2008–09 US Lecce season

U.S. Lecce
2008–09 season
ChairmanGiovanni Semeraro
Head coachMario Beretta
Luigi De Canio
StadiumStadio Via del Mare
Serie A20th (relegated)
Coppa ItaliaThird round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Simone Tiribocchi (11)
All:
Simone Tiribocchi (11)
Highest home attendance29,658
Lowest home attendance6,100
Average home league attendance11,867

The 2008–09 season was the 91st season in the history of U.S. Lecce and the club's first season back in the top flight of Italian football. In addition to the domestic league, Lecce participated in this season's edition of the Coppa Italia. The season covered the period from 1 July 2008 to 30 June 2009.

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  ITA Antonio Rosati
2 DF  ITA Guglielmo Stendardo (on loan from Lazio)
3 DF  ITA Tiziano Polenghi
4 MF  BRA Edinho
6 DF  BRA Ângelo
7 MF  ITA Andrea Zanchetta (captain)
8 MF  ITA Gianni Munari
9 FW  ITA Daniele Cacia
10 MF  ITA Fabio Caserta
11 FW  ARG José Ignacio Castillo
14 DF  BRA Fabiano
15 DF  FRA Hemza Mihoubi
16 DF  ITA Andrea Esposito
18 MF  URU Guillermo Giacomazzi
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 MF  ITA Luca Ariatti
20 MF  ITA Giuseppe Vives
21 MF  ITA Andrea Ardito
22 GK  ITA Davide Petrachi
23 DF  ITA Raffaele Schiavi
24 MF  PAR Daniel Raschle
25 FW  CIV Axel Cédric Konan
26 FW  FRA Mario Janvier (from youth team)
27 MF  ITA Cristian Agnelli
28 DF  SWE André Möllestam (from youth team)
30 DF  POR Vitorino Antunes (on loan from Roma)
35 FW  SEN Papa Waigo (on loan from Fiorentina)
37 FW  PAR Jorge Ortega
40 DF  ITA Alberto Giuliatto
41 DF  ITA Gianmarco Ingrosso (from youth team)
77 MF  SRB Dušan Basta
81 FW  GRE Dimitrios Papadopoulos
90 FW  ITA Simone Tiribocchi
99 GK  ITA Francesco Benussi
— MF  SUI Gianluca Frontino (on loan from Grasshopper)

Transfers

In

Out

Pre-season and friendlies

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Serie A August 2008 31 May 2009 Matchday 1 20th 38 5 15 18 37 67 −30 013.16
Coppa Italia 23 August 2008 23 August 2008 Third round Third round 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 000.00
Total 39 5 15 19 37 68 −31 012.82

Source: Soccerway

Serie A

Main article: 2008–09 Serie A

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
16 Chievo 38 8 14 16 35 49 −14 38
17 Bologna 38 9 10 19 43 62 −19 37
18 Torino (R) 38 8 10 20 37 61 −24 34 Relegation to Serie B
19 Reggina (R) 38 6 13 19 30 62 −32 31
20 Lecce (R) 38 5 15 18 37 67 −30 30
Source: lega-calcio.it (in Italian)
Rules for classification: 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.
(R) Relegated

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 5 15 18 37 67  −30 30 3 10 6 20 28  −8 2 5 12 17 39  −22

Source: Serie A

Results by round

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ResultLWDLWDDLDDDLLDLLDWLDDWLLLLDLDLLLWDDLDL
Position1812121511131113121312161716161718161717171617171819191919191919191919201920
Source: Serie A
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

31 August 2008 1 Torino 3–0 Lecce Turin
15:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino
Referee: Andrea Gervasoni
14 September 2008 2 Lecce 2–0 Chievo Lecce
15:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stadio Via del Mare
Referee: Paolo Mazzoleni
21 September 2008 3 Lecce 1–1 Siena Lecce
15:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stadio Via del Mare
Referee: Andrea Romeo
24 September 2008 4 Internazionale 1–0 Lecce Milan
20:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: San Siro
Referee: Mauro Bergonzi
28 September 2008 5 Lecce 2–0 Cagliari Lecce
15:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stadio Via del Mare
Referee: Riccardo Pinzani
4 October 2008 6 Lazio 1–1 Lecce Rome
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Referee: Nicola Pierpaoli
19 October 2008 7 Lecce 2–2 Udinese Lecce
15:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stadio Via del Mare
Referee: Andrea Gervasoni
26 October 2008 8 Reggina 2–0 Lecce Reggio Calabria
15:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stadio Oreste Granillo
Referee: Carmine Russo
29 October 2008 9 Lecce 1–1 Palermo Lecce
20:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stadio Via del Mare
Referee: Dino Tommasi
2 November 2008 10 Atalanta 0–0 Lecce Bergamo
15:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia
Referee: Luca Marelli
9 November 2008 11 Lecce 1–1 Milan Lecce
20:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stadio Via del Mare
Referee: Mauro Bergonzi
16 November 2008 12 Sampdoria 3–2 Lecce Genoa
15:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Referee: Matteo Trefoloni
23 November 2008 13 Lecce 0–3 Roma Lecce
15:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stadio Via del Mare
Referee: Andrea Gervasoni
29 November 2008 14 Catania 1–1 Lecce Catania
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stadio Angelo Massimino
Referee: Paolo Dondarini
7 December 2008 15 Lecce 1–2 Juventus Lecce
15:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stadio Via del Mare
Referee: Nicola Pierpaoli
13 December 2008 16 Napoli 3–0 Lecce Naples
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)
  • Hamšík 11' (pen.)
  • Pazienza 42'
  • Denis 65'
 Stadium: Stadio San Paolo
Referee: Paolo Valeri
21 December 2008 17 Lecce 0–0 Bologna Lecce
15:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stadio Via del Mare
Referee: Emidio Morganti
11 January 2009 18 Fiorentina 1–2 Lecce Florence
15:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Referee: Paolo Mazzoleni
18 January 2009 19 Lecce 0–2 Genoa Lecce
15:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stadio Via del Mare
Referee: Riccardo Pinzani
25 January 2009 20 Lecce 3–3 Torino Lecce
15:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stadio Via del Mare
Referee: Matteo Trefoloni
28 January 2009 21 Chievo 1–1 Lecce Verona
1 February 2009 22 Siena 1–2 Lecce Siena
7 February 2009 23 Lecce 0–3 Internazionale Lecce
Stadium: Stadio Via del Mare
15 February 2009 24 Cagliari 2–0 Lecce Cagliari
22 February 2009 25 Lecce 0–2 Lazio Lecce
Stadium: Stadio Via del Mare
1 March 2009 26 Udinese 2–0 Lecce Udinese
8 March 2009 27 Lecce 0–0 Reggina Lecce
Stadium: Stadio Via del Mare
15 March 2009 28 Palermo 5–2 Lecce Palermo
22 March 2009 29 Lecce 2–2 Atalanta Lecce
Stadium: Stadio Via del Mare
5 April 2009 30 Milan 2–0 Lecce Milan
11 April 2009 31 Lecce 1–3 Sampdoria Lecce
Stadium: Stadio Via del Mare
19 April 2009 32 Roma 3–2 Lecce Rome
26 April 2009 33 Lecce 2–1 Catania Lecce
Stadium: Stadio Via del Mare
3 May 2009 34 Juventus 2–2 Lecce Turin
10 May 2009 35 Lecce 1–1 Napoli Lecce
Stadium: Stadio Via del Mare
17 May 2009 36 Bologna 2–1 Lecce Bologna
24 May 2009 37 Lecce 1–1 Fiorentina Lecce
Stadium: Stadio Via del Mare
31 May 2009 38 Genoa 4–1 Lecce Genoa

Coppa Italia

23 August 2008 Third round Lecce 0–1 Salernitana Lecce
CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stadio Via del Mare

Statistics

Goalscorers

References

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