2008–09 AC Milan season
Milan 2008–09 football season
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During the 2008–09 season, Milan played its 75th Serie A season in the club's existence. Milan would also compete in the 2008-09 Coppa Italia and UEFA Cup after a 5th-place finish the Previous Season.
| 2008–09 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President | Vacant | |||
| Head coach | Carlo Ancelotti | |||
| Stadium | San Siro | |||
| Serie A | 3rd | |||
| Coppa Italia | Round of 16 | |||
| UEFA Cup | Round of 32 | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Kaká (16) All: Alexandre Pato (18) | |||
| Average home league attendance | 59,731[1] | |||
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Milan would finish third in Serie A, 10 points behind champions and rivals Inter Milan. Milan also failed to win the Coppa Italia or UEFA Cup meaning they finished without a trophy for the first time since 2006. This season marked Carlo Ancelotti's final season in charge of Milan as he resigned after Milan's final game of the season as well as legendary defender Paolo Maldini’s 24th and final time appearing with the club, spending his whole entire career since 1985.
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 |
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; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers
| In | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Name | from | Type |
| FW | Ronaldinho | FC Barcelona | (€21 million )[3][4] |
| FW | Andrei Shevchenko | Chelsea F.C. | loan[5] |
| DF | Gianluca Zambrotta | FC Barcelona | (€9 million )[6] |
| MF | Mathías Cardacio | Nacional Montevideo | (€2,5 million)[7] |
| MF | Mathieu Flamini | free[8] | |
| FW | Marco Borriello | Genoa C.F.C. | co-ownership (€7,5 million ) |
| FW | Tabaré Viudez | Defensor Sporting | (€1,5 million ) |
| DF | Philippe Senderos | Arsenal F.C. | ´loan[9] |
| DF | Luca Antonini | Empoli F.C. | co-ownership |
| MF | Ignazio Abate | Empoli F.C. | co-ownership(€2,0 million)[10] |
| GK | Christian Abbiati | Atletico Madrid | loan ended[11] |
| GK | Ferdinando Coppola | Atalanta B.C. | loan ended |
| GK | Marco Storari | Cagliari Calcio | loan ended |
| DF | Luca Antonelli | Parma F.C. | loan ended |
| DF | Davide Astori | Cremonese | loan ended |
| DF | Marcus Diniz | A.C. Monza | loan ended |
| DF | Leandro Grimi | Sporting Lisboa | loan ended |
| DF | Romano Perticone | Cremonese | loan ended |
| FW | Matteo Ardemagni | Pro Patria | loan ended |
| FW | Davide Di Gennaro | Bologna F.C. | loan ended |
Winter
| In | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Name | from | Type |
| DF | Thiago Silva | Fluminense | (€10 million ) |
| MF | David Beckham | Los Angeles Galaxy | loan |
| DF | Matteo Bruscagin | A.C. Monza | loan ended |
| DF | Felipe Mattioni | Gremio | loan |
| Out | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Name | To | Type |
| FW | Ronaldo | SC Corinthians | released |
| MF | Emerson | Santos | released |
| DF | Matteo Bruscagin | Pizzighettone | loan |
| DF | Thiago Silva | Fluminense | loan |
Pre-season and friendlies
Win Draw Loss
| 23 July 2008 Friendly | Cremonese | 0–0 | Milan | Cremona, Italy |
| 17:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Stadium: Stadio Giovanni Zini Referee: Luca Marelli (Italy) |
| 29 July 2008 TIM Trophy | Juventus | 2–2 (2–4 p) | Milan | Turin, Italy |
| 20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Trezeguet  9'Marchionni 12' |
Report | Seedorf 8', 43' |
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Christian Brighi (Italy) |
| Penalties | ||||
Trezeguet  Iaquinta  Chiellini Tiago |
Kaká Pirlo Jankulovski Paloschi |
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| Note: 45-minute match | ||||
| 29 July 2008 TIM Trophy | Milan | 0–0 (4–3 p) | Internazionale | Turin, Italy |
| 22:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Report | Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Christian Brighi (Italy) | ||
| Penalties | ||||
| Kaká Oddo Jankulovski Favalli Brocchi Digão |
Adriano Figo Suazo Jiménez Santon Muntari |
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| Note: 45-minute match | ||||
| 1 August 2008 Russian Railways Cup | Milan | 0–1 | Sevilla | Moscow, Russia |
Gattuso  48' (o.g.) |
Stadium: Lokomotiv Stadium Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Stanislav Sukhina (Russia) |
| 3 August 2008 Russian Railways Cup | Milan | 0–5 | Chelsea | Moscow, Russia |
| Lampard 3' Anelka 8', 18', 51', 58' |
Stadium: Lokomotiv Stadium Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Yuri Baskakov (Russia) |
| 9 August 2008 Friendly | Manchester City | 1–0 | Milan | Manchester, England |
| 17:15 BST (UTC+01:00) | Bojinov 37' |
Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 25,181 Referee: Mark Halsey (England) |
| 17 August 2008 Trofeo Luigi Berlusconi | Milan | 4–1 | Juventus | Milan, Italy |
| 19:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Jankulovski 21' Ambrosini 24'Inzaghi 51'Ambrosini 78' |
Pasquato 69' |
Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 41,250 Referee: Nicola Rizzoli (Italy) |
| 21 August 2008 Trofeo Birra Moretti | Napoli | 0–1 | Milan | Naples, Italy |
| 21:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Report | Paloschi 44' |
Stadium: Stadio San Paolo Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Nicola Pierpaoli (Italy) | |
| Note: 45-minute match | ||||
| 21 August 2008 Trofeo Birra Moretti | Juventus | 0–0 (5–4 p) | Milan | Naples, Italy |
| 22:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Report | Stadium: Stadio San Paolo Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Andrea Gervasoni (Italy) | ||
| Penalties | ||||
| Ariaudo Chimenti Legrottaglie Pasquato Amauri Molinaro |
Seedorf Brocchi Paloschi Osuji Ambrosini Favalli |
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| Note: 45-minute match | ||||
| 24 August 2008 Trofeo Villa de Gijón | Sporting de Gijón | 2–0 | Milan | Gijón, Spain |
| 20:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Barral 24' Bilić 75' |
Stadium: El Molinón Referee: César Muñiz Fernández (Spain) |
| 10 September 2008 Friendly | Lugano | 2–0 | Milan | Lugano, Switzerland |
| 19:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Rennella 53' Laborde 90+1' |
Stadium: Stadio Cornaredo Referee: Carlo Bertolini (Switzerland) |
| 14 October 2008 Taçi Oil Cup | Tirana | 2–1 | Milan | Tirana, Albania |
| 20:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Xhafaj 29' Muzaka 72' |
Ronaldinho 90+1' |
Stadium: Qemal Stafa Stadium Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Albano Janku (Albania) |
| 6 January 2009 Dubai Challenge Cup | Milan | 1–1 (4–3 p) | Hamburger SV | Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
| 19:00 UAET (UTC+04:00) | Ronaldinho 62' (pen.) |
Benjamin 66' |
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| Penalties | ||||
| Ronaldinho Shevchenko Inzaghi Emerson Flamini |
Petrić Thiago Neves Olić Aogo Demel |
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| 21 January 2009 Friendly | Hannover 96 | 2–3 | Milan | Hanover, Germany |
| 19:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Huszti 10' Hanke 74' |
Shevchenko 52' Inzaghi 55', 75' |
Stadium: AWD Arena Referee: Babak Rafati (Germany) |
| 4 February 2009 Friendly | Rangers | 2–2 | Milan | Glasgow, Scotland |
| 20:45 GMT (UTC+00:00) | Beasley 65' Papac 83' |
Pato 70' Kaká 78' |
Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Referee: Willie Collum (Scotland) |
| 4 March 2009 Friendly | Al-Sadd | 1–2 | Milan | Doha, Qatar |
| Gholam 37' |
Pato 27' Antonini 37' |
Stadium: Jassim bin Hamad Stadium Referee: Banjar Al-Dosari (Qatar) |
| 22 April 2009 Friendly | Hungary's league selection | 2–5 | Milan | Budapest, Hungary |
| Rajczi 7' Tököli 56' |
Kaká 37' Shevchenko 47', 63'Seedorf 73'Viúdez 85' |
Stadium: Ferenc Puskás Stadium Referee: Konrad Plautz (Austria) |
| 12 May 2009 Taçi Oil Cup | Albania | 3–3 (4–5 p) | Milan | Tirana, Albania |
| 19:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Vila 64' Muzaka 71'Salihi 76' |
Ronaldinho 22' Shevchenko 48'Inzaghi 87' |
Stadium: Qemal Stafa Stadium Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Lorenc Jemini (Albania) | |
| Penalties | ||||
| Pisha Muzaka Vila Vrapi Beqiri |
Kaká Seedorf Flamini Thiago Silva Inzaghi |
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Competitions
Win Draw Loss
Overall
| Competition | Started round | Final position | Final Round | First match | Last 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
League table
| 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[a] | |
| 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] |
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) Champions
Notes:
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) Champions
Notes:
- Juventus finished ahead of Milan on head-to-head points: Juventus 4–2 Milan, Milan 1–1 Juventus.
- 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 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 36 | 21 | 8 | 7 | 67 | 31 | +36 | 71 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 37 | 9 | +28 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 30 | 22 | +8 |
Results by round
Source: calcio-seriea.net
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed; = Leader, 2009–10 UEFA Champions League Groups stage; = 2009–10 UEFA Champions League Groups stage; = 2009–10 UEFA Champions League Qualifying round; = 2009–10 UEFA Cup; = 2009–10 Serie B
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed; = Leader, 2009–10 UEFA Champions League Groups stage; = 2009–10 UEFA Champions League Groups stage; = 2009–10 UEFA Champions League Qualifying round; = 2009–10 UEFA Cup; = 2009–10 Serie B
Matches
| 31 August 2008 1 | Milan | 1–2 | Bologna | Milan |
| 15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Ambrosini 41' |
Report | Di Vaio 18' Valiani 78' |
Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 63,306 Referee: Daniele Orsato |
| 14 September 2008 2 | Genoa | 2–0 | Milan | Genoa |
| 15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Sculli 30' Milito 90' (pen.) |
Report | Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 28,795 Referee: Gianluca Rocchi |
| 21 September 2008 3 | Milan | 4–1 | Lazio | Milan |
| 20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Seedorf 8' Zambrotta 35'Pato 49'Kaká 60' |
Report | Zárate 26' |
Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 57,362 Referee: Nicola Rizzoli |
| 24 September 2008 4 | Reggina | 1–2 | Milan | Reggio Calabria |
| 20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Corradi 59' |
Report | Borriello 24' Pato 73' |
Stadium: Stadio Oreste Granillo Attendance: 19,828 Referee: Massimiliano Saccani |
| 28 September 2008 5 | Milan | 1–0 | Internazionale | Milan |
| 20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Ronaldinho 37' |
Report | Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 79,057 Referee: Emidio Morganti |
| 5 October 2008 6 | Cagliari | 0–0 | Milan | Cagliari |
| 20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Report | Stadium: Stadio Sant'Elia Attendance: 15,750 Referee: Roberto Rosetti |
| 19 October 2008 7 | Milan | 3–0 | Sampdoria | Milan |
| 15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Ronaldinho 55' (pen.), 60' Inzaghi 90' |
Report | Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 65,960 Referee: Antonio Damato |
| 26 October 2008 8 | Atalanta | 0–1 | Milan | Bergamo |
| 15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Report | Kaká 80' |
Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia Attendance: 20,899 Referee: Stefano Farina |
| 29 October 2008 9 | Milan | 2–1 | Siena | Milan |
| 20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Inzaghi 31' Kaká 65' (pen.) |
Report | Vergassola 54' |
Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 49,650 Referee: Domenico Celi |
| 2 November 2008 10 | Milan | 1–0 | Napoli | Milan |
| 20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Ronaldinho 86' |
Report | Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 54,079 Referee: Gianluca Rocchi |
| 9 November 2008 11 | Lecce | 1–1 | Milan | Lecce |
| 20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Esposito 90+3' |
Report | Ronaldinho 79' |
Stadium: Stadio Via del Mare Attendance: 29,658 Referee: Mauro Bergonzi |
| 16 November 2008 12 | Milan | 1–0 | Chievo | Milan |
| 15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Kaká 15' (pen.) |
Report | Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 58,403 Referee: Andrea De Marco |
| 23 November 2008 13 | Torino | 2–2 | Milan | Turin |
| 20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Stellone 25' Rosina 78' (pen.) |
Report | Pato 29' Ronaldinho 34' |
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 22,627 Referee: Stefano Farina |
| 30 November 2008 14 | Palermo | 3–1 | Milan | Palermo |
| 20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Miccoli 50' Cavani 60'Simplício 80' |
Report | Ronaldinho 83' (pen.) |
Stadium: Stadio Renzo Barbera Attendance: 33,998 Referee: Gianluca Rocchi |
| 7 December 2008 15 | Milan | 1–0 | Catania | Milan |
| 15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Kaká 65' |
Report | Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 54,314 Referee: Andrea Gervasoni |
| 14 December 2008 16 | Juventus | 4–2 | Milan | Turin |
| 20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Del Piero 16' (pen.) Chiellini 34'Amauri 41', 69' |
Report | Pato 31' Ambrosini 56' |
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 24,862 Referee: Nicola Rizzoli |
| 21 December 2008 17 | Milan | 5–1 | Udinese | Milan |
| 20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Pato 4', 18' Kaká 13', 52'Seedorf 43' |
Report | Di Natale 17' |
Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 52,842 Referee: Massimiliano Saccani |
| 11 January 2009 18 | Roma | 2–2 | Milan | Rome |
| 20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Vučinić 22', 72' |
Report | Pato 48', 53' |
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 53,444 Referee: Emidio Morganti |
| 17 January 2009 19 | Milan | 1–0 | Fiorentina | Milan |
| 20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Pato 7' |
Report | Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 65,692 Referee: Roberto Rosetti |
| 25 January 2009 20 | Bologna | 1–4 | Milan | Bologna |
| 15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Di Vaio 9' (pen.) |
Report | Seedorf 13' Kaká 17' (pen.), 43'Beckham 59' |
Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Attendance: 33,691 Referee: Paolo Tagliavento |
| 28 January 2009 21 | Milan | 1–1 | Genoa | Milan |
| 20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Beckham 33' |
Report | Milito 87' |
Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 49,907 Referee: Andrea Gervasoni |
| 1 February 2009 22 | Lazio | 0–3 | Milan | Rome |
| 20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) | Report | Pato 42' Ambrosini 47'Kaká 83' |
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 40,530 Referee: Nicola Rizzoli |
| 7 February 2009 23 | Milan | 1–1 | Reggina | Milan |
| 20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Kaká 67' (pen.) |
Report | Di Gennaro 33' |
Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 53,182 Referee: Nicola Pierpaoli |
| 15 February 2009 24 | Internazionale | 2–1 | Milan | Milan |
| 20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Adriano 29' Stanković 43' |
Report | Pato 71' |
Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza Attendance: 76,178 Referee: Roberto Rosetti |
| 22 February 2009 25 | Milan | 1–0 | Cagliari | Milan |
| 15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Seedorf 65' |
Report | Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 56,188 Referee: Massimiliano Saccani |
| 1 March 2009 26 | Sampdoria | 2–1 | Milan | Genoa |
| 15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Cassano 33' Pazzini 51' |
Report | Pato 80' |
Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 25,402 Referee: Gianluca Rocchi |
| 8 March 2009 27 | Milan | 3–0 | Atalanta | Milan |
| 15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Inzaghi 7', 71', 74' |
Report | Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 54,645 Referee: Daniele Orsato |
| 15 March 2009 28 | Siena | 1–5 | Milan | Siena |
| 15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Maccarone 62' |
Report | Pirlo 6' (pen.) Inzaghi 45+3', 71'Pato 55', 78' |
Stadium: Montepaschi Arena Attendance: 15,373 Referee: Nicola Ayroldi |
| 22 March 2009 29 | Napoli | 0–0 | Milan | Naples |
| 20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Report | Stadium: Stadio San Paolo Attendance: 57,996 Referee: Andrea De Marco |
| 5 April 2009 30 | Milan | 2–0 | Lecce | Milan |
| 20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Ronaldinho 90+1' Inzaghi 90+3' |
Report | Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 53,021 Referee: Stefano Farina |
| 11 April 2009 31 | Chievo | 0–1 | Milan | Verona |
| 15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Report | Seedorf 53' |
Stadium: Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi Attendance: 25,169 Referee: Massimiliano Saccani |
| 19 April 2009 32 | Milan | 5–1 | Torino | Milan |
| 20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Inzaghi 13', 37', 60' Kaká 68' (pen.)Ambrosini 90' |
Report | Franceschini 80' |
Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 54,061 Referee: Luca Banti |
| 26 April 2009 33 | Milan | 3–0 | Palermo | Milan |
| 15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Kaká 10' (pen.), 56' (pen.) Inzaghi 19' |
Report | Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 61,569 Referee: Nicola Rizzoli |
| 3 May 2009 34 | Catania | 0–2 | Milan | Catania |
| 15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Report | Inzaghi 27' Kaká 52' |
Stadium: Stadio Angelo Massimino Attendance: 20,285 Referee: Andrea De Marco |
| 10 May 2009 35 | Milan | 1–1 | Juventus | Milan |
| 20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Seedorf 57' |
Report | Iaquinta 60' |
Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 78,979 Referee: Daniele Orsato |
| 16 May 2009 36 | Udinese | 2–1 | Milan | Udine |
| 20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) | D'Agostino 31' (pen.) Zapata 49' |
Report | Ambrosini 90+3' |
Stadium: Stadio Friuli Attendance: 27,497 Referee: Nicola Rizzoli |
| 24 May 2009 37 | Milan | 2–3 | Roma | Milan |
| 15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Ambrosini 75', 82' |
Report | Riise 36' Ménez 80'Totti 85' |
Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 72,681 Referee: Andrea De Marco |
| 31 May 2009 38 | Fiorentina | 0–2 | Milan | Florence |
| 15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Report | Kaká 55' Pato 76' |
Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Attendance: 41,839 Referee: Nicola Rizzoli |
Coppa Italia
UEFA Cup
First round
| 18 September 2008 First leg | Milan | 3–1 |  Zürich | Milan, Italy |
| 20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Stahel 45+1' (o.g.) Pato 57'Borriello 74' |
Report | Djuric 78' |
Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Eduardo Iturralde González (Spain) |
| 2 October 2008 Second leg | Zürich | 0–1 (1–4 agg.) | Milan | Zürich, Switzerland |
| 20:15 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Report | Shevchenko 70' |
Stadium: Letzigrund Attendance: 24,600 Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia) |
Group stage
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  VfL Wolfsburg |
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 10 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Milan |
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 8 | |
| 3 |  Braga |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 6 | |
| 4 |  Portsmouth |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 4 | |
| 5 |  Heerenveen |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 13 | −10 | 0 |
Source: RSSSF
| 23 October 2008 1 | Heerenveen | 1–3 | Milan | Heerenveen, Netherlands |
| 20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Pranjić 86' (pen.) |
Report | Jong-a-Pin 19' (o.g.) Gattuso 23'Inzaghi 69' |
Stadium: Abe Lenstra Stadion Attendance: 25,600 Referee: Julian Rodriguez Santiago (Spain) |
| 6 November 2008 2 | Milan | 1–0 | Braga | Milan, Italy |
| 20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) | Ronaldinho 90+3' |
Report | Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 10,608 Referee: Peter Rasmussen (Denmark) |
| 27 November 2008 3 | Portsmouth | 2–2 | Milan | Portsmouth, England |
| 21:05 CET (UTC+01:00) | Kaboul 62' Kanu 73' |
Report | Ronaldinho 84' Inzaghi 90+2' |
Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 20,403 Referee: Serge Gumienny (Belgium) |
Knockout phase
Round of 32
| 18 February 2009 First leg | Werder Bremen | 1–1 | Milan | Bremen, Germany |
| 20:35 CET (UTC+01:00) | Diego 84' |
Report | Inzaghi 36' |
Stadium: Weserstadion Attendance: 36,151 Referee: Mike Dean (England) |
| 26 February 2009 Second leg | Milan | 2–2 (3–3a agg.) | Werder Bremen | Milan, Italy |
| 20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) | Pirlo 27' (pen.) Pato 33' |
Report | Pizarro 68', 78' |
Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 23,280 Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Sweden) |
Statistics
Competitive matches only. Numbers in brackets indicate appearances made. Updated to games played May 31, 2009.[14]
Players statistics
As of end of the season
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Serie A | Coppa Italia | UEFA Cup | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 12 | GK | ITA |
Abbiati | 28 | -22 | 28 | -22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | ITA |
Zambrotta | 41 | 1 | 33+1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ITA |
Maldini | 32 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 18 | DF |  CZE |
Jankulovski | 38 | 1 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3+3 | 1 |
| 19 | DF | ITA |
Favalli | 29 | 0 | 21+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | ITA |
Pirlo | 29 | 2 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 23 | MF | ITA |
Ambrosini | 33 | 8 | 24+4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 84 | MF |  FRA |
Flamini | 37 | 0 | 22+7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6+1 | 0 |
| 10 | AM | NED |
Seedorf | 41 | 3 | 30+3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5+2 | 0 |
| 22 | AM |  BRA |
Kaká | 36 | 16 | 28+3 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | BRA |
Pato | 42 | 18 | 27+9 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 3+3 | 3 |
| 1 | GK | BRA |
Dida | 16 | -6 | 9+1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 5 | -4 |
| 32 | MF | ENG |
Beckham | 20 | 2 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 80 | FW | BRA |
Ronaldinho | 35 | 10 | 16+13 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2+3 | 2 |
| 25 | DF | ITA |
Bonera | 22 | 0 | 16+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | ITA |
Inzaghi | 32 | 16 | 15+11 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
| 8 | MF | ITA |
Gattuso | 16 | 1 | 11+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3+1 | 1 |
| 4 | DF |  GEO |
Kaladze | 16 | 0 | 10+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | SUI |
Senderos | 20 | 0 | 7+7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | ITA |
Borriello | 8 | 2 | 6+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 77 | DF | ITA |
Antonini | 18 | 0 | 4+7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | BRA |
Emerson | 18 | 0 | 3+9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 |
| 76 | FW |  UKR |
Shevchenko | 26 | 2 | 2+16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6+1 | 1 |
| 16 | GK |  AUS |
Kalac | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | ITA |
Nesta | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF |  URU |
Cardaccio | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | URU |
Viudez | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | DF | ITA |
Darmian | 3 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 51 | MF |  SLE |
Strasser | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DF | BRA |
Mattioni | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |||||
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) | 18 (19) | 0.94 |
| 3 | Zeljko Kalac |
1 (1) | - | - | 1 (1) | 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 |