2019–20 VfL Wolfsburg season


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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.

VfL Wolfsburg
2019–20 season
Executive DirectorFrank Witter
Head coachOliver Glasner
StadiumVolkswagen Arena
Bundesliga7th
DFB-PokalSecond round
UEFA Europa LeagueRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague:
Wout Weghorst (16)
All:
Wout Weghorst (20)
Highest home attendance27,195
(vs RB Leipzig, 7 March 2020)
Lowest home attendance21,058
(vs Mainz 05, 23 February 2020)
Biggest winVfL Wolfsburg 4–0 Mainz 05
Biggest defeatVfL Wolfsburg 1–6 RB Leipzig
As of 11 February 2020[1][2]

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

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

# Position Player Transferred from Fee Date Source
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]
# Position Player Loaned from Date Loan expires Source
22 FW   Lukas Nmecha   Manchester City 3 August 2019 2 January 2020 [8]
# Position Player Transferred to Fee Date Source
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
21 MF   Paul-Georges Ntep Free agent Free 11 February 2020 [15]
# Position Player Loaned to Date Loan expires Source
34 MF   Marvin Stefaniak   Greuther Fürth 1 July 2019 30 June 2021 [16]
21 FW   Paul-Georges Ntep   Kayserispor 25 August 2019 30 June 2020
17 DF   Felix Uduokhai   FC Augsburg 28 August 2019 30 June 2020 [17]
29 MF   John Yeboah   VVV-Venlo 2 September 2019 30 June 2020 [18]
37 MF   Elvis Rexhbeçaj   1. FC Köln 6 January 2020 30 June 2021 [19]
10 MF   Yunus Mallı   Union Berlin 17 January 2020 30 June 2020 [20]
5 DF   Jeffrey Bruma   Mainz 05 29 January 2020 30 June 2020 [21]

Pre-season and friendlies

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  Win   Draw   Loss

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Bundesliga 17 August 2019 27 June 2020 Matchday 1 7th 34 13 10 11 48 46 +2 038.24
DFB-Pokal 12 August 2019 30 October 2019 First round Second round 2 1 0 1 6 9 −3 050.00
Europa League 19 September 2019 5 August 2020 Group stage Round of 16 10 5 2 3 15 13 +2 050.00
Total 46 19 12 15 69 68 +1 041.30

Last updated: 5 August 2020
Source: Soccerway

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
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

Source: DFB
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.[22]
Notes:

  1. ^ 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.
Overall Home Away
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

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GroundHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAH
ResultWWDDDWWDDLLWLLWDLLLWDWWDDWLWLWDLWL
Position6435872248107998899109109777666666667

Updated to match(es) played on 27 June 2020. Source: Bundesliga
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

The Bundesliga schedule was announced on 28 June 2019.[23]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification GNT WLF STE OLE
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 —

Appearances and goals

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No. Pos Nat Player Total Bundesliga DFB-Pokal Europa League
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK   BEL Koen Casteels 32 0 26 0 1 0 5 0
12 GK   AUT Pavao Pervan 14 0 8 0 1 0 5 0
30 GK   GER Niklas Klinger 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
36 GK   GER Phillip Menzel 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
2 DF   BRA William 22 3 16 1 2 1 4 1
6 DF   BRA Paulo Otávio 9 1 4+1 0 0 0 3+1 1
15 DF   FRA Jérôme Roussillon 37 1 27+2 1 1 0 5+2 0
19 DF   SUI Kevin Mbabu 27 3 18+2 3 1+1 0 3+2 0
22 DF   CRO Marin Pongračić 12 2 11 2 0 0 1 0
25 DF   USA John Brooks 31 1 25 0 1 0 5 1
31 DF   GER Robin Knoche 31 2 17+4 1 1+1 1 8 0
32 DF   COD Marcel Tisserand 23 1 14+1 1 1 0 7 0
Midfielders
4 MF   ESP Ignacio Camacho 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 MF   SUI Renato Steffen 38 6 19+8 6 1+1 0 5+4 0
11 MF   GER Felix Klaus 29 0 6+17 0 1 0 1+4 0
13 DF   GER Yannick Gerhardt 25 4 7+11 2 2 1 5 1
20 MF   GER Luca Horn 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
23 MF   FRA Josuha Guilavogui 31 0 23+2 0 1 0 4+1 0
24 MF   AUT Xaver Schlager 28 1 21+2 1 0 0 5 0
27 MF   GER Maximilian Arnold 44 5 32+1 4 2 0 9 1
38 MF   BEL Ismail Azzaoui 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Forwards
7 FW   CRO Josip Brekalo 41 8 19+11 4 1+1 1 9 3
9 FW   NED Wout Weghorst 43 20 30+2 16 2 2 9 2
14 FW   SUI Admir Mehmedi 26 3 14+7 2 0 0 5 1
29 FW   EGY Omar Marmoush 6 0 0+5 0 0 0 0+1 0
33 FW   GER Daniel Ginczek 23 3 9+9 3 0 0 2+3 0
37 FW   FRA Mamoudou Karamoko 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
40 FW   BRA João Victor 41 5 18+14 2 2 0 4+3 3
Players transferred out during the season
3 DF   NED Jeffrey Bruma 15 0 9 0 1 0 4+1 0
10 MF   TUR Yunus Mallı 2 0 0 0 0 0 0+2 0
17 DF   GER Ohis Felix Uduokhai 1 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
21 MF   CMR Paul-Georges Ntep 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 FW   GER Lukas Nmecha 12 0 1+5 0 0+1 0 0+5 0
29 MF   GER John Yeboah 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
37 MF   GER Elvis Rexhbeçaj 2 0 0 0 0+1 0 1 0

Last updated: 5 August 2020
Source: Competitions

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  30. ^ Shakhtar Donetsk played their home match at NSC Olimpiyskiy Stadium, Kyiv, instead of their regular home stadium Donbass Arena, Donetsk, due to the war conditions in Eastern Ukraine.
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