VfB Women wrote their names in the history books on Sunday 10 May. Not only did their 4-1 home win against VfL Wolfsburg reserves secure the team’s third successive promotion, it clinched the second-division title and means they will play in the Google Pixel Women’s Bundesliga in the 2026/27 season.
VfB Stuttgart Women were founded on 1 June 2021. After beginning life in the fourth tier, they have enjoyed a continuous rise all the way to the Bundesliga - an ascent unprecedented in German women’s football.
Reaction to the historic success
Alexander Wehrle, VfB CEO: “We’re proud of our VfB Women and congratulate them wholeheartedly on winning the title and earning promotion to the Bundesliga. As the largest sports club in Baden-Württemberg, it is both our ambition and our responsibility to support women’s and girls’ football and establish it at the highest level.”
Fabian Wohlgemuth, VfB board member for sport: “Many congratulations to all the players, the coaching and backroom staff, and of course the club’s sporting leadership. Stuttgart has become a place where it is not only the men’s team setting the benchmark. What our women’s team and everyone involved have achieved in recent years has been nothing short of a meteoric rise. This success will strengthen our entire club and make us more complete and more attractive.”
Sascha Glass, general manager of VfB Women: “With promotion to the Bundesliga, we’ve achieved what we’ve worked so hard for over the past three years. It’s an absolutely extraordinary success for us in record time. I’m incredibly proud to be part of this special journey with VfB Stuttgart, and we’re still a long way from the end.”