VfB Stuttgart
VfB Stuttgart was formed
on 9th September 1893. And in 1935 the club
were runners up in the German Championship.
In the 1950s the Club
had a good run of form as they won the German
Champions in 1950 and 1952 but were runners
the following year of 1953. 1954 and 1958 the
club won the German Cup.
During the 1960s this
good run of form declined even though they were
the German Amateur Champions in 1963. And in
the 1970s they were the runners up of the German
Championship in 1979 but they were the German
under 19 champion in 1973 and 1975.
In the 1980s the club
had a good run of form as they were the German
Amateur Champions in 1980, the German under
19 champions in 1981, 1984, 1988 and 1989. They
were also the German under 16 champions in 1986.
The club also won the titles of German Champions
in 1984 and German Cup finalists in 1986 and
European Cup finalists in 1989 as well.
The clubs great form continued
as they won the titles of German under 19 champions
in 1990 and retaining this title the following
year, German champions and German Supercup winners
in 1992, the club was the German under 16 champions
in 1994 and retained it the following year.
VFB Stuttgart were also the German cup winners
of 1997, European Cup finalists of 1998 and
1999 saw them be the German under 16 champions
Most recently the club
are the German under 19 champions of 2003.
VfB Stuttgart play at
the Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion, which has the
capacity of 54,267; all roofed it holds 48,207.
The stadium was built in 1933 for the German
Gymnastics festival and in 1993 the stadium
was called The Neckarstadion and was renamed
Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion Stuttgart.
The star players for VfB
Stuttgart are Silvio Meibner, Heiko Gerber,
Alexander Hleb, Zvonimir Soldo, Michael Mutzel,
Horst Heldt, Jurica Vranjes, Ioannis Amanantidis
and Ferando Meira.
The club hopes to finish
within the top three or within the top ten of
the Bundesliga and to qualify for next seasons
UEFA Champions League so that the club can progress
further in the tournament.
