VfB Stuttgart (women)

This article is about the women's football team. For the men's football team, see VfB Stuttgart.

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)
Active departments of
VfB Stuttgart
Football
(Men's)		 Football II
(Men's)		 Football
(Women's)
Athletics Field hockey Fistball
Table tennis Esports Referees
Garde
(Sociability)

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

History

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. 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.

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

Squad

As of 28 January 2025

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  GER Kiara Beck
2 DF  GER Linette Hofmann
3 DF  GER Lenelotte Müller
4 DF  GER Nadine Gairing
5 DF  KOS Laureta Temaj
6 DF  GER Charlotte Blümel
7 FW  GER Mandy Islacker
8 MF  GER Anna Fliege
9 MF  GER Dafina Redzepi
10 MF  GER Anja Selensky
11 MF  GER Janina Müller
13 MF  GER Leonie Kopp
14 DF  GER Katharina Schäfer
15 MF  GER Svea Fleischmann
16 FW  BIH Farah Jusufović
17 MF  GER Chiara Marziniak
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 FW  GER Jana Spengler
19 MF  JPN Yuka Hirano
20 FW  GER Jana Beuschlein
21 DF  GER Emma Babic
22 GK  GER Laura Bozenhardt
23 FW  GER Julia Glaser
24 MF  GER Celine Philipp
27 FW  GER Lavinia Haas
28 GK  KOS Besarta Leci
29 FW  GER Meike Meßmer
30 MF  GER Joy Castor
31 DF  GER Leonie Maier
32 DF  GER Hanna Birkner
80 DF  GER Maximiliane Rall
99 MF  GER Gillian Castor

Current staff

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

References

  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 2024/2025" (in German). VfB Stuttgart. Retrieved 6 January 2025.

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