2008–09 VfB Stuttgart season

During the 2008–09 VfB Stuttgart season, the club was a genuine contender for the Bundesliga title, losing out only to VfL Wolfsburg and Bayern Munich and finishing in third position. Striker Mario Gómez scored 24 goals in the Bundesliga campaign, only to then make a shock switch to rivals Bayern for the highest-received transfer fee in the club's history.

Players

First-team squad

Squad at end of season

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Left club during season

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VfB Stuttgart II

VfB Stuttgart II were coached by Rainer Adrion and finished 11th in the 3. Liga.

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Bundesliga

Classification

Results

Statistics

Top scorers

• Mario Gómez 24
• Cacau 7
• Thomas Hitzlsperger 5
• Sami Khedira 5
• Ciprian Marica 4

Notes

References

1. VfB Stuttgart II
2. VfB Stuttgart
3. List of VfB Stuttgart seasons
4. 2007–08 VfB Stuttgart season
5. 2008–09 VfL Wolfsburg season
6. MHPArena
7. Christian Gentner
8. Serhou Guirassy
9. 2008–09 Bundesliga
10. 2009–10 VfB Stuttgart season
11. 2008–09 VfL Bochum season
12. 2008–09 FC Bayern Munich season
13. Wataru Endō
14. 2008–09 Arsenal F.C. season
15. 2008–09 Chelsea F.C. season
16. Andreas Hinkel
17. Yıldıray Baştürk
18. Bundesliga records and statistics
19. Sven Ulreich
20. Serdar Tasci