VfL Wolfsburg did not manage to qualify for international football, in spite of keeping the squad that won the Bundesliga in 2009. Coach Armin Veh was sacked, following a failure to reach the knockout stage of the UEFA Champions League, and being distanced in Bundesliga. Under interim coach Lorenz-Günther Köstner Wolfsburg managed to finish inside the top half and reach the quarter-final in the UEFA Europa League. The most influential player was Edin Džeko, who unlike the team, continued to perform at the top level, topping the Bundesliga's top scoring-chart.
2009–10 season | ||||
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Manager | Armin Veh Lorenz-Günther Köstner | |||
Bundesliga | 8th | |||
DFB-Pokal | Quarter-finals | |||
Champions League | Group stage | |||
Europa League | Quarter-finals | |||
Top goalscorer | League: Edin Džeko (22) All: Edin Džeko (29) | |||
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Squad
editGoalkeepers
editDefenders
edit- Andrea Barzagli
- Alexander Madlung
- Ricardo Costa
- Marcel Schäfer
- Cristian Zaccardo
- Peter Pekarík
- Réver
- Fabian Johnson
- Daniel Reiche
- Jan Šimůnek
Midfielders
edit- Sascha Riether
- Christian Gentner
- Zvjezdan Misimović
- Ashkan Dejagah
- Makoto Hasebe
- Josué
- Jonathan Santana
- Karim Ziani
- Sebastian Schindzielorz
- Alexander Laas
- Daniel Baier
Attackers
editCompetitions
editBundesliga
editLeague table
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6 | VfB Stuttgart | 34 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 51 | 41 | +10 | 55 | Qualification to Europa League third qualifying round[a] |
7 | Hamburger SV | 34 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 56 | 41 | +15 | 52 | |
8 | VfL Wolfsburg | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 64 | 58 | +6 | 50 | |
9 | Mainz 05 | 34 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 36 | 42 | −6 | 47 | |
10 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 34 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 47 | 54 | −7 | 46 |
Source: kicker.de (in German)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
- ^ Since both finalists of the 2009–10 DFB-Pokal were qualified for the 2010–11 UEFA Champions League, the 6th-placed team will qualify for the 3rd qualifying round of the 2010–11 UEFA Europa League.
Matches
edit1 | VfL Wolfsburg | 2 – 0 | VfB Stuttgart | |
Misimović 71' Grafite 82' |
2 | 1. FC Köln | 1 – 3 | VfL Wolfsburg | |
Ehret 49' | Džeko 73' Womé 74' (o.g.) Martins 86' |
3 | VfL Wolfsburg | 2 – 4 | Hamburger SV | |
Misimović 52' Martins 56' |
Guerrero 3' Elia 7' Petrić 75' Castelen 90' |
4 | Bayern Munich | 3 – 0 | VfL Wolfsburg | |
Gómez 26' Robben 68', 80' |
5 | VfL Wolfsburg | 2 – 3 | Bayer Leverkusen | |
Misimović 76' Grafite 80' (pen.) |
Rolfes 38', 51' (pen.) Kießling 58' |
6 | Schalke 04 | 1 – 2 | VfL Wolfsburg | |
Höwedes 80' | Džeko 55', 81' |
7 | VfL Wolfsburg | 4 – 2 | Hannover 96 | |
Misimović 8' Gentner 45' Hasebe 48' Džeko 62' |
Balitsch 28' Madlung 50' (o.g.) |
8 | VfL Bochum | 1 – 1 | VfL Wolfsburg | |
Hashemian 53' | Martins 75' |
9 | VfL Wolfsburg | 2 – 1 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | |
Madlung 45' Gentner 90' |
Bradley 90' |
10 | Hertha BSC | 0 – 0 | VfL Wolfsburg |
11 | VfL Wolfsburg | 3 – 3 | Mainz 05 | |
Martins 7', 20' Misimović 64' |
Amri 35' Ivanschitz 41' Hoogland 85' |
12 | 1899 Hoffenheim | 1 – 2 | VfL Wolfsburg | |
Ibišević 23' | Misimović 52' Grafite 57' |
13 | VfL Wolfsburg | 2 – 3 | 1. FC Nürnberg | |
Dejagah 59' Grafite 79' (pen.) |
Bunjaku 56', 64' Kluge 90' |
14 | Werder Bremen | 2 – 2 | VfL Wolfsburg | |
Almeida 62' Mertesacker 90' |
Džeko 42', 85' |
15 | VfL Wolfsburg | 2 – 2 | SC Freiburg | |
Bastians 27' (o.g.) Johnson 81' |
Idrissou 19' Banović 51' (pen.) |
16 | VfL Wolfsburg | 1 – 3 | Borussia Dortmund | |
Grafite 55' | Barrios 8', 10' Owomoyela 36' |
17 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 2 – 2 | VfL Wolfsburg | |
Franz 26' Meier 79' |
Džeko 37' Josué 69' |
18 | VfB Stuttgart | 3 – 1 | VfL Wolfsburg | |
Hilbert 28' Pogrebnyak 58' Gebhart 87' |
Džeko 65' |
19 | VfL Wolfsburg | 2 – 3 | 1. FC Köln | |
Gentner 22' Costa 59' |
Pezzoni 7' Freis 57' Chihi 74' |
20 | Hamburger SV | 1 – 1 | VfL Wolfsburg | |
Trochowski 90' | Džeko 34' |
21 | VfL Wolfsburg | 1 – 3 | Bayern Munich | |
Grafite 90' | Robben 2' Van Buyten 26' Ribéry 57' |
22 | Bayer Leverkusen | 2 – 1 | VfL Wolfsburg | |
Reinartz 48' Derdiyok 68' |
Džeko 79' |
23 | VfL Wolfsburg | 2 – 1 | Schalke 04 | |
Grafite 71', 77' | Kurányi 30' |
24 | Hannover 96 | 0 – 1 | VfL Wolfsburg | |
Misimović 78' |
25 | VfL Wolfsburg | 4 – 1 | VfL Bochum | |
Džeko 60', 79' (pen.) Martins 75' Santana 90' |
Freier 28' |
26 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 0 – 4 | VfL Wolfsburg | |
Misimović 41' Džeko 49' (pen.), 80' Gentner 58' |
27 | VfL Wolfsburg | 1 – 5 | Hertha BSC | |
Grafite 36' | Gekas 6', 26', 83' Ramos 8', 84' |
28 | Mainz 05 | 0 – 2 | VfL Wolfsburg | |
Džeko 83', 90' |
29 | VfL Wolfsburg | 4 – 0 | 1899 Hoffenheim | |
Džeko 25', 75' Barzagli 51' Misimović 74' |
30 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 0 – 2 | VfL Wolfsburg | |
Džeko 66' Grafite 78' |
31 | VfL Wolfsburg | 2 – 4 | Werder Bremen | |
Džeko 18' Grafite 40' |
Frings 38' (pen.), 62' Pizarro 49' Almeida 75' |
32 | SC Freiburg | 1 – 0 | VfL Wolfsburg | |
Makiadi 38' |
33 | Borussia Dortmund | 1 – 1 | VfL Wolfsburg | |
Stiepermann 81' | Džeko 69' |
34 | VfL Wolfsburg | 3 – 1 | Eintracht Frankfurt | |
Misimović 21' Riether 31' Džeko 34' |
Halil Altıntop 86' |
Top scorers
edit- Edin Džeko (22)
- Grafite (11)
- Zvjezdan Misimović (10)
- Obafemi Martins (6)
Top assists
edit- Zvjezdan Misimović (15)
- Edin Džeko (10)
DFB-Pokal
edit31 July 2009 Round 1 | Wehen Wiesbaden | 1–4 | VfL Wolfsburg | Wiesbaden |
20:30 UTC+2 | Bohl 62' | Grafite 25' Misimović 41', 56' Džeko 51' |
Stadium: BRITA-Arena Attendance: 7,433 Referee: Deniz Aytekin (Oberasbach) |
23 September 2009 Round 2 | 1. FC Köln | 3–2 | VfL Wolfsburg | Cologne |
20:30 UTC+2 | Ishiaku 22', 32' Freis 65' |
Džeko 54' Riether 66' |
Stadium: RheinEnergieStadion Attendance: 31,500 Referee: Wolfgang Stark (Ergolding) |
UEFA Champions League
editGroup stage
editTeam | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Manchester United | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 13 |
CSKA Moscow | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
VfL Wolfsburg | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 7 |
Beşiktaş | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 4 |
15 September 2009 1 | VfL Wolfsburg | 3 – 1 | CSKA Moscow | Wolfsburg, Germany |
20:45 | Grafite 36', 41' (pen.), 87' | Bericht | Rahimić 34' Dzagoev 76' |
Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 25,017 Referee: Stéphane Lannoy (France) |
30 September 2009 2 | Manchester United | 2 – 1 | VfL Wolfsburg | Manchester, England |
20:45 | Vidić 39' Giggs 59' Carrick 78' |
Bericht | Džeko 56' Costa 61' |
Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 74,037 Referee: Viktor Kassai (Hungary) |
21 October 2009 3 | VfL Wolfsburg | 0 – 0 | Beşiktaş | Wolfsburg, Germany |
20:45 | Grafite 74' | Bericht | Üzülmez 17' | Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 25,778 Referee: Roberto Rosetti (Italy) |
3 November 2009 4 | Beşiktaş | 0 – 3 | VfL Wolfsburg | Istanbul, Turkey |
20:45 | Kaş 36' Tello 49' İnceman 59' Sivok 90' |
Bericht | Misimović 14', 43' Gentner 80' Džeko 87' |
Stadium: BJK İnönü Stadium Attendance: 18,116 Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Spain) |
25 November 2009 5 | CSKA Moscow | 2 – 1 | VfL Wolfsburg | Moscow, Russia |
18:30 | Necid 58' Krasić 66' |
Bericht | Džeko 19' Madlung 87' |
Stadium: Luzhniki Stadium Attendance: 13,478 Referee: Nicola Rizzoli (Italy) |
8 December 2009 6 | VfL Wolfsburg | 1 – 3 | Manchester United | Wolfsburg, Germany |
20:45 | Džeko 56' | Bericht | Owen 44', 83', 90+1' | Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 26,490 Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands) |
UEFA Europa League
editKnockout phase
editRound of 32
edit18 February 2010 First leg | Villarreal | 2 – 2 | VfL Wolfsburg | Villarreal, Spain |
19:00 | Senna 43' Ruben 85' |
Bericht | Grafite 65', 84' (pen.) | Stadium: Estadio El Madrigal Attendance: 22,000 Referee: Kevin Blom (Netherlands) |
25 February 2010 Second leg | VfL Wolfsburg | 4 – 1 | Villarreal | Wolfsburg, Germany |
21:05 | Džeko 10' Ángel 15' (o.g.) Gentner 42' Grafite 64' |
Bericht | Capdevila 30' | Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 17,000 Referee: Alexandru Tudor (Romania) |
Round of 16
editQuarter-finals
editKits
editStartseite
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Away
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Away Special
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Third
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Third Alternate
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Typ | Shirt | Shorts | Socks | First appearance / Info |
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Startseite | White | White | White | |
Away | Green | Green | Green | |
Away Special[1] | Blue | Blue | Blue | Bundesliga, Match 32, April 25 against SC Freiburg |
Third | Yellow | Black | Black | |
Third Alt. | Yellow | Black | White | Bundesliga, Match 17, December 19 against Eintracht Frankfurt |
References
edit- ^ ""Think Blue.": VfL in Freiburg und Dortmund mit blauem Trikot". April 22, 2010.