2008–09 F.C. Internazionale Milano season

F.C. Internazionale Milano
2008–09 season
Chairman Massimo Moratti
Manager José Mourinho
Serie A Champions
Coppa Italia Semifinals
Supercoppa Italiana Winner
UEFA Champions League First knockout round
Top goalscorer Zlatan Ibrahimović (25)

Football Club Internazionale Milano took part in season 2008-09 in the Italian Serie A. They also took part in the UEFA Champions League 2008-09, the Coppa Italia 2008-09, and the Italian Super Cup 2008.

Contents

Players

Squad information

EU
Country
N
P
Name
Cap
Age
Since
App
(L/C/E/S)

(L/C/E/S)
Ends
Transfer fee
Notes
EU passport ITA 1 GK Toldo VC3 40 2001 223 (144/23/54/2) 1 (1/0/0/0) 2011
Non-EU COL 2 DF Córdoba VC1 35 2000 Winter 356 (248/28/78/2) 16 (13/1/2/0) 2012 [1] €16M
EU passport ARG
4 DF Zanetti Cap 38 1995 594 (429/51/111/3) 19 (12/3/4/0) 2011
EU passport SER
5 MF Stanković 33 2004 Winter 177 (123/20/31/3) 23 (16/2/5/0) 2010
EU passport SWE 8 FW Ibrahimović 30 2006 70 (53/1/14/2) 37 (32/0/5/0) 2012 €24.8M
EU passport BRA
12 GK Júlio César 32 2004 122 (96/4/21/1) 0 (0/0/0/0) 2012
Non-EU BRA 13 DF Maicon 30 2006 82 (63/6/12/1) 4 (3/0/1/0) 2011
EU passport FRA 14 MF Vieira 35 2006 51 (36/6/7/2) 7 (4/0/1/2) 2010 €9.5M
EU passport ARG
16 DF Burdisso 30 2004 110 (72/23/14/1) 7 (3/4/0/0) 2011 €3.5M
EU passport ARG
19 MF Cambiasso 31 2004 164 (118/12/31/3) 21 (16/2/3/0) 2014
Non-EU GHA 20 MF Muntari 27 2008 0 (0/0/0/0) 0 (0/0/0/0) 2012 €15M
Non-EU NGA 21 FW Obinna 24 2008 0 (0/0/0/0) 0 (0/0/0/0) 2012
EU passport ITA 22 GK Orlandoni 39 2005 4 (3/1/0/0) 0 (0/0/0/0) 2010 [2]
EU passport ITA 23 DF Materazzi VC2 38 2001 230 (156/18/53/3) 19 (18/0/1/0) 2012 €10M
Non-EU COL 24 DF Rivas 28 2007 19 (11/5/3/0) 0 (0/0/0/0) 2011 [3]
EU passport ARG
25 DF Samuel 33 2005 87 (57/11/17/2) 6 (5/0/1/0) 2012 [2] €16M
EU passport ROM 26 DF Chivu 31 2007 36 (26/3/6/1) 0 (0/0/0/0) 2012 [4] €11M
EU passport BRA
33 MF Mancini 31 2008 0 (0/0/0/0) 0 (0/0/0/0) 2012 [5] €13M
EU passport ITA 39 DF Santon 21 2008 0 (0/0/0/0) 0 (0/0/0/0) 2013 Youth Team
EU passport ITA 45 FW Balotelli 21 2006 15 (11/4/0/0) 7 (3/4/0/0) 2011 [6] Youth Team
EU passport POR 77 MF Quaresma 28 2008 0 (0/0/0/0) 0 (0/0/0/0) 2012 [7] €18.6M + Pelé

Last updated: 12 August 2008
Source: Internazionale Milano, Players_transfer, Wikipedia players' articles, ? (for appearances and goals) and footballdatabase.com (for EU passport)
Ordered by position on pitch (from back right to front left).
EU = if holds or not a European Union passport; Country: when 2 flags, 1st flag = country that plays for internationally, 2nd flag = country of birth; N = number on jersey; P = Position; Name = Name on jersey (for more extensive name, pause mouse pointer on the name); Cap: Cap = Captain, VC = Vice-captain; Since = the year the player start be a permanent part of the squad ( for winter transfer); App and = Only competitive appearances and goals. See source for more detail; L = Serie A; C = Coppa Italia; E = European competitions; S = Italian Super Cup; Ends = when the player's current contract ends.

Captains

  1. Javier Zanetti
  2. Iván Córdoba
  3. Marco Materazzi
  4. Francesco Toldo

Players transfer

Confirmed transfers 2008-2009

In

N
P
Nat.
Name
Age
EU
Moving from
Type
Transfer
window
Ends
Transfer
fee
Source
FW HUN Filkor 19 EU Grosseto Loan End Summer 2010 n/a
10 FW BRA Adriano 26 Non-EU São Paulo Loan End Summer 2010 n/a Channel 4
FW ITA Acquafresca 20 EU Cagliari Co-ownership Termination Summer
DF ITA Bonucci 21 EU Treviso Co-ownership Termination Summer
18 FW ARG Crespo 33 EU Free Agent Transfer Summer Free
33 MF BRA Mancini 27 EU Roma Transfer Summer 2012 €13M inter.it
11 MF CHI Jiménez 24 EU Ternana Co-ownership Summer 2011 inter.it
20 MF GHA Muntari 23 Non-EU Portsmouth Transfer Summer 2012 €16M inter.it
77 MF POR Quaresma 24 EU Porto Transfer Summer 2012 €18.6M + Pélé inter.it
21 FW NGA Victor Obinna 21 Non-EU Chievo Transfer Summer 2012
DF ITA Bonucci 21 EU Treviso Loan Return Winter N/A
MF BELMAR Maaroufi 20 EU Twente Loan Return Winter 2009 N/A
GK ITA Viviano 23 EU Brescia Co-ownership Winter

Total spending: €46.6 million

Out

N
P
Nat.
Name
Age
EU
Moving to
Type
Transfer
window
Transfer
fee
Source
DF ITA Ceccarelli 26 EU Milan Co-ownership Termination Summer
DF ITA Andreolli 23 EU Roma Co-ownership Termination Summer
GK ITA Cordaz 26 EU Treviso Co-ownership Termination Summer
MF CMR Maa Boumsong 22 Non-EU Treviso Co-ownership Termination Summer
FW NGA Eliakwu 23 Non-EU Triestina Co-ownership Termination Summer
29 FW HON Suazo 28 EU Benfica Loan Summer Free inter.it
28 MF POR Maniche 30 EU Atlético Madrid Loan End Summer Free
21 MF ARGESP Solari 31 EU San Lorenzo Contract expired Summer Free
20 FW URU Recoba 32 EU Panionios Contract expired Summer Free
31 MF BRA César 33 EU Bologna Released Summer Free
MF HUN Filkor 19 EU Sassuolo Loan Summer N/A
FW URU Ribas 20 EU Dijon Transfer Summer
30 MF POR Pelé 20 EU Porto Trade Summer Included in Quaresma transfer inter.it
15 MF FRA Dacourt 25 EU Fulham Loan Winter Free inter.it
77 MF POR Quaresma 25 EU Chelsea Loan Winter Free chelseafc.com
DF ITA Bonucci 21 EU Pisa Loan Winter N/A
MF BELMAR Maaroufi 20 EU Vicenza Co-ownership Winter
DF ITA Viviano 23 EU Brescia Loan Winter N/A
10 FW BRA Adriano 27 Non-EU Flamengo Released Winter Free inter.it

Last updated: 22 May

Total income: €0

Squad stats

Total Serie A Champions League Coppa Italia Italian Super Cup
Country
N
P
Name
GS
A
Mins.
Gls.
Y
R
A
Mins.
Gls.
Y
R
A
Mins.
Gls.
Y
R
A
Mins.
Gls.
Y
R
A
Mins.
Gls.
Y
R
ITA 1 GK Toldo 6 7 625 1 3 214 1 94 1 3 317
BRA 12 GK Júlio César 45 45 4281 3 36 3389 3 7 665 1 100 1 127
ITA 22 GK Orlandoni 1 12 1 12
COL 2 DF Córdoba 34 37 3320 2 9 28 2558 2 6 7 615 1 2 147 2
ARG 4 DF Zanetti 50 51 4870 4 38 3567 2 8 759 4 417 2 1 127
BRA 6 DF Maxwell 25 33 2338 1 2 25 1670 1 2 4 255 3 286 1 127
BRA 13 DF Maicon 38 41 3802 5 6 29 2646 4 4 8 759 1 2 3 270 1 127
ARG 16 DF Burdisso 19 29 1921 1 5 1 21 1267 1 5 1 4 242 3 321 1 91
ITA 23 DF Materazzi 15 15 1210 1 4 2 8 661 1 1 5 354 1 1 2 195 2 1
COL 24 DF Rivas 5 8 403 1 5 273 1 1 47 1 47 1 36
ARG 25 DF Samuel 20 20 1853 1 6 1 17 1540 1 4 1 92 1 2 221 1 1
ROM 26 DF Chivu 23 26 2073 9 21 1693 7 2 189 1 3 191 1
ITA 37 DF Mei
ITA 39 DF Santon 18 20 1728 2 16 1345 2 2 187 2 196
SRB 5 MF Stanković 33 38 2946 5 10 31 2343 5 8 5 380 1 1 96 1 127 1
POR 7 MF Figo 13 26 1323 1 2 22 1130 1 2 3 126 1 67
CHI 11 MF Jiménez 3 8 306 6 177 1 74 1 55
FRA 14 MF Vieira 14 24 1309 1 7 19 1006 1 7 3 148 2 155
FRA 15 MF Dacourt 1 15 1 15
ARG 19 MF Cambiasso 43 47 4248 5 1 35 3184 4 1 8 749 3 188 1 1 127
GHA 20 MF Muntari 35 38 3015 5 8 2 27 2196 4 5 2 7 461 2 3 231 1 1 127 1
BRA 33 MF Mancini 16 27 1331 2 1 20 852 1 1 4 303 1 2 104 1 72
ITA 36 MF Bolzoni 1 20 1 20
POR 77 MF Quaresma 10 19 1075 1 3 13 718 1 3 6 357
SWE 8 FW Ibrahimović 45 47 4391 29 10 35 3309 25 8 8 711 1 3 244 3 1 1 127 1
ARG 9 FW Cruz 8 23 872 3 5 17 711 2 4 5 102 1 1 1 59
BRA 10 FW Adriano 17 22 1530 7 12 850 3 7 428 2 3 252 2
ARG 18 FW Crespo 3 17 677 2 14 476 2 3 201
NGA 21 FW Obinna 3 11 548 1 1 9 441 1 2 107 1
ITA 45 FW Balotelli 20 31 1972 10 10 22 1419 8 7 6 326 1 1 2 167 1 1 60 1 1

Last updated: 11 June 2009
Source: F.C. Internazionale Milano Official Website
Ordered by position on pitch (from back to front)
0 shown as blank
Country: when 2 flags, 1st flag = country that plays for internationally, 2nd flag = country of birth; N = number on jersey; P = Position; Name = Name on jersey (for more extended name, pause the mouse pointer on the name); GS = Game Started; A = Appearances.

Start formations

Qnt Formation Match(es)
17 4-3-3 First 16 matches & match # 22
33 4-4-2 All other matches

Last updated: 31 May 2009
Source: Match reports in Competitive matches
Only competitive matches.

Starting 11

No.
Pos
Nat
Name
GS Notes
12 GK BRA Júlio César 45
39 LB BRA Maxwell 25
25 CB ROM Chivu 23
23 CB ITA Materazzi 34
13 RB BRA Maicon 38
19 DM ARG Cambiasso 43
20 CM GHA Muntari 35
4 CM ARG Zanetti 50
5 AM SRB Stanković 33
8 FW SWE Ibrahimović 45
45 FW ITA Balotelli 20

Last updated: 11 June 2009
Source: Squad stats and Start formations.
Only competitive matches.
Using the most used start formation.
Ordered by position on pitch (from back right to front left).

Club

Non-playing staff

Position Staff
Head coach José Mourinho
Assistant coach Giuseppe Baresi
Technical Assistant André Villas-Boas
Goalkeeper coach Silvino Louro
Masseurs/Physiotherapists Rui Farias
Director in charge of transfers Marco Branca
Transfer Market Consultant
First-Team Representative
Gabriele Oriali

Last updated: 5 June 2008
Source: F.C. Internazionale Milano Official Website

Kits

Supplier: Nike
Sponsor: Pirelli

Home
Away

Competitions

Overall

Competition Started round Final
position / round
First match Last match
Italian Super Cup Final Winner 24 August 2008
Serie A Winner 30 August 2008 31 May 2009
Champions League Group stage Round of 16 16 September 2008 11 March 2009
Coppa Italia Round of 16 Semifinal 13 January 2009 23 April 2009

Last updated: 31 May 2009
Source: Competitions

Serie A

League table

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Internazionale (C) (Q) 38 25 9 4 70 32 +38 84 2009–10 UEFA Champions League Group stage
2 Juventus (Q) 38 21 11 6 69 37 +32 74
3 Milan (Q) 38 22 8 8 70 35 +35 74

Updated to games played on 31 May 2009
Source: lega-calcio.it (Italian)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(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.

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

Last updated: 31 May 2009
Source: Internazionale Milano

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

Last updated: 31 May 2009.
Source: Competitive Matches
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Lose; W = Win; P = Postponed.

UEFA Champions League

Group stage

Standing
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Panathinaikos 6 3 1 2 8 7 +1 10
Internazionale 6 2 2 2 8 7 +1 8
Werder Bremen 6 1 4 1 7 9 −2 7
Anorthosis 6 1 3 2 8 8 0 6
Matches
2008-09-16
20:45
Panathinaikos 0 – 2 Internazionale Olympic Stadium, Athens
Attendance: 58,378
Referee: Manuel Mejuto González
Report Mancini  27'
Adriano  85'
2008-10-01
20:45
Internazionale 1 – 1 Werder Bremen Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan
Attendance: 76,583
Referee: Ľuboš Micheľ
Maicon  13' Report Pizarro  67'
2008-10-22
20:45
Internazionale 1 – 0 Anorthosis Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan
Attendance: 45,021
Referee: Howard Webb
Adriano  44' Report
2008-11-04
20:45
Anorthosis 3 – 3 Internazionale GSP Stadium, Nicosia
Attendance: 17,140
Referee: Laurent Duhamel
Bardon  31'
Panagi  45+1'
Frousos  50'
Report Balotelli  13'
Materazzi  44'
Cruz  80'
2008-11-26
20:45
Internazionale 0 – 1 Panathinaikos Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan
Attendance: 34,955
Referee: Tom Henning Øvrebø
Report Sarriegi  69'
2008-12-09
20:45
Werder Bremen 2 – 1 Internazionale Weserstadion, Bremen
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Pieter Vink
Pizarro  63'
Rosenberg  81'
Report Ibrahimović  88'

Knockout stage

Last 16
24 February 2009
20:45
Internazionale 00 Manchester United San Siro, Milan
Attendance: 80,018
Referee: Luis Medina Cantalejo
Report
11 March 2009
20:45
Manchester United 2 – 0 Internazionale Old Trafford, Manchester
Attendance: 74,769
Referee: Wolfgang Stark
Vidić  4'
Ronaldo  49'
Report

Manchester United won 2–0 on aggregate.

Matches

G Date Time Round Opponent Ground Score Scorers for Position Points
01 24 August 2008 20:45 CET Final Roma Home 2–2 (6–5 P) Muntari  18', Balotelli  84' Winner
02 30 August 2008 20:30 CET 01 Sampdoria Away 1–1 Ibrahimović  33' 8 1
03 13 September 2008 20:30 CET 02 Catania Home 2–1 Quaresma  43', Terlizzi  46' (o.g.) 4 4
04 16 September 2008 20:45 CET Group Stage Panathinaikos Away 2–0 Mancini  27', Adriano  85' 1 3
05 21 September 2008 15:00 CET 03 Torino Away 3–1 Mancini  24', Maicon  26', Ibrahimović  51' 1 7
06 24 September 2008 20:30 CET 04 Lecce Home 1–0 Cruz  79' 1 10
07 28 September 2008 20:30 CET 05 Milan Away 0–1 4 10
08 1 October 2008 20:45 CET Group Stage Werder Bremen Home 1–1 Maicon  13' 1 4
09 4 October 2008 20:30 CET 06 Bologna Home 2–1 Ibrahimović  25', Adriano  50' (pen.) 3 13
10 19 October 2008 20:30 CET 07 Roma Away 4–0 Ibrahimović  5'47', Stanković  54', Obinna  56' 1 16
11 22 October 2008 20:45 CET Group Stage Anorthosis Home 1–0 Adriano  44' 1 7
12 26 October 2008 15:00 CET 08 Genoa Home 0–0 2 17
13 29 October 2008 20:30 CET 09 Fiorentina Away 0–0 4 18
14 1 November 2008 20:30 CET 10 Reggina Away 3–2 Maicon  9', Vieira  24', Córdoba  90+1' 2 21
15 4 November 2008 20:45 CET Group Stage Anorthosis Away 3–3 Balotelli  13', Materazzi  43', Cruz  81' 1 8
16 9 November 2008 15:00 CET 11 Udinese Home 1–0 Cruz  90+2' 1 24
17 15 November 2008 20:30 CET 12 Palermo Away 2–0 Ibrahimović  46'62' 1 27
18 22 November 2008 20:30 CET 13 Juventus Home 1–0 Muntari  73' 1 30
19 26 November 2008 20:45 CET Group Stage Panathinaikos Home 0–1 1 8
20 30 November 2008 15:00 CET 14 Napoli Home 2–1 Córdoba  16', Muntari  24' 1 33
21 6 December 2008 20:30 CET 15 Lazio Away 3–0 Samuel  2', Diakité  45+3' (o.g.), Ibrahimović  55' 1 36
22 9 December 2008 20:45 CET Group Stage Werder Bremen Away 1–2 Ibrahimović  88' 2 8
23 14 December 2008 15:00 CET 16 Chievo Home 4–2 Maxwell  3', Stanković  47', Ibrahimović  79'88' 1 39
24 20 December 2008 20:30 CET 17 Siena Away 2–1 Maicon  34'83' 1 42
25 10 January 2009 20:30 CET 18 Cagliari Home 1–1 Ibrahimović  76' 1 43
26 13 January 2009 21:00 CET Last 16 Genoa Home 3–1 (a.e.t.) Adriano  76', Cambiasso  100', Ibrahimović  104'
27 18 January 2009 15:00 CET 19 Atalanta Away 1–3 Ibrahimović  90+2' 1 43
28 21 January 2009 21:00 CET Quarterfinal Roma Home 2–1 Adriano  10', Ibrahimović  62'
29 25 January 2009 20:30 CET 20 Sampdoria Home 1–0 Adriano  45+2' 1 46
30 28 January 2009 20:30 CET 21 Catania Away 2–0 Stanković  5', Ibrahimović  71' 1 49
31 1 February 2009 15:15 [8] CET 22 Torino Home 1–1 Burdisso  58' 1 50
32 7 February 2009 18:00 CET 23 Lecce Away 3–0 Ibrahimović  12', Figo  72', Stanković  82' 1 53
33 15 February 2009 20:30 CET 24 Milan Home 2–1 Adriano  29', Stanković  43' 1 56
34 21 February 2009 16:00 CET 25 Bologna Away 2–1 Cambiasso  57', Balotelli  82' 1 59
35 24 February 2009 20:45 CET Last 16 Manchester United Home 0–0
36 1 March 2009 15:00 CET 26 Roma Home 3–3 Balotelli  50' (pen.)63', Crespo  79' 1 60
37 4 March 2009 20:45 CET Semifinal Sampdoria Away 0-3
38 7 March 2009 15:00 CET 27 Genoa Away 2-0 Ibrahimović  2', Balotelli  61' 1 63
39 11 March 2009 20:45 CET Last 16 Manchester United Away 0-2 0-2 - on Agg.
40 15 March 2009 20:30 CET 28 Fiorentina Home 2-0 Ibrahimović  10'90+4' 1 66
41 22 March 2009 15:00 CET 29 Reggina Home 3-0 Cambiasso  6', Ibrahimović  10' (pen.)58' 1 69
42 5 April 2009 15:00 CET 30 Udinese Away 1-0 Isla  77' (o.g.) 1 72
43 11 April 2009 15:00 CET 31 Palermo Home 2-2 Balotelli  15', Ibrahimović  38' (pen.) 1 73
44 19 April 2009 20:30 CET 32 Juventus Away 1-1 Balotelli  65' 1 74
45 23 April 2009 20:45 CET Semifinal Sampdoria Home 1-0 Ibrahimović  28' 1-3 - on Agg.
46 26 April 2009 15:00 CET 33 Napoli Away 0-1 1 74
47 3 May 2009 20:30 CET 34 Lazio Home 2-0 Ibrahimović  58', Muntari  78' 1 77
48 10 May 2009 15:00 CET 35 Chievo Away 2-2 Crespo  3', Balotelli  65' 1 78
49 17 May 2009 20:30 CET 36 Siena Home 3-0 Cambiasso  44', Balotelli  53', Ibrahimović  76' 1 81
50 24 May 2009 15:00 CET 37 Cagliari Away 1-2 Ibrahimović  8' 1 81
51 31 May 2009 15:00 CET 38 Atalanta Home 4-3 Muntari  6', Ibrahimović  12'81', Cambiasso  80' 1 84
Keys
Serie A
Champions League
Super Cup
Coppa Italia

Pre-season and friendlies

Date Time Competition Opponent Ground Score Scorers for
24 July 2008 18:00 CET Friendly Match Al-Hilal [9] Riscone di Brunico 1–0 Burdisso 45'
27 July 2008 18:00 CET South Tyrol Cup Bari [9] Riscone di Brunico 2–0 Cruz 27', Adriano 34' P.
29 July 2008 22:00 CET TIM Trophy Juventus [9] Stadio Olimpico 0–1
29 July 2008 23:00 CET TIM Trophy Milan [9] Stadio Olimpico 0–0 (3–4 P)
5 August 2008 20:45 CET Franz Beckenbauer Cup/Pirelli Cup Bayern Munich[10] Allianz Arena 1–0 Mancini 52'
8 August 2008 19:00 CET Amsterdam Tournament Sevilla[11] Amsterdam ArenA 0–0
9 August 2008 21:15 CET Amsterdam Tournament Ajax[11] Amsterdam ArenA 1–0 Adriano 5'
15 August 2008 20:45 CET Eusébio Cup Benfica[12] Estádio da Luz 0–0 (5–4 P)
5 September 2008 18:00 CET Friendly Match Locarno Stadio del Lido 2–2 Córdoba 56', Cruz 72' P.

References