2018–19 VfL Wolfsburg season
2018–19 season | |||
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Owner | Volkswagen | ||
Executive director | Francisco Javier García Sanz | ||
Manager | Bruno Labbadia | ||
Stadium | Volkswagen Arena | ||
Bundesliga | 6th | ||
DFB-Pokal | Round of 16 | ||
Top goalscorer | League: Wout Weghorst (17 goals) All: Wout Weghorst (18 goals) | ||
Highest home attendance | 30,000 | ||
Lowest home attendance | 20,334 | ||
Average home league attendance | 24,481 | ||
Biggest win | Wolfsburg 8–1 Augsburg | ||
Biggest defeat | Bayern 6–0 Wolfsburg | ||
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All statistics correct as of 25 May 2019. |
The 2018–19 VfL Wolfsburg season is the 74th season in the football club's history and 22nd consecutive and overall season in the top flight of German football, the Bundesliga, having been promoted from the 2. Bundesliga in 1997. In addition to the domestic league, VfL Wolfsburg also are participating in this season's edition of the domestic cup, the DFB-Pokal. This is the 17th season for Wolfsburg in the Volkswagen Arena, located in Wolfsburg, Lower Saxony, Germany. The season covers a period from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019.
Players
Squad information
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Transfers
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Friendly matches
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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 | 25 August 2018 | 18 May 2019 | Matchday 1 | 34 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 62 | 50 | +12 | 47.06 | |
DFB-Pokal | 18 August 2018 | 6 February 2019 | First round | Round of 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 66.67 |
Total | 37 | 18 | 7 | 12 | 65 | 51 | +14 | 48.65 |
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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4 | Bayer Leverkusen | 34 | 18 | 4 | 12 | 69 | 52 | +17 | 58 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
5 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 34 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 55 | 42 | +13 | 55 | Qualification for the Europa League group stage[a] |
6 | VfL Wolfsburg | 34 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 62 | 50 | +12 | 55 | |
7 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 60 | 48 | +12 | 54 | Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round[a] |
8 | Werder Bremen | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 58 | 49 | +9 | 53 |
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[3]
Notes:
- ^ a b Since the winners of the 2018–19 DFB-Pokal, Bayern Munich, qualified for the Champions League based on league position, the Europa League group stage spot was passed to the sixth-placed team, and the Europa League second qualifying round spot was passed to the seventh-placed team.
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 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 62 | 50 | +12 | 55 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 23 | +13 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 26 | 27 | −1 |
Last updated: 25 May 2019.
Source: Bundesliga
Results by round
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
25 August 2018 1 | VfL Wolfsburg | 2–1 | Schalke 04 | Wolfsburg |
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Bentaleb 85' (pen.) | Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 26,621 Referee: Patrick Ittrich |
1 September 2018 2 | Bayer Leverkusen | 1–3 | VfL Wolfsburg | Leverkusen |
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Bailey 24' | Report | Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 26,247 Referee: Sven Jablonski |
15 September 2018 3 | VfL Wolfsburg | 2–2 | Hertha BSC | Wolfsburg |
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 25,090 Referee: Christian Dingert |
22 September 2018 4 | VfL Wolfsburg | 1–3 | SC Freiburg | Wolfsburg |
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Mehmedi 61' | Report | Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 23,011 Referee: Sascha Stegemann |
26 September 2018 5 | Mainz 05 | 0–0 | VfL Wolfsburg | Mainz |
20:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Opel Arena Attendance: 19,205 Referee: Tobias Stieler |
29 September 2018 6 | VfL Wolfsburg | 2–2 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | Wolfsburg |
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 24,100 Referee: Felix Zwayer |
5 October 2018 7 | Werder Bremen | 2–0 | VfL Wolfsburg | Bremen |
20:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Weser-Stadion Attendance: 42,100 Referee: Martin Petersen |
20 October 2018 8 | VfL Wolfsburg | 1–3 | Bayern Munich | Wolfsburg |
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Weghorst 63' | Report |
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Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Guido Winkmann |
27 October 2018 9 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 0–3 | VfL Wolfsburg | Düsseldorf |
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Merkur Spiel-Arena Attendance: 38,043 Referee: Daniel Schlager |
3 November 2018 10 | VfL Wolfsburg | 0–1 | Borussia Dortmund | Wolfsburg |
15:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Reus 27' | Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Daniel Siebert |
9 November 2018 11 | Hannover 96 | 2–1 | VfL Wolfsburg | Hanover |
20:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Weghorst 82' (pen.) | Stadium: HDI-Arena Attendance: 35,800 Referee: Marco Fritz |
24 November 2018 12 | VfL Wolfsburg | 1–0 | RB Leipzig | Wolfsburg |
15:30 CET (UTC+1) | Roussillon 50' | Report | Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 22,832 Referee: Tobias Stieler |
2 December 2018 13 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 1–2 | VfL Wolfsburg | Frankfurt |
18:00 CET (UTC+1) | Jović 87' | Report | Stadium: Commerzbank-Arena Attendance: 48,000 Referee: Sascha Stegemann |
8 December 2018 14 | VfL Wolfsburg | 2–2 | 1899 Hoffenheim | Wolfsburg |
15:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 20,602 Referee: Felix Zwayer |
14 December 2018 15 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 0–2 | VfL Wolfsburg | Nuremberg |
20:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Max-Morlock-Stadion Attendance: 29,604 Referee: Sven Jablonski |
18 December 2018 16 | VfL Wolfsburg | 2–0 | VfB Stuttgart | Wolfsburg |
20:30 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 21,780 Referee: Robert Hartmann |
23 December 2018 17 | FC Augsburg | 2–3 | VfL Wolfsburg | Augsburg |
15:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: WWK Arena Attendance: 28,152 Referee: Sören Storks |
20 January 2019 18 | Schalke 04 | 2–1 | VfL Wolfsburg | Gelsenkirchen |
18:00 CET (UTC+1) | Caligiuri 8' (pen.), 78' | Report | Rexhbeçaj 20' | Stadium: Veltins-Arena Attendance: 58,827 Referee: Manuel Gräfe |
26 January 2019 19 | VfL Wolfsburg | 0–3 | Bayer Leverkusen | Wolfsburg |
15:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 21,736 Referee: Felix Zwayer |
2 February 2019 20 | Hertha BSC | 0–1 | VfL Wolfsburg | Berlin |
15:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Weghorst 65' | Stadium: Olympiastadion Berlin Attendance: 39,259 Referee: Bastian Dankert |
9 February 2019 21 | SC Freiburg | 3–3 | VfL Wolfsburg | Freiburg |
15:30 CET (UTC+1) |
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Stadium: Schwarzwald-Stadion Attendance: 23,600 Referee: Felix Brych |
16 February 2019 22 | VfL Wolfsburg | 3–0 | Mainz 05 | Wolfsburg |
15:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 20,334 Referee: Benjamin Cortus |
23 February 2019 23 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 0–3 | VfL Wolfsburg | Mönchengladbach |
15:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Borussia-Park Attendance: 48,041 Referee: Robert Kampka |
3 March 2019 24 | VfL Wolfsburg | 1–1 | Werder Bremen | Wolfsburg |
18:00 CET (UTC+1) | Brooks 54' | Report | Kruse 74' | Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 28,101 Referee: Daniel Siebert |
9 March 2019 25 | Bayern Munich | 6–0 | VfL Wolfsburg | Munich |
15:30 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Allianz Arena Attendance: 75,000 Referee: Sascha Stegemann |
16 March 2019 26 | VfL Wolfsburg | 5–2 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | Wolfsburg |
15:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 25,350 Referee: Bastian Dankert |
30 March 2019 27 | Borussia Dortmund | 2–0 | VfL Wolfsburg | Dortmund |
15:30 CET (UTC+1) | Alcácer 90+1', 90+4' | Report | Stadium: Signal Iduna Park Attendance: 81,365 Referee: Markus Schmidt |
6 April 2019 28 | VfL Wolfsburg | 3–1 | Hannover 96 | Wolfsburg |
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Weydandt 30' | Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 23,512 Referee: Benjamin Cortus |
13 April 2019 29 | RB Leipzig | 2–0 | VfL Wolfsburg | Leipzig |
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 41,212 Referee: Daniel Siebert |
22 April 2019 30 | VfL Wolfsburg | 1–1 | Eintracht Frankfurt | Wolfsburg |
20:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Brooks 90' | Report | de Guzmán 78' | Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 26,102 Referee: Marco Fritz |
28 April 2019 31 | 1899 Hoffenheim | 1–4 | VfL Wolfsburg | Sinsheim |
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Szalai 9' | Report | Stadium: PreZero Arena Attendance: 27,725 Referee: Deniz Aytekin |
4 May 2019 32 | VfL Wolfsburg | 2–0 | 1. FC Nürnberg | Wolfsburg |
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 22,512 Referee: Daniel Siebert |
11 May 2019 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 34 | VfL Wolfsburg | 8–1 | FC Augsburg | Wolfsburg |
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Schieber 81' | Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 24,486 Referee: Felix Zwayer |
DFB-Pokal
18 August 2018 First round | SV Elversberg | 0–1 | VfL Wolfsburg | Spiesen-Elversberg |
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Ginczek 76' | Stadium: Ursapharm-Arena an der Kaiserlinde Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Lasse Koslowski |
30 October 2018 Second round | Hannover 96 | 0–2 | VfL Wolfsburg | Hanover |
18:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: HDI-Arena Attendance: 34,400 Referee: Benjamin Cortus |
6 February 2019 Round of 16 | RB Leipzig | 1–0 | VfL Wolfsburg | Leipzig |
18:30 CET (UTC+1) | Cunha 9' | Report | Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 21,135 Referee: Christian Dingert |
References
- ^ "Players and Staff". VfL Wolfsburg. Archived from the original on 1 October 2023. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
- ^ "VfL Wolfsburg Squad". Bundesliga. Archived from the original on 9 October 2023. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
- ^ "Ligaverband: Ligastatut" [League Association: League Regulations] (PDF). German Football Association (DFB). p. 222. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 April 2018.