2008–09 TuS Koblenz season

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

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 finished 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.

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
1 David Yelldell United States (1981-10-01)1 October 1981 (aged 26) Stuttgart[a] Stuttgarter Kickers
31 Marcus Rickert Germany (1984-02-18)18 February 1984 (aged 24) Rostock Kickers Emden
33 André Weis Germany (1989-09-30)30 September 1989 (aged 18) Boppard  —
37 Peter Auer Germany (1971-07-05)5 July 1971 (aged 37) Kaiserslautern 1. FC Saarbrücken
Defenders
3 Frank Wiblishauser Germany (1977-10-18)18 October 1977 (aged 30) Memmingen St. Gallen
5 Branimir Bajić Bosnia and Herzegovina (1979-10-19)19 October 1979 (aged 28) Bijeljina Partizan
8 Martin Forkel Germany (1979-07-22)22 July 1979 (aged 29) Coburg Wacker Burghausen
13 Marko Lomić Serbia (1983-09-13)13 September 1983 (aged 24) Čačak Partizan
15 Dominique Ndjeng Germany (1980-11-04)4 November 1980 (aged 27) Bonn VfL Osnabrück
18 Andreas Richter Germany (1977-09-15)15 September 1977 (aged 30) Cottbus Rot-Weiß Erfurt
22 Cha Du-ri South Korea (1980-07-25)25 July 1980 (aged 28) Frankfurt[b] Mainz 05
24 Matej Mavrič Slovenia (1979-01-29)29 January 1979 (aged 29) Koper Molde
25 Alassane Ouédraogo Burkina Faso (1980-09-07)7 September 1980 (aged 27) Boussouma Rot-Weiß Oberhausen
28 Lars Bender Germany (1988-01-08)8 January 1988 (aged 20) Koblenz  —
34 Oliver Laux Germany (1990-03-26)26 March 1990 (aged 18) Lahnstein  —
Midfielders
4 Rüdiger Ziehl Germany (1977-10-26)26 October 1977 (aged 30) Zweibrücken Wehen Wiesbaden
6 Manuel Hartmann Germany (1984-03-26)26 March 1984 (aged 24) Esslingen Stuttgarter Kickers
7 Salvatore Gambino Germany (1983-11-27)27 November 1983 (aged 24) Hagen 1. FC Köln
11 Fatmir Vata Albania (1971-09-20)20 September 1971 (aged 36) Rrëshen Arminia Bielefeld
17 Zoltán Stieber Hungary (1988-10-16)16 October 1988 (aged 19) Budapest Aston Villa Joined club in January 2009.[4]
19 Ardian Đokaj Montenegro (1979-05-23)23 May 1979 (aged 29) Podgorica Trabzonspor
21 Goran Šukalo Slovenia (1981-08-24)24 August 1981 (aged 26) Koper Alemannia Aachen
23 Darko Maletić Bosnia and Herzegovina (1980-09-20)20 September 1980 (aged 27) Banja Luka JSD Partizan Joined club in January 2009.[5]
26 Evangelos Nessos Greece (1980-06-27)27 June 1980 (aged 28) Solingen 1. FC Köln
27 Johannes Göderz Germany (1988-11-27)27 November 1988 (aged 19) Kobern-Gondorf  —
30 Dominik Mader Germany (1989-04-19)19 April 1989 (aged 19) Göppingen Donzdorf
32 Patrick Schmidt Germany (1988-03-17)17 March 1988 (aged 20) Oberwesel  —
38 Michael Stahl Germany (1907-09-15)15 September 1907 (aged 100) Diez Aalen Joined club in early 2009[6]
Defenders
9 Njazi Kuqi Finland (1983-03-25)25 March 1983 (aged 25) Vučitrn[c] Carl Zeiss Jena
10 Emmanuel Krontiris Germany (1983-02-11)11 February 1983 (aged 25) Hanover Alemannia Aachen
14 Tayfun Pektürk Germany (1988-05-13)13 May 1988 (aged 20) Wermelskirchen FC Schalke 04 II
16 Renaldo Rama Albania (1990-01-27)27 January 1990 (aged 18) Gramozi Joined club in early 2009.[7]
20 Manuel Fischer Germany (1989-09-19)19 September 1989 (aged 18) Aalen Joined on loan from VfB Stuttgart in January 2009.[8]
29 Noureddine Daham Algeria (1977-11-15)15 November 1977 (aged 30) Oran 1. FC Kaiserslautern
35 Matt Taylor United States (1981-10-17)17 October 1981 (aged 26) Columbus Hollywood United
36 César M'Boma Cameroon (1979-02-18)18 February 1979 (aged 29) Douala Oberneuland
39 Jan Hawel Germany (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
16 Fabrice Begeorgi FW France (1987-04-20)20 April 1987 (aged 21) Martigues Marseille On loan from Marseille
17 Mustafa Parmak MF Turkey (1982-05-19)19 May 1982 (aged 26) Stuttgart[d] Stuttgarter Kickers
20 Gabriel Fernández MF Argentina (1977-09-22)22 September 1977 (aged 30) Bragado Macará
23 Matthias Franz DF Germany (1985-03-20)20 March 1985 (aged 23) Herrenberg Sonnenhof 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

Main article: 2008–09 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[a] 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

Main article: 2008–09 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 soccer ball with check mark
Laabs soccer ball with check mark
Cornelius soccer ball with red X
Aktas soccer ball with check mark
Fossi soccer ball with check mark
Pekrul soccer ball with check mark		 soccer ball with check mark Mavrič
soccer ball with check mark Richter
soccer ball with check mark Fernández
soccer ball with check mark Lomić
soccer ball with red X Bajić
soccer ball with red X 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.