# 2007–08 in German football

The 2007–08 season is the 98th season of competitive football in Germany.

## Promotion and relegation
### Pre Season

| League | Promoted to League | Relegated from League |
| Bundesliga | Karlsruher SC Hansa Rostock MSV Duisburg | Alemannia Aachen Borussia Mönchengladbach Mainz 05 |
| 2. Bundesliga | FC St. Pauli VfL Osnabrück SV Wehen Wiesbaden TSG 1899 Hoffenheim | Eintracht Braunschweig Rot-Weiss Essen SpVgg Unterhaching SV Wacker Burghausen |
| Bundesliga (women) | 1. FC Saarbrücken SG Wattenscheid 09 | FFC Brauweiler Pulheim FFC Heike Rheine |
| 2. Bundesliga (women) | FFC Oldesloe 2000 1. FC Union Berlin ASV Hagsfeld FCR 2001 Duisburg II SV Dirmingen | Bad Neuenahr II FC Erzgebirge Aue Karlsruher SC TSV Jahn Calden SuS Timmel |

### Post Season

| League | Promoted to League | Relegated from League |
| Bundesliga | Borussia Mönchengladbach TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 1. FC Köln | 1. FC Nürnberg Hansa Rostock MSV Duisburg |
| 2. Bundesliga | Rot Weiss Ahlen FSV Frankfurt FC Ingolstadt 04 Rot-Weiß Oberhausen | FC Carl Zeiss Jena FC Erzgebirge Aue Kickers Offenbach SC Paderborn 07 |
| Bundesliga (women) | Herforder SV USV Jena | 1. FC Saarbrücken SG Wattenscheid 09 |
| 2. Bundesliga (women) | Blau-Weiß Hohen Neuendorf FV Löchgau SG Lütgendortmund Mellendorfer TV FSV Viktoria Jägersburg | FFV Neubrandenburg FFC Heike Rheine TuS Niederkirchen SC Regensburg FFC Brauweiler Pulheim |

## National teams
### Germany national football team
#### UEFA Euro 2008 qualification

Win  Draw  Loss
| Date | Venue | Location | Opponent | Score F–A | Att. | Goalscorers and disciplined players | Goalscorers and disciplined players | Ref. |
| Date | Venue | Location | Opponent | Score F–A | Att. | Germany | Opponent | Ref. |
| 8 September 2007 | Millennium Stadium | Cardiff, Wales | Wales | 2–0 | 25,000 | Klose 6', 60' | Gabbidon 38' Collins 41' | |
| 13 October 2007 | Croke Park | Dublin, Ireland | Republic of Ireland | 0–0 | 67,495 | Lehmann 52' Frings 55' Friedrich 90' | Carsley 36' Dunne 44' | |
| 17 October 2007 | Allianz Arena | Munich, Germany | Czech Republic | 0–3 | 66,600 | Podolski 46' | Sionko 2' Matějovský 23' Plašil 63' | |
| 17 November 2007 | AWD-Arena | Hanover, Germany | Cyprus | 4–0 | 45,016 | Fritz 2' Klose 20' Podolski 20' Hitzlsperger 82' | — | |
| 21 November 2007 | Commerzbank-Arena | Frankfurt, Germany | Wales | 0–0 | 49,252 | — | Collins 82' Gabbidon 83' Hennessey 89' | |

#### UEFA Euro 2008

Win  Draw  Loss
| Round | Date Kick–off time | Venue | Location | Opponent | Score F–A | Att. | Goalscorers and disciplined players | Goalscorers and disciplined players | Ref. |
| Round | Date Kick–off time | Venue | Location | Opponent | Score F–A | Att. | Germany | Opponent | Ref. |
| Group B | 8 June 2008 20:45 (CEST) | Wörthersee Stadion | Klagenfurt, Austria | Poland | 2–0 | 30,461 | Podolski 20', 72' Schweinsteiger 64' | Smolarek 40' Lewandowski 60' | |
| Group B | 12 June 2008 18:00 (CEST) | Wörthersee Stadion | Klagenfurt, Austria | Croatia | 2–1 | 30,461 | Ballack 75' Podolski 79' Lehmann 90+2' Schweinsteiger 90+2' | Srna 24' 27' Šimunić 45+1' Olić 62' Leko 90+2' Modrić 90+3' | |
| Group B | 16 June 2008 20:45 (CEST) | Ernst-Happel-Stadion | Vienna, Austria | Austria | 1–0 | 51,428 | Ballack 49' | Stranzl 13' Hoffer 31' Ivanschitz 48' | |
| Quarter-finals | 19 June 2008 20:45 (CEST) | St. Jakob-Park | Basel, Switzerland | Portugal | 3–2 | 39,374 | Schweinsteiger 22' Klose 26' Friedrich 48' Lahm 49' Ballack 61' | Petit 26' Gomes 40' Pepe 60' Postiga 87' 90' | |
| Semi-finals | 25 June 2008 20:45 (CEST) | St. Jakob-Park | Basel, Switzerland | Turkey | 3–2 | 39,374 | Schweinsteiger 26' Klose 79' Lahm 90' | Boral 22' Şentürk 53' 86' Sarıoğlu 90+4' | |
| Final | 29 June 2008 20:45 (CEST) | Ernst-Happel-Stadion | Vienna, Austria | Spain | 0–1 | 51,428 | Ballack 43' Kurányi 88' | Torres 33' 74' Casillas 43' | |

#### Friendly matches

| Date | Venue | Location | Opponent | Score F–A | Att. | Goalscorers and disciplined players | Goalscorers and disciplined players | Ref. |
| Date | Venue | Location | Opponent | Score F–A | Att. | Germany | Opponent | Ref. |
| 22 August 2007 | Wembley Stadium | London, England | England | 2–1 | 86,133 | Kuranyi 26' Pander 40' | Lampard 9' Cole 34' | |
| 12 September 2007 | RheinEnergieStadion | Cologne, Germany | Romania | 3–1 | 44,500 | Schneider 42' Trochowski 61' Odonkor 65' Podolski 82' 82' | Goian 3' Nicolita 54' | |
| 6 February 2008 | Ernst-Happel-Stadion | Vienna, Austria | Austria | 3–0 | 48,500 | Hitzlsperger 53' Klose 63' Friedrich 71' Mertesacker 77' Ballack 78' Gómez 80' | Aufhauser 48' Linz 78' | |
| 26 March 2008 | St. Jakob-Park | Basel, Switzerland | Switzerland | 4–0 | 38,500 | Klose 23' 48' Schweinsteiger 45' Gómez 61', 67' | Inler 65' | |
| 27 May 2008 | Fritz Walter Stadion | Kaiserslautern, Germany | Belarus | 2–2 | 47,258 | Klose 10' Karytska 20' (o.g.) | Lentsevich 9' Putsila 15' Bulyga 61', 88' | |
| 31 May 2008 | Veltins-Arena | Gelsenkirchen, Germany | Serbia | 2–1 | 53,951 | Neuville 74' Ballack 82' | Janković 18' Ivanović 80' | |

### Germany women's national football team
#### 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup

Win  Draw  Loss
| Round | Date Kick–off time | Venue | Location | Opponent | Score F–A | Att. | Goalscorers and disciplined players | Goalscorers and disciplined players | Ref. |
| Round | Date Kick–off time | Venue | Location | Opponent | Score F–A | Att. | Germany | Opponent | Ref. |
| Group A | 10 September 2007 20:00 (CST) | Hongkou Football Stadium | Shanghai, China | Argentina | 11–0 | 28,098 | Behringer 12', 24' Garefrekes 17' Prinz 29', 45+1', 59' Lingor 51', 90+1' Smisek 57', 70', 79' Laudehr 60' Bartusiak 86' | Gómez 16' Chávez 20' González 56' Quiñones 90+2' | |
| Group A | 14 September 2007 20:00 (CST) | Hongkou Football Stadium | Shanghai, China | England | 0–0 | 27,730 | Krahn 36' Laudehr 84' Bajramaj 85' | Chapman 16' Williams 55' | |
| Group A | 17 September 2007 20:00 (CST) | Yellow Dragon Stadium | Hangzhou, China | Japan | 2–0 | 39,817 | Prinz 21' Garefrekes 82' Lingor 87' (pen.) Müller 88' | Sakai 16' | |
| Quarter-finals | 22 September 2007 17:00 (CST) | Wuhan Sports Center Stadium | Wuhan, China | North Korea | 3–0 | 37,200 | Garefrekes 44' Lingor 67' Krahn 72' | Song 51' | |
| Semi-finals | 26 September 2007 20:00 (CST) | Tianjin Olympic Center Stadium | Tianjin, China | Norway | 3–0 | 53,819 | Rønning 42' (o.g.) Stegemann 72' Müller 75' | Kaurin 14' | |
| Final | 30 September 2007 20:00 (CST) | Hongkou Football Stadium | Shanghai, China | Brazil | 2–0 | 31,000 | Garefrekes 7' Prinz 52' Bresonik 63' Laudehr 86' | Daniela 59' | |

## League season
### Men
#### Bundesliga

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Bayern Munich (C) | 34 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 68 | 21 | +47 | 76 | Qualification to Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Werder Bremen | 34 | 20 | 6 | 8 | 75 | 45 | +30 | 66 | Qualification to Champions League group stage |
| 3 | Schalke 04 | 34 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 55 | 32 | +23 | 64 | Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round |
| 4 | Hamburger SV | 34 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 47 | 26 | +21 | 54 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round |
| 5 | VfL Wolfsburg | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 58 | 46 | +12 | 54 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round |
| 6 | VfB Stuttgart | 34 | 16 | 4 | 14 | 57 | 57 | 0 | 52 | Qualification to Intertoto Cup third round |
| 7 | Bayer Leverkusen | 34 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 57 | 40 | +17 | 51 | |
| 8 | Hannover 96 | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 54 | 56 | −2 | 49 | |
| 9 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 34 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 43 | 50 | −7 | 46 | |
| 10 | Hertha BSC | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 39 | 44 | −5 | 44 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first qualifying round |
| 11 | Karlsruher SC | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 38 | 53 | −15 | 43 | |
| 12 | VfL Bochum | 34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 48 | 54 | −6 | 41 | |
| 13 | Borussia Dortmund | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 50 | 62 | −12 | 40 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round |
| 14 | Energie Cottbus | 34 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 35 | 56 | −21 | 36 | |
| 15 | Arminia Bielefeld | 34 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 35 | 60 | −25 | 34 | |
| 16 | 1. FC Nürnberg (R) | 34 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 35 | 51 | −16 | 31 | Relegation to 2. Bundesliga |
| 17 | Hansa Rostock (R) | 34 | 8 | 6 | 20 | 30 | 52 | −22 | 30 | Relegation to 2. Bundesliga |
| 18 | MSV Duisburg (R) | 34 | 8 | 5 | 21 | 36 | 55 | −19 | 29 | Relegation to 2. Bundesliga |
* ↑ An additional UEFA Cup spot was awarded to the Bundesliga after it had been drawn from the best teams of the UEFA Fair Play ranking 2007–08. The spot was awarded to national Fair Play competition winners Hertha BSC.
* ↑ Because German Cup 2007–08 winners Bayern Munich had already qualified for the Champions League via their league placement, losing finalists Borussia Dortmund took the UEFA Cup spot reserved for the cup winners.

#### 2. Bundesliga

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Borussia Mönchengladbach (C, P) | 34 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 71 | 38 | +33 | 66 | Promotion to Bundesliga |
| 2 | 1899 Hoffenheim (P) | 34 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 60 | 40 | +20 | 60 | Promotion to Bundesliga |
| 3 | 1. FC Köln (P) | 34 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 62 | 44 | +18 | 60 | Promotion to Bundesliga |
| 4 | Mainz 05 | 34 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 62 | 36 | +26 | 58 | |
| 5 | SC Freiburg | 34 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 49 | 44 | +5 | 55 | |
| 6 | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 34 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 53 | 47 | +6 | 52 | |
| 7 | Alemannia Aachen | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 49 | 44 | +5 | 51 | |
| 8 | Wehen Wiesbaden | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 47 | 53 | −6 | 44 | |
| 9 | FC St. Pauli | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 47 | 53 | −6 | 42 | |
| 10 | TuS Koblenz | 34 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 46 | 47 | −1 | 41 | |
| 11 | 1860 Munich | 34 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 42 | 45 | −3 | 41 | |
| 12 | VfL Osnabrück | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 43 | 54 | −11 | 40 | |
| 13 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 34 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 39 | |
| 14 | FC Augsburg | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 39 | 51 | −12 | 38 | |
| 15 | Kickers Offenbach (R) | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 38 | 60 | −22 | 38 | Relegation to 3. Liga |
| 16 | Erzgebirge Aue (R) | 34 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 49 | 57 | −8 | 32 | Relegation to 3. Liga |
| 17 | SC Paderborn (R) | 34 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 33 | 54 | −21 | 31 | Relegation to 3. Liga |
| 18 | Carl Zeiss Jena (R) | 34 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 45 | 68 | −23 | 29 | Relegation to 3. Liga |
* ↑ Due to licensing irregularities TuS Koblenz were given a six points deduction.

### Women
#### Bundesliga

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | 1. FFC Frankfurt (C) | 22 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 87 | 22 | +65 | 54 | 2007–08 Bundesliga (women) champions |
| 2 | FCR 2001 Duisburg | 22 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 65 | 20 | +45 | 53 | |
| 3 | 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 48 | 32 | +16 | 38 | |
| 4 | FC Bayern Munich | 22 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 53 | 38 | +15 | 38 | |
| 5 | SC 07 Bad Neuenahr | 22 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 43 | 33 | +10 | 37 | |
| 6 | VfL Wolfsburg | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 42 | 48 | −6 | 34 | |
| 7 | SG Essen-Schönebeck | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 43 | 40 | +3 | 33 | |
| 8 | SC Freiburg | 22 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 30 | 63 | −33 | 21 | |
| 9 | TSV Crailsheim | 22 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 28 | 43 | −15 | 19 | |
| 10 | Hamburger SV | 22 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 23 | 43 | −20 | 18 | |
| 11 | 1. FC Saarbrücken | 22 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 26 | 51 | −25 | 18 | Will be relegated to the 2. Bundesliga (women) |
| 12 | SG Wattenscheid 09 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 17 | 69 | −52 | 11 | Will be relegated to the 2. Bundesliga (women) |
* 1 2 Promoted from the 2. Bundesliga (women) last season

#### 2. Bundesliga
##### North

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | HSV Borussia Friedenstal | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 53 | 33 | +20 | 44 | Will be promoted to the Fußball-Bundesliga (women) |
| 2 | Tennis Borussia Berlin | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 36 | 18 | +18 | 43 | |
| 3 | FC Gütersloh 2000 | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 38 | 18 | +20 | 42 | |
| 4 | 1.FFC Turbine Potsdam II | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 46 | 23 | +23 | 40 | |
| 5 | Hamburger SV II | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 32 | 33 | −1 | 32 | |
| 6 | Holstein Kiel | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 28 | 31 | −3 | 32 | |
| 7 | 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 38 | 42 | −4 | 31 | |
| 8 | FFC Oldesloe 2000 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 30 | 36 | −6 | 28 | |
| 9 | SV Victoria Gersten | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 38 | 39 | −1 | 27 | |
| 10 | 1. FC Union Berlin | 22 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 28 | 48 | −20 | 21 | |
| 11 | FFV Neubrandenburg | 22 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 34 | 56 | −22 | 15 | Will be relegated to the new Fußball-Regionalliga (women) |
| 12 | FFC Heike Rheine | 22 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 26 | 50 | −24 | 13 | Will be relegated to the new Fußball-Regionalliga (women) |
* 1 2 Promoted from the Regionalliga last season
* ↑ Relegated from the Bundesliga last season

##### South

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | FF USV Jena | 22 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 82 | 13 | +69 | 56 | Will be promoted to the Fußball-Bundesliga (women) |
| 2 | VfL Sindelfingen | 22 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 70 | 14 | +56 | 56 | |
| 3 | FCR 2001 Duisburg II | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 47 | 31 | +16 | 40 | |
| 4 | TuS Köln rrh. | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 46 | 28 | +18 | 36 | |
| 5 | ASV Hagsfeld | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 38 | 49 | −11 | 31 | |
| 6 | SC Sand | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 33 | 34 | −1 | 28 | |
| 7 | 1. FFC Frankfurt II | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 30 | 28 | +2 | 25 | |
| 8 | SV Dirmingen | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 30 | 58 | −28 | 25 | |
| 9 | TuS Niederkirchen | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 29 | 58 | −29 | 20 | Will be relegated to the new Fußball-Regionalliga (women) |
| 10 | FFC Wacker München | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 22 | 52 | −30 | 20 | |
| 11 | SC Regensburg | 22 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 36 | 59 | −23 | 19 | Will be relegated to the new Fußball-Regionalliga (women) |
| 12 | FFC Brauweiler Pulheim | 22 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 25 | 64 | −39 | 14 | Will be relegated to the new Fußball-Regionalliga (women) |
* 1 2 Promoted from the Regionalliga last season
* ↑ TuS Köln rrh. passed their license for the 2. Bundesliga to Bayer 04 Leverkusen.
* ↑ TuS Niederkirchen did not apply for a license for the 2008–09 season and was therefore the fifth team to be relegated.
* ↑ Relegated from the Bundesliga last season

## Transfers

* List of German football transfers summer 2007
* List of German football transfers winter 2007–08

## Sources

* ↑ "Captain Klose takes Germany closer". UEFA. 9 September 2007. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
* ↑ "Germany qualify with Dublin draw". UEFA. 14 October 2007. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
* ↑ "Czechs upset Germany to reach finals". UEFA. 18 October 2007. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
* ↑ "Germany ease past Cyprus". UEFA. 18 November 2007. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
* ↑ "Wales salvage pride in Germany". UEFA. 21 November 2007. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
* ↑ Mathews, John (9 June 2008). "Podolski double gets Germany going". UEFA. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
* ↑ Wood, Graham (13 June 2008). "Olić kick-starts Croatian celebrations". UEFA. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
* ↑ Haslam, Andrew (17 June 2008). "Ballack books Germany's last-eight place". UEFA. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
* ↑ Hart, Simon (20 June 2008). "Portugal ousted by German power show". UEFA. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
* ↑ Hart, Patrick (26 June 2008). "Germany strike late to seal final place". UEFA. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
* ↑ Haslam, Andrew (30 June 2008). "Torres ends Spain's long wait for glory". UEFA. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
* ↑ "Pander mit Einstand nach Maß". kicker (in German). 22 August 2007. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
* ↑ "Odonkor kommt und trifft". kicker (in German). 12 September 2007. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
* ↑ "Löw-Elf ohne Glanz". kicker (in German). 6 February 2008. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
* ↑ "Gomez bereitet vor und trifft". kicker (in German). 26 March 2008. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
* ↑ "Bulyga verdirbt EM-Test". kicker (in German). 27 May 2008. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
* ↑ "Ballack der Sieggarant". kicker (in German). 31 May 2008. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
* ↑ "Germany - Argentina". FIFA. Archived from the original on August 24, 2013. Retrieved 28 September 2014.
* ↑ "England - Germany". FIFA. Archived from the original on October 24, 2013. Retrieved 28 September 2014.
* ↑ "Germany - Japan". FIFA. Archived from the original on December 19, 2013. Retrieved 28 September 2014.
* ↑ "Germany - Korea DPR". FIFA. Archived from the original on December 19, 2013. Retrieved 28 September 2014.
* ↑ "Germany - Norway". FIFA. Archived from the original on December 19, 2013. Retrieved 28 September 2014.
* ↑ "Germany - Brazil". FIFA. Archived from the original on December 19, 2013. Retrieved 28 September 2014.
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