During the 2008–09 German football season, Hamburger SV competed in the Bundesliga.
Season summary
Hamburg finished fifth, eight points off first. They also made it to the semi-finals of the DFB-Pokal and the UEFA Cup, but were beaten by Werder Bremen in both competitions, on penalties and away goals respectively.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
^Trochowski was born in Tczew, Poland, but was raised in Germany from the age of 5 and made his international debut for Germany in October 2002.
^Castelen was born in Paramaribo, Suriname, but also qualified to represent the Netherlands internationally and made his international debut for the Netherlands in August 2004.
^Choupo-Moting was born in Hamburg, West Germany, and represented Germany at U-19 and U-21 level, but also qualified to represent Cameroon internationally through his father and made his international debut for Cameroon in June 2010.
^Ndjeng was born in Bonn, West Germany, but also qualified to represent Cameroon internationally through his father and made his international debut for Cameroon in May 2008.
^Tavares was born in Villeneuve-Saint-Georges, France, but also qualified to represent Cape Verde and Senegal internationally through his mother and father respectively and was called up by Cape Verde in May 2008 before making his international debut for Senegal in 2009.
^Sinouh was born in Amsterdam, Netherlands, but also qualified to represent Morocco internationally and made his international debut for Morocco in 2004.
^Ben-Hatira was born in West Berlin, West Germany, and represented Germany at U-19, U-20, and U-21 level, but also qualified to represent Tunisia internationally and made his international debut for Tunisia in February 2012.