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NICKNAME – Die Roten (The Reds), Die Schwaben (The Swabians)
FOUNDED – 1893
LOCATED IN – Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg
STADIUM – MHP Arena
BY S-BAHN – Take Line S1 from the main train station
CAPACITY – 60,411
PROMOTED – 2020
BEST LEAGUE FINISH – Winners (5 times)
BEST DFB POKAL RUN –Winners (3 times)
BEST EC/CL FINISH – R16 (Twice)
BEST UC/EL FINISH – Runners Up (1988/1989)
BEST CWC FINISH – Runners Up (1997/1998)
RECORD GOALSCORER – Karl Allgower (129)
2022/2023 FINISH – 16th

FIVE FACTS ABOUT VFB STUTTGART
1. 103,000 people attended Germany’s first match after the Second World War, which was held in Stuttgart’s stadium.
2. Its later redevelopment was held up when 18 unexploded WWII bombs were found buried under the site.
3. VFB have won the now defunct Intertoto Cup the most times with 3 titles to their name.
4. They contest the “Derby of the South” with Bayern Munich, who have pinched some of their best players in the past.
5. VFB’s former coach, Pellegrino Matarazzo, was the first American to manage a side in the Bundesliga.

FIVE FACTS ABOUT STUTTGART
1. “Stuttgart” derives from “stud farm”, as it was originally founded as a place to breed warhorses.
2. Known as the “Cradle of the Automobile”, Porsche and Mercedes-Benz both have their headquarters here.
3. The city contains many hills, many of which are covered in vineyards. Over 400 flights of stairs, known as “Staffele”, help pedestrians navigate these inclinations.
4. A series of gardens, known by locals as the “Green U” are located at the heart of the city.
5. Philosophers Hegel and Planck both hailed from the city.

INTERESTING VIDEO LINKS
Goal music
“Für immer VfB”
“Wenn du mich fragst wer Meister wird”
A look around Stuttgart

OTHER GERMAN TEAMS
Arminia Bielefeld, Augsburg, Bayer Leverkusen, Bayern Munich, Bochum, Borussia Dortmund, Borussia MG, Darmstadt, Eintracht Frankfurt, Fortuna Düsseldorf, Freiburg, Greuther Fürth, Heidenheim, Hertha Berlin, Hoffenheim, Köln, Leipzig, Mainz, Paderborn, Schalke, Stuttgart, Union Berlin, Werder Bremen, Wolfsburg