The 2008–09 season was Schalke 04's 41st season in the Bundesliga. This article shows player statistics and all matches (official and friendly) that the club played during the 2008–09 season.
Last updated: 2008-09-16 Source: Match reports in competitive matches and Fussballdaten.de Ordered by start team, game starts and position on pitch (from back right to front left) 0 shown as blank
Last updated: 16 September 2008 Source: Competitive matches at Fussballdaten.de Only competitive matches = Number of bookings; = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.
Bundesliga, Match 33, 16 May against Berlin → 2006–07 Third Kit
Competitions
Overall
As in the last two seasons, Schalke 04 was present in all major competitions, including the First division and the DFB Cup in Germany but they failed to qualify for the UEFA Champions League in Europe.
Last updated: 2008-11-29 Source: Fussballdaten 1Schalke 04 goals come first. National flags for Ground and Opponent columns are only shown when different from that of Schalke 04. M = Match; Ground: H = Home, A = Away, N = Neutral, HR = Home replacement, AR = Away replacement.
^Rakitić was born in Möhlin, Switzerland, and represented them at U-16, U-17, U-19 and U-21 level, but also qualified to represent Croatia through his parents and made his international debut for Croatia in September 2007.
^Jones was born in Frankfurt, West Germany (now Germany), and represented them at U-20, U-21 and B level and made his international debut for Germany in 2008, but also qualified to represent the United States through his father and made his international debut for the United States in October 2010.
^Asamoah was born in Mampong, Ghana, but was raised in Germany from the age of 12 and made his international debut for Germany in May 2001.
^Kurányi was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, but also qualified to represent Germany internationally through his father and Panama through his mother and represented Germany at U-20, U-21 and B level before making his international debut for Germany in March 2003.