5 October 2008 – Jos Luhukay is released from his duties as head coach of Borussia Mönchengladbach after 20 months over a series of bad results.

[2] 23 November 2008 – Armin Veh, head coach of defending champions VfB Stuttgart, is sacked after 33 months.

A well-below-expectation season performance, including early exits in the UEFA Cup and DFB-Pokal competitions and a dismal eighth place in the Bundesliga, is cited as the reason.

[4] 1 April 2009 – FC Schalke 04 announces that assistant coaches Mike Büskens, Youri Mulder and Oliver Reck will once again act as caretakers for the remainder of the season.

Jupp Heynckes, who coincidentally visits the Bayern match before Klinsmann's exit, and reserves coach Hermann Gerland are appointed as caretakers.

[12] 26 May 2009 – Martin Jol, head coach of Hamburger SV, leaves the club for Eredivisie sides Ajax Amsterdam.

[13] 28 May 2009 – Hans Meyer announces he retirement as a coach after successfully avoiding relegation with Borussia Mönchengladbach[14] 2 June 2009 – In a surprise move, Christoph Daum skips his last year with 1.

[17] 5 June 2009 – Bruno Labbadia, head coach of Bayer Leverkusen, leaves the club after just one year and takes over Hamburger SV.

Group stage Quarterfinal Semifinal Bronze medal match Germany had already qualified for the UEFA Women's Euro 2009 before the start of the season.

FC Union Berlin were the dominating team in the first season of the newly created third tier of the German league pyramid, winning the championship and promotion to the 2.

However, they were spared after Kickers Emden, who were a promotion contender for three-quarters of the season, had to return their license over financial problems.

Turbine Potsdam emerged victorious in a very tight championship race, beating runners-up Bayern Munich by just a single goal.

A 4–0 defeat against third-placed FCR Duisburg just days before the last matchday of the season proved to be costly for the team from Munich.

FFC Frankfurt had to battle through a couple of injuries to key players, including Birgit Prinz, and thus finished in fourth place.

Both Potsdam and Duisburg directly entered the main round of the competition, while Bayern Munich competed in a qualification tournament.

On the bottom side of the table, TSV Crailsheim never had a chance to be competitive, and successfully ended the season with a mere five points in last place.