2010–11 VfL Wolfsburg season
2010–11 season | ||||
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Manager | Gandhi | |||
Bundesliga | 15th | |||
DFB-Pokal | Round of 16 | |||
Top goalscorer | (10) | |||
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VfL Wolfsburg suffered a nightmare season, only just staying up in Bundesliga, in spite of signing internationally seasoned players Diego and Simon Kjær. Being threatened at the bottom of the table, especially after selling key striker Edin Džeko to Manchester City. The replacements were not up to scratch, which saw manager Steve McClaren sacked. Following a short stint with Pierre Littbarski in charge, the club's 2009 championship-winning manager Felix Magath, who just had been sacked from Schalke 04, in spite of having taken them to the quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League. Magath dropped Diego, prompting the Brazilian to refuse to sit on the substitutes' bench. In spite of the turmoil, a crucial away win at Werder Bremen helped Wolfsburg to stay just two points above Borussia Mönchengladbach in the relegation-playoff zone.
Squad[]
Defenders[]
Andrea Barzagli
Michael Schulze
Robin Knoche
Marcel Schäfer
Arne Friedrich
Peter Pekarík
Alexander Madlung
Fabian Johnson
Simon Kjær
Midfielders[]
Sascha Riether
Christian Gentner
Akaki Gogia
Thomas Kahlenberg
Makoto Hasebe
Josué
Ashkan Dejagah
Karim Ziani
Diego
Jan Polák
Yohandry Orozco
Attackers[]
Grafite
Edin Džeko
Caiuby
Tuncay
Patrick Helmes
Mario Mandžukić
Dieumerci Mbokani
Bundesliga[]
League table[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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13 | Werder Bremen | 34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 47 | 61 | −14 | 41 | |
14 | Schalke 04 | 34 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 38 | 44 | −6 | 40 | Qualification to Europa League play-off round[a] |
15 | VfL Wolfsburg | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 43 | 48 | −5 | 38 | |
16 | Borussia Mönchengladbach (O) | 34 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 48 | 65 | −17 | 36 | Qualification to relegation play-offs |
17 | Eintracht Frankfurt (R) | 34 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 31 | 49 | −18 | 34 | Relegation to 2. Bundesliga |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(O) Play-off winner; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ Schalke 04 as winners of the 2010–11 DFB-Pokal qualified for the play-off round of the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League.
Matches[]
20 August 2010 1 | Bayern Munich | 2–1 | VfL Wolfsburg | Munich |
20:30 | Müller ![]() Van Bommel ![]() Schweinsteiger ![]() |
Report | Pekarík ![]() Džeko ![]() Cícero ![]() |
Stadium: Allianz Arena Attendance: 69,000 Referee: Thorsten Kinhöfer (Herne) |
28 August 2010 2 | VfL Wolfsburg | 3–4 | Mainz 05 | Wolfsburg |
15:30 | Mandžukić ![]() Džeko ![]() ![]() Diego ![]() ![]() |
Report | Rasmussen ![]() Soto ![]() Schürrle ![]() Polanski ![]() Soto ![]() Szalai ![]() ![]() |
Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 26,116 Referee: Peter Sippel (Munich) |
11 September 2010 3 | Borussia Dortmund | 2–0 | VfL Wolfsburg | Dortmund |
15:30 | Şahin ![]() ![]() Kagawa ![]() Großkreutz ![]() |
Report | Cícero ![]() Diego ![]() Dejagah ![]() |
Stadium: Signal Iduna Park Attendance: 73,600 Referee: Deniz Aytekin (Oberasbach) |
18 September 2010 4 | VfL Wolfsburg | 2–0 | Hannover 96 | Wolfsburg |
15:30 | Diego ![]() ![]() Josué ![]() Džeko ![]() |
Report | Schmiedebach ![]() Schulz ![]() |
Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Wolfgang Stark (Ergolding) |
22 September 2010 5 | Hamburger SV | 1–3 | VfL Wolfsburg | Hamburg |
20:00 | Choupo-Moting ![]() |
Report | Džeko ![]() Grafite ![]() |
Stadium: Imtech Arena Attendance: 50,231 Referee: Günter Perl (Pullach im Isartal) |
26 September 2010 6 | VfL Wolfsburg | 2–1 | SC Freiburg | Wolfsburg |
15:30 | Grafite ![]() Josué ![]() |
Report | Cissé ![]() Butscher ![]() Mujdža ![]() |
Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 26,204 Referee: Markus Schmidt (Stuttgart) |
2 October 2010 7 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 1–1 | VfL Wolfsburg | Mönchengladbach |
15:30 | Bradley ![]() Reus ![]() Marx ![]() |
Report | Kahlenberg ![]() ![]() Džeko ![]() |
Stadium: Borussia-Park Attendance: 40,423 Referee: Christian Dingert (Lebecksmühle) |
16 October 2010 8 | VfL Wolfsburg | 2–3 | Bayer Leverkusen | Wolfsburg |
18:30 | Diego ![]() Grafite ![]() Dejagah ![]() |
Report | Barnetta ![]() Reinartz ![]() Friedrich ![]() Rolfes ![]() Vidal ![]() Kadlec ![]() Sam ![]() |
Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Thorsten Kinhöfer |
23 October 2010 9 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 2–1 | VfL Wolfsburg | Nuremberg |
15:30 | Gündoğan ![]() Frantz ![]() Cohen ![]() |
Report | Josué ![]() Grafite ![]() ![]() Kjær ![]() |
Stadium: Stadion Nürnberg Attendance: 40,127 Referee: Guido Winkmann (Kerken) |
30 October 2010 10 | VfL Wolfsburg | 2–0 | VfB Stuttgart | Wolfsburg |
15:30 | Džeko ![]() |
Report | Harnik ![]() Audel ![]() |
Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 29,043 Referee: Markus Wingenbach |
6 November 2010 11 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 3–1 | VfL Wolfsburg | Frankfurt |
15:30 | Gekas ![]() Schwegler ![]() Vasoski ![]() |
Report | Džeko ![]() Dejagah ![]() Diego ![]() |
Stadium: Commerzbank-Arena Attendance: 43,8000 Referee: Peter Sippel (Munich) |
13 November 2010 12 | VfL Wolfsburg | 2–2 | Schalke 04 | Wolfsburg |
15:30 | Grafite ![]() Džeko ![]() |
Report | Edu ![]() Huntelaar ![]() |
Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Wolfgang Stark |
21 November 2010 13 | FC St. Pauli | 1–1 | VfL Wolfsburg | Hamburg |
17:30 | Thorandt ![]() |
Report | Diego ![]() Džeko ![]() ![]() Barzagli ![]() |
Stadium: Millerntor-Stadion Attendance: 24,150 Referee: Markus Schmidt (Stuttgart) |
28 November 2010 14 | 1. FC Köln | 1–1 | VfL Wolfsburg | Cologne |
17:30 | Geromel ![]() Podolski ![]() Novaković ![]() |
Report | Barzagli ![]() Cícero ![]() Kjær ![]() |
Stadium: RheinEnergieStadion Attendance: 43,000 Referee: Guido Winkmann (Kerken) |
4 December 2010 15 | VfL Wolfsburg | 0–0 | Werder Bremen | Wolfsburg |
15:30 | Diego ![]() Barzagli ![]() Kjær ![]() |
Report | Prödl ![]() |
Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Deniz Aytekin (Oberasbach) |
11 December 2010 16 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 0–0 | VfL Wolfsburg | Kaiserslautern |
15:30 | Petsos ![]() |
Report | Ziani ![]() Cícero ![]() Hasebe ![]() |
Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion Attendance: 38,181 Referee: Peter Sippel (Munich) |
18 December 2010 17 | VfL Wolfsburg | 2–2 | 1899 Hoffenheim | Wolfsburg |
15:30 | Madlung ![]() Diego ![]() Mandžukić ![]() Džeko ![]() |
Report | Luiz Gustavo ![]() Sigurðsson ![]() Salihović ![]() |
Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 24,512 Referee: Knut Kircher (Rottenburg) |
15 January 2011 18 | VfL Wolfsburg | 1–1 | Bayern Munich | Wolfsburg |
15:30 | Mandžukić ![]() Josué ![]() Riether ![]() |
Report | Müller ![]() Schweinsteiger ![]() Badstuber ![]() |
Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Manuel Gräfe (Berlin) |
22 January 2011 19 | Mainz 05 | 0–1 | VfL Wolfsburg | Mainz |
15:30 | Polanski ![]() |
Report | Friedrich ![]() Kjær ![]() |
Stadium: Bruchwegstadion Attendance: 18,900 Referee: Günter Perl (Pullach im Isartal) |
29 January 2011 20 | VfL Wolfsburg | 0–3 | Borussia Dortmund | Wolfsburg |
15:30 | Friedrich ![]() Pekarík ![]() |
Report | Barrios ![]() Şahin ![]() Piszczek ![]() Hummels ![]() Subotić ![]() |
Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Knut Kircher (Rottenburg) |
5 February 2011 21 | Hannover 96 | 1–0 | VfL Wolfsburg | Hanover |
15:30 | Pinto ![]() Ya Konan ![]() |
Report | Kjær ![]() Grafite ![]() Pekarík ![]() |
Stadium: AWD-Arena Attendance: 37,213 Referee: Guido Winkmann (Kerken) |
12 February 2011 22 | VfL Wolfsburg | 0–1 | Hamburger SV | Wolfsburg |
15:30 | Kjær ![]() Grafite ![]() Polák ![]() Friedrich ![]() |
Report | Petrić ![]() Aogo ![]() |
Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Marco Fritz (Korb) |
19 February 2011 23 | SC Freiburg | 2–1 | VfL Wolfsburg | Freiburg |
15:30 | Mujdža ![]() Reisinger ![]() Cissé ![]() Barth ![]() Butscher ![]() |
Report | Helmes ![]() |
Stadium: Badenova-Stadion Attendance: 19,200 Referee: Robert Hartmann (Wangen) |
25 February 2011 24 | VfL Wolfsburg | 2–1 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | Wolfsburg |
20:30 | Diego ![]() ![]() Friedrich ![]() Polák ![]() Mandžukić ![]() |
Report | Reus ![]() Stranzl ![]() Daems ![]() De Camargo ![]() |
Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 28,763 Referee: Jochen Drees (Münster-Sarmsheim) |
5 March 2011 25 | Bayer Leverkusen | 3–0 | VfL Wolfsburg | Leverkusen |
18:30 | L. Bender ![]() Augusto ![]() Kießling ![]() |
Report | Cícero ![]() Mbokani ![]() Friedrich ![]() Koo ![]() |
Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 28,115 Referee: Felix Zwayer (Berlin) |
12 March 2011 26 | VfL Wolfsburg | 1–2 | 1. FC Nürnberg | Wolfsburg |
15:30 | Mbokani ![]() Mandžukić ![]() Pekarík ![]() |
Report | Chandler ![]() Wollscheid ![]() Wolf ![]() Pinola ![]() Nilsson ![]() |
Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 27,316 Referee: Guido Winkmann (Kerken) |
20 March 2011 27 | VfB Stuttgart | 1–1 | VfL Wolfsburg | Stuttgart |
17:30 | Niedermeier ![]() Schipplock ![]() |
Report | Pekarík ![]() Grafite ![]() Kjær ![]() Lenz ![]() |
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena Attendance: 38,500 Referee: Manuel Gräfe (Berlin) |
3 April 2011 28 | VfL Wolfsburg | 1–1 | Eintracht Frankfurt | Wolfsburg |
17:30 | Mandžukić ![]() ![]() Friedrich ![]() ![]() |
Report | Ochs ![]() Altıntop ![]() Meier ![]() Rode ![]() Franz ![]() Tzavellas ![]() |
Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 29,125 Referee: Thorsten Kinhöfer (Herne) |
9 April 2011 29 | Schalke 04 | 1–0 | VfL Wolfsburg | Gelsenkirchen |
15:30 | Jurado ![]() Baumjohann ![]() |
Report | Grafite ![]() Cícero ![]() Koo ![]() |
Stadium: Veltins-Arena Attendance: 61,673 Referee: Peter Sippel (Munich) |
16 April 2011 30 | VfL Wolfsburg | 2–2 | FC St. Pauli | Wolfsburg |
15:30 | Mandžukić ![]() Hasebe ![]() Koo ![]() Polák ![]() |
Report | Bruns ![]() Naki ![]() Asamoah ![]() Lehmann ![]() |
Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Felix Brych (Munich) |
24 April 2011 31 | VfL Wolfsburg | 4–1 | 1. FC Köln | Wolfsburg |
15:30 | Mandžukić ![]() Dejagah ![]() |
Report | Freis ![]() |
Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Günter Perl (Pullach im Isartal) |
29 April 2011 32 | Werder Bremen | 0–1 | VfL Wolfsburg | Bremen |
20:30 | Mertesacker ![]() Frings ![]() |
Report | Riether ![]() Friedrich ![]() Cícero ![]() Mandžukić ![]() Grafite ![]() |
Stadium: Weser-Stadion Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Manuel Gräfe (Berlin) |
7 May 2011 33 | VfL Wolfsburg | 1–2 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | Wolfsburg |
15:30 | Mandžukić ![]() |
Report | Lakić ![]() Amedick ![]() De Wit ![]() |
Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Knut Kircher (Rottenburg) |
14 May 2011 34 | 1899 Hoffenheim | 1–3 | VfL Wolfsburg | Sinsheim |
15:30 | Firmino ![]() |
Report | Madlung ![]() Mandžukić ![]() Grafite ![]() |
Stadium: Rhein-Neckar-Arena Attendance: 30,150 Referee: Thorsten Kinhöfer (Herne) |
Top scorers[]
Edin Džeko (10)
Mario Mandžukić (8)
Grafite (9)
Diego (6)
Sources[]
- VfL Wolfsburg seasons
- German football clubs 2010–11 season