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Verein für Bewegungsspiele Stuttgart 1893 e. V. (lit. 'Association for Movement Games Stuttgart 1893'), commonly known as VfB Stuttgart (German pronunciation: [faʊ̯ɛfˈbeː ˈʃtʊtɡaʁt] ^ⓘ), is a German women's association football team based in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg. It is the women's department of VfB Stuttgart.

History

VfB Stuttgart founded its women's football department on 31 May 2021. Since 1 July 2022, the first women's team has been part of VfB Stuttgart 1893 AG, the company that operates the professional football department of the club.^[1] The women's team started competing in the 2022–23 season, with plans for multiple teams in cooperation with VfB Obertürkheim whose women's football department officially established in 1994.^[2]

Heiko Gerber became head coach on 28 July 2022, succeeding Lisa Lang, who remained as team manager.^[3] Sascha Glass was appointed as sporting director in June 2023.^[4] In the 2023–24 season, the club finished top of Oberliga Baden-Württemberg, securing promotion to the Regionalliga Süd.^[5]

Squad

As of 22 June 2024^[6]

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	GER	Vanessa Diehl
3	DF	GER	Lara Barth
4	DF	GER	Nadine Gairing
5	DF	KOS	Laureta Temaj
7	FW	GER	Mandy Islacker
8	MF	GER	Anna Fliege
9	MF	GER	Dafina Redzepi
10	MF	GER	Anja Selensky
11	FW	GER	Teresa Böpple
13	MF	GER	Leonie Kopp
15	MF	GER	Svea Fleischmann
16	FW	BIH	Farah Jusufović


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
17	MF	GER	Chiara Marziniak
18	FW	GER	Jana Spengler
19	FW	GER	Sophie Gairing
20	FW	GER	Jana Beuschlein
21	DF	GER	Katharina Baumann
22	GK	GER	Laura Bozenhardt
23	MF	GER	Marlen Schmelzle
24	MF	GER	Celine Philipp
28	GK	KOS	Besarta Leci
30	MF	GER	Joy Castor
32	DF	GER	Hanna Birkner
33	DF	GER	Jessica Knaus
99	MF	GER	Gillian Castor

Current staff