2008–09 Serie A
| Season | 2008–09 |
|---|---|
| Champions |
Internazionale 17th title |
| Relegated |
Torino Reggina Lecce |
| Champions League |
Internazionale Juventus Milan Fiorentina |
| Europa League |
Genoa Roma Lazio |
| Matches played | 380 |
| Goals scored | 988 (2.6 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Zlatan Ibrahimović (25) |
| Biggest home win | Sampdoria 5–0 Reggina |
| Biggest away win |
Roma 0–4 Inter, Siena 1–5 Milan, Palermo 0–4 Catania |
| Highest scoring | Udinese 6–2 Cagliari |
| Average attendance | 25,324 |
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← 2007–08 2009–10 → | |
The 2008–09 Serie A (known as the Serie A TIM for sponsorship reasons) was the seventy-seventh season since its establishment. It began on 30 August 2008 and ended on 31 May 2009, with the announcement of the list of fixtures made on 25 July 2008. 20 teams competed in the league, 17 of which returned from the previous season, and three (Chievo, Bologna and Lecce) were promoted from Serie B 2007–08.
20 clubs represented 13 different regions. The most represented region was Lombardy with three teams: Atalanta, Milan and Internazionale. Piedmont, Liguria, Tuscany, Lazio and Sicily featured two teams each while Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Veneto, Emilia-Romagna, Campania, Apulia, Calabria, and Sardinia were represented by one team each. There was a record number of southern teams in the top division with six teams: Cagliari, Catania, Lecce, Napoli, Palermo, and Reggina.
The new match ball was the Nike T90 Omni.
On 16 May 2009, Internazionale won the league by holding an unassailable lead after Milan's loss away to Udinese.
Rule changes
The 2008–09 season saw new rules relating to the transfer of player registration introduced. Clubs without non-EU players in their squad were allowed three incoming non-EU player transfers (whereas previously only newly promoted clubs could have three). Clubs with one non-EU player were allowed two such transfers and clubs with two non-EU players were permitted one transfer and a further one if they cancelled the registration of one of their non-EU players or that player gained EU nationality. Clubs with three or more non-EU players were given two conditional quotas with the caveat that the release (as opposed to transfer) of two non-EU players as free agent would only allow for one further non-EU signing.[1]
Teams
Three teams were promoted from Serie B: Chievo, Bologna, and Lecce. The first two earned direct promotion, while Lecce won the promotional playoffs, defeating AlbinoLeffe 2–1 on aggregate in a two-legged playoff final.
Personnels and sponsoring
| Team | Head Coach | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atalanta |  Luigi Delneri |
Asics | Sit In Sport- Daihatsu |
| Bologna |  Siniša Mihajlović |
Macron | Unipol |
| Cagliari | Massimiliano Allegri |
Umbro | Tiscali |
| Catania | Walter Zenga |
Legea | Energia Siciliana |
| Chievo | Domenico Di Carlo |
Joma | Paluani |
| Fiorentina | Cesare Prandelli |
Lotto | Toyota |
| Genoa | Gian Piero Gasperini |
Errea | Eurobet |
| Internazionale |  José Mourinho |
Nike | Pirelli |
| Juventus | Claudio Ranieri |
Nike | New Holland |
| Lazio | Delio Rossi |
Puma | Groupama |
| Lecce | Mario Beretta |
Asics | Lachifarma |
| Milan | Carlo Ancelotti |
Adidas | Bwin |
| Napoli | Edoardo Reja |
Diadora | Lete |
| Palermo | Davide Ballardini |
Lotto | No Sponsor |
| Reggina | Giuseppe Pillon Nevio Orlandi |
Onze | Gicos |
| Roma | Luciano Spalletti |
Kappa | WIND |
| Sampdoria | Walter Mazzarri |
Kappa | ERG |
| Siena | Marco Giampaolo |
Lotto | Banca Monte Paschi |
| Torino | Walter Novellino |
Asics | Reale Mutua Beretta Renault Trucks |
| Udinese | Pasquale Marino |
Lotto | Dacia |
League table
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts | Qualification or relegation | Head-to-head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Internazionale (C) | 38 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 70 | 32 | +38 | 84 | 2009–10 UEFA Champions League Group stage | |
| 2 | Juventus | 38 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 69 | 37 | +32 | 74 | JUV 4–2 MIL MIL 1–1 JUV | |
| 3 | Milan | 38 | 22 | 8 | 8 | 70 | 35 | +35 | 74 | ||
| 4 | Fiorentina | 38 | 21 | 5 | 12 | 53 | 38 | +15 | 68 | 2009–10 UEFA Champions League Play-off round | FIO 1–0 GEN GEN 3–3 FIO |
| 5 | Genoa | 38 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 56 | 39 | +17 | 68 | 2009–10 UEFA Europa League Play-off round | |
| 6 | Roma | 38 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 64 | 61 | +3 | 63 | 2009–10 UEFA Europa League Third qualifying round | |
| 7 | Udinese | 38 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 61 | 50 | +11 | 58 | ||
| 8 | Palermo | 38 | 17 | 6 | 15 | 57 | 50 | +7 | 57 | ||
| 9 | Cagliari | 38 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 49 | 50 | −1 | 53 | ||
| 10 | Lazio | 38 | 15 | 5 | 18 | 46 | 55 | −9 | 50 | 2009–10 UEFA Europa League Play-off round 1 | |
| 11 | Atalanta | 38 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 45 | 48 | −3 | 47 | ||
| 12 | Napoli | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 43 | 45 | −2 | 46 | NAP 2–0 SAM SAM 2–2 NAP | |
| 13 | Sampdoria | 38 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 49 | 52 | −3 | 46 | ||
| 14 | Siena | 38 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 33 | 44 | −11 | 44 | ||
| 15 | Catania | 38 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 41 | 51 | −10 | 43 | ||
| 16 | Chievo | 38 | 8 | 14 | 16 | 35 | 49 | −14 | 38 | ||
| 17 | Bologna | 38 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 43 | 62 | −19 | 37 | ||
| 18 | Torino (R) | 38 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 37 | 61 | −24 | 34 | Relegation to Serie B | |
| 19 | Reggina (R) | 38 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 30 | 62 | −32 | 31 | ||
| 20 | Lecce (R) | 38 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 37 | 67 | −30 | 30 |
Source: lega-calcio.it (Italian)
Rules for classification:
1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored
1Lazio qualified for the play-off round of the 2009–10 UEFA Europa League by winning the 2008–09 Coppa Italia.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Head-to-Head: used when head-to-head record is used to rank tied teams.
Results
| Home ╲ Away | ATA | BOL | CAG | CTN | CHV | FIO | GEN | INT | JUV | LAZ | LCE | MIL | NAP | PAL | REG | ROM | SAM | SIE | TOR | UDI |
| Atalanta | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | |
| Bologna | 0–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–4 | 5–2 | 0–3 | |
| Cagliari | 0–1 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | |
| Catania | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 3–2 | 0–2 | |
| Chievo | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | |
| Fiorentina | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 4–2 | |
| Genoa | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–3 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | |
| Internazionale | 4–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | |
| Juventus | 2–2 | 4–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
| Lazio | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | |
| Lecce | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 2–2 | |
| Milan | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 5–1 | |
| Napoli | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | |
| Palermo | 3–2 | 4–1 | 5–1 | 0–4 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 5–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | |
| Reggina | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | |
| Roma | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 4–3 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–4 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | |
| Sampdoria | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 5–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | |
| Siena | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–5 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | |
| Torino | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
| Udinese | 3–0 | 1–0 | 6–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 |
Source: lega-calcio.it (Italian)
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For coming matches, an a indicates there is an article about the match.
Top goalscorers
Source: gazzetta.it (Italian)
- 25 goals
- 24 goals
- 19 goals
- 16 goals
- 15 goals
- 14 goals
- 13 goals
- Alessandro Del Piero (Juventus)
- Filippo Inzaghi (Milan)
-
Adrian Mutu (Fiorentina) - Sergio Pellissier (Chievo)
- Fabio Quagliarella (Udinese)
- Francesco Totti (Roma)
-
Mauro Zárate (Lazio)
Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Siena | Mario Beretta[2] |
Contract expired | 27 May 2008 | Marco Giampaolo[2] |
27 May 2008 |
| Cagliari | Davide Ballardini[3] |
Contract expired | 27 May 2008 | Massimiliano Allegri[4] |
29 May 2008 |
| Internazionale | Roberto Mancini[5] |
Sacked | 29 May 2008 | José Mourinho[6] |
2 June 2008 |
| Lecce | Giuseppe Papadopulo[7] |
Contract expired | 23 June 2008 | Mario Beretta[7] |
23 June 2008 |
| Palermo | Stefano Colantuono[8] |
Sacked | 4 September 2008 | Davide Ballardini[8] |
4 September 2008 |
| Bologna | Daniele Arrigoni[9] |
Sacked | 3 November 2008 | Siniša Mihajlović[9] |
3 November 2008 |
| Chievo Verona | Giuseppe Iachini[10] |
Sacked | 4 November 2008 | Domenico Di Carlo[10] |
4 November 2008 |
| Torino | Gianni De Biasi[11] |
Sacked | 8 December 2008 | Walter Novellino[11] |
8 December 2008 |
| Reggina | Nevio Orlandi[12] |
Sacked | 16 December 2008 | Giuseppe Pillon[13] |
16 December 2008 |
| Reggina | Giuseppe Pillon[14] |
Sacked | 25 January 2009 | Nevio Orlandi[14] |
25 January 2009 |
| Lecce | Mario Beretta[15] |
Sacked | 9 March 2009 | Luigi De Canio[16] |
9 March 2009 |
| Napoli | Edoardo Reja[17] |
Sacked | 10 March 2009 | Roberto Donadoni[17] |
10 March 2009 |
| Torino | Walter Novellino[18] |
Sacked | 24 March 2009 | Giancarlo Camolese[18] |
24 March 2009 |
| Bologna | Siniša Mihajlović[19] |
Sacked | 14 April 2009 | Giuseppe Papadopulo[19] |
14 April 2009 |
| Juventus | Claudio Ranieri[20] |
Sacked | 18 May 2009 | Ciro Ferrara[21] |
18 May 2009 |
- ^1 Juventus youth sector chief Ciro Ferrara was originally appointed on a temporary basis for the two final weeks of the season. The appointment was made permanent on 5 June 2009.[22]
References
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- ↑ "Comunicato n° 003/A del 3 luglio 2008/" (PDF) (in Italian). FIGC. 3 July 2008. Retrieved 1 February 2010.
- 1 2 "Marco Giampaolo nuovo allenatore del Siena" (in Italian). AC Siena. 27 May 2008. Archived from the original on 30 June 2008. Retrieved 27 May 2008.
- ↑ "Ballardini va via" (in Italian). Cagliari Calcio. 27 May 2008. Retrieved 27 May 2008.
- ↑ "Allegri sulla panchina del Cagliari" (in Italian). Cagliari Calcio. 29 May 2008. Retrieved 29 May 2008.
- ↑ "Comunicato ufficiale F.C. Internazionale" (in Italian). FC Internazionale Milano. 29 May 2008. Retrieved 29 May 2008.
- ↑ "Nuovo allenatore: Josè Mourinho all'Inter" (in Italian). FC Internazionale Milano. 2 June 2008. Retrieved 2 June 2008.
- 1 2 "Beretta nuovo allenatore del Lecce" (in Italian). US Lecce. 23 June 2008. Archived from the original on 26 June 2008. Retrieved 23 June 2008.
- 1 2 "Esonerato colantuono. squadra affidata a ballardini" (in Italian). U.S. Città di Palermo. 4 September 2008. Retrieved 4 September 2008.
- 1 2 "Il Bologna a Mihajlovic" (in Italian). Bologna FC 1909. 3 November 2008. Archived from the original on 19 September 2009. Retrieved 3 November 2008.
- 1 2 "La Squadra Affidata A Domenico Di Carlo. Oggi Alee 14 La Presentazione" (in Italian). AC ChievoVerona. 4 November 2008. Archived from the original on 2 March 2009. Retrieved 4 November 2008.
- 1 2 "De Biasi esonerato dal suo incarico" (in Italian). Torino FC. 8 December 2008. Retrieved 13 December 2008.
- ↑ "Prima squadra" (in Italian). Reggina Calcio. 16 December 2008. Retrieved 16 December 2008.
- ↑ "Mister Pillon in conferenza stampa" (in Italian). Reggina Calcio. 16 December 2008. Retrieved 16 December 2008.
- 1 2 "Comunicato ufficiale" (in Italian). Reggina Calcio. 25 January 2009. Retrieved 25 January 2009.
- ↑ "Sollevato dall'incarico mister Beretta" (in Italian). US Lecce. 9 March 2009. Retrieved 10 March 2009.
- ↑ "Luigi De Canio è il nuovo allenatore" (in Italian). US Lecce. 9 March 2009. Retrieved 10 March 2009.
- 1 2 "Roberto Donadoni nuovo tecnico azzurro" (in Italian). SSC Napoli. 10 March 2009. Retrieved 10 March 2009.
- 1 2 "CAMOLESE È IL NUOVO ALLENATORE DEL TORO" (in Italian). Torino FC. 24 March 2009. Retrieved 24 March 2009.
- 1 2 "Papadopulo è il nuovo allenatore del Bologna" (in Italian). Bologna FC 1909. 14 April 2009. Archived from the original on 17 April 2009. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
- ↑ "Ranieri sacked by Juventus". ESPN Soccernet. 18 May 2009. Retrieved 18 May 2009.
- ↑ "Ciro Ferrara is the new Juventus coach". Juventus FC. 18 May 2009. Retrieved 18 May 2009.
- ↑ "Ciro Ferrara is the new Juventus coach". Juventus FC. 5 June 2009. Retrieved 5 June 2009.
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