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.
Background
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
Jürgen Kramny (born 18 October 1971) is a German football coach and a former player who most recently managed Arminia Bielefeld. He spent five seasons in the Bundesliga as a player with VfB Stuttgart, 1. FC Nürnberg and Mainz 05.
Coaching care ...
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.
2. Bundesliga
Review
Stuttgart began the
2016–17 league season with a 2–1 win against
FC St. Pauli.
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.
League table
Results summary
Results by matchday
League fixtures and results
2. Bundesliga
DFB-Pokal
DFB-Pokal review
In the first round draw, Stuttgart were drawn against
FC 08 Homburg.
DFB-Pokal fixtures and results
Player information
Transfers
In
Out
References
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Stuttgart
Stuttgart (; Swabian: ; ) is the capital and largest city of the German state of Baden-Württemberg. It is located on the Neckar river in a fertile valley known as the ''Stuttgarter Kessel'' (Stuttgart Cauldron) and lies an hour from the ...