2008–09 La Liga

78th season of La Liga April 2014 La Liga 2008–09 30 August 2008 – 31 May 2009 Barcelona19th title Real BetisNumanciaRecreativo Huelva Champions League BarcelonaReal MadridSevillaAtlético Madrid Europa League VillarrealValenciaAthletic Bilbao (as Copa del Rey runners-up) Diego Forlán(32 goals) Real Madrid 7–1 Sporting Gijón(24 September 2008)Real Madrid 7–1 Sporting http://actas.rfef.es/actas/RFEF_CmpPartido?cod_primaria=1000144&CodActa=6590 RFEF 24 September 2008 es 19 August 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200819084305/http://actas.rfef.es/actas/RFEF_CmpPartido?cod_primaria=1000144&CodActa=6590 deadBarcelona 6–0 Valladolid(8 November 2008)Barcelona 6–0 Valladolid http://actas.rfef.es/actas/RFEF_CmpPartido?cod_primaria=1000144&CodActa=7033 RFEF 8 November 2008 es 19 August 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200819084306/http://actas.rfef.es/actas/RFEF_CmpPartido?cod_primaria=1000144&CodActa=7033 deadBarcelona 6–0 Málaga(22 March 2009)Barcelona 6–0 Málaga http://actas.rfef.es/actas/RFEF_CmpPartido?cod_primaria=1000144&CodActa=8184 RFEF 22 March 2009 es 19 August 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200819084306/http://actas.rfef.es/actas/RFEF_CmpPartido?cod_primaria=1000144&CodActa=8184 dead Sporting Gijón 1–6 Barcelona(21 September 2008)Sporting 1–6 Barcelona http://actas.rfef.es/actas/RFEF_CmpPartido?cod_primaria=1000144&CodActa=6528 RFEF 21 September 2008 9 September 2010 esAugust 2026 InternetArchiveBot Real Madrid 7–1 Sporting Gijón(24 September 2008)Real Madrid 2–6 Barcelona(2 May 2009)Real Madrid 2–6 Barcelona http://actas.rfef.es/actas/RFEF_CmpPartido?cod_primaria=1000144&CodActa=8617 RFEF 2 May 2009August 2026 InternetArchiveBot Deportivo La Coruña 5–3 Racing Santander(8 March 2009)Deportivo 5–3 Racing Santander http://actas.rfef.es/actas/RFEF_CmpPrevio?cod_primaria=1000144&CodActa=8068 RFEF 8 March 2009 es 19 August 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200819084306/http://actas.rfef.es/actas/RFEF_CmpPrevio?cod_primaria=1000144&CodActa=8068 deadVillarreal 4–4 Atlético Madrid(26 October 2008)Atlético Madrid 4–4 Villarreal http://actas.rfef.es/actas/RFEF_CmpPartido?cod_primaria=1000144&CodActa=6887 RFEF 26 October 2008 es 19 August 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200819084319/http://actas.rfef.es/actas/RFEF_CmpPartido?cod_primaria=1000144&CodActa=6887 dead 380 1101 2007–08 2009–10 The 2008–09 La Liga season (known as the Liga BBVA for sponsorship reasons) was the 78th since its establishment. Real Madrid were the defending champions, having won their 31st La Liga title in the previous season. The campaign began on 30 August 2008, and concluded on 31 May 2009. A total of 20 teams contested the league, 17 of which already contested in the 2007–08 season, and three of which were promoted from the Segunda División. A new match ball – the Nike T90 Omni – served as the official ball for all matches. On 16 May 2009, following Villarreal's 3–2 victory over Real Madrid, Barcelona were declared champions, winning their 19th La Liga title, with three matches to play. Barcelona's Lionel Messi received the inaugural La Liga Award for Best Player from the Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional. Promotion and relegation Real Zaragoza, Real Murcia and Levante were relegated to the 2008–09 Segunda División after finishing in the bottom three spots of the table at the end of the 2007–08 La Liga. Zaragoza were relegated to the Segunda División after five seasons of continuous membership in the top football league of Spain; Levante returned in Segunda División after two-year tenured in La Liga; and Murcia made their immediate return to the second level. The three relegated teams were replaced by three 2007–08 Segunda División sides. Champions Numancia, who ended their second-level status after three years, runners-up Málaga, who returned to the top flight after two season in the second level, and Sporting de Gijón returned to the highest Spanish league after ten years. Team information Stadia and locations Spain 400 right Location of teams in La Liga 2008–09 Spain 36.84 -2.435278 Almería bottom Spain 43.263506 -2.948392 Athletic Spain 40.401719 -3.720606 Atlético left Spain 41.380889 2.122831 Barcelona left Spain 37.356419 -5.981750 Betis bottom Spain 43.36875 -8.417286 Deportivo Spain 41.364794 2.1557139 Espanyol right Spain 40.325556 -3.714722 Getafe bottom Spain 36.733889 -4.426389 Málaga bottom Spain 39.589936 2.6300778 Mallorca bottom Spain 41.754619 -2.467950 Numancia Spain 42.796667 -1.636944 Osasuna Spain 43.476389 -3.793333 Racing     bottom Spain 40.452778 -3.688056 Real Madrid Spain 37.246517 -6.954050 Recreativo left Spain 37.384064 -5.9705 Sevilla top Spain 43.536111 -5.637222 Sporting bottom Spain 39.474656 -0.358361 Valencia Spain 41.644444 -4.761111 Valladolid bottom Spain 39.944167 -0.103611 Villarreal TeamVenueCapacity AlmeríaEstadio del Mediterráneo22,000Athletic BilbaoSan Mamés39,750 Atlético MadridVicente Calderón54,851 BarcelonaCamp Nou98,772 BetisManuel Ruiz de Lopera52,132 DeportivoRiazor34,600 EspanyolEstadi Olímpic Lluís Companys55,926 GetafeColiseum Alfonso Pérez16,300 MálagaLa Rosaleda35,530 MallorcaONO Estadi23,142 NumanciaLos Pajaritos9,700 OsasunaEstadio Reyno de Navarra19,553 Racing SantanderEl Sardinero22,400 Real MadridSantiago Bernabéu80,354 RecreativoNuevo Colombino21,600 SevillaRamón Sánchez Pizjuán45,500 SportingEl Molinón25,885 ValenciaMestalla55,000 ValladolidEstadio José Zorrilla26,512 VillarrealEl Madrigal23,000 Personnel and sponsoring TeamChairmanHead CoachKit manufacturerShirt sponsor (front)Shirt sponsor (back)Shirt sponsor (sleeve)Shorts sponsor AlmeríaAlfonso GarcíaMEX Hugo SánchezUDAObrascampo/isladelfraile.com/Corredor de VidaAndalucíaNoneNoneAthletic BilbaoFernando GarcíaESP Joaquín Caparrós100% AthleticPetronorNoneNoneNoneAtlético MadridEnrique CerezoESP Abel ResinoNikeKiaKyoceraNonePaf BarcelonaJoan LaportaESP Pep GuardiolaNikeUNICEFNoneTV3None BetisPepe LeónESP José María NoguésKappaAndalucíaNoneNoneNone DeportivoAugusto LendoiroESP Miguel Ángel LotinaCanterbury of New ZealandEstrella GaliciaNoneNoneNone EspanyolDaniel Sánchez LlibreARG Mauricio PochettinouhlsportInterapuestas.comTrina SolarTV3Abasol GetafeÁngel TorresESP MíchelJomaGrupo GalcoThecamSDS SeguridadEADS CASA, Antonio y Ricardo MálagaFernando SanzESP Antonio TapiaUmbroMálaga Ciudad GenialAndalucíaTesesaInstituto de Fertilidad Clínicas Rincón, Málaga Hoy MallorcaMateu AlemanyESP Gregorio ManzanoReialIlles Balears/Viajes IberiaConstrucciones Llabrés FeliuIB3Illes Balears NumanciaFrancisco GarcésESP Juan José Rojo MartínErreaCaja DueroAreniscas StoneCleanBirdCastilla y León es Vida OsasunaPatxi IzcoESP José Antonio CamachoDiadoraYingli SolarNGS TechnologyCaja NavarraReyno de Navarra, NGS TechnologyRacing SantanderFrancisco PerníaESP López MuñizJomaNoneNoneNoneNone Real MadridVicente BoludaESP Juande RamosAdidasBwin.comNoneNoneNone RecreativoFrancisco MendozaESP Lucas AlcarazCejudoCajasolAndalucíaToyota NiponubaCondado de Huelva, Fresón de Palos SevillaJosé María del NidoESP Manolo JiménezJoma888.comAndalucíaNO8DONone SportingManuel Vega-ArangoESP Manolo PreciadoAstoreGijón, AsturiasVegasolAsturias Paraíso Natural, Deporte AsturianoAsturias Paraíso Natural, Deporte Asturiano ValenciaVicente SorianoESP Unai EmeryNikeValencia Experience, UnibetCompac EncimerasCanal NouNone ValladolidCarlos Suárez SuredaESP José Luis MendilibarPumaCaja DueroPepetravel.comNoneDel Cura y Miranda AXA, Castilla y León es Vida VillarrealFernando RoigCHL Manuel PellegriniPumaAeroport CastellóNoneCanal NouNone Barcelona had no shirt sponsor during the 2008–09 season. Instead, following the signing of a five-year agreement with the humanitarian organisation UNICEF in 2006,2006-09-13 Barça take the moral high road http://www.theguardian.com/football/2006/sep/13/barcelona 2022-11-29 the Guardian en the club sported the UNICEF logo on the front of its jersey while making an annual donation to the organisation. Managerial changes Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position in table Recreativo ESP Manolo Zambrano Sacked 7 October 2008Zambrano es cesado y su puesto lo ocupará Lucas Alcaraz http://www.recreativohuelva.com/pag/noticias_detalle.asp?idnoticias=5400 Recreativo de Huelva 7 October 2008 30 October 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20090123043505/http://www.recreativohuelva.com/pag/noticias_detalle.asp?idnoticias=5400 23 January 2009 dead dmy-all ESP Lucas Alcaraz 7 October 2008Lucas Alcaraz: "Volver al Recre es especial para mí" http://www.recreativohuelva.com/pag/noticias_detalle.asp?idnoticias=5401 Recreativo de Huelva 7 October 2008 30 October 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20090123043510/http://www.recreativohuelva.com/pag/noticias_detalle.asp?idnoticias=5401 23 January 2009 dead dmy-all 18th Osasuna ESP José Ángel Ziganda 13 October 2008El CA Osasuna releva a Ziganda de sus funciones http://www.osasuna.es/dev/actualidad/ultimasnoticias/el-ca-osasuna-releva-a-ziganda-de-sus-funciones CA Osasuna 13 October 2008 30 October 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20081016063251/http://www.osasuna.es/dev/actualidad/ultimasnoticias/el-ca-osasuna-releva-a-ziganda-de-sus-funciones 16 October 2008 dead dmy-all ESP José Antonio Camacho 13 October 2008Acuerdo con Camacho para dirigir a Osasuna http://www.osasuna.es/dev/actualidad/ultimasnoticias/acuerdo-con-camacho-para-dirigir-a-osasuna CA Osasuna 13 October 2008 30 October 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20081016063242/http://www.osasuna.es/dev/actualidad/ultimasnoticias/acuerdo-con-camacho-para-dirigir-a-osasuna 16 October 2008 dead dmy-all 16th Espanyol ESP Tintín Márquez 30 November 2008http://www.rcdespanyol.com/principal.php?modulo=detalleNoticia&idnoticia=5834&idseccion=28&idlinkchk=0&idmenu=9&idsubmenu=108 Márquez, cesado 30 November 2008 RCD Espanyol 1 December 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20090107151304/http://www.rcdespanyol.com/principal.php?modulo=detalleNoticia&idnoticia=5834&idseccion=28&idlinkchk=0&idmenu=9&idsubmenu=108 7 January 2009 dead ESP José Manuel Esnal 1 December 2008Mané, nuevo entrenador del Espanyol http://www.rcdespanyol.com/principal.php?modulo=detalleNoticia&idnoticia=5845&idseccion=28&idlinkchk=0&idmenu=9&idsubmenu=108 1 December 2008 RCD Espanyol 1 December 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20090107060335/http://www.rcdespanyol.com/principal.php?modulo=detalleNoticia&idnoticia=5845&idseccion=28&idlinkchk=0&idmenu=9&idsubmenu=108 7 January 2009 dead 17th Real Madrid GER Bernd Schuster 9 December 2008http://www.lavanguardia.es/deportes/noticias/20081209/53596117634/calderon-destituye-a-schuster-a-cinco-dias-del-barsa-madrid.html Schuster, destituido del Real Madrid 9 December 2008 Real Madrid C.F. 9 December 2008 11 December 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20081211013210/http://www.lavanguardia.es/deportes/noticias/20081209/53596117634/calderon-destituye-a-schuster-a-cinco-dias-del-barsa-madrid.html dead ESP Juande Ramos 9 December 2008Juande, sustituto de Schuster http://www.farodevigo.es/secciones/noticia.jsp?pRef=2008120900_11_280111__Juande-sustituto-Schuster 9 December 2008 Real Madrid C.F. 9 December 2008 12 January 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090112034829/http://www.farodevigo.es/secciones/noticia.jsp?pRef=2008120900_11_280111__Juande-sustituto-Schuster dead 5th Almería ESP Gonzalo Arconada 21 December 2008http://www.udalmeriasad.com/udalmeria/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1754&Itemid=77 El Almería cesa a Gonzalo Arconada 21 December 2008 UD Almería 21 December 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20090131014136/http://www.udalmeriasad.com/udalmeria/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1754&Itemid=77 31 January 2009 dead MEX Hugo Sánchez 22 December 2008Hugo Sánchez, nuevo entrenador del Almería http://www.udalmeriasad.com/udalmeria/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1761&Itemid=77 22 December 2008 UD Almería 22 December 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20090124192118/http://www.udalmeriasad.com/udalmeria/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1761&Itemid=77 24 January 2009 dead 16th Espanyol ESP José Manuel Esnal 20 January 2009http://www.marca.com/2009/01/20/futbol/equipos/espanyol/1232412552.html Mané, destituido como técnico del Espanyol 20 January 2009 RCD Espanyol 20 January 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090122215518/http://www.marca.com/2009/01/20/futbol/equipos/espanyol/1232412552.html 22 January 2009 dead ARG Mauricio Pochettino 20 January 2009Pochettino será el nuevo técnico del Espanyol http://www.elmundodeportivo.es/web/gen/20090120/noticia_53621747691.html 20 January 2009 RCD Espanyol 20 January 2009 https://archive.today/20120729025432/http://www.elmundodeportivo.es/web/gen/20090120/noticia_53621747691.html 29 July 2012 dead dmy-all 18th Atlético Madrid MEX Javier Aguirre 2 February 2009http://www.abc.es/20090202/deportes-futbol/javier-aguirre-destituido-200902022225.html Javier Aguirre, destituido 2 February 2009 Atlético Madrid 2 February 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090205145408/http://www.abc.es/20090202/deportes-futbol/javier-aguirre-destituido-200902022225.html 5 February 2009 live ESP Abel Resino 2 February 2009Abel Resino, nuevo técnico del Atlético de Madrid http://www.marca.com/2009/02/02/futbol/equipos/atletico/1233567028.html 2 February 2009 Atlético Madrid 2 February 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090203000354/http://www.marca.com/2009/02/02/futbol/equipos/atletico/1233567028.html 3 February 2009 live 7th Numancia CRO Sergije Krešić 17 February 2009http://www.lavanguardia.es/deportes/noticias/20090217/53642451849/el-numancia-cesa-a-kresic-y-nombra-como-nuevo-entrenador-a-pacheta.html El Numancia destituye a Kresic y nombra como nuevo entrenador a Pacheta 17 February 2009 CD Numancia 17 February 2009 23 January 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200123023057/https://www.lavanguardia.com/deportes/20090217/53642451849/el-numancia-destituye-a-kresic-y-nombra-nuevo-entrenador-a-pacheta.html dead ESP Pacheta 17 February 2009El Numancia sustituye a Kresic por Pacheta http://www.abc.es/20090217/deportes-deportes/numancia-despide-kresic-sera-200902171332.html 17 February 2009 CD Numancia 17 February 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090327090655/http://www.abc.es/20090217/deportes-deportes/numancia-despide-kresic-sera-200902171332.html 27 March 2009 live 19th Betis ESP Paco Chaparro 6 April 2009http://es.uefa.com/footballeurope/news/kind=2/newsid=817215.html El Betis destituye a Paco Chaparro 6 April 2009 Real Betis 6 April 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090409001433/http://es.uefa.com/footballeurope/news/kind%3D2/newsid%3D817215.html 9 April 2009 dead ESP José María Nogués 6 April 2009El Betis destituye a Chaparro y lo sustituye por José María Nogués http://www.soitu.es/soitu/2009/04/06/info/1239054644_598634.html 6 April 2009 Real Betis 6 April 2009 16th Getafe ESP Víctor Muñoz 27 April 2009http://www.esfutbol.net/?action=read&idnotizia=41613 Víctor Muñoz cesado del Getafe 27 April 2009 Getafe CF 27 April 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090429220518/http://www.esfutbol.net/?action=read&idnotizia=41613 29 April 2009 dead ESP Míchel 27 April 2009Míchel, nuevo entrenador del Getafe http://www.esfutbol.net/?action=read&idnotizia=41623 27 April 2009 Getafe CF 27 April 2009 https://archive.today/20090430135436/http://www.esfutbol.net/?action=read&idnotizia=41623 30 April 2009 dead 17th League table main WDL QR 5 FCB Barcelona RMA Real Madrid SFC Sevilla ATM Atlético Madrid VIL Villarreal VCF Valencia RCD Deportivo La Coruña MCF Málaga MLL Mallorca ESP Espanyol UDA Almería RAC Racing Santander ATH Athletic Bilbao RSG Sporting Gijón OSA Osasuna VLD Valladolid GET Getafe BET Real Betis NUM Numancia REC Recreativo Huelva 27 6 5 105 35 C 25 3 10 83 52 21 7 10 54 39 20 7 11 80 57 18 11 9 61 54 18 8 12 68 54 16 10 12 48 47 15 10 13 55 59 14 9 15 53 60 12 11 15 46 49 13 7 18 45 61 12 10 16 49 48 12 8 18 47 62 14 1 23 47 79 10 13 15 41 47 12 7 19 46 58 10 12 16 50 56 10 12 16 51 58 R 10 5 23 38 69 R 8 9 21 34 57 R ALM 1–1 RAC; RAC 0–2 ALM UDA SPG: 12 pts; OSA: 2 pts → OSA 3–3 VLD; VLD: 2 pts → VLD 0–0 OSA RSG RSG GET 0–0 BET; BET 2–2 GET GET green1 Qualification for the Champions League group stage CLGS CLGS CLGS green2 Qualification for the Champions League play-off round CLPR blue1 Qualification for the Europa League play-off round ELPR ELPR blue2 Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round Since Barcelona, winners of the 2008–09 Copa del Rey, already qualified for the 2009–10 UEFA Champions League, losing cup finalists Athletic Bilbao earned a spot in the third qualifying round of the 2009–10 UEFA Europa League. EL3 red1 Relegation to the Segunda División R R R 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. complete LFP and Yahoo! Sport La Liga 2008–09 winners Barcelona 19th Results main FBR grey ALM ATH ATM FCB BET RCD ESP GET MCF MLL NUM OSA RAC RMA REC SFC RSG VCF VLD VIL Almería 2–1 1–1 0–2 1–0 0–1 0–3 2–1 1–0 2–1 2–1 2–1 1–1 1–1 1–0 0–1 3–1 2–2 3–2 3–0 Athletic Bilbao 1–3 1–4 0–1 1–0 0–1 1–1 0–1 3–2 2–1 2–0 2–0 2–1 2–5 1–1 1–2 3–0 3–2 2–0 1–4 Atlético Madrid 3–0 2–3 4–3 2–0 4–1 3–2 1–1 4–0 2–0 3–0 2–4 4–1 1–2 4–0 0–1 3–1 1–0 1–2 3–2 Barcelona 5–0 2–0 6–1 3–2 5–0 1–2 1–1 6–0 3–1 4–1 0–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 4–0 3–1 4–0 6–0 3–3 Betis 2–0 0–1 0–2 2–2 0–3 1–1 2–2 1–2 3–0 3–3 0–0 3–1 1–2 0–1 0–0 2–0 1–2 1–1 2–2 Deportivo La Coruña 2–0 3–1 1–2 1–1 1–1 1–0 1–1 2–0 0–0 1–0 0–0 5–3 2–1 4–1 1–3 0–3 1–1 1–0 3–0 Espanyol 2–2 1–0 2–3 1–2 2–0 3–1 1–1 3–0 3–3 3–4 1–0 1–0 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–1 3–0 1–0 0–0 Getafe 2–2 1–1 1–2 0–1 0–0 1–2 1–1 1–2 4–1 1–0 3–0 0–1 3–1 2–1 0–2 5–1 0–3 1–0 1–2 Málaga 3–2 0–0 1–1 1–4 1–1 1–1 4–0 2–1 1–1 2–0 4–2 1–0 0–1 0–2 2–2 1–0 0–2 2–1 2–2 Mallorca 2–0 3–3 2–0 2–1 3–3 1–1 3–0 2–1 2–2 2–0 1–1 1–0 0–3 2–3 0–0 0–2 3–1 2–0 2–3 Numancia 2–1 1–2 1–1 1–0 2–4 0–1 0–0 2–0 2–0 0–1 0–0 2–1 0–2 1–0 0–2 2–1 2–1 4–3 1–2 Osasuna 3–1 2–1 0–0 2–3 0–2 0–0 1–0 5–2 2–3 1–0 2–0 0–1 2–1 1–2 0–0 1–2 1–0 3–3 1–1 Racing Santander 0–2 1–1 5–1 1–2 2–3 0–0 3–0 1–1 1–1 1–2 5–0 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–0 0–1 3–2 1–1 Real Madrid 3–0 3–2 1–1 2–6 6–1 1–0 2–2 3–2 4–3 1–3 4–3 3–1 1–0 1–0 3–4 7–1 1–0 2–0 1–0 Recreativo 1–1 1–1 0–3 0–2 1–0 1–2 0–1 1–1 0–4 2–4 3–1 1–0 0–1 0–1 0–1 2–0 1–1 2–3 1–2 Sevilla 2–1 4–0 1–0 0–3 1–2 1–0 2–0 0–1 0–1 3–1 1–0 1–1 0–2 2–4 1–0 4–3 0–0 4–1 1–0 Sporting Gijón 1–0 1–1 2–5 1–6 1–2 3–2 0–3 1–2 2–1 0–1 3–1 2–1 0–2 0–4 2–1 1–0 2–3 2–1 0–1 Valencia 3–2 2–0 3–1 2–2 3–2 4–2 2–1 4–1 1–1 3–0 4–0 1–0 2–4 3–0 1–1 3–1 2–3 1–2 3–3 Valladolid 2–0 2–1 2–1 0–1 1–3 3–0 1–1 1–0 1–3 3–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 1–0 1–1 3–2 1–2 0–1 0–0 Villarreal 2–1 2–0 4–4 1–2 2–1 1–0 1–0 3–3 0–2 2–0 2–1 1–1 2–0 3–2 2–1 0–2 2–1 3–1 0–3 complete LFP es Awards La Liga Awards For the first time in La Liga's history, its governing body, the Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional, honoured the competition's best players and coach with the La Liga Awards.Ganadores de las cuatro ediciones de premios de la LFP ABC es 13 November 2012 http://agencias.abc.es/agencias/noticia.asp?noticia=1292480 8 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160116110429/http://agencias.abc.es/agencias/noticia.asp?noticia=1292480 16 January 2016 dead AwardRecipientBest PlayerARG Lionel Messi (Barcelona)Best CoachESP Pep Guardiola (Barcelona)Best GoalkeeperESP Iker Casillas (Real Madrid)Best DefenderBRA Dani Alves (Barcelona)Best Midfielder(s)ESP Xavi (Barcelona) ESP Andrés Iniesta (Barcelona)Best ForwardARG Lionel Messi (Barcelona) Team of the Year Soccer Field Transparant.svg 175 80% 0.50 1.33 175 Blue Casillas 0.52 1.13 175 Blue Puyol 0.20 1.00 175 Blue Filipe Luís 0.68 1.13 175 Blue Dani Alves 0.20 0.70 175 White Higuaín 0.43 0.70 175 Blue Iniesta 0.57 0.70 175 Blue Xavi 0.70 0.70 175 Blue Jesús Navas 0.30 0.45 175 White Villa 0.50 0.30 175 Red Forlán 0.70 0.45 175 White Messi Team of the YearEquipo del Año de la Liga 2008/09 https://es.uefa.com/news-media/news/01da-0f85c1d8a271-38387935a85b-1000--equipo-del-ano-de-la-liga-2008-09/ UEFA.com 5 June 2009 22 August 2026 Goalkeeper Spain Iker Casillas (Real Madrid) Defenders Brazil Dani Alves (Barcelona) Spain Carles Puyol (Barcelona) Brazil Filipe Luís (Deportivo La Coruña) Midfielders Spain Jesús Navas (Sevilla) Spain Xavi (Barcelona) Spain Andrés Iniesta (Barcelona) Argentina Gonzalo Higuaín (Real Madrid) Forwards Argentina Lionel Messi (Barcelona) Uruguay Diego Forlán (Atlético Madrid) Spain David Villa (Valencia) Pichichi Trophy The Pichichi Trophy is awarded to the player who scores the most goals in a season. Rank Player Club Goals1 URU Diego Forlán Atlético Madrid322 CMR Samuel Eto'o Barcelona303 ESP David Villa Valencia284 ARG Lionel Messi Barcelona235 ARG Gonzalo Higuaín Real Madrid226 FRA 1974 Thierry Henry Barcelona19 ESP Álvaro Negredo Almería8 MLI Frédéric Kanouté Sevilla18 ESP Raúl Real Madrid10 ARG Sergio Agüero Atlético Madrid17 Source: Yahoo! Sport Zamora Trophy The Ricardo Zamora Trophy is awarded by newspaper Marca to the goalkeeper with the lowest ratio of goals conceded to matches played. A goalkeeper had to play at least 28 matches of 60 or more minutes to be eligible for the trophy. RankPlayerClubGoals againstMatchesAverage1ESP Víctor Valdés Barcelona31350.892ESP Andrés Palop Sevilla35351.003ESP Daniel Aranzubia Deportivo La Coruña45371.224ESP Toño Racing Santander41331.245CMR Carlos Kameni Espanyol47371.27 Source: LFP Top assists RankPlayerClubAssists1ESP XaviBarcelona202ESP Juan MataValencia133POR DudaMálaga11ARG Lionel MessiBarcelona5URU Diego ForlánAtlético Madrid10ESP Pedro MunitisRacing Santander7ARG Sergio AgüeroAtlético Madrid9BRA Dani AlvesBarcelonaVEN Juan ArangoMallorcaARG Fernando GagoReal MadridARG Gonzalo HiguaínReal MadridESP José Manuel JuradoMallorcaESP Jesús NavasSevillaFRA Robert PiresVillarreal Source: ESPN Soccernet Fair Play award Rank Club Points1 Barcelona 982Deportivo La Coruña 1023Villarreal 1104Recreativo Huelva 1135Valladolid 1146Numancia 131Valencia8Almería 1329Getafe 13310Espanyol 13411Mallorca 13512Atlético Madrid 136Sevilla14Málaga 13915Osasuna 148Real Madrid17Athletic Bilbao 14918Racing Santander 16419Real Betis 16520Sporting Gijón 183 Source: 2008–09 Fair Play Rankings Season.Clasificaciones del Premio Juego Limpio http://www.rfef.es/FCKeditor/UserFiles/File/Juego%20Limpio/Clasificaciones%20del%20Premio%20Juego%20Limpio03062009.pdf RFEF 3 June 2009 4 September 2010 es https://web.archive.org/web/20110716055800/http://www.rfef.es/FCKeditor/UserFiles/File/Juego%20Limpio/Clasificaciones%20del%20Premio%20Juego%20Limpio03062009.pdf 16 July 2011 dead dmy-all Scoring First goal of the season: ESP Luis García for Espanyol against Valladolid (30 August 2008)http://actas.rfef.es/actas/RFEF_CmpPartido?cod_primaria=1000144&CodActa=6231 RFEF actas.rfef.es 30 August 2009 19 August 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200819084328/http://actas.rfef.es/actas/RFEF_CmpPartido?cod_primaria=1000144&CodActa=6231 dead Last goal of the season: BRA Ricardo Oliveira for Real Betis against Valladolid (31 May 2009)http://actas.rfef.es/actas/RFEF_CmpJornada?cod_primaria=1000144&CodCategoria=100&CodTemporada=105&CodJornada=38 RFEF actas.rfef.esAugust 2026 InternetArchiveBot Hat-tricks List of La Liga hat-tricks Player For Against Result Date ReferenceCRO Mate Bilić Sporting Gijón Sevilla 3–4 (A) 13 September 2008 August 2026 InternetArchiveBot NED Rafael van der Vaart Real Madrid Sporting Gijón 7–1 (H) 24 September 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20200819084305/http://actas.rfef.es/actas/RFEF_CmpPartido?cod_primaria=1000144&CodActa=6590 19 August 2020 CMR Samuel Eto'o Barcelona Almería 5–0 (H) 25 October 2008 August 2026 InternetArchiveBot BDI Mohamed Tchité Racing Santander Valencia 4–2 (A) 1 November 2008 August 2026 InternetArchiveBot ARG Gonzalo Higuaín4 Real Madrid Málaga 4–3 (H) 8 November 2008 August 2026 InternetArchiveBot CMR Samuel Eto'o4 Barcelona Valladolid 6–0 (H) https://web.archive.org/web/20200819084306/http://actas.rfef.es/actas/RFEF_CmpPartido?cod_primaria=1000144&CodActa=7033 19 August 2020 FRA 1974 Thierry Henry Barcelona Valencia 4–0 (H) 9 December 2008 August 2026 InternetArchiveBot ESP Roberto Soldado Getafe Sporting Gijón 5–1 (H) 25 January 2009 August 2026 InternetArchiveBot MLI Frédéric Kanouté Sevilla Valladolid 4–1 (H) 21 March 2009 August 2026 InternetArchiveBot ESP Raúl Real Madrid Sevilla 4–2 (A) 26 April 2009 August 2026 InternetArchiveBot URU Diego Forlán Atlético Madrid Athletic Bilbao 4–1 (A) 23 May 2009 August 2026 InternetArchiveBot ESP Raúl Tamudo Espanyol Málaga 3–0 (H) 31 May 2009 August 2026 InternetArchiveBot 4 Player scored four goals(H) - Home; (A) - Away Discipline First yellow card of the season: FRA 1974 Grégory Béranger for Espanyol against Valladolid (30 August 2008) First red card of the season: URU Diego Godín for Villarreal against Osasuna (31 August 2008) Attendances Source:https://www.european-football-statistics.co.uk/attn/archive/esp/aveesp09.htm Historical attendances European-football-statistics.co.uk 24 July 2026 No. Club Average Change Highest 1 FC Barcelona 71,947 -5.6% 98,700 2 Real Madrid CF 71,328 5.6% 79,500 3 Atlético de Madrid 44,605 -1.4% 57,500 4 Sevilla FC 41,507 4.9% 45,500 5 Valencia CF 38,263 -6.0% 50,000 6 Real Betis 37,137 -0.8% 50,000 7 Athletic Club 35,000 -3.5% 40,000 8 Málaga CF 24,849 24.2% 30,000 9 RCD Espanyol 23,832 9.0% 35,000 10 Real Sporting de Gijón 22,945 36.8% 25,000 11 Villarreal CF 19,159 -1.2% 25,000 12 Real Racing Club de Santander 18,555 5.9% 22,200 13 Deportivo de La Coruña 18,316 2.9% 34,000 14 CA Osasuna 17,823 3.5% 19,031 15 Real Valladolid 17,417 -1.2% 23,600 16 Recreativo de Huelva 16,334 -6.0% 19,000 17 RCD Mallorca 15,184 -14.9% 22,000 18 UD Almería 12,715 -18.3% 18,000 19 Getafe CF 10,500 -1.5% 16,000 20 CD Numancia 8,096 60.4% 9,500 See also List of Spanish football transfers summer 2008 List of Spanish football transfers winter 2008–09 2008–09 Segunda División 2008–09 Copa del Rey References External links 2008–09 1 Spain