2008–09 Hamburger SV season
| 2008–09 season | ||||
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| Manager |  Martin Jol | |||
| Stadium | Volksparkstadion | |||
| Bundesliga | 5th | |||
| DFB-Pokal | Semi-finals | |||
| UEFA Cup | Semi-finals | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Mladen Petrić (12) All: Mladen Petrić (20) | |||
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During the 2008–09 German football season, Hamburger SV competed in the Bundesliga.
Season summary
Hamburg finished fifth, eight points off first. They also made it to the semi-finals of the DFB-Pokal and the UEFA Cup, but were beaten by Werder Bremen in both competitions, on penalties and away goals respectively.
Players
First-team squad
- Squad at end of season[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Left club during season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Transfers
In
Out
- Otto Addo - retired
Competitions
Bundesliga
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 6 | Borussia Dortmund | 34 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 60 | 37 | +23 | 59 | |
| 7 | 1899 Hoffenheim | 34 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 63 | 49 | +14 | 55 |
Source: kicker (in German)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
UEFA Cup
First round
| 18 September 2008 | Hamburg  | 0–0 |  Unirea Urziceni | HSH Nordbank Arena, Hamburg |
| 19:00 CET | Report | Attendance: 39,010 Referee: Fırat Aydınus (Turkey) |
| 2 October 2008 | Unirea Urziceni | 0–2 (0–2 agg.) | Hamburg | Stadionul Tineretului, Urziceni |
| 18:00 | Report | Petrić  27', 51' |
Attendance: 5,500 Referee: Sten Kaldma (Estonia) |
Group stage
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hamburger SV
|
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Ajax
|
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 7 | |
| 3 |  Aston Villa
|
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 6 | |
| 4 |  Žilina
|
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 4 | |
| 5 |  Slavia Prague
|
4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 2 |
Source: RSSSF
| 23 October 2008 | Žilina | 1–2 | Hamburg | Stadium Pod Dubňom, Žilina |
| 18:30 UTC+2 | Rilke 69' |
Report | Petrić 15' Olić 45+1' |
Attendance: 9,871 Referee: Tony Asumaa (Finland) |
| 27 November 2008 | Hamburg | 0–1 | Ajax | HSH Nordbank Arena, Hamburg |
| 21:00 UTC+1 | Report | Leonardo 77' |
Attendance: 51,200 Referee: Paolo Tagliavento (Italy) |
| 4 December 2008 | Slavia Prague | 0–2 | Hamburg | Synot Tip Arena, Prague |
| 20:45 UTC+1 | Report | Olić 30' Petrić 90+4' (pen.) |
Attendance: 17,368 Referee: Selçuk Dereli (Turkey) |
| 17 December 2008 | Hamburg | 3–1 | Aston Villa | HSH Nordbank Arena, Hamburg |
| 20:45 UTC+1 | Petrić 18' Olić 30', 57' |
Report | Delfouneso 83' |
Attendance: 49,121 Referee: Aleksei Nikolaev (Russia) |
Round of 32
| 18 February 2009 | NEC | 0–3 | Hamburg | Stadion de Goffert, Nijmegen |
| 20:45 | Report | Trochowski 41' Silva 45'Olić 75' |
Attendance: 12,500 Referee: Darko Ceferin (Slovenia) |
| 26 February 2009 | Hamburg | 1–0 (4–0 agg.) | NEC | HSH Nordbank Arena, Hamburg |
| 18:15 | Olić 9' |
Report | Attendance: 31,537 Referee: Tony Chapron (France) |
Round of 16
| 12 March 2009 | Hamburg | 1–1 |  Galatasaray | HSH Nordbank Arena, Hamburg |
| 18:00 | Jansen 50' |
Report | Akman 33' |
Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Viktor Kassai (Hungary) |
| 19 March 2009 | Galatasaray | 2–3 (3–4 agg.) | Hamburg | Ali Sami Yen Stadium, Istanbul |
| 20:30 | Kewell 42' (pen.) Baroš 49' |
Report | Guerrero 57', 60' Olić 90' |
Attendance: 23,500 Referee: Pedro Proença (Portugal) |
Quarter-finals
| 9 April 2009 | Hamburg | 3–1 | Manchester City | HSH Nordbank Arena, Hamburg |
| 20:45 | Mathijsen 9' Trochowski 63' (pen.)Guerrero 79' |
Report | Ireland 1' |
Attendance: 50,500 Referee: Olegário Benquerença (Portugal) |
| 16 April 2009 | Manchester City | 2–1 (3–4 agg.) | Hamburg | City of Manchester Stadium, Manchester |
| 20:45 | Elano 17' (pen.) Caicedo 50' |
Report | Guerrero 12' |
Attendance: 47,009 Referee: Nicola Rizzoli (Italy) |
Semi-finals
| 30 April 2009 | Werder Bremen | 0–1 | Hamburg | Weserstadion, Bremen |
| 20:45 | Report | Trochowski 28' |
Attendance: 37,500 Referee: Howard Webb (England) |
| 7 May 2009 | Hamburg | 2–3 (3–3a agg.) | Werder Bremen | HSH Nordbank Arena, Hamburg |
| 20:45 | Olić 13', 87' |
Report | Diego 29' Pizarro 66'Baumann 83' |
Attendance: 51,000 Referee: Frank De Bleeckere (Belgium) |
Final
References
Notes
- ^ Streit was born in Bucharest, Romania, but also qualified to represent Germany internationally and represented them at U-16, U-17, U-18, and B level.
- ^ Petrić was born in Brčko, Yugoslavia (now Bosnia and Herzegovina), but was raised in Switzerland and also qualified to represent Croatia internationally and represented Switzerland at U-17 and U-21 level before making his international debut for Croatia in November 2001.
- ^ Trochowski was born in Tczew, Poland, but was raised in Germany from the age of 5 and made his international debut for Germany in October 2002.
- ^ Castelen was born in Paramaribo, Suriname, but also qualified to represent the Netherlands internationally and made his international debut for the Netherlands in August 2004.
- ^ Demel was born in Orsay, France, but also holds an Ivory Coast passport and made his international debut for the Ivory Coast in 2004.
- ^ Choupo-Moting was born in Hamburg, West Germany, and represented Germany at U-19 and U-21 level, but also qualified to represent Cameroon internationally through his father and made his international debut for Cameroon in June 2010.
- ^ Ndjeng was born in Bonn, West Germany, but also qualified to represent Cameroon internationally through his father and made his international debut for Cameroon in May 2008.
- ^ Tavares was born in Villeneuve-Saint-Georges, France, but also qualified to represent Cape Verde and Senegal internationally through his mother and father respectively and was called up by Cape Verde in May 2008 before making his international debut for Senegal in 2009.
- ^ Sinouh was born in Amsterdam, Netherlands, but also qualified to represent Morocco internationally and made his international debut for Morocco in 2004.
- ^ Torun was born in Hamburg, West Germany, but also qualified to represent Turkey internationally and represented them at U-15, U-16, U-17, U-18, U-21 and B level before making his international debut for Turkey in February 2011.
- ^ Ben-Hatira was born in West Berlin, West Germany, and represented Germany at U-19, U-20, and U-21 level, but also qualified to represent Tunisia internationally and made his international debut for Tunisia in February 2012.