2010–11 VfB Stuttgart season

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

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.

Season summary

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

First-team squad

As of end of season[7]

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

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

Left club during season

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

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

Competitions

Overview

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

Main article: 2010–11 Bundesliga

League table

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

Main article: 2010–11 DFB-Pokal
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

Main article: 2010–11 UEFA Europa League

Qualifying stage

29 July 2010 (2010-07-29) 3QR, 1L Molde Norway 2–3 Germany 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 Germany 2–2
(5–4 agg.)		 Norway 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 2010 (2010-08-19) Play-off, 1L Slovan Bratislava Slovakia 0–1 Germany Stuttgart Bratislava[a]
18:45 CEST Report Harnik 88' Stadium: Štadión Pasienky
Attendance: 8,120
Referee: Tony Chapron
26 August 2010 (2010-08-26) Play-off, 2L Stuttgart Germany 2–2
(3–2 agg.)		 Slovakia 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

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification STU YB GET OB
1 Germany VfB Stuttgart 6 5 0 1 16 6 +10 15 Advance to knockout phase — 3–0 1–0 5–1
2 Switzerland Young Boys 6 3 0 3 10 10 0 9 4–2 — 2–0 4–2
3 Spain Getafe 6 2 1 3 4 8 −4 7 0–3 1–0 — 2–1
4 Denmark Odense 6 1 1 4 8 14 −6 4 1–2 2–0 1–1 —
Source: Soccerway
16 September 2010 1 Stuttgart Germany 3–0 Switzerland 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 Denmark 1–2 Germany 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 Germany 1–0 Spain Getafe Stuttgart
19:00 CEST Marica 29' Report Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena
Attendance: 17,400
Referee: Anastassios Kakos
4 November 2010 4 Getafe Spain 0–3 Germany 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 Switzerland 4–2 Germany 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 Germany 5–1 Denmark 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

17 February 2011 (2011-02-17) Round of 32, First leg Benfica Portugal 2–1 Germany 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 Germany 0–2
(1–4 agg.)		 Portugal Benfica Stuttgart
21:05 CET Report Salvio 31'
Cardozo 78'		 Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena
Attendance: 25,800
Referee: Mike Dean

Notes

  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

  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.