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With courage and fighting spirit: Stuttgart's coach sees light at the end of the tunnel!
VfB Stuttgart loses against RB Leipzig. Coach Hoeneß sees progress. Look at upcoming duels against top teams.
With courage and fighting spirit: Stuttgart's coach sees light at the end of the tunnel!
On November 2nd, 2025, VfB Stuttgart suffered a bitter defeat against RB Leipzig. The game ended 1:3 for the Swabians, but coach Sebastian Hoeneß still believes his team is on the right track. Despite the defeat, the match against Leipzig, the first duel this season with a top 6 team in the Bundesliga, was characterized by a committed and courageous performance from Stuttgart.
In the first 25 minutes, Stuttgart showed what they were made of: with a lot of ball possession and offensive actions, they created a good atmosphere among the fans. But as often happens in football, Leipzig used their individual class and turned the game in their favor. In particular, Stuttgart fell behind due to Jeff Chabot's own goal and the second goal from Yan Diomande, who was directly involved in the first goal. What was particularly noticeable was that Stuttgart often struggled with the last pass, meaning they were unable to convert their chances into something countable. Despite good approaches, the decisive breakthrough failed to materialize and put Leipzig in the cards.
A look at the services
The defensive performance was not optimal that day. Players like Maximilian Mittelstädt and Ramon Hendriks had a bad day, which led to some critical situations. Alexander Nübel, who held strong until injury time, finally made a mistake that resulted in the final 1:3. “We played on equal terms,” said Hoeneß after the game. Sports director Fabian Wohlgemuth also added that the team was still on the right track.
The club is optimistic about the coming period: the next challenges against Borussia Dortmund and FC Bayern lie ahead. In this context, VfB Stuttgart is in remarkable form after finishing as Bundesliga runners-up in the second half of last season and even winning the DFB Cup. This leads us to the roots of the club.
From the founding to today
The Stuttgart Movement Games Association, known as VfB Stuttgart, was founded on April 2, 1912 from a merger of Stuttgarter FV and FC Krone Cannstatt. Both predecessor clubs were originally rugby clubs, which then incorporated the football section. At that time, the members were mostly students from middle-class families. The club's history is rich in successes, including Stuttgart becoming German champions in 1950 and 1952 and being one of the founding members of the Bundesliga in 1963. Despite economic setbacks and sporting crises, such as another relegation in the 2015/16 season, the club has always fought its way back.
In the 2023/24 season they even made it to the quarter-finals of the DFB Cup and fielded several players for UEFA Euro 2024. A highlight of the club's recent history was winning the DFB Cup in the 2024/25 season, with which the club was able to end an 18-year dry spell.
Parallel to the sporting successes, VfB Stuttgart is working on an important reappraisal project that deals with the club's role in National Socialism. Under the title “VfB Members 1932 – 1945” the club is asking for support from the public. We are looking for information about affected members from this time. The data collected will be treated confidentially in the club archives and will later be scientifically evaluated. Anyone interested can send further information by email to archiv@vfb-stuttgart.de.
Despite the current sporting challenges, VfB Stuttgart has both an enviable history and a hopeful future - something that continues to unite fans firmly.
For anyone who would like to find out more about VfB Stuttgart and its history, there is a wealth of information available online: VfB Stuttgart on Wikipedia, VfB history and Kicker reports on the current Season.