The 2008–09 season was ACF Fiorentina's 83rd season in Italian football and their 71st season in the first-tier of Italian football, Serie A. Having finished fourth the previous season, La Viola earned qualification to the UEFA Champions League for the first time in eight years.
Players
Squad information As of 26 July 2008
Transfers
In
Summer transfer window No.Pos.PlayerFromFee 88 MF Felipe Melo Almería €13 million 46 FW Piergiuseppe Maritato Juventus undisclosed 11 FW Alberto Gilardino Milan €14 million 8 FW Stevan Jovetić Partizan €8 million 34 MF Nikola Gulan Sampdoria undisclosed 28 FW Jefferson Paraná free transfer 21 DF Gianluca Comotto Torino €4.3 million 6 DF Juan Manuel Vargas Catania €11 million 13 GK Marco Storari Milan on loan 14 DF Luciano Zauri Lazio on loan 30 MF Sergio Almirón Juventus on loan
Winter transfer window
No.Pos.PlayerFromFee 32 FW Emiliano Bonazzoli Sampdoria on loan -- MF Davide Carcuro Treviso loan return (co-ownership) -- GK Tommaso Scuffia Maceratese undisclosed
Out
Summer transfer window No.Pos.PlayerToFee 11 MF Fabio Liverani Palermo free transfer 32 FW Christian Vieri Atalanta free transfer 99 FW Daniele Cacia Piacenza blind auction 6 DF Alessandro Potenza Genoa undisclosed 21 FW Tomáš Ujfaluši Atlético Madrid free transfer -- MF Guilherme N/A released 12 GK Cristiano Lupatelli N/A released
Winter transfer window
No.Pos.PlayerFromFee 29 FW Giampaolo Pazzini Sampdoria €10 million 9 FW Dani Osvaldo Bologna €7 million
On loan No.Pos.PlayerOn loan toUntil 27 FW Samuel Di Carmine Queens Park Rangers June 2009 14 FW Arturo Lupoli Norwich City June 2009 16 MF Jan Hable Baník Ostrava June 2009 17 FW Papa Waigo Lecce June 2009 34 FW Matthias Lepiller Eupen June 2009 54 MF Manuel da Costa Sampdoria June 2009 34 MF Nikola Gulan 1860 Munich June 2009
Pre-season and friendlies
Competitions
Overall Competition Started round Current position Final position First match Last match Serie A Matchday 1 — 4th 31 August 2008 31 May 2009 Coppa Italia Round of 16 — Round of 16 17 December 2008 Champions League Third qualifying round — Group stage 12 August 2008 10 December 2008 UEFA Cup Round of 32 — Round of 32 19 February 2009 26 February 2009
Last updated: 31 May 2009
Serie A
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Matches
Coppa Italia
UEFA Champions League
Third qualifying round
Group stage
UEFA Cup
Final phase
Round of 32
Statistics
Appearances and goals
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