2008–09 FC Bayern Munich season

FC Bayern Munich made few squad changes for the 2008–09 season. With captain Oliver Kahn retiring and coach Ottmar Hitzfeld leaving to coach the Swiss national team, the team leaders had to be replaced. Jürgen Klinsmann was appointed as new coach as announced in December 2007. In August 2008, Klinsmann announced that Mark van Bommel would succeed Kahn as captain. Klinsmann was sacked in April 2009 when the club officials saw the club's minimum aim, qualification for the Champions League, in jeopardy after a string of games in which Bayern underperformed. Jupp Heynckes was appointed as caretaker manager.

Bayern Munich
2008–09 season
ChairmanFranz Beckenbauer
ManagerJürgen Klinsmann (until 27 April 2009)
Jupp Heynckes (caretaker)
StadiumAllianz Arena
Bundesliga2nd
DFB-PokalQuarter-finals
UEFA Champions LeagueQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Luca Toni (14)
All:
Miroslav Klose (20)
Highest home attendance69,000
Lowest home attendance69,000

Course of the season

Preseason

With Ottmar Hitzfeld not available for another season, Bayern announced in December 2007 that they had signed former Bayern player and recent manager of the German national team Jürgen Klinsmann as head coach for the 2008–09 season. Oliver Kahn had, even before the 2007–08 season, announced that this would be his last season as a player. He was replaced by former reserve goalkeeper Michael Rensing, whose spot was taken by the newly signed Hans-Jörg Butt. Second reserve goalkeeper Bernd Dreher had also retired and was replaced by the amateur Thomas Kraft. Reserve strikers Jan Schlaudraff (to Hannover 96) and Sandro Wagner (to MSV Duisburg) left the club, but found no replacements. After being loaned out for two seasons, midfielder Julio dos Santos left the club for good. The only field player added to the squad was Tim Borowski, who came from Werder Bremen. All changes were made before UEFA Euro 2008. After the tournament, Bayern announced that they would make no further squad changes.[1]

Training for the 2008–09 season began on 30 June 2008. Several players were still on vacation due to Euro 2008, while Franck Ribéry was missing due to injury.[2] After a 45-minute in-training test against their own amateurs, the first official test was won at SV Lippstadt 7–1.[3][4] Further tests on 19 July in Nördlingen[5] and 20 July in Amberg[6] were won 8–0 and 11–1. The T-Home Supercup against Borussia Dortmund marked the first loss of the season (1–2).[7] After a goalless draw at 1. FC Köln on 26 July[8] Bayern travelled to Japan for a guestplay at Urawa Red Diamonds, beating the hosts 4–2.[9] On 5 August, Bayern hosted Internazionale in the Franz Beckenbauer Cup for the final test before the regular season, losing 1–0.[10]

August

On 8 August, Klinsmann announced that Mark van Bommel would succeed Oliver Kahn as captain.[11] Two days later, in the first cup match, third league club Rot-Weiß Erfurt provided unexpected difficulties for the Bayern as the club went to catch up on a Bayern lead three times, before having to concede to Bayern's fourth goal.[12] In the opening game of the Bundesliga season, Bayern hosted Hamburger SV. As Hamburg caught up from two goals behind, the game finished 2–2, leaving Hamburg yet unbeaten at the Allianz Arena.[13] After another draw at Dortmund, the succeeding week brought two squad changes for Munich, as Marcell Jansen left the club for Hamburg[14] while Massimo Oddo was loaned out from Milan.[15] The first league victory followed against Berlin, 4–1.

September

Victories at 1. FC Köln in the Bundesliga and Steaua București in the Champions League were followed up with a 2–5 loss at home against rival Werder Bremen and another away at Hannover 96 (0–1) on 27 September. Three days later, Bayern were held to 1–1 draw at home by Lyon in Champions League group play.

October

On 4 October, Bayern drew level with VfL Bochum, despite leading 3–1 with just seven minutes left in regulation; goals in the 84th and 85th minutes, however, saw Marcel Koller's men leave the Allianz with a point.[16] A few days later, Bayern lost a friendly at FC Ingolstadt[17] but proceeded to win all other games in the month, including the Champions League home game against Fiorentina.[18]

November

After a victory at home against Arminia Bielefeld[19] Bayern drew level in the Champions League at Fiorentina on 1 November.[20] The following victory against Steaua București on 25 November qualified Bayern for the single elimination stage.[21] In the Bundesliga, away matches at Schalke 04 and Borussia Mönchengladbach followed; while Bayern defeated rival Schalke,[22] the club drew at Mönchengladbach, for the third time this season not winning against them, despite having led by two goals.[23] The games at home against Energie Cottbus[24] and away at Bayer Leverkusen were also won.[25]

December / January

On the 16th Bundesliga matchday, Bayern defeated Bundesliga leaders 1899 Hoffenheim, thus coming very close to the top of the standings.[26] The final match of the Champions League group stage was also won at Lyon, completing Bayern's best performance in the group stage.[27] A draw at VfB Stuttgart was Bayern's final game before the winter break.[28] Coincidentally Stuttgart was also Bayern's first opponent after the break. While Bayern won this cup game 5–1 away, the first league match was lost at Hamburger SV, 0–1.[29][30]

February

After winning at home against Borussia Dortmund,[31] Bayern lost their next two games at Hertha BSC,[32] that thereby took the lead in the league, and at home against newly promoted 1. FC Köln.[33] A 5–0 victory in the Champions League at Sporting CP was the final game of the month.[34]

March

After a draw in the league at Werder Bremen, Bayern was eliminated from the DFB-Pokal by Bayer Leverkusen.[35][36] Munich won all other games in the month, including a 7–1 in the second leg against Sporting CP, thus achieving a record aggregate of 12–1.[37]

April

After 5–1 defeat in the league at VfL Wolfsburg,[38] a direct rival for the championship, Bayern suffered another severe loss (4–0) at the hands of Barcelona.[39] Bayern held Barcelona to a draw in the second leg a week later but was eliminated from the competition nevertheless.[40] In the Bundesliga, Munich managed to win against underdogs Eintracht Frankfurt and Arminia Bielefeld, but a home defeat at the hands of Schalke 04 led to the dismissal of coach Jürgen Klinsmann. The club appointed Jupp Heynckes as caretaker coach and Hermann Gerland as assistant caretaker coach.[41]

May

Bayern won its first three games under Heynckes as coach, defeating Borussia Mönchengladbach, Energie Cottbus and Bayer Leverkusen. A draw at 1899 Hoffenheim led to a delicate situation before the last game, where second-place Bayern hosted third-place VfB Stuttgart. While the winner of the match would be qualified for the Champions League, and even win the championship if VfL Wolfsburg lost, the loser would likely fall to fourth position, outside of the Champions League spots.[42] As fourth-place Hertha BSC lost and Wolfsburg won, the game eventually just decided that Bayern would go to the Champions League directly while Stuttgart would go to the qualification. The season concluded with four friendly games at Kaufbeuren, Eichstätt, 1. FC Magdeburg, and Fortuna Sittard, all won by Munich.

Bundesliga

Bayern hosted Hamburger SV in the opener of the 46th Bundesliga season on 15 August 2008. On the last day of play, on 23 May 2009, Bayern defeated VfB Stuttgart to finish second in the league. The second place qualified Bayern for the 2009–10 Champions League.[43]

Matches
1 Bayern Munich 2–2 Hamburger SV
Schweinsteiger  12'
Podolski  16' (pen.)		 Guerrero  25'
Trochowski  57' (pen.)
2 Borussia Dortmund 1–1 Bayern Munich
Błaszczykowski  8' Borowski  74'
3 Bayern Munich 4–1 Hertha BSC
Toni  12'
Lahm  54'
Schweinsteiger  56' (pen.)
Klose  70' (pen.)		 Pantelić  84'
4 1. FC Köln 0–3 Bayern Munich
Toni  53', 60'
Podolski  90+1'
5 Bayern Munich 2–5 Werder Bremen
Borowski  71', 85' Rosenberg  30', 67'
Naldo  45'
Özil  54'
Pizarro  59'
6 Hannover 96 1–0 Bayern Munich
Huszti  23'
7 Bayern Munich 3–3 VfL Bochum
Van Buyten  16'
Zé Roberto  45', 68'		 Kaloğlu  29'
Dabrowski  84'
Grote  85'
8 Karlsruher SC 0–1 Bayern Munich
Klose  86'
9 Bayern Munich 4–2 VfL Wolfsburg
Ribéry  41'
Van Bommel  53'
Borowski  63'
Schweinsteiger  80'		 Grafite  31' (pen.)
Džeko  33'
10 Eintracht Frankfurt 1–2 Bayern Munich
Demichelis  55' (o.g.) Klose  65'
Ribéry  70'
11 Bayern Munich 3–1 Arminia Bielefeld
Klose  25'
Ribéry  77'
Podolski  84' (pen.)		 Wichniarek  30' (pen.)
12 Schalke 04 1–2 Bayern Munich
Farfán  5' Toni  3'
Ribéry  31'
13 Mönchengladbach 2–2 Bayern Munich
Friend  78'
Bradley  81'		 Toni  21'
Ribéry  65' (pen.)
14 Bayern Munich 4–1 Energie Cottbus
Ribéry  29'
Demichelis  38'
Klose  55'
Toni  59'		 Skela  25'
15 Bayer Leverkusen 0–2 Bayern Munich
Toni  59'
Klose  82'
16 Bayern Munich 2–1 1899 Hoffenheim
Lahm  60'
Toni  90+2'		 Ibišević  49'
17 VfB Stuttgart 2–2 Bayern Munich
Khedira  45', 90+2' Borowski  48'
Toni  66'
18 Hamburger SV 1–0 Bayern Munich
Petrić  44'
19 Bayern Munich 3–1 Borussia Dortmund
Zé Roberto  24'
Klose  87', 90'		 Valdez  2'
20 Hertha BSC 2–1 Bayern Munich
Voronin  38', 77' Klose  61'
21 Bayern Munich 1–2 1. FC Köln
Van Buyten  84' Ehret  22'
Brosinski  34'
22 Werder Bremen 0–0 Bayern Munich
23 Bayern Munich 5–1 Hannover 96
Van Buyten  21'
Klose  25'
Altıntop  34'
Podolski  73'
Demichelis  89'		 Štajner  15'
24 VfL Bochum 0–3 Bayern Munich
Zé Roberto  32'
Lahm  60'
Demichelis  90'
25 Bayern Munich 1–0 Karlsruher SC
Sosa  34'
26 VfL Wolfsburg 5–1 Bayern Munich
Gentner  44'
Džeko  63', 66'
Grafite  74', 77'		 Toni  45'
27 Bayern Munich 4–0 Eintracht Frankfurt
Ribéry  3'
Toni  17'
Lúcio  36'
Schweinsteiger  48'
28 Arminia Bielefeld 0–1 Bayern Munich
Toni  64'
29 Bayern Munich 0–1 Schalke 04
Halil Altıntop  21'
30 Bayern Munich 2–1 Mönchengladbach
Schweinsteiger  33'
Altıntop  42'		 Daems  38' (pen.)
31 Energie Cottbus 1–3 Bayern Munich
Iliev  44' Sosa  23'
Demichelis  62'
Podolski  66'
32 Bayern Munich 3–0 Bayer Leverkusen
Toni  47'
Ribéry  59'
Podolski  71'
33 1899 Hoffenheim 2–2 Bayern Munich
Ba  21'
Carlos Eduardo  28'		 Ribéry  16'
Toni  44'
34 Bayern Munich 2–1 VfB Stuttgart
Boulahrouz  16' (o.g.)
Van Bommel  60'		 Gómez  63'

DFB-Pokal

In the first round of the DFB-Pokal, Bayern faced Rot-Weiß Erfurt. The east Germans from the third tier were able to equalize three times before finally succumbing to Bayern. A victory at home against second-tier 1. FC Nürnberg followed. In the third round, Bayern managed one of their best performances of the season, winning 5–1 at VfB Stuttgart, but they lost in the next round to Bayer Leverkusen.

1st round
10 August 2008 Rot-Weiß Erfurt 3–4 Bayern Munich Steigerwaldstadion, Erfurt
20:30 (CEST) Cannizzaro  22'
Bunjaku  47', 67'
Schnetzler
Cinaz 		(Report) Lahm  6'
Podolski  23'
Klose  57'
Kroos  80'
Van Bommel
Podolski 		Attendance: 24,500 (capacity)
Referee: Florian Meyer (Burgdorf)

2nd round
Bayern Munich2–01. FC Nürnberg
Klose  7'
Borowski  68'		 (Report)
Attendance: 65,000

3rd round
VfB Stuttgart1–5Bayern Munich
Gómez  85'
Baştürk 		(Report) Schweinsteiger  14', 55' (pen.)
Ribéry  16' 21'
Toni  43'
Zé Roberto  59'
Demichelis
Toni
Ribéry
Attendance: 55,500 (capacity)

Quarter-finals
Bayer Leverkusen4–2Bayern Munich
Barnetta  54'
Vidal  61'
Helmes  70'
Kießling  90+2'
Kroos
Rolfes 		(Report) Lúcio  72'
Klose  74'
Ottl
Rensing
Attendance: 50,500 (capacity)

Champions League

Bayern's Champions League season started on 17 September at Steaua București. The other group rivals were Lyon and Fiorentina.[44] They finished the group stage undefeated in first place and eliminated Sporting CP via a record aggregate margin in the first knockout round, but then fell to Barcelona in the quarter-final. Club officials spoke of a "massive humiliation" and being "taken apart" after the 0–4 in the first leg which Bayern played without its top defender Philipp Lahm.[45][46]

Group stage
Main article: 2008–09 UEFA Champions League group stage § Group F
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Bayern Munich 6 4 2 0 12 4 +8 14 Advance to knockout phase
2 Lyon 6 3 2 1 14 10 +4 11
3 Fiorentina 6 1 3 2 5 8 −3 6 Transfer to UEFA Cup
4 Steaua București 6 0 1 5 3 12 −9 1
Source: RSSSF
Steaua București 0–1 Bayern Munich
Goian  42'
Lovin  69'		 (Report) Van Buyten  15'
Podolski  88'
Attendance: 13,379
Bayern Munich 1–1 Lyon
Zé Roberto  52'
Demichelis  49'
Klose  59'		 (Report) Demichelis  25' (o.g.)
Mensah  21'
Juninho  59'
Makoun  61'
Cris  77'
Attendance: 64,000
Bayern Munich 3–0 Fiorentina
Klose  4'
Schweinsteiger  25'
Zé Roberto  90'
Oddo  58'
Ribéry  82'		 (Report) Kuzmanović  29'
Dainelli  64'
Gobbi  79'
Attendance: 66,000 (capacity)
Fiorentina 1–1 Bayern Munich
Mutu  11'
Montolivo  90+2'		 (Report) Borowski  45+1'  78'
Attendance: 40,000
Bayern Munich 3–0 Steaua București
Klose  57', 71'
Toni  61'		 (Report) Ov. Petre  15'
Goian  29'
Golański  84'
Attendance: 64,000
Lyon 2–3 Bayern Munich
Govou  52'
Benzema  68'
Grosso  6'
Gassama  61'		 (Report) Klose  12', 37'
Ribéry  34'
Borowski  22'
Van Bommel  79'
Lahm  84'
Ottl  86'
Attendance: 40,500 (capacity)
Referee: Howard Webb (England)

Round of 16
Sporting CP 0–5 Bayern Munich
Tonel  45+1'
Pereirinha  80'		 (Report) Ribéry  42', 61' (pen.)
Klose  57'
Toni  84', 90+1'
Van Bommel  31'
Attendance: 35,163
Bayern Munich 7–1 Sporting CP
Podolski  7', 34'
Polga  39' (o.g.)
Schweinsteiger  43'
Van Bommel  74'
Klose  82' (pen.)
Müller  90'		 (Report) Moutinho  18',  42'
Silva  77'
Attendance: 65,000

Quarter-finals
Barcelona 4–0 Bayern Munich
Messi  9', 38'  17'
Eto'o  12'
Henry  43'
Márquez  90'		 (Report) Lell  48'
Demichelis  57'
Attendance: 96,000
Referee: Howard Webb (England)
Bayern Munich 1–1 Barcelona
Ribéry  47'
Lúcio  36'
Demichelis  42'
Borowski  82'
Lell  84'		 (Report) Keita  73'
Alves  18'
Puyol  25'
Attendance: 66,000

Friendly

T-Home-Supercup
Main article: 2008 German Supercup

The League Cup was not held this season.[47] Instead Bayern and Dortmund played out the unofficial T-Home-Supercup with Bayern losing 1–2.

Borussia Dortmund 2–1 Bayern Munich
Błaszczykowski  29'
Hajnal  33'		 (Report) Ekici  73'
Attendance: 47,100

Franz Beckenbauer Cup

Bayer invited Internazionale for the Franz Beckenbauer Cup 2009, but lost 0–1 to the guests from Italy.

Bayern Munich 0–1 Internazionale
(Report) Mancini  51'
Maicon
Attendance: 64,000
Referee: Felix Brych (Munich)

Preseason
SV Lippstadt 08 1–7 Bayern Munich
Chomse  76' (Report) Müller  3', 32', 60'
Kroos  21'
Ottl  23', 77'
Yılmaz  79'
Breno
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Frank Perschke
1861 Nördlingen 0–8 Bayern Munich
(Report) Van Bommel
Ngwenya
Ottl
Yılmaz
Demichelis
Gerd-Müller-Stadtion, Nördlingen
Attendance: 10,500
Referee: Lothar Ostheimer (Petersthal)
Fanclub Nabburg 1–11 Bayern Munich
Götz  26' (Report) Lell  5'
Yılmaz  15'
Van Bommel  38'
Demichelis  42', 78'
Ngwenya  43'
Kroos  52', 58', 68'
Hamit Altıntop  62'
Podolski  86'
Attendance: 14,000
1. FC Köln 0–0 Bayern Munich
Özat (Report) Kroos
Attendance: 42,000
Urawa Red Diamonds 2–4 Bayern Munich
Umesaki  57'
Abe  80'		 (Report) Klose  16'
Schweinsteiger  21'
Podolski  43', 63'
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Kazuhiko Matsumura

Intermediate
Bayern Munich 1–1 Germany national team
Klose  51' (Report) Trochowski  33'
Attendance: 69,000
FC Ingolstadt 1–0 Bayern Munich
Wohlfarth  39' (Report)
Attendance: 5,172
Referee: Helmut Fleischer (Hallstadt)

Winter break
Al-Jazira 2–3 Bayern Munich
Baiano  4'
Van Buyten  76' (o.g.)
Diyaki
Sobis 		(Report) Schweinsteiger  31'
Van Buyten  48'
Klose  90+2'
Lell
Attendance: 6,500
Referee: Khaled Aldoki
Al-Wheda 1–3 Bayern Munich
Al-Kuwaikabi  53' (Report) Ribéry  31'
Borowski  35'
Donovan  90+1'
Attendance: 12,000
Eintracht Bamberg 0–3 Bayern Munich
(Report) Borowski  27'
Lahm  35'
Klose  54'
Waldstadion, Weismain
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Georg Schalk (Augsburg)
1. FC Kaiserslautern 0–2 Bayern Munich
Ouattara
Dick 		Report Toni  25'
Donovan  75'
Schweinsteiger
Van Bommel
Attendance: 42,604
Referee: Christian Dingert (Lebecksmühle)
Mainz 05 0–5 Bayern Munich
(Report) Klose  4'
Toni  55'
Donovan  70', 90'
Schweinsteiger  72'
Attendance: 16,000

Postseason
SpVgg Kaufbeuren 0–11 Bayern Munich
(Report) Müller  5', 23'
Klose  11', 60', 67'
Sosa  31'
Borowski  34', 36', 38', 55'
Rieß  78'
Parkstadion Kaufbeuren
Attendance: 8,000
VfB Eichstätt 3–8 Bayern Munich
Witasek  18', 30'
Zehentmeier  85'		 (Report) Müller  6', 11', 31', 74', 87'
Klose  16', 62'
Borowski  34'
Sportplatz Eichstätt
Attendance: 4,000 (capacity)
1. FC Magdeburg 2–3 Bayern Munich
Georgi  49'
Rosin  58'		 (Report) Klose  8', 40', 54'
Attendance: 15,605
Referee: René Hammer (Ranis)
Fortuna Sittard 0–2 Bayern Munich
Grosso  6' (Report) Müller  59'
Sosa  87'

Players

Squad information

These stats are as 25 May 2009, the final day of the 2008–09 Bundesliga season.

N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 EU
 Since
 App
 Goals
 Ends
 Transfer fee
 Notes
1 GK Michael Rensing25EU 2003 49 0 2010 Youth system
22 GK Hans-Jörg Butt34EU 2008 8 0 2010 Free
35 GK Thomas Kraft20EU 2006 0 0 2011 Youth system
3 DF Lúcio (VC)31Non-EU 2004 144 7 2010 €12m
5 DF Daniel Van Buyten31EU 2006 68 7 2010 €8M
6 DF Martín Demichelis (VC)28Non-EU 2003 147 11 2012 €5M
21 DF Philipp Lahm25EU 2005 104 4 2012 Loan return
23 DF Massimo Oddo32EU 2008 18 0 2009 Loaned
30 DF Christian Lell24EU 2003 65 1 2011 Youth system
33 DF Breno19Non-EU 2008 5 0 2012 €12M
7 MF Franck Ribéry26EU 2007 53 20 2011 €25M
8 MF Hamit Altıntop26EU 2007 34 5 2010 Free
15 MF Zé Roberto34EU 2007 169 14 2009 €9.5M
16 MF Andreas Ottl24EU 2005 73 5 2011 Youth system
17 MF Mark van Bommel (captain)32EU 2006 85 10 2009 €6M
20 MF José Sosa23Non-EU 2007 32 2 2011 €6M
24 MF Tim Borowski29EU 2008 26 5 2011 Free
31 MF Bastian Schweinsteiger24EU 2002 184 20 2012 Youth system
9 FW Luca Toni31EU 2007 56 38 2011 €11M
11 FW Lukas Podolski23EU 2006 72 15 2010 €10M
18 FW Miroslav Klose30EU 2007 53 20 2011 €14M
25 FW Thomas Müller19EU 2008 4 0 2011 Youth system
  • Last updated: 25 January 2010
  • Source:Wikipedia players' articles,

Fussballdaten.de (for appearances and goals)

  • Ordered by position on pitch.

Transfers in
No.
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
EU
 Moving from
 Type
 Transfer
window		 Ends
 Transfer
fee		 Source
24 MF Tim Borowski 29EU Werder Bremen End of contract Summer 2011 Free
13 FW Landon Donovan 27Non-EU LA Galaxy Loaned Winter 2009 Free

Total spending: €0.0 million

Transfers out
N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
EU
 Moving to
 Type
 Transfer
window		 Transfer
fee		 Source
1 GK Oliver Kahn 39EU Career end Summer n/a
29 GK Bernd Dreher 42EU Career end Summer n/a
2 DF Willy Sagnol 32EU Career end Summer n/a
23 DF Marcell Jansen 23EU Hamburger SV Transfer Summer €8M
MF Julio dos Santos 26Non-EU Atlético Paranaense Transfer Summer Free
19 FW Jan Schlaudraff 25EU Hannover 96 Transfer Summer €2M
34 FW Sandro Wagner 21EU MSV Duisburg Transfer Summer Free
32 DF Georg Niedermeier 23EU VfB Stuttgart Loaned out Winter €0.1M
39 MF Toni Kroos 18EU Bayer Leverkusen Loaned out Winter Free
13 FW Landon Donovan 27Non-EU LA Galaxy Loan return Winter n/a

EU = if holds or not a European Union passport; Country: when 2 flags, 1st flag = country that plays for internationally, 2nd flag = country of birth; N = number on jersey; P = Position (for position name, pause mouse pointer on abbreviation); Name = Name on jersey (for more extensive name, pause mouse pointer on name); Age = age on the day of the signing; Moving from = only indicate the club the player was playing before start playing for this club in this season, for the type of the moving see Status column; Moving to = only indicates the club the player is going to play next, for the type of the moving see Status column; Ends = when the player's current contract ends; n/a = Not applicable.

Total income: €10,100,000

Individual statistics
No. Pos Nat Player TotalBundesligaChampions LeagueDFB-Pokal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Michael Rensing 3702607040
22 GK Hans-Jörg Butt 110803000
35 GK Thomas Kraft 00000000
3 DF Lúcio (vice-captain) 4423218041
5 DF Daniel Van Buyten 2541835120
6 DF Martín Demichelis (vice-captain) 4042948030
21 DF Philipp Lahm 3942838031
23 DF Massimo Oddo 2701807020
30 DF Christian Lell 2802006020
33 DF Breno 80404000
7 MF Franck Ribéry 36142598431
8 MF Hamit Altıntop 1621023030
15 MF Zé Roberto 4272949241
16 MF Andreas Ottl 2802004040
17 MF Mark van Bommel (captain) 4132929130
20 MF José Sosa 2021722010
24 MF Tim Borowski 3272357121
31 MF Bastian Schweinsteiger 4493159242
9 FW Luca Toni 351825148321
11 FW Lukas Podolski 3192464231
18 FW Miroslav Klose 372025108743
25 FW Thomas Müller 51401100
Players sold/retired after the start of the season:
2 DF Willy Sagnol 00000000
23 DF Marcell Jansen 00000000
32 DF Georg Niedermeier 00000000
39 MF Toni Kroos 81601011
13 FW Landon Donovan (on loan from January to March 2009) 70600010

As of 25 May 2009[48]

Goals
Pos. Player BL CL Cup Overall
1 Miroslav Klose 10 7 3 20
2 Luca Toni 14 3 1 18
3 Franck Ribéry 9 4 1 14
4 Lukas Podolski 6 2 1 9
Bastian Schweinsteiger 5 2 2 9
6 Tim Borowski 5 1 1 7
Zé Roberto 4 2 1 7

Reserve team

Bayern's reserve team finished 5th in the 3. Liga. They were coached by Hermann Gerland, until April, when Mehmet Scholl took over.

Squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  GER Thomas Kraft
2 DF  GER Timo Heinze
3 DF  GER Oliver Stierle
4 DF  GER Georg Niedermeier (joined VfB Stuttgart in January)
5 DF  GHA Christian Saba
6 DF  GER Holger Badstuber
7 MF  TUR Mehmet Ekici
8 MF  GER Stephan Fürstner
9 FW  GER Vitus Nagorny (joined VfR Aalen in January)
10 FW  TUR Deniz Yılmaz
11 MF  GER Manuel Duhnke
12 DF  GER Marco Höferth
13 MF  GER Tom Schütz
14 MF  GER Maximilian Haas
15 DF  GER Björn Kopplin
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 FW  GER Dominik Rohracker
17 MF  GER Viktor Bopp
18 GK  GER Max Grün
19 DF  GER Alexander Benede
20 MF  GER Stefan Rieß
21 MF  GER Thomas Müller
22 MF  GER Marco Stier
23 FW  AUT Daniel Sikorski
24 DF  GER Stefan Schürf
25 GK  GER Maximilian Riedmüller
28 DF  GER Mario Erb
30 DF  GER Diego Contento
35 FW  GER Yannick Kakoko
39 MF  GER Toni Kroos (joined Bayer Leverkusen on loan in January)

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