Season | 2008–09 |
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Champions |
Internazionale 17th title |
Relegated |
Torino Reggina Lecce |
Champions League |
Internazionale Juventus Milan Fiorentina |
Europa League |
Genoa Roma Lazio |
Matches played | 380 |
Goals scored | 988 (2.6 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Zlatan Ibrahimović (25) |
Biggest home win | Sampdoria 5–0 Reggina |
Biggest away win |
Roma 0–4 Inter, Siena 1–5 Milan, Palermo 0–4 Catania |
Highest scoring | Udinese 6–2 Cagliari |
Average attendance | 25,324 |
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The 2008–09 Serie A (known as the Serie A TIM for sponsorship reasons) was the seventy-seventh season since its establishment. It began on 30 August 2008 and ended on 31 May 2009, with the announcement of the list of fixtures made on 25 July 2008. 20 teams competed in the league, 17 of which returned from the previous season, and three (Chievo, Bologna and Lecce) were promoted from Serie B 2007–08.
20 clubs represented 13 different regions. The most represented region was Lombardy with three teams: Atalanta, Milan and Internazionale. Piedmont, Liguria, Tuscany, Lazio and Sicily featured two teams each while Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Veneto, Emilia-Romagna, Campania, Apulia, Calabria, and Sardinia were represented by one team each. There was a record number of southern teams in the top division with six teams: Cagliari, Catania, Lecce, Napoli, Palermo, and Reggina.