| 2021–22 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President | Claus Vogt | |||
| Head coach | Pellegrino Matarazzo | |||
| Stadium | Mercedes-Benz Arena | |||
| Bundesliga | 15th | |||
| DFB-Pokal | Second round | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Saša Kalajdžić (6) All: Saša Kalajdžić (6) | |||
The2021–22 season was the 129th season in the existence ofVfB Stuttgart and the club's second consecutive season in the top flight of German football. In addition to thedomestic league, VfB Stuttgart participated in this season's edition of theDFB-Pokal.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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| No. | Pos | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK |  Florian Müller (GER) | Mainz 05 (GER) | €5,000,000 | 1 July 2021 | [2] |
| 5 | DF |  Konstantinos Mavropanos (GRE) |  Arsenal (ENG) | Loan | [3] | |
| 32 | MF |  Naouirou Ahamada (FRA) |  Juventus U-23 (ITA) | €1,500,000 | ||
| 34 | MF |  Ömer Beyaz (TUR) | Fenerbahçe (TUR) | Free | [4] | |
| FW |  Alou Kuol (AUS) | Central Coast Mariners (AUS) | Free | [5] | ||
| 22 | FW | Chris Führich (GER) | SC Paderborn (GER) | €3,000,000 | 19 July 2021 | [6] |
| 8 | MF | Enzo Millot (FRA) |  AS Monaco (MON) | €1,500,000 | 14 August 2021 | [7] |
| 17 | FW |  Omar Marmoush (EGY) | VfL Wolfsburg (GER) | Loan | 30 August 2021 | [8] |
| 19 | FW |  Wahid Faghir (DEN) | Vejle BK (DEN) | €4,500,000 | 31 August 2021 | [9] |
| 18 | FW |  Tiago Tomás (POR) | Sporting CP (POR) | Loan | 30 January 2022 | [10] |
| No. | Pos | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK |  Gregor Kobel (SUI) | Borussia Dortmund (GER) | €15,000,000 | 1 July 2021 | [11] |
| 8 | MF | Gonzalo Castro (GER) | Free | [12] | ||
| 17 | DF | Maxime Awoudja (GER) |  WSG Tirol (AUT) | Loan | [13] | |
| 22 | FW |  Nicolás González (ARG) | Fiorentina (ITA) | €23,000,000 | [14] | |
| 35 | DF |  Marcin Kamiński (POL) | Schalke 04 (GER) | Free | [15] | |
| 26 | DF | Antonis Aidonis (GER) | Dynamo Dresden (GER) | Loan | 5 July 2021 | [16] |
| 7 | DF |  Pablo Maffeo (ESP) | RCD Mallorca (ESP) | Loan | 7 July 2021 | [17] |
| 13 | GK | Jens Grahl (GER) | Eintracht Frankfurt (GER) | €250,000 | 19 July 2021 | [18] |
| 36 | DF | Luca Mack (GER) |  Újpest (HUN) | Undisclosed | 6 August 2021 | [19] |
| 19 | MF |  Darko Churlinov (MKD) | Schalke 04 (GER) | Loan | 18 August 2021 | [20] |
| 48 | DF |  Matej Maglica (CRO) | St. Gallen (SUI) | Loan | 3 January 2022 | [21] |
| 21 | MF | Philipp Klement (GER) | SC Paderborn (GER) | Loan | 13 January 2022 | [22] |
| 18 | FW | Hamadi Al Ghaddioui (GER) |  Pafos FC (CYP) | Undisclosed | 14 January 2022 | [23] |
| 29 | MF |  Momo Cissé (GUI) | Wisła Kraków (POL) | Loan | 16 January 2022 | [24] |
| 4 | DF | Marc-Oliver Kempf (GER) | Hertha BSC (GER) | €500,000 | 25 January 2022 | [25] |
Win Draw Loss
| 10 July 2021Friendly | VfB Stuttgart | 3–0 | St. Gallen | Stuttgart, Germany |
| 15:00CEST (UTC+2) |
| Report | Stadium:Robert-Schlienz-Stadion Attendance: 1,300 |
| 14 July 2021Friendly | VfB Stuttgart | 1–1 | SV Darmstadt 98 | Stuttgart, Germany |
| 15:15CEST (UTC+2) |
| Report |
| Stadium:Robert-Schlienz-Stadion Attendance: 0 |
| 20 July 2021Friendly | VfB Stuttgart | 1–1 | Liverpool | Saalfelden, Austria |
| 18:45CEST (UTC+2) |
| Report |
| Stadium:Saalfelden Arena Attendance: 0 |
| Note: The match was played as a thirty-minute game. | ||||
| 20 July 2021Friendly | VfB Stuttgart | 1–0 | Wacker Innsbruck | Saalfelden, Austria |
| 19:30CEST (UTC+2) |
| Report | Stadium:Saalfelden Arena Attendance: 0 | |
| Note: The match was played as a thirty-minute game. | ||||
| 23 July 2021Friendly | VfB Stuttgart | 5–2 (a.e.t.) | Arminia Bielefeld | Kufstein, Austria |
| 16:15CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium:Kufstein Arena Attendance: 0 |
| 31 July 2021Friendly | VfB Stuttgart | 0–3 | Barcelona | Stuttgart, Germany |
| 19:00CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium:Mercedes-Benz-Arena Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Tobias Reichel |
| 7 October 2021Friendly | VfB Stuttgart | 1–4 | SV Sandhausen | Stuttgart, Germany |
| 15:00CEST (UTC+2) |
| Report |
| Stadium:Mercedes-Benz-Arena Attendance: 0 |
| Note: The match was played in two thirty-five-minute halves. | ||||
| 10 November 2021Friendly | VfB Stuttgart | 1–0 | Zürich | Stuttgart, Germany |
| 15:00CET (UTC+1) |
| Report | Stadium:Rasenplatz 1 VfB Stuttgart Attendance: 0 |
| 28 January 2022Friendly | Rostov | 1–2 | VfB Stuttgart | Marbella, Spain |
| 11:00CET (UTC+1) |
| Report | Stadium:Marbella Football Center |
| 24 March 2022Friendly | VfB Stuttgart | 2–3 | SV Sandhausen | Stuttgart, Germany |
| 15:00CET (UTC+1) |
| Report | Stadium:Rasenplatz 3 VfB Stuttgart | |
| Note: The match was played in two thirty-five-minute halves. | ||||
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Bundesliga | 14 August 2021 | 14 May 2022 | Matchday 1 | 15th | 34 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 41 | 59 | −18 | 020.59 |
| DFB-Pokal | 7 August 2021 | 27 October 2021 | First round | Second round | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 050.00 |
| Total | 36 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 47 | 61 | −14 | 022.22 | ||||
Source:Soccerway
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | VfL Bochum | 34 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 38 | 52 | −14 | 42 | |
| 14 | FC Augsburg | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 39 | 56 | −17 | 38 | |
| 15 | VfB Stuttgart | 34 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 41 | 59 | −18 | 33 | |
| 16 | Hertha BSC(O) | 34 | 9 | 6 | 19 | 37 | 71 | −34 | 33 | Qualification for therelegation play-offs |
| 17 | Arminia Bielefeld(R) | 34 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 27 | 53 | −26 | 28 | Relegation to2. Bundesliga |
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 34 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 41 | 59 | −18 | 33 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 28 | 32 | −4 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 27 | −14 |
Source:DFB
| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 |
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| Ground | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H |
| Result | W | L | L | D | L | D | W | D | D | L | L | L | W | D | W | L | L | D | L | L | L | L | D | L | W | D | W | D | L | D | L | D | D | W |
| Position | 1 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
The league fixtures were announced on 25 June 2021.[27]
| 14 August 20211 | VfB Stuttgart | 5–1 | Greuther Fürth | Stuttgart |
| 15:30CEST (UTC+2) |
| Report | Stadium:Mercedes-Benz Arena Attendance: 18,109 Referee:Felix Zwayer |
| 20 August 20212 | RB Leipzig | 4–0 | VfB Stuttgart | Leipzig |
| 20:30CEST (UTC+2) |
| Report |
| Stadium:Red Bull Arena Attendance: 23,100 Referee: Florian Badstübner |
| 28 August 20213 | VfB Stuttgart | 2–3 | SC Freiburg | Stuttgart |
| 15:30CEST (UTC+2) |
| Report | Stadium:Mercedes-Benz Arena Attendance: 25,000 Referee:Frank Willenborg |
| 12 September 20214 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 1–1 | VfB Stuttgart | Frankfurt |
| 15:30CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium:Deutsche Bank Park Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Matthias Jöllenbeck |
| 19 September 20215 | VfB Stuttgart | 1–3 | Bayer Leverkusen | Stuttgart |
| 15:30CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium:Mercedes-Benz Arena Attendance: 23,450 Referee:Benjamin Cortus |
| 26 September 20216 | VfL Bochum | 0–0 | VfB Stuttgart | Bochum |
| 15:30CEST (UTC+2) |
| Report |
| Stadium:Vonovia Ruhrstadion Attendance: 15,300 Referee:Christian Dingert |
| 2 October 20217 | VfB Stuttgart | 3–1 | 1899 Hoffenheim | Stuttgart |
| 15:30CEST (UTC+2) |
| Report |
| Stadium:Mercedes-Benz Arena Attendance: 24,211 Referee:Harm Osmers |
| 16 October 20218 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 1–1 | VfB Stuttgart | Mönchengladbach |
| 18:30CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
| Stadium:Borussia-Park Attendance: 41,608 Referee:Felix Brych |
| 24 October 20219 | VfB Stuttgart | 1–1 | Union Berlin | Stuttgart |
| 17:30CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium:Mercedes-Benz Arena Attendance: 32,595 Referee: Florian Badstübner |
| 31 October 202110 | FC Augsburg | 4–1 | VfB Stuttgart | Augsburg |
| 15:30CET (UTC+1) |
| Report |
| Stadium:WWK Arena Attendance: 17,500 Referee:Patrick Ittrich |
| 6 November 202111 | VfB Stuttgart | 0–1 | Arminia Bielefeld | Stuttgart |
| 15:30CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium:Mercedes-Benz Arena Attendance: 33,550 Referee:Christian Dingert |
| 20 November 202112 | Borussia Dortmund | 2–1 | VfB Stuttgart | Dortmund |
| 15:30CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium:Signal Iduna Park Attendance: 57,900 Referee:Harm Osmers |
| 26 November 202113 | VfB Stuttgart | 2–1 | Mainz 05 | Stuttgart |
| 20:30CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium:Mercedes-Benz Arena Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Matthias Jöllenbeck |
| 5 December 202114 | VfB Stuttgart | 2–2 | Hertha BSC | Stuttgart |
| 15:30CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium:Mercedes-Benz Arena Attendance: 395 Referee:Benjamin Brand |
| 11 December 202115 | VfL Wolfsburg | 0–2 | VfB Stuttgart | Wolfsburg |
| 18:30CET (UTC+1) | Report |
| Stadium:Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Sascha Stegemann |
| 14 December 202116 | VfB Stuttgart | 0–5 | Bayern Munich | Stuttgart |
| 18:30CET (UTC+1) |
| Report |
| Stadium:Mercedes-Benz Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Robert Schröder |
| 19 December 202117 | 1. FC Köln | 1–0 | VfB Stuttgart | Cologne |
| 17:30CET (UTC+1) | Report |
| Stadium:RheinEnergieStadion Attendance: 15,000 Referee:Bastian Dankert |
| 8 January 202218 | Greuther Fürth | 0–0 | VfB Stuttgart | Fürth |
| 15:30CET (UTC+1) | Report |
| Stadium:Sportpark Ronhof Attendance: 0 Referee:Felix Brych |
| 15 January 202219 | VfB Stuttgart | 0–2 | RB Leipzig | Stuttgart |
| 15:30CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium:Mercedes-Benz Arena Attendance: 500 Referee: Daniel Schlager |
| 22 January 202220 | SC Freiburg | 2–0 | VfB Stuttgart | Freiburg |
| 15:30CET (UTC+1) | Report |
| Stadium:Europa-Park Stadion Attendance: 500 Referee:Tobias Stieler |
| 5 February 202221 | VfB Stuttgart | 2–3 | Eintracht Frankfurt | Stuttgart |
| 15:30CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium:Mercedes-Benz Arena Attendance: 10,000 Referee:Sascha Stegemann |
| 12 February 202222 | Bayer Leverkusen | 4–2 | VfB Stuttgart | Leverkusen |
| 18:30CET (UTC+1) | Report |
| Stadium:BayArena Attendance: 10,000 Referee:Felix Brych |
| 19 February 202223 | VfB Stuttgart | 1–1 | VfL Bochum | Stuttgart |
| 15:30CET (UTC+1) |
| Report | Stadium:Mercedes-Benz Arena Attendance: 20,059 Referee:Harm Osmers |
| 25 February 202224 | 1899 Hoffenheim | 2–1 | VfB Stuttgart | Sinsheim |
| 20:30CET (UTC+1) |
| Report | Stadium:Rhein-Neckar-Arena Attendance: 18,099 Referee: Matthias Jöllenbeck |
| 5 March 202225 | VfB Stuttgart | 3–2 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | Stuttgart |
| 18:30CET (UTC+1) | Report |
| Stadium:Mercedes-Benz Arena Attendance: 25,000 Referee:Christian Dingert |
| 12 March 202226 | Union Berlin | 1–1 | VfB Stuttgart | Berlin |
| 15:30CET (UTC+1) |
| Report |
| Stadium:Stadion An der Alten Försterei Attendance: 16,509 Referee:Robert Hartmann |
| 19 March 202227 | VfB Stuttgart | 3–2 | FC Augsburg | Stuttgart |
| 15:30CET (UTC+1) | Report |
| Stadium:Mercedes-Benz Arena Attendance: 55,785 Referee:Patrick Ittrich |
| 2 April 202228 | Arminia Bielefeld | 1–1 | VfB Stuttgart | Bielefeld |
| 15:30CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium:Bielefelder Alm Attendance: 26,011 Referee:Patrick Ittrich |
| 8 April 202229 | VfB Stuttgart | 0–2 | Borussia Dortmund | Stuttgart |
| 20:30CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
| Stadium:Mercedes-Benz Arena Attendance: 58,248 Referee:Harm Osmers |
| 16 April 202230 | Mainz 05 | 0–0 | VfB Stuttgart | Mainz |
| 15:30CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
| Stadium:Opel Arena Attendance: 30,128 Referee: Florian Badstübner |
| 24 April 202231 | Hertha BSC | 2–0 | VfB Stuttgart | Berlin |
| 17:30CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
| Stadium:Olympiastadion Attendance: 54,589 Referee:Felix Brych |
| 30 April 202232 | VfB Stuttgart | 1–1 | VfL Wolfsburg | Stuttgart |
| 15:30CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium:Mercedes-Benz Arena Attendance: 55,000 Referee:Sven Jablonski |
| 8 May 202233 | Bayern Munich | 2–2 | VfB Stuttgart | Munich |
| 17:30CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium:Allianz Arena Attendance: 75,000 Referee:Deniz Aytekin |
| 14 May 202234 | VfB Stuttgart | 2–1 | 1. FC Köln | Stuttgart |
| 15:30CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium:Mercedes-Benz Arena Attendance: 52,230 Referee: Robert Schröder |
| 7 August 2021First round | BFC Dynamo | 0–6 | VfB Stuttgart | Berlin |
| 15:30CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
| Stadium:Stadion im Sportforum Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Eric Müller |
| 27 October 2021Second round | VfB Stuttgart | 0–2 | 1. FC Köln | Stuttgart |
| 20:45CEST (UTC+2) |
| Report | Stadium:Mercedes-Benz Arena Attendance: 25,000 Referee:Deniz Aytekin |
Source:Competitions
| Rank | Pos. | No. | Nat. | Player | Bundesliga | DFB-Pokal | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FW | 9 | | Saša Kalajdžić | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | DF | 5 | | Konstantinos Mavropanos | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 | MF | 3 |  | Wataru Endō | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| FW | 18 | | Tiago Tomás | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
| 5 | DF | 4 | | Marc-Oliver Kempf | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| FW | 17 | | Omar Marmoush | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| FW | 18 | | Hamadi Al Ghaddioui | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| MF | 22 | | Chris Führich | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 9 | DF | 2 | | Waldemar Anton | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| MF | 20 | | Philipp Förster | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| DF | 24 | | Borna Sosa | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| MF | 30 | | Roberto Massimo | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 13 | MF | 19 | | Darko Churlinov | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| FW | 19 | | Wahid Faghir | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| MF | 21 | | Philipp Klement | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| MF | 23 |  | Orel Mangala | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| MF | 31 | | Mateo Klimowicz | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| DF | 37 | | Hiroki Itō | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| FW | 44 |  | Mohamed Sankoh | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Own goals | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Totals | 41 | 6 | 47 | ||||
