VfB Stuttgart

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VfB Stuttgart

Full name

Verein für Bewegungsspiele Stuttgart 1893 e.V.

Nickname(s)

Die Weiß-Roten, Die Schwaben, Die jungen Wilden

Founded

1893

Ground

Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion,
Stuttgart

Capacity

55,896

Chairman

Erwin Staudt

Manager

Armin Veh

League

Bundesliga

2005-06

Bundesliga, 9th





Home colours





Away colours

VfB Stuttgart is a German sports club based in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg. The club has departments for fistball, hockey, athletics and table-tennis, but is best known for its football club which was a founding member of the Bundesliga in 1963.

1 History
2 Stadium
3 Honours
4 Trivia
5 Club management
6 Players
7 Managers/coaches
- 7.1 Prominent Coaches
8 Bundesliga Position
9 References
10 External links

[edit] History

[edit] Foundation to WWII

Predecessor side Stuttgart FV 93 was founded on September 9, 1893 and on April 2, 1912 merged with Kronen-Club Cannstatt, with the combined club taking on its current name.

In 1933 German football was re-organized under the Third Reich into sixteen top-flight divisions called Gauligen. Stuttgart played in the Gauliga Württemberg and enjoyed considerable success there, winning division titles in 1935, 1937, 1938, 1940, and 1943 before the Gauliga collapsed part way through the 1944-45 season as World War II was drawing to a close and Allied armies entered Germany. The club had an intense rivalry with Stuttgarter Kickers through this period.

VfB's Gauliga titles earned the team entry to the national playoff rounds with their best result coming in 1935 when they advanced to the final where they lost 4:6 to defending champions Schalke 04. After a third place result at the national level in 1937, Stuttgart was not able in subsequent appearances to advance out of the preliminary rounds.

[edit] The postwar years and entry to the Bundesliga

After the war VfB continued to play first division football in the Oberliga Süd, capturing titles there in 1946, 1952, and 1954. The team also made regular appearances in the German championship rounds and emerged as national champion in 1950 and 1952, and finished as runner-up in 1953. In the 1950s, the club also twice won the German Cup (1954 and 1958). Stuttgart's consistently good play throughout this era earned them a place among the sixteen clubs that would make up the Bundesliga, Germany's first professional football league, when it was formed in 1963. Throughout the balance of the decade and into the mid-70s the club would generally earn mid-table results.

[edit] Relegation and recovery (70s and 80s)

In 1973 the team qualified for the UEFA Cup for the first time and advanced to the semi-finals of the 1974 tournament where they were put out by Feyenoord Rotterdam (1:2, 2:2). Stuttgart was relegated to the Second Bundesliga after a 16th place finish in 1975, but immediately returned to top flight play after just one season. They made another UEFA Cup semi-final appearance in 1980 and delivered a number of top four finishes on their way to their first Bundesliga title – the club's third national title – in 1984. In 1986, VfB lost the German Cup final 2:5 to Bayern Munich and played the final of the 1989 UEFA Cup, falling to SSC Napoli (1:2, 3:3) where Diego Maradona was playing at the time.

[edit] 1990s to present

In 1992, the club clinched its fourth title in one of the closest races in Bundesliga history finishing ahead of Borussia Dortmund on goal difference. Internationally, they were eliminated from UEFA Cup play that season (1991/92) after losing their second round match to Spanish side CA Osasuna (2:3). As national champions, the club qualified to play in the European Champions Clubs' Cup in the following 1992/93 season, but was eliminated in the first round by Leeds United (see also UEFA Champions League 1992-93).

VfB did not qualify for any European competition again until 1997 by way of their third German Cup win. They enjoyed a measure of success on their return, advancing to the 1998 European Cup Winners' Cup final in Stockholm where they lost to Chelsea F.C..

However, Stuttgart's performance fell off after this period of success with the club earning just mid-table results over the next two seasons, followed by a narrow escape from relegation in 2001. The club soon re-bounded and finished as Bundesliga vice-champions in the 2002-03 season. This qualified VfB for their first-ever Champions League appearance and, beating Manchester United and Rangers F.C. once and Panathinaikos Athens twice, they advanced out of group play to the first knock out round where they were eliminated by their old nemesis Chelsea F.C. (0:1 and 0:0) (see also UEFA Champions League 2003-04).

They continued to play as one of the top teams in the country, earning fourth and fifth place Bundesliga finishes, and again taking part in the UEFA Cup, but without great success. A disappointing 2005-06 season saw the team slip to ninth place and they did not qualify for European competition for the first time in four years.

Now re-armed with fresh young talent, Stuttgart is currently (February 2007) delivering a strong challenge for the Bundesliga title and a place in Europe.

[edit] Stadium

The home ground of VfB Stuttgart is the Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion which was built in 1933. It lies close to the River Neckar on Stuttgart's Mercedes Straße near a Mercedes-Benz factory and the new Mercedes-Benz Museum. After being renovated, the stadium can hold a maximum capacity of 55,896 spectators (50,000 for international matches). It was one of the venues for the 2006 FIFA World Cup hosting five preliminary round matches, a First Knockout Round match (England vs. Ecuador) and the third place play-off (Germany vs. Portugal).

[edit] Honours

German champions: 1950, 1952
German champions (Bundesliga): 1984, 1992
German vice-champions: 1935, 1953, 1979, 2003
German Cup winner: 1954, 1958, 1997
German Cup finalist: 1986
UEFA Cup finalist: 1989
Cup Winners' Cup finalist: 1998
UEFA Intertoto Cup winner: 2000, 2002
German Super-Cup winner: 1992
Oberliga Süd champions: 1946, 1952, 1954
Württemberg/Baden champions: 1927, 1930
Gauliga Württemberg champions: 1935, 1937, 1938, 1941

[edit] Trivia

The merger that created VfB was held in the Concordia hotel in Cannstatt, a district of the city of Stuttgart.
VfB are nicknamed "the Reds" for their team colours. Local rivals Stuttgarter Kickers are "the Blues".
In the 06/07 Season Vfb Stuttgart started using the song Bro Hymn by Pennywise as their goal celebration music.

[edit] Club management

Dieter Hundt, chairman
Erwin Staudt, CEO & president since June 26, 2003.
Gerhard Mayer-Vorfelder, long time chairman and former head of DFB
Dr. Fritz Walter, long time chairman
Horst Heldt, general manager and former Bundesliga player (from 1990 to 2005, at VfB 1/2003 to 12/2005)

[edit] Players

[edit] Current Squad

As of January 1, 2007

No.	Position	Player
1	GK	Timo Hildebrand
2	DF	Andreas Beck
3	DF	Ricardo Osorio
5	DF	Markus Babbel
6	DF	Fernando Meira (captain)
8	MF	Daniel Bierofka
9	FW	Marco Streller
11	MF	Thomas Hitzlsperger
12	MF	Heiko Gerber
13	MF	Pavel Pardo
14	MF	Alexander Farnerud
15	DF	Arthur Boka
16	FW	Benjamin Lauth (on loan from Hamburger SV)

No.	Position	Player
17	DF	Matthieu Delpierre
18	FW	Cacau
19	MF	Roberto Hilbert
21	DF	Ludovic Magnin
22	MF	Christian Gentner
23	GK	Dirk Heinen
25	MF	Antônio da Silva
27	FW	Tobias Weis
28	MF	Sami Khedira
30	MF	José-Alex Ikeng
33	FW	Mario Gomez
35	DF	Serdar Tasci
41	GK	Michael Langer

[edit] Players currently out on loan

As of January 2007

No.	Position	Player
14	MF	Mario Carevic (to Hajduk Split)
38	FW	Danijel Ljuboja (to Hamburger SV)
7	MF	Silvio Meißner (to 1. FC Kaiserslautern)

No.	Position	Player
24	FW	Bernd Nehrig (to SpVgg Unterhaching)
31	GK	Alexander Stolz (to TSG Hoffenheim)
10	FW	Jon Dahl Tomasson (to Villarreal CF)

[edit] Prominent former and current players

[edit] Managers/coaches

Edward Tom Hanney (1890 - 1964): July 1, 1924 - June 30, 1927
Ludwig Kovacs : July 1,1927 - June 30, 1930
Emil Fritz: July 1, 1930 - June 30, 1933
Willi Rutz (1907 - 1993): July 1933
Fritz Teufel (b. 1910): July 1, 1933 - June 30, 1936
Lony Seiderer (1895 - 1940): July 1, 1936 - June 30, 1939
Fritz Teufel : July 1, 1945 - June 30, 1947
Georg Wurzer (1907 - 1982): July 1, 1947 - April 30, 1960
Kurt Baluses (1914 - 1972): May 1, 1960 - February 24, 1965
Franz Seybold (1912 - 1978): February 25, 1965 - March 7, 1965
Rudi Gutendorf (b. 1926): March 8, 1965 - December 6, 1966
Albert Sing (b. 1917): December 7, 1966 - June 30, 1967
Gunther Baumann (1921 - 1998): July 1, 1967 - June 30, 1969
Franz Seybold: Juli 1, 1969 - June 30, 1970
Branko Zebec (1929 - 1988): July 1, 1970 - April 18, 1972
Karl Bögelein (b. 1927): April 19, 1972 - June 30, 1972
Hermann Eppenhoff (1919 - 1992): July 1, 1972 - December 1, 1974
Fritz Millinger: December 2, 1974 - December 13, 1974
Albert Sing: December 14, 1974 - June 30, 1975
Istvan Sztani (b. 1937): July 1, 1975 - March 31, 1976
Karl Bögelein: April 1, 1976 - June 30, 1976
Hans-Jürgen Sundermann (b. 1940): July 1, 1976 - June 30, 1979
Lothar Buchmann (b. 1936): July 1, 1979 - June 30, 1980
Hans-Jürgen Sundermann: July 1, 1980 - June 30, 1982
Helmut Benthaus (b. 1935): July 1, 1982 - June 30, 1985
Otto Barić (b. 1932): July 1, 1985 - March 4, 1986
Willi Entenmann (b. 1943): March 5, 1986 - June 30, 1986
Egon Coordes (b. 1944): July 1, 1986 - June 30, 1987
Arie Haan (b. 1948): July 1, 1987 - March 26, 1990
Willi Entenmann: March 27, 1990 - November 19, 1990
Christoph Daum (b. 1953): November 20, 1990 - December 10, 1993
Jürgen Röber (b. 1953): Dezember 15, 1993 - April 25, 1995
Jürgen Sundermann: April 26, 1995 - June 30, 1995
Rolf Fringer (b. 1957): July 1, 1995 - August 13, 1996
Joachim Löw (b. 1960): August 14, 1996 - June 30, 1998
Winfried Schäfer (b. 1950): July 1, 1998 - December 4, 1998
Wolfgang Rolff (b. 1959): December 5, 1998 - Dezember 31, 1998
Rainer Adrion (b. 1953): January 1, 1999 - May 2, 1999
Ralf Rangnick (b. 1958): May 3, 1999 - February 23, 2001
Felix Magath (b. 1953): February 24, 2001 - June 30, 2004
Matthias Sammer (b. 1967): July 1, 2004 - June 3, 2005
Giovanni Trapattoni (b. 1939): June 17, 2005 - February 9, 2006
Armin Veh (b. 1961): since February 10, 2006

[edit] Prominent Coaches

Georg Wurzer
Branko Zebec
Otto Baric
Helmut Benthaus
Arie Haan
Christoph Daum
Joachim Löw (currently the coach of Germany)
Matthias Sammer
Giovanni Trapattoni

[edit] Bundesliga Position

2005/06 - 9th place
2004/05 - 5th place
2003/04 - 4th place
2002/03 - 2nd place
2001/02 - 8th place
2000/01 - 15th place
1999/00 - 8th place
1998/99 - 11th place
1997/98 - 4th place
1996/97 - 4th place
1995/96 - 10th place
1994/95 - 12th place
1993/94 - 7th place
1992/93 - 7th place
1991/92 - 1st (German champions)
1990/91 - 6th place
1989/90 - 6th place
1988/89 - 5th place
1987/88 - 4th place
1986/87 - 12th place
1985/86 - 5th place
1984/85 - 10th place
1983/84 - 1st (German champions)
1982/83 - 3rd place
1981/82 - 9th place
1980/81 - 3rd place
1979/80 - 3rd place
1978/79 - 2nd place
1977/78 - 4th place
1976/77 - 2. Bundesliga, 1st place (promoted to the 1. Bundesliga)
1975/76 - 2. Bundesliga, 11th place
1974/75 - 16th place (relegated to the 2. Bundesliga)
1973/74 - 9th place
1972/73 - 6th place
1971/72 - 8th place
1970/71 - 12th place
1969/70 - 7th place
1968/69 - 5th place
1967/68 - 8th place
1966/67 - 12th place
1965/66 - 11th place
1964/65 - 12th place
1963/64 - 5th place

[edit] References

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