Eintracht Frankfurt
2008–09 season
ManagerFriedhelm Funkel
StadiumWaldstadion
Bundesliga13th
DFB-PokalSecond round
Top goalscorerNikos Liberopoulos (9)

Eintracht Frankfurt started the 2008–09 season competing in the Bundesliga and the DFB-Pokal.

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 North Macedonia MKD Oka Nikolov[notes 1]
2 DF Germany GER Patrick Ochs
3 DF Serbia SRB Nikola Petković
4 DF Germany GER Christoph Preuß
5 DF North Macedonia MKD Aleksandar Vasoski
6 MF Germany GER Michael Fink
7 MF Germany GER Benjamin Köhler
8 MF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Zlatan Bajramović[notes 2]
9 FW Cameroon CMR Léonard Kweuke (on loan from DAC 1904)
10 FW Greece GRE Nikos Liberopoulos
11 MF Austria AUT Ümit Korkmaz
13 DF Germany GER Markus Steinhöfer
14 MF Germany GER Alexander Meier
15 DF Iran IRN Mehdi Mahdavikia
16 DF Switzerland SUI Christoph Spycher
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 FW Czech Republic CZE Martin Fenin
18 FW Greece GRE Ioannis Amanatidis
19 DF Algeria ALG Habib Bellaïd[notes 3]
20 MF Japan JPN Junichi Inamoto
21 GK Germany GER Markus Pröll
22 MF Croatia CRO Krešo Ljubičić[notes 4]
23 DF Germany GER Marco Russ
24 DF Germany GER Martin Hess
26 FW Germany GER Juvhel Tsoumou[notes 5]
27 DF Germany GER Alexander Krük
28 GK Germany GER Jan Zimmermann
29 DF Brazil BRA Chris
30 MF Brazil BRA Caio
32 MF Germany GER Faton Toski[notes 6]
38 DF Germany GER Sebastian Jung

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
3 DF Mexico MEX Aarón Galindo (to Guadalajara)
No. Pos. Nation Player
9 MF Germany GER Marcel Heller (on loan to MSV Duisburg)

Eintracht Frankfurt II

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
31 FW Germany GER Patrick Mayer
33 DF Germany GER Jürgen Mössmer
34 GK Germany GER Frank Lehmann (on loan from VfB Stuttgart II)
35 DF Germany GER Norman Theuerkauf
36 MF Germany GER Richard Weil
37 DF Germany GER Timothy Chandler[notes 7]
No. Pos. Nation Player
39 FW Germany GER Cenk Tosun[notes 8]
— GK Germany GER Erman Muratagic
— DF Germany GER Stefano Cincotta[notes 9]
— MF Germany GER Marcel Titsch-Rivero
— FW Germany GER Marcos Álvarez

Transfers

In:

Player From Fee
Bosnia and Herzegovina Zlatan BajramovićSchalke 04Free
France Habib BellaïdStrasbourg€2,500,000
Austria Ümit KorkmazRapid Wien€2,300,000
Germany Alexander KrükKickers EmdenFree
Cameroon Léonard KweukeDAC Dunajská StredaOn loan until June 2009
Greece Nikos LiberopoulosAEK AthensFree
Germany Jürgen MössmerEintracht Frankfurt U23–
Serbia Nikola PetkovićRed Star Belgrade
(was on loan from Gençlerbirliği)		€1,200,000
Germany Markus SteinhöferRed Bull Salzburg
(was on loan from Bayern Munich II)		€900,000
Germany Norman TheuerkaufEintracht Frankfurt U23–

Out:

Player To Fee
Germany Mounir ChaftarMSV DuisburgFree
Germany Danny GalmEnergie CottbusUndisclosed
Mexico Aarón GalindoGuadalajara€1,000,000
Germany Marcel HellerMSV DuisburgLoaned until June 2009
Greece Sotirios KyrgiakosAEK AthensFree
Greece Evangelos MantziosPanathinaikosWas on loan
Austria Markus WeissenbergerLASK LinzFree

Results

Results for Eintracht Frankfurt for season 2008–09.

NOTE: scores are written Eintracht first
NOTE: fixtures marked with a * are not scheduled yet definitely

Date Venue Opponents Score Competition Eintracht scorers Match Report
5 July 2008 Am Steinchen, Grävenwiesbach Hochtaunus XI 11–0 F Fink (3), Meier, Ljubičić (2), Heller (2), Steinhöfer, Toski, Tsoumou eintracht-archiv.de
12 July 2008 Parkstadion, Zell am Ziller WSG Wattens 2–0 F Bellaïd, Heller eintracht-archiv.de
16 July 2008 MAR Arena, Pyrbaum SV Seligenporten 1–1 F Tsoumou eintracht-archiv.de
19 July 2008 Sportstadion, Wolfsberg Wolfsberger AC/SK St. Andrä 4–0 F Fenin, Bellaïd, Chris, Ljubičić eintracht-archiv.de
22 July 2008 Drei-Lärchen-Stadion, Bad Bleiberg Wigan Athletic 2–0 F Amanatidis, Bramble (Og) wiganlatics.co.uk
26 July 2008 TBA, Bad Kleinkirchheim Palermo 1–1 F Fenin eintracht-archiv.de
30 July 2008 FC-Astoria Stadion, Walldorf Astoria Walldorf 0–1 F eintracht-archiv.de
2 August 2008 Brettachtalstadion, Bretzfeld FC Augsburg 1–0 F Liberopoulos eintracht-archiv.de
6 August 2008 Stadion auf dem Stephanshügel, Limburg an der Lahn VfR Limburg 19–1 F Liberopoulos (3), Chris, Amanatidis (4, 1 pen), Bellaïd, Fenin (3), Tsoumou (5), Ljubičić, Caio eintracht-archiv.de
9 August 2008 ALNO-Arena, Pfullendorf SC Pfullendorf 3–0 GC Chris (2), Liberopoulos eintracht-archiv.de
12 August 2008 Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt am Main Real Madrid 1–1 F Bellaïd realmadrid.com
17 August 2008 Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt am Main Hertha BSC 0–2 BL ESPN
24 August 2008 RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne 1. FC Köln 1–1 BL Fenin ESPN
26 August 2008 Stadion Leeheim, Riedstadt Riedstadt XI 9–1 F Caio (2), Sequenz (o.g.), Liberopoulos, Mahdavikia, Fenin (3), Tsoumou eintracht-archiv.de
30 August 2008 Volkswagen Arena, Wolfsburg VfL Wolfsburg 2–2 BL Amanatidis, Toski ESPN
3 September 2008 Sportpark Neu-Isenburg, Neu-Isenburg SpVgg 03 Neu-Isenburg 6–1 F Caio, Meier, Mahdavikia, Tsoumou (3) eintracht-archiv.de
16 September 2008 Herbert-Dröse-Stadion, Hanau FC Hanau 93 15–0 F Liberopoulos (2, 1 pen), Fenin (4), Meier (3), Steinhöfer (2), Toski, Caio (2), Ochs eintracht-archiv.de
20 September 2008 Veltins-Arena, Gelsenkirchen Schalke 04 0–1 BL ESPN
23 September 2008 Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt am Main Hansa Rostock 1–2 (ET) GC Fenin eintracht-archiv.de
28 September 2008 Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt am Main Arminia Bielefeld 1–1 BL Köhler ESPN
30 September 2008 Am Hopfenbrunnen, Frankfurt-Kalbach FC Kalbach 7–0 F Liberopoulos, Russ, Tsoumou (3), Toski, Steinhöfer eintracht-archiv.de
4 October 2008 Carl-Benz-Stadion, Mannheim 1899 Hoffenheim 1–2 BL Steinhöfer ESPN
18 October 2008 Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt am Main Bayer Leverkusen 0–2 BL ESPN
22 October 2008 Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt am Main Karlsruher SC 2–1 BL Köhler, Amanatidis ESPN
25 October 2008 Stadion der Freundschaft, Cottbus Energie Cottbus 3–2 BL Fink, Fenin, Liberopoulos ESPN
29 October 2008 Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt am Main Bayern Munich 1–2 BL Demichelis (o.g.) ESPN
2 November 2008 Borussia-Park, Mönchengladbach Borussia Mönchengladbach 2–1 BL Fenin, Fink ESPN
9 November 2008 Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt am Main VfB Stuttgart 2–2 BL Liberopoulos (2) ESPN
15 November 2008 Westfalenstadion, Dortmund Borussia Dortmund 0–4 BL ESPN
22 November 2008 Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt am Main Hannover 96 4–0 BL Liberopoulos (2), Russ, Fenin ESPN
29 November 2008 Weserstadion, Bremen Werder Bremen 0–5 BL ESPN
6 December 2008 Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt am Main VfL Bochum 4–0 BL Liberopoulos (2, 1 pen), Steinhöfer, Russ ESPN
13 December 2008 HSH Nordbank Arena, Hamburg Hamburger SV 0–1 BL ESPN
3 January 2008 Gerry Weber Stadion, Halle (Westfalen) VfL Osnabrück 4–4 IT Fenin, Vasoski, Toski, Köhler eintracht-archiv.de
3 January 2008 Gerry Weber Stadion, Halle (Westfalen) MSV Duisburg 6–2 IT Russ (2), Tosun (2), Ochs, Fink eintracht-archiv.de
3 January 2008 Gerry Weber Stadion, Halle (Westfalen) Arminia Bielefeld 6–5 IT (semi-final match) Ochs (3), Steinhöfer, Tosun, Ljubičić eintracht-archiv.de
3 January 2008 Gerry Weber Stadion, Halle (Westfalen) Rot Weiss Ahlen 4–2 IT (final match) Fenin, Vasoski, Ljubičić, Krük eintracht-archiv.de
4 January 2008 Ballsporthalle, Frankfurt am Main Kickers Offenbach 0–0 IT eintracht-archiv.de
4 January 2008 Ballsporthalle, Frankfurt am Main SV Wehen 4–2 IT Fenin, Ljubičić, Steinhöfer, Tosun eintracht-archiv.de
4 January 2008 Ballsporthalle, Frankfurt am Main Mainz 05 0–1 IT (semi-final match) eintracht-archiv.de
4 January 2008 Ballsporthalle, Frankfurt am Main VfL Wolfsburg 5–3 IT (third place play-off) Mössmer, Tosun, Fink, Ochs, Fenin eintracht-archiv.de
5 January 2008 SAP Arena, Mannheim 1. FC Kaiserslautern 0–1 IT eintracht-archiv.de
5 January 2008 SAP Arena, Mannheim TSG Hoffenheim 7–5 IT Steinhöfer (2), Krük, Caio, Tsoumou, Köhler eintracht-archiv.de
5 January 2008 SAP Arena, Mannheim Brøndby IF 5–2 IT (semi-final match) Köhler (2), Russ, Fink, Caio eintracht-archiv.de
5 January 2008 SAP Arena, Mannheim SV Waldhof Mannheim 4–3 IT (final match) Mössmer, Tsoumou, Ljubičić, Steinhöfer eintracht-archiv.de
11 January 2009 Albufeira, Portugal Rot-Weiß Oberhausen 4–1 F Meier, Vasoski, Kweuke (2) eintracht-archiv.de
13 January 2009 Vale do Lobo, Portugal FC Augsburg 2–3 F Fenin, Kweuke eintracht-archiv.de
17 January 2009 Stadion Oberwerth, Koblenz TuS Koblenz 0–0 F eintracht-archiv.de
24 January 2009 Playmobil-Stadion, Fürth SpVgg Greuther Fürth 3–1 F Meier (2), Kweuke eintracht-archiv.de
31 January 2009 Olympic Stadium, Berlin Hertha BSC 1–2 BL Köhler ESPN
7 February 2009 Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt am Main 1. FC Köln 2–2 BL Russ, Fenin ESPN
14 February 2009 Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt am Main VfL Wolfsburg 0–2 BL ESPN
21 February 2009 Wildparkstadion, Karlsruhe Karlsruher SC 1–0 BL Caio ESPN
28 February 2009 Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt am Main FC Schalke 04 1–2 BL Fink ESPN
8 March 2009 SchücoArena, Bielefeld Arminia Bielefeld 0–0 BL ESPN
14 March 2009 Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt am Main 1899 Hoffenheim 1–1 BL Fink ESPN
21 March 2009 Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf Bayer Leverkusen 1–1 BL Meier ESPN
27 March 2009 Stadion am Halberg, Taunusstein SV Wehen 0–2 F eintracht-archiv.de
4 April 2009 Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt am Main Energie Cottbus 2–1 BL Liberopoulos (pen), Steinhöfer ESPN
11 April 2009 Allianz Arena, Munich Bayern Munich 0–4 BL ESPN
18 April 2009 Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt am Main Borussia Mönchengladbach 4–1 BL Meier, Liberopoulos, Russ, Fink ESPN
25 April 2009 Mercedes-Benz Arena, Stuttgart VfB Stuttgart 0–2 BL ESPN
2 May 2009 Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt am Main Borussia Dortmund 0–2 BL ESPN
9 May 2009 AWD-Arena, Hanover Hannover 96 1–1 BL Korkmaz ESPN
13 May 2009 Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt am Main Werder Bremen 0–5 BL ESPN
16 May 2009 RewirpowerSTADION, Bochum VfL Bochum 0–2 BL ESPN
19 May 2009 Höchster Stadtpark, Frankfurt-Höchst SG 01 Hoechst 17–1 F Liberopoulos (4), Fenin (4), Caio (3), Korkmaz (2), Toski (2), Steinhöfer, Meier eintracht-archiv.de
23 May 2009 Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt Hamburger SV 2–3 BL Meier, Caio ESPN
26 May 2009 FSG Sportpark, Bensheim FSG Bensheim 11–2 F Caio (4), Fink, Steinhöfer, Jung, Nikolov, Kühn, Ochs eintracht-archiv.de

Key:

  • BL = Bundesliga
  • GC = German Cup (DFB-Pokal)
  • F = Friendly match
  • IT = Indoor tournament

Notes

  1. ↑ Nikolov was born in Erbach im Odenwald, West Germany, but also qualified to represent Macedonia (now North Macedonia) internationally and made his international debut for Macedonia in September 1998.
  2. ↑ Bajramović was born in Hamburg, West Germany, but also qualified to represent Bosnia and Herzegovina internationally through his parents and made his international debut for Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2002.
  3. ↑ Bellaïd was born in Bobigny, France, and represented France at U-16, U-17, U-18, U-19 and U-21 level, but also qualified to represent Algeria and Tunisia internationally through his mother and father respectively and made his international debut for Algeria in May 2010.
  4. ↑ Ljubičić was born in Hanau, West Germany, but also qualified to represent Croatia internationally and represented Croatia at U-17, U-18, U-19, U-20 and U-21 level.
  5. ↑ Tsoumou was born in Brazzaville, the Congo, but was raised in Germany from the age of 10 and represented Germany at U-18 and U-19 level before making his international debut for the Congo in September 2017.
  6. ↑ Toski was born in Gjilan, SFR Yugoslavia (now Kosovo), but was raised in Germany and represented Germany at U-19 level before making his international debut for Kosovo in March 2014.
  7. ↑ Chandler was born in Frankfurt, West Germany, but also qualified to represent the United States internationally through his father and made his international debut for the United States in March 2011.
  8. ↑ Tosun was born in Wetzlar, Germany, and represented Germany at U-16, U-18, U-19 and U-21 level, but also qualified to represent Turkey internationally and represented Turkey at U-21 and B level before making his international debut for Turkey in October 2013.
  9. ↑ Cincotta was born in Guatemala City, Guatemala, but was raised in Germany and also qualified to represent Italy internationally through his father, and represented Germany at U-17, U-19 and U-20 level before making his international debut for Guatemala in 2015.

Sources

  • Matheja, Ulrich (2011). Unsere Eintracht - Eintracht Frankfurt - Die Chronik. Die Werkstatt. ISBN 978-3-89533-750-5.
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