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2008–09 VfL Wolfsburg season

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VfL Wolfsburg
2008–09 season
André Lenz (left) and Jan Šimůnek (right) in the victory parade following Wolfsburg's title-winning season, 2009
ManagerFelix Magath
Bundesliga1st
DFB-PokalQuarter-finals
UEFA CupRound of 32
Top goalscorerLeague: Grafite (28)
All: Edin Džeko (36)

VfL Wolfsburg won their first ever Bundesliga title during this season. Manager Felix Magath formed an attacking lineup, which included strikers Edin Džeko and Grafite, the pair scoring 54 goals between them, much due to the help of attacking midfielder Zvjezdan Misimović's 20 assists.

Players

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First-team squad

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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. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Switzerland SUI Diego Benaglio
2 DF Italy ITA Cristian Zaccardo
3 DF Brazil BRA Rodrigo Alvim
4 DF Germany GER Marcel Schäfer
5 DF Portugal POR Ricardo Costa
6 DF Czech Republic CZE Jan Šimůnek
7 MF Brazil BRA Josué (captain)
8 FW Japan JPN Yoshito Ōkubo
9 FW Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Edin Džeko
10 MF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Zvjezdan Misimović[notes 1]
11 FW Brazil BRA Caiuby
12 GK Germany GER André Lenz
13 MF Japan JPN Makoto Hasebe
15 MF Germany GER Daniel Adlung
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 DF Germany GER Alexander Madlung
19 DF Slovakia SVK Peter Pekarík
20 DF Germany GER Sascha Riether
21 GK Germany GER Patrick Platins
22 DF Germany GER Kevin Wolze
23 FW Brazil BRA Grafite
24 MF Iran IRN Ashkan Dejagah[notes 2]
25 MF Germany GER Christian Gentner
27 MF Germany GER Alexander Esswein
32 MF Germany GER Sebastian Schindzielorz[notes 3]
33 DF Germany GER Daniel Reiche
35 GK Switzerland SUI Marwin Hitz
37 DF Kazakhstan KAZ Sergei Karimov
43 DF Italy ITA Andrea Barzagli

Left club during season

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
8 MF Germany GER Daniel Baier (on loan to Augsburg)
14 MF Paraguay PAR Jonathan Santana[notes 4] (on loan to San Lorenzo)
16 FW Turkey TUR Mahir Sağlık[notes 5] (on loan to Karlsruhe)
18 MF Poland POL Jacek Krzynówek (to Hannover 96)
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 MF Romania ROU Vlad Munteanu (on loan to Arminia Bielefeld)
31 MF Germany GER Alexander Laas (on loan to Arminia Bielefeld)
31 DF Germany GER Bernd Korzynietz (on loan from Arminia Bielefeld)

Competitions

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Bundesliga

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 VfL Wolfsburg (C) 34 21 6 7 80 41 +39 69 Qualification to Champions League group stage
2 Bayern Munich 34 20 7 7 71 42 +29 67
3 VfB Stuttgart 34 19 7 8 63 43 +20 64 Qualification to Champions League play-off round
4 Hertha BSC 34 19 6 9 48 41 +7 63 Qualification to Europa League play-off round
5 Hamburger SV 34 19 4 11 49 47 +2 61 Qualification to Europa League third qualifying round
Source: kicker (in German)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

Matches

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16 August 2008 1 VfL Wolfsburg 2–1 1. FC Köln Wolfsburg
Gentner 48'
Misimović 78'
Novaković 19' Stadium: Volkswagen Arena
22 November 2008 14 VfL Wolfsburg 4–1 VfB Stuttgart Wolfsburg
Grafite 51', 76'
Džeko 79', 90+5'
Lanig 17' Stadium: Volkswagen Arena
21 February 2009 21 VfL Wolfsburg 2–1 Hertha BSC Wolfsburg
Džeko 71', 84' Cícero 62' Stadium: Volkswagen Arena
13 March 2009 24 VfL Wolfsburg 4–3 Schalke 04 Wolfsburg
Grafite 25' (pen.), 74', 84'
Džeko 44'
Westermann 9'
Jones 76'
Kurányi 90'
Stadium: Volkswagen Arena
16 May 2009 33 Hannover 96 0–5 VfL Wolfsburg Hanover
Džeko 14', 54', 79'
Grafite 33', 36'
Attendance: AWD-Arena

DFB-Pokal

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10 August 2008 First round 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 0–3 VfL Wolfsburg Heidenheim
14:30 CEST Grafite 54'
Sağlık 57', 75'
Stadium: Albstadion
Attendance: 7,500
Referee: Thomas Metzen (Mechernich)
24 September 2008 Second round FC Oberneuland 0–7 VfL Wolfsburg Bremen
19:00 CEST Džeko 15', 20', 57', 75'
Schäfer 26'
Dejagah 67'
Caiuby 89'
Stadium: Weserstadion Platz 11
Attendance: 2,196
Referee: Guido Winkmann (Kerken)
28 January 2009 Third round VfL Wolfsburg 5–1 Hansa Rostock Wolfsburg
20:30 CET Grafite 58', 86' (pen.), 90'
Bülow 66' (o.g.)
Gentner 79'
Fillinger 68' Stadium: Volkswagen Arena
Attendance: 12,500
Referee: Jochen Drees (Münster-Sarmsheim)
4 March 2009 Quarter-finals VfL Wolfsburg 2–5 Werder Bremen Wolfsburg
19:00 CET Džeko 10', 42' Diego 3', 55' (pen.)
Özil 6'
Pizarro 71', 89'
Stadium: Volkswagen Arena
Attendance: 24,115
Referee: Thorsten Kinhöfer (Herne)

UEFA Cup

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First round

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18 September 2008 First leg VfL Wolfsburg Germany 1–0 Romania Rapid București Wolfsburg
19:00 CET Grafite 47' (pen.) Stadium: Volkswagen Arena
Referee: Gianluca Rocchi (Italy)

Group stage

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification WOL ACM BRA POR HVN
1 Germany VfL Wolfsburg 4 3 1 0 13 7 +6 10 Advance to knockout stage 3–2 5–1
2 Italy Milan 4 2 2 0 8 5 +3 8 2–2 1–0
3 Portugal Braga 4 2 0 2 7 5 +2 6 2–3 3–0
4 England Portsmouth 4 1 1 2 7 8 −1 4 2–2 3–0
5 Netherlands Heerenveen 4 0 0 4 3 13 −10 0 1–3 1–2
Source: RSSSF
6 November 2008 1 VfL Wolfsburg Germany 5–1 Netherlands Heerenveen Wolfsburg
19:45 UTC+1 Džeko 34', 61'
Grafite 39'
Misimović 53'
Krzynówek 71'
Väyrynen 31' Stadium: Volkswagen Arena
Attendance: 15,615
Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Sweden)
27 November 2008 2 Braga Portugal 2–3 Germany VfL Wolfsburg Braga
21:30 UTC+0 Barzagli 6' (o.g.)
Meyong 49'
Džeko 24'
Misimović 83' (pen.), 90+4'
Stadium: Estádio AXA
Attendance: 7,294
Referee: Anton Genov (Bulgaria)
4 December 2008 3 VfL Wolfsburg Germany 3–2 England Portsmouth Wolfsburg
20:45 UTC+1 Džeko 3'
Gentner 23'
Misimović 74'
Defoe 11'
Mvuemba 14'
Stadium: Volkswagen Arena
Attendance: 21,015
Referee: Ivan Bebek (Croatia)
17 December 2008 4 Milan Italy 2–2 Germany VfL Wolfsburg Milan
20:45 UTC+1 Ambrosini 17'
Pato 56'
Zaccardo 56'
Sağlık 81'
Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 5,420
Referee: Mark Courtney (Northern Ireland)

Round of 32

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18 February 2009 First leg Paris Saint-Germain France 2–0 Germany VfL Wolfsburg Paris
20:45 Hoarau 80', 83' Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 27,447
Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen (Norway)
26 February 2009 Second leg VfL Wolfsburg Germany 1–3 France Paris Saint-Germain Wolfsburg
19:00 CET Hasebe 63' Luyindula 38' (pen.), 73'
Rothen 60'
Stadium: Volkswagen Arena
Referee: Vladimír Hriňák (Slovakia)

Statistics

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Top scorers

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Bundesliga

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DFB-Pokal

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References

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  1. ^ "FootballSquads - VFL Wolfsburg - 2008/09".

Notes

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  1. ^ Misimović was born in Munich, West Germany (now Germany), but also qualified to represent Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia, and its successor states internationally through his parents and represented Yugoslavia at U-19 and U-21 level before making his international debut for Bosnia and Herzegovina in February 2004.
  2. ^ Dejagah was born in Tehran, Iran, but was raised in Germany from the age of 1 and represented Germany at every youth level between U-17 and U-21 level. He was permitted to represent Iran internationally after a FIFA rule change in 2009 and made his international debut for Iran in February 2012.
  3. ^ Schindzielorz was born in Krapkowice, Poland, but also qualified to represent Germany internationally and represented them at U-21 and B level, and was also called up by the senior side without playing.
  4. ^ Santana was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, but also qualified to represent Paraguay internationally through his mother and made his international debut for Paraguay in 2007.
  5. ^ Sağlık was born in Paderborn, West Germany (now Germany), but also qualified to represent Turkey internationally and represented them at every level between U-17 and U-20 level.

Sources

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Soccerbase - Wolfsburg Results