2009–10_VfB_Stuttgart_season
2009–10 VfB Stuttgart season
VfB Stuttgart 2009–10 football season
During the 2009–10 German football season, VfB Stuttgart competed in the Bundesliga.
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| 2009–10 season | ||||
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| Manager |  Markus Babbel (until 6 December) Christian Gross (from 6 December) | |||
| Stadium | Mercedes-Benz Arena | |||
| Bundesliga | 6th | |||
| DFB-Pokal | Third round | |||
| UEFA Champions League | Round of 16 | |||
| Top goalscorer | Cacau (13) | |||
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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.
First-team squad
- Squad at end of season[1]
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Left club during season
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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.
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Bundesliga
Main article: 2009–10 Bundesliga
League table
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 4 | Bayer Leverkusen | 34 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 65 | 38 | +27 | 59 | Qualification to Europa League play-off round |
| 5 | Borussia Dortmund | 34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 54 | 42 | +12 | 57 | |
| 6 | VfB Stuttgart | 34 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 51 | 41 | +10 | 55 | Qualification to Europa League third qualifying round[lower-alpha 1] |
| 7 | Hamburger SV | 34 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 56 | 41 | +15 | 52 | |
| 8 | VfL Wolfsburg | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 64 | 58 | +6 | 50 |
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Source: kicker.de (in German)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
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- Since both finalists of the 2009–10 DFB-Pokal were qualified for the 2010–11 UEFA Champions League, the 6th-placed team will qualify for the 3rd qualifying round of the 2010–11 UEFA Europa League.
DFB-Pokal
Main article: 2009–10 DFB-Pokal
SG Sonnenhof Großaspach v VfB Stuttgart
| 1 August 2009 First round | SG Sonnenhof Großaspach | 1–4 | VfB Stuttgart | Heilbronn |
| 15:30 UTC+2 | Ismaili  37'
Aupperle  43'  90' |
Report (in German) | Hitzlsperger 55' Cacau 62'Šimák 66', 88' |
Stadium: Frankenstadion Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Michael Kempter (Sauldorf) |
VfB Lübeck v VfB Stuttgart
| 23 September 2009 Second round | VfB Lübeck | 1–3 (a.e.t.) | VfB Stuttgart | Lübeck |
| 20:30 UTC+2 | Henning 6' |
Report (in German) | Schieber 77' Khedira 109'Cacau 118' |
Stadium: Lohmühle Attendance: 16.900 Referee: Peter Gagelmann (Bremen) |
SpVgg Greuther Fürth v VfB Stuttgart
| 27 October 2009 Round of 16 | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 1–0 | VfB Stuttgart | Fürth |
| 19:00 UTC+1 | Nehrig 32' |
Report (in German) | Stadium: Playmobil-Stadion Attendance: 10,800 Referee: Babak Rafati (Hanover) |
Champions League
Main article: 2009–10 UEFA Champions League
Play-off round
Timișoara 
v 
Stuttgart
v Stuttgart
| 18 August 2009 First leg | Timișoara | 0–2 | Stuttgart | Timișoara |
| 20:45 | Report | Gebhart 28' (pen.) Hleb 30' |
Stadium: Stadionul Dan Păltinișanu Attendance: 23,446 Referee: Olegário Benquerença (Portugal) |
Stuttgart v Timișoara
v Timișoara
| 26 August 2009 Second leg | Stuttgart | 0–0 (2–0 agg.) | Timișoara | Stuttgart |
| 20:45 | Report | Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena Attendance: 27,500 Referee: Roberto Rosetti (Italy) |
Group stage
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | SEV | STU | URZ | RAN | |
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| 1 |  Sevilla |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 13 | Advance to knockout phase | — | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | |
| 2 | VfB Stuttgart |
6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 9 | 1–3 | — | 3–1 | 1–1 | ||
| 3 | Unirea Urziceni |
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 8 | Transfer to Europa League | 1–0 | 1–1 | — | 1–1 | |
| 4 |  Rangers |
6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 13 | −9 | 2 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 1–4 | — |
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Source: RSSSF
Stuttgart v 
Rangers
v Rangers
| 16 September 2009 1 | Stuttgart | 1–1 | Rangers | Stuttgart |
| 20:45 | Pogrebnyak 18' |
Report | Bougherra 77' |
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena Attendance: 39,000 Referee: Massimo Busacca (Switzerland) |
Unirea Urziceni v Stuttgart
v Stuttgart
| 29 September 2009 2 | Unirea Urziceni | 1–1 | Stuttgart | Bucharest[lower-alpha 1] |
| 20:45 | Varga 48' |
Report | Tasci 5' |
Stadium: Stadionul Steaua Attendance: 13,557 Referee: Laurent Duhamel (France) |
Stuttgart v 
Sevilla
v Sevilla
| 20 October 2009 3 | Stuttgart | 1–3 | Sevilla | Stuttgart |
| 20:45 | Élson 74' |
Report | Squillaci 23', 72' Navas 55' |
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena Attendance: 37,000 Referee: Pieter Vink (Netherlands) |
Sevilla v Stuttgart
v Stuttgart
| 4 November 2009 4 | Sevilla | 1–1 | Stuttgart | Seville |
| 20:45 | Navas 14' |
Report | Kuzmanović 79' |
Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Attendance: 32,669 Referee: Martin Atkinson (England) |
Rangers v Stuttgart
v Stuttgart
| 24 November 2009 5 | Rangers | 0–2 | Stuttgart | Glasgow |
| 20:45 | Report | Rudy 16' Kuzmanović 59' |
Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 41,468 Referee: Roberto Rosetti (Italy) |
Stuttgart v Unirea Urziceni
v Unirea Urziceni
| 9 December 2009 6 | Stuttgart | 3–1 | Unirea Urziceni | Stuttgart |
| 20:45 | Marica 5' Träsch 8'Pogrebnyak 11' |
Report | Semedo 46' |
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena Attendance: 37,000 Referee: Viktor Kassai (Hungary) |
- Unirea Urziceni played their home group matches at Stadionul Steaua in Bucharest as their Stadionul Tineretului did not meet UEFA criteria.
Knockout phase
Round of 16
Stuttgart v Barcelona
v Barcelona
| 23 February 2010 First leg | Stuttgart | 1–1 | Barcelona | Stuttgart |
| 20:45 | Cacau 25' |
Report | Ibrahimović 52' |
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena Attendance: 39,430 Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands) |
- 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.