Internazionale 2008–09 football season
The 2008–09 season was Football Club Internazionale Milano ' s 100th in existence and 93rd consecutive season in the top flight of Italian football . This was the first season for new Inter manager José Mourinho .
Season overview
After Roberto Mancini 's departure, José Mourinho became the new coach of Inter.[ 1] The Portuguese manager won a trophy at his debut, Supercoppa Italiana , defeating Roma on penalties.[ 2] He planned to use a 4–3–3 formation, with the new arrivals Amantino Mancini and Quaresma as wingers beside Zlatan Ibrahimović .[ 3]
As the 4–3–3 soon failed, Mourinho reviewed his ideas, switching to the 4–3–1–2 Mancini had previously used: Stanković acted as playmaker, behind Ibrahimović and his offensive partner (Adriano , rarely Cruz or Crespo , then Balotelli ).[ 4] The performance of the team immediately improved, and Inter once again won the Scudetto (fourth in row), ten points clear of Juventus and Milan .[ 5]
Players
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Players transfer
2008–09 confirmed transfers
In
Total spending: €46.6 million
Out
Last updated: 22 May
Total income: €0
Club
Non-playing staff
Pre-season and friendlies
Riscone di Brunico training camp
Tim Trophy
2008 Amsterdam tournament
Other friendlies
Competitions
Overview
Competition
First match
Last match
Starting round
Final position
Record
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Win %
Serie A
30 August 2008
31 May 2009
Matchday 1
Winners
38
25
9
4
70
32
+38
0 65.79
Coppa Italia
13 January 2009
23 April 2009
Round of 16
Semi-finals
4
3
0
1
6
5
+1
0 75.00
Supercoppa Italiana
24 August 2008
Final
Winners
1
1
0
0
2
2
+0
100.00
Champions League
16 September 2008
11 March 2009
Group stage
Round of 16
8
2
3
3
8
9
−1
0 25.00
Total
51
31
12
8
86
48
+38
0 60.78
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) Champions
Notes:
^ a b Juventus finished ahead of Milan on head-to-head points: Juventus 4–2 Milan, Milan 1–1 Juventus.
^ 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
25
9
4
70
32
+38
84
14
5
0
37
16
+21
11
4
4
33
16
+17
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 A H A H H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H H A H A A H A H A H Result D W W W L W W D D W W W W W W W W D L W W D W W W D W W W W D D L W D W L W Position 8 4 1 1 4 3 1 2 4 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Updated to match(es) played on 31 May 2009. Source:
Competitive Matches A = Away;
H = Home;
W = Win;
D = Draw;
L = Loss
Matches
Coppa Italia
Round of 16
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Supercoppa Italiana
UEFA Champions League
Group stage
Knockout phase
Round of 16
Statistics
Squad statistics
League
Europe
Cup
Others
Total Stats
Games played
38
8
4
1
51
Games won
25
2
3
0
30
Games drawn
9
3
0
1
13
Games lost
4
3
1
0
8
Goals scored
70
8
6
2
86
Goals conceded
32
9
5
2
48
Goal difference
38
-1
1
0
38
Clean sheets
17
3
1
0
21
Goal by substitute
–
–
–
–
–
Total shots
–
–
–
–
–
Shots on target
–
–
–
–
–
Corners
–
–
–
–
–
Players used
29
23
24
14
–
Offsides
–
–
–
–
–
Fouls suffered
–
–
–
–
–
Fouls committed
–
–
–
–
–
Yellow cards
82
11
12
3
108
Red cards
4
1
–
–
5
Players Used : Internazionale has used a total of – different players in all competitions.
Appearances and goals
Goalscorers
Last updated: 31 May 2009
Assists
Last updated: 31 May 2009
Clean sheets
The list is sorted by shirt number when total appearances are equal.
Disciplinary record
Last updated: 31 May 2009
References
Domestic leagues Domestic cups
International club competitions
Related to national team