# 2008–09 FC Energie Cottbus season

During the 2008–09 German football season, FC Energie Cottbus competed in the Bundesliga.

## Season summary

Cottbus were relegated after finishing 16th and losing to 1. FC Nürnberg in the relegation play-off. As of 2022, this remains their most recent season in the top flight of German football.

## Competitions
### Bundesliga
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 14 | VfL Bochum | 34 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 39 | 55 | −16 | 32 | |
| 15 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 34 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 39 | 62 | −23 | 31 | |
| 16 | Energie Cottbus (R) | 34 | 8 | 6 | 20 | 30 | 57 | −27 | 30 | Qualification to relegation play-offs |
| 17 | Karlsruher SC (R) | 34 | 8 | 5 | 21 | 30 | 54 | −24 | 29 | Relegation to 2. Bundesliga |
| 18 | Arminia Bielefeld (R) | 34 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 29 | 56 | −27 | 28 | Relegation to 2. Bundesliga |

#### Results

Bundesliga match details :
| Match | Date | Time | Opponent | Venue | Result F–A | Scorers | Attendance | Referee |
| 1 | 16 August 2008 | 15:30 CEST | 1899 Hoffenheim | Home | 0–3 | | 18,370 | Winkmann |
| 2 | 22 August 2008 | 20:30 CEST | Hannover 96 | Away | 0–0 | | 34,636 | Sippel |
| 3 | 30 August 2008 | 15:30 CEST | Borussia Dortmund | Home | 0–1 | | 18,180 | Perl |
| 4 | 13 September 2008 | 15:30 CEST | Werder Bremen | Away | 0–3 | | 38,714 | Fandel |
| 5 | 20 September 2008 | 15:30 CEST | VfL Bochum | Home | 1–1 | Sørensen 13' | 12,174 | Meyer |
| 6 | 27 September 2008 | 15:30 CEST | Hertha BSC | Away | 1–0 | Jelić 13' | 42,297 | Aytekin |
| 7 | 5 October 2008 | 17:00 CEST | Hamburger SV | Home | 1–2 | Jelić 74' | 17,007 | Schmidt |
| 8 | 18 October 2008 | 15:30 CEST | 1. FC Köln | Away | 0–1 | | 49,000 | Brych |
| 9 | 25 October 2008 | 15:30 CEST | Eintracht Frankfurt | Home | 2–3 | Rangelov 8', 15' | 13,492 | Kircher |
| 10 | 28 October 2008 | 20:00 CET | Arminia Bielefeld | Away | 1–1 | Rangelov 30' | 18,200 | Rafati |
| 11 | 1 November 2008 | 15:30 CET | Schalke 04 | Home | 0–2 | | 16,640 | Weiner |
| 12 | 8 November 2008 | 15:30 CET | VfL Wolfsburg | Away | 0–3 | | 23,010 | Wagner |
| 13 | 15 November 2008 | 15:30 CET | Karlsruher SC | Home | 1–0 | Jelić 80' | 12,527 | Stark |
| 14 | 22 November 2008 | 15:30 CET | Bayern Munich | Away | 1–4 | Skela 25' | 69,000 | Kempter |
| 15 | 29 November 2008 | 15:30 CET | Borussia Mönchengladbach | Away | 3–1 | Bradley 18' o.g., Sørensen 50', Jula 85' | 36,454 | Sippel |
| 16 | 6 December 2008 | 15:30 CET | VfB Stuttgart | Home | 0–3 | | 13,527 | Drees |
| 17 | 13 December 2008 | 15:30 CET | Bayer Leverkusen | Away | 1–1 | Shao 90' | 19,200 | Wagner |
| 18 | 31 January 2009 | 15:30 CET | 1899 Hoffenheim | Away | 0–2 | | 30,150 | Gräfe |
| 19 | 8 February 2009 | 17:00 CET | Hannover 96 | Home | 3–1 | Rangelov 39', 69', Angelov 74' | 12,980 | Gagelmann |
| 20 | 15 February 2009 | 17:00 CET | Borussia Dortmund | Away | 1–1 | Atan 31' | 66,300 | Sippel |
| 21 | 21 February 2009 | 15:30 CET | Werder Bremen | Home | 2–1 | Iliev 51', Rangelov 90' | 14,780 | Seemann |
| 22 | 28 February 2009 | 15:30 CET | VfL Bochum | Away | 2–3 | Iliev 2', Jula 50' | 18,103 | Schmidt |
| 23 | 7 March 2009 | 15:30 CET | Hertha BSC | Home | 1–3 | Atan 22' | 22,500 | Fleischer |
| 24 | 15 March 2009 | 17:00 CET | Hamburger SV | Away | 0–2 | | 50,121 | Aytekin |
| 25 | 21 March 2009 | 15:30 CET | 1. FC Köln | Home | 0–2 | | 15,650 | Brych |
| 26 | 4 April 2009 | 15:30 CEST | Eintracht Frankfurt | Away | 1–2 | Rangelov 11' pen. | 44,800 | Gagelmann |
| 27 | 11 April 2009 | 15:30 CEST | Arminia Bielefeld | Home | 2–1 | Rangelov 44', Angelov 60' | 17,150 | Wagner |
| 28 | 17 April 2009 | 20:30 CEST | Schalke 04 | Away | 0–4 | | 60,315 | Weiner |
| 29 | 26 April 2009 | 17:00 CEST | VfL Wolfsburg | Home | 2–0 | Rangelov 72', Skela 86' | 15,750 | Fleischer |
| 30 | 2 May 2009 | 15:30 CEST | Karlsruher SC | Away | 0–0 | | 27,311 | Winkmann |
| 31 | 9 May 2009 | 15:30 CEST | Bayern Munich | Home | 1–3 | Iliev 44' | 22,528 | Kircher |
| 32 | 13 May 2009 | 20:00 CEST | Borussia Mönchengladbach | Home | 0–1 | | 20,850 | Meyer |
| 33 | 16 May 2009 | 15:30 CEST | VfB Stuttgart | Away | 0–2 | | 55,500 | Aytekin |
| 34 | 23 May 2009 | 15:30 CEST | Bayer Leverkusen | Home | 3–0 | Jula 50', 69', Rivić 64' | 20,140 | Stark |

#### Relegation play-off

Relegation play-off match details :
| Leg | Date | Time | Opponent | Venue | Result F–A | Scorers | Attendance | Referee | Ref. |
| First leg | 28 May 2009 | 18:00 CEST | 1. FC Nürnberg | Home | 0–3 | | 22,528 | Meyer | |
| Second leg | 31 May 2009 | 15:30 CEST | 1. FC Nürnberg | Away | 0–2 (0–5 agg.) | | 46,780 | Kinhöfer | |

### DFB-Pokal

DFB-Pokal match details :
| Round | Date | Time | Opponent | Venue | Result F–A | Scorers | Attendance | Referee |
| First round | 9 August 2008 | 19:30 CEST | Tennis Borussia Berlin | Away | 3–0 | Rangelov 20', 72', Jelić 28' | 4,000 | Hartmann |
| Second round | 23 September 2008 | 19:00 CEST | Borussia Mönchengladbach | Home | 3–0 | Rangelov 42' pen., Skela 73' pen., 89' pen. | 9,805 | Kempter |
| Round of 16 | 28 January 2009 | 19:00 CET | Bayer Leverkusen | Away | 1–3 | Skela 90+1' | 16,000 | Stark |

## 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 | GER | Gerhard Tremmel |
| 2 | DF | GER | Thomas Franke |
| 4 | MF | BUL | Stanislav Angelov |
| 5 | DF | POL | Mariusz Kukiełka |
| 6 | DF | BRA | Vragel da Silva |
| 7 | MF | GER | Timo Rost |
| 8 | FW | BUL | Dimitar Rangelov |
| 9 | FW | ROU | Emil Jula |
| 10 | MF | CRO | Stiven Rivić |
| 11 | FW | SRB | Ivica Iliev |
| 12 | GK | GER | Philipp Pentke |
| 13 | MF | ALB | Ervin Skela |
| 14 | MF | SRB | Dušan Vasiljević |
| 15 | DF | GER | Alexander Bittroff |
| 16 | MF | GER | Marco Kurth |
| 17 | DF | GER | Daniel Ziebig |
| 18 | DF | POL | Łukasz Kanik |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 19 | FW | GER | Marc-Philipp Zimmermann |
| 20 | MF | CHN | Shao Jiayi |
| 21 | DF | MNE | Savo Pavićević |
| 23 | GK | BIH | Tomislav Piplica |
| 25 | DF | CZE | Jan Rajnoch (on loan from Mladá Boleslav) |
| 26 | FW | GER | Nils Petersen |
| 27 | DF | ROU | Ovidiu Burcă |
| 28 | DF | BIH | Ivan Radeljić |
| 29 | FW | DEN | Dennis Sørensen |
| 30 | FW | SRB | Branko Jelić |
| 31 | MF | GER | Michael Lerchl |
| 32 | FW | BRA | Adi |
| 33 | DF | CRO | Mario Cvitanović |
| 34 | DF | TUR | Çağdaş Atan |
| 36 | DF | GER | Peter Hackenberg |
| 37 | MF | GER | Christian Müller |

### 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 | MF | FRA | Christian Bassila (to Guingamp) |
| 22 | FW | GER | Danny Galm (to Stuttgarter Kickers) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 24 | DF | MKD | Igor Mitreski (on loan to Germinal Beerschot) |