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The 2009–10 Bundesliga season was the 111th in Hoffenheim's history and second consecutive season in the Bundesliga. They finished in eleventh, accumulating a total of 42 points over 34 games.

TSG 1899 Hoffenheim

2009–10 season
Manager	Ralf Rangnick
Stadium	Rhein-Neckar-Arena
Bundesliga	11th
DFB-Pokal	Quarter finals
Top goalscorer	League: Vedad Ibišević (12) All: Vedad Ibišević (13)
Home colours Away colours
← 2008–09 2010–11 →

Squad at end of season^[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  GER Daniel Haas 2 DF  GER Andreas Beck 3 DF  GER Matthias Jaissle 5 DF  GER Marvin Compper 7 FW  BRA Maicosuel 8 DF  GER Christian Eichner 9 FW  SEN Demba Ba 10 MF  BRA Carlos Eduardo Marques 11 FW  GER Marco Terrazzino 12 FW  BRA Wellington 14 DF  CRO Josip Šimunić 17 MF  GER Tobias Weis 18 FW  GHA Prince Tagoe 19 FW  BIH Vedad Ibišević (Captain) 20 FW  NGA Chinedu Obasi 21 MF  BRA Luiz Gustavo 22 DF  FIN Jukka Raitala

No. Pos. Nation Player 23 MF  BIH Sejad Salihović 24 DF  SWE Per Nilsson 25 DF  GHA Isaac Vorsah 26 DF  AUT Andreas Ibertsberger 27 GK  AUT Ramazan Özcan 28 GK  GER Timo Hildebrand 29 MF  GER Adam Jabiri 30 GK  GER Jens Grahl 32 DF  GER Robin Neupert 34 MF  GER Boris Vukčević 35 DF  GER Kevin Conrad 36 MF  ITA Franco Zuculini 37 DF  GER Manuel Gulde 38 FW  GER Kai Herdling 39 MF  GER Pascal Groß

In Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Pos. Nation Player 7 FW  BRA Maicosuel (from Desportivo Brasil) 8 DF  GER Christian Eichner (from Karlsruher SC) 14 DF  CRO Josip Šimunić (from Hertha BSC) 18 FW  GHA Prince Tagoe (from Al-Ettifaq) 22 DF  FIN Jukka Raitala (One-year loan from HJK Helsinki) 30 GK  GER Jens Grahl (from Greuther Furth) 36 MF  ITA Franco Zuculini (from Racing Club de Avellaneda)

Out Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Pos. Nation Player — DF  GER Christoph Janker (to Hertha BSC) — DF  GER Jonas Strifler (to Dynamo Dresden) — MF  GER Selim Teber (to Eintracht Frankfurt) — MF  GER Steffen Haas (loaned to Kickers Offenbach) — FW  BRA Wellington Luís de Sousa (loaned to FC Twente) — FW  GER Kai Herdling (demoted to TSG 1899 Hoffenheim II) — FW  CIV Boubacar Sanogo (end of loan from Werder Bremen)

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player — GK  AUT Ramazan Özcan (loaned to Beşiktaş)

FC Oberneuland v 1899 Hoffenheim

2 August 2009 First round	FC Oberneuland	0–2	1899 Hoffenheim	Bremen
14:30 UTC+2		Report (in German)	Obasi 47' Maicosuel 53'	Stadium: Sportpark Vinnenweg Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Tobias Christ (Kaiserslautern)

1. FC Nürnberg v 1899 Hoffenheim

22 September 2009 Second round	1. FC Nürnberg	0–1	1899 Hoffenheim	Nuremberg
19:00 UTC+2		Report (in German)	Nilsson 35'	Stadium: easyCredit-Stadion Attendance: 26,041 Referee: Manuel Gräfe (Berlin)

1899 Hoffenheim v TuS Koblenz

28 October 2009 Round of 16	1899 Hoffenheim	4–0	TuS Koblenz	Sinsheim
20:30 UTC+1	Salihović 50' Ibisević 67' Maicosuel 71' Compper 90'	Report (in German)		Stadium: Rhein-Neckar-Arena Attendance: 18,050 Referee: Günter Perl (Pullach)

Werder Bremen v 1899 Hoffenheim

9 February 2010 Quarter-finals	Werder Bremen	2–1	1899 Hoffenheim	Weserstadion, Bremen
20:30 UTC+1	Naldo 27' Almeida 76'	Report (in German)	Tagoe 73'	Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Peter Sippel (Munich)

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Bundesliga		DFB-Pokal
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK	GER	Daniel Haas	6	0	6	0	0	0
27	GK	AUT	Ramazan Özcan	0	0	0	0	0	0
28	GK	GER	Timo Hildebrand	32	0	28	0	4	0
30	GK	GER	Jens Grahl	0	0	0	0	0	0
Defenders
2	DF	GER	Andreas Beck	26	0	25	0	1	0
3	DF	GER	Matthias Jaissle	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	DF	GER	Marvin Compper	35	2	32	1	3	1
8	DF	GER	Christian Eichner	29	1	25	1	4	0
14	DF	CRO	Josip Šimunić	31	1	31	1	0	0
22	DF	FIN	Jukka Raitala	2	0	2	0	0	0
24	DF	SWE	Per Nilsson	11	1	8	0	3	1
25	DF	GHA	Isaac Vorsah	19	0	16	0	3	0
26	DF	AUT	Andreas Ibertsberger	26	1	23	1	3	0
32	DF	GER	Robin Neupert	0	0	0	0	0	0
35	DF	GER	Kevin Conrad	0	0	0	0	0	0
37	DF	GER	Manuel Gulde	6	0	6	0	0	0
Midfielders
10	MF	BRA	Carlos Eduardo	37	5	33	5	4	0
11	MF	GER	Marco Terrazzino	10	0	8	0	2	0
17	MF	GER	Tobias Weis	15	0	15	0	0	0
21	MF	BRA	Luiz Gustavo	30	0	27	0	3	0
23	MF	BIH	Sejad Salihović	36	5	32	4	4	1
31	MF	GER	Andreas Ludwig	1	0	1	0	0	0
36	MF	ARG	Franco Zuculini	8	1	7	1	1	0
39	MF	GER	Pascal Groß	2	0	1	0	1	0
Forwards
7	FW	BRA	Maicosuel	31	5	27	3	4	2
9	FW	SEN	Demba Ba	18	5	17	5	1	0
12	FW	BRA	Wellington	2	0	1	0	1	0
18	FW	GHA	Prince Tagoe	13	3	12	2	1	1
19	FW	BIH	Vedad Ibišević	38	13	34	12	4	1
20	FW	NGA	Chinedu Obasi	26	8	23	7	3	1
29	FW	GER	Adam Jabiri	1	0	1	0	0	0
34	FW	GER	Boris Vukčević	32	1	28	1	4	0
38	FW	GER	Kai Herdling	1	0	1	0	0	0