Штуттгарт / Stuttgart VfB

Full name VfB Stuttgart 1893 e.V.

Nickname(s) Die Weiß-Roten, Die Schwaben
Founded 1893
Ground Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion, Stuttgart
Capacity 54,088
Chairman Erwin Staudt
Manager Armin Veh
League Bundesliga
2005-06 Bundesliga, 9th

The VfB Stuttgart (eingetragener Verein für Bewegungsspiele Stuttgart 1893 , "registered Club for Movement Games Stuttgart 1893") is a German sports club best known for its football team based in Stuttgart, and founded on September 9, 1893 as Stuttgart FV 93. Eventually, the Stuttgart FV 93 merged with Kronen-Club Cannstatt on April 2, 1912 and subsequently changed its name to VfB Stuttgart 1893 e. V.. The decisive club meeting, where the merger was approved, took place at the "Concordia" hotel in Cannstatt (a city district of Stuttgart). The club's sports departments include football (professionals, amateurs, youth, referees), fistball, hockey, athletics and table-tennis.

The VfB club colors are white and red, with a red stripe on the chest. They are called "the reds", compared to local rivals, "the blues" Stuttgarter Kickers.

In 1963, with its football squad, VfB Stuttgart was a founding member of the Bundesliga, the German top national football league.

The home ground of VfB Stuttgart is the Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion ("Gottlieb Daimler Stadium"), which was built in 1933. It lies close to the River Neckar on Stuttgart's Mercedes Straße near a Mercedes-Benz factory and the new Mercedes-Benz Museum. After renovation, the stadium can hold a maximum capacity of 54,088 spectators (international matches: 50,000). Currently, the stadium is being extended to a maximum capacity of about 57,000 spectators (international matches: 54,500). It was one of the hosts for the 2006 FIFA World Cup with five matches, and hosted the third place play-off.