2014–15 VfL Wolfsburg season

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VfL Wolfsburg
2014–15 season
ManagerDieter Hecking
StadiumVolkswagen Arena
Bundesliga2nd
DFB-PokalWinners
UEFA Europa LeagueQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Bas Dost (16)
All:
Bas Dost (20)

The 2014–15 VfL Wolfsburg season was the 70th season in the club's football history. In the previous season, Wolfsburg had finished in the fifth place, with only one point separating them from the UEFA Champions League spot occupied by Bayer Leverkusen. Nevertheless, they were granted a place in the UEFA Europa League group stage.

Players[edit]

As of 15 September 2014[1]

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 Switzerland SUI Diego Benaglio (captain)
2 DF Germany GER Patrick Ochs
3 FW Denmark DEN Nicklas Bendtner
4 DF Germany GER Marcel Schäfer
5 DF Switzerland SUI Timm Klose
7 MF Germany GER Daniel Caligiuri
8 MF Portugal POR Vieirinha
9 MF Croatia CRO Ivan Perišić
10 MF Germany GER Aaron Hunt
12 FW Netherlands NED Bas Dost
14 MF Belgium BEL Kevin De Bruyne
15 DF Germany GER Christian Träsch
17 FW Germany GER André Schürrle
19 MF Belgium BEL Junior Malanda
20 GK Germany GER Max Grün
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 GK Germany GER Patrick Drewes
22 MF Brazil BRA Luiz Gustavo
23 MF France FRA Josuha Guilavogui (on loan from Atlético Madrid)
24 DF Germany GER Sebastian Jung
25 DF Brazil BRA Naldo
26 DF Brazil BRA Felipe
27 MF Germany GER Maximilian Arnold
28 MF Poland POL Mateusz Klich
29 MF China CHN Zhang Xizhe
30 MF Germany GER Paul Seguin
31 DF Germany GER Robin Knoche
34 DF Switzerland SUI Ricardo Rodríguez
37 DF Germany GER Moritz Sprenger
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
— DF Brazil BRA Fagner (at Corinthians until December 31)
— MF Czech Republic CZE Václav Pilař (at Viktoria Plzeň)

Transfers[edit]

In[edit]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
3 FW Denmark DEN Nicklas Bendtner (from Arsenal)
10 MF Germany GER Aaron Hunt (from Werder Bremen)
23 MF France FRA Josuha Guilavogui (from Atlético Madrid)
24 DF Germany GER Sebastian Jung (from Eintracht Frankfurt)
28 MF Poland POL Mateusz Klich (from PEC Zwolle)
17 FW Germany GER André Schürrle (from Chelsea)

Out[edit]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Germany GER Tolga Ciğerci (at Hertha BSC)
— MF Serbia SRB Slobodan Medojević (at Eintracht Frankfurt)
— MF Ivory Coast CIV Ibrahim Sissoko (at Eskişehirspor)
— MF Czech Republic CZE Jan Polák (at 1. FC Nürnberg)
— FW Germany GER Stefan Kutschke (at SC Paderborn)
— FW Tunisia TUN Nassim Ben Khalifa (at Grasshoppers)
— FW Sweden SWE Rasmus Jönsson (at Aalborg BK)
— FW Germany GER Kevin Scheidhauer (at MSV Duisburg)

Competitions[edit]

Bundesliga[edit]

Main article: 2014–15 Bundesliga

League table[edit]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Bayern Munich (C) 34 25 4 5 80 18 +62 79 Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2 VfL Wolfsburg 34 20 9 5 72 38 +34 69
3 Borussia Mönchengladbach 34 19 9 6 53 26 +27 66
4 Bayer Leverkusen 34 17 10 7 62 37 +25 61 Qualification for the Champions League play-off round
5 FC Augsburg 34 15 4 15 43 43 0 49 Qualification for the Europa League group stage[a]
Source: DFB
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ Since the winners of the 2014–15 DFB-Pokal, VfL Wolfsburg, qualified for the Champions League based on league position, the Europa League group stage spot was passed to the sixth-placed team, Schalke 04; and the Europa League third qualifying round spot was passed to the seventh-placed team, Borussia Dortmund.

Results summary[edit]

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
34 20 9 5 72 38  +34 69 13 4 0 38 13  +25 7 5 5 34 25  +9

Last updated: 10 May 2015.
Source: Competitive matches

Results by round[edit]

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHA
ResultLDDWLWWWWWWLWWDDWWDWWWWLWDWWDLDWWD
Position141213111285332222222222222222222222222
Updated to match(es) played on 10 May 2015. Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[edit]

22 August 2014 1 Bayern Munich 2–1 VfL Wolfsburg Munich
20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Müller 37'
Robben 47'		 Report Olić 52'
Luiz Gustavo Yellow card 69'
Arnold Yellow card 88'		 Stadium: Allianz Arena
Attendance: 71,000
Referee: Felix Zwayer
30 August 2014 2 VfL Wolfsburg 2–2 Eintracht Frankfurt Wolfsburg
15:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Naldo 19'
Luiz Gustavo Yellow card 21'
Guilavogui Yellow card 59'
Arnold 79' Yellow card 90+3'		 Report Jung 23' (o.g.)
Zambrano Yellow card 84'
Kadlec 86'		 Stadium: Volkswagen Arena
Attendance: 27,528
Referee: Günter Perl
13 September 2014 3 1899 Hoffenheim 1–1 VfL Wolfsburg Hoffenheim
15:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Modeste 55'
Polanski Yellow card 72'		 Report Guilavogui Yellow card 84' Yellow-red card 90+3'
Olić 89'		 Stadium: Rhein-Neckar-Arena
Attendance: 23,813
Referee: Wolfgang Stark
21 September 2014 4 VfL Wolfsburg 4–1 Bayer Leverkusen Wolfsburg
15:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Rodríguez 8' (pen.), 63'
Luiz Gustavo Yellow card 11'
Vieirinha 45'
Hunt 81'		 Report Donati Red card 7'
Bender Yellow card 25'
Drmić 29'		 Stadium: Volkswagen Arena
Attendance: 27,811
Referee: Deniz Aytekin
24 September 2014 5 Hertha BSC 1–0 VfL Wolfsburg Berlin
20:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Kalou 35'
Ndjeng Yellow card 47'
Haraguchi Yellow card 56'
Hosogai Yellow card 61'		 Report Luiz Gustavo Yellow card 14'
De Bruyne Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Olympiastadion
Attendance: 35,847
Referee: Robert Hartmann
27 September 2014 6 VfL Wolfsburg 2–1 Werder Bremen Wolfsburg
18:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Rodríguez 15'
Olić 57'		 Report Busch 37' Stadium: Volkswagen Arena
Attendance: 29,117
Referee: Peter Sippel
5 October 2014 7 VfL Wolfsburg 1–0 FC Augsburg Wolfsburg
15:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Naldo 58' Report Werner Yellow card 32'
Altıntop Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Volkswagen Arena
Attendance: 25,734
Referee: Markus Schmidt
18 October 2014 8 SC Freiburg 1–2 VfL Wolfsburg Freiburg im Breisgau
15:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Kerk 90+1'
Sorg Yellow card 90+3'		 Report Caligiuri 8', 66'
Naldo Yellow card 33'		 Stadium: Dreisamstadion
Attendance: 23,500
Referee: Christian Dingert
26 October 2014 9 VfL Wolfsburg 3–0 Mainz 05 Wolfsburg
15:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Naldo 15'
Perišić 59'
Guilavogui Yellow card 63'
Caligiuri 87'		 Report Soto Yellow card 26'
Geis Yellow card 49'
Mallı Yellow card 85'		 Stadium: Volkswagen Arena
Attendance: 26,238
Referee: Guido Winkmann
1 November 2014 10 VfB Stuttgart 0–4 VfL Wolfsburg Stuttgart
15:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Sararer Yellow card 28' Report Perišić 15', 88'
Knoche 45+1'
De Bruyne 48'		 Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena
Attendance: 50,050
Referee: Bastian Dankert
9 November 2014 11 VfL Wolfsburg 2–0 Hamburger SV Wolfsburg
15:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Olić 27'
Naldo Yellow card 63'
Hunt 64', Yellow card 67'		 Report Diekmeier Yellow card 18'
Ostrzolek Yellow card 22'
Lasogga Yellow card 45'		 Stadium: Volkswagen Arena
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Knut Kircher
22 November 2014 12 Schalke 04 3–2 VfL Wolfsburg Gelsenkirchen
15:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Choupo-Moting 10', 22'
Fuchs 25'
Huntelaar Yellow card 87'		 Report Olić 37'
Bendtner 74'
Luiz Gustavo Yellow card 77'		 Stadium: Veltins-Arena
Attendance: 60,989
Referee: Robert Hartmann
30 November 2014 13 VfL Wolfsburg 1–0 Borussia Mönchengladbach Wolfsburg
15:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Knoche 12' Report Domínguez Yellow card 53'
Nordtveit Yellow card 73'		 Stadium: Volkswagen Arena
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Wolfgang Stark
6 December 2014 14 Hannover 96 1–3 VfL Wolfsburg Hanover
15:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Joselu 45+1'
Marcelo Yellow card 71'
Sakai Yellow card 90+2'		 Report De Bruyne 4', Yellow card 84'
Dost 69'
Arnold 85'		 Stadium: Niedersachsenstadion
Attendance: 41,400
Referee: Markus Schmidt
14 December 2014 15 VfL Wolfsburg 1–1 SC Paderborn Wolfsburg
17:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Rafa 17' (o.g.)
Perišić Yellow card 20'
Naldo Yellow card 50'
Luiz Gustavo Yellow card 57'
Arnold Yellow card 73'		 Report Hünemeier Yellow card 24'
Strohdiek Yellow card 29'
Meha 51' (pen.)		 Stadium: Volkswagen Arena
Attendance: 26,044
Referee: Manuel Gräfe
17 December 2014 16 Borussia Dortmund 2–2 VfL Wolfsburg Dortmund
20:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Aubameyang 8'
Subotić Yellow card 74'
Immobile 78'		 Report De Bruyne 29'
Naldo 85'		 Stadium: Westfalenstadion
Attendance: 80,467
Referee: Tobias Welz
20 December 2014 17 VfL Wolfsburg 2–1 1. FC Köln Wolfsburg
18:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Dost 16'
Naldo 78'		 Report Maroh 11' Stadium: Volkswagen Arena
Attendance: 26,824
Referee: Peter Gagelmann
30 January 2015 18 VfL Wolfsburg 4–1 Bayern Munich Wolfsburg
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Dost 4', 45+2'
Arnold Yellow card 43'
De Bruyne 53', 73'
Luiz Gustavo Yellow card 90+1'		 Report Alonso Yellow card 43'
Schweinsteiger Yellow card 47'
Bernat 55'		 Stadium: Volkswagen Arena
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Tobias Welz
3 February 2015 19 Eintracht Frankfurt 1–1 VfL Wolfsburg Frankfurt
20:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Aigner 58'
Hasebe Yellow card 72'
Russ Yellow card 90+2'		 Report Luiz Gustavo Yellow card 28'
Rodríguez Yellow card 49'
De Bruyne 88'		 Stadium: Commerzbank-Arena
Attendance: 34,400
Referee: Günter Perl
7 February 2015 20 VfL Wolfsburg 3–0 1899 Hoffenheim Wolfsburg
15:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Dost 3'
De Bruyne 28', 84'
Schürrle Yellow card 40'
Guilavogui Yellow card 80'		 Report Polanski Yellow card 51' Stadium: Volkswagen Arena
Attendance: 26,356
Referee: Jochen Drees
14 February 2015 21 Bayer Leverkusen 4–5 VfL Wolfsburg Leverkusen
15:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Spahić Yellow card 50' Yellow-red card 82'
Son 57', 62', 67'
Boenisch Yellow card 61'
Bellarabi 72'
Rolfes Yellow card 79'
Papadopoulos Yellow card 86'
Castro Yellow card 88'		 Report Dost 6', 29', 63', 90+3'
Naldo 17' Yellow card 75'		 Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 29,227
Referee: Bastian Dankert
22 February 2015 22 VfL Wolfsburg 2–1 Hertha BSC Wolfsburg
17:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Dost 10', 74'
Rodríguez Yellow card 37'		 Report Schieber 30'
Schulz Yellow card 49'
Stocker Yellow card 69'		 Stadium: Volkswagen Arena
Attendance: 27,683
Referee: Guido Winkmann
1 March 2015 23 Werder Bremen 3–5 VfL Wolfsburg Bremen
15:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Junuzović 9'
Di Santo 16'
Vieirinha 28' (o.g.)
Kroos Yellow card 69'
Vestergaard Yellow card 79'		 Report Caligiuri 10', 53'
Arnold 18'
Dost 48', 51'
Guilavogui Yellow card 58'		 Stadium: Weserstadion
Attendance: 40,126
Referee: Marco Fritz
7 March 2015 24 FC Augsburg 1–0 VfL Wolfsburg Augsburg
15:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Hitz Yellow card 12'
Kohr 63'		 Report Naldo Yellow card 90+2' Stadium: SGL arena
Attendance: 28,721
Referee: Manuel Gräfe
15 March 2015 (2015-03-15) 25 VfL Wolfsburg 3–0 SC Freiburg Wolfsburg
15:30 CET (UTC+01:00) De Bruyne 19'
Rodríguez 78' (pen.)
Arnold 84'		 Report Torrejón Yellow card 18' Stadium: Volkswagen Arena
Attendance: 26,538
Referee: Sascha Stegemann
22 March 2015 (2015-03-22) 26 Mainz 05 1–1 VfL Wolfsburg Mainz
15:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Bungert 7' Report Luiz Gustavo 61', Yellow card 66'
Arnold Yellow card 83'		 Stadium: Coface Arena
Attendance: 32,236
Referee: Wolfgang Stark
4 April 2015 (2015-04-04) 27 VfL Wolfsburg 3–1 VfB Stuttgart Wolfsburg
15:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Rodríguez 41' (pen.), 65'
Luiz Gustavo Yellow card 75'
Schürrle 76'		 Report Harnik 44'
Die Yellow card 55'
Romeu Yellow card 64'		 Stadium: Volkswagen Arena
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Tobias Welz
11 April 2015 (2015-04-11) 28 Hamburger SV 0–2 VfL Wolfsburg Hamburg
18:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Díaz Yellow card 44'
Olić Yellow card 57'
Müller Yellow card 72'
Djourou Yellow card 85' Yellow-red card 88'		 Report Guilavogui 10'
Arnold Yellow card 71'
Caligiuri 73'		 Stadium: Volksparkstadion
Attendance: 57,000
Referee: Felix Zwayer
19 April 2015 (2015-04-19) 29 VfL Wolfsburg 1–1 Schalke 04 Wolfsburg
17:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Benaglio Yellow card 53'
Perišić Yellow card 77'
De Bruyne 78'		 Report Kolašinac Yellow card 33'
Sané 53'
Aogo Yellow card 65'		 Stadium: Volkswagen Arena
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Christian Dingert
26 April 2015 (2015-04-26) 30 Borussia Mönchengladbach 1–0 VfL Wolfsburg Mönchengladbach
17:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Herrmann Yellow card 47'
Raffael Yellow card 77'
Kruse 90'		 Report Arnold Yellow card 31'
Luiz Gustavo Yellow card 75'		 Stadium: Borussia-Park
Attendance: 52,147
Referee: Bastian Dankert
2 May 2015 (2015-05-02) 31 VfL Wolfsburg 2–2 Hannover 96 Wolfsburg
15:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Dost 24'
Perišić 45'
Vieirinha Yellow card 88'		 Report Briand 47'
Prib Yellow card 56'
Sané 58'		 Stadium: Volkswagen Arena
Attendance: 29,514
Referee: Felix Brych
10 May 2015 (2015-05-10) 32 SC Paderborn 1–3 VfL Wolfsburg Paderborn
15:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Rupp 90+1' Report Klose 16'
Dost 25', 82', Yellow card 72'
Caligiuri Yellow card 46'
Perišić Yellow card 77'		 Stadium: Benteler Arena
Attendance: 14,659
Referee: Markus Schmidt
16 May 2015 (2015-05-16) 33 VfL Wolfsburg 2–1 Borussia Dortmund Wolfsburg
15:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Caligiuri 1'
Benaglio Yellow card 11'
Naldo 49'
Perišić Yellow card 71'
Arnold Yellow card 83'
De Bruyne Yellow card 90+2'		 Report Aubameyang 11' (pen.)
Subotić Yellow card 62'
Gündoğan Yellow card 72'		 Stadium: Volkswagen Arena
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Marco Fritz
23 May 2015 (2015-05-23) 34 1. FC Köln 2–2 VfL Wolfsburg Cologne
15:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Osako 3'
Knoche 61' (o.g.)		 Report Luiz Gustavo 8'
Perišić 15'		 Stadium: RheinEnergieStadion
Attendance: 49,200
Referee: Peter Gagelmann

DFB-Pokal[edit]

Main article: 2014–15 DFB-Pokal
17 August 2014 Round 1 Darmstadt 98 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(4–5 p)		 VfL Wolfsburg Darmstadt
20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Gondorf Yellow card 17'
Stroh-Engel Yellow card 81'		 Report Malanda Yellow card 30'
Arnold Yellow card 89'
Vieirinha Yellow card 95'		 Stadium: Stadion am Böllenfalltor
Attendance: 13,900
Referee: Peter Gagelmann
Penalties
Brégerie soccer ball with check mark
Behrens soccer ball with check mark
Holland soccer ball with check mark
Exslager soccer ball with red X
Stroh-Engel soccer ball with check mark
Ivana soccer ball with red X		 soccer ball with red X Naldo
soccer ball with check mark Dost
soccer ball with check mark Rodríguez
soccer ball with check mark De Bruyne
soccer ball with check mark Olić
soccer ball with check mark Vieirinha
29 October 2014 Round 2 VfL Wolfsburg 4–1 1. FC Heidenheim Wolfsburg
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Klose Yellow card 18'
Caligiuri 28', Yellow card 67'
Dost 43'
Luiz Gustavo 65', 78'
Naldo Yellow card 82'		 Report Schnatterer 12'
Leipertz Yellow card 30'		 Stadium: Volkswagen Arena
Attendance: 7,608
Referee: Thorsten Kinhöfer
4 March 2015 Round 3 RB Leipzig 0–2 VfL Wolfsburg Leipzig
19:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Demme Yellow card 59' Report Caligiuri 20'
Klose 57'		 Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 43,348
Referee: Thorsten Kinhöfer
7 April 2015 (2015-04-07) Quarterfinals VfL Wolfsburg 1–0 SC Freiburg Wolfsburg
19:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Rodríguez 72' (pen.) Report Mitrović Yellow card 60'
Schuster Yellow card 71'
Sorg Yellow card 77'		 Stadium: Volkswagen Arena
Attendance: 15,237
Referee: Tobias Stieler
29 April 2015 Semifinals Arminia Bielefeld 0–4 VfL Wolfsburg Bielefeld
20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Report Arnold 8', 55'
De Bruyne Yellow card 27'
Luiz Gustavo 31'
Perišić 51'		 Stadium: Bielefelder Alm
Attendance: 26,137
Referee: Tobias Welz
30 May 2015 Final Borussia Dortmund 1–3 VfL Wolfsburg Berlin
20:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Aubameyang 5'
Mkhitaryan Yellow card 61'
Schmelzer Yellow card 84'		 Report Luiz Gustavo 22'
De Bruyne 33', Yellow card 88'
Dost 38'
Vieirinha Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: Olympiastadion
Attendance: 75,815
Referee: Felix Brych

UEFA Europa League[edit]

Main article: 2014–15 UEFA Europa League

Group stage[edit]

Main article: 2014–15 UEFA Europa League group stage § Group H

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 England Everton 6 3 2 1 10 3 +7 11 Advance to knockout phase
2 Germany Wolfsburg 6 3 1 2 14 10 +4 10
3 Russia Krasnodar 6 1 3 2 7 12 −5 6
4 France Lille 6 0 4 2 3 9 −6 4
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
18 September 2014 1 Everton England 4–1 Germany VfL Wolfsburg Liverpool, England
21:05 CEST (UTC+02:00) Rodríguez 15' (o.g.)
Coleman 45+1'
Baines 47' (pen.)
Naismith Yellow card 54'
Mirallas Yellow card 72', 89'		 Report Knoche Yellow card 46'
Rodríguez 90+4'		 Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 29,593
Referee: Luca Banti (Italy)
2 October 2014 2 VfL Wolfsburg Germany 1–1 France Lille Wolfsburg, Germany
19:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Rodríguez Yellow card 75'
Perišić Yellow card 79'
De Bruyne 82'
Luiz Gustavo Yellow card 90'		 Report Origi 77' (pen.)
Gueye Yellow card 84'		 Stadium: Volkswagen Arena
Attendance: 16,097
Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan (Romania)
23 October 2014 3 Krasnodar Russia 2–4 Germany VfL Wolfsburg Krasnodar, Russia
18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Granqvist 51' (pen.)
Sigurðsson Yellow card 56'
Laborde Yellow card 73'
Wánderson 86'		 Report Granqvist 37' (o.g.)
De Bruyne 46', 79'
Naldo Yellow card 51'
Luiz Gustavo 64'		 Stadium: Kuban Stadium
Attendance: 22,500
Referee: Artur Soares Dias (Portugal)
6 November 2014 4 VfL Wolfsburg Germany 5–1 Russia Krasnodar Wolfsburg, Germany
21:05 CET (UTC+01:00) Hunt 47', 57'
De Bruyne Yellow card 63'
Guilavogui 73'
Bendtner 89' (pen.), 90+1'		 Report Laborde Yellow card 39'
Wánderson 72'
Sigurðsson Yellow card 85'		 Stadium: Volkswagen Arena
Attendance: 16,674
Referee: Pol van Boekel (Netherlands)
27 November 2014 5 VfL Wolfsburg Germany 0–2 England Everton Wolfsburg, Germany
19:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Luiz Gustavo Yellow card 45+2'
Perišić Yellow card 58'		 Report Lukaku 43'
Bešić Yellow card 73'
Mirallas 75'		 Stadium: Volkswagen Arena
Attendance: 23,375
Referee: Fernando Teixeira Vitienes (Spain)
11 December 2014 6 Lille France 0–3 Germany VfL Wolfsburg Villeneuve-d'Ascq, France
21:05 CET (UTC+01:00) Mavuba Yellow card 63'
Balmont Yellow card 73'
Souaré Yellow card 88'		 Report Vieirinha 45+1'
Guilavogui Yellow card 47' Yellow-red card 55'
Rodríguez 65', 90' (pen.)
Luiz Gustavo Yellow card 90+1'		 Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy
Attendance: 33,559
Referee: Halis Özkahya (Turkey)

Knockout phase[edit]

Main article: 2014–15 UEFA Europa League knockout phase
Round of 32[edit]
19 February 2015 First leg VfL Wolfsburg Germany 2–0 Portugal Sporting CP Wolfsburg, Germany
19:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Dost 46', 63'
Arnold Yellow card 51'		 Report Rosell Yellow card 13'
Carrillo Yellow card 48'		 Stadium: Volkswagen Arena
Attendance: 19,207
Referee: Alon Yefet (Israel)
26 February 2015 Second leg Sporting CP Portugal 0–0
(0–2 agg.)		 Germany VfL Wolfsburg Lisbon, Portugal
21:05 CET (UTC+01:00) Oliveira Yellow card 21' Report Naldo Yellow card 81'
Caligiuri Yellow card 85'		 Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade
Attendance: 23,097
Referee: Ruddy Buquet (France)
Round of 16[edit]
12 March 2015 First leg VfL Wolfsburg Germany 3–1 Italy Internazionale Wolfsburg, Germany
19:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Naldo 28', Yellow card 71'
De Bruyne 63', 76'		 Report Palacio 6'
Icardi Yellow card 30'
D'Ambrosio Yellow card 34'
Vidić Yellow card 74'
Ranocchia Yellow card 83'		 Stadium: Volkswagen Arena
Attendance: 25,374
Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)
19 March 2015 Second leg Internazionale Italy 1–2
(2–5 agg.)		 Germany VfL Wolfsburg Milan, Italy
21:05 CET (UTC+01:00) Palacio 71'
Medel Yellow card 87'		 Report Caligiuri 24'
De Bruyne Yellow card 84'
Arnold Yellow card 87'
Bendtner 89'		 Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 38,800
Referee: Mark Clattenburg (England)
Quarterfinals[edit]
16 April 2015 First leg VfL Wolfsburg Germany 1–4 Italy Napoli Wolfsburg, Germany
21:05 CEST (UTC+02:00) Bendtner 80' Yellow card 80' Report Higuaín 15'
Hamšík 23', 64'
Gabbiadini 76'		 Stadium: Volkswagen Arena
Attendance: 25,112
Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz (Spain)
23 April 2015 Second leg Napoli Italy 2–2
(6–3 agg.)		 Germany VfL Wolfsburg Naples, Italy
21:05 CEST (UTC+02:00) Callejón 50'
Mertens 65'		 Report Klose 71'
Perišić 73'		 Stadium: Stadio San Paolo
Attendance: 27,262
Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)

Statistics[edit]

Appearances and goals[edit]

No. Pos Nat Player Total Bundesliga DFB-Pokal UEFA Europa League
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK Switzerland SUI Diego Benaglio 48 0 31 0 5 0 12 0
20 GK Germany GER Max Grün 4 0 3 0 1 0 0 0
21 GK Germany GER Patrick Drewes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
2 DF Germany GER Patrick Ochs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 DF Germany GER Marcel Schäfer 25 0 7+9 0 2+1 0 3+3 0
5 DF Switzerland SUI Timm Klose 19 3 11+1 1 4 1 2+1 1
15 DF Germany GER Christian Träsch 21 0 8+4 0 1+2 0 5+1 0
24 DF Germany GER Sebastian Jung 30 0 17+5 0 2 0 5+1 0
25 DF Brazil BRA Naldo 49 8 32 7 6 0 11 1
26 DF Brazil BRA Felipe 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
31 DF Germany GER Robin Knoche 41 2 25+2 2 2+1 0 11 0
34 DF Switzerland SUI Ricardo Rodríguez 39 10 26 6 4 1 9 3
37 DF Germany GER Moritz Sprenger 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Midfielders
7 MF Germany GER Daniel Caligiuri 45 10 18+10 7 5+1 2 6+5 1
8 MF Portugal POR Vieirinha 46 2 25+6 1 5 0 8+2 1
9 MF Croatia CRO Ivan Perišić 35 7 21+3 5 2 1 6+3 1
10 MF Germany GER Aaron Hunt 22 4 3+12 2 1+1 0 3+2 2
14 MF Belgium BEL Kevin De Bruyne 51 16 34 10 6 1 11 5
22 MF Brazil BRA Luiz Gustavo 47 7 30+1 2 5 4 11 1
23 MF France FRA Josuha Guilavogui 42 2 21+6 1 2+3 0 9+1 1
27 MF Germany GER Maximilian Arnold 40 6 17+10 4 4+1 2 2+6 0
28 MF Poland POL Mateusz Klich 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
29 MF China CHN Zhang Xizhe 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 MF Germany GER Paul Seguin 1 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
Forwards
3 FW Denmark DEN Nicklas Bendtner 28 5 5+13 1 0+2 0 2+6 4
12 FW Netherlands NED Bas Dost 36 20 17+4 16 5+1 2 6+3 2
17 FW Germany GER André Schürrle 22 1 7+7 1 2+2 0 4 0
Players transferred out during the season
6 MF Serbia SRB Slobodan Medojević 1 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
11 FW Croatia CRO Ivica Olić 20 5 12+2 5 1 0 4+1 0
19 MF Belgium BEL Junior Malanda 15 0 4+6 0 1+1 0 2+1 0

Last updated: 30 May 2015
Source: Competitions

Goalscorers[edit]

This includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.

Rank Pos. No. Nat. Name Bundesliga DFB-Pokal Europa League Total
1 FW 12 Netherlands Bas Dost 16 2 2 20
2 MF 14 Belgium Kevin De Bruyne 10 1 5 16
3 DF 34 Switzerland Ricardo Rodríguez 6 1 3 10
MF 7 Germany Daniel Caligiuri 7 2 1 10
5 DF 25 Brazil Naldo 7 0 1 8
6 FW 9 Croatia Ivan Perišić 5 1 1 7
MF 22 Brazil Luiz Gustavo 2 4 1 7
8 MF 27 Germany Maximilian Arnold 4 2 0 6
9 FW 3 Denmark Nicklas Bendtner 1 0 4 5
FW 11 Croatia Ivica Olić 5 0 0 5
11 MF 10 Germany Aaron Hunt 2 0 2 4
12 DF 5 Switzerland Timm Klose 1 1 1 3
13 MF 8 Portugal Vieirinha 1 0 1 2
MF 23 France Josuha Guilavogui 1 0 1 2
DF 31 Germany Robin Knoche 2 0 0 2
16 MF 17 Germany André Schürrle 1 0 0 1
Own goals 1 0 1 2
Total 72 14 24 109

Last updated on 30 May 2015

References[edit]

  1. ^ "VfL Wolfsburg | Squad - Bundesliga - official website". Archived from the original on 2014-09-07. Retrieved 2014-09-14.
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