2009–10 SV Werder Bremen season

SV Werder Bremen
2009–10 season
Manager	Thomas Schaaf
Stadium	Weser-Stadion
Bundesliga	3rd
DFB-Pokal	Runners-up
UEFA Europa League	Round of 16
Top goalscorer	Claudio Pizarro (16)

During the 2009–10 German football season, SV Werder Bremen competed in the Bundesliga.

Season summary

After last season's poor league form, 2009–10 saw a return to business for Bremen as they finished third, qualifying for the Champions League qualifying rounds. Bremen also reached the DFB-Pokal final for the second season running, but lost to Bayern Munich.

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	Tim Wiese
2	DF	Sebastian Boenisch[notes 1]
3	DF	Petri Pasanen
4	DF	Naldo
6	MF	Tim Borowski
8	DF	Clemens Fritz
9	FW	Markus Rosenberg
10	MF	Marko Marin[notes 2]
11	MF	Mesut Özil
14	MF	Aaron Hunt
15	DF	Sebastian Prödl
16	DF	Aymen Abdennour (on loan from Étoile du Sahel)
17	MF	Said Husejinović
19	FW	Sandro Wagner
20	MF	Daniel Jensen
21	GK	Sebastian Mielitz

No.	Position	Player
22	MF	Torsten Frings (captain)
23	FW	Hugo Almeida
24	FW	Claudio Pizarro
25	MF	Peter Niemeyer
27	DF	Niklas Andersen
29	DF	Per Mertesacker
30	FW	Márkó Futács
31	MF	Kevin Artmann
32	MF	José-Alex Ikeng[notes 3]
33	GK	Christian Vander
41	DF	Dominik Schmidt
42	GK	Felix Wiedwald
43	FW	Pascal Testroet
44	MF	Philipp Bargfrede
45	DF	Timo Perthel
46	MF	Onur Ayık[notes 4]

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
5	DF	Duško Tošić (released)
7	MF	Jurica Vranješ (on loan to Gençlerbirliği)
18	FW	Boubacar Sanogo (to Saint-Étienne)

No.	Position	Player
34	FW	Martin Harnik[notes 5] (on loan to Fortuna Düsseldorf)
39	FW	Marcelo Martins Moreno (on loan from Shakhtar Donetsk)
47	FW	Torsten Oehrl (on loan to Fortuna Düsseldorf)

Results

Europa League

Play-off round

20 August 2009	Werder Bremen	6–3	Aktobe	Weser-Stadion, Bremen
21:00	Boenisch 17' Pizarro 28' Naldo 36', 65' Almeida 60' Özil 67' (pen.)	Report	Strukov 21', 32' Smakov 87'	Attendance: 21,446 Referee: Tony Asumaa (Finland)

27 August 2009	Aktobe	0–2	Werder Bremen	Aktobe Central Stadium, Aktobe
16:00		Report	Pizarro 10', 45+1'	Attendance: 11,000 Referee: Vladimír Hriňák (Slovakia)

Werder Bremen won 8–3 on aggregate.

Group stage

17 September 2009	Nacional	2–3	Werder Bremen	Estádio da Madeira, Funchal
21:05	Lopes 68' Halliche 75'	Report	Frings 39' (pen.) Pizarro 55', 85'	Attendance: 3,082 Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen (Norway)

1 October 2009	Werder Bremen	3–1	Athletic Bilbao	Weser-Stadion, Bremen
19:00	Hunt 18' Naldo 41' Frings 90+4' (pen.)	Report	Llorente 90+1'	Attendance: 24,305 Referee: Alexandru Tudor (Romania)

22 October 2009	Austria Wien	2–2	Werder Bremen	Franz Horr Stadium, Vienna
19:00	Sulimani 73' Schumacher 87'	Report	Pizarro 19', 63'	Attendance: 11,000 Referee: Paolo Tagliavento (Italy)

5 November 2009	Werder Bremen	2–0	Austria Wien	Weser-Stadion, Bremen
21:05	Borowski 81' Almeida 84'	Report		Attendance: 25,121 Referee: Stefan Johannesson (Sweden)

3 December 2009	Werder Bremen	4–1	Nacional	Weser-Stadion, Bremen
19:00	Rosenberg 31', 34' Moreno 84' Marin 90+2'	Report	Micael 61'	Attendance: 24,784 Referee: Alon Yefet (Israel)

16 December 2009	Athletic Bilbao	0–3	Werder Bremen	San Mamés Stadium, Bilbao
21:05		Report	Pizarro 13' Naldo 20' Rosenberg 36'	Attendance: 27,500 Referee: Serge Gumienny (Belgium)

Round of 32

18 February 2010	Twente	1–0	Werder Bremen	De Grolsch Veste, Enschede
19:00	Janssen 38'	Report		Attendance: 24,000 Referee: Lucílio Batista (Portugal)

25 February 2010	Werder Bremen	4–1	Twente	Weser-Stadion, Bremen
21:05	Pizarro 15', 20', 58' Naldo 27'	Report	De Jong 33'	Attendance: 20,963 Referee: Kristinn Jakobsson (Iceland)

Werder Bremen won 4–2 on aggregate.

Round of 16

11 March 2010	Valencia	1–1	Werder Bremen	Mestalla Stadium, Valencia
21:05	Mata 57'	Report	Frings 24' (pen.)	Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Martin Atkinson (England)

18 March 2010	Werder Bremen	4–4	Valencia	Weser-Stadion, Bremen
19:00	Almeida 26' Frings 57' (pen.) Marin 62' Pizarro 84'	Report	Villa 2', 45', 65' Mata 15'	Attendance: 24,200 Referee: Kevin Blom (Netherlands)

Valencia 5–5 Werder Bremen on aggregate. Valencia won on away goals.

References

"FootballSquads - Werder Bremen - 2009/10". www.footballsquads.co.uk.

Notes

Boenisch was born in Gliwice, Poland, but was raised in Germany from the age of 1 and represented them at U-20 and U-21 level. He would later change his allegiance to Poland and make his international debut for Poland in September 2010.
Marin was born in Bosanska Gradiška, Yugoslavia (now Bosnia and Herzegovina), but was raised in Germany from the age of 2 and represented them at U-16, U-17, U-18 and U-21 level before making his international debut for Germany in May 2008.
Ikeng was born in Bafia, Cameroon, but also qualified to represent Germany internationally and represented them at U-18 level.
Ayık was born in Walsrode, West Germany (now Germany), but also qualifies to represent Turkey internationally and has represented them at U-16, U-18, U-19, and U-23 level.
Harnik was born in Hamburg, West Germany (now Germany), but also qualifies to represent Austria internationally through his father and represented them at U-19, U-20, and U-21 level before making his international debut for Austria in August 2007.

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[1] "FootballSquads - Werder Bremen - 2009/10". www.footballsquads.co.uk.

[2] Boenisch was born in Gliwice, Poland, but was raised in Germany from the age of 1 and represented them at U-20 and U-21 level. He would later change his allegiance to Poland and make his international debut for Poland in September 2010.

[3] Marin was born in Bosanska Gradiška, Yugoslavia (now Bosnia and Herzegovina), but was raised in Germany from the age of 2 and represented them at U-16, U-17, U-18 and U-21 level before making his international debut for Germany in May 2008.

[4] Ikeng was born in Bafia, Cameroon, but also qualified to represent Germany internationally and represented them at U-18 level.

[5] Ayık was born in Walsrode, West Germany (now Germany), but also qualifies to represent Turkey internationally and has represented them at U-16, U-18, U-19, and U-23 level.

[6] Harnik was born in Hamburg, West Germany (now Germany), but also qualifies to represent Austria internationally through his father and represented them at U-19, U-20, and U-21 level before making his international debut for Austria in August 2007.