2008–09 Serie A

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

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.

Club City Stadium Capacity 2007–08 season
Atalanta Bergamo Atleti Azzurri d'Italia 26,393 9th in Serie A
Bologna Bologna Renato Dall'Ara 39,444 2nd in Serie B
Cagliari Cagliari Sant'Elia 23,486 14th in Serie A
Catania Catania Angelo Massimino 23,420 17th in Serie A
Chievo Verona Marc'Antonio Bentegodi 39,211 Serie B Champions
Fiorentina Florence Artemio Franchi (Florence) 47,282 4th in Serie A
Genoa Genoa Luigi Ferraris 36,685 10th in Serie A
Internazionale Milan San Siro 80,074 Serie A Champions
Juventus Turin Olimpico di Torino 27,500 3rd in Serie A
Lazio Rome Stadio Olimpico 72,700 12th in Serie A
Lecce Lecce Via del Mare 33,876 Serie B Playoff Winners
Milan Milan San Siro 80,074 5th in Serie A
Napoli Naples San Paolo 60,240 8th in Serie A
Palermo Palermo Renzo Barbera 37,242 11th in Serie A
Reggina Reggio Calabria Oreste Granillo 27,454 16th in Serie A
Roma Rome Stadio Olimpico 72,700 2nd in Serie A
Sampdoria Genoa Luigi Ferraris 36,685 6th in Serie A
Siena Siena Artemio Franchi (Siena) 15,373 13th in Serie A
Torino Turin Olimpico di Torino 27,500 15th in Serie A
Udinese Udine Friuli 41,652 7th in Serie A

Personnel and sponsoring

Team Head Coach Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Atalanta Italy Luigi Delneri Asics Sit In Sport- Daihatsu
Bologna Serbia Siniša Mihajlović Macron Unipol
Cagliari Italy Massimiliano Allegri Umbro Tiscali
Catania Italy Walter Zenga Legea Energia Siciliana
Chievo Italy Domenico Di Carlo Joma Paluani
Fiorentina Italy Cesare Prandelli Lotto Toyota
Genoa Italy Gian Piero Gasperini Errea Eurobet
Internazionale Portugal José Mourinho Nike Pirelli
Juventus Italy Claudio Ranieri Nike New Holland
Lazio Italy Delio Rossi Puma Groupama
Lecce Italy Mario Beretta Asics Lachifarma
Milan Italy Carlo Ancelotti Adidas Bwin
Napoli Italy Edoardo Reja Diadora Lete
Palermo Italy Davide Ballardini Lotto No Sponsor
Reggina Italy Giuseppe Pillon
Italy Nevio Orlandi		 Onze Gicos
Roma Italy Luciano Spalletti Kappa WIND
Sampdoria Italy Walter Mazzarri Kappa ERG
Siena Italy Marco Giampaolo Lotto Banca Monte Paschi
Torino Italy Walter Novellino Asics Reale Mutua
Beretta
Renault Trucks
Udinese Italy 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 CAGCTNCHVFIOGENINTJUVLAZLCEMILNAPPALREGROMSAMSIETORUDI
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

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

Source: gazzetta.it (Italian)

25 goals
24 goals
19 goals
16 goals
15 goals
14 goals
13 goals

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment
Siena Italy Mario Beretta[2] Contract expired 27 May 2008 Italy Marco Giampaolo[2] 27 May 2008
Cagliari Italy Davide Ballardini[3] Contract expired 27 May 2008 Italy Massimiliano Allegri[4] 29 May 2008
Internazionale Italy Roberto Mancini[5] Sacked 29 May 2008 Portugal José Mourinho[6] 2 June 2008
Lecce Italy Giuseppe Papadopulo[7] Contract expired 23 June 2008 Italy Mario Beretta[7] 23 June 2008
Palermo Italy Stefano Colantuono[8] Sacked 4 September 2008 Italy Davide Ballardini[8] 4 September 2008
Bologna Italy Daniele Arrigoni[9] Sacked 3 November 2008 Serbia Siniša Mihajlović[9] 3 November 2008
Chievo Verona Italy Giuseppe Iachini[10] Sacked 4 November 2008 Italy Domenico Di Carlo[10] 4 November 2008
Torino Italy Gianni De Biasi[11] Sacked 8 December 2008 Italy Walter Novellino[11] 8 December 2008
Reggina Italy Nevio Orlandi[12] Sacked 16 December 2008 Italy Giuseppe Pillon[13] 16 December 2008
Reggina Italy Giuseppe Pillon[14] Sacked 25 January 2009 Italy Nevio Orlandi[14] 25 January 2009
Lecce Italy Mario Beretta[15] Sacked 9 March 2009 Italy Luigi De Canio[16] 9 March 2009
Napoli Italy Edoardo Reja[17] Sacked 10 March 2009 Italy Roberto Donadoni[17] 10 March 2009
Torino Italy Walter Novellino[18] Sacked 24 March 2009 Italy Giancarlo Camolese[18] 24 March 2009
Bologna Serbia Siniša Mihajlović[19] Sacked 14 April 2009 Italy Giuseppe Papadopulo[19] 14 April 2009
Juventus Italy Claudio Ranieri[20] Sacked 18 May 2009 Italy Ciro Ferrara[21] 18 May 2009

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