2007–08 Bundesliga

45th season of the Bundesliga December 2017 Bundesliga 2007–08 10 August 2007 – 17 May 2008 Bayern Munich20th Bundesliga title21st German title Werder Bremen 1. FC NürnbergHansa RostockMSV Duisburg Champions League Bayern MunichWerder BremenSchalke 04 UEFA Cup Hamburger SVVfL WolfsburgBorussia Dortmund (via domestic cup)Hertha BSC (via Fair Play) Intertoto Cup VfB Stuttgart Luca Toni (24) Bremen 8–1 Bielefeld (29 September 2007)Hamburg 7–0 Karlsruhe (17 May 2008) Bremen 0–4 Bayern (18 August 2007) Bremen 8–1 Bielefeld (29 September 2007)Stuttgart 6–3 Bremen (8 March 2008) 306 860 37,644 2006–07 2008–09 The 2007–08 Bundesliga was the 45th season of the Bundesliga, Germany's premier football league. It began on 10 August 2007 and ended on 17 May 2008.https://www.worldfootball.net/competition/co12/se579/all-matches/ Bundesliga 2007/2008 » Schedule WorldFootball.net 13 June 2020 VfB Stuttgart were the defending champions. Competition format Every team played two games against each other team, one at home and one away. Teams received three points for a win and one point for a draw. If two or more teams were tied on points, places were determined by goal difference and, if still tied, by goals scored. The team with the most points were crowned champions while the three teams with the fewest points were relegated to 2. Bundesliga. Background Bayern Munich secured their 21st title with a 0–0 draw at VfL Wolfsburg on 4 May 2008. Bayern conceded only 21 goals, and lost 2 games. Their completely overhauled squad hinged on the performances of Italy striker Luca Toni, who scored 24 goals, and France winger Franck Ribéry, who won the Player of the Year award. Bayern coach Ottmar Hitzfeld was named Manager of the Year. Werder Bremen finished their first season without Miroslav Klose on 66 points, ten points behind Bayern, in second place. Schalke 04 finished in the last Champions League place, two points behind Bremen. Joining Hamburger SV in the UEFA Cup spot were season surprise packages Wolfsburg, who finished in fifth place. Borussia Dortmund, despite finishing 13th, managed to qualify for the UEFA Cup as well, having been runners-up in the DFB-Pokal final, losing to Bayern Munich. 1. FC Nürnberg, MSV Duisburg and Hansa Rostock were all automatically relegated, having suffered a combined 58 defeats in the campaign. Teams Mainz 05, Alemannia Aachen and Borussia Mönchengladbach were relegated to the 2. Bundesliga after finishing in the last three places. They were replaced by Karlsruher SC, Hansa Rostock and MSV Duisburg. 2007–08 teams Hertha BSC Arminia Bielefeld VfL Bochum SV Werder Bremen Energie Cottbus Borussia Dortmund MSV Duisburg (2006–07 2. Bundesliga third place) Eintracht Frankfurt Hamburger SV Hannover 96 Karlsruher SC (2006–07 2. Bundesliga winner) Bayer Leverkusen Bayern Munich 1. FC Nürnberg Hansa Rostock (2006–07 2. Bundesliga runner-up) Schalke 04 VfB Stuttgart VfL Wolfsburg Stadia and locations Germany 350 right Location of teams in the 2007–08 Bundesliga Germany 52.511274 13.242632 Hertha BSC Germany 52.022833 8.522395 Bielefeld Germany 51.482987 7.211397 Bochum top Germany 53.065337 8.836722 Bremen Germany 51.751262 14.334669 Cottbus left Germany 51.512139 7.463394 Dortmund Germany 51.408967 6.778706 Duisburg bottom Germany 50.069206 8.644234 Frankfurt Germany 53.587095 9.898711 Hamburg Germany 52.360771 9.730700 Hannover left Germany 49.021176 8.413021 Karlsruhe left Germany 51.037708 7.002651 Leverkusen Germany 48.218773 11.624760 Bayern Germany 49.426230 11.125740 Nürnberg Germany 54.084953 12.095144 Rostock Germany 51.554498 7.067554 Schalke left Germany 48.792295 9.232141 Stuttgart Germany 52.421923 10.784980 Wolfsburg TeamLocationVenueCapacityBerlin Hertha BSC Hertha BSCBerlinOlympic Stadium74,228Bielefeld Arminia BielefeldBielefeldSchüco Arena28,008Bochum VfL Bochum BochumRuhrstadion31,328Bremen SV Werder Bremen BremenWeserstadion42,358Cottbus FC Energie Cottbus CottbusStadion der Freundschaft22,450Dortmund Borussia Dortmund DortmundSignal Iduna Park80,708Duisburg MSV Duisburg DuisburgMSV-Arena31,500Frankfurt Eintracht Frankfurt FrankfurtCommerzbank-Arena52,300Hamburg Hamburger SVHamburgHSH Nordbank Arena57,274Hannover Hannover 96HanoverAWD-Arena49,000Karlsruhe Karlsruher SCKarlsruheWildparkstadion32,306Leverkusen Bayer 04 LeverkusenLeverkusenBayArena22,500Munich Bayern FC Bayern MunichMunichAllianz Arena69,901Nürnberg 1. FC NürnbergNurembergEasy Credit Stadion47,559Rostock F.C. Hansa RostockRostockDKB-Arena29,000Schalke FC Schalke 04GelsenkirchenVeltins-Arena61,673Stuttgart VfB VfB StuttgartStuttgartGottlieb-Daimler-Stadion58,000Wolfsburg VfL Wolfsburg WolfsburgVolkswagen Arena30,122 Personnel and kits TeamManagerCaptainKit manufacturerShirt sponsorHertha BSCSUI Lucien FavreGER Arne FriedrichNikeDBArminia BielefeldGER Michael FrontzeckGER Mathias HainSallerKrombacherVfL BochumSUI Marcel KollerPOL Tomasz ZdebelUmbroKiKSV Werder BremenGER Thomas Schaaf GER Frank BaumannKappaCitibankFC Energie CottbusSVN Bojan PrašnikarGER Timo RostSallerenviaMBorussia DortmundGER Thomas DollGER Christian WörnsNikeEvonikMSV DuisburgGER Rudi BommerBIH Ivica GrlićUhlsportXellaEintracht FrankfurtGER Friedhelm FunkelGRE Giannis AmanatidisJakoFraportHamburger SVNED Huub StevensNED Rafael van der VaartAdidasEmiratesHannover 96GER Dieter HeckingGER Robert Enke DiadoraTUIflyKarlsruher SCGER Edmund BeckerSUI Mario EggimannJakoEnBWBayer 04 LeverkusenGER Michael SkibbeGER Carsten RamelowAdidasTeldafaxFC Bayern MunichGER Ottmar HitzfeldGER Oliver KahnAdidasT-Home1. FC NürnbergGER Thomas von HeesenCZE Tomáš GalásekAdidasmister*ladyFC Hansa RostockGER Frank PagelsdorfGER Stefan BeinlichMasitaKiKFC Schalke 04GER Mike BüskensNED Youri MulderBRA Marcelo BordonAdidasGazpromVfB StuttgartGER Armin VehPOR Fernando MeiraPumaEnBWVfL WolfsburgGER Felix MagathBRA MarcelinhoNikeVolkswagen/Tiguan/Ein Herz für Kinder Managerial changes TeamOutgoing managerDate of departureReplaced byDate of AppointmentHertha BSCGER Karsten Heine19 May 2007heinekarsten Karsten HeineSUI Lucien Favre1 July 2007favrelucien Lucien FavreVfL WolfsburgGER Klaus Augenthaler19 May 2007augenthalerklaus Klaus AugenthalerGER Felix Magath1 July 2007magathfelix Felix MagathEnergie CottbusGER Petrik Sander23 September 2007sanderpetrik Petrik SanderSVN Bojan Prašnikar28 September 2007prasnikarbojan Bojan PrašnikarArminia BielefeldGER Ernst Middendorp10 December 2007middendorpernst Ernst MiddendorpGER Michael Frontzeck1 January 2008frontzeckmichael Michael FrontzeckFC Schalke 04GER Mirko Slomka13 April 2008slomkamirko Mirko SlomkaGER Mike BüskensNED Youri Mulder14 April 2008bueskensmichael Mike Büskensmulderyouri Youri Mulder League table main WDL 5 QR FCB Bayern Munich SVW Werder Bremen S04 Schalke 04 HSV Hamburger SV WOB VfL Wolfsburg VFB VfB Stuttgart B04 Bayer Leverkusen H96 Hannover 96 SGE Eintracht Frankfurt BSC Hertha BSC KSC Karlsruher SC BOC VfL Bochum BVB Borussia Dortmund FCE Energie Cottbus DSC Arminia Bielefeld FCN 1. FC Nürnberg ROS Hansa Rostock DUI MSV Duisburg 22 10 2 68 21 C 20 6 8 75 45 18 10 6 55 32 14 12 8 47 26 15 9 10 58 46 16 4 14 57 57 15 6 13 57 40 13 10 11 54 56 12 10 12 43 50 12 8 14 39 44 11 10 13 38 53 10 11 13 48 54 10 10 14 50 62 9 9 16 35 56 8 10 16 35 60 7 10 17 35 51 R 8 6 20 30 52 R 8 5 21 36 55 R green1 Qualification to Champions League group stage CLGS CLGS green2 Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round CL3 blue1 Qualification to UEFA Cup first round UC1 UC1 #CCCCFF Qualification to Intertoto Cup third round IC3 blue2 Qualification to UEFA Cup first qualifying round An additional UEFA Cup spot was awarded to the Bundesliga after it had been drawn from the best teams of the UEFA Fair Play ranking 2007–08. The spot was awarded to national Fair Play competition winners Hertha BSC. UC1b blue1 Qualification to UEFA Cup first round Because German Cup 2007–08 winners Bayern Munich had already qualified for the Champions League via their league placement, losing finalists Borussia Dortmund took the UEFA Cup spot reserved for the cup winners. UC1c red1 Relegation to 2. Bundesliga R R R 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. complete www.dfb.de Results main DFB complete FBR BSC Hertha BSC DSC Arminia Bielefeld BOC VfL Bochum SVW Werder Bremen FCE Energie Cottbus BVB Borussia Dortmund DUI MSV Duisburg SGE Eintracht Frankfurt HSV Hamburger SV H96 Hannover 96 KSC Karlsruher SC B04 Bayer Leverkusen FCB Bayern Munich FCN 1. FC Nürnberg ROS Hansa Rostock S04 Schalke 04 VFB VfB Stuttgart WOB VfL Wolfsburg The 1. FC Nürnberg v VfL Wolfsburg match from 11 April 2008 was suspended after 45 minutes (half-time) and a score of 1–0 due to poor playing conditions caused by heavy rain. The replay took place on 20 April 2008 and finished with a score of 1–0.https://www.kicker.de/nuernberg-unter-wasser-377301/artikel Nürnberg unter Wasser Nuremberg under water Kicker kicker-sportmagazin 11 April 2008 30 March 2018 de 1–0 2–0 1–2 0–0 3–2 2–0 0–3 0–0 1–0 3–1 0–3 0–0 1–0 1–3 1–2 3–1 2–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–2 0–2 2–2 0–1 0–2 1–0 1–0 0–1 3–1 4–2 0–2 2–0 0–1 1–1 3–0 2–2 3–3 3–3 1–1 0–0 2–1 2–1 2–2 2–0 1–2 3–3 1–2 0–3 1–1 5–3 3–2 8–1 1–2 2–0 2–0 1–2 2–1 2–1 6–1 4–0 5–2 0–4 2–0 1–0 5–1 4–1 0–1 2–1 1–0 1–2 0–2 0–2 1–2 2–2 2–0 5–1 2–0 2–3 2–0 1–1 2–1 1–0 0–1 1–2 1–1 6–1 2–1 3–0 3–0 1–3 1–1 0–3 1–3 1–1 2–1 0–0 0–0 1–0 2–3 3–2 2–4 1–2 3–0 0–2 1–3 0–1 3–3 0–1 0–1 1–1 0–1 3–2 2–3 1–0 1–1 0–2 2–3 1–3 1–0 2–1 1–1 1–0 2–1 1–1 4–2 2–1 0–0 0–1 2–1 1–3 1–3 1–0 2–2 1–4 2–3 2–1 1–1 3–0 0–1 0–0 1–0 0–1 4–1 1–1 7–0 1–0 1–1 1–0 2–0 0–1 4–1 2–2 2–2 2–2 3–2 4–3 4–0 2–1 2–1 2–1 0–1 2–2 0–3 0–3 2–1 3–0 2–3 0–0 2–2 2–1 0–0 1–3 3–3 1–1 3–1 1–0 0–1 1–1 1–2 2–2 1–4 2–0 1–2 0–0 1–0 3–1 1–2 4–0 2–0 0–1 0–0 2–2 4–1 0–2 1–1 2–0 3–0 0–1 4–1 3–0 1–0 3–0 2–2 4–1 2–0 3–1 1–1 5–0 5–0 0–0 0–0 1–1 3–0 2–0 2–1 3–0 3–0 1–1 4–1 2–1 2–1 2–2 1–1 0–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 5–1 0–0 2–2 0–2 1–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–1 1–0 0–0 1–1 2–0 1–2 3–2 0–1 2–0 1–0 1–3 0–3 0–0 1–2 1–2 1–2 1–1 2–1 0–1 1–0 3–0 1–0 1–1 5–0 4–1 2–1 1–0 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–1 2–1 1–0 4–1 1–2 1–3 2–2 1–0 6–3 3–0 1–2 1–0 4–1 1–0 0–2 3–1 1–0 3–1 3–0 4–1 2–2 3–1 0–0 1–3 0–1 1–1 3–0 4–0 2–1 2–2 1–1 3–2 1–2 1–2 0–0 3–1 1–0 1–1 4–0 Statistics Top goalscorers Source: www.kicker.de de Rank Player Club Goals1 ITA Luca Toni Bayern Munich242 GER Mario Gómez VfB Stuttgart193 GER Kevin Kurányi Schalke 04154 CRO Ivica Olić Hamburger SV14 SWE Markus Rosenberg Werder Bremen6 BRA Diego Werder Bremen13 SRB Marko Pantelić Hertha BSC CRO Mladen Petrić Borussia Dortmund SVK Stanislav Šesták VfL Bochum10 NED Rafael van der Vaart Hamburger SV12 Awards Annual awards Player of the Year: Die Ergebnisse Kicker Online 6 August 2008 6 August 2008 https://www.kicker.de/die-ergebnisse-381557/artikel de https://web.archive.org/web/20080809010305/http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/startseite/artikel/381557/ 9 August 2008 live France Franck Ribéry (Bayern Munich) Manager of the Year: Germany Ottmar Hitzfeld (Bayern Munich) Monthly awards Player of the Month MonthPlayerTeamAugustFrance Franck RibéryBayern MunichSeptemberBrazil DiegoWerder BremenOctoberCroatia Ivica OlićHamburger SVNovemberGermany Thomas HitzlspergerVfB StuttgartDecemberBrazil DiegoWerder BremenFebruaryAustralia Joshua KennedyKarlsruher SCMarchGermany Mario GómezVfB StuttgartAprilGermany Kevin KurányiFC Schalke 04MayGermany Torsten FringsWerder Bremen Team of the Season Team of the SeasonDie Gewinner im Vorjahr https://www.kicker.de/die-gewinner-im-vorjahr-510530/artikel Kicker de 2 August 2026 Goalkeeper GER René Adler (Bayer Leverkusen) Defence BRA Naldo(Werder Bremen) ARG Martín Demichelis(Bayern Munich) BRA Marcelo Bordon(Schalke 04) GER Per Mertesacker(Werder Bremen) Midfield BRA Diego(Werder Bremen) BRA Zé Roberto(Bayern Munich) GER Simon Rolfes(Bayer Leverkusen) FRA Franck Ribéry(Bayern Munich) Attack GER Mario Gómez(VfB Stuttgart) ITA Luca Toni(Bayern Munich) Attendances Source:https://www.european-football-statistics.co.uk/attn/archive/ger/aveger08.htm European Football statistics Archive Germany 2007-2008 No. Team Average Change Highest 1 Borussia Dortmund 72,510 -0,2% 80,708 2 Bayern München 69,000 0,9% 69,000 3 Schalke 04 61,274 -0,1% 61,482 4 Hamburger SV 55,120 -1,6% 57,000 5 VfB Stuttgart 50,706 10,5% 57,500 6 Eintracht Frankfurt 48,300 1,4% 51,500 7 Hertha BSC 45,482 -6,6% 74,220 8 1. FC Nürnberg 43,470 4,6% 46,780 9 Werder Bremen 40,267 -1,5% 42,100 10 Hannover 96 40,233 3,9% 49,000 11 Karlsruher SC 28,840 16,5% 30,702 12 MSV Duisburg 25,041 38,9% 31,500 13 VfL Wolfsburg 24,407 9,3% 30,000 14 VfL Bochum 24,399 -2,3% 31,328 15 Bayer Leverkusen 22,471 0,3% 22,500 16 Arminia Bielefeld 21,518 -7,0% 27,400 17 Hansa Rostock 20,353 4,8% 29,000 18 Energie Cottbus 16,598 3,3% 22,746 See also List of German football transfers summer 2007 List of German football transfers winter 2007–08 References External links Official site of the DFB de Kicker.de de Official site of the Bundesliga de Official site of the Bundesliga https://web.archive.org/web/20120803024351/http://www.bundesliga.de/en/index.php 3 August 2012 Category:Bundesliga seasons 1 Germany