2007–08 Borussia Dortmund season

Borussia Dortmund
2007–08 season
Manager Germany Thomas Doll
Stadium Westfalenstadion
Bundesliga 13th
DFB-Pokal Runners-up
Top goalscorer Mladen Petrić (13)

During the 2007–08 German football season, Borussia Dortmund competed in the Bundesliga.

Season summary

Dortmund experienced their worst season in 20 years, finishing in 13th place, although they managed to reach the DFB-Pokal final. Manager Thomas Doll resigned at the end of the season. He was replaced by Mainz coach Jürgen Klopp.

First-team squad

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.

No. Position Player
1 Germany GK Roman Weidenfeller
2 Germany DF Martin Amedick
3 Germany DF Markus Brzenska
4 Germany DF Christian Wörns (captain)
5 Germany MF Sebastian Kehl
6 Germany MF Florian Kringe
7 Brazil MF Tinga
8 Germany MF Giovanni Federico
9 Paraguay FW Nelson Valdez
10 Croatia FW Mladen Petrić[notes 1]
13 Switzerland FW Alexander Frei
14 Serbia DF Antonio Rukavina
15 Germany DF Mats Hummels (on loan from Bayern Munich)
16 Poland MF Jakub Błaszczykowski
17 Brazil DF Dedê
18 Germany MF Lars Ricken
19 Argentina FW Diego Klimowicz
No. Position Player
20 Germany GK Marc Ziegler
21 Croatia DF Robert Kovač[notes 2]
22 Germany MF Marc-André Kruska
23 Switzerland DF Philipp Degen
24 Germany DF Daniel Gordon[notes 3]
26 South Africa MF Delron Buckley
27 Germany DF Uwe Hünemeier
28 Germany MF Sebastian Tyrała[notes 4]
30 Germany GK Marcel Höttecke
31 Germany FW Christopher Nöthe
32 Cameroon MF Franck Patrick Njambe
33 Germany DF David Vržogić
34 Germany MF Christian Eggert
38 Germany DF Nico Hillenbrand
39 Germany FW Sahr Senesie[notes 5]
41 Germany GK Alexander Bade

Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
14 Poland FW Ebi Smolarek (to Racing Santander)
No. Position Player
25 Turkey MF Mehmet Akgün[notes 6] (to Willem II)

References

Notes

  1. ↑ Petrić was born in Brčko, Yugoslavia (now Bosnia and Herzegovina), but also qualified to represent Croatia internationally and made his international debut for Croatia in November 2001.
  2. ↑ Kovač was born in Berlin, West Germany (now Germany), but also qualified to represent Croatia internationally through his parents and made his international debut for Croatia in 1999.
  3. ↑ Gordon was born in Dortmund, West Germany (now Germany), but also qualifies to represent Jamaica internationally and would make his international debut for Jamaica in June 2013.
  4. ↑ Tyrała was born in Racibórz, Poland, but also qualified to represent Germany internationally and represented them at U-19 level before making his international debut for Poland in December 2008.
  5. ↑ Senesie was born in Koindu, Sierra Leone, but also qualified to represent Germany internationally and represented them at U-20 and U-21 level.
  6. ↑ Akgün was born in Bielefeld, West Germany (now Germany), but also qualified to represent Turkey internationally and represented them at U-17 level.
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