2020–21 VfB Stuttgart season explained

Club:	VfB Stuttgart
Season:	2020–21
Chrtitle:	President
Chairman:	Claus Vogt
Mgrtitle:	Coach
Manager:	Pellegrino Matarazzo
Stadium:	Mercedes-Benz Arena
League:	Bundesliga
League Result:	9th
Cup1:	DFB-Pokal
Cup1 Result:	Round of 16
League Topscorer:	Saša Kalajdžić (16)
Season Topscorer:	Saša Kalajdžić (17)
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Prevseason:	2019–20
Nextseason:	2021–22

The 2020–21 season was the 128th season in the existence of VfB Stuttgart and the club's first season back in the top flight of German football. In addition to the domestic league, VfB Stuttgart participated in this season's edition of the DFB-Pokal. The season covered the period from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.

Players

Out on loan

Transfers

In

		scope=col	Player	Transferred from	scope=col; style="width: 65px;"	Fee	scope=col	Date	scope=col	Source
3			Sint-Truiden	€1,700,000		^[1]
15			SC Freiburg	€1,300,000		^[2]
5			Arsenal	Loan		^[3]
1			TSG Hoffenheim	€4,000,000		^[4]
2			Hannover 96	€4,000,000		^[5]
29			Le Havre B	Free
32			Juventus U23	Loan		^[6]

Out

		scope=col	Player	Transferred to	scope=col; style="width: 65px;"	Fee	scope=col	Date	scope=col	Source
11			Stade de Reims	€4,000,000		^[7]
19			Amiens SC	€3,500,000		^[8]
27			Retired			^[9]
			SV Sandhausen	Loan		^[10]
29			Würzburger Kickers	Undisclosed		^[11]
7			SD Huesca	Loan		^[12]
17			Türkgücü München	Loan		^[13]
39			FC Midtjylland	Free		^[14]

Competitions

Bundesliga

See main article: 2020–21 Bundesliga.

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 7 August 2020.^[15]

DFB-Pokal

See main article: 2020–21 DFB-Pokal.

Statistics

Appearances and goals

|-! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Goalkeepers|-! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Defenders|-! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Midfielders |-! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Forwards |-! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Players transferred out during the season

Goalscorers

width=15		width=15		width=15		width=15		width=145	Name	width=80	Bundesliga	width=80	DFB-Pokal	width=80	Total
1	FW	9		Saša Kalajdžić	16	1	17
2	FW	14		Silas	11	2	13
3	FW	22		Nicolás González	6	0	6
4	MF	8		Gonzalo Castro	4	0	4
	MF	10		Daniel Didavi	4	0	4
6	MF	3		Wataru Endo	3	0	3
	MF	20		Philipp Förster	3	0	3
8	DF	4		Marc-Oliver Kempf	2	0	2
	FW	7		Tanguy Coulibaly	2	0	2
10	MF	21		Philipp Klement	1	0	1
	MF	23		Orel Mangala	1	0	1
	MF	31		Mateo Klimowicz	1	0	1
Own goals					2	0	2
Totals					56	3	59

Last updated: 22 May 2021

Notes and References

1. Web site: Wataru Endo Transfers to VfB Stuttgart. stvv.com. Sint-Truidense V.V.. 28 April 2020. 9 September 2020.
2. Web site: VfB seal permanent signing of Pascal Stenzel. vfb.de. VfB Stuttgart. 1 July 2020. 9 September 2020.
3. News: Dinos signs new contract, joins Stuttgart on loan . 16 July 2020.
4. Web site: Gregor Kobel signs for VfB. vfb.de. VfB Stuttgart. 28 July 2020. 9 September 2020.
5. Web site: VfB macht Anton-Transfer perfekt – Jackson Martinez kein Thema . kicker.de . . 28 July 2020 . 9 September 2020 . de.
6. Web site: VfB sign Naouirou Ahamada on loan. vfb.de. VfB Stuttgart. 5 October 2020. 31 January 2021.
7. News: Τάσος Δώνης: Ανακοινώθηκε από την Ρεμς. www.sport24.gr. Greek. 3 September 2019.
8. Web site: Chadrac Akolo departs for SC Amiens. VfB Stuttgart. 30 July 2019. 9 September 2020.
9. Web site: Danke, Mario! . de . 28 June 2020.
10. Web site: https://www.vfb.de/en/vfb/latest/news/professionals/2020/leihe-nikolas-nartey-kopie/. Nikolas Nartey loaned to SV Sandhausen. VfB Stuttgart. 31 July 2020. 31 July 2020.
11. Web site: David Kopacz moving on. VfB Stuttgart. 31 July 2020. 9 September 2020.
12. Web site: Pablo Maffeo joins SD Huesca on loan. 8 September 2020. 9 September 2020.
13. Web site: Awoudja heads to Munich on loan. 31 January 2021. 31 January 2021.
14. Web site: Ailton leaves VfB. VfB Stuttgart. 1 February 2021. 1 February 2021.
15. Web site: 7 August 2020 . 2020-21 season: DFL publishes Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2 fixture lists . 12 August 2020 . bundesliga.com . . en.