2008–09 Bundesliga

Starting with the 2008–09 season, two-legged relegation playoffs between the third last team of the Bundesliga and the third team of the 2. Bundesliga at the end of the regular season were re-introduced.

Due to the restructuring of European competitions, the third-placed team qualified for the 2009–10 UEFA Champions League, entering in a separate qualifying round for non-champions. The fourth-placed team and the winner of the 2008–09 DFB-Pokal qualified for the 2009–10 UEFA Europa League play-off round; the fifth-placed team qualified for the third qualifying round. The sixth-placed team did not qualify for any European competitions because the UEFA Intertoto Cup will not be continued after its final edition in 2008.

1. FC Nürnberg, Hansa Rostock and MSV Duisburg finished the 2007–08 season in 16th through 18th place, respectively, and therefore were relegated to the 2. Bundesliga. They were replaced by the top three teams of 2007–08 2. Bundesliga: Borussia Mönchengladbach, 1899 Hoffenheim and 1. FC Köln, respectively.

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{{Location map~|Germany|lat=52.511274|long=13.242632|label=Hertha BSC}}

{{Location map~|Germany|lat=52.022833|long=8.522395 |label=Bielefeld}}

{{Location map~|Germany|lat=51.482987|long=7.211397 |label=Bochum|position=top}}

{{Location map~|Germany|lat=53.065337|long=8.836722 |label=Bremen}}

{{Location map~|Germany|lat=51.751262|long=14.334669|label=Cottbus|position=left}}

{{Location map~|Germany|lat=51.512139|long=7.463394 |label=Dortmund}}

{{Location map~|Germany|lat=50.069206|long=8.644234 |label=Frankfurt}}

{{Location map~|Germany|lat=53.587095|long=9.898711 |label=Hamburg}}

{{Location map~|Germany|lat=52.360771|long=9.730700 |label=Hannover|position=left}}

{{Location map~|Germany|lat=49.272168|long=8.840847 |label=Hoffenheim}}

{{Location map~|Germany|lat=49.021176|long=8.413021 |label=Karlsruhe|position=left}}

{{Location map~|Germany|lat=50.933224|long=6.874697 |label=Köln|position=bottom}}

{{Location map~|Germany|lat=51.037708|long=7.002651 |label=Leverkusen}}

{{Location map~|Germany|lat=51.174530|long=6.385407 |label=Mönchengladbach}}

{{Location map~|Germany|lat=48.218773|long=11.624760|label=Bayern}}

{{Location map~|Germany|lat=51.554498|long=7.067554 |label=Schalke|position=left}}

{{Location map~|Germany|lat=48.792295|long=9.232141 |label=Stuttgart}}

{{Location map~|Germany|lat=52.421923|long=10.784980|label=Wolfsburg}}

}}

;Notes

1. 1899 Hoffenheim played their 2008 home matches at Carl-Benz-Stadion in Mannheim because their Rhein-Neckar-Arena had not yet been completed.
2. Bayer Leverkusen played their 2009 home matches at LTU-Arena in Düsseldorf because their BayArena was being upgraded to a capacity of 30,000.

;Notes

1. Jupp Heynckes acted as caretaker for the remainder of the season.
2. Mike Büskens, Youri Mulder and Oliver Reck acted as caretakers for the remainder of the season.

• Ein Herz Für Kinder took the place of Volkswagen's sponsorship during the 2008–09 season to celebrate the 20th year of the Charity.

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL

|show_limit=5

|res_col_header=QR

|team1=WOB|name_WOB=VfL Wolfsburg

|team2=FCB|name_FCB=Bayern Munich

|team3=VFB|name_VFB=VfB Stuttgart

|team4=BSC|name_BSC=Hertha BSC

|team5=HSV|name_HSV=Hamburger SV

|team6=BVB|name_BVB=Borussia Dortmund

|team7=TSG|name_TSG=1899 Hoffenheim

|team8=S04|name_S04=Schalke 04

|team9=B04|name_B04=Bayer Leverkusen

|team10=SVW|name_SVW=Werder Bremen

|team11=H96|name_H96=Hannover 96

|team12=KOE|name_KOE=1. FC Köln

|team13=SGE|name_SGE=Eintracht Frankfurt

|team14=BOC|name_BOC=VfL Bochum

|team15=BMG|name_BMG=Borussia Mönchengladbach

|team16=FCE|name_FCE=Energie Cottbus

|team17=KSC|name_KSC=Karlsruher SC

|team18=DSC|name_DSC=Arminia Bielefeld

|win_WOB=21|draw_WOB=6|loss_WOB=7|gf_WOB=80|ga_WOB=41|status_WOB=C

|win_FCB=20|draw_FCB=7|loss_FCB=7|gf_FCB=71|ga_FCB=42

|win_VFB=19|draw_VFB=7|loss_VFB=8|gf_VFB=63|ga_VFB=43

|win_BSC=19|draw_BSC=6|loss_BSC=9|gf_BSC=48|ga_BSC=41

|win_HSV=19|draw_HSV=4|loss_HSV=11|gf_HSV=49|ga_HSV=47

|win_BVB=15|draw_BVB=14|loss_BVB=5|gf_BVB=60|ga_BVB=37

|win_TSG=15|draw_TSG=10|loss_TSG=9|gf_TSG=63|ga_TSG=49

|win_S04=14|draw_S04=8|loss_S04=12|gf_S04=47|ga_S04=35

|win_B04=14|draw_B04=7|loss_B04=13|gf_B04=59|ga_B04=46

|win_SVW=12|draw_SVW=9|loss_SVW=13|gf_SVW=64|ga_SVW=50

|win_H96=10|draw_H96=10|loss_H96=14|gf_H96=49|ga_H96=69

|win_KOE=11|draw_KOE=6|loss_KOE=17|gf_KOE=35|ga_KOE=50

|win_SGE=8|draw_SGE=9|loss_SGE=17|gf_SGE=39|ga_SGE=60

|win_BOC=7|draw_BOC=11|loss_BOC=16|gf_BOC=39|ga_BOC=55

|win_BMG=8|draw_BMG=7|loss_BMG=19|gf_BMG=39|ga_BMG=62

|win_FCE=8|draw_FCE=6|loss_FCE=20|gf_FCE=30|ga_FCE=57|status_FCE=R

|win_KSC=8|draw_KSC=5|loss_KSC=21|gf_KSC=30|ga_KSC=54|status_KSC=R

|win_DSC=4|draw_DSC=16|loss_DSC=14|gf_DSC=29|ga_DSC=56|status_DSC=R

|note_SVW=Werder Bremen qualified for the play-off round of the UEFA Europa League by winning the 2008–09 DFB-Pokal.

|col_CLGS=green1|text_CLGS=Qualification to Champions League group stage

|result1=CLGS|result2=CLGS

|col_CLPR=green2|text_CLPR=Qualification to Champions League play-off round

|result3=CLPR

|col_ELPR=blue1|text_ELPR=Qualification to Europa League play-off round

|result4=ELPR|result10=ELPR

|col_EL3=blue2|text_EL3=Qualification to Europa League third qualifying round

|result5=EL3

|col_RP=red2|text_RP=Qualification to relegation play-offs

|result16=RP

|col_R=red1|text_R=Relegation to 2. Bundesliga

|result17=R|result18=R

|class_rules=1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

|update=complete

|source=[https://www.kicker.de/bundesliga/spieltag/2008-09 kicker] {{in lang|de}}

}}

{{#invoke:Sports results|main

| source = [https://www.dfb.de/bundesliga/spieltagtabelle/?spieledb_path=%2Fcompetitions%2F12%2Fseasons%2F12%2Fmatchday%2F34 DFB]

| update = complete

| matches_style = FBR

| team1 = BSC | name_BSC = Hertha BSC

| team2 = DSC | name_DSC = Arminia Bielefeld

| team3 = BOC | name_BOC = VfL Bochum

| team4 = SVW | name_SVW = Werder Bremen

| team5 = FCE | name_FCE = Energie Cottbus

| team6 = BVB | name_BVB = Borussia Dortmund

| team7 = SGE | name_SGE = Eintracht Frankfurt

| team8 = HSV | name_HSV = Hamburger SV

| team9 = H96 | name_H96 = Hannover 96

| team10 = TSG | name_TSG = 1899 Hoffenheim

| team11 = KSC | name_KSC = Karlsruher SC

| team12 = KOE | name_KOE = 1. FC Köln

| team13 = B04 | name_B04 = Bayer Leverkusen

| team14 = BMG | name_BMG = Borussia Mönchengladbach

| team15 = FCB | name_FCB = Bayern Munich

| team16 = S04 | name_S04 = Schalke 04

| team17 = VFB | name_VFB = VfB Stuttgart

| team18 = WOB | name_WOB = VfL Wolfsburg

| match_BSC_DSC = 1–1

| match_BSC_BOC = 2–0

| match_BSC_SVW = 2–1

| match_BSC_FCE = 0–1

| match_BSC_BVB = 1–3

| match_BSC_SGE = 2–1

| match_BSC_HSV = 2–1

| match_BSC_H96 = 3–0

| match_BSC_TSG = 1–0

| match_BSC_KSC = 4–0

| match_BSC_KOE = 2–1

| match_BSC_B04 = 1–0

| match_BSC_BMG = 2–1

| match_BSC_FCB = 2–1

| match_BSC_S04 = 0–0

| match_BSC_VFB = 2–1

| match_BSC_WOB = 2–2

| match_DSC_BSC = 1–1

| match_DSC_BOC = 1–1

| match_DSC_SVW = 2–2

| match_DSC_FCE = 1–1

| match_DSC_BVB = 0–0

| match_DSC_SGE = 0–0

| match_DSC_HSV = 2–4

| match_DSC_H96 = 2–2

| match_DSC_TSG = 0–2

| match_DSC_KSC = 1–2

| match_DSC_KOE = 2–0

| match_DSC_B04 = 2–1

| match_DSC_BMG = 0–2

| match_DSC_FCB = 0–1

| match_DSC_S04 = 0–2

| match_DSC_VFB = 2–2

| match_DSC_WOB = 0–3

| match_BOC_BSC = 2–3

| match_BOC_DSC = 2–0

| match_BOC_SVW = 0–0

| match_BOC_FCE = 3–2

| match_BOC_BVB = 0–2

| match_BOC_SGE = 2–0

| match_BOC_HSV = 1–1

| match_BOC_H96 = 0–2

| match_BOC_TSG = 1–3

| match_BOC_KSC = 2–0

| match_BOC_KOE = 1–2

| match_BOC_B04 = 2–3

| match_BOC_BMG = 2–2

| match_BOC_FCB = 0–3

| match_BOC_S04 = 2–1

| match_BOC_VFB = 1–2

| match_BOC_WOB = 2–2

| match_SVW_BSC = 5–1

| match_SVW_DSC = 1–2

| match_SVW_BOC = 3–2

| match_SVW_FCE = 3–0

| match_SVW_BVB = 3–3

| match_SVW_SGE = 5–0

| match_SVW_HSV = 2–0

| match_SVW_H96 = 4–1

| match_SVW_TSG = 5–4

| match_SVW_KSC = 1–3

| match_SVW_KOE = 3–1

| match_SVW_B04 = 0–2

| match_SVW_BMG = 1–1

| match_SVW_FCB = 0–0

| match_SVW_S04 = 1–1

| match_SVW_VFB = 4–0

| match_SVW_WOB = 2–1

| match_FCE_BSC = 1–3

| match_FCE_DSC = 2–1

| match_FCE_BOC = 1–1

| match_FCE_SVW = 2–1

| match_FCE_BVB = 0–1

| match_FCE_SGE = 2–3

| match_FCE_HSV = 1–2

| match_FCE_H96 = 3–1

| match_FCE_TSG = 0–3

| match_FCE_KSC = 1–0

| match_FCE_KOE = 0–2

| match_FCE_B04 = 3–0

| match_FCE_BMG = 0–1

| match_FCE_FCB = 1–3

| match_FCE_S04 = 0–2

| match_FCE_VFB = 0–3

| match_FCE_WOB = 2–0

| match_BVB_BSC = 1–1

| match_BVB_DSC = 6–0

| match_BVB_BOC = 1–1

| match_BVB_SVW = 1–0

| match_BVB_FCE = 1–1

| match_BVB_SGE = 4–0

| match_BVB_HSV = 2–0

| match_BVB_H96 = 1–1

| match_BVB_TSG = 0–0

| match_BVB_KSC = 4–0

| match_BVB_KOE = 3–1

| match_BVB_B04 = 1–1

| match_BVB_BMG = 2–1

| match_BVB_FCB = 1–1

| match_BVB_S04 = 3–3

| match_BVB_VFB = 3–0

| match_BVB_WOB = 0–0

| match_SGE_BSC = 0–2

| match_SGE_DSC = 1–1

| match_SGE_BOC = 4–0

| match_SGE_SVW = 0–5

| match_SGE_FCE = 2–1

| match_SGE_BVB = 0–2

| match_SGE_HSV = 2–3

| match_SGE_H96 = 4–0

| match_SGE_TSG = 1–1

| match_SGE_KSC = 2–1

| match_SGE_KOE = 2–2

| match_SGE_B04 = 0–2

| match_SGE_BMG = 4–1

| match_SGE_FCB = 1–2

| match_SGE_S04 = 1–2

| match_SGE_VFB = 2–2

| match_SGE_WOB = 0–2

| match_HSV_BSC = 1–1

| match_HSV_DSC = 2–0

| match_HSV_BOC = 3–1

| match_HSV_SVW = 2–1

| match_HSV_FCE = 2–0

| match_HSV_BVB = 2–1

| match_HSV_SGE = 1–0

| match_HSV_H96 = 2–1

| match_HSV_TSG = 1–0

| match_HSV_KSC = 2–1

| match_HSV_KOE = 0–1

| match_HSV_B04 = 3–2

| match_HSV_BMG = 1–0

| match_HSV_FCB = 1–0

| match_HSV_S04 = 1–1

| match_HSV_VFB = 2–0

| match_HSV_WOB = 1–3

| match_H96_BSC = 2–0

| match_H96_DSC = 1–1

| match_H96_BOC = 1–1

| match_H96_SVW = 1–1

| match_H96_FCE = 0–0

| match_H96_BVB = 4–4

| match_H96_SGE = 1–1

| match_H96_HSV = 3–0

| match_H96_TSG = 2–5

| match_H96_KSC = 3–2

| match_H96_KOE = 2–1

| match_H96_B04 = 1–0

| match_H96_BMG = 5–1

| match_H96_FCB = 1–0

| match_H96_S04 = 1–0

| match_H96_VFB = 3–3

| match_H96_WOB = 0–5

| match_TSG_BSC = 0–1

| match_TSG_DSC = 3–0

| match_TSG_BOC = 0–3

| match_TSG_SVW = 0–0

| match_TSG_FCE = 2–0

| match_TSG_BVB = 4–1

| match_TSG_SGE = 2–1

| match_TSG_HSV = 3–0

| match_TSG_H96 = 2–2

| match_TSG_KSC = 4–1

| match_TSG_KOE = 2–0

| match_TSG_B04 = 1–4

| match_TSG_BMG = 1–0

| match_TSG_FCB = 2–2

| match_TSG_S04 = 1–1

| match_TSG_VFB = 0–0

| match_TSG_WOB = 3–2

| match_KSC_BSC = 4–0

| match_KSC_DSC = 0–1

| match_KSC_BOC = 1–0

| match_KSC_SVW = 1–0

| match_KSC_FCE = 0–0

| match_KSC_BVB = 0–1

| match_KSC_SGE = 0–1

| match_KSC_HSV = 3–2

| match_KSC_H96 = 2–3

| match_KSC_TSG = 2–2

| match_KSC_KOE = 0–2

| match_KSC_B04 = 3–3

| match_KSC_BMG = 0–0

| match_KSC_FCB = 0–1

| match_KSC_S04 = 0–3

| match_KSC_VFB = 0–2

| match_KSC_WOB = 2–1

| match_KOE_BSC = 1–2

| match_KOE_DSC = 1–1

| match_KOE_BOC = 1–1

| match_KOE_SVW = 1–0

| match_KOE_FCE = 1–0

| match_KOE_BVB = 0–1

| match_KOE_SGE = 1–1

| match_KOE_HSV = 1–2

| match_KOE_H96 = 2–1

| match_KOE_TSG = 1–3

| match_KOE_KSC = 0–0

| match_KOE_B04 = 0–2

| match_KOE_BMG = 2–4

| match_KOE_FCB = 0–3

| match_KOE_S04 = 1–0

| match_KOE_VFB = 0–3

| match_KOE_WOB = 1–1

| match_B04_BSC = 0–1

| match_B04_DSC = 2–2

| match_B04_BOC = 1–1

| match_B04_SVW = 1–1

| match_B04_FCE = 1–1

| match_B04_BVB = 2–3

| match_B04_SGE = 1–1

| match_B04_HSV = 1–2

| match_B04_H96 = 4–0

| match_B04_TSG = 5–2

| match_B04_KSC = 0–1

| match_B04_KOE = 2–0

| match_B04_BMG = 5–0

| match_B04_FCB = 0–2

| match_B04_S04 = 2–1

| match_B04_VFB = 2–4

| match_B04_WOB = 2–0

| match_BMG_BSC = 0–1

| match_BMG_DSC = 1–1

| match_BMG_BOC = 0–1

| match_BMG_SVW = 3–2

| match_BMG_FCE = 1–3

| match_BMG_BVB = 1–1

| match_BMG_SGE = 1–2

| match_BMG_HSV = 4–1

| match_BMG_H96 = 3–2

| match_BMG_TSG = 1–1

| match_BMG_KSC = 1–0

| match_BMG_KOE = 1–2

| match_BMG_B04 = 1–3

| match_BMG_FCB = 2–2

| match_BMG_S04 = 1–0

| match_BMG_VFB = 1–3

| match_BMG_WOB = 1–2

| match_FCB_BSC = 4–1

| match_FCB_DSC = 3–1

| match_FCB_BOC = 3–3

| match_FCB_SVW = 2–5

| match_FCB_FCE = 4–1

| match_FCB_BVB = 3–1

| match_FCB_SGE = 4–0

| match_FCB_HSV = 2–2

| match_FCB_H96 = 5–1

| match_FCB_TSG = 2–1

| match_FCB_KSC = 1–0

| match_FCB_KOE = 1–2

| match_FCB_B04 = 3–0

| match_FCB_BMG = 2–1

| match_FCB_S04 = 0–1

| match_FCB_VFB = 2–1

| match_FCB_WOB = 4–2

| match_S04_BSC = 1–0

| match_S04_DSC = 0–0

| match_S04_BOC = 1–0

| match_S04_SVW = 1–0

| match_S04_FCE = 4–0

| match_S04_BVB = 1–1

| match_S04_SGE = 1–0

| match_S04_HSV = 1–2

| match_S04_H96 = 3–0

| match_S04_TSG = 2–3

| match_S04_KSC = 2–0

| match_S04_KOE = 1–0

| match_S04_B04 = 1–2

| match_S04_BMG = 3–1

| match_S04_FCB = 1–2

| match_S04_VFB = 1–2

| match_S04_WOB = 2–2

| match_VFB_BSC = 2–0

| match_VFB_DSC = 0–0

| match_VFB_BOC = 2–0

| match_VFB_SVW = 4–1

| match_VFB_FCE = 2–0

| match_VFB_BVB = 2–1

| match_VFB_SGE = 2–0

| match_VFB_HSV = 1–0

| match_VFB_H96 = 2–0

| match_VFB_TSG = 3–3

| match_VFB_KSC = 3–1

| match_VFB_KOE = 1–3

| match_VFB_B04 = 0–2

| match_VFB_BMG = 2–0

| match_VFB_FCB = 2–2

| match_VFB_S04 = 2–0

| match_VFB_WOB = 4–1

| match_WOB_BSC = 2–1

| match_WOB_DSC = 4–1

| match_WOB_BOC = 2–0

| match_WOB_SVW = 5–1

| match_WOB_FCE = 3–0

| match_WOB_BVB = 3–0

| match_WOB_SGE = 2–2

| match_WOB_HSV = 3–0

| match_WOB_H96 = 2–1

| match_WOB_TSG = 4–0

| match_WOB_KSC = 1–0

| match_WOB_KOE = 2–1

| match_WOB_B04 = 2–1

| match_WOB_BMG = 3–0

| match_WOB_FCB = 5–1

| match_WOB_S04 = 4–3

| match_WOB_VFB = 4–1

}}

Energie Cottbus, as the 16th-placed team, faced third-placed 2. Bundesliga team 1. FC Nürnberg for a two-legged playoff. Nürnberg won both matches on an aggregated score of 5–0 and thus secured promotion to the 2009–10 Bundesliga, while Cottbus were relegated to the 2009–10 2. Bundesliga.

After Energie were relegated, no teams from the former East Germany played in the Bundesliga until RB Leipzig earned promotion to the Bundesliga for 2016–17.

{{football box

|date=28 May 2009

|time=18:00 CEST

|team1=Energie Cottbus

|score=0–3

|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20090601070525/http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/spieltag/spielpaarungsbericht/object/929580/saison/2008-09/naviindex/1 Report]
{{in lang|de}}

|team2=1. FC Nürnberg

|goals1=

|goals2=Boakye {{goal|13||89}}
Eigler {{goal|56}}

|stadium=Stadion der Freundschaft

|location=Cottbus

|attendance=22,000 (capacity crowd)

|referee=Florian Meyer (Braunschweig) }}

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{{football box

|date=31 May 2009

|time=15:30 CEST

|team1=1. FC Nürnberg

|score=2–0

|report=[https://archive.today/20120526090246/http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/spieltag/spielpaarungsbericht/object/929581 Report]
{{in lang|de}}

|team2=Energie Cottbus

|goals1=Eigler {{goal|29}}
Mintál {{goal|37}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Frankenstadion

|location=Nuremberg

|attendance=46,780 (capacity crowd)

|referee=Thorsten Kinhöfer (Herne) }}

{{Col-start}}

{{Col-2}}

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{{col-end}}

{{reflist}}

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• [https://www.dfb.de/index.php?id=89 Bundesliga on DFB page] {{in lang|de|en}}

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