Hamburger SV nearly qualified for the
Champions League, only just falling short to
Borussia Dortmund. Given that HSV had been mired in the midfield for the last few seasons, the season was regarded as a successful one.
^Antar was born in
Freetown,
Sierra Leone, but also qualified to represent
Lebanon internationally and represented Lebanon at
U-21 level before making his international debut for
Lebanon in 1998.