During the 2008–09 German football season, FC Energie Cottbus competed in the Bundesliga.

Season summary Cottbus were relegated after finishing 16th and losing to 1. FC Nürnberg in the relegation play-off. This remains their most recent season in the top flight of German football.

Competitions Bundesliga

League table

Results +Bundesliga match detailsMatchDateTimeOpponentVenueResultF–AScorersAttendanceReferee116 August 200815:30 CEST1899 HoffenheimHome0–318,370Winkmann222 August 200820:30 CESTHannover 96Away0–034,636Sippel330 August 200815:30 CESTBorussia DortmundHome0–118,180Perl413 September 200815:30 CESTWerder BremenAway0–338,714Fandel520 September 200815:30 CESTVfL BochumHome1–1Sørensen 13'12,174Meyer627 September 200815:30 CESTHertha BSCAway1–0Jelić 13'42,297Aytekin75 October 200817:00 CESTHamburger SVHome1–2Jelić 74'17,007Schmidt818 October 200815:30 CEST1. FC KölnAway0–149,000Brych925 October 200815:30 CESTEintracht FrankfurtHome2–3Rangelov 8', 15'13,492Kircher1028 October 200820:00 CETArminia BielefeldAway1–1Rangelov 30'18,200Rafati111 November 200815:30 CETSchalke 04Home0–216,640Weiner128 November 200815:30 CETVfL WolfsburgAway0–323,010Wagner1315 November 200815:30 CETKarlsruher SCHome1–0Jelić 80'12,527Stark1422 November 200815:30 CETBayern MunichAway1–4Skela 25'69,000Kempter1529 November 200815:30 CETBorussia MönchengladbachAway3–1Bradley 18' o.g., Sørensen 50', Jula 85'36,454Sippel166 December 200815:30 CETVfB StuttgartHome0–313,527Drees1713 December 200815:30 CETBayer LeverkusenAway1–1Shao 90'19,200Wagner1831 January 200915:30 CET1899 HoffenheimAway0–230,150Gräfe198 February 200917:00 CETHannover 96Home3–1Rangelov 39', 69', Angelov 74'12,980Gagelmann2015 February 200917:00 CETBorussia DortmundAway1–1Atan 31'66,300Sippel2121 February 200915:30 CETWerder BremenHome2–1Iliev 51', Rangelov 90'14,780Seemann2228 February 200915:30 CETVfL BochumAway2–3Iliev 2', Jula 50'18,103Schmidt237 March 200915:30 CETHertha BSCHome1–3Atan 22'22,500Fleischer2415 March 200917:00 CETHamburger SVAway0–250,121Aytekin2521 March 200915:30 CET1. FC KölnHome0–215,650Brych264 April 200915:30 CESTEintracht FrankfurtAway1–2Rangelov 11' pen.44,800Gagelmann2711 April 200915:30 CESTArminia BielefeldHome2–1Rangelov 44', Angelov 60'17,150Wagner2817 April 200920:30 CESTSchalke 04Away0–460,315Weiner2926 April 200917:00 CESTVfL WolfsburgHome2–0Rangelov 72', Skela 86'15,750Fleischer302 May 200915:30 CESTKarlsruher SCAway0–027,311Winkmann319 May 200915:30 CESTBayern MunichHome1–3Iliev 44'22,528Kircher3213 May 200920:00 CESTBorussia MönchengladbachHome0–120,850Meyer3316 May 200915:30 CESTVfB StuttgartAway0–255,500Aytekin3423 May 200915:30 CESTBayer LeverkusenHome3–0Jula 50', 69', Rivić 64'20,140Stark

Relegation play-off +Relegation play-off match detailsLegDateTimeOpponentVenueResultF–AScorersAttendanceRefereeFirst leg28 May 200918:00 CEST1. FC NürnbergHome0–322,528MeyerSecond leg31 May 200915:30 CEST1. FC NürnbergAway0–2 (0–5 agg.) 46,780Kinhöfer

DFB-Pokal

+DFB-Pokal match detailsRoundDateTimeOpponentVenueResultF–AScorersAttendanceRefereeFirst round9 August 200819:30 CESTTennis Borussia BerlinAway3–0Rangelov 20', 72', Jelić 28'4,000HartmannSecond round23 September 200819:00 CESTBorussia MönchengladbachHome3–0Rangelov 42' pen., Skela 73' pen., 89' pen.9,805KempterRound of 1628 January 200919:00 CETBayer LeverkusenAway1–3Skela 90+1'16,000Stark

First-team squad Squad at end of season

Left club during season

References

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