2009–10 VfB Stuttgart season
2009–10 season | ||||
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Manager | ![]() ![]() | |||
Stadium | Mercedes-Benz Arena | |||
Bundesliga | 6th | |||
DFB-Pokal | Third round | |||
UEFA Champions League | Round of 16 | |||
Top goalscorer | Cacau (13) | |||
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During the 2009–10 German football season, VfB Stuttgart competed in the Bundesliga.
Season summary[]
Manager Markus Babbel was sacked in early December with Stuttgart in 16th place. Christian Gross, his successor, revitalised Stuttgart and they finished in 6th, qualifying for the Europa League.
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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VfB Stuttgart II[]
- The following players played for VfB Stuttgart II, and did not play for the first team this 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[]
DFB-Pokal[]
First round[]
1 August 2009 | SG Sonnenhof Großaspach | 1–4 | VfB Stuttgart | Heilbronn |
15:30 UTC+2 | Ismaili ![]() Aupperle ![]() ![]() |
Report (in German) | Hitzlsperger ![]() Cacau ![]() Šimák ![]() |
Stadium: Frankenstadion Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Michael Kempter (Sauldorf) |
Second round[]
23 September 2009 | VfB Lübeck | 1–3 a.e.t. | VfB Stuttgart | Lübeck |
20:30 UTC+2 | Henning ![]() |
Report (in German) | Schieber ![]() Khedira ![]() Cacau ![]() |
Stadium: Lohmühle Attendance: 16.900 Referee: Peter Gagelmann (Bremen) |
Third round[]
27 October 2009 | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 1–0 | VfB Stuttgart | Fürth |
19:00 UTC+1 | Nehrig ![]() |
Report (in German) | Stadium: Playmobil-Stadion Attendance: 10,800 Referee: Babak Rafati (Hanover) |
Champions League[]
Play-off round[]
18 August 2009 | Timișoara ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() | Stadionul Dan Păltinișanu, Timișoara |
20:45 | Report | Gebhart ![]() Hleb ![]() |
Attendance: 23,446 Referee: Olegário Benquerença (Portugal) |
26 August 2009 | Stuttgart ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() | Mercedes-Benz Arena, Stuttgart |
20:45 | Report | Attendance: 27,500 Referee: Roberto Rosetti (Italy) |
Stuttgart won 2–0 on aggregate.
Group stage[]
16 September 2009 | Stuttgart ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Mercedes-Benz Arena, Stuttgart |
20:45 | Pogrebnyak ![]() |
Report | Bougherra ![]() |
Attendance: 39,000 Referee: Massimo Busacca (Switzerland) |
29 September 2009 | Unirea Urziceni ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Stadionul Steaua, Bucharest4 |
20:45 | Varga ![]() |
Report | Tasci ![]() |
Attendance: 13,557 Referee: Laurent Duhamel (France) |
20 October 2009 | Stuttgart ![]() | 1–3 | ![]() | Mercedes-Benz Arena, Stuttgart |
20:45 | Élson ![]() |
Report | Squillaci ![]() Navas ![]() |
Attendance: 37,000 Referee: Pieter Vink (Netherlands) |
4 November 2009 | Sevilla ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán, Seville |
20:45 | Navas ![]() |
Report | Kuzmanović ![]() |
Attendance: 32,669 Referee: Martin Atkinson (England) |
24 November 2009 | Rangers ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() | Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow |
20:45 | Report | Rudy ![]() Kuzmanović ![]() |
Attendance: 41,468 Referee: Roberto Rosetti (Italy) |
9 December 2009 | Stuttgart ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() | Mercedes-Benz Arena, Stuttgart |
20:45 | Marica ![]() Träsch ![]() Pogrebnyak ![]() |
Report | Semedo ![]() |
Attendance: 37,000 Referee: Viktor Kassai (Hungary) |
- Notes
- Note 4: Unirea Urziceni played their home group matches at Stadionul Steaua in Bucharest as their Stadionul Tineretului did not meet UEFA criteria.
Round of 16[]
23 February 2010 | Stuttgart ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Mercedes-Benz Arena, Stuttgart |
20:45 | Cacau ![]() |
Report | Ibrahimović ![]() |
Attendance: 39,430 Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands) |
17 March 2010 | Barcelona ![]() | 4–0 | ![]() | Camp Nou, Barcelona |
20:45 | Messi ![]() Pedro ![]() Bojan ![]() |
Report | Attendance: 88,543 Referee: Alain Hamer (Luxembourg) |
Barcelona won 5–1 on aggregate.
References[]
Notes[]
- ^ 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.
- ^ Kuzmanović was born in Thun, Switzerland, and represented them at U-21 level, but also qualified to represent Serbia internationally through his father and made his international debut for Serbia in March 2007.
- ^ Baştürk was born in Herne, West Germany (now Germany), but also qualified to represent Turkey internationally and made his international debut for Turkey in 1998.
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