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2017–18 VfB Stuttgart season

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VfB Stuttgart
2017–18 season
PresidentWolfgang Dietrich
Sporting directorMichael Reschke
ManagerHannes Wolf
(until 28 January)
Tayfun Korkut
(from 29 January)
StadiumMercedes-Benz Arena
Bundesliga7th
DFB-PokalRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague:
Mario Gómez
(8 goals)

All:
Daniel Ginczek
Mario Gómez
(8 goals each)
Highest home attendance60,449
Lowest home attendance50,500
Average home league attendance56,366
Biggest winStuttgart 3–0 Freiburg
Bayern 1–4 Stuttgart
Biggest defeatDortmund 3–0 Stuttgart
All statistics correct as of 21 May 2018.

The 2017–18 VfB Stuttgart season is the 125th season in the football club's history and 52nd overall season in the top flight of German football, the Bundesliga, having been promoted from the 2. Bundesliga in 2017. In addition to the domestic league, VfB Stuttgart also are participating in this season's edition of the domestic cup, the DFB-Pokal. This is the 85th season for Stuttgart in the Mercedes-Benz Arena, located in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The season covers a period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018.

Players

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Squad information

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As of 25 January 2018[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
2 DF Argentina ARG Emiliano Insúa
3 DF Germany GER Dennis Aogo
5 DF Germany GER Timo Baumgartl
6 MF Argentina ARG Santiago Ascacíbar
11 FW Japan JPN Takuma Asano (on loan from Arsenal)
13 GK Germany GER Jens Grahl
14 FW Greece GRE Anastasios Donis
15 MF Portugal POR Carlos Mané (on loan from Sporting CP)
16 GK Germany GER Ron-Robert Zieler
17 MF Germany GER Erik Thommy
19 MF Democratic Republic of the Congo COD Chadrac Akolo
20 MF Germany GER Christian Gentner (captain)
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 DF France FRA Benjamin Pavard
23 MF Belgium BEL Orel Mangala
24 MF Germany GER Dženis Burnić (on loan from Borussia Dortmund II)
25 DF Germany GER Matthias Zimmermann
26 GK Germany GER Alexander Meyer
27 FW Germany GER Mario Gómez
28 DF Germany GER Holger Badstuber
31 MF Turkey TUR Berkay Özcan
32 DF Germany GER Andreas Beck
33 FW Germany GER Daniel Ginczek
34 FW Denmark DEN Jacob Bruun Larsen (on loan from Borussia Dortmund)
35 DF Poland POL Marcin Kamiński

Transfers

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In

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No. Pos Player From Type Window Ends Fee Source
3 DF Germany Dennis Aogo Schalke 04 Transfer Summer 2019 Free
6 MF Argentina Santiago Ascacibar Argentina Estudiantes La Plata Transfer Summer 2022 €8,000,000
14 FW Greece Anastasios Donis Italy Juventus Transfer Summer 2021 €4,200,000
16 GK Germany Ron-Robert Zieler England Leicester City Transfer Summer 2020 €4,000,000
19 FW Democratic Republic of the Congo Chadrac Akolo Switzerland Sion Transfer Summer 2021 €6,000,000
23 MF Belgium Orel Mangala Belgium Anderlecht Transfer Summer 2021 €1,800,000
24 MF Germany Dženis Burnić Borussia Dortmund Loan Summer 2018 Free
26 GK Germany Alexander Meyer Energie Cottbus Transfer Summer 2019 €400,000
28 DF Germany Holger Badstuber Bayern Munich Transfer Summer 2018 Free
29 DF Brazil Ailton Brazil Fluminense Transfer Summer 2021 €1,000,000
32 DF Germany Andreas Beck Turkey Beşiktaş Transfer Summer 2019 €2,000,000
DF Bosnia and Herzegovina Toni Šunjić Italy Palermo Loan Return Summer 2018 Free
FW Ukraine Borys Tashchy Czech Republic Zbrojovka Brno Loan Return Summer 2017 Free

Out

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No. Pos Player To Type Window Fee Source
1 GK Australia Mitchell Langerak Spain Levante Transfer Summer €800,000
4 DF France Jérôme Onguéné Austria RB Salzburg Loan Summer Free
6 DF Germany Jean Zimmer Fortuna Düsseldorf Loan Summer Free
10 MF Romania Alexandru Maxim Mainz 05 Transfer Summer €3,000,000
16 DF Austria Florian Klein Austria Austria Wien Transfer Summer Free
17 MF Germany Tobias Werner 1. FC Nürnberg Loan Summer Free
32 GK Germany Benjamin Uphoff Karlsruher SC Transfer Summer Free
37 MF United States Julian Green Greuther Fürth Loan Summer Free
DF Bosnia and Herzegovina Toni Šunjić Russia Dynamo Moscow Transfer Summer €700,000
FW Ukraine Borys Tashchy MSV Duisburg Transfer Summer Free


Competitions

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  Win   Draw   Loss

Overview

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Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Bundesliga 19 August 2017 12 May 2018 Matchday 1 34 15 6 13 36 36 +0 044.12
DFB-Pokal 13 August 2017 19 December 2017 First round Round of 16 3 1 1 1 6 6 +0 033.33
Total 37 16 7 14 42 42 +0 043.24

Last updated: 21 May 2018
Source: Competitions

Bundesliga

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
5 Bayer Leverkusen 34 15 10 9 58 44 +14 55 Qualification for the Europa League group stage
6 RB Leipzig 34 15 8 11 57 53 +4 53 Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round
7 VfB Stuttgart 34 15 6 13 36 36 0 51
8 Eintracht Frankfurt 34 14 7 13 45 45 0 49 Qualification for the Europa League group stage[a]
9 Borussia Mönchengladbach 34 13 8 13 47 52 −5 47
Source: DFB
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Head-to-head away goals scored; 6) Away goals scored; 7) Play-off.[2]
Notes:
  1. ^ Eintracht Frankfurt qualified for the Europa League group stage by winning the 2017–18 DFB-Pokal.

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
34 15 6 13 36 36  0 51 10 4 3 18 9  +9 5 2 10 18 27  −9

Last updated: 21 May 2018.
Source: Bundesliga

Results by round

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Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHA
ResultLWLWLDLWLWLWDLLLLWLLDWWWWDWDLDWWWW
Position161014912121411131212111213131414131414141413129108891010887
Updated to match(es) played on 21 May 2018. Source: Bundesliga
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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19 August 2017 (2017-08-19) 1 Hertha BSC 2–0 VfB Stuttgart Berlin
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) Leckie 46', 62' Report Stadium: Olympiastadion Berlin
Attendance: 44,751
Referee: Sascha Stegemann
26 August 2017 (2017-08-26) 2 VfB Stuttgart 1–0 Mainz 05 Stuttgart
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) Badstuber 53' Report Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena
Attendance: 53,100
Referee: Benjamin Brand
10 September 2017 (2017-09-10) 3 Schalke 04 3–1 VfB Stuttgart Gelsenkirchen
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Akolo 40' Stadium: Veltins-Arena
Attendance: 61,098
Referee: Frank Willenborg
16 September 2017 (2017-09-16) 4 VfB Stuttgart 1–0 VfL Wolfsburg Stuttgart
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) Akolo 42' Report Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena
Attendance: 50,500
Referee: Guido Winkmann
19 September 2017 (2017-09-19) 5 Borussia Mönchengladbach 2–0 VfB Stuttgart Mönchengladbach
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) Raffael 57', 74' (pen.) Report Stadium: Borussia-Park
Attendance: 44,063
Referee: Sören Storks
23 September 2017 (2017-09-23) 6 VfB Stuttgart 0–0 FC Augsburg Stuttgart
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena
Attendance: 55,202
Referee: Harm Osmers
30 September 2017 (2017-09-30) 7 Eintracht Frankfurt 2–1 VfB Stuttgart Frankfurt
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Terodde 61' Stadium: Commerzbank-Arena
Attendance: 51,500
Referee: Felix Brych
13 October 2017 (2017-10-13) 8 VfB Stuttgart 2–1 1. FC Köln Stuttgart
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Heintz 77' Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena
Attendance: 58,716
Referee: Benjamin Cortus
21 October 2017 (2017-10-21) 9 RB Leipzig 1–0 VfB Stuttgart Leipzig
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) Sabitzer 23' Report Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 42,558
Referee: Sven Jablonski
29 October 2017 (2017-10-29) 10 VfB Stuttgart 3–0 SC Freiburg Stuttgart
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena
Attendance: 58,872
Referee: Tobias Stieler
4 November 2017 (2017-11-04) 11 Hamburger SV 3–1 VfB Stuttgart Hamburg
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report Ginczek 55' (pen.) Stadium: Volksparkstadion
Attendance: 54,976
Referee: Guido Winkmann
17 November 2017 (2017-11-17) 12 VfB Stuttgart 2–1 Borussia Dortmund Stuttgart
20:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report Philipp 45+3' Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena
Attendance: 58,932
Referee: Frank Willenborg
24 November 2017 (2017-11-24) 13 Hannover 96 1–1 VfB Stuttgart Hanover
20:30 CET (UTC+1) Füllkrug 76' (pen.) Report Asano 24' Stadium: HDI-Arena
Attendance: 43,500
Referee: Christian Dingert
2 December 2017 (2017-12-02) 14 Werder Bremen 1–0 VfB Stuttgart Bremen
15:30 CET (UTC+1) Kruse 45' Report Stadium: Weser-Stadion
Attendance: 41,500
Referee: Bastian Dankert
8 December 2017 (2017-12-08) 15 VfB Stuttgart 0–2 Bayer Leverkusen Stuttgart
20:30 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena
Attendance: 54,650
Referee: Deniz Aytekin
13 December 2017 (2017-12-13) 16 1899 Hoffenheim 1–0 VfB Stuttgart Sinsheim
18:30 CET (UTC+1) Uth 81' Report Stadium: Wirsol Rhein-Neckar-Arena
Attendance: 30,150
Referee: Bibiana Steinhaus
16 December 2017 (2017-12-16) 17 VfB Stuttgart 0–1 Bayern Munich Stuttgart
15:30 CET (UTC+1) Report Müller 79' Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena
Attendance: 58,885
Referee: Patrick Ittrich
13 January 2018 (2018-01-13) 18 VfB Stuttgart 1–0 Hertha BSC Stuttgart
15:30 CET (UTC+1) Stark 78' (o.g.) Report Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena
Attendance: 57,181
Referee: Felix Brych
20 January 2018 (2018-01-20) 19 Mainz 05 3–2 VfB Stuttgart Mainz
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Opel Arena
Attendance: 25,736
Referee: Harm Osmers
27 January 2018 (2018-01-27) 20 VfB Stuttgart 0–2 Schalke 04 Stuttgart
15:30 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena
Attendance: 55,096
Referee: Felix Zwayer
3 February 2018 (2018-02-03) 21 VfL Wolfsburg 1–1 VfB Stuttgart Wolfsburg
15:30 CET (UTC+1) Origi 24' Report Gómez 60' Stadium: Volkswagen Arena
Attendance: 24,378
Referee: Robert Hartmann
11 February 2018 (2018-02-11) 22 VfB Stuttgart 1–0 Borussia Mönchengladbach Stuttgart
15:30 CET (UTC+1) Ginczek 5' Report Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena
Attendance: 53,296
Referee: Frank Willenborg
18 February 2018 (2018-02-18) 23 FC Augsburg 0–1 VfB Stuttgart Augsburg
15:30 CET (UTC+1) Report Gómez 27' Stadium: WWK Arena
Attendance: 30,007
Referee: Tobias Stieler
24 February 2018 (2018-02-24) 24 VfB Stuttgart 1–0 Eintracht Frankfurt Stuttgart
15:30 CET (UTC+1) Thommy 13' Report Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena
Attendance: 55,418
Referee: Bibiana Steinhaus
4 March 2018 (2018-03-04) 25 1. FC Köln 2–3 VfB Stuttgart Cologne
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: RheinEnergieStadion
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Sören Storks
11 March 2018 (2018-03-11) 26 VfB Stuttgart 0–0 RB Leipzig Stuttgart
15:30 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena
Attendance: 53,548
Referee: Tobias Stieler
16 March 2018 (2018-03-16) 27 SC Freiburg 1–2 VfB Stuttgart Freiburg
20:30 CET (UTC+1) Petersen 53' Report Gómez 4', 75' Stadium: Schwarzwald-Stadion
Attendance: 24,000
Referee: Benjamin Brand
31 March 2018 (2018-03-31) 28 VfB Stuttgart 1–1 Hamburger SV Stuttgart
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) Ginczek 44' Report Holtby 18' Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: Felix Brych
8 April 2018 (2018-04-08) 29 Borussia Dortmund 3–0 VfB Stuttgart Dortmund
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Signal Iduna Park
Attendance: 81,360
Referee: Patrick Ittrich
14 April 2018 (2018-04-14) 30 VfB Stuttgart 1–1 Hannover 96 Stuttgart
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) Thommy 53' Report Füllkrug 90+1' Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena
Attendance: 57,131
Referee: Sven Jablonski
21 April 2018 (2018-04-21) 31 VfB Stuttgart 2–0 Werder Bremen Stuttgart
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena
Attendance: 58,932
Referee: Sören Storks
28 April 2018 (2018-04-28) 32 Bayer Leverkusen 0–1 VfB Stuttgart Leverkusen
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report Gentner 67' Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 30,210
Referee: Tobias Welz
5 May 2018 (2018-05-05) 33 VfB Stuttgart 2–0 1899 Hoffenheim Stuttgart
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) Gómez 25', 74' Report Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena
Attendance: 58,312
Referee: Felix Zwayer
12 May 2018 (2018-05-12) 34 Bayern Munich 1–4 VfB Stuttgart Munich
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) Tolisso 21' Report
Stadium: Allianz Arena
Attendance: 75,000
Referee: Sascha Stegemann

DFB-Pokal

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25 October 2017 (2017-10-25) Second round 1. FC Kaiserslautern 1–3 VfB Stuttgart Kaiserslautern
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) Spalvis 6' Report
Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion
Attendance: 28,322
Referee: Patrick Ittrich
19 December 2017 (2017-12-19) Round of 16 Mainz 05 3–1 VfB Stuttgart Mainz
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report Gentner 41' Stadium: Opel Arena
Attendance: 22,143
Referee: Tobias Stieler

References

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  1. ^ "Official Website of VFB Stuttgart".
  2. ^ "Ligaverband: Ligastatut" [League Association: League Regulations] (PDF). German Football Association (DFB). p. 222. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 August 2017.