2016–17 VfL Wolfsburg season
VfL Wolfsburg 2016–17 football season
The 2016–17 VfL Wolfsburg season was the 72nd season in the club's football history.
Background
VfL Wolfsburg finished the 2015–16 Bundesliga season in 8th place, thus ensuring a place in the 2016–17 Bundesliga.
Players
Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Transfers
In
No.
Pos.
Name
Age
EU
Moving from
Type
Transfer Window
Contract ends
Transfer fee
Sources
2
Defender
Philipp Wollscheid
27
Yes
Stoke City
Loan
Summer
30 June 2017
—
[ 1]
5
Defender
Jeffrey Bruma
24
Yes
PSV Eindhoven
Transfer
Summer
30 June 2021
€11,500,000
[ 2]
11
Midfielder
Daniel Didavi
26
Yes
VfB Stuttgart
Transfer
Summer
30 June 2021
Free
[ 3]
13
Midfielder
Yannick Gerhardt
22
Yes
1. FC Köln
Transfer
Summer
30 June 2021
€13,000,000
[ 4]
14
Midfielder
Jakub Błaszczykowski
30
Yes
Borussia Dortmund
Transfer
Summer
30 June 2019
€5,000,000
[ 5]
17
Forward
Borja Mayoral
19
Yes
Real Madrid
Loan
Summer
30 June 2017
—
[ 6]
23
Midfielder
Josuha Guilavogui
25
Yes
Atlético Madrid
Buy option exercised
Summer
30 June 2019
€3,000,000
[ 7]
25
Forward
Josip Brekalo
18
Yes
Dinamo Zagreb
Transfer
Summer
30 June 2021
€6,000,000
[ 8]
29
Midfielder
Amara Condé
19
Yes
VfL Wolfsburg U19
Academy
Summer
30 June 2018
Free
[ 9]
33
Forward
Mario Gómez
31
Yes
Fiorentina
Transfer
Summer
30 June 2019
€7,000,000
[ 10]
39
Forward
Oskar Zawada
20
Yes
Twente
Return from loan
Summer
30 June 2018
40
Defender
Robin Ziegele
19
Yes
VfL Wolfsburg U19
Academy
Summer
30 June 2018
Free
[ 9]
—
Midfielder
Francisco Rodríguez
20
Yes
Arminia Bielefeld
Return from loan
Summer
30 June 2018
—
[ 11]
6
Midfielder
Riechedly Bazoer
20
Yes
Ajax
Transfer
Winter
30 June 2021
€12,000,000
[ 12]
9
Forward
Paul-Georges Ntep
24
Yes
Rennes
Transfer
Winter
30 June 2021
€5,000,000
[ 13]
10
Midfielder
Yunus Mallı
24
Yes
Mainz 05
Transfer
Winter
30 June 2021
€12,500,000
[ 14]
18
Forward
Victor Osimhen
18
No
Ultimate Strikers Academy
Transfer
Winter
30 June 2020
€3,500,000
[ 15]
25
Midfielder
Ashkan Dejagah
30
Yes
Al-Arabi
Transfer
Winter
30 June 2017
Free
[ 16]
Out
No.
Pos.
Name
Age
EU
Moving to
Type
Transfer Window
Transfer fee
Sources
3
Forward
Nicklas Bendtner
28
Yes
—
Release
Summer
—
[ 17]
11
Forward
Max Kruse
28
Yes
Werder Bremen
Transfer
Summer
€7,500,000
[ 18]
12
Forward
Bas Dost
27
Yes
Sporting CP
Transfer
Summer
€10,000,000
[ 19]
17
Midfielder
André Schürrle
25
Yes
Borussia Dortmund
Transfer
Summer
€30,000,000
[ 20]
18
Defender
Dante
32
No
Nice
Transfer
Summer
€2,500,000
[ 21]
25
Defender
Naldo
33
No
Schalke 04
Transfer
Summer
Free
[ 22]
26
Defender
Felipe
27
No
Chaves
Transfer
Summer
Free
[ 23]
32
Forward
Leandro Putaro
19
Yes
Arminia Bielefeld
Loan
Summer
—
[ 24]
37
Defender
Moritz Sprenger
21
Yes
1. FC Magdeburg
Loan
Summer
—
[ 25]
—
Goalkeeper
Patrick Drewes
23
Yes
Preußen Münster
Loan
Summer
—
[ 9]
—
Midfielder
Francisco Rodríguez
20
Yes
Luzern
Loan
Summer
—
[ 11]
6
Defender
Carlos Ascues
24
No
FBC Melgar
Loan
Winter
—
[ 26]
7
Midfielder
Daniel Caligiuri
29
Yes
Schalke 04
Transfer
Winter
€2,500,000
[ 27]
10
Midfielder
Julian Draxler
23
Yes
Paris Saint-Germain
Transfer
Winter
€40,000,000
[ 28]
16
Forward
Bruno Henrique
26
No
Santos
Transfer
Winter
€4,000,000
[ 29]
25
Forward
Josip Brekalo
18
Yes
VfB Stuttgart
Loan
Winter
—
[ 30]
35
Forward
Anton Donkor
19
Yes
Everton U23
Loan
Winter
—
[ 31]
Friendly matches
Win
Draw
Loss
Competitions
Win
Draw
Loss
Overview
Bundesliga
League table
Source:
DFB Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Away goals scored; 8) Play-off.
[ 32] (O) Play-off winners;
(R) Relegated
Results summary
Overall
Home
Away
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
34
10
7
17
34
52
−18
37
5
3
9
15
25
−10
5
4
8
19
27
−8
Results by round
Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 Ground A H A H A H H A H A H A H A H A H H A H A H A A H A H A H A H A H A Result W D D L L D L L L W L D L L W W W L L W L L D W W D L L W L L W D L Position 2 3 8 10 13 13 14 16 16 14 14 14 15 15 15 13 12 14 14 14 14 14 15 14 15 13 13 14 13 14 15 14 15 16
Updated to match(es) played on 27 May 2017. Source:
Bundesliga A = Away;
H = Home;
W = Win;
D = Draw;
L = Loss
Matches
Relegation play-offs
DFB-Pokal
Statistics
Appearances and goals
Goalscorers
Last updated: 29 May 2017
Clean sheets
Last updated: 29 May 2017
Disciplinary record
Last updated: 29 May 2017
References
VfL Wolfsburg
Information Stadia Seasons Matches
League competitions
Cup competitions
Men
DFB-Pokal (Final )
DFL-Supercup
Verbandspokal (Baden , Bayern , Berlin , Brandenburg , Bremen , Hamburg , Hessen , Mecklenburg-Vorpommern , Mittelrhein , Niederrhein , Niedersachsen , Rheinland , Saarland , Sachsen , Sachsen-Anhalt , Schleswig-Holstein , Südbaden, Südwest , Thüringen , Westfalen , Württemberg )
Women
European competitions
Related to national teams
Transfers