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Revision as of 22:08, 12 January 2006

VfB Stuttgart
logo
Full nameVfB Stuttgart 1893 e.V.
Nickname(s)Die Schwaben
Founded1893
GroundGottlieb-Daimler-Stadion,
Stuttgart
Capacity54,088
ChairmanErwin Staudt
ManagerItaly Giovanni Trapattoni
LeagueBundesliga
2004-05Bundesliga, 5th

The VfB Stuttgart (eingetragener Verein für Bewegungsspiele Stuttgart 1893 , "registered Club for Athletic Games Stuttgart 1893") is a sports and football club in Stuttgart, founded on September 9, 1893 as Stuttgart FV 93. Eventually, the Stuttgart FV 93 merged with Kronen-Club Cannstatt on April 2, 1912 and subsequently changed its name to VfB Stuttgart 1893 e. V.. The decisive club meeting, where the merger was approved, took place at the "Concordia" hotel in Cannstatt (a city district of Stuttgart).

The VfB club colors are white and red, with a red stripe on the chest. They are called "the reds", compared to local rivals, "the blues" Stuttgarter Kickers.

In 1963, with its football team, VfB Stuttgart was a founding member of the Bundesliga, the German top national football league. In addition, the club operates departments for athletics, fistball, hockey and table tennis.

The home ground of VfB Stuttgart is the Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion ("Gottlieb Daimler Stadium"), which was built in 1933. It lies close to the River Neckar on Stuttgart's Mercedes Street near a Mercedes-Benz factory and the new Mercedes-Benz Museum. After renovation, the stadium can hold a max. capacity of 54,088 spectators (international matches: 50,000). Currently, the stadium is being extended to a maximum capacity of about 57,000 spectators (international matches: 54,500). It will be one of the hosts for the

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with six matches, including the third place play-off.

Important people

File:VfB Stuttgart coin.jpg
VfB Stuttgart coin
File:S Meissner and M Antwerpes.jpg
VfB player Silvio Meissner (right) at Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion (February 2003)

2005/06 team squad

As of December 17, 2005 Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Germany GER Timo Hildebrand
2 DF Germany GER Andreas Hinkel
3 DF Austria AUT Martin Stranzl
4 DF Croatia CRO Boris Živković (on loan to FC Köln)
5 DF Germany GER Markus Babbel
6 DF Portugal POR Fernando Meira
7 MF Germany GER Silvio Meißner
8 MF Germany GER Daniel Bierofka
9 FW Switzerland SUI Marco Streller (on loan to FC Köln)
10 FW Denmark DEN Jon Dahl Tomasson
11 MF Germany GER Thomas Hitzlsperger
12 MF Germany GER Heiko Gerber
13 MF Germany GER Christian Tiffert
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 MF Croatia CRO Mario Carević
16 MF Germany GER Horst Heldt
17 DF France FRA Mathieu Delpierre
18 FW Brazil BRA Jeronimo Cacau
20 MF Croatia CRO Zvonimir Soldo
21 DF Switzerland SUI Ludovic Magnin
22 MF Denmark DEN Jesper Grønkjær
23 GK Germany GER Dirk Heinen
26 MF Germany GER Marco Caliguri
33 FW Germany GER Mario Gómez
38 FW Serbia and Montenegro SCG Danijel Ljuboja
40 MF Germany GER Christian Gentner

Prominent former and current players

Greatest achievements

  • German vice champions:
    • 1935, 1953, 1979, 2003
  • German Super-Cup winner:
    • 1992
  • South German champions:
    • 1946, 1952, 1954
  • Württemberg champions
    • 1927 (Württemberg/Baden), 1930, 1935, 1937, 1938, 1941

Bundesliga Position


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