VfB Stuttgart II

German football club

Football club

VfB Stuttgart II

Nickname(s)| Der kleine VfB (The Little VfB)
Short name| VfB II
Founded| 1893
Ground| WIRmachenDRUCK Arena, Aspach
Capacity| 10,001
President| Dietmar Allgaier
Head coach| Nico Willig
League| 3\. Liga
2024–25| 3\. Liga, 15th of 20

Home colours

Away colours

Third colours

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Current season
Active departments of
VfB Stuttgart

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Football
(Men's)|  Football II
(Men's)|  Football
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Athletics|  Field hockey|  Fistball
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Table tennis|  Esports|  Referees
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VfB Stuttgart II is a German football team located in Stuttgart, currently playing in the 3\. Liga. They are the reserve team of VfB Stuttgart. Until 2005 the team played under the name of VfB Stuttgart Amateure.

## History

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VfB Stuttgart Amateure first made an appearance at the highest level of local amateur football, the third division Amateurliga Württemberg, in 1959–60, winning the league. The league was split into two regional divisions and the team was grouped in the Amateurliga Nordwürttemberg where it became a dominating side from 1962 to 1967, winning four league titles in five seasons but being barred from promotion to the professional leagues above. The team stayed in this league until 1978, winning one more title in 1971 and generally achieving top of the table finishes but failing to qualify for the new Oberliga Baden-Württemberg by a point when it came sixth and a top five finish was required.[1]

The team's league championships in the Amateurliga and Amateur-Oberliga entitled it to take part in the German amateur football championship, which it won in 1963 and 1980, beating VfL Wolfsburg and FC Augsburg in the finals, while it finished runners-up in 1971 when it lost to SC Jülich 1910.[2]

The team came second in the new Verbandsliga Württemberg in 1979 and was promoted to the Oberliga. It won a championship in this league in its first season there but was again barred from promotion. It came second the season after but suffered relegation in 1988. After two seasons in the Verbandsliga it returned to the Oberliga in 1990. it failed to qualify when the Regionalliga Süd was introduced as the third tier of league football in 1994 but won promotion to this league in 1998 after an Oberliga championship. It dropped back to Oberliga level in 2002 but won another Oberliga title in 2003 and spend the next five seasons in the Regionalliga again. In 2008 the club qualified for the 3\. Liga, the new third tier of league football in Germany, where itplayed for the next eight seasons, generally as a mid- and lower table side. At the end of the 2015–16 season the club was relegated to the tier four Regionalliga Südwest after coming last in the 3. Liga.[1]

The team has also qualified for the first round of the German Cup through the Württemberg Cup and has been, at times, quite successful. In their first participation in 1974–75 it reached the quarter finals before going out to Borussia Dortmund. It was knocked out in the first round in 1975–76 and 1980–81 and in the second round in 1981–82. It made another first round exit the year after when it lost to local rival Stuttgarter Kickers. In 2000–01 it defeated Bundesliga side Eintracht Frankfurt 6–1 in the first round before being drawn against its own first team in the second round and losing 3–0. The following season it made another first round exit and, since 2008, is, like all reserve teams in Germany, barred from the competition.[3]

## Relationship with VfB Stuttgart

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VfB Stuttgart II serves as Stuttgart's reserve team. The team's backbone consists of recent graduates from Stuttgart's youth teams and several established, older players who are not good enough for Stuttgart's first team. Players that are particularly impressive at Stuttgart II are often called up to become permanent members of the first-team. For example, Sami Khedira made 9 league appearances for Stuttgart II in the 2006–07 season, his final one coming on 24 September 2006, before he was called up the first-team; he made his Bundesliga debut on 1 October 2006.

## Ground

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The Robert-Schlienz-Stadion, offering 5000 places, all standing, was home for the VfB II until 2008 and from 2016 to 2024. It currently hosts the home games of VfB's A and B youth teams. Initially known as the "Amateur-Stadion" (German for amateur stadium), the Robert-Schlienz Stadium got its name in honour of the well-known VfB player Robert Schlienz, after his death in June 1995. The first game played here was in the 2nd round of the youth championship, on 25 June 1995, between the VfB's B youth team and Eintracht Frankfurt's.

As the Robert-Schlienz-Stadion did not meet the requirements for the 3\. Liga, VfB Stuttgart II moved to the larger Gazi-Stadion auf der Waldau after promotion in 2008. Following relegation to the Regionalliga Südwest, home matches were once again played at the Robert-Schlienz-Stadion from 2016 onwards. Due to the return to the 3. Liga for the 2024–25 season, the team had to move again and will play its home games in the WIRmachenDRUCK Arena in Aspach, which has a capacity of 10,001 spectators.

## Honours

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The club's honours:

### League

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* German amateur championship
* Champions: 1963, 1980
* Runners-up: 1971
* Oberliga Baden-Württemberg (III-IV-V)
* Champions: 1980, 1998, 2003, 2020
* Amateurliga Württemberg (III)
* Champions: 1960
* Amateurliga Nordwürttemberg (III)
* Champions: 1963, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1971
* Verbandsliga Württemberg (IV)
* Champions: 1990
* Regionalliga Südwest (IV)
* Champions: 2024

### Cup

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* Württemberg Cup
* Winners: 1970, 1980, 1981, 2000
* Runners-up: 1974, 1982, 2002

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## Recent coaches

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The recent head coaches of the team:[4]

Manager  | Start  | Finish

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Reinhold Fanz | 27 June 2003  | 30 June 2004
Rainer Adrion | 1 July 2004  | 30 June 2009
Reiner Geyer | 1 July 2009  | 27 January 2010
Jürgen Seeberger | 28 January 2010  | 30 June 2011
Jürgen Kramny | 1 July 2011  | 24 November 2015
Walter Thomae | 24 November 2015  | 30 June 2016
Sebastian Gunkel | 1 July 2016  | 22 November 2016
Walter Thomae | 22 November 2016  | 19 December 2016
Andreas Hinkel | 19 December 2016  | 30 June 2018
Marc Kienle | 1 July 2018  | 1 April 2019
Andreas Hinkel  | 1 April 2019  | 30 June 2019
Francisco Vaz | 1 July 2019  | 31 December 2019
Michael Gentner | 1 January 2020  | 30 June 2020
Frank Fahrenhorst | 1 July 2020  | 30 June 2023
Markus Fiedler | 1 July 2023  | 30 June 2025
Nico Willig | 1 July 2025  |

## Recent seasons

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The recent season-by-season performance of the club:[1][5]

Season  | Division  | Tier  | Position

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1999–2000  | Regionalliga Süd | III  | 6th
2000–01  | Regionalliga Süd  | 2nd
2001–02  | Regionalliga Süd  | 16th ↓
2002–03  | Oberliga Baden-Württemberg | IV  | 1st ↑
2003–04  | Regionalliga Süd  | III  | 11th
2004–05  | Regionalliga Süd  | 13th
2005–06  | Regionalliga Süd  | 7th
2006–07  | Regionalliga Süd  | 3rd
2007–08  | Regionalliga Süd  | 3rd
2008–09  | 3\. Liga | 11th
2009–10  | 3\. Liga  | 10th
2010–11  | 3\. Liga  | 10th
2011–12  | 3\. Liga  | 11th
2012–13  | 3\. Liga  | 14th
2013–14  | 3\. Liga  | 15th
2014–15  | 3\. Liga  | 13th
2015–16  | 3\. Liga  | 20th ↓
2016–17  | Regionalliga Südwest | IV  | 7th
2017–18  | Regionalliga Südwest  | 10th
2018–19  | Regionalliga Südwest  | 15th ↓
2019–20  | Oberliga Baden-Württemberg | V  | 1st ↑
2020-21  | Regionalliga Südwest  | IV  | 8th
2021–22  | Regionalliga Südwest  | 11th
2022–23  | Regionalliga Südwest  | 8th
2023–24  | Regionalliga Südwest  | 1st ↑
2024-25  | 3\. Liga  | III  | 15th
2025-26  | 3\. Liga  |

* With the introduction of the Regionalligas in 1994 and the 3\. Liga in 2008 as the new third tier, below the 2\. Bundesliga, all leagues below dropped one tier.

### Key

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↑Promoted | ↓ Relegated

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## Players

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### Current squad

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As of 9 August 2025

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

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1  | GK |  GER | Florian Hellstern
2  | DF |  GER | Kaden Amaniampong
3  | DF |  GER | Alexandre Azevedo
4  | DF |  GER | Maximilian Herwerth
5  | MF |  SRB | Mirza Catovic
6  | MF |  GER | Alexander Groiß
7  | MF |  GER | Lauri Penna
8  | MF |  GER | Samuele Di Benedetto
9  | FW |  GRE | Thomas Kastanaras
10  | MF |  GER | Nicolás Sessa
11  | MF |  TUR | Efe Korkut
13  | DF |  GER | Tim Köhler
14  | DF |  TUR | Semih Kara
16  | DF |  SUI | Leny Meyer
17  | FW |  GER | Abdenego Nankishi
18  | MF |  GER | Julian Lüers
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19  | MF |  GER | Kenny Freßle
20  | FW |  KOS | Deli Hajdini
21  | FW |  KOS | Eliot Bujupi
22  | DF |  GER | Paulo Fritschi
24  | MF |  AUT | Christopher Olivier
25  | FW |  GER | David Tritschler
27  | FW |  TOG | Mansour Ouro-Tagba (on loan from 1\. FC Köln II)
28  | GK |  GER | Dominik Draband
29  | DF |  GER | Dominik Nothnagel (captain)
30  | FW |  POL | Jordan Majchrzak
33  | GK |  GER | Jerik von der Felsen
35  | DF |  AUT | Michael Glück
39  | MF |  GER | Nuha Jatta
40  | DF |  GER | Peter Reinhardt
44  | FW |  NED | Mohamed Sankoh
-- | FW |  GER | Tino Kaufmann

## References

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1. ^ a b c Das deutsche Fußball-Archiv (in German) Historical German domestic league tables, retrieved 20 September 2014
2. ^ Germany – Amateur Championship 1950–1995 RSSSF.com, retrieved 7 January 2015
3. ^ DFB-Pokal (in German) Weltfussball.de, accused: 8 January 2015
4. ^ VfB Stuttgart II .:. Trainer von A-Z (in German) weltfussball.de, retrieved 18 September 2011
5. ^ Fussball.de – Ergebnisse (in German) Tables and results of all German football leagues, retrieved 20 September 2014

## External links

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* Official website
* Fussbaldaten profile (in German)
* VfB Stuttgart II at Weltfussball.de
* Das deutsche Fußball-Archiv – historical German domestic league tables (in German)

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VfB Stuttgart

Topics|

* Club
* Players
* Managers
* Matches
* Stadium
* Seasons
* Reserve team
* Stadium
* Women's team

Seasons|

| First team|

* 1983–84
* 1991–92
* 2001–02
* 2002–03
* 2003–04
* 2004–05
* 2005–06
* 2006–07
* 2007–08
* 2008–09
* 2009–10
* 2010–11
* 2011–12
* 2012–13
* 2013–14
* 2014–15
* 2015–16
* 2016–17
* 2017–18
* 2018–19
* 2019–20
* 2020–21
* 2021–22
* 2022–23
* 2023–24
* 2024–25

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Reserve team|

* 2012–13
* 2013–14

Rivalries|

* Stuttgart derby

* v
* t
* e

3\. Liga

Seasons|

* 2008–09
* 2009–10
* 2010–11
* 2011–12
* 2012–13
* 2013–14
* 2014–15
* 2015–16
* 2016–17
* 2017–18
* 2018–19
* 2019–20
* 2020–21
* 2021–22
* 2022–23
* 2023–24
* 2024–25
* 2025–26

2025–26 clubs|

* Alemannia Aachen
* Erzgebirge Aue
* Energie Cottbus
* MSV Duisburg
* Rot-Weiss Essen
* TSV Havelse
* TSG Hoffenheim II
* FC Ingolstadt
* Viktoria Köln
* Waldhof Mannheim
* 1860 Munich
* VfL Osnabrück
* Jahn Regensburg
* Hansa Rostock
* 1\. FC Saarbrücken
* 1\. FC Schweinfurt
* VfB Stuttgart II
* SSV Ulm
* SC Verl
* Wehen Wiesbaden

Former clubs|

* VfR Aalen
* Rot Weiss Ahlen
* SV Babelsberg
* SpVgg Bayreuth
* Union Berlin
* Viktoria Berlin
* Arminia Bielefeld
* Eintracht Braunschweig
* Werder Bremen II
* Wacker Burghausen
* Chemnitzer FC
* Darmstadt 98
* Borussia Dortmund II
* Dynamo Dresden
* Fortuna Düsseldorf
* SV Elversberg
* Kickers Emden
* Rot-Weiß Erfurt
* FSV Frankfurt
* SC Freiburg II
* Sonnenhof Großaspach
* Hallescher FC
* Hannover 96 II
* 1\. FC Heidenheim
* Carl Zeiss Jena
* 1\. FC Kaiserslautern
* Karlsruher SC
* Holstein Kiel
* TuS Koblenz
* Fortuna Köln
* RB Leipzig
* Sportfreunde Lotte
* VfB Lübeck
* 1\. FC Magdeburg
* Mainz 05 II
* SV Meppen
* Bayern Munich II
* Türkgücü München
* Preußen Münster
* Rot-Weiß Oberhausen
* Kickers Offenbach
* VfB Oldenburg
* SC Paderborn
* SV Sandhausen
* Stuttgarter Kickers
* KFC Uerdingen
* SpVgg Unterhaching
* Wuppertaler SV
* Würzburger Kickers
* FSV Zwickau

* Promotion to 3. Liga
* Promotion to 2. Bundesliga

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