2008–09 Udinese Calcio season

The 2008–09 season was Udinese Calcio's 14th consecutive and 29th overall season in Serie A. The team competed in Serie A, finishing 7th, and in the Coppa Italia, reaching the quarter-finals. Having finished 7th the previous season also, Udinese competed in the 2008–09 UEFA Cup, where they were eliminated in the quarter-finals.

Udinese

2008–09 season
President	Franco Soldati
Manager	Pasquale Marino
Stadium	Stadio Friuli
Serie A	7th
Coppa Italia	Quarter-finals
UEFA Cup	Quarter-finals
Top goalscorer	League: Fabio Quagliarella (13) All: Fabio Quagliarella (21)
Home colours Away colours Third colours

Players

Squad information

Transfers

In

Out

Competitions

Serie A

Main article: 2008–09 Serie A

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
5	Genoa	38	19	11	8	56	39	+17	68[lower-alpha 1]	Qualification to Europa League play-off round[lower-alpha 2]
6	Roma	38	18	9	11	64	61	+3	63	Qualification to Europa League third qualifying round
7	Udinese	38	16	10	12	61	50	+11	58
8	Palermo	38	17	6	15	57	50	+7	57
9	Cagliari	38	15	8	15	49	50	−1	53

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.
Notes:

1. FIO 1–0 GEN; GEN 3–3 FIO
2. Lazio qualified for the play-off round of the 2009–10 UEFA Europa League by winning the 2008–09 Coppa Italia.

Matches

Udinese v Palermo

30 August 2008 1	Udinese	3–1	Palermo	Udine
18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Di Natale  9', 34' Coda  58' Isla  68' Inler  70'	Report	Janković  13' Nocerino  21' Dellafiore  63' Bresciano  69' Miccoli  83'	Stadium: Stadio Friuli Attendance: 14,295 Referee: Luca Banti

Juventus v Udinese

14 September 2008 2	Juventus	1–0	Udinese	Turin
20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Amauri  67'	Report	Ferronetti  14'	Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi Attendance: 20,320 Referee: Andrea De Marco

Udinese v Napoli

21 September 2008 3	Udinese	0–0	Napoli	Udine
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Inler  62' Pepe  75'	Report	Vitale  17' Santacroce  23'  73' Pazienza  82'	Stadium: Stadio Friuli Attendance: 15,500 Referee: Daniele Orsato

Bologna v Udinese

24 September 2008 4	Bologna	0–3	Udinese	Bologna
20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Britos  13' Marchini  35' Terzi  43' Di Vaio  81'	Report	D'Agostino  14' (pen.) Floro Flores  21' Sánchez  72' Pepe  74' Ferronetti  80'	Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Attendance: 17,322 Referee: Paolo Mazzoleni

Udinese v Siena

28 September 2008 5	Udinese	2–1	Siena	Udine
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Quagliarella  22' Pepe  29'	Report	Curci  37' Kharja  38' Ficagna  50'	Stadium: Stadio Friuli Attendance: 13,561 Referee: Luca Marelli

Udinese v Torino

5 October 2008 6	Udinese	2–0	Torino	Udine
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Luković  13' Quagliarella  44', 77' Domizzi  64'	Report	Diana  63' Natali  71' Rubin  87' Ventola  90+4'	Stadium: Stadio Friuli Attendance: 13,852 Referee: Mauro Bergonzi

Lecce v Udinese

19 October 2008 7	Lecce	2–2	Udinese	Lecce
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Fabiano  20' Giacomazzi  28' Tiribocchi  32',  63' Ariatti  42' Domizzi  52' (o.g.)	Report	Inler  13' Domizzi  29' Pepe  42' Sánchez  58' D'Agostino  71'	Stadium: Stadio Via del Mare Attendance: 8,672 Referee: Andrea Gervasoni

Udinese v Roma

26 October 2008 8	Udinese	3–1	Roma	Udine
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Di Natale  10' (pen.), 51' Floro Flores  22',  68' Luković  38' Isla  57' Handanović  75'	Report	Tonetto  9' Vučinić  29' Cicinho  59' Totti  75' (pen.),  90'	Stadium: Stadio Friuli Attendance: 16,134 Referee: Massimiliano Saccani

Catania v Udinese

29 October 2008 9	Catania	0–2	Udinese	Catania
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00)	Sardo  29' Tedesco  37' Baiocco  68'	Report	Coda  9' Sánchez  13' Handanović  34' Motta  56' Isla  67' Quagliarella  83'	Stadium: Stadio Angelo Massimino Attendance: 18,759 Referee: Luca Banti

Udinese v Genoa

2 November 2008 10	Udinese	2–2	Genoa	Udine
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	D'Agostino  4' (pen.),  65' Ferronetti  10' Quagliarella  78'	Report	Criscito  3' Potenza  30' Milito  63' (pen.) Sculli  67'	Stadium: Stadio Friuli Attendance: 15,192 Referee: Paolo Tagliavento

Internazionale v Udinese

9 November 2008 11	Internazionale	1–0	Udinese	Milan
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Cruz  74',  90+2' Córdoba  82'	Report	Pepe  33' D'Agostino  39' Inler  55'	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 51,595 Referee: Emidio Morganti

Udinese v Reggina

16 November 2008 12	Udinese	0–1	Reggina	Reggio Calabria
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Quagliarella  20' Domizzi  90+2' Coda  90+3'	Report	Santos  18' Brienza  60',  89' Cirillo  79' Corradi  90+5'	Stadium: Stadio Oreste Granillo Attendance: 14,500 Referee: Paolo Mazzoleni

Fiorentina v Udinese

22 November 2008 13	Fiorentina	4–2	Udinese	Florence
18:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Dainelli  18' Vargas  35' Mutu  52' (pen.) Montolivo  63', 78' Gilardino  79' Comotto  82'	Report	Floro Flores  29' Pepe  35' Domizzi  51' Di Natale  83' (pen.) D'Agostino  83'	Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Attendance: 28,981 Referee: Daniele Orsato

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Roma v Udinese

7 March 2009 27	Roma	1–1	Udinese	Rome
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Mexès  39' Panucci  53' Vučinić  61',  86' De Rossi  68'  68'	Report	Di Natale  21' Felipe  54' Pepe  57' D'Agostino  89' Sánchez  90+1'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 37,172 Referee: Paolo Tagliavento

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Udinese v Fiorentina

19 April 2009 32	Udinese	3–1	Fiorentina	Udine
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Asamoah  10' D'Agostino  47' (pen.), 69'	Report	Gamberini  32' Dainelli  67',  68' Kuzmanović  89'	Stadium: Stadio Friuli Attendance: 16,736 Referee: Mauro Bergonzi

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Coppa Italia

Main article: 2008–09 Coppa Italia

UEFA Cup

Main article: 2008–09 UEFA Cup

References