2008–09 Serie A


The 2008–09 Serie A was the 107th season of top-tier Italian football, the 77th in a round-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 from the previous season, and three were promoted from 2007–08 Serie B.
20 clubs represented 13 different regions. The most represented region was Lombardy with three teams: Atalanta, Milan and Internazionale. Piedmont, Liguria, Tuscany, Lazio and Sicily featured two teams each while Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Veneto, Emilia-Romagna, Campania, Apulia, Calabria, and Sardinia 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, and Reggina.
The new match ball was the Nike T90 Omni.
On 16 May 2009, Internazionale won the league by holding an unassailable lead after Milan's loss away to Udinese.

Rule changes

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. 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 of two non-EU players as free agent would only allow for one further non-EU signing.

Teams

Three teams were promoted from Serie B: Chievo, Bologna, and Lecce. The first two earned direct promotion, while Lecce won the promotional playoffs, defeating AlbinoLeffe 2–1 on aggregate in a two-legged playoff final.
ClubCityStadiumCapacity2007–08 season
AtalantaBergamoAtleti Azzurri d'Italia26,3939th in Serie A
BolognaBolognaRenato Dall'Ara39,4442nd in Serie B
CagliariCagliariSant'Elia23,48614th in Serie A
CataniaCataniaAngelo Massimino23,42017th in Serie A
ChievoVeronaMarc'Antonio Bentegodi39,211Serie B Champions
FiorentinaFlorenceArtemio Franchi 47,2824th in Serie A
GenoaGenoaLuigi Ferraris36,68510th in Serie A
InternazionaleMilanSan Siro80,074Serie A Champions
JuventusTurinOlimpico di Torino27,5003rd in Serie A
LazioRomeStadio Olimpico72,70012th in Serie A
LecceLecceVia del Mare33,876Serie B Playoff Winners
MilanMilanSan Siro80,0745th in Serie A
NapoliNaplesSan Paolo60,2408th in Serie A
PalermoPalermoRenzo Barbera37,24211th in Serie A
RegginaReggio CalabriaOreste Granillo27,45416th in Serie A
RomaRomeStadio Olimpico72,7002nd in Serie A
SampdoriaGenoaLuigi Ferraris36,6856th in Serie A
SienaSienaArtemio Franchi 15,37313th in Serie A
TorinoTurinOlimpico di Torino27,50015th in Serie A
UdineseUdineFriuli41,6527th in Serie A

Personnel and sponsoring

League table

Positions by round

Results

Top goalscorers

Source:
RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Zlatan IbrahimovićInternazionale25
2 Diego MilitoGenoa24
2 Marco Di VaioBologna24
4 Alberto GilardinoFiorentina19
5 KakáMilan16
6 Alexandre PatoMilan15
7 Robert AcquafrescaCagliari14
7 Edinson CavaniPalermo14
7 Fabrizio MiccoliPalermo14
10 Alessandro Del PieroJuventus13
10 Filippo InzaghiMilan13
10 Adrian MutuFiorentina13
10 Sergio PellissierChievo13
10 Fabio QuagliarellaUdinese13
10 Francesco TottiRoma13
10 Mauro ZárateLazio13

Managerial changes