2008–09 2. Bundesliga

35th season of the second-tier football league in Germany December 2022 2. Bundesliga 2008–09 SC Freiburg SC Freiburg1. FSV Mainz 051. FC Nürnberg (via playoff) VfL Osnabrück (via playoff)FC Ingolstadt 04SV Wehen Wiesbaden Benjamin Auer (16)Cédric Makiadi (16)Marek Mintál (16) Rostock 9–0 Koblenz Oberhausen 0–4 Greuther Fürth Rostock 9–0 Koblenz 306 852 2007–08 2009–10 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. SC Freiburg were the first team to win promotion to Bundesliga 2009–10 after securing the 2. Bundesliga championship on 10 May 2009.http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/2bundesliga/spieltag/spielpaarungsbericht/object/863977/saison/2008-09/naviindex/1 TuS Koblenz – SC Freiburg 2:5 (2:2) 10 May 2009 Kicker de 10 May 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090512131623/http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/2bundesliga/spieltag/spielpaarungsbericht/object/863977/saison/2008-09/naviindex/1 12 May 2009 dead 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. Changes from 2007–08 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. Teams 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 Germany 350 right Location of teams in 2. Bundesliga 2008–09 Germany 50.789973 6.094327 Aachen Germany 51.753278 7.904936 Ahlen Germany 48.355318 10.875996 Augsburg left Germany 51.408967 6.778706 Duisburg bottom Germany 50.069206 8.644234 Frankfurt Germany 47.988945 7.892947 Freiburg Germany 49.486958 10.999261 Greuther Fürth left Germany 48.744301 11.442909 Ingolstadt Germany 49.434705 7.776408 Kaiserslautern bottom Germany 50.330449 7.586677 Koblenz Germany 50.000928 8.245731 Mainz bottom Germany 48.218773 11.624760 1860 bottom Germany 49.426230 11.125740 Nürnberg Germany 51.457554 6.842972 Oberhausen Germany 52.280820 8.071280 Osnabrück Germany 54.084953 12.095144 Rostock Germany 53.554568 9.967646 St. Pauli Germany 50.069668 8.257188 Wiesbaden left TeamVenueCapacity Alemannia AachenTivoli21,632Rot Weiss AhlenWersestadion10,498 FC AugsburgRosenaustadion32,354 MSV DuisburgMSV-Arena31,500 FSV FrankfurtCommerzbank-Arena52,300 SC FreiburgBadenova-Stadion24,918 SpVgg Greuther FürthPlaymobil-Stadion15,500 FC Ingolstadt 04ESV-Stadion16,500 1. FC KaiserslauternFritz Walter Stadion48,500TuS KoblenzStadion Oberwerth13,500 1. FSV Mainz 05Stadion am Bruchweg20,300 TSV 1860 MunichAllianz Arena69,901 1. FC NürnbergFrankenstadion47,559 Rot-Weiß OberhausenNiederrheinstadion21,318 VfL OsnabrückOsnatel-Arena18,415 FC Hansa RostockDKB-Arena29,000 FC St. PauliMillerntor-Stadion22,648 SV Wehen WiesbadenBRITA-Arena12,566 Personnel and sponsoring TeamHead coachTeam captainKitmakerShirt sponsor Alemannia AachenGER Jürgen SeebergerGER Reiner PlaßhenrichJakoAachen MünchenerRot Weiss Ahlen GER Stefan Emmerling GER Daniel ThiouneJakoreflex FC AugsburgNED Jos LuhukayGER Lars MüllerDo You Footballimpuls MSV DuisburgGER Peter NeururerBIH Ivica Grlićuhlsportevonik FSV FrankfurtTUR Tomas OralITA Angelo BarlettaJakoHyundai SC FreiburgGER Robin Dutt GER Heiko ButscherJakoDuravit SpVgg Greuther FürthGER Benno MöhlmannGER Daniel FelgenhauerJakoKarstadt Quelle Versicherungen FC IngolstadtGER Horst KöppelGER Stefan LeitlNikeAudi 1. FC KaiserslauternGER Alois Schwartz (interim)GER Axel Bellinghausen KappaDeutsche VermögensberatungTuS KoblenzGER Uwe RapolderBIH Branimir BajićNikeRhein-Zeitung 1. FSV Mainz 05NOR Jørn AndersenGER Dimo WacheNikeDBV-Winterthur TSV 1860 MunichGER Ewald LienenGER Daniel Bierofkaerimatrenkwalder 1. FC NürnbergGER Michael OenningGER Andreas WolfadidasAreva Rot-Weiß OberhausenGER Jürgen LugingerGER Benjamin ReichertuhlsportVatro VfL OsnabrückGER Claus-Dieter Wollitz GER Thomas ReichenbergerPumaHerforder FC Hansa RostockGER Andreas ZachhuberDEN Martin RetovMasitaLübzer FC St. PauliGER Holger StanislawskiGER Fabio MorenaDo You Footballcongstar SV Wehen WiesbadenGER Sandro Schwarz (Interim)GER Alexander WalkeNikeVictor's Managerial changes Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment1. FC NürnbergGER Thomas von HeesenResigned28 August 2008http://www.fcn.de/index.php?id=18628 Club-Trainer Thomas von Heesen erklärt Rücktritt 28 August 2008 1. FC Nürnberg de 28 August 2008GER Michael Oenning5 September 2008http://www.fcn.de/index.php?id=18673 Michael Oenning wird Chef-Trainer des 1. FC Nürnberg 5 September 2008 1. FC Nürnberg de 5 September 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080916170704/http://www.fcn.de/index.php?id=18673 16 September 2008 liveMSV DuisburgGER Rudi BommerSacked9 November 2008http://www.msv-duisburg.de/main.asp?reiter=aktuelles_p&bgi=yes&mode=aktuell&aid=1525 Sportliche Ausrichtung gefährdet. MSV stellt Rudi Bommer frei 9 November 2008 MSV Duisburg de 9 November 2008GER Peter Neururer16 November 2008http://www.msv-duisburg.de/main.asp?reiter=aktuelles_p&bgi=yes&mode=aktuell&aid=1538 Vorstellung bereits am Montag. Peter Neururer neuer MSV-Trainer 16 November 2008 1. FC Nürnberg de 16 November 2008FC Hansa RostockGER Frank PagelsdorfSacked10 November 2008http://www.fc-hansa.de/index.php?id=154&oid=7058 F.C. Hansa Rostock beurlaubt Frank Pagelsdorf und Timo Lange 10 November 2008 F.C. Hansa Rostock de 10 November 2008GER Dieter Eilts21 November 2008http://www.fc-hansa.de/index.php?id=154&oid=7129 Dieter Eilts wird neuer Trainer beim F.C. Hansa Rostock 21 November 2008 F.C. Hansa Rostock de 21 November 2008SV Wehen WiesbadenGER Christian HockSacked17 December 2008http://www.svwehen-wiesbaden.de/news.php?id=1303 SV Wehen Wiesbaden beurlaubt Cheftrainer Christian Hock 17 December 2008 SV Wehen-Wiesbaden de 17 December 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20081224185809/http://www.svwehen-wiesbaden.de/news.php?id=1303 24 December 2008 deadGER Wolfgang Frank19 December 2008http://www.svwehen-wiesbaden.de/news.php?id=1307 Vertrauen und Visionen – Das Potenzial ist da 19 December 2008 SV Wehen-Wiesbaden de 19 December 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20081224185728/http://www.svwehen-wiesbaden.de/news.php?id=1307 24 December 2008 deadTSV 1860 MunichGER Marco KurzSacked24 February 2009http://www.tsv1860.de/de/aktuell/news/2008/news_2009-02-24_kurz.php Löwen beurlauben Cheftrainer Marco Kurz 24 February 2009 TSV 1860 Munich de 24 February 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090227054052/http://www.tsv1860.de/de/aktuell/news/2008/news_2009-02-24_kurz.php 27 February 2009 deadGER Uwe Wolf (Interim)24 February 2009Rot Weiss AhlenGER Christian WückSacked3 March 2009http://www.rotweiss-ahlen.de/2004x/content/team1_news_weiter.php?id=116 Christian Wück beurlaubt 3 March 2009 Rot-Weiß Ahlen de 3 March 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20111006181108/http://www.rotweiss-ahlen.de/2004x/content/team1_news_weiter.php?id=116 6 October 2011 deadGER Stefan Emmerling16 April 2009http://www.rwahlen.de/2004x/content/team1_news_weiter.php?id=181 Stefan Emmerling kommt sofort 16 April 2009 Rot-Weiß Ahlen de 20 April 2009 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110719081303/http://www.rwahlen.de/2004x/content/team1_news_weiter.php?id=181 19 July 2011 FC Hansa RostockGER Dieter EiltsSacked6 March 2009http://www.fc-hansa.de/index.php?id=154&oid=7753 Dieter Eilts und Mike Barten von ihren Aufgaben entbunden 6 March 2009 F.C. Hansa Rostock de 6 March 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090310080326/http://www.fc-hansa.de/index.php?id=154&oid=7753 10 March 2009 liveGER Andreas Zachhuber8 March 2009http://www.fc-hansa.de/index.php?id=154&oid=7757 Andreas Zachhuber und Thomas Finck neue Hansa-Trainer 8 March 2009 F.C. Hansa Rostock de 8 March 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090311005955/http://www.fc-hansa.de/index.php?id=154&oid=7757 11 March 2009 liveSV Wehen WiesbadenGER Wolfgang FrankSacked23 March 2009http://www.svwehen-wiesbaden.de/news.php?id=1438 Board decides on changes (Präsidium beschließt Änderungen) 23 March 2009 SV Wehen-Wiesbaden de 23 March 2009April 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes GER Sandro Schwarz (Interim)23 March 2009http://www.svwehen-wiesbaden.de/news.php?id=1439 New manager combo (Neues Trainer-Gespann) 23 March 2009 SV Wehen-Wiesbaden de 23 March 2009April 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes FC AugsburgGermany Holger FachSacked13 April 2009http://www.fcaugsburg.de/cms/website.php?sid=4dd3604d306bf56840b3e900adac75a9&id=/index/aktuell/news/data11487.htm FCA stellt Trainer frei 13 April 2009 FC Augsburg de 13 April 2009 19 April 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090419023024/http://www.fcaugsburg.de/cms/website.php?sid=7ba5e2f9c0f6dd075258e792c35649fc&id=%2Findex%2Faktuell%2Fnews%2Fdata11487.htm deadNED Jos Luhukay14 April 2009http://www.fcaugsburg.de/cms/website.php?sid=828adc15d85d354ecdc32a253173ea38&id=/index/aktuell/news/data8395.htm Jos Lukukay übernimmt sofort 14 April 2009 FC Augsburg de 14 April 2009 18 April 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090418005312/http://www.fcaugsburg.de/cms/website.php?id=%2Findex%2Faktuell%2Fnews%2Fdata8395.htm deadFC Ingolstadt 04GER Thorsten FinkSacked21 April 2009http://www.bundesliga.de/de/liga2/news/2008/index.php?f=0000124878.php&fla=4 Ende der Fink-Ära 21 April 2009 Deutsche Fußball Liga de 21 April 2009 14 February 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120214170354/http://www.bundesliga.de/de/liga2/news/2008/index.php?f=0000124878.php&fla=4 deadGER Horst Köppel26 April 2009http://www.fcingolstadt.de/index.php?id=7&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=707&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=2&cHash=e8cfd52fc3 Horst Köppel neuer Chef-Trainer beim FC Ingolstadt 04 26 April 2009 FC Ingolstadt 04 de 26 April 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20110717050022/http://www.fcingolstadt.de/index.php?id=7&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=707&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=2&cHash=e8cfd52fc3 17 July 2011 dead1. FC KaiserslauternCRO Milan ŠašićSacked4 May 2009http://www.bundesliga.de/de/liga2/news/2008/index.php?f=0000125833.php&fla=5 Sasic nicht mehr Trainer des FCK 4 May 2009 DFL de 4 May 2009GER Alois Schwartz (interim)4 May 2009TSV 1860 MunichGER Uwe Wolf (Interim)Released from duties13 May 2009http://www.tsv1860.de/de/aktuell/news/2008/news_2009-05-13_lienen.php Lienen übernimmt Löwen 13 May 2009 TSV 1860 Munich de 13 May 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090516164000/http://www.tsv1860.de/de/aktuell/news/2008/news_2009-05-13_lienen.php 16 May 2009 deadGER Ewald Lienen13 May 2009 League table main WDL 5 PQR SCF SC Freiburg M05 Mainz 05 FCN 1. FC Nürnberg AAC Alemannia Aachen SGF Greuther Fürth DUI MSV Duisburg FCK 1. FC Kaiserslautern STP FC St. Pauli RWO Rot-Weiß Oberhausen RWA Rot Weiss Ahlen FCA FC Augsburg M60 1860 Munich ROS Hansa Rostock KOB TuS Koblenz FSV FSV Frankfurt OSN VfL Osnabrück FCI FC Ingolstadt WEH Wehen Wiesbaden 21 5 8 60 36 C,P 18 9 7 62 37 P 16 12 6 51 29 O,P 16 8 10 58 38 16 8 10 60 46 14 13 7 56 36 15 7 12 53 48 14 6 14 52 59 11 9 14 35 54 11 8 15 38 57 10 10 14 43 46 9 12 13 44 46 8 14 12 52 53 11 8 15 47 57 -3 9 11 14 34 47 8 12 14 41 60 R 7 10 17 38 54 R 5 12 17 28 49 R Due to licensing irregularities in the 2007–08 season, TuS Koblenz started with a three point deduction. green1 Promotion to Bundesliga P P yellow1 Qualification for promotion play-offs QP red2 Qualification for relegation play-offs QR red1 Relegation to 3. Liga R R complete 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. kicker Results main DFB complete FBR AAC Alemannia Aachen RWA Rot Weiss Ahlen FCA FC Augsburg DUI MSV Duisburg FSV FSV Frankfurt SCF SC Freiburg SGF Greuther Fürth FCI FC Ingolstadt FCK 1. FC Kaiserslautern KOB TuS Koblenz M05 Mainz 05 M60 1860 Munich FCN 1. FC Nürnberg RWO Rot-Weiß Oberhausen OSN VfL Osnabrück ROS Hansa Rostock STP FC St. Pauli WEH Wehen Wiesbaden 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 1–1 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 Promotion/relegation play-offs the playoff for promotion to the Bundesliga 2008–09 Bundesliga#Relegation playoff VfL Osnabrück, as the 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. 29 May 2009 20:30 CEST SC Paderborn 07 1–0 Reportde VfL Osnabrück Löning 78 Paragon Arena, Paderborn 15,000 (capacity crowd) Wolfgang Stark (Ergolding) 1 June 2009 15:30 CEST VfL Osnabrück 0–1 Reportde SC Paderborn 07 Löning 63 Osnatel-Arena, Osnabrück 16,250 (capacity crowd) Felix Brych (Munich) Top goalscorers 16 goals Germany Benjamin Auer (Alemannia Aachen) Democratic Republic of the Congo Cédric Makiadi (MSV Duisburg) Slovakia Marek Mintál (1. FC Nürnberg) 15 goals Tunisia Sami Allagui (SpVgg Greuther Fürth) Germany Benjamin Lauth (1860 Munich) 14 goals Burkina Faso Aristide Bancé (1. FSV Mainz 05) Slovakia Erik Jendrišek (1. FC Kaiserslautern) Cameroon Dorge Kouemaha (MSV Duisburg) Germany Michael Thurk (FC Augsburg) 13 goals Cameroon Mohammadou Idrissou (SC Freiburg) Germany Lars Toborg (Rot Weiss Ahlen) Source:www.kicker.de References External links Official Bundesliga site https://web.archive.org/web/20120823023712/http://www.bundesliga.de/de/liga2/ 23 August 2012 de en 2. Bundesliga @ DFB en de Kicker.de de Category:2. Bundesliga seasons Category:2008–09 in German football leagues Germany