The 2023–24 season was
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 Stu ...
's 131st season in existence and fourth consecutive season in 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 ...
. They also competed in the
DFB-Pokal.
The club enjoyed a highly successful season under coach
Sebastian Hoeneß
Sebastian Hoeneß (born 12 May 1982) is a German professional football coach and former player. He is the current manager for Bundesliga club VfB Stuttgart.
Hoeneß played as an attacking midfielder, who spent the majority of his career with H ...
, culminating in securing a
UEFA Champions League
The UEFA Champions League (abbreviated as UCL, or sometimes, UEFA CL) is an annual club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) and contested by top-division European clubs, deciding the competit ...
spot for the first time since their last participation in 2009–10. In addition, five players were named in the
Germany national team preliminary squad for the
UEFA Euro 2024 including
Alexander Nübel
Alexander Nübel (born 30 September 1996) is a German professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Ligue 1 club Monaco, on loan from Bundesliga club Bayern Munich.
Club career Early years
Nübel grew up in Salzkotten-Tudorf in East West ...
,
Chris Führich
Chris Führich (born 9 January 1998) is a German professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder or left winger for Bundesliga club VfB Stuttgart and the Germany national team.
Club career
Führich started his career at 1. FC Köl ...
,