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Football in Germany
Season2009–10
Men's football
BundesligaBayern Munich
2. Bundesliga1. FC Kaiserslautern
3. LigaVfL Osnabrück
DFB-PokalBayern Munich
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The 2009–10 season was the 100th season of competitive football in Germany. The season began on 1 July 2009 and concluded in May 2010.

Diary of the season

24 July 2009 – The first 3rd Liga matches of the season are played.

3 August 2009Mainz sack coach Jørn Andersen in a surprise move after a Round 1 cup defeat against fourth-level side VfB Lübeck. U-19 coach Thomas Tuchel is appointed as his successor.[1]

7 August 2009 – Defending Bundesliga champions Wolfsburg open the new Bundesliga season with a 2–0 win over Stuttgart.[2] The first 2nd Bundesliga matches of the season are also played.

19 August 2009Edmund Becker is sacked as head coach of 2nd Bundesliga sides Karlsruher SC after four-and-a-half years. Reserves coach Markus Kauczinski is appointed as a caretaker.[3] Just a few hours later, Dieter Hecking resigns as Hannover 96 head coach after a series of bad results during the preparation and early season stages. Hecking was in charge of Hannover since September 2006.[4]

30 August 2009 – After acting as an interim coach for two matches, Andreas Bergmann is appointed as head coach for Hannover 96. Bergmann previously led the reserves team of the club.[5]

3 September 2009Markus Schupp is appointed as new head coach of Karlsruher SC. Schupp signs a two-year contract with the club.[6]

5 September 2009Jürgen Seeberger is sacked as head coach of Alemannia Aachen after 20 months. The club board cites "a situation where we had to act in order to save Alemannia from harm" as a reason.[7] Assistant coach Willi Kronhardt is assigned as a caretaker.

10 September 2009 – The women's national football team wins the UEFA Women's Euro 2009. The team clinches its fifth title in a row and seventh overall by beating England, 6–2, in the Final at Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland.

20 September 2009 – Women's Bundesliga seasons kicks off with the first matches.

20 September 2009Marcel Koller is sacked as head coach of VfL Bochum after a little more than four years. Assistant coach Frank Heinemann is assigned as a caretaker.[8]
On the same day, Stefan Emmerling is also handed his working papers by Rot Weiss Ahlen after just five months with the club. U-19 coach Andreas Zimmermann is named as his successor.[9]

22 September 2009Michael Krüger, former national coach of Sudan, is assigned as new head coach of Alemannia Aachen. Krüger signs a two-year contract with the club.[10]

28 September 2009Lucien Favre is released from his duties as Hertha BSC coach after a series of bad results. Favre was in charge of the Berlin club since the beginning of the 2007–08 season.[11] Karsten Heine is assigned as a caretaker.

3 October 2009Friedhelm Funkel takes the vacant head coaching position at Hertha BSC. Funkel signs a contract for the remainder of the season.[12]

4 October 2009Tomas Oral resigns as head coach of FSV Frankfurt after two draws and six losses from the first eight matches of the 2. Bundesliga season.[13] Oral was in charge of the club since the beginning of the 2006–07 season.

7 October 2009Hans-Jürgen Boysen signs a contract as FSV Frankfurt head coach for the remainder of the season after having stepped back as coach of nearby rivals Kickers Offenbach one day earlier.[14]

10 October 2009 – The men's national football team qualifies for the 2010 FIFA World Cup after a 1–0 victory against Russia at Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow.

27 October 2009Heiko Herrlich replaces Frank Heinemann as manager of VfL Bochum who are in second to last in the Bundesliga.[15]

30 October 2009MSV Duisburg and Peter Neururer mutually agree to end the 54-year old's tenure as head coach of the team.[16]

2 November 2009Milan Šašić assumes the vacant post as head coach of MSV Duisburg. Šašić had previously managed 1. FC Kaiserslautern and TuS Koblenz in the 2. Bundesliga.[17]

10 November 2009Hannover 96 goalkeeper, Robert Enke commits suicide. Enke had been suffering from depression.[18] As a mark of respect, the German national team cancels the friendly match against Chile scheduled for four days later.

6 December 2009VfB Stuttgart fires Markus Babbel who had been managing the club for just over a year. Swiss manager Christian Gross is hired to replace him.[19]

13 December 2009 – The winter break in the Women's Bundesliga begins.

13 December 2009 – Facing relegation, TuS Koblenz relieves Uwe Rapolder of his duties as head coach. Rapolder had been at Koblenz since 2007.[20]

20 December 2009 – The last matches before the winter break are played in the Bundesliga.

20 December 2009 – By mutual consent, Benno Möhlmann and SpVgg Greuther Fürth go their separate ways, ending Möhlmann's third spell as head coach in Fürth.[21]

21 December 2009 – 2. Bundesliga breaks for winter.

21 December 2009 – Having achieved only three wins and three draws in their first half season since returning to the Bundesliga 1. FC Nuremberg dismiss manager Michael Oenning, under whom they had earned promotion the previous season.[22]

22 December 2009 – Former Hannover 96 manager, Dieter Hecking takes over the post vacated by Michael Oenning just a day earlier. 1. FC Nuremberg is Hecking's third managerial post in the Bundesliga.[23]

27 December 2009 – Both TuS Koblenz and SpVgg Greuther Fürth hire new head coaches. Petrik Sander, who had led Energie Cottbus to promotion, takes over in Koblenz,[24] while Greuther Fürth hires Mike Büskens who previously had served as interim coach of FC Schalke 04 twice.[25]

1 January 2010The winter transfer window opens, allowing clubs to add new players to their squads.

15 January 2010 – The Bundesliga and 2. Bundesliga resume after the winter break.

19 January 2010Hannover 96 sack manager Andreas Bergmann. Bergmann had assumed the post only five months earlier after the resignation of Dieter Hecking.[26] Later the same day, Hannover announces that former FC Schalke manager, Mirko Slomka would replace Bergmann.[27] Slomka had played for Hannover during his playing career, and had previously held positions as head coach of the youth team, and assistant coach for 96.

25 January 2010 – Defending German champions VfL Wolfsburg sack manager Armin Veh, after seven consecutive matches without a win. Reserve team manager Lorenz-Günther Köstner is appointed as interim coach.[28]

1 February 2010 – With his team just one spot clear of the relegation zone, Jürgen Luginger resigns as manager of Rot-Weiß Oberhausen. Hans-Günter Bruns is appointed caretaker to replace him.[29]

1 February 2010 – The winter transfer window closes. 44 players joined Bundesliga clubs, while 51 players left the top flight, and 12 players transferred from one bundesliga club to another.[30] The 2. Bundesliga welcomed 42 new players, 37 players left the league, and four transferred internally.[31]

22 February 2010 – After five straight games without a win and only three points clear of the relegation zone, F.C. Hansa Rostock sacks head coach Andreas Zachhuber. Zachhuber had been in charge of the club for just under a year. He is replaced by his assistant Thomas Finck.[32]

11 March 2010 – With their chances of promotion diminishing, Arminia Bielefeld fires head coach Thomas Gerstner. Bielefeld had been Gerstner's first stint as head coach of a professional club. His asstants Frank Eulberg, and Jörg Böhme as well as Arminia sport director Detlev Dammeier take over the post in the interim.[33]

16 March 2010 – Due to licensing irregularities the DFL deducts four points from Arminia Bielefeld.[34]

26 April 2010 – Having won only one of their previous seven Bundesliga matches, Hamburger SV sack manager Bruno Labbadia, and places his assistant Ricardo Moniz in charge.[35] Labbadia had assumed to post at the beginning of the season.

29 April 2010 – In 16th place and facing relegation, VfL Bochum sack manager Heiko Herrlich. The teams U-19 coach, Dariusz Wosz steps in as caretaker for the remainder of the season.[36] Herrlich had replaced Marcel Koller earlier in the season.

8 May 2010 – The last Bundesliga matches are played. FC Bayern Munich win the championship, while VfL Bochum, and Hertha BSC are relegated.

8 May 2010 – The last matches in the 3rd Liga are played. VfL Osnabrück, and FC Erzgebirge Aue are promoted to 2. Bundesliga. Borussia Dortmund II, Wuppertaler SV Borussia, and Holstein Kiel had already been guaranteed relegation since 27 April.

9 May 2010 – The 2. Bundesliga season concludes. 1. FC Kaiserslautern, and FC St. Pauli are promoted to the Bundesliga, while TuS Koblenz, and Rot Weiss Ahlen are relegated to the 3rd Liga.

Men's national team

The home team is on the left column; the away team is on the right column.

Friendly matches

Germany 2–0 South Africa
Gómez 35'
Özil 77'
Report
Attendance: 29,569

Germany Cancelled Chile
Report

Germany 2–2 Ivory Coast
Podolski 11' (pen.), 90' Report Eboué 57'
Doumbia 85'
Attendance: 33,015
Referee: Kuipers (Netherlands)

Note: The opponent for this date was changed after Egypt could have been, and ultimately was involved in a decision match against Algeria for a spot in the 2010 FIFA World Cup at the same date.[37]


Germany 0–1 Argentina
Report Higuaín 45'
Attendance: 65,152

Germany 3–0 Malta
Cacau 16', 58'
Scicluna 61' (o.g.)
Report
Attendance: 27,000
Referee: Hamer (Luxemburg)

Hungary 0–3 Germany
Report Podolski 5' (pen.)
Gómez 69'
Cacau 72'
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Larsen (Denmark)

Germany 3–1 Bosnia and Herzegovina
Lahm 50'
Schweinsteiger 73' (pen.), 77' (pen.)
Report Džeko 15'
Attendance: 48,000
Germany v. Argentina in March 2010.

World Cup qualifiers

Germany qualified for the 2010 FIFA World Cup by finishing Group 4 of the UEFA qualification in first place.[38]

Azerbaijan 0–2 Germany
Report Schweinsteiger 12'
Klose 54'

Germany 4–0 Azerbaijan
Ballack 14' (pen.)
Klose 55', 65'
Podolski 71'
Report
Attendance: 35,369

Russia 0–1 Germany
Report Klose 35'
Attendance: 72,100

Germany 1–1 Finland
Podolski 90' Report Johansson 11'
Attendance: 51,500

2010 FIFA World Cup

Germany 4–0 Australia
Podolski 8'
Klose 26'
Müller 68'
Cacau 70'
Report


Ghana 0–1 Germany
Report Özil 60'

Germany 4–1 England
Klose 20'
Podolski 32'
Müller 67', 70'
Report Upson 37'

Argentina 0–4 Germany
Report Müller 3'
Klose 68', 89'
Friedrich 74'

Germany 0–1 Spain
Report Puyol 73'
Attendance: 60,960

Uruguay 2–3 Germany
Cavani 28'
Forlán 51'
Report Müller 19'
Jansen 56'
Khedira 82'

Women's national team

The home team is on the left column; the away team is on the right column.

Friendly matches

Germany 6–0 Netherlands
Geurts 9' (o.g.)
Grings 16'
Behringer 37'
Prinz 39'
Laudehr 57'
Okoyino da Mbabi 90'
Report

Germany 0–0 Japan
Report
Attendance: 10,158
Referee: Kurtes (Düsseldorf)

Germany 3–1 Russia
Garefrekes 52'
Tsibutovich 63' (o.g.)
Müller 90'
Report Kurochkina 53'
Attendance: 13,303
Referee: Kunick (Leipzig)

Germany 0–1 United States
Report Wambach 34'
Attendance: 28,367
Referee: Gaal (Hungary)

Germany 3–0 North Korea
Bajramaj 21'
Laudehr 30'
Okoyino da Mbabi 50'
Report
Attendance: 9,570
Referee: Guillemin (France)

Germany 4–0 Denmark
Behringer 36'
Prinz 56'
Grings 58', 82'
Report
Attendance: 200
Referee: Pye (Canada)

Germany 7–0 Finland
Grings 32', 65', 70'
Popp 60', 66'
Keßler 70'
M. Müller 84'
Report
Attendance: 200
Referee: Christina Pedersen (Norway)

Germany 5–0 China
Garefrekes 2'
Mittag 16', 42'
Peter 75'
Zietz 90'
Report
Attendance: 200
Referee: Godinez (Mexico)

Germany 2–3 United States
Grings 40', 75' Report Lloyd 18'
Wambach 22'
Cheney 69'
Attendance: 250
Referee: Heikkinen (Finland)

United States 4–0 Germany
Wambach 29' (pen.), 64'
O'Reilly 35'
Lilly 62'
Report
Attendance: 10,321

UEFA Women's Euro 2009

Germany qualified for the UEFA Women's Euro 2009 in Finland.[39] The team was drawn into Group B and faced Norway, France and Iceland. After ending the group as first-placed team, Germany successively defeated Italy, Norway and England for their fifth straight and seventh overall UEFA Women's Championship.

Group stage

Germany 4–0 Norway
Bresonik 33' (pen.)
Bajramaj 90', 90+4'
Mittag 90+2'
Report

France 1–5 Germany
Thiney 51' Report Grings 9'
Krahn 17'
Behringer 45+1'
Bresonik 47' (pen.)
Laudehr 90+1'
Attendance: 3,331

Germany 1–0 Iceland
Grings 50' Report
Attendance: 3,101

Quarterfinal

Germany 2–1 Italy
Grings 4', 47' Report Panico 63'
Attendance: 1,866

Semifinal

Germany 3–1 Norway
Laudehr 59'
da Mbabi 61'
Bajramaj 90+3'
Report Herlovsen 10'
Attendance: 2,765

Final

England 2–6 Germany
Carney 24'
K. Smith 55'
(Report) Prinz 20', 76'
Behringer 22'
Kulig 51'
Grings 62', 73'

Transfer deals

Retirements

Deaths

  • 20 August 2009 – Hans Biallas, 90, winger for TuS 48/99 Duisburg. He earned three caps for Germany in 1938 and 1939. Biallas was the last living player with international appearances for Germany before World War II.[40]

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