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2007–08 Bundesliga

45th season of the Bundesliga

Field	Value
competition	Bundesliga
season	2007–08
dates	10 August 2007 – 17 May 2008
winners	Bayern Munich
20th Bundesliga title
21st German title
runners-up	Werder Bremen
relegated	[1. FC Nürnberg](1-fc-nurnberg)
Hansa Rostock
MSV Duisburg
continentalcup1	[Champions League](2008-09-uefa-champions-league)
continentalcup1 qualifiers	Bayern Munich
Werder Bremen
Schalke 04
continentalcup2	[UEFA Cup](2008-09-uefa-cup)
continentalcup2 qualifiers	Hamburger SV
VfL Wolfsburg
Borussia Dortmund (via [domestic cup](2007-08-dfb-pokal))
Hertha BSC (via Fair Play)
continentalcup3	[Intertoto Cup](2008-uefa-intertoto-cup)
continentalcup3 qualifiers	VfB Stuttgart
league topscorer	Luca Toni (24)
biggest home win	Bremen 8–1 Bielefeld (29 September 2007)
Hamburg 7–0 Karlsruhe (17 May 2008)
biggest away win	Bremen 0–4 Bayern (18 August 2007)
highest scoring	Bremen 8–1 Bielefeld (29 September 2007)
Stuttgart 6–3 Bremen (8 March 2008)
matches	306
total goals	860
average attendance	37,644
prevseason	[2006–07](2006-07-bundesliga)
nextseason	[2008–09](2008-09-bundesliga)

20th Bundesliga title 21st German title | runners-up = Werder Bremen Hansa Rostock MSV Duisburg Werder Bremen Schalke 04 VfL Wolfsburg Borussia Dortmund (via domestic cup) Hertha BSC (via Fair Play) Hamburg 7–0 Karlsruhe (17 May 2008) Stuttgart 6–3 Bremen (8 March 2008)

The 2007–08 Bundesliga was the 45th season of the Bundesliga, Germany's premier football league. It began on 10 August 2007 and ended on 17 May 2008. VfB Stuttgart were the defending champions.

Competition format

Every team played two games against each other team, one at home and one away. Teams received three points for a win and one point for a draw. If two or more teams were tied on points, places were determined by goal difference and, if still tied, by goals scored. The team with the most points were crowned champions while the three teams with the fewest points were relegated to 2. Bundesliga.

Background

Bayern Munich secured their 21st title with a 0–0 draw at VfL Wolfsburg on 4 May 2008. Bayern were good value for their title, having conceded only 21 goals, losing only two games in the process. Their completely overhauled squad hinged on the performances of Italy striker Luca Toni, who found the back of the net 24 times, and France winger Franck Ribéry, who won the Player of the Year award. Bayern coach Ottmar Hitzfeld was named Manager of the Year as well, to round off a thoroughly successful season for Bayern. Werder Bremen finished their first season without Miroslav Klose on 66 points, a distant ten points behind Bayern, in second place. Schalke 04 finished in the last Champions League place, two points behind Bremen. Joining Hamburger SV in the UEFA Cup spot were season surprise packages Wolfsburg, who finished in fifth place. Borussia Dortmund, though suffering a terrible domestic campaign, finishing 13th, managed to qualify for the UEFA Cup as well, having finished runners-up in the DFB-Pokal final, losing to Bayern Munich. 1. FC Nürnberg, MSV Duisburg and Hansa Rostock were all automatically relegated, having suffered a combined 58 defeats in the campaign.

Teams

Mainz 05, Alemannia Aachen and Borussia Mönchengladbach were relegated to the 2. Bundesliga after finishing in the last three places. They were replaced by Karlsruher SC, Hansa Rostock and MSV Duisburg.

;2007–08 teams

Hertha BSC
Arminia Bielefeld
VfL Bochum
SV Werder Bremen
Energie Cottbus
Borussia Dortmund
MSV Duisburg (2006–07 2. Bundesliga third place)
Eintracht Frankfurt
Hamburger SV
Hannover 96
Karlsruher SC (2006–07 2. Bundesliga winner)
Bayer Leverkusen
Bayern Munich
1. FC Nürnberg
Hansa Rostock (2006–07 2. Bundesliga runner-up)
Schalke 04
VfB Stuttgart
VfL Wolfsburg

Stadia and locations

Location	Venue	Capacity
Berlin	Olympic Stadium	74,228
Bielefeld	Schüco Arena	28,008
Bochum	Ruhrstadion	31,328
Bremen	Weserstadion	42,358
Cottbus	Stadion der Freundschaft	22,450
Dortmund	Signal Iduna Park	80,708
Duisburg	MSV-Arena	31,500
Frankfurt	Commerzbank-Arena	52,300
Hamburg	HSH Nordbank Arena	57,274
Hanover	AWD-Arena	49,000
Karlsruhe	Wildparkstadion	32,306
Leverkusen	BayArena	22,500
Munich	Allianz Arena	69,901
Nuremberg	Easy Credit Stadion	47,559
Rostock	DKB-Arena	29,000
Gelsenkirchen	Veltins-Arena	61,673
Stuttgart	Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion	58,000
Wolfsburg	Volkswagen Arena	30,122

Personnel and kits

Team	Manager	Captain	Kit manufacturer	Shirt sponsor
Hertha BSC	SUI Lucien Favre	GER Arne Friedrich	Nike	DB
Arminia Bielefeld	GER Michael Frontzeck	GER Mathias Hain	Saller	Krombacher
VfL Bochum	SUI Marcel Koller	POL Tomasz Zdebel	Umbro	KiK
SV Werder Bremen	GER Thomas Schaaf	GER Frank Baumann	Kappa	Citibank
FC Energie Cottbus	SVN Bojan Prašnikar	GER Timo Rost	Saller	enviaM
Borussia Dortmund	GER Thomas Doll	GER Christian Wörns	Nike	Evonik
MSV Duisburg	GER Rudolf Bommer	BIH Ivica Grlić	Uhlsport	Xella
Eintracht Frankfurt	GER Friedhelm Funkel	GRE Giannis Amanatidis	Jako	Fraport
Hamburger SV	NED Huub Stevens	NED Rafael van der Vaart	Adidas	Emirates
Hannover 96	GER Dieter Hecking	GER Robert Enke	Diadora	TUIfly
Karlsruher SC	GER Edmund Becker	SUI Mario Eggimann	Jako	EnBW
Bayer 04 Leverkusen	GER Michael Skibbe	GER Carsten Ramelow	Adidas	Teldafax
FC Bayern Munich	GER Ottmar Hitzfeld	GER Oliver Kahn	Adidas	T-Home
1. FC Nürnberg	GER Thomas von Heesen	CZE Tomáš Galásek	Adidas	mister*lady
FC Hansa Rostock	GER Frank Pagelsdorf	GER Stefan Beinlich	Masita	KiK
FC Schalke 04	GER Mike Büskens
NED Youri Mulder	BRA Marcelo Bordon	Adidas	Gazprom
VfB Stuttgart	GER Armin Veh	POR Fernando Meira	Puma	EnBW
VfL Wolfsburg	GER Felix Magath	BRA Marcelinho	Nike	Volkswagen/Tiguan/Ein Herz für Kinder

Managerial changes

Team	Outgoing manager	Date of departure	Replaced by	Date of Appointment
Hertha BSC	GER Karsten Heine	19 May 2007	SUI Lucien Favre	1 July 2007
VfL Wolfsburg	GER Klaus Augenthaler	19 May 2007	GER Felix Magath	1 July 2007
Energie Cottbus	GER Petrik Sander	23 September 2007	SVN Bojan Prašnikar	28 September 2007
Arminia Bielefeld	GER Ernst Middendorp	10 December 2007	GER Michael Frontzeck	1 January 2008
FC Schalke 04	GER Mirko Slomka	13 April 2008	GER Mike Büskens
NED Youri Mulder	14 April 2008

League table

Results

Statistics

Top goalscorers

*Source: www.kicker.de *

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	ITA Luca Toni	Bayern Munich	24
2	GER Mario Gómez	VfB Stuttgart	19
3	GER Kevin Kurányi	Schalke 04	15
4	CRO Ivica Olić	Hamburger SV	14
SWE Markus Rosenberg	Werder Bremen
6	BRA Diego	Werder Bremen	13
SRB Marko Pantelić	Hertha BSC
CRO Mladen Petrić	Borussia Dortmund
SVK Stanislav Šesták	VfL Bochum
10	NED Rafael van der Vaart	Hamburger SV	12

Awards

Annual awards

Player of the Year: France Franck Ribéry (Bayern Munich)

Manager of the Year: Germany Ottmar Hitzfeld (Bayern Munich)

Monthly awards

Player of the Month

Month	Player	Team
August	France Franck Ribéry	Bayern Munich
September	Brazil Diego	Werder Bremen
October	Croatia Ivica Olić	Hamburger SV
November	Germany Thomas Hitzlsperger	VfB Stuttgart
December	Brazil Diego	Werder Bremen
February	Australia Joshua Kennedy	Karlsruher SC
March	Germany Mario Gómez	VfB Stuttgart
April	Germany Kevin Kurányi	FC Schalke 04
May	Germany Torsten Frings	Werder Bremen

Attendances

Source:

No.	Team	Average	Change	Highest
1	Borussia Dortmund	72,510	-0,2%	80,708
2	Bayern München	69,000	0,9%	69,000
3	Schalke 04	61,274	-0,1%	61,482
4	Hamburger SV	55,120	-1,6%	57,000
5	VfB Stuttgart	50,706	10,5%	57,500
6	Eintracht Frankfurt	48,300	1,4%	51,500
7	Hertha BSC	45,482	-6,6%	74,220
8	[1. FC Nürnberg](1-fc-nurnberg)	43,470	4,6%	46,780
9	Werder Bremen	40,267	-1,5%	42,100
10	Hannover 96	40,233	3,9%	49,000
11	Karlsruher SC	28,840	16,5%	30,702
12	MSV Duisburg	25,041	38,9%	31,500
13	VfL Wolfsburg	24,407	9,3%	30,000
14	VfL Bochum	24,399	-2,3%	31,328
15	Bayer Leverkusen	22,471	0,3%	22,500
16	Arminia Bielefeld	21,518	-7,0%	27,400
17	Hansa Rostock	20,353	4,8%	29,000
18	Energie Cottbus	16,598	3,3%	22,746

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