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.
2008–09 season | ||||
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President | Werner Gegenbauer | |||
Manager | Lucien Favre | |||
Bundesliga | 4th | |||
DFB Cup | Second Round | |||
UEFA Cup | Group phase | |||
Top goalscorer | League: Andriy Voronin (11 goals) All: Marko Pantelić (14 goals) | |||
Highest home attendance | 74,422 vs. Schalke 04 | |||
Lowest home attendance | 700 vs. Nistru Otaci | |||
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Squad
Players in bold have appearances for their respective national team. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Summer transfers
Winter transfers
In: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Goalscorers
Player | Bundesliga | DFB-Pokal | UEFA Cup qualification | UEFA Cup | Total |
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7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 14 |
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11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
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6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
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7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
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6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
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3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
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3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
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0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
International appearances
Player | Position | Country | Caps (Goals) | Caps this season |
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Josip Šimunić | DF | ![]() |
70 (3) | vs. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Arne Friedrich | DF | ![]() |
66 (0) | vs. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Andriy Voronin | FW | ![]() |
61 (6) | vs. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Pál Dárdai | MF | ![]() |
55 (5) | vs. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Marko Pantelić | FW | ![]() |
22 (5) | vs. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Amine Chermiti | FW | ![]() |
13 (3) | vs. ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Gojko Kačar | MF | ![]() |
6 (0) | vs. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Jaroslav Drobný | GK | ![]() |
1 (0) | vs. ![]() |
Maximilian Nicu | MF | ![]() |
1 (0) | vs. ![]() |
Fixtures
UEFA Cup first qualifying round (first leg)
Hertha BSC | 8 – 1 | Nistru Otaci |
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Pantelić ![]() Raffael ![]() Piszczek ![]() Stein ![]() |
Report | Tcaciuc ![]() |
UEFA Cup first qualifying round (second leg)
DFB-Pokal first round
Eintracht Trier | 1 – 3 | Hertha BSC |
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Lacroix ![]() |
Report | Pantelić ![]() Lustenberger ![]() Ebert ![]() |
UEFA Cup second qualifying round (first leg)
Interblock Ljubljana | 0 – 2 | Hertha BSC |
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Report | Pantelić ![]() |
Bundesliga day 1
Eintracht Frankfurt | 0 – 2 | Hertha BSC |
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Report | Raffael ![]() Ebert ![]() |
Bundesliga day 2
Hertha BSC | 1 – 1 | Arminia Bielefeld |
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Pantelić ![]() |
Report | Wichniarek ![]() |
UEFA Cup second qualifying round (second leg)
Hertha BSC | 1 – 0 | Interblock Ljubljana |
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Ebert ![]() |
Report |
Bundesliga day 3
Bayern Munich | 4 – 1 | Hertha BSC |
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Toni ![]() Lahm ![]() Schweinsteiger ![]() Klose ![]() |
Report | Pantelić ![]() |
Bundesliga day 4
Hertha BSC | 2 – 2 | VfL Wolfsburg |
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Kačar ![]() Cícero ![]() |
Report | Costa ![]() Riether ![]() |
UEFA Cup first round (first leg)
Hertha BSC | 2 – 0 | St. Patrick's Athletic |
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Nicu ![]() Cícero ![]() |
Report |
Bundesliga day 5
DFB-Pokal second round
Borussia Dortmund | 2 – 1 (a.e.t.) | Hertha BSC |
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Frei ![]() Klimowicz ![]() |
Report | Pantelić ![]() |
Bundesliga day 6
Hertha BSC | 0 – 1 | Energie Cottbus |
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Report | Jelić ![]() |
UEFA Cup first round (second leg)
St. Patrick's Athletic | 0 – 0 | Hertha BSC |
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Report |
Bundesliga day 7
Bayer Leverkusen | 0 – 1 | Hertha BSC |
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Report | Voronin ![]() |
Bundesliga day 8
Hertha BSC | 2 – 1 | VfB Stuttgart |
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Nicu ![]() Kačar ![]() |
Report | Cacau ![]() |
UEFA Cup group phase match 1
Bundesliga day 9
Borussia Dortmund | 1 – 1 | Hertha BSC |
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Kehl ![]() |
Report | Cícero ![]() |
Bundesliga day 10
Hertha BSC | 3 – 0 | Hannover 96 |
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Pantelić ![]() Voronin ![]() Domovchiyski ![]() |
Report |
Bundesliga day 11
Werder Bremen | 5 – 1 | Hertha BSC |
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Kačar ![]() Diego ![]() Rosenberg ![]() Pizarro ![]() |
Report | Cícero ![]() |
UEFA Cup group phase match 2
Bundesliga day 12
Hertha BSC | 1 – 0 | 1899 Hoffenheim |
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Voronin ![]() |
Report |
Bundesliga day 13
Hertha BSC | 2 – 1 | Hamburger SV |
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Cícero ![]() Domovchiyski ![]() |
Report | Petrić ![]() |
Bundesliga day 14
VfL Bochum | 2 – 3 | Hertha BSC |
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Šesták ![]() Mięciel ![]() |
Raffael ![]() Kačar ![]() Cícero ![]() |
Bundesliga day 15
Hertha BSC | 2 – 1 | 1. FC Köln |
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Kačar ![]() Pantelić ![]() |
Report | Novaković ![]() |
UEFA Cup group phase match 3
Hertha BSC | 0 – 1 | Galatasaray |
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Report | Baroš ![]() |
Bundesliga day 16
Schalke 04 | 1 – 0 | Hertha BSC |
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Asamoah ![]() |
Report |
Bundesliga day 17
Hertha BSC | 4 – 0 | Karlsruher SC |
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Nicu ![]() Domovchiyski ![]() Lustenberger ![]() Raffael ![]() |
Report |
UEFA Cup group phase match 4
Olympiacos | 4 – 0 | Hertha BSC |
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Dudu ![]() Galletti ![]() Torosidis ![]() Diogo ![]() |
Report |
Bundesliga day 18
Hertha BSC | 2 – 1 | Eintracht Frankfurt |
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Pantelić ![]() |
Report | Köhler ![]() |
Bundesliga day 19
Arminia Bielefeld | 1 – 1 | Hertha BSC |
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Wichniarek ![]() |
Report | Voronin ![]() |
Bundesliga day 20
Hertha BSC | 2 – 1 | Bayern Munich |
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Voronin ![]() |
Report | Klose ![]() |
Bundesliga day 21
VfL Wolfsburg | 2 – 1 | Hertha BSC |
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Džeko ![]() |
Report | Cícero ![]() |
Bundesliga day 22
Hertha BSC | 2 – 1 | Borussia Mönchengladbach |
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Voronin ![]() Dárdai ![]() |
Report | Bradley ![]() |
Bundesliga day 23
Energie Cottbus | 1 – 3 | Hertha BSC |
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Atan ![]() |
Report | Voronin ![]() |
Bundesliga day 24
Hertha BSC | 1 – 0 | Bayer Leverkusen |
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Voronin ![]() |
Report |
Bundesliga day 25
VfB Stuttgart | 2 – 0 | Hertha BSC |
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Cacau ![]() Khedira ![]() |
Report |
Bundesliga day 26
Hertha BSC | 1 – 3 | Borussia Dortmund |
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Raffael ![]() |
Report | Frei ![]() Kehl ![]() Valdez ![]() |
Bundesliga day 27
Hannover 96 | 2 – 0 | Hertha BSC |
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Hanke ![]() Bruggink ![]() |
Report |
Bundesliga day 28
Hertha BSC | 2 – 1 | Werder Bremen |
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Šimunić ![]() Raffael ![]() |
Report | Mertesacker ![]() |
Bundesliga day 29
1899 Hoffenheim | 0 – 1 | Hertha BSC |
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Report | Ebert ![]() |
Bundesliga day 30
Hamburger SV | 1 – 1 | Hertha BSC |
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Jansen ![]() |
Report | Kačar ![]() |
Bundesliga day 31
Hertha BSC | 2 – 0 | VfL Bochum |
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Pantelić ![]() Raffael ![]() |
Report |
Bundesliga day 32
1. FC Köln | 1 – 2 | Hertha BSC |
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Chihi ![]() |
Report | Cícero ![]() Ebert ![]() |
Bundesliga day 33
Bundesliga day 34
Karlsruher SC | 4 – 0 | Hertha BSC |
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Freis ![]() Franz ![]() Kennedy ![]() |
Report |