Milan
2008–09 season
PresidentVacant
Head coachCarlo Ancelotti
StadiumSan Siro
Serie A3rd
Coppa ItaliaRound of 16
UEFA CupRound of 32
Top goalscorerLeague:
Kaká (16)

All:
Alexandre Pato (18)
Average home league attendance59,731[1]

During the 2008–09 season, Milan played its 75th Serie A season in the club's existence.

Club

Management

Position Staff
Head coach Italy Carlo Ancelotti
Assistant coach Italy Mauro Tassotti
Italy Filippo Galli
Goalkeeping coaches Italy Villiam Vecchi
Italy Beniamino Abate
Fitness coaches Italy Daniele Tognaccini
Italy Giovanni Mauri
Club doctor Italy Massimo Manara
President Italy Adriano Galliani

Last updated: July 19, 2008
Source:

Source: San Siro

Squad

First team

Starting line-up.

As of December 21, 2008.[2] 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 Brazil BRA Dida
2 DF Brazil BRA Felipe Mattioni (on loan from Grêmio)
3 DF Italy ITA Paolo Maldini (captain)
4 DF Georgia (country) GEO Kakha Kaladze
5 MF Brazil BRA Emerson (released in April)
7 FW Brazil BRA Alexandre Pato
8 MF Italy ITA Gennaro Gattuso
9 FW Italy ITA Filippo Inzaghi
10 MF Netherlands NED Clarence Seedorf
11 FW Italy ITA Marco Borriello
12 GK Italy ITA Christian Abbiati
13 DF Italy ITA Alessandro Nesta
14 MF Uruguay URU Mathias Cardacio
15 DF Italy ITA Gianluca Zambrotta
16 GK Australia AUS Zeljko Kalac
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 DF Czech Republic CZE Marek Jankulovski
19 DF Italy ITA Giuseppe Favalli
20 MF Uruguay URU Tabaré Viúdez
21 MF Italy ITA Andrea Pirlo
22 MF Brazil BRA Kaká
23 MF Italy ITA Massimo Ambrosini (vice-captain)
24 DF Switzerland SUI Philippe Senderos (on loan from Arsenal)
25 DF Italy ITA Daniele Bonera
32 MF England ENG David Beckham (on loan from Los Angeles Galaxy)
36 DF Italy ITA Matteo Darmian
51 MF Sierra Leone SLE Rodney Strasser (from Primavera team)
76 FW Ukraine UKR Andriy Shevchenko (on loan from Chelsea)
77 DF Italy ITA Luca Antonini
80 MF Brazil BRA Ronaldinho
84 MF France FRA Mathieu Flamini

Transfers

Winter

In
Pos. Name from Type
DFThiago SilvaFluminense(€10 million )
MFDavid BeckhamLos Angeles Galaxyloan
DFMatteo BruscaginA.C. Monzaloan ended
DFFelipe MattioniGremioloan
Out
Pos. Name To Type
FWRonaldoSC Corinthiansreleased
MFEmersonSantosreleased
DFMatteo BruscaginPizzighettoneloan
DFThiago SilvaFluminenseloan

Competitions summary

Overall

CompetitionStarted RoundFinal PositionFinal RoundFirst MatchLast 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

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 to Champions League group stage
2 Juventus 38 21 11 6 69 37 +32 74[lower-alpha 1]
3 Milan 38 22 8 8 70 35 +35 74[lower-alpha 1]
4 Fiorentina 38 21 5 12 53 38 +15 68[lower-alpha 2] Qualification to Champions League play-off round
5 Genoa 38 19 11 8 56 39 +17 68[lower-alpha 2] Qualification to Europa League play-off round[lower-alpha 3]
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.
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Juventus finished ahead of Milan on head-to-head points: Juventus 4–2 Milan, Milan 1–1 Juventus.
  2. 1 2 Fiorentina finished ahead of Genoa on head-to-head points: Fiorentina 1–0 Genoa, Genoa 3–3 Fiorentina.
  3. Lazio qualified for the play-off round of the 2009–10 UEFA Europa League by winning the 2008–09 Coppa Italia.

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
36 21 8 7 67 31  +36 71 14 3 1 37 9  +28 7 5 6 30 22  +8

Source:

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAHAHAHAHHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHHAHAHA
ResultLLWWWDWWWWDWDLWLWDWWDWDLWLWWDWWWWWDLLW
Position14191596864312223343333322333333332222233

UEFA Cup - Group E standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Germany Wolfsburg 4 3 1 0 13 7 +6 10 Advance to knockout stage
2 Italy Milan 4 2 2 0 8 5 +3 8
3 Portugal Braga 4 2 0 2 7 5 +2 6
4 England Portsmouth 4 1 1 2 7 8 1 4
5 Netherlands Heerenveen 4 0 0 4 3 13 10 0
Source: RSSSF

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

Updated to games played May 31, 2009.

Pre-season tournaments and friendlies

DateTournamentLocationOpponent teamScoreScorers
23 July 2008 Friendly Cremona, Italy Cremonese 0–0
29 July 2008 2008 TIM Trophy Turin, Italy Juventus 2–2(6–4p) Seedorf 6', 42'
29 July 2008 2008 TIM Trophy Turin, Italy Internazionale 0–0(4–3p)
1 August 2008 2008 Russian Railways Cup Moscow, Russia Spain Sevilla 0–1
3 August 2008 2008 Russian Railways Cup Moscow, Russia England Chelsea 0–5
9 August 2008 Friendly Manchester, England England Manchester City 0–1
17 August 2008 2008 Trofeo Luigi Berlusconi Milan, Italy Juventus 4–1 Jankulovski 21', Ambrosini 25', 79', Inzaghi 52'
21 August 2008 2008 Trofeo Birra Moretti Naples, Italy Napoli 1–0 Paloschi 44'
21 August 2008 2008 Trofeo Birra Moretti Naples, Italy Juventus 0–0(4–5p)
24 August 2008 2008 Trofeo Villa de Gijón Gijón, Spain Spain Sporting de Gijón 0–2
10 September 2008 Friendly Lugano, Switzerland Switzerland Lugano 0–2
14 October 2008 Taçi Oil Cup Tirana, Albania Albania Tirana 1–2 Ronaldinho 90+1'
7 January 2009 Dubai Challenge Cup Dubai, United Arab Emirates Germany Hamburg 1–1(4–3p) Ronaldinho 61'
21 January 2009 Friendly Hanover, Germany Germany Hannover 96 3–2 Shevchenko 52', Inzaghi 55', 75'
4 February 2009 Friendly Glasgow, Scotland Scotland Rangers 2–2 Pato 70', Kaká 78'
22 April 2009 Friendly Budapest, Hungary Hungary Hungary's league selection 5–2 Kaká 37', Shevchenko 47', 63', Seedorf 73', Viúdez 85'

Serie A

Matches

31 August 2008 1 Milan 1–2 Bologna F.C. Milano
15:00 CEST Ambrosini 41' Report 18' Di Vaio
78' Valiani
Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 63.306
Referee: Orsato
14 September 2008 2 Genoa C.F.C. 2–0 Milan Genova
15:00 CEST Sculli 30'
Milito 90' (pen)
Report Stadium: Luigi Ferraris
Attendance: 28.795
Referee: Rocchi
21 September 2008 3 Milan 4–1 S.S. Lazio Milano
20:30 CEST Seedorf 8'
Zambrotta 35'
Pato 49'
Kaká 60'
Report 26' Zárate Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 57.362
Referee: Rizzoli
24 September 2008 4 Reggina Calcio 1–2 Milan Reggio Calabria
20:30 CEST Corradi 59' Report 24' Borriello
73' Pato
Attendance: 19.828
Referee: Saccani
28 September 2008 5 Milan 1–0 Inter Milano
20:30 CEST Ronaldinho 37' Report Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 79.057
Referee: Morganti
5 October 2008 6 Cagliari Calcio 0–0 Milan Cagliari
20:30 CEST Report Stadium: Stadio Sant'Elia
Attendance: 15.750
Referee: Rosetti
19 October 2008 7 Milan 3–0 Sampdoria Milano
15:00 CEST Ronaldinho 55' (rig.), 60'
Inzaghi 90'
Report Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 65.960
Referee: Damato
26 October 2008 8 Atalanta B.C. 0–1 Milan Bergamo
15:00 CET Report 80' Kaká Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia
Attendance: 20.899
Referee: Farina
29 October 2008 9 Milan 2–1 A.C. Siena Milano
20:30 CET Inzaghi 31'
Kaká 65' (rig.)
Report 54' Vergassola Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 49.650
Referee: Celi
2 November 2008 10 Milan 1–0 S.S.C. Napoli Milano
20:30 CET Ronaldinho 86' Report Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 54.079
Referee: Rocchi
9 November 2008 11 Lecce 1–1 Milan Lecce
20:30 CET Esposito 90+3' Report 79' Ronaldinho Stadium: Stadio Via del Mare
Attendance: 29.658
Referee: Bergonzi
16 November 2008 12 Milan 1–0 Chievo Verona Milano
15:00 CET Kaká 15' (pen) Report Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 58.403
Referee: De Marco
23 November 2008 13 Torino F.C. 2–2 Milan Torino
20:30 CET Stellone 25'
Rosina 78' (rig.)
Report 29' Pato
34' Ronaldinho
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 22.627
Referee: Farina
30 November 2008 14 Palermo F.C. 3–1 Milan Palermo
20:30 CET Miccoli 50'
Cavani 60'
Simplício 80'
Report 83' (rig.) Ronaldinho Attendance: 33.998
Referee: Rocchi
7 December 2008 15 Milan 1–0 Catania Calcio Milano
15:00 CET Kaká 65' Report Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 54.314
Referee: Gervasoni
14 December 2008 16 Juventus 4–2 Milan Torino
20:30 CET Del Piero 16' (rig.)
Chiellini 34'
Amauri 41', 69'
Report 31' Pato
56' Ambrosini
Stadium: Olimpico
Attendance: 24.862
Referee: Rizzoli
21 December 2008 17 Milan 5–1 Udinese Calcio Milano
20:30 CET Pato 4', 18'
Kaká 13', 52'
Seedorf 43'
Report 17' Di Natale Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 52.842
Referee: Saccani
11 January 2009 18 A.S. Roma 2–2 Milan Roma
20:30 CET Vučinić 22', 72' Report 48', 53' Pato Stadium: Olimpico
Attendance: 53.444
Referee: Morganti
17 January 2009 19 Milan 1–0 Fiorentina Milano
20:30 CET Pato 7' Report Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 65.692
Referee: Rosetti
25 January 2009 20 Bologna F.C. 1–4 Milan Bologna
15:00 CET Di Vaio 9' (rig.) Report 13' Seedorf
17' (rig.), 43' Kaká
59' Beckham
Stadium: Dall'Ara
Attendance: 33.691
Referee: Tagliavento
28 January 2009 21 Milan 1–1 Genoa C.F.C. Milano
20:30 CET Beckham 33' Report 87' Milito Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 49.907
Referee: Gervasoni
1 February 2009 22 S.S. Lazio 0–3 Milan Roma
20:45 CET Report 42' Pato
47' Ambrosini
83' Kaká
Stadium: Olimpico
Attendance: 40.530
Referee: Rizzoli
7 February 2009 23 Milan 1–1 Reggina Calcio Milano
20:30 CET Kaká 67' (rig.) Report 33' Di Gennaro Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 53.182
Referee: Pierpaoli
15 February 2009 24 Inter 2–1 Milan Milano
20:30 CET Adriano 29'
Stanković 43'
Report 71' Pato Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza
Attendance: 76.178
Referee: Rosetti
22 February 2009 25 Milan 1–0 Cagliari Calcio Milano
15:00 CET Seedorf 65' Report Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 56.188
Referee: Saccani
1 March 2009 26 Sampdoria 2–1 Milan Genova
15:00 CET Cassano 33'
Pazzini 51'
Report 80' Pato Stadium: Luigi Ferraris
Attendance: 25.402
Referee: Rocchi
8 March 2009 27 Milan 3–0 Atalanta B.C. Milano
15:00 CET Inzaghi 7', 71', 74' Report Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 54.645
Referee: Orsato
15 March 2009 28 A.C. Siena 1–5 Milan Siena
15:00 CET Maccarone 62' Report 6' (rig.) Pirlo
45+3', 71' Inzaghi
55', 78' Pato
Stadium: Montepaschi Arena
Attendance: 15.373
Referee: Ayroldi
22 March 2009 29 S.S.C. Napoli 0–0 Milan Napoli
20:30 CET Report Stadium: San Paolo
Attendance: 57.996
Referee: De Marco
5 April 2009 30 Milan 2–0 Lecce Milano
20:30 CEST Ronaldinho 90+1'
Inzaghi 90+3'
Report Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 53.021
Referee: Farina
11 April 2009 31 Chievo Verona 0–1 Milan Verona
15:00 CEST Report 53' Seedorf Stadium: Marcantonio Bentegodi
Attendance: 25.169
Referee: Saccani
19 April 2009 32 Milan 5–1 Torino F.C. Milano
20:30 CEST Inzaghi 13', 37', 60'
Kaká 68' (rig.)
Ambrosini 90'
Report 80' Franceschini Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 54.061
Referee: Banti
26 April 2009 33 Milan 3–0 Palermo F.C. Milano
15:00 CEST Kaká 10' (pen), 56' (pen)
Inzaghi 19'
Report Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 61.569
Referee: Rizzoli
3 May 2009 34 Catania Calcio 0–2 Milan Catania
15:00 CEST Report 27' Inzaghi
52' Kaká
Stadium: Massimino
Attendance: 20.285
Referee: De Marco
10 May 2009 35 Milan 1–1 Juventus Milano
20:30 CEST Seedorf 57' Report 60' Iaquinta Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 78.979
Referee: Orsato
16 May 2009 36 Udinese 2–1 Milan Udine
20:30 CEST D'Agostino 31' (pen)
Zapata 49'
Report 93' Ambrosini Stadium: Friuli
Attendance: 27.497
Referee: Rizzoli
24 May 2009 Milan 2–3 A.S. Roma Milano
15:00 CEST Ambrosini 75', 82' Report 36' Riise
80' Ménez
85' Totti
Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 72.681
Referee: De Marco
31 May 2009 38 Fiorentina 0–2 Milan Firenze
15:00 CEST Report 55' Kaká
76' Pato
Stadium: Artemio Franchi
Attendance: 41.839
Referee: Rizzoli

Coppa Italia

Match Date Round Home/Away Opponent team Score Scorers
1 December 3, 2008 Round of 16 Home Lazio 1–2 (a.e.t.) Shevchenko 77'

UEFA Cup

Match Date Round Home/Away Opponent team Score Scorers
1 September 18, 2008 First Round Home Switzerland Zürich 3–1 Jankulovski 45+1', Pato 56', Borriello 74'
2 October 2, 2008 First Round Away Switzerland Zürich 0–1 Shevchenko 74'
3 October 23, 2008 Group Stage Away Netherlands Heerenveen 1–3 Jong-a-Pin 19' (o.g.), Gattuso 23', Inzaghi 69'
4 November 6, 2008 Group Stage Home Portugal Braga 1–0 Ronaldinho 90+3'
5 November 27, 2008 Group Stage Away England Portsmouth 2–2 Ronaldinho 84', Inzaghi 90+3'
6 December 17, 2008 Group Stage Home Germany Wolfsburg 2–2 Ambrosini 17', Pato 56'
7 February 18, 2009 Round of 32 Away Germany Werder Bremen 1–1 Inzaghi 36'
8 February 26, 2009 Round of 32 Home Germany Werder Bremen 2–2 Pirlo 27' (pen.), Pato 33'

Statistics

Competitive matches only. Numbers in brackets indicate appearances made. Updated to games played May 31, 2009.[14]

Players statistics

As of end of the season

No. Pos Nat Player TotalSerie ACoppa ItaliaUEFA Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
12 GK Italy ITA Abbiati 28-2228-220000
15 DF Italy ITA Zambrotta 41133+111060
3 DF Italy ITA Maldini 320300001+10
18 DF Czech Republic CZE Jankulovski 381310103+31
19 DF Italy ITA Favalli 29021+201050
21 MF Italy ITA Pirlo 2922610031
23 MF Italy ITA Ambrosini 33824+470051
84 MF France FRA Flamini 37022+70106+10
10 AM Netherlands NED Seedorf 41330+33105+20
22 AM Brazil BRA Kaká 361628+316103+10
7 FW Brazil BRA Pato 421827+915003+33
1 GK Brazil BRA Dida 16-69+101-25-4
32 MF England ENG Beckham 202182001+10
80 FW Brazil BRA Ronaldinho 351016+138102+32
25 DF Italy ITA Bonera 22016+200040
9 FW Italy ITA Inzaghi 321615+11130063
8 MF Italy ITA Gattuso 16111+10003+11
4 DF Georgia (country) GEO Kaladze 16010+10103+10
24 DF Switzerland SUI Senderos 2007+701050
11 FW Italy ITA Borriello 826+110011
77 DF Italy ITA Antonini 1804+701060
5 MF Brazil BRA Emerson 1803+90104+10
76 FW Ukraine UKR Shevchenko 2622+160116+11
16 GK Australia AUS Kalac 10100000
13 DF Italy ITA Nesta 100+100000
14 MF Uruguay URU Cardaccio 200+101000
20 MF Uruguay URU Viudez 100+100000
36 DF Italy ITA Darmian 300+300000
51 MF Sierra Leone SLE Strasser 100+100000
DF Brazil BRA Mattioni 100+10

Goalscorers

Rank Name Serie A Coppa Italia UEFA Cup Total
1 Brazil Alexandre Pato 15 - 3 18
2 Brazil Kaká 16 - - 16
Italy Filippo Inzaghi 13 - 3
4 Brazil Ronaldinho 8 - 2 10
5 Italy Massimo Ambrosini 7 - 1 8
6 Netherlands Clarence Seedorf 6 - - 6
7 England David Beckham 2 - - 2
Italy Marco Borriello 1 - 1
Italy Andrea Pirlo 1 - 1
Ukraine Andriy Shevchenko - 1 1
10 Italy Gennaro Gattuso - - 1 1
Czech Republic Marek Jankulovski - - 1
Italy Gianluca Zambrotta 1 - -

Goals conceded

Rank Name Serie A Coppa Italia UEFA Cup Total Average per game
1 Italy Christian Abbiati 28 (28) - - 28 (28) 1
2 Brazil Dida 7 (10) 2 (1) 9 (8) 18 (19) 0.94
3 Australia Zeljko Kalac 1 (1) - - 1 (1) 1

Games started

Name Serie A Coppa Italia UEFA Cup Total
Italy Gianluca Zambrotta 33 - 6 39
Netherlands Clarence Seedorf 30 1 5 36
Czech Republic Marek Jankulovski 31 - 3 34
Brazil Kaká 28 1 3 32
Italy Paolo Maldini 30 - 1 31
Brazil Alexandre Pato 28 - 3 31
Italy Andrea Pirlo 26 - 3 29
France Mathieu Flamini 22 1 6 29
Italy Christian Abbiati 28 - - 28
Italy Massimo Ambrosini 24 - 4 28
Italy Giuseppe Favalli 21 1 5 27
Italy Filippo Inzaghi 15 - 6 21
Italy Daniele Bonera 16 - 4 20
England David Beckham 18 - 1 19
Brazil Ronaldinho 16 1 2 19
Brazil Dida 9 1 8 18
Italy Gennaro Gattuso 11 - 3 14
Georgia (country) Kakha Kaladze 10 1 3 14
Switzerland Philippe Senderos 7 1 5 13
Italy Luca Antonini 4 1 6 11
Ukraine Andriy Shevchenko 2 1 6 9
Brazil Emerson 3 1 3 7
Italy Marco Borriello 6 - - 6
Australia Zeljko Kalac 1 - - 1

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