# 2008–09 Eintracht Frankfurt season

Eintracht Frankfurt started the 2008–09 season competing in the Bundesliga and the DFB-Pokal.

## Players
### First-team squad

    Squad at end of season
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 | MKD | Oka Nikolov |
| 2 | DF | GER | Patrick Ochs |
| 3 | DF | SRB | Nikola Petković |
| 4 | DF | GER | Christoph Preuß |
| 5 | DF | MKD | Aleksandar Vasoski |
| 6 | MF | GER | Michael Fink |
| 7 | MF | GER | Benjamin Köhler |
| 8 | MF | BIH | Zlatan Bajramović |
| 9 | FW | CMR | Léonard Kweuke (on loan from DAC 1904) |
| 10 | FW | GRE | Nikos Liberopoulos |
| 11 | MF | AUT | Ümit Korkmaz |
| 13 | DF | GER | Markus Steinhöfer |
| 14 | MF | GER | Alexander Meier |
| 15 | DF | IRN | Mehdi Mahdavikia |
| 16 | DF | SUI | Christoph Spycher |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 17 | FW | CZE | Martin Fenin |
| 18 | FW | GRE | Ioannis Amanatidis |
| 19 | DF | ALG | Habib Bellaïd |
| 20 | MF | JPN | Junichi Inamoto |
| 21 | GK | GER | Markus Pröll |
| 22 | MF | CRO | Krešo Ljubičić |
| 23 | DF | GER | Marco Russ |
| 24 | DF | GER | Martin Hess |
| 26 | FW | GER | Juvhel Tsoumou |
| 27 | DF | GER | Alexander Krük |
| 28 | GK | GER | Jan Zimmermann |
| 29 | DF | BRA | Chris |
| 30 | MF | BRA | Caio |
| 32 | MF | GER | Faton Toski |
| 38 | DF | GER | Sebastian Jung |

### Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 3 | DF | MEX | Aarón Galindo (to Guadalajara) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 9 | MF | GER | Marcel Heller (on loan to MSV Duisburg) |

### Eintracht Frankfurt II

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 31 | FW | GER | Patrick Mayer |
| 33 | DF | GER | Jürgen Mössmer |
| 34 | GK | GER | Frank Lehmann (on loan from VfB Stuttgart II) |
| 35 | DF | GER | Norman Theuerkauf |
| 36 | MF | GER | Richard Weil |
| 37 | DF | GER | Timothy Chandler |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 39 | FW | GER | Cenk Tosun |
| — | GK | GER | Erman Muratagic |
| — | DF | GER | Stefano Cincotta |
| — | MF | GER | Marcel Titsch-Rivero |
| — | FW | GER | Marcos Álvarez |

## Transfers

In:
| Player | From | Fee |
| Zlatan Bajramović | Schalke 04 | Free |
| Habib Bellaïd | Strasbourg | €2,500,000 |
| Ümit Korkmaz | Rapid Wien | €2,300,000 |
| Alexander Krük | Kickers Emden | Free |
| Léonard Kweuke | DAC Dunajská Streda | On loan until June 2009 |
| Nikos Liberopoulos | AEK Athens | Free |
| Jürgen Mössmer | Eintracht Frankfurt U23 | – |
| Nikola Petković | Red Star Belgrade (was on loan from Gençlerbirliği) | €1,200,000 |
| Markus Steinhöfer | Red Bull Salzburg (was on loan from Bayern Munich II) | €900,000 |
| Norman Theuerkauf | Eintracht Frankfurt U23 | – |
Out:
| Player | To | Fee |
| Mounir Chaftar | MSV Duisburg | Free |
| Danny Galm | Energie Cottbus | Undisclosed |
| Aarón Galindo | Guadalajara | €1,000,000 |
| Marcel Heller | MSV Duisburg | Loaned until June 2009 |
| Sotirios Kyrgiakos | AEK Athens | Free |
| Evangelos Mantzios | Panathinaikos | Was on loan |
| Markus Weissenberger | LASK Linz | Free |

## Results

Results for Eintracht Frankfurt for season 2008–09.
NOTE: scores are written Eintracht first NOTE: fixtures marked with a * are not scheduled yet definitely
| Date | Venue | Opponents | Score | Competition | Eintracht scorers | Match Report |
| 5 July 2008 | Am Steinchen, Grävenwiesbach | Hochtaunus XI | 11–0 | F | Fink (3), Meier, Ljubičić (2), Heller (2), Steinhöfer, Toski, Tsoumou | eintracht-archiv.de |
| 12 July 2008 | Parkstadion, Zell am Ziller | WSG Wattens | 2–0 | F | Bellaïd, Heller | eintracht-archiv.de |
| 16 July 2008 | MAR Arena, Pyrbaum | SV Seligenporten | 1–1 | F | Tsoumou | eintracht-archiv.de |
| 19 July 2008 | Sportstadion, Wolfsberg | Wolfsberger AC/SK St. Andrä | 4–0 | F | Fenin, Bellaïd, Chris, Ljubičić | eintracht-archiv.de |
| 22 July 2008 | Drei-Lärchen-Stadion, Bad Bleiberg | Wigan Athletic | 2–0 | F | Amanatidis, Bramble (Og) | wiganlatics.co.uk |
| 26 July 2008 | TBA, Bad Kleinkirchheim | Palermo | 1–1 | F | Fenin | eintracht-archiv.de |
| 30 July 2008 | FC-Astoria Stadion, Walldorf | Astoria Walldorf | 0–1 | F | | eintracht-archiv.de |
| 2 August 2008 | Brettachtalstadion, Bretzfeld | FC Augsburg | 1–0 | F | Liberopoulos | eintracht-archiv.de |
| 6 August 2008 | Stadion auf dem Stephanshügel, Limburg an der Lahn | VfR Limburg | 19–1 | F | Liberopoulos (3), Chris, Amanatidis (4, 1 pen), Bellaïd, Fenin (3), Tsoumou (5), Ljubičić, Caio | eintracht-archiv.de |
| 9 August 2008 | ALNO-Arena, Pfullendorf | SC Pfullendorf | 3–0 | GC | Chris (2), Liberopoulos | eintracht-archiv.de |
| 12 August 2008 | Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt am Main | Real Madrid | 1–1 | F | Bellaïd | realmadrid.com |
| 17 August 2008 | Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt am Main | Hertha BSC | 0–2 | BL | | ESPN |
| 24 August 2008 | RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne | 1. FC Köln | 1–1 | BL | Fenin | ESPN |
| 26 August 2008 | Stadion Leeheim, Riedstadt | Riedstadt XI | 9–1 | F | Caio (2), Sequenz (o.g.), Liberopoulos, Mahdavikia, Fenin (3), Tsoumou | eintracht-archiv.de |
| 30 August 2008 | Volkswagen Arena, Wolfsburg | VfL Wolfsburg | 2–2 | BL | Amanatidis, Toski | ESPN |
| 3 September 2008 | Sportpark Neu-Isenburg, Neu-Isenburg | SpVgg 03 Neu-Isenburg | 6–1 | F | Caio, Meier, Mahdavikia, Tsoumou (3) | eintracht-archiv.de |
| 16 September 2008 | Herbert-Dröse-Stadion, Hanau | FC Hanau 93 | 15–0 | F | Liberopoulos (2, 1 pen), Fenin (4), Meier (3), Steinhöfer (2), Toski, Caio (2), Ochs | eintracht-archiv.de |
| 20 September 2008 | Veltins-Arena, Gelsenkirchen | Schalke 04 | 0–1 | BL | | ESPN |
| 23 September 2008 | Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt am Main | Hansa Rostock | 1–2 (ET) | GC | Fenin | eintracht-archiv.de |
| 28 September 2008 | Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt am Main | Arminia Bielefeld | 1–1 | BL | Köhler | ESPN |
| 30 September 2008 | Am Hopfenbrunnen, Frankfurt-Kalbach | FC Kalbach | 7–0 | F | Liberopoulos, Russ, Tsoumou (3), Toski, Steinhöfer | eintracht-archiv.de |
| 4 October 2008 | Carl-Benz-Stadion, Mannheim | 1899 Hoffenheim | 1–2 | BL | Steinhöfer | ESPN |
| 18 October 2008 | Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt am Main | Bayer Leverkusen | 0–2 | BL | | ESPN |
| 22 October 2008 | Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt am Main | Karlsruher SC | 2–1 | BL | Köhler, Amanatidis | ESPN |
| 25 October 2008 | Stadion der Freundschaft, Cottbus | Energie Cottbus | 3–2 | BL | Fink, Fenin, Liberopoulos | ESPN |
| 29 October 2008 | Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt am Main | Bayern Munich | 1–2 | BL | Demichelis (o.g.) | ESPN |
| 2 November 2008 | Borussia-Park, Mönchengladbach | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 2–1 | BL | Fenin, Fink | ESPN |
| 9 November 2008 | Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt am Main | VfB Stuttgart | 2–2 | BL | Liberopoulos (2) | ESPN |
| 15 November 2008 | Westfalenstadion, Dortmund | Borussia Dortmund | 0–4 | BL | | ESPN |
| 22 November 2008 | Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt am Main | Hannover 96 | 4–0 | BL | Liberopoulos (2), Russ, Fenin | ESPN |
| 29 November 2008 | Weserstadion, Bremen | Werder Bremen | 0–5 | BL | | ESPN |
| 6 December 2008 | Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt am Main | VfL Bochum | 4–0 | BL | Liberopoulos (2, 1 pen), Steinhöfer, Russ | ESPN |
| 13 December 2008 | HSH Nordbank Arena, Hamburg | Hamburger SV | 0–1 | BL | | ESPN |
| 3 January 2008 | Gerry Weber Stadion, Halle (Westfalen) | VfL Osnabrück | 4–4 | IT | Fenin, Vasoski, Toski, Köhler | eintracht-archiv.de |
| 3 January 2008 | Gerry Weber Stadion, Halle (Westfalen) | MSV Duisburg | 6–2 | IT | Russ (2), Tosun (2), Ochs, Fink | eintracht-archiv.de |
| 3 January 2008 | Gerry Weber Stadion, Halle (Westfalen) | Arminia Bielefeld | 6–5 | IT (semi-final match) | Ochs (3), Steinhöfer, Tosun, Ljubičić | eintracht-archiv.de |
| 3 January 2008 | Gerry Weber Stadion, Halle (Westfalen) | Rot Weiss Ahlen | 4–2 | IT (final match) | Fenin, Vasoski, Ljubičić, Krük | eintracht-archiv.de |
| 4 January 2008 | Ballsporthalle, Frankfurt am Main | Kickers Offenbach | 0–0 | IT | | eintracht-archiv.de |
| 4 January 2008 | Ballsporthalle, Frankfurt am Main | SV Wehen | 4–2 | IT | Fenin, Ljubičić, Steinhöfer, Tosun | eintracht-archiv.de |
| 4 January 2008 | Ballsporthalle, Frankfurt am Main | Mainz 05 | 0–1 | IT (semi-final match) | | eintracht-archiv.de |
| 4 January 2008 | Ballsporthalle, Frankfurt am Main | VfL Wolfsburg | 5–3 | IT (third place play-off) | Mössmer, Tosun, Fink, Ochs, Fenin | eintracht-archiv.de |
| 5 January 2008 | SAP Arena, Mannheim | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 0–1 | IT | | eintracht-archiv.de |
| 5 January 2008 | SAP Arena, Mannheim | TSG Hoffenheim | 7–5 | IT | Steinhöfer (2), Krük, Caio, Tsoumou, Köhler | eintracht-archiv.de |
| 5 January 2008 | SAP Arena, Mannheim | Brøndby IF | 5–2 | IT (semi-final match) | Köhler (2), Russ, Fink, Caio | eintracht-archiv.de |
| 5 January 2008 | SAP Arena, Mannheim | SV Waldhof Mannheim | 4–3 | IT (final match) | Mössmer, Tsoumou, Ljubičić, Steinhöfer | eintracht-archiv.de |
| 11 January 2009 | Albufeira, Portugal | Rot-Weiß Oberhausen | 4–1 | F | Meier, Vasoski, Kweuke (2) | eintracht-archiv.de |
| 13 January 2009 | Vale do Lobo, Portugal | FC Augsburg | 2–3 | F | Fenin, Kweuke | eintracht-archiv.de |
| 17 January 2009 | Stadion Oberwerth, Koblenz | TuS Koblenz | 0–0 | F | | eintracht-archiv.de |
| 24 January 2009 | Playmobil-Stadion, Fürth | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 3–1 | F | Meier (2), Kweuke | eintracht-archiv.de |
| 31 January 2009 | Olympic Stadium, Berlin | Hertha BSC | 1–2 | BL | Köhler | ESPN |
| 7 February 2009 | Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt am Main | 1. FC Köln | 2–2 | BL | Russ, Fenin | ESPN |
| 14 February 2009 | Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt am Main | VfL Wolfsburg | 0–2 | BL | | ESPN |
| 21 February 2009 | Wildparkstadion, Karlsruhe | Karlsruher SC | 1–0 | BL | Caio | ESPN |
| 28 February 2009 | Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt am Main | FC Schalke 04 | 1–2 | BL | Fink | ESPN |
| 8 March 2009 | SchücoArena, Bielefeld | Arminia Bielefeld | 0–0 | BL | | ESPN |
| 14 March 2009 | Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt am Main | 1899 Hoffenheim | 1–1 | BL | Fink | ESPN |
| 21 March 2009 | Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf | Bayer Leverkusen | 1–1 | BL | Meier | ESPN |
| 27 March 2009 | Stadion am Halberg, Taunusstein | SV Wehen | 0–2 | F | | eintracht-archiv.de |
| 4 April 2009 | Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt am Main | Energie Cottbus | 2–1 | BL | Liberopoulos (pen), Steinhöfer | ESPN |
| 11 April 2009 | Allianz Arena, Munich | Bayern Munich | 0–4 | BL | | ESPN |
| 18 April 2009 | Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt am Main | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 4–1 | BL | Meier, Liberopoulos, Russ, Fink | ESPN |
| 25 April 2009 | Mercedes-Benz Arena, Stuttgart | VfB Stuttgart | 0–2 | BL | | ESPN |
| 2 May 2009 | Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt am Main | Borussia Dortmund | 0–2 | BL | | ESPN |
| 9 May 2009 | AWD-Arena, Hanover | Hannover 96 | 1–1 | BL | Korkmaz | ESPN |
| 13 May 2009 | Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt am Main | Werder Bremen | 0–5 | BL | | ESPN |
| 16 May 2009 | RewirpowerSTADION, Bochum | VfL Bochum | 0–2 | BL | | ESPN |
| 19 May 2009 | Höchster Stadtpark, Frankfurt-Höchst | SG 01 Hoechst | 17–1 | F | Liberopoulos (4), Fenin (4), Caio (3), Korkmaz (2), Toski (2), Steinhöfer, Meier | eintracht-archiv.de |
| 23 May 2009 | Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt | Hamburger SV | 2–3 | BL | Meier, Caio | ESPN |
| 26 May 2009 | FSG Sportpark, Bensheim | FSG Bensheim | 11–2 | F | Caio (4), Fink, Steinhöfer, Jung, Nikolov, Kühn, Ochs | eintracht-archiv.de |
Key:
* BL = Bundesliga
* GC = German Cup (DFB-Pokal)
* F = Friendly match
* IT = Indoor tournament