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VfB Stuttgart

Germany · Bundesliga · Manager: Sebastian Hoeneß (#202 in the world) since Apr 2023
#32 World rank · club rating
2,016 Club rating
5th in the Bundesliga

VfB Stuttgart have had 13 managers since 2015/16. Sebastian Hoeneß, in charge since April 2023, has the best points per game of them (1.80 in 166 matches) and took the club rating from 1,813 to 2,064.

VfB Stuttgart managers

30 spells since 1997 · newest first
Manager Period MatchesGP W-D-L PPG Club rating Coach ratingCoach Vs expected
Sebastian Hoeneß #202 now Apr 2023 – present · PPG 1.80 current Apr 2023 – present 166 90-29-47 1.80 1,813 → 2,064 +251 +73.8 +0.31
Bruno Labbadia Jan 2023 – Apr 2023 · PPG 0.75 Jan 2023 – Apr 2023 12 2-3-7 0.75 1,890 → 1,827 −63 −0.6 +0.05
Michael Wimmer Sep 2022 – Nov 2022 · PPG 1.63 caretaker Sep 2022 – Nov 2022 8 4-1-3 1.63 1,851 → 1,915 +64 +5.2 +0.06
Pellegrino Matarazzo #152 now Jan 2020 – Oct 2022 · PPG 1.22 Jan 2020 – Oct 2022 99 31-28-40 1.22 1,813 → 1,830 +17 +22.7 −0.09
Tim Walter #700 now Jul 2019 – Dec 2019 · PPG 1.75 Jul 2019 – Dec 2019 20 10-5-5 1.75 1,838 → 1,794 −45 −8.9 −0.03
Nico Willig Apr 2019 – May 2019 · PPG 1.50 caretaker Apr 2019 – May 2019 6 2-3-1 1.50 1,762 → 1,842 +80 +14.5 +0.15
Markus Weinzierl Oct 2018 – Apr 2019 · PPG 0.70 Oct 2018 – Apr 2019 23 4-4-15 0.70 1,946 → 1,697 −248 −36.2 −0.06
Tayfun Korkut Feb 2018 – Oct 2018 · PPG 1.64 Feb 2018 – Oct 2018 22 10-6-6 1.64 1,727 → 1,936 +209 +24.6 +0.17
Hannes Wolf Oct 2016 – Jan 2018 · PPG 1.54 Oct 2016 – Jan 2018 50 23-8-19 1.54 1,844 → 1,706 −138 −8.1 −0.07
Olaf Janssen #793 now Sep 2016 – Oct 2016 · PPG 2.33 caretaker Sep 2016 – Oct 2016 3 2-1-0 2.33 1,830 → 1,860 +30 +6.1 +0.15
Jos Luhukay Aug 2016 – Sep 2016 · PPG 2.00 caretaker Aug 2016 – Sep 2016 6 4-0-2 2.00 1,888 → 1,848 −40 −9.2 −0.12
Jurgen Kramny Nov 2015 – May 2016 · PPG 1.04 Nov 2015 – May 2016 23 6-6-11 1.04 1,757 → 1,801 +44 −1.0 +0.09
Alexander Zorniger #559 now Aug 2015 – Nov 2015 · PPG 1.07 Aug 2015 – Nov 2015 15 5-1-9 1.07 1,844 → 1,723 −120 −23.9 −0.16
Before 2015/16 · 17 spells, Aug 1997 – May 2015
Manager Period MatchesGP W-D-L PPG Club rating Coach ratingCoach Vs expected
Huub Stevens Nov 2014 – May 2015 · PPG 1.23 Nov 2014 – May 2015 22 7-6-9 1.23 1,787 → 1,853 +66 +13.6 +0.03
Armin Veh Aug 2014 – Nov 2014 · PPG 0.69 Aug 2014 – Nov 2014 13 2-3-8 0.69 1,727 → 1,770 +43 −12.6 −0.15
Huub Stevens Mar 2014 – May 2014 · PPG 1.20 caretaker Mar 2014 – May 2014 10 3-3-4 1.20 1,776 → 1,821 +45 +13.8 +0.05
Bruno Labbadia Dec 2010 – Aug 2013 · PPG 1.45 Dec 2010 – Aug 2013 118 49-24-45 1.45 1,859 → 1,747 −113 −20.9 +0.05
Jens Keller Oct 2010 – Dec 2010 · PPG 1.23 Oct 2010 – Dec 2010 13 4-4-5 1.23 1,848 → 1,827 −21 −7.4 −0.06
Christian Gross Dec 2009 – Oct 2010 · PPG 1.86 Dec 2009 – Oct 2010 36 20-7-9 1.86 1,769 → 1,791 +22 +3.2 +0.19
Markus Babbel Dec 2008 – Dec 2009 · PPG 1.57 Dec 2008 – Dec 2009 44 18-15-11 1.57 1,673 → 1,737 +64 +10.7 +0.02
Rainer Widmayer Nov 2008 – Mar 2009 · PPG 1.50 caretaker Nov 2008 – Mar 2009 2 1-0-1 1.50 1,636 → 1,735 +99 0.0 +0.02
Armin Veh Feb 2006 – Nov 2008 · PPG 1.59 Feb 2006 – Nov 2008 104 49-18-37 1.59 1,668 → 1,555 −113 −6.5 −0.01
Giovanni Trapattoni Aug 2005 – Feb 2006 · PPG 1.35 Aug 2005 – Feb 2006 20 5-12-3 1.35 1,706 → 1,689 −18 −3.3 −0.10
Matthias Sammer Aug 2004 – May 2005 · PPG 1.71 Aug 2004 – May 2005 34 17-7-10 1.71 1,752 → 1,664 −88 −18.5 0.00
Felix Magath Feb 2001 – May 2004 · PPG 1.66 Feb 2001 – May 2004 122 56-35-31 1.66 1,550 → 1,783 +232 +55.0 +0.18
Ralf Rangnick May 1999 – Feb 2001 · PPG 1.23 May 1999 – Feb 2001 61 21-12-28 1.23 1,640 → 1,513 −127 −17.3 −0.11
Rainer Adrion Feb 1999 – May 1999 · PPG 1.09 Feb 1999 – May 1999 11 2-6-3 1.09 1,659 → 1,601 −58 −11.9 −0.11
Wolfgang Rolff Dec 1998 · PPG 1.33 caretaker Dec 1998 3 1-1-1 1.33 1,637 → 1,643 +7 +0.1 +0.03
Winfried Schäfer Aug 1998 – Nov 1998 · PPG 1.13 Aug 1998 – Nov 1998 15 4-5-6 1.13 1,628 → 1,557 −71 −14.5 −0.13
Joachim Löw Aug 1997 – May 1998 · PPG 1.53 Aug 1997 – May 1998 34 14-10-10 1.53 1,626 → 1,622 −5 −7.6 +0.05

Before 2015/16 the source names the manager on fewer matches, so these rows can miss games.

Sebastian Hoeneß is the longest-serving: 166 matches over 3 years (Apr 2023 – present), and the most coach rating added (+73.8).

Club rating - the club's rating at the manager's first rated match → after the last. Coach rating - what the spell added to the manager's coach rating. Vs expected - average result per match above what the club rating predicted. Every competition we hold, lower divisions included.

Club rating

since 2015/16 · line by manager
2,016Club ratingWeek 46, 2026
#32World rankof 943 active clubs
#5Bundesligaof 18 clubs
2,210Peak since 2015/16May 2024 · low 1,715, Sep 2017
1,6001,8002,0002,200201620182020202220242026Nov 2026 · Sebastian Hoeneß2,005 club rating1,6001,8002,0002,200201620202024Nov 2026 · Sebastian Hoeneß2,005 club rating
Colour changes with each manager (13 since 2015/16) · hover a point for the name

VfB Stuttgart's club rating peaked at 2,210 in May 2024, under Sebastian Hoeneß, its highest since 2015/16; the low was 1,715 in September 2017, under Hannes Wolf.

One point per month: the club's rating before its last rated match of the month, the manager's part left out. World rank among the 943 clubs with a match in the last 12 months and 30+ rated matches. The rating describes results so far - it doesn't predict the next game. How the club rating works ›

Next matches

next 14 days · UK time
Sat 21 Nov · 17:30 Bundesliga A at FC Schalke 04
Preview FC Schalke 04 v VfB Stuttgart ›
Wed 25 Nov · 20:00 UEFA Champions League A at Inter
No chances for European games · why
Preview Inter v VfB Stuttgart ›

Club rating chances on league games only (home / draw / away), calibrated on 85,718 league matches. This week's matches ›

Cards and corners

a game · by season
Season GP Cards Agst Lg 2nd half Corners Agst Lg
2026/27 9 so far 9 1.33 2.78 1.94 50% 5.89 6.33 5.21
2025/26 34 1.91 1.71 2.00 75% 5.68 4.26 4.89
2024/25 34 2.26 3.03 2.02 71% 5.29 4.74 4.81
2023/24 34 1.68 2.29 2.16 65% 4.88 4.21 4.98
2022/23 36 2.33 2.42 2.15 75% 4.61 4.75 4.85
5 earlier seasons, 2015/16 – 2021/22
Season GP Cards Agst Lg 2nd half Corners Agst Lg
2021/22 34 1.94 1.79 1.80 67% 4.35 5.09 4.83
2020/21 34 1.97 2.12 1.88 67% 4.56 4.76 4.60
2018/19 36 2.03 1.75 1.80 67% 5.03 5.67 5.03
2017/18 34 1.79 1.41 1.79 66% 4.18 4.68 4.72
2015/16 34 2.26 2.00 2.06 6.59 4.18 4.77

VfB Stuttgart won 6.59 corners a game in 2015/16, their most in any season since 2015/16 and 38% above the Bundesliga's average side (4.77).

League matches only (Bundesliga), from 2015/16 - European and cup games carry no card or corner data. Lg = the league's average side that season. Bold green / red = 15%+ above / below it. The current season shows from its first match with a "N so far" tag; sentences use it from 10 matches. Bundesliga cards table › · corners table ›

Half-time / full-time

319 league matches since 2015/16
FT winFT W FT drawFT D FT lossFT L
HT winHT W 7122% 134% 62%
HT drawHT D 3812% 3912% 4614%
HT lossHT L 93% 227% 7524%
49
Points won from behindPts from behind
losing at half-time in 106 matches
44
Points dropped from aheadPts dropped
winning at half-time in 90 matches
1st half · W 90 · D 123 · L 106 GD −18
2nd half · W 121 · D 92 · L 106 GD +3

League matches since 2015/16. Each half scored as its own match: 2nd half = goals after the break only.

Referees at VfB Stuttgart

23 referees with 5+ matches · most matches first
Referee MatchesGP W-D-L PPG Cards/g Club avg +/−
Felix Brych 23 7-5-11 1.13 1.83 2.04 −10%
Tobias Stieler 21 6-3-12 1.00 1.67 2.00 −17%
Christian Dingert 20 9-7-4 1.70 1.90 2.04 −7%
Felix Zwayer 19 8-5-6 1.53 2.32 2.00 +16%
Harm Osmers 18 5-7-6 1.22 1.94 1.99 −2%
Sascha Stegemann 18 8-4-6 1.56 1.67 2.02 −18%
Deniz Aytekin 16 3-6-7 0.94 2.25 2.02 +11%
Robert Hartmann 16 4-7-5 1.19 2.00 2.04 −2%
Bastian Dankert 15 5-3-7 1.20 2.07 2.05 +1%
Daniel Siebert 15 6-3-6 1.40 1.73 2.07 −16%
13 more referees with 5+ matches
Referee MatchesGP W-D-L PPG Cards/g Club avg +/−
Frank Willenborg 14 6-2-6 1.43 1.93 1.96 −2%
Florian Badstubner 12 3-4-5 1.08 2.58 2.02 +28%
Robert Schröder 12 3-3-6 1.00 2.00 1.98 +1%
Sven Jablonski 12 4-3-5 1.25 1.42 1.97 −28%
Tobias Welz 12 7-1-4 1.83 1.92 2.04 −6%
Matthias Jollenbeck 10 5-2-3 1.70 2.30 1.93 +19%
Benjamin Brand 9 4-3-2 1.67 1.89 1.93 −2%
Daniel Schlager 9 4-0-5 1.33 2.11 2.04 +4%
Manuel Gräfe 8 2-1-5 0.88 1.13 2.09 −46%
Patrick Ittrich 8 3-2-3 1.38 2.63 1.83 +43%
Benjamin Cortus 7 3-0-4 1.29 2.29 2.02 +13%
Sören Storks 7 3-0-4 1.29 1.86 1.79 +4%
Guido Winkmann 5 3-1-1 2.00 3.00 2.01 +49%

Under Florian Badstubner, VfB Stuttgart picked up 2.58 cards a game, 28% above their own average in the same seasons (12 matches).

League matches since 2015/16 with the referee named (317). Cards = VfB Stuttgart's own yellows and reds. Club avg = their cards a game in the same seasons with every referee. Under 10 matches the gap is grey: too few to call. Referees aren't drawn at random - the big games go to the senior ones - so a gap here describes, it doesn't prove a bias.

Quick answers

4 questions · from the tables on this page

Who is VfB Stuttgart's manager?

Sebastian Hoeneß, #202 in this week's coach world ranking, since April 2023 - 166 matches, 90 won (1.80 points per game).

How many managers has VfB Stuttgart had since 2015?

13, counting 4 caretakers.

Who is VfB Stuttgart's longest-serving manager?

Sebastian Hoeneß: 166 matches since April 2023, still in charge.

How many cards a game do VfB Stuttgart get?

1.91 a game in the Bundesliga in 2025/26, against 2.00 for the league's average side; 1.33 so far in 2026/27 (9 matches).

The coach rating describes, it doesn't predict. It measures what a manager's teams did against what was expected of them. Match chances come from the club rating, calibrated on 85,718 league matches. How the rating works ›

Source: spells, ratings and ranks from the weekly ranking (Week 46, 2026); season stats updated nightly; next matches refreshed every hour.