2008–09 TuS Koblenz season

TuS Koblenz
2008–09 season
Manager	Uwe Rapolder
Stadium	Stadion Oberwerth
2. Bundesliga	14th
DFB-Pokal	First round
Average home league attendance	9,616
	← 2007–08 2009–10 →

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	Date of birth (Age)	Place of birth	Signed from	Note
Goalkeepers
1	David Yelldell	(1981-10-01)1 October 1981 (aged 26)	Stuttgart^[a]	Stuttgarter Kickers
31	Marcus Rickert	(1984-02-18)18 February 1984 (aged 24)	Rostock	Kickers Emden
33	André Weis	(1989-09-30)30 September 1989 (aged 18)	Boppard	—
37	Peter Auer	(1971-07-05)5 July 1971 (aged 37)	Kaiserslautern	1. FC Saarbrücken
Defenders
3	Frank Wiblishauser	(1977-10-18)18 October 1977 (aged 30)	Memmingen	St. Gallen
5	Branimir Bajić	(1979-10-19)19 October 1979 (aged 28)	Bijeljina	Partizan
8	Martin Forkel	(1979-07-22)22 July 1979 (aged 29)	Coburg	Wacker Burghausen
13	Marko Lomić	(1983-09-13)13 September 1983 (aged 24)	Čačak	Partizan
15	Dominique Ndjeng	(1980-11-04)4 November 1980 (aged 27)	Bonn	VfL Osnabrück
18	Andreas Richter	(1977-09-15)15 September 1977 (aged 30)	Cottbus	Rot-Weiß Erfurt
22	Cha Du-ri	(1980-07-25)25 July 1980 (aged 28)	Frankfurt^[b]	Mainz 05
24	Matej Mavrič	(1979-01-29)29 January 1979 (aged 29)	Koper	Molde
25	Alassane Ouédraogo	(1980-09-07)7 September 1980 (aged 27)	Boussouma	Rot-Weiß Oberhausen
28	Lars Bender	(1988-01-08)8 January 1988 (aged 20)	Koblenz	—
34	Oliver Laux	(1990-03-26)26 March 1990 (aged 18)	Lahnstein	—
Midfielders
4	Rüdiger Ziehl	(1977-10-26)26 October 1977 (aged 30)	Zweibrücken	Wehen Wiesbaden
6	Manuel Hartmann	(1984-03-26)26 March 1984 (aged 24)	Esslingen	Stuttgarter Kickers
7	Salvatore Gambino	(1983-11-27)27 November 1983 (aged 24)	Hagen	1. FC Köln
11	Fatmir Vata	(1971-09-20)20 September 1971 (aged 36)	Rrëshen	Arminia Bielefeld
17	Zoltán Stieber	(1988-10-16)16 October 1988 (aged 19)	Budapest	Aston Villa	Joined club in January 2009.^[4]
19	Ardian Đokaj	(1979-05-23)23 May 1979 (aged 29)	Podgorica	Trabzonspor
21	Goran Šukalo	(1981-08-24)24 August 1981 (aged 26)	Koper	Alemannia Aachen
23	Darko Maletić	(1980-09-20)20 September 1980 (aged 27)	Banja Luka	JSD Partizan	Joined club in January 2009.^[5]
26	Evangelos Nessos	(1980-06-27)27 June 1980 (aged 28)	Solingen	1. FC Köln
27	Johannes Göderz	(1988-11-27)27 November 1988 (aged 19)	Kobern-Gondorf	—
30	Dominik Mader	(1989-04-19)19 April 1989 (aged 19)	Göppingen	Donzdorf
32	Patrick Schmidt	(1988-03-17)17 March 1988 (aged 20)	Oberwesel	—
38	Michael Stahl	(1907-09-15)15 September 1907 (aged 100)	Diez	Aalen	Joined club in early 2009^[6]
Defenders
9	Njazi Kuqi	(1983-03-25)25 March 1983 (aged 25)	Vučitrn^[c]	Carl Zeiss Jena
10	Emmanuel Krontiris	(1983-02-11)11 February 1983 (aged 25)	Hanover	Alemannia Aachen
14	Tayfun Pektürk	(1988-05-13)13 May 1988 (aged 20)	Wermelskirchen	FC Schalke 04 II
16	Renaldo Rama	(1990-01-27)27 January 1990 (aged 18)		Gramozi	Joined club in early 2009.^[7]
20	Manuel Fischer	(1989-09-19)19 September 1989 (aged 18)	Aalen	Joined on loan from VfB Stuttgart in January 2009.^[8]
29	Noureddine Daham	(1977-11-15)15 November 1977 (aged 30)	Oran	1. FC Kaiserslautern
35	Matt Taylor	(1981-10-17)17 October 1981 (aged 26)	Columbus	Hollywood United
36	César M'Boma	(1979-02-18)18 February 1979 (aged 29)	Douala	Oberneuland
39	Jan Hawel	(1988-04-02)2 April 1988 (aged 20)		SG Andernach

Left club during season

No.	Name	Pos.	Date of birth (Age)	Place of birth	Joined	Note
16	Fabrice Begeorgi	FW	(1987-04-20)20 April 1987 (aged 21)	Martigues	Marseille	On loan from Marseille
17	Mustafa Parmak	MF	(1982-05-19)19 May 1982 (aged 26)	Stuttgart^[d]	Stuttgarter Kickers
20	Gabriel Fernández	MF	(1977-09-22)22 September 1977 (aged 30)	Bragado	Macará
23	Matthias Franz	DF	(1985-03-20)20 March 1985 (aged 23)	Herrenberg	Sonnenhof Großaspach

Notes

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

Competitions

2. Bundesliga

League table

Pos	Team v t e	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:

^ 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

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

[4] Though born in Stuttgart, West Germany, Yelldell has represented the United States at international level

[5] Though born in Frankfurt, West Germany, Cha has represented South Korea at international level

[9] Though born in Vučitrn, Yugoslavia, Kuqi has represented Finland at international level

[12] Though born in Stuttgart, Parmak retains Turkish citizenship.

[table_note_KOB0.97949721476971-13] Due to licensing irregularities in the 2007–08 season, TuS Koblenz started with a three point deduction.

[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.

[6] "Stieber Zoltán az Aston Villa után Németországban folytatja". Nemzetisport (in Hungarian). 29 January 2009. Retrieved 28 June 2020.

[7] "Maletic sprüht vor Tatendrang" (in German). 9 February 2009. Retrieved 28 June 2020.

[8] "Fußball-Profi Stahl verlängert in Koblenz bis 2011". Rhein-Zeitung (in German). 9 June 2009. Retrieved 28 June 2020.

[10] "SportsLine: Lomic-Wechsel geplatzt". Rhein-Zeitung (in German). 3 February 2009. Retrieved 28 June 2020.

[11] "Fischer will nur spielen". Rhein-Zeitung (in German). 8 January 2009. Retrieved 28 June 2020.

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