – 3 | VfL Wolfsburg | |
| Ehret 49' |
Džeko 73' Womé 74' (o.g.) Martins 86' |
| 3 | VfL Wolfsburg | 2 – 4 | Hamburger SV | |
| Misimović 52' Martins 56' |
Guerrero 3' Elia 7' Petrić 75' Castelen 90' |
| 4 | Bayern Munich | 3 – 0 | VfL Wolfsburg | |
| Gómez 26' Robben 68', 80' |
| 5 | VfL Wolfsburg | 2 – 3 | Bayer Leverkusen | |
| Misimović 76' Grafite 80' (pen.) |
Rolfes 38', 51' (pen.) Kießling 58' |
| 6 | Schalke 04 | 1 – 2 | VfL Wolfsburg | |
| Höwedes 80' |
Džeko 55', 81' |
| 7 | VfL Wolfsburg | 4 – 2 | Hannover 96 | |
| Misimović 8' Gentner 45' Hasebe 48' Džeko 62' |
Balitsch 28' Madlung 50' (o.g.) |
| 8 | VfL Bochum | 1 – 1 | VfL Wolfsburg | |
| Hashemian 53' |
Martins 75' |
| 9 | VfL Wolfsburg | 2 – 1 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | |
| Madlung 45' Gentner 90' |
Bradley 90' |
| 10 | Hertha BSC | 0 – 0 | VfL Wolfsburg |
| 11 | VfL Wolfsburg | 3 – 3 | Mainz 05 | |
| Martins 7', 20' Misimović 64' |
Amri 35' Ivanschitz 41' Hoogland 85' |
| 12 | 1899 Hoffenheim | 1 – 2 | VfL Wolfsburg | |
| Ibišević 23' |
Misimović 52' Grafite 57' |
| 13 | VfL Wolfsburg | 2 – 3 | 1. FC Nürnberg | |
| Dejagah 59' Grafite 79' (pen.) |
Bunjaku 56', 64' Kluge 90' |
| 14 | Werder Bremen | 2 – 2 | VfL Wolfsburg | |
| Almeida 62' Mertesacker 90' |
Džeko 42', 85' |
| 15 | VfL Wolfsburg | 2 – 2 | SC Freiburg | |
| Bastians 27' (o.g.) Johnson 81' |
Idrissou 19' Banović 51' (pen.) |
| 16 | VfL Wolfsburg | 1 – 3 | Borussia Dortmund | |
| Grafite 55' |
Barrios 8', 10' Owomoyela 36' |
| 17 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 2 – 2 | VfL Wolfsburg | |
| Franz 26' Meier 79' |
Džeko 37' Josué 69' |
| 18 | VfB Stuttgart | 3 – 1 | VfL Wolfsburg | |
| Hilbert 28' Pogrebnyak 58' Gebhart 87' |
Džeko 65' |
| 19 | VfL Wolfsburg | 2 – 3 | 1. FC Köln | |
| Gentner 22' Costa 59' |
Pezzoni 7' Freis 57' Chihi 74' |
| 20 | Hamburger SV | 1 – 1 | VfL Wolfsburg | |
| Trochowski 90' |
Džeko 34' |
| 21 | VfL Wolfsburg | 1 – 3 | Bayern Munich | |
| Grafite 90' |
Robben 2' Van Buyten 26' Ribéry 57' |
| 22 | Bayer Leverkusen | 2 – 1 | VfL Wolfsburg | |
| Reinartz 48' Derdiyok 68' |
Džeko 79' |
| 23 | VfL Wolfsburg | 2 – 1 | Schalke 04 | |
| Grafite 71', 77' |
Kurányi 30' |
| 24 | Hannover 96 | 0 – 1 | VfL Wolfsburg | |
| Misimović 78' |
| 25 | VfL Wolfsburg | 4 – 1 | VfL Bochum | |
| Džeko 60', 79' (pen.) Martins 75' Santana 90' |
Freier 28' |
| 26 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 0 – 4 | VfL Wolfsburg | |
| Misimović 41' Džeko 49' (pen.), 80' Gentner 58' |
| 27 | VfL Wolfsburg | 1 – 5 | Hertha BSC | |
| Grafite 36' |
Gekas 6', 26', 83' Ramos 8', 84' |
| 28 | Mainz 05 | 0 – 2 | VfL Wolfsburg | |
| Džeko 83', 90' |
| 29 | VfL Wolfsburg | 4 – 0 | 1899 Hoffenheim | |
| Džeko 25', 75' Barzagli 51' Misimović 74' |
| 30 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 0 – 2 | VfL Wolfsburg | |
| Džeko 66' Grafite 78' |
| 31 | VfL Wolfsburg | 2 – 4 | Werder Bremen | |
| Džeko 18' Grafite 40' |
Frings 38' (pen.), 62' Pizarro 49' Almeida 75' |
| 32 | SC Freiburg | 1 – 0 | VfL Wolfsburg | |
| Makiadi 38' |
| 33 | Borussia Dortmund | 1 – 1 | VfL Wolfsburg | |
| Stiepermann 81' |
Džeko 69' |
| 34 | VfL Wolfsburg | 3 – 1 | Eintracht Frankfurt | |
| Misimović 21' Riether 31' Džeko 34' |
Halil Altıntop 86' |
Top scorers
- Edin Džeko (22)
- Grafite (11)
- Zvjezdan Misimović (10)
Obafemi Martins (6)
Top assists
- Zvjezdan Misimović (15)
- Edin Džeko (10)
DFB-Pokal
| 31 July 2009 Round 1 | Wehen Wiesbaden | 1–4 | 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
Group stage
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Manchester United
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6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 13 |
 CSKA Moscow
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6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
 VfL Wolfsburg
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6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 7 |
 Beşiktaş
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6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 4 |
| 15 September 2009 1 | VfL Wolfsburg | 3 – 1 | CSKA Moscow | Wolfsburg, Germany |
| 20:45 | Grafite 36', 41' (pen.), 87' |
Report | Rahimić  34'Dzagoev 76' |
Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 25,017 Referee: Stéphane Lannoy (France) |
| 30 September 2009 2 | Manchester United | 2 – 1 | VfL Wolfsburg | Manchester, England |
| 20:45 | Vidić 39' Giggs 59'Carrick 78' |
Report | Džeko 56' Costa 61' |
Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 74,037 Referee: Viktor Kassai (Hungary) |
| 21 October 2009 3 | VfL Wolfsburg | 0 – 0 | Beşiktaş | Wolfsburg, Germany |
| 20:45 | Grafite  74' |
Report | Üzülmez 17' |
Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 25,778 Referee: Roberto Rosetti (Italy) |
| 3 November 2009 4 | Beşiktaş | 0 – 3 | VfL Wolfsburg | Istanbul, Turkey |
| 20:45 | Kaş 36' Tello 49'İnceman 59'Sivok 90' |
Report | Misimović 14', 43' Gentner 80'Džeko 87' |
Stadium: BJK İnönü Stadium Attendance: 18,116 Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Spain) |
| 25 November 2009 5 | CSKA Moscow | 2 – 1 | VfL Wolfsburg | Moscow, Russia |
| 18:30 | Necid 58' Krasić 66' |
Report | Džeko 19' Madlung 87' |
Stadium: Luzhniki Stadium Attendance: 13,478 Referee: Nicola Rizzoli (Italy) |
| 8 December 2009 6 | VfL Wolfsburg | 1 – 3 | 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
Knockout phase
Round of 32
| 18 February 2010 First leg | Villarreal  | 2 – 2 | 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 | 4 – 1 | 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
Quarter-finals
Kits
          Home
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     Away
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    Away Special
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    Third
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 Third Alternate
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| 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
- ^ ""Think Blue.": VfL in Freiburg und Dortmund mit blauem Trikot". April 22, 2010.