VfB Stuttgart II

VfB Stuttgart II

Nickname(s)	VfB II Der kleine VfB (The Little VfB)
Founded	1893
Ground	Gazi-Stadion auf der Waldau
Capacity	11,410
Chairman	Claus Vogt
Coach	Markus Fiedler
League	Regionalliga Südwest
2023–24	Regionalliga Südwest, 1st of 18 (promoted)
Home colours Away colours

VfB Stuttgart II is a German football team located in Stuttgart, currently playing in the 3. Liga . From 2008 to 2016 the team played in the 3. Liga. And will play there again in 2024. They are the reserve team of VfB Stuttgart. Until 2005 the team played under the name of VfB Stuttgart Amateure.

History

VfB Stuttgart Amateure first made an appearance at the highest level of local amateur football, the third division Amateurliga Württemberg, in 1959–60, winning the league. The league was split into two regional divisions and the team was grouped in the Amateurliga Nordwürttemberg where it became a dominating side from 1962 to 1967, winning four league titles in five seasons but being barred from promotion to the professional leagues above. The team stayed in this league until 1978, winning one more title in 1971 and generally achieving top of the table finishes but failing to qualify for the new Oberliga Baden-Württemberg by a point when it came sixth and a top five finish was required. ^[1]

The team's league championships in the Amateurliga and Amateur-Oberliga entitled it to take part in the German amateur football championship, which it won in 1963 and 1980, beating VfL Wolfsburg and FC Augsburg in the finals, while it finished runners-up in 1971 when it lost to SC Jülich 1910. ^[2]

The team came second in the new Verbandsliga Württemberg in 1979 and was promoted to the Oberliga. It won a championship in this league in its first season there but was again barred from promotion. It came second the season after but suffered relegation in 1988. After two seasons in the Verbandsliga it returned to the Oberliga in 1990. it failed to qualify when the Regionalliga Süd was introduced as the third tier of league football in 1994 but won promotion to this league in 1998 after an Oberliga championship. It dropped back to Oberliga level in 2002 but won another Oberliga title in 2003 and spend the next five seasons in the Regionalliga again. In 2008 the club qualified for the 3. Liga, the new third tier of league football in Germany, where itplayed for the next eight seasons, generally as a mid- and lower table side. At the end of the 2015–16 season the club was relegated to the tier four Regionalliga Südwest after coming last in the 3. Liga. ^[1]

The team has also qualified for the first round of the German Cup through the Württemberg Cup and has been, at times, quite successful. In their first participation in 1974–75 it reached the quarter finals before going out to Borussia Dortmund. It was knocked out in the first round in 1975–76 and 1980–81 and in the second round in 1981–82. It made another first round exit the year after when it lost to local rival Stuttgarter Kickers. In 2000–01 it defeated Bundesliga side Eintracht Frankfurt 6–1 in the first round before being drawn against its own first team in the second round and losing 3–0. The following season it made another first round exit and, since 2008, is, like all reserve teams in Germany, barred from the competition. ^[3]

Relationship with VfB Stuttgart

VfB Stuttgart II serves as Stuttgart's reserve team. 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 Khedira 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 Waldau. 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 25 June 1995, between the VfB's B youth team and Eintracht Frankfurt's.

Honours

The club's honours:

League German amateur championship Champions: 1963, 1980 Runners-up: 1971 Oberliga Baden-Württemberg (III-IV-V) Champions: 1980, 1998, 2003, 2020 Amateurliga Württemberg (III) Champions: 1960 Amateurliga Nordwürttemberg (III) Champions: 1963, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1971 Verbandsliga Württemberg (IV) Champions: 1990 Regionalliga Südwest (IV) Champions: 2024

Cup Württemberg Cup Winners: 1970, 1980, 1981, 2000 Runners-up: 1974, 1982, 2002

Recent coaches

The recent head coaches of the team: ^[4]

Manager	Start	Finish
Reinhold Fanz	27 June 2003	30 June 2004
Rainer Adrion	1 July 2004	30 June 2009
Reiner Geyer	1 July 2009	27 January 2010
Jürgen Seeberger	28 January 2010	30 June 2011
Jürgen Kramny	1 July 2011	24 November 2015
Walter Thomae	24 November 2015	30 June 2016
Sebastian Gunkel	1 July 2016	22 November 2016
Walter Thomae	22 November 2016	19 December 2016
Andreas Hinkel	19 December 2016	30 June 2018
Marc Kienle	1 July 2018	1 April 2019
Andreas Hinkel	1 April 2019	30 June 2019
Francisco Vaz	1 July 2019	31 December 2019
Michael Gentner	1 January 2020	30 June 2020
Frank Fahrenhorst	1 July 2020	30 June 2023
Markus Fiedler	1 July 2023

Recent seasons

The recent season-by-season performance of the club: ^{[1] [5]}

Season	Division	Tier	Position
1999–2000	Regionalliga Süd	III	6th
2000–01	Regionalliga Süd		2nd
2001–02	Regionalliga Süd		16th ↓
2002–03	Oberliga Baden-Württemberg	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	3. Liga		11th
2009–10	3. Liga		10th
2010–11	3. Liga		10th
2011–12	3. Liga		11th
2012–13	3. Liga		14th
2013–14	3. Liga		15th
2014–15	3. Liga		13th
2015–16	3. Liga		20th ↓
2016–17	Regionalliga Südwest	IV	7th
2017–18	Regionalliga Südwest		10th
2018–19	Regionalliga Südwest		15th ↓
2019–20	Oberliga Baden-Württemberg	V	1st ↑
2020-21	Regionalliga Südwest	IV	8th
2021–22	Regionalliga Südwest		11th
2022–23	Regionalliga Südwest		8th
2023–24	Regionalliga Südwest		1st ↑

• With the introduction of the Regionalligas in 1994 and the 3. Liga in 2008 as the new third tier, below the 2. Bundesliga, all leagues below dropped one tier.

Key

↑ Promoted

↓ Relegated

Players

Current squad

As of 2 February 2024

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 2 DF   GER Mattis Hoppe 3 DF   GER Paulo Fritschi 4 DF   GER Jakov Suver 5 DF   JPN Anrie Chase 6 MF   GER Lukas Laupheimer 7 MF   GER Jordan Meyer 9 FW   GER Dejan Galjen 10 MF   GER Raul Paula 11 FW   GER Patrick Vuc 12 GK   GER Florian Schock 13 MF   GER Leonhard Münst 14 DF   GER Max Voigt 15 MF   KOS Luan Simnica 16 DF   GER Patrick Kapp 17 MF   SWE Colin Farnerud

No. Pos. Nation Player 18 MF   GER Samuele Di Benedetto 20 DF   GER Leon Reichardt 21 DF   FRA Moussa Cissé 22 MF   GER Alexander Groiß 23 MF   GRE Giannis Boziaris 24 MF   GER Laurin Ulrich 25 FW   GER David Tritschler 26 MF   GER Charalampos Babis Drakas 28 GK   GER Dominik Draband 29 DF   GER Dominik Nothnagel ( captain ) 30 FW   GER Robert Geller 32 FW   GER Benjamin Boakye 33 GK   GER Finn Böhmker 36 DF   LUX Yohann Torres 42 MF   JPN Rinto Hanashiro

References

1. Das deutsche Fußball-Archiv (in German) Historical German domestic league tables, retrieved 20 September 2014
2. Germany – Amateur Championship 1950–1995 RSSSF.com, retrieved 7 January 2015
3. DFB-Pokal (in German) Weltfussball.de, accused: 8 January 2015
4. VfB Stuttgart II .:. Trainer von A-Z (in German) weltfussball.de, retrieved 18 September 2011
5. Fussball.de – Ergebnisse (in German) Tables and results of all German football leagues, retrieved 20 September 2014

External links

• Official site
• Fussbaldaten profile (in German)
• VfB Stuttgart II at Weltfussball.de
• Das deutsche Fußball-Archiv historical German domestic league tables (in German)