2009–10 VfB Stuttgart season
| 2009–10 season | ||||
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| Manager |  Markus Babbel (until 6 December) Christian Gross (from 6 December) | |||
| Stadium | Mercedes-Benz Arena | |||
| Bundesliga | 6th | |||
| DFB-Pokal | Third round | |||
| UEFA Champions League | Round of 16 | |||
| Top goalscorer | Cacau (13) | |||
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During the 2009–10 German football season, VfB Stuttgart competed in the Bundesliga.
Season summary
Manager Markus Babbel was sacked in early December with Stuttgart in 16th place. Christian Gross, his successor, revitalised Stuttgart and they finished in 6th, qualifying for the Europa League.
Players
First-team squad
- Squad at end of season[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Left club during season
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VfB Stuttgart II
- The following players played for VfB Stuttgart II, and did not play for the first team this season.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Results
DFB-Pokal
First round
| 1 August 2009 | SG Sonnenhof Großaspach | 1–4 | VfB Stuttgart | Heilbronn |
| 15:30 UTC+2 | Ismaili  37'
Aupperle  43'  90' |
Report (in German) | Hitzlsperger 55' Cacau 62'Šimák 66', 88' |
Stadium: Frankenstadion Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Michael Kempter (Sauldorf) |
Second round
| 23 September 2009 | VfB Lübeck | 1–3 a.e.t. | VfB Stuttgart | Lübeck |
| 20:30 UTC+2 | Henning 6' |
Report (in German) | Schieber 77' Khedira 109'Cacau 118' |
Stadium: Lohmühle Attendance: 16.900 Referee: Peter Gagelmann (Bremen) |
Third round
| 27 October 2009 | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 1–0 | VfB Stuttgart | Fürth |
| 19:00 UTC+1 | Nehrig 32' |
Report (in German) | Stadium: Playmobil-Stadion Attendance: 10,800 Referee: Babak Rafati (Hanover) |
Champions League
Play-off round
| 18 August 2009 | Timișoara  | 0–2 | Stuttgart | Stadionul Dan Păltinișanu, Timișoara |
| 20:45 | Report | Gebhart 28' (pen.) Hleb 30' |
Attendance: 23,446 Referee: Olegário Benquerença (Portugal) |
| 26 August 2009 | Stuttgart | 0–0 | Timișoara | Mercedes-Benz Arena, Stuttgart |
| 20:45 | Report | Attendance: 27,500 Referee: Roberto Rosetti (Italy) |
Stuttgart won 2–0 on aggregate.
Group stage
| 16 September 2009 | Stuttgart | 1–1 |  Rangers | Mercedes-Benz Arena, Stuttgart |
| 20:45 | Pogrebnyak 18' |
Report | Bougherra 77' |
Attendance: 39,000 Referee: Massimo Busacca (Switzerland) |
| 29 September 2009 | Unirea Urziceni | 1–1 | Stuttgart | Stadionul Steaua, Bucharest4 |
| 20:45 | Varga 48' |
Report | Tasci 5' |
Attendance: 13,557 Referee: Laurent Duhamel (France) |
| 20 October 2009 | Stuttgart | 1–3 |  Sevilla | Mercedes-Benz Arena, Stuttgart |
| 20:45 | Élson 74' |
Report | Squillaci 23', 72' Navas 55' |
Attendance: 37,000 Referee: Pieter Vink (Netherlands) |
| 4 November 2009 | Sevilla | 1–1 | Stuttgart | Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán, Seville |
| 20:45 | Navas 14' |
Report | Kuzmanović 79' |
Attendance: 32,669 Referee: Martin Atkinson (England) |
| 24 November 2009 | Rangers | 0–2 | Stuttgart | Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow |
| 20:45 | Report | Rudy 16' Kuzmanović 59' |
Attendance: 41,468 Referee: Roberto Rosetti (Italy) |
| 9 December 2009 | Stuttgart | 3–1 | Unirea Urziceni | Mercedes-Benz Arena, Stuttgart |
| 20:45 | Marica 5' Träsch 8'Pogrebnyak 11' |
Report | Semedo 46' |
Attendance: 37,000 Referee: Viktor Kassai (Hungary) |
- Notes
- Note 4: Unirea Urziceni played their home group matches at Stadionul Steaua in Bucharest as their Stadionul Tineretului did not meet UEFA criteria.
Round of 16
| 23 February 2010 | Stuttgart | 1–1 | Barcelona | Mercedes-Benz Arena, Stuttgart |
| 20:45 | Cacau 25' |
Report | Ibrahimović 52' |
Attendance: 39,430 Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands) |
| 17 March 2010 | Barcelona | 4–0 | Stuttgart | Camp Nou, Barcelona |
| 20:45 | Messi 13', 60' Pedro 22'Bojan 89' |
Report | Attendance: 88,543 Referee: Alain Hamer (Luxembourg) |
Barcelona won 5–1 on aggregate.
References
Notes
- ^ Cacau was born in Santo André, Brazil, but also qualified to represent Germany internationally after gaining citizenship and made his international debut for Germany in May 2009.
- ^ Kuzmanović was born in Thun, Switzerland, and represented them at U-21 level, but also qualified to represent Serbia internationally through his father and made his international debut for Serbia in March 2007.
- ^ Baştürk was born in Herne, West Germany (now Germany), but also qualified to represent Turkey internationally and made his international debut for Turkey in 1998.