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2020–21 VfB Stuttgart season

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VfB Stuttgart
2020–21 season
PresidentClaus Vogt
CoachPellegrino Matarazzo
StadiumMercedes-Benz Arena
Bundesliga9th
DFB-PokalRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague:
Saša Kalajdžić (16)

All:
Saša Kalajdžić (17)

The 2020–21 season was the 128th season in the existence of VfB Stuttgart and the club's first season back in the top flight of German football. In addition to the domestic league, VfB Stuttgart participated in this season's edition of the DFB-Pokal. The season covered the period from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.

Players

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First-team squad

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As of 1 February 2021[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 Switzerland SUI Gregor Kobel
2 DF Germany GER Waldemar Anton
3 MF Japan JPN Wataru Endo (vice-captain)
4 DF Germany GER Marc-Oliver Kempf (3rd captain)
5 DF Greece GRE Konstantinos Mavropanos (on loan from Arsenal)
6 MF England ENG Clinton Mola
7 FW France FRA Tanguy Coulibaly
8 MF Germany GER Gonzalo Castro (captain)
9 FW Austria AUT Saša Kalajdžić
10 MF Germany GER Daniel Didavi
11 MF Germany GER Erik Thommy
13 GK Germany GER Jens Grahl
14 FW Democratic Republic of the Congo COD Silas
15 DF Germany GER Pascal Stenzel
16 MF Germany GER Atakan Karazor
18 FW Germany GER Hamadi Al Ghaddioui
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 MF North Macedonia MKD Darko Churlinov
20 MF Germany GER Philipp Förster
21 MF Germany GER Philipp Klement
22 FW Argentina ARG Nicolás González
23 MF Belgium BEL Orel Mangala
24 DF Croatia CRO Borna Sosa
25 MF Germany GER Lilian Egloff
26 DF Germany GER Antonis Aidonis
29 FW Guinea GUI Momo Cissé
30 FW Germany GER Roberto Massimo
31 MF Germany GER Mateo Klimowicz
32 MF France FRA Naouirou Ahamada (on loan from Juventus)
33 GK Germany GER Fabian Bredlow
35 DF Poland POL Marcin Kamiński
36 DF Germany GER Luca Mack

Out on loan

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
DF Germany GER Maxime Awoudja (at Türkgücü München until 30 June 2021)
DF Spain ESP Pablo Maffeo (at SD Huesca until 30 June 2021)
MF Denmark DEN Nikolas Nartey (at SV Sandhausen until 30 June 2021)

Transfers

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In

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No. Pos Player Transferred from Fee Date Source
3 MF Japan Wataru Endo Belgium Sint-Truiden €1,700,000 1 July 2020 [2]
15 DF Germany Pascal Stenzel Germany SC Freiburg €1,300,000 [3]
5 DF Greece Konstantinos Mavropanos England Arsenal Loan 16 July 2020 [4]
1 GK Switzerland Gregor Kobel Germany TSG Hoffenheim €4,000,000 28 July 2020 [5]
2 DF Germany Waldemar Anton Germany Hannover 96 €4,000,000 [6]
29 FW France Momo Cissé France Le Havre B Free 17 August 2020
32 MF France Naouirou Ahamada Italy Juventus U23 Loan 5 October 2020 [7]

Out

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No. Pos Player Transferred to Fee Date Source
11 FW Greece Anastasios Donis France Stade de Reims €4,000,000 1 July 2020 [8]
19 FW Democratic Republic of the Congo Chadrac Akolo France Amiens SC €3,500,000 [9]
27 FW Germany Mario Gómez Retired [10]
MF Denmark Nikolas Nartey Germany SV Sandhausen Loan 31 July 2020 [11]
29 MF Poland David Kopacz Germany Würzburger Kickers Undisclosed [12]
7 DF Spain Pablo Maffeo Spain SD Huesca Loan 8 September 2020 [13]
17 DF Germany Maxime Awoudja Germany Türkgücü München Loan 31 January 2021 [14]
39 DF Brazil Ailton Denmark FC Midtjylland Free 1 February 2021 [15]

Pre-season and friendlies

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  Win   Draw   Loss

8 August 2020 Friendly VfB Stuttgart Germany 6–1 Germany SV Sandhausen Stuttgart, Germany
11:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Robert-Schlienz-Stadion
14 August 2020 Friendly Marseille France Cancelled Germany VfB Stuttgart Fos-sur-mer, France
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stade Parsemain
19 August 2020 Friendly Mainz 05 Germany Cancelled Germany VfB Stuttgart Mainz, Germany
16:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stadion am Bruchweg
22 August 2020 Friendly Liverpool England 3–0 Germany VfB Stuttgart Langau, Austria
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Sportplatz Langau
26 August 2020 Friendly VfB Stuttgart Germany 3–2 Germany Hamburger SV Kufstein, Austria
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Kufstein Arena
29 August 2020 Friendly VfB Stuttgart Germany 2–0 Germany Arminia Bielefeld Kufstein, Austria
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Kufstein Arena
5 September 2020 Friendly VfB Stuttgart Germany 4–2 France Strasbourg Stuttgart, Germany
16:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Robert-Schlienz-Stadion
8 October 2020 Friendly SC Freiburg Germany 0–3 Germany VfB Stuttgart Freiburg, Germany
14:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Schwarzwald-Stadion
13 November 2020 Friendly VfB Stuttgart Germany 1–0 Germany 1. FC Heidenheim Stuttgart, Germany
15:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Robert-Schlienz-Stadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Martin Petersen
25 March 2021 Friendly VfB Stuttgart Germany 3–0 Germany Würzburger Kickers Stuttgart, Germany
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Robert-Schlienz-Stadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Markus Schmidt

Competitions

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Overview

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Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Bundesliga 19 September 2020 22 May 2021 Matchday 1 9th 34 12 9 13 56 55 +1 035.29
DFB-Pokal 13 September 2020 3 February 2021 First round Round of 16 3 2 0 1 3 2 +1 066.67
Total 37 14 9 14 59 57 +2 037.84

Source: Soccerway

Bundesliga

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
7 Union Berlin 34 12 14 8 50 43 +7 50 Qualification for the Europa Conference League play-off round[a]
8 Borussia Mönchengladbach 34 13 10 11 64 56 +8 49
9 VfB Stuttgart 34 12 9 13 56 55 +1 45
10 SC Freiburg 34 12 9 13 52 52 0 45
11 1899 Hoffenheim 34 11 10 13 52 54 −2 43
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.[16]
Notes:
  1. ^ Since the winners of the 2020–21 DFB-Pokal, Borussia Dortmund, 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 Conference League play-off round spot was passed to the seventh-placed team.

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 12 9 13 56 55  +1 45 5 6 6 27 26  +1 7 3 7 29 29  0

Source: DFB

Results by round

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Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAH
ResultLWDWDDDDLWWDLLWDLLWLDWWDWLWLLLLWWL
Position12885578810877711101010101010101010989891010101099
Source: DFB
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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The league fixtures were announced on 7 August 2020.[17]

19 September 2020 1 VfB Stuttgart 2–3 SC Freiburg Stuttgart
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena
Attendance: 7,123
Referee: Benjamin Cortus
26 September 2020 2 Mainz 05 1–4 VfB Stuttgart Mainz
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Opel Arena
Attendance: 3,403
Referee: Daniel Schlager
3 October 2020 3 VfB Stuttgart 1–1 Bayer Leverkusen Stuttgart
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena
Attendance: 9,500
Referee: Robert Hartmann
17 October 2020 4 Hertha BSC 0–2 VfB Stuttgart Berlin
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Olympiastadion
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Harm Osmers
23 October 2020 5 VfB Stuttgart 1–1 1. FC Köln Stuttgart
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Guido Winkmann
30 October 2020 6 Schalke 04 1–1 VfB Stuttgart Gelsenkirchen
20:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Veltins-Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Benjamin Brand
7 November 2020 7 VfB Stuttgart 2–2 Eintracht Frankfurt Stuttgart
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Sascha Stegemann
21 November 2020 8 1899 Hoffenheim 3–3 VfB Stuttgart Sinsheim
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Rhein-Neckar-Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Daniel Siebert
28 November 2020 9 VfB Stuttgart 1–3 Bayern Munich Stuttgart
15:30 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Harm Osmers
6 December 2020 10 Werder Bremen 1–2 VfB Stuttgart Bremen
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Weser-Stadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Frank Willenborg
12 December 2020 11 Borussia Dortmund 1–5 VfB Stuttgart Dortmund
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Signal Iduna Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Christian Dingert
15 December 2020 12 VfB Stuttgart 2–2 Union Berlin Stuttgart
20:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Sascha Stegemann
20 December 2020 13 VfL Wolfsburg 1–0 VfB Stuttgart Wolfsburg
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Volkswagen Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Florian Badstübner
2 January 2021 14 VfB Stuttgart 0–1 RB Leipzig Stuttgart
20:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Christian Dingert
10 January 2021 15 FC Augsburg 1–4 VfB Stuttgart Augsburg
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: WWK Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Daniel Schlager
16 January 2021 16 VfB Stuttgart 2–2 Borussia Mönchengladbach Stuttgart
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Felix Brych
20 January 2021 17 Arminia Bielefeld 3–0 VfB Stuttgart Bielefeld
20:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Bielefelder Alm
Attendance: 0
Referee: Robert Hartmann
23 January 2021 18 SC Freiburg 2–1 VfB Stuttgart Freiburg
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Schwarzwald-Stadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Tobias Stieler
29 January 2021 19 VfB Stuttgart 2–0 Mainz 05 Stuttgart
20:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Frank Willenborg
6 February 2021 20 Bayer Leverkusen 5–2 VfB Stuttgart Leverkusen
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Sven Jablonski
13 February 2021 21 VfB Stuttgart 1–1 Hertha BSC Stuttgart
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Harm Osmers
20 February 2021 22 1. FC Köln 0–1 VfB Stuttgart Cologne
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: RheinEnergieStadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Benjamin Cortus
27 February 2021 23 VfB Stuttgart 5–1 Schalke 04 Stuttgart
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Guido Winkmann
6 March 2021 24 Eintracht Frankfurt 1–1 VfB Stuttgart Frankfurt
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Deutsche Bank Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Robert Schröder
14 March 2021 25 VfB Stuttgart 2–0 1899 Hoffenheim Stuttgart
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Christian Dingert
20 March 2021 26 Bayern Munich 4–0 VfB Stuttgart Munich
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Allianz Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Daniel Schlager
4 April 2021 27 VfB Stuttgart 1–0 Werder Bremen Stuttgart
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Felix Zwayer
10 April 2021 28 VfB Stuttgart 2–3 Borussia Dortmund Stuttgart
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Robert Schröder
17 April 2021 29 Union Berlin 2–1 VfB Stuttgart Berlin
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei
Attendance: 0
Referee: Benjamin Cortus
21 April 2021 30 VfB Stuttgart 1–3 VfL Wolfsburg Stuttgart
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Felix Brych
25 April 2021 31 RB Leipzig 2–0 VfB Stuttgart Leipzig
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Deniz Aytekin
7 May 2021 32 VfB Stuttgart 2–1 FC Augsburg Stuttgart
20:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Manuel Gräfe
15 May 2021 33 Borussia Mönchengladbach 1–2 VfB Stuttgart Mönchengladbach
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Borussia-Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Sascha Stegemann
22 May 2021 34 VfB Stuttgart 0–2 Arminia Bielefeld Stuttgart
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Tobias Stieler

DFB-Pokal

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13 September 2020 First round Hansa Rostock 0–1 VfB Stuttgart Rostock
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Ostseestadion
Attendance: 7,500
Referee: Felix Zwayer
23 December 2020 Second round VfB Stuttgart 1–0 SC Freiburg Stuttgart
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Felix Brych
3 February 2021 Round of 16 VfB Stuttgart 1–2 Borussia Mönchengladbach Stuttgart
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Daniel Siebert

Statistics

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Appearances and goals

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No. Pos Nat Player Total Bundesliga DFB-Pokal
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK Switzerland SUI Gregor Kobel 34 0 33 0 1 0
13 GK Germany GER Jens Grahl 0 0 0 0 0 0
33 GK Germany GER Fabian Bredlow 3 0 1 0 2 0
Defenders
2 DF Germany GER Waldemar Anton 34 0 30+1 0 3 0
4 DF Germany GER Marc-Oliver Kempf 35 2 32 2 3 0
5 DF Greece GRE Konstantinos Mavropanos 22 0 19+2 0 1 0
15 DF Germany GER Pascal Stenzel 24 0 14+9 0 1 0
24 DF Croatia CRO Borna Sosa 28 0 25+1 0 1+1 0
26 DF Germany GER Antonis Aidonis 0 0 0 0 0 0
35 DF Poland POL Marcin Kamiński 6 0 2+3 0 1 0
36 DF Germany GER Luca Mack 1 0 0+1 0 0 0
Midfielders
3 MF Japan JPN Wataru Endo 36 3 33 3 3 0
6 MF England ENG Clinton Mola 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 MF Germany GER Gonzalo Castro 28 4 23+3 4 2 0
10 MF Germany GER Daniel Didavi 26 4 10+13 4 2+1 0
11 MF Germany GER Erik Thommy 8 0 3+5 0 0 0
16 MF Germany GER Atakan Karazor 19 0 10+9 0 0 0
19 MF North Macedonia MKD Darko Churlinov 16 0 0+14 0 0+2 0
20 MF Germany GER Philipp Förster 27 3 17+8 3 0+2 0
21 MF Germany GER Philipp Klement 19 1 2+16 1 0+1 0
23 MF Belgium BEL Orel Mangala 27 1 24 1 3 0
25 MF Germany GER Lilian Egloff 2 0 0+2 0 0 0
31 MF Argentina ARG Mateo Klimowicz 27 1 12+13 1 1+1 0
32 MF France FRA Naouirou Ahamada 6 0 3+3 0 0 0
Forwards
7 FW France FRA Tanguy Coulibaly 34 2 17+14 2 1+2 0
9 FW Austria AUT Saša Kalajdžić 36 17 23+10 16 3 1
14 FW Democratic Republic of the Congo COD Silas 27 13 24+1 11 2 2
18 FW Germany GER Hamadi Al Ghaddioui 7 0 0+6 0 0+1 0
22 FW Argentina ARG Nicolás González 17 6 10+5 6 2 0
29 FW France FRA Momo Cissé 5 0 0+5 0 0 0
30 FW Germany GER Roberto Massimo 20 0 7+11 0 1+1 0
44 MF Netherlands NED Mohamed Sankoh 1 0 0+1 0 0 0
Players transferred out during the season
17 DF Germany GER Maxime Awoudja 0 0 0 0 0 0
39 DF Brazil BRA Ailton 0 0 0 0 0 0

Last updated: 22 May 2021
Source: Competitions

Goalscorers

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Rank Pos No. Nat Name Bundesliga DFB-Pokal Total
1 FW 9 Austria Saša Kalajdžić 16 1 17
2 FW 14 Democratic Republic of the Congo Silas 11 2 13
3 FW 22 Argentina Nicolás González 6 0 6
4 MF 8 Germany Gonzalo Castro 4 0 4
MF 10 Germany Daniel Didavi 4 0 4
6 MF 3 Japan Wataru Endo 3 0 3
MF 20 Germany Philipp Förster 3 0 3
8 DF 4 Germany Marc-Oliver Kempf 2 0 2
FW 7 France Tanguy Coulibaly 2 0 2
10 MF 21 Germany Philipp Klement 1 0 1
MF 23 Belgium Orel Mangala 1 0 1
MF 31 Argentina Mateo Klimowicz 1 0 1
Own goals 2 0 2
Totals 56 3 59

Last updated: 22 May 2021

References

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  1. ^ "Official Website of VfB Stuttgart". VfB Stuttgart.
  2. ^ "Wataru Endo Transfers to VfB Stuttgart". stvv.com. Sint-Truidense V.V. 28 April 2020. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  3. ^ "VfB seal permanent signing of Pascal Stenzel". vfb.de. VfB Stuttgart. 1 July 2020. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
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  9. ^ "Chadrac Akolo departs for SC Amiens". VfB Stuttgart. 30 July 2019. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
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  11. ^ "Nikolas Nartey loaned to SV Sandhausen". VfB Stuttgart. 31 July 2020. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  12. ^ "David Kopacz moving on". VfB Stuttgart. 31 July 2020. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  13. ^ "Pablo Maffeo joins SD Huesca on loan". 8 September 2020. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  14. ^ "Awoudja heads to Munich on loan". 31 January 2021. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  15. ^ "Ailton leaves VfB". VfB Stuttgart. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  16. ^ "Spielordnung (SpOL)" [Match rules] (PDF). DFL.de (in German). Deutsche Fußball Liga. 16 May 2020. p. 3. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 June 2020. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  17. ^ "2020-21 season: DFL publishes Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2 fixture lists". bundesliga.com. Bundesliga. 7 August 2020. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
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