2008–09 A.C. Milan season

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

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]

Club

Management
Position Staff
Head coach Carlo Ancelotti
Assistant coach Mauro Tassotti
Filippo Galli
Goalkeeping coaches Villiam Vecchi
Beniamino Abate
Fitness coaches Daniele Tognaccini
Giovanni Mauri
Club doctor Massimo Manara
President 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  BRA Dida
2 DF  BRA Felipe Mattioni (on loan from Grêmio)
3 DF  ITA Paolo Maldini (captain)
4 DF  GEO Kakha Kaladze
5 MF  BRA Emerson (released in April)
7 FW  BRA Alexandre Pato
8 MF  ITA Gennaro Gattuso
9 FW  ITA Filippo Inzaghi
10 MF  NED Clarence Seedorf
11 FW  ITA Marco Borriello
12 GK  ITA Christian Abbiati
13 DF  ITA Alessandro Nesta
14 MF  URU Mathias Cardacio
15 DF  ITA Gianluca Zambrotta
16 GK  AUS Zeljko Kalac
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 DF  CZE Marek Jankulovski
19 DF  ITA Giuseppe Favalli
20 MF  URU Tabaré Viúdez
21 MF  ITA Andrea Pirlo
22 MF  BRA Kaká
23 MF  ITA Massimo Ambrosini (vice-captain)
24 DF   SUI Philippe Senderos (on loan from Arsenal)
25 DF  ITA Daniele Bonera
32 MF  ENG David Beckham (on loan from Los Angeles Galaxy)
36 DF  ITA Matteo Darmian
51 MF  SLE Rodney Strasser (from Primavera team)
76 FW  UKR Andriy Shevchenko (on loan from Chelsea)
77 DF  ITA Luca Antonini
80 MF  BRA Ronaldinho
84 MF  FRA Mathieu Flamini

List of 2008–09 transfers

(*) denotes a winter transfer.

In
Date Pos. Name From Fee
5 May 2008 MF Mathieu Flamini Arsenal Free Transfer[3]
FW Marco Borriello Genoa €10M + Davide Di Gennaro
16 June 2008 DF Ignazio Abate Empoli €2M[4]
16 June 2008 DF Luca Antonini Empoli €2.9M
20 June 2008 DF Gianluca Zambrotta Barcelona €8.5M
26 June 2008 MF Gianmarco Conti Venezia €0.2M (co-ownership deal with Venezia)
1 July 2008 GK Christian Abbiati Atlético Madrid End of loan[5]
18 July 2008 MF Ronaldinho Barcelona €21M[6]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
14 MF  URU Mathías Cardacio (from Nacional, undisclosed)
20 FW  URU Tabaré Viúdez (from Defensor Sporting, undisclosed)
76 FW  UKR Andriy Shevchenko (from Chelsea[7])
24 DF   SUI Philippe Senderos (on loan from Arsenal[8])
51 MF  SLE Rodney Strasser (from youth team)
32 MF  ENG David Beckham (on loan from Los Angeles Galaxy[9]) *
2 DF  BRA Felipe Mattioni (on loan from Grêmio[10]) *

Out

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF  BRA Cafu (retired[11])
27 MF  BRA Serginho (retired[11])
34 MF  FRA Ibrahim Ba (retired)
99 FW  BRA Ronaldo (retired)
29 GK  ITA Valerio Fiori (retired)
— FW  BRA Ricardo Oliveira (to Real Zaragoza, €10M[12])
11 FW  ITA Alberto Gilardino (to Fiorentina, €14M[13])
— FW  ITA Davide Di Gennaro (co-ownership with Genoa, undisclosed[14])
— DF  ITA Luca Antonelli (co-ownership with Parma, undisclosed)
— FW  ITA Ignazio Abate (co-ownership with Torino, undisclosed[15])
No. Pos. Nation Player
— FW  ITA Nicola Pozzi (to Empoli, undisclosed[16])
— GK  ITA Ferdinando Coppola (co-ownership with Atalanta, undisclosed[17])
— DF  ITA Romano Perticone (co-ownership with Livorno, undisclosed[18])
— DF  ARG Leandro Grimi (to Sporting CP, €2.5M[19])
— FW  ITA Matteo Ardemagni (co-ownership with Triestina, undisclosed[20])
17 DF  CRO Dario Šimić (to Monaco, undisclosed[21])
43 FW  ITA Alberto Paloschi (co-ownership with Parma, undisclosed[16])
32 MF  ITA Cristian Brocchi (to Lazio, €2.7M[22])

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
20 MF  FRA Yoann Gourcuff (to Bordeaux[23])
41 FW  FRA Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (to Dijon[16])
— DF  ITA Elia Legati (to Monaco[16])
— DF  BRA Marcus Diniz (to Livorno[24])
42 FW  NGA Kingsley Umunegbu (to Salernitana[25])
No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK  ITA Marco Storari (to Fiorentina[26])
31 DF  BRA Digão (to Standard Liège[27])
94 FW  FRA Willy Aubameyang (to Avellino[28])
2 DF  ITA Massimo Oddo (to Bayern Munich[29])

Squad statistics

As of end of the season

No. Pos Nat Player TotalSerie ACoppa ItaliaUEFA Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Dida 16-69+101-25-4
3 DF Paolo Maldini 320300001+10
4 DF Kakha Kaladze 16010+10103+10
5 MF Emerson 1803+90104+10
7 FW Alexandre Pato 421827+915003+33
8 MF Gennaro Gattuso 16111+10003+11
9 FW Filippo Inzaghi 321615+11130063
10 MF Clarence Seedorf 41330+33105+20
11 FW Marco Borriello 826+110011
12 GK Christian Abbiati 28-2228-220000
13 DF Alessandro Nesta 100+100000
14 MF Mathias Cardaccio 200+101000
15 DF Gianluca Zambrotta 41133+111060
16 GK Zeljko Kalac 10100000
18 DF Marek Jankulovski 381310103+31
19 DF Giuseppe Favalli 29021+201050
20 MF Tabaré Viúdez 100+100000
21 MF Andrea Pirlo 2922610031
22 MF Kaká 361628+316103+10
23 MF Massimo Ambrosini 33424+430051
24 DF Philippe Senderos 2007+701050
25 DF Daniele Bonera 22016+200040
32 MF David Beckham 202182001+10
36 DF Matteo Darmian 300+300000
51 MF Rodney Strasser 100+100000
76 FW Andriy Shevchenko 2622+160116+11
77 DF Luca Antonini 1804+701060
80 FW Ronaldinho 351016+138102+32
84 MF Mathieu Flamini 37022+70106+10

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) Champion.
Notes:
  1. Juventus finished ahead of Milan on head-to-head points: Juventus 4–2 Milan, Milan 1–1 Juventus.
  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
Source:
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

UEFA Cup - Group E standings
Main article: 2008–09 UEFA Cup group stage § Group E
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Wolfsburg 4 3 1 0 13 7 +6 10
Milan 4 2 2 0 8 5 +3 8
Braga 4 2 0 2 7 5 +2 6
Portsmouth 4 1 1 2 7 8 −1 4
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 Sevilla 0–1
3 August 2008 2008 Russian Railways Cup Moscow, Russia Chelsea 0–5
9 August 2008 Friendly Manchester, 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 Sporting de Gijón 0–2
10 September 2008 Friendly Lugano, Switzerland Lugano 0–2
14 October 2008 Taçi Oil Cup Tirana, Albania Tirana 1–2 Ronaldinho  90+1'
7 January 2009 Dubai Challenge Cup Dubai, United Arab Emirates Hamburg 1–1(4–3p) Ronaldinho  61'
21 January 2009 Friendly Hanover, Germany Hannover 96 3–2 Shevchenko  52', Inzaghi  55', 75'
4 February 2009 Friendly Glasgow, Scotland Rangers 2–2 Pato  70', Kaká  78'
22 April 2009 Friendly Budapest, Hungary Hungary's league selection 5–2 Kaká  37', Shevchenko  47', 63', Seedorf  73', Viúdez  85'

Serie A
31 August 2008 1 Milan 1–2 Bologna Milan
15:00 CEST Ambrosini  41' Di Vaio  18'
Valiani  79'		 Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 63,306
Referee: Daniele Orsato
2 Genoa 2–0 Milan
Sculli  30'
Milito  90' (pen.)
3 Milan 4–1 Lazio
Seedorf  7'
Zambrotta  34'
Pato  49'
Kaká  60'		 Zárate  25'
4 Reggina 1–2 Milan
Corradi  59' Borriello  24'
Pato  73'
5 Milan 1–0 Internazionale
Ronaldinho  36'
6 Cagliari 0–0 Milan
7 Milan 3–0 Sampdoria
Ronaldinho  55' (pen.), 66'
Inzaghi  90'
8 Atalanta 0–1 Milan
Kaká  80'
9 Milan 2–1 Siena
Inzaghi  31'
Kaká  64' (pen.)		 Vergassola  53'
10 Milan 1–0 Napoli
Ronaldinho  86'
11 Lecce 1–1 Milan
A. Esposito  90' Ronaldinho  80'
12 Milan 1–0 Chievo
Kaká  15' (pen.)
13 Torino 2–2 Milan
Stellone  25'
Rosina  77' (pen.)		 Pato  29'
Ronaldinho  34'
14 Palermo 3–1 Milan
Miccoli  50'
Cavani  59'
Simplício  80'		 Ronaldinho  83' (pen.)
15 Milan 1–0 Catania
Kaká  65'
16 Juventus 4–2 Milan
Del Piero  16' (pen.)
Chiellini  30'
Amauri  41', 69'		 Pato  30'
Ambrosini  56'
17 Milan 5–1 Udinese
Pato  4', 18'
Kaká  13', 52'
Seedorf  43'		 Di Natale  17'
18 Roma 2–2 Milan
Vučinić  22', 71' Pato  48', 53'
19 Milan 1–0 Fiorentina
Pato  7'
20 Bologna 1–4 Milan
Di Vaio  9' (pen.) Seedorf  13'
Kaká  17' (pen.), 43'
Beckham  59'
21 Milan 1–1 Genoa
Beckham  33' Milito  87'
22 Lazio 0–3 Milan
Pato  42'
Ambrosini  47'
Kaká  83'
23 Milan 1–1 Reggina
Kaká  67' (pen.) Di Gennaro  34'
24 Inter 2–1 Milan
Adriano  29'
Stanković  43'		 Pato  71'
25 Milan 1–0 Cagliari
Seedorf  65'
26 Sampdoria 2–1 Milan
Cassano  33'
Pazzini  51'		 Pato  80'
27 Milan 3–0 Atalanta
Inzaghi  7', 71', 74'
28 Siena 1–5 Milan
Maccarone  62' Pirlo  7' (pen.)
Inzaghi  44', 71'
Pato  55', 78'
29 Napoli 0–0 Milan
30 Milan 2–0 Lecce
Ronaldinho  90+1'
Inzaghi  90+3'
31 Chievo 0–1 Milan
Seedorf  53'
32 Milan 5–1 Torino
Inzaghi  13', 37', 60'
Kaká  68' (pen.)
Ambrosini  90'		 Franceschini  80'
33 Milan 3–0 Palermo
Kaká  10' (pen.), 57' (pen.)
Inzaghi  19'
34 Catania 0–2 Milan
Inzaghi  27'
Kaká  52'
35 Milan 1–1 Juventus
Seedorf  57' Iaquinta  60'
36 Udinese 2–1 Milan
D'Agostino  31' (pen.)
Zapata  49'		 Ambrosini  90'
37 Milan 2–3 Roma
Ambrosini  75', 81' Riise  36'
Ménez  80'
Totti  85'
38 Fiorentina 0–2 Milan
Kaká  56'
Pato  77'

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

Player seasonal records

Competitive matches only. Numbers in brackets indicate appearances made. Updated to games played May 31, 2009.[30]

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

Goals conceded
Rank Name Serie A Coppa Italia UEFA Cup Total Average per game
1 Christian Abbiati 28 (28) - - 28 (28) 1
2 Dida 7 (10) 2 (1) 9 (8)0 18 (19)0 0.94
3 Zeljko Kalac 1 (1) - - 1 (1)0 1

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

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