2015–16 VfB Stuttgart season

VfB Stuttgart
2015–16 season
Chairman Bernd Wahler
Manager Alexander Zorniger (sacked 24 November 2015)
Jürgen Kramny (appointed 20 December 2015)
Stadium Mercedes-Benz Arena, Stuttgart
Bundesliga 17th (relegated)
DFB-Pokal Quarter-finals
Top goalscorer League: Daniel Didavi (12)
All: Daniel Didavi (13)
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours
All statistics correct as of 16 April 2016.

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

Squad

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. Position Player
1 Australia GK Mitchell Langerak
2 Argentina DF Emiliano Insúa
3 Germany DF Daniel Schwaab
4 Bosnia and Herzegovina DF Toni Šunjić
5 Germany DF Timo Baumgartl
6 Germany DF Georg Niedermeier (vice-captain)
7 Austria FW Martin Harnik
8 Germany MF Lukas Rupp
10 Germany MF Daniel Didavi
14 Germany DF Philip Heise
15 Germany DF Kevin Großkreutz
16 Austria DF Florian Klein
18 Serbia MF Filip Kostić
19 Germany FW Timo Werner
20 Germany MF Christian Gentner (captain)
No. Position Player
22 Poland GK Przemysław Tytoń
23 Ukraine FW Artem Kravets (on loan from Dynamo Kyiv)
24 Italy DF Federico Barba (on loan from Empoli)
26 Ivory Coast MF Serey Die
27 Germany MF Mart Ristl
28 Germany MF Marvin Wanitzek
31 Germany MF Arianit Ferati
32 Germany GK Benjamin Uphoff
33 Germany FW Daniel Ginczek
34 Ukraine FW Borys Tashchy
39 Czech Republic FW Jan Kliment
41 Germany DF Stephen Sama
42 United States MF Jerome Kiesewetter
44 Romania MF Alexandru Maxim

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
Germany DF Antonio Rüdiger (at Roma until June 2016)
New Zealand MF Marco Rojas (at Thun until June 2016)

Transfers

Transferred in

No.Pos.NameAgeNatMoving fromTypeTransfer WindowContract endsTransfer feeSources
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

No.Pos.NameAgeNatMoving toTypeTransfer WindowTransfer feeSources
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

Bundesliga

Main article: 2015–16 Bundesliga

League table

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 to 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: kicker.de, Soccerway
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 winner; (R) Relegated.

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
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

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Result L L L L L W L D W L W L L L D D W W W W W D L L W D L D L L L L L L
Position 15 17 17 17 17 15 17 18 15 16 15 16 16 17 17 18 15 15 15 12 10 11 12 12 11 11 11 12 12 15 15 17 17 17

Last updated: 14 May 2016.
Source: Bundesliga
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Matches

DFB-Pokal

Main article: 2015–16 DFB-Pokal

References

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