2008–09 AC Milan season

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

Milan
2008–09 season
PresidentVacant
Head coachCarlo Ancelotti
StadiumSan Siro
Serie A3rd
Coppa ItaliaRound of 16
UEFA CupRound of 32
Top goalscorerLeague:
Kaká (16)

All:
Alexandre Pato (18)
Average home league attendance59,731[1]

Club edit

Management edit

Position Staff
Head coach   Carlo Ancelotti
Assistant coach   Mauro Tassotti
  Filippo Galli
Goalkeeping coaches   Villiam Vecchi
  Beniamino Abate
Fitness coaches   Daniele Tognaccini
  Giovanni Mauri
Club doctor   Massimo Manara
President   Adriano Galliani

Last updated: July 19, 2008
Source: [1]

Source: San Siro

Squad edit

First team edit

Starting line-up.

As of December 21, 2008.[2] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   BRA Dida
2 DF   BRA Felipe Mattioni (on loan from Grêmio)
3 DF   ITA Paolo Maldini (captain)
4 DF   GEO Kakha Kaladze
5 MF   BRA Emerson (released in April)
7 FW   BRA Alexandre Pato
8 MF   ITA Gennaro Gattuso
9 FW   ITA Filippo Inzaghi
10 MF   NED Clarence Seedorf
11 FW   ITA Marco Borriello
12 GK   ITA Christian Abbiati
13 DF   ITA Alessandro Nesta
14 MF   URU Mathias Cardacio
15 DF   ITA Gianluca Zambrotta
16 GK   AUS Zeljko Kalac
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 DF   CZE Marek Jankulovski
19 DF   ITA Giuseppe Favalli
20 MF   URU Tabaré Viúdez
21 MF   ITA Andrea Pirlo
22 MF   BRA Kaká
23 MF   ITA Massimo Ambrosini (vice-captain)
24 DF   SUI Philippe Senderos (on loan from Arsenal)
25 DF   ITA Daniele Bonera
32 MF   ENG David Beckham (on loan from Los Angeles Galaxy)
36 DF   ITA Matteo Darmian
51 MF   SLE Rodney Strasser (from Primavera team)
76 FW   UKR Andriy Shevchenko (on loan from Chelsea)
77 DF   ITA Luca Antonini
80 MF   BRA Ronaldinho
84 MF   FRA Mathieu Flamini

Transfers edit

In
Pos. Name from Type
FW Ronaldinho FC Barcelona (€21 million )[3][4]
FW Andrei Shevchenko Chelsea F.C. loan[5]
DF Gianluca Zambrotta FC Barcelona (€9 million )[6]
MF Mathías Cardacio Nacional Montevideo (€2,5 million)[7]
MF Mathieu Flamini free[8]
FW Marco Borriello Genoa C.F.C. co-ownership (€7,5 million )
FW Tabaré Viudez Defensor Sporting (€1,5 million )
DF Philippe Senderos Arsenal F.C. ´loan[9]
DF Luca Antonini Empoli F.C. co-ownership
MF Ignazio Abate Empoli F.C. co-ownership(€2,0 million)[10]
GK Christian Abbiati Atletico Madrid loan ended[11]
GK Ferdinando Coppola Atalanta B.C. loan ended
GK Marco Storari Cagliari Calcio loan ended
DF Luca Antonelli Parma F.C. loan ended
DF Davide Astori Cremonese loan ended
DF Marcus Diniz A.C. Monza loan ended
DF Leandro Grimi Sporting Lisboa loan ended
DF Romano Perticone Cremonese loan ended
FW Matteo Ardemagni Pro Patria loan ended
FW Davide Di Gennaro Bologna F.C. loan ended
Out
Pos. Name To Type
FW Alberto Gilardino Fiorentina (€14 million )[12]
FW Ricardo Oliveira Real Zaragoza (€10,0 million)
DF Cafu retired[13]
GK Valerio Fiori retired
MF Serginho retired
DF Leandro Grimi Sporting Lisboa (€2,5 million )
MF Cristian Brocchi S.S. Lazio
GK Ferdinando Coppola Atalanta B.C. co-ownership (€0,9 million )
GK Marco Storari Fiorentina loan
DF Luca Antonelli Parma F.C. co-ownership
DF Davide Astori Cagliari Calcio co-ownership
DF Matteo Bruscagin A.C. Monza loan
DF Digão Standard Liege loan
DF Marcus Diniz Livorno co-ownership
DF Lino Marzorati Empoli F.C. co-ownership
DF Romano Perticone Livorno co-ownership
DF Massimo Oddo Bayern München loan
DF Dario Šimić A.S. Monaco end of contract
MF Ignazio Abate Torino F.C. co-ownership
MF Ibrahim Ba retired
MF Yoann Gourcuff Girondins Bordeaux loan
MF Paolo Sammarco Sampdoria co-ownership
FW Matteo Ardemagni Triestina co-ownership
FW Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang Digione loan
FW Willy Aubameyang Avellino loan
FW Davide Di Gennaro Genoa C.F.C. co-ownership
FW Alessandro Matri Cagliari Calcio co-ownership
FW Alberto Paloschi Parma F.C. co-ownership

Winter edit

In
Pos. Name from Type
DF Thiago Silva Fluminense (€10 million )
MF David Beckham Los Angeles Galaxy loan
DF Matteo Bruscagin A.C. Monza loan ended
DF Felipe Mattioni Gremio loan
Out
Pos. Name To Type
FW Ronaldo SC Corinthians released
MF Emerson Santos released
DF Matteo Bruscagin Pizzighettone loan
DF Thiago Silva Fluminense loan

Competitions summary edit

Overall edit

Competition Started Round Final Position Final Round First Match Last Match
Serie A Round 1 Round 38 August 31, 2008 May 31, 2009
Coppa Italia Round of 16 Eliminated Round of 16 December 3, 2008 December 3, 2008
UEFA Cup First Round Eliminated Round of 32 September 18, 2008 February 26, 2009

Serie A edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Internazionale (C) 38 25 9 4 70 32 +38 84 Qualification to Champions League group stage
2 Juventus 38 21 11 6 69 37 +32 74[a]
3 Milan 38 22 8 8 70 35 +35 74[a]
4 Fiorentina 38 21 5 12 53 38 +15 68[b] Qualification to Champions League play-off round
5 Genoa 38 19 11 8 56 39 +17 68[b] Qualification to Europa League play-off round[c]
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.
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Juventus finished ahead of Milan on head-to-head points: Juventus 4–2 Milan, Milan 1–1 Juventus.
  2. ^ a b Fiorentina finished ahead of Genoa on head-to-head points: Fiorentina 1–0 Genoa, Genoa 3–3 Fiorentina.
  3. ^ Lazio qualified for the play-off round of the 2009–10 UEFA Europa League by winning the 2008–09 Coppa Italia.

Results summary edit

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
36 21 8 7 67 31  +36 71 14 3 1 37 9  +28 7 5 6 30 22  +8

Source: [2]

Results by round edit

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UEFA Cup - Group E standings edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Wolfsburg 4 3 1 0 13 7 +6 10 Advance to knockout stage
2   Milan 4 2 2 0 8 5 +3 8
3   Braga 4 2 0 2 7 5 +2 6
4   Portsmouth 4 1 1 2 7 8 −1 4
5   Heerenveen 4 0 0 4 3 13 −10 0
Source: RSSSF

Matches edit

  Win   Draw   Loss

Updated to games played May 31, 2009.

Pre-season tournaments and friendlies edit

Date Tournament Location Opponent team Score Scorers
23 July 2008 Friendly Cremona, Italy Cremonese 0–0
29 July 2008 2008 TIM Trophy Turin, Italy Juventus 2–2(6–4p) Seedorf   6', 42'
29 July 2008 2008 TIM Trophy Turin, Italy Internazionale 0–0(4–3p)
1 August 2008 2008 Russian Railways Cup Moscow, Russia   Sevilla 0–1
3 August 2008 2008 Russian Railways Cup Moscow, Russia   Chelsea 0–5
9 August 2008 Friendly Manchester, England   Manchester City 0–1
17 August 2008 2008 Trofeo Luigi Berlusconi Milan, Italy Juventus 4–1 Jankulovski   21', Ambrosini   25', 79', Inzaghi   52'
21 August 2008 2008 Trofeo Birra Moretti Naples, Italy Napoli 1–0 Paloschi   44'
21 August 2008 2008 Trofeo Birra Moretti Naples, Italy Juventus 0–0(4–5p)
24 August 2008 2008 Trofeo Villa de Gijón Gijón, Spain   Sporting de Gijón 0–2
10 September 2008 Friendly Lugano, Switzerland   Lugano 0–2
14 October 2008 Taçi Oil Cup Tirana, Albania   Tirana 1–2 Ronaldinho   90+1'
7 January 2009 Dubai Challenge Cup Dubai, United Arab Emirates   Hamburg 1–1(4–3p) Ronaldinho   61'
21 January 2009 Friendly Hanover, Germany   Hannover 96 3–2 Shevchenko   52', Inzaghi   55', 75'
4 February 2009 Friendly Glasgow, Scotland   Rangers 2–2 Pato   70', Kaká   78'
22 April 2009 Friendly Budapest, Hungary   Hungary's league selection 5–2 Kaká   37', Shevchenko   47', 63', Seedorf   73', Viúdez   85'

Serie A edit

Matches edit

31 August 2008 1 Milan 1–2 Bologna F.C. Milano
15:00 CEST Ambrosini   41' Report   18' Di Vaio
  78' Valiani
Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 63.306
Referee: Orsato
14 September 2008 2 Genoa C.F.C. 2–0 Milan Genova
15:00 CEST Sculli   30'
Milito   90' (pen)
Report Stadium: Luigi Ferraris
Attendance: 28.795
Referee: Rocchi
21 September 2008 3 Milan 4–1 S.S. Lazio Milano
20:30 CEST Seedorf   8'
Zambrotta   35'
Pato   49'
Kaká   60'
Report   26' Zárate Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 57.362
Referee: Rizzoli
24 September 2008 4 Reggina Calcio 1–2 Milan Reggio Calabria
20:30 CEST Corradi   59' Report   24' Borriello
  73' Pato
Attendance: 19.828
Referee: Saccani
28 September 2008 5 Milan 1–0 Inter Milano
20:30 CEST Ronaldinho   37' Report Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 79.057
Referee: Morganti
5 October 2008 6 Cagliari Calcio 0–0 Milan Cagliari
20:30 CEST Report Stadium: Stadio Sant'Elia
Attendance: 15.750
Referee: Rosetti
19 October 2008 7 Milan 3–0 Sampdoria Milano
15:00 CEST Ronaldinho   55' (rig.), 60'
Inzaghi   90'
Report Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 65.960
Referee: Damato
26 October 2008 8 Atalanta B.C. 0–1 Milan Bergamo
15:00 CET Report   80' Kaká Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia
Attendance: 20.899
Referee: Farina
29 October 2008 9 Milan 2–1 A.C. Siena Milano
20:30 CET Inzaghi   31'
Kaká   65' (rig.)
Report   54' Vergassola Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 49.650
Referee: Celi
2 November 2008 10 Milan 1–0 S.S.C. Napoli Milano
20:30 CET Ronaldinho   86' Report Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 54.079
Referee: Rocchi
9 November 2008 11 Lecce 1–1 Milan Lecce
20:30 CET Esposito   90+3' Report   79' Ronaldinho Stadium: Stadio Via del Mare
Attendance: 29.658
Referee: Bergonzi
16 November 2008 12 Milan 1–0 Chievo Verona Milano
15:00 CET Kaká   15' (pen) Report Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 58.403
Referee: De Marco
23 November 2008 13 Torino F.C. 2–2 Milan Torino
20:30 CET Stellone   25'
Rosina   78' (rig.)
Report   29' Pato
  34' Ronaldinho
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 22.627
Referee: Farina
30 November 2008 14 Palermo F.C. 3–1 Milan Palermo
20:30 CET Miccoli   50'
Cavani   60'
Simplício   80'
Report   83' (rig.) Ronaldinho Attendance: 33.998
Referee: Rocchi
7 December 2008 15 Milan 1–0 Catania Calcio Milano
15:00 CET Kaká   65' Report Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 54.314
Referee: Gervasoni
14 December 2008 16 Juventus 4–2 Milan Torino
20:30 CET Del Piero   16' (rig.)
Chiellini   34'
Amauri   41', 69'
Report   31' Pato
  56' Ambrosini
Stadium: Olimpico
Attendance: 24.862
Referee: Rizzoli
21 December 2008 17 Milan 5–1 Udinese Calcio Milano
20:30 CET Pato   4', 18'
Kaká   13', 52'
Seedorf   43'
Report   17' Di Natale Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 52.842
Referee: Saccani
11 January 2009 18 A.S. Roma 2–2 Milan Roma
20:30 CET Vučinić   22', 72' Report   48', 53' Pato Stadium: Olimpico
Attendance: 53.444
Referee: Morganti
17 January 2009 19 Milan 1–0 Fiorentina Milano
20:30 CET Pato   7' Report Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 65.692
Referee: Rosetti
25 January 2009 20 Bologna F.C. 1–4 Milan Bologna
15:00 CET Di Vaio   9' (rig.) Report   13' Seedorf
  17' (rig.), 43' Kaká
  59' Beckham
Stadium: Dall'Ara
Attendance: 33.691
Referee: Tagliavento
28 January 2009 21 Milan 1–1 Genoa C.F.C. Milano
20:30 CET Beckham   33' Report   87' Milito Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 49.907
Referee: Gervasoni
1 February 2009 22 S.S. Lazio 0–3 Milan Roma
20:45 CET Report   42' Pato
  47' Ambrosini
  83' Kaká
Stadium: Olimpico
Attendance: 40.530
Referee: Rizzoli
7 February 2009 23 Milan 1–1 Reggina Calcio Milano
20:30 CET Kaká   67' (rig.) Report   33' Di Gennaro Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 53.182
Referee: Pierpaoli
15 February 2009 24 Inter 2–1 Milan Milano
20:30 CET Adriano   29'
Stanković   43'
Report   71' Pato Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza
Attendance: 76.178
Referee: Rosetti
22 February 2009 25 Milan 1–0 Cagliari Calcio Milano
15:00 CET Seedorf   65' Report Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 56.188
Referee: Saccani
1 March 2009 26 Sampdoria 2–1 Milan Genova
15:00 CET Cassano   33'
Pazzini   51'
Report   80' Pato Stadium: Luigi Ferraris
Attendance: 25.402
Referee: Rocchi
8 March 2009 27 Milan 3–0 Atalanta B.C. Milano
15:00 CET Inzaghi   7', 71', 74' Report Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 54.645
Referee: Orsato
15 March 2009 28 A.C. Siena 1–5 Milan Siena
15:00 CET Maccarone   62' Report   6' (rig.) Pirlo
  45+3', 71' Inzaghi
  55', 78' Pato
Stadium: Montepaschi Arena
Attendance: 15.373
Referee: Ayroldi
22 March 2009 29 S.S.C. Napoli 0–0 Milan Napoli
20:30 CET Report Stadium: San Paolo
Attendance: 57.996
Referee: De Marco
5 April 2009 30 Milan 2–0 Lecce Milano
20:30 CEST Ronaldinho   90+1'
Inzaghi   90+3'
Report Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 53.021
Referee: Farina
11 April 2009 31 Chievo Verona 0–1 Milan Verona
15:00 CEST Report   53' Seedorf Stadium: Marcantonio Bentegodi
Attendance: 25.169
Referee: Saccani
19 April 2009 32 Milan 5–1 Torino F.C. Milano
20:30 CEST Inzaghi   13', 37', 60'
Kaká   68' (rig.)
Ambrosini   90'
Report   80' Franceschini Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 54.061
Referee: Banti
26 April 2009 33 Milan 3–0 Palermo F.C. Milano
15:00 CEST Kaká   10' (pen), 56' (pen)
Inzaghi   19'
Report Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 61.569
Referee: Rizzoli
3 May 2009 34 Catania Calcio 0–2 Milan Catania
15:00 CEST Report   27' Inzaghi
  52' Kaká
Stadium: Massimino
Attendance: 20.285
Referee: De Marco
10 May 2009 35 Milan 1–1 Juventus Milano
20:30 CEST Seedorf   57' Report   60' Iaquinta Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 78.979
Referee: Orsato
16 May 2009 36 Udinese 2–1 Milan Udine
20:30 CEST D'Agostino   31' (pen)
Zapata   49'
Report   93' Ambrosini Stadium: Friuli
Attendance: 27.497
Referee: Rizzoli
24 May 2009 Milan 2–3 A.S. Roma Milano
15:00 CEST Ambrosini   75', 82' Report   36' Riise
  80' Ménez
  85' Totti
Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 72.681
Referee: De Marco
31 May 2009 38 Fiorentina 0–2 Milan Firenze
15:00 CEST Report   55' Kaká
  76' Pato
Stadium: Artemio Franchi
Attendance: 41.839
Referee: Rizzoli

Coppa Italia edit

Match Date Round Home/Away Opponent team Score Scorers
1 December 3, 2008 Round of 16 Home Lazio 1–2 (a.e.t.) Shevchenko   77'

UEFA Cup edit

Match Date Round Home/Away Opponent team Score Scorers
1 September 18, 2008 First Round Home   Zürich 3–1 Jankulovski   45+1', Pato   56', Borriello   74'
2 October 2, 2008 First Round Away   Zürich 0–1 Shevchenko   74'
3 October 23, 2008 Group Stage Away   Heerenveen 1–3 Jong-a-Pin   19' (o.g.), Gattuso   23', Inzaghi   69'
4 November 6, 2008 Group Stage Home   Braga 1–0 Ronaldinho   90+3'
5 November 27, 2008 Group Stage Away   Portsmouth 2–2 Ronaldinho   84', Inzaghi   90+3'
6 December 17, 2008 Group Stage Home   Wolfsburg 2–2 Ambrosini   17', Pato   56'
7 February 18, 2009 Round of 32 Away   Werder Bremen 1–1 Inzaghi   36'
8 February 26, 2009 Round of 32 Home   Werder Bremen 2–2 Pirlo   27' (pen.), Pato   33'

Statistics edit

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

Players statistics edit

As of end of the season

No. Pos Nat Player Total Serie A Coppa Italia UEFA Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
12 GK   ITA Abbiati 28 -22 28 -22 0 0 0 0
15 DF   ITA Zambrotta 41 1 33+1 1 1 0 6 0
3 DF   ITA Maldini 32 0 30 0 0 0 1+1 0
18 DF   CZE Jankulovski 38 1 31 0 1 0 3+3 1
19 DF   ITA Favalli 29 0 21+2 0 1 0 5 0
21 MF   ITA Pirlo 29 2 26 1 0 0 3 1
23 MF   ITA Ambrosini 33 8 24+4 7 0 0 5 1
84 MF   FRA Flamini 37 0 22+7 0 1 0 6+1 0
10 AM   NED Seedorf 41 3 30+3 3 1 0 5+2 0
22 AM   BRA Kaká 36 16 28+3 16 1 0 3+1 0
7 FW   BRA Pato 42 18 27+9 15 0 0 3+3 3
1 GK   BRA Dida 16 -6 9+1 0 1 -2 5 -4
32 MF   ENG Beckham 20 2 18 2 0 0 1+1 0
80 FW   BRA Ronaldinho 35 10 16+13 8 1 0 2+3 2
25 DF   ITA Bonera 22 0 16+2 0 0 0 4 0
9 FW   ITA Inzaghi 32 16 15+11 13 0 0 6 3
8 MF   ITA Gattuso 16 1 11+1 0 0 0 3+1 1
4 DF   GEO Kaladze 16 0 10+1 0 1 0 3+1 0
24 DF   SUI Senderos 20 0 7+7 0 1 0 5 0
11 FW   ITA Borriello 8 2 6+1 1 0 0 1 1
77 DF   ITA Antonini 18 0 4+7 0 1 0 6 0
5 MF   BRA Emerson 18 0 3+9 0 1 0 4+1 0
76 FW   UKR Shevchenko 26 2 2+16 0 1 1 6+1 1
16 GK   AUS Kalac 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
13 DF   ITA Nesta 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
14 MF   URU Cardaccio 2 0 0+1 0 1 0 0 0
20 MF   URU Viudez 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
36 DF   ITA Darmian 3 0 0+3 0 0 0 0 0
51 MF   SLE Strasser 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
DF   BRA Mattioni 1 0 0+1 0

Goalscorers edit

Rank Name Serie A Coppa Italia UEFA Cup Total
1   Alexandre Pato 15 - 3 18
2   Kaká 16 - - 16
  Filippo Inzaghi 13 - 3
4   Ronaldinho 8 - 2 10
5   Massimo Ambrosini 7 - 1 8
6   Clarence Seedorf 6 - - 6
7   David Beckham 2 - - 2
  Marco Borriello 1 - 1
  Andrea Pirlo 1 - 1
  Andriy Shevchenko - 1 1
10   Gennaro Gattuso - - 1 1
  Marek Jankulovski - - 1
  Gianluca Zambrotta 1 - -

Goals conceded edit

Rank Name Serie A Coppa Italia UEFA Cup Total Average per game
1   Christian Abbiati 28 (28) - - 28 (28) 1
2   Dida 7 (10) 2 (1) 9 (8)0 18 (19)0 0.94
3   Zeljko Kalac 1 (1) - - 1 (1)0 1

Games started edit

Name Serie A Coppa Italia UEFA Cup Total
  Gianluca Zambrotta 33 - 6 39
  Clarence Seedorf 30 1 5 36
  Marek Jankulovski 31 - 3 34
  Kaká 28 1 3 32
  Paolo Maldini 30 - 1 31
  Alexandre Pato 28 - 3 31
  Andrea Pirlo 26 - 3 29
  Mathieu Flamini 22 1 6 29
  Christian Abbiati 28 - - 28
  Massimo Ambrosini 24 - 4 28
  Giuseppe Favalli 21 1 5 27
  Filippo Inzaghi 15 - 6 21
  Daniele Bonera 16 - 4 20
  David Beckham 18 - 1 19
  Ronaldinho 16 1 2 19
  Dida 9 1 8 18
  Gennaro Gattuso 11 - 3 14
  Kakha Kaladze 10 1 3 14
  Philippe Senderos 7 1 5 13
  Luca Antonini 4 1 6 11
  Andriy Shevchenko 2 1 6 9
  Emerson 3 1 3 7
  Marco Borriello 6 - - 6
  Zeljko Kalac 1 - - 1

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