2008–09 Campionato Sammarinese di Calcio explained

Competition:Campionato Sammarinese di Calcio
Season:2008–09
Winners:S.P. Tre Fiori
5th Sammarinese title
Continentalcup1:UEFA Champions League
Continentalcup1 Qualifiers:S.P. Tre Fiori
Continentalcup2:UEFA Europa League
Continentalcup2 Qualifiers:A.C. Juvenes/Dogana (via domestic cup)
Biggest Home Win:Tre Fiori 7–0 San Giovanni[1]
Biggest Away Win:Fiorentino 2–8 Virtus
Highest Scoring:San Giovanni 4–8 Cosmos
Total Goals:512[2]
Average Goals:3.12
Prevseason:2007–08
Nextseason:2009–10

The 2008–09 Campionato Sammarinese di Calcio season was the twenty-fourth since its establishment. The season began with the first regular season games on 12 September 2008 and ended with the play-off final on 29 May 2009.

Participating teams

Venues

The teams do not have grounds of their own due to restricted space in San Marino. Each match was randomly assigned to one of the following grounds:

Regular season

Group A

Group B

Results

All teams play twice against the teams within their own group and once against the teams from the other group.

Play-off

The playoff was held in a double-eliminination format. Both group winners earned a bye in the first and second round.

First round

The matches were played on 7 May 2009.[3]

Second round

The matches were played on 12 May 2009.[3]

Third round

The matches were played on 15 and 16 May 2009.[3]

Fourth round

The matches were played on 19 and 20 May 2009.[3]

Semifinal

The match was played on 25 May 2009 at Stadio Olimpico, Serravalle.[3]

Final

The final was played on 29 May 2009 at Stadio Olimpico, Serravalle.[3] The winners qualified for the first qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League 2009–10.

Notes and References

  1. Since grounds are randomly assigned for league matches, the determination of home and away was made by schedule.
  2. Including regular season and play-off goals, excluding penalty shootoutgoals
  3. Web site: Calendario playoff. Sammarinese FA. it. 20 April 2009. 22 February 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120222024913/http://www.fsgc.sm/sources/cal_playoff_cal.asp?id=1087. dead.