2015–16 VfB Stuttgart season explained
Club: | VfB Stuttgart |
Season: | 2015–16 |
Manager: | Alexander Zorniger (sacked 24 November 2015) Jürgen Kramny (appointed 20 December 2015) |
Chairman: | Bernd Wahler |
Stadium: | Mercedes-Benz Arena, Stuttgart |
League: | Bundesliga |
League Result: | 17th (relegated) |
Cup1: | DFB-Pokal |
Cup1 Result: | Quarter-finals |
League Topscorer: | Daniel Didavi (13) |
Season Topscorer: | Daniel Didavi (14) |
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Prevseason: | 2014–15 |
Nextseason: | 2016–17 |
The 2015–16 VfB Stuttgart season was the 123rd season in the club's football history. In 2015–16, the club played in the Bundesliga, the premier tier of German football.
Squad
Transfers
Transferred in
No. | Pos. | Name | Age | Nat | Moving from | Type | Transfer Window | Contract ends | Transfer fee | Sources |
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1 | Goalkeeper | Mitchell Langerak | | | Borussia Dortmund | Transfer | Summer | 30 June 2018 | €3,500,000 | [1] |
2 | Defender | Emiliano Insúa | | | Atlético Madrid | Transfer | Summer | 30 June 2018 | Free | [2] |
4 | Defender | Toni Šunjić | | | Kuban Krasnodar | Transfer | Summer | 30 June 2018 | €3,000,000 | [3] |
8 | Midfielder | Lukas Rupp | | | SC Paderborn | Transfer | Summer | 30 June 2018 | Free | [4] |
9 | Forward | Robbie Kruse | | | Bayer Leverkusen | Loan | Summer | 30 June 2016 | €750,000 | [5] |
14 | Defender | Philip Heise | | | 1. FC Heidenheim | Transfer | Summer | 30 June 2018 | €750,000 | [6] |
22 | Goalkeeper | Przemysław Tytoń | | | PSV Eindhoven | Transfer | Summer | 30 June 2017 | €1,000,000 | [7] |
27 | Midfielder | Mart Ristl | | | VfB Stuttgart U19 | Promoted | Summer | 30 June 2018 | — | [8] |
28 | Midfielder | Marvin Wanitzek | | | VfB Stuttgart II | Promoted | Summer | 30 June 2017 | — | |
31 | Midfielder | Arianit Ferati | | | VfB Stuttgart U19 | Promoted | Summer | 30 June 2018 | — | |
39 | Forward | Jan Kliment | | | Vysočina Jihlava | Transfer | Summer | 30 June 2019 | €1,000,000 | [9] |
— | Midfielder | Joshua Kimmich | | | RB Leipzig | Transfer | Summer | — | €1,500,000 | [10] |
— | Midfielder | Kevin Stöger | | | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | Loan return | Summer | 30 June 2017 | — | [11] |
15 | Defender | Kevin Großkreutz | | | Galatasaray | Transfer | Winter | 30 June 2018 | €2,170,000 | [12] |
23 | Forward | Artem Kravets | | | Dynamo Kyiv | Loan | Winter | 30 June 2016 | €500,000 | [13] |
24 | Defender | Federico Barba | | | Empoli | Loan | Winter | 30 June 2016 | €1,000,000 | [14] |
32 | Goalkeeper | Benjamin Uphoff | | | VfB Stuttgart II | Promoted | Winter | 30 June 2017 | — | |
34 | Forward | Borys Tashchy | | | VfB Stuttgart II | Promoted | Winter | 30 June 2018 | — | |
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Transferred out
No. | Pos. | Name | Age | Nat | Moving to | Type | Transfer Window | Transfer fee | Sources |
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1 | Goalkeeper | Sven Ulreich | | | Bayern Munich | Transfer | Summer | €3,500,000 | [15] |
2 | Defender | Gōtoku Sakai | | | Hamburger SV | Transfer | Summer | €700,000 | [16] |
5 | Defender | Karim Haggui | | | Fortuna Düsseldorf | End of contract | Summer | — | [17] |
8 | Midfielder | Moritz Leitner | | | Borussia Dortmund | End of loan | Summer | — | [18] |
9 | Forward | Vedad Ibišević | | | Hertha BSC | Transfer | Summer | Free | [19] |
13 | Midfielder | Oriol Romeu | | | Chelsea | End of loan | Summer | — | [20] |
22 | Goalkeeper | Thorsten Kirschbaum | | | 1. FC Nürnberg | Transfer | Summer | €100,000 | [21] |
23 | Midfielder | Sercan Sararer | | | Fortuna Düsseldorf | Transfer | Summer | €500,000 | [22] |
23 | Midfielder | Kevin Stöger | | | SC Paderborn | Transfer | Summer | €1,000,000 | |
24 | Defender | Antonio Rüdiger | | | Roma | Loan | Summer | €4,000,000 | [23] |
25 | Forward | Mohammed Abdellaoue | | | Vålerenga | Transfer | Summer | Free | [24] |
27 | Defender | Tim Leibold | | | 1. FC Nürnberg | Transfer | Summer | Free | [25] |
34 | Midfielder | Konstantin Rausch | | | Darmstadt 98 | Transfer | Summer | Free | [26] |
39 | Midfielder | Robin Yalçın | | | Çaykur Rizespor | Transfer | Summer | €250,000 | [27] |
— | Midfielder | Joshua Kimmich | | | Bayern Munich | Transfer | Summer | €8,500,000 | |
9 | Forward | Robbie Kruse | | | Bayer Leverkusen | End of loan | Winter | — | [28] |
11 | Midfielder | Carlos Gruezo | | | FC Dallas | Transfer | Winter | €1,500,000 | [29] |
17 | Goalkeeper | Odisseas Vlachodimos | | | Panathinaikos | Transfer | Winter | Free | [30] |
21 | Midfielder | Adam Hloušek | | | Legia Warsaw | Transfer | Winter | €500,000 | [31] |
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Competitions
Bundesliga
See main article: article and 2015–16 Bundesliga.
Matches
DFB-Pokal
See main article: article and 2015–16 DFB-Pokal.
Notes and References
- Web site: Mitch Langerak Stuttgart: Aussie goalkeeper leaves Borussia Dortmund for Bundesliga rivals. heraldsun.com.au. 30 June 2015. 22 April 2016.
- Web site: Emiliano Insua joins VfB. VfB Stuttgart. 11 July 2015. 22 April 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304070333/http://www.vfb.de/en/aktuell/meldungen/news/2015/neuzugang-emiliano-insua/page/3773-1-1-.html?f2. 2016-03-04. dead.
- News: I'm very happy. 22 April 2016. VfB Stuttgart. 27 August 2015. German. https://web.archive.org/web/20160811065001/http://www.vfb.de/en/aktuell/meldungen/news/2015/kurzinterview-toni-sunjic/page/3878-1-1-.html?f2. 11 August 2016. dead. dmy-all.
- Web site: Lukas Rupp moves to VfB. vfb.de. VfB Stuttgart. 24 June 2015. 22 April 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304073140/http://www.vfb.de/en/aktuell/meldungen/news/2015/verpflichtung-lr/page/3721-1-1-.html. 2016-03-04. dead.
- Web site: Socceroos stars Robbie Kruse, James Troisi get fresh starts with moves to new clubs. foxsports.com.au. 1 September 2015. 22 April 2016.
- Web site: Points of activity. vfb.de. VfB Stuttgart. 25 May 2015. 22 April 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20150525183236/http://www.vfb.de/en/aktuell/meldungen/news/2015/personalentscheidungen-pk-25-mai/page/3694-1-1-.html. 2015-05-25. dead.
- Web site: New man between the posts. vfb.de. VfB Stuttgart. 24 June 2015. 22 April 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20150624162602/http://www.vfb.de/en/aktuell/meldungen/news/2015/verpflichtung-pt/page/3720-1-1-.html. 2015-06-24. dead.
- Web site: Großer Umbruch beim VfB II. vfb.de. VfB Stuttgart. 27 May 2015. 22 April 2016. German. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303231600/http://www.vfb.de/de/aktuell/meldungen/news/2015/abschied-vfb-ii/page/9803-1-3-.html. 2016-03-03. dead.
- Web site: Jan Kliment signs for VfB. vfb.de. VfB Stuttgart. 29 June 2015. 22 April 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304084252/http://www.vfb.de/en/aktuell/meldungen/news/2015/verpflichtung-jan-kliment/page/3725-1-1-.html. 2016-03-04. dead.
- News: FC Bayern verpflichtet Joshua Kimmich. 22 April 2016. Süddeutsche Zeitung. 2 January 2015. German.
- Web site: Kevin Stöger makes move to Paderborn . . 22 April 2016 . 26 August 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304073919/http://www.vfb.de/en/aktuell/meldungen/news/2015/wechsel-kevin-stoeger-nach-paderborn/page/3876-1-1-.html . 4 March 2016 .
- Web site: Kevin Großkreutz transfer completed. vfb.de. VfB Stuttgart. 6 January 2016. 22 April 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160126184926/http://www.vfb.de/en/aktuell/meldungen/news/2015/kevin-grosskreutz-verpflichtung/page/4102-1-1-.html. 2016-01-26. dead.
- Web site: Artem Kravets move confirmed. vfb.de. VfB Stuttgart. 4 January 2016. 22 April 2016.
- Web site: VfB sign Federico Barba. vfb.de. VfB Stuttgart. 1 February 2016. 22 April 2016. https://archive.today/20160215230100/http://www.vfb.de/en/aktuell/meldungen/news/2016/verpflichtung-federico-barba/page/4149-1-1-.html. 2016-02-15. dead.
- Web site: FC Bayern sign keeper Sven Ulreich . FC Bayern Munich . 16 June 2015 . 22 April 2016.
- Web site: Sakai: "Labbadia war ein wichtiger Grund". Sakai: "Labbadia was an important reason". German. 6 July 2015. 22 April 2016. kicker.
- Web site: "Große Erfahrung" für Fortuna: Haggui kommt. "Huge experience" for Fortuna: Haggui comes. German. 21 June 2015. 22 April 2016. kicker.
- Web site: Leitner sucht (s)eine neue Heimat. Leitner is looking for a (his) new home. German. 18 May 2015. 22 April 2016. kicker.
- Web site: Vedad Ibisevic moves to Hertha BSC . . 30 August 2015 . 30 August 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150923174224/http://www.vfb.de/en/aktuell/meldungen/news/2015/transfer-vedad-ibisevic-zu-hertha-bsc/page/3886-1-1-.html . 2015-09-23 . dead .
- Web site: Unschöne Überraschung für Romeu. Unpleasant surprise for Romeu. German. 26 May 2015. 22 April 2016. kicker.
- Web site: Kirschbaum kommt - Gebhart aussortiert. Kirschbaum comes - Gebhart sorted out. German. 25 June 2015. 22 April 2016. kicker.
- Web site: Sercan Sararer leaves VfB. vfb.de. VfB Stuttgart. 27 May 2015. 22 April 2016.
- Web site: Roma complete Rüdiger signing . 19 August 2015 . 22 April 2016 . asroma.it . A.S. Roma.
- Web site: Move to Norway. vfb.de. VfB Stuttgart. 7 August 2015. 22 April 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160116220546/http://www.vfb.de/en/aktuell/meldungen/news/2015/transfer-mohammed-abdellaoue/page/3844-1-1-.html. 2016-01-16. dead.
- Web site: Transfer overview. German. 26 June 2015. 22 April 2016. Rheinische Post.
- Web site: Rausch: Für Schuster eine "Win-win-Situation". Rausch: For Schuster it's a "win-win-situation". German. 6 July 2015. 22 April 2016. kicker.
- Web site: Robin Yalcin verlässt den VfB. vfb.de. VfB Stuttgart. 30 June 2015. 30 June 2015. German.
- Web site: Robbie Kruse returns to Leverkusen. vfb.de. VfB Stuttgart. 1 February 2016. 22 April 2016.
- Web site: Carlos Gruezo wechselt in die USA. Carlos Gruezo goes to the USA. vfb.de. VfB Stuttgart. 23 January 2016. 22 April 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160130004346/http://www.vfb.de/de/aktuell/meldungen/news/2016/wechsel-carlos-gruezo/page/11043-1-3-.html. 30 January 2016. dead. dmy-all.
- Web site: Vlachodimos signs for Panathinaikos. vfb.de. VfB Stuttgart. 27 January 2016. 22 April 2016.
- Web site: Adam Hlousek piłkarzem Legii!. legia.com. Legia Warsaw. 31 January 2016. 22 April 2016.