2015–16 VfB Stuttgart season

The 2015–16 VfB Stuttgart season was the 123rd season in the club's football history. In 2015–16, the club played in the Bundesliga, the premier tier of German football.

VfB Stuttgart
2015–16 season
ChairmanBernd Wahler
ManagerAlexander Zorniger (sacked 24 November 2015)
Jürgen Kramny (appointed 20 December 2015)
StadiumMercedes-Benz Arena, Stuttgart
Bundesliga17th (relegated)
DFB-PokalQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Daniel Didavi (13)

All:
Daniel Didavi (14)

Squad

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As of 1 February 2016[1][2]

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   AUS Mitchell Langerak
2 DF   ARG Emiliano Insúa
3 DF   GER Daniel Schwaab
4 DF   BIH Toni Šunjić
5 DF   GER Timo Baumgartl
6 DF   GER Georg Niedermeier (vice-captain)
7 FW   AUT Martin Harnik
8 MF   GER Lukas Rupp
10 MF   GER Daniel Didavi
14 DF   GER Philip Heise
15 DF   GER Kevin Großkreutz
16 DF   AUT Florian Klein
18 MF   SRB Filip Kostić
19 FW   GER Timo Werner
20 MF   GER Christian Gentner (captain)
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 GK   POL Przemysław Tytoń
23 FW   UKR Artem Kravets (on loan from Dynamo Kyiv)
24 DF   ITA Federico Barba (on loan from Empoli)
26 MF   CIV Serey Die
27 MF   GER Mart Ristl
28 MF   GER Marvin Wanitzek
31 MF   GER Arianit Ferati
32 GK   GER Benjamin Uphoff
33 FW   GER Daniel Ginczek
34 FW   UKR Borys Tashchy
39 FW   CZE Jan Kliment
41 DF   GER Stephen Sama
42 MF   USA Jerome Kiesewetter
44 MF   ROU Alexandru Maxim

Out on loan

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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
DF   GER Antonio Rüdiger (at Roma until June 2016)
MF   NZL Marco Rojas (at Thun until June 2016)

Transfers

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Transferred in

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No. Pos. Name Age Nat Moving from Type Transfer Window Contract ends Transfer fee Sources
1 Goalkeeper Mitchell Langerak 26   Borussia Dortmund Transfer Summer 30 June 2018 €3,500,000 [3]
2 Defender Emiliano Insúa 26   Atlético Madrid Transfer Summer 30 June 2018 Free [4]
4 Defender Toni Šunjić 26   Kuban Krasnodar Transfer Summer 30 June 2018 €3,000,000 [5]
8 Midfielder Lukas Rupp 24   SC Paderborn Transfer Summer 30 June 2018 Free [6]
9 Forward Robbie Kruse 26   Bayer Leverkusen Loan Summer 30 June 2016 €750,000 [7]
14 Defender Philip Heise 24   1. FC Heidenheim Transfer Summer 30 June 2018 €750,000 [8]
22 Goalkeeper Przemysław Tytoń 28   PSV Eindhoven Transfer Summer 30 June 2017 €1,000,000 [9]
27 Midfielder Mart Ristl 18   VfB Stuttgart U19 Promoted Summer 30 June 2018 [10]
28 Midfielder Marvin Wanitzek 21   VfB Stuttgart II Promoted Summer 30 June 2017 [10]
31 Midfielder Arianit Ferati 17   VfB Stuttgart U19 Promoted Summer 30 June 2018 [10]
39 Forward Jan Kliment 21   Vysočina Jihlava Transfer Summer 30 June 2019 €1,000,000 [11]
Midfielder Joshua Kimmich 20   RB Leipzig Transfer Summer €1,500,000 [12]
Midfielder Kevin Stöger 21   1. FC Kaiserslautern Loan return Summer 30 June 2017 [13]
15 Defender Kevin Großkreutz 27   Galatasaray Transfer Winter 30 June 2018 €2,170,000 [14]
23 Forward Artem Kravets 26   Dynamo Kyiv Loan Winter 30 June 2016 €500,000 [15]
24 Defender Federico Barba 22   Empoli Loan Winter 30 June 2016 €1,000,000 [16]
32 Goalkeeper Benjamin Uphoff 22   VfB Stuttgart II Promoted Winter 30 June 2017
34 Forward Borys Tashchy 22   VfB Stuttgart II Promoted Winter 30 June 2018

Transferred out

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No. Pos. Name Age Nat Moving to Type Transfer Window Transfer fee Sources
1 Goalkeeper Sven Ulreich 26   Bayern Munich Transfer Summer €3,500,000 [17]
2 Defender Gōtoku Sakai 24   Hamburger SV Transfer Summer €700,000 [18]
5 Defender Karim Haggui 31   Fortuna Düsseldorf End of contract Summer [19]
8 Midfielder Moritz Leitner 22   Borussia Dortmund End of loan Summer [20]
9 Forward Vedad Ibišević 31   Hertha BSC Transfer Summer Free [21]
13 Midfielder Oriol Romeu 23   Chelsea End of loan Summer [22]
22 Goalkeeper Thorsten Kirschbaum 28   1. FC Nürnberg Transfer Summer €100,000 [23]
23 Midfielder Sercan Sararer 25   Fortuna Düsseldorf Transfer Summer €500,000 [24]
23 Midfielder Kevin Stöger 21   SC Paderborn Transfer Summer €1,000,000 [13]
24 Defender Antonio Rüdiger 22   Roma Loan Summer €4,000,000 [25]
25 Forward Mohammed Abdellaoue 29   Vålerenga Transfer Summer Free [26]
27 Defender Tim Leibold 21   1. FC Nürnberg Transfer Summer Free [27]
34 Midfielder Konstantin Rausch 25   Darmstadt 98 Transfer Summer Free [28]
39 Midfielder Robin Yalçın 21   Çaykur Rizespor Transfer Summer €250,000 [29]
Midfielder Joshua Kimmich 20   Bayern Munich Transfer Summer €8,500,000 [12]
9 Forward Robbie Kruse 27   Bayer Leverkusen End of loan Winter [30]
11 Midfielder Carlos Gruezo 21   FC Dallas Transfer Winter €1,500,000 [31]
17 Goalkeeper Odisseas Vlachodimos 21   Panathinaikos Transfer Winter Free [32]
21 Midfielder Adam Hloušek 27   Legia Warsaw Transfer Winter €500,000 [33]

Competitions

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Bundesliga

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
14 Darmstadt 98 34 9 11 14 38 53 −15 38
15 1899 Hoffenheim 34 9 10 15 39 54 −15 37
16 Eintracht Frankfurt (O) 34 9 9 16 34 52 −18 36 Qualification for the relegation play-offs
17 VfB Stuttgart (R) 34 9 6 19 50 75 −25 33 Relegation to 2. Bundesliga
18 Hannover 96 (R) 34 7 4 23 31 62 −31 25
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-offs.[34]
(O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
34 9 6 19 50 75  −25 33 6 1 10 22 32  −10 3 5 9 28 43  −15

Last updated: 14 May 2016.
Source: Bundesliga

Results by round

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Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
ResultLLLLLWLDWLWLLLDDWWWWWDLLWDLDLLLLLL
Position15171717171517181516151616171718151515121011121211111112121515171717
Updated to match(es) played on 14 May 2016. Source: Bundesliga
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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16 August 2015 (2015-08-16) 1 VfB Stuttgart 1–3 1. FC Köln Stuttgart
17:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Baumgartl   34'
Gentner   67'
Insúa   71'
Didavi   79' (pen.)
Report Sørensen   61'
Vogt   61'
Modeste   75' (pen.)
Zoller   77'
Osako   90+2'
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena
Attendance: 59,500
Referee: Wolfgang Stark
22 August 2015 (2015-08-22) 2 Hamburger SV 3–2 VfB Stuttgart Hamburg
18:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Gregoritsch   31'
Iličević   34'
Djourou   48',   89'
Jung   73'
Lasogga   84'
Report Ginczek   23', 42'
Rupp   33'
Klein   52'   53'
Kostić   68'
Didavi   72'
Stadium: Volksparkstadion
Attendance: 54,618
Referee: Günter Perl
29 August 2015 (2015-08-29) 3 VfB Stuttgart 1–4 Eintracht Frankfurt Stuttgart
15:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Didavi   30',   48'
Tytoń   67'
Hloušek   86'
Ginczek   89'
Report Hloušek   11' (o.g.)
Chandler   21'
Stendera   26'
Castaignos   42', 87'
Abraham   50'
Seferovic   69' (pen.)
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena
Attendance: 49,327
Referee: Bastian Dankert
12 September 2015 (2015-09-12) 4 Hertha BSC 2–1 VfB Stuttgart Berlin
15:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Haraguchi   14'
Lustenberger   45+3'
Report Šunjić   36'
Die   45+2'
Kostić   58'
Didavi   60'
Stadium: Olympiastadion
Attendance: 45,994
Referee: Tobias Stieler
20 September 2015 (2015-09-20) 5 VfB Stuttgart 0–1 Schalke 04 Stuttgart
15:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Klein   20'
Insúa   44'
Šunjić   75'
Report Di Santo   49'
Sané   52',   53'
Aogo   61'
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena
Attendance: 48,510
Referee: Manuel Gräfe
23 September 2015 (2015-09-23) 6 Hannover 96 1–3 VfB Stuttgart Hanover
20:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Karaman   14'
Schulz   58'
Saint-Maximin   79'
Sobiech   81'
Report Gentner   16'
Werner   18'
Didavi   38'
Die   45+1'
Rupp   88'
Maxim   90'
Stadium: HDI-Arena
Attendance: 36,800
Referee: Sascha Stegemann
26 September 2015 (2015-09-26) 7 VfB Stuttgart 1–3 Borussia Mönchengladbach Stuttgart
15:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Baumgartl   16'
Ginczek   40' (pen.)
Šunjić   61'
Gentner   64'
Die   88'
Report Xhaka   16'
Gentner   20' (o.g.)
Sommer   78'
Raffael   90'
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena
Attendance: 51,020
Referee: Günter Perl
3 October 2015 (2015-10-03) 8 TSG Hoffenheim 2–2 VfB Stuttgart Sinsheim
15:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Volland   33' (pen.), 77',   78'
Rudy   60'
Schwegler   90+3'
Report Kliment   64'
Schwaab   73'
Werner   90'
Stadium: Wirsol Rhein-Neckar-Arena
Attendance: 30,150
Referee: Deniz Aytekin
18 October 2015 (2015-10-18) 9 VfB Stuttgart 1–0 FC Ingolstadt Stuttgart
17:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Harnik   4'
Die   12'   86'
Didavi   59'
Rupp   67'
Šunjić   89'
Report Brégerie   90+1' Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena
Attendance: 45,700
Referee: Guido Winkmann
24 October 2015 (2015-10-24) 10 Bayer Leverkusen 4–3 VfB Stuttgart Leverkusen
15:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Bellarabi   57'
Boenisch   70',   86'
Hernández   71'
Mehmedi   89',   90'
Report Šunjić   45'
Harnik   50'
Didavi   54'
Rupp   60'
Schwaab   81'
Ristl   90+1'
Insúa   90+3'
Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 30,210
Referee: Felix Brych
1 November 2015 (2015-11-01) 11 VfB Stuttgart 2–0 Darmstadt 98 Stuttgart
15:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Tytoń   33'
Die   54'
Klein   58'
Garics   68' (o.g.)
Werner   90+4'
Report Garics   61'
Díaz   90+1'
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena
Attendance: 55,200
Referee: Robert Hartmann
7 November 2015 (2015-11-07) 12 Bayern Munich 4–0 VfB Stuttgart Munich
15:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Robben   11'
Douglas Costa   18'
Lewandowski   37'
Müller   40'
Report Stadium: Allianz Arena
Attendance: 75,000
Referee: Bastian Dankert
21 November 2015 (2015-11-21) 13 VfB Stuttgart 0–4 FC Augsburg Stuttgart
15:45 CET (UTC+01:00) Die   57'
Kliment   68'
Report Esswein   11'
Baumgartl   17' (o.g.)
Callsen-Bracker   36'
Koo   38',   54'
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena
Attendance: 54,925
Referee: Sascha Stegemann
29 November 2015 (2015-11-29) 14 Borussia Dortmund 4–1 VfB Stuttgart Dortmund
15:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Castro   3'
Aubameyang   19', 90+1'
Papastathopoulos   53'
Niedermeier   65' (o.g.)
Report Didavi   40' Stadium: Signal Iduna Park
Attendance: 81,359
Referee: Manuel Gräfe
6 December 2015 (2015-12-06) 15 VfB Stuttgart 1–1 Werder Bremen Stuttgart
15:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Die   25'
Rupp   33'
Kostić   49'
Report Bargfrede   30'
Fritz   53'
Ujah   71'
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena
Attendance: 46,590
Referee: Florian Meyer
11 December 2015 (2015-12-11) 16 Mainz 05 0–0 VfB Stuttgart Mainz
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Bungert   36' Report Rupp   88' Stadium: Coface Arena
Attendance: 29,104
Referee: Felix Zwayer
19 December 2015 (2015-12-19) 17 VfB Stuttgart 3–1 VfL Wolfsburg Stuttgart
18:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Didavi   22', 47'
Kostić   31'
Šunjić   56'   70'
Niedermeier   76'
Report Arnold   14'
Schürrle   68'
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena
Attendance: 47,343
Referee: Felix Brych
23 January 2016 (2016-01-23) 18 1. FC Köln 1–3 VfB Stuttgart Cologne
15:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Modeste   19' (pen.) Report Niedermeier   18'
Didavi   36'
Werner   51'
Gentner   83'
Stadium: RheinEnergieSTADION
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Manuel Gräfe
30 January 2016 (2016-01-30) 19 VfB Stuttgart 2–1 Hamburger SV Stuttgart
18:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Großkreutz   20'
Hunt   66' (o.g.)
Kravets   88'
Report Rudņevs   75'
Adler   79'
Hunt   84'
Ostrzolek   90+4'
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena
Attendance: 46,600
Referee: Günter Perl
6 February 2016 (2016-02-06) 20 Eintracht Frankfurt 2–4 VfB Stuttgart Frankfurt
15:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Oczipka   37'
Meier   52'
Zambrano   63'   75'
Huszti   90'
Report Gentner   27'
Didavi   36'   67',   45+1'
Großkreutz   51'
Niedermeier   65'
Kostić   76' (pen.)
Stadium: Commerzbank-Arena
Attendance: 42,000
Referee: Peter Sippel
13 February 2016 (2016-02-13) 21 VfB Stuttgart 2–0 Hertha BSC Stuttgart
15:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Insúa   34'
Die   51'
Maxim   72'
Großkreutz   78'
Kostić   84'
Report Skjelbred   61'
Brooks   62'
Haraguchi   67'
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena
Attendance: 45,465
Referee: Christian Dingert
21 February 2016 (2016-02-21) 22 Schalke 04 1–1 VfB Stuttgart Gelsenkirchen
17:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Belhanda   14',   69'
Schöpf   75'
Sané   81'
Report Didavi   28'
Harnik   74'
Stadium: Veltins-Arena
Attendance: 61,262
Referee: Bastian Dankert
27 February 2016 (2016-02-27) 23 VfB Stuttgart 1–2 Hannover 96 Stuttgart
15:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Werner   18'
Niedermeier   54'
Report Schulz   32', 83'
Hoffmann   56'
Yamaguchi   65'
Sorg   72'
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena
Attendance: 54,356
Referee: Sascha Stegemann
2 March 2016 (2016-03-02) 24 Borussia Mönchengladbach 4–0 VfB Stuttgart Mönchengladbach
20:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Hazard   16',   54'
Raffael   60'
Herrmann   68'
Großkreutz   90+1' (o.g.)
Report Die   44'
Harnik   83'
Stadium: Stadion im Borussia-Park
Attendance: 43,627
Referee: Tobias Welz
5 March 2016 (2016-03-05) 25 VfB Stuttgart 5–1 TSG Hoffenheim Stuttgart
15:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Niedermeier   5', 51'
Kravets   14'
Rupp   42'
Kostić   78'
Werner   83'
Report Süle   60'
Kramarić   73'
Polanski   80'
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena
Attendance: 47,677
Referee: Christian Dingert
12 March 2016 (2016-03-12) 26 FC Ingolstadt 3–3 VfB Stuttgart Ingolstadt
15:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Hartmann   4'
da Costa   54'
Leckie   56'
Lezcano   61'
Hübner   70'
Report Kostić   9'
Niedermeier   22'
Didavi   62',   84' (pen.)
Rupp   79'
Gentner   87'
Stadium: Audi Sportpark
Attendance: 15,107
Referee: Manuel Gräfe
20 March 2016 (2016-03-20) 27 VfB Stuttgart 0–2 Bayer Leverkusen Stuttgart
15:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Niedermeier   32'
Die   61'
Kostić   88'
Report Brandt   11'
Ramalho   31'
Kießling   44'
Bellarabi   49'
Yurchenko   82'
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena
Attendance: 54,522
Referee: Daniel Siebert
2 April 2016 (2016-04-02) 28 Darmstadt 98 2–2 VfB Stuttgart Darmstadt
15:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Wagner   26'
Niemeyer   51',   62'
Jungwirth   70'
Rausch   88'
Heller   90'
Report Gentner   45'
Rupp   45+3'
Klein   90'
Stadium: Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor
Attendance: 17,000
Referee: Felix Zwayer
9 April 2016 (2016-04-09) 29 VfB Stuttgart 1–3 Bayern Munich Stuttgart
15:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Didavi   45+1',   63' Report Vidal   22'
Niedermeier   31' (o.g.)
Alonso   37'
Alaba   52',   60'
Douglas Costa   89'
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Bastian Dankert
16 April 2016 (2016-04-16) 30 FC Augsburg 1–0 VfB Stuttgart Augsburg
15:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Finnbogason   36'
Opare   67'
Kohr   82'
Report Stadium: WWK ARENA
Attendance: 30,660
Referee: Tobias Stieler
23 April 2016 (2016-04-23) 31 VfB Stuttgart 0–3 Borussia Dortmund Stuttgart
15:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Report Kagawa   21'
Pulisic   45',   49'
Mkhitaryan   56'
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Daniel Siebert
2 May 2016 (2016-05-02) 32 Werder Bremen 6–2 VfB Stuttgart Bremen
20:15 CEST (UTC+02:00) Bartels   10', 80'
Barba   33' (o.g.)
Öztunalı   42'
Pizarro   64'
Ujah   86'
Gebre Selassie   90'
Report Insúa   9'
Didavi   26'
Barba   53'
Stadium: Weserstadion
Attendance: 41,000
Referee: Felix Brych
7 May 2016 (2016-05-07) 33 VfB Stuttgart 1–3 Mainz 05 Stuttgart
15:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Gentner   6'
Didavi   18'
Šunjić   70'
Baumgartl   90'
Report Bungert   33'
Mallı   37'
Baumgartlinger   53'
Córdoba   53'
Onisiwo   77'
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Deniz Aytekin
14 May 2016 (2016-05-14) 34 VfL Wolfsburg 3–1 VfB Stuttgart Wolfsburg
15:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Arnold   11'
Schürrle   29', 90+2'
Kruse   36'
Dante   85'
Report Kostić   55'
Didavi   78'
Schwaab   88'
Stadium: Volkswagen Arena
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Manuel Gräfe

DFB-Pokal

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8 August 2015 (2015-08-08) Round 1 Holstein Kiel 1–2 VfB Stuttgart Kiel
20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Czichos   37'
Herrmann   43'
Report Didavi   41'
Gruezo   58'
Ginczek   60'
Rupp   90+1'
Stadium: Holstein-Stadion
Attendance: 9,916
Referee: Guido Winkmann
28 October 2015 (2015-10-28) Round 2 Carl Zeiss Jena 0–2 VfB Stuttgart Jena
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Krstić   36'
Eismann   80'
Koczor   81'
Erlbeck   90+1'
Report Harnik   22'
Wanitzek   88'
Maxim   90+2' (pen.)
Stadium: Ernst-Abbe-Sportfeld
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Florian Meyer
16 December 2015 (2015-12-16) Round of 16 VfB Stuttgart 3–2 (a.e.t.) Eintracht Braunschweig Stuttgart
19:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Niedermeier   21',   106'
Gentner   71'
Werner   99'
Šunjić   118'
Report Baffo   6'
Decarli   35'
Ademi   110'
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena
Attendance: 21,950
Referee: Peter Sippel
9 February 2016 (2016-02-09) Quarter-finals VfB Stuttgart 1–3 Borussia Dortmund Stuttgart
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Rupp   21'
Niedermeier   34'
Großkreutz   46'
Didavi   62'
Report Reus   5'
Aubameyang   31'
Papastathopoulos   83'
Mkhitaryan   89'
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena
Attendance: 46,500
Referee: Tobias Stieler

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