2007–08 in German football

Football in Germany

Season

2007–08

Bundesliga

Bayern Munich

2. Bundesliga

Borussia Mönchengladbach

DFB-Pokal

Bayern Munich

DFL-Ligapokal

Bayern Munich

← 2006–07

2008–09 →

The 2007–08 season is the 98th season of competitive football in Germany.

Promotion and relegation

Pre Season

League	Promoted to League	Relegated from League
Bundesliga	Karlsruher SC Hansa Rostock MSV Duisburg	Alemannia Aachen Borussia Mönchengladbach Mainz 05
2. Bundesliga	FC St. Pauli VfL Osnabrück SV Wehen Wiesbaden TSG 1899 Hoffenheim	Eintracht Braunschweig Rot-Weiss Essen SpVgg Unterhaching SV Wacker Burghausen
Bundesliga (women)	1. FC Saarbrücken SG Wattenscheid 09	FFC Brauweiler Pulheim FFC Heike Rheine
2. Bundesliga (women)	FFC Oldesloe 2000 1. FC Union Berlin ASV Hagsfeld FCR 2001 Duisburg II SV Dirmingen	Bad Neuenahr II FC Erzgebirge Aue Karlsruher SC TSV Jahn Calden SuS Timmel

Post Season

League	Promoted to League	Relegated from League
Bundesliga	Borussia Mönchengladbach TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 1. FC Köln	1. FC Nürnberg Hansa Rostock MSV Duisburg
2. Bundesliga	Rot Weiss Ahlen FSV Frankfurt FC Ingolstadt 04 Rot-Weiß Oberhausen	FC Carl Zeiss Jena FC Erzgebirge Aue Kickers Offenbach SC Paderborn 07
Bundesliga (women)	Herforder SV USV Jena	1. FC Saarbrücken SG Wattenscheid 09
2. Bundesliga (women)	Blau-Weiß Hohen Neuendorf FV Löchgau SG Lütgendortmund Mellendorfer TV FSV Viktoria Jägersburg	FFV Neubrandenburg FFC Heike Rheine TuS Niederkirchen SC Regensburg FFC Brauweiler Pulheim

National teams

Germany national football team

Main article: Germany national football team

UEFA Euro 2008 qualification

Main article: UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying Group D

Win Draw Loss

Date	Venue	Location	Opponent	Score F–A	Att.	Goalscorers and disciplined players		Ref.
Date	Venue	Location	Opponent	Score F–A	Att.	Germany	Opponent	Ref.
8 September 2007	Millennium Stadium	Cardiff, Wales	Wales	2–0	25,000	Klose 6', 60'	Gabbidon 38' Collins 41'	^[1]
13 October 2007	Croke Park	Dublin, Ireland	Republic of Ireland	0–0	67,495	Lehmann 52' Frings 55' Friedrich 90'	Carsley 36' Dunne 44'	^[2]
17 October 2007	Allianz Arena	Munich, Germany	Czech Republic	0–3	66,600	Podolski 46'	Sionko 2' Matějovský 23' Plašil 63'	^[3]
17 November 2007	AWD-Arena	Hanover, Germany	Cyprus	4–0	45,016	Fritz 2' Klose 20' Podolski 20' Hitzlsperger 82'	—	^[4]
21 November 2007	Commerzbank-Arena	Frankfurt, Germany	Wales	0–0	49,252	—	Collins 82' Gabbidon 83' Hennessey 89'	^[5]

UEFA Euro 2008

Main article: UEFA Euro 2008

Win Draw Loss

Round	Date Kick–off time	Venue	Location	Opponent	Score F–A	Att.	Germany	Opponent	Ref.
Round	Date Kick–off time	Venue	Location	Opponent	Score F–A	Att.	Goalscorers and disciplined players		Ref.
Group B	8 June 2008 20:45 (CEST)	Wörthersee Stadion	Klagenfurt, Austria	Poland	2–0	30,461	Podolski 20', 72' Schweinsteiger 64'	Smolarek 40' Lewandowski 60'	^[6]
Group B	12 June 2008 18:00 (CEST)	Wörthersee Stadion	Klagenfurt, Austria	Croatia	2–1	30,461	Ballack 75' Podolski 79' Lehmann 90+2' Schweinsteiger 90+2'	Srna 24' 27' Šimunić 45+1' Olić 62' Leko 90+2' Modrić 90+3'	^[7]
Group B	16 June 2008 20:45 (CEST)	Ernst-Happel-Stadion	Vienna, Austria	Austria	1–0	51,428	Ballack 49'	Stranzl 13' Hoffer 31' Ivanschitz 48'	^[8]
Quarter-finals	19 June 2008 20:45 (CEST)	St. Jakob-Park	Basel, Switzerland	Portugal	3–2	39,374	Schweinsteiger 22' Klose 26' Friedrich 48' Lahm 49' Ballack 61'	Petit 26' Gomes 40' Pepe 60' Postiga 87' 90'	^[9]
Semi-finals	25 June 2008 20:45 (CEST)	St. Jakob-Park	Basel, Switzerland	Turkey	3–2	39,374	Schweinsteiger 26' Klose 79' Lahm 90'	Boral 22' Şentürk 53' 86' Sarıoğlu 90+4'	^[10]
Final	29 June 2008 20:45 (CEST)	Ernst-Happel-Stadion	Vienna, Austria	Spain	0–1	51,428	Ballack 43' Kurányi 88'	Torres 33' 74' Casillas 43'	^[11]

Friendly matches

Date	Venue	Location	Opponent	Score F–A	Att.	Goalscorers and disciplined players		Ref.
Date	Venue	Location	Opponent	Score F–A	Att.	Germany	Opponent	Ref.
22 August 2007	Wembley Stadium	London, England	England	2–1	86,133	Kuranyi 26' Pander 40'	Lampard 9' Cole 34'	^[12]
12 September 2007	RheinEnergieStadion	Cologne, Germany	Romania	3–1	44,500	Schneider 42' Trochowski 61' Odonkor 65' Podolski 82' 82'	Goian 3' Nicolita 54'	^[13]
6 February 2008	Ernst-Happel-Stadion	Vienna, Austria	Austria	3–0	48,500	Hitzlsperger 53' Klose 63' Friedrich 71' Mertesacker 77' Ballack 78' Gómez 80'	Aufhauser 48' Linz 78'	^[14]
26 March 2008	St. Jakob-Park	Basel, Switzerland	Switzerland	4–0	38,500	Klose 23' 48' Schweinsteiger 45' Gómez 61', 67'	Inler 65'	^[15]
27 May 2008	Fritz Walter Stadion	Kaiserslautern, Germany	Belarus	2–2	47,258	Klose 10' Karytska 20' (o.g.)	Lentsevich 9' Putsila 15' Bulyga 61', 88'	^[16]
31 May 2008	Veltins-Arena	Gelsenkirchen, Germany	Serbia	2–1	53,951	Neuville 74' Ballack 82'	Janković 18' Ivanović 80'	^[17]

Germany women's national football team

Main article: Germany women's national football team

2007 FIFA Women's World Cup

Main article: 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup

Win Draw Loss

Round	Date Kick–off time	Venue	Location	Opponent	Score F–A	Att.	Germany	Opponent	Ref.
Round	Date Kick–off time	Venue	Location	Opponent	Score F–A	Att.	Goalscorers and disciplined players		Ref.
Group A	10 September 2007 20:00 (CST)	Hongkou Football Stadium	Shanghai, China	Argentina	11–0	28,098	Behringer 12', 24' Garefrekes 17' Prinz 29', 45+1', 59' Lingor 51', 90+1' Smisek 57', 70', 79' Laudehr 60' Bartusiak 86'	Gómez 16' Chávez 20' González 56' Quiñones 90+2'	^[18]
Group A	14 September 2007 20:00 (CST)	Hongkou Football Stadium	Shanghai, China	England	0–0	27,730	Krahn 36' Laudehr 84' Bajramaj 85'	Chapman 16' Williams 55'	^[19]
Group A	17 September 2007 20:00 (CST)	Yellow Dragon Stadium	Hangzhou, China	Japan	2–0	39,817	Prinz 21' Garefrekes 82' Lingor 87' (pen.) Müller 88'	Sakai 16'	^[20]
Quarter-finals	22 September 2007 17:00 (CST)	Wuhan Sports Center Stadium	Wuhan, China	North Korea	3–0	37,200	Garefrekes 44' Lingor 67' Krahn 72'	Song 51'	^[21]
Semi-finals	26 September 2007 20:00 (CST)	Tianjin Olympic Center Stadium	Tianjin, China	Norway	3–0	53,819	Rønning 42' (o.g.) Stegemann 72' Müller 75'	Kaurin 14'	^[22]
Final	30 September 2007 20:00 (CST)	Hongkou Football Stadium	Shanghai, China	Brazil	2–0	31,000	Garefrekes 7' Prinz 52' Bresonik 63' Laudehr 86'	Daniela 59'	^[23]

League season

Men

Bundesliga

Main article: 2007–08 Bundesliga


Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Bayern Munich !Bayern Munich (C)	34	22	10	2	68	21	+47	76	2008–09 UEFA Champions LeagueGroup stage
2	Werder Bremen !Werder Bremen	34	20	6	8	75	45	+30	66	2008–09 UEFA Champions LeagueGroup stage
3	Schalke 04 !Schalke 04	34	18	10	6	55	32	+23	64	2008–09 UEFA Champions League Third qualifying round
4	Hamburger SV !Hamburger SV	34	14	12	8	47	26	+21	54	2008–09 UEFA Cup First round
5	Wolfsburg !VfL Wolfsburg	34	15	9	10	58	46	+12	54	2008–09 UEFA Cup First round
6	Stuttgart !VfB Stuttgart	34	16	4	14	57	57	0	52	2008 UEFA Intertoto Cup Third round
7	Bayer Leverkusen !Bayer Leverkusen	34	15	6	13	57	40	+17	51
8	Hannover 96 !Hannover 96	34	13	10	11	54	56	−2	49
9	Eintracht Frankfurt !Eintracht Frankfurt	34	12	10	12	43	50	−7	46
10	Hertha BSC !Hertha BSC	34	12	8	14	39	44	−5	44	2008–09 UEFA Cup First qualifying round ¹
11	Karlsruher SC !Karlsruher SC	34	11	10	13	38	53	−15	43
12	VfL Bochum !VfL Bochum	34	10	11	13	48	54	−6	41
13	Borussia Dortmund !Borussia Dortmund	34	10	10	14	50	62	−12	40	2008–09 UEFA Cup First round ²
14	Energie Cottbus !Energie Cottbus	34	9	9	16	35	56	−21	36
15	Arminia Bielefeld !Arminia Bielefeld	34	8	10	16	35	60	−25	34
16	1. FC Nürnberg !1. FC Nürnberg (R)	34	7	10	17	35	51	−16	31	Relegation to 2. Fußball-Bundesliga
17	Hansa Rostock !Hansa Rostock (R)	34	8	6	20	30	52	−22	30
18	MSV Duisburg !MSV Duisburg (R)	34	8	5	21	36	55	−19	29

Source: www.dfb.de
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
¹An additional UEFA Cup spot was awarded to the Bundesliga after it had been drawn from the best teams of the UEFA Fair Play ranking 2007–08. The spot was awarded to national Fair Play competition winners Hertha BSC.
²Because German Cup 2007–08 winners Bayern Munich had already qualified for the Champions League via their league placement, losing finalists Borussia Dortmund took the UEFA Cup spot reserved for the cup winners.
(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.

2. Bundesliga

Main article: 2007–08 2. Bundesliga


Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Borussia Mönchengladbach !Borussia Mönchengladbach (C) (P)	34	18	12	4	71	38	+33	66	Promotion to Bundesliga
2	Hoffenheim !1899 Hoffenheim (P)	34	17	9	8	60	40	+20	60
3	Köln !1. FC Köln (P)	34	17	9	8	62	44	+18	60
4	Mainz 05 !Mainz 05	34	16	10	8	62	36	+26	58
5	SC Freiburg !SC Freiburg	34	15	10	9	49	44	+5	55
6	SpVgg Greuther Fürth !SpVgg Greuther Fürth	34	14	10	10	53	47	+6	52
7	Alemannia Aachen !Alemannia Aachen	34	14	9	11	49	44	+5	51
8	Wehen Wiesbaden !Wehen Wiesbaden	34	11	11	12	47	53	−6	44
9	FC St. Pauli !FC St. Pauli	34	11	9	14	47	53	−6	42
10	TuS Koblenz !TuS Koblenz	34	12	11	11	46	47	−1	041^*
11	1860 Munich !1860 Munich	34	9	14	11	42	45	−3	41
12	VfL Osnabrück !VfL Osnabrück	34	10	10	14	43	54	−11	40
13	1. FC Kaiserslautern !1. FC Kaiserslautern	34	9	12	13	37	37	0	39
14	Augsburg !FC Augsburg	34	10	8	16	39	51	−12	38
15	Kickers Offenbach !Kickers Offenbach (R)	34	9	11	14	38	60	−22	38	Relegation to 3rd Liga
16	Erzgebirge Aue !Erzgebirge Aue (R)	34	7	11	16	49	57	−8	32
17	SC Paderborn !SC Paderborn (R)	34	6	13	15	33	54	−21	31
18	Carl Zeiss Jena !Carl Zeiss Jena (R)	34	6	11	17	45	68	−23	29

Source: Bundesliga.de
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
^* Due to licensing irregularities TuS Koblenz were given a six points deduction.
(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.

Women

Bundesliga

Main article: 2007–08 Bundesliga (women)

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	1. FFC Frankfurt (C)	22	17	03	02	87	22	+65	54
2	FCR 2001 Duisburg	22	17	02	03	65	20	+45	53
3	1. FFC Turbine Potsdam	22	11	05	06	48	32	+16	38
4	FC Bayern Munich	22	12	02	08	53	38	+3	38
5	SC 07 Bad Neuenahr	22	12	01	09	43	33	+10	37
6	VFL Wolfsburg	22	10	04	08	42	48	−6	34
7	SG Essen-Schönebeck	22	9	06	07	43	40	+3	33
8	SC Freiburg	22	6	03	013	30	63	−33	21
9	TSV Crailsheim	22	5	04	013	28	43	−15	19
10	Hamburger SV	22	4	06	012	23	43	−21	18
11	1. FC Saarbrücken (N)	22	4	06	012	26	51	−25	18
12	SG Wattenscheid 09 (N)	22	3	02	017	17	69	−52	11

	2007–08 Bundesliga (women) champions
	Will be relegated to the 2. Bundesliga (women)
(N)	Promoted from the 2. Bundesliga (women) last season
(C)	2006–07 Bundesliga (women) champion

Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

2. Bundesliga

Main article: 2007–08 2. Bundesliga (women)

North

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	HSV Borussia Friedenstal	22	13	05	04	53	33	+20	44
2	Tennis Borussia Berlin	22	12	07	03	36	18	+18	43
3	FC Gütersloh 2000	22	12	06	04	38	18	+20	42
4	1.FFC Turbine Potsdam II	22	12	04	06	46	23	+23	40
5	Hamburger SV II	22	9	05	08	32	33	-1	32
6	Holstein Kiel	22	9	05	08	28	31	-3	32
7	1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig	22	9	04	09	38	42	-4	31
8	FFC Oldesloe 2000 (N)	22	8	04	010	30	36	-6	28
9	SV Victoria Gersten	22	7	06	09	38	39	-1	27
10	1. FC Union Berlin (N)	22	6	03	013	28	48	-20	21
11	FFV Neubrandenburg	22	4	03	015	34	56	-22	15
12	FFC Heike Rheine (A)	22	3	04	015	26	50	-24	13

	Will be promoted to the Fußball-Bundesliga (women)
	Will be relegated to the new Fußball-Regionalliga (women)
(N)	Promoted from the Regionalliga last season
(A)	Relegated from the Bundesliga last season

Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

South

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	FF USV Jena	22	18	02	02	82	13	+69	56
2	VfL Sindelfingen	22	18	02	02	70	14	+56	56
3	FCR 2001 Duisburg II (N)	22	12	04	06	47	31	+16	40
4	TuS Köln rrh.¹	22	10	06	06	46	28	+18	36
5	ASV Hagsfeld (N)	22	9	04	09	38	49	-11	31
6	SC Sand	22	8	04	010	33	34	-1	28
7	1. FFC Frankfurt II	22	6	07	09	30	28	+2	25
8	SV Dirmingen	22	7	04	011	30	58	-28	25
9	TuS Niederkirchen²	22	5	05	012	29	58	-29	20
10	FFC Wacker München	22	5	05	012	22	52	-30	20
11	SC Regensburg	22	5	04	013	36	59	-23	19
12	FFC Brauweiler Pulheim (A)	22	3	05	014	25	64	-39	14

¹ TuS Köln rrh. passed their license for the 2. Bundesliga to Bayer 04 Leverkusen. ² TuS Niederkirchen did not apply for a license for the 2008–09 season and was therefore the fifth team to be relegated.

	Will be promoted to the Fußball-Bundesliga (women)
	Will be relegated to the new Fußball-Regionalliga (women)
(N)	Promoted from the Regionalliga last season
(A)	Relegated from the Bundesliga last season

Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

Transfers

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2007–08 in German football

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League competitions

Men

Level 1 & 2	Bundesliga 2. Bundesliga

Level 3	Regionalliga

Level 4	Baden-Württemberg Bayern Hessen Nord Nordrhein Nordost Südwest Westfalen

Women

Cup competitions

Men	DFB-Pokal (Final) DFL-Ligapokal (Final)

Women	DFB-Pokal

European competitions

Men	Champions League UEFA Cup Intertoto Cup

Women	UEFA Women's Cup (Final)

Related to national teams

Men	UEFA Euro 2008 (Group B * Final) (Qualifying Group D) Joachim Löw

Women	2007 FIFA Women's World Cup (Group A * Final) UEFA Women's Euro 2009 (Qualifying) 2008 Algarve Cup Silvia Neid

Transfers

Team seasons

Men's Bundesliga

Arminia Bielefeld
Bayer Leverkusen
Bayern Munich
Bochum
Borussia Dortmund
Duisburg
Eintracht Frankfurt
Energie Cottbus
Hamburg
Hannover
Hansa Rostock
Hertha Berlin
Karlsruhe
Nürnberg
Schalke 04
Stuttgart
Werder Bremen
Wolfsburg

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