The 2016–17
VfB Stuttgart
Verein für Bewegungsspiele Stuttgart 1893 e. V., commonly known as VfB Stuttgart (), is a German sports club based in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg. The club's football team is currently part of Germany's first division, the Bundesliga. VfB S ...
season is the 124th season and the first season since being
relegated
In sports leagues, promotion and relegation is a process where teams are transferred between multiple divisions based on their performance for the completed season. Leagues that use promotion and relegation systems are often called open leagues. ...
from the
Bundesliga
The Bundesliga (; ), sometimes referred to as the Fußball-Bundesliga () or 1. Bundesliga (), is a professional association football league in Germany. At the top of the German football league system, the Bundesliga is Germany's primary footba ...
during the
2015–16 season. This is the first time in 41 years that Stuttgart were relegated.
Background
Stuttgart were relegated after finishing in 17th place in the Bundesliga. They were sent down after a 3–1 loss to
VfL Wolfsburg
Verein für Leibesübungen Wolfsburg e. V., commonly known as VfL Wolfsburg () or Wolfsburg, is a German professional sports club based in Wolfsburg, Lower Saxony. The club grew out of a multi-sports club for Volkswagen workers in the city of W ...
.
This is their first relegation since 1975.
was demoted to head coach of the
reserve team
In sports, a reserve team is a team composed of players under contract to a club but who do not normally play in matches for the first team. Reserve teams often include back-up players from the first team, young players who need playing time to i ...
. He was replaced by
Jos Luhukay
Jos Luhukay (born 13 June 1963) is a Dutch football manager and former player, who was most recently head coach of VVV-Venlo.
Playing career
He began his career at the age of 15 at his hometown club FC VVV and he made his league debut in Januar ...
.
They also sacked
Robin Dutt
Robin Dutt (; born 24 January 1965) is a German football coach, executive and former player. He is the manager of Austrian club Wolfsberger AC.
Early life
Dutt was born and brought up in Germany, the son of a German mother and Indian Bengali ...
, who had been the sporting director.
2. Bundesliga
Review
Stuttgart began the
2016–17 league season with a 2–1 win against
FC St. Pauli
Fußball-Club St Pauli von 1910 e.V., commonly known as simply FC St Pauli (), is a German professional football club based in the St. Pauli district of Hamburg, that competes in the 2. Bundesliga.
The football department is part of a larger sp ...
.
Alexandru Maxim
Alexandru Iulian Maxim (; born 8 July 1990) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Süper Lig club Beşiktaş, on loan from Gaziantep, and the Romania national team.
Maxim recorded his professional de ...
and
Christian Gentner
Christian Gentner (born 14 August 1985) is a German professional football official and a former player who played as a midfielder. He works as a head of the professional player department at VfB Stuttgart. He won the Bundesliga twice, with VfB ...
scored for Stuttgart and
Aziz Bouhaddouz
Aziz Bouhaddouz ( ar, عزيز بوحدوز; born 30 March 1987) is a Moroccan professional footballer who plays as a striker for MSV Duisburg.
Early life
Bouhaddouz was born in Berkane, Morocco. When he was one year old, his family moved to Di ...
scored for St. Pauli.
This was their first match in the second division in 39 years.
League table
Results summary
Results by matchday
League fixtures and results
2. Bundesliga
DFB-Pokal
DFB-Pokal review
In the first round draw, Stuttgart were drawn against
FC 08 Homburg
Fußball-Club 08 Homburg or simply FC Homburg is a German association football club based in Homburg, Saarland, that competes in the Regionalliga Südwest. The club was founded on 15 June 1908 as ''Fussball Club Homburg'' by a group of seventeen ...
.
DFB-Pokal fixtures and results
Player information
Transfers
In
Out
References
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