2019–20 VfL Wolfsburg season
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2019–20 season | ||||
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Executive Director | Frank Witter | |||
Head coach | Oliver Glasner | |||
Stadium | Volkswagen Arena | |||
Bundesliga | 7th | |||
DFB-Pokal | Second round | |||
UEFA Europa League | Round of 16 | |||
Top goalscorer | League: Wout Weghorst (16) All: Wout Weghorst (20) | |||
Highest home attendance | 27,195 (vs RB Leipzig, 7 March 2020) | |||
Lowest home attendance | 21,058 (vs Mainz 05, 23 February 2020) | |||
Biggest win | VfL Wolfsburg 4–0 Mainz 05 | |||
Biggest defeat | VfL Wolfsburg 1–6 RB Leipzig | |||
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The 2019–20 season was VfL Wolfsburg's 75th season in existence and the club's 23rd consecutive season in the top flight of German football. In addition to the domestic league, VfL Wolfsburg participated in this season's edition of the DFB-Pokal, and also participated in the UEFA Europa League. The season was slated to cover a period from 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2020. It was extended extraordinarily beyond 30 June due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany.
Players[edit]
Current squad[edit]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Players out on loan[edit]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers[edit]
Transfers in[edit]
# | Position | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date | Source |
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19 | DF | Kevin Mbabu | Young Boys | €9,200,000 | 25 April 2019 | [3] |
40 | FW | João Victor | LASK Linz | €3,500,000 | 10 May 2019 | [4] |
6 | DF | Paulo Otávio | FC Ingolstadt | €1,100,000 | 11 June 2019 | [5] |
24 | MF | Xaver Schlager | Red Bull Salzburg | €15,000,000 | 26 June 2019 | [6] |
22 | DF | Marin Pongračić | Red Bull Salzburg | €10,000,000 | 15 January 2020 | [7] |
Loans in[edit]
# | Position | Player | Loaned from | Date | Loan expires | Source |
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22 | FW | Lukas Nmecha | Manchester City | 3 August 2019 | 2 January 2020 | [8] |
Transfers out[edit]
# | Position | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date | Source |
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30 | MF | Paul Seguin | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | €300,000 | 7 May 2019 | [9] |
35 | DF | Gian-Luca Itter | SC Freiburg | €2,500,000 | 27 May 2019 | [10] |
3 | DF | Paul Verhaegh | FC Twente | Free | 5 June 2019 | [11] |
24 | DF | Sebastian Jung | Hannover 96 | Free | 23 June 2019 | [12] |
9 | FW | Landry Dimata | Anderlecht | €5,000,000 | 1 July 2019 | [13] |
18 | FW | Victor Osimhen | Charleroi | €3,500,000 | [14] | |
6 | MF | Riechedly Bazoer | Vitesse | Undisclosed | 12 July 2019 | [15] |
21 | MF | Paul-Georges Ntep | Free agent | Free | 11 February 2020 | [16] |
Loans out[edit]
# | Position | Player | Loaned to | Date | Loan expires | Source |
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34 | MF | Marvin Stefaniak | Greuther Fürth | 1 July 2019 | 30 June 2021 | [17] |
21 | FW | Paul-Georges Ntep | Kayserispor | 25 August 2019 | 30 June 2020 | |
17 | DF | Felix Uduokhai | FC Augsburg | 28 August 2019 | 30 June 2020 | [18] |
29 | MF | John Yeboah | VVV-Venlo | 2 September 2019 | 30 June 2020 | [19] |
37 | MF | Elvis Rexhbeçaj | 1. FC Köln | 6 January 2020 | 30 June 2021 | [20] |
10 | MF | Yunus Mallı | Union Berlin | 17 January 2020 | 30 June 2020 | [21] |
5 | DF | Jeffrey Bruma | Mainz 05 | 29 January 2020 | 30 June 2020 | [22] |
Pre-season and friendlies[edit]
Win Draw Loss
6 July 2019 Friendly | VfL Wolfsburg | 2–1 | Hansa Rostock | Wolfsburg, Germany |
16:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: AOK Stadion |
9 July 2019 Friendly | VfL Wolfsburg | 2–1 | Caen | Wolfsburg, Germany |
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: AOK Stadion |
13 July 2019 Friendly | VfL Wolfsburg | 2–2 | VVV-Venlo | Gifhorn, Germany |
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: GWG-Stadion A-Platz |
17 July 2019 Friendly | PSV | 0–2 | VfL Wolfsburg | Eindhoven, Netherlands |
19:05 CEST (UTC+2) |
| Stadium: Philips Stadion |
22 July 2019 Friendly | Fenerbahçe | 1–1 | VfL Wolfsburg | Kapfenberg, Austria |
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Franz Fekete Stadium Attendance: 1,450 |
27 July 2019 Friendly | VfL Wolfsburg | 1–1 | Union Berlin | Anif, Austria |
15:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
| Report |
| Stadium: Maximarkt Sportpark Attendance: 300 Referee: Andreas Winkler |
3 August 2019 Friendly | VfL Wolfsburg | 8–1 | Nice | Wolfsburg, Germany |
15:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
| Stadium: AOK Stadion Attendance: 3,508 Referee: Johan Pfeifer |
5 September 2019 Friendly | VfL Wolfsburg | 1–1 | Hamburger SV | Wolfsburg, Germany |
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
| Report |
| Stadium: AOK Stadion Attendance: 2,189 Referee: Robert Schröder |
10 January 2020 Friendly | VfL Wolfsburg | 1–1 | FC Seoul | Albufeira, Portugal |
13:00 WET (UTC±0) |
| Report |
| Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Albufeira |
10 January 2020 Friendly | Servette | 2–1 | VfL Wolfsburg | Albufeira, Portugal |
16:00 WET (UTC±0) | Report |
| Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Albufeira |
30 July 2020 Friendly | RB Leipzig | 1–1 | VfL Wolfsburg | Leipzig, Germany |
16:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Trainingszentrum RB Leipzig Platz 3 Attendance: 0 Referee: Felix Zwayer |
Competitions[edit]
Overview[edit]
Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
Bundesliga | 17 August 2019 | 27 June 2020 | Matchday 1 | 7th | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 48 | 46 | +2 | 38.24 |
DFB-Pokal | 12 August 2019 | 30 October 2019 | First round | Second round | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 50.00 |
Europa League | 19 September 2019 | 5 August 2020 | Group stage | Round of 16 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 13 | +2 | 50.00 |
Total | 46 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 69 | 68 | +1 | 41.30 |
Last updated: 5 August 2020
Source: Soccerway
Bundesliga[edit]
League table[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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5 | Bayer Leverkusen | 34 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 61 | 44 | +17 | 63 | Qualification for the Europa League group stage[a] |
6 | 1899 Hoffenheim | 34 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 53 | 53 | 0 | 52 | |
7 | VfL Wolfsburg | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 48 | 46 | +2 | 49 | Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round[a] |
8 | SC Freiburg | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 48 | 47 | +1 | 48 | |
9 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 34 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 59 | 60 | −1 | 45 |
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.[23]
Notes:
- ^ a b Since the winners of the 2019–20 DFB-Pokal, Bayern Munich, qualified for the Champions League based on league position, the Europa League group stage spot was passed to the sixth-placed team, and the Europa League second qualifying round spot was passed to the seventh-placed team.
Results summary[edit]
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 48 | 46 | +2 | 49 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 19 | 23 | −4 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 29 | 23 | +6 |
Last updated: 27 June 2020.
Source: Bundesliga
Results by round[edit]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches[edit]
The Bundesliga schedule was announced on 28 June 2019.[24]
17 August 2019 1 | VfL Wolfsburg | 2–1 | 1. FC Köln | Wolfsburg |
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 25,099 Referee: Sven Jablonski |
25 August 2019 2 | Hertha BSC | 0–3 | VfL Wolfsburg | Berlin |
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
| Report |
| Stadium: Olympiastadion Attendance: 42,738 Referee: Guido Winkmann |
31 August 2019 3 | VfL Wolfsburg | 1–1 | SC Paderborn | Wolfsburg |
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
| Report | Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 23,750 Referee: Daniel Schlager |
13 September 2019 4 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 1–1 | VfL Wolfsburg | Düsseldorf |
20:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
| Report | Stadium: Merkur Spiel-Arena Attendance: 36,758 Referee: Manuel Gräfe |
23 September 2019 5 | VfL Wolfsburg | 1–1 | 1899 Hoffenheim | Wolfsburg |
20:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 21,120 Referee: Benjamin Cortus |
28 September 2019 6 | Mainz 05 | 0–1 | VfL Wolfsburg | Mainz |
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Opel Arena Attendance: 24,303 Referee: Felix Brych |
6 October 2019 7 | VfL Wolfsburg | 1–0 | Union Berlin | Wolfsburg |
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
| Report | Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 27,012 Referee: Bastian Dankert |
19 October 2019 8 | RB Leipzig | 1–1 | VfL Wolfsburg | Leipzig |
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
| Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 39,182 Referee: Deniz Aytekin |
27 October 2019 9 | VfL Wolfsburg | 0–0 | FC Augsburg | Wolfsburg |
15:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 22,630 Referee: Tobias Stieler |
2 November 2019 10 | Borussia Dortmund | 3–0 | VfL Wolfsburg | Dortmund |
15:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Signal Iduna Park Attendance: 80,200 Referee: Tobias Welz |
10 November 2019 11 | VfL Wolfsburg | 0–2 | Bayer Leverkusen | Wolfsburg |
15:30 CET (UTC+1) |
| Report | Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 24,112 Referee: Manuel Gräfe |
23 November 2019 12 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 0–2 | VfL Wolfsburg | Frankfurt |
15:30 CET (UTC+1) |
| Report |
| Stadium: Commerzbank-Arena Attendance: 50,700 Referee: Daniel Siebert |
1 December 2019 13 | VfL Wolfsburg | 2–3 | Werder Bremen | Wolfsburg |
18:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 26,012 Referee: Robert Kampka |
7 December 2019 14 | SC Freiburg | 1–0 | VfL Wolfsburg | Freiburg |
15:30 CET (UTC+1) |
| Report |
| Stadium: Schwarzwald-Stadion Attendance: 23,800 Referee: Bastian Dankert |
15 December 2019 15 | VfL Wolfsburg | 2–1 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | Wolfsburg |
15:30 CET (UTC+1) |
| Report | Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 25,580 Referee: Felix Brych |
18 December 2019 16 | VfL Wolfsburg | 1–1 | Schalke 04 | Wolfsburg |
20:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
| Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 24,651 Referee: Martin Petersen |
21 December 2019 17 | Bayern Munich | 2–0 | VfL Wolfsburg | Munich |
15:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Allianz Arena Attendance: 75,000 Referee: Christian Dingert |
18 January 2020 18 | 1. FC Köln | 3–1 | VfL Wolfsburg | Cologne |
15:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
| Stadium: RheinEnergieStadion Attendance: 49,100 Referee: Marco Fritz |
25 January 2020 19 | VfL Wolfsburg | 1–2 | Hertha BSC | Wolfsburg |
15:30 CET (UTC+1) |
| Report |
| Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 24,894 Referee: Markus Schmidt |
2 February 2020 20 | SC Paderborn | 2–4 | VfL Wolfsburg | Paderborn |
18:00 CET (UTC+1) |
| Report | Stadium: Benteler-Arena Attendance: 13,926 Referee: Patrick Ittrich |
8 February 2020 21 | VfL Wolfsburg | 1–1 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | Wolfsburg |
15:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
| Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 23,445 Referee: Tobias Stieler |
15 February 2020 22 | 1899 Hoffenheim | 2–3 | VfL Wolfsburg | Sinsheim |
15:30 CET (UTC+1) |
| Report | Stadium: PreZero Arena Attendance: 22,506 Referee: Sören Storks |
23 February 2020 23 | VfL Wolfsburg | 4–0 | Mainz 05 | Wolfsburg |
18:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
| Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 21,058 Referee: Benjamin Cortus |
1 March 2020 24 | Union Berlin | 2–2 | VfL Wolfsburg | Berlin |
15:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei Attendance: 22,012 Referee: Bastian Dankert |
7 March 2020 25 | VfL Wolfsburg | 0–0 | RB Leipzig | Wolfsburg |
15:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 27,195 Referee: Daniel Schlager |
16 May 2020 26 | FC Augsburg | 1–2 | VfL Wolfsburg | Augsburg |
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
| Stadium: WWK Arena Attendance: 0[25] Referee: Felix Brych | |
Note: The match was postponed on 13 March due to the pandemic of COVID-19 in Germany,[26] and rescheduled to 16 May.[27] |
23 May 2020 27 | VfL Wolfsburg | 0–2 | Borussia Dortmund | Wolfsburg |
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 0[25] Referee: Daniel Siebert | ||
Note: The match was postponed on 13 March due to the pandemic of COVID-19 in Germany,[26] and rescheduled to 23 May.[27] |
26 May 2020 28 | Bayer Leverkusen | 1–4 | VfL Wolfsburg | Leverkusen |
20:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
| Report | Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 0[25] Referee: Daniel Schlager | |
Note: The match was postponed on 24 March due to the pandemic of COVID-19 in Germany,[28] and rescheduled to 26 May.[27] |
30 May 2020 29 | VfL Wolfsburg | 1–2 | Eintracht Frankfurt | Wolfsburg |
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
| Report | Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 0[25] Referee: Guido Winkmann | |
Note: The match was postponed on 24 March due to the pandemic of COVID-19 in Germany,[28] and rescheduled to 30 May.[27] |
7 June 2020 30 | Werder Bremen | 0–1 | VfL Wolfsburg | Bremen |
13:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
| Report | Stadium: Weser-Stadion Attendance: 0[25] Referee: Bibiana Steinhaus | |
Note: The match was postponed on 24 March due to the pandemic of COVID-19 in Germany,[28] and rescheduled to 7 June.[27] |
13 June 2020 31 | VfL Wolfsburg | 2–2 | SC Freiburg | Wolfsburg |
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 0[25] Referee: Bastian Dankert | ||
Note: The match was postponed on 24 March due to the pandemic of COVID-19 in Germany,[28] and rescheduled to 13 June.[27] |
16 June 2020 32 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 3–0 | VfL Wolfsburg | Mönchengladbach |
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
| Stadium: Borussia-Park Attendance: 0[25] Referee: Robert Schröder | |
Note: The match was postponed on 24 March due to the pandemic of COVID-19 in Germany,[28] and rescheduled to 16 June.[27] |
20 June 2020 33 | Schalke 04 | 1–4 | VfL Wolfsburg | Gelsenkirchen |
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
| Report |
| Stadium: Veltins-Arena Attendance: 0[25] Referee: Sascha Stegemann |
Note: The match was postponed on 24 March due to the pandemic of COVID-19 in Germany,[28] and rescheduled to 20 June.[27] |
27 June 2020 34 | VfL Wolfsburg | 0–4 | Bayern Munich | Wolfsburg |
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
| Report |
| Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 0[25] Referee: Patrick Ittrich |
Note: The match was postponed on 7 May due to the pandemic of COVID-19 in Germany,[28] and rescheduled to 27 June.[27] |
DFB-Pokal[edit]
12 August 2019 First round | Hallescher FC | 3–5 (a.e.t.) | VfL Wolfsburg | Halle |
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
| Report | Stadium: Erdgas Sportpark Attendance: 13,500 Referee: Markus Schmidt |
30 October 2019 Second round | VfL Wolfsburg | 1–6 | RB Leipzig | Wolfsburg |
18:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 17,705 Referee: Felix Zwayer |
UEFA Europa League[edit]
Group stage[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | GNT | WLF | STE | OLE | |
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1 | Gent | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 12 | Advance to knockout phase | — | 2–2 | 3–2 | 2–1 | |
2 | VfL Wolfsburg | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 11 | 1–3 | — | 1–0 | 3–1 | ||
3 | Saint-Étienne | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 4 | 0–0 | 1–1 | — | 1–1 | ||
4 | Oleksandriya | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | — |
19 September 2019 1 | VfL Wolfsburg | 3–1 | Oleksandriya | Wolfsburg, Germany |
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 10,112 Referee: Halis Özkahya (Turkey) |
3 October 2019 2 | Saint-Étienne | 1–1 | VfL Wolfsburg | Saint-Étienne, France |
18:55 CEST (UTC+2) |
| Report | Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard Attendance: 24,815 Referee: Craig Pawson (England) |
24 October 2019 3 | Gent | 2–2 | VfL Wolfsburg | Ghent, Belgium |
18:55 CEST (UTC+2) |
| Report |
| Stadium: Ghelamco Arena Attendance: 15,437 Referee: Sergey Ivanov (Russia) |
7 November 2019 4 | VfL Wolfsburg | 1–3 | Gent | Wolfsburg, Germany |
21:00 CET (UTC+1) |
| Report |
| Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Massimiliano Irrati (Italy) |
28 November 2019 5 | Oleksandriya | 0–1 | VfL Wolfsburg | Lviv, Ukraine |
19:55 EET (UTC+2) |
| Report |
| Stadium: Arena Lviv Attendance: 7,118 Referee: Manuel Schüttengruber (Austria) |
12 December 2019 6 | VfL Wolfsburg | 1–0 | Saint-Étienne | Wolfsburg, Germany |
21:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
| Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 10,802 Referee: Paul Tierney (England) |
Knockout phase[edit]
Round of 32[edit]
20 February 2020 First leg | VfL Wolfsburg | 2–1 | Malmö FF | Wolfsburg, Germany |
21:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 13,801 Referee: Gediminas Mažeika (Lithuania) |
27 February 2020 Second leg | Malmö FF | 0–3 (1–5 agg.) | VfL Wolfsburg | Malmö, Sweden |
18:55 CET (UTC+1) |
| Report |
| Stadium: Stadion Attendance: 20,500 Referee: Willie Collum (Scotland) |
Round of 16[edit]
12 March 2020 First leg | VfL Wolfsburg | 1–2 | Shakhtar Donetsk | Wolfsburg, Germany |
21:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
| Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 0[30] Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia) |
5 August 2020 Second leg | Shakhtar Donetsk | 3–0 (5–1 agg.) | VfL Wolfsburg | Kyiv, Ukraine |
18:55 CEST (UTC+2) |
| Report |
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