2008–09 SK Rapid Wien season explained

Club:	Rapid Wien
Season:	2008–09
Manager:	Peter Pacult
Mgrtitle:	Coach
Chairman:	Rudolf Edlinger
Chrtitle:	President
Stadium:	Gerhard Hanappi Stadium, Vienna, Austria
League:	Bundesliga
League Result:	2nd
Cup1:	ÖFB-Cup
Cup1 Result:	3rd round
Cup2:	Champions League
Cup2 Result:	2nd qualifying round
League Topscorer:	Erwin Hoffer (27)
Season Topscorer:	Erwin Hoffer (29)
Highest Attendance:	18,000
Lowest Attendance:	16,200
Prevseason:	2007–08
Nextseason:	2009–10

The 2008–09 SK Rapid Wien season is the 111th season in club history.

Squad statistics

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No.	Nat.	Name	Age	League		Cup		Champions League		Total		Discipline
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1				7+1		2				9+1
24				13						13
25				7				2		9		2
30				9		1				10
Defenders
2				21		2		2		25		5
3				30+2	1	2		2		34+2	1	12
6				12+5				0+1		12+6		1	1
14				17+2	1	3		2		22+2	1	7
18				20+3	2	1				21+3	2	4
23				31+2	1	3	1	2		36+2	2	9
31				1+2						1+2
32				2						2		1
33				7+5		0+1		0+1		7+7		1
Midfielders
7				13+4		2+1		1		16+5		3	1
8				32		2		2		36		9
11				33+1	12	3	1	2		38+1	13	5
15				1+1						1+1
17				20+9	4	3	1	2		25+9	5	6
19				5+14				0+1		5+15		4	1
22				1+7		0+1				1+8		1
27				28+1	6	3	4	1		32+1	10	8
28				1+4						1+4
35				14	2					14	2	4
Forwards
9				33+2	23	3	2	2	2	38+2	27	9
16				9+25	7	1+2	1	0+2		10+29	8
20				1+2						1+2
21				28+6	27	1+2	1	2	1	31+8	29	4
Players who left after the start of the season
4				0+4		1+1				1+5		1

Goal scorers

Rank	Name	width=100	Bundesliga	width=100	Cup	width=100	Champions League	width=80	Total
1		27	1	1	29
2		23	2	2	27
3		12	1		13
4		6	4		10
5		7	1		8
6		4	1		5
7		1	1		2
		2			2
		2			2
10		1			1
		1			1
	Michael Baur (LASK)	1			1
	Thomas Burgstaller (Ried)	1			1
	Oliver Pusztai (Kärnten)	1			1
Totals		89	11	3	103

Fixtures and results

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Bundesliga

	Date	Venue	Opponent
	08.07.2008			1-3	15,322
	12.07.2008			2-2	17,000
	19.07.2008			1-0	15,400
	26.07.2008			1-0	11,200
	02.08.2008			3-1	16,400
	09.08.2008			7-2	7,500
	24.08.2008			3-0	18,000
	30.08.2008			5-2	13,100
	19.09.2008			1-1	17,500
	23.09.2008			0-1	6,200
	28.09.2008			2-1	17,500
	05.10.2008			0-1	23,800
	04.11.2008			3-3	14,300
	25.10.2008			1-0	17,500
	31.10.2008			2-0	9,113
	08.11.2008			5-1	16,900
	11.11.2008			0-2	12,200
	15.11.2008			5-0	17,000
	23.11.2008			2-2	15,327
	29.11.2008			8-1	15,000
	07.12.2008			2-2	12,300
	14.12.2008			1-1	16,800
	22.02.2009			1-2	17,800
	28.02.2009			1-0	16,200
	08.03.2009			3-0	8,600
	14.03.2009			6-0	16,500
	21.03.2009			3-1	16,700
	05.04.2009			4-2	17,500
	12.04.2009			0-1	17,500
	18.04.2009			1-1	8,100
	26.04.2009			3-2	17,500
	02.05.2009			2-0	15,000
	10.05.2009			4-2	17,800
	17.05.2009			0-3	7,600
	21.05.2009			2-3	17,000
	31.05.2009			4-0	7,300

League table

Cup

	Date	Venue	Opponent
	15.08.2008			5-0	1,000
	13.09.2008			4-1 (a.e.t.)	4,500
	28.10.2008			2-3	3,000

Champions League qualification

	Date	Venue	Opponent
	30.07.2008		Anorthosis	0-3	9,300
	06.08.2008		Anorthosis	3-1	17,000

Notes and References

1. Web site: Saison 2008/09 . rapidarchiv.at. 5 August 2016.
2. Web site: Spiele 2008/09 . rapidarchiv.at. 6 August 2016.