2010–11 VfB Stuttgart season

The 2010–11 VfB Stuttgart season was the 118th season in the club's football history. They competed in the Bundesliga, the top tier of German football, in which they finished 12th as well as competing in the DFB-Pokal, where they were eliminated in the Round of 16. Following a sixth-place finish in the previous season, they competed in the Europa League, where they were eliminated in the round of 32. It was Stuttgart's 34th consecutive season in the league, since having been promoted from the 2. Bundesliga in 1977.

VfB Stuttgart
2010–11 season
Manager
StadiumMercedes-Benz Arena
Bundesliga12th
DFB-PokalRound of 16
Europa LeagueRound of 32

Season summary

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During the previous season, Stuttgart finished 6th in the Bundesliga. As a result, they qualified for the qualification stages of the Europa League.[1] Stuttgart started the season poorly, and manager Christian Gross was sacked on 13 October, with the club bottom of the league.[2] Jens Keller was appointed as his replacement on a temporary basis[2] before Bruno Labbadia was appointed as his permanent replacement on 12 December.[3] The club were knocked out of the DFB-Pokal in the round of 16 by Bayern Munich,[4] and were knocked out of the Europa League in the round of 32 by Benfica.[5] They finished 12th in the Bundesliga on 42 points.[6]

Players

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First-team squad

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As of end of season[7]

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   GER Sven Ulreich
2 DF   SUI Philipp Degen (on loan from Liverpool)
3 DF   ITA Cristian Molinaro
5 DF   GER Serdar Tasci
6 DF   GER Georg Niedermeier
7 FW   AUT Martin Harnik[notes 1]
8 MF   SRB Zdravko Kuzmanović[notes 2]
9 FW   ROU Ciprian Marica
11 FW   FRA Johan Audel[notes 3]
12 GK   GER Alexander Stolz
13 MF   GER Timo Gebhart
14 MF   GER Patrick Funk
15 DF   CIV Arthur Boka
17 DF   FRA Matthieu Delpierre
18 FW   GER Cacau[notes 4]
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 MF   GER Christian Gentner
21 DF   NED Khalid Boulahrouz
22 MF   GER Matthias Schwarz
23 GK   GER Marc Ziegler
24 MF   GUI Mamadou Bah
25 MF   BRA Élson
26 MF   GER Daniel Didavi
27 DF   GER Stefano Celozzi
28 MF   HUN Tamás Hajnal (on loan from Borussia Dortmund)
29 FW   RUS Pavel Pogrebnyak
31 FW   JPN Shinji Okazaki
35 DF   GER Christian Träsch
36 FW   GER Sven Schipplock
38 DF   GER Ermin Bičakčić[notes 5]

Left club during season

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
16 MF   GER Sebastian Rudy (to 1899 Hoffenheim)
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 MF   ITA Mauro Camoranesi[notes 6] (released)

Competitions

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Overview

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Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Bundesliga 22 August 2010 14 May 2011 Matchday 1 12th 34 12 6 16 60 59 +1 035.29
DFB-Pokal 14 August 2010 22 December 2010 First round Round of 16 3 2 0 1 8 8 +0 066.67
Europa League 29 July 2010 24 February 2011 Third qualifying round Round of 32 15 7 5 3 25 16 +9 046.67
Total 52 21 11 20 93 83 +10 040.38

Last updated: complete
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
10 1. FC Köln 34 13 5 16 47 62 −15 44
11 1899 Hoffenheim 34 11 10 13 50 50 0 43
12 VfB Stuttgart 34 12 6 16 60 59 +1 42
13 Werder Bremen 34 10 11 13 47 61 −14 41
14 Schalke 04 34 11 7 16 38 44 −6 40 Qualification to Europa League play-off round[a]
Source: kicker
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ Schalke 04 as winners of the 2010–11 DFB-Pokal qualified for the play-off round of the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League.

DFB-Pokal

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14 August 2010 (2010-08-14) First round SV Babelsberg 1–2 VfB Stuttgart Potsdam
15:30 CEST Stroh-Engel   4' Report Cacau   21', 25' Stadium: Karl-Liebknecht-Stadion
Attendance: 7,500
Referee: Norbert Grudzinski
27 October 2010 (2010-10-27) Second round Chemnitzer FC 1–3 (a.e.t.) VfB Stuttgart Chemnitz
20:30 CEST Förster   73' Report Harnik   79', 106', 118' Stadium: Stadion an der Gellertstraße
Attendance: 17,145
Referee: Günter Perl
22 December 2010 (2010-12-22) Round of 16 VfB Stuttgart 3–6 Bayern Munich Stuttgart
20:30 CET Pogrebnyak   32', 45+1'
Delpierre   77'
Report Ottl   6'
Gómez   8'
Klose   52', 86'
Müller   81'
Ribéry   90+4'
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena
Attendance: 40,500
Referee: Florian Meyer

UEFA Europa League

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Qualifying stage

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29 July 2010 (2010-07-29) 3QR, 1L Molde   2–3   Stuttgart Molde
18:30 CEST Moström   65'
Hoseth   76'
Report Rudy   27'
Kuzmanović   74'
Harnik   82'
Stadium: Aker Stadion
Attendance: 3,270
Referee: Bas Nijhuis
5 August 2010 (2010-08-05) 3QR, 2L Stuttgart   2–2
(5–4 agg.)
  Molde Stuttgart
20:30 CEST Pogrebnyak   55'
Gebhart   90+3'
Report Johansson   41'
Rindarøy   49'
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena
Attendance: 11,500
Referee: Mauro Bergonzi
19 August 2020 (2020-08-19) Play-off, 1L Slovan Bratislava   0–1   Stuttgart Bratislava[a]
18:45 CEST Report Harnik   88' Stadium: Štadión Pasienky
Attendance: 8,120
Referee: Tony Chapron
26 August 2020 (2020-08-26) Play-off, 2L Stuttgart   2–2
(3–2 agg.)
  Slovan Bratislava Stuttgart
20:00 CEST Gebhart   56'
Gentner   64'
Report Dobrotka   9'
Sylvestr   52'
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena
Attendance: 12,100
Referee: Aleksei Nikolaev
  1. ^ Match played at Štadión Pasienky instead of Slovan Bratislava's home stadium Tehelné pole as a result of renovation work

Group stage

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification STU YB GET OB
1   VfB Stuttgart 6 5 0 1 16 6 +10 15 Advance to knockout phase 3–0 1–0 5–1
2   Young Boys 6 3 0 3 10 10 0 9 4–2 2–0 4–2
3   Getafe 6 2 1 3 4 8 −4 7 0–3 1–0 2–1
4   Odense 6 1 1 4 8 14 −6 4 1–2 2–0 1–1
Source: Soccerway
16 September 2010 1 Stuttgart   3–0   Young Boys Stuttgart
21:05 CEST Cacau   23' (pen.)
Gentner   59'
Tasci   90+1'
Report Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena
Attendance: 13,800
Referee: Luca Banti
30 September 2010 2 Odense   1–2   Stuttgart Odense
19:00 CEST Johansson   78' Report Kuzmanović   72'
Harnik   86'
Stadium: TRE-FOR Park
Attendance: 8,854
Referee: Alexandru Deaconu
21 October 2010 3 Stuttgart   1–0   Getafe Stuttgart
19:00 CEST Marica   29' Report Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena
Attendance: 17,400
Referee: Anastassios Kakos
4 November 2010 4 Getafe   0–3   Stuttgart Getafe
21:05 CET Report Marica   26'
Gebhart   64'
Harnik   76'
Stadium: Coliseum Alfonso Pérez
Attendance: 3,459
Referee: Marijo Strahonja
1 December 2010 5 Young Boys   4–2   Stuttgart Bern
19:00 CET Degen   34'
Sutter   78'
Mayuka   81', 82'
Report Pogrebnyak   48'
Schipplock   68'
Stadium: Stade de Suisse
Attendance: 18,627
Referee: Alon Yefet
16 December 2010 6 Stuttgart   5–1   Odense Stuttgart
21:05 CET Gebhart   20'
Høegh   48' (o.g.)
Gentner   65'
Møller Christensen   70' (o.g.)
Marica   90+3'
Report Utaka   72' Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Terje Hauge

Knockout stage

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17 February 2011 (2011-02-17) Round of 32, First leg Benfica   2–1   Stuttgart Lisbon
19:00 WET Cardozo   70'
Jara   81'
Report Harnik   21' Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 44,852
Referee: Eric Braamhaar
24 February 2011 (2011-02-24) Round of 32, second leg Stuttgart   0–2
(1–4 agg.)
  Benfica Stuttgart
21:05 CET Report Salvio   31'
Cardozo   78'
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena
Attendance: 25,800
Referee: Mike Dean

Notes

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  1. ^ Harnik was born in Hamburg, West Germany (now Germany), but also qualified to represent Austria internationally through his father and represented Austria at U-19, U-20, and U-21 level before making his international debut for Austria in August 2007.
  2. ^ Kuzmanović was born in Thun, Switzerland, and represented Switzerland at U-21 level, but also qualified to represent Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina internationally through his parents and made his international debut for Serbia in March 2007.
  3. ^ Audel was born in Nice, France, but also qualified to represent Martinique internationally and made his international debut for Martinique in 2016.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ Bičakčić was born in Zvornik, SFR Yugoslavia (now Bosnia and Herzegovina), and represented Bosnia and Herzegovina at U-19 level, but also qualified to represent Germany internationally and represented Germany at U-18 level before making his international debut for Bosnia and Herzegovina in August 2013.
  6. ^ Camoranesi was born in Tandil, Argentina, but also qualified for Italian citizenship through his great-grandfather and made his international debut for Italy in February 2003.

References

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  1. ^ "Bayern Munich crowned Bundesliga champions". CNN. 8 May 2010. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Gross beurlaubt - Bobic: "Keine Lösungsansätze"". kicker (in German). 13 October 2010. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
  3. ^ "Nun soll's Labbadia richten". kicker (in German). 12 December 2010. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
  4. ^ "Rasse, Klasse und erneut Tore satt in Stuttgart". kicker (in German). 22 December 2010. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
  5. ^ "Cardozo macht's mit Gefühl und Präzision". kicker (in German). 24 February 2010. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
  6. ^ "Tabelle - Bundesliga 2010/11". kicker (in German). Retrieved 16 June 2020.
  7. ^ "FootballSquads - VfB Stuttgart - 2010/11". footballsquads.co.uk. Retrieved 16 June 2020.