Juventus 2008–09 football season
The 2008–09 season was Juventus Football Club ' s 111th in existence and 2nd consecutive season in the top flight of Italian football.
Season review [ ]
Bianconeri celebrates a goal in the Serie A match against Genoa. Turin, November 13, 2008.
At various points in the season, Juventus looked as though they could challenge rivals Internazionale 's stronghold over Serie A, most notably in November 2008 following five successive wins, in late January 2009 after a seven-game unbeaten streak and again in March 2009 after another series of seven games without losing, which included impressive 4–1 successes over Bologna and Roma . Coach Claudio Ranieri , however, seemed to encounter serious problems in motivating his troops with his constant belittling of Juventus' title chances.[2]
After a club record run of seven consecutive league games without a win in April and May, Ranieri was sacked in only his second season at Juventus. This barren run of results also included a 2–1 loss at home to Lazio in the Coppa Italia semi-finals, meaning the Turin side were once more denied the chance to compete for silverware. Juventus legend and former centre back Ciro Ferrara , who was the director of the Youth Sector at that time, was appointed the caretaker manager for the remaining two matches. The wins over Siena and Lazio ensured a second-place finish over AC Milan (based on head-to-head record) after the Rossoneri failed to take advantage of Juve's winless streak and lost 3–2 away at Roma.
In Europe , Juventus began brightly, going unbeaten in their six group games and topping their group. These positive performances saw the Italians beat Spanish champions Real Madrid both home and away. Alessandro Del Piero , who scored a brace at the Santiago Bernabéu just four days before celebrating his 34th birthday, earned himself a standing ovation from the notoriously hostile Madrid crowd.
The knockout stages were much less rejoicing for the Bianconeri . They were knocked out by English club Chelsea who had just changed their manager. Despite battling with ten men in the second leg, Juventus drew the game 2–2, meaning they were eliminated after the 1–0 loss in London .
On 5 June 2009, it was confirmed that Ferrara had been appointed as the full-time manager on a two-year contract.[3]
Players [ ]
Squad information [ ]
As of 2 April 2009.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Reserve squad [ ]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
[4]
Youth squad [ ]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
[5]
UEFA Champions League squad [ ]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Transfers [ ]
In [ ]
#
Pos
Player
From
Fee
Date
4
DF
Olof Mellberg
Aston Villa
Free
24-01-2008
27
MF
Albin Ekdal
Brommapojkarna
€600,000
27-05-2008
8
FW
Amauri
Palermo
€22,600,000
03-06-2008
29
DF
Paolo De Ceglie
Siena
€3,500,000 (co-ownership resolution)
09-06-2008
19
MF
Claudio Marchisio
Empoli
Loan return
14-06-2008
20
FW
Sebastian Giovinco
Empoli
Loan return
26-06-2008
15
DF
Dario Knežević
Livorno
Loan
30-06-2008
18
MF
Christian Poulsen
Sevilla
€9,750,000
14-07-2008
12
GK
Antonio Chimenti
Udinese
Loan
19-07-2008
13
GK
Alexander Manninger
Udinese
€1,000,000
05-08-2008
MF
Iago Falque
Barcelona Atlètic
Free
01-09-2008
GK
Mario Kirev
Slavia Sofia
€800,000
21-01-2009
Out [ ]
#
Pos
Player
To
Fee
Date
23
MF
Antonio Nocerino
Palermo
€7,500,000
03-06-2008
DF
Andrea Rossi
Siena
€400,000 (co-ownership resolution)
09-06-2008
DF
Felice Piccolo
Empoli
Undisclosed (co-ownership resolution)
10-06-2008
MF
Manuele Blasi
Napoli
€2,600,000 (co-ownership resolution)
13-06-2008
FW
Marcelo Zalayeta
Napoli
Renewed co-ownership
13-06-2008
MF
Matteo Paro
Genoa
€2,000,000 (co-ownership resolution)
24-06-2008
FW
Tomás Guzmán
Piacenza
Renewed co-ownership
25-06-2008
MF
Douglas Packer
Siena
€150,000 (co-ownership resolution)
25-06-2008
DF
Pietro Zammuto
Piacenza
Undisclosed (co-ownership resolution)
25-06-2008
FW
Rej Volpato
Bari
Undisclosed (co-ownership)
01-07-2008
FW
Davide Lanzafame
Palermo
€2,500,000 (co-ownership)
01-07-2008
MF
Andrè Cuneaz
Mantova
Undisclosed (co-ownership)
03-07-2008
20
FW
Raffaele Palladino
Genoa
€5,000,000 (co-ownership)
03-07-2008
DF
Giuseppe Rizza
Livorno
Undisclosed (co-ownership)
07-07-2008
2
DF
Alessandro Birindelli
Pisa
Free
21-07-2008
FW
Piergiuseppe Maritato
Fiorentina
Undisclosed
**-07-2008
14
DF
Jorge Andrade
Unattatched
Released
02-04-2009
Loaned out [ ]
#
Pos
Player
To
Start
End
FW
Riccardo Maniero
Bari
27-06-2008
01-07-2009
MF
Raffaele Bianco
Bari
27-06-2008
01-07-2009
DF
Domenico Criscito
Genoa
03-07-2008
01-07-2009
FW
Oussama Essabr
Vicenza
05-07-2008
01-07-2009
MF
Dario Venitucci
Mantova
09-07-2008
01-07-2009
MF
Samon Rodríguez
Poggibonsi
22-07-2008
30-01-2009
GK
Livorno
23-07-2008
01-07-2009
MF
Rubén Olivera
Genoa
24-07-2008
01-07-2009
12
GK
Emanuele Belardi
Udinese
01-08-2008
01-07-2009
MF
Sergio Almirón
Fiorentina
05-08-2008
01-07-2009
FW
Cristian Pasquato
Empoli
24-08-2008
01-07-2010
GK
Mario Kirev
Grasshopper
24-01-2009
01-07-2009
MF
Dario Venitucci
Avellino
**-01-2009
MF
Samon Rodríguez
Alessandria
30-01-2009
01-07-2009
Pre-season and friendlies [ ]
Goal scorers [ ]
Friendly matches [ ]
Juventus v AC Mezzocorona
11 July 2008 Juventus 7-1 AC Mezzocorona show , Pinzolo 16:00
Amauri 15' , 18' , 32' , 36' , 41' Pasquato 54' Esposito 60'
88'
Juventus v Piacenza
Borussia Dortmund v Juventus
Manchester United v Juventus
6 August 2008 Manchester United 0-0 Juventus show Old Trafford , Manchester 20:00
Attendance: 76,000
TIM Trophy 2008 [ ]
Main article: TIM Trophy
Final tournament standings [ ]
3 points for win, 0 points for loss
2 points for penalty kick win, 1 point for penalty kick loss
Milan wins tournament based on head-to-head result
Pos
Team
Pld
W
PKW
PKL
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
1
Milan
2
0
2
0
0
2
2
0
4
2
Juventus
2
1
0
1
0
3
2
+1
4
3
Internazionale
2
0
0
1
1
0
1
−1
1
Source:[citation needed ]
Scorers [ ]
Matches [ ]
Juventus v AC Milan
29 July 2008 Juventus 2 – 2 (2 – 4 p ) AC Milan show Stadio Olimpico , Turin 19:30
Trezeguet 7' Marchionni 11'
Seedorf 6' , 42'
Penalties
Trezeguet Iaquinta Chiellini Tiago
Kaká Pirlo Jankulovski Paloschi
Juventus v Internazionale
29 July 2008 Juventus 1 – 0 Internazionale show Stadio Olimpico , Turin 21:00
Iaquinta 26'
Emirates Cup [ ]
Main article: 2008 Emirates Cup
Final tournament standings [ ]
3 points for win, 1 point for tie, 0 points for loss
1 point for every goal scored
each team played 2 games; Juventus did not play Real Madrid, Arsenal did not play Hamburg
Juventus finishes 3rd based on head-to-head result
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
1
Hamburg
2
1
0
1
4
2
+2
7
2
Real Madrid
2
1
0
1
2
2
0
5
3
Juventus
2
1
0
1
1
3
−2
4
4
Arsenal
2
1
0
1
1
1
0
4
Source:
[6] Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Scorers [ ]
Rank
Name
Team
Goals
1
Ivica Olić
Hamburger SV
2
2
Dani Parejo
Real Madrid
1
David Trezeguet
Juventus
Ruud van Nistelrooy
Real Madrid
Mohamed Zidan
Hamburger SV
Paolo Guerrero
Hamburger SV
Emmanuel Adebayor
Arsenal
Matches [ ]
Arsenal v Juventus
2 August 2008 Arsenal 0 – 1 Juventus show Emirates Stadium , London16:15
37' Trezeguet
Referee: Peter Walton
Hamburg v Juventus
3 August 2008 Hamburg 3 – 0 Juventus show Emirates Stadium , London14:00
Guerrero 19' Olić 90+1' , 90+2'
Referee: Chris Foy
Trofeo Luigi Berlusconi [ ]
AC Milan v Juventus
17 August 2008 AC Milan 4 – 1 Juventus show San Siro , Milan 19:45
Jankulovski 21' Ambrosini 24' Inzaghi 51' Ambrosini 78'
69' Pasquato 72' Ekdal
Referee: Nicola Rizzoli
Trofeo Birra Moretti [ ]
Main article: Birra Moretti Trophy
Final tournament standings [ ]
3 points for win, 0 points for loss
2 points for penalty kick win, 1 point for penalty kick loss
Juventus wins tournament based on head-to-head result
Team
Pld
W
PKW
PKL
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Juventus
2
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
4
Milan
2
1
0
1
0
1
0
+1
4
Napoli
2
0
0
1
1
0
1
−1
1
Source:[citation needed ]
Scorers [ ]
Matches [ ]
Napoli v Juventus
Juventus v AC Milan
Trofeo Città di Messna [ ]
Juventus v Monaco
Competitions [ ]
Serie A [ ]
League table [ ]
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:
^ Jump up to: a b Juventus finished ahead of Milan on head-to-head points: Juventus 4–2 Milan, Milan 1–1 Juventus.
^ Jump up to: a b Fiorentina finished ahead of Genoa on head-to-head points: Fiorentina 1–0 Genoa, Genoa 3–3 Fiorentina.
^ Lazio qualified for the play-off round of the 2009–10 UEFA Europa League by winning the 2008–09 Coppa Italia .
Results summary [ ]
Overall
Home
Away
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
38
21
11
6
69
37
+32
74
11
6
2
38
19
+19
10
5
4
31
18
+13
Results by round [ ]
Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 Ground A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H Result D W W D D L L W W W W W L W W W W W D W L L W D W W W W W D L D D D D D W W Position 8 6 2 5 7 11 12 10 9 6 6 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 2 2
Updated to match(es) played on 31 May 2009. Source:
Competitive matches A = Away;
H = Home;
W = Win;
D = Draw;
L = Loss
Matches [ ]
Sampdoria v Juventus
28 September 2008 5 Sampdoria 0–0 Juventus show Genoa 20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00 )
Gastaldello 3' Lucchini 21'
Report
Mellberg 55' Camoranesi 71'
Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 27,043 Referee: Nicola Rizzoli
Internazionale v Juventus
22 November 2008 13 Internazionale 1–0 Juventus show Milan 20:30 CET (UTC+01:00 )
Materazzi 50' Samuel 54' Muntari 72' Júlio César 90'
Report
Amauri 25' Legrottaglie 29'
Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 76,437 Referee: Nicola Rizzoli
Juventus v AC Milan
14 December 2008 16 Juventus 4–2 AC Milan show Turin 20:30 CET (UTC+01:00 )
Del Piero 16' (pen. ) Chellini 34' Mellberg 38' Amauri 41' , 69' Sissoko 75'
Report
Pato 31' Emerson 35' Zambrotta 37' 65' Ambrosini 56' , 73'
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico di Torino Attendance: 24,862 Referee: Nicola Rizzoli
Lazio v Juventus
18 January 2009 19 Lazio 1–1 Juventus show Rome 20:30 CET (UTC+01:00 )
Ledesma 25' Dabo 42' Radu 75' Lichtsteiner 85' Brocchi 89'
Report
Mellberg 30' Del Piero 57' Molinaro 66' Sissoko 81'
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 55,000 Referee: Emidio Morganti
Juventus v Internazionale
Coppa Italia [ ]
UEFA Champions League [ ]
Third qualifying round [ ]
Group stage [ ]
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1
Juventus
6
3
3
0
7
3
+4
12
Advance to knockout phase
2
Real Madrid
6
4
0
2
9
5
+4
12
3
Zenit Saint Petersburg
6
1
2
3
4
7
−3
5
Transfer to UEFA Cup
4
BATE Borisov
6
0
3
3
3
8
−5
3
Juventus v Zenit Saint Petersburg
Juventus v Real Madrid
Real Madrid v Juventus
5 November 2008 4 Real Madrid 0–2 Juventus show Madrid , Spain 20:45 CET (UTC+01:00 )
Drenthe 31' Guti 36' Van Nistelrooy 51'
Report
Del Piero 17' , 67' Sissoko 28' Legrottaglie 34' Mellberg 78'
Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Attendance: 71,560 Referee: Pieter Vink (Netherlands )
Zenit Saint Petersburg v Juventus
Knockout phase [ ]
Round of 16 [ ]
Chelsea v Juventus
Juventus v Chelsea
Statistics [ ]
Appearances and goals [ ]
Total
Serie A
Coppa Italia
Champions League
Goalkeepers
1
GK
Gianluigi Buffon
30
-30
23
-25
2
-2
5
-3
12
GK
Antonio Chimenti
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
13
GK
Alexander Manninger
23
-16
15+1
-11
2
-2
5
-3
Defenders
3
DF
Giorgio Chiellini
36
5
27
4
1
0
8
1
4
DF
Olof Mellberg
37
2
22+4
2
3+1
0
6+1
0
5
DF
Jonathan Zebina
8
0
4+4
0
0
0
0
0
15
DF
Dario Knežević
4
0
3
0
0
0
0+1
0
21
DF
Zdeněk Grygera
43
2
28+3
2
4
0
8
0
28
DF
Cristian Molinaro
40
0
29
0
1+1
0
9
0
29
DF
Paolo De Ceglie
26
0
11+8
0
3
0
2+2
0
33
DF
Nicola Legrottaglie
35
2
25
1
2
0
8
1
41
DF
Lorenzo Ariaudo
5
0
2+1
0
2
0
0
0
Midfielders
6
MF
Cristiano Zanetti
14
2
9+3
2
1
0
1
0
7
MF
Hasan Salihamidžić
15
1
7+4
1
0
0
1+3
0
11
MF
Pavel Nedvěd
44
7
28+4
7
1+2
0
9
0
16
MF
Mauro Camoranesi
27
2
15+5
1
0+1
0
6
1
18
MF
Christian Poulsen
29
1
14+9
1
1+2
0
3
0
19
MF
Claudio Marchisio
32
3
20+4
3
1+1
0
4+2
0
22
MF
Mohamed Sissoko
32
2
20+1
2
3
0
7+1
0
27
MF
Albin Ekdal
3
0
0+3
0
0
0
0
0
30
MF
Tiago
20
0
12+3
0
2
0
3
0
32
MF
Marco Marchionni
35
3
18+8
1
4
2
3+2
0
35
MF
Simone Esposito
2
0
0
0
0+1
0
0+1
0
36
MF
Luca Castiglia
1
0
0
0
0
0
0+1
0
Forwards
8
FW
Amauri
44
14
27+5
12
2
0
5+5
2
9
FW
Vincenzo Iaquinta
38
15
19+9
12
3
0
4+3
3
10
FW
Alessandro Del Piero
43
21
28+3
13
2+1
2
8+1
6
17
FW
David Trezeguet
15
1
4+5
1
1+2
0
1+2
0
20
FW
Sebastian Giovinco
27
3
9+10
2
3
1
2+3
0
46
FW
Ciro Immobile
1
0
0+1
0
0
0
0
0
47
FW
Ayub Daud
1
0
0+1
0
0
0
0
0
Players transferred out during the season
Goalscorers [ ]
Position
Nation
Number
Name
Serie A
Champions League
Coppa Italia
Total
1
10
Alessandro Del Piero
13
6
2
21
2
8
Amauri
12
2
0
14
=
9
Vincenzo Iaquinta
12
2
0
14
4
11
Pavel Nedvěd
7
0
0
7
5
3
Giorgio Chiellini
4
1
0
5
=
19
Claudio Marchisio
3
0
0
3
6
20
Sebastian Giovinco
2
0
1
3
=
21
Zdeněk Grygera
2
1
0
3
=
32
Marco Marchionni
1
0
2
3
10
4
Olof Mellberg
2
0
0
2
=
6
Cristiano Zanetti
2
0
0
2
=
16
Mauro Camoranesi
1
1
0
2
=
22
Mohamed Sissoko
2
0
0
2
=
33
Nicola Legrottaglie
1
1
0
2
15
7
Hasan Salihamidžić
1
0
0
1
=
17
David Trezeguet
1
0
0
1
=
18
Christian Poulsen
1
0
0
1
/
/
/
Own Goals
2
0
0
2
TOTALS
69
14
5
88
Clean sheets [ ]
Disciplinary record [ ]
Disciplinary records for all competitive matches. Players with 1 card or more included only.
N
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Notes
22
MF
Sissoko
10
1
0
33
DF
Legrottaglie
10
0
0
21
DF
Grygera
9
0
0
16
MF
Camoranesi
7
1
1
3
DF
Chiellini
7
1
0
19
MF
Marchisio
7
0
0
28
DF
Molinaro
7
0
0
4
DF
Mellberg
6
0
0
8
FW
Amauri
5
0
0
11
MF
Nedvěd
4
0
0
30
MF
Tiago
3
0
1
9
FW
Iaquinta
3
1
0
6
MF
Zanetti
3
0
0
7
MF
Salihamidžić
3
0
0
10
FW
Del Piero
3
0
0
5
DF
Zebina
2
0
0
18
MF
Poulsen
2
0
0
20
FW
Giovinco
2
0
0
22
DF
De Ceglie
2
0
0
27
MF
Ekdal
1
0
0
Last updated: 2009-05-31 Source: Match reports in Match Results Only competitive matches = Number of bookings ; = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.
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