| Season | 2008–09 |
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| Champions | Internazionale |
| Relegated | Torino Reggina Lecce |
| UEFA Champions League | Internazionale Juventus Milan Fiorentina |
| UEFA Europa League | Genoa Roma Lazio |
| Matches played | 380 |
| Goals scored | 988 (2.6 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Zlatan Ibrahimović (25 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Sampdoria 5–0 Reggina |
| Biggest away win | Roma 0–4 Inter, Siena 1–5 Milan, Palermo 0–4 Catania |
| Highest scoring | Udinese 6–2 Cagliari |
| Average attendance | 25,324 |
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2009–10 →
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The 2008–09 Serie A (known as the Serie A TIM for sponsorship reasons) was the seventy-seventh season since its establishment. 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 (Chievo, Bologna and Lecce) were promoted from Serie B 2007–08.
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.
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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 (whereas previously only newly-promoted clubs could have three). 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 (as opposed to transfer) of two non-EU players as free agent would only allow for one further non-EU signing.[1]
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.
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
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Head-to-head |
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| 1 | Internazionale (C) | 38 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 70 | 32 | +38 | 84 | 2009–10 UEFA Champions League Group stage | |
| 2 | Juventus | 38 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 69 | 37 | +32 | 74 | JUV 4–2 MIL MIL 1–1 JUV |
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| 3 | Milan | 38 | 22 | 8 | 8 | 70 | 35 | +35 | 74 | ||
| 4 | Fiorentina | 38 | 21 | 5 | 12 | 53 | 38 | +15 | 68 | 2009–10 UEFA Champions League Play-off round | FIO 1–0 GEN GEN 3–3 FIO |
| 5 | Genoa | 38 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 56 | 39 | +17 | 68 | 2009–10 UEFA Europa League Play-off round | |
| 6 | Roma | 38 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 64 | 61 | +3 | 63 | 2009–10 UEFA Europa League Third qualifying round | |
| 7 | Udinese | 38 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 61 | 50 | +11 | 58 | ||
| 8 | Palermo | 38 | 17 | 6 | 15 | 57 | 50 | +7 | 57 | ||
| 9 | Cagliari | 38 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 49 | 50 | −1 | 53 | ||
| 10 | Lazio | 38 | 15 | 5 | 18 | 46 | 55 | −9 | 50 | 2009–10 UEFA Europa League Play-off round 1 | |
| 11 | Atalanta | 38 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 45 | 48 | −3 | 47 | ||
| 12 | Napoli | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 43 | 45 | −2 | 46 | NAP 2–0 SAM SAM 2–2 NAP |
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| 13 | Sampdoria | 38 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 49 | 52 | −3 | 46 | ||
| 14 | Siena | 38 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 33 | 44 | −11 | 44 | ||
| 15 | Catania | 38 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 41 | 51 | −10 | 43 | ||
| 16 | Chievo | 38 | 8 | 14 | 16 | 35 | 49 | −14 | 38 | ||
| 17 | Bologna | 38 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 43 | 62 | −19 | 37 | ||
| 18 | Torino (R) | 38 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 37 | 61 | −24 | 34 | Relegation to Serie B | |
| 19 | Reggina (R) | 38 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 30 | 62 | −32 | 31 | ||
| 20 | Lecce (R) | 38 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 37 | 67 | −30 | 30 |
Source: lega-calcio.it (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.
1Lazio qualified for the play-off round of the 2009–10 UEFA Europa League by winning the 2008–09 Coppa Italia.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Head-to-Head: used when head-to-head record is used to rank tied teams.
| Home \ Away1 | ATA | BOL | CAG | CTN | CHV | FIO | GEN | INT | JUV | LAZ | LCE | MIL | NAP | PAL | REG | ROM | SAM | SIE | TOR | UDI |
| Atalanta | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | |
| Bologna | 0–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–4 | 5–2 | 0–3 | |
| Cagliari | 0–1 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | |
| Catania | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 3–2 | 0–2 | |
| Chievo | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | |
| Fiorentina | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 4–2 | |
| Genoa | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–3 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | |
| Internazionale | 4–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | |
| Juventus | 2–2 | 4–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
| Lazio | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | |
| Lecce | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 2–2 | |
| Milan | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 5–1 | |
| Napoli | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | |
| Palermo | 3–2 | 4–1 | 5–1 | 0–4 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 5–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | |
| Reggina | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | |
| Roma | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 4–3 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–4 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | |
| Sampdoria | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 5–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | |
| Siena | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–5 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | |
| Torino | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
| Udinese | 3–0 | 1–0 | 6–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 |
Source: lega-calcio.it (Italian)
1The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For coming matches, an a indicates there is an article about the match.
Source: gazzetta.it (Italian)
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment |
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| Siena | Contract expired | 27 May 2008 | 27 May 2008 | ||
| Cagliari | Contract expired | 27 May 2008 | 29 May 2008 | ||
| Internazionale | Sacked | 29 May 2008 | 2 June 2008 | ||
| Lecce | Contract expired | 23 June 2008 | 23 June 2008 | ||
| Palermo | Sacked | 4 September 2008 | 4 September 2008 | ||
| Bologna | Sacked | 3 November 2008 | 3 November 2008 | ||
| Chievo Verona | Sacked | 4 November 2008 | 4 November 2008 | ||
| Torino | Sacked | 8 December 2008 | 8 December 2008 | ||
| Reggina | Sacked | 16 December 2008 | 16 December 2008 | ||
| Reggina | Sacked | 25 January 2009 | 25 January 2009 | ||
| Lecce | Sacked | 9 March 2009 | 9 March 2009 | ||
| Napoli | Sacked | 10 March 2009 | 10 March 2009 | ||
| Torino | Sacked | 24 March 2009 | 24 March 2009 | ||
| Bologna | Sacked | 14 April 2009 | 14 April 2009 | ||
| Juventus | Sacked | 18 May 2009 | 18 May 2009 |
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