2008–09 UEFA Champions League

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2008–09 UEFA Champions League
File:Stadio Olimpico 2024.jpg
The Stadio Olimpico in Rome hosted the final
Tournament details
DatesQualifying:
15 July – 27 August 2008
Competition proper:
16 September 2008 – 27 May 2009
TeamsCompetition proper: 32
Total: 76
Final positions
ChampionsSpain Barcelona (3rd title)
Runners-upEngland Manchester United
Tournament statistics
Matches played125
Goals scored329 (2.63 per match)
Attendance5,004,467 (40,036 per match)
Top scorer(s)Lionel Messi (Barcelona)
9 goals

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.[1] 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 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.[2]

Rank Association Coeff. Teams
1 File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain 76.891 4
2 File:Flag of England.svg England 68.540
3 File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy 66.088
4 File:Flag of France (lighter variant).svg France 53.656 3
5 File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany 44.364
6 File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal 42.749
7 File:Flag of Romania.svg Romania 40.165 2
8 File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands 39.379
9 File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia 36.125
10 File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland 30.500
11 File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine 29.475
12 File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium 29.075
13 File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic 26.825
14 File:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey 26.641
15 File:Flag of Greece.svg Greece 25.497
16 File:Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria 24.582 1
17 File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland 23.850
18 File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway 19.725
Rank Association Coeff. Teams
19 File:Flag of Israel.svg Israel 19.208 1
20 File:Flag of Serbia (2004–2010).svg Serbia 18.958
21 File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark 18.575
22 File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria 18.500
23 File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland 17.000
24 File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary 14.165
25 File:Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia 10.832
26 File:Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia 10.708
27 File:Flag of Cyprus.svg Cyprus 10.582
28 File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden 10.541
29 File:Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia 9.915
30 File:Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Bosnia and Herzegovina 9.665
31 File:Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia 8.664
32 File:Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania 7.332
33 File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland 7.331
34 File:Flag of Moldova.svg Moldova 7.166
35 File:Flag of Ireland.svg Republic of Ireland 6.498
36 File:Flag of Georgia.svg Georgia 6.164
Rank Association Coeff. Teams
37 File:Flag of Liechtenstein.svg Liechtenstein 6.000 0
38 File:Flag of North Macedonia.svg Macedonia 5.831 1
39 File:Flag of Iceland.svg Iceland 4.999
40 File:Flag of Belarus (1995–2012).svg Belarus 4.665
41 File:Flag of Albania.svg Albania 3.832
42 File:Flag of Estonia.svg Estonia 3.665
43 File:Flag of Armenia.svg Armenia 3.498
44 File:Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Azerbaijan 3.166
45 File:Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan 2.332
46 File:Ulster Banner.svg Northern Ireland 2.165
47 File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales 1.998
48 File:Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg Faroe Islands 1.665
49 File:Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg 1.665
50 File:Flag of Malta.svg Malta 1.665
51 File:Flag of San Marino (1862–2011).svg San Marino 0.000
52 File:Flag of Andorra.svg Andorra 0.000
53 File:Flag of Montenegro.svg Montenegro 0.000

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:[3]

  • 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 round Teams advancing from previous round
First qualifying round
(28 teams)
  • 28 champions from associations 25–53
Second qualifying round
(28 teams)
  • 8 champions from associations 17–24
  • 6 runners-up from associations 10–15
  • 14 winners from the first qualifying round
Third 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 1–3
  • 14 winners from the second qualifying round
Group stage
(32 teams)
  • 10 champions from associations 1–10
  • 6 runners-up from associations 1–6
  • 16 winners from the third qualifying round
Knockout 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).[4]

Group stage
Spain Real Madrid (1st) Italy Internazionale (1st) Germany Bayern Munich (1st) Romania CFR Cluj (1st)
Spain Villarreal (2nd) Italy Roma (2nd) Germany Werder Bremen (2nd) Netherlands PSV Eindhoven (1st)
England Manchester United (1st)TH France Lyon (1st) Portugal Porto (1st)[Note POR] Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg (1st)
England Chelsea (2nd) France Bordeaux (2nd) Portugal Sporting CP (2nd) Scotland Celtic (1st)
Third qualifying round
Spain Barcelona (3rd) Italy Fiorentina (4th) Netherlands Twente (PO) Czech Republic Slavia Prague (1st)
Spain Atlético Madrid (4th) France Marseille (3rd) Russia Spartak Moscow (2nd) Turkey Galatasaray (1st)
England Arsenal (3rd) Germany Schalke 04 (3rd) Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk (1st) Greece Olympiacos (1st)
England Liverpool (4th) Portugal Vitória de Guimarães (3rd) Belgium Standard Liège (1st) Bulgaria Levski Sofia (2nd)[Note BUL]
Italy Juventus (3rd) Romania Steaua București (2nd)
Second qualifying round
Scotland Rangers (2nd) Turkey Fenerbahçe (2nd) Israel Beitar Jerusalem (1st) Austria Rapid Wien (1st)
Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv (2nd) Greece Panathinaikos (PO) Serbia Partizan (1st) Poland Wisła Kraków (1st)
Belgium Anderlecht (2nd) Switzerland Basel (1st) Denmark AaB (1st) Hungary MTK Budapest (1st)
Czech Republic Sparta Prague (2nd) Norway Brann (1st)
First qualifying round
Slovakia Artmedia Petržalka (1st) Lithuania Kaunas (1st) Belarus BATE Borisov (1st) Wales Llanelli (1st)
Croatia Dinamo Zagreb (1st) Finland Tampere United (1st) Albania Dinamo Tirana (1st) Faroe Islands NSÍ Runavík (1st)
Cyprus Anorthosis Famagusta (1st) Moldova Sheriff Tiraspol (1st) Estonia Levadia (1st) Luxembourg F91 Dudelange (1st)
Sweden IFK Göteborg (1st) Republic of Ireland Drogheda United (1st) Armenia Pyunik Yerevan (1st) Malta Valletta (1st)
Slovenia Domžale (1st) Georgia (country) Dinamo Tbilisi (1st) Azerbaijan Inter Baku (1st) Andorra Santa Coloma (1st)
Bosnia and Herzegovina Modriča (1st) North Macedonia Rabotnički (1st) Kazakhstan Aktobe (1st) San Marino Murata (1st)
Latvia Ventspils (1st) Iceland Valur (1st) Northern Ireland Linfield (1st) Montenegro Budućnost Podgorica (1st)
Notes
  1. ^
    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.[5] 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.[6] 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.[7]
  2. ^
    Bulgaria (BUL): Bulgarian champions CSKA Sofia failed to obtain UEFA license due to unpaid debts and were replaced by league runners-up Levski Sofia.[8][9]

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

Main article: 2008–09 UEFA Champions League qualifying rounds

First qualifying round

{{#lst:2008–09 UEFA Champions League qualifying rounds|Q1}}

Second qualifying round

{{#lst:2008–09 UEFA Champions League qualifying rounds|Q2}}

Third qualifying round

{{#lst:2008–09 UEFA Champions League qualifying rounds|Q3}}

Group stage

Main article: 2008–09 UEFA Champions League group stage
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Location of teams of the 2008–09 UEFA Champions League group stage.
File:Brown pog.svg Brown: Group A; File:Red pog.svg Red: Group B; File:Orange pog.svg Orange: Group C; File:Yellow pog.svg Yellow: Group D;
File:Green pog.svg Green: Group E; File:Blue pog.svg Blue: Group F; File:Purple pog.svg Purple: Group G; File:Pink pog.svg Pink: Group H.

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.[10] 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 UEFA 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:

  1. higher number of points obtained in the group matches played among the teams in question;
  2. superior goal difference from the group matches played among the teams in question;
  3. higher number of goals scored away from home in the group matches played among the teams in question;
  4. superior goal difference from all group matches played;
  5. higher number of goals scored in all group matches played;
  6. higher number of coefficient points accumulated by the club in question, as well as its association, over the previous five seasons.

Zenit St. Petersburg, BATE Borisov, CFR Cluj and Anorthosis were making their debuts in the group stage.[11]

Group A

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ROM CHE BOR CLJ
1 Italy Roma 6 4 0 2 12 6 +6 12 Advance to knockout phase — 3–1 2–0 1–2
2 England Chelsea 6 3 2 1 9 5 +4 11 1–0 — 4–0 2–1
3 France Bordeaux 6 2 1 3 5 11 −6 7 Transfer to UEFA Cup 1–3 1–1 — 1–0
4 Romania CFR Cluj 6 1 1 4 5 9 −4 4 1–3 0–0 1–2 —
Source: RSSSF

Group B

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification PAN INT BRM ANO
1 Greece Panathinaikos 6 3 1 2 8 7 +1 10 Advance to knockout phase — 0–2 2–2 1–0
2 Italy Internazionale 6 2 2 2 8 7 +1 8 0–1 — 1–1 1–0
3 Germany Werder Bremen 6 1 4 1 7 9 −2 7 Transfer to UEFA Cup 0–3 2–1 — 0–0
4 Cyprus Anorthosis Famagusta 6 1 3 2 8 8 0 6 3–1 3–3 2–2 —
Source: RSSSF

Group C

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification BAR SPO SHK BSL
1 Spain Barcelona 6 4 1 1 18 8 +10 13 Advance to knockout phase — 3–1 2–3 1–1
2 Portugal Sporting CP 6 4 0 2 8 8 0 12 2–5 — 1–0 2–0
3 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk 6 3 0 3 11 7 +4 9 Transfer to UEFA Cup 1–2 0–1 — 5–0
4 Switzerland Basel 6 0 1 5 2 16 −14 1 0–5 0–1 1–2 —
Source: RSSSF

Group D

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification LIV ATM MAR PSV
1 England Liverpool 6 4 2 0 11 5 +6 14 Advance to knockout phase — 1–1 1–0 3–1
2 Spain Atlético Madrid 6 3 3 0 9 4 +5 12 1–1 — 2–1 2–1
3 France Marseille 6 1 1 4 5 7 −2 4 Transfer to UEFA Cup 1–2 0–0 — 3–0
4 Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 6 1 0 5 5 14 −9 3 1–3 0–3 2–0 —
Source: RSSSF

Group E

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification MUN VIL AAB CEL
1 England Manchester United 6 2 4 0 9 3 +6 10 Advance to knockout phase — 0–0 2–2 3–0
2 Spain Villarreal 6 2 3 1 9 7 +2 9 0–0 — 6–3 1–0
3 Denmark AaB 6 1 3 2 9 14 −5 6 Transfer to UEFA Cup 0–3 2–2 — 2–1
4 Scotland Celtic 6 1 2 3 4 7 −3 5 1–1 2–0 0–0 —
Source: RSSSF

Group F

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification BAY LYO FIO STE
1 Germany Bayern Munich 6 4 2 0 12 4 +8 14 Advance to knockout phase — 1–1 3–0 3–0
2 France Lyon 6 3 2 1 14 10 +4 11 2–3 — 2–2 2–0
3 Italy Fiorentina 6 1 3 2 5 8 −3 6 Transfer to UEFA Cup 1–1 1–2 — 0–0
4 Romania Steaua București 6 0 1 5 3 12 −9 1 0–1 3–5 0–1 —
Source: RSSSF

Group G

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification POR ARS DKV FEN
1 Portugal Porto 6 4 0 2 9 8 +1 12 Advance to knockout phase — 2–0 0–1 3–1
2 England Arsenal 6 3 2 1 11 5 +6 11 4–0 — 1–0 0–0
3 Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv 6 2 2 2 4 4 0 8 Transfer to UEFA Cup 1–2 1–1 — 1–0
4 Turkey Fenerbahçe 6 0 2 4 4 11 −7 2 1–2 2–5 0–0 —
Source: RSSSF

Group H

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification JUV RMA ZEN BATE
1 Italy Juventus 6 3 3 0 7 3 +4 12 Advance to knockout phase — 2–1 1–0 0–0
2 Spain Real Madrid 6 4 0 2 9 5 +4 12 0–2 — 3–0 2–0
3 Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg 6 1 2 3 4 7 −3 5 Transfer to UEFA Cup 0–0 1–2 — 1–1
4 Belarus BATE Borisov 6 0 3 3 3 8 −5 3 2–2 0–1 0–2 —
Source: RSSSF

Knockout phase

Main article: 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

{{#section-h:2008–09 UEFA Champions League knockout phase|Bracket}}

Round of 16

{{#lst:2008–09 UEFA Champions League knockout phase|R16}}

Quarter-finals

{{#lst:2008–09 UEFA Champions League knockout phase|QF}}

Semi-finals

{{#lst:2008–09 UEFA Champions League knockout phase|SF}}

Final

{{#lst:2008–09 UEFA Champions League knockout phase|F}}

Statistics

Statistics exclude qualifying rounds.

Top goalscorers

Rank Player Team Goals Minutes played
1 Argentina Lionel Messi Spain Barcelona 9 982
2 England Steven Gerrard England Liverpool 7 580
Germany Miroslav Klose Germany Bayern Munich 680
4 Argentina Lisandro López Portugal Porto 6 943
5 Togo Emmanuel Adebayor England Arsenal 5 627
Italy Alessandro Del Piero Italy Juventus 688
Ivory Coast Didier Drogba England Chelsea 702
Netherlands Robin van Persie England Arsenal 716
France Thierry Henry Spain Barcelona 717
France Karim Benzema France Lyon 731

See also

References

  1. ↑ Ravdin, Eugene; Menicucci, Paolo (5 October 2006). "Moscow and Rome feast on finals". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Archived from the original on 20 September 2008. Retrieved 25 May 2007.
  2. ↑ "UEFA Country Ranking 2007". Bert Kassies. Archived from the original on 2020-09-03. Retrieved 2019-10-10.
  3. ↑ "2008/09 UEFA Champions League access list and calendar". UEFA.com. 22 December 2008. Archived from the original on 20 January 2016. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  4. ↑ "Qualification for European Cup Football 2007/2008". Bert Kassies.[permanent dead link‍]
  5. ↑ "Porto lose Champions League place". BBC Sport. 4 June 2008. Archived from the original on 11 November 2020. Retrieved 4 June 2008.
  6. ↑ "FC Porto case deferred" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 13 June 2008. Archived (PDF) from the original on 11 September 2008. Retrieved 16 June 2008.
  7. ↑ "Porto admission confirmed". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 16 June 2008. Archived from the original on 29 August 2008. Retrieved 16 June 2008.
  8. ↑ "CSKA without UEFA license, Tomov takes the guilt". 3 June 2008. Archived from the original on 2008-06-06. Retrieved 2019-09-22.
  9. ↑ "CSKA Sofia banned from Champions League over unpaid debts". 5 June 2008. Archived from the original on 8 June 2008. Retrieved 5 June 2008.
  10. ↑ "UEFA sets Monaco agenda". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 5 August 2008. Archived from the original on 29 August 2008. Retrieved 13 August 2008.
  11. ↑ "Europe's finest set for group stage draw". UEFA.com. 28 August 2008. Archived from the original on 20 January 2016. Retrieved 24 January 2015.

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