2013–14 VfL Wolfsburg season explained

The 2013–14 season was the 69th season in the history of VfL Wolfsburg.

In 2013–14 the club played in the Bundesliga, the top tier of German football. It was the club's 17th consecutive season in this league, having been promoted from the 2. Bundesliga in 1997.

The club also took part in the 2013–14 edition of the DFB-Pokal, where it reached the semi-finals before losing to Borussia Dortmund.

Transfers

In

Date	Position	Player	Club	Fee	Ref
1 July 2013	DM			€20,000,000
	DM			€16,000,000
	DF		FC Basel	€6,000,000
	MF			€4,000,000
28 July 2013	MF			€1,500,000
31 August 2013	DF			Free

Out

Date	Position	Name	Club	Fee
1 July 2013	ST			€2,400,000
	GK			€1,000,000
	DF			€4,000,000
	MF			Free
25 July 2013	ST			Free
28 July 2013	ST			Loan
28 July 2013	DF			Loan
13 August 2013	MF			Free
1 September 2013	MF			€2,000,000
2 September 2013	FW			Free
13 January 2014	DF	Diego		€5,000,000
18 January 2014	MF			Loan

Matches

Bundesliga

League fixtures and results

		Venue	Opponent			Goalscorers and disciplined players		Table
						VfL Wolfsburg	Opponent
1	10 August – 15:30	A	Hannover 96	0-2	44,800			16	0	[1]
2	17 August – 15:30	H	Schalke 04	4–0	28,405			8	3	[2]
3	24 August – 15:30	A	Mainz 05	0–2	27,103			9	3	[3]
4	31 August – 15:30	H	Hertha BSC	2–0	28,625			8	6	[4]
5	14 September – 15:30	A	Bayer Leverkusen	1–3	27,149			12	6	[5]
6	21 September – 15:30	H	1899 Hoffenheim	2–1	29,837			6	9	[6]
7	28 September – 15:30	A	Bayern Munich	0–1	71,000			11	9	[7]
8	5 October – 15:30	H	Eintracht Braunschweig	0–2	30,000			14	9	[8]
9	20 October – 17:30	A	FC Augsburg	2–1	27,554			9	12	[9]
10	26 October – 18:30	H	Werder Bremen	3–0	29,488			6	15	[10]
11	2 November – 18:30	A	Eintracht Frankfurt	2–1	44,300			5	18	[11]
12	9 November – 15:30	H	Borussia Dortmund	2-1	30,000			5	21	[12]
13	23 November – 15:30	A	1. FC Nürnberg	1–1	35,678			5	22	[13]
14	29 November – 20:30	H	Hamburger SV	1–1	28,648			6	23	[14]
15	8 December – 15:30	A	SC Freiburg	3–0	22,800		—	5	26	[15]
16	14 December – 18:30	H	VfB Stuttgart	3–1	25,501			5	29	[16]
17	22 December – 15:30	A	Borussia Mönchengladbach	2–2	53,301			5	30	[17]
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League table

DFB-Pokal

		Venue	Opponent	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers and carded players
						VfL Wolfsburg	Opponent
	3 August – 20:30	A	Karlsruher SC	3-1	15,710		Peitz Alibaz,	[18]
	24 September – 19:00	H	VfR Aalen	2–0	6,718			[19]
Round of 16	3 December - 19:00			2 - 1	7,846
Quarter-finals	12 February - 19:00			3 - 2	13,840
Semi-finals	12 April - 19:00			0 - 2	80,400

Squad

Squad, appearances and goals

|-!colspan=12|Players who left during the season

Notes

• 1.Kickoff time in Central European Time/Central European Summer Time.

External links

• 2013–14 VfL Wolfsburg season at Weltfussball.de
• 2013–14 VfL Wolfsburg season at kicker.de
• 2013–14 VfL Wolfsburg season at Fussballdaten.de

Notes and References

1. Web site: Doppelter Tunnel, doppelter Platzverweis. 23 September 2013. kicker. 10 August 2013. de.
2. Web site: Luiz Gustavo führt VfL zum Kantersieg. 23 September 2013. kicker. 17 August 2013. de.
3. Web site: Es müllert weiter - FSV bleibt unbesiegt. 23 September 2013. kicker. 24 August 2013. de.
4. Web site: Olic hält sein Versprechen. 23 September 2013. kicker. 31 August 2013. de.
5. Web site: Kießlings Doppelpack baut die Serie aus. 23 September 2013. kicker. 14 September 2013. de.
6. Web site: Olic bringt Wolfsburg zurück. 23 September 2013. kicker. 21 September 2013. de.
7. Web site: Müller sorgt für Münchner Erleichterung. 28 September 2013. kicker. 28 September 2013. de.
8. Web site: Bellarabi belebt Braunschweig. 6 October 2013. kicker. 5 October 2013. de.
9. Web site: Arnolds Kracher würgt FCA-Motor ab. 21 October 2013. kicker. 20 October 2013. de.
10. Web site: Arnold, Olic und Perisic entzaubern Werder. 29 October 2013. kicker. 26 October 2013. de.
11. Web site: Ochs legt gegen seinen Ex-Klub früh und spät auf. 5 November 2013. kicker. 2 November 2013. de.
12. Web site: Traumtor Olic - Zweite Saisonpleite für den BVB. 12 November 2013. kicker. 9 November 2013. de.
13. Web site: Ginczeks Solo verhindert die nächste Pleite. 9 December 2013. kicker. 23 November 2013. de.
14. Web site: Ilicevic vergibt den Matchball. 9 December 2013. kicker. 29 November 2013. de.
15. Web site: Arnold und Olic als Blitzstarter. 9 December 2013. kicker. 8 December 2013. de.
16. Web site: Zwei direkte Freistöße bringen den Dreier. 12 January 2014. kicker. 14 December 2013. de.
17. Web site: Dost zerstört Gladbacher Heimserie. 12 January 2014. kicker. 22 December 2013. de.
18. Web site: Schäfer macht den Deckel drauf. 25 September 2013. kicker. 3 August 2013. de.
19. Web site: Diego bringt die "Wölfe" in die Erfolgsspur. 25 September 2013. kicker. 24 September 2013. de.