2008–09_Real_Madrid_CF_season

2008–09 Real Madrid CF season

2008–09 Real Madrid CF season

Real Madrid 2008–09 football season

The 2008–09 season was Real Madrid Club de Fútbol's 78th season in La Liga. This article lists all matches that the club played in the 2008–09 season and shows statistics of the club's players.

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Players

Squad information

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  • Last updated: 2009-06-01
  • Source: Wikipedia players' articles, ESPN (for appearances and goals) and soccer-spain.com (for EU passport)
  • Ordered by position on pitch.

In

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Total spending: Decrease €71.7 million

Out

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Last updated: 2008-09-01

Total income: Increase €69.7 million

Club

Coaching staff

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Source: Realmadrid.com, El club más laureado del mundo and realmadridfans

Kits

Supplier: Adidas
Sponsor(s): bwin.com

Home
Away
Third Kit

Source: "Nueva equipación para los Campeones". Real Madrid C.F. Archived from the original on 6 July 2008. Retrieved 19 July 2008.
"Real Madrid's current kit". Adidas.com. Archived from the original on 18 July 2008. Retrieved 19 July 2008.

Other information

President Spain Vicente Boluda
Honorary Life President Argentina Colombia Spain Alfredo Di Stéfano
Vice-president Spain José Ignacio Rivero
Vice-president Spain Amador Suárez
Secretary of the Board Spain Manuel Serrano
Director of football Montenegro Predrag Mijatović
Technical Secretary Spain Miguel Ángel Portugal
Ground (capacity and dimensions) Santiago Bernabéu (80,400 / 107x72m)
Budget €351.8M

Source: Board of Directors (Realmadrid), El club más laureado del mundo, Santiago Bernabéu Stadium and Real Madrid closes the best year in its history

Competitions

La Liga

Main article: 2008–09 La Liga

League table

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Source: LFP and Yahoo! Sport
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.
(C) Champions

Results by round

More information Round, Ground ...
Updated to match(es) played on 2009-06-01. Source: Competitive Matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

31 August 2008 1 Deportivo La Coruña 2–1 Real Madrid A Coruña
21:00 CET 26' Mista
51' Lopo		 Report 47' van Nistelrooy Stadium: Estadio Riazor
Attendance: 34,600[1]
Referee: Muñiz Fernández
14 September 2008 2 Real Madrid 4–3 Numancia Madrid
19:00 CET 19' Guti
25' Higuaín
33' van der Vaart
40' (o.g.) Cisma		 Report 6', 56' Moreno
22' Barkero		 Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu
Attendance: 76,000[2]
Referee: Paradas Romero
21 September 2008 3 Racing Santander 0–2 Real Madrid Santander
19:00 CET Report 53' de la Red
73' van Nistelrooy		 Stadium: Estadio El Sardinero
Attendance: 22,200[3]
Referee: Pérez Lasa
24 September 2008 4 Real Madrid 7–1 Sporting Gijón Madrid
22:03 CET 17', 32', 46' van der Vaart
36' Higuaín
50' Robben
58', 63' Raúl		 Report 53' Mateo Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu
Attendance: 68,000[4]
Referee: Rodríguez Santiago
27 September 2008 5 Betis 1–2 Real Madrid Sevilla
20:00 CET 54' García Report 18' Heinze
90+1' van Nistelrooy		 Stadium: Estadio Manuel Ruiz de Lopera
Attendance: 49,500[5]
Referee: Teixeira Vitienes
5 October 2008 6 Real Madrid 2–2 Espanyol Madrid
21:00 CET 24' Raúl
44' Raúl		 Report 20' (pen.) Tamudo
31' García		 Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu
Attendance: 72,000[6]
Referee: Pérez Burrull
Man of the Match: Raúl
18 October 2008 7 Atlético Madrid 1–2 Real Madrid Madrid
20:00 CET 89' Simão Report 1' van Nistelrooy
90+6' (pen.) Higuaín		 Stadium: Vicente Calderón Stadium
Attendance: 54,800[7]
Referee: Clos Gómez
26 October 2008 8 Real Madrid 3–2 Athletic Bilbao Madrid
21:00 CET 12' Sneijder
28' Higuaín
59' Higuaín		 Report 34' Etxeberria
44' (pen.) Iraola		 Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu
Attendance: 78,000[8]
Referee: Álvarez Izquierdo
2 November 2008 9 Almería 1–1 Real Madrid Almería
19:00 CET 81' Piatti Report 37' Raúl Stadium: Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos
Attendance: 17,820[9]
Referee: González Vázquez
8 November 2008 10 Real Madrid 4–3 Málaga Madrid
20:00 CET 8', 37' (pen.), 70', 77' Higuaín Report 6' Eliseu
17' Baha
69' (pen.) Apoño		 Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu
Attendance: 72,000[10]
Referee: Iturralde González
15 November 2008 11 Valladolid 1–0 Real Madrid Valladolid
20:00 CET 48' Canobbio Report Stadium: Estadio José Zorrilla
Attendance: 21,097[11]
Referee: Fernández Borbalán
22 November 2008 12 Real Madrid 1–0 Recreativo Madrid
20:00 CET 39' Sneijder Report Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu
Attendance: 74,400[12]
Referee: Muñiz Fernández
29 November 2008 13 Getafe 3–1 Real Madrid Getafe
20:00 CET 2', 47' Albín
83' Uche		 Report 54' Saviola Stadium: Coliseum Alfonso Pérez
Attendance: 12,750[13]
Referee: Pérez Burrull
7 December 2008 14 Real Madrid 3–4 Sevilla Madrid
21:00 CET 19' Raúl
69' Higuaín
71' Gago		 Report 3' Adriano
22' Romaric
39' Kanouté
85' Renato		 Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu
Attendance: 68,000[14]
Referee: González Vázquez
14 December 2008 15 Barcelona 2–0 Real Madrid Barcelona
22:00 CET 82' Eto'o
90' Messi		 Report Stadium: Camp Nou
Attendance: 96,059
Referee: Medina Cantalejo
20 December 2008 16 Real Madrid 1–0 Valencia Madrid
20:00 CET 3' Higuaín Report Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu
Attendance: 72,000
Referee: Ramírez Domínguez
4 January 2009 17 Real Madrid 1–0 Villarreal Madrid
17:00 CET 32' Robben Report Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu
Attendance: 79,500
Referee: Mejuto González
11 January 2009 18 Mallorca 0–3 Real Madrid Mallorca
17:00 CET Report 3' Robben
17' Raúl
66' Ramos		 Stadium: Son Moix
Attendance: 19,635
Referee: Undiano Mallenco
18 January 2009 19 Real Madrid 3–1 Osasuna Madrid
17:00 CET 50' Ramos
63' Higuaín
90+2' Robben		 Report 20' Nekounam Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu
Attendance: 73,000
Referee: Pérez Burrull
25 January 2009 20 Real Madrid 1–0 Deportivo La Coruña Madrid
21:00 CET 39' Raúl Report Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu
Attendance: 68,000[15]
Referee: Teixeira Vitienes
31 January 2009 21 Numancia 0–2 Real Madrid Soria
22:00 CET Stadium: Nuevo Estadio Los Pajaritos
8 February 2009 22 Real Madrid 1–0 Racing Santander Madrid
21:00 CET 49' Higuaín Report Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu
Attendance: 76,000[16]
Referee: Carlos Clos Gómez
15 February 2009 23 Sporting Gijón 0–4 Real Madrid Gijón
--:-- CET Stadium: El Molinón
22 February 2009 24 Real Madrid 6–1 Betis Madrid
--:-- CET Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu
1 March 2009 25 Espanyol 0–2 Real Madrid Cornella de Llobregat
22:00 CET Report 67' Guti
72' Raúl		 Stadium: Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys
Attendance: 30,000[17]
Referee: Manuel Enrique Mejuto González
8 March 2009 26 Real Madrid 1–1 Atlético Madrid Madrid
19:00 CET
Report
Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu
Attendance: 80,000
Referee: David Fernández Borbalán
15 March 2009 27 Athletic Bilbao 2–5 Real Madrid Athletic Bilbao
21:00 CET
Report
Stadium: San Mamés
Attendance: 48,927
Referee: César Muñiz Fernández
22 March 2009 28 Real Madrid 3–0 Almería Madrid
16:00 CET
Report Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu
Attendance: 80,000
Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz
5 April 2009 29 Málaga 0–1 Real Madrid Málaga
21:00 CET Report
Stadium: Estadio La Rosaleda
Attendance: 31,000
Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco
12 April 2009 30 Real Madrid 2–0 Valladolid Madrid
16:00 CET
Report Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu
Attendance: 70,000
Referee: Rafael Ramírez Domínguez
19 April 2009 31 Recreativo 0–1 Real Madrid Huelva
21:00 CET Report
Stadium: A
Attendance: 19,000
Referee: Fernando Teixeira Vitienes
22 April 2009 32 Real Madrid 3–2 Getafe Madrid
20:00 CET
Report
Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu
Attendance: 75,000
Referee: Carlos Delgado Ferreiro
26 April 2009 33 Sevilla 2–4 Real Madrid Sevilla
18:00 CET
Report
Stadium: Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Alfonso Pérez Burrull
2 May 2009 34 Real Madrid 2–6 Barcelona Madrid
19:00 CET
Report
Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu
Attendance: 80,000
Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco
10 May 2009 35 Valencia 3–0 Real Madrid Valencia
21:00 CET
Report Stadium: Mestalla Stadium
Attendance: 54,000
Referee: Eduardo Iturralde González
16 May 2009 36 Villarreal 3–2 Real Madrid Villarreal
21:00 CET
Report
Stadium: El Madrigal
Attendance: 18,668
Referee: Luis Medina Cantalejo
24 May 2009 37 Real Madrid 1–3 Mallorca Madrid
20:00 CET
Report
Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Miguel Ángel Ayza Gámez
31 May 2009 38 Osasuna 2–1 Real Madrid Pamplona
18:00 CET
Report
Stadium: Reyno de Navarra Stadium
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Fernando Teixeira Vitienes

Copa del Rey

Main article: 2008–09 Copa del Rey
30 October 2008 Round of 32, First leg Real Unión 3–2 Real Madrid Stadium Gal
21:00 CET 2' Domínguez
20' Villar
63' Goikoetxea		 Report 9' Higuaín
53' Saviola		 Attendance: 4,700[18]
Referee: Daudén Ibáñez
11 November 2008 Round of 32, Second leg Real Madrid 4–3
(6–6 (a) agg.)		 Real Unión Madrid
21:00 CET 36', 50', 85' Raúl
68' Bueno		 Report 13' Abasolo
49' Salcedo
90' Romo		 Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu
Attendance: 56,000[19]
Referee: Medina Cantalejo

Champions League

Main article: 2008–09 UEFA Champions League

Group H

Main article: 2008–09 UEFA Champions League group stage § Group H

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Source: RSSSF
17 September 2008 1 Real Madrid Spain 2–0 Belarus BATE Borisov Madrid
21:45 CET Ramos 11'
van Nistelrooy 57'		 Report Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu
Attendance: 55,099[20]
Referee: Alain Hamer Luxembourg
30 September 2008 2 Zenit St. Petersburg Russia 1–2 Spain Real Madrid Saint Petersburg
18:30 CET Danny 25' Report Hubočan 4' (o.g.)
van Nistelrooy 31'		 Stadium: Petrovsky Stadium
Attendance: 21,075[21]
Referee: M. Busacca Switzerland
21 October 2008 3 Juventus Italy 2–1 Spain Real Madrid Torino
20:45 CET Del Piero 5'
Amauri 49'		 van Nistelrooy 66' Stadium: Stadio Olimpico di Torino
Attendance: 25,813[22]
Referee: W. Stark Germany
5 November 2008 4 Real Madrid Spain 0–2 Italy Juventus Madrid
20:45 CET Report Del Piero 17', 67' Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu
Attendance: 71,560[23]
Referee: Pieter Vink Netherlands
25 November 2008 5 BATE Borisov Belarus 0–1 Spain Real Madrid Minsk
20:45 CET Report Raúl 7' Stadium: Haradzki Stadium
Attendance: 30,500[24]
Referee: Terje Hauge Norway
10 December 2008 6 Real Madrid Spain 3–0 Russia Zenit St. Petersburg Madrid
21:45 CET Raúl 25', 57'
Robben 50'		 Report Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu
Attendance: 46,265[25]
Referee: Jonas Eriksson Sweden

Round of 16

Main article: 2008–09 UEFA Champions League knockout phase
25 February 2009 Real Madrid Spain 0–1 England Liverpool Madrid
Report Benayoun 82' Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Stadium
Attendance: 80,354
Referee: Roberto Rosetti
10 March 2009 Liverpool England 4–0 Spain Real Madrid Liverpool
F. Torres 16'
Gerrard 28' (pen.), 47'
Dossena 88'		 Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 45,362
Referee: Frank De Bleeckere

Supercopa de España

Main article: 2008 Supercopa de España
17 August 2008 1st leg Valencia 3–2 Real Madrid Valencia
22:05 CET 58' Villa
55' Mata
80' Vicente		 Report 13', 67' van Nistelrooy Stadium: Mestalla Stadium
Attendance: 35,000[26]
Referee: M. Cantalejo
24 August 2008 2nd leg Real Madrid 4–2
(6–5 agg.)		 Valencia Madrid
22:00 CET 49' (pen.) van Nistelrooy
75' Ramos
85' de la Red
88' Higuaín		 Report 32' Silva
89' Morientes		 Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu
Attendance: 60,000[27]
Referee: Iturralde González

Friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss

27 July 2008 Friendly LASK Linz Austria 2–3 Spain Real Madrid Linz, Austria
19:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Saurer 14'
Mijatović 90+1' (pen.)		 Report Baptista 21'
Raúl 45'
Saviola 84'		 Stadium: Linzer Stadion
Attendance: 20,104[28]
Referee: Drabek Diezmar Austria (Austria)
2 August 2008 Emirates Cup – 1st Round Hamburger SV Germany 1–2 Spain Real Madrid London, England
14:00 BST (UTC+01:00) van Nistelrooy 25'
Parejo 84'		 Report Zidan 53' Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 50,000[29]
Referee: Alan Kelly (Ireland)
3 August 2008 Emirates Cup – 2nd Round Arsenal England 1–0 Spain Real Madrid London, England
16:15 BST (UTC+01:00) Adebayor 48' (pen.) Report Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 60,081[29]
Referee: Clattenburg (England)
8 August 2008 Friendly Santa Fe Colombia 1–2 Spain Real Madrid Bogotá, Colombia
00:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Seijas 40' Report van der Vaart 77'
Pepe 78'		 Stadium: Estadio El Campín
Attendance: 30,000[30]
Referee: Óscar Ruiz (Colombia)
12 August 2008 Friendly Eintracht Frankfurt Germany 1–1 Spain Real Madrid Frankfurt, Germany
21:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Bellaïd 7' Report Robinho 71' Stadium: Commerzbank-Arena
Attendance: 51,500[31]
Referee: Lutz Wagner Germany (Germany)
27 August 2008 Trofeo Santiago Bernabéu Real Madrid Spain 5–3 Portugal Sporting CP Madrid, Spain
22:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Higuaín 17', 24'
Robben 19'
Raúl 40' (pen.)
van der Vaart 44'		 Report Izmailov 31'
Djaló 75'
Veloso 90+1'		 Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Stadium
Attendance: 60,000[32]
Referee: Velasco Carballo

Statistics

Players statistics

More information Total, La Liga ...
Last updated: 2009-06-01
Source: Match reports in competitive matches, LFP.com and Soccernet.espn
Ordered by start team, game starts and position on pitch (from back right to front left)
0 shown as blank

Long-term injury list

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Last updated: 2009-06-01
Source: Realmadrid.com

Suspension list

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Last updated: 2009-06-01
Source: Realmadrid.com

Disciplinary record

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Last updated: 2009-06-01
Source: Competitive matches and LFP.com
Only competitive matches
Yellow card = Number of bookings; Second yellow card = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; Red card = Number of sending offs by a direct red card..

Start formations

More information Qnt, Formation ...
Last updated: 2009-06-01
Source: Match reports in Competitive matches
Only competitive matches.
  • It should be pointed out that Real is neither playing 4–3–3 nor 4–4–2, but a hybrid formation between both.

See also

References

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