2017–18 VfL Wolfsburg season
VfL Wolfsburg 2017–18 football season
| 2017–18 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owner | Volkswagen | |||
| Executive director | Francisco Javier García Sanz | |||
| Manager | Andries Jonker (until 18 September) Martin Schmidt (18 September – 19 February) Bruno Labbadia (from 20 February) | |||
| Stadium | Volkswagen Arena | |||
| Bundesliga | 16th (play-off winners) | |||
| DFB-Pokal | Quarter-finals | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Daniel Didavi (9 goals) All: Daniel Didavi (10 goals) | |||
| Highest home attendance | 30,000 | |||
| Lowest home attendance | 15,508 | |||
| Average home league attendance | 25,712 | |||
| Biggest win | Wolfsburg 3–0 Gladbach Wolfsburg 4–1 Köln | |||
| Biggest defeat | Wolfsburg 0–3 Dortmund Hoffenheim 3–0 Wolfsburg Gladbach 3–0 Wolfsburg Leipzig 4–1 Wolfsburg | |||
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| All statistics correct as of 21 May 2018. | ||||
The 2017–18 VfL Wolfsburg season was the 73rd season in the football club's history and 21st consecutive and overall season in the top flight of German football, the Bundesliga, having been promoted from the 2. Bundesliga in 1997. In addition to the domestic league, VfL Wolfsburg also participated in the season's edition of the domestic cup, the DFB-Pokal. This was the 16th season for Wolfsburg in the Volkswagen Arena, located in Wolfsburg, Lower Saxony, Germany. The season covers a period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018.
Players
Squad information
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Competitions
Win Draw Loss
Overview
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Bundesliga | 19 August 2017 | 12 May 2018 | Matchday 1 | 16th | 34 | 6 | 15 | 13 | 36 | 48 | −12 | 017.65 |
| Bundesliga relegation play-offs | 17 May 2018 | 21 May 2018 | First leg | Winners | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 100.00 |
| DFB-Pokal | 13 August 2017 | 7 February 2018 | First round | Quarter-finals | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 075.00 |
| Total | 40 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 44 | 50 | −6 | 027.50 | ||||
Last updated: 21 May 2018
Source: Competitions
Bundesliga
League table
| Pos | Team
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Mainz 05 | 34 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 38 | 52 | −14 | 36 | |
| 15 | SC Freiburg | 34 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 32 | 56 | −24 | 36 | |
| 16 | VfL Wolfsburg (O) | 34 | 6 | 15 | 13 | 36 | 48 | −12 | 33 | Qualification for the relegation play-offs |
| 17 | Hamburger SV (R) | 34 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 29 | 53 | −24 | 31 | Relegation to 2. Bundesliga |
| 18 | 1. FC Köln (R) | 34 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 35 | 70 | −35 | 22 |
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.[4]
(O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
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.[4]
(O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 34 | 6 | 15 | 13 | 36 | 48 | −12 | 33 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 23 | 25 | −2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 23 | −10 |
Last updated: 21 May 2018.
Source: Bundesliga
Results by round
Updated to match(es) played on 21 May 2018. Source: Bundesliga
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
VfL Wolfsburg v Borussia Dortmund
| 19 August 2017 (2017-08-19) 1 | VfL Wolfsburg | 0–3 | Borussia Dortmund | Wolfsburg |
| 15:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
| Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Robert Hartmann |
Eintracht Frankfurt v VfL Wolfsburg
| 26 August 2017 (2017-08-26) 2 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 0–1 | VfL Wolfsburg | Frankfurt |
| 15:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Didavi  22' | Stadium: Commerzbank-Arena Attendance: 46,000 Referee: Benjamin Cortus |
VfL Wolfsburg v Hannover 96
| 9 September 2017 (2017-09-09) 3 | VfL Wolfsburg | 1–1 | Hannover 96 | Wolfsburg |
| 15:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Didavi 52' | Report | Harnik 75' | Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 27,321 Referee: Felix Zwayer |
VfB Stuttgart v VfL Wolfsburg
| 16 September 2017 (2017-09-16) 4 | VfB Stuttgart | 1–0 | VfL Wolfsburg | Stuttgart |
| 15:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Akolo 42' | Report | Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena Attendance: 50,500 Referee: Guido Winkmann |
VfL Wolfsburg v Werder Bremen
| 19 September 2017 (2017-09-19) 5 | VfL Wolfsburg | 1–1 | Werder Bremen | Wolfsburg |
| 20:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Origi 28' | Report | Bartels 56' | Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 26,174 Referee: Felix Brych |
Bayern Munich v VfL Wolfsburg
| 22 September 2017 (2017-09-22) 6 | Bayern Munich | 2–2 | VfL Wolfsburg | Munich |
| 20:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
| Report | Stadium: Allianz Arena Attendance: 75,000 Referee: Christian Dingert |
VfL Wolfsburg v Mainz 05
| 30 September 2017 (2017-09-30) 7 | VfL Wolfsburg | 1–1 | Mainz 05 | Wolfsburg |
| 15:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Guilavogui 55' | Report | Mutō 74' | Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 24,352 Referee: Robert Hartmann |
Bayer Leverkusen v VfL Wolfsburg
| 15 October 2017 (2017-10-15) 8 | Bayer Leverkusen | 2–2 | VfL Wolfsburg | Leverkusen |
| 15:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
| Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 29,104 Referee: Patrick Ittrich |
VfL Wolfsburg v 1899 Hoffenheim
| 22 October 2017 (2017-10-22) 9 | VfL Wolfsburg | 1–1 | 1899 Hoffenheim | Wolfsburg |
| 18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Uduokhai 90+1' | Report | Demirbay 73' (pen.) | Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 23,514 Referee: Felix Zwayer |
Schalke 04 v VfL Wolfsburg
| 28 October 2017 (2017-10-28) 10 | Schalke 04 | 1–1 | VfL Wolfsburg | Gelsenkirchen |
| 15:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Bentaleb 43' (pen.) | Report | Origi 90+3' | Stadium: Veltins-Arena Attendance: 60,429 Referee: Markus Schmidt |
VfL Wolfsburg v Hertha BSC
| 5 November 2017 (2017-11-05) 11 | VfL Wolfsburg | 3–3 | Hertha BSC | Wolfsburg |
| 18:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 25,214 Referee: Robert Kampka |
VfL Wolfsburg v SC Freiburg
| 18 November 2017 (2017-11-18) 12 | VfL Wolfsburg | 3–1 | SC Freiburg | Wolfsburg |
| 15:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Kapustka 68' | Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 23,744 Referee: Manuel Gräfe |
FC Augsburg v VfL Wolfsburg
| 25 November 2017 (2017-11-25) 13 | FC Augsburg | 2–1 | VfL Wolfsburg | Augsburg |
| 15:30 CET (UTC+1) |
| Report | Didavi 40' | Stadium: WWK Arena Attendance: 26,541 Referee: Tobias Stieler |
VfL Wolfsburg v Borussia Mönchengladbach
| 3 December 2017 (2017-12-03) 14 | VfL Wolfsburg | 3–0 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | Wolfsburg |
| 18:00 CET (UTC+1) |
| Report | Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 24,250 Referee: Benjamin Cortus |
Hamburger SV v VfL Wolfsburg
| 9 December 2017 (2017-12-09) 15 | Hamburger SV | 0–0 | VfL Wolfsburg | Hamburg |
| 15:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Volksparkstadion Attendance: 45,226 Referee: Christian Dingert |
VfL Wolfsburg v RB Leipzig
| 12 December 2017 (2017-12-12) 16 | VfL Wolfsburg | 1–1 | RB Leipzig | Wolfsburg |
| 18:30 CET (UTC+1) | Verhaegh 15' (pen.) | Report | Halstenberg 52' | Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 22,827 Referee: Guido Winkmann |
1. FC Köln v VfL Wolfsburg
| 16 December 2017 (2017-12-16) 17 | 1. FC Köln | 1–0 | VfL Wolfsburg | Cologne |
| 15:30 CET (UTC+1) | Clemens 67' | Report | Stadium: RheinEnergieStadion Attendance: 41,100 Referee: Benjamin Brand |
Borussia Dortmund v VfL Wolfsburg
| 14 January 2018 (2018-01-14) 18 | Borussia Dortmund | 0–0 | VfL Wolfsburg | Dortmund |
| 18:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Signal Iduna Park Attendance: 80,600 Referee: Tobias Stieler |
VfL Wolfsburg v Eintracht Frankfurt
| 20 January 2018 (2018-01-20) 19 | VfL Wolfsburg | 1–3 | Eintracht Frankfurt | Wolfsburg |
| 15:30 CET (UTC+1) | Arnold 66' | Report | Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 24,450 Referee: Markus Schmidt |
Hannover 96 v VfL Wolfsburg
| 28 January 2018 (2018-01-28) 20 | Hannover 96 | 0–1 | VfL Wolfsburg | Hanover |
| 18:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Mallı 72' | Stadium: HDI-Arena Attendance: 34,300 Referee: Felix Brych |
VfL Wolfsburg v VfB Stuttgart
| 3 February 2018 (2018-02-03) 21 | VfL Wolfsburg | 1–1 | VfB Stuttgart | Wolfsburg |
| 15:30 CET (UTC+1) | Origi 24' | Report | Gómez 60' | Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 24,378 Referee: Robert Hartmann |
Werder Bremen v VfL Wolfsburg
| 11 February 2018 (2018-02-11) 22 | Werder Bremen | 3–1 | VfL Wolfsburg | Bremen |
| 18:00 CET (UTC+1) |
| Report | Verhaegh 49' | Stadium: Weser-Stadion Attendance: 38,062 Referee: Deniz Aytekin |
VfL Wolfsburg v Bayern Munich
| 17 February 2018 (2018-02-17) 23 | VfL Wolfsburg | 1–2 | Bayern Munich | Wolfsburg |
| 15:30 CET (UTC+1) | Didavi 8' | Report |
| Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Sascha Stegemann |
Mainz 05 v VfL Wolfsburg
| 23 February 2018 (2018-02-23) 24 | Mainz 05 | 1–1 | VfL Wolfsburg | Mainz |
| 20:30 CET (UTC+1) | Mutō 44' | Report | Brekalo 6' | Stadium: Opel Arena Attendance: 25,173 Referee: Bastian Dankert |
VfL Wolfsburg v Bayer Leverkusen
| 3 March 2018 (2018-03-03) 25 | VfL Wolfsburg | 1–2 | Bayer Leverkusen | Wolfsburg |
| 15:30 CET (UTC+1) | Mehmedi 79' | Report | Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 24,354 Referee: Felix Zwayer |
1899 Hoffenheim v VfL Wolfsburg
| 10 March 2018 (2018-03-10) 26 | 1899 Hoffenheim | 3–0 | VfL Wolfsburg | Sinsheim |
| 15:30 CET (UTC+1) |
| Report | Stadium: Wirsol Rhein-Neckar-Arena Attendance: 25,550 Referee: Manuel Gräfe |
VfL Wolfsburg v Schalke 04
| 17 March 2018 (2018-03-17) 27 | VfL Wolfsburg | 0–1 | Schalke 04 | Wolfsburg |
| 18:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Knoche 86' (o.g.) | Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 27,502 Referee: Benjamin Cortus |
Hertha BSC v VfL Wolfsburg
| 31 March 2018 (2018-03-31) 28 | Hertha BSC | 0–0 | VfL Wolfsburg | Berlin |
| 20:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Olympiastadion Berlin Attendance: 34,765 Referee: Deniz Aytekin |
SC Freiburg v VfL Wolfsburg
| 7 April 2018 (2018-04-07) 29 | SC Freiburg | 0–2 | VfL Wolfsburg | Freiburg |
| 15:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Didavi 2', 83' | Stadium: Schwarzwald-Stadion Attendance: 24,000 Referee: Sascha Stegemann |
VfL Wolfsburg v FC Augsburg
| 13 April 2018 (2018-04-13) 30 | VfL Wolfsburg | 0–0 | FC Augsburg | Wolfsburg |
| 20:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 23,512 Referee: Patrick Ittrich |
Borussia Mönchengladbach v VfL Wolfsburg
| 20 April 2018 (2018-04-20) 31 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 3–0 | VfL Wolfsburg | Mönchengladbach |
| 20:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Borussia-Park Attendance: 47,797 Referee: Tobias Stieler |
VfL Wolfsburg v Hamburger SV
| 28 April 2018 (2018-04-28) 32 | VfL Wolfsburg | 1–3 | Hamburger SV | Wolfsburg |
| 15:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Brekalo 78' | Report |
| Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 29,400 Referee: Daniel Siebert |
RB Leipzig v VfL Wolfsburg
| 5 May 2018 (2018-05-05) 33 | RB Leipzig | 4–1 | VfL Wolfsburg | Leipzig |
| 15:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Didavi 47' | Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 41,487 Referee: Marco Fritz |
VfL Wolfsburg v 1. FC Köln
| 12 May 2018 (2018-05-12) 34 | VfL Wolfsburg | 4–1 | 1. FC Köln | Wolfsburg |
| 15:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
| Report | Hector 32' | Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 26,112 Referee: Markus Schmidt |
Relegation play-offs
VfL Wolfsburg v Holstein Kiel
| 17 May 2018 (2018-05-17) First leg | VfL Wolfsburg | 3–1 | Holstein Kiel | Wolfsburg |
| 20:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Schindler 34' | Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 28,800 Referee: Deniz Aytekin |
Holstein Kiel v VfL Wolfsburg
| 21 May 2018 (2018-05-21) Second leg | Holstein Kiel | 0–1 (1–4 agg.) | VfL Wolfsburg | Kiel |
| 20:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Knoche 75' | Stadium: Holstein-Stadion Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Daniel Siebert |
DFB-Pokal
Eintracht Norderstedt v VfL Wolfsburg
| 13 August 2017 (2017-08-13) First round | Eintracht Norderstedt | 0–1 | VfL Wolfsburg | Norderstedt |
| 15:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Camacho 59' | Stadium: Edmund-Plambeck-Stadion Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Lasse Koslowski |
VfL Wolfsburg v Hannover 96
| 25 October 2017 (2017-10-25) Second round | VfL Wolfsburg | 1–0 | Hannover 96 | Wolfsburg |
| 18:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Uduokhai 49' | Report | Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 15,508 Referee: Felix Brych |
1. FC Nürnberg v VfL Wolfsburg
| 19 December 2017 (2017-12-19) Round of 16 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 0–2 (a.e.t.) | VfL Wolfsburg | Nuremberg |
| 20:45 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Max-Morlock-Stadion Attendance: 26,104 Referee: Daniel Siebert |
Schalke 04 v VfL Wolfsburg
| 7 February 2018 (2018-02-07) Quarter-finals | Schalke 04 | 1–0 | VfL Wolfsburg | Gelsenkirchen |
| 20:45 CET (UTC+1) | Burgstaller 10' | Report | Stadium: Veltins-Arena Attendance: 50,642 Referee: Christian Dingert |
Statistics
Appearances and goals
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Bundesliga | DFB-Pokal | Play-offs | ||||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||||
| 1 | GK |  BEL | Koen Casteels | 39 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 20 | GK |  GER | Max Grün | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 36 | GK | GER | Phillip Menzel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Defenders | |||||||||||||
| 2 | DF |  BRA | William | 26 | 0 | 19+3 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 3 | DF |  NED | Paul Verhaegh | 33 | 2 | 30+1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 5 | DF | NED | Jeffrey Bruma | 13 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 17 | DF | GER | Ohis Felix Uduokhai | 24 | 3 | 17+2 | 1 | 2+1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 24 | DF | GER | Sebastian Jung | 4 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 25 | DF |  USA | John Brooks | 12 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 29 | DF |  COD | Marcel Tisserand | 19 | 0 | 14+2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 31 | DF | GER | Robin Knoche | 29 | 2 | 24 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||
| 35 | DF | GER | Gian-Luca Itter | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 39 | DF | GER | Paul Jaeckel | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Midfielders | |||||||||||||
| 4 | MF |  ESP | Ignacio Camacho | 15 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 | ||
| 6 | MF | NED | Riechedly Bazoer | 14 | 0 | 6+7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 8 | MF |  SUI | Renato Steffen | 18 | 0 | 6+10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 10 | MF |  TUR | Yunus Mallı | 37 | 6 | 24+7 | 5 | 3+1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||
| 11 | MF | GER | Daniel Didavi | 33 | 10 | 26+4 | 9 | 1+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 13 | MF | GER | Yannick Gerhardt | 17 | 1 | 12+5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 16 | MF |  POL | Jakub Błaszczykowski | 13 | 1 | 6+3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | ||
| 23 | MF |  FRA | Josuha Guilavogui | 35 | 3 | 27+2 | 3 | 2+2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 26 | MF | GER | Justin Möbius | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 27 | MF | GER | Maximilian Arnold | 34 | 2 | 28+1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 37 | MF | GER | Elvis Rexhbeçaj | 4 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Forwards | |||||||||||||
| 9 | FW | BEL | Landry Dimata | 24 | 0 | 9+12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | ||
| 14 | FW | BEL | Divock Origi | 36 | 7 | 22+9 | 6 | 2+1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||
| 18 | FW |  NGA | Victor Osimhen | 13 | 0 | 3+9 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 21 | FW |  CRO | Josip Brekalo | 15 | 4 | 10+3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||
| 22 | FW | SUI | Admir Mehmedi | 6 | 1 | 3+2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Players transferred out during the season | |||||||||||||
| 7 | MF | FRA | Paul-Georges Ntep | 7 | 0 | 1+4 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 32 | FW |  ENG | Kaylen Hinds | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 33 | FW | GER | Mario Gómez | 15 | 1 | 11+1 | 1 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Last updated: 21 May 2018
Source: Competitions
References
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- ^ "VfL Wolfsburg Squad". bundesliga.com. Archived from the original on 23 November 2018. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
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- ^ "Ligaverband: Ligastatut" [League Association: League Regulations] (PDF). German Football Association (DFB). p. 222. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 August 2017.
