The 2011–12

VfB Stuttgart Verein für Bewegungsspiele Stuttgart 1893 e. V., commonly known as VfB Stuttgart (), is a German sports club based in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg. The club's football team is currently part of Germany's first division, the Bundesliga. Vf ...

season was the 119th season in the club's football history. They competed in the

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, the top tier of German football, in which they finished 6th as well as competing in the

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, where they were eliminated in the quarter-finals. It was Stuttgart's 35th consecutive season in the league, since having been promoted from the

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in 1977.

Season summary

Stuttgart finished 6th in

, and as a result, qualified for the

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Season summary

Players

First-team squad

Left club during season

Competitions

Overview

Bundesliga

League table

DFB-Pokal

Sources

Notes