VfB Stuttgart II
Encyclopedia
VfB Stuttgart II is a German
football team
located in Stuttgart
, currently playing in the 3rd Liga
. Their first team, VfB Stuttgart
, won the Bundesliga
league title in 2007.
made 9 league appearances for Stuttgart II in the 2006-07 season, his final one coming on 24 September 2006, before he was called up the first-team; he made his Bundesliga debut on 1 October 2006.
. It currently hosts the home games of VfB's A and B youth teams. Initially known as the "Amateur-Stadion" (German for amateur stadium), the Robert-Schlienz Stadium got its name in honour of the well-known VfB player Robert Schlienz
, after his death in June 1995. The first game played here was in the 2nd round of the youth championship, on June 25 1995, between the VfB's B youth team and Eintracht Frankfurt
's.
. The 3rd Liga is the new third tier of German football. It sits below the Bundesliga and 2nd Bundesliga. Earlier, when they were in the Regionalliga Süd
, they did not have the option of promotion. All “B” teams can gain this privilege, by giving up their opportunity to participate in the DFB-Pokal.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
football team
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
located in Stuttgart
Stuttgart
Stuttgart is the capital of the state of Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. The sixth-largest city in Germany, Stuttgart has a population of 600,038 while the metropolitan area has a population of 5.3 million ....
, currently playing in the 3rd Liga
3rd Liga
The 3rd Liga is the third division of football in Germany. The league started with the beginning of the 2008–09 season, when it replaced the Regionalliga as the third tier football league in Germany. In the German football league system, it is positioned between the 2...
. Their first team, VfB Stuttgart
VfB Stuttgart
Verein für Bewegungsspiele Stuttgart 1893 e. V., commonly known as VfB Stuttgart, is a German sports club based in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg. The club is best known for its football team, which has participated in all but two Bundesliga seasons...
, won the Bundesliga
Fußball-Bundesliga
The Fußball-Bundesliga is a professional association football league in Germany. At the top of Germany's football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. It is contested by 18 teams and operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the 2. Bundesliga...
league title in 2007.
Relationship with VfB Stuttgart
VfB Stuttgart II serves as Stuttgart's reserve team, to some extent. The team's backbone consists of recent graduates from Stuttgart's youth teams and several established, older players who are not good enough for Stuttgart's first team. Players that are particularly impressive at Stuttgart II are often called up to become permanent members of the first-team. For example, Sami KhediraSami Khedira
Sami Khedira is a German footballer currently playing for Real Madrid and the German national team. Khedira moved to Real Madrid from VfB Stuttgart in 2010...
made 9 league appearances for Stuttgart II in the 2006-07 season, his final one coming on 24 September 2006, before he was called up the first-team; he made his Bundesliga debut on 1 October 2006.
The Robert-Schlienz Stadium
This stadium, offering 5000 places, all standing, was home for the VfB II until 2008, when they moved to the larger Gazi-Stadion auf der WaldauGAZi-Stadion auf der Waldau
The Gazi-Stadion auf der Waldau is a multi-use stadium in the Degerloch district in Stuttgart, Germany. The stadium is situated approximately 200m besides the Fernsehturm Stuttgart and holds 11,410 spectators , which makes it the second biggest stadium in Stuttgart....
. It currently hosts the home games of VfB's A and B youth teams. Initially known as the "Amateur-Stadion" (German for amateur stadium), the Robert-Schlienz Stadium got its name in honour of the well-known VfB player Robert Schlienz
Robert Schlienz
Robert Schlienz was a German football player. He is considered one of the best players ever to play for current Bundesliga side VfB Stuttgart...
, after his death in June 1995. The first game played here was in the 2nd round of the youth championship, on June 25 1995, between the VfB's B youth team and Eintracht Frankfurt
Eintracht Frankfurt
Eintracht Frankfurt is a German sports club, based in Frankfurt, Hesse that is best known for its association football club.- Club origins :...
's.
Third League
VfB Stuttgart II is one of the founding members of the recently established 3rd Liga3rd Liga
The 3rd Liga is the third division of football in Germany. The league started with the beginning of the 2008–09 season, when it replaced the Regionalliga as the third tier football league in Germany. In the German football league system, it is positioned between the 2...
. The 3rd Liga is the new third tier of German football. It sits below the Bundesliga and 2nd Bundesliga. Earlier, when they were in the Regionalliga Süd
Regionalliga Süd
The Regionalliga Süd is currently the fourth tier of the German football league system. Until the introduction of the 3rd Liga in 2008, it was the third tier. It currently is the highest regional league for the southern part of Germany...
, they did not have the option of promotion. All “B” teams can gain this privilege, by giving up their opportunity to participate in the DFB-Pokal.
League
- German amateur championship
- Champions: (2) 1963, 1980
- Runners-up: 1971
- Regionalliga SüdRegionalliga SüdThe Regionalliga Süd is currently the fourth tier of the German football league system. Until the introduction of the 3rd Liga in 2008, it was the third tier. It currently is the highest regional league for the southern part of Germany...
(III)- Runners-up: 2001
- Oberliga Baden-WürttembergOberliga Baden-WürttembergThe Oberliga Baden-Württemberg is the highest Football League in the state of Baden-Württemberg and the Baden-Württemberg football league system. It is one of eleven Oberligas in German Football, the 5th tier of the German football league system...
(III-IV)- Champions: (3) 1980, 1998, 2003
- Runners-up: (2) 1981, 1996
- Amateurliga WürttembergAmateurliga WürttembergThe Amateurliga Württemberg was the highest football league in the region of the Württemberg FA and the third tier of the German football league system from its inception in 1945 until the formation of the Oberliga Baden-Württemberg and the Verbandsliga Württemberg below it in 1978.- Overview :The...
(III)- Champions: 1960
- Amateurliga Nordwürttemberg (III)
- Champions: (5) 1963, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1961
- Verbandsliga WürttembergVerbandsliga WürttembergThe Verbandsliga Württemberg is currently the 6th tier of the German football league system. Until the introduction of the 3rd Liga it was the 5th tier of the league system.-Overview:...
(IV)- Champions: 1990
- Runners-up: (2) 1979, 1989
Cup
- Württemberg CupWürttemberg CupThe Bitburger-wfv-Pokal is one of the 21 regional cup competitions of German football. The winner of the competition gains entry to the first round of the German Cup. It was introduced in 1945. In 2011 the cup was renamed from WFV-Pokal into Bitburger-wfv-Pokal because of a new name sponsoring by...
- Winners: (4) 1970, 1980, 1981, 2000
- Runners-up: (3) 1974, 1982, 2002
Recent managers
Recent managers of the club:| Manager | Start | Finish |
| Reinhold Fanz Reinhold Fanz Reinhold Fanz is a German former professional footballer and formerly manager of the Cuba national football team.-Playing career:... |
27 June 2003 | 30 June 2004 |
| Rainer Adrion Rainer Adrion Rainer Adrion is a German football manager and former defender, currently managing the Germany U-21 team.-Coaching career:... |
1 July 2004 | 30 June 2009 |
| Reiner Geyer | 1 July 2009 | 27 January 2010 |
| Jürgen Seeberger Jürgen Seeberger Jürgen Seeberger is a German football manager currently managing VfB Stuttgart II.- Coaching career :He started his managerial career at FC Schaffhausen in Switzerland in 2000 and coached the club until 2007, when he was let go due to bad results... |
28 January 2010 | 30 June 2011 |
| Jürgen Kramny Jürgen Kramny Jürgen Kramny is a German football coach and a former player. As of October 2010, he is manager of the under-19 team of VfB Stuttgart. He spent 5 seasons in the Bundesliga as a player with VfB Stuttgart, 1. FC Nuremberg and 1. FSV Mainz 05.In July 2010 Kramny became manager of the under-19 team... |
1 July 2011 | Present |
Recent seasons
The recent season-by-season performance of the club:| Season | Division | Tier | Position |
| 1999-2000 | Regionalliga Süd Regionalliga Süd The Regionalliga Süd is currently the fourth tier of the German football league system. Until the introduction of the 3rd Liga in 2008, it was the third tier. It currently is the highest regional league for the southern part of Germany... |
III | 6th |
| 2000-01 | Regionalliga Süd | 2nd | |
| 2001-02 | Regionalliga Süd | 16th ↓ | |
| 2002-03 | Oberliga Baden-Württemberg Oberliga Baden-Württemberg The Oberliga Baden-Württemberg is the highest Football League in the state of Baden-Württemberg and the Baden-Württemberg football league system. It is one of eleven Oberligas in German Football, the 5th tier of the German football league system... |
IV | 1st ↑ |
| 2003-04 | Regionalliga Süd | III | 11th |
| 2004-05 | Regionalliga Süd | 13th | |
| 2005-06 | Regionalliga Süd | 7th | |
| 2006-07 | Regionalliga Süd | 3rd | |
| 2007-08 | Regionalliga Süd | 3rd | |
| 2008-09 | 3rd Liga 3rd Liga The 3rd Liga is the third division of football in Germany. The league started with the beginning of the 2008–09 season, when it replaced the Regionalliga as the third tier football league in Germany. In the German football league system, it is positioned between the 2... |
11th | |
| 2009-10 | 3rd Liga | 10th | |
| 2010–11 | 3rd Liga | 10th | |
| 2011–12 | 3rd Liga |
- With the introduction of the Regionalligas in 1994 and the 3rd Liga3rd LigaThe 3rd Liga is the third division of football in Germany. The league started with the beginning of the 2008–09 season, when it replaced the Regionalliga as the third tier football league in Germany. In the German football league system, it is positioned between the 2...
in 2008 as the new third tier, below the 2nd Bundesliga2. Fußball-Bundesliga- Changes in division set-up :* Number of clubs: currently 18. From 1974 to 1981 there were two conferences, each of 20 teams. In 1981–91 it had 20...
, all leagues below dropped one tier.
Current squad
Out on loan
External links
- Official site
- Fussbaldaten profile
- VfB Stuttgart II at Weltfussball.de
- Das deutsche Fußball-Archiv historical German domestic league tables