| 2019–20 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President | Claus Vogt | |||
| Manager | Tim Walter (until 23 December 2019) Pellegrino Matarazzo (from 30 December 2019) | |||
| Stadium | Mercedes-Benz Arena | |||
| 2. Bundesliga | 2nd (promoted) | |||
| DFB-Pokal | Round of 16 | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Nicolás González (14) All: Nicolás González (15) | |||
The2019–20VfB Stuttgart season was the 127th season in thefootball club's history and their third overall season in the second division ofGerman football, the2. Bundesliga, having been relegated from theBundesliga in theprevious season. In addition to the 2. Bundesliga, VfB Stuttgart also participated in theDFB-Pokal. This was the 87th season for Stuttgart in theMercedes-Benz Arena, located inStuttgart,Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
In May 2019, Stuttgart appointedTim 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 appointingPellegrino Matarazzo as his replacement on 30 December 2019.[3] However, in March 2020, the season was postponed due to thecoronavirus pandemic, putting Stuttgart's promotion hopes in doubt.[4]
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2019 | AM | Mateo Klimowicz | Undisclosed | [5] | ||
| 1 July 2019 | DM | Atakan Karazor | €800,000 | [6] | ||
| 1 July 2019 | CM | Philipp Klement | Undisclosed | [7] | ||
| 1 July 2019 | GK | Fabian Bredlow | Undisclosed | [8] | ||
| 1 July 2019 | CF | Hamadi Al Ghaddioui | Jahn Regensburg | €300,000 | [9] | |
| 2 July 2019 | LW | Tanguy Coulibaly | Free | [10] | ||
| 5 July 2019 | CF | Saša Kalajdžić | Undisclosed | [11] | ||
| 5 July 2019 | CB | Maxime Awoudja | Undisclosed | [12] | ||
| 13 August 2019 | CF | Silas | Undisclosed | [13] | ||
| 29 August 2019 | DM | Nikolas Nartey | Undisclosed | [14] | ||
| 2 September 2019 | AM | Philipp Förster | Undisclosed | [15] | ||
| 13 January 2020 | LW | Darko Churlinov | Undisclosed | [16] | ||
| 31 January 2020 | DM | Clinton Mola | Undisclosed | [17] |
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Date until | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 June 2020 | RB | Pascal Stenzel | 30 June 2020 | [18] | ||
| 24 June 2019 | GK | Gregor Kobel | 30 June 2020 | [19] | ||
| 7 August 2019 | CB | Nathaniel Phillips | 1 January 2020 | [20][21] | ||
| 13 August 2019 | DM | Wataru Endo | 30 June 2020 | [22] | ||
| 13 January 2020 | CB | Nathaniel Phillips | 30 June 2020 | [23] |
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2019 | CB | Benjamin Pavard | Undisclosed | [24] | ||
| 1 July 2019 | GK | Ron-Robert Zieler | Undisclosed | [25] | ||
| 1 July 2019 | GK | Alexander Meyer | Free | [26] | ||
| 1 July 2019 | CB | Ozan Kabak | Undisclosed | [27] | ||
| 5 July 2019 | CM | Christian Gentner | Free | [28] | ||
| 16 July 2019 | RW | Leon Dajaku | Undisclosed | [29] | ||
| 25 July 2019 | CB | Timo Baumgartl | Undisclosed | [30] | ||
| 1 January 2020 | DM | Santiago Ascacíbar | Undisclosed | [31] | ||
| 2 January 2020 | LB | Emiliano Insúa | Undisclosed | [32] |
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Date until | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2019 | RB | Pablo Maffeo | 30 June 2020 | [33] | ||
| 10 July 2019 | LM | Erik Thommy | 30 June 2020[a] | [34] | ||
| 16 July 2019 | AM | David Kopacz | 30 June 2020 | [29] | ||
| 30 July 2019 | RW | Chadrac Akolo | 30 June 2020[b] | [35] | ||
| 30 August 2019 | DM | Nikolas Nartey | 30 June 2020 | [36] | ||
| 2 September 2019 | CF | Anastasios Donis | 30 June 2020[c] | [37] |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arminia Bielefeld(C, P) | 34 | 18 | 14 | 2 | 65 | 30 | +35 | 68 | Promotion toBundesliga |
| 2 | VfB Stuttgart(P) | 34 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 62 | 41 | +21 | 58 | |
| 3 | 1. FC Heidenheim | 34 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 45 | 36 | +9 | 55 | Qualification forpromotion play-offs |
| 4 | Hamburger SV | 34 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 62 | 46 | +16 | 54 | |
| 5 | Darmstadt 98 | 34 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 48 | 43 | +5 | 52 |
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 34 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 62 | 41 | +21 | 58 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 36 | 15 | +21 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 26 | 26 | 0 |
Last updated: 25 May 2020.
Source:[39]
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| Ground | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | W | D | W | D | W | W | W | W | L | L | L | W | L | W | L | W | D | D | W | D | W | W | W | L | D | L | L | W | W | D | L | W | W | L |
| Position | 4 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 26 July 2019 (2019-07-26)1 | VfB Stuttgart | 2–1 | Hannover 96 | Stuttgart |
| 20:30CEST | Gómez Didavi | Report | Awoudja | Stadium:Mercedes-Benz Arena Attendance: 52,021 Referee:Felix Brych |
| 4 August 2019 (2019-08-04)2 | 1. FC Heidenheim | 2–2 | VfB Stuttgart | Heidenheim an der Brenz |
| 13:30CEST | Leipertz Kempf | Report | Al Ghaddioui Badstuber | Stadium:Voith-Arena Attendance: 15,000 Referee:Benjamin Cortus |
| 17 August 2019 (2019-08-17)3 | VfB Stuttgart | 2–1 | FC St. Pauli | Stuttgart |
| 13:00CEST | Kempf González | Report | Møller Dæhli | Stadium:Mercedes-Benz Arena Attendance: 53,315 Referee:Guido Winkmann |
| 23 August 2019 (2019-08-23)4 | Erzgebirge Aue | 0–0 | VfB Stuttgart | Aue |
| 18:30CEST | Report | Stadium:Erzgebirgsstadion Attendance: 13,950 Referee:Felix Zwayer |
| 2 September 2019 (2019-09-02)5 | VfB Stuttgart | 2–1 | VfL Bochum | Stuttgart |
| 20:30CEST | Didavi González | Report | Ganvoula | Stadium:Mercedes-Benz Arena Attendance: 48,624 Referee:Manuel Gräfe |
| 14 September 2019 (2019-09-14)6 | Jahn Regensburg | 2–3 | VfB Stuttgart | Regensburg |
| 13:00CEST | Besuschkow Palacios | Report | González Badstuber Al Ghaddioui | Stadium:Arena Regensburg Attendance: 15,210 Referee:Tobias Stieler |
| 21 September 2019 (2019-09-21)7 | VfB Stuttgart | 2–0 | Greuther Fürth | Stuttgart |
| 13:00CEST | Divadi Förster | Report | Stadium:Mercedes-Benz Arena Attendance: 50,543 Referee:Sören Storks |
| 27 September 2019 (2019-09-27)8 | Arminia Bielefeld | 0–1 | VfB Stuttgart | Bielefeld |
| 18:30CEST | Report | Al Ghaddioui | Stadium:Bielefelder Alm Attendance: 26,124 Referee: Timo Gerach |
| 4 October 2019 (2019-10-04)9 | VfB Stuttgart | 1–2 | Wehen Wiesbaden | Stuttgart |
| 18:30CEST | Al Ghaddioui | Report | Schäffler | Stadium:Mercedes-Benz Arena Attendance: 49,627 Referee: Johann Pfeifer |
| 20 October 2019 (2019-10-20)10 | VfB Stuttgart | 0–1 | Holstein Kiel | Stuttgart |
| 13:30CEST | Report | Lee | Stadium:Mercedes-Benz Arena Attendance: 54,176 Referee: Benedikt Kempkes |
| 26 October 2019 (2019-10-26)11 | Hamburger SV | 6–2 | VfB Stuttgart | Hamburg |
| 13:00CEST | Kittel Jatta Castro Harnik Fein | Report | González Silas | Stadium:Volksparkstadion Attendance: 57,000 Referee:Deniz Aytekin |
| 3 November 2019 (2019-11-03)12 | VfB Stuttgart | 3–1 | Dynamo Dresden | Stuttgart |
| 13:30CET | Hämäläinen Ascacíbar Silas | Report | Koné | Stadium:Mercedes-Benz Arena Attendance: 52,129 Referee: Arne Aarnink |
| 9 November 2019 (2019-11-09)13 | VfL Osnabrück | 1–0 | VfB Stuttgart | Osnabrück |
| 13:00CET | Álvarez | Report | Stadium:Stadion an der Bremer Brücke Attendance: 15,801 Referee: Nicolas Winter |
| 24 November 2019 (2019-11-24)14 | VfB Stuttgart | 3–0 | Karlsruher SC | Stuttgart |
| 13:30CET | Förster Mangala Al Ghaddioui | Report | Stadium:Mercedes-Benz Arena Attendance: 57,483 Referee:Tobias Stieler |
| 1 December 2019 (2019-12-01)15 | SV Sandhausen | 2–1 | VfB Stuttgart | Sandhausen |
| 13:30CET | Bouhaddouz | Report | Silas | Stadium:BWT-Stadion am Hardtwald Attendance: 13,689 Referee:Harm Osmers |
| 9 December 2019 (2019-12-09)16 | VfB Stuttgart | 3–1 | 1. FC Nürnberg | Stuttgart |
| 20:30CET | Silas Gómez Förster | Report | Frey | Stadium:Mercedes-Benz Arena Attendance: 48,971 Referee: Robert Schröder |
| 16 December 2019 (2019-12-16)17 | SV Darmstadt 98 | 1–1 | VfB Stuttgart | Darmstadt |
| 20:30CET | Kempe | Report | Sosa | Stadium:Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor Attendance: 14,875 Referee:Patrick Ittrich |
| 21 December 2019 (2019-12-21)18 | Hannover 96 | 2–2 | VfB Stuttgart | Hanover |
| 13:00CET | Ducksch Prib | Report | González Silas | Stadium:Niedersachsenstadion Attendance: 35,200 Referee: Thorben Siewer |
| 29 January 2020 (2020-01-29)19 | VfB Stuttgart | 3–0 | 1. FC Heidenheim | Stuttgart |
| 18:30CET | Kempf González Gómez | Report | Stadium:Mercedes-Benz Arena Attendance: 52,585 Referee: Florian Badstübner |
| 1 February 2020 (2020-02-01)20 | FC St. Pauli | 1–1 | VfB Stuttgart | Hamburg |
| 13:00CET | Veerman | Report | Gómez | Stadium:Millerntor-Stadion Attendance: 29,546 Referee:Felix Brych |
| 8 February 2020 (2020-02-08)21 | VfB Stuttgart | 3–0 | Erzgebirge Aue | Stuttgart |
| 13:00CET | Didavi Gómez | Report | Stadium:Mercedes-Benz Arena Attendance: 50,846 Referee: René Rohde |
| 17 February 2020 (2020-02-17)22 | VfL Bochum | 0–1 | VfB Stuttgart | Bochum |
| 20:30CET | Report | Al Ghaddioui | Stadium:Ruhrstadion Attendance: 18,090 Referee:Frank Willenborg |
| 22 February 2020 (2020-02-22)23 | VfB Stuttgart | 2–0 | Jahn Regensburg | Stuttgart |
| 13:00CET | Didavi Castro | Report | Stadium:Mercedes-Benz Arena Attendance: 46,924 Referee:Harm Osmers |
| 29 February 2020 (2020-02-29)24 | Greuther Fürth | 2–0 | VfB Stuttgart | Fürth |
| 13:00CET | Caligiuri Ernst | Report | Stadium:Sportpark Ronhof Thomas Sommer Attendance: 13,490 Referee: Thorben Siewer |
| 9 March 2020 (2020-03-09)25 | VfB Stuttgart | 1–1 | Arminia Bielefeld | Stuttgart |
| 20:30CET | Gómez | Report | Soukou | Stadium:Mercedes-Benz Arena Attendance: 54,302 Referee:Bastian Dankert |
| 17 May 2020 (2020-05-17)26 | Wehen Wiesbaden | 2–1 | VfB Stuttgart | Wiesbaden |
| 13:30CEST | Schäffler Tietz | Report | González | Stadium:Brita-Arena Attendance: 0[d] Referee:Sascha Stegemann |
| 24 May 2020 (2020-05-24)27 | Holstein Kiel | 3–2 | VfB Stuttgart | Kiel |
| 13:30CEST | Iyoha Dehm Lauberbach | Report | González Silas | Stadium:Holstein-Stadion Attendance: 0[d] Referee: Robert Schröder |
| 28 May 2020 (2020-05-28)28 | VfB Stuttgart | 3–2 | Hamburger SV | Stuttgart |
| 20:30CEST | Endo González Castro | Report | Pohjanpalo Hunt | Stadium:Mercedes-Benz Arena Attendance: 0[d] Referee:Christian Dingert |
| 31 May 2020 (2020-05-31)29 | Dynamo Dresden | 0–2 | VfB Stuttgart | Dresden |
| 13:30CEST | Report | Al Ghaddioui Churlinov | Stadium:Rudolf-Harbig-Stadion Attendance: 0[d] Referee:Benjamin Cortus |
| 7 June 2020 (2020-06-07)30 | VfB Stuttgart | 0–0 | VfL Osnabrück | Stuttgart |
| 13:30CEST | Report | Stadium:Mercedes-Benz Arena Attendance: 0[d] Referee:Tobias Welz |
| 14 June 2020 (2020-06-14)31 | Karlsruher SC | 2–1 | VfB Stuttgart | Karlsruhe |
| 13:30CEST | Wanitzek Fröde | Report | González | Stadium:Wildparkstadion Attendance: 0[d] Referee: Timo Gerach |
| 17 June 2020 (2020-06-17)32 | VfB Stuttgart | 5–1 | SV Sandhausen | Stuttgart |
| 18:45CEST | González Castro Kister Al Ghaddioui | Report | Peña Zauner | Stadium:Mercedes-Benz Arena Attendance: 0[d] Referee: Patrick Alt |
| 21 June 2020 (2020-06-21)33 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 0–6 | VfB Stuttgart | Nürnberg |
| 15:30CEST | Report | Silas Karazor Kalajdzic González | Stadium:Max-Morlock-Stadion Attendance: 0[d] Referee: Matthias Jöllenbeck |
| 28 June 2020 (2020-06-28)34 | VfB Stuttgart | 1–3 | SV Darmstadt 98 | Stuttgart |
| 15:30CEST | Gómez | Report | Dursun Bader Kempe | Stadium:Mercedes-Benz Arena Attendance: 0[d] Referee:Bibiana Steinhaus |
| 12 August 2019 (2019-08-12)First round | Hansa Rostock | 0–1 | VfB Stuttgart | Rostock |
| 18:30CEST | Report | Al Ghaddioui | Stadium:Ostseestadion Attendance: 24,000 Referee:Sven Jablonski |
| 29 October 2019 (2019-10-29)Second round | Hamburger SV | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | VfB Stuttgart | Hamburg |
| 18:30CET | Hunt | Report | González Al Ghaddioui | Stadium:Volksparkstadion Attendance: 45,503 Referee:Bastian Dankert |
| 5 February 2020 (2020-02-05)Round of 16 | Bayer Leverkusen | 2–1 | VfB Stuttgart | Leverkusen |
| 18:30CET | Bredlow Alario | Report | Silas | Stadium:BayArena Attendance: 20,000 Referee:Bibiana Steinhaus |
Last updated: 28 June 2020
Source:Competitions