Stuttgart announced it was parting ways with Hannes Wolf on Sunday morning, the day after his side's 2-0 home defeat against second-place Schalke.

Wolf has been in charge of the club for the past 16 months, bringing it back to the top flight of German football after Stuttgart's relegation in 2016.

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- Stuttgart lie in 15th place in the Bundesliga, three points above 16th place Werder Bremen. The side in 16th place faces a relegation playoff at the end of each season to preserve its top-flight status. 

- The Swabians have amassed only four points in their last eight league games, winning at home against Hertha Berlin and drawing away against Hannover.

rc/tj (DPA, SID)