2007–08 Borussia Dortmund season

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

Borussia Dortmund
2007–08 season
Manager Thomas Doll
StadiumWestfalenstadion
Bundesliga13th
DFB-PokalRunners-up
Top goalscorerMladen Petrić (13)

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

References
  1. http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/ger/2007-2008/bundes/dortmund.htm

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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