2008–09 Borussia Dortmund season

During the 2008–09 German football season, Borussia Dortmund competed in the Bundesliga.

Borussia Dortmund
2008–09 season
ManagerJürgen Klopp
Bundesliga6th
DFB-PokalRound of 16
UEFA CupFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague:

All:
Alexander Frei (12)

Season summary

In Jürgen Klopp's first season in charge of Dortmund, they rose to 6th in the final table, but were 2 points shy of qualifying for the revamped UEFA Europa League. Notably, they were one of only two teams to go the league season unbeaten at home (the other being champions Wolfsburg).

Kit

Dortmund's kit was manufactured by Nike and sponsored by German chemical company Evonik.

Players

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
3 DF Lee Young-pyo
4 DF Neven Subotić
5 MF Sebastian Kehl (captain)
6 MF Florian Kringe
7 MF Tinga
9 FW Nelson Valdez
10 FW Mohamed Zidan
13 FW Alexander Frei
15 DF Mats Hummels (on loan from Bayern Munich)
16 MF Jakub Błaszczykowski
17 DF Dedê
No. Position Player
20 GK Marc Ziegler
22 MF Kevin-Prince Boateng (on loan from Tottenham Hotspur)
23 MF Nuri Şahin
24 DF Daniel Gordon[notes 1]
25 DF Patrick Owomoyela
27 DF Felipe Santana
29 DF Marcel Schmelzer
30 MF Tamás Hajnal
32 DF Uwe Hünemeier
34 FW Bajram Sadrijaj
36 MF Yasin Öztekin
39 FW Christopher Kullmann
42 MF Damir Vrančić

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
8 MF Giovanni Federico (on loan to Karlsruhe)
10 FW Mladen Petrić[notes 2] (to Hamburg)
11 MF Delron Buckley (on loan to Mainz)
14 DF Antonio Rukavina (on loan to 1860 Munich)
No. Position Player
19 FW Diego Klimowicz (to VfL Bochum)
21 DF Robert Kovač[notes 3] (to Dinamo Zagreb)
22 MF Marc-André Kruska (to Club Brugge)
31 GK Lukas Kruse (to Augsburg)

Transfers

In

Out

References
  1. http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/ger/2008-2009/bundes/dortmund.htm
  2. "Dortmund swoop for Brazilian". Sky Sports. 16 May 2008. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
  3. "Abwehrspieler Felipe Santana kommt zum BVB". Borussia Dortmund Home Page. 16 May 2008. Archived from the original on 22 July 2016. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
  4. "BVB Acquires Striker Mohamed Zidan". Borussia Dortmund official website. 17 August 2008. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
  5. "Hamburg swoop for Petric". Sky Sports. 17 August 2008. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
  6. "Tottenham offload Lee to Dortmund". BBC Sport. 27 August 2008. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
  7. "Boateng leaves Spurs for Dortmund". BBC Sport. 11 January 2009. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
  8. "HSV sign Mladen Petric". Hamburger SV official website. 17 August 2008. Archived from the original on 7 June 2020. Retrieved 18 August 2008.
  9. "Robert Kovač u Dinamu" (in Croatian). nk-dinamo.hr. 7 June 2020. Retrieved 8 September 2009.

Notes
  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. Senesie was born in Koindu, Sierra Leone, but also qualified to represent Germany internationally and represented them at U-20 and U-21 level.
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