The 2008–09 season was Udinese Calcio's 14th consecutive and 29th overall season in Serie A. The team competed in Serie A, finishing 7th, and in the Coppa Italia, reaching the quarter-finals. Having finished 7th the previous season also, Udinese competed in the 2008–09 UEFA Cup, where they were eliminated in the quarter-finals.
| 2008–09 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President | Franco Soldati | |||
| Manager | Pasquale Marino | |||
| Stadium | Stadio Friuli | |||
| Serie A | 7th | |||
| Coppa Italia | Quarter-finals | |||
| UEFA Cup | Quarter-finals | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Fabio Quagliarella (13) All: Fabio Quagliarella (21) | |||
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Players edit
Squad information edit
Transfers edit
In edit
Out edit
Competitions edit
Serie A edit
League table edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Genoa | 38 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 56 | 39 | +17 | 68[a] | Qualification to Europa League play-off round[b] |
| 6 | Roma | 38 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 64 | 61 | +3 | 63 | Qualification to Europa League third qualifying round |
| 7 | Udinese | 38 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 61 | 50 | +11 | 58 | |
| 8 | Palermo | 38 | 17 | 6 | 15 | 57 | 50 | +7 | 57 | |
| 9 | Cagliari | 38 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 49 | 50 | −1 | 53 |
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.
Notes:
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.
Notes:
- ^ Fiorentina finished ahead of Genoa on head-to-head points: Fiorentina 1–0 Genoa, Genoa 3–3 Fiorentina.
- ^ Lazio qualified for the play-off round of the 2009–10 UEFA Europa League by winning the 2008–09 Coppa Italia.
Matches edit
| 30 August 2008 1 | Udinese | 3–1 | Palermo | Udine |
| 18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Di Natale  9', 34'Coda  58'Isla 68'Inler 70' |
Report | Janković 13' Nocerino 21'Dellafiore 63'Bresciano 69'Miccoli 83' |
Stadium: Stadio Friuli Attendance: 14,295 Referee: Luca Banti |
| 14 September 2008 2 | Juventus | 1–0 | Udinese | Turin |
| 20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Amauri 67' |
Report | Ferronetti 14' |
Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi Attendance: 20,320 Referee: Andrea De Marco |
| 21 September 2008 3 | Udinese | 0–0 | Napoli | Udine |
| 15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Inler 62' Pepe 75' |
Report | Vitale 17' Santacroce 23'  73'Pazienza 82' |
Stadium: Stadio Friuli Attendance: 15,500 Referee: Daniele Orsato |
| 24 September 2008 4 | Bologna | 0–3 | Udinese | Bologna |
| 20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Britos  13'Marchini 35'Terzi 43'Di Vaio 81' |
Report | D'Agostino 14' (pen.) Floro Flores 21'Sánchez 72'Pepe 74'Ferronetti 80' |
Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Attendance: 17,322 Referee: Paolo Mazzoleni |
| 28 September 2008 5 | Udinese | 2–1 | Siena | Udine |
| 15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Quagliarella 22' Pepe 29' |
Report | Curci 37' Kharja 38'Ficagna 50' |
Stadium: Stadio Friuli Attendance: 13,561 Referee: Luca Marelli |
| 5 October 2008 6 | Udinese | 2–0 | Torino | Udine |
| 15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Luković 13' Quagliarella 44', 77'Domizzi 64' |
Report | Diana 63' Natali 71'Rubin 87'Ventola 90+4' |
Stadium: Stadio Friuli Attendance: 13,852 Referee: Mauro Bergonzi |
| 19 October 2008 7 | Lecce | 2–2 | Udinese | Lecce |
| 15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Fabiano 20' Giacomazzi 28'Tiribocchi 32', 63'Ariatti 42'Domizzi 52' (o.g.) |
Report | Inler 13' Domizzi 29'Pepe 42'Sánchez 58'D'Agostino 71' |
Stadium: Stadio Via del Mare Attendance: 8,672 Referee: Andrea Gervasoni |
| 26 October 2008 8 | Udinese | 3–1 | Roma | Udine |
| 15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Di Natale 10' (pen.), 51' Floro Flores 22', 68'Luković 38'Isla 57'Handanović 75' |
Report | Tonetto 9' Vučinić 29'Cicinho 59'Totti 75' (pen.), 90' |
Stadium: Stadio Friuli Attendance: 16,134 Referee: Massimiliano Saccani |
| 29 October 2008 9 | Catania | 0–2 | Udinese | Catania |
| 20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Sardo 29' Tedesco 37'Baiocco 68' |
Report | Coda 9' Sánchez 13'Handanović 34'Motta 56'Isla 67'Quagliarella 83' |
Stadium: Stadio Angelo Massimino Attendance: 18,759 Referee: Luca Banti |
| 2 November 2008 10 | Udinese | 2–2 | Genoa | Udine |
| 15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | D'Agostino 4' (pen.), 65' Ferronetti 10'Quagliarella 78' |
Report | Criscito 3' Potenza 30'Milito 63' (pen.)Sculli 67' |
Stadium: Stadio Friuli Attendance: 15,192 Referee: Paolo Tagliavento |
| 9 November 2008 11 | Internazionale | 1–0 | Udinese | Milan |
| 15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Cruz 74', 90+2' Córdoba 82' |
Report | Pepe 33' D'Agostino 39'Inler 55' |
Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 51,595 Referee: Emidio Morganti |
| 16 November 2008 12 | Udinese | 0–1 | Reggina | Reggio Calabria |
| 15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Quagliarella 20' Domizzi 90+2'Coda 90+3' |
Report | Santos 18' Brienza 60', 89'Cirillo 79'Corradi 90+5' |
Stadium: Stadio Oreste Granillo Attendance: 14,500 Referee: Paolo Mazzoleni |
| 22 November 2008 13 | Fiorentina | 4–2 | Udinese | Florence |
| 18:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Dainelli 18' Vargas 35'Mutu 52' (pen.)Montolivo 63', 78'Gilardino 79'Comotto 82' |
Report | Floro Flores 29' Pepe 35'Domizzi 51'Di Natale 83' (pen.)D'Agostino 83' |
Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Attendance: 28,981 Referee: Daniele Orsato |
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| 7 March 2009 27 | Roma | 1–1 | Udinese | Rome |
| 15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Mexès 39' Panucci 53'Vučinić 61', 86'De Rossi 68' 68' |
Report | Di Natale 21' Felipe 54'Pepe 57'D'Agostino 89'Sánchez 90+1' |
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 37,172 Referee: Paolo Tagliavento |
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| 19 April 2009 32 | Udinese | 3–1 | Fiorentina | Udine |
| 15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Asamoah 10' D'Agostino 47' (pen.), 69' |
Report | Gamberini 32' Dainelli 67', 68'Kuzmanović 89' |
Stadium: Stadio Friuli Attendance: 16,736 Referee: Mauro Bergonzi |
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