2008–09 AS Monaco FC season

The 2008–09 season was AS Monaco FC's 52nd season in Ligue 1. They finished eleventh in Ligue 1, and were knocked out of the Coupe de la Ligue by Grenoble Foot, in the Quarterfinal, and the Coupe de France by Paris Saint-Germain at the Third Round stage.

AS Monaco
2008–09 season
PresidentJérôme de Bontin
Head coachRicardo Gomes
StadiumStade Louis II
Ligue 111th
Coupe de la LigueRound of 32 vs Lens
Coupe de FranceRound of 32 vs Marseille
Top goalscorerLeague: Alexandre Licata (7 goals)
All: Alexandre Licata (9 goals)

Squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  FRA Yohann Thuram-Ulien
2 DF  COD Cédric Mongongu
3 DF  CMR Nicolas Nkoulou
4 DF  FRA François Modesto (vice-captain)
5 MF  URU Diego Pérez
6 MF  CRO Nikola Pokrivač
8 DF   SUI Patrick Müller
9 FW  FRA Yannick Sagbo
10 FW  KOR Park Chu-young
11 FW  USA Freddy Adu (on loan from Benfica)
12 DF  BRA Adriano
13 DF  FRA Vincent Muratori
14 DF  CRO Dario Šimić (vice-captain)
15 DF  FRA Thomas Mangani
16 GK  FRA Stéphane Ruffier
17 FW  FRA Serge Gakpé
18 MF  ARG Alejandro Alonso
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 MF  CIV Jean-Jacques Gosso
20 FW  COL Juan Pablo Pino
21 MF  FRA Camel Meriem
22 FW  FRA Alexandre Licata
23 MF  CRO Jerko Leko
24 MF  FRA Loïc Dufau
25 MF  NGA Lukman Haruna
26 MF  FRA Yohan Mollo
27 FW  FRA Frédéric Nimani
28 FW  FRA Djamel Bakar
29 MF  FRA Distel Zola
30 GK  ITA Flavio Roma (captain)
31 MF  FRA Kevin Diaz
32 DF  CIV Igor Lolo
40 GK  FRA Ludovic Guimera
— GK  MCO Manuel Vallaurio

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
11 FW  BRA Nenê (at Espanyol)
14 MF  FRA Malaury Martin (at Nimes)
22 DF  BRA Bolívar (at Internacional)
25 DF  ARG Leandro Cufré (at Hertha Berlin)
26 DF  SEN Massamba Sambou (at Le Havre)
No. Pos. Nation Player
27 DF  FRA Arnaud Lescure (at Rodez)
34 DF  GER Torben Joneleit (at Charleroi)
35 MF  NGA Sani Kaita (at Kuban Krasnodar)
— FW  FRA Vincent Ramaël (at Tubize)
— FW  URU Gonzalo Vargas (at Atlas)

Transfers

Summer

Winter

Competitions

Ligue 1
Main article: 2008–09 Ligue 1

Table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
9 Nice 38 13 11 14 40 41 −1 50
10 Lorient 38 10 15 13 47 47 0 45
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
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
9 August 2008 1AS Monaco1 – 0Paris Saint-GermainFontvieille
21:00 CEST UTC+2 Nimani  79'
Gosso  81'		 Report Makélélé  66'
Chantôme  88'		 Stadium: Stade Louis II
Attendance: 16,904
Referee: Stéphane Bré
16 August 2008 2Nantes1 – 1AS MonacoNantes
19:00 CEST UTC+2 Douglão  12'
Keșerü  67'
Babović  73'
Maréval  77'		 Report Meriem  4'
Ruffier  16'
Gosso  45'
Nenê  78'
Leko  90'		 Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire
Attendance: 29,039
Referee: Bertrand Layec
23 August 2008 3AS Monaco1 – 1SM CaenFontvieille
19:00 CEST UTC+2 Nimani  52'
Pino  73'		 Report Eluchans  54'
Leko  74' (o.g.)
Sorbon  81'
Savidan  90'		 Stadium: Stade Louis II
Attendance: 9,183
Referee: Lionel Jaffredo
30 August 2008 4Grenoble Foot1 – 0AS MonacoGrenoble
19:00 CEST UTC+2 Moreira  18'
Romao  63'
Flachez  86'		 Report Leko  33' Stadium: Stade des Alpes
Attendance: 18,885
Referee: Antony Gautier
13 September 2008 5AS Monaco2 – 0LorientFontvieille
19:00 CEST UTC+2 Park  25'
Nimani  70'		 Report Saïfi  74' Stadium: Stade Louis II
Attendance: 6,928
Referee: Alain Hamer
21 September 2008 6Marseille0 – 0AS MonacoMarseille
21:00 CEST UTC+2 Report Leko  27'
Alonso  49'		 Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 51,342
Referee: Stéphane Lannoy
28 September 2008 7AS Monaco0 – 2LilleFontvieille
17:00 CEST UTC+2 Pérez  38' Report Balmont  37'
Cabaye  61' 69'
Obraniak  87'		 Stadium: Stade Louis II
Attendance: 6,936
Referee: Bertrand Layec
5 October 2008 8Saint-Étienne2 – 0AS MonacoSaint-Étienne
17:00 CEST UTC+2 Gomis  11'
Dernis  83'		 Report Pérez  63' Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Attendance: 26,577
Referee: Clément Turpin
18 October 2008 9AS Monaco1 – 2NiceFontvieille
19:00 CEST UTC+2 Cufré  39' (pen.) 90+3'
Šimić  34'
Leko  89'		 Report Bamogo  9'
Diakité  33'
Rool  35'
Apam  45'
Faé  57'		 Stadium: Stade Louis II
Attendance: 13,543
Referee: Stéphane Bré
25 October 2008 10Toulouse0 – 0AS MonacoToulouse
21:00 CEST UTC+2 Sirieix  6'
Capoue  16'
Didot  35'		 Report Pérez  31'
Alonso  48'
Mollo  90+1'		 Stadium: Stadium Municipal
Attendance: 17,707
Referee: Damien Ledentu
29 October 2008 11AS Monaco3 – 1NancyFontvieille
19:00 CET UTC+1 Adriano  25'
Nimani  32'
Pokrivač  64'
Licata  87'		 Report Macaluso  62'
Calvé  69'
Hadji  76'		 Stadium: Stade Louis II
Attendance: 6,640
Referee: Alexandre Castro
2 November 2008 12Le Havre2 – 3AS MonacoLe Havre
17:00 CET UTC+1 Nestor  47'
Alassane  60'
Idir  85'		 Report Cufré  20'
Pokrivač  32'
Licata  40'
Park  50'		 Stadium: Stade Océane
Attendance: 13,593
Referee: Antony Gautier
8 November 2008 13AS Monaco0 – 1LyonFontvieille
19:00 CET UTC+1 Adriano  62' Report Fred  55'
Grosso  86'		 Stadium: Stade Louis II
Attendance: 10,444
Referee: Hervé Piccirillo
16 November 2008 14Rennes2 – 1AS MonacoRennes
17:00 CET UTC+1 Sow  43'
Briand  53'		 Report Park  55'
Cufré  72' (pen.) 77'		 Stadium: Roazhon Park
Attendance: 21,086
Referee: Olivier Thual
23 November 2008 15AS Monaco3 – 0Le MansFontvieille
17:00 CET UTC+1 Alonso  49'
André  50' (o.g.)
Licata  53'		 Report Coutadeur  15' Stadium: Stade Louis II
Attendance: 6,294
Referee: Fredy Fautrel
29 November 2008 16AJ Auxerre0 – 1AS MonacoAuxerre
19:00 CET UTC+1 Grichting  59'
Mignot  79'		 Report Pokrivač  24' 25'
Alonso  33'		 Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps
Attendance: 12,972
Referee: Stéphane Bré
7 December 2008 17AS Monaco1 – 1SochauxFontvieille
17:00 CET UTC+1 Alonso  20' 57'
Adriano  53'
Park  69'
Pokrivač  84'		 Report Santos  9'
Richert  30'
Thomas  35'
Daf  88'		 Stadium: Stade Louis II
Attendance: 6,585
Referee: Philippe Kalt
13 December 2008 18Valenciennes3 – 1AS MonacoValenciennes
19:00 CET UTC+1 Tiéné  18'
Sánchez  29'
Belmadi  41'
Pujol  59'
Rafael  86'		 Report Pino  23'
Gosso  36'
Cufré  70'
Leko  84'  86'
Adriano  90+1'		 Stadium: Stade du Hainaut
Attendance: 11,322
Referee: Ruddy Buquet
21 December 2008 19AS Monaco3 – 4BordeauxFontvieille
21:00 CET UTC+1 Pino  13'
Licata  43', 50'
Mollo  45'
Adu  76'
Nimani  90+1'		 Report Chalmé  25'
Chamakh  67', 87' 88'
Diarra  67'
Cavenaghi  89' 89'		 Stadium: Stade Louis II
Attendance: 8,142
Referee: Laurent Duhamel
10 January 2009 20AS Monaco1 – 2NantesFontvieille
21:00 CET UTC+1 Alonso  43'
Licata  86'		 Report Bagayoko  5' 76'  76'
Tall  33'
Capoue  41'
N'Daw  88'		 Stadium: Stade Louis II
Attendance: 6,415
Referee: Éric Poulat
18 January 2009 21SM Caen2 – 2AS MonacoCaen
17:00 CET UTC+1 Gomis  65'
Savidan  73'
Nivet  90+2'		 Report Pino  6'
Gosso  15'
Alonso  24'
Pokrivač  39'		 Stadium: Stade Michel d'Ornano
Attendance: 18,304
Referee: Damien Ledentu
31 January 2009 22AS Monaco1 – 0Grenoble FootFontvieille
19:00 CET UTC+1 Licata  68' Report Baning  69' Stadium: Stade Louis II
Attendance: 6,710
Referee: Bertrand Layec
7 February 2009 23Lorient1 – 1AS MonacoLorient
19:00 CET UTC+1 Ciani  12'
Abriel  60'
Marchal  89'		 Report Gosso  14'
Mollo  21'
Šimić  81'
Pokrivač  87'		 Stadium: Stade du Moustoir
Attendance: 9,775
Referee: Jean-Charles Cailleux
15 February 2009 24AS Monaco0 – 1MarseilleFontvieille
21:00 CET UTC+1 Pokrivač  56' Report Koné  77' Stadium: Stade Louis II
Attendance: 13,475
Referee: Antony Gautier
22 February 2009 25Lille2 – 1AS MonacoVilleneuve-d'Ascq
21:00 CET UTC+1 Obraniak  12'
Béria  64'
Dumont  90+2'		 Report Modesto  31'
Meriem  44'
Alonso  65'  67'
Leko  86'
Malicki  90+4' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Stadium Lille Métropole
Attendance: 13,485
Referee: Ruddy Buquet
1 March 2009 26AS Monaco2 – 2Saint-ÉtienneFontvieille
17:00 CET UTC+1 Nimani  20'
Gosso  56'
Mollo  90+2'		 Report Payet  26'
Matsui  61' 71'
Sall  68'
Gomis  89'		 Stadium: Stade Louis II
Attendance: 8,374
Referee: Saïd Ennjimi
7 March 2009 27Nice0 – 0AS MonacoNice
19:00 CET UTC+1 Faé  86' Report Gosso  16'
Lolo  36'
Leko  66'
Mongongu  75'  77'		 Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 10,357
Referee: Tony Chapron
14 March 2009 28AS Monaco3 – 2ToulouseFontvieille
19:00 CET UTC+1 Nimani  40'
Modesto  75'
Gosso  81'
Lolo  89'		 Report M'Bengue  7'
Gignac  26'
Cetto  68'
Capoue  75'
Congré  89'		 Stadium: Stade Louis II
Attendance: 6,752
Referee: Philippe Kalt
21 March 2009 29Nancy0 – 1AS MonacoTomblaine
19:00 CET UTC+1 Luiz  59'
Hélder  82'		 Report Pokrivač  69'
Park  70'
Mollo  88'		 Stadium: Stade Marcel Picot
Attendance: 19,377
Referee: Lionel Jaffredo
4 April 2009 30AS Monaco0 – 1Le HavreFontvieille
19:00 CEST UTC+2 Šimić  29'  90' Report Sambou  76'
Alla  78'		 Stadium: Stade Louis II
Attendance: 6,459
Referee: Jean-Charles Cailleux
12 April 2009 31Lyon2 – 2AS MonacoLyon
21:00 CEST UTC+2 Cris  39' 65'
Källström  41'
Réveillère  53'
Makoun  70'
Piquionne  81'		 Report Lolo  31'
Leko  34' 74'
Pérez  43'
Ruffier  45+1'
Pino  66'
Gosso  70'		 Stadium: Stade de Gerland
Attendance: 40,245
Referee: Antony Gautier
18 April 2009 32AS Monaco3 – 1RennesFontvieille
19:00 CEST UTC+2 Leko  19' 78' (pen.)
Gosso  45+1'
Pino  84', 90+3'		 Report Hansson  65'
Leroy  69'
Aubey  76'
Cheyrou  85'		 Stadium: Stade Louis II
Attendance: 7,714
Referee: Éric Poulat
26 April 2009 33Le Mans0 – 1AS MonacoLe Mans
17:00 CEST UTC+2 Géder  60'
Maïga  62'		 Report Park  87' Stadium: Stade Léon-Bollée
Attendance: 10,531
Referee: Olivier Thual
2 May 2009 34AS Monaco0 – 1AJ AuxerreFontvieille
19:00 CEST UTC+2 Report Kahlenberg  26' Stadium: Stade Louis II
Attendance: 7,203
Referee: Jean-Charles Cailleux
13 May 2009 35Sochaux3 – 0AS MonacoMontbéliard
19:00 CEST UTC+2 Martin  26'
Modesto  46' (o.g.)
Perquis  52'
Svěrkoš  71'		 Report Mongongu  44'
Leko  60'
Lolo  67'		 Stadium: Stade Auguste Bonal
Attendance: 16,879
Referee: Bertrand Layec
16 May 2009 36AS Monaco1 – 1ValenciennesFontvieille
19:00 CEST UTC+2 Park  7' Report Audel  61' 76' Stadium: Stade Louis II
Attendance: 7,026
Referee: Laurent Duhamel
23 May 2009 37Bordeaux1 – 0AS MonacoBordeaux
21:00 CEST UTC+2 Chamakh  35'
Jussiê  42'
Cavenaghi  90+2'		 Report Haruna  78'  90'
Diaz  82'
Pérez  88'		 Stadium: Stade Chaban-Delmas
Attendance: 32,260
Referee: Thierry Auriac
30 May 2009 38Paris Saint-Germain0 – 0AS MonacoParis
21:00 CEST UTC+2 Clément  63'
Pancrate  66'		 Report Modesto  41'
Mongongu  55'
Park  80'		 Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 43,665
Referee: Olivier Thual

Coupe de la Ligue
Main article: 2008–09 Coupe de la Ligue
24 September 2009 Third RoundAS Monaco0 – 1Paris Saint-GermainFontvieille
17:00 CEST UTC+2 Report Pancrate  34'
Mulumbu  62'		 Stadium: Stade Louis II
Attendance: 5,581
Referee: Philippe Kalt

Coupe de France
Main article: 2008–09 Coupe de France

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4 January 2009 Round of 64Blagnac0 – 1AS MonacoBlagnac
14:45 CET UTC+1 Y.Calvet  21'
G.Pradere  82'		 Report Marquet  21' (o.g.)
Muratori  28'
Licata  86'
Ruffier  90+2'		 Stadium: Stade Municipal des Ramiers
25 January 2009 Round of 32AS Monaco1 – 0NiceFontvieille
20:45 CET UTC+1 Diaz  58'
Licata  83'
Pokrivač  86'
Pérez  89'		 Report Hognon  27' Stadium: Stade Louis II
4 March 2009 Round of 16Ajaccio0 – 2AS MonacoAjaccio
19:00 CET UTC+1 Martins  50' Report Pokrivač  30'
Licata  74'		 Stadium: Stade François Coty
18 March 2009 QuarterfinalGrenoble Foot2 – 0AS MonacoGrenoble
17:00 CET UTC+1 Moreira  13'
Akrour  54'		 Report Stadium: Stade des Alpes
Attendance: 14,065
Referee: Thierry Auriac

Statistics
As of match played 30 May 2009

Appearances and Goals
No. Pos Nat Player TotalLigue 1Coupe de FranceCoupe de la Ligue
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Yohann Thuram-Ulien 302+100000
2 DF Cédric Mongongu 26019+303010
3 DF Nicolas Nkoulou 25021+201010
4 DF François Modesto 34129+213000
5 MF Diego Pérez 26014+803010
6 MF Nikola Pokrivač 27317+623110
8 DF Patrick Müller 1006+103000
9 FW Yannick Sagbo 400+300+1000
10 FW Park Chu-young 355315300+10
11 FW Freddy Adu 1000+900010
12 DF Adriano 1501500000
13 DF Vincent Muratori 1107+102010
14 DF Dario Šimić 30026+102010
15 DF Thomas Mangani 30300000
16 GK Stéphane Ruffier 3603204000
17 FW Serge Gakpé 1405+800+1000
18 MF Alejandro Alonso 193173100+10
19 MF Jean-Jacques Gosso 32029+201000
20 FW Juan Pablo Pino 26620+362010
21 MF Camel Meriem 31123+512010
22 FW Alexandre Licata 24912+972+1200
23 MF Jerko Leko 26220+421010
25 MF Lukman Haruna 401+300000
26 MF Yohan Mollo 28218+623+1000
27 FW Frédéric Nimani 32615+1362+100+10
28 FW Djamel Bakar 701+500+1000
30 GK Flavio Roma 50400010
31 MF Kévin Diaz 502+201000
32 DF Igor Lolo 1211012000
Players away from the club on loan:
11 FW Nenê 10100000
25 DF Leandro Cufré 1531530000
35 MF Sani Kaita 302+100000
Players who appeared for Monaco no longer at the club:
10 FW Jérémy Ménez 301+200000

Goal scorers
Place Position Nation Number Name Ligue 1 Coupe de France Coupe de la Ligue Total
1FW22Alexandre Licata7209
2FW27Frédéric Nimani6006
FW20Juan Pablo Pino6006
4FW10Park Chu-young5005
5DF25Leandro Cufré3003
MF18Alejandro Alonso3003
MF6Nikola Pokrivač2103
Own goal2103
9MF26Yohan Mollo2002
MF23Jerko Leko2002
11MF21Camel Meriem1001
DF4François Modesto1001
DF32Igor Lolo1001
TOTALS 414045

Disciplinary Record
Number Nation Position Name Ligue 1 Coupe de France Coupe de la Ligue Total
2DFCédric Mongongu41000041
4DFFrançois Modesto20000020
5MFDiego Pérez50100060
6MFNikola Pokrivač70100080
10FWPark Chu-young30000030
11FWNenê10000010
11FWFreddy Adu10000010
12DFAdriano40000040
13DFVincent Muratori00100010
14DFDario Šimić41000041
16GKStéphane Ruffier20100030
18MFAlejandro Alonso71000071
19MFJean-Jacques Gosso1000000100
20FWJuan Pablo Pino10000010
21MFCamel Meriem10000010
22FWAlexandre Licata00100010
23MFJerko Leko1020000102
25DFLeandro Cufré30000030
25MFLukman Haruna21000021
26MFYohan Mollo30000030
27FWFrédéric Nimani10000010
31MFKévin Diaz10100020
32DFIgor Lolo30000030
TOTALS 75 6 6 0 0 0 81 6
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