Fußball-Bundesliga 2008–09
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| Season | 2008–09 |
|---|---|
| Champions | VfL Wolfsburg 1st Bundesliga title 1st German title |
| Relegated | Energie Cottbus (via playoff) Karlsruher SC Arminia Bielefeld |
| Champions League | VfL Wolfsburg Bayern Munich VfB Stuttgart |
| Europa League | Hertha BSC Hamburger SV Werder Bremen (via domestic cup) |
| Top goalscorer |  Grafite (28) |
| Biggest home win | Dortmund 6–0 Bielefeld (16 May 2009)[1] |
| Biggest away win | Frankfurt 0–5 Bremen (13 May 2009)[2] Hannover 0–5 Wolfsburg (16 May 2009)[3] |
| Highest scoring | Bremen 5–4 Hoffenheim (27 September 2008)[4] (9 goals) |
| Total goals | 894 |
| Average goals/game | 2.92 |
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The Fußball-Bundesliga 2008–09 was the 46th season of the Fußball-Bundesliga, Germany's premier football league. The season began on 15 August 2008 with a 2–2 draw between defending champions FC Bayern and Hamburger SV and was concluded with the last matches on 23 May 2009. VfL Wolfsburg secured their first national title after a 5–1 win at home against Werder Bremen.
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[edit] Changes from 2007–08
[edit] Structural changes
Starting with the 2008–09 season, two-leg relegation playoffs between the third last team of the Bundesliga and the third team of the Second Bundesliga at the end of the regular season were re-introduced.
Due to the restructuring of European competitions, the third-placed team qualified for the UEFA Champions League 2009–10, entering in a separate qualifying round for non-champions. The fourth-placed team and the winner of the DFB-Pokal 2008–09 qualified for the UEFA Europa League 2009–10 play-off round; the fifth-placed team qualified for the third qualifying round. The sixth-placed team did not qualify for any European competitions as the UEFA Intertoto Cup will not be continued after its final edition in 2008.
[edit] Promotion and relegation
1. FC Nuremberg, Hansa Rostock and MSV Duisburg finished the 2007–08 season in 16th through 18th place and thus were relegated to the Second Bundesliga. They were replaced by the best three teams of Second Bundesliga 2007–08: Borussia Mönchengladbach, TSG 1899 Hoffenheim and 1. FC Köln.
[edit] Team information
[edit] Stadia and locations
| Team | Venue | Capacity |
|---|---|---|
| Hertha BSC | Olympic Stadium | 74,228 |
| Arminia Bielefeld | Bielefelder Alm | 28,008 |
| VfL Bochum | rewirpowerSTADION | 31,328 |
| SV Werder Bremen | Weserstadion | 42,358 |
| FC Energie Cottbus | Stadion der Freundschaft | 22,450 |
| Borussia Dortmund | Westfalenstadion | 80,708 |
| Eintracht Frankfurt | Commerzbank-Arena | 52,300 |
| Hamburger SV | HSH Nordbank Arena | 57,274 |
| Hannover 96 | AWD-Arena | 49,000 |
| TSG 1899 Hoffenheim | Rhein-Neckar-Arena1 | 30,000 |
| Karlsruher SC | Wildparkstadion | 32,306 |
| 1. FC Köln | RheinEnergieStadion | 50,374 |
| Bayer 04 Leverkusen | BayArena2 | 22,500 |
| Borussia Mönchengladbach | Borussia-Park | 54,067 |
| FC Bayern Munich | Allianz Arena | 69,901 |
| FC Schalke 04 | Veltins-Arena | 61,673 |
| VfB Stuttgart | Mercedes-Benz-Arena | 58,000 |
| VfL Wolfsburg | Volkswagen Arena | 30,122 |
- Notes
- TSG 1899 Hoffenheim played their 2008 home games at Carl-Benz-Stadion in Mannheim because their Rhein-Neckar-Arena had not yet been completed.
- Bayer 04 Leverkusen play their 2009 home games at LTU-Arena in Düsseldorf because their BayArena is currently being upgraded to a capacity of 30,000.
[edit] Personnel and sponsoring
- Notes
- Jupp Heynckes acted as caretaker for the remainder of the season.
- Mike Büskens, Youri Mulder and Oliver Reck acted as caretakers for the remainder of the season.
[edit] Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment | Position in table |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FC Bayern Munich |  Ottmar Hitzfeld |
End of contract | 30 June 2008[5] | Jürgen Klinsmann |
1 July 2008[6] | Pre-season |
| Hamburger SV |  Huub Stevens |
End of contract | 30 June 2008[7] | Martin Jol |
1 July 2008[8] | Pre-season |
| FC Schalke 04 | Mike Büskens & Youri Mulder |
Stepped down to assistant position |
30 June 2008[9] | Fred Rutten |
1 July 2008[9] | Pre-season |
| Borussia Mönchengladbach | Jos Luhukay |
Sacked | 5 October 2008[10] | Hans Meyer |
18 October 2008[11] | 18th |
| VfB Stuttgart | Armin Veh |
Sacked | 23 November 2008[12] | Markus Babbel |
23 November 2008[12] | 11th |
| FC Schalke 04 | Fred Rutten |
Sacked | 26 March 2009[13] | Mike Büskens, Youri Mulder and Oliver Reck |
1 April 2009[14] | 8th |
| FC Bayern Munich | Jürgen Klinsmann |
Sacked | 27 April 2009[15] | Jupp Heynckes |
27 April 2009[15] | 3rd |
| Arminia Bielefeld | Michael Frontzeck |
Sacked | 17 May 2009[16] | Jörg Berger |
19 May 2009[17] | 16th |
[edit] League table
| P |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wolfsburg (C) | 34 | 21 | 6 | 7 | 80 | 41 | +39 | 69 | UEFA Champions League 2009–10 Group stage |
| 2 | Bayern Munich | 34 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 71 | 42 | +29 | 67 | |
| 3 | Stuttgart | 34 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 63 | 43 | +20 | 64 | UEFA Champions League 2009–10 Play-off round |
| 4 | Hertha BSC | 34 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 48 | 41 | +7 | 63 | UEFA Europa League 2009–10 Play-off round |
| 5 | Hamburg | 34 | 19 | 4 | 11 | 49 | 47 | +2 | 61 | UEFA Europa League 2009–10 Third qualifying round |
| 6 | Borussia Dortmund | 34 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 60 | 37 | +23 | 59 | |
| 7 | Hoffenheim | 34 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 63 | 49 | +14 | 55 | |
| 8 | Schalke 04 | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 47 | 35 | +12 | 50 | |
| 9 | Bayer Leverkusen | 34 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 59 | 46 | +13 | 49 | |
| 10 | Werder Bremen | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 64 | 50 | +14 | 45 | UEFA Europa League 2009–10 Play-off round 1 |
| 11 | Hannover 96 | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 49 | 69 | −20 | 40 | |
| 12 | Köln | 34 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 35 | 50 | −15 | 39 | |
| 13 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 34 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 39 | 60 | −21 | 33 | |
| 14 | Bochum | 34 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 39 | 55 | −16 | 32 | |
| 15 | Mönchengladbach | 34 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 39 | 62 | −23 | 31 | |
| 16 | Energie Cottbus (R) | 34 | 8 | 6 | 20 | 30 | 57 | −27 | 30 | Bundesliga relegation playoff |
| 17 | Karlsruhe (R) | 34 | 8 | 5 | 21 | 30 | 54 | −24 | 29 | Relegation to 2. Fußball-Bundesliga |
| 18 | Arminia Bielefeld (R) | 34 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 29 | 56 | −27 | 28 |
Source: bundesliga.de
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd goals scored.
1Werder Bremen qualified for the play-off round of the UEFA Europa League 2009–10 by winning the DFB Cup.
P = Position; Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points;
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (Q) = Qualified to respective phase of tournament; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
[edit] Results
Official schedule (German)
| Home \ Away1 | BSC | BIE | BOC | BRE | COT | DOR | FRA | HAM | H96 | HOF | KAR | KÖL | LEV | MGL | BMU | S04 | STU | WOB |
| Hertha BSC | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | |
| Arminia Bielefeld | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–4 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–3 | |
| Bochum | 2–3 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | |
| Werder Bremen | 5–1 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 3–3 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 5–4 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | |
| Energie Cottbus | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 2–0 | |
| Borussia Dortmund | 1–1 | 6–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 3–0 | 0–0 | |
| Eintracht Frankfurt | 0–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 0–5 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | |
| Hamburg | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | |
| Hannover 96 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 4–4 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–5 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 0–5 | |
| Hoffenheim | 0–1 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–2 | |
| Karlsruhe | 4–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 2–1 | |
| Köln | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 1–1 | |
| Bayer Leverkusen | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 5–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–4 | 2–0 | |
| Mönchengladbach | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–2 | |
| Bayern Munich | 4–1 | 3–1 | 3–3 | 2–5 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 4–2 | |
| Schalke 04 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | |
| Stuttgart | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 4–1 | |
| Wolfsburg | 2–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 5–1 | 4–3 | 4–1 |
Source: bundesliga.de
1The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; White = draw; Red = away team win.
[edit] Relegation playoff
Energie Cottbus as 16th-placed team had to face 3rd-placed 2. Bundesliga team 1. FC Nuremberg for a two-legged playoff. Nuremberg won both matches on an aggregated score of 5–0 and thus secured promotion to Bundesliga 2009–10, while Cottbus were relegated to 2. Bundesliga 2009–10.
| 28 May 2009 18:00 CEST |
Energie Cottbus | 0 – 3 | 1. FC Nuremberg | Stadion der Freundschaft, Cottbus Attendance: 22,000 (capacity crowd) Referee: Florian Meyer (Burgdorf) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Report (German) |
Boakye  13', 89'Eigler 56' |
| 31 May 2009 15:30 CEST |
1. FC Nuremberg | 2 – 0 | Energie Cottbus | Frankenstadion, Nuremberg Attendance: 46,780 (capacity crowd) Referee: Thorsten Kinhöfer (Herne) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eigler 29' Mintál 37' |
Report (German) |
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Top goalscorers
Source: kicker.de (German) |
[edit] Top assistants
Source: kicker.de (German) |
[edit] Awards
[edit] Player of the Month
| Month | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| August |  Artur Wichniarek |
Arminia Bielefeld |
| September | Mesut Özil |
Werder Bremen |
| October |  Vedad Ibišević |
1899 Hoffenheim |
| November |  Franck Ribéry |
Bayern Munich |
| December | Sami Khedira |
VfB Stuttgart |
| February | Mario Gómez |
VfB Stuttgart |
| March | Grafite |
VfL Wolfsburg |
| April | Mario Gómez |
VfB Stuttgart |
| May | Mario Gómez |
VfB Stuttgart |
Source: fussballer-des-monats.de (German)
[edit] Champion Squad
| 1. | VfL Wolsfburg |
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Goalkeepers: Diego Benaglio Manager: Felix Magath. On the roster but have not played in a league game: Marwin Hitz Transferred out during the season: Bernd Korzynietz (loan return to Arminia Bielefeld); Jacek Krzynówek |
[edit] See also
- DFB-Pokal 2008–09
- 2. Bundesliga 2008–09
- 3. Liga 2008–09
- List of German football transfers summer 2008
- List of German football transfers winter 2008–09
[edit] References
- ^ "Archive 2008/2009: Borussia Dortmund - Arminia Bielefeld 6:0 (1:0)". www.dfb.de. 16 May 2009. http://www.dfb.de/index.php?id=500294&action=showSchema&lang=E&liga=bl1m&saison=08&saisonl=2008&spieltag=33&spielid=fbbl1m_4223&cHash=0ceefe3261.
- ^ "Archive 2008/2009: Eintracht Frankfurt - Werder Bremen 0:5 (0:0)". www.dfb.de. 13 May 2009. http://www.dfb.de/index.php?id=500294&action=showSchema&lang=E&liga=bl1m&saison=08&saisonl=2008&spieltag=32&spielid=fbbl1m_4208&cHash=9efb71c0c8.
- ^ "Archive 2008/2009: Hannover 96 - VfL Wolfsburg 0:5 (0:3)". www.dfb.de. 16 May 2009. http://www.dfb.de/index.php?id=500294&action=showSchema&lang=E&liga=bl1m&saison=08&saisonl=2008&spieltag=33&spielid=fbbl1m_4219&cHash=700401fd70.
- ^ "Archive 2008/2009: Werder Bremen - 1899 Hoffenheim 5:4 (4:2)". www.dfb.de. 2 October 2008. http://www.dfb.de/index.php?id=500294&action=showSchema&lang=E&liga=bl1m&saison=08&saisonl=2008&spieltag=6&spielid=fbbl1m_3974&cHash=62f4812195.
- ^ "Hitzfeld wird gehen - Kommt van Basten?" (in German). kicker.de homepage. 24 December 2007. http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/startseite/artikel/169441. Retrieved on 11 December 2008.
- ^ "Klinsmann: "Eine Ehre für mich"" (in German). kicker.de homepage. 11 January 2008. http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/startseite/artikel/373923. Retrieved on 11 December 2008.
- ^ "Perfekt! Stevens 2008 zur PSV" (in German). kicker.de homepage. 19 November 2007. http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/startseite/artikel/372130. Retrieved on 11 December 2008.
- ^ "Jol neuer HSV-Coach" (in German). kicker.de homepage. 13 May 2008. http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/startseite/artikel/378546. Retrieved on 11 December 2008.
- ^ a b "Rutten bei S04 vorgestellt" (in German). kicker.de homepage. 23 April 2008. http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/startseite/artikel/377696. Retrieved on 11 December 2008.
- ^ "Luhukay entlassen - Ziege übernimmt vorerst" (in German). kicker.de. 5 October 2008. http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/startseite/artikel/383583. Retrieved on 19 January 2009.
- ^ "Meyer wieder in Gladbach" (in German). kicker.de. 19 October 2008. http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/startseite/artikel/384162. Retrieved on 19 January 2009.
- ^ a b "Armin Veh und der VfB gehen getrennte Wege" (in German). VfB Stuttgart homepage. 23 November 2008. http://vfb.de/de/aktuell/news/2008/28233.php. Retrieved on 23 November 2008.
- ^ "Rutten muss gehen" (in German). bundesliga.de. 26 March 2009. http://www.bundesliga.de/de/liga/news/2008/index.php?f=0000122674.php&fla=1. Retrieved on 26 March 2009.
- ^ "Mike Büskens, Youri Mulder und Oliver Reck trainieren Schalke 04" (in German). schalke04.de. 01 April 2009. http://www.schalke04.de/news_details.html?&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=23728&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=19&cHash=f591d5a9a6. Retrieved on 04 April 2009.
- ^ a b "FCB trennt sich von Jürgen Klinsmann" (in German). FC Bayern Munich. 27 April 2009. http://www.fcbayern.t-home.de/de/aktuell/news/2009/19310.php?fcb_sid=f11d076e89bd57c2bd113feae4ab27c4. Retrieved on 27 April 2009.
- ^ "Arminia trennt sich von Michael Frontzeck" (in German). Arminia Bielefeld. 17 May 2009. http://www.arminia-bielefeld.de/index.php?id=122&no_cache=1&viewid=9192. Retrieved on 17 May 2009.
- ^ "Bielefeld holt "Retter" Berger" (in German). DFL. 2009-05-19. http://www.bundesliga.de/de/liga/news/2008/index.php?f=0000126796.php&fla=4. Retrieved on 2009-05-19.
[edit] External links
- Official site (German) (English)
- Bundesliga on DFB page (German) (English)
- Kicker magazine (German)
