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2008–09 ACF Fiorentina season

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Fiorentina
2008–09 season
PresidentAndrea Della Valle
ManagerCesare Prandelli
StadiumStadio Artemio Franchi
Serie A4th
Coppa ItaliaRound of 16
UEFA Champions LeagueGroup stage
UEFA CupRound of 32
Top goalscorerLeague:
Alberto Gilardino (19)
All:
Alberto Gilardino (25)
Highest home attendance41,839 vs Milan
(31 May 2009, Serie A)
Lowest home attendance19,018 vs Ajax
(19 February 2009, UEFA Cup)
Average home league attendance31,200[1]

The 2008–09 season was ACF Fiorentina's 83rd season in Italian football and their 71st season in the first-tier of Italian football, Serie A. Having finished fourth the previous season, La Viola earned qualification to the UEFA Champions League for the first time in eight years.

Players

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Squad information

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As of 26 July 2008[2] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK France FRA Sébastien Frey
2 DF Denmark DEN Per Krøldrup
3 DF Italy ITA Dario Dainelli (captain)
4 MF Italy ITA Marco Donadel
5 DF Italy ITA Alessandro Gamberini
6 DF Peru PER Juan Manuel Vargas
7 MF Italy ITA Franco Semioli
8 FW Montenegro MNE Stevan Jovetić
10 FW Romania ROU Adrian Mutu
11 FW Italy ITA Alberto Gilardino
13 GK Italy ITA Marco Storari
14 DF Italy ITA Luciano Zauri
15 DF Czech Republic CZE Ondřej Mazuch
18 MF Italy ITA Riccardo Montolivo
19 MF Italy ITA Massimo Gobbi
20 MF Denmark DEN Martin Jørgensen
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 DF Italy ITA Gianluca Comotto
22 MF Serbia SRB Zdravko Kuzmanović
23 DF Italy ITA Manuel Pasqual
24 MF Argentina ARG Mario Santana
25 GK Serbia SRB Vlada Avramov
26 DF Brazil BRA Alex
28 FW Brazil BRA Jefferson
30 MF Argentina ARG Sergio Almirón
32 FW Italy ITA Emiliano Bonazzoli
33 GK Italy ITA Andrea Seculin
35 MF Senegal SEN Pape Moussa Diakhatè
38 MF Italy ITA Lorenzo Morelli
41 DF Italy ITA Massimiliano Tagliani
44 DF Italy ITA Federico Masi
46 FW Italy ITA Piergiuseppe Maritato
88 MF Brazil BRA Felipe Melo

Transfers

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In

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Summer transfer window
No. Pos. Player From Fee
88 MF Brazil Felipe Melo Almería €13 million [3]
46 FW Italy Piergiuseppe Maritato Juventus undisclosed [4]
11 FW Italy Alberto Gilardino Milan €14 million [5]
8 FW Montenegro Stevan Jovetić Partizan €8 million [6]
34 MF Serbia Nikola Gulan Sampdoria undisclosed
28 FW Brazil Jefferson Paraná free transfer[7]
21 DF Italy Gianluca Comotto Torino €4.3 million [8]
6 DF Peru Juan Manuel Vargas Catania €11 million [8]
13 GK Italy Marco Storari Milan on loan [9]
14 DF Italy Luciano Zauri Lazio on loan [10]
30 MF Argentina Sergio Almirón Juventus on loan [11]
Winter transfer window
No. Pos. Player From Fee
32 FW Italy Emiliano Bonazzoli Sampdoria on loan [12]
-- MF Italy Davide Carcuro Treviso loan return (co-ownership) [13][14]
-- GK Italy Tommaso Scuffia Maceratese undisclosed [15]

Out

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Summer transfer window
No. Pos. Player To Fee
11 MF Italy Fabio Liverani Palermo free transfer[16]
32 FW Italy Christian Vieri Atalanta free transfer[17]
99 FW Italy Daniele Cacia Piacenza blind auction [18]
6 DF Italy Alessandro Potenza Genoa undisclosed [19]
21 FW Czech Republic Tomáš Ujfaluši Atlético Madrid free transfer[20]
-- MF Brazil Guilherme N/A released
12 GK Italy Cristiano Lupatelli N/A released
Winter transfer window
No. Pos. Player From Fee
29 FW Italy Giampaolo Pazzini Sampdoria €10 million [21]
9 FW Italy Dani Osvaldo Bologna €7 million [22]

On loan

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No. Pos. Player On loan to Until
27 FW Italy Samuel Di Carmine Queens Park Rangers June 2009 [23]
14 FW Italy Arturo Lupoli Norwich City June 2009 [24]
16 MF Czech Republic Jan Hable Baník Ostrava June 2009 [25]
17 FW Senegal Papa Waigo Lecce June 2009 [26]
34 FW France Matthias Lepiller Eupen June 2009 [25]
54 MF Portugal Manuel da Costa Sampdoria June 2009 [27]
34 MF Serbia Nikola Gulan 1860 Munich June 2009 [28]

Pre-season and friendlies

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17 July 2008 Friendly Sciliar 0–12 Fiorentina Schlern, Italy
Report Santana 9', 23'
Da Costa 21', 74'
Osvaldo 21'
Pazzini 27', 30', 32'
Gilardino 48'
Semioli 54', 67'
Jovetić 78' (pen.)		 Stadium: Centro Sportivo Laranza
20 July 2007 Friendly Hellas Verona 1–1 Fiorentina Bolzano, Italy
Castellan 73' Report Gilardino 5' Stadium: Stadio Marco Druso
Referee: Dino Tommasi
26 July 2008 Friendly Figline 0–1 Fiorentina Figline Valdarno, Italy
Report Osvaldo 18' Stadium: Stadio Goffredo Del Buffa
30 July 2008 Friendly Fiorentina 1–3 Spain Barcelona Florence, Italy
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Pazzini 69' Report Puyol 29'
Jeffrén 48'
Bojan 72'		 Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Referee: Massimiliano Saccani
6 August 2008 Friendly Fiorentina 3–1 Romania Progresul București Florence, Italy
Kuzmanović 3'
Gilardino 50'
Pazzini 69'		 Report Costescu 12' Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
19 August 2008 Friendly Amici del Forte 2–6 Fiorentina Forte dei Marmi, Italy
Nappi 26', 70' Report Osvaldo 4', 14'
Kuzmanović 9', 51'
Pazzini 14', 52'
22 August 2008 Friendly AZ Netherlands 0–2 Fiorentina Alkmaar, Netherlands
Report Pazzini 23', 87' Stadium: DSB Stadion
Attendance: 11,000
Referee: Peter Wink

Competitions

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Overall

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Competition Started round Current
position 		Final
position 		First match Last match
Serie A Matchday 1 — 4th 31 August 2008 31 May 2009
Coppa Italia Round of 16 — Round of 16 17 December 2008
Champions League Third qualifying round — Group stage 12 August 2008 10 December 2008
UEFA Cup Round of 32 — Round of 32 19 February 2009 26 February 2009

Last updated: 31 May 2009

Serie A

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Main article: 2008–09 Serie A

League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
2 Juventus 38 21 11 6 69 37 +32 74[a] Qualification to Champions League group stage
3 Milan 38 22 8 8 70 35 +35 74[a]
4 Fiorentina 38 21 5 12 53 38 +15 68[b] Qualification to Champions League play-off round
5 Genoa 38 19 11 8 56 39 +17 68[b] Qualification to Europa League play-off round[c]
6 Roma 38 18 9 11 64 61 +3 63 Qualification to Europa League third qualifying round
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.
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Juventus finished ahead of Milan on head-to-head points: Juventus 4–2 Milan, Milan 1–1 Juventus.
  2. ^ a b 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

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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 5 12 53 38  +15 68 14 2 3 29 14  +15 7 3 9 24 24  0

Last updated: 31 May 2009.
Source: Competitive matches

Results by round

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Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAH
ResultDLWLWWWWDLWLWLWWWLLLWWWDWDLLWWWLWWWWDL
Position815121612975588966554667654444444444444444
Updated to match(es) played on 31 May 2009. Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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31 August 2008 1 Fiorentina 1–1 Juventus Florence
20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Melo Yellow card 33' Yellow-red card 83'
Gilardino 89', Yellow card 90'		 Report Grygera Yellow card 23'
Nedvěd Yellow card 28', 39'
Camoranesi Yellow card 64'
Legrottaglie Yellow card 83'		 Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Attendance: 40,560
Referee: Emidio Morganti
14 September 2008 2 Napoli 2–1 Fiorentina Naples
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Cannavaro Yellow card 20'
Blasi Yellow card 27'
Hamšík 49'
Aronica Yellow card 66'
Maggio 70'		 Report Montolivo Yellow card 27'
Mutu 40'
Zauri Yellow card 45+1'
Donadel Yellow card 83'		 Stadium: Stadio San Paolo
Attendance: 26,553
Referee: Paolo Tagliavento
21 September 2008 3 Fiorentina 1–0 Bologna Florence
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Jørgensen Yellow card 32'
Gilardino 36'
Pazzini Yellow card 81'
Jovetić Yellow card 84'		 Report Di Vaio Yellow card 79' Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Attendance: 24,645
Referee: Antonio Damato
24 September 2008 4 Lazio 3–0 Fiorentina Rome
20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Mauri 51'
Pandev Yellow card 53', 55'
Siviglia 59'
Radu Yellow card 90+1'		 Report Zauri Yellow card 20'
Melo Yellow card 75'
Pazzini Yellow card 90+1'		 Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 32,500
Referee: Andrea De Marco
27 September 2008 5 Fiorentina 1–0 Genoa Florence
20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Donadel Yellow card 20'
Gilardino Yellow card 50', 61'
Dainelli Yellow card 53'
Montolivo Yellow card 79'
Osvaldo Yellow card 90'		 Report Milanetto Yellow card 22'
Bocchetti Yellow card 27'
Papastathopoulos Yellow card 77'
Olivera Yellow card 89'		 Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Attendance: 29,930
Referee: Roberto Rosetti
5 October 2008 6 Chievo 0–2 Fiorentina Verona
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Scardina Red card 38'
Langella Yellow card 42'
Marcolini Yellow card 45'
Italiano Yellow card 60'		 Report Gamberini Yellow card 22'
Kuzmanović 32'
Comotto Yellow card 53'
Gilardino 73'		 Stadium: Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi
Attendance: 12,273
Referee: Luca Banti
18 October 2008 7 Fiorentina 3–0 Reggina Florence
18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Pazzini 40' (pen.)
Comotto Yellow card 41'
Gilardino 75', 81'		 Report Carmona Yellow card 36'
Campagnolo Red card 38'		 Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Attendance: 28,931
Referee: Daniele Orsato
26 October 2008 8 Palermo 1–3 Fiorentina Palermo
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Simplício 50'
Bresciano Yellow card 77'
Liverani Yellow card 86'		 Report Gilardino 20'
Mutu 42', 62'
Montolivo Yellow card 70'		 Stadium: Stadio Renzo Barbera
Attendance: 21,679
Referee: Emidio Morganti
29 October 2008 9 Fiorentina 0–0 Internazionale Florence
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Krøldrup Yellow card 53' Report Maicon Yellow card 60' Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Attendance: 36,358
Referee: Roberto Rosetti
2 November 2008 10 Siena 1–0 Fiorentina Siena
13:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Calaiò Yellow card 43'
Kharja 76'		 Report Pazzini Yellow card 90+1' Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi – Montepaschi Arena
Attendance: 12,352
Referee: Stefano Farina
9 November 2008 11 Fiorentina 2–1 Atalanta Florence
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Melo 20'
Gilardino 23'
Comotto Yellow card 76'		 Report Garics Yellow card 11'
Guarente Yellow card 35'
Bonaventura Yellow card 62'
Floccari 76' (pen.)		 Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Attendance: 27,884
Referee: Antonio Damato
16 November 2008 12 Cagliari 1–0 Fiorentina Cagliari
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Acquafresca 31' (pen.)
Fini Yellow card 37'
Matheu Yellow card 46'		 Report Melo Yellow card 13'
Gamberini Yellow card 31'
Frey Yellow card 72'
Zauri Yellow card 73'
Gilardino Yellow card 76'		 Stadium: Stadio Sant'Elia
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Gabriele Gava
22 November 2008 13 Fiorentina 4–2 Udinese Florence
18:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Dainelli Yellow card 18'
Vargas Yellow card 35'
Mutu 52' (pen.)
Montolivo 63', 78'
Gilardino 79'
Comotto Red card 82'		 Report Floro Flores 29'
Pepe Yellow card 35'
Domizzi Yellow card 51'
Di Natale 83' (pen.)
D'Agostino Yellow card 83'		 Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Attendance: 28,981
Referee: Daniele Orsato
30 November 2008 14 Roma 1–0 Fiorentina Rome
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) De Rossi Yellow card 19'
Totti 59'
Taddei Yellow card 77'		 Report Melo Yellow card 57'
Mutu Yellow card 63'		 Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 37,565
Referee: Paolo Tagliavento
7 December 2008 15 Torino 1–4 Fiorentina Turin
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Zanetti Yellow card 64'
Rosina 77' (pen.)
Rubin Yellow card 87'		 Report Mutu 3'
Krøldrup Yellow card 31'
Gilardino 43', 84'
Kuzmanović 75'
Melo Yellow card 77'		 Stadium: Stadio Olimpico di Torino
Attendance: 15,627
Referee: Massimiliano Saccani
14 December 2008 16 Fiorentina 2–0 Catania Florence
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Mutu 56'
Jovetić Yellow card 69'
Gilardino 79'
Almirón Yellow card 88'		 Report Terlizzi Yellow card 22'
Martínez Yellow card 45+1'
Tedesco Yellow card 73'		 Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Attendance: 27,256
Referee: Andrea De Marco
21 December 2008 17 Sampdoria 0–1 Fiorentina Genoa
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Bottinelli Yellow card 15'
Campagnaro Yellow card 16'		 Report Melo Yellow card 3'
Montolivo 19', Yellow card 82'
Vargas Yellow card 70'
Mutu Yellow card 85'		 Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Attendance: 22,813
Referee: Daniele Orsato
11 January 2009 18 Fiorentina 1–2 Lecce Florence
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Melo 24', Yellow card 42'
Osvaldo Yellow card 90+4' Red card 90+4'		 Report Giacomazzi 6', Yellow card 53'
Castillo 28'
Giuliatto Yellow card 43'		 Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Attendance: 27,551
Referee: Paolo Mazzoleni
17 January 2009 19 Milan 1–0 Fiorentina Milan
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Pato 7'
Beckham Yellow card 30'
Jankulovski Yellow card 33' Yellow-red card 90+1'		 Report Vargas Yellow card 22'
Comotto Yellow card 26'		 Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 65,692
Referee: Roberto Rosetti
24 January 2009 20 Juventus 1–0 Fiorentina Turin
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Marchisio 21'
Grygera Yellow card 26'
Zanetti Yellow card 66'
Giovinco Yellow card 88'		 Report Montolivo Yellow card 31'
Melo Yellow card 66'		 Stadium: Stadio Olimpico di Torino
Attendance: 22,560
Referee: Massimiliano Saccani
28 January 2009 21 Fiorentina 2–1 Napoli Florence
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Santana 47'
Zauri Yellow card 52'
Comotto Yellow card 71'
Montolivo 79'		 Report Vitale 49'
Montervino Yellow card 85' Yellow-red card 90+2'		 Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Attendance: 28,863
Referee: Nicola Rizzoli
2 February 2009 22 Bologna 1–3 Fiorentina Bologna
15:15 CET (UTC+01:00) Mingazzini 52'
Osvaldo Yellow card 72'		 Report Mutu 6', 16', Yellow card 8'
Montolivo Yellow card 20'
Comotto Yellow card 80'
Gilardino 90+3'		 Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara
Attendance: 10,261
Referee: Daniele Orsato
8 February 2009 23 Fiorentina 1–0 Lazio Florence
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Dainelli Yellow card 28'
Montolivo Yellow card 35'
Gilardino 89'
Melo Yellow card 90+1'		 Report De Silvestri Yellow card 11' Yellow-red card 18'
Ledesma Yellow card 35'
Zárate Yellow card 59'
Muslera Yellow card 62'		 Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Attendance: 28,787
Referee: Andrea De Marco
15 February 2009 24 Genoa 3–3 Fiorentina Genoa
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Motta 11', Yellow card 89'
Biava Yellow card 13' Yellow-red card 30'
Palladino 38'
Jurić Yellow card 39'
Milito 56' (pen.)		 Report Jovetić Yellow card 21'
Gamberini Yellow card 56'
Mutu 60' (pen.), 80', 90+4'
Bonazzoli Yellow card 83'
Donadel Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Attendance: 27,253
Referee: Nicola Rizzoli
22 February 2009 25 Fiorentina 2–1 Chievo Florence
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Kuzmanović Yellow card 25'
Gilardino 73', Yellow card 90'
Mutu 90+4'		 Report Morero 13'
Mantovani Yellow card 62'
Italiano Yellow card 68' Yellow-red card 82'
Sorrentino Yellow card 72'
Colucci Yellow card 76'		 Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Attendance: 27,599
Referee: Christian Brighi
1 March 2009 26 Reggina 1–1 Fiorentina Reggio Calabria
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Sestu 20', Yellow card 22'
Krajčík Yellow card 59'
Cozza Yellow card 74'
Lanzaro Yellow card 87'		 Report Bonazzoli 22'
Vargas Yellow card 25'
Melo Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: Stadio Oreste Granillo
Attendance: 9,600
Referee: Mauro Bergonzi
8 March 2009 27 Fiorentina 0–2 Palermo Florence
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Dainelli Yellow card 42' Report Carrozzieri Yellow card 24'
Guana Yellow card 43'
Bovo Yellow card 46'
Simplício 48'
Miccoli 56'		 Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Attendance: 29,179
Referee: Andrea De Marco
15 March 2009 28 Internazionale 2–0 Fiorentina Milan
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Ibrahimović 11', 90+5'
Balotelli Yellow card 33'
Samuel Yellow card 42'
Muntari Yellow card 51'
Santon Yellow card 63'
Júlio César Yellow card 71'		 Report Melo Yellow card 49' Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 51,535
Referee: Daniele Orsato
22 March 2009 29 Fiorentina 1–0 Siena Florence
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Gamberini Yellow card 29'
Comotto Yellow card 32'
Melo Yellow card 69'
Mutu 72'		 Report Brandão Yellow card 49'
Del Grosso Yellow card 69'		 Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Attendance: 29,238
Referee: Luca Banti
5 April 2009 30 Atalanta 1–2 Fiorentina Bergamo
13:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Parravicini Yellow card 29'
Valdés Yellow card 30'
Plasmati 50', Yellow card 56'
Padoin Yellow card 51'
Peluso Red card 57'
Pellegrino Yellow card 78'		 Report Almirón Yellow card 2'
Jovetić 59' (pen.)
Gilardino 90', Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia
Attendance: 12,083
Referee: Matteo Trefoloni
12 April 2009 31 Fiorentina 2–1 Cagliari Florence
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Gilardino Yellow card 51'
Pasqual 53'
Montolivo Yellow card 83'
Vargas 85'		 Report Conti Yellow card 39'
Agostini Yellow card 54' Yellow-red card 65'
Canini Yellow card 55' Yellow-red card 89'
Cossu Yellow card 61'
López Yellow card 74'
Ragatzu 87'		 Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Attendance: 30,288
Referee: Antonio Damato
19 April 2009 32 Udinese 3–1 Fiorentina Udine
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Asamoah 10'
D'Agostino 47' (pen.), 69'		 Report Gamberini Yellow card 32'
Dainelli 67', Yellow card 68'
Kuzmanović Yellow card 89'		 Stadium: Stadio Friuli
Attendance: 16,736
Referee: Mauro Bergonzi
25 April 2009 33 Fiorentina 4–1 Roma Florence
20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Vargas 6', Yellow card 8'
Donadel Yellow card 20'
Dainelli Yellow card 45+2'
Gilardino 47', 67'
Semioli Yellow card 59'
Gobbi 73'		 Report Cassetti Yellow card 27'
Brighi Yellow card 50'
Pizarro Yellow card 55' Yellow-red card 59'
Baptista 87'		 Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Attendance: 35,683
Referee: Luca Banti
3 May 2009 34 Fiorentina 1–0 Torino Florence
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Kuzmanović Yellow card 53'
Vargas 57'		 Report Ogbonna Yellow card 37'
Sereni Red card 90+2'		 Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Attendance: 31,218
Referee: Stefano Farina
10 May 2009 35 Catania 0–2 Fiorentina Catania
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Carboni Yellow card 14'
Silvestri Yellow card 34'
Tedesco Yellow card 58'		 Report Jovetić 11'
Montolivo Yellow card 38'
Comotto Yellow card 61'
Dainelli Yellow card 67'
Zauri 90+2'		 Stadium: Stadio Angelo Massimino
Attendance: 18,142
Referee: Nicola Rizzoli
17 May 2009 36 Fiorentina 1–0 Sampdoria Florence
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Gilardino 21' Report Raggi Yellow card 53'
Ferri Yellow card 72'
Sammarco Yellow card 86'		 Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Attendance: 38,005
Referee: Andrea Gervasoni
24 May 2009 37 Lecce 1–1 Fiorentina Lecce
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Zanchetta Yellow card 31'
Tiribocchi 50'
Giuliatto Yellow card 75'
Fabiano Yellow card 76'		 Report Krøldrup Yellow card 19'
Dainelli Yellow card 61'
Melo Yellow card 81' Red card 88'
Jørgensen 89'		 Stadium: Stadio Via del Mare
Attendance: 7,608
Referee: Gabriele Gava
31 May 2009 38 Fiorentina 0–2 Milan Florence
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Report Flamini Yellow card 45+1'
Kaká 55'
Pato 76'		 Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Attendance: 41,839
Referee: Nicola Rizzoli

Coppa Italia

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Main article: 2008–09 Coppa Italia
17 December 2008 Round of 16 Fiorentina 0–1 Torino Florence
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Bianchi 19' Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Referee: Antonio Damato

UEFA Champions League

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Main article: 2008–09 UEFA Champions League

Third qualifying round

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Main article: 2008–09 UEFA Champions League qualifying rounds § Third qualifying round
12 August 2008 First leg Fiorentina Italy 2–0 Czech Republic Slavia Prague Florence, Italy
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Mutu 3'
Gilardino 57'		 Report Belaïd Yellow card 62' Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Attendance: 32,560
Referee: Howard Webb (England)
27 August 2008 Second leg Slavia Prague Czech Republic 0–0
(0–2 agg.)		 Italy Fiorentina Prague, Czech Republic
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Report Gobbi Yellow card 74' Stadium: Synot Tip Arena
Attendance: 14,943
Referee: Bertrand Layec (France)

Group stage

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Main article: 2008–09 UEFA Champions League group stage § Group F

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Germany Bayern Munich 6 4 2 0 12 4 +8 14 Advance to knockout phase
2 France Lyon 6 3 2 1 14 10 +4 11
3 Italy Fiorentina 6 1 3 2 5 8 −3 6 Transfer to UEFA Cup
4 Romania Steaua București 6 0 1 5 3 12 −9 1
Source: RSSSF
17 September 2008 1 Lyon France 2–2 Italy Fiorentina Lyon, France
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Piquionne 73'
Benzema Yellow card 74', 86'		 Report Gilardino 12', 42', Yellow card 74'
Dainelli Yellow card 62'
Melo Yellow card 68'
Jørgensen Yellow card 90+1'		 Stadium: Stade de Gerland
Attendance: 43,000
Referee: Peter Fröjdfeldt (Sweden)
30 September 2008 2 Fiorentina Italy 0–0 Romania Steaua București Florence, Italy
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Report Marin Yellow card 28'
Stancu Yellow card 70'		 Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Attendance: 25,383
Referee: Mike Riley (England)
21 October 2008 3 Bayern Munich Germany 3–0 Italy Fiorentina Munich, Germany
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Klose 4'
Schweinsteiger 25'
Oddo Yellow card 58'
Ribéry Yellow card 82'
Zé Roberto 90'		 Report Kuzmanović Yellow card 29'
Dainelli Yellow card 64'
Gobbi Yellow card 79'		 Stadium: Allianz Arena
Attendance: 66,000
Referee: Olegário Benquerença (Portugal)
5 November 2008 4 Fiorentina Italy 1–1 Germany Bayern Munich Florence, Italy
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) Mutu 11'
Montolivo Yellow card 90+2'		 Report Borowski Yellow card 45+1', 78' Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Attendance: 37,034
Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Spain)
25 November 2008 5 Fiorentina Italy 1–2 France Lyon Florence, Italy
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) Dainelli Yellow card 45'
Gilardino 45'
Zauri Yellow card 75'
Mutu Yellow card 90+1'		 Report Makoun 15'
Benzema 27'
Juninho Yellow card 56'
Cris Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Attendance: 23,736
Referee: Viktor Kassai (Hungary)
10 December 2008 6 Steaua București Romania 0–1 Italy Fiorentina Bucharest, Romania
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) Nicoliță Yellow card 1'
Moreno Yellow card 20'
Semedo Yellow card 21'
Golański Yellow card 64' Yellow-red card 72'
Lovin Yellow card 71'
Rădoi Yellow card 82'		 Report Zauri Yellow card 15'
Gilardino Yellow card 63', 66'		 Stadium: Stadionul Steaua
Attendance: 14,862
Referee: Luis Medina Cantalejo (Spain)

UEFA Cup

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Main article: 2008–09 UEFA Cup

Final phase

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Main article: 2008–09 UEFA Cup final phase
Round of 32
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19 February 2009 First leg Fiorentina Italy 0–1 Netherlands Ajax Florence, Italy
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) Gamberini Yellow card 44' Report Suárez Yellow card 44'
Schilder Yellow card 45+1'
Bakircioglü 60'
Vermaelen Yellow card 63'		 Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Attendance: 19,018
Referee: César Muñiz Fernández (Spain)
26 February 2009 Second leg Ajax Netherlands 1–1
(2–1 agg.)		 Italy Fiorentina Amsterdam, Netherlands
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) Enoh Yellow card 15'
Lindgren Yellow card 24'
Leonardo 88'		 Report Donadel Yellow card 23'
Mutu Yellow card 30'
Zauri Yellow card 39'
Gilardino 61'		 Stadium: Amsterdam Arena
Attendance: 42,779
Referee: Stefan Johannesson (Sweden)

Statistics

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Appearances and goals

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No. Pos Nat Player Total Serie A UEFA Champions League UEFA Cup Coppa Italia
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK France FRA Sébastien Frey 36 -36 26 -26 8 -8 2 -2 0 0
2 DF Denmark DEN Per Krøldrup 22 0 16 0 4 0 1 0 1 0
3 DF Italy ITA Dario Dainelli 21 0 13 0 7 0 1 0 0 0
4 DF Italy ITA Marco Donadel 23 0 19 0 2 0 1 0 1 0
5 DF Italy ITA Alessandro Gamberini 32 0 24 0 6 0 2 0 0 0
6 DF Peru PER Juan Manuel Vargas 23 3 16 3 7 0 0 0 0 0
7 MF Italy ITA Franco Semioli 15 0 13 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
8 FW Montenegro MNE Stevan Jovetić 24 0 18 0 3 0 2 0 1 0
10 FW Romania ROU Adrian Mutu 30 13 19 11 8 2 2 0 1 0
11 FW Italy ITA Alberto Gilardino 35 21 24 15 8 5 2 1 1 0
13 GK Italy ITA Marco Storari 2 -2 1 -1 0 0 0 0 1 -1
14 DF Italy ITA Luciano Zauri 24 0 13 0 8 0 2 0 1 0
17 FW Senegal SEN Papa Waigo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 MF Italy ITA Riccardo Montolivo 32 4 24 4 6 0 2 0 0 0
19 MF Italy ITA Massimo Gobbi 15 0 10 0 4 0 1 0 0 0
20 MF Denmark DEN Martin Jørgensen 6 0 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 0
21 DF Italy ITA Gianluca Comotto 22 0 20 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
22 MF Serbia SRB Zdravko Kuzmanović 31 2 23 2 6 0 1 0 1 0
23 DF Italy ITA Manuel Pasqual 13 0 10 0 0 0 2 0 1 0
30 MF Argentina ARG Sergio Almirón 16 0 10 0 4 0 1 0 1 0
32 FW Italy ITA Emiliano Bonazzoli 7 1 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
44 DF Italy ITA Federico Masi 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
88 MF Brazil BRA Felipe Melo 34 2 23 2 8 0 2 0 1 0
Players sold or loaned out during the 2009 winter transfer window:
9 FW Italy ITA Dani Osvaldo 13 0 9 0 4 0 0 0 0 0
29 FW Italy ITA Giampaolo Pazzini 16 1 12 1 4 0 0 0 0 0
54 DF Portugal POR Manuel da Costa 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

Goalscorers

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Rank No. Pos Nat Name Serie A Coppa Italia UEFA CL UEFA Cup Total
Own goal 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 0 0 0 0 0

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Clean sheets

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Rank No. Pos Nat Name Serie A Coppa Italia UEFA CL UEFA Cup Total
Totals 0 0 0 0 0

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Disciplinary record

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No. Pos Nat Player Serie A Coppa Italia UEFA CL UEFA Cup Total
Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card
Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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