2008–09 TuS Koblenz season

The 2008–09 season was the third consecutive season in the second division of German football, the 2. Bundesliga, played by TuS Koblenz, a professional football club based in Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. The club fiished 14th in the 2. Bundesliga despite a three-point deduction,[2] and in addition to the 2. Bundesliga, Tus Koblenz also participated in the DFB-Pokal, where they were eliminated in the first round by FC Oberneuland. The club played their homes matches at Stadion Oberwerth. The season covers the period from 1 July 2008 to 30 June 2009.

TuS Koblenz
2008–09 season
ManagerUwe Rapolder
StadiumStadion Oberwerth
2. Bundesliga14th
DFB-PokalFirst round
Average home league attendance9,616[1]

Players

First-team squad

Players' ages as of 17 August 2008.[3]

No. Name Nat. Date of birth (Age) Place of birth Signed from Note
Goalkeepers
1David Yelldell (1981-10-01)1 October 1981 (aged 26)Stuttgart[lower-alpha 1]Stuttgarter Kickers
31Marcus Rickert (1984-02-18)18 February 1984 (aged 24)RostockKickers Emden
33André Weis (1989-09-30)30 September 1989 (aged 18)Boppard 
37Peter Auer (1971-07-05)5 July 1971 (aged 37)Kaiserslautern1. FC Saarbrücken
Defenders
3Frank Wiblishauser (1977-10-18)18 October 1977 (aged 30)MemmingenSt. Gallen
5Branimir Bajić (1979-10-19)19 October 1979 (aged 28)BijeljinaPartizan
8Martin Forkel (1979-07-22)22 July 1979 (aged 29)CoburgWacker Burghausen
13Marko Lomić (1983-09-13)13 September 1983 (aged 24)ČačakPartizan
15Dominique Ndjeng (1980-11-04)4 November 1980 (aged 27)BonnVfL Osnabrück
18Andreas Richter (1977-09-15)15 September 1977 (aged 30)CottbusRot-Weiß Erfurt
22Cha Du-ri (1980-07-25)25 July 1980 (aged 28)Frankfurt[lower-alpha 2]Mainz 05
24Matej Mavrič (1979-01-29)29 January 1979 (aged 29)KoperMolde
25Alassane Ouédraogo (1980-09-07)7 September 1980 (aged 27)BoussoumaRot-Weiß Oberhausen
28Lars Bender (1988-01-08)8 January 1988 (aged 20)Koblenz 
34Oliver Laux (1990-03-26)26 March 1990 (aged 18)Lahnstein 
Midfielders
4Rüdiger Ziehl (1977-10-26)26 October 1977 (aged 30)ZweibrückenWehen Wiesbaden
6Manuel Hartmann (1984-03-26)26 March 1984 (aged 24)EsslingenStuttgarter Kickers
7Salvatore Gambino (1983-11-27)27 November 1983 (aged 24)Hagen1. FC Köln
11Fatmir Vata (1971-09-20)20 September 1971 (aged 36)RrëshenArminia Bielefeld
17Zoltán Stieber (1988-10-16)16 October 1988 (aged 19)BudapestAston VillaJoined club in January 2009.[4]
19Ardian Đokaj (1979-05-23)23 May 1979 (aged 29)PodgoricaTrabzonspor
21Goran Šukalo (1981-08-24)24 August 1981 (aged 26)KoperAlemannia Aachen
23Darko Maletić (1980-09-20)20 September 1980 (aged 27)Banja LukaJSD PartizanJoined club in January 2009.[5]
26Evangelos Nessos (1980-06-27)27 June 1980 (aged 28)Solingen1. FC Köln
27Johannes Göderz (1988-11-27)27 November 1988 (aged 19)Kobern-Gondorf 
30Dominik Mader (1989-04-19)19 April 1989 (aged 19)GöppingenDonzdorf
32Patrick Schmidt (1988-03-17)17 March 1988 (aged 20)Oberwesel 
38Michael Stahl (1907-09-15)15 September 1907 (aged 100)DiezAalenJoined club in early 2009[6]
Defenders
9Njazi Kuqi (1983-03-25)25 March 1983 (aged 25)Vučitrn[lower-alpha 3]Carl Zeiss Jena
10Emmanuel Krontiris (1983-02-11)11 February 1983 (aged 25)HanoverAlemannia Aachen
14Tayfun Pektürk (1988-05-13)13 May 1988 (aged 20)WermelskirchenFC Schalke 04 II
16Renaldo Rama (1990-01-27)27 January 1990 (aged 18)GramoziJoined club in early 2009.[7]
20Manuel Fischer (1989-09-19)19 September 1989 (aged 18)AalenJoined on loan from VfB Stuttgart in January 2009.[8]
29Noureddine Daham (1977-11-15)15 November 1977 (aged 30)Oran1. FC Kaiserslautern
35Matt Taylor (1981-10-17)17 October 1981 (aged 26)ColumbusHollywood United
36César M'Boma (1979-02-18)18 February 1979 (aged 29)DoualaOberneuland
39Jan Hawel (1988-04-02)2 April 1988 (aged 20)SG Andernach

Left club during season

No. Name Pos. Nat. Date of birth (Age) Place of birth Joined Note
16Fabrice BegeorgiFW (1987-04-20)20 April 1987 (aged 21)MartiguesMarseilleOn loan from Marseille
17Mustafa ParmakMF (1982-05-19)19 May 1982 (aged 26)Stuttgart[lower-alpha 4]Stuttgarter Kickers
20Gabriel FernándezMF (1977-09-22)22 September 1977 (aged 30)BragadoMacará
23Matthias FranzDF (1985-03-20)20 March 1985 (aged 23)HerrenbergSonnenhof Großaspach

Notes

  1. Though born in Stuttgart, West Germany, Yelldell has represented the United States at international level
  2. Though born in Frankfurt, West Germany, Cha has represented South Korea at international level
  3. Though born in Vučitrn, Yugoslavia, Kuqi has represented Finland at international level
  4. Though born in Stuttgart, Parmak retains Turkish citizenship.

Competitions

2. Bundesliga

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
12 1860 Munich 34 9 12 13 44 46 2 39
13 Hansa Rostock 34 8 14 12 52 53 1 38
14 TuS Koblenz[lower-alpha 1] 34 11 8 15 47 57 10 38
15 FSV Frankfurt 34 9 11 14 34 47 13 38
16 VfL Osnabrück (R) 34 8 12 14 41 60 19 36 Qualification to relegation play-offs
Source: kicker
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. Due to licensing irregularities in the 2007–08 season, TuS Koblenz started with a three point deduction.

DFB-Pokal

10 August 2008 First round FC Oberneuland 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(5–4 p)
TuS Koblenz Bremen
16:00 CEST Laabs  84' Report Richter  71' Stadium: Sportpark Vinnenweg
Attendance: 987
Referee: Thorsten Schriever
Penalties
Kilicaslan
Laabs
Cornelius
Aktas
Fossi
Pekrul
Mavrič
Richter
Fernández
Lomić
Bajić
Hartmann

References

  1. "2. Bundesliga 2008/2009 – Attendance". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  2. "Tabelle – 34. Spieltag – 2. Bundesliga 2008/09". kicker (in German). Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  3. "FootballSquads — TuS Koblenz - 2008/09". www.footballsquads.co.uk. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  4. "Stieber Zoltán az Aston Villa után Németországban folytatja". Nemzetisport (in Hungarian). 29 January 2009. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  5. "Maletic sprüht vor Tatendrang" (in German). 9 February 2009. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  6. "Fußball-Profi Stahl verlängert in Koblenz bis 2011". Rhein-Zeitung (in German). 9 June 2009. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  7. "SportsLine: Lomic-Wechsel geplatzt". Rhein-Zeitung (in German). 3 February 2009. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  8. "Fischer will nur spielen". Rhein-Zeitung (in German). 8 January 2009. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
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