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2008–09 AC Milan season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| club | Milan |
| season | 2008–09 |
| chairman | Vacant |
| chrtitle | President |
| manager | Carlo Ancelotti |
| mgrtitle | Head coach |
| stadium | San Siro |
| league | Serie A |
| league result | 3rd |
| cup1 | Coppa Italia |
| cup1 result | Round of 16 |
| cup2 | UEFA Cup |
| cup2 result | Round of 32 |
| league topscorer | |
| Kaká (16) | |
| season topscorer | |
| Alexandre Pato (18) | |
| average attendance | 59,731 |
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| prevseason | 2007–08 |
| nextseason | 2009–10 |
Kaká (16) Alexandre Pato (18) During the 2008–09 season, Milan played its 75th Serie A season in the club's existence. Milan would also compete in the 2008-09 Coppa Italia and UEFA Cup after a 5th place finish the Previous Season.
Milan would finish third in Serie A, 10 points behind champions and rivals Inter Milan. Milan also failed to win the Coppa Italia or UEFA Cup meaning they finished without a trophy for the first time since 2006. This season marked Carlo Ancelotti's final season in charge of Milan as he resigned after Milan's final game of the season.
Club
Management
Source: San Siro
Squad
First team
| Starting line-up. |
|---|
As of December 21, 2008.
Transfers
| In | Pos. | Name | from | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FW | Ronaldinho | FC Barcelona | (€21 million ) | |
| FW | Andrei Shevchenko | Chelsea F.C. | loan | |
| DF | Gianluca Zambrotta | FC Barcelona | (€9 million ) | |
| MF | Mathías Cardacio | Nacional Montevideo | (€2,5 million) | |
| MF | Mathieu Flamini | free | ||
| 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 | |
| DF | Luca Antonini | Empoli F.C. | co-ownership | |
| MF | Ignazio Abate | Empoli F.C. | co-ownership(€2,0 million) | |
| GK | Christian Abbiati | Atletico Madrid | loan ended | |
| 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 ) | ||||||||
| FW | Ricardo Oliveira | Real Zaragoza | (€10,0 million) | ||||||||
| DF | Cafu | url=http://www.acmilan.com/NewsDetail.aspx?idNews=66781 | title=ALWAYS IN OUR HEARTS | access-date=2008-05-17 | date=2008-05-16 | publisher=acmilan.com | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080519103938/http://www.acmilan.com/NewsDetail.aspx?idNews=66781 | archive-date=2008-05-19 | url-status=dead }} | ||
| 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
| 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 |
Pre-season and friendlies
Marchionni Iaquinta Chiellini Tiago Pirlo Jankulovski Paloschi Oddo Jankulovski Favalli Brocchi Digão Figo Suazo Jiménez Santon Muntari Anelka Ambrosini Inzaghi Ambrosini Chimenti Legrottaglie Pasquato Amauri Molinaro Brocchi Paloschi Osuji Ambrosini Favalli Bilić Laborde Muzaka Shevchenko Inzaghi Emerson Flamini Thiago Neves Olić Aogo Demel Hanke Inzaghi Papac Kaká Antonini Tököli Shevchenko Seedorf Viúdez Muzaka Salihi Shevchenko Inzaghi Muzaka Vila Vrapi Beqiri Seedorf Flamini Thiago Silva Inzaghi
Competitions
Overall
| 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
Main article: 2008–09 Serie A
League table
Results summary
Results by round
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Matches
Valiani Milito Zambrotta Pato Kaká Pato Inzaghi Kaká Rosina Ronaldinho Cavani Simplício Chiellini Amauri Ambrosini Kaká Seedorf Kaká Beckham Ambrosini Kaká Stanković Pazzini Inzaghi Pato Inzaghi Kaká Ambrosini Inzaghi Kaká Zapata Ménez Totti Pato
Coppa Italia
Main article: 2008–09 Coppa Italia
Pandev
UEFA Cup
Main article: 2008–09 UEFA Cup
First round
Main article: 2008–09 UEFA Cup first round
Pato Borriello
Group stage
Main article: 2008–09 UEFA Cup group stage#Group E
Gattuso Inzaghi Kanu Inzaghi Pato Sağlık
Knockout phase
Main article: 2008–09 UEFA Cup knockout stage
Round of 32
Pato
Statistics
Competitive matches only. Numbers in brackets indicate appearances made. Updated to games played May 31, 2009.
Players statistics
As of end of the season
Goalscorers
| Rank | Name | Serie A | Coppa Italia | UEFA Cup | Total | 18 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BRA Alexandre Pato | 15 | - | 3 | ||||||||
| 2 | BRA Kaká | 16 | - | - | ||||||||
| ITA Filippo Inzaghi | 13 | - | 3 | |||||||||
| 4 | BRA Ronaldinho | 8 | - | 2 | ||||||||
| 5 | ITA Massimo Ambrosini | 7 | - | 1 | ||||||||
| 6 | NED Clarence Seedorf | 6 | - | - | ||||||||
| 7 | ENG David Beckham | 2 | - | - | ||||||||
| ITA Marco Borriello | 1 | - | 1 | |||||||||
| ITA Andrea Pirlo | 1 | - | 1 | |||||||||
| UKR Andriy Shevchenko | - | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| 10 | ITA Gennaro Gattuso | - | - | 1 | ||||||||
| CZE Marek Jankulovski | - | - | 1 | |||||||||
| ITA Gianluca Zambrotta | 1 | - | - |
Goals conceded
| Rank | Name | Serie A | Coppa Italia | UEFA Cup | Total | Average per game | 28 (28) | 1 | 18 (19) | 0.94 | 1 (1) | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ITA Christian Abbiati | 28 (28) | - | - | ||||||||
| 2 | BRA Dida | 7 (10) | 2 (1) | 9 (8) | ||||||||
| 3 | AUS Zeljko Kalac | 1 (1) | - | - |
Games started
| Name | Serie A | Coppa Italia | UEFA Cup | Total | 39 | 36 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ITA Gianluca Zambrotta | 33 | - | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NED Clarence Seedorf | 30 | 1 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CZE Marek Jankulovski | 31 | - | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BRA Kaká | 28 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ITA Paolo Maldini | 30 | - | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BRA Alexandre Pato | 28 | - | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ITA Andrea Pirlo | 26 | - | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FRA Mathieu Flamini | 22 | 1 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ITA Christian Abbiati | 28 | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ITA Massimo Ambrosini | 24 | - | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ITA Giuseppe Favalli | 21 | 1 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ITA Filippo Inzaghi | 15 | - | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ITA Daniele Bonera | 16 | - | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ENG David Beckham | 18 | - | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BRA Ronaldinho | 16 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BRA Dida | 9 | 1 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ITA Gennaro Gattuso | 11 | - | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| GEO Kakha Kaladze | 10 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SUI Philippe Senderos | 7 | 1 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ITA Luca Antonini | 4 | 1 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UKR Andriy Shevchenko | 2 | 1 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BRA Emerson | 3 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ITA Marco Borriello | 6 | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| AUS Zeljko Kalac | 1 | - | - |
References
References
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- (31 May 2008). "Ufficiale: Zambrotta è del Milan". sportmediaset.it.
- (30 July 2008). "Milan: ecco i giovani Viudez e Cardaccio". espn.com.
- (2008-05-05). "BENVENUTO MATHIEU!". acmilan.com.
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