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2008–09 Portsmouth F.C. season

Field	Value
club	Portsmouth
season	2008–09
ownertitle	Owner
owner	Alexandre Gaydamak
mgrtitle	Manager
manager	Harry Redknapp (to 26 October 2008)
Tony Adams (to 9 February 2009)
Paul Hart (caretaker manager)
stadium	Fratton Park
league	Premier League
league result	14th
cup1	FA Cup
cup1 result	Fourth round
cup2	League Cup
cup2 result	Third round
cup3	Community Shield
cup3 result	Runners-up
cup4	UEFA Cup
cup4 result	Group stage
league topscorer
Peter Crouch (11)
season topscorer
Peter Crouch (16)
highest attendance	20,540 vs. Manchester Utd
(25 August 2008)
lowest attendance	18,111 vs. Blackburn Rovers
(30 November 2008)
average attendance	19,325
largest win	3–0 vs. Everton
(30 August 2008)
largest loss	0–6 vs. Manchester City
(21 September 2008)
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prevseason	2007–08
nextseason	2009–10

Tony Adams (to 9 February 2009) Paul Hart (caretaker manager) Peter Crouch (11) Peter Crouch (16) (25 August 2008) (30 November 2008) (30 August 2008) (21 September 2008)

During the 2008–09 football season Portsmouth played their sixth consecutive season in the highest tier of English football, the Premier League. Thanks to the exploits of the previous season, Portsmouth achieved European football for the first time in their footballing history, thanks to an FA Cup win over Cardiff City; they competed in the UEFA Cup. They also participated in the Charity Shield, against Manchester United on 10 August 2008, at Wembley Stadium, eventually losing on penalties. This was the first time since 1996 that a team outside of the "Big Four" had competed in the competition.

Players

Squad

Transfers

In

No.	Transferred From	Fee	Date
-	West Bromwich Albion	Undisclosed	1 July 2008
-	Paris Saint-Germain
-	Le Havre
-	ADO Den Haag
25	Reading	Free Transfer
9	Liverpool	£11,000,000	11 July 2008
-	Banjul Hawks	Undisclosed	4 August 2008
3	Tottenham Hotspur	11 August 2008
11	Charlton Athletic	21 August 2008
-	Weymouth	Free Transfer	31 August 2008
39	Lens	£4,400,000	1 January 2009
-	Hearts of Oak	Undisclosed
6	West Ham United	Undisclosed	26 January 2009
33	AEK Athens	Undisclosed	2 February 2009

Out

No.	Transferred to	Fee	Date
34	Real Zaragoza	Free Transfer	1 July 2008
11	Internazionale	£12,700,000	28 July 2008
30	Rangers	£3,000,000	15 August 2008
-	ENG Southend United	Free Transfer	1 September 2008
6	ESP Real Madrid	£20,000,000	1 January 2009
14	ENG Tottenham Hotspur	£15,000,000	9 January 2009
24	ENG Millwall	Free Transfer	2 February 2009

Loaned in

No.	Loaned From	Until	Date
26	Chelsea	1 January 2009	1 July 2008
30	Arsenal	End of Season	21 August 2008
39	Lens	1 September 2008
14	Liverpool	20 January 2009
26	Porto	26 January 2009
29	Bayer Leverkusen	1 February 2009

Loaned out

No.	Loaned to	Until	Date
-	Norwich City	End of Season	4 August 2008
-	Zulte Waregem	1 December 2008	5 August 2008
31	Yeovil Town	6 November 2008	7 August 2008
-	ENG AFC Bournemouth	End of Season	7 August 2008
2	Charlton Athletic	1 December 2008	28 August 2008
36	Dagenham & Redbridge	End of Season	1 September 2008
20	Charlton Athletic	1 January 2009	2 September 2008
-	Southend United	End of Season	1 January 2009
32	Birmingham City	14 May 2009	10 February 2009
25	Reading	End of Season	8 March 2009

Statistics

Appearances

Goalkeepers

Defenders

Midfielders

Forwards

Others

Includes players who have yet to feature prominently and former players.

Competitions

Community Shield

Main article: 2008 FA Community Shield

Portsmouth lost the 2008 FA Community Shield 3–1 on penalties against 2007–08 Premier League winners Manchester United after the match finished 0–0 after 90 minutes on 10 August. It was Pompey's second game against United in the space of two weeks.

Giggs Carrick Defoe Mvuemba Johnson

Premier League

Main article: 2008–09 Premier League

Matches

Anelka Lampard Deco Johnson Dunne Robinho Wright-Phillips Evans Fernandes Crouch Defoe Heskey Defoe Johnson Windass Defoe Davis Kerimoğlu Martins Guthrie Gardner C. Cole Bellamy Nevland Hreiðarsson Kuyt Torres Hreiðarsson Shawcross Kranjčar Brunt Carrick Vela McCarthy Bardsley
Traoré

Final league table

Results summary

UEFA Cup

Main article: 2008–09 UEFA Cup

Group stage

Matches

Rentería Alan Kanu Inzaghi Gentner Misimović Mvuemba Hreiðarsson

Top scorers

ENG Jermain Defoe 7
CRO Niko Kranjčar 3
ENG Glen Johnson 3
ENG David Nugent 3

References

(2001-09-23). "Premier League statement". [[Premier League]].
"Portsmouth FC » Squad 2008/2009". worldfootball.net.
(12 May 2008). "Albion cash in on Hurst". Express and Star.
Soccernet Staff. (21 May 2008). "PSG starlet N'Lundulu nears Portsmouth switch". ESPN.
Sky Sports. (15 June 2008). "Pompey move for French starlet". ESPN.
(1 April 2010). "Nadir Çiftçi Portsmouth´un Umudu".
(20 June 2008). "Little makes Pompey switch". Sky Sports.
(11 July 2008). "Crouch seals £11m Portsmouth move". BBC Sport.
(2008-08-04). "Pompey seal Koroma deal".
(11 August 2008). "Portsmouth sign Kaboul from Spurs". BBC Sport.
(21 August 2008). "Pompey seal permanent Thomas deal". BBC Sport.
(30 December 2008). "Belhadj earns Portsmouth contract". BBC Sport.
(26 January 2009). "Portsmouth sign Mullins and Pele". BBC Sport.
(2 February 2009). "Pompey snap up midfielder Basinas". BBC Sport.
(28 July 2008). "Muntari wraps up switch to Inter". BBC Sport.
(15 August 2008). "Rangers confirm capture of Mendes". BBC Sport.
(22 December 2008). "Real Madrid unveil new boy Diarra". BBC Sport.
(9 January 2009). "Tottenham finalise Defoe transfer". BBC Sport.
(2 February 2009). "Millwall snap up defender Duffy". BBC Sport.
(1 July 2008). "Sahar makes Pompey loan move". Irish Examiner.
(21 August 2008). "Traore joins Portsmouth on loan". BBC Sport.
(1 September 2008). "Belhadj makes Pompey loan switch". BBC Sport.
(20 January 2009). "Portsmouth sign Pennant on loan". BBC Sport.
(26 January 2009). "Portsmouth sign Mullins and Pele". BBC Sport.
(1 February 2009). "Pompey sign striker Gekas on loan". BBC Sport.
(4 August 2008). "Norwich complete Koroma loan deal". BBC Sport.
(7 August 2008). "Keeper Begovic agrees Yeovil loan". BBC Sport.
(28 August 2008). "Primus moves to Charlton on loan". BBC Sport.
(2 September 2008). "Cranie seals Charlton loan move". BBC Sport.
(10 February 2009). "Birmingham snap up Traore on loan". BBC Sport.
(8 March 2009). "Little makes Reading return". Irish Examiner.
Bevan, Chris. (10 August 2008). "Man Utd 0-0 Portsmouth". BBC Sport.
(7 May 2008). "Lucky 13 for United". The Football Association.

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