| Season | 2007–08 |
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| Dates | 10 August 2007 – 17 May 2008 |
| Champions | Bayern Munich 20th Bundesliga title 21stGerman title |
| Runner up | Werder Bremen |
| Relegated | 1. FC Nürnberg Hansa Rostock MSV Duisburg |
| Champions League | Bayern Munich Werder Bremen Schalke 04 |
| UEFA Cup | Hamburger SV VfL Wolfsburg Borussia Dortmund (viadomestic cup) Hertha BSC (viaFair Play) |
| Intertoto Cup | VfB Stuttgart |
| Matches | 306 |
| Goals | 860 (2.81 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Luca Toni (24) |
| Biggest home win | Bremen 8–1Bielefeld (29 September 2007) Hamburg 7–0Karlsruhe (17 May 2008) |
| Biggest away win | Bremen 0–4Bayern (18 August 2007) |
| Highest scoring | Bremen 8–1Bielefeld (29 September 2007) Stuttgart 6–3Bremen (8 March 2008) |
| Average attendance | 37,644 |
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The2007–08 Bundesliga was the 45th season of theBundesliga, Germany's premierfootball league. It began on 10 August 2007 and ended on 17 May 2008.[1]VfB Stuttgart were the defending champions.
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 bygoal 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 to2. Bundesliga.
Bayern Munich secured their 21st title with a 0–0 draw atVfL 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 strikerLuca Toni, who found the back of the net 24 times, and France wingerFranck Ribéry, who won the Player of the Year award. Bayern coachOttmar Hitzfeld was named Manager of the Year as well, to round off a thoroughly successful season for Bayern. Werder Bremen finished their first season withoutMiroslav 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. JoiningHamburger 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 theDFB-Pokal final, losing to Bayern Munich.1. FC Nürnberg,MSV Duisburg andHansa Rostock were all automatically relegated, having suffered a combined 58 defeats in the campaign.
Mainz 05,Alemannia Aachen andBorussia Mönchengladbach were relegated to the2. Bundesliga after finishing in the last three places. They were replaced byKarlsruher SC,Hansa Rostock andMSV Duisburg.
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| Team | Outgoing manager | Date of departure | Replaced by | Date of Appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hertha BSC | 19 May 2007[2] | 1 July 2007[3] | ||
| VfL Wolfsburg | 19 May 2007[4] | 1 July 2007[5] | ||
| Energie Cottbus | 23 September 2007[6] | 28 September 2007[7] | ||
| Arminia Bielefeld | 10 December 2007[8] | 1 January 2008[9] | ||
| FC Schalke 04 | 13 April 2008[10] | 14 April 2008[11][12] |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bayern Munich(C) | 34 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 68 | 21 | +47 | 76 | Qualification toChampions League group stage |
| 2 | Werder Bremen | 34 | 20 | 6 | 8 | 75 | 45 | +30 | 66 | |
| 3 | Schalke 04 | 34 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 55 | 32 | +23 | 64 | Qualification toChampions League third qualifying round |
| 4 | Hamburger SV | 34 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 47 | 26 | +21 | 54 | Qualification toUEFA Cup first round |
| 5 | VfL Wolfsburg | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 58 | 46 | +12 | 54 | |
| 6 | VfB Stuttgart | 34 | 16 | 4 | 14 | 57 | 57 | 0 | 52 | Qualification toIntertoto 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 toUEFA Cup first qualifying round[a] |
| 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 toUEFA Cup first round[b] |
| 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 to2. Bundesliga |
| 17 | Hansa Rostock(R) | 34 | 8 | 6 | 20 | 30 | 52 | −22 | 30 | |
| 18 | MSV Duisburg(R) | 34 | 8 | 5 | 21 | 36 | 55 | −19 | 29 |
| Home \ Away | BSC | DSC | BOC | SVW | FCE | BVB | DUI | SGE | HSV | H96 | KSC | B04 | FCB | FCN | ROS | S04 | VFB | WOB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hertha BSC | — | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 |
| Arminia Bielefeld | 2–0 | — | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 |
| VfL Bochum | 1–1 | 3–0 | — | 2–2 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 5–3 |
| Werder Bremen | 3–2 | 8–1 | 1–2 | — | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 6–1 | 4–0 | 5–2 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 4–1 | 0–1 |
| Energie Cottbus | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | — | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 |
| Borussia Dortmund | 1–1 | 6–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | — | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 2–4 |
| MSV Duisburg | 1–2 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 3–3 | — | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 1–3 |
| Eintracht Frankfurt | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 | — | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 2–3 |
| Hamburger SV | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 4–1 | — | 1–1 | 7–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 2–2 |
| Hannover 96 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 4–3 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | — | 2–2 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 2–2 |
| Karlsruher SC | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | — | 2–2 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 |
| Bayer Leverkusen | 1–2 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | — | 0–1 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 |
| Bayern Munich | 4–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 5–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | — | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 |
| 1. FC Nürnberg | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | — | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–0[a] |
| Hansa Rostock | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | — | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 |
| Schalke 04 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | — | 4–1 | 1–2 |
| VfB Stuttgart | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 6–3 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 2–2 | — | 3–1 |
| VfL Wolfsburg | 0–0 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | — |
Source:www.kicker.de(in German)
Player of the Year:[14]
Franck Ribéry (Bayern Munich)
Manager of the Year:[14]
Ottmar Hitzfeld (Bayern Munich)
Player of the Month
| Month | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| August | Bayern Munich | |
| September | Werder Bremen | |
| October | Hamburger SV | |
| November | VfB Stuttgart | |
| December | Werder Bremen | |
| February | Karlsruher SC | |
| March | VfB Stuttgart | |
| April | FC Schalke 04 | |
| May | Werder Bremen |
Source:[15]
| 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 | 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 |