2020–21 VfB Stuttgart season

The 2020–21 season was the 128th season in the existence of VfB Stuttgart and the club's first season back in the top flight of German football. In addition to the domestic league, VfB Stuttgart participated in this season's edition of the DFB-Pokal. The season covered the period from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.

VfB Stuttgart
2020–21 season
PresidentClaus Vogt
CoachPellegrino Matarazzo
StadiumMercedes-Benz Arena
Bundesliga9th
DFB-PokalRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague:
Saša Kalajdžić (16)

All:
Saša Kalajdžić (17)

Players

First-team squad

As of 1 February 2021[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
1 GK   SUI Gregor Kobel
2 DF  GER Waldemar Anton
3 MF  JPN Wataru Endo (vice-captain)
4 DF  GER Marc-Oliver Kempf (3rd captain)
5 DF  GRE Konstantinos Mavropanos (on loan from Arsenal)
6 MF  ENG Clinton Mola
7 FW  FRA Tanguy Coulibaly
8 MF  GER Gonzalo Castro (captain)
9 FW  AUT Saša Kalajdžić
10 MF  GER Daniel Didavi
11 MF  GER Erik Thommy
13 GK  GER Jens Grahl
14 FW  COD Silas
15 DF  GER Pascal Stenzel
16 MF  GER Atakan Karazor
18 FW  GER Hamadi Al Ghaddioui
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 MF  MKD Darko Churlinov
20 MF  GER Philipp Förster
21 MF  GER Philipp Klement
22 FW  ARG Nicolás González
23 MF  BEL Orel Mangala
24 DF  CRO Borna Sosa
25 MF  GER Lilian Egloff
26 DF  GER Antonis Aidonis
29 FW  GUI Momo Cissé
30 FW  GER Roberto Massimo
31 MF  GER Mateo Klimowicz
32 MF  FRA Naouirou Ahamada (on loan from Juventus)
33 GK  GER Fabian Bredlow
35 DF  POL Marcin Kamiński
36 DF  GER Luca Mack

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
DF  GER Maxime Awoudja (at Türkgücü München until 30 June 2021)
DF  ESP Pablo Maffeo (at SD Huesca until 30 June 2021)
MF  DEN Nikolas Nartey (at SV Sandhausen until 30 June 2021)

Transfers

In

No. Pos Player Transferred from Fee Date Source
3 MF Wataru Endo Sint-Truiden €1,700,000 1 July 2020 [2]
15 DF Pascal Stenzel SC Freiburg €1,300,000 [3]
5 DF Konstantinos Mavropanos Arsenal Loan 16 July 2020 [4]
1 GK Gregor Kobel TSG Hoffenheim €4,000,000 28 July 2020 [5]
2 DF Waldemar Anton Hannover 96 €4,000,000 [6]
29 FW Momo Cissé Le Havre B Free 17 August 2020
32 MF Naouirou Ahamada Juventus U23 Loan 5 October 2020 [7]

Out

No. Pos Player Transferred to Fee Date Source
11 FW Anastasios Donis Stade de Reims €4,000,000 1 July 2020 [8]
19 FW Chadrac Akolo Amiens SC €3,500,000 [9]
27 FW Mario Gómez Retired [10]
MF Nikolas Nartey SV Sandhausen Loan 31 July 2020 [11]
29 MF David Kopacz Würzburger Kickers Undisclosed [12]
7 DF Pablo Maffeo SD Huesca Loan 8 September 2020 [13]
17 DF Maxime Awoudja Türkgücü München Loan 31 January 2021 [14]
39 DF Ailton FC Midtjylland Free 1 February 2021 [15]

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss

8 August 2020 Friendly VfB Stuttgart 6–1 SV Sandhausen Stuttgart, Germany
11:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Robert-Schlienz-Stadion
14 August 2020 Friendly Marseille Cancelled VfB Stuttgart Fos-sur-mer, France
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stade Parsemain
19 August 2020 Friendly Mainz 05 Cancelled VfB Stuttgart Mainz, Germany
16:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stadion am Bruchweg
22 August 2020 Friendly Liverpool 3–0 VfB Stuttgart Langau, Austria
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Sportplatz Langau
26 August 2020 Friendly VfB Stuttgart 3–2 Hamburger SV Kufstein, Austria
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Kufstein Arena
29 August 2020 Friendly VfB Stuttgart 2–0 Arminia Bielefeld Kufstein, Austria
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Kufstein Arena
5 September 2020 Friendly VfB Stuttgart 4–2 Strasbourg Stuttgart, Germany
16:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Robert-Schlienz-Stadion
8 October 2020 Friendly SC Freiburg 0–3 VfB Stuttgart Freiburg, Germany
14:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Schwarzwald-Stadion
13 November 2020 Friendly VfB Stuttgart 1–0 1. FC Heidenheim Stuttgart, Germany
15:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Robert-Schlienz-Stadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Martin Petersen
25 March 2021 Friendly VfB Stuttgart 3–0 Würzburger Kickers Stuttgart, Germany
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Robert-Schlienz-Stadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Markus Schmidt

Competitions

Overview

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Bundesliga 19 September 2020 22 May 2021 Matchday 1 9th 34 12 9 13 56 55 +1 035.29
DFB-Pokal 13 September 2020 3 February 2021 First round Round of 16 3 2 0 1 3 2 +1 066.67
Total 37 14 9 14 59 57 +2 037.84

Source: Soccerway

Bundesliga

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
7 Union Berlin 34 12 14 8 50 43 +7 50 Qualification to Europa Conference League play-off round[lower-alpha 1]
8 Borussia Mönchengladbach 34 13 10 11 64 56 +8 49
9 VfB Stuttgart 34 12 9 13 56 55 +1 45
10 SC Freiburg 34 12 9 13 52 52 0 45
11 1899 Hoffenheim 34 11 10 13 52 54 2 43
Source: DFB
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Away goals scored; 8) Play-off.[16]
Notes:
  1. Since the winners of the 2020–21 DFB-Pokal, Borussia Dortmund, qualified for the Champions League based on league position, the Europa League group stage spot was passed to the sixth-placed team, and the Europa Conference League play-off round spot was passed to the seventh-placed team.

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
34 12 9 13 56 55  +1 45 5 6 6 27 26  +1 7 3 7 29 29  0

Source: DFB

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAH
ResultLWDWDDDDLWWDLLWDLLWLDWWDWLWLLLLWWL
Position12885578810877711101010101010101010989891010101099
Source: DFB
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 7 August 2020.[17]

19 September 2020 1 VfB Stuttgart 2–3 SC Freiburg Stuttgart
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena
Attendance: 7,123
Referee: Benjamin Cortus
26 September 2020 2 Mainz 05 1–4 VfB Stuttgart Mainz
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Opel Arena
Attendance: 3,403
Referee: Daniel Schlager
3 October 2020 3 VfB Stuttgart 1–1 Bayer Leverkusen Stuttgart
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena
Attendance: 9,500
Referee: Robert Hartmann
17 October 2020 4 Hertha BSC 0–2 VfB Stuttgart Berlin
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Olympiastadion
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Harm Osmers
23 October 2020 5 VfB Stuttgart 1–1 1. FC Köln Stuttgart
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Guido Winkmann
30 October 2020 6 Schalke 04 1–1 VfB Stuttgart Gelsenkirchen
20:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Veltins-Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Benjamin Brand
7 November 2020 7 VfB Stuttgart 2–2 Eintracht Frankfurt Stuttgart
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Sascha Stegemann
21 November 2020 8 1899 Hoffenheim 3–3 VfB Stuttgart Sinsheim
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Rhein-Neckar-Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Daniel Siebert
28 November 2020 9 VfB Stuttgart 1–3 Bayern Munich Stuttgart
15:30 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Harm Osmers
6 December 2020 10 Werder Bremen 1–2 VfB Stuttgart Bremen
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Weser-Stadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Frank Willenborg
12 December 2020 11 Borussia Dortmund 1–5 VfB Stuttgart Dortmund
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Signal Iduna Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Christian Dingert
15 December 2020 12 VfB Stuttgart 2–2 Union Berlin Stuttgart
20:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Sascha Stegemann
20 December 2020 13 VfL Wolfsburg 1–0 VfB Stuttgart Wolfsburg
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Volkswagen Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Florian Badstübner
2 January 2021 14 VfB Stuttgart 0–1 RB Leipzig Stuttgart
20:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Christian Dingert
10 January 2021 15 FC Augsburg 1–4 VfB Stuttgart Augsburg
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: WWK Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Daniel Schlager
16 January 2021 16 VfB Stuttgart 2–2 Borussia Mönchengladbach Stuttgart
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Felix Brych
20 January 2021 17 Arminia Bielefeld 3–0 VfB Stuttgart Bielefeld
20:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Bielefelder Alm
Attendance: 0
Referee: Robert Hartmann
23 January 2021 18 SC Freiburg 2–1 VfB Stuttgart Freiburg
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Schwarzwald-Stadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Tobias Stieler
29 January 2021 19 VfB Stuttgart 2–0 Mainz 05 Stuttgart
20:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Frank Willenborg
6 February 2021 20 Bayer Leverkusen 5–2 VfB Stuttgart Leverkusen
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Sven Jablonski
13 February 2021 21 VfB Stuttgart 1–1 Hertha BSC Stuttgart
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Harm Osmers
20 February 2021 22 1. FC Köln 0–1 VfB Stuttgart Cologne
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: RheinEnergieStadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Benjamin Cortus
27 February 2021 23 VfB Stuttgart 5–1 Schalke 04 Stuttgart
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Guido Winkmann
6 March 2021 24 Eintracht Frankfurt 1–1 VfB Stuttgart Frankfurt
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Deutsche Bank Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Robert Schröder
14 March 2021 25 VfB Stuttgart 2–0 1899 Hoffenheim Stuttgart
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Christian Dingert
20 March 2021 26 Bayern Munich 4–0 VfB Stuttgart Munich
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Allianz Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Daniel Schlager
4 April 2021 27 VfB Stuttgart 1–0 Werder Bremen Stuttgart
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Felix Zwayer
10 April 2021 28 VfB Stuttgart 2–3 Borussia Dortmund Stuttgart
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Robert Schröder
17 April 2021 29 Union Berlin 2–1 VfB Stuttgart Berlin
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei
Attendance: 0
Referee: Benjamin Cortus
21 April 2021 30 VfB Stuttgart 1–3 VfL Wolfsburg Stuttgart
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Felix Brych
25 April 2021 31 RB Leipzig 2–0 VfB Stuttgart Leipzig
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Deniz Aytekin
7 May 2021 32 VfB Stuttgart 2–1 FC Augsburg Stuttgart
20:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Manuel Gräfe
15 May 2021 33 Borussia Mönchengladbach 1–2 VfB Stuttgart Mönchengladbach
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Borussia-Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Sascha Stegemann
22 May 2021 34 VfB Stuttgart 0–2 Arminia Bielefeld Stuttgart
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Tobias Stieler

DFB-Pokal

13 September 2020 First round Hansa Rostock 0–1 VfB Stuttgart Rostock
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Ostseestadion
Attendance: 7,500
Referee: Felix Zwayer
23 December 2020 Second round VfB Stuttgart 1–0 SC Freiburg Stuttgart
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Felix Brych
3 February 2021 Round of 16 VfB Stuttgart 1–2 Borussia Mönchengladbach Stuttgart
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Daniel Siebert

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player TotalBundesligaDFB-Pokal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goalkeepers
1 GK   SUI Gregor Kobel 34033010
13 GK  GER Jens Grahl 000000
33 GK  GER Fabian Bredlow 301020
Defenders
2 DF  GER Waldemar Anton 34030+1030
4 DF  GER Marc-Oliver Kempf 35232230
5 DF  GRE Konstantinos Mavropanos 22019+2010
15 DF  GER Pascal Stenzel 24014+9010
24 DF  CRO Borna Sosa 28025+101+10
26 DF  GER Antonis Aidonis 000000
35 DF  POL Marcin Kamiński 602+3010
36 DF  GER Luca Mack 100+1000
Midfielders
3 MF  JPN Wataru Endo 36333330
6 MF  ENG Clinton Mola 000000
8 MF  GER Gonzalo Castro 28423+3420
10 MF  GER Daniel Didavi 26410+1342+10
11 MF  GER Erik Thommy 803+5000
16 MF  GER Atakan Karazor 19010+9000
19 MF  MKD Darko Churlinov 1600+1400+20
20 MF  GER Philipp Förster 27317+830+20
21 MF  GER Philipp Klement 1912+1610+10
23 MF  BEL Orel Mangala 27124130
25 MF  GER Lilian Egloff 200+2000
31 MF  ARG Mateo Klimowicz 27112+1311+10
32 MF  FRA Naouirou Ahamada 603+3000
Forwards
7 FW  FRA Tanguy Coulibaly 34217+1421+20
9 FW  AUT Saša Kalajdžić 361723+101631
14 FW  COD Silas 271324+11122
18 FW  GER Hamadi Al Ghaddioui 700+600+10
22 FW  ARG Nicolás González 17610+5620
29 FW  FRA Momo Cissé 500+5000
30 FW  GER Roberto Massimo 2007+1101+10
44 MF  NED Mohamed Sankoh 100+1000
Players transferred out during the season
17 DF  GER Maxime Awoudja 000000
39 DF  BRA Ailton 000000

Last updated: 22 May 2021
Source: Competitions

Goalscorers

Rank Pos No. Nat Name Bundesliga DFB-Pokal Total
1 FW 9 Saša Kalajdžić 16 1 17
2 FW 14 Silas 11 2 13
3 FW 22 Nicolás González 6 0 6
4 MF 8 Gonzalo Castro 4 0 4
MF 10 Daniel Didavi 4 0 4
6 MF 3 Wataru Endo 3 0 3
MF 20 Philipp Förster 3 0 3
8 DF 4 Marc-Oliver Kempf 2 0 2
FW 7 Tanguy Coulibaly 2 0 2
10 MF 21 Philipp Klement 1 0 1
MF 23 Orel Mangala 1 0 1
MF 31 Mateo Klimowicz 1 0 1
Own goals 2 0 2
Totals 56 3 59

Last updated: 22 May 2021

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