2003–04 VfB Stuttgart season
2003–04 season | |||
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Manager | Felix Magath | ||
Bundesliga | 4th | ||
Champions League | Round of 16 | ||
DFB-Pokal | Last 16 | ||
Top goalscorer | Kevin Kurányi (11) | ||
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VfB Stuttgart debuted in the modern-era 32-team Champions League with a progression from the group stage and a somewhat surprising victory with 2–1 against English champions Manchester United. Ultimately, the tournament ended with a narrow defeat to Chelsea. Kevin Kurányi, Philipp Lahm and Alexander Hleb were key players in a side that only just failed to finish in the top three for the second season in succession. Following an initial eight clean sheets, the attack suffered from only Kurányi being able to score, despite goalkeeper Timo Hildebrand keeping 18 clean sheets.
Players[]
First-team squad[]
- Squad at end of season[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Left club during season[]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Results[]
Bundesliga[]
- Hansa Rostock-VfB Stuttgart 0–2
- 0–1 Imre Szabics
75'
- 0–2 Imre Szabics
76'
- VfB Stuttgart-Hertha BSC 0–0
- Mönchengladbach-VfB Stuttgart 0–1
- 0–1 Cacau
33'
- VfB Stuttgart-1. FC Kaiserslautern 2–0
- 1–0 Cacau
8'
- 2–0 Zvonimir Soldo
14'
- Schalke 04-VfB Stuttgart 0–0
- VfB Stuttgart-Borussia Dortmund 1–0
- 1–0 Kevin Kurányi
67'
- 1860 Munich-Stuttgart 0–3
- 0–1 Zvonimir Soldo
12'
- 0–2 Fernando Meira
18' (pen.)
- 0–3 Alexander Hleb
50'
- VfB Stuttgart-1. FC Köln 0–0
- Werder Bremen-VfB Stuttgart 1–3
- 0–1 Imre Szabics
31'
- 0–2 Kevin Kurányi
34'
- 1–2 Angelos Charisteas
59'
- 1–3 Christian Tiffert
90'
- VfB Stuttgart-VfL Wolfsburg 1–0
- 1–0 Ioannis Amanatidis
73'
- VfB Stuttgart-SC Freiburg 4–1
- 1–0 Kevin Kurányi
34'
- 1–1 Soumaila Coulibaly
45' (pen.)
- 2–1 Christian Tiffert
62'
- 3–1 Alexander Hleb
64'
- 4–1 Kevin Kurányi
66'
- Eintracht Frankfurt-VfB Stuttgart 0–2
- 0–1 Imre Szabics
8'
- 0–2 Kevin Kurányi
69'
- VfB Stuttgart-Hannover 96 3–1
- 1–0 Imre Szabics
29'
- 2–0 Silvio Meißner
78'
- 2–1 Thomas Brdarić
82'
- 3–1 Silvio Meißner
90'
- VfL Bochum-VfB Stuttgart 0–0
- VfB Stuttgart-Hamburger SV 0–0
- Bayern Munich-VfB Stuttgart 1–0
- 1–0 Roy Makaay
74'
- VfB Stuttgart-Bayer Leverkusen 2–3
- 0–1 Carsten Ramelow
23'
- 0–2 Dimitar Berbatov
44'
- 1–2 Kevin Kurányi
56'
- 1–3 Dimitar Berbatov
62'
- 2–3 Zvonimir Soldo
68'
- VfB Stuttgart-Hansa Rostock 2–0
- 1–0 Alexander Hleb
59'
- 2–0 Kevin Kurányi
75'
- Hertha BSC-VfB Stuttgart 1–0
- 1–0 Fredi Bobic
87'
- VfB Stuttgart-Borussia Mönchengladbach 1–1
- 1–0 Imre Szabics
5'
- 1–1 Václav Svěrkoš
85'
- 1. FC Kaiserslautern-VfB Stuttgart 1–0
- 1–0 José Dominguez
4'
- VfB Stuttgart-Schalke 04 0–0
- Borussia Dortmund-VfB Stuttgart 0–2
- 0–1 Alexander Hleb
6'
- 0–2 Horst Heldt
81' (pen.)
- VfB Stuttgart-1860 München 2–0
- 1–0 Zvonimir Soldo
31'
- 2–0 Marco Streller
34'
- 1. FC Köln-VfB Stuttgart 2–2
- 0–1 Silvio Meißner
28'
- 1–1 Florian Kringe
45'
- 2–1 Markus Feulner
71'
- 2–2 Matthias Scherz
72' (o.g.)
- VfB Stuttgart-Werder Bremen 4–4
- 1–0 Marcelo Bordon
3'
- 1–1 Ivan Klasnić
14'
- 2–1 Marcelo Bordon
25'
- 2–2 Ivan Klasnić
35'
- 2–3 Aílton
43'
- 3–3 Marcelo Bordon
50'
- 4–3 Marco Streller
69'
- 4–4 Aílton
70'
- SC Freiburg-VfB Stuttgart 1–5
- 0–1 Heiko Gerber
6'
- 0–2 Marco Streller
26'
- 1–2 Martin Petrov
30'
- 1–3 Philipp Lahm
43'
- 1–4 Kevin Kurányi
75'
- 1–5 Imre Szabics
86'
- SC Freiburg-VfB Stuttgart 0–1
- 0–1 Kevin Kurányi
10'
- VfB Stuttgart-Eintracht Frankfurt 3–1
- 1–0 Kevin Kurányi
45'
- 2–0 Alexander Hleb
48'
- 3–0 Marcelo Bordon
79'
- 3–1 Alexander Schur
84'
- Hannover 96-VfB Stuttgart 0–1
- 0–1 Silvio Meißner
10'
- VfB Stuttgart-VfL Bochum 1–1
- 1–0 Cacau
33'
- 1–1 Marcelo Bordon
59' (o.g.)
- Hamburger SV-VfB Stuttgart 2–1
- 1–0 Stefan Beinlich
38'
- 2–0 Nico-Jan Hoogma
47'
- 2–1 Cacau
86'
- VfB Stuttgart-Bayern Munich 3–1
- 1–0 Imre Szabics
19'
- 2–0 Imre Szabics
53'
- 3–0 Kevin Kurányi
55'
- 3–1 Claudio Pizarro
78'
- Bayer Leverkusen-VfB Stuttgart 2–0
- 1–0 Dimitar Berbatov
63'
- 2–0 Bernd Schneider
85'
Top scorers[]
Kevin Kurányi 11
Imre Szabics 9
Alexander Hleb 5
Cacau 4
Zvonimir Soldo 4
Champions League[]
Group Stage[]
- Rangers-VfB Stuttgart 2–1
- 0–1 Kevin Kurányi
45'
- 1–1 Christian Nerlinger
74'
- 2–1 Peter Løvenkrands
79'
- VfB Stuttgart-Manchester United 2–1
- 1–0 Imre Szabics
50'
- 2–0 Kevin Kurányi
51'
- 2–1 Ruud van Nistelrooy
67' (pen.)
- VfB Stuttgart-Panathinaikos 2–0
- 1–0 Imre Szabics
12'
- 2–0 Zvonimir Soldo
25'
- Panathinaikos-VfB Stuttgart 1–3
- 1–0 Michalis Konstantinou
60'
- 1–1 Takis Fyssas
68' (o.g.)
- 1–2 Kevin Kurányi
75'
- 1–3 Andreas Hinkel
76'
- VfB Stuttgart-Rangers 1–0
- 1–0 Timo Wenzel
45'
- Manchester United-VfB Stuttgart 2–0
- 1–0 Ruud van Nistelrooy
45'
- 2–0 Ryan Giggs
58'
Last 16[]
- Stuttgart-Chelsea 0–1
- 0–1 Fernando Meira
12' (o.g.)
- Chelsea-VfB Stuttgart 0–0
Reserve team[]
VfB Stuttgart II were coached by Reinhold Fanz and finished 11th in the Regionalliga Süd.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Sources[]
Results & Fixtures for Stuttgart – Soocerbase.com
References[]
Notes[]
- ^ Živković was born in Živinice, SFR Yugoslavia (now Bosnia and Herzegovina), but also qualified to represent Croatia internationally and made his debut for Croatia in 1999.
- ^ Cacau was born in Santo André, Brazil, but also qualified to represent Germany internationally after gaining citizenship in 2009 and made his international debut for Germany in May 2009.
- ^ Kurányi was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, but also qualified to represent Germany internationally through his father and Panama through his mother and represented Germany at U-21 and B level before making his international debut for Germany in March 2003.
- VfB Stuttgart seasons
- German football clubs 2003–04 season