2008–09 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim season

During the 2008–09 German football season, TSG 1899 Hoffenheim competed in the Bundesliga.

TSG 1899 Hoffenheim

2008–09 season
Manager	Ralf Rangnick
Stadium	Carl-Benz-Stadion (until 31 January) Rhein-Neckar-Arena (from 31 January)
Bundesliga	7th
DFB-Pokal	Second round
Top goalscorer	League: Vedad Ibišević (18) All: Vedad Ibišević (19)
Home colours Away colours
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Season summary

In their first ever season in the Bundesliga, Hoffenheim finished seventh.

First-team squad

Squad at end of season^[1]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  GER Daniel Haas 2 DF  GER Andreas Beck 3 DF  GER Matthias Jaissle 4 DF  TUR Aytaç Sulu[notes 1] 5 DF  GER Marvin Compper 6 DF  BRA Fabricio (on loan from Flamengo) 9 FW  SEN Demba Ba[notes 2] 10 MF  GER Selim Teber 12 FW  BRA Wellington 14 DF  GER Christoph Janker 17 MF  GER Tobias Weis 18 FW  CIV Boubacar Sanogo (on loan from Werder Bremen) 19 FW  BIH Vedad Ibišević 20 FW  NGA Chinedu Obasi 21 MF  BRA Luiz Gustavo

No. Pos. Nation Player 23 MF  BIH Sejad Salihović 24 DF  SWE Per Nilsson 25 DF  GHA Isaac Vorsah 26 DF  AUT Andreas Ibertsberger 27 GK  AUT Ramazan Özcan 28 GK  GER Timo Hildebrand 29 GK  GER Daniel Bernhardt 32 FW  GER Kai Herdling 33 MF  BRA Carlos Eduardo 34 MF  GER Boris Vukčević[notes 3] 36 FW  GER Marco Terrazzino 37 MF  GER Jonas Strifler 39 MF  GER Pascal Groß 42 DF  GER Kevin Conrad

Left club during season

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 7 DF  GER Dragan Paljić (to Kaiserslautern) 11 DF  GER Jochen Seitz (to Alemannia Aachen) 13 DF  HUN Zsolt Lőw (to Mainz)

No. Pos. Nation Player 18 FW  GER Kai Hesse (to Kaiserslautern) 22 MF  GER Francisco Copado (to SpVgg Unterhaching) 30 GK  GER Thorsten Kirschbaum (to Vaduz)

Competitions

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Bundesliga	16 August 2008	23 May 2009	Matchday 1	7th	34	15	10	9	63	49	+14	044.12
DFB-Pokal	10 August 2008	24 September 2008	First round	Second round	2	1	0	1	2	3	−1	050.00
Total					36	16	10	10	65	52	+13	044.44

Last updated: 1 March 2022
Source: DFB

Bundesliga

Main article: 2008–09 Bundesliga

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
5	Hamburger SV	34	19	4	11	49	47	+2	61	Qualification to Europa League third qualifying round
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

Source: kicker (in German)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
34	15	10	9	63	49	+14	55	9	5	3	30	18	+12	6	5	6	33	31	+2

Last updated: 1 March 2022.
Source: DFB

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34
Ground	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	W	W	L	D	W	L	W	W	W	W	W	L	W	W	W	L	D	W	D	L	D	D	D	D	D	L	L	D	L	L	W	W	D	W
Position	1	1	6	6	2	6	2	2	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	3	2	5	5	6	6	8	8	9	8	7	7	7

Updated to match(es) played on 23 May 2009. Source: DFB
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Energie Cottbus v 1899 Hoffenheim

16 August 2008 1	Energie Cottbus	0–3	1899 Hoffenheim	Cottbus
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Ibišević 16', 76' Ba 54'	Stadium: Stadion der Freundschaft Attendance: 18,370 Referee: Guido Winkmann

1899 Hoffenheim v Borussia Mönchengladbach

23 August 2008 2	1899 Hoffenheim	1–0	Borussia Mönchengladbach	Mannheim
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Ibišević 31'	Report		Stadium: Carl-Benz-Stadion Attendance: 26,300 Referee: Thorsten Kinhöfer

Bayer Leverkusen v 1899 Hoffenheim

30 August 2008 3	Bayer Leverkusen	5–2	1899 Hoffenheim	Leverkusen
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Haggui 8' Friedrich 16' Kießling 36', 87' Barnetta 83'	Report	Ibišević 20' Salihović 58' (pen.)	Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 21,000 Referee: Felix Brych

1899 Hoffenheim v VfB Stuttgart

13 September 2008 4	1899 Hoffenheim	0–0	VfB Stuttgart	Mannheim
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Carl-Benz-Stadion Attendance: 26,300 Referee: Peter Sippel

1899 Hoffenheim v Borussia Dortmund

21 September 2008 5	1899 Hoffenheim	4–1	Borussia Dortmund	Mannheim
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Ibišević 5', 47' Salihović 25' Eduardo 67'	Report	Santana 90'	Stadium: Carl-Benz-Stadion Attendance: 26,300 Referee: Babak Rafati

Werder Bremen v 1899 Hoffenheim

27 September 2008 6	Werder Bremen	5–4	1899 Hoffenheim	Bremen
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Özil 8', 81' Pizarro 16' Diego 21' Hunt 30'	Report	Ba 15' Salihović 36' Ibišević 62' (pen.) Compper 71'	Stadium: Weserstadion Attendance: 40,059 Referee: Günter Perl

1899 Hoffenheim v Eintracht Frankfurt

4 October 2008 7	1899 Hoffenheim	2–1	Eintracht Frankfurt	Mannheim
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Ba 47', 71'	Report	Steinhöfer 66'	Stadium: Carl-Benz-Stadion Attendance: 26,300 Referee: Helmut Fleischer

Hannover 96 v 1899 Hoffenheim

18 October 2008 8	Hannover 96	2–5	1899 Hoffenheim	Hannover
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Schulz 47' Štajner 63'	Report	Ibišević 35', 83' Obasi 69' Salihović 72' Ba 80'	Stadium: AWD-Arena Attendance: 42,321 Referee: Marc Seemann

1899 Hoffenheim v Hamburger SV

26 October 2008 9	1899 Hoffenheim	3–0	Hamburger SV	Mannheim
17:00 CET (UTC+1)	Obasi 7', 36' Ibišević 13'	Report		Stadium: Carl-Benz-Stadion Attendance: 26,300 Referee: Wolfgang Stark

VfL Bochum v 1899 Hoffenheim

29 October 2008 10	VfL Bochum	1–3	1899 Hoffenheim	Bochum
20:00 CET (UTC+1)	Grote 2'	Report	Ba 65' Ibišević 70' (pen.) Eduardo 71'	Stadium: Rewirpowerstadion Attendance: 24,444 Referee: Peter Gagelmann

1899 Hoffenheim v Karlsruher SC

1 November 2008 11	1899 Hoffenheim	4–1	Karlsruher SC	Mannheim
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Ibišević 15', 76' Obasi 66', 78'	Report	Freis 20'	Stadium: Carl-Benz-Stadion Attendance: 26,300 Referee: Felix Brych

Hertha BSC v 1899 Hoffenheim

9 November 2008 12	Hertha BSC	1–0	1899 Hoffenheim	Berlin
17:00 CET (UTC+1)	Voronin 70'	Report		Stadium: Olympiastadion Attendance: 58,862 Referee: Herbert Fandel

1899 Hoffenheim v VfL Wolfsburg

15 November 2008 13	1899 Hoffenheim	3–2	VfL Wolfsburg	Mannheim
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Ibišević 22' Eduardo 37' Obasi 69'	Report	Grafite 27' Džeko 41'	Stadium: Carl-Benz-Stadion Attendance: 26,000 Referee: Guido Winkmann

1. FC Köln v 1899 Hoffenheim

22 November 2008 14	1. FC Köln	1–3	1899 Hoffenheim	Cologne
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Petit 78'	Report	Ba 31' Ibišević 66', 87'	Stadium: RheinEnergieStadion Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Deniz Aytekin

1899 Hoffenheim v Arminia Bielefeld

29 November 2008 15	1899 Hoffenheim	3–0	Arminia Bielefeld	Mannheim
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Ibišević 4' Eduardo 10' Copado 88' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Carl-Benz-Stadion Attendance: 26,000 Referee: Michael Weiner

Bayern Munich v 1899 Hoffenheim

5 December 2008 16	Bayern Munich	2–1	1899 Hoffenheim	Munich
20:30 CET (UTC+1)	Lahm 60' Toni 90'	Report	Ibišević 49'	Stadium: Allianz Arena Attendance: 69,000 Referee: Florian Meyer

1899 Hoffenheim v Schalke 04

14 December 2008 17	1899 Hoffenheim	1–1	Schalke 04	Mannheim
17:00 CET (UTC+1)	Teber 72'	Report	Asamoah 40'	Stadium: Carl-Benz-Stadion Attendance: 26,300 Referee: Peter Gagelmann

1899 Hoffenheim v Energie Cottbus

31 January 2009 18	1899 Hoffenheim	2–0	Energie Cottbus	Sinsheim
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Ba 28' Sanogo 63'	Report		Stadium: Rhein-Neckar-Arena Attendance: 30,150 Referee: Manuel Gräfe

Borussia Mönchengladbach v 1899 Hoffenheim

7 February 2009 19	Borussia Mönchengladbach	1–1	1899 Hoffenheim	Mönchengladbach
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Baumjohann 44'	Report	Wellington 89'	Stadium: Borussia-Park Attendance: 42,421 Referee: Lutz Wagner

1899 Hoffenheim v Bayer Leverkusen

13 February 2009 20	1899 Hoffenheim	1–4	Bayer Leverkusen	Sinsheim
20:30 CET (UTC+1)	Salihović 31' (pen.)	Report	Helmes 3', 45' Rolfes 12' Castro 48'	Stadium: Rhein-Neckar-Arena Attendance: 30,150 Referee: Helmut Fleischer

VfB Stuttgart v 1899 Hoffenheim

21 February 2009 21	VfB Stuttgart	3–3	1899 Hoffenheim	Stuttgart
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Cacau 26' Gómez 31', 63'	Report	Ba 24', 45', 67'	Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena Attendance: 54,000 Referee: Michael Kempter

Borussia Dortmund v 1899 Hoffenheim

28 February 2009 22	Borussia Dortmund	0–0	1899 Hoffenheim	Dortmund
15:30 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Signal Iduna Park Attendance: 78,800 Referee: Herbert Fandel

1899 Hoffenheim v Werder Bremen

7 March 2009 23	1899 Hoffenheim	0–0	Werder Bremen	Sinsheim
15:30 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Rhein-Neckar-Arena Attendance: 30,150 Referee: Michael Weiner

Eintracht Frankfurt v 1899 Hoffenheim

14 March 2009 24	Eintracht Frankfurt	1–1	1899 Hoffenheim	Frankfurt
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Fink 47'	Report	Eduardo 10'	Stadium: Commerzbank-Arena Attendance: 51,500 Referee: Manuel Gräfe

1899 Hoffenheim v Hannover 96

21 March 2009 25	1899 Hoffenheim	2–2	Hannover 96	Sinsheim
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Teber 20' (pen.) Wellington 84'	Report	Balitsch 22' Eggimann 74'	Stadium: Rhein-Neckar-Arena Attendance: 30,150 Referee: Wolfgang Stark

Hamburger SV v 1899 Hoffenheim

4 April 2009 26	Hamburger SV	1–0	1899 Hoffenheim	Hamburg
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Pitroipa 28'	Report		Stadium: HSH Nordbank Arena Attendance: 57,000 Referee: Florian Meyer

1899 Hoffenheim v VfL Bochum

11 April 2009 27	1899 Hoffenheim	0–3	VfL Bochum	Sinsheim
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Šesták 42', 55', 69'	Stadium: Rhein-Neckar-Arena Attendance: 30,150 Referee: Babak Rafati

Karlsruher SC v 1899 Hoffenheim

18 April 2009 28	Karlsruher SC	2–2	1899 Hoffenheim	Karlsruhe
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Freis 33' Federico 65'	Report	Salihović 28' Teber 48'	Stadium: Wildparkstadion Attendance: 29,054 Referee: Thorsten Kinhöfer

1899 Hoffenheim v Hertha BSC

24 April 2009 29	1899 Hoffenheim	0–1	Hertha BSC	Sinsheim
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Ebert 40'	Stadium: Rhein-Neckar-Arena Attendance: 30,150 Referee: Wolfgang Stark

VfL Wolfsburg v 1899 Hoffenheim

2 May 2009 30	VfL Wolfsburg	4–0	1899 Hoffenheim	Wolfsburg
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Džeko 65', 74', 78' Grafite 89' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Volkswagen-Arena Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Peter Gagelmann

1899 Hoffenheim v 1. FC Köln

9 May 2009 31	1899 Hoffenheim	2–0	1. FC Köln	Sinsheim
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Salihović 58' Ba 68'	Report		Stadium: Rhein-Neckar-Arena Attendance: 30,150 Referee: Michael Kempter

Arminia Bielefeld v 1899 Hoffenheim

13 May 2009 32	Arminia Bielefeld	0–2	1899 Hoffenheim	Bielefeld
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Wellington 25' Salihović 82' (pen.)	Stadium: SchücoArena Attendance: 25,200 Referee: Babak Rafati

1899 Hoffenheim v Bayern Munich

16 May 2009 33	1899 Hoffenheim	2–2	Bayern Munich	Sinsheim
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Ba 21' Eduardo 29'	Report	Ribéry 16' Toni 44'	Stadium: Rhein-Neckar-Arena Attendance: 30,150 Referee: Michael Weiner

Schalke 04 v 1899 Hoffenheim

23 May 2009 34	Schalke 04	2–3	1899 Hoffenheim	Gelsenkirchen
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Krstajić 30' Farfán 34'	Report	Ba 27' Eduardo 49', 89' (pen.)	Stadium: Veltins-Arena Attendance: 61,673 Referee: Markus Schmidt

DFB-Pokal

Main article: 2008–09 DFB-Pokal

Chemnitzer FC v 1899 Hoffenheim

10 August 2008 First round	Chemnitzer FC	0–1	1899 Hoffenheim	Chemnitz
17:30 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Ibišević 77'	Stadium: Stadion an der Gellertstraße Attendance: 6,758 Referee: Günter Perl (Pullach)

SC Freiburg v 1899 Hoffenheim

24 September 2008 Second round	SC Freiburg	3–1	1899 Hoffenheim	Freiburg
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Schwaab 68' (pen.) Türker 84' Idrissou 89' (pen.)	Report	Salihović 36' (pen.)	Stadium: Dreisamstadion Attendance: 15,400 Referee: Knut Kircher (Rottenburg)