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Yahoo
25-05-2025
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Stuttgart back home ahead of parade and party with fans
Atakan Karazor (front, r), captain of VfB Stuttgart, cheers with the team after landing with the DFB Cup after they won it with a 4-2 victory in the final on Saturday. Marijan Murat/dpa VfB Stuttgart have returned to the club's home town, where they will celebrate the German Cup win with the fans on Sunday. Stuttgart defeated third-division side Arminia Bielefeld 4-2 on Saturday at the Olympic stadium in Berlin to claim their first major title since 2007 and first Cup win since 1997. Advertisement Coach Sebastian Hoeness and captain Atakan Karazor, as well as his team-mates, posed for pictures with the trophy alongside the flight crew and the airport staff upon landing. The team then headed to the town hall, where they were received by Mayor Frank Nopper signed their names into the city's golden book. A parade and a big party in the city centre is planned for later.
Yahoo
25-05-2025
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Stuttgart's Stiller: Ankle injury 'not important' after Cup win
Stuttgart's Angelo Stiller takes part in the team's training session at the Olympic Stadium, ahead of the DFB Cup final match soccer match against Arminia Bielefeld. Soeren Stache/dpa VfB Stuttgart midfielder Angelo Stiller is not worried about his ankle injury after the German Cup win and not thinking about the Nations League with Germany just yet. "Not important," he said when asked by reporters about his ankle after providing two assists in the 4-2 win against third-division Arminia Bielefeld on Saturday. Advertisement Stiller was doubtful for the match after he suffered a minor ligament injury in the Bundesliga match against Augsburg on May 11. But he was fit enough to be in the starting line-up against Bielefeld. "We knew that if he could play, he would play well," coach Sebastian Hoeness said. The midfielder, however, admitted that things felt a bit difficult after playing for some time. "First half was good, it was clear that I wanted to play. A Cup final is always something special," the player said. "From the 60th minute onwards, once it became more physically demanding, I noticed it. I wanted to come off, but that was no longer possible. But it doesn't matter, the main thing is that we won," he added. Advertisement Stiller was included in coach Julian Nagelsmann's squad for the Nations League Final Four on June 4-8 on home soil, in which Germany face Portugal in the semi-finals. It's unclear whether he will be able to play, but that's not a concern for him at the moment. "I don't know right now. I'm not thinking about that right now. I want to celebrate and that's enough," he said. Asked if he had a drink preference, Still initially said: "I think I prefer not to reveal that," but then said that German digestif Jägermeister is his number one choice. "Now the party will start," he said before heading to the bus to join his team-mates in the post-game celebrations.
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25-05-2025
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'Up for anything': Stuttgart eye Berlin nightlife after cup triumph
Coach Sebastian Hoeness said his Stuttgart side were set for a taste of Berlin's notorious nightlife after Saturday's German Cup win over Arminia Bielefeld. A brace from Enzo Millot and goals from Nick Woltemade and Deniz Undav took Stuttgart to a 4-2 win in the German capital, lifting their fourth German Cup and their first trophy since winning the league in 2006-07. Hoeness told reporters he was "up for anything" to celebrate winning the first major trophy of his coaching career, including infamous fetish club Berghain. The legendary nightclub, known for techno music, leather parties and a complete ban on cameras, is a fixture in Berlin's nightlife landscape, but also has a famously exclusive door policy. "Who knows? But let's see if we can get in. Will take the trophy with us, but it probably won't make a difference for the bouncers." Hoeness was showered with beer and champagne by his charges at the end of the post-match press conference, as has become a cup final tradition. Stuttgart striker Undav said his side would get their official commitments out of the way quickly. The Germany forward said he "won't be there long" at the club's official banquet before painting the town. "If they're lucky, they'll see us for 10 minutes then we're out." dwi/nr
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24-05-2025
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'Up for anything': Stuttgart eye Berlin nightlife after cup triumph
Coach Sebastian Hoeness said his Stuttgart side were set for a taste of Berlin's notorious nightlife after Saturday's German Cup win over Arminia Bielefeld. A brace from Enzo Millot and goals from Nick Woltemade and Deniz Undav took Stuttgart to a 4-2 win in the German capital, lifting their fourth German Cup and their first trophy since winning the league in 2006-07. Advertisement Hoeness told reporters he was "up for anything" to celebrate winning the first major trophy of his coaching career, including infamous fetish club Berghain. The legendary nightclub, known for techno music, leather parties and a complete ban on cameras, is a fixture in Berlin's nightlife landscape, but also has a famously exclusive door policy. "Who knows? But let's see if we can get in. Will take the trophy with us, but it probably won't make a difference for the bouncers." Hoeness was showered with beer and champagne by his charges at the end of the post-match press conference, as has become a cup final tradition. Advertisement Stuttgart striker Undav said his side would get their official commitments out of the way quickly. The Germany forward said he "won't be there long" at the club's official banquet before painting the town. "If they're lucky, they'll see us for 10 minutes then we're out." dwi/nr
NDTV
23-05-2025
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Stuttgart Seek New Era As Arminia Bielefeld Eye History In German Cup
While victory in Saturday's German Cup final would confirm Stuttgart's return to the Bundesliga elite, for opponents Arminia Bielefeld it would represent a sensational breakthrough. Stuttgart, five-time league champions and three-time German Cup winners, have rebounded from years in the wilderness under coach Sebastian Hoeness. Bielefeld, meanwhile, are chasing the first major trophy in their 120-year history just days after sealing promotion from the German third tier. Only once has a team from outside the top flight won the German Cup: second-division Hannover in 1992. Stuttgart 'elevated' Even though their youth academy continued to churn out talent, Stuttgart had fallen away after winning their last Bundesliga title in 2006-07. Stuttgart sat dead last in the Bundesliga and were staring at a third relegation in a decade, when they appointed Hoeness in April 2023. Hoeness, the son of former West Germany international Dieter and the nephew of Bayern Munich powerbroker Uli, kept Stuttgart in the top flight via a relegation playoff. A season later, he guided the club to second place -- 40 points better than the previous season -- and back into the Champions League. This season, Stuttgart finished in mid-table as they juggled European commitments and their German Cup run, but the future remains bright. The sought-after Hoeness extended his deal to 2028 in March. Last year, local car giant Porsche pledged to take a 10.4 percent stake in Stuttgart, bringing 100 million euros ($112 million) into the club coffers. On Thursday, five Stuttgart players were named as part of Germany's 26-man Nations League squad, a number which only Bayern could match. Hoeness said Stuttgart had a chance to "really elevate our season" on Saturday, saying it was a "dream come true" to coach his first cup final. Stuttgart striker Nick Woltemade is a perfect example of the impact Hoeness has had. Warming the bench at Werder Bremen a season ago, Woltemade was called up for Germany duty for the first time on Thursday. The 1.98-metre forward, nicknamed the 'Two-Metre Messi' for his deft touch and dribbling, called Saturday's final "the biggest match of my career... I can't quite grasp it yet." 'Simply everything' Like their most recent cup triumph in 1997, Stuttgart's path to glory is blocked by a third-division opponent. On that day, a Joachim Loew-coached Stuttgart beat Energie Cottbus 2-0 in the final. Bielefeld have never before made the German Cup final and are just the fourth side from the third division to qualify for the occasion. Since their first Bundesliga season in 1970-71, the club have bounced between the first and third tiers of German football. Their last spell in the top flight was followed by successive relegations in 2022 and 2023. Bielefeld overcame four Bundesliga sides in their run to the final, including cup holders Bayer Leverkusen in the semis. "Bielefeld is not in the final for nothing," Stuttgart striker Deniz Undav said Wednesday. "We're not underestimating them. You can get lucky once, maybe twice, but not four times. "We're approaching the game as if we're playing Bayern or Real Madrid." Berlin's Olympic Stadium holds 74,000, even so around 100,000 Arminia fans, roughly a third of Bielefeld's population, are expected in the German capital. Club legend Ansgar Brinkmann told AFP subsidiary SID there would be "no one there" in Bielefeld on Saturday, saying "you could probably break in anywhere in broad daylight." Coach Michel Kniat said a German Cup win would mean "everything, simply everything," to the club, fans and supporters. "I'm often told to relax and enjoy Berlin. I'd love to," Kniat told Die Welt, but added: "I can only do that if we actually win the cup."
