VfL Wolfsburg had their best season yet in the Bundesliga under new coach Felix Magath. The double Bundesliga-winning coach from Bayern Munich improved the fortunes of Wolfsburg from a relegation-threatened side to a fifth place-finish. This was just the start of a sensational ascent to the top of German football, culminating in a shock title win the season afterwards. New signings Diego Benaglio, Josué, Grafite and Edin Džeko were all successful and played a big part in the resurgence.
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| Manager | Felix Magath | |||
| Bundesliga | 5th | |||
| DFB-Pokal | Semi-finals | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Grafite (11) All: Grafite (12) | |||
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Players edit
First-team squad edit
- Squad at end of season[1]
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Left club during season edit
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Results edit
Bundesliga edit
| 1 | VfL Wolfsburg | 1–3 | Arminia Bielefeld | |
Radu  84' |
Wichniarek 38' Eigler 52'Kirch 80' |
| 2 | MSV Duisburg | 1–3 | VfL Wolfsburg | |
| Lavrič 88' |
Marcelinho 41' Madlung 51' Radu 72' |
| 3 | VfL Wolfsburg | 1–1 | Schalke 04 | |
| Krzynówek 36' |
Halil Altıntop 86' |
| 4 | Hertha BSC | 2–1 | VfL Wolfsburg | |
| Pantelić 38' Okoronkwo 88' |
Dejagah 61' |
| 5 | VfL Wolfsburg | 1–2 | Karlsruher SC | |
| Krzynówek 22' |
Eggimann 63' Eichner 79' |
| 6 | Energie Cottbus | 1–2 | VfL Wolfsburg | |
| Sørensen 33' |
Džeko 22' Krzynówek 83' |
| 7 | VfL Wolfsburg | 1–1 | Werder Bremen | |
| Josué 66' |
Diego 48' |
| 8 | Hamburger SV | 2–2 | VfL Wolfsburg | |
| Reinhardt 17' Van der Vaart 70' |
Grafite 57' (pen.) Dejagah 88' |
| 9 | VfL Wolfsburg | 1–0 | Hansa Rostock | |
| Džeko 89' |
| 10 | Hannover 96 | 2–2 | VfL Wolfsburg | |
| Pinto 28' Tarnat 35' |
Marcelinho 21' Dejagah 29' |
| 11 | VfL Wolfsburg | 3–1 | 1. FC Nürnberg | |
| Charisteas 30' (o.g.) Grafite 35' Dejagah 69' |
Misimović 54' |
| 12 | VfL Bochum | 5–3 | VfL Wolfsburg | |
| Šesták 4', 44' Maltritz 19' Fuchs 42' Epalle 63' |
Schäfer 49' Grafite 56', 73' |
| 13 | VfL Wolfsburg | 1–2 | Bayer Leverkusen | |
| M. Friedrich 70' (o.g.) |
Barnetta 37' Kießling 52' |
| 14 | Bayern Munich | 2–1 | VfL Wolfsburg | |
| Klose 34' Ribéry 50' |
Dejagah 71' |
| 15 | VfL Wolfsburg | 2–2 | Eintracht Frankfurt | |
| Gentner 7' Džeko 49' |
Maicon 35' Fink 50' |
| 16 | VfB Stuttgart | 3–1 | VfL Wolfsburg | |
| Marica 26' Cacau 48' Hitzlsperger 86' |
Džeko 51' |
| 17 | VfL Wolfsburg | 4–0 | Borussia Dortmund | |
| Schäfer 8' Costa 11' Gentner 60' Džeko 78' |
| 18 | Arminia Bielefeld | 0–1 | VfL Wolfsburg | |
| Grafite 26' |
| 19 | VfL Wolfsburg | 2–1 | MSV Duisburg | |
| Schäfer 35' Grafite 54' |
Niculescu 26' |
| 20 | Schalke 04 | 1–2 | VfL Wolfsburg | |
| Sánchez 65' |
Grafite 73', 84' (pen.) |
| 21 | VfL Wolfsburg | 0–0 | Hertha BSC |
| 22 | Karlsruher SC | 3–1 | VfL Wolfsburg | |
| Eggimann 22' Kennedy 73' Iashvili 90' |
Schäfer 28' |
| 23 | VfL Wolfsburg | 3–0 | Energie Cottbus | |
| Gentner 17' Marcelinho 19', 76' |
| 24 | Werder Bremen | 0–1 | VfL Wolfsburg | |
| Grafite 50' |
| 25 | VfL Wolfsburg | 1–1 | Hamburger SV | |
| Ljuboja 52' |
Reinhardt 14' |
| 26 | Hansa Rostock | 0–1 | VfL Wolfsburg | |
| Krzynówek 90' |
| 27 | VfL Wolfsburg | 3–2 | Hannover 96 | |
| Ashkan Dejagah 20', 71' Marcelinho 29' |
Bruggink 27' Štajner 79' |
| 28 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 1–0 | VfL Wolfsburg | |
| Koller 78' |
| 29 | VfL Wolfsburg | 0–1 | VfL Bochum | |
| Šesták 88' |
| 30 | Bayer Leverkusen | 2–2 | VfL Wolfsburg | |
| Gekas 33' Costa 73' (o.g.) |
Džeko 13' Hasebe 43' |
| 31 | VfL Wolfsburg | 0–0 | Bayern Munich |
| 32 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 2–3 | VfL Wolfsburg | |
| Amanatidis 22' (pen.) Weissenberger 63' |
Grafite 4' Schäfer 29' Džeko 79' |
| 33 | VfL Wolfsburg | 4–0 | VfB Stuttgart | |
| Marcelinho 16' Džeko 22', 76' Costa 55' |
| 34 | Borussia Dortmund | 2–4 | VfL Wolfsburg | |
| Frei 25', 69' |
Riether 3' Marcelinho 6' Schäfer 62' Grafite 76' |
Top Scorers edit
Grafite 11 (2)
Edin Džeko 8
Ashkan Dejagah 8- Marcelinho 6
Jacek Krzynówek 4- Marcel Schäfer 4
Sources edit
Notes edit
- ^ Santana was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, but also qualified to represent Paraguay internationally through his mother and made his international debut for Paraguay in 2007.
- ^ Dejagah was born in Tehran, Iran, but was raised in Germany from the age of 1 and represented Germany at every youth level between U-17 and U-21 level. He was permitted to represent Iran internationally after a FIFA rule change in 2009 and made his international debut for Iran in February 2012.
- ^ Evljuskin was born in Alekseyevka, Kirghizia, Soviet Union (now Kyrgyzstan) but was raised in Germany from the age of 2 and represented Germany at every youth level between U-16 and U-20 level before being called up by Kyrgyzstan in 2015.
- ^ Rama was born in Mitrovica, Yugoslavia (now Kosovo), but also qualified to represent Albania internationally and made his international debut for Albania in March 2013. He would later declare internationally for Kosovo but has not represented them as of 2020.
- ^ Ljuboja was born in Vinkovci, Yugoslavia (now Croatia), but also qualified to represent Serbia internationally through his parents and made his international debut for Serbia in 2003.