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
ChairmanGermany Josef Schnusenberg
ManagerNetherlands Fred Rutten
Bundesliga8th
DFB-PokalQuarter-finals
Champions LeagueThird qualifying round
Top goalscorerLeague: Kevin Kurányi (13)
All: Kevin Kurányi (16)

Players

Squad information
N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Since
 App
 Goals
 Ends
 Transfer fee
 Notes
1 GK Germany Manuel Neuer23 2005 61 0 2012 Youth system
32 GK Germany Ralf Fährmann20 2006 0 0 2009 Youth system
33 GK Germany Mathias Schober33 2007 0 0 2011
35 GK Germany Mohamed Amsif[notes 1]20 2008 0 0 2010 Youth system
2 DF Germany Heiko Westermann25 2007 32 4 2011
5 DF Brazil Marcelo Bordon (captain)33 2004 116 12 2011
18 DF Brazil Rafinha23 2005 92 4 2011
20 DF Serbia Mladen Krstajić[notes 2]35 2004 107 6 2009
23 DF Germany Benedikt Höwedes21 2007 6 0 2010 Youth system
24 DF Germany Christian Pander25 2004 57 4 2011 Youth system
25 DF Peru Carlos Zambrano19 2008 0 0 2012 Youth system
3 MF Georgia (country) Levan Kobiashvili31 2003 134 8 2010
6 MF Germany Albert Streit[notes 3]29 2008 (Winter) 10 0 2012
7 MF Uruguay Gustavo Varela31 2002 82 8 2009
8 MF Germany Fabian Ernst30 2005 90 1 2010
10 MF Croatia Ivan Rakitić[notes 4]21 2007 29 3 2011
13 MF Germany Jermaine Jones[notes 5]27 2007 30 1 2011
15 MF Brazil Zé Roberto28 2008 (Winter) 3 1 2011
21 MF Uruguay Carlos Grossmüller26 2007 11 1 2011
28 MF Germany Markus Heppke23 2006 1 0 2009 Youth system
30 MF Georgia (country) Levan Kenia18 2008 0 0 2012 Youth system
37 MF Netherlands Orlando Engelaar29 2008 0 0 2011
11 FW Denmark Peter Løvenkrands29 2006 44 6 2009
14 FW Germany Gerald Asamoah[notes 6]30 1999 244 41 2011
17 FW Peru Jefferson Farfán24 2008 0 0 2012
19 FW Turkey Halil Altıntop[notes 7]26 2006 58 12 2010
22 FW Germany Kevin Kurányi[notes 8]27 2005 96 40 2010
27 MF Uruguay Vicente Sánchez29 2008 (Winter) 14 1 2011

Fussballdaten (for appearances and goals)

  • Ordered by position on pitch.

Transfers

In
No.
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
EU
 Moving from
 Type
 Transfer
window		 Ends
 Transfer
fee		 Source
37 MF Netherlands Engelaar 28EU Twente Netherlands Transfer Summer 2011 €6m Sports Network
17 FW Peru Farfán 23EU PSV Netherlands Transfer Summer 2012 €10m Sports Network
35 GK Morocco Amsif 19EU Youth system Promotion Summer 2010 n/a
30 MF Georgia (country) Kenia 17EU Youth system Promotion Summer 2012 n/a
25 DF Peru 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 Germany Abel 27EU Mainz 05 Transfer Summer Undisclosed []
26 MF Germany Azaouagh 25EU VfL Bochum Transfer Summer Undisclosed []
29 MF Bosnia and Herzegovina Bajramović 28EU Eintracht Frankfurt Transfer Summer Undisclosed []
9 FW Denmark Larsen 26EU Toulouse France Transfer Summer Undisclosed []

Last updated: 2008-08-16

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals
Total Bundesliga Champions LeagueDFB Cup
No.
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Sts
 App
 Gls
 App
 Gls
 App
 Gls
App
Gls
1 GKGermany Neuer
32 GKGermany Fährmann 1 1 1
33 GKGermany Schober 6 6 3 2 1
35 GKMorocco Amsif
2 DFGermany Westermann 7 73 43 2 1
5 CBBrazil Bordon 7 71 41 2 1
18 RBBrazil Rafinha 2 31 21 1
20 CBSerbia Krstajić 2 3 2 1
23 CBGermany Höwedes 5 7 4 2 1
24 LBGermany Pander 7 71 4 211
25 DFPeru Zambrano
3 MFGeorgia (country) Kobiashvili 3 5 3 1 1
6 RMGermany Streit
7 RWUruguay Varela
8 DMGermany Ernst 7 7 4 2 1
10 AMCroatia Rakitić 6 6 3 2 1
13 DMGermany Jones 6 6 3 2 1
15 AMBrazil Zé Roberto
21 MFUruguay Grossmüller 1 2 2
28 MFGermany Heppke
30 CMGeorgia (country) Kenia
37 CMNetherlands Engelaar 2 2 1 1
11 FWDenmark Løvenkrands
14 RWGermany Asamoah 2 7 4 2 1
17 FWPeru Farfán 3 32 11 1 11
19 FWTurkey Altıntop 3 61 3 2 11
22 FWGermany Kurányi 7 73 42 2 11
27 LWUruguay 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
 Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Notes
24 LB Germany Pander 1 1
8 DM Germany Ernst 3 0 1
13 DM Germany Jones 2 0 0
22 FW Germany Kurányi 1 0 0
17 FW Peru Farfán 1 0 0
10 AM Croatia Rakitić 1 0 0
19 FW Turkey Altıntop 1 0 0
18 FW Brazil Rafinha 1 0 0

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

Club

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

Source: Wiki.de

Other information
Chairman Germany Josef Schnusenberg
General Secretary Germany Peter Peters
General manager Germany 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 Qualification to 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
ResultWDWDWLDDDWWLLWLWDLWLDWWLLWWWWLLLDL
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

Yellow card Muftawu

45' Farfán
55' Altıntop
67', Yellow card Kurányi

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

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

Yellow card 19' R. García
Yellow card 29' Yellow-red card 76' López
Yellow card 35' Heitinga
Yellow card 82' Rodríguez
Yellow card 88' Pernía
Yellow card 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
Yellow card 43' Rakitić

Yellow card 27' Balitsch
Yellow card 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 Germany
Werder Bremen Schalke 04

64' Frings

Yellow card 32' Ernst
85' Westermann

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

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

Yellow card 34' Ernst
Yellow card 45+3' Jones
Yellow card 55' Altıntop
Red card 86' Pander
Yellow card 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

Yellow card 63' Šesták
Yellow card 77' Yellow-red card 90' Fuchs

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

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

20' Farfán
Yellow card 27' Rafinha
39' Rafinha
54' Westermann
Yellow card 69' Yellow-red card 73' Pander
Red card 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
Yellow card 13' Galindo
Yellow card 17' Spycher
Red card 34' Chris
Yellow card 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
Yellow card 30' Ehmet
43' Mohamad
Yellow card 80' Geromel
Yellow card 29' Rafinha
Yellow card 63' Sánchez
Yellow card 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', Yellow card 75' Kurányi
Yellow card 53' Bordon
Yellow card 62' Jones
Yellow card 73' Krstajić
51' Džeko
Yellow card 59' Riether
Yellow card 60' Misimović
66' Caiuby
Red card 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
Yellow card 59' Jarolím
Yellow card 63' Atouba
Yellow card 65' Benjamin
48' Höwedes
Yellow card 58' Bordon
Yellow card 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
Yellow card 78' Höwedes
Yellow card 35' Schuler
Yellow card 42' Kamper
Yellow card 64' Herzig
13 2008-10-28 Bundesliga 10 A Karlsruher SC 0 – 3
Kick off
--:-- CET
Attendance
29,164
Referee
Karlsruher SC Schalke 04
Yellow card 22' Franz
Yellow card 85' Carnell
15' Bordon
19' Kurányi
68', Yellow card 55' Farfán
Yellow card 61' Engelaar
14 2008-11-01 Bundesliga 11 A Energie Cottbus 0 – 2
Kick off
--:-- CET
Attendance
16,640
Referee
Energie Cottbus Schalke 04
Yellow card 45+1' Rivić
Yellow card 76' Ziebig
Yellow card 41' Rafinha
Red card 52' Engelaar
80', Yellow card 67' Westermann
Yellow card 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
Yellow card 22' Ernst
Yellow card 37' Rakitić
3' Toni
31' Ribéry
Yellow card 35' Borowski
Yellow card 36' Lúcio
Yellow card 43' Zé Roberto
Yellow card 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
Yellow card 59' Castro
Yellow card 67' Castro
84' Dum
42' Rafinha
65' Bordon
82' Engelaar
85' Kurányi
17 2008-11-22 Bundesliga 14 H Borussia Mönchengladbach 3 – 1
Kick off
--:-- CET
18 2008-11-29 Bundesliga 15 A VfB Stuttgart 0 – 2
Kick off
--:-- CET
19 2008-12-06 Bundesliga 16 H Hertha BSC 1 – 0
Kick off
--:-- CET
20 2009-12-13 Bundesliga 17 A 1899 Hoffenheim 1 – 1
Kick off
--:-- CET
21 2009-01-31 Bundesliga 18 A Hannover 96 0 – 1
Kick off
--:-- CET
22 2009-02-07 Bundesliga 19 H Werder Bremen 1 – 0
Kick off
--:-- CET
23 2009-02-14 Bundesliga 20 A VfL Bochum 1 – 2
Kick off
--:-- CET
24 2009-02-21 Bundesliga 21 H Borussia Dortmund 1 – 1
Kick off
--:-- CET
25 2009-02-28 Bundesliga 22 A Eintracht Frankfurt 2 – 1
Kick off
--:-- CET
26 2009-03-07 Bundesliga 23 H 1. FC Köln 1 – 0
Kick off
--:-- CET
27 2009-03-14 Bundesliga 24 A VfL Wolfsburg 3 – 4
Kick off
--:-- CET
28 2009-03-21 Bundesliga 25 H Hamburger SV 1 – 2
Kick off
--:-- CET
29 2009-04-04 Bundesliga 26 A Arminia Bielefeld 2 – 0
Kick off
--:-- CET
30 2009-04-10 Bundesliga 27 H Karlsruher SC 2 – 0
Kick off
--:-- CET
31 2009-04-18 Bundesliga 28 H Energie Cottbus 4 – 0
Kick off
--:-- CET
32 2009-04-25 Bundesliga 29 A Bayern Munich 1 – 0
Kick off
--:-- CET
33 2009-05-02 Bundesliga 30 H Bayer Leverkusen 1 – 2
Kick off
--:-- CET
34 2009-05-09 Bundesliga 31 A Borussia Mönchengladbach 0 – 1
Kick off
--:-- CET
35 2009-05-12 Bundesliga 32 H VfB Stuttgart 1 – 2
Kick off
--:-- CET
36 2008-05-16 Bundesliga 33 A Hertha BSC 0 – 0
Kick off
--:-- CET
37 2009-05-23 Bundesliga 34 H 1899 Hoffenheim 2 – 3
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 from that of Schalke 04.
M = Match; Ground: H = Home, A = Away, N = Neutral, HR = Home replacement, AR = Away replacement.

See also

Notes
  1. Amsif was born in Düsseldorf, West Germany (now Germany), and represented them at U-18, U-19 and U-20 level, but also qualified to represent Morocco internationally and made his international debut for Morocco in 2011.
  2. Krstajić was born in Zenica, SFR Yugoslavia (now Bosnia and Herzegovina), but was raised in Serbia and Montenegro (now Serbia) and made his international debut for Serbia and Montenegro in 1999.
  3. Streit was born in Bucharest, Romania, but also qualified to represent Germany internationally and represented them at U-16, U-17, U-18, and B level.
  4. Rakitić was born in Möhlin, Switzerland, and represented them at U-16, U-17, U-19 and U-21 level, but also qualified to represent Croatia through his parents and made his international debut for Croatia in September 2007.
  5. Jones was born in Frankfurt, West Germany (now Germany), and represented them at U-20, U-21 and B level and made his international debut for Germany in 2008, but also qualified to represent the United States through his father and made his international debut for the United States in October 2010.
  6. Asamoah was born in Mampong, Ghana, but was raised in Germany from the age of 12 and made his international debut for Germany in May 2001.
  7. Altıntop was born in Gelsenkirchen, West Germany (now Germany), but also qualified to represent Turkey internationally and represented them at U-18, U-20, U-21 and B level before making his international debut for Turkey in 2005.
  8. Kurányi was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, but also qualified to represent Germany internationally through his father and Panama through his mother and represented Germany at U-20, U-21 and B level before making his international debut for Germany in March 2003.
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