VfB Stuttgart II

Infobox Football club
clubname = VfB Stuttgart II


fullname = Verein für Bewegungsspiele
Stuttgart 1893 e.V. II
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founded = 1893
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ground = Robert-Schlienz-Stadion
capacity = 5000
chairman = flagicon|Germany Erwin Staudt
mgrtitle = Manager
manager = flagicon|Germany Rainer Adrion
league = 3rd Liga
season = 2007-08
position = Regionalliga Süd, 3rd
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VfB Stuttgart II is a German football team located in Stuttgart, currently playing in the 3rd Liga. Their first team, VfB Stuttgart, won the Bundesliga league title in 2007.

Relationship with VfB Stuttgart

VfB Stuttgart II serves as Stuttgart's reserve team, to some extent. The team's backbone consists of recent graduates from Stuttgart's youth teams and several established, older players who are not good enough for Stuttgart's first team. Players that are particularly impressive at Stuttgart II are often called up to become permanent members of the first-team. For example, Sami Khedira made 9 league appearances for Stuttgart II in the 2006-07 season, his final one coming on 24 September 2006, before he was called up the first-team; he made his Bundesliga debut on 1 October 2006 and has not looked back since [http://www.fussballdaten.de/spieler/khedirasami/2007/] .

The Robert-Schlienz Stadium

VfB II and their U21 team’s play in this Stadium. The Robert-Schlienz Stadium got its name, when Robert Schlienz himself died in June 1995. Very shortly after that the youth team was playing for the youth championship against Eintracht Frankfurt (also their youth team) in the 2. Round on June 25 1995. This was the first game that was carried out in this Stadium, which at that time still didn’t have a real name. up till that point it was just being called “Amateur-Stadion”, which is German for Amateur-Stadium. The stadium consists of 5000 places, all standing.

Third League

VfB Stuttgart II is one of the founding members of the recently established 3rd Liga. The 3rd Liga is the new third tier of German football. It sits below the Bundesliga and 2nd Bundesliga. Earlier, when they were in the Regionalliga Süd, they did not have the option of promotion. All “B” teams can gain this privilege, by giving up their opportunity to participate in the DFB-Pokal.

Honours

* German amateur champions: 1963, 1980
* Regionalliga Süd (III) runners-up: 2001
* Oberliga Baden-Württemberg (III-IV) champions: 1980, 1998, 2003
* Amateurliga Württemberg (III) champions: 1960
* Amateurliga Nordwürttemberg (III) champions: 1963, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1961
* Verbandsliga Württemberg (IV) champions: 1990
* Verbandsliga Württemberg (IV) runners-up: 1979, 1989

Recent seasons

Current squad

"For recent transfers, see List of German football transfers summer 2008."

External links

* [http://www.vfb.de/ Official site]
* [http://www.fussballdaten.de/vereine/vfbstuttgarta/2009/ Fussbaldaten profile] de icon