VfB Stuttgart vs Köln match
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The gist
Stuttgart striker Ermedin Demirović scored twice as his side beat Cologne 3-1 at the MHPArena.
The win boosted Stuttgart's push for a Champions League place.
Background
VfB Stuttgart are a Bundesliga club coached by Sebastian Hoeneß and were last season's DFB-Pokal (Germany's main cup competition) runners-up; 1. FC Köln are also a Bundesliga side. The two met at Stuttgart's MHPArena on 14 February 2026, with Demirović scoring in the 15th and 84th minutes and Deniz Undav, Stuttgart's captain, adding a third in stoppage time. The result strengthened Stuttgart's push for a UEFA Champions League place.
How it unfolded
- Jan 29, 2026 -31, 2027Köln and Stuttgart are listed to meet in Matchday 19 at the RheinEnergieStadion in Cologne.
- Feb 14, 2026Stuttgart beat Cologne 3-1 at the MHPArena, with Demirović scoring twice and Undav adding a late third.
- Sep 4, 2026Stuttgart hosted Köln again, coming off a defeat to Bayern while Köln arrived off a win over Hoffenheim; Köln were without El Mala and Dallinga, both ill.
- Nov 1, 2026The DFB-Pokal round of 16 draw put Köln against Holstein Kiel and Stuttgart against Dynamo Dresden, with those ties set for 1-2 December 2026.
Key terms
- Champions League
- An annual European club football competition organized by UEFA, featuring top-division clubs.
- Bundesliga
- The top professional football league in Germany, contested by 18 clubs with promotion and relegation.
- DFB-Pokal
- An annual German knockout football cup competition organized by the German Football Association.
Source: Wikipedia
Still unverified
Ticketing sites disagree on the date of the January 2027 Köln–Stuttgart league fixture: SeatPick lists Jan 30, 2027, while Vivid Seats lists 01/29/2027 as Matchday 19 (Jan 29-31).