2008–09 US Lecce season

The 2008–09 season was the 91st season in the history of U.S. Lecce and the club's first season back in the top flight of Italian football. In addition to the domestic league, Lecce participated in this season's edition of the Coppa Italia. The season covered the period from 1 July 2008 to 30 June 2009.

U.S. Lecce

2008–09 season
Chairman	Giovanni Semeraro
Head coach	Mario Beretta Luigi De Canio
Stadium	Stadio Via del Mare
Serie A	20th (relegated)
Coppa Italia	Third round
Top goalscorer	League: Simone Tiribocchi (11) All: Simone Tiribocchi (11)
Highest home attendance	29,658
Lowest home attendance	6,100
Average home league attendance	11,867
Home colours Away colours Third colours

Players

First-team squad

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	ITA	Antonio Rosati
2	DF	ITA	Guglielmo Stendardo (on loan from Lazio)
3	DF	ITA	Tiziano Polenghi
4	MF	BRA	Edinho
6	DF	BRA	Ângelo
7	MF	ITA	Andrea Zanchetta (captain)
8	MF	ITA	Gianni Munari
9	FW	ITA	Daniele Cacia
10	MF	ITA	Fabio Caserta
11	FW	ARG	José Ignacio Castillo
14	DF	BRA	Fabiano
15	DF	FRA	Hemza Mihoubi
16	DF	ITA	Andrea Esposito
18	MF	URU	Guillermo Giacomazzi

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
19	MF	ITA	Luca Ariatti
20	MF	ITA	Giuseppe Vives
21	MF	ITA	Andrea Ardito
22	GK	ITA	Davide Petrachi
23	DF	ITA	Raffaele Schiavi
24	MF	PAR	Daniel Raschle
25	FW	CIV	Axel Cédric Konan
26	FW	FRA	Mario Janvier (from youth team)
27	MF	ITA	Cristian Agnelli
28	DF	SWE	André Möllestam (from youth team)
30	DF	POR	Vitorino Antunes (on loan from Roma)
35	FW	SEN	Papa Waigo (on loan from Fiorentina)
37	FW	PAR	Jorge Ortega
40	DF	ITA	Alberto Giuliatto
41	DF	ITA	Gianmarco Ingrosso (from youth team)
77	MF	SRB	Dušan Basta
81	FW	GRE	Dimitrios Papadopoulos
90	FW	ITA	Simone Tiribocchi
99	GK	ITA	Francesco Benussi
—	MF	SUI	Gianluca Frontino (on loan from Grasshopper)

Transfers

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Serie A	August 2008	31 May 2009	Matchday 1	20th	38	5	15	18	37	67	−30	013.16
Coppa Italia	23 August 2008	23 August 2008	Third round	Third round	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1	000.00
Total					39	5	15	19	37	68	−31	012.82

Source: Soccerway

Serie A

Main article: 2008–09 Serie A

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
16	Chievo	38	8	14	16	35	49	−14	38
17	Bologna	38	9	10	19	43	62	−19	37
18	Torino (R)	38	8	10	20	37	61	−24	34	Relegation to Serie B
19	Reggina (R)	38	6	13	19	30	62	−32	31
20	Lecce (R)	38	5	15	18	37	67	−30	30

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.
(R) Relegated

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
38	5	15	18	37	67	−30	30	3	10	6	20	28	−8	2	5	12	17	39	−22

Source: Serie A

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38
Ground	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	L	W	D	L	W	D	D	L	D	D	D	L	L	D	L	L	D	W	L	D	D	W	L	L	L	L	D	L	D	L	L	L	W	D	D	L	D	L
Position	18	12	12	15	11	13	11	13	12	13	12	16	17	16	16	17	18	16	17	17	17	16	17	17	18	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	20	19	20

Source: Serie A
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Torino v Lecce

31 August 2008 1	Torino	3–0	Lecce	Turin
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino Referee: Andrea Gervasoni

Lecce v Chievo

14 September 2008 2	Lecce	2–0	Chievo	Lecce
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stadio Via del Mare Referee: Paolo Mazzoleni

Lecce v Siena

21 September 2008 3	Lecce	1–1	Siena	Lecce
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stadio Via del Mare Referee: Andrea Romeo

Internazionale v Lecce

24 September 2008 4	Internazionale	1–0	Lecce	Milan
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: San Siro Referee: Mauro Bergonzi

Lecce v Cagliari

28 September 2008 5	Lecce	2–0	Cagliari	Lecce
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stadio Via del Mare Referee: Riccardo Pinzani

Lazio v Lecce

4 October 2008 6	Lazio	1–1	Lecce	Rome
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Nicola Pierpaoli

Lecce v Udinese

19 October 2008 7	Lecce	2–2	Udinese	Lecce
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stadio Via del Mare Referee: Andrea Gervasoni

Reggina v Lecce

26 October 2008 8	Reggina	2–0	Lecce	Reggio Calabria
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stadio Oreste Granillo Referee: Carmine Russo

Lecce v Palermo

29 October 2008 9	Lecce	1–1	Palermo	Lecce
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stadio Via del Mare Referee: Dino Tommasi

Atalanta v Lecce

2 November 2008 10	Atalanta	0–0	Lecce	Bergamo
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia Referee: Luca Marelli

Lecce v Milan

9 November 2008 11	Lecce	1–1	Milan	Lecce
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stadio Via del Mare Referee: Mauro Bergonzi

Sampdoria v Lecce

16 November 2008 12	Sampdoria	3–2	Lecce	Genoa
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Referee: Matteo Trefoloni

Lecce v Roma

23 November 2008 13	Lecce	0–3	Roma	Lecce
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stadio Via del Mare Referee: Andrea Gervasoni

Catania v Lecce

29 November 2008 14	Catania	1–1	Lecce	Catania
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stadio Angelo Massimino Referee: Paolo Dondarini

Lecce v Juventus

7 December 2008 15	Lecce	1–2	Juventus	Lecce
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stadio Via del Mare Referee: Nicola Pierpaoli

Napoli v Lecce

13 December 2008 16	Napoli	3–0	Lecce	Naples
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Hamšík 11' (pen.) Pazienza 42' Denis 65'			Stadium: Stadio San Paolo Referee: Paolo Valeri

Lecce v Bologna

21 December 2008 17	Lecce	0–0	Bologna	Lecce
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stadio Via del Mare Referee: Emidio Morganti

Fiorentina v Lecce

11 January 2009 18	Fiorentina	1–2	Lecce	Florence
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Referee: Paolo Mazzoleni

Lecce v Genoa

18 January 2009 19	Lecce	0–2	Genoa	Lecce
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stadio Via del Mare Referee: Riccardo Pinzani

Lecce v Torino

25 January 2009 20	Lecce	3–3	Torino	Lecce
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stadio Via del Mare Referee: Matteo Trefoloni

Chievo v Lecce

28 January 2009 21

Chievo

1–1

Lecce

Verona

Siena v Lecce

1 February 2009 22

Siena

1–2

Lecce

Siena

Lecce v Internazionale

7 February 2009 23	Lecce	0–3	Internazionale	Lecce
				Stadium: Stadio Via del Mare

Cagliari v Lecce

15 February 2009 24

Cagliari

2–0

Lecce

Cagliari

Lecce v Lazio

22 February 2009 25	Lecce	0–2	Lazio	Lecce
				Stadium: Stadio Via del Mare

Udinese v Lecce

1 March 2009 26

Udinese

2–0

Lecce

Udinese

Lecce v Reggina

8 March 2009 27	Lecce	0–0	Reggina	Lecce
				Stadium: Stadio Via del Mare

Palermo v Lecce

15 March 2009 28

Palermo

5–2

Lecce

Palermo

Lecce v Atalanta

22 March 2009 29	Lecce	2–2	Atalanta	Lecce
				Stadium: Stadio Via del Mare

Milan v Lecce

5 April 2009 30

Milan

2–0

Lecce

Milan

Lecce v Sampdoria

11 April 2009 31	Lecce	1–3	Sampdoria	Lecce
				Stadium: Stadio Via del Mare

Roma v Lecce

19 April 2009 32

Roma

3–2

Lecce

Rome

Lecce v Catania

26 April 2009 33	Lecce	2–1	Catania	Lecce
				Stadium: Stadio Via del Mare

Juventus v Lecce

3 May 2009 34

Juventus

2–2

Lecce

Turin

Lecce v Napoli

10 May 2009 35	Lecce	1–1	Napoli	Lecce
				Stadium: Stadio Via del Mare

Bologna v Lecce

17 May 2009 36

Bologna

2–1

Lecce

Bologna

Lecce v Fiorentina

24 May 2009 37	Lecce	1–1	Fiorentina	Lecce
				Stadium: Stadio Via del Mare

Genoa v Lecce

31 May 2009 38

Genoa

4–1

Lecce

Genoa

Coppa Italia

Lecce v Salernitana

23 August 2008 Third round	Lecce	0–1	Salernitana	Lecce
CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stadio Via del Mare

Statistics