2008–09 Hertha BSC season

Hertha BSC

2008–09 season

President

Werner Gegenbauer

Manager

4th

Second Round

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

Home colours

Away colours

Third colours

← 2007-08

2009-10 →

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.

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.

No.	Position	Player
1	GK	Jaroslav Drobný
2	DF	Kaká
3	DF	Arne Friedrich (captain)
4	DF	Steve von Bergen
5	DF	Sofian Chahed
6	MF	Marko Babić (signed during winter transfer period)
7	MF	Cícero (on loan from Tombense)
8	MF	Pál Dárdai
9	FW	Marko Pantelić
10	FW	Raffael
11	FW	Andriy Voronin (on loan from Liverpool)
12	GK	Christian Fiedler
13	DF	Marc Stein
14	DF	Josip Šimunić
15	DF	Rodnei
16	MF	Lúcio
17	MF	Bryan Arguez

No.	Position	Player
20	MF	Patrick Ebert
22	DF	Leandro Cufré (signed during winter transfer period, on loan from Monaco)
23	FW	Valeri Domovchiyski
25	MF	Maximilian Nicu
26	MF	Łukasz Piszczek
27	FW	Amine Chermiti
28	MF	Fabian Lustenberger
29	MF	Sascha Bigalke
30	GK	Christopher Gäng
35	DF	Shervin Radjabali-Fardi
36	MF	Lennart Hartmann
38	MF	Ibrahima Traoré
39	MF	Florian Riedel
40	GK	Sascha Burchert
44	MF	Gojko Kačar
--		Lucien Favre (coach)

Summer transfers

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

No.	Position	Player
2	DF	Kaka (from Académica de Coimbra)
7	MF	Cícero (on loan from Tombense)
11	FW	Andriy Voronin (on loan from Liverpool)
13	DF	Marc Stein (from Hansa Rostock)
15	DF	Rodnei (from CA Juventus, previously on loan to Jagiellonia Białystok)
23	FW	Valeri Domovchiyski (from Levski Sofia, previously on loan)
25	MF	Maximilian Nicu (from Wehen Wiesbaden)
27	FW	Amine Chermiti (from Étoile Sportive du Sahel)
29	MF	Sascha Bigalke (from Hertha BSC II)
35	DF	Shervin Radjabali-Fardi (from Hertha BSC Youth)
36	MF	Lennart Hartmann (from Hertha BSC Youth)
39	MF	Florian Riedel (from Hertha BSC Youth)

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

No.	Position	Player
6	MF	Rudolf Skácel (loan return to Southampton)
7	MF	Mineiro (to Chelsea)
18	FW	Srđan Lakić (to 1. FC Kaiserslautern, previously on loan to Heracles Almelo)
19	DF	Andreas Schmidt (retired)
21	FW	Solomon Okoronkwo (to Saturn Moscow Oblast)
22	MF	Tobias Grahn (loan return to Gimnàstic de Tarragona)
24	MF	Bilal Çubukçu (to Gençlerbirliği)
27	DF	Amadeus Wallschläger (to Carl Zeiss Jena)
33	FW	André Lima (on loan to São Paulo)
36	DF	Pascal Bieler (to 1. FC Nürnberg)
39	FW	Chinedu Ede (to MSV Duisburg)
--	DF	Dennis Cagara (to Nordsjælland, previously on loan)

Winter transfers

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

No.		Position	Player
6		DF	Marko Babić (from Real Betis)
22		DF	Leandro Cufré (on loan from Monaco)

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

No.		Position	Player

Goalscorers

Player	Bundesliga	DFB-Pokal	UEFA Cup qualification	UEFA Cup	Total
Marko Pantelić	7	2	4	1	14
Andriy Voronin	11	0	0	0	11
Raffael	6	0	2	0	8
Cícero	7	0	0	1	8
Gojko Kačar	6	0	0	0	6
Patrick Ebert	3	1	1	0	5
Valeri Domovchiyski	3	0	0	0	3
Maximilian Nicu	2	0	0	1	3
Łukasz Piszczek	0	0	3	0	3
Fabian Lustenberger	1	1	0	0	2
Pál Dárdai	1	0	0	0	1
Josip Šimunić	1	0	0	0	1
Marc Stein	0	0	1	0	1

International appearances

Player	Position	Country	Caps (Goals)	Caps this season
Josip Šimunić	DF	Croatia	70 (3)	vs. Kazakhstan, vs. England, vs. Ukraine, vs. Andorra, vs. Romania, vs. Ukraine
Arne Friedrich	DF	Germany	66 (0)	vs. Russia, vs. Wales, vs. England, vs. China, vs. UAE
Andriy Voronin	FW	Ukraine	61 (6)	vs. Poland, vs. Belarus, vs. Kazakhstan, vs. Serbia, vs. England, vs. Kazakhstan
Pál Dárdai	MF	Hungary	55 (5)	vs. Denmark, vs. Sweden, vs. Albania, vs. Malta
Marko Pantelić	FW	Serbia	22 (5)	vs. Faroe Islands, vs. France, vs. Lithuania, vs. Austria, vs. Sweden, vs. Austria, vs. Faroe Islands
Amine Chermiti	FW	Tunisia	13 (3)	vs. Burkina Faso, vs. Burundi, vs. Netherlands
Gojko Kačar	MF	Serbia	6 (0)	vs. France, vs. Bulgaria, vs. Austria, vs. Faroe Islands
Jaroslav Drobný	GK	Czech Republic	1 (0)	vs. Morocco
Maximilian Nicu	MF	Romania	1 (0)	vs. Austria

Fixtures

UEFA Cup first qualifying round (first leg)

Hertha BSC v Nistru Otaci

17 July 2008
20:15 CET

Hertha BSC	8 – 1	Nistru Otaci
Pantelić 15', 36' Raffael 23', 71' Piszczek 33', 42', 80' Stein 68'	Report	Tcaciuc 78'

Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark, Berlin
Attendance: 13,343
Referee: Richard Liesveld (Netherlands)

UEFA Cup first qualifying round (second leg)

Nistru Otaci v Hertha BSC

31 July 2008
18:00 CEST

Nistru Otaci	0 – 0	Hertha BSC
	Report

Zimbru Stadium, Chişinău
Attendance: 700
Referee: Anders Hermansen (Denmark)

DFB-Pokal first round

Eintracht Trier v Hertha BSC

8 August 2008
20:30 CEST

Eintracht Trier	1 – 3	Hertha BSC
Lacroix 26'	Report	Pantelić 8' Lustenberger 60' Ebert 81'

Moselstadion, Trier
Attendance: 5,830
Referee: Guido Winkmann (Kerken)

UEFA Cup second qualifying round (first leg)

Interblock Ljubljana v Hertha BSC

14 August 2008
20:45 CEST

Interblock Ljubljana	0 – 2	Hertha BSC
	Report	Pantelić 16', 81'

Arena Petrol, Ljubljana
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Fredy Fautrel (France)

Bundesliga day 1

Eintracht Frankfurt v Hertha BSC

17 August 2008
17:00 CEST

Eintracht Frankfurt	0 – 2	Hertha BSC
	Report	Raffael 43' Ebert 60'

Commerzbank Arena, Frankfurt
Attendance: 44,900
Referee: Florian Meyer (Burgdorf)

Bundesliga day 2

Hertha BSC v Arminia Bielefeld

23 August 2008
15:30 CEST

Hertha BSC	1 – 1	Arminia Bielefeld
Pantelić 32'	Report	Wichniarek 37'

Olympiastadion, Berlin
Attendance: 36,302
Referee: Markus Schmidt (Stuttgart)

UEFA Cup second qualifying round (second leg)

Hertha BSC v Interblock Ljubljana

28 August 2008
18:30 CEST

Hertha BSC	1 – 0	Interblock Ljubljana
Ebert 3'	Report

Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark, Berlin
Attendance: 11,849
Referee: Bruno Paixão (Portugal)

Bundesliga day 3

Bayern Munich v Hertha BSC

31 August 2008
17:00 CEST

Bayern Munich	4 – 1	Hertha BSC
Toni 12' Lahm 54' Schweinsteiger 56' (pen.) Klose 70' (pen.)	Report	Pantelić 84'

Allianz Arena, Munich
Attendance: 69,000
Referee: Michael Kempter (Sauldorf)

Bundesliga day 4

Hertha BSC v VfL Wolfsburg

13 September 2008
15:30 CEST

Hertha BSC	2 – 2	VfL Wolfsburg
Kačar 54' Cícero 85'	Report	Costa 1' Riether 90'

Olympiastadion, Berlin
Attendance: 38,921
Referee: Wolfgang Stark (Ergolding)

UEFA Cup first round (first leg)

Hertha BSC v St. Patrick's Athletic

16 September 2008
18:00 CEST

Hertha BSC	2 – 0	St. Patrick's Athletic
Nicu 50' Cícero 76'	Report

Olympiastadion, Berlin
Attendance: 13,045
Referee: Tomasz Mikulski (Poland)

Bundesliga day 5

Borussia Mönchengladbach v Hertha BSC

20 September 2008
15:30 CEST

Borussia Mönchengladbach	0 – 1	Hertha BSC
	Report	Kačar 11'

Borussia Park, Mönchengladbach
Attendance: 43, 193
Referee: Felix Brych (Munich)

DFB-Pokal second round

Borussia Dortmund v Hertha BSC

24 September 2008
19:00 CEST

Borussia Dortmund	2 – 1 (a.e.t.)	Hertha BSC
Frei 7' (pen.) Klimowicz 104'	Report	Pantelić 22'

Signal Iduna Park, Dortmund
Attendance: 30, 012
Referee: Michael Weiner (Giesen)

Bundesliga day 6

Hertha BSC v Energie Cottbus

27 September 2008
14:30 CET

Hertha BSC	0 – 1	Energie Cottbus
	Report	Jelić 13'

Olympiastadion, Berlin
Attendance: 42,297
Referee: Deniz Aytikin (Oberasbach)

UEFA Cup first round (second leg)

St. Patricks Athletic v Hertha BSC

30 September 2008
18:00 CET

St. Patricks Athletic	0 – 0	Hertha BSC
	Report

Richmond Park, Dublin
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Michail Koukoukalis (Greece)

Bundesliga day 7

Bayer Leverkusen v Hertha BSC

4 October 2008
15:30 CEST

Bayer Leverkusen	0 – 1	Hertha BSC
	Report	Voronin 89'

BayArena, Leverkusen
Attendance: 22,500
Referee: Knut Kircher (Rottenburg)

Bundesliga day 8

Hertha BSC v Stuttgart

18 October 2008
15:30 CET

Hertha BSC	2 – 1	Stuttgart
Nicu 29' Kačar 87'	Report	Cacau 51'

Olympiastadion, Berlin
Attendance: 42,336
Referee: Peter Sippel (Munich)

UEFA Cup group phase match 1

Hertha BSC v Benfica

23 October 2008
20:30 CEST

Hertha BSC	1 – 1	Benfica
Pantelić 74'	Report	Di María 51'

Olympiastadion, Berlin
Attendance: 22,144
Referee: Paul Allaerts (Belgium)

Bundesliga day 9

Borussia Dortmund v Hertha BSC

26 October 2008
17:00 CET

Borussia Dortmund	1 – 1	Hertha BSC
Kehl 71'	Report	Cícero 31' (pen.)

Signal Iduna Park, Dortmund
Attendance: 65,000
Referee: Florian Meyer (Burgdorf)

Bundesliga day 10

Hertha BSC v Hannover 96

29 October 2008
20:00 CET

Hertha BSC	3 – 0	Hannover 96
Pantelić 63' Voronin 84' Domovchiyski 90+1'	Report

Olympiastadion, Berlin
Attendance: 31,329
Referee: Felix Brych (Munich)

Bundesliga day 11

Werder Bremen v Hertha BSC

1 November 2008
15:30 CET

Werder Bremen	5 – 1	Hertha BSC
Kačar 14' (o.g.) Diego 20' Rosenberg 42' Pizarro 60', 85'	Report	Cícero 68'

Weserstadion, Bremen
Attendance: 40,218
Referee: Marc Seemann (Essen)

UEFA Cup group phase match 2

Metalist Kharkiv v Hertha BSC

6 November 2008
18:00 CET

Metalist Kharkiv	0 – 0	Hertha BSC
	Report

Metalist Stadium, Kharkiv
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands)

Bundesliga day 12

Hertha BSC v 1899 Hoffenheim

9 November 2008
17:00 CET

Hertha BSC	1 – 0	1899 Hoffenheim
Voronin 70'	Report

Olympiastadion, Berlin
Attendance: 58,862
Referee: Herbert Fandel (Kyllburg)

Bundesliga day 13

Hertha BSC v Hamburg

15 November 2008
15:30 CET

Hertha BSC	2 – 1	Hamburg
Cícero 46' Domovchiyski 49'	Report	Petrić 12'

Olympiastadion, Berlin
Attendance: 48, 425
Referee: Thorsten Kinhöfer (Herne)

Bundesliga day 14

Bochum v Hertha BSC

22 November 2008
15:30 CET

Bochum	2 – 3	Hertha BSC
Šesták 50' Mięciel 74'		Raffael 25' Kačar 33' Cícero 39'

Ruhrstadion, Bochum
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Michael Weiner (Giesen)

Bundesliga day 15

Hertha BSC v Köln

28 November 2008
20:30 CET

Hertha BSC	2 – 1	Köln
Kačar 24' Pantelić 86'	Report	Novaković 45'

Olympiastadion, Berlin
Attendance: 40,704
Referee: Lutz Wagner (Kriftel)

UEFA Cup group phase match 3

Hertha BSC v Galatasaray

3 December 2008
20:45 CET

Hertha BSC	0 – 1	Galatasaray
	Report	Baroš 69' (pen.)

Olympiastadion, Berlin
Attendance: 62,612
Referee: Nicola Rizzoli (Italy)

Bundesliga day 16

Schalke 04 v Hertha BSC

6 December 2008
15:30 CET

Schalke 04	1 – 0	Hertha BSC
Asamoah 65'	Report

Veltins-Arena, Gelsenkirchen
Attendance: 60, 999
Referee: Michael Kempter (Sauldorf)

Bundesliga day 17

Hertha BSC v Karlsruhe

13 December 2008
15:30 CET

Hertha BSC	4 – 0	Karlsruhe
Nicu 8' Domovchiyski 74' Lustenberger 86' Raffael 88'	Report

Olympiastadion, Berlin
Attendance: 38,421
Referee: Babak Rafati (Hanover)

UEFA Cup group phase match 4

Olympiacos v Hertha BSC

18 December 2008
20:45 CET

Olympiacos	4 – 0	Hertha BSC
Dudu 54' Galletti 68' (pen.) Torosidis 86' Diogo 89'	Report

Karaiskakis Stadium, Piraeus
Attendance: 33,000
Referee: Martin Hansson (Sweden)

Bundesliga day 18

Hertha BSC v Eintracht Frankfurt

31 January 2009
15:30 CET

Hertha BSC	2 – 1	Eintracht Frankfurt
Pantelić 17', 51'	Report	Köhler 53'

Olympiastadion, Berlin
Attendance: 39,847
Referee: Thorsten Kinhöfer (Herne)

Bundesliga day 19

Arminia Bielefeld v Hertha BSC

6 February 2009
20:30 CET

Arminia Bielefeld	1 – 1	Hertha BSC
Wichniarek 40'	Report	Voronin 13'

Schüco-Arena, Bielefeld
Attendance: 20,700
Referee: Michael Weiner (Giesen)

Bundesliga day 20

Hertha BSC v Bayern Munich

14 February 2009
15:30 CET

Hertha BSC	2 – 1	Bayern Munich
Voronin 38', 77'	Report	Klose 61'

Olympiastadion, Berlin
Attendance: 74,220
Referee: Florian Meyer (Burgdorf)

Bundesliga day 21

Wolfsburg v Hertha BSC

21 February 2009
15:30 CET

Wolfsburg	2 – 1	Hertha BSC
Džeko 71', 84'	Report	Cícero 62'

Volkswagen Arena, Wolfsburg
Attendance: 29,300
Referee: Knut Kircher (Rottenburg)

Bundesliga day 22

Hertha BSC v Borussia Mönchengladbach

28 February 2009
15:30 CET

Hertha BSC	2 – 1	Borussia Mönchengladbach
Voronin 28' Dárdai 44'	Report	Bradley 69' (pen.)

Olympiastadion, Berlin
Attendance: 48,534
Referee: Peter Gagelmann (Bremen)

Bundesliga day 23

Energie Cottbus v Hertha BSC

7 March 2009
15:30 CET

Energie Cottbus	1 – 3	Hertha BSC
Atan 21'	Report	Voronin 34', 45', 88'

Stadion der Freundschaft, Cottbus
Attendance: 22,528
Referee: Helmut Fleischer (Sigmertshausen)

Bundesliga day 24

Hertha BSC v Bayer Leverkusen

14 March 2009
15:30 CET

Hertha BSC	1 – 0	Bayer Leverkusen
Voronin 50'	Report

Olympiastadion, Berlin
Attendance: 58,735
Referee: Babak Rafati (Hanover)

Bundesliga day 25

Stuttgart v Hertha BSC

21 March 2009
15:30 CET

Stuttgart	2 – 0	Hertha BSC
Cacau 47' Khedira 51'	Report

Mercedes-Benz Arena, Stuttgart
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Thorsten Kinhöfer (Herne)

Bundesliga day 26

Hertha BSC v Borussia Dortmund

4 April 2009
15:30 CEST

Hertha BSC	1 – 3	Borussia Dortmund
Raffael 54'	Report	Frei 25' Kehl 63' Valdez 82'

Olympiastadion, Berlin
Attendance: 74, 000
Referee: Michael Weiner (Giesen)

Bundesliga day 27

Hannover 96 v Hertha BSC

11 April 2009
15:30 CEST

Hannover 96	2 – 0	Hertha BSC
Hanke 29' Bruggink 62'	Report

AWD-Arena, Hanover
Attendance: 47, 187
Referee: Michael Kempter (Sauldorf)

Bundesliga day 28

Hertha BSC v Werder Bremen

18 April 2009
15:30 CEST

Hertha BSC	2 – 1	Werder Bremen
Šimunić 71' Raffael 87'	Report	Mertesacker 43'

Olympiastadion, Berlin
Attendance: 60, 000
Referee: Babak Rafati (Hanover)

Bundesliga day 29

1899 Hoffenheim v Hertha BSC

25 April 2009
15:30 CEST

1899 Hoffenheim	0 – 1	Hertha BSC
	Report	Ebert 41'

Rhein-Neckar-Arena, Sinsheim
Attendance: 30, 150
Referee: Wolfgang Stark (Ergolding)

Bundesliga day 30

Hamburg v Hertha BSC

2 May 2009
15:30 CEST

Hamburg	1 – 1	Hertha BSC
Jansen 8'	Report	Kačar 66'

HSH Nordbank Arena, Hamburg
Attendance: 57, 000
Referee: Thorsten Kinhöfer (Herne)

Bundesliga day 31

Hertha BSC v Bochum

9 May 2009
15:30 CEST

Hertha BSC	2 – 0	Bochum
Pantelić 39' Raffael 50'	Report

Olympiastadion, Berlin
Attendance: 71, 323
Referee: Helmut Fleischer (Sigmertshausen)

Bundesliga day 32

Köln v Hertha BSC

12 May 2009
20:00 CEST

Köln	1 – 2	Hertha BSC
Chihi 90'	Report	Cícero 42' Ebert 53'

RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne
Attendance: 48, 000
Referee: Knut Kircher (Rottenburg)

Bundesliga day 33

Hertha BSC v Schalke 04

16 May 2009
15:30 CEST

Hertha BSC	0 – 0	Schalke 04
	Report

Olympiastadion, Berlin
Attendance: 74,244
Referee: Peter Gagelmann (Bremen)

Bundesliga day 34

Karlsruhe v Hertha BSC

23 May 2009
15:30 CET

Karlsruhe	4 – 0	Hertha BSC
Freis 33' Franz 40' Kennedy 62', 72'	Report

Wildparkstadion, Karlsruhe
Attendance: 3,600
Referee: Michael Weiner (Giesen)

References

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2008–09 in German football

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League competitions

Men	Bundesliga 2. Bundesliga 3. Liga Regionalliga Oberliga (Baden-Württemberg, Bayern, Bremen, Hamburg, Hessen, Mittelrhein, Niedersachsen, Niederrhein, Nordost, Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar, Schleswig-Holstein, Westfalen)

Women	Bundesliga 2. Bundesliga

Cup competitions

Men	DFB-Pokal (Final)

Women	DFB-Pokal

European competitions

Champions League (Men, Women)
UEFA Cup

Transfers

Team seasons

Men's Bundesliga

Arminia Bielefeld
Bayer Leverkusen
Bayern Munich
Bochum
Borussia Dortmund
Eintracht Frankfurt
Energie Cottbus
Hamburg
Hannover
Hertha Berlin
Hoffenheim
Karlsruhe
Köln
Mönchengladbach
Schalke 04
Stuttgart
Werder Bremen
Wolfsburg

Men's 3. Liga

Women's Bundesliga

1. FFC Turbine Potsdam

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