2008–09 FC Schalke 04 season

Schalke 04

2008–09 season

Chairman

Josef Schnusenberg

Manager

Fred Rutten

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The 2008–09 season was FC 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.

Players

Squad information

N	P	Name	Age	Since	App	Goals	Ends	Transfer fee
1	GK	Neuer	29	2005	61	0	2012	Youth system
32	GK	Fährmann	27	2006	0	0	2009	Youth system
33	GK	Schober	39	2007	0	0	2011
35	GK	Amsif	26	2008	0	0	2010	Youth system
2	DF	Westermann	32	2007	32	4	2011
5	DF	Bordon (captain)	40	2004	116	12	2011
18	DF	Rafinha	30	2005	92	4	2011
20	DF	Krstajić	41	2004	107	6	2009
23	DF	Höwedes	27	2007	6	0	2010	Youth system
24	DF	Pander	32	2004	57	4	2011	Youth system
25	DF	Zambrano	26	2008	0	0	2012	Youth system
3	MF	Kobiashvili	38	2003	134	8	2010
6	MF	Streit	35	2008 (Winter)	10	0	2012
7	MF	Varela	37	2002	82	8	2009
8	MF	Ernst	36	2005	90	1	2010
10	MF	Rakitić	27	2007	29	3	2011
13	MF	Jones	34	2007	30	1	2011
15	MF	Zé Roberto	35	2008 (Winter)	3	1	2011
21	MF	Grossmüller	32	2007	11	1	2011
28	MF	Heppke	29	2006	1	0	2009	Youth system
30	MF	Kenia	25	2008	0	0	2012	Youth system
37	MF	Engelaar	36	2008	0	0	2011
11	FW	Løvenkrands	35	2006	44	6	2009
14	FW	Asamoah	37	1999	244	41	2011
17	FW	Farfán	31	2008	0	0	2012
19	FW	Altıntop	33	2006	58	12	2010
22	FW	Kurányi	33	2005	96	40	2010
27	MF	Sánchez	36	2008 (Winter)	14	1	2011

Last updated: 2008-08-16
Source: Players transfer, Wikipedia players' articles,

Fussballdaten (for appearances and goals)

Ordered by position on pitch.

Players in / out

In

N	P	Name	Age	EU	Moving from	Type	Transfer window	Ends	Transfer fee	Ref.
37	MF	Engelaar	28	EU	Twente !Twente	Transfer	Summer	2011	€6m	Sports Network
17	FW	Farfán	23	EU	PSV !PSV	Transfer	Summer	2012	€10m	Sports Network
35	GK	Amsif	19	EU	Youth system	Promotion	Summer	2010	n/a
30	MF	Kenia	17	EU	Youth system	Promotion	Summer	2012	n/a
25	DF	Zambrano	18	EU	Youth system	Promotion	Summer	2012	n/a

Out

N	P	Name	Age	EU	Moving to	Type	Transfer window	Transfer fee	Source
4	DF	Abel	27	EU	Mainz 05 !Mainz 05	Transfer	Summer	Undisclosed	[]
26	MF	Azaouagh	25	EU	VfL Bochum !VfL Bochum	Transfer	Summer	Undisclosed	[]
29	MF	Bajramović	28	EU	Eintracht Frankfurt !Eintracht Frankfurt	Transfer	Summer	Undisclosed	[]
9	FW	Larsen	26	EU	Toulouse !Toulouse	Transfer	Summer	Undisclosed	[]

Last updated: 2008-08-16

Squad stats

				Total			Bundesliga		Champions League		DFB Cup
No.	P	Nat.	Name	Sts	App	Gls	App	Gls	App	Gls	App	Gls
1	GK		Neuer
32	GK		Fährmann	1	1		1
33	GK		Schober	6	6		3		2		1
35	GK		Amsif
2	DF		Westermann	7	7	3	4	3	2		1
5	CB		Bordon	7	7	1	4	1	2		1
18	RB		Rafinha	2	3	1	2	1	1
20	CB		Krstajić	2	3		2		1
23	CB		Höwedes	5	7		4		2		1
24	LB		Pander	7	7	1	4		2	1	1
25	DF		Zambrano
3	MF		Kobiashvili	3	5		3		1		1
6	RM		Streit
7	RW		Varela
8	DM		Ernst	7	7		4		2		1
10	AM		Rakitić	6	6		3		2		1
13	DM		Jones	6	6		3		2		1
15	AM		Zé Roberto
21	MF		Grossmüller	1	2		2
28	MF		Heppke
30	CM		Kenia
37	CM		Engelaar	2	2				1		1
11	FW		Løvenkrands
14	RW		Asamoah	2	7		4		2		1
17	FW		Farfán	3	3	2	1	1	1		1	1
19	FW		Altıntop	3	6	1	3		2		1	1
22	FW		Kurányi	7	7	3	4	2	2		1	1
27	LW		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)
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Disciplinary record

N	P	Name
24	LB	Pander		1	1
8	DM	Ernst	3	0	1
13	DM	Jones	2	0	0
22	FW	Kurányi	1	0	0
17	FW	Farfán	1	0	0
10	AM	Rakitić	1	0	0
19	FW	Altıntop	1	0	0
18	FW	Rafinha	1	0	0

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

Club

Coaching staff

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

Source: Wiki.de

Other information

Chairman	Josef Schnusenberg
General Secretary	Peter Peters
General manager	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

Type	Shirt	Shorts	Socks	First appearance / Info
Home	Blue	Blue	Blue
Home Alt.	Blue	Blue	White	Bundesliga, Match 8, October 19 against Hamburg
Away	White	White	White
Third	Navy	Navy	Navy	→ European Kit
Fourth	Orange	Black	Orange	Bundesliga, Match 33, May 16 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 round	Current position / round	Final position / round	First match	Last match
Bundesliga	—	—		2008-08-16	2009-05-23
Champions League	Third qualifying round	Third qualifying round	Third qualifying round	2008-08-13	2008-08-27
UEFA Cup	First round	First round		2008-09-16
DFB Cup	Round of 64	Round of 32		2008-08-09

Last updated: 15 September
Source: Competitions

Bundesliga

Standings


Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
4	Stuttgart !VfB Stuttgart	29	16	6	7	52	37	+15	54	Play-off round
5	Hamburger SV !Hamburger SV	29	17	3	9	42	40	+2	54	Third qualifying round
6	Schalke 04 !Schalke 04	29	14	7	8	43	27	+16	49
7	Borussia Dortmund !Borussia Dortmund	29	12	13	4	47	33	+14	49
8	Hoffenheim !1899 Hoffenheim	29	12	9	8	54	41	+13	45
9	Bayer Leverkusen !Bayer Leverkusen	29	12	6	11	50	37	+13	42
10	Werder Bremen !Werder Bremen	29	10	9	10	55	41	+14	39

Updated to games played on 26 April 2009.
Source: bundesliga.de (German)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.