| Club: | Internazionale |
| Season: | 2008–09 |
| Chairman: | Massimo Moratti |
| Chrtitle: | President |
| Manager: | José Mourinho |
| Mgrtitle: | Head coach |
| Stadium: | San Siro |
| League: | Serie A |
| League Result: | 1st |
| Cup1: | Coppa Italia |
| Cup1 Result: | Semi-finals |
| Cup3: | UEFA Champions League |
| Cup3 Result: | Round of 16 |
| Cup2: | Supercoppa Italiana |
| Cup2 Result: | Winners |
| League Topscorer: | Zlatan Ibrahimović (25) |
| Season Topscorer: | Zlatan Ibrahimović (29) |
| Average Attendance: | 55,345 |
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| Prevseason: | 2007–08 |
| Nextseason: | 2009–10 |
The 2008–09 season was Football Club Internazionale Milano's 100th in existence and 93rd consecutive season in the top flight of Italian football. This was the first season for new Inter manager José Mourinho.
After Roberto Mancini's departure, José Mourinho became the new coach of Inter.[1] The Portuguese manager won a trophy at his debut, Supercoppa Italiana, defeating Roma on penalties.[2] He planned to use a 4–3–3 formation, with the new arrivals Amantino Mancini and Quaresma as wingers beside Zlatan Ibrahimović.[3]
As the 4–3–3 soon failed, Mourinho reviewed his ideas, switching to the 4–3–1–2 Mancini had previously used: Stanković acted as playmaker, behind Ibrahimović and his offensive partner (Adriano, rarely Cruz or Crespo, then Balotelli).[4] The performance of the team immediately improved, and Inter once again won the Scudetto (fourth in row), ten points clear of Juventus and Milan.[5]
| Squad no. | Name | Nationality | Position | Date of birth (age) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||||||
| 1 | Francesco Toldo |  | GK | 10 July 2008 | ||
| 12 | Júlio César |  | GK | 10 July 2008 | ||
| 22 | Paolo Orlandoni | | GK | 10 July 2008 | ||
| Defenders | ||||||
| 2 | Iván Córdoba (vice-Captain) |  | CB | 10 July 2008 | ||
| 4 | Javier Zanetti (Captain) |  | RB / CM / RM | 10 July 2008 | ||
| 6 | Maxwell | | LB | 10 July 2008 | ||
| 13 | Maicon | | RB | 10 July 2008 | ||
| 16 | Nicolás Burdisso | | CB | 10 July 2008 | ||
| 23 | | CB | 10 July 2008 | |||
| 24 | Nelson Rivas | | CB | 10 July 2008 | ||
| 25 | Walter Samuel | | CB | 10 July 2008 | ||
| 26 | Cristian Chivu |  | LB / CB / DM | 10 July 2008 | ||
| 39 | Davide Santon | | LB | 10 July 2008 | ||
| Midfielders | ||||||
| 5 | Dejan Stanković |  | CM / AM | 10 July 2008 | ||
| 7 | Luís Figo | RW / AM | 10 July 2008 | |||
| 11 | Luis Jiménez | AM / CM / RW | 10 July 2008 | |||
| 14 | Patrick Vieira |  | DM / CM | 10 July 2008 | ||
| 15 | Olivier Dacourt | | DM | 10 July 2008 | ||
| 19 | Esteban Cambiasso | | DM / CM | 10 July 2008 | ||
| 20 | Sulley Muntari |  | CM / DM / LM | 10 July 2008 | ||
| 33 | Mancini | | AM / LW / RW | 10 July 2008 | ||
| 77 | Ricardo Quaresma | RW / LW / SS | 10 July 2008 | |||
| Forwards | ||||||
| 8 | Zlatan Ibrahimović |  | CF | 10 July 2008 | ||
| 9 | Julio Cruz | | CF | 10 July 2008 | ||
| 10 | Adriano | | CF | 10 July 2008 | ||
| 18 | Hernán Crespo | | CF | 10 July 2008 | ||
| 21 | Victor Obinna | CF | 10 July 2008 | |||
| 45 | Mario Balotelli | | CF | 10 July 2008 | ||
2008–09 confirmed transfers
Total spending: €46.6 million
Total income: €0
See main article: 2008–09 Coppa Italia.
See main article: article and 2008 Supercoppa Italiana.
See main article: 2008–09 UEFA Champions League.
See main article: 2008–09 UEFA Champions League knockout stage.
| League | Europe | Cup | Others | Total Stats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Games played | 38 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 51 |
| Games won | 25 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 30 |
| Games drawn | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 13 |
| Games lost | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| Goals scored | 70 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 86 |
| Goals conceded | 32 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 48 |
| Goal difference | 38 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 38 |
| Clean sheets | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 21 |
| Goal by substitute | – | – | – | – | – |
| Total shots | – | – | – | – | – |
| Shots on target | – | – | – | – | – |
| Corners | – | – | – | – | – |
| Players used | 29 | 23 | 24 | 14 | – |
| Offsides | – | – | – | – | – |
| Fouls suffered | – | – | – | – | – |
| Fouls committed | – | – | – | – | – |
| Yellow cards | 82 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 108 |
| Red cards | 4 | 1 | – | – | 5 |
| Players transferred out during the season | |||||