| Season | 2008–09 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 30 August 2008 – 31 May 2009 |
| Champions | Internazionale 17th title |
| Relegated | Torino Reggina Lecce |
| Champions League | Internazionale Juventus Milan Fiorentina |
| Europa League | Genoa Roma Lazio |
| Matches | 380 |
| Goals | 988 (2.6 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Zlatan Ibrahimović (25 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Sampdoria 5–0Reggina |
| Biggest away win | Roma 0–4Internazionale Siena 1–5Milan Palermo 0–4Catania |
| Highest scoring | Udinese 6–2Cagliari |
| Average attendance | 25,324 |
2009–10 → | |
The2008–09 Serie A (known as theSerie ATIM for sponsorship reasons) was the 107th season of top-tier Italianfootball, the 77th in around-robin tournament. It began on 30 August 2008 and ended on 31 May 2009, with the announcement of the list of fixtures made on 25 July 2008. 20 teams competed in the league, 17 of which returned fromthe previous season, and three (Chievo,Bologna andLecce) were promoted from2007–08 Serie B.
20 clubs represented 13 differentregions. The most represented region wasLombardy with three teams:Atalanta,A.C. Milan, andInter Milan.Piedmont,Liguria,Tuscany,Lazio andSicily featured two teams each whileFriuli-Venezia Giulia,Veneto,Emilia-Romagna,Campania,Apulia,Calabria, andSardinia were represented by one team each. There was a record number of southern teams in the top division with six teams:Cagliari,Catania,Lecce,Napoli,Palermo, andReggina.
The new match ball was theNike T90 Omni.
On 16 May 2009,Internazionale won the league by holding an unassailable lead afterA.C. Milan's loss away toUdinese.
The 2008–09 season saw new rules relating to the transfer of player registration introduced. Clubs without non-EU players in their squad were allowed three incoming non-EU player transfers (whereas previously only newly promoted clubs could have three). Clubs with one non-EU player were allowed two such transfers and clubs with two non-EU players were permitted one transfer and a further one if they cancelled the registration of one of their non-EU players or that player gained EU nationality. Clubs with three or more non-EU players were given two conditional quotas with the caveat that the release (as opposed to transfer) of two non-EU players as free agent would only allow for one further non-EU signing.[1]
Three teams were promoted fromSerie B:Chievo,Bologna, andLecce. The first two earned direct promotion, while Lecce won the promotional playoffs, defeatingAlbinoLeffe 2–1 on aggregate in a two-legged playoff final.
^1 Juventus youth sector chiefCiro Ferrara was originally appointed on a temporary basis for the two final weeks of the season. The appointment was made permanent on 5 June 2009.[22]
| 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 toChampions 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 toChampions League play-off round |
| 5 | Genoa | 38 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 56 | 39 | +17 | 68[b] | Qualification toEuropa League play-off round[c] |
| 6 | Roma | 38 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 64 | 61 | +3 | 63 | Qualification toEuropa 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 | |
| 10 | Lazio | 38 | 15 | 5 | 18 | 46 | 55 | −9 | 50 | Qualification toEuropa League play-off round[c] |
| 11 | Atalanta | 38 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 45 | 48 | −3 | 47 | |
| 12 | Napoli | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 43 | 45 | −2 | 46[d] | |
| 13 | Sampdoria | 38 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 49 | 52 | −3 | 46[d] | |
| 14 | Siena | 38 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 33 | 44 | −11 | 44 | |
| 15 | Catania | 38 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 41 | 51 | −10 | 43 | |
| 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 toSerie B |
| 19 | Reggina(R) | 38 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 30 | 62 | −32 | 31 | |
| 20 | Lecce(R) | 38 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 37 | 67 | −30 | 30 |
| Home \ Away | ATA | BOL | CAG | CTN | CHV | FIO | GEN | INT | JUV | LAZ | LCE | MIL | NAP | PAL | REG | ROM | SAM | SIE | TOR | UDI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atalanta | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | |
| Bologna | 0–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–4 | 5–2 | 0–3 | |
| Cagliari | 0–1 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | |
| Catania | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 3–2 | 0–2 | |
| Chievo | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | |
| Fiorentina | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 4–2 | |
| Genoa | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–3 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | |
| Internazionale | 4–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | |
| Juventus | 2–2 | 4–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
| Lazio | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | |
| Lecce | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 2–2 | |
| Milan | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 5–1 | |
| Napoli | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | |
| Palermo | 3–2 | 4–1 | 5–1 | 0–4 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 5–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | |
| Reggina | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | |
| Roma | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 4–3 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–4 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | |
| Sampdoria | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 5–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | |
| Siena | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–5 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | |
| Torino | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
| Udinese | 3–0 | 1–0 | 6–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 |


Source:gazzetta.it(in Italian)
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Internazionale | 25 | |
| 2 | Genoa | 24 | |
| Bologna | |||
| 4 | Fiorentina | 19 | |
| 5 | Milan | 16 | |
| 6 | Milan | 15 | |
| 7 | Cagliari | 14 | |
| Palermo | |||
| Palermo | |||
| 10 | Juventus | 13 | |
| Milan | |||
| Fiorentina | |||
| Chievo | |||
| Udinese | |||
| Roma | |||
| Lazio |
Source:[23]
| # | Club | Avg. attendance | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AC Milan | 59,731 | 79,057 |
| 2 | Internazionale | 55,345 | 76,437 |
| 3 | SSC Napoli | 39,851 | 60,240 |
| 4 | AS Roma | 39,396 | 61,198 |
| 5 | SS Lazio | 34,626 | 55,490 |
| 6 | ACF Fiorentina | 31,200 | 41,839 |
| 7 | Genoa CFC | 26,583 | 32,744 |
| 8 | UC Sampdoria | 23,323 | 34,395 |
| 9 | US Città di Palermo | 23,228 | 35,293 |
| 10 | Juventus FC | 21,218 | 24,862 |
| 11 | Bologna FC | 20,762 | 34,571 |
| 12 | Calcio Catania | 18,167 | 20,738 |
| 13 | Torino FC | 17,552 | 23,982 |
| 14 | Udinese Calcio | 16,880 | 27,497 |
| 15 | ChievoVerona | 13,352 | 28,924 |
| 16 | Cagliari Calcio | 12,442 | 20,000 |
| 17 | Atalanta BC | 12,231 | 21,814 |
| 18 | US Lecce | 12,171 | 29,658 |
| 19 | Reggina Calcio | 11,805 | 21,033 |
| 20 | AC Siena | 11,026 | 15,446 |
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