2008–09 FC Girondins de Bordeaux season

The 2008–09 season was the 119th season in the existence of FC Girondins de Bordeaux and the club's 18th consecutive season in the top flight of French football. In addition to the domestic league, Bordeaux participated in this season's editions of the Coupe de France, the Coupe de la Ligue, the Trophée des Champions, the UEFA Champions League, and the UEFA Cup.

Bordeaux
2008–09 season
PresidentJean-Louis Triaud
Head coachLaurent Blanc
StadiumStade Chaban-Delmas
Ligue 11st (champions)
Coupe de FranceRound of 64
Coupe de la LigueWinners
Trophée des ChampionsWinners
Champions LeagueGroup stage
UEFA CupRound of 32
Top goalscorerLeague:
Fernando Cavenaghi
Marouane Chamakh
(13 each)

All:
Fernando Cavenaghi
Marouane Chamakh
Yoann Gourcuff
(14 each)

Players edit

First-team squad edit

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   FRA Kévin Olimpa
3 DF   BRA Carlos Henrique
4 MF   FRA Alou Diarra
5 MF   BRA Fernando Menegazzo
6 DF   FRA Franck Jurietti
7 MF   FRA Yoan Gouffran
8 MF   FRA Yoann Gourcuff (on loan from Milan)[1]
9 FW   ARG Fernando Cavenaghi
10 FW   BRA Jussiê
11 FW   FRA David Bellion
13 DF   ARG Diego Placente
14 DF   SEN Souleymane Diawara
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 GK   FRA Ulrich Ramé (captain)
17 MF   BRA Wendel
19 MF   FRA Pierre Ducasse
21 DF   FRA Mathieu Chalmé
24 MF   MLI Abdou Traoré
25 FW   FRA Henri Saivet
27 DF   FRA Marc Planus
28 DF   FRA Benoît Trémoulinas
29 FW   MAR Marouane Chamakh
30 GK   FRA Mathieu Valverde
33 MF   FRA Grégory Sertic
40 GK   FRA Gilles Meslien

Out on loan edit

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
-- FW   MLI Cheik Diabaté (at Ajaccio)
-- DF   FRA Ted Lavie (at Angers)
-- MF   TOG Floyd Ayité (at Angers)
No. Pos. Nation Player
-- MF   FRA Wilfried Moimbé (at Reims)
26 FW   FRA Gabriel Obertan (at Lorient)
23 DF   FRA Florian Marange (at Le Havre)

Competitions edit

Overview edit

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Ligue 1 9 August 2008 30 May 2009 Matchday 1 Winners 38 24 8 6 64 34 +30 063.16
Coupe de France 3 January 2009 Round of 64 Round of 64 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 000.00
Coupe de la Ligue 11 November 2008 25 April 2009 Round of 16 Winners 4 4 0 0 13 3 +10 100.00
Trophée des Champions 2 August 2008 Final Winners 1 0 1 0 0 0 +0 000.00
Champions League 16 September 2008 9 December 2008 Group stage Group stage 6 2 1 3 5 11 −6 033.33
UEFA Cup 18 February 2009 26 February 2009 Round of 32 Round of 32 2 0 1 1 3 4 −1 000.00
Total 52 30 11 11 85 53 +32 057.69

Source: Soccerway

Trophée des Champions edit

2 August 2008 Final Lyon 0–0
(4–5 p)
Bordeaux Bordeaux
17:55 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade Chaban-Delmas
Attendance: 27,167
Referee: Bertrand Layec
Penalties

Ligue 1 edit

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Bordeaux (C) 38 24 8 6 64 34 +30 80 Qualification to Champions League group stage
2 Marseille 38 22 11 5 67 35 +32 77
3 Lyon 38 20 11 7 52 29 +23 71 Qualification to Champions League play-off round
4 Toulouse 38 16 16 6 45 27 +18 64 Qualification to Europa League play-off round
5 Lille 38 17 13 8 51 39 +12 64 Qualification to Europa League third qualifying round
Source: Ligue 1
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
France's third UEFA Europa League spot went to Ligue 2 side Guingamp, winners of 2008–09 Coupe de France.
(C) Champions

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
38 24 8 6 64 34  +30 80 14 5 0 36 12  +24 10 3 6 28 22  +6

Source: Ligue 1

Results by round edit

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHA
ResultWLWLDWDWWDWLWLDDWWWWWDLDDWLWWWWWWWWWWW
Position4113710675442336654322222554543332222111
Source: Ligue 1
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches edit

The league fixtures were announced on 23 May 2008.

9 August 2008 1 Bordeaux 2–1 Caen Bordeaux
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stade Chaban-Delmas
Referee: Philippe Kalt
16 August 2008 2 Paris Saint-Germain 1–0 Bordeaux Paris
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Parc des Princes
Referee: Alain Hamer
24 August 2008 3 Bordeaux 2–0 Nantes Bordeaux
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stade Chaban-Delmas
Referee: Stéphane Bre
31 August 2008 4 Lille 2–1 Bordeaux Villeneuve-d'Ascq
17:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stadium Lille Métropole
Referee: Jean-Charles Cailleux
13 September 2008 5 Bordeaux 1–1 Marseille Bordeaux
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stade Chaban-Delmas
Referee: Bertrand Layec
20 September 2008 6 Grenoble 0–1 Bordeaux Grenoble
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade des Alpes
28 September 2008 7 Bordeaux 1–1 Saint-Étienne Bordeaux
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade Chaban-Delmas
Referee: Saïd Ennjimi
4 October 2008 8 Lorient 1–2 Bordeaux Lorient
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade du Moustoir
Referee: Philippe Kalt
18 October 2008 9 Bordeaux 2–1 Toulouse Bordeaux
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade Chaban-Delmas
25 October 2008 10 Nice 2–2 Bordeaux Nice
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade du Ray
28 October 2008 11 Bordeaux 4–0 Le Havre Bordeaux
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade Chaban-Delmas
1 November 2008 12 Nancy 1–0 Bordeaux Tomblaine
--:-- CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade Marcel Picot
8 November 2008 13 Bordeaux 2–0 Auxerre Bordeaux
--:-- CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade Chaban-Delmas
16 November 2008 14 Lyon 2–1 Bordeaux Lyon
--:-- CET (UTC+1)
22 November 2008 15 Bordeaux 1–1 Rennes Bordeaux
--:-- CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade Chaban-Delmas
29 November 2008 16 Sochaux 0–0 Bordeaux Sochaux
--:-- CET (UTC+1)
5 December 2008 17 Bordeaux 2–1 Valenciennes Bordeaux
--:-- CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade Chaban-Delmas
13 December 2008 18 Le Mans 1–3 Bordeaux Le Mans
--:-- CET (UTC+1)
21 December 2008 19 Monaco 3–4 Bordeaux Monaco
--:-- CET (UTC+1)
11 January 2009 20 Bordeaux 4–0 Paris Saint-Germain Bordeaux
--:-- CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade Chaban-Delmas
17 January 2009 21 Nantes 1–2 Bordeaux Nantes
--:-- CET (UTC+1)
1 February 2009 22 Bordeaux 2–2 Lille Bordeaux
--:-- CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade Chaban-Delmas
8 February 2009 23 Marseille 1–0 Bordeaux Marseille
--:-- CET (UTC+1)
14 February 2009 24 Bordeaux 1–1 Grenoble Bordeaux
--:-- CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade Chaban-Delmas
22 February 2009 25 Saint-Étienne 1–1 Bordeaux Saint-Étienne
--:-- CET (UTC+1)
1 March 2009 26 Bordeaux 1–0 Lorient Bordeaux
--:-- CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade Chaban-Delmas
7 March 2009 27 Toulouse 3–0 Bordeaux Toulouse
--:-- CET (UTC+1)
14 March 2009 28 Bordeaux 2–1 Nice Bordeaux
--:-- CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade Chaban-Delmas
21 March 2009 29 Le Havre 0–3 Bordeaux Le Havre
--:-- CET (UTC+1)
4 April 2009 30 Bordeaux 1–0 Nancy Bordeaux
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade Chaban-Delmas
11 April 2009 31 Auxerre 0–2 Bordeaux Auxerre
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)
19 April 2009 32 Bordeaux 1–0 Lyon Bordeaux
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade Chaban-Delmas
29 April 2009 33 Rennes 2–3 Bordeaux Rennes
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)
3 May 2009 34 Bordeaux 3–0 Sochaux Bordeaux
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade Chaban-Delmas
13 May 2009 35 Valenciennes 1–2 Bordeaux Valenciennes
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)
16 May 2009 36 Bordeaux 3–2 Le Mans Bordeaux
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade Chaban-Delmas
23 May 2009 37 Bordeaux 1–0 Monaco Bordeaux
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade Chaban-Delmas
30 May 2009 38 Caen 0–1 Bordeaux Caen
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)

Coupe de France edit

3 January 2009 Round of 64 Bordeaux 0–1 Saint-Étienne Bordeaux
21:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Gomis   74' Stadium: Stade Chaban-Delmas
Attendance: 12,272
Referee: Stéphane Bré

Coupe de la Ligue edit

11 November 2008 Round of 16 Bordeaux 4–2 Guingamp Bordeaux
19:00 CET (UTC+1) Trémoulinas   13'
Obertan   23', 31'
Cavenaghi   78' (pen.)
Report Eduardo   33' (pen.), 44' Stadium: Stade Chaban-Delmas
Attendance: 13,995
Referee: Laurent Duhamel
14 January 2009 Quarter-finals Bordeaux 2–1 Châteauroux Bordeaux
18:45 CET (UTC+1) Gouffran   25'
Bellion   57'
Report Mulenga   80' Stadium: Stade Chaban-Delmas
Attendance: 9,209
Referee: Antony Gautier
4 February 2009 Semi-finals Paris Saint-Germain 0–3 Bordeaux Paris
20:45 CET (UTC+1) Report Bellion   17'
Diawara   88'
Wendel   90+1'
Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 40,543
Referee: Saïd Ennjimi
25 April 2009 Final Bordeaux 4–0 Vannes Saint-Denis
20:50 CEST (UTC+2) Wendel   3'
Planus   10'
Gouffran   13'
Gourcuff   40'
Report Stadium: Stade de France
Attendance: 75,828
Referee: Fredy Fautrel

UEFA Champions League edit

Group stage edit

The group stage draw was held on 28 August 2008.[2]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Roma 6 4 0 2 12 6 +6 12 Advance to knockout phase
2   Chelsea 6 3 2 1 9 5 +4 11
3   Bordeaux 6 2 1 3 5 11 −6 7 Transfer to UEFA Cup
4   CFR Cluj 6 1 1 4 5 9 −4 4
Source: RSSSF
16 September 2008 1 Chelsea   4–0   Bordeaux London, England
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 39,635
Referee: Pieter Vink (Netherlands)
1 October 2008 2 Bordeaux   1–3   Roma Bordeaux, France
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Chaban-Delmas
Attendance: 26,920
Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Spain)
22 October 2008 3 Bordeaux   1–0   CFR Cluj Bordeaux, France
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Stade Chaban-Delmas
Attendance: 26,213
Referee: Ivan Bebek (Croatia)
4 November 2008 4 CFR Cluj   1–2   Bordeaux Cluj-Napoca, Romania
21:45 EET (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadionul Dr. Constantin Rădulescu
Attendance: 19,380
Referee: Massimo Busacca (Switzerland)
26 November 2008 5 Bordeaux   1–1   Chelsea Bordeaux, France
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Chaban-Delmas
Attendance: 32,486
Referee: Frank De Bleeckere (Belgium)
9 December 2008 6 Roma   2–0   Bordeaux Rome, Italy
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 38,926
Referee: Herbert Fandel (Germany)

UEFA Cup edit

Final phase edit

Round of 32 edit
18 February 2009 First leg Bordeaux   0–0   Galatasaray Bordeaux, France
20:45 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stade Chaban-Delmas
Attendance: 21,813
Referee: Claudio Circhetta (Switzerland)
26 February 2009 Second leg Galatasaray   4–3
(4–3 agg.)
  Bordeaux Istanbul, Turkey
19:30EET (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Ali Sami Yen Stadium
Attendance: 19,000
Referee: Craig Thomson (Scotland)

References edit

  1. ^ Gourcuff prêté aux Girondins
  2. ^ "UEFA sets Monaco agenda". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 5 August 2008. Archived from the original on 29 August 2008. Retrieved 13 August 2008.

External links edit