2009–10 SV Werder Bremen season
SV Werder Bremen 2009–10 football season
| 2009–10 season | ||||
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| Manager |  Thomas Schaaf | |||
| Stadium | Weser-Stadion | |||
| Bundesliga | 3rd | |||
| DFB-Pokal | Runners-up | |||
| UEFA Europa League | Round of 16 | |||
| Top goalscorer | Claudio Pizarro (16) | |||
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During the 2009–10 German football season, SV Werder Bremen competed in the Bundesliga.
Season summary
After last season's poor league form, 2009–10 saw a return to business for Bremen as they finished third, qualifying for the Champions League qualifying rounds. Bremen also reached the DFB-Pokal final for the second season running, but lost to Bayern Munich.
Players
First-team squad
- Squad at end of season[1]
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
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Results
UEFA Europa League
Play-off round
Werder Bremen 
v 
Aktobe
v 
Aktobe | 20 August 2009 | Werder Bremen | 6–3 | Aktobe | Weser-Stadion, Bremen |
| 21:00 | Boenisch  17'Pizarro 28'Naldo 36', 65'Almeida 60'Özil 67' (pen.) | Report | Strukov 21', 32' Smakov 87' | Attendance: 21,446 Referee: Tony Asumaa (Finland) |
Aktobe v Werder Bremen
v Werder Bremen | 27 August 2009 | Aktobe | 0–2 | Werder Bremen | Aktobe Central Stadium, Aktobe |
| 16:00 | Report | Pizarro 10', 45+1' | Attendance: 11,000 Referee: Vladimír Hriňák (Slovakia) |
Werder Bremen won 8–3 on aggregate.
Group stage
| Pos | Team
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | BRM | ATH | NCL | AUS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Werder Bremen | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 6 | +11 | 16 | Advance to knockout phase | — | 3–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | |
| 2 |  Athletic Bilbao | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 10 | 0–3 | — | 2–1 | 3–0 | ||
| 3 |  Nacional | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 12 | −1 | 5 | 2–3 | 1–1 | — | 5–1 | ||
| 4 |  Austria Wien | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 16 | −12 | 2 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 1–1 | — |
Source: Soccerway
Nacional 
v Werder Bremen
v Werder Bremen | 17 September 2009 | Nacional | 2–3 | Werder Bremen | Estádio da Madeira, Funchal |
| 21:05 | Lopes 68' Halliche 75' | Report | Frings 39' (pen.) Pizarro 55', 85' | Attendance: 3,082 Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen (Norway) |
Werder Bremen v 
Athletic Bilbao
v Athletic Bilbao | 1 October 2009 | Werder Bremen | 3–1 | Athletic Bilbao | Weser-Stadion, Bremen |
| 19:00 | Hunt 18' Naldo 41'Frings 90+4' (pen.) | Report | Llorente 90+1' | Attendance: 24,305 Referee: Alexandru Tudor (Romania) |
Austria Wien 
v Werder Bremen
v Werder Bremen | 22 October 2009 | Austria Wien | 2–2 | Werder Bremen | Franz Horr Stadium, Vienna |
| 19:00 | Sulimani 73' Schumacher 87' | Report | Pizarro 19', 63' | Attendance: 11,000 Referee: Paolo Tagliavento (Italy) |
Werder Bremen v Austria Wien
v Austria Wien | 5 November 2009 | Werder Bremen | 2–0 | Austria Wien | Weser-Stadion, Bremen |
| 21:05 | Borowski 81' Almeida 84' | Report | Attendance: 25,121 Referee: Stefan Johannesson (Sweden) |
Werder Bremen v Nacional
v Nacional | 3 December 2009 | Werder Bremen | 4–1 | Nacional | Weser-Stadion, Bremen |
| 19:00 | Rosenberg 31', 34' Moreno 84'Marin 90+2' | Report | Micael 61' | Attendance: 24,784 Referee: Alon Yefet (Israel) |
Athletic Bilbao v Werder Bremen
v Werder Bremen | 16 December 2009 | Athletic Bilbao | 0–3 | Werder Bremen | San Mamés Stadium, Bilbao |
| 21:05 | Report | Pizarro 13' Naldo 20'Rosenberg 36' | Attendance: 27,500 Referee: Serge Gumienny (Belgium) |
Knockout phase
Round of 32
Twente 
v Werder Bremen
v Werder Bremen | 18 February 2010 | Twente | 1–0 | Werder Bremen | De Grolsch Veste, Enschede |
| 19:00 | Janssen 38' | Report | Attendance: 24,000 Referee: Lucílio Batista (Portugal) |
Werder Bremen v Twente
v Twente | 25 February 2010 | Werder Bremen | 4–1 | Twente | Weser-Stadion, Bremen |
| 21:05 | Pizarro 15', 20', 58' Naldo 27' | Report | De Jong 33' | Attendance: 20,963 Referee: Kristinn Jakobsson (Iceland) |
Werder Bremen won 4–2 on aggregate.
Round of 16
Valencia v Werder Bremen
v Werder Bremen | 11 March 2010 | Valencia | 1–1 | Werder Bremen | Mestalla Stadium, Valencia |
| 21:05 | Mata 57' | Report | Frings 24' (pen.) | Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Martin Atkinson (England) |
Werder Bremen v Valencia
v Valencia | 18 March 2010 | Werder Bremen | 4–4 | Valencia | Weser-Stadion, Bremen |
| 19:00 | Almeida 26' Frings 57' (pen.)Marin 62'Pizarro 84' | Report | Villa 2', 45', 65' Mata 15' | Attendance: 24,200 Referee: Kevin Blom (Netherlands) |
Valencia 5–5 Werder Bremen on aggregate. Valencia won on away goals.
References
- ^ "FootballSquads - Werder Bremen - 2009/10". www.footballsquads.co.uk.
Notes
- ^ Boenisch was born in Gliwice, Poland, but was raised in Germany from the age of 1 and represented Germany at U-20 and U-21 level before making his international debut for Poland in September 2010.
- ^ Marin was born in Bosanska Gradiška, SFR Yugoslavia (now Bosnia and Herzegovina), but was raised in Germany from the age of 2 and represented Germany at U-16, U-17, U-18 and U-21 level before making his international debut for Germany in May 2008.
- ^ Ikeng was born in Bafia, Cameroon, but also qualified to represent Germany internationally and represented Germany at U-18 level.
- ^ Ayık was born in Walsrode, West Germany (now Germany), but also qualified to represent Turkey internationally and represented them at U-16, U-18, U-19, and U-23 level.
- ^ Harnik was born in Hamburg, West Germany (now Germany), but also qualified to represent Austria internationally through his father and represented Austria at U-19, U-20, and U-21 level before making his international debut for Austria in August 2007.
