2018–19 VfL Wolfsburg season

The 2018–19 VfL Wolfsburg season was the 74th season in the football club's history and 22nd consecutive and overall season in the top flight of German football, the Bundesliga, having been promoted from the 2. Bundesliga in 1997. In addition to the domestic league, VfL Wolfsburg also participated in the season's edition of the domestic cup, the DFB-Pokal. This was the 17th season for Wolfsburg in the Volkswagen Arena, located in Wolfsburg, Lower Saxony, Germany. The season covers a period from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019.

VfL Wolfsburg
2018–19 season
OwnerVolkswagen
Executive directorFrancisco Javier García Sanz
ManagerBruno Labbadia
StadiumVolkswagen Arena
Bundesliga6th
DFB-PokalRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague:
Wout Weghorst
(17 goals)

All:
Wout Weghorst
(18 goals)
Highest home attendance30,000
Lowest home attendance20,334
Average home league attendance24,481
Biggest winWolfsburg 8–1 Augsburg
Biggest defeatBayern 6–0 Wolfsburg
All statistics correct as of 25 May 2019.

Players edit

Squad information edit

As of 1 February 2024[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   BEL Koen Casteels (vice-captain)
2 DF   GER Kilian Fischer
3 DF   BEL Sebastiaan Bornauw
4 DF   FRA Maxence Lacroix
5 DF   SUI Cédric Zesiger
6 MF   BEL Aster Vranckx
7 FW   CZE Václav Černý
9 FW   SWE Amin Sarr (on loan from Lyon)
10 FW   GER Lukas Nmecha
11 FW   POR Tiago Tomás
12 GK   AUT Pavao Pervan
13 DF   BRA Rogério
16 FW   POL Jakub Kamiński
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 FW   GER Kevin Behrens
18 FW   GER Dženan Pejčinović
19 MF   CRO Lovro Majer
20 DF   GER Ridle Baku
21 DF   DEN Joakim Mæhle
23 FW   DEN Jonas Wind
25 DF   GER Moritz Jenz
27 MF   GER Maximilian Arnold (captain)
30 GK   GER Niklas Klinger
31 MF   GER Yannick Gerhardt
32 MF   SWE Mattias Svanberg
39 FW   AUT Patrick Wimmer
40 MF   USA Kevin Paredes

Transfers edit

Transfers in edit

# Position Player Transferred from Fee Date Source
9 FW   Wout Weghorst   AZ €10,500,000 26 June 2018 [3]
33 FW   Daniel Ginczek   VfB Stuttgart €14,000,000 1 July 2018
11 MF   Felix Klaus   Hannover 96 €3,000,000 [4]
12 GK   Pavao Pervan   LASK Linz €500,000
32 DF   Marcel Tisserand   FC Ingolstadt €7,000,000
15 DF   Jérôme Roussillon   Montpellier €5,000,000 6 August 2018 [5]

Loans in edit

# Position Player Loaned from Date Loan expires Source

Transfers out edit

# Position Player Transferred to Fee Date Source
11 MF   Daniel Didavi   VfB Stuttgart €4,000,000 29 June 2018 [6]
20 GK   Max Grün   SV Darmstadt 98 Free 1 July 2018
39 DF   Paul Jaeckel   Greuther Fürth €200,000 30 August 2018 [7]
32 FW   Kaylen Hinds Free Agent Free 6 September 2018 [8]
16 MF   Jakub Błaszczykowski   Wisła Kraków Free 7 February 2019

Loans out edit

# Position Player Loaned to Date Loan expires Source
9 FW   Landry Dimata   Anderlecht 2 July 2018 30 June 2019
18 FW   Victor Osimhen   Charleroi 22 August 2018 30 June 2019 [9]
6 MF   Riechedly Bazoer   FC Porto 31 August 2018 6 January 2019 [10]
  FC Utrecht 7 January 2019 30 June 2019 [11]
30 MF   Paul Seguin   Greuther Fürth 17 January 2019 30 June 2019 [12]
5 DF   Jeffrey Bruma   Schalke 04 31 January 2019 30 June 2019 [13]

Friendly matches edit

  Win   Draw   Loss

Competitions edit

  Win   Draw   Loss

Overview edit

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Bundesliga 25 August 2018 18 May 2019 Matchday 1 6th 34 16 7 11 62 50 +12 047.06
DFB-Pokal 18 August 2018 6 February 2019 First round Round of 16 3 2 0 1 3 1 +2 066.67
Total 37 18 7 12 65 51 +14 048.65

Last updated: 25 May 2019
Source: Competitions

Bundesliga edit

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
4 Bayer Leverkusen 34 18 4 12 69 52 +17 58 Qualification for the Champions League group stage
5 Borussia Mönchengladbach 34 16 7 11 55 42 +13 55 Qualification for the Europa League group stage[a]
6 VfL Wolfsburg 34 16 7 11 62 50 +12 55
7 Eintracht Frankfurt 34 15 9 10 60 48 +12 54 Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round[a]
8 Werder Bremen 34 14 11 9 58 49 +9 53
Source: DFB
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Head-to-head away goals scored; 6) Away goals scored; 7) Play-off[14]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Since the winners of the 2018–19 DFB-Pokal, Bayern Munich, 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 League second qualifying round spot was passed to the seventh-placed team.

Results summary 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 16 7 11 62 50  +12 55 8 5 4 36 23  +13 8 2 7 26 27  −1

Last updated: 25 May 2019.
Source: Bundesliga

Results by round edit

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
ResultWWDLDDLLWLLWWDWWWLLWDWWDLWLWLDWWLW
Position52356791010111298986568676577786998776
Updated to match(es) played on 25 May 2019. Source: DFB
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches edit

25 August 2018 (2018-08-25) 1 VfL Wolfsburg 2–1 Schalke 04 Wolfsburg
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Bentaleb   85' (pen.) Stadium: Volkswagen Arena
Attendance: 26,621
Referee: Patrick Ittrich
1 September 2018 (2018-09-01) 2 Bayer Leverkusen 1–3 VfL Wolfsburg Leverkusen
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) Bailey   24' Report
Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 26,247
Referee: Sven Jablonski
15 September 2018 (2018-09-15) 3 VfL Wolfsburg 2–2 Hertha BSC Wolfsburg
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Volkswagen Arena
Attendance: 25,090
Referee: Christian Dingert
22 September 2018 (2018-09-22) 4 VfL Wolfsburg 1–3 SC Freiburg Wolfsburg
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) Mehmedi   61' Report
Stadium: Volkswagen Arena
Attendance: 23,011
Referee: Sascha Stegemann
26 September 2018 (2018-09-26) 5 Mainz 05 0–0 VfL Wolfsburg Mainz
20:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Opel Arena
Attendance: 19,205
Referee: Tobias Stieler
29 September 2018 (2018-09-29) 6 VfL Wolfsburg 2–2 Borussia Mönchengladbach Wolfsburg
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Volkswagen Arena
Attendance: 24,100
Referee: Felix Zwayer
5 October 2018 (2018-10-05) 7 Werder Bremen 2–0 VfL Wolfsburg Bremen
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Weser-Stadion
Attendance: 42,100
Referee: Martin Petersen
20 October 2018 (2018-10-20) 8 VfL Wolfsburg 1–3 Bayern Munich Wolfsburg
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) Weghorst   63' Report
Stadium: Volkswagen Arena
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Guido Winkmann
27 October 2018 (2018-10-27) 9 Fortuna Düsseldorf 0–3 VfL Wolfsburg Düsseldorf
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Merkur Spiel-Arena
Attendance: 38,043
Referee: Daniel Schlager
3 November 2018 (2018-11-03) 10 VfL Wolfsburg 0–1 Borussia Dortmund Wolfsburg
15:30 CET (UTC+1) Report Reus   27' Stadium: Volkswagen Arena
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Daniel Siebert
9 November 2018 (2018-11-09) 11 Hannover 96 2–1 VfL Wolfsburg Hanover
20:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report Weghorst   82' (pen.) Stadium: HDI-Arena
Attendance: 35,800
Referee: Marco Fritz
24 November 2018 (2018-11-24) 12 VfL Wolfsburg 1–0 RB Leipzig Wolfsburg
15:30 CET (UTC+1) Roussillon   50' Report Stadium: Volkswagen Arena
Attendance: 22,832
Referee: Tobias Stieler
2 December 2018 (2018-12-02) 13 Eintracht Frankfurt 1–2 VfL Wolfsburg Frankfurt
18:00 CET (UTC+1) Jović   87' Report
Stadium: Commerzbank-Arena
Attendance: 48,000
Referee: Sascha Stegemann
8 December 2018 (2018-12-08) 14 VfL Wolfsburg 2–2 1899 Hoffenheim Wolfsburg
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Volkswagen Arena
Attendance: 20,602
Referee: Felix Zwayer
14 December 2018 (2018-12-14) 15 1. FC Nürnberg 0–2 VfL Wolfsburg Nuremberg
20:30 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Max-Morlock-Stadion
Attendance: 29,604
Referee: Sven Jablonski
18 December 2018 (2018-12-18) 16 VfL Wolfsburg 2–0 VfB Stuttgart Wolfsburg
20:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Volkswagen Arena
Attendance: 21,780
Referee: Robert Hartmann
23 December 2018 (2018-12-23) 17 FC Augsburg 2–3 VfL Wolfsburg Augsburg
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: WWK Arena
Attendance: 28,152
Referee: Sören Storks
20 January 2019 (2019-01-20) 18 Schalke 04 2–1 VfL Wolfsburg Gelsenkirchen
18:00 CET (UTC+1) Caligiuri   8' (pen.), 78' Report Rexhbeçaj   20' Stadium: Veltins-Arena
Attendance: 58,827
Referee: Manuel Gräfe
26 January 2019 (2019-01-26) 19 VfL Wolfsburg 0–3 Bayer Leverkusen Wolfsburg
15:30 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Volkswagen Arena
Attendance: 21,736
Referee: Felix Zwayer
2 February 2019 (2019-02-02) 20 Hertha BSC 0–1 VfL Wolfsburg Berlin
15:30 CET (UTC+1) Report Weghorst   65' Stadium: Olympiastadion Berlin
Attendance: 39,259
Referee: Bastian Dankert
9 February 2019 (2019-02-09) 21 SC Freiburg 3–3 VfL Wolfsburg Freiburg
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Schwarzwald-Stadion
Attendance: 23,600
Referee: Felix Brych
16 February 2019 (2019-02-16) 22 VfL Wolfsburg 3–0 Mainz 05 Wolfsburg
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Volkswagen Arena
Attendance: 20,334
Referee: Benjamin Cortus
23 February 2019 (2019-02-23) 23 Borussia Mönchengladbach 0–3 VfL Wolfsburg Mönchengladbach
15:30 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Borussia-Park
Attendance: 48,041
Referee: Robert Kampka
3 March 2019 (2019-03-03) 24 VfL Wolfsburg 1–1 Werder Bremen Wolfsburg
18:00 CET (UTC+1) Brooks   54' Report Kruse   74' Stadium: Volkswagen Arena
Attendance: 28,101
Referee: Daniel Siebert
9 March 2019 (2019-03-09) 25 Bayern Munich 6–0 VfL Wolfsburg Munich
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Allianz Arena
Attendance: 75,000
Referee: Sascha Stegemann
16 March 2019 (2019-03-16) 26 VfL Wolfsburg 5–2 Fortuna Düsseldorf Wolfsburg
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Volkswagen Arena
Attendance: 25,350
Referee: Bastian Dankert
30 March 2019 (2019-03-30) 27 Borussia Dortmund 2–0 VfL Wolfsburg Dortmund
15:30 CET (UTC+1) Alcácer   90+1', 90+4' Report Stadium: Signal Iduna Park
Attendance: 81,365
Referee: Markus Schmidt
6 April 2019 (2019-04-06) 28 VfL Wolfsburg 3–1 Hannover 96 Wolfsburg
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Weydandt   30' Stadium: Volkswagen Arena
Attendance: 23,512
Referee: Benjamin Cortus
13 April 2019 (2019-04-13) 29 RB Leipzig 2–0 VfL Wolfsburg Leipzig
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 41,212
Referee: Daniel Siebert
22 April 2019 (2019-04-22) 30 VfL Wolfsburg 1–1 Eintracht Frankfurt Wolfsburg
20:30 CEST (UTC+2) Brooks   90' Report de Guzmán   78' Stadium: Volkswagen Arena
Attendance: 26,102
Referee: Marco Fritz
28 April 2019 (2019-04-28) 31 1899 Hoffenheim 1–4 VfL Wolfsburg Sinsheim
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) Szalai   9' Report
Stadium: PreZero Arena
Attendance: 27,725
Referee: Deniz Aytekin
4 May 2019 (2019-05-04) 32 VfL Wolfsburg 2–0 1. FC Nürnberg Wolfsburg
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Volkswagen Arena
Attendance: 22,512
Referee: Daniel Siebert
11 May 2019 (2019-05-11) 33 VfB Stuttgart 3–0 VfL Wolfsburg Stuttgart
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena
Attendance: 54,068
Referee: Felix Brych
18 May 2019 (2019-05-18) 34 VfL Wolfsburg 8–1 FC Augsburg Wolfsburg
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Schieber   81' Stadium: Volkswagen Arena
Attendance: 24,486
Referee: Felix Zwayer

DFB-Pokal edit

18 August 2018 (2018-08-18) First round SV Elversberg 0–1 VfL Wolfsburg Spiesen-Elversberg
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report Ginczek   76' Stadium: Ursapharm-Arena an der Kaiserlinde
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Lasse Koslowski
30 October 2018 (2018-10-30) Second round Hannover 96 0–2 VfL Wolfsburg Hanover
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: HDI-Arena
Attendance: 34,400
Referee: Benjamin Cortus
6 February 2019 (2019-02-06) Round of 16 RB Leipzig 1–0 VfL Wolfsburg Leipzig
18:30 CET (UTC+1) Cunha   9' Report Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 21,135
Referee: Christian Dingert

Statistics edit

Appearances and goals edit

No. Pos Nat Player Total Bundesliga DFB-Pokal
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK   BEL Koen Casteels 29 0 26 0 3 0
12 GK   AUT Pavao Pervan 9 0 8+1 0 0 0
36 GK   GER Phillip Menzel 0 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
2 DF   BRA William 33 2 30+1 2 2 0
3 DF   NED Paul Verhaegh 3 0 2 0 1 0
13 DF   GER Yannick Gerhardt 33 2 28+2 2 3 0
15 DF   FRA Jérôme Roussillon 31 3 28 3 3 0
17 DF   GER Ohis Felix Uduokhai 12 0 2+9 0 0+1 0
24 DF   GER Sebastian Jung 1 0 1 0 0 0
25 DF   USA John Brooks 32 3 29 3 3 0
31 DF   GER Robin Knoche 33 3 30 3 2+1 0
32 DF   COD Marcel Tisserand 12 1 11 1 1 0
35 DF   GER Gian-Luca Itter 2 0 1+1 0 0 0
Midfielders
4 MF   ESP Ignacio Camacho 6 0 6 0 0 0
8 MF   SUI Renato Steffen 33 5 18+13 5 2 0
10 MF   TUR Yunus Mallı 23 1 5+16 1 1+1 0
11 MF   GER Felix Klaus 16 1 5+10 1 0+1 0
14 MF   SUI Admir Mehmedi 28 7 20+6 6 1+1 1
21 MF   CMR Paul-Georges Ntep 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 MF   FRA Josuha Guilavogui 20 2 18+1 2 1 0
27 MF   GER Maximilian Arnold 35 2 32 2 3 0
29 MF   GER John Yeboah 3 0 0+2 0 0+1 0
34 MF   GER Marvin Stefaniak 0 0 0 0 0 0
37 MF   GER Elvis Rexhbeçaj 27 2 14+11 2 2 0
38 MF   BEL Ismail Azzaoui 0 0 0 0 0 0
Forwards
7 FW   CRO Josip Brekalo 27 3 15+10 3 1+1 0
9 FW   NED Wout Weghorst 36 18 33+1 17 2 1
33 FW   GER Daniel Ginczek 26 7 12+12 6 2 1
Players transferred out during the season
5 DF   NED Jeffrey Bruma 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 MF   POL Jakub Błaszczykowski 2 0 0+1 0 0+1 0
30 MF   GER Paul Seguin 0 0 0 0 0 0

Last updated: 18 May 2019
Source: Competitions

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