2008–09 VfL Wolfsburg season
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2008–09 season | ||||
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![]() André Lenz (left) and Jan Šimůnek (right) in the victory parade following Wolfsburg's title-winning season, 2009 | ||||
Manager | Felix Magath | |||
Bundesliga | 1st | |||
DFB-Pokal | Quarter-finals | |||
UEFA Cup | Round of 32 | |||
Top goalscorer | League: Grafite (28) All: Edin Džeko (36) | |||
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VfL Wolfsburg won their first ever Bundesliga title during this season. Manager Felix Magath formed an attacking lineup, which included strikers Edin Džeko and Grafite, the pair scoring 54 goals between them, much due to the help of attacking midfielder Zvjezdan Misimović's 20 assists.
Players
[edit]First-team squad
[edit]- 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.
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Left club during season
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Competitions
[edit]Bundesliga
[edit]League table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | VfL Wolfsburg (C) | 34 | 21 | 6 | 7 | 80 | 41 | +39 | 69 | Qualification to Champions League group stage |
2 | Bayern Munich | 34 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 71 | 42 | +29 | 67 | |
3 | VfB Stuttgart | 34 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 63 | 43 | +20 | 64 | Qualification to Champions League play-off round |
4 | Hertha BSC | 34 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 48 | 41 | +7 | 63 | Qualification to Europa League play-off round |
5 | Hamburger SV | 34 | 19 | 4 | 11 | 49 | 47 | +2 | 61 | Qualification to Europa League third qualifying round |
Source: kicker (in German)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Matches
[edit]16 August 2008 1 | VfL Wolfsburg | 2–1 | 1. FC Köln | Wolfsburg |
Gentner ![]() Misimović ![]() |
Novaković ![]() |
Stadium: Volkswagen Arena |
24 August 2008 2 | VfL Bochum | 2–2 | VfL Wolfsburg | Bochum |
Šesták ![]() Dabrowski ![]() |
Costa ![]() Sağlık ![]() |
Stadium: rewirpowerSTADION |
30 August 2008 3 | VfL Wolfsburg | 2–2 | Eintracht Frankfurt | Wolfsburg |
Grafite ![]() Dejagah ![]() |
Amanatidis ![]() Toski ![]() |
Stadium: Volkswagen Arena |
13 September 2008 4 | Hertha BSC | 2–2 | VfL Wolfsburg | Berlin |
Kačar ![]() Cícero ![]() |
Costa ![]() Riether ![]() |
Stadium: Olympiastadion |
21 September 2008 5 | VfL Wolfsburg | 3–0 | Hamburger SV | Wolfsburg |
Dejagah ![]() Madlung ![]() Grafite ![]() |
Stadium: Volkswagen Arena |
28 September 2008 6 | Karlsruher SC | 2–1 | VfL Wolfsburg | Karlsruhe |
Porcello ![]() Freis ![]() |
Costa ![]() |
Stadium: Wildparkstadion |
5 October 2008 7 | Schalke 04 | 2–2 | VfL Wolfsburg | Gelsenkirchen |
Kurányi ![]() |
Džeko ![]() Caiuby ![]() |
Stadium: Veltins-Arena |
18 October 2008 8 | VfL Wolfsburg | 4–1 | Arminia Bielefeld | Wolfsburg |
Misimović ![]() Madlung ![]() Grafite ![]() |
Laas ![]() |
Stadium: Volkswagen Arena |
25 October 2008 9 | Bayern Munich | 4–2 | VfL Wolfsburg | Munich |
Ribéry ![]() Van Bommel ![]() Borowski ![]() Schweinsteiger ![]() |
Grafite ![]() Džeko ![]() |
Stadium: Allianz Arena |
28 October 2008 10 | VfL Wolfsburg | 3–0 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | Wolfsburg |
Grafite ![]() Madlung ![]() Misimović ![]() |
Stadium: Volkswagen Arena |
31 October 2008 11 | Bayer Leverkusen | 2–0 | VfL Wolfsburg | Leverkusen |
Barnetta ![]() Kießling ![]() |
Stadium: BayArena |
8 November 2008 12 | VfL Wolfsburg | 3–0 | Energie Cottbus | Wolfsburg |
Grafite ![]() |
Stadium: Volkswagen Arena |
15 November 2008 13 | 1899 Hoffenheim | 3–2 | VfL Wolfsburg | Hoffenheim |
Ibišević ![]() Carlos Eduardo ![]() Obasi ![]() |
Grafite ![]() Džeko ![]() |
Stadium: Rhein-Neckar Arena |
22 November 2008 14 | VfL Wolfsburg | 4–1 | VfB Stuttgart | Wolfsburg |
Grafite ![]() Džeko ![]() |
Lanig ![]() |
Stadium: Volkswagen Arena |
30 November 2008 15 | Borussia Dortmund | 0–0 | VfL Wolfsburg | Dortmund |
Stadium: Westfalenstadion |
7 December 2008 16 | VfL Wolfsburg | 2–1 | Hannover 96 | Wolfsburg |
Zaccardo ![]() Štajner ![]() |
Štajner ![]() |
Stadium: Volkswagen Arena |
13 December 2008 17 | Werder Bremen | 2–1 | VfL Wolfsburg | Bremen |
Mertesacker ![]() Josué ![]() |
Gentner ![]() |
Stadium: Weserstadion |
31 January 2009 18 | 1. FC Köln | 1–1 | VfL Wolfsburg | Cologne |
Radu ![]() |
Grafite ![]() |
Stadium: RheinEnergieStadion |
7 February 2009 19 | VfL Wolfsburg | 2–0 | VfL Bochum | Wolfsburg |
Džeko ![]() |
Stadium: Volkswagen Arena |
14 February 2009 20 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 0–2 | VfL Wolfsburg | Frankfurt |
Džeko ![]() Misimović ![]() |
Stadium: Commerzbank-Arena |
21 February 2009 21 | VfL Wolfsburg | 2–1 | Hertha BSC | Wolfsburg |
Džeko ![]() |
Cícero ![]() |
Stadium: Volkswagen Arena |
1 March 2009 22 | Hamburger SV | 1–3 | VfL Wolfsburg | Hamburg |
Guerrero ![]() |
Grafite ![]() Džeko ![]() |
Stadium: HSH Nordbank Arena |
7 March 2009 23 | VfL Wolfsburg | 1–0 | Karlsruher SC | Wolfsburg |
Džeko ![]() |
Stadium: Volkswagen Arena |
13 March 2009 24 | VfL Wolfsburg | 4–3 | Schalke 04 | Wolfsburg |
Grafite ![]() Džeko ![]() |
Westermann ![]() Jones ![]() Kurányi ![]() |
Stadium: Volkswagen Arena |
21 March 2009 25 | Arminia Bielefeld | 0–3 | VfL Wolfsburg | Bielefeld |
Gentner ![]() Grafite ![]() Dejagah ![]() |
Stadium: Bielefelder Alm |
4 April 2009 26 | VfL Wolfsburg | 5–1 | Bayern Munich | Wolfsburg |
Gentner ![]() Džeko ![]() Grafite ![]() |
Toni ![]() |
Stadium: Volkswagen Arena |
11 April 2009 27 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 1–2 | VfL Wolfsburg | Mönchengladbach |
Dante ![]() |
Džeko ![]() Riether ![]() |
Stadium: Borussia-Park |
18 April 2009 28 | VfL Wolfsburg | 2–1 | Bayer Leverkusen | Wolfsburg |
Grafite ![]() |
Kroos ![]() |
Stadium: Volkswagen Arena |
26 April 2009 29 | Energie Cottbus | 2–0 | VfL Wolfsburg | Cottbus |
Rangelov ![]() Skela ![]() |
Stadium: Stadion der Freundschaft |
2 May 2009 30 | VfL Wolfsburg | 4–0 | 1899 Hoffenheim | Wolfsburg |
Džeko ![]() Grafite ![]() |
Stadium: Volkswagen Arena |
9 May 2009 31 | VfB Stuttgart | 4–1 | VfL Wolfsburg | Stuttgart |
Gómez ![]() |
Džeko ![]() |
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena |
12 May 2009 32 | VfL Wolfsburg | 3–0 | Borussia Dortmund | Wolfsburg |
Džeko ![]() Grafite ![]() |
Stadium: Volkswagen Arena |
16 May 2009 33 | Hannover 96 | 0–5 | VfL Wolfsburg | Hanover |
Džeko ![]() Grafite ![]() |
Attendance: AWD-Arena |
23 May 2009 34 | VfL Wolfsburg | 5–1 | Werder Bremen | Wolfsburg |
Misimović ![]() Grafite ![]() Prödl ![]() Džeko ![]() |
Diego ![]() |
Stadium: Volkswagen Arena |
DFB-Pokal
[edit]10 August 2008 First round | 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 | 0–3 | VfL Wolfsburg | Heidenheim |
14:30 CEST | Grafite ![]() Sağlık ![]() |
Stadium: Albstadion Attendance: 7,500 Referee: Thomas Metzen (Mechernich) |
24 September 2008 Second round | FC Oberneuland | 0–7 | VfL Wolfsburg | Bremen |
19:00 CEST | Džeko ![]() Schäfer ![]() Dejagah ![]() Caiuby ![]() |
Stadium: Weserstadion Platz 11 Attendance: 2,196 Referee: Guido Winkmann (Kerken) |
28 January 2009 Third round | VfL Wolfsburg | 5–1 | Hansa Rostock | Wolfsburg |
20:30 CET | Grafite ![]() Bülow ![]() Gentner ![]() |
Fillinger ![]() |
Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 12,500 Referee: Jochen Drees (Münster-Sarmsheim) |
4 March 2009 Quarter-finals | VfL Wolfsburg | 2–5 | Werder Bremen | Wolfsburg |
19:00 CET | Džeko ![]() |
Diego ![]() Özil ![]() Pizarro ![]() |
Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 24,115 Referee: Thorsten Kinhöfer (Herne) |
UEFA Cup
[edit]First round
[edit]18 September 2008 First leg | VfL Wolfsburg ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Wolfsburg |
19:00 CET | Grafite ![]() |
Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Referee: Gianluca Rocchi (Italy) |
2 October 2008 Second leg | Rapid București ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Bucharest |
16:00 CET | Maftei ![]() |
Grafite ![]() |
Stadium: Stadionul Giuleşti-Valentin Stănescu Referee: Paul Allaerts (Belgium) |
Group stage
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | WOL | ACM | BRA | POR | HVN | |
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1 | ![]() |
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 10 | Advance to knockout stage | — | — | — | 3–2 | 5–1 | |
2 | ![]() |
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 8 | 2–2 | — | 1–0 | — | — | ||
3 | ![]() |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 6 | 2–3 | — | — | 3–0 | — | ||
4 | ![]() |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 4 | — | 2–2 | — | — | 3–0 | ||
5 | ![]() |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 13 | −10 | 0 | — | 1–3 | 1–2 | — | — |
Source: RSSSF
6 November 2008 1 | VfL Wolfsburg ![]() | 5–1 | ![]() | Wolfsburg |
19:45 UTC+1 | Džeko ![]() Grafite ![]() Misimović ![]() Krzynówek ![]() |
Väyrynen ![]() |
Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 15,615 Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Sweden) |
27 November 2008 2 | Braga ![]() | 2–3 | ![]() | Braga |
21:30 UTC+0 | Barzagli ![]() Meyong ![]() |
Džeko ![]() Misimović ![]() |
Stadium: Estádio AXA Attendance: 7,294 Referee: Anton Genov (Bulgaria) |
4 December 2008 3 | VfL Wolfsburg ![]() | 3–2 | ![]() | Wolfsburg |
20:45 UTC+1 | Džeko ![]() Gentner ![]() Misimović ![]() |
Defoe ![]() Mvuemba ![]() |
Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 21,015 Referee: Ivan Bebek (Croatia) |
17 December 2008 4 | Milan ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() | Milan |
20:45 UTC+1 | Ambrosini ![]() Pato ![]() |
Zaccardo ![]() Sağlık ![]() |
Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 5,420 Referee: Mark Courtney (Northern Ireland) |
Round of 32
[edit]18 February 2009 First leg | Paris Saint-Germain ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() | Paris |
20:45 | Hoarau ![]() |
Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 27,447 Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen (Norway) |
26 February 2009 Second leg | VfL Wolfsburg ![]() | 1–3 | ![]() | Wolfsburg |
19:00 CET | Hasebe ![]() |
Luyindula ![]() Rothen ![]() |
Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Referee: Vladimír Hriňák (Slovakia) |
Statistics
[edit]Top scorers
[edit]Bundesliga
[edit]Grafite (28)
Edin Džeko (26)
Zvjezdan Misimović (7)
DFB-Pokal
[edit]Edin Džeko (6)
Grafite (4)
References
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ Misimović was born in Munich, West Germany (now Germany), but also qualified to represent Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia, and its successor states internationally through his parents and represented Yugoslavia at U-19 and U-21 level before making his international debut for Bosnia and Herzegovina in February 2004.
- ^ Dejagah was born in Tehran, Iran, but was raised in Germany from the age of 1 and represented Germany at every youth level between U-17 and U-21 level. He was permitted to represent Iran internationally after a FIFA rule change in 2009 and made his international debut for Iran in February 2012.
- ^ Schindzielorz was born in Krapkowice, Poland, but also qualified to represent Germany internationally and represented them at U-21 and B level, and was also called up by the senior side without playing.
- ^ Santana was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, but also qualified to represent Paraguay internationally through his mother and made his international debut for Paraguay in 2007.
- ^ Sağlık was born in Paderborn, West Germany (now Germany), but also qualified to represent Turkey internationally and represented them at every level between U-17 and U-20 level.