2007–08 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim season

During the 2007–08 German football season, TSG 1899 Hoffenheim competed in the 2. Bundesliga.

TSG 1899 Hoffenheim
2007–08 season
ManagerGermany Ralf Rangnick
StadiumDietmar-Hopp-Stadion
2. Bundesliga2nd (promoted)
DFB-PokalQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerChinedu Obasi (12)

Season summary

Hoffenheim's first ever season in the 2. Bundesliga saw them promoted to the Bundesliga for the first time, as runners-up.

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. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Germany GER Daniel Haas
3 DF Germany GER Matthias Jaissle
4 MF Germany GER Steffen Haas
5 DF Germany GER Marvin Compper
6 DF Germany GER Michael Rundio
7 DF Germany GER Dragan Paljić
9 FW Croatia CRO Tomislav Marić[notes 1]
10 MF Germany GER Selim Teber
11 MF Germany GER Jochen Seitz
12 DF Germany GER Denis Bindnagel
13 DF Hungary HUN Zsolt Lőw
14 DF Germany GER Christoph Janker
15 DF Czech Republic CZE Radek Špiláček
16 MF Germany GER Matthias Keller
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 MF Germany GER Tobias Weis
18 FW Germany GER Kai Hesse
19 FW Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Vedad Ibišević
20 FW Nigeria NGA Chinedu Obasi
21 MF Brazil BRA Luiz Gustavo (on loan from Corinthians Alagoano)
22 FW Germany GER Francisco Copado
23 MF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Sejad Salihović
24 DF Sweden SWE Per Nilsson
25 DF Ghana GHA Isaac Vorsah (on loan from Asante Kotoko)
26 DF Austria AUT Andreas Ibertsberger
27 GK Austria AUT Ramazan Özcan
29 FW Senegal SEN Demba Ba[notes 2]
30 GK Germany GER Thorsten Kirschbaum
33 MF Brazil BRA Carlos Eduardo

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. Pos. Nation Player
5 DF Germany GER Marcel Throm (to Sportfreunde Siegen)
8 MF Germany GER Andreas Mayer (to VfR Aalen)
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 FW Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Mirnes Mešić (to Kickers Offenbach)

Competitions

Overview
Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Bundesliga 12 August 2007 18 May 2008 Matchday 1 2nd 34 17 9 8 60 40 +20 050.00
DFB-Pokal 3 August 2007 26 February 2008 First round Quarter-finals 4 3 0 1 9 7 +2 075.00
Total 38 20 9 9 69 47 +22 052.63

Last updated: 1 March 2022
Source: DFB

2. Bundesliga
Main article: 2007–08 2. Bundesliga

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Borussia Mönchengladbach (C, P) 34 18 12 4 71 38 +33 66 Promotion to Bundesliga
2 1899 Hoffenheim (P) 34 17 9 8 60 40 +20 60
3 1. FC Köln (P) 34 17 9 8 62 44 +18 60
4 Mainz 05 34 16 10 8 62 36 +26 58
5 SC Freiburg 34 15 10 9 49 44 +5 55
Source: Bundesliga.de
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
34 17 9 8 60 40  +20 60 11 2 4 34 17  +17 6 7 4 26 23  +3

Last updated: 1 March 2022.
Source: DFB

Results by round
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ResultLDLLWWDWDWDDWLDDLWWWWWWWDWWLLWLWDW
Position1314171715131311109988888877764422222324332
Updated to match(es) played on 18 May 2008. Source: DFB
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

References
  1. "FootballSquads - 1899 Hoffenheim - 2007/08".

Notes
  1. Marić was born in Heilbronn, West Germany (now Germany), but also qualified to represent Croatia internationally through his parents and made his international debut for Croatia in May 2002.
  2. Ba was born in Sèvres, France, but also qualified to represent Senegal internationally through his parents and made his international debut for Senegal in June 2007.
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