The 2012–13 VfB Stuttgart season was the 120th season in the club's football history. In 2012–13, the club contested the Bundesliga, the top tier of German football. It was Stuttgart's 36th consecutive season in the league, since having been promoted from the 2. Bundesliga in 1977.
| 2012–13 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sporting Director | Fredi Bobic | |||
| Manager | Bruno Labbadia | |||
| Stadium | Mercedes-Benz Arena | |||
| Bundesliga | 12th | |||
| DFB-Pokal | Runners-up | |||
| Europa League | Round of 16 | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Vedad Ibišević (15) All: Vedad Ibišević (24) | |||
| Highest home attendance | 60,000 | |||
| Lowest home attendance | 15,000 | |||
| Average home league attendance | TBD | |||
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Review and events edit
The club finished in sixth place in the 2011–12 season.[1] Therefore, the club participates in the 2012–13 edition of the UEFA Europa League, and also participates in the 2012–13 edition of the DFB-Pokal.[2]
Match results edit
Legend edit
Win Draw Loss Postponed
Bundesliga edit
League fixtures and results edit
| 25 August 2012 1 | VfB Stuttgart | 0–1 | VfL Wolfsburg | Stuttgart |
| 20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Tasci  40' |
Report (in German) | Dost  90' |
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena Attendance: 48,280 Referee: Tobias Welz (Wiesbaden) |
| 2 September 2012 2 | Bayern Munich | 6–1 | VfB Stuttgart | Munich |
| 17:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Müller 32', 49' Kroos 33' Luiz Gustavo 43' Mandžukić 47' Schweinsteiger 51' Boateng 74' |
Report (in German) | Gentner 20' Harnik 25' Ibišević  74' |
Stadium: Allianz Arena Attendance: 71,000 Referee: Thorsten Kinhöfer (Herne) |
| 15 September 2012 3 | VfB Stuttgart | 0–0 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | Stuttgart |
| 15:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Report (in German) | Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena Attendance: 55,039 Referee: Robert Hartmann (Wangen) |
| 23 September 2012 4 | Werder Bremen | 2–2 | VfB Stuttgart | Bremen |
| 17:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) | De Bruyne 23' Hunt 31' Junuzović 34', 40' Bargfrede 84' Papastathopoulos 86' Lukimya 90+1' |
Report (in German) | Harnik 24'  88', 50' Cacau 81' |
Stadium: Weserstadion Attendance: 40,172 Referee: Guido Winkmann (Kerken) |
| 26 September 2012 5 | VfB Stuttgart | 0–3 | 1899 Hoffenheim | Stuttgart |
| 20:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Kvist 51' Cacau 75' |
Report (in German) | Usami 5' Williams 42' Joselu 47', 78' Johnson 58' |
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena Attendance: 41,720 Referee: Peter Sippel (Munich) |
| 29 September 2012 6 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 0–2 | VfB Stuttgart | Nuremberg |
| 15:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Report (in German) | Ibišević 1' Molinaro 28' Harnik 75' Sakai 86' |
Stadium: Stadion Nürnberg Attendance: 43,018 Referee: Florian Meyer (Burgdorf) |
| 7 October 2012 7 | VfB Stuttgart | 2–2 | Bayer Leverkusen | Stuttgart |
| 17:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Ibišević 19' (pen.), 55' Niedermeier 34' Sakai 35' |
Report (in German) | Kießling 13', 59' Rolfes 18' Wollscheid 58' Toprak 89' |
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena Attendance: 47,400 Referee: Günter Perl (Pullach) |
| 21 October 2012 8 | Hamburger SV | 0–1 | VfB Stuttgart | Hamburg |
| 17:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Report (in German) | Ibišević 30', 84' Holzhauser 58' |
Stadium: Imtech Arena Attendance: 53,121 Referee: Tobias Welz (Wiesbaden) |
| 28 October 2012 9 | VfB Stuttgart | 2–1 | Eintracht Frankfurt | Stuttgart |
| 15:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Gentner 6', 59' Molinaro 26' Ibišević 84' |
Report (in German) | Meier 27', 67' Zambrano 51' Rode 62' |
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena Attendance: 47,400 Referee: Peter Gagelmann (Bremen) |
| 3 November 2012 10 | Borussia Dortmund | 0–0 | VfB Stuttgart | Dortmund |
| 17:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Report (in German) | Holzhauser 18' Kvist 21' Ibišević 71' Gentner 90+3' |
Stadium: Signal Iduna Park Attendance: 80,645 Referee: Felix Zwayer (Berlin) |
| 11 November 2012 11 | VfB Stuttgart | 2–4 | Hannover 96 | Stuttgart |
| 17:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Gentner 21' Ibišević 37' (pen.) Kuzmanović 42' Boka 73' |
Report (in German) | Huszti 33' Schmiedebach 47' Sobiech 57' Dioud 62' Schlaudraff 62' (pen.) Abdellaoue 68', 73' (pen.) |
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena Attendance: 50,600 Referee: Felix Brych (Munich) |
| 17 November 2012 12 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 1–2 | VfB Stuttgart | Mönchengladbach |
| 15:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Stranzl 7' Marx 81' De Camargo 82' Domínguez 90+3' |
Report (in German) | Harnik 8' Tasci 44' Traoré 66' Kuzmanović 67' Brouwers 72' (o.g.) Okazaki 77' |
Stadium: Stadion im Borussia-Park Attendance: 52,120 Referee: Michael Weiner (Giesen) |
| 25 November 2012 13 | SC Freiburg | 3–0 | VfB Stuttgart | Freiburg |
| 15:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Rosenthal 22' Krmaš 67' Kruse 73' Guédé 90' Mujdža 90+1' |
Report (in German) | Okazaki 27' Rodríguez 71' Molinaro 89' |
Stadium: Mage Solar Stadion Attendance: 24,000 Referee: Tobias Welz (Wiesbaden) |
| 28 November 2012 14 | VfB Stuttgart | 2–1 | FC Augsburg | Stuttgart |
| 20:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Traoré 11' Niedermeier 59' Ibišević 69' |
Report (in German) | Sankoh 31' Koo 44' |
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena Attendance: 38,940 Referee: Bastian Dankert (Rostock) |
| 1 December 2012 15 | Greuther Fürth | 0–1 | VfB Stuttgart | Fürth |
| 15:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Nöthe 53' Peković 54' Kleine 69' Schmidtgal 69' Zillner 88' |
Report (in German) | Okazaki 45' Sakai 51' Tasci 53' Ibišević 54' Kuzmanović 64' Ulreich 86' |
Stadium: Trolli Arena Attendance: 17,443 Referee: Thorsten Kinhöfer (Herne) |
| 8 December 2012 16 | VfB Stuttgart | 3–1 | Schalke 04 | Gelsenkirchen |
| 15:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Ibišević 2', 38' (pen.), 61', 26' Boka 59' Traoré 66' Sakai 67' Harnik 90' |
Report (in German) | Marica 12' Matip 43' Jones 73' |
Stadium: Veltins-Arena Attendance: 61,673 Referee: Felix Zwayer (Berlin) |
| 15 December 2012 17 | Mainz 05 | 3–1 | VfB Stuttgart | Mainz |
| 15:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | N. Müller 45+1', 55', 71' Zabavník 47' Kirchhoff 80' Soto 90+2' |
Report (in German) | Harnik 48', 74' Ibišević 57' |
Stadium: Coface Arena Attendance: 31,376 Referee: Felix Brych (Munich) |
| 19 January 2013 18 | VfL Wolfsburg | 2–0 | VfB Stuttgart | Wolfsburg |
| 15:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Diego 51' Madlung 67' |
Report (in German) | Niedermeier 54' Rüdiger 66' |
Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 24,125 Referee: Felix Brych (Munich) |
| 27 January 2013 19 | VfB Stuttgart | 0–2 | Bayern Munich | Stuttgart |
| 17:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Harnik 32' 80' Rüdiger 61' |
Report (in German) | Mandžukić 50' Kroos 59' Müller 72' |
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena Attendance: 55,880 Referee: Felix Zwayer (Berlin) |
| 2 February 2013 20 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 3–1 | VfB Stuttgart | Düsseldorf |
| 15:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Kruse 10', 37', 55' Malezas 12' Fink 76' |
Report (in German) | Sakai 39' Gentner 60' Kvist 66' Lopes 80' |
Stadium: Esprit Arena Attendance: 44,153 Referee: Wolfgang Stark (Ergolding) |
| 9 February 2013 21 | VfB Stuttgart | 1–4 | Werder Bremen | Stuttgart |
| 15:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Traoré 26', 50' Gentner 73' Ibišević 84' |
Report (in German) | Ekici 34', 74' Petersen 45+1' Hunt 60' De Bruyne 90+1' |
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena Attendance: 41,200 Referee: Günter Perl (Pullach) |
| 17 February 2013 22 | 1899 Hoffenheim | 0–1 | VfB Stuttgart | Hoffenheim |
| 17:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Williams 44' Joselu 73' |
Report (in German) | Harnik 3', 83' Boka 19' Traoré 63' Okazaki 90+1' Rüdiger 90+3' Ibišević 90+4' |
Stadium: Rhein-Neckar Arena Attendance: 28,750 Referee: Guido Winkmann (Kerken) |
| 23 February 2013 23 | VfB Stuttgart | 1–1 | 1. FC Nürnberg | Stuttgart |
| 15:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Traoré 51' Harnik 59' |
Report (in German) | Kanazaki 15' Chandler 58' Polter 63' Feulner 77' |
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena Attendance: 46,570 Referee: Tobias Stieler (Obertshausen) |
| 2 March 2013 24 | Bayer Leverkusen | 2–1 | VfB Stuttgart | Leverkusen |
| 17:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Wollscheid 11' Castro 20' Reinartz 28' Kießling 82' (pen.) Bender 86' |
Report (in German) | Ibišević 12' (pen.), 88' Molinaro 89' |
Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 27,058 Referee: Wolfgang Stark (Ergolding) |
| 10 March 2013 25 | VfB Stuttgart | 0–1 | Hamburger SV | Stuttgart |
| 17:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Niedermeier 64' Ibišević 85' |
[1] (in German) | Rudņevs 50', 72' |
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena Attendance: 47,100 Referee: Christian Dingert (Thallichtenberg) |
| 17 March 2013 26 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 1–2 | VfB Stuttgart | Frankfurt |
| 15:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Aigner 17' Meier 88' |
[2] (in German) | Molinaro 38' Ibišević 49' (pen.) Kvist 50'Niedermeier 71' |
Stadium: Commerzbank-Arena Attendance: 50,600 Referee: Peter Sippel (Munich) |
| 30 March 2013 27 | VfB Stuttgart | 1–2 | Borussia Dortmund | Stuttgart |
| 15:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Harnik 23' Niedermeier 33' 70'Maxim 63'Boka 81' |
[3] (in German) | Piszczek 29' Götze 70'Lewandowski 82'Großkreutz 84' |
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena Attendance: 60,000 Referee: Deniz Aytekin (Oberasbach) |
| 7 April 2013 28 | Hannover 96 | 0–0 | VfB Stuttgart | Hannover |
| 17:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) | [4] (in German) | Stadium: AWD Arena Attendance: 46,000 Referee: Christian Dingert (Thallichtenberg) |
| 14 April 2013 29 | VfB Stuttgart | 2–0 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | Stuttgart |
| 15:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Domínguez 28' (o.g.) Gentner 34' |
[5] (in German) | Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena Attendance: 53,430 Referee: Wolfgang Stark (Ergolding) |
| 21 April 2013 30 | VfB Stuttgart | 2–1 | SC Freiburg | Stuttgart |
| 15:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Gentner 33' Ibišević 42' |
[6] (in German) | Schuster 27' Ginter 67' Höhn 69' Santini 88' |
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena Attendance: 50,600 Referee: Thorsten Kinhöfer (Herne) |
| 27 April 2013 31 | FC Augsburg | 3–0 | VfB Stuttgart | Augsburg |
| 15:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Ostrzolek 33' Verhaegh 36' Ji 38', 85' Mölders 61' De Jong 83', 84' |
[7] (in German) | Rüdiger 17' Maxim 41' Ibišević 56' Niedermeier 73' |
Stadium: SGL arena Attendance: 30,660 Referee: Manuel Gräfe (Berlin) |
| 4 May 2013 32 | VfB Stuttgart | 0–2 | Greuther Fürth | Stuttgart |
| 15:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Rüdiger 74' Sakai 80' |
[8] (in German) | Sakai 51' (o.g.) Petsos 53' Fürstner 63' Azemi 89' |
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena Attendance: 48,300 Referee: Guido Winkmann (Kerken) |
| 11 May 2013 33 | Schalke 04 | 1–2 | VfB Stuttgart | Gelsenkirchen |
| 15:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Ulreich 90' (o.g.) |
kicker.de (in German) | Maxim 20' Ibišević 24', 66' Tasci 34' |
Stadium: Veltins-Arena Attendance: 61,673 Referee: Deniz Aytekin (Oberasbach) |
| 18 May 2013 34 | VfB Stuttgart | 2–2 | Mainz 05 | Stuttgart |
| 15:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Ulreich 11' Wetklo 22' (o.g.) Boka 33' Gentner 37' |
[9] (in German) | Ede 16' Müller 42' |
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena Attendance: 51,020 Referee: Michael Weiner (Giesen) |
Table edit
League table edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 39 | 47 | −8 | 44 | |
| 11 | VfL Wolfsburg | 34 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 47 | 52 | −5 | 43 | |
| 12 | VfB Stuttgart | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 37 | 55 | −18 | 43 | Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round[a] |
| 13 | Mainz 05 | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 42 | 44 | −2 | 42 | |
| 14 | Werder Bremen | 34 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 50 | 66 | −16 | 34 |
Source: Bundesliga.de, kicker.de
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.
Notes:
- ^ VfB Stuttgart qualified for the Europa League by playing Champions League-qualified Bayern Munich in the 2012–13 DFB-Pokal final. Since they lost, they entered the third qualifying round, and the fifth- and sixth-placed team of the 2012–13 Bundesliga entered the group stage and play-off round respectively.
Summary table edit
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 37 | 55 | −18 | 43 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 28 | −8 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 27 | −10 |
Last updated: 10 July 2013.
Source: [10]
DFB-Pokal edit
| 18 August 2012 1st round | SV Falkensee-Finkenkrug | 0–5 | VfB Stuttgart | Potsdam-Babelsberg |
| 15:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Nofz 44' |
Report (in German) | Ibišević 29' Harnik 43', 54' Torun 79' Okazaki 87' |
Stadium: Karl-Liebknecht-Stadion Attendance: 7,250 Referee: Thorsten Schriever (Dorum) |
| 31 October 2012 2nd round | VfB Stuttgart | 3–0 | FC St. Pauli | Stuttgart |
| 19:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Ibišević 18', 22' Traoré 21' Hajnal 41' |
Report (in German) | Kalla 53' |
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena Attendance: 26,100 Referee: Peter Sippel (Munich) |
| 19 December 2012 Round of 16 | VfB Stuttgart | 2–1 | 1. FC Köln | Stuttgart |
| 20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Gentner 31' Ibišević 35' (pen.) |
Report (in German) | Clemens 80' |
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena Attendance: 27,500 Referee: Deniz Aytekin (Oberasbach) |
| 27 February 2013 Quarter-final | VfB Stuttgart | 2–0 | VfL Bochum | Stuttgart |
| 19:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Gentner 18' Rüdiger 67' Ibišević 81' |
Report (in German) | Scheidhauer 37' Maltritz 64' |
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena Attendance: 20,200 Referee: Felix Zwayer (Berlin) |
| 17 April 2013 Semi-final | VfB Stuttgart | 2–1 | SC Freiburg | Stuttgart |
| 20:30 | Boka 9' Harnik 29' |
Report (in German) | Rosenthal 14' |
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena Attendance: 60,000 Referee: Florian Meyer (Burgdorf) |
| 1 June 2013 Final | Bayern Munich | 3–2 | VfB Stuttgart | Berlin |
| 20:00 | Müller 37' (pen.) Gómez 48', 61' |
Report (in German) | Harnik 71', 80' |
Stadium: Olympic Stadium Attendance: 75,420 Referee: Manuel Gräfe (Berlin) |
UEFA Europa League edit
Play-off round edit
| 22 August 2012 1st leg | VfB Stuttgart  | 2–0 |  Dynamo Moscow | Stuttgart |
| 18:15 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Ibišević 71' (90+1) |
Report (in German) | Wilkshire 5' Yusupov 46' |
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena Attendance: 20,400 Referee: William Collum (Glasgow, Scotland) |
| 28 August 2012 2nd leg | Dynamo Moscow | 1–1 (1–3 agg.) | VfB Stuttgart | Khimki |
| 18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Chicherin 8' Kokorin 77' Granat 87' |
Report (in German) | Ibišević 64' |
Stadium: Arena Khimki Attendance: 7,164 Referee: Fırat Aydınus (Turkey) |
Group stage edit
Group E fixtures and results edit
| 20 September 2012 Match 1 | VfB Stuttgart | 2–2 |  Steaua București | Stuttgart |
| 19:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Ibišević 5' Kvist 29' Ulreich 80' Niedermeier 85' |
Report (in German) | Chipciu 6' Rusescu 80' (pen.) |
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena Attendance: 17,155 Referee: Serge Gumienny (Sint-Truiden, Belgium) |
| 4 October 2012 Match 2 | Molde  | 2–0 | VfB Stuttgart | Molde |
| 21:05 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Berget 58' Forren 71' Chima 88' |
Report (in German) | Niedermeier 65' Harnik 77' |
Stadium: Aker Stadion Attendance: 5,940 Referee: Kristo Tohver (Estonia) |
| 20 September 2012 Match 3 | VfB Stuttgart | 0–0 |  Copenhagen | Stuttgart |
| 19:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Torun 48' |
Report (in German) | Delaney 16' Bolaños 82' |
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena Attendance: 15,300 Referee: Artur Soares Dias (Portugal) |
| 8 November 2012 Match 4 | Copenhagen | 0–2 | VfB Stuttgart | Copenhagen |
| 19:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Cornelius 29' |
Report (in German) | Niedermeier 29' Molinaro 32' Ibišević 76' Harnik 90+2' |
Stadium: Parken Stadium Attendance: 24,681 Referee: Craig Thomson (Scotland) |
| 22 November 2012 Match 5 | Steaua București | 1–5 | VfB Stuttgart | Bucharest |
| 21:05 CET (UTC+01:00) | Bourceanu 45+2' Prepeliță 68' Chipciu 78' Costea 83' |
Report (in German) | Tasci 5' Harnik 18' Sakai 23' Okazaki 31', 55' Kuzmanović 37' Kvist 60' Ibišević 90+1' |
Stadium: Arena Națională Attendance: 55,000 Referee: Michael Koukoulakis (Greece) |
| 6 December 2012 Match 6 | VfB Stuttgart | 0–1 | Molde | Stuttgart |
| 19:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Report (in German) | Angan 45+1' Forren 64' |
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena Attendance: 15,550 Referee: Kevin Blom (Netherlands) |
Group E table edit
Final Group E table edit
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steaua București
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6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 11 |
| Stuttgart
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6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 8 |
| Copenhagen
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6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 8 |
| Molde
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6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 6 |
Group E summary table edit
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 |
Last updated: 28 November 2012.
Source: kicker.de
Knockout phase edit
Round of 32 edit
| 14 February 2013 1st leg | VfB Stuttgart | 1–1 |  Genk | Stuttgart, Germany |
| 21:05 | Gentner 42' Boka 50' Niedermeier 56' Ibišević 87' |
Report (in German) | Plet 90+1' |
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena Attendance: 15,200 Referee: Manuel de Sousa (Portugal) |
| 21 February 2013 2nd leg | Genk | 0–2 (1–3 agg.) | VfB Stuttgart | Genk, Belgium |
| 19:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Hyland 65' |
Report (in German) | Boka 45' Ibišević 46' Gentner 58' Maxim 78' |
Stadium: Cristal Arena Attendance: 16,796 Referee: Alon Yefet (Israel) |
Round of 16 edit
| 7 March 2013 1st leg | VfB Stuttgart | 0–2 |  Lazio | Stuttgart, Germany |
| 19:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Tasci 49' Harnik 87' |
Report | Ederson 21' Hernanes 38' Ciani 45' Onazi 56' Cana 87' |
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena Attendance: 28,750 Referee: Alexandru Tudor (Romania) |
| 14 March 2013 2nd leg | Lazio | 3–1 (5–1 agg.) | VfB Stuttgart | Rome, Italy |
| 21:05 CET (UTC+01:00) | Kozák 6', 8', 87' Biava 82' |
Report | Ibišević 10' Hajnal 16', 62' |
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 0[Note] Referee: Tom Harald Hagen (Norway) |
- Notes
- Note: The Lazio v Stuttgart match was played behind closed doors due to the punishment handed to Lazio by UEFA following incidents at their round of 32 match second leg against Borussia Mönchengladbach on 21 February 2013.[3]
Overall record edit
As of 22 April 2013[update]
| Competition | First match | Last match | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||
| Bundesliga | 25 August 2012[2] | 18 May 2013[2] | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 37 | 55 | −18 | 35.29 |
| DFB-Pokal | 18 August 2012[2] | 1 June 2013[2] | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 5 | +11 | 83.33 |
| Europa League | 22 August 2012[2] | 14 March 2013[2] | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 13 | +3 | 33.33 |
| Total | 47 | 20 | 10 | 17 | 63 | 62 | +1 | 42.55 | ||
Squad edit
Appearances and goals edit
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Bundesliga | DFB-Pokal | Europa League | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||
| 1 | GK | GER
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Sven Ulreich | 48 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 22 | GK | GER
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Marc Ziegler | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | GK | GER
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André Weis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders | |||||||||||
| 2 | DF |  JPN
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Gōtoku Sakai | 37 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| 3 | DF |  BRA
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Felipe Lopes | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | GER
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Serdar Tasci (Captain) | 36 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| 6 | DF | GER
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Georg Niedermeier | 37 | 2 | 27 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 12 | DF | GER
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Benedikt Röcker | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | DF |  CIV
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Arthur Boka | 35 | 3 | 25 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
| 21 | DF | ITA
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Cristian Molinaro | 33 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | GER
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Tim Hoogland (L) | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | GER
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Antonio Rüdiger | 21 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | DF |  MEX
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Francisco Javier Rodríguez | 21 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Midfielders | |||||||||||
| 4 | MF | DEN
|
William Kvist | 34 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | GER
|
Daniel Didavi | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | MF |  GUI
|
Mamadou Bah | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | GUI
|
Ibrahima Traoré | 45 | 4 | 32 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| 19 | MF |  AUT
|
Kevin Stöger | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | GER
|
Christian Gentner | 48 | 9 | 34 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 2 |
| 26 | MF | AUT
|
Raphael Holzhauser | 27 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 30 | MF |  HUN
|
Tamás Hajnal | 22 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| 44 | MF | ROU
|
Alexandru Maxim | 13 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | MF |  SRB
|
Zdravko Kuzmanović | 17 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Strikers | |||||||||||
| 7 | FW | AUT
|
Martin Harnik | 43 | 13 | 30 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 2 |
| 9 | FW |  BIH
|
Vedad Ibišević | 44 | 24 | 30 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 5 |
| 14 | FW | ITA
|
Federico Macheda | 16 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | FW |  TUR
|
Tunay Torun | 16 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | GER
|
Cacau | 10 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 29 | FW | GER
|
Soufian Benyamina | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | FW | JPN
|
Shinji Okazaki | 38 | 4 | 25 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 2 |
Last updated: 4 March 2013.
Source: kicker.de
Transfers edit
In edit
| # | Position | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date | Contract expires | Team | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | MF | Tunay Torun
|
Hertha BSC
|
Free transfer | 6 June 2012 | 30 June 2015 | First-team | [4] |
| 44 | MF | Alexandru Maxim
|
Pandurii Târgu Jiu
|
€1.5M | 31 January 2013 | 30 June 2017 | First-team | [5] |
Out edit
| # | Position | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | DF |  Matthieu Delpierre
|
1899 Hoffenheim
|
Free transfer | 18 April 2012 | [6] |
| 10 | MF | Timo Gebhart
|
1. FC Nürnberg
|
€1M | 3 May 2012 | [7] |
| 27 | DF | Stefano Celozzi
|
Eintracht Frankfurt
|
Free transfer | 7 May 2012 | [8] |
| 21 | DF |  Khalid Boulahrouz
|
 Sporting CP
|
Free transfer | 18 July 2012 | [9] |
| 23 | FW | Julian Schieber
|
Borussia Dortmund
|
€5.5M | 21 July 2012 | [10] |
| DF | Francisco Javier Rodríguez
|
América
|
€2M | 1 January 2013 | [11] | |
| MF | Zdravko Kuzmanović
|
Internazionale
|
€1.2M | 31 January 2013 | [12] |
Loan in edit
| # | Position | Player | Loaned from | Date | Loan expires | Team | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | DF | Felipe Lopes
|
VfL Wolfsburg
|
22 January 2013 | 30 June 2013 | First-team | [13] |
| 14 | FW | Federico Macheda
|
 Manchester United
|
24 January 2013 | 30 June 2013 | First-team | [14] |
| 23 | DF | Tim Hoogland
|
Schalke 04
|
28 June 2012 | 30 June 2013 | First-team | [15] |
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VfB Stuttgart II edit
The 2012–13 VfB Stuttgart II season pertains to the reserve team for VfB Stuttgart. The season began on 21 July 2012 and ended on 18 May 2013.[16] They are participating in the 3. Liga.[16]
References edit
- ^ "1. Bundesliga – Spieltag / Tabelle" (in German). Retrieved 23 February 2013.
- ^ a b c d e f g "VfB Stuttgart" (in German). kicker. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
- ^ "UEFA reject Lazio appeal". 12 March 2013. Retrieved 13 March 2013.
- ^ "VfB Stuttgart holt Tunay Torun aus Berlin". Freie Presse (Saxony) (in German). 6 June 2012. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
- ^ "Vertrag bis 2017: VfB holt Techniker Maxim". Kicker (in German). 31 January 2013. Retrieved 19 February 2013.
- ^ Hinrichsen, Heiko (18 April 2012). "Delpierre geht nach Hoffenheim". Stuttgarter Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 29 August 2012.
- ^ "Vom VfB zum FCN: Gebhart-Deal perfekt". Kicker (in German). 3 May 2012. Retrieved 19 February 2013.
- ^ "Eintracht sign Trapp and Celozzi". Eintracht Frankfurt official website. 7 May 2012. Archived from the original on 13 June 2012. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
- ^ "Boulahrouz signs in at Alvalade". Sporting Clube de Portugal (Sporting CP) official website. 18 July 2012. Archived from the original on 22 July 2012. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
- ^ "Perfekt: Schieber wechselt zum BVB". Kicker. 21 July 2012. Retrieved 19 February 2013.
- ^ "Adios! Mazas Rückkehr ist perfekt". Kicker (in German). 31 December 2012. Retrieved 15 February 2013.
- ^ "Stuttgart: Kuzmanovic-Wechsel perfekt". Kicker (in German). 31 January 2013. Retrieved 15 February 2013.
- ^ "Stuttgart: Felipe kommt mit Kaufoption" [VfB get Felipe with option to buy]. Kicker (in German). 22 January 2013. Retrieved 15 February 2013.
- ^ "VfB leiht Macheda aus" [VfB sign Macheda on loan]. Kicker (in German). 24 January 2013. Retrieved 15 February 2013.
- ^ "VfB leiht Hoogland aus" [VfB sign Hoogland on loan]. Stuttgarter Zeitung (in German). 28 June 2012. Retrieved 28 August 2012.
- ^ a b "VfB Stuttgart II – Termine" (in German). kicker. Retrieved 30 September 2012.
External links edit
- 2012–13 VfB Stuttgart season at Weltfussball.de (in German)
- 2012–13 VfB Stuttgart season at kicker.de (in German)
- 2012–13 VfB Stuttgart season at Fussballdaten.de (in German)