2016–17 VfB Stuttgart season

VfB Stuttgart
2016–17 season
Chairman Bernd Wahler
Manager Hannes Wolf
Stadium Mercedes-Benz Arena, Stuttgart
2. Bundesliga Champions
DFB-Pokal Second round
Top goalscorer League: Simon Terodde (25)
All: Simon Terodde (25)
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours
All statistics correct as of 08 April 2017.

The 2016–17 VfB Stuttgart season is the 124th season and the first season since being relegated from the Bundesliga during the 2015–16 season. This is the first time in 41 years that Stuttgart were relegated.

Background

Stuttgart were relegated after finishing in 17th place in the Bundesliga.[1] They were sent down after a 3–1 loss to VfL Wolfsburg.[2] This is their first relegation since 1975.[2] Jürgen Kramny was demoted to head coach of the reserve team.[3] He was replaced by Jos Luhukay.[4] They also sacked Robin Dutt, who had been the sporting director.[4]

2. Bundesliga

Review

Stuttgart began the 2016–17 league season with a 2–1 win against FC St. Pauli.[5] Alexandru Maxim and Christian Gentner scored for Stuttgart and Aziz Bouhaddouz scored for St. Pauli.[6] This was their first match in the second division in 39 years.[5]

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 VfB Stuttgart (C, P) 34 21 6 7 63 37 +26 69 Promotion to Bundesliga
2 Hannover 96 (P) 34 19 10 5 51 32 +19 67
3 Eintracht Braunschweig 34 19 9 6 50 36 +14 66 Qualification to promotion play-offs
4 Union Berlin 34 18 6 10 51 39 +12 60
5 Dynamo Dresden 34 13 11 10 53 46 +7 50
Source: DFB
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted.

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
34 21 6 7 63 37  +26 69 13 2 2 40 15  +25 8 4 5 23 22  +1

Last updated: 22 May 2017.
Source: 1

Results by matchday

Matchday12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
ResultWLWLWWDWLWWWDWWLLWWWWWDDLDDWWWWWLW
Position5758533353333333321111112121111111

Updated to match(es) played on 22 May 2017. Source: bundesliga.de
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

2. Bundesliga

DFB-Pokal

DFB-Pokal review

In the first round draw, Stuttgart were drawn against FC 08 Homburg.[7]

DFB-Pokal fixtures and results

Player information

Transfers

In

Pos. Name Age EU Moving from Type Transfer Window Contract ends Transfer fee Ref.
DF Marcin Kamiński 24 Yes Lech Poznań Transfers Summer 2019 Free [8]

Out

Pos. Name Age EU Moving to Type Transfer Window Transfer fee Ref.
MF Timo Werner 20 Yes RB Leipzig Transfer Summer €10M [9]
MF Martin Harnik 29 Yes Hannover 96 End of contract Summer [10]
MF Daniel Schwaab 27 Yes PSV End of contract Summer [10]
DF Georg Niedermeier 30 Yes SC Freiburg End of contract Summer [10]
MF Serey Die 31 No Basel Transfer Summer Undisclosed [11]

Squad and player statistics

As of 11 June 2016.
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Discipline

Player Total Bundesliga DFB-Pokal Ref.
Yellow card Yellow cardRed card Red card Yellow card Yellow cardRed card Red card Yellow card Yellow cardRed card Red card
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Last updated: 11 June 2016

References

  1. "1. Bundesliga - Spieltag / Tabelle". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Arnold und Schürrle schießen Stuttgart in die 2. Liga" (in German). kicker. 14 May 2016. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  3. Chase, Jefferson (15 May 2016). "Bundesliga: Stuttgart demote Kramny, Schalke sign Naldo". Deutsche Welle. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  4. 1 2 Harding, Jonathan (17 May 2016). "Bundesliga: Stuttgart hire Jos Luhukay as head coach, sack Robin Dutt". Deutsche Welle. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  5. 1 2 "Gentner grätscht Stuttgart zum Auftaktsieg" (in German). kicker. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
  6. "Stuttgart vs. St. Pauli 2 - 1". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
  7. "1. Runde: Jena gegen Bayern, Trier vs. BVB" (in German). kicker. 19 June 2016. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
  8. "Neuer Innenverteidiger: VfB macht Kaminski-Deal perfekt". kicker (in German). 7 June 2016. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  9. Moissidis, George (11 June 2016). "Werner wechselt für zehn Millionen Euro nach Leipzig". kicker (in German). Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  10. 1 2 3 "Kein Vertrag für Harnik, Schwaab und Niedermeier". kicker (in German). 21 June 2016. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
  11. "Serey Dié moves to FC Basel". Club website. 30 July 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-08-11. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
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