The 2008–09 season was the third consecutive season in the second division of German football, the 2. Bundesliga, played by TuS Koblenz, a professional football club based in Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. The club finished 14th in the 2. Bundesliga despite a three-point deduction, and in addition to the 2. Bundesliga, Tus Koblenz also participated in the DFB-Pokal, where they were eliminated in the first round by FC Oberneuland. The club played their homes matches at Stadion Oberwerth. The season covers the period from 1 July 2008 to 30 June 2009.
Players First-team squad Players' ages as of 17 August 2008. NameDate of birth (Age)Place of birthSigned fromNoteGoalkeepers 1 David Yelldell Stuttgart Stuttgarter Kickers 31 Marcus Rickert Rostock Kickers Emden 33 André Weis Boppard — 37 Peter Auer Kaiserslautern 1. FC Saarbrücken Defenders 3 Frank Wiblishauser Memmingen St. Gallen 5 Branimir Bajić Bijeljina Partizan 8 Martin Forkel Coburg Wacker Burghausen 13 Marko Lomić Čačak Partizan 15 Dominique Ndjeng Bonn VfL Osnabrück 18 Andreas Richter Cottbus Rot-Weiß Erfurt 22 Cha Du-ri Frankfurt Mainz 05 24 Matej Mavrič Koper Molde 25 Alassane Ouédraogo Boussouma Rot-Weiß Oberhausen 28 Lars Bender Koblenz — 34 Oliver Laux Lahnstein — Midfielders 4 Rüdiger Ziehl Zweibrücken Wehen Wiesbaden 6 Manuel Hartmann Esslingen Stuttgarter Kickers 7 Salvatore Gambino Hagen 1. FC Köln 11 Fatmir Vata Rrëshen Arminia Bielefeld 17 Zoltán Stieber Budapest Aston Villa Joined club in January 2009. 19 Ardian Đokaj Podgorica Trabzonspor 21 Goran Šukalo Koper Alemannia Aachen 23 Darko Maletić Banja Luka JSD Partizan Joined club in January 2009. 26 Evangelos Nessos Solingen 1. FC Köln 27 Johannes Göderz Kobern-Gondorf — 30 Dominik Mader Göppingen Donzdorf 32 Patrick Schmidt Oberwesel — 38 Michael Stahl Diez Aalen Joined club in early 2009Defenders 9 Njazi Kuqi Vučitrn Carl Zeiss Jena 10 Emmanuel Krontiris Hanover Alemannia Aachen 14 Tayfun Pektürk Wermelskirchen FC Schalke 04 II 16 Renaldo Rama Gramozi Joined club in early 2009. 20 Manuel Fischer Aalen Joined on loan from VfB Stuttgart in January 2009. 29 Noureddine Daham Oran 1. FC Kaiserslautern 35 Matt Taylor Columbus Hollywood United 36 César M'Boma Douala Oberneuland 39 Jan Hawel SG Andernach Left club during season NameDate of birth (Age)Place of birthJoinedNote 16 Fabrice Begeorgi FW Martigues Marseille On loan from Marseille 17 Mustafa Parmak MF Stuttgart Stuttgarter Kickers 20 Gabriel Fernández MF Bragado Macará 23 Matthias Franz DF Herrenberg Sonnenhof Großaspach Notes
Competitions 2. Bundesliga
League table
Matches +2. Bundesliga match detailsRoundDateOpponentVenueResultF–AScorersAttendance1Rot-Weiß OberhausenH3–0Ziehl 9', Taylor 26', Kuqi 83'8,4252FSV FrankfurtA0–08,172https://www.kicker.de/fsv-frankfurt-gegen-koblenz-2008-bundesliga-863431/analyse3SV Wehen WiesbadenH0–07,957https://www.kicker.de/koblenz-gegen-wiesbaden-2008-bundesliga-863726/analyse4SpVgg Greuther FürthA3–45FC AugsburgH2–16VfL OsnabrückA0–171. FC KaiserslauternH5–08Hansa RostockA0–991. FC NurembergH1–1101860 MunichA0–111MSV DuisburgH1–112Alemannia AachenA0–2131. FSV Mainz 05H0–314SC FreiburgA1–115Rot Weiss AhlenH4–116FC St. PauliA2–317FC Ingolstadt 04H0–118Rot-Weiß OberhausenA0–019FSV FrankfurtH1–320SV Wehen WiesbadenA3–121SpVgg Greuther FürthH3–022FC AugsburgA2–023VfL OsnabrückH3–0241. FC KaiserslauternA1–225Hansa RostockH1–1261. FC NurembergA0–2271860 MunichH3–228MSV DuisburgA3–229Alemannia AachenH0–2301. FSV Mainz 05A0–231SC FreiburgH2–532Rot Weiss AhlenA1–133FC St. PauliH2–134FC Ingolstadt 04A0–4
DFB-Pokal
+DFB-Pokal match detailsRoundDateTimeOpponentVenueResultF–AScorersAttendanceFirst round10 August 200816:00FC OberneulandAway1–1 Richter 71'987https://www.kicker.de/865802/spielbericht/fc-oberneuland-3283/tus-koblenz-1341
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