2006–07 VfB Stuttgart season

VfB Stuttgart
2006-07 season
Manager	Armin Veh
Stadium	Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion, Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg
Bundesliga	1st
DFB-Pokal	Runners-up
Top goalscorer	League: Mario Gómez (14); All: Cacau (18)
	← 2005–06 2007–08 →

The 2006–07 VfB Stuttgart season was 42nd season in the Bundesliga.

Team kit[]

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.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	GER	Timo Hildebrand
2	DF	GER	Andreas Beck^{[notes 1]}
3	DF	MEX	Ricardo Osorio
5	DF	GER	Markus Babbel
6	DF	POR	Fernando Meira (captain)
8	MF	GER	Daniel Bierofka
9	FW	SUI	Marco Streller
11	MF	GER	Thomas Hitzlsperger
12	DF	GER	Heiko Gerber
13	MF	MEX	Pável Pardo (vice-captain)
14	MF	SWE	Alexander Farnerud
15	DF	CIV	Arthur Boka
16	FW	GER	Benjamin Lauth (on loan from Hamburger SV)
17	DF	FRA	Matthieu Delpierre


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
18	FW	BRA	Cacau^{[notes 2]}
19	MF	GER	Roberto Hilbert
21	DF	SUI	Ludovic Magnin
22	MF	GER	Christian Gentner
23	GK	GER	Dirk Heinen
23	FW	GER	Manuel Fischer
25	MF	BRA	Antônio da Silva
26	DF	GER	Tobias Feisthammel
27	MF	GER	Tobias Weis
28	MF	GER	Sami Khedira
30	MF	GER	José-Alex Ikeng^{[notes 3]}
33	FW	GER	Mario Gómez
35	DF	GER	Serdar Tasci
41	GK	AUT	Michael Langer

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
4	DF	CRO	Boris Živković^{[notes 4]} (to Hajduk Split)
7	MF	GER	Silvio Meißner (on loan to 1. FC Kaiserslautern)
10	FW	DEN	Jon Dahl Tomasson (on loan to Villarreal)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
24	FW	GER	Bernd Nehrig (on loan to SpVgg Unterhaching)
31	GK	GER	Alexander Stolz (on loan to 1899 Hoffenheim)
38	FW	SRB	Danijel Ljuboja^{[notes 5]} (on loan to Hamburger SV)

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	GK	GER	Denis Baum
—	GK	GER	Timo Hammel
—	GK	AUT	Michael Langer
—	GK	GER	Sven Ulreich
—	DF	GER	Andreas Beck
—	DF	GER	Steffen Dangelmayr
—	DF	GER	Marco Pischorn
—	DF	GER	David Pisot
—	DF	GER	Raphael Schaschko (to January)
—	DF	GER	Joachim Schwabe
—	DF	GER	Marcel Schuon
—	DF	GER
—	MF	GER	Martin Dausch
—	MF	GER	Sebastian Hofmann
—	MF	GER


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	GER	José-Alex Ikeng
—	MF	GER	Michael Klauß
—	MF	GER	Marijan Kovačević
—	MF	GER	Peter Perchtold
—	MF	GER	Christian Sauter
—	MF	GER	Julian Schuster
—	MF	GER	Tobias Weis
—	FW	GER	Manuel Fischer
—	FW	GER	Danny Galm
—	FW	GER	Martin Hess
—	FW	GER	Patrick Mayer
—	FW	POL	Matthias Morys
—	FW	GER	Bernd Nehrig (to January)
—	FW	HUN	Ádám Szalai

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Bundesliga		DFB-Pokal
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK	GER	Timo Hildebrand	39	0	33	0	6	0
31	GK	GER	Alexander Stolz	0	0	0	0	0	0
41	GK	AUT	Michael Langer	1	0	1	0	0	0
Defenders
2	DF	GER	Andreas Beck	5	0	0+4	0	0+1	0
3	DF	MEX	Ricardo Osorio	33	1	26+1	1	5+1	0
5	DF	GER	Markus Babbel	2	0	1+1	0	0	0
6	DF	POR	Fernando Meira	24	3	19+1	3	3+1	0
12	DF	GER	Heiko Gerber	0	0	0	0	0	0
15	DF	CIV	Arthur Boka	22	1	16+3	1	2+1	0
17	DF	FRA	Matthieu Delpierre	39	1	33	0	6	1
21	DF	SUI	Ludovic Magnin	27	1	19+3	1	4+1	0
26	DF	GER	Tobias Feisthammel	0	0	0	0	0	0
35	DF	GER	Serdar Tasci	31	2	22+4	2	4+1	0
Midfielders
7	MF	GER	Silvio Meißner	3	0	0+1	0	0+2	0
8	MF	GER	Daniel Bierofka	15	1	5+7	0	2+1	1
11	MF	GER	Thomas Hitzlsperger	35	10	25+5	7	4+1	3
13	MF	MEX	Pável Pardo	40	2	33+1	1	6	1
14	MF	SWE	Alexander Farnerud	9	0	4+5	0	0	0
19	MF	GER	Roberto Hilbert	39	9	31+3	7	5	2
22	MF	GER	Christian Gentner	16	0	3+12	0	0+1	0
25	MF	BRA	Antônio da Silva	32	1	20+8	0	4	1
27	MF	GER	Tobias Weis	0	0	0	0	0	0
28	MF	GER	Sami Khedira	26	4	16+6	4	4	0
Forwards
9	FW	SUI	Marco Streller	29	5	7+19	5	1+2	0
10	FW	DEN	Jon Dahl Tomasson	6	1	2+2	0	2	1
16	FW	GER	Benjamin Lauth	13	1	5+6	1	0+2	0
18	FW	BRA	Cacau	38	18	31+1	13	5+1	5
24	FW	GER	Bernd Nehrig	1	0	0+1	0	0	0
33	FW	GER	Mario Gómez	32	16	22+5	14	3+2	2

Position	Staff
Manager	Armin Veh
Assistant manager	Alfons Higl

Source: VfB.de

Chairman	Erwin Staudt
Ground (capacity and dimensions)	Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion (55,896 / )

Source: VfB.de

Pos	Team v t	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	VfB Stuttgart (C)	34	21	7	6	61	37	+24	70	Qualification to Champions League group stage
2	Schalke 04	34	21	5	8	53	32	+21	68	Qualification to Champions League group stage
3	Werder Bremen	34	20	6	8	76	40	+36	66	Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round
4	Bayern Munich	34	18	6	10	55	40	+15	60	Qualification to UEFA Cup first round^[a]
5	Bayer Leverkusen	34	15	6	13	54	49	+5	51	Qualification to UEFA Cup first round^[a]

Source: kicker.de
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champion
Notes:

^ Since 1. FC Nürnberg won the 2006–07 DFB-Pokal, thus qualifying for the UEFA Cup first round, Hamburger SV entered the Intertoto Cup third round.

^ Beck was born in Kemerovo, Soviet Union (now Russia), but was raised in Germany from the age of 3 and represented Germany at U-18, U-19, U-20 and U-21 level before making his international debut for Germany in February 2009.
^ Cacau was born in Santo André, Brazil, but also qualified to represent Germany internationally after gaining citizenship and made his international debut for Germany in May 2009.
^ Ikeng was born in Bafia, Cameroon, but also qualified to represent Germany internationally and represented Germany at U-18 level.
^ 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.
^ Ljuboja was born in Vinkovci, SFR Yugoslavia (now Croatia), but also qualified to represent Serbia and Montenegro and its successor state Serbia internationally through his parents and made his international debut for Serbia and Montenegro in 2003.