# 2008–09 Feyenoord season

The 2008–09 season was Feyenoord, in Dutch Eredivisie. the first season under new coach Gertjan Verbeek. On 14 January 2009, the bigger part of the players group declared they did not have any confidence in Gertjan Verbeek. Although the board and the supporters completely backed up Verbeek, the choice was made to sack the trainer because of financial considerations. The rest of the season Leon Vlemmings, who was Verbeek's assistant from the start of the season, was the manager.

## Competitions
### Overall

| Competition | Started round | Final position / round | First match | Last match |
| Eredivisie | — | 7th | 9 August 2008 | 10 May 2009 |
| KNVB Cup | 2nd round | Round of 16 | 24 September 2008 | 20 January 2009 |
| Johan Cruyff Shield | Final | Runner-up | 23 August 2008 | |
| UEFA Cup | 1st Round | Group stage | 18 September 2008 | 17 December 2008 |
| Playoff UEFA Cup | 1/2 final | 1/2 final | 16 May 2009 | 24 May 2009 |
Source: Competitions

### Eredivisie
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 5 | Heerenveen | 34 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 66 | 57 | +9 | 60 | Qualification to Europa League play-off round |
| 6 | Groningen | 34 | 17 | 5 | 12 | 53 | 36 | +17 | 56 | Qualification to European competition play-offs |
| 7 | Feyenoord | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 54 | 46 | +8 | 45 | Qualification to European competition play-offs |
| 8 | NAC Breda (O) | 34 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 44 | 54 | −10 | 45 | Qualification to European competition play-offs |
| 9 | Utrecht | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 41 | 44 | −3 | 44 | Qualification to European competition play-offs |
* ↑ Heerenveen qualified for the play-off round of the UEFA Europa League 2009–10 by winning the 2008–09 KNVB Cup.

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Source: Matches

#### Matches
### Friendlies
## Player details

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Eredivisie | Eredivisie | KNVB Cup | KNVB Cup | Super Cup | Super Cup | UEFA Cup | UEFA Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | NED | Henk Timmer | 39 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | NED | Theo Lucius | 22 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | NED | Kevin Hofland | 28 | 2 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | BRA | André Bahia | 40 | 2 | 30 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | NED | Tim de Cler | 27 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | MAR | Karim El Ahmadi | 29 | 2 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | NED | Denny Landzaat | 8 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | NED | Giovanni van Bronckhorst | 36 | 2 | 27 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 9 | FW | NED | Roy Makaay | 40 | 19 | 31 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | NED | Luigi Bruins | 30 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | DEN | Jon Dahl Tomasson | 14 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | NED | Michael Mols | 25 | 2 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | FW | RSA | Kermit Erasmus | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | GK | BRA | Darley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | BRA | Manteiga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | NED | Serginho Greene | 14 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | NED | Ron Vlaar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | FW | NED | Andwelé Slory | 21 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | NED | Danny Buijs | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | FW | NED | Luis Pedro | 10 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | NED | Giorginio Wijnaldum | 43 | 5 | 33 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 26 | MF | POL | Michal Janota | 10 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | NED | Kaj Ramsteijn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | NED | Leroy Fer | 40 | 6 | 32 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 29 | FW | NED | Tim Vincken | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | FW | NED | Nicky Hofs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | DF | NED | Dwight Tiendalli | 27 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 32 | GK | NED | Rob van Dijk | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | MF | NED | Jonathan de Guzmán | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | FW | NED | Mitchell Schet | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | DF | NED | Norichio Nieveld | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | MF | NED | Kevin Wattamaleo | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 37 | FW | NED | Diego Biseswar | 35 | 7 | 28 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 38 | MF | NED | Kelvin Leerdam | 19 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 40 | DF | BEL | Timothy Derijck | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 42 | MF | NED | Glenn Kobussen | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | FW | NED | Jordao Pattinama | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
* Source: voetbal.com

## Transfers

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | FW | RSA | Kermit Erasmus (from SuperSport United) |
| — | MF | MAR | Karim El Ahmadi (from Twente) |
| — | FW | DEN | Jon Dahl Tomasson (from Villarreal) |
| — | MF | BRA | Manteiga (from Gama) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | DF | TUN | Karim Saidi (free to Club Africain) |
| — | MF | TUR | Nuri Şahin (end of loan Borussia Dortmund) |
| — | DF | NED | Jordy Buijs (free to De Graafschap) |
| — | MF | CHI | Sebastián Pardo (free to Universidad de Chile) |
| — | MF | NED | Michael Jansen (free to Cambuur) |
| — | MF | NED | Jeffrey Altheer (loan to Excelsior) |
| — | GK | NED | Erwin Mulder (loan to Excelsior) |
| — | MF | NED | Jerson Ribeiro (loan to Dordrecht) |
| — | FW | KOR | Lee Chun-soo (loan to Suwon Samsung Bluewings) |
| — | FW | NED | Nicky Hofs (loan to Vitesse) |
| — | GK | EGY | Sherif Ekramy (loan to Ankaragücü) |

## Club
### Coaching staff

| Position | Staff |
| Manager | Gertjan Verbeek sacked 14 January 2009 Leon Vlemmings from 14 January 2009 |
| Assistant manager | Leon Vlemmings caretaker from 14 January 2009 John Lammers from 14 January 2009 Patrick Lodewijks from 14 January 2009 Wim Jansen resigned 14 January 2009 |
| Assistant manager / Goalkeeping coach | Patrick Lodewijks |
| Fitness coach | Toine van de Goolberg |
Last updated: 22 September 2017 Source:

### Kit

Supplier: Kappa Sponsor(s): Fortis
| Home | Away | Third | Goalkeeper |
Last updated: 23 July 2013. Source: Feyenoord