#1: Matchday 2, 1963/64, 2-0 vs. Hertha BSC (home) – The first win
VfB celebrated their first win on Matchday 2 of the newly formed Bundesliga. Rolf Geiger and Erwin Waldner scored the goals in the victory at home to Hertha BSC. The team finished the season in fifth place, with 1. FC Köln becoming the inaugural Bundesliga champions.
#138: Matchday 21, 1973/1974, 3-1 vs. Eintracht Frankfurt (home) – 10,000th Bundesliga goal
In the 1973/74 campaign, which VfB ended in ninth place, they beat Frankfurt 3-1 at home on Matchday 21. Hans “Buffy” Ettmayer’s goal to open the scoring was the 10,000th goal in Bundesliga history and was also voted Goal of the Month.
#238: Matchday 6, 1982/1983, 4-1 vs. Karlsruher SC (home) – Reichert completes the thousand
VfB came third in the 1982/83 season. Along the way, Peter Reichert, who’s now part of the backroom staff, scored the opener in a 4-1 win at home to Karlsruhe, marking the club’s 1,000th goal in the German top flight. The following year, Stuttgart claimed their first Bundesliga title.
#298: Matchday 27, 1985/1986, 7-0 vs. Fortuna Düsseldorf (away) – Away record thanks to five-goal Klinsmann
On Matchday 27 of the 1985/86 campaign, VfB triumphed 7-0 at Fortuna Düsseldorf. The man of the match was without doubt Jürgen Klinsmann, who scored five of the seven goals. VfB finished the season in fifth.
#399: Matchday 38, 1991/1992, 2-1 vs. Bayer Leverkusen (away) – Guido Buchwald heads VfB to title
16 May 1992 ranks as one of the most significant days in the history of VfB. The 2-1 win in Leverkusen on the final day of the season sealed the Cannstatt boys’ second Bundesliga title. Guido Buchwald netted the winning goal after a pass from Ludwig Kögl in the 86th minute.
#602: Matchday 33, 2006/2007, 3-2 vs. VfL Bochum (away) – Timo becomes Titan
An important step on the way to the 2006/07 title was the 3-2 victory at Bochum on the penultimate matchday. The hero was goalkeeper Timo Hildebrand, who secured the three points with a world-class save against Bochum’s Christoph Dabrowski in the dying minutes. The win moved VfB to the top of the table with one game left.
#709: Matchday 34, 2014/2015, 2-1 vs. SC Paderborn (away) – Last-gasp survival, part I
Going into the final day of the 2014/15 campaign, VfB were sitting in the relegation play-off spot after a difficult season. After going behind, goals from Daniel Didavi and Daniel Ginczek ensured survival.
#759: Matchday 34, 2021/2022, 2-1 vs. 1. FC Köln (home) – Last-gasp survival, part II
The conclusion to the 2021/22 season was even more nail-biting. VfB were again under huge pressure going into the final match at home to Köln, sitting three points from safety. Wataru Endo was the saviour this time, heading in the winning goal in stoppage time as VfB ensured their top-flight status for another season.