2008–09 FC Porto season

FC Porto
2008–09 season
ChairmanJorge Nuno Pinto da Costa
ManagerJesualdo Ferreira
StadiumEstádio do Dragão
Primeira Liga1st
Supertaça Cândido de OliveiraRunners-up
Taça de PortugalWinners
Taça da LigaSemi-finals
Champions LeagueQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerErnesto Farías (10)

During the 2008–09 Portuguese football season, FC Porto competed in the Primeira Liga.

First-team squad

Squad at end of season[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  BRA Helton
2 DF  POR Bruno Alves
3 DF  POR Pedro Emanuel[notes 1]
4 DF  SRB Milan Stepanov
5 DF  ARG Nelson Benítez
6 MF  COL Fredy Guarín
8 MF  ARG Lucho González
9 FW  ARG Lisandro López
10 MF  URU Cristian Rodríguez
11 MF  ARG Mariano González (on loan from Palermo)
12 FW  BRA Hulk
13 DF  URU Jorge Fucile
14 DF  POR Rolando[notes 2]
16 MF  POR Raul Meireles
17 MF  MAR Tarik Sektioui
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 FW  ARG Ernesto Farías
20 MF  ARG Tomás Costa
21 DF  ROU Cristian Săpunaru
22 MF  ARG Andrés Madrid (on loan from Braga)
24 GK  POR Hugo Ventura
25 MF  BRA Fernando
28 DF  FRA Aly Cissokho
29 FW  POR Rabiola
33 GK  POR Nuno Espírito Santo[notes 3]
34 DF  POR Ivo Pinto
35 DF  BRA Rafhael (on loan from Figueirense)
37 MF  POR Josué
39 MF  POR Ricardo Dias
50 MF  POR Diogo Viana
52 MF  POR Sérgio Oliveira

Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
7 MF  POR Ricardo Quaresma (to Inter Milan)
15 DF  BRA Lino (to PAOK)
18 MF  ARG Mario Bolatti (on loan to Huracán)
No. Pos. Nation Player
23 MF  POR Daniel Candeias (on loan to Rio Ave)
26 DF  POR Bernardo Tengarrinha (on loan to Estrela da Amadora)
30 MF  POR Pelé (on loan to Portsmouth)

References

  1. ^ http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/portugal/2008-2009/superl/porto.htm Porto squad for 2008–09 season

Notes

  1. ^ Emanuel was born in Luanda, Angola, but also qualified to represent Portugal internationally and represented them at U-21 level.
  2. ^ Rolando was born in São Vicente, Cape Verde, but was raised in Portugal from the age of 14 and represented them at U-21 level before making his international debut for Portugal in 2009.
  3. ^ Nuno was born in São Tomé, São Tomé and Príncipe, but also qualified to represent Portugal internationally and represented them at U-21 level.
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