| 2008–09 season | ||||
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| Manager | Markus Babbel | |||
| Bundesliga | 3rd | |||
| UEFA Cup | Round of 32 | |||
| DFB-Pokal | Last 16 | |||
| Top goalscorer | League:Mario Gómez (24) All:Mario Gómez (35) | |||
During the2008–09VfB Stuttgart season, the club was a genuine contender for theBundesliga title, losing out only toVfL Wolfsburg andBayern Munich and finishing in third position. StrikerMario Gómez scored 24 goals in the Bundesliga campaign, only to then make a shock switch to rivals Bayern for the highest-received transfer fee in the club's history.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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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VfB Stuttgart II were coached byRainer Adrion and finished 11th in the3. Liga.
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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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 1 | VfL Wolfsburg(C) | 34 | 21 | 6 | 7 | 80 | 41 | +39 | 69 | Qualification toChampions League group stage |
| 2 | Bayern Munich | 34 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 71 | 42 | +29 | 67 | |
| 3 | VfB Stuttgart | 34 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 63 | 43 | +20 | 64 | Qualification toChampions League play-off round |
| 4 | Hertha BSC | 34 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 48 | 41 | +7 | 63 | Qualification toEuropa League play-off round |
| 5 | Hamburger SV | 34 | 19 | 4 | 11 | 49 | 47 | +2 | 61 | Qualification toEuropa League third qualifying round |
| 17 August 20081 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 1–3 | VfB Stuttgart | Mönchengladbach |
| 16:00 | Rob Friend | Hitzlsperger Marica Gómez | Stadium:Borussia-Park Attendance: 47,028 Referee:Herbert Fandel |
| 23 August 20082 | VfB Stuttgart | 0–2 | Bayer Leverkusen | Stuttgart |
| 14:30 | Helmes Gekas | Stadium:Mercedes-Benz Arena Attendance: 48,000 Referee:Jochen Drees |
| 31 August 20083 | VfB Stuttgart | 2–0 | Hannover 96 | Stuttgart |
| 16:00 | Gómez Pardo | Stadium:Mercedes-Benz Arena Attendance: 41,000 Referee:Lutz Wagner |
| 13 September 20084 | 1899 Hoffenheim | 0–0 | VfB Stuttgart | Sinsheim |
| 14:30 | Stadium:Carl-Benz-Stadion Attendance: 26,400 Referee:Peter Sippel |
| 21 September 20085 | VfB Stuttgart | 3–1 | Karlsruher SC | Stuttgart |
| 16:00 | Khedira Gómez Ciprian Marica | Sebastian Freis | Stadium:Mercedes-Benz Arena Attendance: 55,000 Referee:Peter Gagelmann |
| 27 September 20086 | Borussia Dortmund | 3–0 | VfB Stuttgart | Dortmund |
| 14:30 | Hajnal Santana Frei | Stadium:Westfalenstadion Attendance: 71,200 Referee:Felix Brych |
| 4 October 20087 | VfB Stuttgart | 4–1 | Werder Bremen | Stuttgart |
| 14:30 | Khedira Träsch Hilbert Lanig | Diego | Stadium:Mercedes-Benz Arena Attendance: 55,800 Referee:Herbert Fandel |
| 18 October 20088 | Hertha BSC | 2–1 | VfB Stuttgart | Berlin |
| 14:30 | Nicu Kacar | Cacau | Stadium:Olympiastadion Attendance: 42,336 Referee:Peter Sippel |
| 26 October 20089 | VfB Stuttgart | 3–0 | VfL Bochum | Stuttgart |
| 17:00 | Mario Gómez | Stadium:Mercedes-Benz Arena Attendance: 43,000 Referee:Manuel Gräfe |
| 29 October 200810 | Hamburger SV | 2–0 | VfB Stuttgart | Hamburg |
| 20:00 | Trochowski Mathijsen | Stadium:HSH Nordbank Arena Attendance: 50,037 Referee:Günter Perl |
| 1 November 200811 | VfB Stuttgart | 1–3 | Köln | Stuttgart |
| 15:30 | Hilbert | Novakovic Petit | Stadium:Mercedes-Benz Arena Attendance: 55,000 Referee:Thorsten Kinhöfer |
| 9 November 200812 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 2–2 | VfB Stuttgart | Frankfurt |
| 17:00 | Lyberopoulos | Lanig Gómez | Stadium:Commerzbank-Arena Attendance: 51,000 Referee:Babak Rafati |
| 15 November 200813 | VfB Stuttgart | 0–0 | Arminia Bielefeld | Stuttgart |
| 15:30 | Stadium:Mercedes-Benz Arena Attendance: 52,000 Referee:Florian Meyer |
| 22 November 200814 | VfL Wolfsburg | 4–1 | VfB Stuttgart | Wolfsburg |
| 15:30 | Grafite Džeko | Lanig | Stadium:Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 26,897 Referee:Helmut Fleischer |
| 30 November 200815 | VfB Stuttgart | 2–0 | Schalke 04 | Stuttgart |
| 17:00 | Jan Simak Mario Gómez | Stadium:Mercedes-Benz Arena Attendance: 55,800 Referee:Wolfgang Stark |
| 6 December 200816 | Energie Cottbus | 0–3 | VfB Stuttgart | Cottbus |
| 15:30 | Hilbert Simak Khedira | Stadium:Stadion der Freundschaft Attendance: 13,527 Referee:Jochen Drees |
| 13 December 200817 | VfB Stuttgart | 2–2 | Bayern Munich | Stuttgart |
| 15:30 | Khedira | Borowski Toni | Stadium:Mercedes-Benz Arena Attendance: 55,896 Referee:Thorsten Kinhöfer |
| 31 January 200918 | VfB Stuttgart | 2–0 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | Stuttgart |
| 15:30 | Marica Gómez | Stadium:Mercedes-Benz Arena Attendance: 41,300 Referee:Wolfgang Stark |
| 7 February 200919 | Bayer Leverkusen | 2–4 | VfB Stuttgart | Leverkusen |
| 15:30 | Kießling Charisteas | Gómez Hitzlsperger Sinkiewicz | Stadium:ESPRIT arena Attendance: 33,000 Referee:Günter Perl |
| 14 February 200920 | Hannover 96 | 3–3 | VfB Stuttgart | Hanover |
| 15:30 | Stajner Krzynowek Forssell | Gómez Lanig Hitzlsperger | Stadium:Heinz-von-Heiden-Arena Attendance: 31,127 Referee:Manuel Gräfe |
| 21 February 200921 | VfB Stuttgart | 3–3 | 1899 Hoffenheim | Stuttgart |
| 15:30 | Cacau Gómez | Demba Ba | Stadium:Mercedes-Benz Arena Attendance: 54,000 Referee:Michael Kempter |
| 1 March 200922 | Karlsruher SC | 0–2 | VfB Stuttgart | Karlsruhe |
| 17:15 | Élson Khedira | Stadium:Wildparkstadion Attendance: 29,252 Referee:Felix Brych |
| 7 March 200923 | VfB Stuttgart | 2–1 | Borussia Dortmund | Stuttgart |
| 15:30 | Élson Gómez | Valdez | Stadium:Mercedes-Benz Arena Attendance: 55,896 Referee:Florian Meyer |
| 15 March 200924 | Werder Bremen | 4–0 | VfB Stuttgart | Bremen |
| 17:00 | Diego (footballer, born 1985) Pizarro Rosenberg | Stadium:Wohninvest-Weserstadion Attendance: 39,272 Referee:Günter Perl |
| 21 March 200925 | VfB Stuttgart | 2–0 | Hertha BSC | Stuttgart |
| 15:30 | Cacau Khedira | Stadium:Mercedes-Benz Arena Attendance: 51,000 Referee:Thorsten Kinhöfer |
| 4 April 200926 | VfL Bochum | 1–2 | VfB Stuttgart | Bochum |
| 15:30 | Epalle | Cacau Tasci | Stadium:Ruhrstadion Attendance: 24,718 Referee:Helmut Fleischer |
| 12 April 200927 | VfB Stuttgart | 1–0 | Hamburger SV | Stuttgart |
| 17:00 | Gómez | Stadium:Mercedes-Benz Arena Attendance: 55,700 Referee:Wolfgang Stark |
| 18 April 200928 | 1. FC Köln | 0–3 | VfB Stuttgart | Cologne |
| 15:30 | Gómez | Stadium:RheinEnergieStadion Attendance: 50,997 Referee:Peter Gagelmann |
| 25 April 200929 | VfB Stuttgart | 2–0 | Eintracht Frankfurt | Stuttgart |
| 15:30 | Cacau Gómez | Stadium:Mercedes-Benz Arena Attendance: 55,000 Referee:Guido Winkmann |
| 2 May 200930 | Arminia Bielefeld | 2–2 | VfB Stuttgart | Bielefeld |
| 15:30 | Katongo Munteanu | Matthieu Delpierre Thomas Hitzlsperger | Stadium:Bielefelder Alm Attendance: 25,800 Referee:Felix Brych |
| 9 May 200931 | VfB Stuttgart | 4–1 | VfL Wolfsburg | Stuttgart |
| 15:30 | Gómez | Džeko | Stadium:Mercedes-Benz Arena Attendance: 55,896 Referee:Thorsten Kinhöfer |
| 13 May 200932 | Schalke 04 | 1–2 | VfB Stuttgart | Gelsenkirchen |
| 20:00 | Ivan Rakitic | Cacau Marica | Stadium:Veltins-Arena Attendance: 61,673 Referee:Michael Kempter |
| 16 May 200933 | VfB Stuttgart | 2–0 | Energie Cottbus | Stuttgart |
| 15:30 | Hitzlsperger Cacau | Stadium:Mercedes-Benz Arena Attendance: 55,000 Referee:Denis Aytekin |
| 23 May 200934 | Bayern Munich | 2–1 | VfB Stuttgart | Munich |
| 15:30 | Boulahrouz Van Bommel | Gómez | Stadium:Allianz Arena Attendance: 69,000 Referee:Florian Meyer |