VfB Stuttgart triumphs in the DFB Cup: A football fairy tale is true!

VfB Stuttgart triumphs in the DFB Cup: A football fairy tale is true!

Stuttgart, Deutschland - On May 24, 2025, VfB Stuttgart won the DFB Cup, a triumph that is considered a small football fairy tale. After a long roller coaster ride, in which the club had to deal with both setbacks and successes, the team of coach Sebastian Hoeneß was finally able to fight back to the cup champions team. The victory in the cup final against Arminia Bielefeld, 4-2, has been the first big title for VfB for 18 years, with the last title being the Bundesliga championship in the 2006/07 season, then under coach Armin Veh. In recent years, the association has ranked through a difficult phase, which included two descents in the second division, but it could not always convince after the return. The memory of the defeat in the second division game against Wehen-Wiesbaden remains present almost five years ago.

under the leadership of Hoeneß, who took over the coaching position on April 3, 2023, the association experienced an impressive transformation. Hoeneß competed when Stuttgart was beaten at the Bundesliga's end of the table. He implemented modern ball ownership and not only improved team performance, but also brought players like Nick Woltemade to the German national team. This season, Stuttgart managed to secure the relegation with a 6-1 overall victory in the relegation against Hamburg and to complete the following season in a solid ninth place. The last Bundesliga season completed Stuttgart behind Bayer Leverkusen and ahead of Bayern Munich, which even led the club to the UEFA Champions League, the first since the 2009/10 season.

Stuttgart's cup story

The cup history of VfB Stuttgart is characterized by painful defeats, but also by glorious moments. The current cup victory fits into a chronology that makes hope bloom again. After a quarter -finals in the 2023/24 season and a semi -finals in the 2022/23 season, where Stuttgart was victorious against RB Leipzig, the club now reached the final. In 2025, VfB won the cup final against Arminia Bielefeld with 4: 2, which once again focused on the club in the focus of the national football world. The complete cup history is in detail at Transfer market

The club management

Sebastian Hoeneß not only revolutionized the game system, but also strategically strengthened the team. Important departures such as Waldemar Anton and Serhou Guirassy were compensated for by clever new additions such as Jeff Chabot and Ermedin Demirović. Hoeneß had also managed to convince Alexander Nübel to stay with the club, while young talents such as Anrie Chase, Nick Woltemade and El Bilal Touré received numerous missions in the first team.

The trainer has extended his contract until summer 2028, which underlines his long -term commitment to the association. Stuttgart has shown that it is able to play a role not only in national competition, but also on an international stage, which is confirmed by the recent results in the Champions League group phase.

In the past two years under Hoeneß, VfB Stuttgart has clearly gained identity and strength with the aim of not only being present in the competition for the DFB Cup in the next seasons, but also to fight the top positions in the Bundesliga.