2008–09 Grenoble Foot 38 season

Grenoble Foot 38
2008–09 season
PresidentKazutoshi Watanabe
Head coachMehmed Baždarević
StadiumStade des Alpes
Ligue 113th
Coupe de FranceSemi-finals
Coupe de la LigueThird round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Nassim Akrour (6)
All:
Nassim Akrour (9)
Average home league attendance17,217

The 2008–09 season was the 98th season in the history of Grenoble Foot 38 and the club's first season back in the top flight of French football since 1963. In addition to the domestic league, Grenoble participated in this season's editions of the Coupe de France and the Coupe de la Ligue.

Players

First-team squad

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  FRA Grégory Wimbée (captain)
2 MF  FRA Laurent Courtois
3 DF  FRA Sandy Paillot
4 DF  FRA Maxence Flachez
5 DF  FRA Martial Robin
6 MF  TOG Alaixys Romao
7 MF  BUL Hristo Yanev
8 MF  FRA Sofiane Feghouli
9 FW  FRA Daniel Moreira
10 MF  FRA Laurent Batlles
11 MF  SRB Miloš Dimitrijević
12 DF  SVN Boštjan Cesar
13 MF  FRA Mathieu Gianni
14 DF  TUN David Jemmali
15 DF  SRB Zoran Rendulić
16 GK  FRA Paul Cattier
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 FW  ALG Nassim Akrour
18 MF  FRA Laurent Macquet
19 FW  CMR Pierre Boya
20 FW  JPN Sho Ito
21 DF  MAR Walid Regragui
22 FW  GUI Larson Touré
23 FW  FRA Elliot Grandin
24 MF  CMR Albert Baning
25 DF  CGO Francis N'Ganga
26 FW  FRA Yoric Ravet
27 DF  SRB Milivoje Vitakić
28 FW  MAR Bouchaib El Moubarki
29 DF  FRA Jimmy Mainfroi
30 GK  FRA Ronan Le Crom
31 FW  GER Mustafa Kučuković

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Ligue 1 9 August 2008 30 May 2009 Matchday 1 13th 38 10 14 14 24 37 −13 026.32
Coupe de France 3 January 2009 21 April 2009 Round of 64 Semi-finals 5 2 2 1 6 3 +3 040.00
Coupe de France 24 September 2008 Third round Third round 1 0 0 1 2 3 −1 000.00
Total 44 12 16 16 32 43 −11 027.27

Source: Competitions

Ligue 1

Main article: 2008–09 Ligue 1

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
11 Monaco 38 11 12 15 41 45 −4 45
12 Valenciennes 38 10 14 14 35 42 −7 44
13 Grenoble 38 10 14 14 24 37 −13 44
14 Sochaux 38 10 12 16 40 48 −8 42
15 Nancy 38 10 12 16 38 47 −9 42
Source: Ligue 1
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
France's third UEFA Europa League spot went to Ligue 2 side Guingamp, winners of 2008–09 Coupe de France.

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 10 14 14 24 37  −13 44 6 7 6 9 13  −4 4 7 8 15 24  −9

Source: Ligue 1

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAH
ResultWWLWDLWLDWDDLLDDDLWLLLDDDDWWLLLWWDLDDL
Position21754848107689111112131411121214131313139912131413111212121313
Source: Ligue 1
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 23 May 2008.[1]

9 August 2008 1 Sochaux 1–2 Grenoble
17 August 2008 2 Grenoble 1–0 Rennes
23 August 2008 3 Lyon 2–0 Grenoble
30 August 2008 4 Grenoble 1–0 Monaco
13 September 2008 5 Valenciennes 1–1 Grenoble
20 September 2008 6 Grenoble 0–1 Bordeaux
27 September 2008 7 Paris Saint-Germain 0–1 Grenoble
4 October 2008 8 Grenoble 0–1 Nantes
18 October 2008 9 Caen 2–2 Grenoble
26 October 2008 10 Saint-Étienne 0–2 Grenoble
29 October 2008 11 Grenoble 0–0 Lille
1 November 2008 12 Lorient 1–1 Grenoble
8 November 2008 13 Grenoble 0–3 Marseille
15 November 2008 14 Toulouse 2–0 Grenoble
22 November 2008 15 Grenoble 0–0 Le Havre
7 December 2008 17 Grenoble 0–0 Auxerre
10 December 2008 16 Nice 0–0 Grenoble
13 December 2008 18 Nancy 2–0 Grenoble
20 December 2008 19 Grenoble 2–1 Le Mans
10 January 2009 20 Rennes 1–0 Grenoble
17 January 2009 21 Grenoble 0–2 Lyon
31 January 2009 22 Monaco 1–0 Grenoble
8 February 2009 23 Grenoble 0–0 Valenciennes
14 February 2009 24 Bordeaux 1–1 Grenoble
21 February 2009 25 Grenoble 0–0 Paris Saint-Germain
28 February 2009 26 Nantes 1–1 Grenoble
7 March 2009 27 Grenoble 2–1 Caen
15 March 2009 28 Grenoble 1–0 Saint-Étienne
21 March 2009 29 Lille 2–1 Grenoble
4 April 2009 30 Grenoble 1–3 Lorient
12 April 2009 31 Marseille 4–1 Grenoble
18 April 2009 32 Grenoble 1–0 Toulouse
26 April 2009 33 Le Havre 0–1 Grenoble
2 May 2009 34 Grenoble 0–0 Nice
13 May 2009 35 Auxerre 2–0 Grenoble
16 May 2009 36 Grenoble 0–0 Nancy
23 May 2009 37 Le Mans 1–1 Grenoble
30 May 2009 38 Grenoble 0–1 Sochaux

Coupe de France

Main article: 2008–09 Coupe de France
3 January 2009 Round of 64 US Raon-l'Étape 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(3–4 p)		 Grenoble Raon-l'Étape
17:00 Stadium: Stade Paul Gasser
Attendance: 1,867
25 January 2009 Round of 32 Olympique Grande-Synthe 1–3 Grenoble Dunkerque
15:00 Stadium: Stade Marcel Tribut
Attendance: 4,000
3 March 2009 Round of 16 Dijon 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(2–4 p)		 Grenoble Dijon
19:30 Stadium: Stade Gaston Gérard
Attendance: 4,523
18 March 2009 Quarter-finals Grenoble 2–0 Monaco Grenoble
17:00 Stadium: Stade des Alpes
21 April 2009 Semi-finals Grenoble 0–1 Rennes Grenoble
20:45 Stadium: Stade des Alpes

Coupe de France

Main article: 2008–09 Coupe de la Ligue
24 September 2008 Third round Grenoble 2–3 (a.e.t.) Nancy Grenoble
21:00 Stadium: Stade des Alpes
Attendance: 6,419

References

  1. ^ "Calendrier Ligue 1 2008/2009". OGC Nice.
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