2008–09 ACF Fiorentina season

Fiorentina
2008–09 season
President Andrea Della Valle
Manager Cesare Prandelli
Stadium Stadio Artemio Franchi
Serie A 4th
Coppa Italia Semi-finals
UEFA Champions League Group stage
UEFA Cup Round of 32
Top goalscorer League:
Alberto Gilardino (19)
All:
Alberto Gilardino (25)
Highest home attendance 41,839 vs Milan
(31 May 2009, Serie A)
Lowest home attendance 19,018 vs Ajax
(19 February 2009, UEFA Cup)
Average home league attendance 31,200[1]
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours

The 2008–09 season was ACF Fiorentina's 83rd season in Italian football and their 71st season in the first-tier of Italian football, Serie A. Having finished fourth the previous season, La Viola earned qualification to the UEFA Champions League for the first time in eight years.

Players

Squad information

As of 26 July 2008[2] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 France GK Sébastien Frey
2 Denmark DF Per Krøldrup
3 Italy DF Dario Dainelli (captain)
4 Italy MF Marco Donadel
5 Italy DF Alessandro Gamberini
6 Peru DF Juan Manuel Vargas
7 Italy MF Franco Semioli
8 Montenegro FW Stevan Jovetić
10 Romania FW Adrian Mutu
11 Italy FW Alberto Gilardino
13 Italy GK Marco Storari
14 Italy DF Luciano Zauri
15 Czech Republic DF Ondřej Mazuch
18 Italy MF Riccardo Montolivo
19 Italy MF Massimo Gobbi
20 Denmark MF Martin Jørgensen
No. Position Player
21 Italy DF Gianluca Comotto
22 Serbia MF Zdravko Kuzmanović
23 Italy DF Manuel Pasqual
24 Argentina MF Mario Santana
25 Serbia GK Vlada Avramov
26 Brazil DF Alex
28 Brazil FW Jefferson
30 Argentina MF Sergio Almirón
32 Italy FW Emiliano Bonazzoli
33 Italy GK Andrea Seculin
35 Senegal MF Pape Moussa Diakhatè
38 Italy MF Lorenzo Morelli
41 Italy DF Massimiliano Tagliani
44 Italy DF Federico Masi
46 Italy FW Piergiuseppe Maritato
88 Brazil MF Felipe Melo

Transfers

In

Winter transfer window
No. Pos. Player From Fee
32FWItaly Emiliano BonazzoliSampdoriaon loan [12]
--MFItaly Davide CarcuroTrevisoloan return (co-ownership) [13][14]
--GKItaly Tommaso ScuffiaMacerateseundisclosed [15]

Out

Winter transfer window
No. Pos. Player From Fee
29FWItaly Giampaolo PazziniSampdoria€10 million [21]
9FWItaly Dani OsvaldoBologna€7 million [22]

On loan

No. Pos. Player On loan to Until
27FWItaly Samuel Di CarmineQueens Park RangersJune 2009 [23]
14FWItaly Arturo LupoliNorwich CityJune 2009 [24]
16MFCzech Republic Jan HableBaník OstravaJune 2009 [25]
17FWSenegal Papa WaigoLecceJune 2009 [26]
34FWFrance Matthias LepillerEupenJune 2009 [25]
54MFPortugal Manuel da CostaSampdoriaJune 2009 [27]
34MFSerbia Nikola Gulan1860 MunichJune 2009 [28]

Pre-season and friendlies

Competitions

Overall

Competition Started round Current
position		 Final
position		 First match Last match
Serie A Matchday 1 — 4th 31 August 2008 31 May 2009
Coppa Italia Round of 16 — Round of 16 17 December 2008
Champions League Third qualifying round — Group stage 12 August 2008 10 December 2008
UEFA Cup Round of 32 — Round of 32 19 February 2009 26 February 2009

Last updated: 31 May 2009

Serie A

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 (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
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 summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
38 21 5 12 53 38  +15 68 14 2 3 29 14  +15 7 3 9 24 24  0

Last updated: 31 May 2009.
Source: Competitive matches

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAH
ResultDLWLWWWWDLWLWLWWWLLLWWWDWDLLWWWLWWWWDL
Position815121612975588966554667654444444444444444

Updated to match(es) played on 31 May 2009. Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Coppa Italia

UEFA Champions League

Third qualifying round

Group stage

Group F
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Germany Bayern Munich 6420124+814
France Lyon 63211410+411
Italy Fiorentina 613258−36
Romania Steaua București 6015312−91

UEFA Cup

Final phase

Round of 32

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player TotalSerie AUEFA Champions LeagueUEFA CupCoppa Italia
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK France Sébastien Frey 36-3626-268-82-200
2 DF Denmark Per Krøldrup 220160401010
3 DF Italy Dario Dainelli 210130701000
4 DF Italy Marco Donadel 230190201010
5 DF Italy Alessandro Gamberini 320240602000
6 DF Peru Juan Manuel Vargas 233163700000
7 MF Italy Franco Semioli 150130002000
8 FW Montenegro Stevan Jovetić 240180302010
10 FW Romania Adrian Mutu 30131911822010
11 FW Italy Alberto Gilardino 35212415852110
13 GK Italy Marco Storari 2-21-100001-1
14 DF Italy Luciano Zauri 240130802010
17 FW Senegal Papa Waigo 0000000000
18 MF Italy Riccardo Montolivo 324244602000
19 MF Italy Massimo Gobbi 150100401000
20 MF Denmark Martin Jørgensen 6030201000
21 DF Italy Gianluca Comotto 220200100010
22 MF Serbia Zdravko Kuzmanović 312232601010
23 DF Italy Manuel Pasqual 130100002010
30 MF Argentina Sergio Almirón 160100401010
32 FW Italy Emiliano Bonazzoli 7171000000
44 DF Italy Federico Masi 1000100000
88 MF Brazil Felipe Melo 342232802010
Players sold or loaned out during the 2009 winter transfer window:
9 FW Italy Dani Osvaldo 13090400000
29 FW Italy Giampaolo Pazzini 161121400000
54 DF Portugal Manuel da Costa 2010000010

Goalscorers

Rank No. Pos Nat Name Serie A Coppa Italia UEFA CL UEFA Cup Total
Own goal 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 0 0 0 0 0

Last updated:

Clean sheets

Rank No. Pos Nat Name Serie A Coppa Italia UEFA CL UEFA Cup Total
Totals 0 0 0 0 0

Last updated:

Disciplinary record

No. Pos Nat Player Serie A Coppa Italia UEFA CL UEFA Cup Total
Yellow card Yellow cardYellow cardRed card Red card Yellow card Yellow cardYellow cardRed card Red card Yellow card Yellow cardYellow cardRed card Red card Yellow card Yellow cardYellow cardRed card Red card Yellow card Yellow cardYellow cardRed card Red card
Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Last updated:

References

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  2. ↑ ACF Fiorentina. "Viola Channel - Players" (in Italian). Archived from the original on 2008-07-27. Retrieved 2008-07-26.
  3. ↑ "El Almería confirma el fichaje de Melo por la Fiorentina" (in Spanish). Diario Marca. 2008-05-21. Retrieved 2008-07-26.
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