| 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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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.
Squad
Goalkeepers
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Defenders
Midfielders
Attackers
Competitions
Bundesliga
League table
| Pos | 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[lower-alpha 1] |
| 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
| 1 | 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
Edin Džeko (22)
Grafite (11)- Zvjezdan Misimović (10)
Obafemi Martins (6)
Top assists
- Zvjezdan Misimović (15)
- Edin Džeko (10)
DFB-Pokal
| 31 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
Group stage
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 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' |
Report | 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' |
Report | 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' |
Report | 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' |
Report | 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' |
Report | 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' |
Report | Owen 44', 83', 90+1' |
Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 26,490 Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands) |
UEFA Europa League
Knockout phase
Round of 32
| 18 February 2010 First leg | Villarreal  | 2 – 2 | VfL Wolfsburg | Villarreal, Spain |
| 19:00 | Senna 43' Ruben 85' |
Report | 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' |
Report | Capdevila 30' |
Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 17,000 Referee: Alexandru Tudor (Romania) |
Round of 16
Quarter-finals
Kits
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| Type | Shirt | Shorts | Socks | First appearance / Info |
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| Home | 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
- ↑ ""Think Blue.": VfL in Freiburg und Dortmund mit blauem Trikot". April 22, 2010.
Sources
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