For the Haters
UEFA Cup 2008/09: A great international success and a great humiliation both belong to the 2008/09 season. Having reached the quarter-finals, Wolfsburg were eliminated by Fulham — a crushing disappointment given the heights the team had reached domestically.
Hannover 96 of all teams: Painful because it came in the Bundesliga against the local rivals — the 0-4 home defeat against Hannover 96 ranks among the most humiliating results in Wolfsburg's history.
Against FC Bayern: Wolfsburg's heaviest Bundesliga defeats have come against FC Bayern München, including multiple thrashings at the hands of the record champions.
Even worse: More painful still was the 2-7 home defeat against Werder Bremen on September 19, 1999 — under Claudio Pizarro's merciless onslaught, it became one of the darkest afternoons at the Volkswagen Arena.
Robert Lewandowski against VfL Wolfsburg: On September 22, 2015, Robert Lewandowski scored five goals and set four world records against Wolfsburg — all in just nine minutes after coming on as a substitute. A Bundesliga moment that went around the world.
Heaviest away defeat: The heaviest away defeat for VfL Wolfsburg came, incidentally, in the old 2. Bundesliga — a hammering that still stings in the club's memory.
The 1976/77 season in general: With 11 consecutive defeats, 27 losses in total, it was a campaign of pure misery — the worst season in the club's history, ending in relegation and the start of a 15-year exile from professional football.