Werder Bremen 2008/09
Champions League group stage→UEFA Cup runners-up
Werder Bremen entered the 2008/09 Champions League at the group stage and reached the final. It came through the group stage (1W 4D 1L) into the UEFA Cup, then put out AC Milan of Italy, Saint-Étienne of France, Udinese of Italy and Hamburger SV, then lost the final to Shakhtar Donetsk of Ukraine, 1:2 a.e.t. The season earned Germany 22 coefficient points.
Coefficient points22earned for Germany this season
Record4-8-315 matches played
Goals23:23+0 goal difference
Club coefficient74.078the club's own running total
UCL Champions LeagueUEFA Cup
Werder Bremen
2nd in the league| Stage | Date | Match | Score | Outcome | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bonus: reached the group stage | 3 | ||||
| UCL · Group stage · MD1 | 16 Sep 2008 | Werder Bremen – Anorthosis | 0:0 | 1 | |
| UCL · Group stage · MD2 | 1 Oct 2008 | Inter Milan – Werder Bremen | 1:1 | 1 | |
| UCL · Group stage · MD3 | 22 Oct 2008 | Panathinaikos – Werder Bremen | 2:2 | 1 | |
| UCL · Group stage · MD4 | 4 Nov 2008 | Werder Bremen – Panathinaikos | 0:3 | 0 | |
| UCL · Group stage · MD5 | 26 Nov 2008 | Anorthosis – Werder Bremen | 2:2 | 1 | |
| UCL · Group stage · MD6 | 9 Dec 2008 | Werder Bremen – Inter Milan | 2:1 | 3rd in the group, through to the round of 32 (UEFA Cup) | 2 |
| UEFA Cup · R32 · 1st leg | 18 Feb 2009 | Werder Bremen – AC Milan | 1:1 | 1 | |
| UEFA Cup · R32 · 2nd leg | 26 Feb 2009 | AC Milan – Werder Bremen | 2:2 | Through to the round of 16 (UEFA Cup) | 1 |
| UEFA Cup · R16 · 1st leg | 12 Mar 2009 | Werder Bremen – Saint-Étienne | 1:0 | 2 | |
| UEFA Cup · R16 · 2nd leg | 18 Mar 2009 | Saint-Étienne – Werder Bremen | 2:2 | Through to the quarter-final (UEFA Cup) | 1 |
| Bonus: reached the quarter-final | 1 | ||||
| UEFA Cup · QF · 1st leg | 9 Apr 2009 | Werder Bremen – Udinese | 3:1 | 2 | |
| UEFA Cup · QF · 2nd leg | 16 Apr 2009 | Udinese – Werder Bremen | 3:3 | Through to the semi-final (UEFA Cup) | 1 |
| Bonus: reached the semi-final | 1 | ||||
| UEFA Cup · SF · 1st leg | 30 Apr 2009 | Werder Bremen – Hamburger SV | 0:1 | 0 | |
| UEFA Cup · SF · 2nd leg | 7 May 2009 | Hamburger SV – Werder Bremen | 2:3 | Through to the final (UEFA Cup) | 2 |
| Bonus: reached the final | 1 | ||||
| UEFA Cup · Final | 20 May 2009 | Shakhtar Donetsk – Werder Bremen | 2:1 a.e.t. | Runners-up | 0 |
See also: every Germany club in 2008/09 · the 2008/09 coefficient table.