2009–10 VfL Wolfsburg season

VfL Wolfsburg did not manage to qualify for international football, in spite of keeping the squad that won the Bundesliga in 2009. Coach Armin Veh was sacked, following a failure to reach the knockout stage of the UEFA Champions League, and being distanced in Bundesliga. Under interim coach Lorenz-Günther Köstner Wolfsburg managed to finish inside the top half and reach the quarter final in the UEFA Europa League. The most influential player was Edin Džeko, who unlike the team, continued to perform at the top level, topping the Bundesliga's top scoring-chart.

VfL Wolfsburg
2009–10 season
ManagerArmin Veh
Lorenz-Günther Köstner
Bundesliga8th
DFB-PokalQuarter-finals
Champions LeagueGroup stage
Europa LeagueQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Edin Džeko (22)
All:
Edin Džeko (29)

Squad

Goalkeepers

Defenders

Midfielders

Attackers

Competitions

Bundesliga
Main article: 2009–10 Bundesliga

Matches
1VfL Wolfsburg2 – 0VfB Stuttgart
Misimović  71'
Grafite  82'
21. FC Köln1 – 3VfL Wolfsburg
Ehret  49' Džeko  73'
Womé  74' (o.g.)
Martins  86'
3VfL Wolfsburg2 – 4Hamburger SV
Misimović  52'
Martins  56'		 Guerrero  3'
Elia  7'
Petrić  75'
Castelen  90'
4Bayern Munich3 – 0VfL Wolfsburg
Gómez  26'
Robben  68', 80'
5VfL Wolfsburg2 – 3Bayer Leverkusen
Misimović  76'
Grafite  80' (pen.)		 Rolfes  38', 51' (pen.)
Kießling  58'
6Schalke 041 – 2VfL Wolfsburg
Höwedes  80' Džeko  55', 81'
7VfL Wolfsburg4 – 2Hannover 96
Misimović  8'
Gentner  45'
Hasebe  48'
Džeko  62'		 Balitsch  28'
Madlung  50' (o.g.)
8VfL Bochum1 – 1VfL Wolfsburg
Hashemian  53' Martins  75'
9VfL Wolfsburg2 – 1Borussia Mönchengladbach
Madlung  45'
Gentner  90'		 Bradley  90'
10Hertha BSC0 – 0VfL Wolfsburg
11VfL Wolfsburg3 – 3Mainz 05
Martins  7', 20'
Misimović  64'		 Amri  35'
Ivanschitz  41'
Hoogland  85'
121899 Hoffenheim1 – 2VfL Wolfsburg
Ibišević  23' Misimović  52'
Grafite  57'
13VfL Wolfsburg2 – 31. FC Nürnberg
Dejagah  59'
Grafite  79' (pen.)		 Bunjaku  56', 64'
Kluge  90'
14Werder Bremen2 – 2VfL Wolfsburg
Almeida  62'
Mertesacker  90'		 Džeko  42', 85'
15VfL Wolfsburg2 – 2SC Freiburg
Bastians  27' (o.g.)
Johnson  81'		 Idrissou  19'
Banović  51' (pen.)
16VfL Wolfsburg1 – 3Borussia Dortmund
Grafite  55' Barrios  8', 10'
Owomoyela  36'
17Eintracht Frankfurt2 – 2VfL Wolfsburg
Franz  26'
Meier  79'		 Džeko  37'
Josué  69'
18VfB Stuttgart3 – 1VfL Wolfsburg
Hilbert  28'
Pogrebnyak  58'
Gebhart  87'		 Džeko  65'
19VfL Wolfsburg2 – 31. FC Köln
Gentner  22'
Costa  59'		 Pezzoni  7'
Freis  57'
Chihi  74'
20Hamburger SV1 – 1VfL Wolfsburg
Trochowski  90' Džeko  34'
21VfL Wolfsburg1 – 3Bayern Munich
Grafite  90' Robben  2'
Van Buyten  26'
Ribéry  57'
22Bayer Leverkusen2 – 1VfL Wolfsburg
Reinartz  48'
Derdiyok  68'		 Džeko  79'
23VfL Wolfsburg2 – 1Schalke 04
Grafite  71', 77' Kurányi  30'
24Hannover 960 – 1VfL Wolfsburg
Misimović  78'
25VfL Wolfsburg4 – 1VfL Bochum
Džeko  60', 79' (pen.)
Martins  75'
Santana  90'		 Freier  28'
26Borussia Mönchengladbach0 – 4VfL Wolfsburg
Misimović  41'
Džeko  49' (pen.), 80'
Gentner  58'
27VfL Wolfsburg1 – 5Hertha BSC
Grafite  36' Gekas  6', 26', 83'
Ramos  8', 84'
28Mainz 050 – 2VfL Wolfsburg
Džeko  83', 90'
29VfL Wolfsburg4 – 01899 Hoffenheim
Džeko  25', 75'
Barzagli  51'
Misimović  74'
301. FC Nürnberg0 – 2VfL Wolfsburg
Džeko  66'
Grafite  78'
31VfL Wolfsburg2 – 4Werder Bremen
Džeko  18'
Grafite  40'		 Frings  38' (pen.), 62'
Pizarro  49'
Almeida  75'
32SC Freiburg1 – 0VfL Wolfsburg
Makiadi  38'
33Borussia Dortmund1 – 1VfL Wolfsburg
Stiepermann  81' Džeko  69'
34VfL Wolfsburg3 – 1Eintracht Frankfurt
Misimović  21'
Riether  31'
Džeko  34'		 Halil Altıntop  86'

Top scorers

Top assists

DFB-Pokal
Main article: 2009–10 DFB-Pokal
31 July 2009 Round 1Wehen Wiesbaden1–4VfL WolfsburgWiesbaden
20:30 UTC+2 Bohl  62' Grafite  25'
Misimović  41', 56'
Džeko  51'		 Stadium: BRITA-Arena
Attendance: 7,433
Referee: Deniz Aytekin (Oberasbach)
23 September 2009 Round 21. FC Köln3–2VfL WolfsburgCologne
20:30 UTC+2 Ishiaku  22', 32'
Freis  65'		 Džeko  54'
Riether  66'		 Stadium: RheinEnergieStadion
Attendance: 31,500
Referee: Wolfgang Stark (Ergolding)

UEFA Champions League
Main article: 2009–10 UEFA Champions League

Group stage
Main article: 2009–10 UEFA Champions League group stage § Group B
Group B
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Manchester United 6411106+413
CSKA Moscow 63121010010
VfL Wolfsburg 621398+17
Beşiktaş 611438−54
15 September 2009 1VfL Wolfsburg 3 – 1 CSKA MoscowWolfsburg, Germany
20:45 Grafite  36', 41' (pen.), 87' Report Rahimić  34'
Dzagoev  76'		 Stadium: Volkswagen Arena
Attendance: 25,017
Referee: Stéphane Lannoy (France)
30 September 2009 2Manchester United 2 – 1 VfL WolfsburgManchester, England
20:45 Vidić  39'
Giggs  59'
Carrick  78'		 Report Džeko  56'
Costa  61'		 Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 74,037
Referee: Viktor Kassai (Hungary)
21 October 2009 3VfL Wolfsburg 0 – 0 BeşiktaşWolfsburg, Germany
20:45 Grafite  74' Report Üzülmez  17' Stadium: Volkswagen Arena
Attendance: 25,778
Referee: Roberto Rosetti (Italy)
3 November 2009 4Beşiktaş 0 – 3 VfL WolfsburgIstanbul, Turkey
20:45 Kaş  36'
Tello  49'
İnceman  59'
Sivok  90'		 Report Misimović  14',  43'
Gentner  80'
Džeko  87'		 Stadium: BJK İnönü Stadium
Attendance: 18,116
Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Spain)
25 November 2009 5CSKA Moscow 2 – 1 VfL WolfsburgMoscow, Russia
18:30 Necid  58'
Krasić  66'		 Report Džeko  19'
Madlung  87'		 Stadium: Luzhniki Stadium
Attendance: 13,478
Referee: Nicola Rizzoli (Italy)
8 December 2009 6VfL Wolfsburg 1 – 3 Manchester UnitedWolfsburg, Germany
20:45 Džeko  56' Report Owen  44', 83', 90+1' Stadium: Volkswagen Arena
Attendance: 26,490
Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands)

UEFA Europa League
Main article: 2009–10 UEFA Europa League

Knockout phase
Main article: 2009–10 UEFA Europa League knockout phase
Round of 32
18 February 2010 First legVillarreal 2 – 2 VfL WolfsburgVillarreal, Spain
19:00 Senna  43'
Ruben  85'		 Report Grafite  65', 84' (pen.) Stadium: Estadio El Madrigal
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Kevin Blom (Netherlands)
25 February 2010 Second legVfL Wolfsburg 4 – 1 VillarrealWolfsburg, Germany
21:05 Džeko  10'
Ángel  15' (o.g.)
Gentner  42'
Grafite  64'		 Report Capdevila  30' Stadium: Volkswagen Arena
Attendance: 17,000
Referee: Alexandru Tudor (Romania)
Round of 16
Quarter-finals

Kits
Home
Away
Away Special
Third
Third Alternate
TypeShirtShortsSocksFirst appearance / Info
HomeWhiteWhiteWhite
AwayGreenGreenGreen
Away Special[1]BlueBlueBlueBundesliga, Match 32, April 25 against SC Freiburg
ThirdYellowBlackBlack
Third Alt.YellowBlackWhiteBundesliga, Match 17, December 19 against Eintracht Frankfurt

References
  1. ""Think Blue.": VfL in Freiburg und Dortmund mit blauem Trikot". April 22, 2010.

Sources

Soccerbase - Wolfsburg Results

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