2008–09 AS Monaco FC season

The 2008–09 season was AS Monaco FC's 52nd season in Ligue 1. They finished eleventh in Ligue 1, and were knocked out of the Coupe de la Ligue by RC Lens, in the Round of 32, and the Coupe de France by Marseille in the Round of 32.

AS Monaco
2008–09 season
PresidentJérôme de Bontin
Head coachRicardo Gomes
StadiumStade Louis II
Ligue 111th
Coupe de la LigueRound of 32 (vs. Lens)
Coupe de FranceRound of 32 (vs. Marseille)
Top goalscorerLeague: Alexandre Licata (7)
All: Alexandre Licata (9)

Squad

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

No.Pos. NationPlayer
19MF  CIVJean-Jacques Gosso
20FW  COLJuan Pablo Pino
21MF  FRACamel Meriem
22FW  FRAAlexandre Licata
23MF  CROJerko Leko
24MF  FRALoïc Dufau
25MF  NGALukman Haruna
26MF  FRAYohan Mollo
27FW  FRAFrédéric Nimani
28FW  FRADjamel Bakar
29MF  FRADistel Zola
30GK  ITAFlavio Roma (captain)
31MF  FRAKevin Diaz
32DF  CIVIgor Lolo
40GK  FRALudovic Guimera
GK  MCOManuel Vallaurio

Out on loan

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

No.Pos. NationPlayer
27DF  FRAArnaud Lescure (at Rodez)
34DF  GERTorben Joneleit (at Charleroi)
35MF  NGASani Kaita (at Kuban Krasnodar)
FW  FRAVincent Ramaël (at Tubize)
FW  URUGonzalo Vargas (at Atlas)

Transfers

Summer

Out:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Winter

Out:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Competitions

Ligue 1

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
9Nice381311144041−150
10Lorient381015134747045
11Monaco381112154145−445
12Valenciennes381014143542−744
13Grenoble381014142437−1344
Source: Ligue 1
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
France's third UEFA Europa League spot went to Ligue 2 side Guingamp, winners of 2008–09 Coupe de France.

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
381112154145 −4457482623 +34871522 −7

Last updated: 31 March 2015.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAA
ResultWDDLWDLLLDWWLLWWDLLLDWDLLDDWWLDWWLLDLD
Position548117913141513131312141210101214141411101112121311101210991011111211
Source: Ligue 1
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

9 August 2008 1 AS Monaco 1 – 0 Paris Saint-Germain Fontvieille
21:00 CEST UTC+2Nimani 79'
Gosso  81'
ReportMakélélé  66'
Chantôme  88'
Stadium: Stade Louis II
Attendance: 16,904
Referee: Stéphane Bré
16 August 2008 2 Nantes 1 – 1 AS Monaco Nantes
19:00 CEST UTC+2Douglão  12'
Keșerü 67'
Babović  73'
Maréval  77'
ReportMeriem 4'
Ruffier  16'
Gosso  45'
Nenê  78'
Leko  90'
Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire
Attendance: 29,039
Referee: Bertrand Layec
23 August 2008 3 AS Monaco 1 – 1 SM Caen Fontvieille
19:00 CEST UTC+2Nimani 52'
Pino  73'
ReportEluchans  54'
Leko 74' (o.g.)
Sorbon  81'
Savidan  90'
Stadium: Stade Louis II
Attendance: 9,183
Referee: Lionel Jaffredo
30 August 2008 4 Grenoble Foot 1 – 0 AS Monaco Grenoble
19:00 CEST UTC+2Moreira 18'
Romao  63'
Flachez  86'
ReportLeko  33'Stadium: Stade des Alpes
Attendance: 18,885
Referee: Antony Gautier
13 September 2008 5 AS Monaco 2 – 0 Lorient Fontvieille
19:00 CEST UTC+2Park 25'
Nimani 70'
ReportSaïfi  74'Stadium: Stade Louis II
Attendance: 6,928
Referee: Alain Hamer
21 September 2008 6 Marseille 0 – 0 AS Monaco Marseille
21:00 CEST UTC+2ReportLeko  27'
Alonso  49'
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 51,342
Referee: Stéphane Lannoy
28 September 2008 7 AS Monaco 0 – 2 Lille Fontvieille
17:00 CEST UTC+2Pérez  38'ReportBalmont  37'
Cabaye  61' 69'
Obraniak 87'
Stadium: Stade Louis II
Attendance: 6,936
Referee: Bertrand Layec
5 October 2008 8 Saint-Étienne 2 – 0 AS Monaco Saint-Étienne
17:00 CEST UTC+2Gomis 11'
Dernis 83'
ReportPérez  63'Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Attendance: 26,577
Referee: Clément Turpin
18 October 2008 9 AS Monaco 1 – 2 Nice Fontvieille
19:00 CEST UTC+2Cufré 39' (pen.)  90+3'
Šimić  34'
Leko  89'
ReportBamogo 9'
Diakité  33'
Rool  35'
Apam  45'
Faé 57'
Stadium: Stade Louis II
Attendance: 13,543
Referee: Stéphane Bré
25 October 2008 10 Toulouse 0 – 0 AS Monaco Toulouse
21:00 CEST UTC+2Sirieix  6'
Capoue  16'
Didot  35'
ReportPérez  31'
Alonso  48'
Mollo  90+1'
Stadium: Stadium Municipal
Attendance: 17,707
Referee: Damien Ledentu
29 October 2008 11 AS Monaco 3 – 1 Nancy Fontvieille
19:00 CET UTC+1Adriano  25'
Nimani 32'
Pokrivač 64'
Licata 87'
ReportMacaluso  62'
Calvé  69'
Hadji 76'
Stadium: Stade Louis II
Attendance: 6,640
Referee: Alexandre Castro
2 November 2008 12 Le Havre 2 – 3 AS Monaco Le Havre
17:00 CET UTC+1Nestor 47'
Alassane 60'
Idir  85'
ReportCufré 20'
Pokrivač  32'
Licata 40'
Park 50'
Stadium: Stade Océane
Attendance: 13,593
Referee: Antony Gautier
8 November 2008 13 AS Monaco 0 – 1 Lyon Fontvieille
19:00 CET UTC+1Adriano  62'ReportFred 55'
Grosso  86'
Stadium: Stade Louis II
Attendance: 10,444
Referee: Hervé Piccirillo
16 November 2008 14 Rennes 2 – 1 AS Monaco Rennes
17:00 CET UTC+1Sow 43'
Briand 53'
ReportPark  55'
Cufré 72' (pen.)  77'
Stadium: Roazhon Park
Attendance: 21,086
Referee: Olivier Thual
23 November 2008 15 AS Monaco 3 – 0 Le Mans Fontvieille
17:00 CET UTC+1Alonso 49'
André 50' (o.g.)
Licata 53'
ReportCoutadeur  15'Stadium: Stade Louis II
Attendance: 6,294
Referee: Fredy Fautrel
29 November 2008 16 AJ Auxerre 0 – 1 AS Monaco Auxerre
19:00 CET UTC+1Grichting  59'
Mignot  79'
ReportPokrivač 24'  25'
Alonso  33'
Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps
Attendance: 12,972
Referee: Stéphane Bré
7 December 2008 17 AS Monaco 1 – 1 Sochaux Fontvieille
17:00 CET UTC+1Alonso 20'  57'
Adriano  53'
Park  69'
Pokrivač  84'
ReportSantos 9'
Richert  30'
Thomas  35'
Daf  88'
Stadium: Stade Louis II
Attendance: 6,585
Referee: Philippe Kalt
13 December 2008 18 Valenciennes 3 – 1 AS Monaco Valenciennes
19:00 CET UTC+1Tiéné  18'
Sánchez 29'
Belmadi 41'
Pujol 59'
Rafael  86'
ReportPino 23'
Gosso  36'
Cufré  70'
Leko  84'   86'
Adriano  90+1'
Stadium: Stade du Hainaut
Attendance: 11,322
Referee: Ruddy Buquet
21 December 2008 19 AS Monaco 3 – 4 Bordeaux Fontvieille
21:00 CET UTC+1Pino 13'
Licata 43', 50'
Mollo  45'
Adu  76'
Nimani  90+1'
ReportChalmé  25'
Chamakh 67', 87'  88'
Diarra 67'
Cavenaghi 89'  89'
Stadium: Stade Louis II
Attendance: 8,142
Referee: Laurent Duhamel
10 January 2009 20 AS Monaco 1 – 2 Nantes Fontvieille
21:00 CET UTC+1Alonso  43'
Licata 86'
ReportBagayoko 5'  76'   76'
Tall  33'
Capoue 41'
N'Daw  88'
Stadium: Stade Louis II
Attendance: 6,415
Referee: Éric Poulat
18 January 2009 21 SM Caen 2 – 2 AS Monaco Caen
17:00 CET UTC+1Gomis  65'
Savidan 73'
Nivet 90+2'
ReportPino 6'
Gosso  15'
Alonso 24'
Pokrivač  39'
Stadium: Stade Michel d'Ornano
Attendance: 18,304
Referee: Damien Ledentu
31 January 2009 22 AS Monaco 1 – 0 Grenoble Foot Fontvieille
19:00 CET UTC+1Licata 68'ReportBaning  69'Stadium: Stade Louis II
Attendance: 6,710
Referee: Bertrand Layec
7 February 2009 23 Lorient 1 – 1 AS Monaco Lorient
19:00 CET UTC+1Ciani  12'
Abriel 60'
Marchal  89'
ReportGosso  14'
Mollo 21'
Šimić  81'
Pokrivač  87'
Stadium: Stade du Moustoir
Attendance: 9,775
Referee: Jean-Charles Cailleux
15 February 2009 24 AS Monaco 0 – 1 Marseille Fontvieille
21:00 CET UTC+1Pokrivač  56'ReportKoné 77'Stadium: Stade Louis II
Attendance: 13,475
Referee: Antony Gautier
22 February 2009 25 Lille 2 – 1 AS Monaco Villeneuve-d'Ascq
21:00 CET UTC+1Obraniak 12'
Béria  64'
Dumont 90+2'
ReportModesto  31'
Meriem  44'
Alonso  65'   67'
Leko  86'
Malicki 90+4' (o.g.)
Stadium: Stadium Lille Métropole
Attendance: 13,485
Referee: Ruddy Buquet
1 March 2009 26 AS Monaco 2 – 2 Saint-Étienne Fontvieille
17:00 CET UTC+1Nimani 20'
Gosso  56'
Mollo 90+2'
ReportPayet 26'
Matsui 61'  71'
Sall  68'
Gomis  89'
Stadium: Stade Louis II
Attendance: 8,374
Referee: Saïd Ennjimi
7 March 2009 27 Nice 0 – 0 AS Monaco Nice
19:00 CET UTC+1Faé  86'ReportGosso  16'
Lolo  36'
Leko  66'
Mongongu  75'   77'
Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 10,357
Referee: Tony Chapron
14 March 2009 28 AS Monaco 3 – 2 Toulouse Fontvieille
19:00 CET UTC+1Nimani 40'
Modesto 75'
Gosso  81'
Lolo 89'
ReportM'Bengue  7'
Gignac 26'
Cetto 68'
Capoue  75'
Congré  89'
Stadium: Stade Louis II
Attendance: 6,752
Referee: Philippe Kalt
21 March 2009 29 Nancy 0 – 1 AS Monaco Tomblaine
19:00 CET UTC+1Luiz  59'
Hélder  82'
ReportPokrivač  69'
Park 70'
Mollo  88'
Stadium: Stade Marcel Picot
Attendance: 19,377
Referee: Lionel Jaffredo
4 April 2009 30 AS Monaco 0 – 1 Le Havre Fontvieille
19:00 CEST UTC+2Šimić  29'   90'ReportSambou 76'
Alla  78'
Stadium: Stade Louis II
Attendance: 6,459
Referee: Jean-Charles Cailleux
12 April 2009 31 Lyon 2 – 2 AS Monaco Lyon
21:00 CEST UTC+2Cris  39' 65'
Källström  41'
Réveillère  53'
Makoun  70'
Piquionne 81'
ReportLolo  31'
Leko 34'  74'
Pérez  43'
Ruffier  45+1'
Pino 66'
Gosso  70'
Stadium: Stade de Gerland
Attendance: 40,245
Referee: Antony Gautier
18 April 2009 32 AS Monaco 3 – 1 Rennes Fontvieille
19:00 CEST UTC+2Leko  19' 78' (pen.)
Gosso  45+1'
Pino 84', 90+3'
ReportHansson  65'
Leroy  69'
Aubey  76'
Cheyrou 85'
Stadium: Stade Louis II
Attendance: 7,714
Referee: Éric Poulat
26 April 2009 33 Le Mans 0 – 1 AS Monaco Le Mans
17:00 CEST UTC+2Géder  60'
Maïga  62'
ReportPark 87'Stadium: Stade Léon-Bollée
Attendance: 10,531
Referee: Olivier Thual
2 May 2009 34 AS Monaco 0 – 1 AJ Auxerre Fontvieille
19:00 CEST UTC+2ReportKahlenberg 26'Stadium: Stade Louis II
Attendance: 7,203
Referee: Jean-Charles Cailleux
13 May 2009 35 Sochaux 3 – 0 AS Monaco Montbéliard
19:00 CEST UTC+2Martin 26'
Modesto 46' (o.g.)
Perquis  52'
Svěrkoš 71'
ReportMongongu  44'
Leko  60'
Lolo  67'
Stadium: Stade Auguste Bonal
Attendance: 16,879
Referee: Bertrand Layec
16 May 2009 36 AS Monaco 1 – 1 Valenciennes Fontvieille
19:00 CEST UTC+2Park 7'ReportAudel 61'  76'Stadium: Stade Louis II
Attendance: 7,026
Referee: Laurent Duhamel
23 May 2009 37 Bordeaux 1 – 0 AS Monaco Bordeaux
21:00 CEST UTC+2Chamakh 35'
Jussiê  42'
Cavenaghi  90+2'
ReportHaruna  78'   90'
Diaz  82'
Pérez  88'
Stadium: Stade Chaban-Delmas
Attendance: 32,260
Referee: Thierry Auriac
30 May 2009 38 Paris Saint-Germain 0 – 0 AS Monaco Paris
21:00 CEST UTC+2Clément  63'
Pancrate  66'
ReportModesto  41'
Mongongu  55'
Park  80'
Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 43,665
Referee: Olivier Thual

Coupe de la Ligue

24 September 2009 Third Round AS Monaco 0 – 1 Paris Saint-Germain Fontvieille
17:00 CEST UTC+2ReportPancrate 34'
Mulumbu  62'
Stadium: Stade Louis II
Attendance: 5,581
Referee: Philippe Kalt

Coupe de France

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4 January 2009 Round of 64 Blagnac 0 – 1 AS Monaco Blagnac
14:45 CET UTC+1Y.Calvet  21'
G.Pradere  82'
ReportMarquet 21' (o.g.)
Muratori  28'
Licata  86'
Ruffier  90+2'
Stadium: Stade Municipal des Ramiers
25 January 2009 Round of 32 AS Monaco 1 – 0 Nice Fontvieille
20:45 CET UTC+1Diaz  58'
Licata 83'
Pokrivač  86'
Pérez  89'
ReportHognon  27'Stadium: Stade Louis II
4 March 2009 Round of 16 Ajaccio 0 – 2 AS Monaco Ajaccio
19:00 CET UTC+1Martins  50'ReportPokrivač 30'
Licata 74'
Stadium: Stade François Coty
18 March 2009 Quarterfinal Grenoble Foot 2 – 0 AS Monaco Grenoble
17:00 CET UTC+1Moreira 13'
Akrour 54'
ReportStadium: Stade des Alpes
Attendance: 14,065
Referee: Thierry Auriac

Statistics

As of match played 30 May 2009

Appearances and goals

No.PosNatPlayerTotalLigue 1Coupe de FranceCoupe de la Ligue
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1GK  FRAYohann Thuram-Ulien302+100000
2DF  CODCédric Mongongu26019+303010
3DF  CMRNicolas Nkoulou25021+201010
4DF  FRAFrançois Modesto34129+213000
5MF  URUDiego Pérez26014+803010
6MF  CRONikola Pokrivač27317+623110
8DF  SUIPatrick Müller1006+103000
9FW  FRAYannick Sagbo400+300+1000
10FW  KORPark Chu-young355315300+10
11FW  USAFreddy Adu1000+900010
12DF  BRAAdriano1501500000
13DF  FRAVincent Muratori1107+102010
14DF  CRODario Šimić30026+102010
15DF  FRAThomas Mangani30300000
16GK  FRAStéphane Ruffier3603204000
17FW  FRASerge Gakpé1405+800+1000
18MF  ARGAlejandro Alonso193173100+10
19MF  CIVJean-Jacques Gosso32029+201000
20FW  COLJuan Pablo Pino26620+362010
21MF  FRACamel Meriem31123+512010
22FW  FRAAlexandre Licata24912+972+1200
23MF  CROJerko Leko26220+421010
25MF  NGALukman Haruna401+300000
26MF  FRAYohan Mollo28218+623+1000
27FW  FRAFrédéric Nimani32615+1362+100+10
28FW  FRADjamel Bakar701+500+1000
30GK  ITAFlavio Roma50400010
31MF  FRAKévin Diaz502+201000
32DF  CIVIgor Lolo1211012000
Players away from the club on loan:
11FW  BRANenê10100000
25DF  ARGLeandro Cufré1531530000
35MF  NGASani Kaita302+100000
Players who appeared for Monaco no longer at the club:
10FW  FRAJérémy Ménez301+200000

Goal scorers

PlacePositionNationNumberNameLigue 1Coupe de FranceCoupe de la LigueTotal
1FW 22Alexandre Licata7209
2FW 27Frédéric Nimani6006
FW 20Juan Pablo Pino6006
4FW 10Park Chu-young5005
5DF 25Leandro Cufré3003
MF 18Alejandro Alonso3003
MF 6Nikola Pokrivač2103
Own goal2103
9MF 26Yohan Mollo2002
MF 23Jerko Leko2002
11MF 21Camel Meriem1001
DF 4François Modesto1001
DF 32Igor Lolo1001
TOTALS414045

Disciplinary record

NumberNationPositionNameLigue 1Coupe de FranceCoupe de la LigueTotal
2 DFCédric Mongongu41000041
4 DFFrançois Modesto20000020
5 MFDiego Pérez50100060
6 MFNikola Pokrivač70100080
10 FWPark Chu-young30000030
11 FWNenê10000010
11 FWFreddy Adu10000010
12 DFAdriano40000040
13 DFVincent Muratori00100010
14 DFDario Šimić41000041
16 GKStéphane Ruffier20100030
18 MFAlejandro Alonso71000071
19 MFJean-Jacques Gosso1000000100
20 FWJuan Pablo Pino10000010
21 MFCamel Meriem10000010
22 FWAlexandre Licata00100010
23 MFJerko Leko1020000102
25 DFLeandro Cufré30000030
25 MFLukman Haruna21000021
26 MFYohan Mollo30000030
27 FWFrédéric Nimani10000010
31 MFKévin Diaz10100020
32 DFIgor Lolo30000030
TOTALS7566000816

References