2008–09_2._Bundesliga
2008–09 2. Bundesliga
35th season of the second-tier football league in Germany
The 2008–09 2. Bundesliga was the 35th season of the 2. Bundesliga, the second tier of Germany's football league. The season began on 15 August 2008 and ended on 24 May 2009.
Quick Facts Season, Champions ...
| Season | 2008–09 |
|---|---|
| Champions | SC Freiburg |
| Promoted | SC Freiburg 1. FSV Mainz 05 1. FC Nürnberg (via playoff) |
| Relegated | VfL Osnabrück (via playoff) FC Ingolstadt 04 SV Wehen Wiesbaden |
| Matches played | 306 |
| Goals scored | 852 (2.78 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Benjamin Auer (16) Cédric Makiadi (16) Marek Mintál (16) |
| Biggest home win | Rostock 9–0 Koblenz |
| Biggest away win | Oberhausen 0–4 Greuther Fürth |
| Highest scoring | Rostock 9–0 Koblenz |
← 2007–08 2009–10 → | |
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SC Freiburg were the first team to win promotion to Bundesliga 2009–10 after securing the 2. Bundesliga championship on 10 May 2009.[1] 1. FSV Mainz 05 were also directly promoted as runners-up after a 4–0 home victory over Rot-Weiß Oberhausen. 1. FC Nürnberg defeated Bundesliga sides Energie Cottbus in a two-legged playoff for one spot in 2009–10 Bundesliga and thus earned promotion as well.
Starting with the 2008–09 season, only two teams are promoted automatically. Two-leg relegation playoffs between the third last team of the Bundesliga and the third team of the 2. Bundesliga at the end of the regular season will be reintroduced.
Likewise, instead of formerly four teams only the two bottom teams are relegated to the new 3. Liga automatically. The third last team plays a two-leg playoff against the third team of the third tier over the remaining place in the 2. Bundesliga.
Movement between Bundesliga and 2. Bundesliga
Borussia Mönchengladbach, TSG 1899 Hoffenheim and 1. FC Köln were promoted to Bundesliga after finishing 1st through third in 2. Bundesliga in 2007–08. They were replaced by 1. FC Nürnberg, Hansa Rostock and MSV Duisburg, which were relegated at the end of the 2007–08 Bundesliga season.
Movement between 2. Bundesliga and third-level divisions
Kickers Offenbach, Erzgebirge Aue, FC Carl Zeiss Jena and SC Paderborn 07 were relegated to the newly formed 3. Liga following the 2007–08 season due to finishing 15th through 18th. They were replaced by the champions and runners-up of both divisions of the 2007–08 Regionalliga. Rot Weiss Ahlen and Rot-Weiss Oberhausen earned promotion in the Regionalliga Nord while FSV Frankfurt and FC Ingolstadt 04 were promoted from the Regionalliga Süd.
Stadiums and locations
More information Team, Venue ...
| Team | Venue | Capacity |
|---|---|---|
| Alemannia Aachen | Tivoli | 21,632 |
| Rot Weiss Ahlen | Wersestadion | 10,498 |
| FC Augsburg | Rosenaustadion | 32,354 |
| MSV Duisburg | MSV-Arena | 31,500 |
| FSV Frankfurt | Commerzbank-Arena | 52,300 |
| SC Freiburg | Badenova-Stadion | 24,918 |
| SpVgg Greuther Fürth | Playmobil-Stadion | 15,500 |
| FC Ingolstadt 04 | ESV-Stadion | 16,500 |
| 1. FC Kaiserslautern | Fritz Walter Stadion | 48,500 |
| TuS Koblenz | Stadion Oberwerth | 13,500 |
| 1. FSV Mainz 05 | Stadion am Bruchweg | 20,300 |
| TSV 1860 Munich | Allianz Arena | 69,901 |
| 1. FC Nürnberg | Frankenstadion | 47,559 |
| Rot-Weiß Oberhausen | Niederrheinstadion | 21,318 |
| VfL Osnabrück | Osnatel-Arena | 18,415 |
| FC Hansa Rostock | DKB-Arena | 29,000 |
| FC St. Pauli | Millerntor-Stadion | 22,648 |
| SV Wehen Wiesbaden | BRITA-Arena | 12,566 |
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Personnel and sponsoring
More information Team, Head coach ...
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Managerial changes
More information Team, Outgoing manager ...
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. FC Nürnberg |  Thomas von Heesen |
Resigned | 28 August 2008[2] | Michael Oenning |
5 September 2008[3] |
| MSV Duisburg | Rudolf Bommer |
Sacked | 9 November 2008[4] | Peter Neururer |
16 November 2008[5] |
| FC Hansa Rostock | Frank Pagelsdorf |
Sacked | 10 November 2008[6] | Dieter Eilts |
21 November 2008[7] |
| SV Wehen Wiesbaden | Christian Hock |
Sacked | 17 December 2008[8] | Wolfgang Frank |
19 December 2008[9] |
| TSV 1860 Munich | Marco Kurz |
Sacked | 24 February 2009[10] | Uwe Wolf (Interim) |
24 February 2009[10] |
| Rot Weiss Ahlen | Christian Wück |
Sacked | 3 March 2009[11] | Stefan Emmerling |
16 April 2009[12] |
| FC Hansa Rostock | Dieter Eilts |
Sacked | 6 March 2009[13] | Andreas Zachhuber |
8 March 2009[14] |
| SV Wehen Wiesbaden | Wolfgang Frank |
Sacked | 23 March 2009[15] | Sandro Schwarz (Interim) |
23 March 2009[16] |
| FC Augsburg | Holger Fach |
Sacked | 13 April 2009[17] |  Jos Luhukay |
14 April 2009[18] |
| FC Ingolstadt 04 | Thorsten Fink |
Sacked | 21 April 2009[19] | Horst Köppel |
26 April 2009[20] |
| 1. FC Kaiserslautern |  Milan Šašić |
Sacked | 4 May 2009[21] | Alois Schwartz (interim) |
4 May 2009[21] |
| TSV 1860 Munich | Uwe Wolf (Interim) |
Released from duties | 13 May 2009[22] | Ewald Lienen |
13 May 2009[22] |
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More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SC Freiburg (C, P) | 34 | 21 | 5 | 8 | 60 | 36 | +24 | 68 | Promotion to Bundesliga |
| 2 | Mainz 05 (P) | 34 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 62 | 37 | +25 | 63 | |
| 3 | 1. FC Nürnberg (O, P) | 34 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 51 | 29 | +22 | 60 | Qualification to promotion play-offs |
| 4 | Alemannia Aachen | 34 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 58 | 38 | +20 | 56 | |
| 5 | Greuther Fürth | 34 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 60 | 46 | +14 | 56 | |
| 6 | MSV Duisburg | 34 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 56 | 36 | +20 | 55 | |
| 7 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 34 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 53 | 48 | +5 | 52 | |
| 8 | FC St. Pauli | 34 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 52 | 59 | −7 | 48 | |
| 9 | Rot-Weiß Oberhausen | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 35 | 54 | −19 | 42 | |
| 10 | Rot Weiss Ahlen | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 38 | 57 | −19 | 41 | |
| 11 | FC Augsburg | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 43 | 46 | −3 | 40 | |
| 12 | 1860 Munich | 34 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 44 | 46 | −2 | 39 | |
| 13 | Hansa Rostock | 34 | 8 | 14 | 12 | 52 | 53 | −1 | 38 | |
| 14 | TuS Koblenz[lower-alpha 1] | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 47 | 57 | −10 | 38 | |
| 15 | FSV Frankfurt | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 34 | 47 | −13 | 38 | |
| 16 | VfL Osnabrück (R) | 34 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 41 | 60 | −19 | 36 | Qualification to relegation play-offs |
| 17 | FC Ingolstadt (R) | 34 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 38 | 54 | −16 | 31 | Relegation to 3. Liga |
| 18 | Wehen Wiesbaden (R) | 34 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 28 | 49 | −21 | 27 |
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Source: kicker
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- Due to licensing irregularities in the 2007–08 season, TuS Koblenz started with a three point deduction.
More information Home \ Away, AAC ...
| Home \ Away | AAC | RWA | FCA | DUI | FSV | SCF | SGF | FCI | FCK | KOB | M05 | M60 | FCN | RWO | OSN | ROS | STP | WEH |
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| Alemannia Aachen | — | 0–2 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 6–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 3–3 | 1–3 | 2–1 |
| Rot Weiss Ahlen | 0–2 | — | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 2–4 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| FC Augsburg | 3–1 | 3–0 | — | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 |
| MSV Duisburg | 3–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | — | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 6–1 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 |
| FSV Frankfurt | 0–3 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | — | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 |
| SC Freiburg | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | — | 0–0 | 3–2 | 4–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 5–0 |
| Greuther Fürth | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 4–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | — | 6–1 | 0–1 | 4–3 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 0–1 | 5–2 | 1–1 |
| FC Ingolstadt | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 3–2 | — | 1–3 | 4–0 | 3–4 | 2–3 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 |
| 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 3–5 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | — | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 6–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 |
| TuS Koblenz | 0–2 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–5 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 5–0 | — | 0–3 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 |
| Mainz 05 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 3–3 | 2–0 | — | 2–2 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 4–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 5–0 |
| 1860 Munich | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | — | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 5–1 | 3–3 |
| 1. FC Nürnberg | 2–2 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | — | 2–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 |
| Rot-Weiß Oberhausen | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–4 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | — | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 0–1 |
| VfL Osnabrück | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | — | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 |
| Hansa Rostock | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 9–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | — | 3–0 | 1–0 |
| FC St. Pauli | 3–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 3–2 | — | 2–0 |
| Wehen Wiesbaden | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | — |
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Source: DFB
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Further information on the playoff for promotion to the Bundesliga: 2008–09 Bundesliga § Relegation playoff
VfL Osnabrück as 16th-placed team had to face third-placed 3. Liga team SC Paderborn 07 for a two-legged playoff. Paderborn won both matches on an aggregated score of 2–0 and thus secured promotion to 2. Bundesliga 2009–10, while Osnabrück were relegated to 3. Liga 2009–10.
More information SC Paderborn 07, 1–0 ...
| SC Paderborn 07 | 1–0 | VfL Osnabrück |
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Löning  78' |
Report (in German) |
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More information VfL Osnabrück, 0–1 ...
| VfL Osnabrück | 0–1 | SC Paderborn 07 |
|---|---|---|
| Report (in German) |
Löning 63' |
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- 16 goals
- 15 goals
- 14 goals
Aristide Bancé (1. FSV Mainz 05)
Erik Jendrišek (1. FC Kaiserslautern)
Dorge Kouemaha (MSV Duisburg)
Michael Thurk (FC Augsburg)
- 13 goals
Source:www.kicker.de
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to 2. Fußball-Bundesliga 2008/2009.
- Official Bundesliga site Archived 23 August 2012 at the Wayback Machine (in German and English)
- 2. Bundesliga @ DFB (in English and German)
- Kicker.de (in German)