2019–20 VfL Wolfsburg season
VfL Wolfsburg 2019–20 football season
The 2019–20 season was VfL Wolfsburg 's 75th season in existence and the club's 23rd consecutive season in the top flight of German football . In addition to the domestic league , VfL Wolfsburg participated in this season's edition of the DFB-Pokal , and also participated in the UEFA Europa League . The season was slated to cover a period from 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2020. It was extended extraordinarily beyond 30 June due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany .
Players
Current squad
As of 11 February 2020[ 1] [ 2]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Players out on loan
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
Transfers in
#
Position
Player
Transferred from
Fee
Date
Source
19
DF
Kevin Mbabu
Young Boys
€9,200,000
25 April 2019
[ 3]
40
FW
João Victor
LASK Linz
€3,500,000
10 May 2019
[ 4]
6
DF
Paulo Otávio
FC Ingolstadt
€1,100,000
11 June 2019
[ 5]
24
MF
Xaver Schlager
Red Bull Salzburg
€15,000,000
26 June 2019
[ 6]
22
DF
Marin Pongračić
Red Bull Salzburg
€10,000,000
15 January 2020
[ 7]
Loans in
Transfers out
Loans out
Pre-season and friendlies
Win
Draw
Loss
VfL Wolfsburg v Caen
PSV v VfL Wolfsburg
VfL Wolfsburg v Nice
Competitions
Overview
Competition
First match
Last match
Starting round
Final position
Record
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Win %
Bundesliga
17 August 2019
27 June 2020
Matchday 1
7th
34
13
10
11
48
46
+2
0 38.24
DFB-Pokal
12 August 2019
30 October 2019
First round
Second round
2
1
0
1
6
9
−3
0 50.00
Europa League
19 September 2019
5 August 2020
Group stage
Round of 16
10
5
2
3
15
13
+2
0 50.00
Total
46
19
12
15
69
68
+1
0 41.30
Last updated: 5 August 2020
Source: Soccerway
Bundesliga
League table
Source:
DFB Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Head-to-head away goals scored; 6) Away goals scored; 7) Play-off.
[ 22] Notes:
^ a b Since the winners of the 2019–20 DFB-Pokal , Bayern Munich, qualified for the Champions League based on league position, the Europa League group stage spot was passed to the sixth-placed team, and the Europa League second qualifying round spot was passed to the seventh-placed team.
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
13
10
11
48
46
+2
49
4
7
6
19
23
−4
9
3
5
29
23
+6
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 H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H H A A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A A H Result W W D D D W W D D L L W L L W D L L L W D W W D D W L W L W D L W L Position 6 4 3 5 8 7 2 2 4 8 10 7 9 9 8 8 9 9 10 9 10 9 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 7
Updated to match(es) played on 27 June 2020. Source:
Bundesliga A = Away;
H = Home;
W = Win;
D = Draw;
L = Loss
Matches
The Bundesliga schedule was announced on 28 June 2019.[ 23]
DFB-Pokal
UEFA Europa League
Group stage
Gent v VfL Wolfsburg
VfL Wolfsburg v Gent
Knockout phase
Round of 32
Round of 16
Statistics
Appearances and goals
References
^ "Kader" . VfL Wolfsburg. Retrieved 8 August 2017 .
^ "VfL Wolfsburg Squad" . bundesliga.com. Archived from the original on 23 November 2018. Retrieved 20 June 2017 .
^ "Mbabu to Join Wolves" . VfL Wolfsburg. 25 April 2019.
^ Offiziell: Wolfsburg schlägt bei Joao Victor zu , kicker.de, 10 May 2019
^ "New left-back" . VfL Wolfsburg . 11 June 2019. Retrieved 2 September 2019 .
^ "Verstärkung für das Mittelfeld" (in German). VfL Wolfsburg. 26 June 2019. Retrieved 2 September 2019 .
^ "New centre-back" . VfL Wolfsburg. 15 January 2020. Retrieved 15 January 2020 .
^ "Wolves attack bolstered by new recruit" . VfL Wolfsburg. 3 August 2019. Retrieved 2 September 2019 .
^ Paul Seguin bleibt bei Greuther Fürth , kicker.de, 7 May 2019
^ Itter joins Freiburg , vfl-wolfsburg.de, 27 May 2019
^ "Paul Verhaegh naar FC Twente" . FC Twente. Archived from the original on 30 September 2020. Retrieved 2 September 2019 .
^ Hannover 96 verpflichtet Sebastian Jung aus Wolfsburg , bundesliga.com, 23 June 2019
^ "Dimata: Anderlecht zieht Kaufoption" [Dimata: Anderlecht draws purchase option]. wolfsburger-nachrichten.de (in German). Wolfsburger Nachrichten. 19 November 2018. Retrieved 18 May 2020 .
^ Sporting Charleroi sign Nigerian striker Victor Osimhen permanently from Wolfsburg , goal.com, 31 May 2019
^ Mihaitalazarica (11 February 2020). "Vertrag aufgelöst" (in German). Wolfsburg . Retrieved 11 February 2020 .
^ "Noch ein Wolfsburger: Fürth holt Stefaniak" (in German). kicker. 30 May 2019. Retrieved 11 July 2019 .
^ "Udokhai joins Augsburg" . vfl-wolfsburg.de. 28 August 2019. Retrieved 2 September 2019 .
^ "In der Eredivisie" (in German). VfL Wolfsburg. 2 September 2019. Retrieved 2 September 2019 .
^ "1. FC Köln leiht Mittelfeld-Talent Elvis Rexhbecaj vom VfL Wolfsburg aus" . ksta.de . Retrieved 6 January 2020 .
^ "Yunus Malli heading to the capital" . 17 January 2020. Retrieved 17 January 2020 .
^ "Bruma joins Mainz on loan" . 29 January 2020. Retrieved 29 January 2020 .
^ "Spielordnung (SpOL)" [Match rules] (PDF) . DFL.de (in German). Deutsche Fußball Liga . 16 May 2020. p. 3. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 June 2020. Retrieved 15 June 2020 .
^ "Bundesliga-Spielplan: Alle Spieltage im Überblick" . Sportbuzzer (in German). 28 June 2019. Retrieved 3 December 2019 .
^ a b c d e f g h i "Coronavirus: Germany's Bundesliga to resume behind closed doors on 16 May" . BBC Sport . 7 May 2020. Retrieved 14 May 2020 .
^ a b "Latest developments in connection with the coronavirus" . bundesliga.com . 13 March 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2020 .
^ a b c d e f g h i "Saison-Fortsetzung am 16. Mai – Rückkehr von Bundesliga und 2. Bundesliga startet mit dem 26. Spieltag" . dfl.de (in German). Deutsche Fußball Liga. 7 May 2020.
^ a b c d e f g "Executive Committee of the DFL recommends suspension of Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2 until at least 30 April" . dfl.de . 24 March 2020. Retrieved 25 March 2020 .
^ "Update on UEFA competition matches" . UEFA.com . Union of European Football Associations. 9 March 2020. Retrieved 9 March 2020 .
^ The match between VfL Wolfsburg and Shakhtar Donetsk in Wolfsburg was played behind closed doors due to an outbreak of COVID-19 in Germany .[ 28]
^ Shakhtar Donetsk played their home match at NSC Olimpiyskiy Stadium , Kyiv , instead of their regular home stadium Donbass Arena , Donetsk , due to the war conditions in Eastern Ukraine .
^ "Venues for Round of 16 matches confirmed" . UEFA.com . Union of European Football Associations. 9 July 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2020 .
^ "All of next week's UEFA matches postponed" . UEFA.com . Union of European Football Associations. 13 March 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2020 .
^ "UEFA competitions to resume in August" . UEFA.com . Union of European Football Associations. 17 June 2020. Retrieved 17 June 2020 .
External links
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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
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Transfers