2016–17 season | |||
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Head Coach | Hannes Wolf | ||
Stadium | Mercedes-Benz Arena | ||
2. Bundesliga | 2nd | ||
German Cup | Round 2 | ||
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The 2016–17 VfB Stuttgart season is the 124th season and the first season since being relegated from the Bundesliga during the 2015–16 season. This is the first time in 41 years that Stuttgart were relegated.
Stuttgart were relegated after finishing in 17th place in the Bundesliga. They were sent down after a 3–1 loss to VfL Wolfsburg. This is their first relegation since 1975.Jürgen Kramny was demoted to head coach of the reserve team. He was replaced by Jos Luhukay. They also sacked Robin Dutt, who had been the Sporting Director.
Stuttgart started the 2016–17 league season with a 2–1 win against FC St. Pauli.Alexandru Maxim and Christian Gentner scored for Stuttgart and Aziz Bouhaddouz scored for St. Pauli. This was their first match in the second division in 39 years.
Last updated: 18 December 2016.
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Last updated: 18 December 2016.
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Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.
In the first round draw, Stuttgart were drawn against FC 08 Homburg.