TSG 1899 Hoffenheim
2008–09 season
ManagerRalf Rangnick
StadiumCarl-Benz-Stadion (until 31 January)
Rhein-Neckar-Arena (from 31 January)
Bundesliga7th
DFB-PokalSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague: Vedad Ibišević (18)
All: Vedad Ibišević (19)

During the 2008–09 German football season, TSG 1899 Hoffenheim competed in the Bundesliga.

Season summary

In their first ever season in the Bundesliga, Hoffenheim finished seventh.

First-team squad

Squad at end of season[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Germany GER Daniel Haas
2 DF Germany GER Andreas Beck
3 DF Germany GER Matthias Jaissle
4 DF Turkey TUR Aytaç Sulu[notes 1]
5 DF Germany GER Marvin Compper
6 DF Brazil BRA Fabricio (on loan from Flamengo)
9 FW Senegal SEN Demba Ba[notes 2]
10 MF Germany GER Selim Teber
12 FW Brazil BRA Wellington
14 DF Germany GER Christoph Janker
17 MF Germany GER Tobias Weis
18 FW Ivory Coast CIV Boubacar Sanogo (on loan from Werder Bremen)
19 FW Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Vedad Ibišević
20 FW Nigeria NGA Chinedu Obasi
21 MF Brazil BRA Luiz Gustavo
No. Pos. Nation Player
23 MF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Sejad Salihović
24 DF Sweden SWE Per Nilsson
25 DF Ghana GHA Isaac Vorsah
26 DF Austria AUT Andreas Ibertsberger
27 GK Austria AUT Ramazan Özcan
28 GK Germany GER Timo Hildebrand
29 GK Germany GER Daniel Bernhardt
32 FW Germany GER Kai Herdling
33 MF Brazil BRA Carlos Eduardo
34 MF Germany GER Boris Vukčević[notes 3]
36 FW Germany GER Marco Terrazzino
37 MF Germany GER Jonas Strifler
39 MF Germany GER Pascal Groß
42 DF Germany GER Kevin Conrad

Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
7 DF Germany GER Dragan Paljić (to Kaiserslautern)
11 DF Germany GER Jochen Seitz (to Alemannia Aachen)
13 DF Hungary HUN Zsolt Lőw (to Mainz)
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 FW Germany GER Kai Hesse (to Kaiserslautern)
22 MF Germany GER Francisco Copado (to SpVgg Unterhaching)
30 GK Germany GER Thorsten Kirschbaum (to Vaduz)

Competitions

Overview

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Bundesliga 16 August 2008 23 May 2009 Matchday 1 7th 34 15 10 9 63 49 +14 044.12
DFB-Pokal 10 August 2008 24 September 2008 First round Second round 2 1 0 1 2 3 −1 050.00
Total 36 16 10 10 65 52 +13 044.44

Last updated: 1 March 2022
Source: DFB

Bundesliga

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
5 Hamburger SV 34 19 4 11 49 47 +2 61 Qualification to Europa League third qualifying round
6 Borussia Dortmund 34 15 14 5 60 37 +23 59
7 1899 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
Source: kicker (in German)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
34 15 10 9 63 49  +14 55 9 5 3 30 18  +12 6 5 6 33 31  +2

Last updated: 1 March 2022.
Source: DFB

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHA
ResultWWLDWLWWWWWLWWWLDWDLDDDDDLLDLLWWDW
Position1166262211122111111223255668898777
Updated to match(es) played on 23 May 2009. Source: DFB
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

16 August 2008 1 Energie Cottbus 0–3 1899 Hoffenheim Cottbus
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report
  • Ibišević 16', 76'
  • Ba 54'
Stadium: Stadion der Freundschaft
Attendance: 18,370
Referee: Guido Winkmann
23 August 2008 2 1899 Hoffenheim 1–0 Borussia Mönchengladbach Mannheim
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Carl-Benz-Stadion
Attendance: 26,300
Referee: Thorsten Kinhöfer
30 August 2008 3 Bayer Leverkusen 5–2 1899 Hoffenheim Leverkusen
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 21,000
Referee: Felix Brych
13 September 2008 4 1899 Hoffenheim 0–0 VfB Stuttgart Mannheim
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Carl-Benz-Stadion
Attendance: 26,300
Referee: Peter Sippel
21 September 2008 5 1899 Hoffenheim 4–1 Borussia Dortmund Mannheim
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Carl-Benz-Stadion
Attendance: 26,300
Referee: Babak Rafati
27 September 2008 6 Werder Bremen 5–4 1899 Hoffenheim Bremen
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Weserstadion
Attendance: 40,059
Referee: Günter Perl
4 October 2008 7 1899 Hoffenheim 2–1 Eintracht Frankfurt Mannheim
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
  • Ba 47', 71'
Report Stadium: Carl-Benz-Stadion
Attendance: 26,300
Referee: Helmut Fleischer
18 October 2008 8 Hannover 96 2–5 1899 Hoffenheim Hannover
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: AWD-Arena
Attendance: 42,321
Referee: Marc Seemann
26 October 2008 9 1899 Hoffenheim 3–0 Hamburger SV Mannheim
17:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Carl-Benz-Stadion
Attendance: 26,300
Referee: Wolfgang Stark
29 October 2008 10 VfL Bochum 1–3 1899 Hoffenheim Bochum
20:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Rewirpowerstadion
Attendance: 24,444
Referee: Peter Gagelmann
1 November 2008 11 1899 Hoffenheim 4–1 Karlsruher SC Mannheim
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Carl-Benz-Stadion
Attendance: 26,300
Referee: Felix Brych
9 November 2008 12 Hertha BSC 1–0 1899 Hoffenheim Berlin
17:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Olympiastadion
Attendance: 58,862
Referee: Herbert Fandel
15 November 2008 13 1899 Hoffenheim 3–2 VfL Wolfsburg Mannheim
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Carl-Benz-Stadion
Attendance: 26,000
Referee: Guido Winkmann
22 November 2008 14 1. FC Köln 1–3 1899 Hoffenheim Cologne
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: RheinEnergieStadion
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Deniz Aytekin
29 November 2008 15 1899 Hoffenheim 3–0 Arminia Bielefeld Mannheim
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Carl-Benz-Stadion
Attendance: 26,000
Referee: Michael Weiner
5 December 2008 16 Bayern Munich 2–1 1899 Hoffenheim Munich
20:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Allianz Arena
Attendance: 69,000
Referee: Florian Meyer
14 December 2008 17 1899 Hoffenheim 1–1 Schalke 04 Mannheim
17:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Carl-Benz-Stadion
Attendance: 26,300
Referee: Peter Gagelmann
31 January 2009 18 1899 Hoffenheim 2–0 Energie Cottbus Sinsheim
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Rhein-Neckar-Arena
Attendance: 30,150
Referee: Manuel Gräfe
7 February 2009 19 Borussia Mönchengladbach 1–1 1899 Hoffenheim Mönchengladbach
15:30 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Borussia-Park
Attendance: 42,421
Referee: Lutz Wagner
13 February 2009 20 1899 Hoffenheim 1–4 Bayer Leverkusen Sinsheim
20:30 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Rhein-Neckar-Arena
Attendance: 30,150
Referee: Helmut Fleischer
21 February 2009 21 VfB Stuttgart 3–3 1899 Hoffenheim Stuttgart
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
  • Ba 24', 45', 67'
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena
Attendance: 54,000
Referee: Michael Kempter
28 February 2009 22 Borussia Dortmund 0–0 1899 Hoffenheim Dortmund
15:30 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Signal Iduna Park
Attendance: 78,800
Referee: Herbert Fandel
7 March 2009 23 1899 Hoffenheim 0–0 Werder Bremen Sinsheim
15:30 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Rhein-Neckar-Arena
Attendance: 30,150
Referee: Michael Weiner
14 March 2009 24 Eintracht Frankfurt 1–1 1899 Hoffenheim Frankfurt
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Commerzbank-Arena
Attendance: 51,500
Referee: Manuel Gräfe
21 March 2009 25 1899 Hoffenheim 2–2 Hannover 96 Sinsheim
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Rhein-Neckar-Arena
Attendance: 30,150
Referee: Wolfgang Stark
4 April 2009 26 Hamburger SV 1–0 1899 Hoffenheim Hamburg
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: HSH Nordbank Arena
Attendance: 57,000
Referee: Florian Meyer
11 April 2009 27 1899 Hoffenheim 0–3 VfL Bochum Sinsheim
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Rhein-Neckar-Arena
Attendance: 30,150
Referee: Babak Rafati
18 April 2009 28 Karlsruher SC 2–2 1899 Hoffenheim Karlsruhe
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Wildparkstadion
Attendance: 29,054
Referee: Thorsten Kinhöfer
24 April 2009 29 1899 Hoffenheim 0–1 Hertha BSC Sinsheim
20:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Rhein-Neckar-Arena
Attendance: 30,150
Referee: Wolfgang Stark
2 May 2009 30 VfL Wolfsburg 4–0 1899 Hoffenheim Wolfsburg
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Volkswagen-Arena
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Peter Gagelmann
9 May 2009 31 1899 Hoffenheim 2–0 1. FC Köln Sinsheim
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Rhein-Neckar-Arena
Attendance: 30,150
Referee: Michael Kempter
13 May 2009 32 Arminia Bielefeld 0–2 1899 Hoffenheim Bielefeld
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: SchücoArena
Attendance: 25,200
Referee: Babak Rafati
16 May 2009 33 1899 Hoffenheim 2–2 Bayern Munich Sinsheim
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Rhein-Neckar-Arena
Attendance: 30,150
Referee: Michael Weiner
23 May 2009 34 Schalke 04 2–3 1899 Hoffenheim Gelsenkirchen
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Veltins-Arena
Attendance: 61,673
Referee: Markus Schmidt

DFB-Pokal

10 August 2008 First round Chemnitzer FC 0–1 1899 Hoffenheim Chemnitz
17:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stadion an der Gellertstraße
Attendance: 6,758
Referee: Günter Perl (Pullach)
24 September 2008 Second round SC Freiburg 3–1 1899 Hoffenheim Freiburg
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Dreisamstadion
Attendance: 15,400
Referee: Knut Kircher (Rottenburg)

References

  1. "FootballSquads - 1899 Hoffenheim - 2008/09". footballsquads.co.uk. Retrieved 22 June 2016.

Notes

  1. Sulu was born in Heidelberg, West Germany (now Germany), but also qualifies to represent Turkey internationally through his parents, only holds a Turkish passport, and has declared for Turkey internationally.
  2. Ba was born in Sèvres, France, but also qualifies to represent Senegal internationally through his parents and made his international debut for Senegal in June 2007.
  3. Vukčević was born in Osijek, Yugoslavia (now Croatia), but also qualifies to represent Germany internationally and has represented them at U-19, U-20 and U-21 level.
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