2008–09 UEFA Champions League

European football tournament UEFA Champions League 2008–09 Stadio_Olimpico_2024.jpg 275px The Stadio Olimpico in Rome hosted the final Qualifying:15 July – 27 August 2008Competition proper:16 September 2008 – 27 May 2009 Competition proper: 32Total: 76 ESP Barcelona 3 ENG Manchester United 125 329 5004467 Lionel Messi (Barcelona)9 goals 2007–08 2009–10 The 2008–09 UEFA Champions League was the 54th edition of Europe's premier club football tournament and the 17th edition under the current UEFA Champions League format. The final was played at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome, Italy, on 27 May 2009.Eugene Ravdin Paolo Menicucci Moscow and Rome feast on finals http://www.uefa.com/competitions/ucl/news/kind=1/newsid=464251.html UEFA Union of European Football Associations 5 October 2006 25 May 2007 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20080920060946/http://www.uefa.com/competitions/ucl/news/kind%3D1/newsid%3D464251.html 20 September 2008 It was the eighth time the European Cup final has been held in Italy and the fourth time it has been held at the Stadio Olimpico. The final was contested by the defending champions, Manchester United, and Barcelona, who had last won the tournament in 2006. Barcelona won the match 2–0, with goals from Samuel Eto'o and Lionel Messi, securing The Treble in the process. In addition, both UEFA Cup finalists, Werder Bremen and Shakhtar Donetsk featured in the Champions League group stage. Anorthosis Famagusta of Cyprus and BATE Borisov of Belarus were the first teams from their respective countries to qualify for the group stage. Romanian side CFR Cluj and Russian champions Zenit Saint Petersburg also made their Champions League debuts. Association team allocation A total of 76 teams from 52 UEFA associations (Liechtenstein organises no domestic league competition) participated in the 2008–09 Champions League. Countries are allocated places according to the 2007 UEFA league co-efficient ranking. Below is the qualification scheme for the 2008–09 Champions League: Associations 1–3 each have four teams qualify. Associations 4–6 each have three teams qualify. Associations 7–15 each have two teams qualify. Associations 16–53 (except Liechtenstein) each have one team qualify. Association ranking For the 2008–09 UEFA Champions League, the associations are allocated places according to their 2007 UEFA country coefficients, which takes into account their performance in European competitions from 2002–03 to 2006–07.https://kassiesa.home.xs4all.nl/bert/uefa/data/method3/crank2007.html UEFA Country Ranking 2007 Bert Kassies 2019-10-10 2020-09-03 https://web.archive.org/web/20200903195027/https://kassiesa.home.xs4all.nl/bert/uefa/data/method3/crank2007.html dead RankAssociationCoeff.Teams1ESP76.89142ENG68.5403ITA66.0884FRA 197453.65635GER44.3646POR42.7497ROU40.16528NED39.3799RUS36.12510SCO30.50011UKR29.47512BEL29.07513CZE26.82514TUR26.64115GRE25.49716BUL24.582117SUI23.85018NOR19.725RankAssociationCoeff.Teams19ISR19.208120SRB 200418.95821DEN18.57522AUT18.50023POL17.00024HUN14.16525SVK10.83226CRO10.70827CYP10.58228SWE10.54129SVN9.91530BIH9.66531LVA8.66432LTU7.33233FIN7.33134MDA7.16635IRL6.49836GEO6.164RankAssociationCoeff.Teams37LIE6.000038MKD Macedonia5.831139ISL4.99940BLR 19954.66541ALB3.83242EST3.66543ARM3.49844AZE3.16645KAZ2.33246NIR2.16547WAL1.99848FRO1.66549LUX1.66550MLT1.66551SMR 18620.00052AND0.00053MNE0.000 Distribution Since the title holders (Manchester United) qualified for the Champions League group stage through their domestic league, the group stage spot reserved for the title holders is vacated, and the following changes to the default access list are made:2008/09 UEFA Champions League access list and calendar http://www.uefa.com/news/newsid=727025.html UEFA 22 December 2008 12 January 2015 20 January 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160120170846/http://www.uefa.com/news/newsid=727025.html dead The champions of association 10 (Scotland) are promoted from the third qualifying round to the group stage. The champions of association 16 (Bulgaria) are promoted from the second qualifying round to the third qualifying round. The champions of associations 23 (Poland) and 24 (Hungary) are promoted from the first qualifying round to the second qualifying round. Teams entering in this roundTeams advancing from previous roundFirst qualifying round(28 teams)28 champions from associations 25–53Second qualifying round(28 teams)8 champions from associations 17–24 6 runners-up from associations 10–1514 winners from the first qualifying roundThird qualifying round(32 teams)6 champions from associations 11–16 3 runners-up from associations 7–9 6 third-place finishers from associations 1–6 3 fourth-place finishers from associations 1–314 winners from the second qualifying roundGroup stage(32 teams)10 champions from associations 1–10 6 runners-up from associations 1–616 winners from the third qualifying roundKnockout phase(16 teams)8 group winners from the group stage 8 group runners-up from the group stage Teams League positions of the previous season shown in parentheses (TH: Title holders).https://kassiesa.net/uefa/qual2007.html Qualification for European Cup Football 2007/2008 Bert KassiesFebruary 2024 InternetArchiveBot yes Group stageESP Real Madrid (1st)ITA Internazionale (1st)GER Bayern Munich (1st)ROU CFR Cluj (1st)ESP Villarreal (2nd)ITA Roma (2nd)GER Werder Bremen (2nd)NED PSV Eindhoven (1st)ENG Manchester United (1st)THFRA 1974 Lyon (1st)POR Porto (1st)Note PORRUS Zenit Saint Petersburg (1st)ENG Chelsea (2nd)FRA 1974 Bordeaux (2nd)POR Sporting CP (2nd)SCO Celtic (1st)Third qualifying roundESP Barcelona (3rd)ITA Fiorentina (4th)NED Twente (PO)CZE Slavia Prague (1st)ESP Atlético Madrid (4th)FRA 1974 Marseille (3rd)RUS Spartak Moscow (2nd)TUR Galatasaray (1st)ENG Arsenal (3rd)GER Schalke 04 (3rd)UKR Shakhtar Donetsk (1st)GRE Olympiacos (1st)ENG Liverpool (4th)POR Vitória de Guimarães (3rd)BEL Standard Liège (1st)BUL Levski Sofia (2nd)Note BULITA Juventus (3rd)ROU F.C. Steaua București (2nd)Second qualifying roundSCO Rangers (2nd)TUR Fenerbahçe (2nd)ISR Beitar Jerusalem (1st)AUT Rapid Wien (1st)UKR Dynamo Kyiv (2nd)GRE Panathinaikos (PO)SRB 2004 Partizan (1st)POL Wisła Kraków (1st)BEL Anderlecht (2nd)SUI Basel (1st)DEN AaB (1st)HUN MTK Budapest (1st)CZE Sparta Prague (2nd)NOR Brann (1st)First qualifying roundSVK Artmedia Petržalka (1st)LTU Kaunas (1st)BLR 1995 BATE Borisov (1st)WAL Llanelli (1st)CRO Dinamo Zagreb (1st)FIN Tampere United (1st)ALB Dinamo Tirana (1st)FRO NSÍ (1st)CYP Anorthosis Famagusta (1st)MDA Sheriff Tiraspol (1st)EST Levadia Tallinn (1st)LUX F91 Dudelange (1st)SWE IFK Göteborg (1st)IRL Drogheda United (1st)ARM Pyunik (1st)MLT Valletta (1st)SVN Domžale (1st)GEO Dinamo Tbilisi (1st)AZE Inter Baku (1st)AND FC Santa Coloma (1st)BIH Modriča Maxima (1st)MKD Rabotnicki (1st)KAZ Aktobe (1st)SMR 1862 Murata (1st)LVA Ventspils (1st)ISL Valur (1st)NIR Linfield (1st)MNE Budućnost Podgorica (1st) Notes Note POR Portugal (POR): On 4 June 2008, a decision was taken to exclude Portuguese champions Porto from this year's competition, after the club was found guilty of bribing referees in the Primeira Liga during the 2003–04 season.Porto lose Champions League place https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/7435898.stm BBC Sport 4 June 2008 4 June 2008 11 November 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201111230530/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/7435898.stm live As a result, Vitória de Guimarães were promoted from the third qualifying round to the group stage, and Benfica from the UEFA Cup into the third qualifying round. After Porto appealed the decision, however, it was referred by UEFA's Appeals Body back to the Control & Disciplinary Body for re-assessment.FC Porto case deferred https://www.uefa.com/multimediafiles/download/pressrelease/uefa/uefamedia/71/57/25/715725_download.pdf UEFA Union of European Football Associations 13 June 2008 16 June 2008 11 September 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080911125031/http://www.uefa.com/multimediafiles/download/pressrelease/uefa/uefamedia/71/57/25/715725_download.pdf live The meeting to re-assess the situation took place on 16 June 2008, with the decision being reversed and Porto being allowed back into the 2008–09 Champions League. The decision was taken due to Porto's disciplinary process in Portugal not yet being complete.Porto admission confirmed http://www.uefa.com/competitions/ucl/news/kind=1/newsid=719886.html UEFA Union of European Football Associations 16 June 2008 16 June 2008 29 August 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080829001217/http://www.uefa.com/competitions/ucl/news/kind=1/newsid=719886.html dead Note BUL Bulgaria (BUL): Bulgarian champions CSKA Sofia failed to obtain UEFA licence due to unpaid debts and were replaced by league runners-up Levski Sofia.http://dariknews.bg/view_article.php?article_id=258773 CSKA without UEFA license, Tomov takes the guilt 3 June 2008 2019-09-22 2008-06-06 https://web.archive.org/web/20080606021346/http://dariknews.bg/view_article.php?article_id=258773 live CSKA Sofia banned from Champions League over unpaid debts http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/06/05/sports/EU-SPT-SOC-CSKA-Sofia-Champions-League.php 5 June 2008 5 June 2008 8 June 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080608090148/http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/06/05/sports/EU-SPT-SOC-CSKA-Sofia-Champions-League.php live Round and draw dates Phase Round Draw date First leg Second leg Qualifying First qualifying round 1 July 2008 15–16 July 2008 22–23 July 2008 Second qualifying round 29–30 July 2008 5–6 August 2008 Third qualifying round 1 August 2008 12–13 August 2008 26–27 August 2008 Group stage Matchday 1 28 August 2008 16–17 September 2008 Matchday 2 30 September–1 October 2008 Matchday 3 21–22 October 2008 Matchday 4 4–5 November 2008 Matchday 5 25–26 November 2008 Matchday 6 9–10 December 2008 Knockout phase Round of 16 19 December 2008 24–25 February 2009 10–11 March 2009 Quarter-finals 20 March 2009 7–8 April 2009 14–15 April 2009 Semi-finals 28–29 April 2009 5–6 May 2009 Final 27 May 2009 at Stadio Olimpico, Rome Qualifying rounds 2008–09 UEFA Champions League qualifying rounds First qualifying round Q1 Second qualifying round Q2 Third qualifying round Q3 Group stage 2008–09 UEFA Champions League group stage Europe 600 right Location of teams of the 2008–09 UEFA Champions League group stage.8px Brown: Group A; 8px Red: Group B; 8px Orange: Group C; 8px Yellow: Group D; 8px Green: Group E; 8px Blue: Group F; 8px Purple: Group G; 8px Pink: Group H. Europe 54.222442 28.490456 BATE Pink_pog.svg right Europe 34.937422 33.620922 Anorthosis Red_pog.svg right Europe 57.0515 9.8991 AaB Green_pog.svg right Europe 51.481667 -0.191111 Chelsea Brown_pog.svg left Europe 51.555 -0.108611 Arsenal Purple_pog.svg right Europe 53.430819 -2.960828 Liverpool Yellow_pog.svg left Europe 53.463056 -2.291389 Man. United Green_pog.svg right Europe 39.944167 -0.103611 Villarreal Green_pog.svg right Europe 40.401719 -3.720606 Atlético Yellow_pog.svg bottom Europe 40.45306 -3.68835 Real Madrid Pink_pog.svg top Europe 41.38087 2.122802 Barcelona Orange_pog.svg right Europe 43.269722 5.395833 Marseille Yellow_pog.svg right Europe 44.829167 -0.597778 Bordeaux Brown_pog.svg left Europe 45.723889 4.832222 Lyon Blue_pog.svg left Europe 48.218775 11.624753 Bayern Blue_pog.svg right Europe 53.066394 8.837628 Bremen Red_pog.svg right Europe 37.987169 23.754194 Panathinaikos Red_pog.svg right Europe 41.933886 12.454786 Roma Brown_pog.svg right Europe 43.780822 11.282258 Fiorentina Blue_pog.svg right Europe 45.109444 7.641111 Juventus Pink_pog.svg left Europe 45.47808 9.124 Internazionale Red_pog.svg right Europe 51.441781 5.467442 PSV Yellow_pog.svg right Europe 38.761194 -9.160783 Sporting Orange_pog.svg top Europe 41.161758 -8.583933 Porto Purple_pog.svg top Europe 44.412806 26.040444 F.C. Steaua Blue_pog.svg right Europe 46.779678 23.577247 CFR Brown_pog.svg right Europe 59.972953 30.220533 Zenit Pink_pog.svg right Europe 55.849711 -4.205589 Celtic Green_pog.svg right Europe 47.541575 7.620181 Basel Orange_pog.svg left Europe 40.987778 29.036667 Fenerbahçe Purple_pog.svg right Europe 48.020833 37.809722 Shakhtar Orange_pog.svg right Europe 50.433439 30.522114 Dynamo Purple_pog.svg right The draw for the group stage took place on 28 August 2008 at the Grimaldi Forum, Monaco, prior to the 2008 UEFA Super Cup the following day.UEFA sets Monaco agenda http://www.uefa.com/uefa/keytopics/kind=131072/newsid=736884.html UEFA Union of European Football Associations 5 August 2008 13 August 2008 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20080829002014/http://www.uefa.com/uefa/keytopics/kind%3D131072/newsid%3D736884.html 29 August 2008 The top two teams in each group advanced to the knockout phase, and the third-placed teams entered the round of 32 of the UEFA Cup. Based on paragraph 6.05 in the regulations for the current season, if two or more teams are equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria are applied to determine the rankings:http://www.uefa.com/multimediafiles/download/regulations/uefa/others/70/22/60/702260_download.pdf Regulations of the UEFA Champions League 2008/09 UEFA 2008 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20081010050440/http://www.uefa.com/multimediafiles/download/regulations/uefa/others/70/22/60/702260_download.pdf 10 October 2008 higher number of points obtained in the group matches played among the teams in question; superior goal difference from the group matches played among the teams in question; higher number of goals scored away from home in the group matches played among the teams in question; superior goal difference from all group matches played; higher number of goals scored in all group matches played; higher number of coefficient points accumulated by the club in question, as well as its association, over the previous five seasons. Anorthosis Famagusta, BATE Borisov, CFR Cluj and Zenit Saint Petersburg made their debuts in the group stage.Europe's finest set for group stage draw https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/01d0-0e6fbbf06f5b-ba0946edfe33-1000--europe-s-finest-set-for-group-stage-draw/ UEFA 28 August 2008 24 January 2015 20 January 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160120170846/http://www.uefa.com/news/newsid=740905.html live Group A Group A yes no_hide_class_rules Group B Group B yes no_hide_class_rules Group C Group C yes no_hide_class_rules Group D Group D yes no_hide_class_rules Group E Group E yes no_hide_class_rules Group F Group F yes no_hide_class_rules Group G Group G yes no_hide_class_rules Group H Group H yes no_hide_class_rules Knockout phase 2008–09 UEFA Champions League knockout phase In the knockout stage, teams played against each other over two legs on a home-and-away basis, except for the one-match final. The mechanism of the draws for each round was as follows: In the draw for the round of 16, the eight group winners were seeded, and the eight group runners-up were unseeded. The seeded teams were drawn against the unseeded teams, with the seeded teams hosting the second leg. Teams from the same group or the same association could not be drawn against each other. In the draws for the quarter-finals and semi-finals, there were no seedings, and teams from the same group or the same association could be drawn against each other. As the draws for the quarter-finals and semi-finals were held together before the quarter-finals were played, the identity of the quarter-final winners was not known at the time of the semi-final draw. A draw was also held to determine which semi-final winner was designated as the "home" team for the final (for administrative purposes as it was played at a neutral venue). Bracket Bracket Round of 16 R16 Quarter-finals QF Semi-finals SF Final F Statistics Statistics exclude qualifying rounds. Top goalscorers Rankhttp://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/ucl/2009/md13_1_6.pdf Top Scorers – Final – Wednesday 27 May 2009 (after match) UEFA 27 May 2009 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20121020144639/http://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/ucl/2009/md13_1_6.pdf 20 October 2012PlayerTeamGoalsMinutes played1ARG Lionel MessiESP Barcelona99822ENG Steven GerrardENG Liverpool7580GER Miroslav KloseGER Bayern Munich6804ARG Lisandro LópezPOR Porto69435TOG Emmanuel AdebayorENG Arsenal5627ITA Alessandro Del PieroITA Juventus688CIV Didier DrogbaENG Chelsea702NED Robin van PersieENG Arsenal716FRA 1974 Thierry HenryESP Barcelona717FRA 1974 Karim BenzemaFRA 1974 Lyon731 Squad of the season UEFA's Technical Team selected the following 21 players for the 2008–09 UEFA Champions League Technical Team Selection.https://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Download/Publications/uefa/UEFAMedia/88/42/32/884232_DOWNLOAD.pdf 2008/09 UEFA Champions League technical report UEFA.com Union of European Football Associations 2009 Pos. PositionPlayerTeamGK GoalkeeperCZE Petr ČechENG ChelseaNED Edwin van der SarENG Manchester UnitedESP Víctor ValdésESP BarcelonaDF DefenderSRB Nemanja VidićENG Manchester UnitedBRA Dani AlvesESP BarcelonaENG John TerryENG ChelseaESP Carles PuyolESP BarcelonaENG Rio FerdinandENG Manchester UnitedESP Gerard PiquéESP BarcelonaMF MidfielderENG Steven GerrardENG LiverpoolCIV Yaya TouréESP BarcelonaENG Frank LampardENG ChelseaESP XaviESP BarcelonaESP Cesc FàbregasENG ArsenalESP Andrés IniestaESP BarcelonaFW ForwardESP Fernando TorresENG LiverpoolFRA Thierry HenryESP BarcelonaFRA Franck RibéryGER Bayern MunichCMR Samuel Eto'oESP BarcelonaPOR Cristiano RonaldoENG Manchester UnitedARG Lionel MessiESP Barcelona See also 2008–09 UEFA Cup 2008 UEFA Intertoto Cup 2009 UEFA Super Cup 2009 FIFA Club World Cup 2008–09 UEFA Women's Cup References External links 2008–09 All matches – season at UEFA website All scorers 2008–09 UEFA Champions League (excluding qualifying round) according to protocols UEFA + all scorers qualifying round 2008/09 UEFA Champions League - results and line-ups (archive) 2008-09 UEFA Champions League dates Category:UEFA Champions League seasons 1