2008–09 Hertha BSC season

The 2008–09 season of Hertha BSC began on 17 July 2008 with a UEFA Cup first round qualifying march against Nistru Otaci from Moldova and ended on 23 May 2009, the last matchday of the Bundesliga, with a match against Karlsruher SC. Hertha were eliminated in the second round of the DFB Pokal, and the group phase the UEFA Cup. They finished fourth in the Bundesliga, qualifying for the UEFA Europa League.

Hertha BSC
2008–09 season
PresidentWerner Gegenbauer
ManagerLucien Favre
Bundesliga4th
DFB-PokalSecond round
UEFA CupGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague:
Andriy Voronin
(11 goals)

All:
Marko Pantelić
(14 goals)
Highest home attendance74,422 (v. Schalke 04)
Lowest home attendance700 (v. Nistru Otaci)

Players

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First-team squad

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Squad at end of 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
1 GK   CZE Jaroslav Drobný
2 DF   BRA Kaká
3 DF   GER Arne Friedrich (captain)
4 DF   SUI Steve von Bergen
5 DF   GER Sofian Chahed[notes 1]
6 MF   CRO Marko Babić
7 MF   BRA Cícero
8 MF   HUN Pál Dárdai
9 FW   SRB Marko Pantelić
10 FW   BRA Raffael
11 FW   UKR Andriy Voronin (on loan from Liverpool)
12 GK   GER Christian Fiedler
13 DF   GER Marc Stein
14 DF   CRO Josip Šimunić[notes 2]
15 DF   BRA Rodnei
16 MF   BRA Lúcio
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 MF   USA Bryan Arguez
20 MF   GER Patrick Ebert
22 DF   ARG Leandro Cufré (on loan from Monaco)
23 FW   BUL Valeri Domovchiyski
25 MF   ROU Maximilian Nicu[notes 3]
26 MF   POL Łukasz Piszczek
27 FW   TUN Amine Chermiti
28 MF   SUI Fabian Lustenberger
29 MF   GER Sascha Bigalke
30 GK   GER Christopher Gäng
35 DF   GER Shervin Radjabali-Fardi
36 MF   GER Lennart Hartmann
38 MF   FRA Ibrahima Traoré[notes 4]
39 MF   GER Florian Riedel
40 GK   GER Sascha Burchert
44 MF   SRB Gojko Kačar

Transfers

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Summer

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Winter

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Statistics

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Goalscorers

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Player Bundesliga DFB-Pokal UEFA Cup qualification UEFA Cup Total
  Marko Pantelić 7 2 4 1 14
  Andriy Voronin 11 0 0 0 11
  Raffael 6 0 2 0 8
  Cícero 7 0 0 1 8
  Gojko Kačar 6 0 0 0 6
  Patrick Ebert 3 1 1 0 5
  Valeri Domovchiyski 3 0 0 0 3
  Maximilian Nicu 2 0 0 1 3
  Łukasz Piszczek 0 0 3 0 3
  Fabian Lustenberger 1 1 0 0 2
  Pál Dárdai 1 0 0 0 1
  Josip Šimunić 1 0 0 0 1
  Marc Stein 0 0 1 0 1

International appearances

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Player Position Country Caps (Goals) Caps this season
Josip Šimunić DF   Croatia 70 (3) vs.   Kazakhstan, vs.   England, vs.   Ukraine, vs.   Andorra, vs.   Romania, vs.   Ukraine
Arne Friedrich DF   Germany 66 (0) vs.   Russia, vs.   Wales, vs.   England, vs.   China, vs.   UAE
Andriy Voronin FW   Ukraine 61 (6) vs.   Poland, vs.   Belarus, vs.   Kazakhstan, vs.   Serbia, vs.   England, vs.   Kazakhstan
Pál Dárdai MF   Hungary 55 (5) vs.   Denmark, vs.   Sweden, vs.   Albania, vs.   Malta
Marko Pantelić FW   Serbia 22 (5) vs.   Faroe Islands, vs.   France, vs.   Lithuania, vs.   Austria, vs.   Sweden, vs.   Austria, vs.   Faroe Islands
Amine Chermiti FW   Tunisia 13 (3) vs.   Burkina Faso, vs.   Burundi, vs.   Netherlands
Gojko Kačar MF   Serbia 6 (0) vs.   France, vs.   Bulgaria, vs.   Austria, vs.   Faroe Islands
Jaroslav Drobný GK   Czech Republic 1 (0) vs.   Morocco
Maximilian Nicu MF   Romania 1 (0) vs.   Austria

Results

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UEFA Cup

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First qualifying round

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17 July 2008 First leg Hertha BSC 8–1   Nistru Otaci Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark, Berlin
20:15 CET Pantelić   15', 36'
Raffael   23', 71'
Piszczek   33', 42', 80'
Stein   68'
Report Tcaciuc   78' Attendance: 13,343
Referee: Richard Liesveld (Netherlands)
31 July 2008 Second leg   Nistru Otaci 0–0 Hertha BSC Zimbru Stadium, Chișinău
18:00 CEST Report Attendance: 700
Referee: Anders Hermansen (Denmark)

Second qualifying round

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14 August 2008 First leg   Interblock Ljubljana 0–2 Hertha BSC Arena Petrol, Ljubljana
20:45 CEST Report Pantelić   16', 81' Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Fredy Fautrel (France)
28 August 2008 Second leg Hertha BSC 1–0   Interblock Ljubljana Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark, Berlin
18:30 CEST Ebert   3' Report Attendance: 11,849
Referee: Bruno Paixão (Portugal)

First round

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16 September 2008 First leg Hertha BSC 2–0   St. Patrick's Athletic Olympiastadion, Berlin
18:00 CEST Nicu   50'
Cícero   76'
Report Attendance: 13,045
Referee: Tomasz Mikulski (Poland)
30 September 2008 Second leg   St. Patrick's Athletic 0–0 Hertha BSC RDS Arena, Dublin
18:00 CET Report Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Michail Koukoukalis (Greece)

Group stage

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23 October 2008 1 Hertha BSC 1–1   Benfica Olympiastadion, Berlin
20:30 CEST Pantelić   74' Report Di María   51' Attendance: 22,144
Referee: Paul Allaerts (Belgium)
6 November 2008 2   Metalist Kharkiv 0–0 Hertha BSC Metalist Stadium, Kharkiv
18:00 CET Report Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands)
3 December 2008 3 Hertha BSC 0–1   Galatasaray Olympiastadion, Berlin
20:45 CET Report Baroš   69' (pen.) Attendance: 62,612
Referee: Nicola Rizzoli (Italy)
18 December 2008 4   Olympiacos 4–0 Hertha BSC Karaiskakis Stadium, Piraeus
20:45 CET Dudu   54'
Galletti   68' (pen.)
Torosidis   86'
Diogo   89'
Report Attendance: 33,000
Referee: Martin Hansson (Sweden)

DFB-Pokal

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8 August 2008 2 Eintracht Trier 1–3 Hertha BSC Moselstadion, Trier
20:30 CEST Lacroix   26' Report Pantelić   8'
Lustenberger   60'
Ebert   81'
Attendance: 5,830
Referee: Guido Winkmann (Kerken)
24 September 2008 2 Borussia Dortmund 2 – 1
(a.e.t.)
Hertha BSC Signal Iduna Park, Dortmund
19:00 CEST Frei   7' (pen.)
Klimowicz   104'
Report Pantelić   22' Attendance: 30,012
Referee: Michael Weiner (Giesen)

Bundesliga

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17 August 2008 1 Eintracht Frankfurt 0–2 Hertha BSC Commerzbank Arena, Frankfurt
17:00 CEST Report Raffael   43'
Ebert   60'
Attendance: 44,900
Referee: Florian Meyer (Burgdorf)
23 August 2008 2 Hertha BSC 1–1 Arminia Bielefeld Olympiastadion, Berlin
15:30 CEST Pantelić   32' Report Wichniarek   37' Attendance: 36,302
Referee: Markus Schmidt (Stuttgart)
31 August 2008 3 Bayern Munich 4–1 Hertha BSC Allianz Arena, Munich
17:00 CEST Toni   12'
Lahm   54'
Schweinsteiger   56' (pen.)
Klose   70' (pen.)
Report Pantelić   84' Attendance: 69,000
Referee: Michael Kempter (Sauldorf)
13 September 2008 4 Hertha BSC 2–2 VfL Wolfsburg Olympiastadion, Berlin
15:30 CEST Kačar   54'
Cícero   85'
Report Costa   1'
Riether   90'
Attendance: 38,921
Referee: Wolfgang Stark (Ergolding)
27 September 2008 6 Hertha BSC 0–1 Energie Cottbus Olympiastadion, Berlin
14:30 CET Report Jelić   13' Attendance: 42,297
Referee: Deniz Aytikin (Oberasbach)
4 October 2008 7 Bayer Leverkusen 0–1 Hertha BSC BayArena, Leverkusen
15:30 CEST Report Voronin   89' Attendance: 22,500
Referee: Knut Kircher (Rottenburg)
18 October 2008 8 Hertha BSC 2–1 VfB Stuttgart Olympiastadion, Berlin
16:30 CET Nicu   29'
Kačar   87'
Report Cacau   51' Attendance: 42,336
Referee: Peter Sippel (Munich)
26 October 2008 9 Borussia Dortmund 1–1 Hertha BSC Signal Iduna Park, Dortmund
17:00 CET Kehl   71' Report Cícero   31' (pen.) Attendance: 65,000
Referee: Florian Meyer (Burgdorf)
29 October 2008 10 Hertha BSC 3–0 Hannover 96 Olympiastadion, Berlin
20:00 CET Pantelić   63'
Voronin   84'
Domovchiyski   90+1'
Report Attendance: 31,329
Referee: Felix Brych (Munich)
1 November 2008 11 Werder Bremen 5–1 Hertha BSC Weserstadion, Bremen
15:30 CET Kačar   14' (o.g.)
Diego   20'
Rosenberg   42'
Pizarro   60', 85'
Report Cícero   68' Attendance: 40,218
Referee: Marc Seemann (Essen)
9 November 2008 12 Hertha BSC 1–0 1899 Hoffenheim Olympiastadion, Berlin
17:00 CET Voronin   70' Report Attendance: 58,862
Referee: Herbert Fandel (Kyllburg)
15 November 2008 13 Hertha BSC 2–1 Hamburger SV Olympiastadion, Berlin
15:30 CET Cícero   46'
Domovchiyski   49'
Report Petrić   12' Attendance: 48,425
Referee: Thorsten Kinhöfer (Herne)
22 November 2008 14 VfL Bochum 2–3 Hertha BSC Ruhrstadion, Bochum
15:30 CET Šesták   50'
Mięciel   74'
[1] Raffael   25'
Kačar   33'
Cícero   39'
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Michael Weiner (Giesen)
28 November 2008 15 Hertha BSC 2–1 1. FC Köln Olympiastadion, Berlin
20:30 CET Kačar   24'
Pantelić   86'
Report Novaković   45' Attendance: 40,704
Referee: Lutz Wagner (Kriftel)
6 December 2008 16 Schalke 04 1–0 Hertha BSC Veltins-Arena, Gelsenkirchen
15:30 CET Asamoah   65' Report Attendance: 60,999
Referee: Michael Kempter (Sauldorf)
13 December 2008 17 Hertha BSC 4–0 Karlsruher SC Olympiastadion, Berlin
15:30 CET Nicu   8'
Domovchiyski   74'
Lustenberger   86'
Raffael   88'
Report Attendance: 38,421
Referee: Babak Rafati (Hanover)
31 January 2009 18 Hertha BSC 2–1 Eintracht Frankfurt Olympiastadion, Berlin
15:30 CET Pantelić   17', 51' Report Köhler   53' Attendance: 39,847
Referee: Thorsten Kinhöfer (Herne)
6 February 2009 19 Arminia Bielefeld 1–1 Hertha BSC Schüco-Arena, Bielefeld
20:30 CET Wichniarek   40' Report Voronin   13' Attendance: 20,700
Referee: Michael Weiner (Giesen)
14 February 2009 20 Hertha BSC 2–1 Bayern Munich Olympiastadion, Berlin
15:30 CET Voronin   38', 77' Report Klose   61' Attendance: 74,220
Referee: Florian Meyer (Burgdorf)
21 February 2009 21 VfL Wolfsburg 2–1 Hertha BSC Volkswagen Arena, Wolfsburg
15:30 CET Džeko   71', 84' Report Cícero   62' Attendance: 29,300
Referee: Knut Kircher (Rottenburg)
28 February 2009 22 Hertha BSC 2–1 Borussia Mönchengladbach Olympiastadion, Berlin
15:30 CET Voronin   28'
Dárdai   44'
Report Bradley   69' (pen.) Attendance: 48,534
Referee: Peter Gagelmann (Bremen)
7 March 2009 23 Energie Cottbus 1–3 Hertha BSC Stadion der Freundschaft, Cottbus
15:30 CET Atan   21' Report Voronin   34', 45', 88' Attendance: 22,528
Referee: Helmut Fleischer (Sigmertshausen)
14 March 2009 24 Hertha BSC 1–0 Bayer Leverkusen Olympiastadion, Berlin
15:30 CET Voronin   50' Report Attendance: 58,735
Referee: Babak Rafati (Hanover)
21 March 2009 25 VfB Stuttgart 2–0 Hertha BSC Mercedes-Benz Arena, Stuttgart
15:30 CET Cacau   47'
Khedira   51'
Report Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Thorsten Kinhöfer (Herne)
4 April 2009 26 Hertha BSC 1–3 Borussia Dortmund Olympiastadion, Berlin
15:30 CEST Raffael   54' Report Frei   25'
Kehl   63'
Valdez   82'
Attendance: 74,000
Referee: Michael Weiner (Giesen)
11 April 2009 27 Hannover 96 2–0 Hertha BSC AWD-Arena, Hanover
15:30 CEST Hanke   29'
Bruggink   62'
Report Attendance: 47,187
Referee: Michael Kempter (Sauldorf)
18 April 2009 28 Hertha BSC 2–1 Werder Bremen Olympiastadion, Berlin
15:30 CEST Šimunić   71'
Raffael   87'
Report Mertesacker   43' Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Babak Rafati (Hanover)
25 April 2009 29 1899 Hoffenheim 0–1 Hertha BSC Rhein-Neckar-Arena, Sinsheim
15:30 CEST Report Ebert   41' Attendance: 30,150
Referee: Wolfgang Stark (Ergolding)
2 May 2009 30 Hamburger SV 1–1 Hertha BSC HSH Nordbank Arena, Hamburg
15:30 CEST Jansen   8' Report Kačar   66' Attendance: 57,000
Referee: Thorsten Kinhöfer (Herne)
9 May 2009 31 Hertha BSC 2–0 VfL Bochum Olympiastadion, Berlin
15:30 CEST Pantelić   39'
Raffael   50'
Report Attendance: 71,323
Referee: Helmut Fleischer (Sigmertshausen)
12 May 2009 32 1. FC Köln 1–2 Hertha BSC RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne
20:00 CEST Chihi   90' Report Cícero   42'
Ebert   53'
Attendance: 48,000
Referee: Knut Kircher (Rottenburg)
16 May 2009 33 Hertha BSC 0–0 Schalke 04 Olympiastadion, Berlin
15:30 CEST Report Attendance: 74,244
Referee: Peter Gagelmann (Bremen)
23 May 2009 34 Karlsruher SC 4–0 Hertha BSC Wildparkstadion, Karlsruhe
15:30 CET Freis   33'
Franz   40'
Kennedy   62', 72'
Report Attendance: 3,600
Referee: Michael Weiner (Giesen)

References

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Notes

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  1. ^ Chahed was born in West Berlin, West Germany (now Berlin, Germany), and represented Germany at U-19 and U-20 level, but also qualified to represent Tunisia internationally and made his debut for Tunisia in October 2009.
  2. ^ Šimunić was born in Canberra, Australia, but also qualified to represent Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina internationally through his parents and made his international debut for Croatia in November 2001.
  3. ^ Nicu was born in Prien am Chiemsee, West Germany (now Germany), but also qualified to represent Romania internationally through his parents and made his international debut for Romania in April 2009.
  4. ^ Traoré was born in Villepinte, France, but also qualified to represent Guinea internationally and made his international debut for Guinea in August 2010.
  5. ^ Çubukçu was born in Berlin, Germany, but also qualified to represent Turkey internationally and represented Turkey at U-21 level.
  6. ^ Cagara was born in Glostrup, Denmark, and represented Denmark at U-16, U-17, U-18, U-19, U-20, and U-21 level, but also qualified to represent the Philippines internationally through his father and made his international debut for the Philippines in October 2011.