Verein fur Bewegungsspiele Stuttgart 1893 (known as VfB Stuttgart) is a sports team from the district of Bad Kanscht, Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is the largest sports organization in the province and the fifth largest in Germany. They are best known for their football team. It is nicknamed the "Swabians" or "The Reds". The club plays their home games at the Mercedes-Benz-Arena. It was founded in 1893. In the eternal ranking of the First Bundesliga it is in fourth place. A famous Bulgarian football player - Krassimir Balakov played in the team.

Five times champion of Germany (and four times runner-up). Three-time South German champion. Three-time winner of the DFB-Pokal, a one-time winner of the German Super Cup and a one-time winner of the South German Cup. They have also won the Intertoto Cup twice. Once a finalist for the UEFA Cup and the National Cup Winners' Cup.

The predecessor of the team was founded in 1893 under the name Stuttgart FF. It merged with Kronen-Krub Constant in 1912 and the new club adopted its current name. Before the Second World War, the team had success in the local Gauliga (one of the 16 top leagues in the Third Reich). After the war they have won . One of the founding teams in the german Bundesliga. A few seasons later, they were relegated from the Bundesliga for two seasons, but then managed to return and even won a place in the UEFA Cup. Later, again they have become champions in the Bundesliga a few times and also played in some international tournaments (even winning the Cup Winners' Cup).