List of VfB Stuttgart seasons explained

This is a list of the seasons played by VfB Stuttgart from 1909 when the club replaced the rugby club. In 1909 they joined the South German Football Association playing the second tier B-klasse. Because there is very little information about these leagues this list starts from 1912 when Stuttgart eventually advanced to the senior Südkreis-Liga. The club's achievements in all major national and international competitions as well as the top scorers are listed. Top scorers in bold and were also top scorers of the division. The list is separated into three parts, coinciding with the three major episodes of German football:

VfB Stuttgart have won the German football championship five times; two before and three after the establishment of the Bundesliga. The club also won the DFB-Pokal three times and the DFL-Supercup once.

The club have been relegated three times from the Bundesliga, in 1975, 2016 and 2019. In 1977, 2017 and 2020, the club was promoted back to first division football.

Key

Key to league record:

Key to colours and symbols:
scope=colSymbolscope=colMeaning
style=background:goldW Winners
style=background:silverRU Runners-up
style=background:#cfcPromoted
style=background:MistyRoseRelegated
style=background:PapayaWhipEC European Cup / Champions League
style=background:lightblueEC UEFA Cup / Europa League
style=background:lightyellowTop league scorer in Vfb Stuttgart's division

Key to rounds:

Seasons until 1933

Results of league competitions by season.

Results of league and cup competitions by season
SeasonDivisionPldWDLGFGAPtsPosName(s)Goals
LeagueTop goalscorer(s)[1]
1912–13N/A
1913–14N/A
1914–15
1915–16
1916–17
1917–18
1918–19
1919–20
1921–22N/A
1922–23style=background:MistyRoseN/A
1923–24style=background:#cfcN/A
1924–25N/A
1925–26N/A
1926–27 [2] N/A
1927–28 [3] N/A
1928–29 [4] N/A
1929–30 [5] N/A
1930–31N/A
1931–32 [6] N/A
1932–33N/A

Gauliga (1933–1945)

Results of league and cup competitions by season
SeasonDivisionPldWDLGFGAPtsPosDFB-PokalName(s)Goals
LeagueTop goalscorer(s)[7]
1933–34N/A
1934–35 [8] N/A
1935–36N/A
1936–37 [9] N/A
1937–38 [10] N/A
1938–39N/A
1939–40 [11] N/A
1940–41N/A
1941–42N/A
1942–43N/A
1943–44N/A
1944–45

1945–1963

Results of league and cup competitions by season
SeasonDivisionPldWDLGFGAPtsPosDFB-PokalCupResultPlayer(s)Goals
LeagueUEFA – FIFATop goalscorer(s)[12]
1945–46 [13] -
1946–47-
1947–48-
1948–49-
1949–50style=background:gold [14] -
1950–51-
1951–52style=background:gold [15] -
1952–53style=background:silver [16] -
1953–54 [17] style=background:gold-
1954–55-
1955–56 [18] -
1956–57-
1957–58style=background:gold-
1958–59-
1959–60-
1960–61-
1961–62-
1962–63-

Since 1963 (foundation of Bundesliga)

Results of league and cup competitions by season
SeasonDivisionPldWDLGFGAPtsPosDFB-PokalDFL-SupercupCupResultPlayer(s)Goals
LeagueUEFA – FIFATop goalscorer(s)[19]
1963–64
1964–65
1965–66
1966–67
1967–68
1968–69
1969–70
1970–71
1971–72
1972–73style=background:lightblue
1973–74UCSF
1974–75style=background:MistyRose
1975–76
1976–77style=background:#cfc
1977–78style=background:lightblue
1978–79style=background:lightblueUCR16
1979–80style=background:lightblueUCSF
1980–81style=background:lightblueUCR16
1981–82UCR64
1982–83style=background:lightblue
1983–84style=background:goldUCR64
1984–85ECR32
1985–86style=background:silver
1986–87CWCR16
1987–88style=background:lightblue
1988–89style=background:lightblueUCstyle=background:silverRU

1989–90UCR16
1990–91style=background:lightblue
1991–92style=background:goldUCR32Fritz Walter
1992–93style=background:goldUCLR32
1993–94
1994–95
1995–96Fredi Bobic
1996–97style=background:gold
1997–98style=background:lightblueCWCstyle=background:silverRU
1998–99UCR32
1999–2000
2000–01UCR16
2001–02
2002–03style=background:PapayaWhipUCR16
2003–04style=background:LightBlueUCLR16
2004–05style=background:LightBlueUCR32
2005–06UCR32
2006–07style=background:goldstyle=background:silver
2007–08UCLGS
2008–09style=background:PapayaWhipUCR32
2009–10style=background:LightBlueUCLR16
2010–11UELR32
2011–12style=background:LightBlue
2012–13style=background:silverUELR16
2013–14UELPO
2014–15
2015–16style=background:MistyRose
2016–17style=background:#cfcSimon Terodde
2017–18
2018–19style=background:Mistyrose
2019–20style=background:#cfc
2020–21
2021–22
2022–23
2023–24style=background:PapayaWhip

Literature

Notes and References

  1. Goals in German football championship and South German football championship.
  2. South German Football Championship: 5th in Group Web site: The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation 1926-27. 13 September 2017.
  3. South German Football Championship: 3rd in Group of 2nd and 3rd places Südost Web site: The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation 1927-28. 13 September 2017.
  4. South German Football Championship: 5th in Group of 2nd and 3rd places Südost Web site: The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation 1928-29. 13 September 2017.
  5. South German Football Championship: 5th in Group of Champions Web site: The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation 1929-30. 13 September 2017.
  6. South German Football Championship: 8th in Group Süd/Ost Web site: The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation 1931-32. 13 September 2017.
  7. Goals in all competitions Gauliga or lower divisions and DFB-Pokal.
  8. German Football Championship: 1st in Group 4, semi-final versus VfL Benrath 4–2, Final vs Schalke 04 4–6 Web site: The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation 1934-35. 13 September 2017.
  9. German Football Championship: 1st in Group 3, semi- final vs Schalke 04 2–4, third place vs Hamburger SV 1–0 Web site: The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation 1936-37. 13 September 2017.
  10. German Football Championship: 3rd in Group 3 Web site: The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation 1937-38. 13 September 2017.
  11. German Football Championship: 2nd in Group Württemberg Championship Web site: The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation 1939-40. 13 September 2017.
  12. Goals in all competitions (Bundesliga or lower divisions, DFB-Pokal, DFL-Supercup and European tournaments.
  13. No German Football Championship was played between 1944 and 1947 because of World War II
  14. Vfb Stuttgart ended 2nd in Oberliga Süd. For the German Football Championship they played 4 matches. Preliminary vs VfL Osnabrück 2–1, Intermediate vs 1. FC Kaiserslautern 5–2, semi-final versus SpVgg Greuther Fürth 4–1 and final vs Kickers Offenbach 2–1 Web site: Deutsche Meisterschaft Endrunde 1950. Das Deutsche Fußball-Archiv. 13 September 2017.
  15. German Football Championship 1st Group 2. Final vs 1. FC Saarbrücken 3–2 Web site: Deutsche Meisterschaft Endrunde 1952. Das Deutsche Fußball-Archiv. 13 September 2017.
  16. Vfb Stuttgart ended 2nd in Oberliga Süd. German Football Championship 1st Group 2. Final vs 1. FC Kaiserslautern 1–4 Web site: Deutsche Meisterschaft Endrunde 1953. Das Deutsche Fußball-Archiv. 13 September 2017.
  17. German Football Championship 2nd Group 2. Web site: Deutsche Meisterschaft Endrunde 1954. Das Deutsche Fußball-Archiv. 13 September 2017.
  18. German Football Championship 3rd in Group 2. Web site: Deutsche Meisterschaft Endrunde 1956. Das Deutsche Fußball-Archiv. 13 September 2017.
  19. Goals in all competitions (Bundesliga or lower divisions, DFB-Pokal, DFL-Supercup and European tournaments.