2016–17 VfB Stuttgart season

VfB Stuttgart
2016–17 season
Head Coach Jos Luhukay
Stadium Mercedes-Benz Arena
2. Bundesliga 7th
German Cup Round 2

The 2016–17 VfB Stuttgart season is the 124th season and the first season since being relegated from the Bundesliga during the 2015–16 season. This is the first time in 41 years that Stuttgart were relegated.

Background

Stuttgart were relegated after finishing in 17th place in the Bundesliga.[1] They were sent down after a 3–1 loss to VfL Wolfsburg.[2] This is their first relegation since 1975.[2] Jürgen Kramny was demoted to head coach of the reserve team.[3] He was replaced by Jos Luhukay.[4] They also sacked Robin Dutt, who had been the Sporting Director.[4]

2. Bundesliga

Review

Stuttgart started the 2016–17 league season with a 2–1 win against FC St. Pauli.[5] Alexandru Maxim and Christian Gentner scored for Stuttgart and Aziz Bouhaddouz scored for St. Pauli.[6] This was their first match in the second division in 39 years.[5]

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 VfB Stuttgart 15 10 2 3 29 16 +13 32 Promotion to Bundesliga
2 Eintracht Braunschweig 15 9 3 3 26 16 +10 30
3 Hannover 96 15 8 4 3 29 18 +11 28 Qualification to Promotion play-offs
4 Union Berlin 15 8 3 4 25 16 +9 27
5 1. FC Heidenheim 15 7 4 4 21 13 +8 25
Updated to match(es) played on 5 December 2016. Source: DFB and 2. Bundesliga
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
2 1 0 1 2 2  0 3 1 0 0 2 1  +1 0 0 1 0 1  −1

Last updated: 12 August 2016.
Source: 2. Bundesliga

League fixtures and results

MDDateH/AOpponentRes.
F–A
Att.Goalscorers and disciplined playersTableRef.
StuttgartOpponentPos.Pts.
18 August 2016HSt. Pauli2–160,000Hosogai  17'
Maxim  67'
Gentner  87'
Klein  90+3'
Bouhaddouz  28'
Kalla  30'
Nehrig  71'
Ziereis  78'
Buballa  90+2'
23[6]
212 August 2016AFortuna Düsseldorf0–137,137Sama  5'
Maxim  49'
Werner  68'
Šunjić  88'
Bodzek  5'
Bellinghausen  39'
Bebou  53' (pen.)
73[7]
3ASandhausen
4HHeidenheim
5AKaiserslautern
6HEintracht Braunschweig
7ABochum
8HGreuther Fürth
9ADynamo Dresden
10H1860 Munich
11AKarlsruhe
12HArminia Bielefeld
13AUnion Berlin
14HNürnberg
15AErzgebirge Aue
16HHannover
17AWürzburger Kickers
18ASt. Pauli
19HFortuna Düsseldorf
20HSandhausen
21AHeidenheim
22HKaiserslautern
23AEintracht Braunschweig
24HBochum
25AGreuther Fürth
26HDynamo Dresden
27A1860 Munich
28HKarlsruhe
29AArminia Bielefeld
30HUnion Berlin
31ANürnberg
32HErzgebirge Aue
3314 MayAHannover
3421 MayHWürzburger Kickers

German Cup

German Cup review

In the first round draw, Stuttgart were drawn against FC 08 Homburg.[8]

German Cup fixtures and results

Rd Date H/A Opponent Res.
F–A
Att. Goalscorers and disciplined players Ref.
Stuttgart Opponent
1 20 August A Homburg 3–0 10,800 Zimmermann  24'
Gentner  53'
Özcan  58'
Tashchy  87'
[9]

Player information

Transfers

In

Pos. Name Age EU Moving from Type Transfer Window Contract ends Transfer fee Ref.
DF Marcin Kamiński 24 Yes Lech Poznań Transfers Summer 2019 Free [10]

Out

Pos. Name Age EU Moving to Type Transfer Window Transfer fee Ref.
MF Timo Werner 20 Yes RB Leipzig Transfer Summer €10M [11]
MF Martin Harnik 29 Yes End of contract Summer [12]
MF Daniel Schwaab 27 Yes End of contract Summer [12]
DF Georg Niedermeier 30 Yes End of contract Summer [12]
MF Serey Die 31 No FC Basel Transfer Summer Undisclosed [13]

Squad and player statistics

As of 11 June 2016.
No. Pos Nat Player Total2. Bundesliga German Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
  0 0 0 0 0 0
  0 0 0 0 0 0
  0 0 0 0 0 0
  0 0 0 0 0 0
  0 0 0 0 0 0
  0 0 0 0 0 0
  0 0 0 0 0 0
  0 0 0 0 0 0
  0 0 0 0 0 0
  0 0 0 0 0 0
  0 0 0 0 0 0
  0 0 0 0 0 0
  0 0 0 0 0 0
  0 0 0 0 0 0
  0 0 0 0 0 0
  0 0 0 0 0 0
  0 0 0 0 0 0
  0 0 0 0 0 0
  0 0 0 0 0 0
  0 0 0 0 0 0
  0 0 0 0 0 0
  0 0 0 0 0 0
  0 0 0 0 0 0
  0 0 0 0 0 0
  0 0 0 0 0 0

Discipline

Player Total Bundesliga DFB-Pokal Ref.
Yellow cardRed card Red card Yellow cardRed card Red card Yellow cardRed card Red card
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Last updated: 11 June 2016

References

  1. "1. Bundesliga - Spieltag / Tabelle". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Arnold und Schürrle schießen Stuttgart in die 2. Liga" (in German). kicker. 14 May 2016. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  3. Chase, Jefferson (15 May 2016). "Bundesliga: Stuttgart demote Kramny, Schalke sign Naldo". Deutsche Welle. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  4. 1 2 Harding, Jonathan (17 May 2016). "Bundesliga: Stuttgart hire Jos Luhukay as head coach, sack Robin Dutt". Deutsche Welle. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  5. 1 2 "Gentner grätscht Stuttgart zum Auftaktsieg" (in German). kicker. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
  6. 1 2 "Stuttgart vs. St. Pauli 2 - 1". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
  7. "Fortuna Düsseldorf vs. Stuttgart 1 - 0". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
  8. "1. Runde: Jena gegen Bayern, Trier vs. BVB" (in German). kicker. 19 June 2016. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
  9. "Homburg vs. Stuttgart 0 - 3". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
  10. "Neuer Innenverteidiger: VfB macht Kaminski-Deal perfekt". kicker (in German). 7 June 2016. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  11. Moissidis, George (11 June 2016). "Werner wechselt für zehn Millionen Euro nach Leipzig". kicker (in German). Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  12. 1 2 3 "Kein Vertrag für Harnik, Schwaab und Niedermeier". kicker (in German). 21 June 2016. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
  13. "Serey Dié moves to FC Basel". Club website. 30 July 2016. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
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