2022–23 VfB Stuttgart season

VfB Stuttgart
2022–23 season
President	Claus Vogt
Chairman	Alexander Wehrle
Head coach	Pellegrino Matarazzo; (until 10 October); Michael Wimmer; (caretaker, from 10 October to 5 December); Bruno Labbadia; (from 5 December to 3 April); Sebastian Hoeneß; (from 3 April)
Stadium	Mercedes-Benz Arena
Bundesliga	16th (play-off winners)
DFB-Pokal	Semi-finals
Top goalscorer	League: ; Serhou Guirassy (11); All: ; Serhou Guirassy (14)
Highest home attendance	47,500 (various)
Biggest win	6–0 vs Arminia Bielefeld
Biggest defeat	0–5 vs Borussia Dortmund
	← 2021–22 2023–24 →

The 2022–23 season was the 130th season in the existence of VfB Stuttgart and the club's third consecutive season in the top flight of German football. In addition to the domestic league, VfB Stuttgart participated in this season's edition of the DFB-Pokal. The season covers the period from 1 July 2022 to 30 June 2023.

Players

First-team squad

As of 31 January 2023^[1]

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	GER	Florian Müller
2	DF	GER	Waldemar Anton (vice-captain)
3	MF	JPN	Wataru Endō (captain)
4	DF	GER	Josha Vagnoman
5	DF	GRE	Konstantinos Mavropanos
7	MF	FRA	Tanguy Coulibaly
8	MF	FRA	Enzo Millot
9	FW	GUI	Serhou Guirassy (on loan from Rennes)
10	FW	POR	Tiago Tomás (on loan from Sporting CP)
11	FW	COL	Juan José Perea
14	FW	COD	Silas Katompa Mvumpa
15	DF	GER	Pascal Stenzel
16	MF	GER	Atakan Karazor
17	MF	JPN	Genki Haraguchi
20	FW	GER	Luca Pfeiffer
21	DF	JPN	Hiroki Itō


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
22	MF	GER	Chris Führich
23	DF	FRA	Dan-Axel Zagadou
24	DF	CRO	Borna Sosa
25	MF	GER	Lilian Egloff
27	FW	AUS	Alou Kuol
28	MF	DEN	Nikolas Nartey
31	FW	POR	Gil Dias
33	GK	GER	Fabian Bredlow
34	MF	TUR	Ömer Faruk Beyaz
36	MF	GER	Laurin Ulrich
37	DF	GER	Antonis Aidonis
39	FW	GRE	Thomas Kastanaras
42	GK	GER	Florian Schock

Out on loan

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	ENG	Clinton Mola (at Blackburn Rovers until June 2023)
—	MF	GER	Roberto Massimo (at Académico Viseu until June 2023)
—	FW	GUI	Momo Cissé (at Wisła Kraków until June 2023)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	GER	Mateo Klimowicz (at San Luis until December 2023)
—	FW	NED	Mohamed Sankoh (at Vitesse until June 2023)
—	FW	DEN	Wahid Faghir (at Nordsjælland until June 2023)

Transfers

In

No.	Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Date	Source
5	DF	Konstantinos Mavropanos	Arsenal	€3,200,000	1 July 2022	^[2]
21	DF	Hiroki Itō	Júbilo Iwata	€600,000	1 July 2022	^[3]
11	FW	Juan José Perea	PAS Giannina	€2,400,000	8 July 2022	^[4]
4	DF	Josha Vagnoman	Hamburger SV	€3,700,000	9 July 2022	^[5]
20	FW	Luca Pfeiffer	Midtjylland	€2,850,000	2 August 2022	^[6]
9	FW	Serhou Guirassy	Rennes	Loan	1 September 2022	^[7]
23	DF	Dan-Axel Zagadou	Borussia Dortmund	Free	19 September 2022	^[8]
17	MF	Genki Haraguchi	Union Berlin	€1,000,000	30 January 2023	^[9]
31	FW	Gil Dias	Benfica	Undisclosed	30 January 2023	^[10]

Out

No.	Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Date	Source
7	DF	Pablo Maffeo	Mallorca	€3,000,000	1 July 2022	^[11]
10	MF	Daniel Didavi	Unattached	Free
20	MF	Philipp Förster	VfL Bochum	€500,000		^[12]
11	MF	Erik Thommy	Sporting Kansas City	Free	7 July 2022	^[13]
50	FW	Alexis Tibidi	Rheindorf Altach	Loan	11 July 2022	^[14]
30	MF	Roberto Massimo	Académico de Viseu	Loan	22 July 2022	^[15]
44	FW	Mohamed Sankoh	Vitesse	Loan	22 July 2022	^[16]
34	MF	Ömer Faruk Beyaz	1. FC Magdeburg	Loan	27 July 2022	^[17]
23	MF	Orel Mangala	Nottingham Forest	€13,000,000	31 July 2022	^[18]
17	MF	Darko Churlinov	Burnley	€3,500,000	19 August 2022	^[19]
29	MF	Philipp Klement	1. FC Kaiserslautern	Undisclosed	25 August 2022	^[20]
–	DF	Jan-Carlo Simić	Milan	€1,000,000	25 August 2022	^[21]
9	FW	Saša Kalajdžić	Wolverhampton Wonderers	€18,000,000	31 August 2022	^[22]
43	DF	Maxime Awoudja	Excelsior	Undisclosed	31 August 2022	^[23]
6	MF	Clinton Mola	Blackburn Rovers	Loan	1 September 2022	^[24]
19	FW	Wahid Faghir	Nordsjælland	Loan		^[25]
31	MF	Mateo Klimowicz	Arminia Bielefeld	Loan		^[26]
31	MF	Mateo Klimowicz	San Luis	Loan	1 January 2023	^[27]
50	FW	Alexis Tibidi	Troyes	€2,600,000	28 January 2023	^[28]
32	MF	Naouirou Ahamada	Crystal Palace	€12,000,000	31 January 2023	^[29]

Pre-season and friendlies

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

2 July 2022 Friendly	SV Böblingen	1–7	VfB Stuttgart	Böblingen, Germany
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Carneiro 75'	Report	Führich 16', 35' Millot 25' Kastanaras 38' Kuol 71', 77', 84'	Stadium: SVB-Stadion Attendance: 4,500

9 July 2022 Friendly	VfB Stuttgart	3–2	Zürich	Friedrichshafen, Germany
17:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Ahamada 58', 71' Churlinov 69'	Report	Gnonto 28' Conde 88'	Stadium: Zeppelinstadion

16 July 2022 Friendly	VfB Stuttgart	2–1	Brentford	Friedrichshafen, Germany
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Kastanaras 72' Coulibaly 90+2' (pen.)	Report	Mbeumo 12'	Stadium: Zeppelinstadion Attendance: 3,600 Referee: Robert Hartmann (Germany)

23 July 2022 Friendly	VfB Stuttgart	5–2	Valencia	Stuttgart, Germany
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Tomás 16', 44' Silas 46' Perea 58' Churlinov 90'	Report	Marcos André 34', 55' Cömert 48' Correia 65' Račić 74'	Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena Referee: Martin Petersen (Germany)

24 August 2022 Friendly	VfB Stuttgart	3–0	St. Gallen	Stuttgart, Germany
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Nartey 11' Pfeiffer 46' Klement 83'	Report		Attendance: 1,000

22 September 2022 Friendly	VfB Stuttgart	2–1	Grasshopper	Stuttgart, Germany
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Ahamada 38' Perea 82'	Report	Schmid 2'	Attendance: 0

19 November 2022 Friendly	1. FC Köln	2–4	VfB Stuttgart	Austin, United States
15:00 CST (UTC−6)	Schwirten 68' Adamyan 84'		Mavropanos 14', 41' Coulibaly 27', 31'	Stadium: Q2 Stadium Referee: Samantha Martinez (United States)

16 December 2022 Friendly	VfB Stuttgart	0–3	Luzern	Stuttgart, Germany
15:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report	Abubakar 13' Chader 54' Klidjé 75'	Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena

8 January 2023 Friendly	Sion	0–3	VfB Stuttgart	Marbella, Spain
15:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report	Guirassy 46' Nartey 55' Kastanaras 90+1'

12 January 2023 Friendly	VfB Stuttgart	0–2	Sparta Prague	Benahavís, Spain
16:00 CET (UTC+1)			Anton 14' (o.g.) Haraslín 48'	Stadium: Campo La Quinta

24 March 2023 Friendly	VfB Stuttgart	2–0	1. FC Heidenheim	Stuttgart
14:00 CET (UTC+1)	Theuerkauf 49' (o.g.) Anton 55'			Stadium: Robert-Schlienz-Stadion

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Bundesliga	7 August 2022	27 May 2023	Matchday 1	16th	34	7	12	15	45	57	−12	020.59
Bundesliga relegation play-offs	1 June 2023	5 June 2023	First leg	Winners	2	2	0	0	6	1	+5	100.00
DFB-Pokal	29 July 2022	3 May 2023	First round	Semi-finals	5	4	0	1	12	4	+8	080.00
Total					41	13	12	16	63	62	+1	031.71

Source: Soccerway

Bundesliga

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
14	VfL Bochum	34	10	5	19	40	72	−32	35
15	FC Augsburg	34	9	7	18	42	63	−21	34
16	VfB Stuttgart (O)	34	7	12	15	45	57	−12	33	Qualification to relegation play-offs
17	Schalke 04 (R)	34	7	10	17	35	71	−36	31	Relegation to 2. Bundesliga
18	Hertha BSC (R)	34	7	8	19	42	69	−27	29	Relegation to 2. Bundesliga

Source: DFB
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Head-to-head away goals scored; 6) Away goals scored; 7) Play-off.^[30]
(O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated

Results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
34	7	12	15	45	57	−12	33	5	6	6	23	22	+1	2	6	9	22	35	−13

Source: DFB

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	D	D	L	D	D	D	L	L	L	W	L	W	L	W	L	D	D	L	L	L	W	L	L	D	L	L	W	D	D	W	L	D	W	D
Position	10	11	12	12	12	14	16	16	17	14	16	15	16	15	16	16	15	15	16	17	14	15	15	16	18	18	16	16	16	15	16	17	15	16

Source: DFB
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 17 June 2022.^[31]

7 August 2022 1	VfB Stuttgart	1–1	RB Leipzig	Stuttgart
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Ahamada 31' Silas 64' Mola 90'	Report	Nkunku 8' Sørloth 86'	Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena Attendance: 46,000 Referee: Tobias Stieler

13 August 2022 2	Werder Bremen	2–2	VfB Stuttgart	Bremen
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Füllkrug 4' Friedl 16' Bittencourt 71' Stark 83' Ducksch 89' Burke 90+5'	Report	Endō 38' Kalajdžić 59' Itō 71' Silas 77'	Stadium: Weserstadion Attendance: 41,000 Referee: Robert Hartmann

20 August 2022 3	VfB Stuttgart	0–1	SC Freiburg	Stuttgart
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Sosa 15' Führich 28' Ahamada 46' Mavropanos 90+8'	Report	Grifo 11' Sallai 28' Keitel 84'	Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena Attendance: 47,500 Referee: Felix Brych

28 August 2022 4	1. FC Köln	0–0	VfB Stuttgart	Cologne
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Kilian 58' Ljubičić 87'	Report	Pfeiffer 56' Karazor 79' Millot 90+5'	Stadium: RheinEnergieStadion Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Harm Osmers

3 September 2022 5	VfB Stuttgart	1–1	Schalke 04	Stuttgart
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Führich 18' Vagnoman 45' 67' Sosa 45+4' Mavropanos 73'	Report	Terodde 21' Drexler 28' Bülter 45'	Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena Attendance: 47,500 Referee: Florian Badstubner

10 September 2022 6	Bayern Munich	2–2	VfB Stuttgart	Munich
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Tel 36' Musiala 60' De Ligt 90+1' Sané 90+4'	Report	Sosa 4' Führich 57' Itō 59' Ahamada 79' Anton 81' Karazor 90' Guirassy 90+2' (pen.)	Stadium: Allianz Arena Attendance: 75,000 Referee: Christian Dingert

17 September 2022 7	VfB Stuttgart	1–3	Eintracht Frankfurt	Stuttgart
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Karazor 31' Mavropanos 53' Tomás 79'	Report	Rode 6' Kamada 55' Jakić 88'	Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena Attendance: 47,500 Referee: Daniel Siebert

1 October 2022 8	VfL Wolfsburg	3–2	VfB Stuttgart	Wolfsburg
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Marmoush 23' Arnold 38' Wimmer 42' Baku 53' Arnold 71' Gerhardt 90+1'	Report	Guirassy 22', 47' Mavropanos 45+1' Anton 48' Itō 70' Karazor 79' Millot 84'	Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 24,125 Referee: Felix Zwayer

9 October 2022 9	VfB Stuttgart	0–1	Union Berlin	Stuttgart
19:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Karazor 58' Guirassy 78' 82'	Report	Gießelmann 66' Jaeckel 76' Khedira 78' Seguin 90+3'	Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena Attendance: 43,250 Referee: Bastian Dankert

15 October 2022 10	VfB Stuttgart	4–1	VfL Bochum	Stuttgart
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Silas 3' (pen.), 64' Ahamada 22' Endō 71'	Report	Förster 16' Zoller 29' Gamboa 71' Stöger 72'	Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena Attendance: 45,400 Referee: Christian Dingert

22 October 2022 11	Borussia Dortmund	5–0	VfB Stuttgart	Dortmund
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Bellingham 2', 53' Süle 13' Reyna 44' Özcan 45+1' Hummels 66' Moukoko 72'	Report		Stadium: Signal Iduna Park Attendance: 81,365 Referee: Daniel Schlager

29 October 2022 12	VfB Stuttgart	2–1	FC Augsburg	Stuttgart
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Guirassy 15' Pfeiffer 90' Anton 90+1'	Report	Niederlechner 4' Gruezo 13' Rexhbecaj 78'	Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena Attendance: 46,400 Referee: Tobias Stieler

4 November 2022 13	Borussia Mönchengladbach	3–1	VfB Stuttgart	Mönchengladbach
20:30 CET (UTC+1)	Hofmann 4' Bensebaini 17' Thuram 25', 88' Herrmann 90+4'	Report	Tomás 35' Mavropanos 73'	Stadium: Borussia-Park Attendance: 53,178 Referee: Matthias Jöllenbeck

8 November 2022 14	VfB Stuttgart	2–1	Hertha BSC	Stuttgart
20:30 CET (UTC+1)	Guirassy 3' Egloff 56' Sosa 73' Mavropanos 34', 90+8'	Report	Lukebakio 19' Kempf 31' Richter 34'	Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena Attendance: 44,500 Referee: Frank Willenborg

12 November 2022 15	Bayer Leverkusen	2–0	VfB Stuttgart	Leverkusen
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Diaby 30' Amiri 69' Tah 82' Hložek 90+2'	Report	Zagadou 39' Führich 61' Tomás 65'	Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 30,210 Referee: Florian Badstübner

21 January 2023 16	VfB Stuttgart	1–1	Mainz 05	Stuttgart
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Guirassy 36' Silas 70'	Report	Ingvartsen 40' (pen.) Kohr 61' Barreiro 79' Fulgini 90'	Stadium: Mercedes-Benz-Arena Attendance: 45,903 Referee: Felix Brych

24 January 2023 17	1899 Hoffenheim	2–2	VfB Stuttgart	Sinsheim
20:30 CET (UTC+1)	Kramarić 11', 90+4' Akpoguma 62'	Report	Guirassy 45+5' Karazor 66' Ahamada 73' 78' Endō 77'	Stadium: Rhein-Neckar-Arena Attendance: 23,159 Referee: Florian Badstübner

27 January 2023 18	RB Leipzig	2–1	VfB Stuttgart	Leipzig
20:30 CET (UTC+1)	Szoboszlai 25', 49'	Report	Führich 68' (pen.)	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 46,158 Referee: Felix Zwayer

5 February 2023 19	VfB Stuttgart	0–2	Werder Bremen	Stuttgart
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Anton 13' Nartey 40'	Report	Schmidt 38' Stage 59', 90+4' Pieper 65' Friedl 69' Bittencourt 75' Ducksch 77'	Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena Attendance: 47,700 Referee: Frank Willenborg

11 February 2023 20	SC Freiburg	2–1	VfB Stuttgart	Freiburg
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Grifo 60' (pen.), 84' (pen.), 85' Höfler 63' Günter 74'	Report	Führich 30' Karazor 40' Zagadou 59' Itō 90+7'	Stadium: Europa-Park Stadion Attendance: 34,700 Referee: Sascha Stegemann

18 February 2023 21	VfB Stuttgart	3–0	1. FC Köln	Stuttgart
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Dias 9' Silas 23' Mavropanos 51' Sosa 59' Coulibaly 74' Millot 82'	Report	Chabot 23' Schmitz 58' Skhiri 65' Adamyan 84'	Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena Attendance: 46,850 Referee: Benjamin Cortus

25 February 2023 22	Schalke 04	2–1	VfB Stuttgart	Gelsenkirchen
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Drexler 10' Bulter 40' Král 42' Greiml 90+6'	Report	Sosa 63', 70' Karazor 90+1'	Stadium: Veltins-Arena Attendance: 62,271 Referee: Deniz Aytekin

4 March 2023 23	VfB Stuttgart	1–2	Bayern Munich	Stuttgart
18:30 CET (UTC+1)	Perea 88'	Report	De Ligt 39' Choupo-Moting 62'	Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena Attendance: 47,800 Referee: Christian Dingert

11 March 2023 24	Eintracht Frankfurt	1–1	VfB Stuttgart	Frankfurt
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Rode 27', 55' Sow 75' Götze 90' Ndicka 90+3'	Report	Coulibaly 72' Silas 75'	Stadium: Deutsche Bank Park Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Robert Hartmann

18 March 2023 25	VfB Stuttgart	0–1	VfL Wolfsburg	Stuttgart
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Karazor 9'	Report	Marmoush 56'	Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena Attendance: 44,900 Referee: Felix Brych

1 April 2023 26	Union Berlin	3–0	VfB Stuttgart	Berlin
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Leite 28' Becker 51' Behrens 65' Haraguchi 68' (o.g.)	Report	Haraguchi 23'	Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei Attendance: 22,012 Referee: Florian Badstübner

9 April 2023 27	VfL Bochum	2–3	VfB Stuttgart	Bochum
17:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Antwi-Adjei 36' Stöger 58' (pen.) Hofmann 85' Losilla 90+5' Riemann 90+7'	Report	Itō 14' Guirassy 37', 60' Vagnoman 63' Mavropanos 90+5' Bredlow 90+7'	Stadium: Vonovia Ruhrstadion Attendance: 26,000 Referee: Frank Willenborg

15 April 2023 28	VfB Stuttgart	3–3	Borussia Dortmund	Stuttgart
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Mavropanos 35' 39' Endō 35' Coulibaly 79' Vagnoman 84' Tomás 88' Silas 90+7', 90+8'	Report	Haller 26' Malen 33' Bellingham 57' Reus 71' Reyna 86', 90+2'	Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena Attendance: 47,300 Referee: Harm Osmers

21 April 2023 29	FC Augsburg	1–1	VfB Stuttgart	Augsburg
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Beljo 8' Bauer 62' Rexhbeçaj 78' Uduokhai 85' Baumgartlinger 89' Maier 90+1'	Report	Itō 20' Coulibaly 52' Vagnoman 70' Endō 78'	Stadium: WWK Arena Attendance: 30,660 Referee: Christian Dingert

29 April 2023 30	VfB Stuttgart	2–1	Borussia Mönchengladbach	Stuttgart
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Guirassy 22' Zagadou 77' Coulibaly 83' (pen.) Karazor 85'	Report	Weigl 45+1', 78' (pen.) Lainer 61' Itakura 82'	Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Tobias Welz

6 May 2023 31	Hertha BSC	2–1	VfB Stuttgart	Berlin
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Uremović 18' Niederlechner 19', 45+2' Kempf 29' Richter 66' Christensen 90'	Report	Guirassy 38' Endō 63'	Stadium: Olympiastadion Attendance: 63,443 Referee: Deniz Aytekin

14 May 2023 32	VfB Stuttgart	1–1	Bayer Leverkusen	Stuttgart
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Guirassy 57' (pen.) Anton 64' Bredlow 68' Coulibaly 70'	Report	Bakker 50' Hincapié 60' Palacios 70' (pen.) Wirtz 75' Demirbay 90'	Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena Attendance: 46,300 Referee: Frank Willenborg

21 May 2023 33	Mainz 05	1–4	VfB Stuttgart	Mainz
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Ingvartsen 23' Kohr 61' Bell 75' Ajorque 90+5'	Report	Endō 41', 73' Guirassy 64' Führich 78' Coulibaly 90+1'	Stadium: Mewa Arena Attendance: 33,305 Referee: Sven Jablonski

27 May 2023 34	VfB Stuttgart	1–1	1899 Hoffenheim	Stuttgart
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Tomás 80'	Report	Bebou 75'	Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena Attendance: 47,500 Referee: Robert Schröder

Relegation play-offs

1 June 2023 First leg	VfB Stuttgart	3–0	Hamburger SV	Stuttgart
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Mavropanos 1' Guirassy 26', 54' Vagnoman 51' Karazor 76'	Report	Reis 15' Suhonen 69' Königsdörffer 73'	Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena Attendance: 47,500 Referee: Tobias Welz

5 June 2023 Second leg	Hamburger SV	1–3 (1–6 agg.)	VfB Stuttgart	Hamburg
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Kittel 6', 65' Muheim 65' Bilbija 68' Mikelbrencis 83' Schonlau 90+4'	Report	Mavropanos 25' Millot 48', 64' Guirassy 58' Führich 66' Sosa 66' Tomás 90+3' Karazor 90+5' Silas 90+7'	Stadium: Volksparkstadion Attendance: 55,500 Referee: Bastian Dankert

DFB-Pokal

29 July 2022 First round	Dynamo Dresden	0–1	VfB Stuttgart	Dresden
18:01 CEST (UTC+2)	Akoto 48'	Report	Churlinov 33' Anton 61' 67' Millot 90' Endō 90+5'	Stadium: Rudolf-Harbig-Stadion Attendance: 22,644 Referee: Florian Badstübner

19 October 2022 Second round	VfB Stuttgart	6–0	Arminia Bielefeld	Stuttgart
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Stenzel 20', 34' Endō 24' Pfeiffer 29', 52' Silas 39' Guirassy 67'	Report	Serra 45' Prietl 53'	Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Robert Hartmann

31 January 2023 Round of 16	SC Paderborn	1–2	VfB Stuttgart	Paderborn
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Mavropanos 4' (o.g.) Pieringer 18' Muslija 89'	Report	Perea 15' Guirassy 55', 90+5' Mavropanos 72' Karazor 74' Dias 86'	Stadium: Home Deluxe Arena Attendance: 14,000 Referee: Daniel Schlager

5 April 2023 Quarter-finals	1. FC Nürnberg	0–1	VfB Stuttgart	Nuremberg
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Hübner 12' Horn 58' Nürnberger 73'	Report	Karazor 16' Millot 83', 90+4' Bredlow 90+2'	Stadium: Max-Morlock-Stadion Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Daniel Siebert

3 May 2023 Semi-finals	VfB Stuttgart	2–3	Eintracht Frankfurt	Stuttgart
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Guirassy 9' Tomás 19', 20' Bredlow 75' Itō 80' Sosa 80' 86' Millot 83'	Report	Götze 4' Sow 5' Ndicka 51' Kamada 55' Kolo Muani 77' (pen.) Buta 90+2' Lenz 90+3'	Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena Attendance: 47,500 Referee: Daniel Schlager

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Bundesliga		DFB-Pokal
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK	GER	Florian Müller	20	0	19	0	1	0
33	GK	GER	Fabian Bredlow	7	0	5	0	2	0
42	GK	GER	Fabian Schock	0	0	0	0	0	0
Defenders
2	DF	GER	Waldemar Anton	26	1	24	1	2	0
4	DF	GER	Josha Vagnoman	15	0	7+6	0	2	0
5	DF	GRE	Konstantinos Mavropanos	23	2	20+1	2	2	0
15	DF	GER	Pascal Stenzel	14	1	3+8	0	1+2	1
16	DF	GER	Atakan Karazor	23	0	14+7	0	2	0
21	DF	JPN	Hiroki Itō	25	0	21+1	0	3	0
23	DF	FRA	Dan-Axel Zagadou	9	0	7+2	0	0	0
24	DF	CRO	Borna Sosa	18	2	14+3	2	1	0
37	DF	GER	Antonis Aidonis	0	0	0	0	0	0
Midfielders
3	MF	JPN	Wataru Endō	26	4	23	3	3	1
7	MF	FRA	Tanguy Coulibaly	7	1	0+6	1	0+1	0
8	MF	FRA	Enzo Millot	16	0	3+11	0	1+1	0
17	MF	JPN	Genki Haraguchi	7	0	6	0	0+1	0
22	MF	GER	Chris Führich	26	4	16+7	4	3	0
25	MF	GER	Lilian Egloff	12	0	2+8	0	0+2	0
28	MF	DEN	Nikolas Nartey	9	0	4+3	0	1+1	0
36	MF	GER	Laurin Ulrich	1	0	0+1	0	0	0
Forwards
9	FW	GUI	Serhou Guirassy	15	8	12+1	6	1+1	2
10	FW	POR	Tiago Tomás	20	2	12+6	2	2	0
11	FW	COL	Juan José Perea	17	1	2+12	1	1+2	0
14	FW	COD	Silas	23	5	18+3	4	2	1
20	FW	GER	Luca Pfeiffer	18	2	6+10	0	1+1	2
27	FW	AUS	Alou Kuol	1	0	0+1	0	0	0
31	FW	POR	Gil Dias	7	2	5+1	1	0+1	1
39	FW	GER	Thomas Kastanaras	4	0	1+3	0	0	0
Players transferred out during the season
6	MF	ENG	Clinton Mola	2	0	0+1	0	0+1	0
9	FW	AUT	Saša Kalajdžić	3	0	3	0	0	0
17	MF	MKD	Darko Churlinov	2	1	0+1	0	1	1
19	FW	DEN	Wahid Faghir	0	0	0	0	0	0
29	MF	GER	Philipp Klement	0	0	0	0	0	0
31	MF	GER	Mateo Klimowicz	0	0	0	0	0	0
32	MF	FRA	Naouirou Ahamada	18	2	17	2	1	0
43	DF	GER	Maxime Awoudja	0	0	0	0	0	0

Last updated: 11 March 2023
Source: Competitions

Goalscorers

Rank	Pos.	No.	Player	Bundesliga	DFB-Pokal	Total
1	FW	9	Serhou Guirassy	6	2	8
2	FW	14	Silas	4	1	5
3	MF	3	Wataru Endō	3	1	4
3	MF	22	Chris Führich	4	0	4
5	DF	5	Konstantinos Mavropanos	2	0	2
	FW	10	Tiago Tomás	2	0	2
	FW	20	Luca Pfeiffer	0	2	2
	DF	24	Borna Sosa	2	0	2
	FW	31	Gil Dias	1	1	2
	MF	32	Naouirou Ahamada	2	0	2
11	DF	2	Waldemar Anton	1	0	1
	MF	7	Tanguy Coulibaly	1	0	1
	FW	11	Juan José Perea	1	0	1
	DF	15	Pascal Stenzel	0	1	1
	MF	17	Darko Churlinov	0	1	1
Own goals				0	0	0
Totals				29	9	38

Last updated: 11 March 2023

References

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[1] "Team List". VfB Stuttgart.

[2] "Atakan Karazor signs extension; permanent deal for Dinos Mavropanos". VfB Stuttgart. 19 May 2022. Retrieved 11 July 2022.

[3] "VfB take up purchase option on Hiroki Ito". VfB Stuttgart. 20 May 2022. Retrieved 11 July 2022.

[4] "Der VfB verpflichtet Juan José Perea" (in German). VfB Stuttgart. 8 July 2022. Retrieved 11 July 2022.

[5] "Josha Vagnoman signs for VfB". VfB Stuttgart. 9 July 2022. Retrieved 9 July 2022.

[6] "Luca Pfeiffer wechselt zum VfB" [Luca Pfeiffer is moving to VfB] (in German). VfB Stuttgart. 2 August 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2022.

[7] "Serhou Guirassy kommt zum VfB" (in German). VfB Stuttgart. 1 September 2022.

[8] "Dan-Axel Zagadou joins VfB". VfB Stuttgart. 19 September 2022. Retrieved 19 September 2022.

[9] "Genki Haraguchi signs for VfB Stuttgart". VfB Stuttgart. 30 January 2023.

[10] "VfB snap up Gil Dias". VfB Stuttgart. 30 January 2023. Retrieved 30 January 2023.

[11] "Real Mallorca squad begins to take shape with renewals and first signing". Football Espana. 29 June 2022. Retrieved 11 July 2022.

[12] "Philipp Förster strengthens VfL". VfL Bochum. 1 July 2022. Retrieved 11 July 2022.

[13] Kovzan, Sam (23 June 2022). "Sporting KC signs attacking midfielder and German Bundesliga veteran Erik Thommy". Sporting Kansas City. Retrieved 27 June 2022.

[14] "Alexis Tibidi kommt leihweise aus Stuttgart" (in German). Rheindorf Altach. 11 July 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2022.

[15] "ROBERTO MASSIMO É REFORÇO!" (in Portuguese). Académico de Viseu. 22 July 2022. Retrieved 26 July 2022.

[16] "AANVALLER MOHAMED SANKOH VOLGENDE AANWINST VAN VITESSE" (in Dutch). Vitesse. 22 July 2022. Retrieved 26 July 2022.

[17] "Ömer Beyaz leaves VfB on loan". VfB Stuttgart. 27 July 2022. Retrieved 27 July 2022.

[18] Club, Nottingham Forest Football (31 July 2022). "Forest confirm Orel Mangala signing". Nottingham Forest Football Club.

[19] "Darko Churlinov joins Burnley". VfB Stuttgart. 19 August 2022. Retrieved 19 August 2022.

[20] "PHILIPP KLEMENT KEHRT AN DEN BETZENBERG ZURÜCK" (in German). Kaiserslautern. 25 August 2022. Retrieved 25 August 2022.

[21] "Report: AC Milan finalises deal for defender Jan-Carlo Simic". 23 August 2022.

[22] "Kalajdzic completes Wolves move". Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. 31 August 2022. Retrieved 31 August 2022.

[23] "Maxime Awoudja joins Excelsior Rotterdam". VfB Stuttgart. 31 August 2022. Retrieved 31 August 2022.

[24] "Rovers make Mola move!". www.rovers.co.uk. 1 September 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2022.

[25] FC NORDSJÆLLAND HENTER WAHID FAGHIR, fcn.dk, 31 August 2022

[26] "Mateo Klimowicz signs for Bielefeld". VfB Stuttgart. 1 September 2022. Retrieved 3 September 2022.

[27] "Mateo Klimowicz to Mexico on loan". VfB Stuttgart. 30 December 2022. Retrieved 1 January 2023.

[28] "Alexis Tibidi moves to Troyes". VfB Stuttgart. 28 January 2023. Retrieved 28 January 2023.

[29] "Naouirou Ahamada joins Crystal Palace". VfB Stuttgart. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2023.

[30] "Spielordnung (SpOL)" [Match rules] (PDF). Deutsche Fußball Liga (DFL). p. 3. Retrieved 4 March 2023.

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