2008–09 Vfl Wolfsburg Season
VfL Wolfsburg won their first ever Bundesliga title during this season.
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Manager Felix Magath formed an attacking lineup, which included strikers Edin Džeko and Grafite, the pair scoring 54 goals between them, much due to the help of attacking midfielder Zvjezdan Misimović's 20 assists.
| 2008–09 season | ||||
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 André Lenz (left) and Jan Šimůnek (right) in the victory parade following Wolfsburg's title-winning season, 2009 | ||||
| Manager | Felix Magath | |||
| Bundesliga | 1st | |||
| DFB-Pokal | Quarter-finals | |||
| UEFA Cup | Round of 32 | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Grafite (28) All: Edin Džeko (36) | |||
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Players
First-team squad
- Squad at end of season
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Left club during season
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Competitions
Bundesliga
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 1 | VfL Wolfsburg (C) | 34 | 21 | 6 | 7 | 80 | 41 | +39 | 69 | Qualification to Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Bayern Munich | 34 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 71 | 42 | +29 | 67 | |
| 3 | VfB Stuttgart | 34 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 63 | 43 | +20 | 64 | Qualification to Champions League play-off round |
| 4 | Hertha BSC | 34 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 48 | 41 | +7 | 63 | Qualification to Europa League play-off round |
| 5 | Hamburger SV | 34 | 19 | 4 | 11 | 49 | 47 | +2 | 61 | Qualification to Europa League third qualifying round |
Source: kicker (in German)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Matches
| 16 August 2008 1 | VfL Wolfsburg | 2–1 | 1. FC Köln | Wolfsburg |
Gentner  48'Misimović 78' | Novaković 19' | Stadium: Volkswagen Arena |
| 24 August 2008 2 | VfL Bochum | 2–2 | VfL Wolfsburg | Bochum |
| Šesták 12' Dabrowski 50' | Costa 55' Sağlık 69' | Stadium: rewirpowerSTADION |
| 30 August 2008 3 | VfL Wolfsburg | 2–2 | Eintracht Frankfurt | Wolfsburg |
| Grafite 27' (pen.) Dejagah 51' | Amanatidis 22' Toski 84' | Stadium: Volkswagen Arena |
| 13 September 2008 4 | Hertha BSC | 2–2 | VfL Wolfsburg | Berlin |
| Kačar 57' Cícero 85' | Costa 1' Riether 90' | Stadium: Olympiastadion |
| 21 September 2008 5 | VfL Wolfsburg | 3–0 | Hamburger SV | Wolfsburg |
| Dejagah 15' Madlung 22'Grafite 28' | Stadium: Volkswagen Arena |
| 28 September 2008 6 | Karlsruher SC | 2–1 | VfL Wolfsburg | Karlsruhe |
| Porcello 51' Freis 75' | Costa 78' | Stadium: Wildparkstadion |
| 5 October 2008 7 | Schalke 04 | 2–2 | VfL Wolfsburg | Gelsenkirchen |
| Kurányi 20', 90' | Džeko 51' Caiuby 66' | Stadium: Veltins-Arena |
| 18 October 2008 8 | VfL Wolfsburg | 4–1 | Arminia Bielefeld | Wolfsburg |
| Misimović 5', 34' Madlung 54'Grafite 64' | Laas 60' | Stadium: Volkswagen Arena |
| 25 October 2008 9 | Bayern Munich | 4–2 | VfL Wolfsburg | Munich |
| Ribéry 41' Van Bommel 54'Borowski 63'Schweinsteiger 80' | Grafite 31' (pen.) Džeko 33' | Stadium: Allianz Arena |
| 28 October 2008 10 | VfL Wolfsburg | 3–0 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | Wolfsburg |
| Grafite 40' (pen.) Madlung 55'Misimović 75' (pen.) | Stadium: Volkswagen Arena |
| 31 October 2008 11 | Bayer Leverkusen | 2–0 | VfL Wolfsburg | Leverkusen |
| Barnetta 57' Kießling 65' | Stadium: BayArena |
| 8 November 2008 12 | VfL Wolfsburg | 3–0 | Energie Cottbus | Wolfsburg |
| Grafite 36' (pen.), 55', 80' | Stadium: Volkswagen Arena |
| 15 November 2008 13 | 1899 Hoffenheim | 3–2 | VfL Wolfsburg | Hoffenheim |
| Ibišević 22' Carlos Eduardo 37'Obasi 69' | Grafite 27' Džeko 40' | Stadium: Rhein-Neckar Arena |
| 22 November 2008 14 | VfL Wolfsburg | 4–1 | VfB Stuttgart | Wolfsburg |
| Grafite 51', 76' Džeko 79', 90+5' | Lanig 17' | Stadium: Volkswagen Arena |
| 30 November 2008 15 | Borussia Dortmund | 0–0 | VfL Wolfsburg | Dortmund |
| Stadium: Westfalenstadion |
| 7 December 2008 16 | VfL Wolfsburg | 2–1 | Hannover 96 | Wolfsburg |
| Zaccardo 32' Štajner 62' (o.g.) | Štajner 59' | Stadium: Volkswagen Arena |
| 13 December 2008 17 | Werder Bremen | 2–1 | VfL Wolfsburg | Bremen |
| Mertesacker 27' Josué 63' (o.g.) | Gentner 3' | Stadium: Weserstadion |
| 31 January 2009 18 | 1. FC Köln | 1–1 | VfL Wolfsburg | Cologne |
| Radu 34' | Grafite 73' | Stadium: RheinEnergieStadion |
| 7 February 2009 19 | VfL Wolfsburg | 2–0 | VfL Bochum | Wolfsburg |
| Džeko 21', 85' | Stadium: Volkswagen Arena |
| 14 February 2009 20 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 0–2 | VfL Wolfsburg | Frankfurt |
| Džeko 9' Misimović 66' (pen.) | Stadium: Commerzbank-Arena |
| 21 February 2009 21 | VfL Wolfsburg | 2–1 | Hertha BSC | Wolfsburg |
| Džeko 71', 84' | Cícero 62' | Stadium: Volkswagen Arena |
| 1 March 2009 22 | Hamburger SV | 1–3 | VfL Wolfsburg | Hamburg |
| Guerrero 73' | Grafite 12' (pen.), 25' Džeko 75' | Stadium: HSH Nordbank Arena |
| 7 March 2009 23 | VfL Wolfsburg | 1–0 | Karlsruher SC | Wolfsburg |
| Džeko 38' | Stadium: Volkswagen Arena |
| 13 March 2009 24 | VfL Wolfsburg | 4–3 | Schalke 04 | Wolfsburg |
| Grafite 25' (pen.), 74', 84' Džeko 44' | Westermann 9' Jones 76'Kurányi 90' | Stadium: Volkswagen Arena |
| 21 March 2009 25 | Arminia Bielefeld | 0–3 | VfL Wolfsburg | Bielefeld |
| Gentner 19' Grafite 58'Dejagah 87' | Stadium: Bielefelder Alm |
| 4 April 2009 26 | VfL Wolfsburg | 5–1 | Bayern Munich | Wolfsburg |
| Gentner 44' Džeko 63', 66'Grafite 74', 77' | Toni 45' | Stadium: Volkswagen Arena |
| 11 April 2009 27 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 1–2 | VfL Wolfsburg | Mönchengladbach |
| Dante 79' | Džeko 20' Riether 85' | Stadium: Borussia-Park |
| 18 April 2009 28 | VfL Wolfsburg | 2–1 | Bayer Leverkusen | Wolfsburg |
| Grafite 23' (pen.), 85' | Kroos 54' | Stadium: Volkswagen Arena |
| 26 April 2009 29 | Energie Cottbus | 2–0 | VfL Wolfsburg | Cottbus |
| Rangelov 72' Skela 86' | Stadium: Stadion der Freundschaft |
| 2 May 2009 30 | VfL Wolfsburg | 4–0 | 1899 Hoffenheim | Wolfsburg |
| Džeko 66', 74', 78' Grafite 89' (pen.) | Stadium: Volkswagen Arena |
| 9 May 2009 31 | VfB Stuttgart | 4–1 | VfL Wolfsburg | Stuttgart |
| Gómez 1', 20', 63', 77' | Džeko 36' | Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena |
| 12 May 2009 32 | VfL Wolfsburg | 3–0 | Borussia Dortmund | Wolfsburg |
| Džeko 15', 85' Grafite 47' | Stadium: Volkswagen Arena |
| 16 May 2009 33 | Hannover 96 | 0–5 | VfL Wolfsburg | Hanover |
| Džeko 14', 54', 79' Grafite 33', 36' | Attendance: AWD-Arena |
| 23 May 2009 34 | VfL Wolfsburg | 5–1 | Werder Bremen | Wolfsburg |
| Misimović 6' Grafite 15', 56'Prödl 26' (o.g.)Džeko 74' | Diego 31' | Stadium: Volkswagen Arena |
DFB-Pokal
| 10 August 2008 First round | 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 | 0–3 | VfL Wolfsburg | Heidenheim |
| 14:30 CEST | Grafite 54' Sağlık 57', 75' | Stadium: Albstadion Attendance: 7,500 Referee: Thomas Metzen (Mechernich) |
| 24 September 2008 Second round | FC Oberneuland | 0–7 | VfL Wolfsburg | Bremen |
| 19:00 CEST | Džeko 15', 20', 57', 75' Schäfer 26'Dejagah 67'Caiuby 89' | Stadium: Weserstadion Platz 11 Attendance: 2,196 Referee: Guido Winkmann (Kerken) |
| 28 January 2009 Third round | VfL Wolfsburg | 5–1 | Hansa Rostock | Wolfsburg |
| 20:30 CET | Grafite 58', 86' (pen.), 90' Bülow 66' (o.g.)Gentner 79' | Fillinger 68' | Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 12,500 Referee: Jochen Drees (Münster-Sarmsheim) |
| 4 March 2009 Quarter-finals | VfL Wolfsburg | 2–5 | Werder Bremen | Wolfsburg |
| 19:00 CET | Džeko 10', 42' | Diego 3', 55' (pen.) Özil 6'Pizarro 71', 89' | Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 24,115 Referee: Thorsten Kinhöfer (Herne) |
UEFA Cup
First round
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Rapid București
Rapid București | 18 September 2008 First leg | VfL Wolfsburg  | 1–0 | Rapid București | Wolfsburg |
| 19:00 CET | Grafite 47' (pen.) | Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Referee: Gianluca Rocchi (Italy) |
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VfL Wolfsburg
VfL Wolfsburg | 2 October 2008 Second leg | Rapid București | 1–1 | VfL Wolfsburg | Bucharest |
| 16:00 CET | Maftei 70' | Grafite 15' | Stadium: Stadionul Giuleşti-Valentin Stănescu Referee: Paul Allaerts (Belgium) |
Group stage
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | WOL | ACM | BRA | POR | HVN | |
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| 1 | Wolfsburg | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 10 | Advance to knockout stage | — | — | — | 3–2 | 5–1 | |
| 2 |  Milan | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 8 | 2–2 | — | 1–0 | — | — | ||
| 3 |  Braga | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 6 | 2–3 | — | — | 3–0 | — | ||
| 4 |  Portsmouth | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 4 | — | 2–2 | — | — | 3–0 | ||
| 5 |  Heerenveen | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 13 | −10 | 0 | — | 1–3 | 1–2 | — | — |
Source: RSSSF
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Heerenveen
Heerenveen | 6 November 2008 1 | VfL Wolfsburg | 5–1 | Heerenveen | Wolfsburg |
| 19:45 UTC+1 | Džeko 34', 61' Grafite 39'Misimović 53'Krzynówek 71' | Väyrynen 31' | Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 15,615 Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Sweden) |
v VfL Wolfsburg
VfL Wolfsburg | 27 November 2008 2 | Braga | 2–3 | VfL Wolfsburg | Braga |
| 21:30 UTC+0 | Barzagli 6' (o.g.) Meyong 49' | Džeko 24' Misimović 83' (pen.), 90+4' | Stadium: Estádio AXA Attendance: 7,294 Referee: Anton Genov (Bulgaria) |
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Portsmouth
Portsmouth | 4 December 2008 3 | VfL Wolfsburg | 3–2 | Portsmouth | Wolfsburg |
| 20:45 UTC+1 | Džeko 3' Gentner 23'Misimović 74' | Defoe 11' Mvuemba 14' | Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 21,015 Referee: Ivan Bebek (Croatia) |
v VfL Wolfsburg
VfL Wolfsburg | 17 December 2008 4 | Milan | 2–2 | VfL Wolfsburg | Milan |
| 20:45 UTC+1 | Ambrosini 17' Pato 56' | Zaccardo 56' Sağlık 81' | Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 5,420 Referee: Mark Courtney (Northern Ireland) |
Round of 32
v VfL Wolfsburg
VfL Wolfsburg | 18 February 2009 First leg | Paris Saint-Germain  | 2–0 | VfL Wolfsburg | Paris |
| 20:45 | Hoarau 80', 83' | Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 27,447 Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen (Norway) |
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Paris Saint-Germain
Paris Saint-Germain | 26 February 2009 Second leg | VfL Wolfsburg | 1–3 | Paris Saint-Germain | Wolfsburg |
| 19:00 CET | Hasebe 63' | Luyindula 38' (pen.), 73' Rothen 60' | Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Referee: Vladimír Hriňák (Slovakia) |
Statistics
Top scorers
Bundesliga
Grafite (28)
Edin Džeko (26)- Zvjezdan Misimović (7)
DFB-Pokal
- Edin Džeko (6)
- Grafite (4)
References
Notes
Sources
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