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VfB Stuttgart (women)

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VfB Stuttgart
Founded31 May 2021; 3 years ago (31 May 2021)
GroundStadion Hafenbahnstraße, Stuttgart
Capacity2,000
PresidentDietmar Allgaier
ChairmanAlexander Wehrle
Head coachHeiko Gerber
LeagueRegionalliga Süd
2023–24Oberliga Baden-Württemberg, 1st of 12 (promoted)

VfB Stuttgart (German pronunciation: [faʊ̯ɛfˈbeː ˈʃtʊtɡaʁt] ) is a German women's association football team based in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg.

History

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VfB Stuttgart founded its women's football department on 31 May 2021. Since 1 July 2022, the first women's team has been part of VfB Stuttgart 1893 AG, the company that operates the professional football department of the club.[1] The women's team started competing in the 2022–23 season, with plans for multiple teams in cooperation with VfB Obertürkheim whose women's football department officially established in 1994.[2]

Heiko Gerber became head coach on 28 July 2022, succeeding Lisa Lang, who remained as team manager.[3] Sascha Glass was appointed as sporting director in June 2023.[4] In the 2023–24 season, the club finished top of Oberliga Baden-Württemberg, securing promotion to the Regionalliga Süd.[5]

Squad

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As of 22 June 2024[6]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Germany GER Vanessa Diehl
3 DF Germany GER Lara Barth
4 DF Germany GER Nadine Gairing
5 DF Kosovo KOS Laureta Temaj
7 FW Germany GER Mandy Islacker
8 MF Germany GER Anna Fliege
9 MF Germany GER Dafina Redzepi
10 MF Germany GER Anja Selensky
11 FW Germany GER Teresa Böpple
13 MF Germany GER Leonie Kopp
15 MF Germany GER Svea Fleischmann
16 FW Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Farah Jusufović
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 MF Germany GER Chiara Marziniak
18 FW Germany GER Jana Spengler
19 FW Germany GER Sophie Gairing
20 FW Germany GER Jana Beuschlein
21 DF Germany GER Katharina Baumann
22 GK Germany GER Laura Bozenhardt
23 MF Germany GER Marlen Schmelzle
24 MF Germany GER Celine Philipp
28 GK Kosovo KOS Besarta Leci
30 MF Germany GER Joy Castor
32 DF Germany GER Hanna Birkner
33 DF Germany GER Jessica Knaus
99 MF Germany GER Gillian Castor

Current staff

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As of 22 June 2024[6]
Coaching staff
Germany Heiko Gerber Head coach
Germany Ersin Canpolat
Germany Marc Stütz
Assistant coach
United States Desmond Thompson Athletic trainer
Managerial staff
Germany Sascha Glass Sporting director
Germany Lisa Lang Team manager
Germany Ralph Munz Game manager
Germany Tobias Schwaab
Germany Jürgen Gehrung
Equipment manager
Medical department
Germany Lena Grannemann
Germany Thomas Weigele
Physiotherapist

References

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  1. ^ "Rückkehrer, Finanzen, Satzungsänderungen: So lief die VfB-Mitgliederversammlung" (in German). Zeitungsverlag Waiblingen. 11 September 2022.
  2. ^ "VfB Obertürkheim e.V. – Homepage Frauenfussball" (in German). VfB Obertürkheim.
  3. ^ "Heiko Gerber übernimmt die VfB-Frauen" (in German). VfB Stuttgart. 28 July 2022.
  4. ^ "Sascha Glass kommt zum VfB" (in German). VfB Stuttgart. 28 June 2023.
  5. ^ "VfB-Frauen in dritthöchster Spielklasse" (in German). VfB Stuttgart. 13 June 2024.
  6. ^ a b "VfB Stuttgart Frauen Kader" (in German). VfB Stuttgart. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
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