VfB Stuttgart (women)

VfB Stuttgart
Founded31 May 2021 (31 May 2021)
GroundStadion Hafenbahnstraße, Stuttgart
Capacity2,000
PresidentDietmar Allgaier
ChairmanAlexander Wehrle
Head coachHeiko Gerber
LeagueBundesliga
2025–262. Bundesliga, 1st of 14 (promoted)

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.[1] 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.[2]

Heiko Gerber became head coach on 28 July 2022, succeeding Lisa Lang, who remained as team manager.[3] Sascha Glass was appointed as sporting director in June 2023.[4] In the 2023–24 season, the club finished top of Oberliga Baden-Württemberg, securing promotion to the Regionalliga Süd.[5] On 18 May 2025, the club clinched the 2024–25 division title with a commanding 12–0 win over TSV Schwaben Augsburg, earning promotion to the 2. Bundesliga.[6] A year later, on 10 May, they secured back-to-back promotion to the Bundesliga by sealing the second division title with a 4–1 victory over VfL Wolfsburg II.[7]

Squad

As of 12 July 2026[8]

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  ITA Laura Giuliani
2 DF  GER Linette Hofmann
3 DF  GER Lenelotte Müller
4 DF  GER Katharina Schäfer
5 DF  GER Greta Stegemann
6 MF  GER Chantal Hagel
7 MF  GER Dafina Redzepi
8 DF  GER Maximiliane Rall (captain)
9 FW  GER Julia Glaser
10 FW  JPN Haruka Osawa
11 FW  GER Rosa Rückert
12 GK  GER Kiara Beck
16 DF  GER Janina Hechler
17 MF  GER Muriel Dürr
18 DF  GER Julia Mickenhagen
19 MF  JPN Yuka Hirano
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 FW  GER Jana Beuschlein
21 FW  GER Mira Arouna
22 MF  POL Adriana Achcińska
23 DF  GER Luzie Zähringer
24 DF  PHI Katana Norman
25 GK  GER Eve Boettcher
26 FW  AUT Nicole Billa
27 MF  GER Leonie Schetter
28 MF  GER Reena Wichmann
31 FW  GER Verena Wieder
32 DF  GER Tamar Dongus
33 MF  GER Fabienne Dongus
34 MF  GER Svenja Hecke
35 MF  GER Laura Carollo

Former Players

  • Bosnia and Herzegovina Farah Jusufovic

Current staff

As of 22 June 2024[8]
Coaching staff
Germany Heiko Gerber Head coach
Germany Ersin Canpolat
Germany Marc Stütz		 Assistant coach
United States Desmond Thompson Athletic trainer
Managerial staff
Germany Sascha Glass Sporting director
Germany Lisa Lang Team manager
Germany Ralph Munz Game manager
Germany Tobias Schwaab
Germany Jürgen Gehrung		 Equipment manager
Medical department
Germany Lena Grannemann
Germany 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. ↑ "VfB Frauen sind Regionalliga-Meister" (in German). VfB Stuttgart. 18 May 2025.
  7. ↑ "VfB Women promoted to the Bundesliga". VfB Stuttgart. 11 May 2026.
  8. 1 2 "VfB Stuttgart Frauen 2025/2026" (in German). VfB Stuttgart. Retrieved 19 October 2025.
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