2004–05 VfB Stuttgart season

VfB Stuttgart

2004–05 season
President	Erwin Staudt
Head coach	Matthias Sammer
Stadium	Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion
Bundesliga	5th
DFB-Pokal	Round of 16
UEFA Cup	Round of 32
Top goalscorer	League: Kevin Kurányi (13) All: Kevin Kurányi (18)
Biggest win	TuS Mayen 0–6 VfB Stuttgart
Biggest defeat	VfB Stuttgart 2–4 FC Nürnberg
Home colours Away colours

The 2004–05 season was the 112th in the history of VfB Stuttgart and their 28th consecutive season in the top flight. The club participated in the Bundesliga and the DFB-Pokal.[1]

Players

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[2] — GK  GER Timo Hildebrand — GK  GER Dirk Heinen — GK  SUI Diego Benaglio — DF  GER Andreas Hinkel — DF  GER Martin Stranzl — DF  CRO Boris Živković — DF  GER Markus Babbel — DF  POR Fernando Meira — DF  FRA Matthieu Delpierre — DF  GER Philipp Lahm — DF  GER Steffen Dangelmayr

No. Pos. Nation Player — FW  GER Marco Streller — FW  BRA Cacau — FW  HUN Imre Szabics — FW  GER Kevin Kurányi — FW  GER Mario Gomez

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Bundesliga	8 August 2004	21 May 2005	Matchday 1	5th	34	17	7	10	54	40	+14	050.00
DFB-Pokal	21 August 2004	10 November 2004	First round	Round of 16	3	2	0	1	8	3	+5	066.67
UEFA Cup	16 September 2004	24 February 2005	First round	Round of 32	8	5	1	2	17	6	+11	062.50
Total					45	24	8	13	79	49	+30	053.33

Source: Competitions

Bundesliga

Main article: 2004–05 Bundesliga

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
3	Werder Bremen	34	18	5	11	68	37	+31	59	Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round
4	Hertha BSC	34	15	13	6	59	31	+28	58	Qualification to UEFA Cup first round[a]
5	VfB Stuttgart	34	17	7	10	54	40	+14	58
6	Bayer Leverkusen	34	16	9	9	65	44	+21	57
7	Borussia Dortmund	34	15	10	9	47	44	+3	55	Qualification to Intertoto Cup third round

Source: ^[citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:

1. Since DFB Cup winners Bayern Munich and finalists Schalke 04 both qualified for the Champions League, the UEFA Cup place for the cup-winners was given to 6th placed Bayer Leverkusen.

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	17	7	10	54	40	+14	58	12	2	3	34	15	+19	5	5	7	20	25	−5

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	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	W	D	W	W	D	W	W	W	L	L	L	W	L	W	D	W	D	W	L	D	L	W	D	W	W	W	W	W	L	D	L	W	L	L
Position	1	2	2	1	2	2	2	1	2	2	3	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	5	5	6	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	5

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

Matches

VfB Stuttgart v Mainz 05

8 August 2004 1	VfB Stuttgart	4–2	Mainz 05	Stuttgart
CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion

1. FC Nürnberg v VfB Stuttgart

14 August 2004 2	1. FC Nürnberg	1–1	VfB Stuttgart	Nuremberg
CEST (UTC+2)

1. FC Kaiserslautern v VfB Stuttgart

28 August 2004 3	1. FC Kaiserslautern	2–3	VfB Stuttgart	Kaiserslautern
CEST (UTC+2)

VfB Stuttgart v Hamburger SV

11 September 2004 4	VfB Stuttgart	2–0	Hamburger SV	Stuttgart
CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion

Hertha BSC v VfB Stuttgart

19 September 2004 5	Hertha BSC	0–0	VfB Stuttgart	Berlin
CEST (UTC+2)

VfB Stuttgart v Bayer Leverkusen

25 September 2004 6	VfB Stuttgart	3–0	Bayer Leverkusen	Stuttgart
CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion

Arminia Bielefeld v VfB Stuttgart

3 October 2004 7	Arminia Bielefeld	0–2	VfB Stuttgart	Bielefeld
CEST (UTC+2)

VfB Stuttgart v Borussia Dortmund

16 October 2004 8	VfB Stuttgart	2–0	Borussia Dortmund	Stuttgart
CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion

SC Freiburg v VfB Stuttgart

24 October 2004 9	SC Freiburg	2–0	VfB Stuttgart	Freiburg
CEST (UTC+2)

VfB Stuttgart v Werder Bremen

27 October 2004 10	VfB Stuttgart	1–2	Werder Bremen	Stuttgart
CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion

Schalke 04 v VfB Stuttgart

30 October 2004 11	Schalke 04	3–2	VfB Stuttgart	Gelsenkirchen
CEST (UTC+2)

VfB Stuttgart v Hansa Rostock

7 November 2004 12	VfB Stuttgart	4–0	Hansa Rostock	Stuttgart
CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion

VfL Wolfsburg v VfB Stuttgart

13 November 2004 13	VfL Wolfsburg	3–0	VfB Stuttgart	Wolfsburg
CEST (UTC+2)

VfB Stuttgart v Borussia Mönchengladbach

20 November 2004 14	VfB Stuttgart	1–0	Borussia Mönchengladbach	Stuttgart
CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion

Hannover 96 v VfB Stuttgart

28 November 2004 15	Hannover 96	0–0	VfB Stuttgart	Hanover
CEST (UTC+2)

VfB Stuttgart v VfL Bochum

4 December 2004 16	VfB Stuttgart	5–2	VfL Bochum	Stuttgart
CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion

Bayern Munich v VfB Stuttgart

11 December 2004 17	Bayern Munich	2–2	VfB Stuttgart	Munich
CEST (UTC+2)

Mainz v VfB Stuttgart

22 January 2005 18	Mainz	2–3	VfB Stuttgart	Mainz
CEST (UTC+2)

VfB Stuttgart v 1. FC Nürnberg

29 January 2005 19	VfB Stuttgart	2–4	1. FC Nürnberg	Stuttgart
CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion

VfB Stuttgart v 1. FC Kaiserslautern

5 February 2005 20	VfB Stuttgart	1–1	1. FC Kaiserslautern	Stuttgart
CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion

Hamburger SV v VfB Stuttgart

12 February 2005 21	Hamburger SV	2–1	VfB Stuttgart	Hamburg
CEST (UTC+2)

VfB Stuttgart v Hertha BSC

20 February 2005 22	VfB Stuttgart	1–0	Hertha BSC	Stuttgart
CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion

Bayer Leverkusen v VfB Stuttgart

27 February 2005 23	Bayer Leverkusen	1–1	VfB Stuttgart	Leverkusen
CEST (UTC+2)

VfB Stuttgart v Arminia Bielefeld

5 March 2005 24	VfB Stuttgart	2–1	Arminia Bielefeld	Stuttgart
CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion

Borussia Dortmund v VfB Stuttgart

13 March 2005 25	Borussia Dortmund	0–2	VfB Stuttgart	Dortmund
CEST (UTC+2)

VfB Stuttgart v SC Freiburg

20 March 2005 26	VfB Stuttgart	1–0	SC Freiburg	Stuttgart
CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion

Werder Bremen v VfB Stuttgart

2 April 2005 27	Werder Bremen	1–2	VfB Stuttgart	Bremen
CEST (UTC+2)

VfB Stuttgart v Schalke 04

9 April 2005 28	VfB Stuttgart	3–0	Schalke 04	Stuttgart
CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion

Hansa Rostock v VfB Stuttgart

16 April 2005 29	Hansa Rostock	2–1	VfB Stuttgart	Rostock
CEST (UTC+2)

VfB Stuttgart v VfL Wolfsburg

23 April 2005 30	VfB Stuttgart	0–0	VfL Wolfsburg	Stuttgart
CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion

Borussia Mönchengladbach v VfB Stuttgart

30 April 2005 31	Borussia Mönchengladbach	2–0	VfB Stuttgart	Mönchengladbach
CEST (UTC+2)

VfB Stuttgart v Hannover 96

7 May 2005 32	VfB Stuttgart	1–0	Hannover 96	Stuttgart
CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion

VfL Bochum v VfB Stuttgart

14 May 2005 33	VfL Bochum	2–0	VfB Stuttgart	Bochum
CEST (UTC+2)

VfB Stuttgart v Bayern Munich

21 May 2005 34	VfB Stuttgart	1–3	Bayern Munich	Stuttgart
CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion

DFB-Pokal

Main article: 2004–05 DFB-Pokal

TuS Mayen v VfB Stuttgart

21 August 2004 First round	TuS Mayen	0–6	VfB Stuttgart	Mayen
CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Nettetal-Stadion Attendance: 6,500 Referee: Detlef Scheppe

Rot-Weiß Oberhausen v VfB Stuttgart

22 September 2004 Round of 32	Rot-Weiß Oberhausen	0–2	VfB Stuttgart	Oberhausen
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Niederrheinstadion Attendance: 7,420 Referee: Tobias Welz

Bayern Munich v VfB Stuttgart

10 November 2004 Round of 16	Bayern Munich	3–0	VfB Stuttgart	Munich
CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Olympiastadion

References

1. "VFB Stuttgart, Bundesliga 2004/05".
2. "Squad of Stuttgart 2004-05 Bundesliga".