New boss Bert van Marwijk failed to turn Dortmund's fortunes around and they finished 7th, a place lower than last season, despite earning the same number of points. However, this season they were only four points off Champions League qualification, giving hope that next season they could qualify.
^Demel was born in Orsay, France, but also qualified to represent the Ivory Coast internationally and made his international debut for Ivory Coast in 2004.
^Addo was born in Hamburg, Germany, but also qualified to represent Ghana internationally and made his international debut for Ghana in February 1999.
^Akgün was born in Bielefeld, Germany, but also qualified to represent Turkey internationally and represented them at U-17 level.
^Madouni was born in Casablanca, Morocco, but also qualified to represent Algeria internationally and made his international debut for Algeria in June 2005.