2008–09 AC Milan season explained

Club:Milan
Season:2008–09
Chairman:Vacant
Chrtitle:President
Manager:Carlo Ancelotti
Mgrtitle:Head coach
Stadium:San Siro
League:Serie A
League Result:3rd
Cup1:Coppa Italia
Cup1 Result:Round of 16
Cup2:UEFA Cup
Cup2 Result:Round of 32
League Topscorer:
Kaká (16)
Season Topscorer:
Alexandre Pato (18)
Average Attendance:59,731[1]
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Prevseason:2007–08
Nextseason:2009–10

During the 2008–09 season, Milan played its 75th Serie A season in the club's existence.

Club

Management

Source: San Siro

Squad

First team

As of December 21, 2008.[2]

Transfers

In
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FW (€21 million)[3] [4]
FW loan[5]
DF (€9 million)[6]
MF (€2,5 million)[7]
MF free[8]
FW co-ownership (€7,5 million)
FW (€1,5 million)
DF ´loan[9]
DF co-ownership
MF co-ownership(€2,0 million)[10]
GK loan ended[11]
GK loan ended
GK loan ended
DF loan ended
DF loan ended
DF loan ended
DF loan ended
DF loan ended
FW Pro Patria loan ended
FW loan ended
Out
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FW (€14 million)[12]
FW (€10,0 million)
DF retired[13]
GK retired
MF retired
DF (€2,5 million)
MF
GK co-ownership (€0,9 million)
GK loan
DF co-ownership
DF co-ownership
DF loan
DF Standard Liegeloan
DF co-ownership
DF co-ownership
DF co-ownership
DF loan
DFend of contract
MF co-ownership
MF retired
MF loan
MF co-ownership
FW Triestina co-ownership
FW Digione loan
FW loan
FW co-ownership
FW co-ownership
FW co-ownership

Winter

In
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DF Thiago Silva(€10 million)
MF loan
DF loan ended
DF loan
Out
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FW SC Corinthiansreleased
MF Santosreleased
DF Pizzighettone loan
DF Thiago Silvaloan

Competitions summary

Overall

Competition Started Round Final Position Final Round First Match Last Match
Serie ARound 1 - Round 38August 31, 2008May 31, 2009
Coppa ItaliaRound of 16EliminatedRound of 16December 3, 2008December 3, 2008
UEFA CupFirst RoundEliminatedRound of 32September 18, 2008February 26, 2009

Serie A

Results by round

UEFA Cup - Group E standings

Matches

Updated to games played May 31, 2009.

Pre-season tournaments and friendlies

Date Tournament Location Opponent team Score Scorers
23 July 2008FriendlyCremona, ItalyCremonese0–0
29 July 20082008 TIM TrophyTurin, ItalyJuventus2–2(6–4p)
29 July 20082008 TIM TrophyTurin, ItalyInternazionale0–0(4–3p)
1 August 20082008 Russian Railways CupMoscow, Russia Sevilla0–1
3 August 20082008 Russian Railways CupMoscow, Russia Chelsea0–5
9 August 2008FriendlyManchester, England Manchester City0–1
17 August 20082008 Trofeo Luigi BerlusconiMilan, ItalyJuventus4–1
21 August 20082008 Trofeo Birra MorettiNaples, ItalyNapoli1–0
21 August 20082008 Trofeo Birra MorettiNaples, ItalyJuventus0–0(4–5p)
24 August 20082008 Trofeo Villa de GijónGijón, Spain Sporting de Gijón0–2
10 September 2008FriendlyLugano, Switzerland Lugano0–2
14 October 2008Taçi Oil CupTirana, Albania Tirana1–2
7 January 2009Dubai Challenge CupDubai, United Arab Emirates Hamburg1–1(4–3p)
21 January 2009FriendlyHanover, Germany Hannover 963–2
4 February 2009FriendlyGlasgow, Scotland Rangers2–2
4 March 2009FriendlyDoha, Qatar Al-Sadd2–1
22 April 2009FriendlyBudapest, Hungary Hungary's league selection5–2

Serie A

See main article: 2008–09 Serie A.

Matches

Coppa Italia

MatchDateRoundHome/AwayOpponent teamScorewidth=40%Scorers
1December 3, 2008Round of 16HomeLazio1–2

UEFA Cup

MatchDateRoundHome/AwayOpponent teamScoreScorers
1September 18, 2008First RoundHome Zürich3–1
2October 2, 2008First RoundAway Zürich0–1
3October 23, 2008Group StageAway Heerenveen1–3
4November 6, 2008Group StageHome Braga1–0
5November 27, 2008Group StageAway Portsmouth2–2
6December 17, 2008Group StageHome Wolfsburg2–2
7February 18, 2009Round of 32Away Werder Bremen1–1
8February 26, 2009Round of 32Home Werder Bremen2–2

Statistics

Competitive matches only. Numbers in brackets indicate appearances made. Updated to games played May 31, 2009.[14]

Players statistics

As of end of the season

Goalscorers

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1 Alexandre Pato15-318
2 Kaká16--16
Filippo Inzaghi13-3
4 Ronaldinho8-210
5 Massimo Ambrosini7-18
6 Clarence Seedorf6--6
7 David Beckham2--2
Marco Borriello1-1
Andrea Pirlo1-1
Andriy Shevchenko-11
10 Gennaro Gattuso--11
Marek Jankulovski--1
Gianluca Zambrotta1--

Goals conceded

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1 Christian Abbiati28 (28)--28 (28)1
2 Dida7 (10)2 (1)9 (8)18 (19)0.94
3 Zeljko Kalac1 (1)--1 (1)1

Games started

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Gianluca Zambrotta33-639
Clarence Seedorf301536
Marek Jankulovski31-334
Kaká281332
Paolo Maldini30-131
Alexandre Pato28-331
Andrea Pirlo26-329
Mathieu Flamini221629
Christian Abbiati28--28
Massimo Ambrosini24-428
Giuseppe Favalli211527
Filippo Inzaghi15-621
Daniele Bonera16-420
David Beckham18-119
Ronaldinho161219
Dida91818
Gennaro Gattuso11-314
Kakha Kaladze101314
Philippe Senderos71513
Luca Antonini41611
Andriy Shevchenko2169
Emerson3137
Marco Borriello6--6
Zeljko Kalac1--1

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Attendance Statistics of Serie A 2008–2009. StadiaPostcards.com.
  2. Web site: Team Roster 2008/09 . ACMilan.com . 2008-07-16 . 2008-07-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080717044243/http://www.acmilan.com/lm_team_roster.aspx . 2008-07-17 . dead .
  3. Web site: Ronaldinho è del Milan . gazzetta.it . 15 July 2008 . 16 June 2022.
  4. News: Agreement in principle for Ronaldinho transfer . https://archive.today/20080721004212/http://www.fcbarcelona.cat/web/english/noticies/futbol/temporada08-09/07/n080715104937.html . dead . 2008-07-21 . 2008-07-15 . 2008-07-15 . fcbarcelona.cat.
  5. News: COMUNICATO UFFICIALE: SHEVA AL MILAN . https://web.archive.org/web/20080825224405/http://www.acmilan.com/NewsDetail_popup.aspx?idNews=71190&progr=2 . dead . 2008-08-25 . 2008-06-23 . 2008-06-23 . acmilanclub.com .
  6. Web site: Ufficiale: Zambrotta è del Milan . sportmediaset.it. 31 May 2008. 11 June 2022. it.
  7. Web site: Milan: ecco i giovani Viudez e Cardaccio . espn.com . 30 July 2008 . 4 August 2021. it.
  8. Web site: BENVENUTO MATHIEU! . 2008-05-17 . 2008-05-05 . acmilan.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20080516043010/http://www.acmilan.com/NewsDetail.aspx?idNews=66201. 16 May 2008 . live.
  9. News: Senderos joins AC Milan on season-long loan . 2008-08-27 . 2008-06-27 . arsenalfc.com . https://web.archive.org/web/20080830024935/http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/senderos-joins-ac-milan-on-season-long-loan . 30 August 2008 . dead . dmy-all .
  10. News: Milan Buys Abate's Contract. 2008-06-16 . 2008-06-16 . acmilanclub.com.
  11. News: FOCUS ON THE LEAGUE . acmilan.com . 2008-05-31 . 2008-05-31 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080601144739/http://www.acmilan.com/NewsDetail.aspx?idNews=67397 . 2008-06-01 . dead .
  12. Web site: Gilardino passa alla Fiorentina. Milan a 2 milioni da Zambrotta . repubblica.it . 28 May 2008 . 11 July 2022.
  13. News: ALWAYS IN OUR HEARTS . 2008-05-17 . 2008-05-16 . acmilan.com . https://web.archive.org/web/20080519103938/http://www.acmilan.com/NewsDetail.aspx?idNews=66781 . 2008-05-19 . dead .
  14. News: Season 2008/2009 - Serie A . 2008-09-14 . 2008-09-14 . ESPNsoccernet . https://web.archive.org/web/20080822212456/http://www.acmilan.com/infoPage.aspx?id=70954 . 2008-08-22 . dead .

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