2008–09 VfB Stuttgart season

VfB Stuttgart
2008–09 season
Manager	Markus Babbel
Bundesliga	3rd
UEFA Cup	Round of 32
DFB-Pokal	Last 16
Top goalscorer	League: Mario Gómez (24); All: Mario Gómez (35)
	← 2007–08 2009–10 →

During the 2008–09 VfB Stuttgart season, the club was a genuine contender for the Bundesliga title, losing out only to VfL Wolfsburg and Bayern Munich and finishing in third position. Striker Mario Gómez scored 24 goals in the Bundesliga campaign, only to then make a shock switch to rivals Bayern for the highest-received transfer fee in the club's history.

Players[]

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	GER	Jens Lehmann
3	DF	MEX	Ricardo Osorio
4	DF	NED	Khalid Boulahrouz
5	DF	GER	Serdar Tasci
6	DF	GER	Georg Niedermeier (on loan from Bayern Munich II)
7	MF	GER	Martin Lanig
8	MF	CZE	Jan Šimák
9	FW	ROU	Ciprian Marica
10	MF	TUR	Yıldıray Baştürk^{[notes 1]}
11	MF	GER	Thomas Hitzlsperger
12	GK	GER	Alexander Stolz
13	MF	GER	Timo Gebhart
15	DF	CIV	Arthur Boka
16	MF	GER	Sebastian Rudy
17	DF	FRA	Matthieu Delpierre
18	FW	GER	Cacau^{[notes 2]}
19	DF	GER	Roberto Hilbert


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
21	DF	SUI	Ludovic Magnin
22	FW	GER	Sven Schipplock
24	GK	GER	Sven Ulreich
25	MF	BRA	Élson
26	DF	GER	Tobias Feisthammel
28	MF	GER	Sami Khedira
29	MF	CMR	Georges Mandjeck
33	FW	GER	Mario Gómez
35	DF	GER	Christian Träsch
36	DF	GER	Robin Schuster
37	GK	GER	Timo Hammel
38	FW	SRB	Danijel Ljuboja^{[notes 3]}
39	FW	GER	Julian Schieber
40	MF	GER	Marijan Kovačević
42	DF	GER	Marco Pischorn
45	DF	GER	Sebastian Enderle

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
13	MF	MEX	Pável Pardo (to América)
23	FW	GER	Manuel Fischer (on loan to TuS Koblenz)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
31	FW	POL	Matthias Morys (to Kickers Offenbach)

VfB Stuttgart II[]

VfB Stuttgart II were coached by Rainer Adrion and finished 11th in the 3. Liga.

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	GER	Timo Hammel
2	DF	GER	Tobias Feisthammel
3	DF	GER	Joachim Schwabe
4	DF	GER	David Pisot
5	MF	GER	Marijan Kovačević
6	MF	GER	Christian Träsch
7	FW	GER	Nico Klotz
8	MF	GER	Martin Dausch
9	MF	GER	Sebastian Hofmann
10	MF	GER	José-Alex Ikeng^{[notes 4]} (to January)
10	MF	GER	Markus Pazurek (from January)
13	FW	GER	Johannes Rahn
15	MF	GER	Daniel Didavi
16	MF	GER	Sebastian Rudy
11	MF	GER	Michael Klauß


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
14	MF	GER	Patrick Funk
17	MF	GER	Jeremy Karikari
18	DF	GER	Robin Schuster
19	FW	GER	Julian Schieber
20	MF	GER
21	DF	GER	Dubravko Kolinger
22	FW	GER	Sven Schipplock
23	DF	GER	Sebastian Enderle
24	GK	GER	Sven Ulreich
25	DF	MKD	Shaban Ismaili
26	DF	GER	Sven Schimmel
27	MF	AUT	Clemens Walch
30	FW	GER	Manuel Fischer (to January)
31	GK	GER
42	DF	GER	Marco Pischorn

Results[]

Bundesliga[]

Mönchengladbach-Stuttgart 1–3
0–1 Thomas Hitzlsperger (15)
0–2 Ciprian Marica (26)
0–3 Mario Gómez (44)
1��3 Rob Friend (60)
Stuttgart-Bayer Leverkusen 0–2
0–1 Patrick Helmes (35)
0–2 Theofanis Gekas (78)
Stuttgart-Hannover 2–0
1–0 Mario Gómez (18)
2–0 Pável Pardo (40)
Hoffenheim-Stuttgart 0–0
Stuttgart-Karlsruhe 3–1
0–1 Sebastian Freis (8)
1–1 Sami Khedira (22)
2–1 Mario Gómez (68)
3–1 Ciprian Marica (87)
Borussia Dortmund-Stuttgart 3–0
1–0 Tamás Hajnal (10)
2–0 Felipe Santana (19)
3–0 Alexander Frei (73)
Stuttgart-Werder Bremen 4–1
1–0 Sami Khedira (18)
2–0 Christian Träsch (29)
3–0 Roberto Hilbert (63)
3–1 Diego (65)
4–1 Martin Lanig (88)
Hertha Berlin-Stuttgart 2–1
1–0 Maximilian Nicu (30)
1–1 Cacau (51)
2–1 Gojko Kačar (87)
Stuttgart-Bochum 2–0
1–0 Mario Gómez (80)
2–0 Mario Gómez (83)
Hamburg-Stuttgart 2–0
1–0 Piotr Trochowski (17)
2–0 Joris Mathijsen (74)
Stuttgart-Köln 1–3
0–1 Milivoje Novakovič (3)
0–2 Milivoje Novakovič (61)
1–2 Roberto Hilbert (69)
1–3 Petit (90)
Eintracht Frankfurt-Stuttgart 2–2
1–0 Nikos Liberopoulos (18)
2–0 Nikos Liberopoulos (66)
2–1 Martin Lanig (71)
2–2 Mario Gómez (87)
Stuttgart-Arminia Bielefeld 0–0
Wolfsburg-Stuttgart 4–1
0–1 Martin Lanig (17)
1–1 Grafite (51)
2–1 Grafite (76)
3–1 Edin Džeko (79)
4–1 Edin Džeko (85)
Stuttgart-Schalke 04 2–0
1–0 Jan Šimák (79)
2–0 Mario Gómez (83)
Energie Cottbus-Stuttgart 0–3
0–1 Roberto Hilbert (4)
0–2 Jan Šimák (63)
0–3 Sami Khedira (68)
Stuttgart-Bayern Munich 2–2
1–0 Sami Khedira (45)
1–1 Tim Borowski (48)
1–2 Luca Toni (66)
2–2 Sami Khedira (90)
Stuttgart-Mönchengladbach 2–0
1–0 Ciprian Marica (67)
2–0 Mario Gómez (86)
Bayer Leverkusen-Stuttgart 2–4
0–1 Mario Gómez (3)
0–2 Thomas Hitzlsperger (51)
1–2 Stefan Kießling (67)
1–3 Mario Gómez (75)
1–4 Lukas Sinkiewicz (90 og)
2–4 Angelos Charisteas (90)
Hannover-Stuttgart 3–3
0–1 Mario Gómez (7)
0–2 Martin Lanig (22)
1–2 Jiří Štajner (43)
2–2 Jacek Krzynówek (45)
3–2 Mikael Forssell (85)
3–3 Thomas Hitzlsperger (87)
Stuttgart-Hoffenheim 3–3
0–1 Demba Ba (24)
1–1 Cacau (26)
2–1 Mario Gómez (31)
2–2 Demba Ba (45)
3–2 Mario Gómez (63)
3–3 Demba Ba (67)
Karlsruhe-Stuttgart 0–2
0–1 Élson (50)
0–2 Sami Khedira (88)
Stuttgart-Borussia Dortmund 2–1
1–0 Élson (10)
1–1 Nelson Valdez (52)
2–1 Mario Gómez (62)
Werder Bremen-Stuttgart 4–0
1–0 Diego (34)
2–0 Claudio Pizarro (53)
3–0 Markus Rosenberg (59)
4–0 Markus Rosenberg (74)
Stuttgart-Hertha Berlin 2–0
1–0 Cacau (47)
2–0 Sami Khedira (51)
Bochum-Stuttgart 1–2
1–0 Joël Epalle (48)
1–1 Cacau (58)
1–2 Serdar Tasci (89)
Stuttgart-Hamburg 1–0
1–0 Mario Gómez (90)
Köln-Stuttgart 0–3
0–1 Mario Gómez (16)
0–2 Mario Gómez (55)
0–3 Mario Gómez (71)
Stuttgart-Eintracht Frankfurt 2–0
1–0 Cacau (33)
2–0 Mario Gómez (48)
Arminia Bielefeld-Stuttgart 2–2
0–1 Matthieu Delpierre (4)
1–1 Christopher Katongo (30)
1–2 Thomas Hitzlsperger (35)
2–2 Vlad Munteanu (68)
Stuttgart-Wolfsburg 4–1
1–0 Mario Gómez (1)
2–0 Mario Gómez (20)
2–1 Edin Džeko (36)
3–1 Mario Gómez (63)
4–1 Mario Gómez (77)
Schalke 04-Stuttgart 1–2
0–1 Cacau (15)
1–1 Ivan Rakitić (39)
1–2 Ciprian Marica (57)
Stuttgart-Energie Cottbus 2–0
1–0 Thomas Hitzlsperger (19)
2–0 Cacau (78)
Bayern Munich-Stuttgart 2–1
1–0 Khalid Boulahrouz (15 og)
2–0 Mark van Bommel (60)
2–1 Mario Gómez (63)

Statistics[]

Topscorers[]

Notes[]

^ Baştürk was born in Herne, West Germany (now Germany), but also qualified to represent Turkey internationally and made his international debut for Turkey in 1998.
^ Cacau was born in Santo André, Brazil, but also qualified to represent Germany internationally after gaining citizenship and made his international debut for Germany in May 2009.
^ Ljuboja was born in Vinkovci, SFR Yugoslavia (now Croatia), but also qualified to represent Serbia and Montenegro and its successor state Serbia internationally through his parents and made his international debut for Serbia and Montenegro in 2003.
^ Ikeng was born in Bafia, Cameroon, but also qualified to represent Germany internationally and represented Germany at U-18 level.

References[]

^ http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/ger/2008-2009/bundes/stuttg.htm

[2] Baştürk was born in Herne, West Germany (now Germany), but also qualified to represent Turkey internationally and made his international debut for Turkey in 1998.

[3] Cacau was born in Santo André, Brazil, but also qualified to represent Germany internationally after gaining citizenship and made his international debut for Germany in May 2009.

[4] Ljuboja was born in Vinkovci, SFR Yugoslavia (now Croatia), but also qualified to represent Serbia and Montenegro and its successor state Serbia internationally through his parents and made his international debut for Serbia and Montenegro in 2003.

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

[1] ttp://www.footballsquads.co.uk/ger/2008-2009/bundes/stuttg.htm

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