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

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 2010, 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 2010.[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. 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
8 MF  SRB Zdravko Kuzmanović
9 FW  ROU Ciprian Marica
11 FW  FRA Johan Audel
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
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 FW  GER Cacau
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

Left club during season

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
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 MF  ITA Mauro Camoranesi

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

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[lower-alpha 1]
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

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

Qualifying stage

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[lower-alpha 1]
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

Group stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification STU YB GET OB
1 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:
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

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

  1. Match played at Štadión Pasienky instead of Slovan Bratislava's home stadium Tehelné pole as a result of renovation work

References

  1. "Bayern Munich crowned Bundesliga champions". CNN. 8 May 2010. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
  2. "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.
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