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2018–19 VfB Stuttgart season

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VfB Stuttgart
2018–19 season
PresidentWolfgang Dietrich
Sporting directorMichael Reschke
ManagerTayfun Korkut
(until 7 October)
Markus Weinzierl
(from 9 October)
StadiumMercedes-Benz Arena
Bundesliga16th
DFB-PokalFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Mario Gómez
(7 goals)

All:
Mario Gómez
(7 goals)
Highest home attendance59,000
Lowest home attendance46,072
Average home league attendance54,577
Biggest winStuttgart 5–1 Hannover
Biggest defeatAugsburg 6–0 Stuttgart
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

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Squad information

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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.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Germany GER Ron-Robert Zieler
2 DF Argentina ARG Emiliano Insúa
3 DF Germany GER Dennis Aogo
4 DF Germany GER Marc-Oliver Kempf
5 DF Germany GER Timo Baumgartl
6 MF Argentina ARG Santiago Ascacíbar
7 DF Spain ESP Pablo Maffeo
8 MF Germany GER Gonzalo Castro
9 MF Switzerland SUI Steven Zuber (on loan from Hoffenheim)
10 MF Germany GER Daniel Didavi
11 FW Greece GRE Anastasios Donis
13 GK Germany GER Jens Grahl
14 FW Germany GER Alexander Esswein (on loan from Hertha Berlin)
17 MF Germany GER Erik Thommy
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 DF Turkey TUR Ozan Kabak
19 MF Democratic Republic of the Congo COD Chadrac Akolo
20 MF Germany GER Christian Gentner (captain)
21 DF France FRA Benjamin Pavard
22 FW Argentina ARG Nicolás González
23 DF Germany GER Antonis Aidonis
24 DF Croatia CRO Borna Sosa
25 FW Germany GER Leon Dajaku
26 GK Germany GER Alexander Meyer
27 FW Germany GER Mario Gómez (vice-captain)
28 DF Germany GER Holger Badstuber
29 MF Poland POL David Kopacz
32 DF Germany GER Andreas Beck (3rd captain)

Friendly matches

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  Win   Draw   Loss

Competitions

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  Win   Draw   Loss

Overview

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Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
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

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
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
Source: DFB
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

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Overall Home Away
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

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Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHA
ResultLLDDLWLLLLWLWLWLLLLDLLDWLDLDLLWLWD
Position13181617171618171717181816161516161616161616161616161616161616161616
Updated to match(es) played on 25 May 2019. Source: DFB
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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26 August 2018 (2018-08-26) 1 Mainz 05 1–0 VfB Stuttgart Mainz
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) Ujah 76' 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 68' (o.g.) 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 50' 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 76', 83' 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 39' 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 64', 76' Report Mittelstädt 38' 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 76' 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 26' 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 16' (pen.) 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 45' Report Zuber 1' 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 68' 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 71' 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 66' Report Kramarić 42' 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 75' Report Pereira 42' 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 64' (pen.) 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 56' 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 70' 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

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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

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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

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Appearances and goals

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No. Pos Nat Player Total Bundesliga DFB-Pokal Play-offs
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK Germany GER Ron-Robert Zieler 37 0 34 0 1 0 2 0
13 GK Germany GER Jens Grahl 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 GK Germany GER Alexander Meyer 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
2 DF Argentina ARG Emiliano Insúa 29 2 24+3 2 1 0 1 0
3 DF Germany GER Dennis Aogo 17 0 13+2 0 1 0 1 0
4 DF Germany GER Marc-Oliver Kempf 24 2 23 2 0 0 1 0
5 DF Germany GER Timo Baumgartl 19 1 18 1 1 0 0 0
7 DF Spain ESP Pablo Maffeo 9 0 8 0 1 0 0 0
18 DF Turkey TUR Ozan Kabak 17 3 15 3 0 0 2 0
21 DF France FRA Benjamin Pavard 31 0 29 0 0 0 2 0
23 DF Germany GER Antonis Aidonis 2 0 1+1 0 0 0 0 0
24 DF Croatia CRO Borna Sosa 12 0 7+5 0 0 0 0 0
28 DF Germany GER Holger Badstuber 11 0 4+5 0 1 0 1 0
32 DF Germany GER Andreas Beck 24 0 21+3 0 0 0 0 0
Midfielders
6 MF Argentina ARG Santiago Ascacíbar 28 0 27 0 0 0 1 0
8 MF Germany GER Gonzalo Castro 29 2 20+6 2 1 0 1+1 0
9 MF Switzerland SUI Steven Zuber 15 5 13 5 0 0 1+1 0
10 MF Germany GER Daniel Didavi 23 2 8+12 2 1 0 1+1 0
14 MF Germany GER Alexander Esswein 18 0 15+2 0 0 0 0+1 0
17 MF Germany GER Erik Thommy 20 1 6+13 1 1 0 0 0
19 MF Democratic Republic of the Congo COD Chadrac Akolo 24 0 5+16 0 0+1 0 2 0
20 MF Germany GER Christian Gentner 32 1 24+5 0 0+1 0 2 1
29 MF Poland POL David Kopacz 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Forwards
11 FW Greece GRE Anastasios Donis 27 5 11+13 5 0+1 0 2 0
22 FW Argentina ARG Nicolás González 33 2 23+7 2 1 0 2 0
25 FW Germany GER Leon Dajaku 2 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0
27 FW Germany GER Mario Gómez 34 8 25+6 7 1 0 0+2 1
Players transferred out during the season
31 MF Turkey TUR Berkay Özcan 3 0 0+3 0 0 0 0 0
36 MF Ghana GHA Hans Nunoo Sarpei 2 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0

Last updated: 27 May 2019
Source: Competitions

References

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  1. ^ "Official Website of VfB Stuttgart". VfB Stuttgart.
  2. ^ "Ligaverband: Ligastatut" [League Association: League Regulations] (PDF). German Football Association (DFB). p. 222. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 April 2018.