2007–08 VfB Stuttgart season

The 2007–08 season was VfB Stuttgart's 43rd season in the Bundesliga.

VfB Stuttgart
2007-08 season
ManagerArmin Veh
StadiumGottlieb-Daimler-Stadion, Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg
Bundesliga6th
DFB-PokalQuarter-finals
Champions LeagueGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague: Mario Gómez (19)
All: Mario Gómez (28)
Highest home attendance58,500 vs Eintracht Frankfurt
(3 May 2008)
vs Arminia Bielefeld
(17 May 2008)
Lowest home attendance7,500 vs SC Paderborn
(31 October 2007)

Team kit

The team kit for the season was produced by Puma and the shirt sponsor is EnBW.

Home
Away
Third
Fourth

Squad

First-team squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  GER Raphael Schäfer
2 DF  GER Andreas Beck
3 DF  MEX Ricardo Osorio
5 DF  GER Serdar Tasci
6 DF  POR Fernando Meira (captain)
7 MF  GER Silvio Meißner
8 MF  SWE Alexander Farnerud
10 MF  TUR Yıldıray Baştürk
11 MF  GER Thomas Hitzlsperger
13 MF  MEX Pável Pardo (vice-captain)
15 DF  CIV Arthur Boka
17 DF  FRA Matthieu Delpierre
18 FW  BRA Cacau
19 MF  GER Roberto Hilbert
20 FW  ROU Ciprian Marica
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 DF   SUI Ludovic Magnin
23 FW  GER Manuel Fischer
24 GK  GER Sven Ulreich
25 MF  BRA Antônio da Silva
26 DF  GER Tobias Feisthammel
27 FW  GER Johannes Rahn
28 MF  GER Sami Khedira
29 MF  CMR Georges Mandjeck
31 GK  GER Alexander Stolz
33 FW  GER Mario Gómez
35 MF  GER Christian Träsch
36 MF  GER Peter Perchtold
39 FW  ROU Sergiu Radu
40 MF  GER Julian Schuster
42 DF  GER Marco Pischorn

Transfers

In

Summer transfer window

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  GER Raphael Schäfer (from 1. FC Nürnberg, undisclosed[1])
4 DF  BRA Gledson (from Hansa Rostock, undisclosed[2])
7 MF  GER Silvio Meißner (loan return from 1. FC Kaiserslautern)
9 FW  BRA Ewerthon (on loan from Real Zaragoza[3])
No. Pos. Nation Player
10 MF  TUR Yıldıray Baştürk (from Hertha BSC, undisclosed[4])
20 FW  ROU Ciprian Marica (from Shakhtar Donetsk, undisclosed[5])
27 MF  GER Johannes Rahn (from TuS Koblenz, free[6])
29 MF  CMR Georges Mandjeck (from Kadji Sports Academy, undisclosed[7])
31 GK  GER Alexander Stolz (loan return from 1899 Hoffenheim)
Winter transfer window

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
39 FW  ROU Sergiu Radu (on loan from VfL Wolfsburg until June 2008[8])
No. Pos. Nation Player
FW  GER Sven Schipplock (from SSV Reutlingen, free[9])

Out

Summer transfer window

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  GER Timo Hildebrand (to Valencia, undisclosed[10])
5 DF  GER Markus Babbel (retired from football)
8 MF  GER Daniel Bierofka (to 1860 Munich, free[11])
9 FW   SUI Marco Streller (to Basel, free[12])
12 DF  GER Heiko Gerber (to FC Ingolstadt, free)
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 FW  GER Benjamin Lauth (loan return to Hamburger SV[13])
23 GK  GER Dirk Heinen (retired from football)
27 FW  GER Tobias Weis (to 1899 Hoffenheim, free)
-- FW  CRO Mario Carević (to SC Lokeren, free[14])
-- FW  DEN Jon Dahl Tomasson (to Villarreal, undisclosed[15])
Winter transfer window

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
12 GK  AUT Michael Langer (to SC Freiburg, undisclosed[16])
4 DF  BRA Gledson (to Hansa Rostock, undisclosed[17])
No. Pos. Nation Player
9 FW  BRA Ewerthon (loan terminated, returned to Real Zaragoza[18])

Players out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
-- MF  GER Christian Gentner (on loan to VfL Wolfsburg)
-- MF  BRA Élson (on loan to Goiás)
No. Pos. Nation Player
-- FW  SRB Danijel Ljuboja (on loan to VfL Wolfsburg until June 2008[19])
38 DF  GER David Pisot (on loan to SC Paderborn until June 2008[20])

Statistics

Last updated on May 12, 2008.

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player TotalBundesligaChampions LeagueDFB CupPremiere Ligapokal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Raphael Schäfer 33-6323-416-153-51-2
2 DF Andreas Beck 231171203010
3 DF Ricardo Osorio 300220502010
5 DF Serdar Tasci 300220602000
6 DF Fernando Meira 373273603010
7 MF Silvio Meißner 11070201010
8 MF Alexander Farnerud 180120401010
10 MF Yıldıray Baştürk 324254403000
11 MF Thomas Hitzlsperger 327255204210
13 MF Pável Pardo 383292413020
15 DF Arthur Boka 230180301010
17 DF Matthieu Delpierre 280220303000
18 FW Cacau 3410279511010
19 MF Roberto Hilbert 406314503210
20 FW Ciprian Marica 353282413000
21 DF Ludovic Magnin 310270301000
23 FW Manuel Fischer 3121100000
24 GK Sven Ulreich 12-1811-16001-200
25 MF Antônio da Silva 274203313010
28 MF Sami Khedira 341241504010
29 MF Georges Mandjeck 1000000010
31 GK Alexander Stolz 0000000000
33 FW Mario Gómez 32282519433600
35 DF Christian Träsch 1010000000
36 MF Peter Perchtold 1010000000
39 FW Sergiu Radu 3020001000
40 MF Julian Schuster 3020001000
42 DF Marco Pischorn 3020001000
Players sold or loaned out during the 2008 winter transfer window:
4 DF Gledson 2000001010
9 FW Ewerthon 171111401010
12 GK Michael Langer 0000000000

Disciplinary record

Disciplinary records for 2007–08 league matches. Players with 1 card or more included only.
No. Nat. Player Yellow cards Red cards
1Raphael Schäfer10
2Andreas Beck20
3Ricardo Osorio11
5Serdar Tasci50
6Fernando Meira32
7Silvio Meißner10
8Alexander Farnerud20
10Yıldıray Baştürk20
11Thomas Hitzlsperger30
13Pável Pardo42
15Arthur Boka30
17Matthieu Delpierre41
18 Cacau60
19Roberto Hilbert70
20Ciprian Marica40
21Ludovic Magnin40
25Antônio da Silva20
28Sami Khedira40
33Mario Gómez10
36Peter Perchtold10
Players sold or loaned out during the 2008 winter transfer window:
9 Ewerthon10

Club

Management

Position Staff
Manager Armin Veh
Assistant manager Markus Babbel
Assistant manager Alfons Higl
Club doctor Raymond Best
Club doctor Heiko Striegel

Last updated: November 27, 2007
Source: VfB.de

Other information

Chairman Erwin Staudt
Ground (capacity and dimensions) Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion (55,896 / )

Source: VfB.de

Premiere Ligapokal

Semi-finals

VfB Stuttgart0–2Bayern Munich
(Report) Ribéry  8'
Wagner  66'

Bundesliga

Classification

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
4 Hamburger SV 34 14 12 8 47 26 +21 54 Qualification to UEFA Cup first round
5 VfL Wolfsburg 34 15 9 10 58 46 +12 54
6 VfB Stuttgart 34 16 4 14 57 57 0 52 Qualification to Intertoto Cup third round
7 Bayer Leverkusen 34 15 6 13 57 40 +17 51
8 Hannover 96 34 13 10 11 54 56 2 49
Source: www.dfb.de
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
34 16 4 14 55 55  0 52 12 2 3 37 17  +20 4 2 11 18 38  −20

Last updated: 17 May 2008.
Source: VfB.de

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAAAAHHAAHAHAHAHAAH
ResultDLWLWLWLLLWWWWLWLLLWWWWDWDWLWLWLLD
Updated to match(es) played on 17 May 2008. Source: VfB.de
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

VfB Stuttgart2–2Schalke 04
Khedira  63'
Pardo  67'
(Report) Kobiashvili  25'
Rakitić  76'

Hertha BSC3–1VfB Stuttgart
Chahed  51'
Fathi  65'
Okoronkwo  80'
(Report) Hitzlsperger  15'
Olympiastadion, Berlin
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Thorsten Kinhöfer

VfB Stuttgart1–0MSV Duisburg
Gómez  34' (Report)
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Manuel Gräfe

Karlsruher SC1–0VfB Stuttgart
Hajnal  54' (Report)
Attendance: 27,800
Referee: Markus Merk

VfB Stuttgart3–0Energie Cottbus
Cacau  53'
Ewerthon  78'
Gómez  82'
(Report)

Werder Bremen4–1VfB Stuttgart
Almeida  3'  4'
Sanogo  15'
Diego  89'
(Report) Gómez  13'
Attendance: 40,000

VfB Stuttgart1–0VfL Bochum
Hilbert  50' (Report)

Hansa Rostock2–1VfB Stuttgart
Rathgeb  16'
Orestes  18'
(Report) Gómez  73'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Michael Kempter

VfB Stuttgart0–2Hannover 96
Meira  7' (Report) Huszti  8', 52'

Hamburger SV4–1VfB Stuttgart
Olić  7', 32', 55'
Mathijsen  60'
(Report) Pardo  45'
Tasci  73'
HSH Nordbank Arena, Hamburg
Attendance: 47,000
Referee: Helmut Fleischer

VfB Stuttgart1–0Bayer Leverkusen
Beck  72' (Report)
Attendance: 51,000
Referee: Günter Perl

1. FC Nürnberg0–1VfB Stuttgart
(Report) Gómez  15'
Attendance: 40,000

VfB Stuttgart3–1Bayern Munich
Gómez  10', 42'
Baştürk  30'
(Report) Toni  86'
Attendance: 55,600
Referee: Thorsten Kinhöfer

Eintracht Frankfurt1–4VfB Stuttgart
Köhler  41' (Report) Hilbert  45'
Marica  48'
Hitzlsperger  57'
Cacau  90+2'
Attendance: 51,500
Referee: Peter Gagelmann

VfB Stuttgart1–2Borussia Dortmund
Meira  35' (Report) Valdez  10'
Petrić  79'

VfB Stuttgart3–1VfL Wolfsburg
Marica  26'
Cacau  47'
Hitzlsperger  86'
(Report) Džeko  49'

Arminia Bielefeld2–0VfB Stuttgart
Kamper  79'
Wichniarek  90'
(Report) Pardo  47'  73'
Osorio  86'
Attendance: 20,600
Referee: Manuel Gräfe

Schalke 044–1VfB Stuttgart
Kurányi  32', 51'
Westermann  75'
Zé Roberto  90'
(Report) Silva  61'
Attendance: 61,482
Referee: Felix Brych

VfB Stuttgart1–3Hertha BSC Berlin
Delpierre  15'  81'
Gómez  40'
(Report) Pantelić  7', 45'
Raffael  48'

MSV Duisburg2–3VfB Stuttgart
Niculescu  49'
Ishiaku  57'
(Report) Gómez  16', 41'
Hitzlsperger  90+2'
Attendance: 21,000
Referee: Babak Rafati

VfB Stuttgart3–1Karlsruher SC
Gómez  5'
Hilbert  26'
Cacau  88'
(Report) Hajnal  81'

VfB Stuttgart6–3Werder Bremen
Gómez  19', 43', 65'
Cacau  66', 87'
Mertesacker  83' (o.g.)
(Report) Almeida  8'
Boenisch  60'
Rosenberg  76'

Energie Cottbus0–1VfB Stuttgart
(Report) Meira  30'
Attendance: 30,150
Referee: Peter Gagelmann

VfL Bochum1–1VfB Stuttgart
Dabrowski  20' (Report) Hitzlsperger  47'
Attendance: 25,086
Referee: Peter Sippel

VfB Stuttgart4–1Hansa Rostock
Pardo  51' (pen.)
Cacau  54'
Gómez  87'
Baştürk  90'
(Report) Orestes  56'
Attendance: 36,000
Referee: Günter Perl

Hannover 960–0VfB Stuttgart
(Report)
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Marc Seemann

VfB Stuttgart1–0Hamburg
Hilbert  20' (Report)

Bayer Leverkusen3–0VfB Stuttgart
Rolfes  41', 70'
Kießling  45'
(Report)
Attendance: 22,500
Referee: Michael Kempter

VfB Stuttgart3–01. FC Nürnberg
Cacau  4'
Silva  13'
Meira  31'
(Report)
Attendance: 48,000
Referee: Lutz Wagner

Bayern Munich4–1VfB Stuttgart
Toni  8'
Van Bommel  55'
Ribéry  75', 76'
(Report) Silva  19'
Attendance: 69,000
Referee: Florian Meyer

VfB Stuttgart4–1Eintracht Frankfurt
Baştürk  3', 18'
Gómez  6'
Cacau  47'
(Report) Amanatidis  62'

Borussia Dortmund3–2VfB Stuttgart
Tinga  35'
Frei  59', 79'
(Report) Gómez  55', 83'
Signal Iduna Park, Dortmund
Attendance: 63,000
Referee: Michael Kempter

VfL Wolfsburg4–0VfB Stuttgart
Marcelinho  16'
Džeko  22'
Costa  65'
Dejagah  75'
(Report) Meira  17'
Attendance: 26,000

VfB Stuttgart2–2Arminia Bielefeld
Gómez  74' (pen.)
Fischer  85'
(Report) Tesche  10'
Eigler  87'

UEFA Champions League

Group stage

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Barcelona 6420123+914
Lyon 63121110+110
Rangers 621379−27
VfB Stuttgart 6105715−83
Rangers 2–1 VfB Stuttgart
Adam  62'
Darcheville  75' (pen.)
(Report) Gómez  56'
Attendance: 49,795
Referee: Stefano Farina

VfB Stuttgart 0–2 Barcelona
(Report) Puyol  58'
Messi  66'

VfB Stuttgart 0–2 Lyon
(Report) Santos  55'
Benzema  79'

Lyon 4–2 VfB Stuttgart
Ben Arfa  5', 37'
Källstrom  15'
Juninho  90'
(Report) Gómez  16', 56'
Stade Gerland, Lyon
Attendance: 38,215
Referee: Yuri Baskakov

VfB Stuttgart 3–2 Rangers
Cacau  45'
Pardo  62'
Marica  85'
(Report) Adam  27'
Ferguson  70'
Attendance: 51,000
Referee: Darko Čeferin

Barcelona 3–1 VfB Stuttgart
Dos Santos  36'
Eto'o  57'
Ronaldinho  67'
(Report) Silva  3'
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Stéphane Lannoy

Disciplinary record

Players with 1 card or more included only.
No. Nat. Player Yellow cards Red cards
5Serdar Tasci10
6Fernando Meira20
7Silvio Meißner10
8Alexander Farnerud20
10Yıldıray Baştürk10
13Pável Pardo10
18 Cacau10
19Roberto Hilbert10
21Ludovic Magnin10
28Sami Khedira10

DFB Cup

Round 1

Wehen Wiesbaden1–2VfB Stuttgart
Catić  47' (Report) Gledson  46'
Hilbert  65', 90'
Meira  86'
Stadion am Bruchweg, Mainz[21]
Attendance: 15,200
Referee: Felix Brych

Round 2

VfB Stuttgart3 – 2
(a.e.t.)
SC Paderborn
Hitzlsperger  31', 36'
Gómez  118'
(Report) Koen  66'
Döring  69'
Attendance: 7,500
Referee: Michael Kempter

Round 3

Werder Bremen II2–3VfB Stuttgart
Heider  57'
Peitz  71'
(Report) Gómez  29', 32', 42'
Attendance: 10,310
Referee: Jochen Drees

Quarter-finals

VfB Stuttgart2 – 2 (a.e.t.)
(4 – 5 pen.)
Carl Zeiss Jena
Gómez  80', 95' (Report) Werner  32'
Müller  120'
Penalties
Pardo
Hilbert
Cacau
Silva
Hitzlsperger
4–5 Müller
Werner
Saka
Šimák
Ziegner
Attendance: 18,500
Referee: Thorsten Kinhöfer

Disciplinary record

Players with 1 card or more included only.
No. Nat. Player Yellow cards Red cards
2Andreas Beck20
6Fernando Meira11
10Yıldıray Baştürk20
11Thomas Hitzlsperger10
13Pável Pardo10
15Arthur Boka10
17Matthieu Delpierre10
33Mario Gómez20
Players sold or loaned out during the 2008 winter transfer window:
4 Gledson01

Reserve team

VfB Stuttgart II were coached by Rainer Adrion. They finished 3rd in the Regionalliga Süd, securing qualification for the inaugural 3. Liga season.

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK  GER Timo Hammel
GK  GER Frank Lehmann
GK  GER Alexander Stolz
GK  GER Sven Ulreich
DF  GER Steffen Dangelmayr
DF  GER Tobias Feisthammel
DF  CRO Dubravko Kolinger
DF  CRO Marijan Kovačević
DF  GER Anton Pelipetz
DF  GER Marco Pischorn
DF  GER David Pisot (to January)
DF  GER Joachim Schwabe
DF  GER Robin Schuster
MF  GER Martin Dausch
MF  GER Patrick Funk
MF  GER Andreas Hindelang
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF  GER Sebastian Hofmann
MF  GER José-Alex Ikeng
MF  GER Jeremy Karikari (from January)
MF  GER Michael Klauß
MF  GER Peter Perchtold
MF  GER Sebastian Rudy
MF  GER Christian Sauter
MF  GER Julian Schuster
MF  GER Christian Träsch
FW  GER Manuel Fischer
FW  GER Nico Klotz
FW  GER Patrick Mayer (to January)
FW  GER Matthias Morys
FW  GER Sven Schipplock (from January)
FW  GER Johannes Rahn
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