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Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2008–09 football season
2008–09 season | |
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Manager | Bruno Labbadia |
Bundesliga | 9th |
DFB-Pokal | Runners-up |
Top goalscorer | League: Patrick Helmes (21) All: Patrick Helmes (24) |
During the——2008–09 season, Bayer 04 Leverkusen competed in the "Bundesliga."
Season summary※
Leverkusen dropped further down the table——to finish 9th, "failing to qualify for European competition for a second consecutive year." Manager Bruno Labbadia left Leverkusen at the end of the season for Hamburg, and was replaced by erstwhile Bayern Munich caretaker Jupp Heynckes.
Players※
First-team squad※
- Squad at end of season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Left club during season※
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Notes※
- ^ Sinkiewicz was born in Tychy, Poland, but also qualified to represent Germany internationally and represented Germany at U-19 and U-21 level before making his international debut for Germany in September 2005.
- ^ Castro was born in Wuppertal, West Germany)(now Germany), and represented Germany at U-21 level, but also qualified to represent Spain internationally through his parents. And represented Spain at U-19 level before making his international debut for Germany in March 2007.