2008–09 FC Schalke 04 season

The 2008–09 season was Schalke 04's 41st season in the Bundesliga. This article shows player statistics and all matches (official and friendly) that the club played during the 2008–09 season.

Schalke 04
2008–09 season
Chairman Josef Schnusenberg
Manager Fred Rutten

Players

Squad information
N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Since
 App
 Goals
 Ends
 Transfer fee
 Notes
1 GK Neuer23 2005 61 0 2012 Youth system
32 GK Fährmann20 2006 0 0 2009 Youth system
33 GK Schober33 2007 0 0 2011
35 GK Amsif20 2008 0 0 2010 Youth system
2 DF Westermann25 2007 32 4 2011
5 DF Bordon (captain)33 2004 116 12 2011
18 DF Rafinha23 2005 92 4 2011
20 DF Krstajić35 2004 107 6 2009
23 DF Höwedes21 2007 6 0 2010 Youth system
24 DF Pander25 2004 57 4 2011 Youth system
25 DF Zambrano19 2008 0 0 2012 Youth system
3 MF Kobiashvili31 2003 134 8 2010
6 MF Streit29 2008 (Winter) 10 0 2012
7 MF Varela31 2002 82 8 2009
8 MF Ernst30 2005 90 1 2010
10 MF Rakitić21 2007 29 3 2011
13 MF Jones27 2007 30 1 2011
15 MF Zé Roberto28 2008 (Winter) 3 1 2011
21 MF Grossmüller26 2007 11 1 2011
28 MF Heppke23 2006 1 0 2009 Youth system
30 MF Kenia18 2008 0 0 2012 Youth system
37 MF Engelaar29 2008 0 0 2011
11 FW Løvenkrands29 2006 44 6 2009
14 FW Asamoah30 1999 244 41 2011
17 FW Farfán24 2008 0 0 2012
19 FW Altıntop26 2006 58 12 2010
22 FW Kurányi27 2005 96 40 2010
27 MF Sánchez29 2008 (Winter) 14 1 2011
  • Last updated: 2008-08-16
  • Source:Players transfer, Wikipedia players' articles,

Fussballdaten (for appearances and goals)

  • Ordered by position on pitch.

Players in / out

In
N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
EU
 Moving from
 Type
 Transfer
window		 Ends
 Transfer
fee		 Source
37 MF Engelaar 28EU Twente Transfer Summer 2011 €6m Sports Network
17 FW Farfán 23EU PSV Transfer Summer 2012 €10m Sports Network
35 GK Amsif 19EU Youth system Promotion Summer 2010 n/a
30 MF Kenia 17EU Youth system Promotion Summer 2012 n/a
25 DF Zambrano 18EU Youth system Promotion Summer 2012 n/a

Out
N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
EU
 Moving to
 Type
 Transfer
window		 Transfer
fee		 Source
4 DF Abel 27EU Mainz 05 Transfer Summer Undisclosed []
26 MF Azaouagh 25EU VfL Bochum Transfer Summer Undisclosed []
29 MF Bajramović 28EU Eintracht Frankfurt Transfer Summer Undisclosed []
9 FW Larsen 26EU Toulouse Transfer Summer Undisclosed []

Last updated: 2008-08-16

Squad statistics
Total Bundesliga Champions LeagueDFB Cup
No.
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Sts
 App
 Gls
 App
 Gls
 App
 Gls
App
Gls
1 GK Neuer
32 GK Fährmann 1 1 1
33 GK Schober 6 6 3 2 1
35 GK Amsif
2 DF Westermann 7 73 43 2 1
5 CB Bordon 7 71 41 2 1
18 RB Rafinha 2 31 21 1
20 CB Krstajić 2 3 2 1
23 CB Höwedes 5 7 4 2 1
24 LB Pander 7 71 4 211
25 DF Zambrano
3 MF Kobiashvili 3 5 3 1 1
6 RM Streit
7 RW Varela
8 DM Ernst 7 7 4 2 1
10 AM Rakitić 6 6 3 2 1
13 DM Jones 6 6 3 2 1
15 AM Zé Roberto
21 MF Grossmüller 1 2 2
28 MF Heppke
30 CM Kenia
37 CM Engelaar 2 2 1 1
11 FW Løvenkrands
14 RW Asamoah 2 7 4 2 1
17 FW Farfán 3 32 11 1 11
19 FW Altıntop 3 61 3 2 11
22 FW Kurányi 7 73 42 2 11
27 LW Sánchez 3 3
Last updated: 2008-09-16
Source: Match reports in competitive matches and Fussballdaten.de
Ordered by start team, game starts and position on pitch (from back right to front left)
0 shown as blank

Disciplinary record
N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Notes
24 LB Pander 1 1
8 DM Ernst 3 0 1
13 DM Jones 2 0 0
22 FW Kurányi 1 0 0
17 FW Farfán 1 0 0
10 AM Rakitić 1 0 0
19 FW Altıntop 1 0 0
18 FW Rafinha 1 0 0

Last updated: 16 September 2008
Source: Competitive matches at Fussballdaten.de
Only competitive matches
= Number of bookings; = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.

Club

Coaching staff
Position Staff
Head coach Fred Rutten
Assistant coach Mike Büskens
Assistant coach Youri Mulder
Fitness coach Rouven Schirp
Goalkeeper coach Oliver Reck

Source: Wiki.de

Other information
Chairman Josef Schnusenberg
General Secretary Peter Peters
General manager Andreas Müller
Ground (capacity and dimensions) Veltins-Arena (61,482 / 105x68m)
Club Value €348 m

Source: Managing Board (Schalke04), Veltins-Arena, Forbes

Kits
Home
Home Alternate
Away
Third
Fourth
TypeShirtShortsSocksFirst appearance / Info
HomeBlueBlueBlue
Home Alt.BlueBlueWhiteBundesliga, Match 8, 19 October against Hamburg
AwayWhiteWhiteWhite
ThirdNavyNavyNavy→ European Kit
FourthOrangeBlackOrangeBundesliga, Match 33, 16 May against Berlin → 2006–07 Third Kit

Competitions

Overall

As in the last two seasons, Schalke 04 was present in all major competitions, including the First division and the DFB Cup in Germany but they failed to qualify for the UEFA Champions League in Europe.

As of 27 August
Competition Started roundCurrent
position / round		 Final
position / round		 First match Last match
Bundesliga — — 2008-08-162009-05-23
Champions League Third qualifying round Third qualifying round Third qualifying round 2008-08-132008-08-27
UEFA Cup First round First round 2008-09-16
DFB Cup Round of 64 Round of 32 2008-08-09

Updated to match played 15 September
Source: Competitions

Bundesliga
Main article: 2008–09 Bundesliga

Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
6 Borussia Dortmund 34 15 14 5 60 37 +23 59
7 1899 Hoffenheim 34 15 10 9 63 49 +14 55
8 Schalke 04 34 14 8 12 47 35 +12 50
9 Bayer Leverkusen 34 14 7 13 59 46 +13 49
10 Werder Bremen[lower-alpha 1] 34 12 9 13 64 50 +14 45 2009–10 UEFA Europa League play-off round
Source: kicker (in German)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. Werder Bremen qualified for the play-off round of the UEFA Europa League by winning the 2008–09 DFB-Pokal.

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
27 14 7 6 47 31  +16 49 9 3 1 43 27  +16 5 4 5 4 4  0

Source: Fussballdaten

Results by round
Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAH
ResultWDWDWLDDDWWLLWLWD
Updated to match(es) played on 2008-09-15. Source: Competitive Matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Competitive
Game
 Date
 Tournament
 Round
 Ground
 Opponent
 Score1
 Report
1 2008-08-09 DFB Cup Round 1 A Hamburger SV 3 – 0
Report Report link
Kick off
19:30 CET
Attendance
18,800
Referee
Hamburger SV Schalke 04

Muftawu

 45' Farfán
 55' Altıntop
 67', Kurányi

2 2008-08-13 Champions League Qual. 1st Leg H Atlético Madrid 1 – 0
Report Report link
Kick off
20:45 CET
Attendance
54,142
Referee
Schalke 04 Atlético Madrid

 10' Ernst
 30' Pander
 42' Farfán
 89' Jones

 19' R. García
 29'  76' López
 35' Heitinga
 82' Rodríguez
 88' Pernía
 90+1' L. García

3 2008-08-16 Bundesliga 1 H Hannover 96 3 – 0
Report Report link
Kick off
15:30 CET
Attendance
61,673
Referee
Schalke 04 Hannover 96

 2' Bordon
 7'  64' Kurányi
 43' Rakitić

 27' Balitsch
 43' Lala

4 2008-08-23 Bundesliga 2 A Werder Bremen 1 – 1
Report Report link
Kick off
15:30 CET
Attendance
42,100
Referee
Dr. Helmut Fleischer
Werder Bremen Schalke 04

 64' Frings

 32' Ernst
 85' Westermann

5 2008-08-27 Champions League Qual. 2nd Leg A Atlético Madrid 0 – 4
Report Report link
Kick off
20:45 CET
Attendance
55,000
Referee
Atlético Madrid Schalke 04

 22' Agüero
 52' Pernía
 54' Forlán
 54' Forlán
 65' Rodríguez
 82' L. García
 86' Rodríguez

 34' Ernst
 45+3' Jones
 55' Altıntop
 86' Pander
 90' Rafinha

6 2008-08-30 Bundesliga 3 H VfL Bochum 1 – 0
Kick off
15:30 CET
Attendance
61,673
Referee
Schalke 04 VfL Bochum

 36' Westermann

 63' Šesták
 77'  90' Fuchs

7 2008-09-13 Bundesliga 4 A Borussia Dortmund 3 – 3
Kick off
15:30 CET
Attendance
80,600
Referee
Lutz Wagner
Borussia Dortmund Schalke 04

 16' Hajnal
 19' Subotić
 67' Subotić
 70'  89' Frei
 85' Hummels

 20' Farfán
 27' Rafinha
 39' Rafinha
 54' Westermann
 69'  73' Pander
 76' Ernst

8 2008-09-20 Bundesliga 5 H Eintracht Frankfurt 1 – 0
Kick off
--:-- CET
Attendance
61,542
Referee
Schalke 04 Eintracht Frankfurt
 41' (o.g.) Ochs
 13' Galindo
 17' Spycher
 34' Chris
 79' Fenin
9 2008-09-27 Bundesliga 6 A 1. FC Köln 1 – 0
Kick off
--:-- CET
Attendance
50,000
Referee
Meyer
1. FC Köln Schalke 04
 30' Ehmet
 43' Mohamad
 80' Geromel
 29' Rafinha
 63' Sánchez
 76' Fárfan
10 2008-10-04 Bundesliga 7 H VfL Wolfsburg 2 – 2
Kick off
--:-- CET
Attendance
60,549
Referee
Gräfe
Schalke 04 VfL Wolfsburg
 20', 90+3',  75' Kurányi
 53' Bordon
 62' Jones
 73' Krstajić
 51' Džeko
 59' Riether
 60' Misimović
 66' Caiuby
 71' Costa
11 2008-10-18 Bundesliga 8 A Hamburger SV 1 – 1
Kick off
--:-- CET
Attendance
57,000
Referee
Hamburger SV Schalke 04
 29' Trochowski
 59' Jarolím
 63' Atouba
 65' Benjamin
 48' Höwedes
 58' Bordon
 90' Rafinha
12 2008-10-25 Bundesliga 9 H Arminia Bielefeld 0 – 0
Kick off
--:-- CET
Attendance
60,886
Referee
Winkmann
Schalke 04 Arminia Bielefeld
 78' Höwedes
 35' Schuler
 42' Kamper
 64' Herzig
13 2008-10-28 Bundesliga 10 A Karlsruher SC 0 – 3
Kick off
--:-- CET
Attendance
29,164
Referee
Karlsruher SC Schalke 04
 22' Franz
 85' Carnell
 15' Bordon
 19' Kurányi
 68',  55' Farfán
 61' Engelaar
14 2008-11-01 Bundesliga 11 A Energie Cottbus 0 – 2
Kick off
--:-- CET
Attendance
16,640
Referee
Energie Cottbus Schalke 04
 45+1' Rivić
 76' Ziebig
 41' Rafinha
 52' Engelaar
 80',  67' Westermann
 78' Ernst
 90' Farfán
15 2008-11-08 Bundesliga 12 H Bayern Munich 1 – 2
Kick off
--:-- CET
Attendance
61,673
Referee
Schalke 04 Bayern Munich
 5' Farfán
 22' Ernst
 37' Rakitić
 3' Toni
 31' Ribéry
 35' Borowski
 36' Lúcio
 43' Zé Roberto
 86' Demichelis
16 2008-11-15 Bundesliga 13 A Bayer Leverkusen 3 – 4
Kick off
--:-- CET
Attendance
19,200
Referee
Gräfe
Bayer Leverkusen Schalke 04
 30' Kießling
 41' Helmes
 59' Castro
 67' Castro
 84' Dum
 42' Rafinha
 65' Bordon
 82' Engelaar
 85' Kurányi
17 2008-11-22 Bundesliga 14 H Borussia Mönchengladbach
Kick off
--:-- CET
18 2008-11-29 Bundesliga 15 A VfB Stuttgart
Kick off
--:-- CET
19 2008-12-06 Bundesliga 16 H Hertha BSC
Kick off
--:-- CET
20 2009-12-13 Bundesliga 17 A 1899 Hoffenheim
Kick off
--:-- CET
21 2009-01-31 Bundesliga 18 A Hannover 96
Kick off
--:-- CET
22 2009-02-07 Bundesliga 19 H Werder Bremen
Kick off
--:-- CET
23 2009-02-14 Bundesliga 20 A VfL Bochum
Kick off
--:-- CET
24 2009-02-21 Bundesliga 21 H Borussia Dortmund
Kick off
--:-- CET
25 2009-02-28 Bundesliga 22 A Eintracht Frankfurt
Kick off
--:-- CET
26 2009-03-07 Bundesliga 23 H 1. FC Köln
Kick off
--:-- CET
27 2009-03-14 Bundesliga 24 A VfL Wolfsburg
Kick off
--:-- CET
28 2009-03-21 Bundesliga 25 H Hamburger SV
Kick off
--:-- CET
29 2009-04-04 Bundesliga 26 A Arminia Bielefeld
Kick off
--:-- CET
30 2009-04-10 Bundesliga 27 H Karlsruher SC
Kick off
--:-- CET
31 2009-04-18 Bundesliga 28 H Energie Cottbus
Kick off
--:-- CET
32 2009-04-25 Bundesliga 29 A Bayern Munich
Kick off
--:-- CET
33 2009-05-02 Bundesliga 30 H Bayer Leverkusen
Kick off
--:-- CET
34 2009-05-09 Bundesliga 31 A Borussia Mönchengladbach
Kick off
--:-- CET
35 2009-05-12 Bundesliga 32 H VfB Stuttgart
Kick off
--:-- CET
36 2008-05-16 Bundesliga 33 A Hertha BSC
Kick off
--:-- CET
37 2009-05-23 Bundesliga 34 H 1899 Hoffenheim
Kick off
--:-- CET

Last updated: 2008-11-29
Source: Fussballdaten
1Schalke 04 goals come first.
National flags for Ground and Opponent columns are only shown when different to that of Schalke 04.
M = Match; Ground: H = Home, A = Away, N = Neutral, HR = Home replacement, AR = Away replacement.

See also
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