2008–09 Borussia Mönchengladbach season

Borussia Mönchengladbach 2008–09 football season

Borussia Mönchengladbach2008–09 season

Oliver Neuville, and mascot Jünter in March 2009

President| Rolf Königs
Head coach| Jos Luhukay
(until 5 October)
Christian Ziege
(interim, 5 – 18 October)
Hans Meyer
(from 18 October)
Stadium| Borussia-Park
Bundesliga| 15th
DFB-Pokal| Second round
Top goalscorer| League:
Rob Friend (7)
All:
Rob Friend, Marko Marin (7)
Highest home attendance| 54,067 (sold out; tied between 5 teams)[a]
Lowest home attendance| 36,166 v Hannover 96
Average home league attendance| 44,881
Biggest win| 8–1 v Fichte Bielefeld
Biggest defeat| 5–0 v Bayer Leverkusen

Home colours

Away colours

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2009–10 ->

The 2008–09 Borussia Mönchengladbach season was the 108th season in the club's history. They played in the Bundesliga, the top tier of German football. It was the club's first season in the top tier since their relegation from the Bundesliga in 2007.

They also took part in the DFB Pokal, Germany's top club knockout competition, where they reached the second round before being eliminated 2–0 by fellow Bundesliga side Energie Cottbus, who they coincidentally played a part in relegating later on in the season.

## Season summary

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In the summer transfer window, Jos Luhukay notably sold German under-21 youngsters Eugen Polanski and Robert Fleßers, Danish Tor des Jahres winner Kasper Bøgelund, and Angolan international Nando Rafael, to Getafe, Mainz 05, Aalborg, and AGS, with all bar the last being free transfers. In replacement, Michael Bradley, Karim Matmour, Gal Alberman and Jean-Sébastien Jaurès signed with die Fohlen.

At the start of the season, Mönchengladbach encountered troubles in the Bundesliga, with several disappointing performances. The worst of it came in a 5–1 defeat to 12th place Hannover 96, saw manager Jos Luhukay dismissed in October with only 1 win in 7 league matches, and elimination from the DFB-Pokal by Energie Cottbus. Christian Ziege's brief one match stint as manager saw Borussia get their 4th point of the season in a 2–2 draw to Bochum away, with Hans Meyer taking the reins for the rest of the season.

In the winter transfer window, Meyer signed Belgian goalkeeper Logan Bailly from Genk, Czech national Tomáš Galásek from Baník Ostrava, and Canadian defender Paul Stalteri from Tottenham Hotspur, with Meyer selling fellow Germans Alexander Voigt to Greuther Fürth, and Sascha Rösler to 1860 Munich. In a tough final day battle, Mönchengladbach played Dortmund in the Borussia derby, while Bielefeld faced Hannover. Cottbus took on Leverkusen, and won 3–1, and as Bielefeld finished with a 1–1 draw, they went down to 20th, cementing their place next season in the 2\. Bundesliga. Mönchengladbach were able to salvage a 1–1 draw in the derby, which secured Bundesliga status. Meyer escaped the drop with die Fohlen while being bottom of the league from mid December to early March. Meyer left the club at the season's close, and recently sacked Arminia Bielefeld coach Michael Frontzeck took his place.

## Squad

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Squad at end of season[1][2]

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

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1  | GK |  GER | Christofer Heimeroth
2  | DF |  GER | Sebastian Schachten
3  | DF |  BEL | Filip Daems (captain)
4  | DF |  NED | Roel Brouwers
5  | DF |  CIV | Steve Gohouri
6  | DF |  GER | Jan-Ingwer Callsen-Bracker
7  | MF |  MLI | Soumaïla Coulibaly
8  | MF |  CZE | Tomáš Galásek
9  | FW |  ISR | Roberto Colautti[b]
11  | MF |  GER | Marko Marin[c]
13  | DF |  CAN | Paul Stalteri
14  | FW |  SWE | Sharbel Touma[d]
15  | DF |  GER | Thomas Kleine
16  | FW |  CAN | Rob Friend
17  | DF |  NED | Patrick Paauwe
18  | GK |  GER | Frederic Löhe
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19  | MF |  ISR | Gal Alberman
20  | DF |  FRA | Jean-Sébastien Jaurès
22  | DF |  GER | Tobias Levels
25  | FW |  GER | Moses Lamidi[e]
26  | MF |  USA | Michael Bradley
27  | FW |  GER | Oliver Neuville[f]
28  | MF |  GER | Johannes van den Bergh
29  | MF |  GER | Alexander Baumjohann
30  | GK |  BEL | Logan Bailly
31  | DF |  BRA | Dante
32  | DF |  GER | Christian Dorda
33  | DF |  GER | Tim Heubach
37  | MF |  GER | Tony Jantschke
40  | FW |  ALG | Karim Matmour[g]
41  | DF |  GER | Oliver Stang

## Transfers

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### In

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40  | MF |  Karim Matmour |  SC Freiburg | Undisclosed  | 4 June 2008 | [3]
6  | DF |  Jan-Ingwer Callsen-Bracker |  Bayer Leverkusen | Undisclosed  | 1 July 2008 | [4]
19  | MF |  Gal Alberman |  Beitar Jerusalem | Undisclosed  | [5]
20  | DF |  Jean-Sébastien Jaurès |  Auxerre | Free
26  | FW |  Michael Bradley |  Heerenveen | €5,000,000  | 31 August 2008 | [6]
30  | GK |  Logan Bailly |  Genk | Undisclosed  | 22 December 2008 | [7]
8  | MF |  Tomáš Galásek |  Baník Ostrava | Undisclosed
13  | DF |  Paul Stalteri |  Tottenham Hotspur | Free
31  | DF |  Dante |  Standard Liège | Undisclosed  | 27 December 2008 | [8]

### Out

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26  | MF |  Robert Fleßers |  Mainz 05 | Free  | 4 June 2008 | [9]
9  | FW |  Nando Rafael |  AGS | Undisclosed  | 1 July 2008 | [10]
13  | DF |  Zé António |  Racing Santander | Free  | [11]
20  | DF |  Kasper Bögelund |  Aalborg | Free  | [12]
6  | MF |  Eugen Polanski |  Getafe | Free  | 4 July 2008  | [13]
17  | MF |  David Degen |  Young Boys | Free  | 22 August 2008 | [14]
8  | MF |  Sebastian Svärd |  Hansa Rostock | Loan  | 1 January 2009 | [15]
10  | FW |  Sascha Rösler |  1860 Munich | Undisclosed  | 8 January 2009 | [16]
13  | DF |  Alexander Voigt |  Greuther Fürth | Free  | 13 January 2009 | [17]
23  | MF |  Marcel Ndjeng |  Hamburger SV | Loan  | 26 January 2009 | [18]
21  | GK |  Uwe Gospodarek | Released  | 22 April 2009 | [19]

## Competitions

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### Overall record

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Competition  | First match  | Last match  | Starting round  | Final position  | Record

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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win %
Bundesliga | 17 August 2008  | 23 May 2008  | Matchday 1  | 15th  | 34 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 39 | 62 | −23  | 023.53
DFB-Pokal | 9 August 2008  | 23 September 2008  | First round  | Second round  | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | +5  | 050.00
Total  | 36 | 9 | 7 | 20 | 47 | 65 | −18  | 025.00

Last updated: 25 May 2023
Source: kicker

### Bundesliga

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Main article: 2008–09 Bundesliga

#### League table

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13  | Eintracht Frankfurt | 34  | 8  | 9  | 17  | 39  | 60  | −21  | 33  |
14  | VfL Bochum | 34  | 7  | 11  | 16  | 39  | 55  | −16  | 32
15  | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 34  | 8  | 7  | 19  | 39  | 62  | −23  | 31
16  | Energie Cottbus (R) | 34  | 8  | 6  | 20  | 30  | 57  | −27  | 30  | Qualification to relegation play-offs
17  | Karlsruher SC (R) | 34  | 8  | 5  | 21  | 30  | 54  | −24  | 29  | Relegation to 2\. Bundesliga

Source: kicker (in German)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated

#### Results summary

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Overall | Home | Away

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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD
34  | 8  | 7  | 19  | 39  | 62  |  −23  | 31  | 5  | 4  | 8  | 23  | 27  |  −4  | 3  | 3  | 11  | 16  | 35  |  −19

Source: kicker

#### Results by round

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Round| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 10| 11| 12| 13| 14| 15| 16| 17| 18| 19| 20| 21| 22| 23| 24| 25| 26| 27| 28| 29| 30| 31| 32| 33| 34

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Ground| H| A| H| A| H| A| H| A| H| A| H| A| H| A| H| H| A| A| H| A| H| A| H| A| H| A| H| A| H| A| H| A| A| H
Result| L| L| W| L| L| L| L| D| W| L| L| W| D| L| L| L| L| L| D| D| W| L| W| W| L| D| L| L| D| L| W| W| L| D
Position| 15| 15| 18| 11| 16| 17| 18| 18| 18| 17| 17| 17| 14| 14| 15| 17| 18| 18| 18| 18| 18| 18| 18| 17| 16| 16| 16| 16| 16| 17| 17| 15| 14| 15

Source: DFB
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

#### Matches

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Borussia Mönchengladbach v VfB Stuttgart 17 August 2008 1|  Borussia Mönchengladbach | 1–3|  VfB Stuttgart | Mönchengladbach

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17:00 CEST | Rösler 20'
Alberman 54'
Friend 60'
Matmour 85' | Report | Hitzlsperger 15'
Marica 26'
Boka 31'
Gómez 44'
Šimák 66' | Stadium: Borussia-Park
Attendance: 47,028
Referee: Herbert Fandel

1899 Hoffenheim v Borussia Mönchengladbach 23 August 2008 2|  1899 Hoffenheim | 1–0|  Borussia Mönchengladbach | Mannheim

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15:30 CEST | Ibišević 31'
Nilsson 52' | Report | Jaurès 22'
Daems 51'
Matmour 71'
Neuville 89' | Stadium: Carl-Benz-Stadion
Attendance: 26,300
Referee: Thorsten Kinhöfer

Borussia Mönchengladbach v Werder Bremen 30 August 2008 3|  Borussia Mönchengladbach | 3–2|  Werder Bremen | Mönchengladbach

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15:30 CEST | Matmour 12' 90+2'
Friend 30'
Daems 60'
Baumjohann 71' | Report | Naldo 30'
Jensen 44'
Pizarro 79'
Diego 89' | Stadium: Borussia-Park
Attendance: 54,067
Referee: Manuel Gräfe

Hannover 96 v Borussia Mönchengladbach 14 September 2008 4|  Hannover 96 | 5–1|  Borussia Mönchengladbach | Hannover

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17:00 CEST |

* Huszti 28' 32, 47' 73'
* Balitsch 29'
* Schlaudraff 43, 67'
* Vinícius 58'
* Forssell 86' (pen.)

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* Friend 9' 54'
* Coulibaly 55'
* Rösler 75'
* Daems 85'

| Stadium: AWD-Arena
Attendance: 41,362
Referee: Markus Schmidt

Borussia Mönchengladbach v Hertha Berlin 20 September 2008 5|  Borussia Mönchengladbach | 0–1|  Hertha Berlin | Mönchengladbach

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15:30 CEST |  | Report |

* Kačar 11' 33'
* Chahed 89'

| Stadium: Borussia-Park
Attendance: 43,193
Referee: Felix Brych

Hamburger SV v Borussia Mönchengladbach 27 September 2008 6|  Hamburger SV | 1–0|  Borussia Mönchengladbach | Hamburg

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15:30 CEST |

* Petrić 19'
* Mathijsen 80'

| Report |

* Daems 40'
* Paauwe 76'

| Stadium: HSH-Nordbank-Arena
Attendance: 57,000
Referee: Michael Weiner

Borussia Mönchengladbach v 1\. FC Köln 4 October 2008 7|  Borussia Mönchengladbach | 1–2|  1\. FC Köln | Mönchengladbach

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15:30 CEST |

* Brouwers 10' 22'
* Alberman 87'
* Gohouri 90+2'

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* Ehret 5'
* Brečko 35'
* Novaković 88'

| Stadium: Borussia-Park
Attendance: 54,067
Referee: Günter Perl

VfL Bochum v Borussia Mönchengladbach 17 October 2008 8|  VfL Bochum | 2–2|  Borussia Mönchengladbach | Bochum

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20:30 CEST |

* Schröder 26'
* Mavraj 30'
* Freier 41'
* Dabrowski 55' 59'
* Kaloğlu 77'

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* Voigt 26'
* Gohouri 30'
* Friend 65'
* Kleine 79'
* Marin 90'

| Stadium: Rewirpower-Stadion
Attendance: 31,328
Referee: Helmut Fleischer [de]

Borussia Mönchengladbach v Karlsruher SC 25 October 2008 9|  Borussia Mönchengladbach | 1–0|  Karlsruher SC | Mönchengladbach

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15:30 CEST |

* Friend 32'
* Paauwe 51'
* Neuville 89'

| Report |  | Stadium: Borussia-Park
Attendance: 42,051
Referee: Deniz Aytekin

VfL Wolfsburg v Borussia Mönchengladbach 28 October 2008 10|  VfL Wolfsburg | 3–0|  Borussia Mönchengladbach | Wolfsburg

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20:00 CET |

* Grafite 40' (pen.)
* Madlung 55'
* Misimović 75' (pen.)
* Schäfer 79'

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* Svärd 47'
* Paauwe 55'
* Friend 59'
* Voigt 61'
* Brouwers 71'

| Stadium: Volkswagen Arena
Attendance: 22,580
Referee: Michael Kempter (referee) [de]

Borussia Mönchengladbach v Eintracht Frankfurt 2 November 2008 11|  Borussia Mönchengladbach | 1–2|  Eintracht Frankfurt | Mönchengladbach

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17:00 CET |

* Russ 12' (o.g.)

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* Fenin 16'
* Fink 52'

| Stadium: Borussia-Park
Attendance: 44,773
Referee: Florian Meyer

Arminia Bielefeld v Borussia Mönchengladbach 8 November 2008 12|  Arminia Bielefeld | 0–2|  Borussia Mönchengladbach | Bielefeld

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15:30 CET |

* Schuler 37'
* Herzig 45'

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* Marin 6, 80' 24'
* Gospodarek 88'

| Stadium: Schüco-Arena
Attendance: 24,600
Referee: Peter Gagelmann

Borussia Mönchengladbach v Bayern Munich 15 November 2008 13|  Borussia Mönchengladbach | 2–2|  Bayern Munich | Mönchengladbach

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15:30 CET |

* Gohouri 31'
* Friend 79'
* Bradley 81'

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* Toni 21'
* Lell 40'
* Schweinsteiger 54'
* Ribery 65' (pen.)
* Sosa 90'

| Stadium: Borussia-Park
Attendance: 54,067
Referee: Michael Weiner

Schalke 04 v Borussia Mönchengladbach 22 November 2008 14|  Schalke 04 | 3–1|  Borussia Mönchengladbach | Gelsenkirchen

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15:30 CET |

* Altıntop 17, 45'
* Farfán 24' (pen.)
* Jones 63'

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* van den Bergh 3'
* Levels 24'
* Friend 30'
* Dorda 68'

| Stadium: Veltins-Arena
Attendance: 61,673
Referee: Jochen Drees

Borussia Mönchengladbach v Energie Cottbus 29 November 2008 15|  Borussia Mönchengladbach | 1–3|  Energie Cottbus | Mönchengladbach

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15:30 CET |

* Baumjohann 27'
* Gohouri 33' 59'
* Marin 69'

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* Bradley 17' (o.g.)
* Ziebig 34'
* Sørensen 51'
* Radeljić 55'
* Tremmel 69'
* Jula 85' 85'
* Kurth 89'

| Stadium: Borussia-Park
Attendance: 36,454
Referee: Peter Sippel

Borussia Mönchengladbach v Bayer Leverkusen 6 December 2008 16|  Borussia Mönchengladbach | 1–3|  Bayer Leverkusen | Mönchengladbach

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15:30 CET |

* Paauwe 18'
* Daems 49'
* Baumjohann 58'
* Jantschke 61'

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* Kießling 25, 37'
* Helmes 54'
* Kadlec 83'

| Stadium: Borussia-Park
Attendance: 44,161
Referee: Wolfgang Stark

Borussia Dortmund v Borussia Mönchengladbach 12 December 2008 17|  Borussia Dortmund | 2–1|  Borussia Mönchengladbach | Dortmund

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20:30 CET |

* Hajnal 33' 38'
* Zidan 35'
* Kringe 45+1'
* Błaszczykowski 45+3'
* Şahin 56'

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* Marin 18'
* Bradley 52'
* van den Bergh 80'

| Stadium: Signal-Iduna-Park
Attendance: 79,700
Referee: Knut Kircher

VfB Stuttgart v Borussia Mönchengladbach 31 January 2009 18|  VfB Stuttgart | 2–0|  Borussia Mönchengladbach | Stuttgart

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15:30 CET |

* Šimák 57'
* Marica 67'
* Khedira 81'
* Gómez 86'

| Report |  | Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena
Attendance: 41,300
Referee: Wolfgang Stark

Borussia Mönchengladbach v 1899 Hoffenheim 7 February 2009 19|  Borussia Mönchengladbach | 1–1|  1899 Hoffenheim | Mönchengladbach

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15:30 CET |

* Baumjohann 44'
* Friend 74'
* Bradley 79'

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* Compper 4'
* Ibertsberger 14'
* Obasi 70'
* Jaissle 80'
* Wellington 89'

| Stadium: Borussia-Park
Attendance: 42,421
Referee: Lutz Wagner

Werder Bremen v Borussia Mönchengladbach 14 February 2009 20|  Werder Bremen | 1–1|  Borussia Mönchengladbach | Bremen

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15:30 CET |

* Tziolis 69'
* Pizarro 77'
* Naldo 86'

| Report |

* Bradley 57' 79'

| Stadium: Weser-Stadion
Attendance: 41,332
Referee: Markus Schmidt

Borussia Mönchengladbach v Hannover 96 21 February 2009 21|  Borussia Mönchengladbach | 3–2|  Hannover 96 | Mönchengladbach

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15:30 CET |

* Dorda 23'
* Baumjohann 36'
* Marin 43'
* Neuville 83'
* Galásek 84'

| Report |

* Balitsch 10'
* Tarnat 47'
* Pinto 53' 70'
* Schulz 77'

| Stadium: Borussia-Park
Attendance: 36,166
Referee: Günter Perl

Hertha Berlin v Borussia Mönchengladbach 28 February 2009 22|  Hertha Berlin | 2–1|  Borussia Mönchengladbach | Berlin

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15:30 CET |

* Voronin 28'
* Dárdai 44'

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* Baumjohann 30'
* Levels 61'
* Bradley 69' (pen.)
* Gohouri 70'
* Lamidi 73'

| Stadium: Olympiastadion
Attendance: 48,534
Referee: Peter Gagelmann

Borussia Mönchengladbach v Hamburger SV 7 March 2009 23|  Borussia Mönchengladbach | 4–1|  Hamburger SV | Mönchengladbach

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15:30 CET |

* Daems 20'
* Friend 24' 62'
* Levels 42'
* Brouwers 53'
* Marin 65'

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* Petrić 29'
* Tavares 50'
* Mathijsen 53'
* Jarolim 61'
* Rost 63'
* Benjamin 78'

| Stadium: Borussia-Park
Attendance: 50,273
Referee: Michael Kempter

1\. FC Köln v Borussia Mönchengladbach 14 March 2009 24|  1\. FC Köln | 2–4|  Borussia Mönchengladbach | Köln

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15:30 CET |

* Brečko 64, 82'
* Pezzoni 86'
* Petit 86'

| Report |

* Bradley 25, 87' (pen.)
* Levels 41'
* Matmour 44'
* Galásek 61'
* Friend 67'

| Stadium: Rhein-Energie-Stadion
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Thorsten Kinhöfer

Borussia Mönchengladbach v VfL Bochum 20 March 2009 25|  Borussia Mönchengladbach | 0–1|  VfL Bochum | Mönchengladbach

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20:30 CET |

* Stalteri 41'
* Marin 51'
* Bradley 76'

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* Dabrowski 20'
* Grote 29'
* Fernandes 60'
* Fuchs 84'

| Stadium: Borussia-Park
Attendance: 49,282
Referee: Manuel Gräfe

Karlsruher SC v Borussia Mönchengladbach 5 April 2009 26|  Karlsruher SC | 0–0|  Borussia Mönchengladbach | Karlsruhe

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17:30 CEST |

* Stindl 90+1'

| Report |  | Stadium: Wildparkstadion
Attendance: 29,380
Referee: Wolfgang Stark

Borussia Mönchengladbach v VfL Wolfsburg 11 April 2009 27|  Borussia Mönchengladbach | 1–2|  VfL Wolfsburg | Mönchengladbach

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15:30 CEST |

* Dante 79'

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* Pekarík 4'
* Džeko 21'
* Šimůnek 44'
* Dejagah 78'
* Josué 82'
* Riether 85'

| Stadium: Borussia-Park
Attendance: 49,152
Referee: Knut Kircher

Eintracht Frankfurt v Borussia Mönchengladbach 18 April 2009 28|  Eintracht Frankfurt | 4–1|  Borussia Mönchengladbach | Frankfurt

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15:30 CEST |

* Meier 40'
* Liberopoulos 47'
* Chris 68'
* Russ 74' 80'
* Fink 88'

| Report |

* Baumjohann 39'
* Bradley 65'
* Daems 75'

| Stadium: Commerzbank-Arena
Attendance: 51,500
Referee: Felix Brych

Borussia Mönchengladbach v Arminia Bielefeld 26 April 2009 29|  Borussia Mönchengladbach | 1–1|  Arminia Bielefeld | Mönchengladbach

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17:00 CEST |

* Matmour 12'
* Stalteri 54'
* Baumjohann 90+2'

| Report |

* Tesche 32'
* Kauf 45'
* Lamey 65'
* Marx 71'
* Halfar 87'

| Stadium: Borussia-Park
Attendance: 50,108
Referee: Manuel Gräfe

Bayern Munich v Borussia Mönchengladbach 2 May 2009 30|  Bayern Munich | 2–1|  Borussia Mönchengladbach | Munich

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15:30 CEST |

* Schweinsteiger 33'
* Altıntop 42'

| Report |

* Brouwers 30'
* Daems 38'
* Stalteri 85'
* Matmour 90'

| Stadium: Allianz-Arena
Attendance: 69,000
Referee: Babak Rafati

Borussia Mönchengladbach v Schalke 04 10 May 2009 31|  Borussia Mönchengladbach | 1–0|  Schalke 04 | Mönchengladbach

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17:00 CEST |

* Marin 23' 79'
* van den Bergh 32'
* Colautti 90'

| Report |

* Rafinha 74'
* Kurányi 83'

| Stadium: Borussia-Park
Attendance: 54,067
Referee: Peter Sippel

Energie Cottbus v Borussia Mönchengladbach 13 May 2009 32|  Energie Cottbus | 0–1|  Borussia Mönchengladbach | Cottbus

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20:00 CEST |

* Angelov 43'
* Rost 45'
* Vasiljević 82'
* Kukielka 86'

| Report |

* Levels 57'
* Dante 90+1'

| Stadium: Stadion der Freundschaft
Attendance: 20,850
Referee: Peter Sippel

Bayer Leverkusen v Borussia Mönchengladbach 16 May 2009 33|  Bayer Leverkusen | 5–0|  Borussia Mönchengladbach | Düsseldorf

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20:00 CEST |

* Kießling 31'
* Helmes 44'
* Castro 68'
* Kadlec 79'
* Dante 86' (o.g.)

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* Galásek 18'
* Schachten 55'

| Stadium: LTU-Arena
Attendance: 43,000
Referee: Günter Perl

Borussia Mönchengladbach v Borussia Dortmund 23 May 2009 34|  Borussia Mönchengladbach | 1–1|  Borussia Dortmund | Mönchengladbach

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15:30 CEST |

* Galásek 49'
* Dante 57'

| Report |

* Błaszczykowski 64'

| Stadium: Borussia-Park
Attendance: 54,067
Referee: Felix Brych

### DFB-Pokal

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Main article: 2008–09 DFB-Pokal

In the first round, Borussia Mönchengladbach were drawn against VfB Vichte Bielefeld.

VfB Fichte Bielefeld v Borussia Mönchengladbach 9 August 2008 First round|  VfB Fichte Bielefeld | 1–8|  Borussia Mönchengladbach | Bielefeld

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15:30 CEST | Önen  66' | Report | Marin 7', 11', 17' (pen.)
Colautti 9', 24'
Rösler 18', 54'
Brouwers 36' | Stadium: Schüco-Arena
Attendance: 8,100
Referee: Babak Rafati

Energie Cottbus v Borussia Mönchengladbach 23 September 2008 Second round|  Energie Cottbus | 3–0|  Borussia Mönchengladbach | Cottbus

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19:00 CEST | Rangelov 42' (pen.)
Skela 73' (pen.), 89' (pen.) | Report |  | Stadium: Stadion der Freundschaft
Attendance: 9,805
Referee: Michael Kempter (referee) [de]

## Statistics

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### Appearances and goals

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No. | Pos | Nat | Player  | Total | Bundesliga | DFB-Pokal

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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals
Goalkeepers
1  | GK |  GER | Christofer Heimeroth | 11 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0
18  | GK |  GER | Frederic Löhe | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0
30  | GK |  BEL | Logan Bailly | 17 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0
Defenders
2  | DF |  GER | Sebastian Schachten | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0
3  | DF |  BEL | Filip Daems | 35 | 2 | 33 | 2 | 2 | 0
4  | DF |  BEL | Roel Brouwers | 26 | 3 | 20+5 | 2 | 1 | 1
5  | DF |  CIV | Steve Gohouri | 15 | 2 | 14+1 | 2 | 0 | 0
6  | DF |  GER | Jan-Ingwer Callsen-Bracker | 9 | 0 | 6+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0
13  | DF |  CAN | Paul Stalteri | 16 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0
15  | DF |  GER | Thomas Kleine | 8 | 1 | 3+5 | 1 | 0 | 0
17  | DF |  NED | Patrick Paauwe | 24 | 1 | 21+3 | 1 | 0 | 0
20  | DF |  FRA | Jean-Sébastien Jaurès | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0
22  | DF |  GER | Tobias Levels | 18 | 1 | 15+2 | 1 | 1 | 0
31  | DF |  BRA | Dante | 10 | 3 | 9+1 | 3 | 0 | 0
32  | DF |  GER | Christian Dorda | 7 | 0 | 6+1 | 0 | 0 | 0
33  | DF |  GER | Tim Heubach | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
41  | DF |  GER | Oliver Stang | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Midfielders
7  | MF |  MLI | Soumaïla Coulibaly | 5 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 0+1 | 0
8  | MF |  CZE | Tomáš Galásek | 15 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0
11  | MF |  GER | Marko Marin[c] | 35 | 7 | 25+8 | 4 | 2 | 3
19  | MF |  ISR | Gal Alberman | 17 | 0 | 14+2 | 0 | 1 | 0
26  | MF |  USA | Michael Bradley | 28 | 5 | 26+2 | 5 | 0 | 0
28  | MF |  GER | Johannes van den Bergh | 8 | 1 | 4+3 | 1 | 0+1 | 0
29  | MF |  GER | Alexander Baumjohann | 30 | 3 | 22+6 | 3 | 2 | 0
37  | MF |  GER | Tony Jantschke | 4 | 1 | 3+1 | 1 | 0 | 0
Forwards
9  | FW |  ISR | Roberto Colautti[b] | 25 | 3 | 10+14 | 1 | 1 | 2
14  | FW |  SWE | Sharbel Touma[d] | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0
16  | FW |  CAN | Rob Friend | 25 | 7 | 23+1 | 7 | 0+1 | 0
25  | FW |  GER | Moses Lamidi[e] | 4 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 0 | 0
27  | FW |  GER | Oliver Neuville[f] | 26 | 1 | 3+22 | 1 | 1 | 0
40  | FW |  ALG | Karim Matmour[g] | 35 | 3 | 29+5 | 3 | 1 | 0
Players transferred out during season
8  | MF |  DEN | Sebastian Svärd | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0
10  | FW |  GER | Sascha Rösler | 6 | 2 | 2+2 | 0 | 2 | 2
13  | DF |  GER | Alexander Voigt | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0
23  | MF |  CMR | Marcel Ndjeng[h] | 11 | 0 | 6+3 | 0 | 2 | 0
21  | GK |  GER | Uwe Gospodarek | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0

Source: worldfootball
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### Goalscorers

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Rank[i] | Pos. | No. | Nat. | Player  | Bundesliga | DFB-Pokal | Total

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1  | FW | 16  |  | Rob Friend | 7  | 0  | 7
MF | 11  |  | Marko Marin | 4  | 3  | 7
3  | MF | 26  |  | Michael Bradley | 5  | 0  | 5
4  | DF | 31  |  | Dante | 3  | 0  | 3
FW | 9  |  | Roberto Colautti | 1  | 2  | 3
DF | 4  |  | Roel Brouwers | 2  | 1  | 3
MF | 29  |  | Alexander Baumjohann | 3  | 0  | 3
FW | 40  |  | Karim Matmour | 3  | 0  | 3
9  | FW | 11  |  | Sascha Rösler | 0  | 2  | 2
DF | 5  |  | Steve Gohouri | 2  | 0  | 2
DF | 3  |  | Filip Daems | 2  | 0  | 2
12  | MF | 37  |  | Tony Jantschke | 1  | 0  | 1
DF | 15  |  | Thomas Kleine | 1  | 0  | 1
MF | 28  |  | Johannes van den Bergh | 1  | 0  | 1
DF | 18  |  | Tobias Levels | 1  | 0  | 1
DF | 17  |  | Patrick Paauwe | 1  | 0  | 1
FW | 27  |  | Oliver Neuville | 1  | 0  | 1
—  | Own goal | 1  | 0  | 1
Total  | 39 | 8 | 47

## Notes

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1. ^ The 5 clubs who played in a sold-out match against Mönchengladbach were, Werder Bremen, 1\. FC Köln, Bayern Munich, Schalke 04, and Borussia Dortmund.
2. ^ a b Colautti was born in Córdoba, Argentina, but he soon obtained Israeli citizenship through his Israeli wife, allowing him the option of playing for Israel. He made his international debut for Israel in September 2006.
3. ^ a b Marin was born in Bosanska Gradiška, SFR Yugoslavia, but he soon obtained German citizenship, allowing him the option of playing for Germany. He played for Germany at the U-16, U-17, U-18, and U-21 levels, making his senior international debut in May 2008.
4. ^ a b Touma was born in Beirut, Lebanon, but he soon obtained Swedish citizenship, allowing him the option of playing for Sweden. He played for Sweden at the U-16, U-18, and U-21 levels, making his senior level international debut in February 2001.
5. ^ a b Lamidi was born in Lagos, Nigeria, but he soon obtained German citizenship, allowing him the option to play for Germany. He represented Germany at U-20 level 5 times.
6. ^ a b Neuville was born in Locarno, Switzerland, but he had the option of playing for Germany through his German father. He represented Germany at senior level, making his international debut in September 1998.
7. ^ a b Matmour was born in Strasbourg, France, but he had the option of playing for Algeria through his Algerian parents. He represented Algeria at senior level, making his international debut in February 2007.
8. ^ Ndjeng was born in Bonn, Germany, but he had the option of playing for Cameroon through his Cameroonian father. He made his international debut for Cameroon in May 2008.
9. ^ If two or more players have the same number of goals, they are ranked by appearances, and if the same happens for appearances, they are ranked by minutes played.

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