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2008–09 Serie A

The 2008–09 Serie A (known as the Serie A TIM for sponsorship reasons) was the 107th season of top-tier Italian football, the 77th in a round-robin tournament. 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 2007–08 Serie B.

Serie A
Season2008–09
Dates30 August 2008 – 31 May 2009
ChampionsInternazionale
17th title
RelegatedTorino
Reggina
Lecce
Champions LeagueInternazionale
Juventus
Milan
Fiorentina
Europa LeagueGenoa
Roma
Lazio
Matches played380
Goals scored988 (2.6 per match)
Top goalscorerZlatan Ibrahimović
(25 goals)
Biggest home winSampdoria 5–0 Reggina
Biggest away winRoma 0–4 Internazionale
Siena 1–5 Milan
Palermo 0–4 Catania
Highest scoringUdinese 6–2 Cagliari
Average attendance25,324

20 clubs represented 13 different regions. The most represented region was Lombardy with three teams: Atalanta, A.C. Milan, and Inter Milan. 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 A.C. 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.

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Locations of Serie A 2008–09 teams

Stadia and locations

ClubCityStadiumCapacity2007–08 season
AtalantaBergamoAtleti Azzurri d'Italia26,3939th in Serie A
BolognaBolognaRenato Dall'Ara39,4442nd in Serie B
CagliariCagliariSant'Elia23,48614th in Serie A
CataniaCataniaAngelo Massimino23,42017th in Serie A
Chievo VeronaVeronaMarc'Antonio Bentegodi39,211Serie B Champions
FiorentinaFlorenceArtemio Franchi (Florence)47,2824th in Serie A
GenoaGenoaLuigi Ferraris36,68510th in Serie A
InternazionaleMilanSan Siro80,074Serie A Champions
JuventusTurinOlimpico di Torino27,5003rd in Serie A
LazioRomeOlimpico72,70012th in Serie A
LecceLecceVia del Mare33,876Serie B Playoff Winners
MilanMilanSan Siro80,0745th in Serie A
NapoliNaplesSan Paolo60,2408th in Serie A
PalermoPalermoRenzo Barbera37,24211th in Serie A
RegginaReggio CalabriaOreste Granillo27,45416th in Serie A
RomaRomeOlimpico72,7002nd in Serie A
SampdoriaGenoaLuigi Ferraris36,6856th in Serie A
SienaSienaArtemio Franchi (Siena)15,37313th in Serie A
TorinoTurinOlimpico di Torino27,50015th in Serie A
UdineseUdineFriuli41,6527th in Serie A

Personnel and sponsoring

TeamHead CoachCaptainKit manufacturerShirt sponsor
Atalanta Luigi Delneri Cristiano DoniAsicsSit in Sport, Daihatsu
Bologna Siniša Mihajlović Marcello CastelliniMacronUnipol, COGEI
Cagliari Massimiliano Allegri Diego LópezMacronTiscali, Sky
Catania Walter Zenga Davide BaioccoLegeaSP Energia Siciliana, Provincia di Catania
Chievo Domenico Di Carlo Sergio PellissierLottoPaluani/Banca Popolare di Verona
Fiorentina Cesare Prandelli Dario DainelliLottoToyota
Genoa Gian Piero Gasperini Marco RossiAsicsEurobet
Internazionale José Mourinho Javier ZanettiNikePirelli
Juventus Claudio Ranieri Alessandro Del PieroNikeNew Holland
Lazio Delio Rossi Tommaso RocchiPumaPro Evolution Soccer 2009/Groupama/Cucciolone Algida
Lecce Mario Beretta Andrea ZanchettaAsicsSalento, Lachifarma
Milan Carlo Ancelotti Paolo MaldiniAdidasBwin
Napoli Edoardo Reja Paolo CannavaroDiadoraLete
Palermo Davide Ballardini Fabio LiveraniLottoBetShop
Reggina Nevio Orlandi Francesco CozzaOnzeGicos, Regione Calabria
Roma Luciano Spalletti Francesco TottiKappaWind
Sampdoria Walter Mazzarri Angelo PalomboKappaErg/Air One (in cup and UEFA matches)
Siena Marco Giampaolo Simone VergassolaUmbroBanca Monte dei Paschi di Siena
Torino Walter Novellino Alessandro RosinaKappaMovida/MG.K Vis/Renault Trucks, Reale Mutua
Udinese Pasquale Marino Antonio Di NataleLottoLotto/Automobile Dacia, Regione Friuli/Il Granchio

Managerial changes

TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyReplaced byDate of appointment
Siena Mario Beretta[2]Contract expired27 May 2008 Marco Giampaolo[2]27 May 2008
Cagliari Davide Ballardini[3]Contract expired27 May 2008 Massimiliano Allegri[4]29 May 2008
Internazionale Roberto Mancini[5]Sacked29 May 2008 José Mourinho[6]2 June 2008
Lecce Giuseppe Papadopulo[7]Contract expired23 June 2008 Mario Beretta[7]23 June 2008
Palermo Stefano Colantuono[8]Sacked4 September 2008 Davide Ballardini[8]4 September 2008
Bologna Daniele Arrigoni[9]Sacked3 November 2008 Siniša Mihajlović[9]3 November 2008
Chievo Verona Giuseppe Iachini[10]Sacked4 November 2008 Domenico Di Carlo[10]4 November 2008
Torino Gianni De Biasi[11]Sacked8 December 2008 Walter Novellino[11]8 December 2008
Reggina Nevio Orlandi[12]Sacked16 December 2008 Giuseppe Pillon[13]16 December 2008
Reggina Giuseppe Pillon[14]Sacked25 January 2009 Nevio Orlandi[14]25 January 2009
Lecce Mario Beretta[15]Sacked9 March 2009 Luigi De Canio[16]9 March 2009
Napoli Edoardo Reja[17]Sacked10 March 2009 Roberto Donadoni[17]10 March 2009
Torino Walter Novellino[18]Sacked24 March 2009 Giancarlo Camolese[18]24 March 2009
Bologna Siniša Mihajlović[19]Sacked14 April 2009 Giuseppe Papadopulo[19]14 April 2009
Juventus Claudio Ranieri[20]Sacked18 May 2009 Ciro Ferrara[1][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]

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Internazionale (C)3825947032+3884Qualification to Champions League group stage
2Juventus38211166937+3274[a]
3Milan3822887035+3574[a]
4Fiorentina38215125338+1568[b]Qualification to Champions League play-off round
5Genoa38191185639+1768[b]Qualification to Europa League play-off round[c]
6Roma38189116461+363Qualification to Europa League third qualifying round
7Udinese381610126150+1158
8Palermo38176155750+757
9Cagliari38158154950−153
10Lazio38155184655−950Qualification to Europa League play-off round[c]
11Atalanta38138174548−347
12Napoli381210164345−246[d]
13Sampdoria381113144952−346[d]
14Siena38128183344−1144
15Catania38127194151−1043
16Chievo38814163549−1438
17Bologna38910194362−1937
18Torino (R)38810203761−2434Relegation to Serie B
19Reggina (R)38613193062−3231
20Lecce (R)38515183767−3030
Source: lega-calcio.it (in 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.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:

Results

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Atalanta0–11–01–00–21–21–13–11–32–00–00–13–12–20–13–04–21–02–03–0
Bologna0–10–13–11–11–32–01–21–23–12–11–40–11–11–21–13–01–45–20–3
Cagliari0–15–11–02–01–00–12–10–11–42–00–02–01–01–12–21–01–00–02–0
Catania1–01–22–11–00–21–00–21–21–01–10–23–12–02–03–22–00–33–20–2
Chievo1–10–01–11–10–20–12–20–21–21–10–12–11–02–10–11–10–21–11–2
Fiorentina2–11–02–12–02–11–00–01–11–01–20–22–10–23–04–11–01–01–04–2
Genoa1–11–12–11–12–23–30–23–20–14–12–03–21–04–03–13–11–03–02–0
Internazionale4–32–11–12–14–22–00–01–02–01–02–12–12–23–03–31–03–01–11–0
Juventus2–24–12–31–13–31–04–11–12–02–24–21–01–24–02–01–11–01–01–0
Lazio0–12–01–41–00–33–01–10–31–11–10–30–11–01–04–22–03–01–11–3
Lecce2–20–02–02–12–01–10–20–31–20–21–11–11–10–00–31–31–13–32–2
Milan3–01–21–01–01–01–01–11–01–14–12–01–03–01–12–33–02–15–15–1
Napoli0–01–12–21–03–02–10–11–02–10–23–00–02–13–00–32–02–01–22–2
Palermo3–24–15–10–43–01–32–10–20–22–05–23–12–11–03–12–22–01–03–2
Reggina3–12–22–11–10–11–10–12–32–22–32–01–21–10–02–20–21–11–10–2
Roma2–02–13–24–30–01–03–00–41–41–03–22–21–12–13–02–01–03–21–1
Sampdoria1–02–03–33–01–10–10–11–10–03–13–22–12–20–25–02–22–21–02–2
Siena1–01–12–01–10–21–00–01–20–32–01–21–52–11–01–01–00–01–01–1
Torino2–11–10–12–11–11–42–31–30–11–33–02–21–01–00–00–11–31–01–0
Udinese3–01–06–21–10–13–12–20–12–13–32–02–10–03–10–13–11–12–12–0
Source: lega-calcio.it (in Italian)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers

Internazionale supporters celebrate the 17th title
Zlatan Ibrahimović, top scorer of the season with 25 goals

Source: gazzetta.it (in Italian)

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Zlatan IbrahimovićInternazionale25
2 Diego MilitoGenoa24
Marco Di VaioBologna
4 Alberto GilardinoFiorentina19
5 KakáMilan16
6 Alexandre PatoMilan15
7 Robert AcquafrescaCagliari14
Edinson CavaniPalermo
Fabrizio MiccoliPalermo
10 Alessandro Del PieroJuventus13
Filippo InzaghiMilan
Adrian MutuFiorentina
Sergio PellissierChievo
Fabio QuagliarellaUdinese
Francesco TottiRoma
Mauro ZárateLazio

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