2019–20 VfB Stuttgart season

The 2019–20 VfB Stuttgart season is the 127th season in the football club's history and their third overall season in the second division of German football, the 2. Bundesliga, having been relegated from the Bundesliga in the previous season. In addition to the 2. Bundesliga, VfB Stuttgart also participated in the DFB-Pokal. This is the 87th season for Stuttgart in the Mercedes-Benz Arena, located in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.

VfB Stuttgart
2019–20 season
PresidentClaus Vogt
ManagerTim Walter (until 23 December 2019)
Pellegrino Matarazzo (from 30 December 2019)
StadiumMercedes-Benz Arena
2. Bundesliga2nd
DFB-PokalRound of 16
All statistics correct as of 2 May 2020.

Season summary

In May 2019, Stuttgart appointed Tim Walter as their new head coach.[1] Despite a strong start to the season, with Stuttgart third at Christmas, Walter was sacked on 23 December 2019,[2] with Stuttgart appointing Pellegrino Matarazzo as his replacement on 30 December 2019.[3] However, in March 2019, the season was postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic, putting Stuttgart's promotion hopes in doubt.[4]

Transfers

Transfers in
Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
1 July 2019AMMateo Klimowicz Instituto de CórdobaUndisclosed[5]
1 July 2019DMAtakan Karazor Holstein Kiel€800,000[6]
1 July 2019CMPhilipp Klement SC Paderborn 07Undisclosed[7]
1 July 2019GKFabian Bredlow 1. FC NürnbergUndisclosed[8]
1 July 2019CFHamadi Al GhaddiouiJahn Regensburg€300,000[9]
2 July 2019LWTanguy Coulibaly Paris Saint-GermainFree[10]
5 July 2019CFSaša Kalajdžić Admira WackerUndisclosed[11]
5 July 2019CBMaxime Awoudja Bayern MunichUndisclosed[12]
13 August 2019CFSilas Wamangituka ParisUndisclosed[13]
2 September 2019AMPhilipp Förster SV SandhausenUndisclosed[14]
13 January 2020LWDarko Churlinov 1. FC KölnUndisclosed[15]
31 January 2020DMClinton Mola ChelseaUndisclosed[16]

Loans in
Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref.
7 June 2020RBPascal Stenzel SC Freiburg30 June 2020[17]
24 June 2019GKGregor Kobel FC Augsburg30 June 2020[18]
7 August 2019CBNathaniel Phillips Liverpool1 January 2020[19][20]
13 August 2019DMWataru Endo Sint-Truiden30 June 2020[21]
29 August 2019DMNikolas Nartey 1. FC KölnUndisclosed[22]
13 January 2020CBNathaniel Phillips Liverpool30 June 2020[23]

Transfers out
Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2019CBBenjamin Pavard Bayern MunichUndisclosed[24]
1 July 2019GKRon-Robert Zieler Hannover 96Undisclosed[25]
1 July 2019GKAlexander Meyer Jahn RegensburgFree[26]
1 July 2019CBOzan Kabak FC Schalke 04Undisclosed[27]
5 July 2019CMChristian Gentner 1. FC Union BerlinFree[28]
16 July 2019RWLeon Dajaku Bayern MunichUndisclosed[29]
25 July 2019CBTimo Baumgartl PSV EindhovenUndisclosed[30]
1 January 2020DMSantiago Ascacíbar Hertha BSCUndisclosed[31]
2 January 2020LBEmiliano Insúa LA GalaxyUndisclosed[32]

Loans out
Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref.
1 July 2019RBPablo Maffeo Girona30 June 2020[33]
10 July 2019LMErik Thommy Fortuna Düsseldorf30 June 2020[lower-alpha 1][34]
16 July 2019AMDavid Kopacz Górnik Zabrze30 June 2020[29]
30 July 2019RWChadrac Akolo Amiens SC30 June 2020[lower-alpha 2][35]
30 August 2019DMNikolas Nartey Hansa Rostock30 June 2020[36]
2 September 2019CFAnastasios Donis Stade de Reims30 June 2020[lower-alpha 3][37]

Competitions

2. Bundesliga

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Arminia Bielefeld (C, P) 33 17 14 2 62 30 +32 65 Promotion to Bundesliga
2 VfB Stuttgart (X) 33 17 7 9 61 38 +23 58
3 1. FC Heidenheim 33 15 10 8 45 33 +12 55 Qualification to promotion play-offs
4 Hamburger SV 33 14 12 7 61 41 +20 54
5 Darmstadt 98 33 12 13 8 45 42 +3 49
Updated to match(es) played on 21 June 2020. Source: DFB
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Away goals scored; 8) Play-off.[38]
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted; (X) Assured of at least a play-off place, but may get promoted directly.

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
32 16 7 9 55 38  +17 55 12 2 2 35 12  +23 4 5 7 20 26  −6

Last updated: 25 May 2020.
Source: [39]

Results by matchday
Matchday12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAAHAHAH
ResultWDWDWWWWLLLWLWLWDDWDWWWLDLLWWDLW
Position47232111223333333333332223322232
Updated to match(es) played on 25 May 2020. Source: Kicker.de
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches
26 July 2019 (2019-07-26) 1VfB Stuttgart2–1Hannover 96Stuttgart
20:30 CEST Gómez  29'
Didavi  36'		 Report Awoudja  39' (o.g.) Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena
Attendance: 52,021
Referee: Felix Brych
4 August 2019 (2019-08-04) 21. FC Heidenheim2–2VfB StuttgartHeidenheim an der Brenz
13:30 CEST Leipertz  78'
Kempf  84' (o.g.)		 Report Al Ghaddioui  52'
Badstuber  57'		 Stadium: Voith-Arena
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Benjamin Cortus
17 August 2019 (2019-08-17) 3VfB Stuttgart2–1FC St. PauliStuttgart
13:00 CEST Kempf  60'
González  90'		 Report Møller Dæhli  18' Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena
Attendance: 53,315
Referee: Guido Winkmann
23 August 2019 (2019-08-23) 4Erzgebirge Aue0–0VfB StuttgartAue
18:30 CEST Report Stadium: Erzgebirgsstadion
Attendance: 13,950
Referee: Felix Zwayer
2 September 2019 (2019-09-02) 5VfB Stuttgart2–1VfL BochumStuttgart
20:30 CEST Didavi  19'
González  48'		 Report Ganvoula  40' Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena
Attendance: 48,624
Referee: Manuel Gräfe
14 September 2019 (2019-09-14) 6Jahn Regensburg2–3VfB StuttgartRegensburg
13:00 CEST Besuschkow  71' (pen.)
Palacios  90+3'		 Report González  24'
Badstuber  76'
Al Ghaddioui  90+2'		 Stadium: Arena Regensburg
Attendance: 15,210
Referee: Tobias Stieler
21 September 2019 (2019-09-21) 7VfB Stuttgart2–0Greuther FürthStuttgart
13:00 CEST Divadi  2'
Förster  82'		 Report Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena
Attendance: 50,543
Referee: Sören Storks
27 September 2019 (2019-09-27) 8Arminia Bielefeld0–1VfB StuttgartBielefeld
18:30 CEST Report Al Ghaddioui  90+1' Stadium: Bielefelder Alm
Attendance: 26,124
Referee: Timo Gerach
4 October 2019 (2019-10-04) 9VfB Stuttgart1–2Wehen WiesbadenStuttgart
18:30 CEST Al Ghaddioui  11' Report Schäffler  3', 18' Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena
Attendance: 49,627
Referee: Johann Pfeifer
20 October 2019 (2019-10-20) 10VfB Stuttgart0–1Holstein KielStuttgart
13:30 CEST Report Lee  55' Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena
Attendance: 54,176
Referee: Benedikt Kempkes
26 October 2019 (2019-10-26) 11Hamburger SV6–2VfB StuttgartHamburg
13:00 CEST Kittel  13' (pen.), 36'
Jatta  24'
Castro  56' (o.g.)
Harnik  76'
Fein  90+1'		 Report González  33'
Wamangituka  63'		 Stadium: Volksparkstadion
Attendance: 57,000
Referee: Deniz Aytekin
3 November 2019 (2019-11-03) 12VfB Stuttgart3–1Dynamo DresdenStuttgart
13:30 CET Hämäläinen  3' (o.g.)
Ascacíbar  38'
Wamangituka  84'		 Report Koné  51' (pen.) Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena
Attendance: 52,129
Referee: Arne Aarnink
9 November 2019 (2019-11-09) 13VfL Osnabrück1–0VfB StuttgartOsnabrück
13:00 CET Álvarez  4' Report Stadium: Stadion an der Bremer Brücke
Attendance: 15,801
Referee: Nicolas Winter
24 November 2019 (2019-11-24) 14VfB Stuttgart3–0Karlsruher SCStuttgart
13:30 CET Förster  60'
Mangala  75'
Al Ghaddioui  90+3'		 Report Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena
Attendance: 57,483
Referee: Tobias Stieler
1 December 2019 (2019-12-01) 15SV Sandhausen2–1VfB StuttgartSandhausen
13:30 CET Bouhaddouz  1', 24' Report Wamangituka  89' (pen.) Stadium: BWT-Stadion am Hardtwald
Attendance: 13,689
Referee: Harm Osmers
9 December 2019 (2019-12-09) 16VfB Stuttgart3–11. FC NürnbergStuttgart
20:30 CET Wamangituka  58' (pen.)
Gómez  59'
Förster  72'		 Report Frey  10' Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena
Attendance: 48,971
Referee: Robert Schröder
16 December 2019 (2019-12-16) 17SV Darmstadt 981–1VfB StuttgartDarmstadt
20:30 CET Kempe  20' Report Sosa  45' Stadium: Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor
Attendance: 14,875
Referee: Patrick Ittrich
21 December 2019 (2019-12-21) 18Hannover 962–2VfB StuttgartHanover
13:00 CET Ducksch  13'
Prib  74'		 Report González  46'
Wamangituka  62'		 Stadium: Niedersachsenstadion
Attendance: 35,200
Referee: Thorben Siewer
29 January 2020 (2020-01-29) 19VfB Stuttgart3–01. FC HeidenheimStuttgart
18:30 CET Kempf  32'
González  76'
Gómez  86'		 Report Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena
Attendance: 52,585
Referee: Florian Badstübner
1 February 2020 (2020-02-01) 20FC St. Pauli1–1VfB StuttgartHamburg
13:00 CET Veerman  56' Report Gómez  81' Stadium: Millerntor-Stadion
Attendance: 29,546
Referee: Felix Brych
8 February 2020 (2020-02-08) 21VfB Stuttgart3–0Erzgebirge AueStuttgart
13:00 CET Didavi  34', 42'
Gómez  90+1'		 Report Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena
Attendance: 50,846
Referee: René Rohde
17 February 2020 (2020-02-17) 22VfL Bochum0–1VfB StuttgartBochum
20:30 CET Report Al Ghaddioui  80' Stadium: Ruhrstadion
Attendance: 18,090
Referee: Frank Willenborg
22 February 2020 (2020-02-22) 23VfB Stuttgart2–0Jahn RegensburgStuttgart
13:00 CET Didavi  58'
Castro  59'		 Report Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena
Attendance: 46,924
Referee: Harm Osmers
29 February 2020 (2020-02-29) 24Greuther Fürth2–0VfB StuttgartFürth
13:00 CET Caligiuri  48'
Ernst  76'		 Report Stadium: Sportpark Ronhof Thomas Sommer
Attendance: 13,490
Referee: Thorben Siewer
9 March 2020 (2020-03-09) 25VfB Stuttgart1–1Arminia BielefeldStuttgart
20:30 CET Gómez  53' Report Soukou  74' Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena
Attendance: 54,302
Referee: Bastian Dankert
17 May 2020 (2020-05-17) 26Wehen Wiesbaden2–1VfB StuttgartWiesbaden
13:30 CEST Schäffler  50'
Tietz  90+7' (pen.)		 Report González  83' Stadium: Brita-Arena
Attendance: 0[lower-alpha 4]
Referee: Sascha Stegemann
24 May 2020 (2020-05-24) 27Holstein Kiel3–2VfB StuttgartKiel
13:30 CEST Iyoha  5'
Dehm  78'
Lauberbach  79'		 Report González  59' (pen.)
Wamangituka  86'		 Stadium: Holstein-Stadion
Attendance: 0[lower-alpha 4]
Referee: Robert Schröder
28 May 2020 (2020-05-28) 28VfB Stuttgart3–2Hamburger SVStuttgart
20:30 CEST Endo  47'
González  60' (pen.)
Castro  90+2'		 Report Pohjanpalo  16'
Hunt  45+2' (pen.)		 Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena
Attendance: 0[lower-alpha 4]
Referee: Christian Dingert
31 May 2020 (2020-05-31) 29Dynamo Dresden0–2VfB StuttgartDresden
13:30 CEST Report Al Ghaddioui  18'
Churlinov  88'		 Stadium: Rudolf-Harbig-Stadion
Attendance: 0[lower-alpha 4]
Referee: Benjamin Cortus
7 June 2020 (2020-06-07) 30VfB Stuttgart0–0VfL OsnabrückStuttgart
13:30 CEST Report Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena
Attendance: 0[lower-alpha 4]
Referee: Tobias Welz
14 June 2020 (2020-06-14) 31Karlsruher SC2–1VfB StuttgartKarlsruhe
13:30 CEST Wanitzek  7'
Fröde  72'		 Report González  35' (pen.) Stadium: Wildparkstadion
Attendance: 0[lower-alpha 4]
Referee: Timo Gerach
17 June 2020 (2020-06-17) 32VfB Stuttgart5–1SV SandhausenStuttgart
18:45 CEST González  12', 32' (pen.)
Castro  20'
Kister  28' (o.g.)
Al Ghaddioui  90+4'		 Report Peña Zauner  68' Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena
Attendance: 0[lower-alpha 4]
Referee: Patrick Alt

DFB-Pokal
12 August 2019 (2019-08-12) First roundHansa Rostock0–1VfB StuttgartRostock
18:30 CEST Al Ghaddioui  19' Stadium: Ostseestadion
Attendance: 24,000
Referee: Sven Jablonski
29 October 2019 (2019-10-29) Second roundHamburger SV1–2 (a.e.t.)VfB StuttgartHamburg
18:30 CET Hunt  16' (pen.) Report González  2' (pen.)
Al Ghaddioui  113'		 Stadium: Volksparkstadion
Attendance: 45,503
Referee: Bastian Dankert
5 February 2020 (2020-02-05) Round of 16Bayer Leverkusen2–1VfB StuttgartLeverkusen
18:30 CET Bredlow  72' (o.g.)
Alario  83'		 Wamangituka  85' Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Bibiana Steinhaus

Player statistics

Appearances and goals

Notes
  1. Fortuna Düsseldorf have the option to sign Thommy permenantly following his loan spell
  2. Amiens will sign Akolo permenantly following his loan spell
  3. Donis will move permanently to Reims if the club avoids relegation for €8 million
  4. Match played behind closed doors

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