2020–21 VfL Wolfsburg season

The 2020–21 season is the 76th season in the existence of VfL Wolfsburg and the club's 24th consecutive season in the top flight of German football. In addition to the domestic league, VfL Wolfsburg are participating in this season's editions of the DFB-Pokal and participated in the UEFA Europa League. The season covers the period from 6 August 2020 to 30 June 2021.

VfL Wolfsburg
2020–21 season
Executive DirectorFrank Witter
ManagerOliver Glasner
StadiumVolkswagen Arena
Bundesliga3rd
DFB-PokalQuarter-finals
UEFA Europa LeaguePlay-off round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Wout Weghorst (14)

All:
Wout Weghorst (19)
All statistics correct as of 3 February 2021.

Players

First-team squad

As of 31 January 2021[1][2]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  BEL Koen Casteels (vice-captain)
3 DF  FRA Maxence Lacroix
5 DF  NED Jeffrey Bruma
6 DF  BRA Paulo Otávio
7 MF  CRO Josip Brekalo
8 MF   SUI Renato Steffen
9 FW  NED Wout Weghorst
12 GK  AUT Pavao Pervan
14 MF   SUI Admir Mehmedi
15 DF  FRA Jérôme Roussillon
17 FW  GER Maximilian Philipp (on loan from Dynamo Moscow)
19 DF   SUI Kevin Mbabu
20 MF  GER Ridle Baku
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 FW  POL Bartosz Białek
23 MF  FRA Josuha Guilavogui (captain)
24 MF  AUT Xaver Schlager
25 DF  USA John Brooks
27 MF  GER Maximilian Arnold (3rd captain)
30 GK  GER Niklas Klinger
31 MF  GER Yannick Gerhardt
33 FW  GER Daniel Ginczek
34 DF  CRO Marin Pongračić
35 GK  GER Lino Kasten
39 DF  GER Tim Siersleben
40 MF  BRA João Victor

Players out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF  BRA William (at Schalke 04 until 30 June 2021)
11 MF  GER Felix Klaus (at Fortuna Düsseldorf until 30 June 2021)
26 FW  USA Ulysses Llanez (at Heerenveen until 30 June 2021)
29 FW  EGY Omar Marmoush (at FC St. Pauli until 30 June 2021)
34 MF  GER Marvin Stefaniak (at Greuther Fürth until 30 June 2021)
37 MF  GER Elvis Rexhbeçaj (at 1. FC Köln until 30 June 2021)

Transfers

In

No. Pos Player Transferred from Fee Date Source
21 FW Bartosz Białek Zagłębie Lubin €5,000,000 19 August 2020 [3]
3 DF Maxence Lacroix Sochaux €5,000,000 25 August 2020 [4]
20 MF Ridle Baku Mainz 05 €10,000,000 1 October 2020 [5]
17 FW Maximilian Philipp Dynamo Moscow Loan 2 October 2020 [6]

Out

No. Pos Player Transferred to Fee Date Source
17 DF Felix Uduokhai FC Augsburg €7,000,000 1 July 2020 [7]
31 DF Robin Knoche Union Berlin Free
38 MF Ismail Azzaoui Free
36 GK Phillip Menzel Austria Klagenfurt Undisclosed 1 August 2020 [8]
4 MF Ignacio Camacho Retired N/A 14 September 2020 [9]
17 MF John Yeboah Willem II Undisclosed 15 September 2020 [10]
32 DF Marcel Tisserand Fenerbahçe €4,000,000 [11]
43 MF Julian Justvan SC Paderborn 07 Undiclosed [12]
26 FW Ulysses Llanez SC Heerenveen Loan [13]
20 DF Luca Horn Hansa Rostock Undisclosed 29 September 2020 [14]
29 FW Omar Marmoush FC St. Pauli Loan 5 January 2021 [15]
11 MF Felix Klaus Fortuna Düsseldorf Loan 14 January 2021 [16]
2 DF William Schalke 04 Loan 25 January 2021 [17]
10 MF Yunus Mallı Trabzonspor Free 31 January 2021 [18]

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

15 August 2020 Friendly VfL Wolfsburg 0–1 Eintracht Braunschweig Wolfsburg, Germany
11:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: AOK-Stadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Harm Osmers
18 August 2020 Friendly VfL Wolfsburg 2–0 1. FC Phönix Lübeck Wolfsburg, Germany
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: AOK-Stadion
Attendance: 0
22 August 2020 Friendly VfL Wolfsburg 2–0 Holstein Kiel Wolfsburg, Germany
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: AOK-Stadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Robert Schröder
29 August 2020 Friendly 1. FC Köln 0–3 VfL Wolfsburg Cologne, Germany
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Franz-Kremer-Stadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Mitja Stegemann
5 September 2020 Friendly 1. FC Magdeburg 1–4 VfL Wolfsburg Magdeburg, Germany
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: MDCC-Arena
Attendance: 1,098
Referee: Lasse Koslowski
14 November 2020 Friendly Hannover 96 0–0 VfL Wolfsburg Hanover, Germany
12:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Eilenriedestadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Harm Osmers

Competitions

Overview

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Bundesliga 20 September 2020 May 2021 Matchday 1 20 10 8 2 32 19 +13 050.00
DFB-Pokal 12 September 2020 First round 3 3 0 0 9 1 +8 100.00
UEFA Europa League 17 September 2020 1 October 2020 Second qualifying round Play-off round 3 2 0 1 7 2 +5 066.67
Total 26 15 8 3 48 22 +26 057.69

Last updated: 6 February 2021

Source: Soccerway

Bundesliga

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Bayern Munich 20 15 3 2 58 26 +32 48 Qualification to Champions League group stage
2 RB Leipzig 20 12 5 3 35 17 +18 41
3 VfL Wolfsburg 20 10 8 2 32 19 +13 38
4 Eintracht Frankfurt 20 9 9 2 41 29 +12 36
5 Bayer Leverkusen 20 10 5 5 37 21 +16 35 Qualification to Europa League group stage
Updated to match(es) played on 7 February 2021. Source: DFB
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Away goals scored; 8) Play-off.[19]

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
20 10 8 2 32 19  +13 38 6 3 0 17 8  +9 4 5 2 15 11  +4

Last updated: 6 February 2021.
Source: DFB

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122
GroundHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAAHAHA
ResultDDDDWDWWWDWLWLDDWWWW
Position10121513101166554546665433
Updated to match(es) played on 6 February 2021. Source: DFB
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 7 August 2020.[20]

20 September 2020 1 VfL Wolfsburg 0–0 Bayer Leverkusen Wolfsburg
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Volkswagen Arena
Attendance: 500
Referee: Sven Jablonski
27 September 2020 2 SC Freiburg 1–1 VfL Wolfsburg Freiburg
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Schwarzwald-Stadion
Attendance: 3,200
Referee: Sören Storks
4 October 2020 3 VfL Wolfsburg 0–0 FC Augsburg Wolfsburg
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Volkswagen Arena
Attendance: 4,632
Referee: Felix Zwayer
17 October 2020 4 Borussia Mönchengladbach 1–1 VfL Wolfsburg Mönchengladbach
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Borussia-Park
Attendance: 300
Referee: Daniel Schlager
25 October 2020 5 VfL Wolfsburg 2–1 Arminia Bielefeld Wolfsburg
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Volkswagen Arena
Attendance: 4,519
Referee: Manuel Gräfe
1 November 2020 6 Hertha BSC 1–1 VfL Wolfsburg Berlin
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Olympiastadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Martin Petersen
8 November 2020 7 VfL Wolfsburg 2–1 1899 Hoffenheim Wolfsburg
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Volkswagen Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Sven Jablonski
21 November 2020 8 Schalke 04 0–2 VfL Wolfsburg Gelsenkirchen
15:30 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Veltins-Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Marco Fritz
27 November 2020 9 VfL Wolfsburg 5–3 Werder Bremen Wolfsburg
20:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Volkswagen Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Christian Dingert
5 December 2020 10 1. FC Köln 2–2 VfL Wolfsburg Cologne
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: RheinEnergieStadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Sven Jablonski
11 December 2020 11 VfL Wolfsburg 2–1 Eintracht Frankfurt Wolfsburg
20:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Volkswagen Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Markus Schmidt
16 December 2020 12 Bayern Munich 2–1 VfL Wolfsburg Munich
20:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Allianz Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Marco Fritz
20 December 2020 13 VfL Wolfsburg 1–0 VfB Stuttgart Wolfsburg
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Volkswagen Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Florian Badstübner
3 January 2021 14 Borussia Dortmund 2–0 VfL Wolfsburg Dortmund
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Signal Iduna Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Manuel Gräfe
9 January 2021 15 Union Berlin 2–2 VfL Wolfsburg Berlin
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei
Attendance: 0
Referee: Patrick Ittrich
16 January 2021 16 VfL Wolfsburg 2–2 RB Leipzig Wolfsburg
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Volkswagen Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Tobias Stieler
19 January 2021 17 Mainz 05 0–2 VfL Wolfsburg Mainz
20:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Opel Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Sören Storks
23 January 2021 18 Bayer Leverkusen 0–1 VfL Wolfsburg Leverkusen
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Marco Fritz
31 January 2021 19 VfL Wolfsburg 3–0 SC Freiburg Wolfsburg
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Volkswagen Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Tobias Reichel
6 February 2021 20 FC Augsburg 0–2 VfL Wolfsburg Augsburg
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: WWK Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Robert Hartmann
14 February 2021 21 VfL Wolfsburg v Borussia Mönchengladbach Wolfsburg
18:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Volkswagen Arena
19 February 2021 22 Arminia Bielefeld v VfL Wolfsburg Bielefeld
20:30 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Bielefelder Alm

DFB-Pokal

12 September 2020 First round Union Fürstenwalde 1–4 VfL Wolfsburg Wolfsburg[22][23]
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: AOK-Stadion
Attendance: 0[24]
Referee: Robert Schröder
23 December 2020 Second round VfL Wolfsburg 4–0 SV Sandhausen Wolfsburg
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Volkswagen Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Guido Winkmann
3 February 2021 Round of 16 VfL Wolfsburg 1–0 Schalke 04 Wolfsburg
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Volkswagen Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Felix Zwayer
2–3 March 2021 Quarter-finals RB Leipzig v VfL Wolfsburg Leipzig
--:-- CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Red Bull Arena

UEFA Europa League

17 September 2020 Second qualifying round Kukësi 0–4 VfL Wolfsburg Tirana, Albania[25]
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Arena Kombëtare
Attendance: 0
Referee: Duje Strukan (Croatia)
24 September 2020 Third qualifying round VfL Wolfsburg 2–0 Desna Chernihiv Wolfsburg, Germany
20:15 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: AOK-Stadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Lawrence Visser (Belgium)
1 October 2020 Play-off round AEK Athens 2–1 VfL Wolfsburg Athens, Greece
20:45 (21:45 EEST)
Report
Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Artur Soares Dias (Portugal)

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player TotalBundesligaDFB-PokalEuropa League
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goalkeepers
1 GK Koen Casteels 2301902020
12 GK Pavao Pervan 30101010
30 GK Niklas Klinger 00000000
35 GK Lino Kasten 00000000
Defenders
4 DF Maxence Lacroix 23117+102031
5 DF Jeffrey Bruma 10001000
6 DF Paulo Otávio 20010+40302+10
15 DF Jérôme Roussillon 15011+10002+10
19 DF Kevin Mbabu 1006+301000
25 DF John Brooks 21218+12100+10
34 DF Marin Pongračić 604+101000
39 DF Tim Siersleben 00000000
Midfielders
7 MF Josip Brekalo 22215+420+1020
8 MF Renato Steffen 23315+233030
11 MF Felix Klaus 801+501010
14 MF Admir Mehmedi 1626+601032
20 MF Ridle Baku 20417+142000
23 MF Josuha Guilavogui 1826+602+1131
24 MF Xaver Schlager 24117+211+1030
27 MF Maximilian Arnold 2221722030
31 MF Yannick Gerhardt 2039+61320+20
40 MF João Victor 1732+1002+131+10
Forwards
9 FW Wout Weghorst 261919+1143332
17 FW Maximilian Philipp 1317+510+1000
21 FW Bartosz Białek 1521+1020+300+10
33 FW Daniel Ginczek 911+501+100+11
Players transferred out during the season
2 DF William 200+200000
10 MF Yunus Mallı 20100+1000
11 MF Felix Klaus 801+501010
20 DF Luca Horn 10000+1000
29 FW Omar Marmoush 400+100+2010

Last updated: 6 February 2021
Source: Competitions

Goalscorers

As of 3 February 2021
Rank No. Pos Nat Name Bundesliga DFB-Pokal Europa League Total
1 9 FW Wout Weghorst 14 3 2 19
2 20 MF Ridle Baku 4 0 0 4
3 8 MF Renato Steffen 3 0 0 3
31 MF Yannick Gerhardt 1 2 0 3
40 MF João Victor 0 3 0 3
6 7 MF Josip Brekalo 2 0 0 2
14 MF Admir Mehmedi 0 0 2 2
21 FW Bartosz Białek 1 1 0 2
23 MF Josuha Guilavogui 0 1 1 2
25 DF John Brooks 2 0 0 2
27 MF Maximilian Arnold 2 0 0 2
12 4 DF Maxence Lacroix 0 0 1 1
17 FW Maximilian Philipp 1 0 0 1
24 MF Xaver Schlager 1 0 0 1
33 FW Daniel Ginczek 0 0 1 1
Totals 31 10 7 48

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  22. Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany and the organisational effort required to host the fixture, the teams exchanged the home rights to the match.[21]
  23. The Union Fürstenwalde v VfL Wolfsburg match took place at the AOK-Stadion instead of VfL Wolfsburg's home stadium, the Volkswagen Arena.
  24. The match was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany.
  25. Kukësi played their home matches at Arena Kombëtare, Tirana, instead of their regular stadium Zeqir Ymeri Stadium, Kukës, which is under reconstruction.
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