During the 2008–09 VfB Stuttgart season, the club was a genuine contender for the Bundesliga title, losing out only to VfL Wolfsburg and Bayern Munich and finishing in third position. Striker Mario Gómez scored 24 goals in the Bundesliga campaign, only to then make a shock switch to rivals Bayern for the highest-received transfer fee in the club's history.
Players First-team squad Squad at end of season
Left club during season
VfB Stuttgart II VfB Stuttgart II were coached by Rainer Adrion and finished 11th in the 3. Liga.
Bundesliga
Classification
Results
DFB-Pokal
Statistics Top scorers Mario Gómez 24 Cacau 7 Thomas Hitzlsperger 5 Sami Khedira 5 Ciprian Marica 4
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