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UEFA Cup 2008/09: a big international success and
UEFA Cup 2008/09: a big international success and a big embarrassment sit side by side in the same season.
a big embarrassment sit side by side in the same season. First Wolfsburg held mighty Milan to a fine 2–2 and topped their UEFA Cup group. Then Paris Saint-Germain shredded them in the round of 32, winning 5–1 on aggregate.
Of all teams, Hannover 96: painful because it
Of all teams, Hannover 96: painful because it came in the Bundesliga and against the local rival, the 4–0 home defeat to Hannover on September 2, 2012.
came in the Bundesliga and against the local rival, the 4–0 home defeat to Hannover on September 2, 2012. Wolfsburg took revenge with a 4–0 in Hanover on March 1, 2016.
Against Bayern Munich the club suffered its heaviest
Against Bayern Munich the club suffered its heaviest Bundesliga defeats: 6–0 both at home and away....
Bundesliga defeats: 6–0 both at home and away.
Worse still in emotional terms was the 7–2
Worse still in emotional terms was the 7–2 home defeat to Werder Bremen on September 19, 1999, to which Claudio Pizarro contributed with his first hat-trick.
home defeat to Werder Bremen on September 19, 1999, to which Claudio Pizarro contributed with his first hat-trick. It remains Wolfsburg’s heaviest home Bundesliga loss.
Robert Lewandowski vs. Wolfsburg: on September 22, 2015
Robert Lewandowski vs.
he scored five goals and set four world records against VfL. Coming on as a substitute, he turned Wolfsburg’s lead into a 5–1 defeat in 8 minutes 59 seconds. He scored three in 3:22, four in 5:42 and five in 8:59. Only Dieter Müller’s six-goal game for Cologne in 1977 kept him from another record.
The club’s worst away defeat came in the
The club’s worst away defeat came in the old 2.
old 2. Bundesliga Nord in 1976/77, when the more than toothless Wolves lost 9–0 at Göttingen 05.
Indeed 1976/77 was miserable all around: 11 straight
Indeed 1976/77 was miserable all around: 11 straight defeats in one season, 27 defeats in total, and 14 games without a win....
defeats in one season, 27 defeats in total, and 14 games without a win.
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For the Haters — Update 2020–2026
Mark van Bommel was dismissed after only 13 matches as coach — despite the Champions League qualification achieved by his predecessor.
Mark van Bommel was dismissed after only 13
Mark van Bommel was dismissed after only 13 matches as coach — despite the Champions League qualification achieved by his predecessor.
matches as coach — despite the Champions League qualification achieved by his predecessor. Florian Kohfeldt, who followed him, could not halt the slide. Niko Kovac arrived with grand ambitions — and failed as well.
Chronic mediocrity despite the VW millions remained Wolfsburg’s central problem. In no other Bundesliga city is the gap between investment volume and sporting return greater.