2008–09 US Lecce season

U.S. Lecce 2008–09 football season
U.S. Lecce
2008–09 season
ChairmanGiovanni Semeraro
Head coachMario Beretta
Luigi De Canio
StadiumStadio Via del Mare
Serie A20th (relegated)
Coppa ItaliaThird round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Simone Tiribocchi (11)
All:
Simone Tiribocchi (11)
Highest home attendance29,658
Lowest home attendance6,100
Average home league attendance11,867
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours
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The 2008–09 season was the 91st season in the history of U.S. Lecce and the club's first season back in the top flight of Italian football. In addition to the domestic league, Lecce participated in this season's edition of the Coppa Italia. The season covered the period from 1 July 2008 to 30 June 2009.

Players

First-team 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 Italy ITA Antonio Rosati
2 DF Italy ITA Guglielmo Stendardo (on loan from Lazio)
3 DF Italy ITA Tiziano Polenghi
4 MF Brazil BRA Edinho
6 DF Brazil BRA Ângelo
7 MF Italy ITA Andrea Zanchetta (captain)
8 MF Italy ITA Gianni Munari
9 FW Italy ITA Daniele Cacia
10 MF Italy ITA Fabio Caserta
11 FW Argentina ARG José Ignacio Castillo
14 DF Brazil BRA Fabiano
15 DF France FRA Hemza Mihoubi
16 DF Italy ITA Andrea Esposito
18 MF Uruguay URU Guillermo Giacomazzi
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 MF Italy ITA Luca Ariatti
20 MF Italy ITA Giuseppe Vives
21 MF Italy ITA Andrea Ardito
22 GK Italy ITA Davide Petrachi
23 DF Italy ITA Raffaele Schiavi
24 MF Paraguay PAR Daniel Raschle
25 FW Ivory Coast CIV Axel Cédric Konan
26 FW France FRA Mario Janvier (from youth team)
27 MF Italy ITA Cristian Agnelli
28 DF Sweden SWE André Möllestam (from youth team)
30 DF Portugal POR Vitorino Antunes (on loan from Roma)
35 FW Senegal SEN Papa Waigo (on loan from Fiorentina)
37 FW Paraguay PAR Jorge Ortega
40 DF Italy ITA Alberto Giuliatto
41 DF Italy ITA Gianmarco Ingrosso (from youth team)
77 MF Serbia SRB Dušan Basta
81 FW Greece GRE Dimitrios Papadopoulos
90 FW Italy ITA Simone Tiribocchi
99 GK Italy ITA Francesco Benussi
— MF Switzerland SUI Gianluca Frontino (on loan from Grasshopper)

Transfers

In

Out

Pre-season and friendlies

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Serie A August 2008 31 May 2009 Matchday 1 20th 38 5 15 18 37 67 −30 013.16
Coppa Italia 23 August 2008 23 August 2008 Third round Third round 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 000.00
Total 39 5 15 19 37 68 −31 012.82

Source: Soccerway

Serie A

League table

Pos Team
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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
16 Chievo 38 8 14 16 35 49 −14 38
17 Bologna 38 9 10 19 43 62 −19 37
18 Torino (R) 38 8 10 20 37 61 −24 34 Relegation to Serie B
19 Reggina (R) 38 6 13 19 30 62 −32 31
20 Lecce (R) 38 5 15 18 37 67 −30 30
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.
(R) Relegated

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
38 5 15 18 37 67  −30 30 3 10 6 20 28  −8 2 5 12 17 39  −22

Source: Serie A

Results by round

Source: Serie A
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Torino v Lecce
31 August 2008 1 Torino 3–0 Lecce Turin
15:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino
Referee: Andrea Gervasoni
Lecce v Chievo
14 September 2008 2 Lecce 2–0 Chievo Lecce
15:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stadio Via del Mare
Referee: Paolo Mazzoleni
Lecce v Siena
21 September 2008 3 Lecce 1–1 Siena Lecce
15:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stadio Via del Mare
Referee: Andrea Romeo
Internazionale v Lecce
24 September 2008 4 Internazionale 1–0 Lecce Milan
20:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: San Siro
Referee: Mauro Bergonzi
Lecce v Cagliari
28 September 2008 5 Lecce 2–0 Cagliari Lecce
15:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stadio Via del Mare
Referee: Riccardo Pinzani
Lazio v Lecce
4 October 2008 6 Lazio 1–1 Lecce Rome
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Referee: Nicola Pierpaoli
Lecce v Udinese
19 October 2008 7 Lecce 2–2 Udinese Lecce
15:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stadio Via del Mare
Referee: Andrea Gervasoni
Reggina v Lecce
26 October 2008 8 Reggina 2–0 Lecce Reggio Calabria
15:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stadio Oreste Granillo
Referee: Carmine Russo
Lecce v Palermo
29 October 2008 9 Lecce 1–1 Palermo Lecce
20:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stadio Via del Mare
Referee: Dino Tommasi
Atalanta v Lecce
2 November 2008 10 Atalanta 0–0 Lecce Bergamo
15:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia
Referee: Luca Marelli
Lecce v Milan
9 November 2008 11 Lecce 1–1 Milan Lecce
20:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stadio Via del Mare
Referee: Mauro Bergonzi
Sampdoria v Lecce
16 November 2008 12 Sampdoria 3–2 Lecce Genoa
15:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Referee: Matteo Trefoloni
Lecce v Roma
23 November 2008 13 Lecce 0–3 Roma Lecce
15:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stadio Via del Mare
Referee: Andrea Gervasoni
Catania v Lecce
29 November 2008 14 Catania 1–1 Lecce Catania
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stadio Angelo Massimino
Referee: Paolo Dondarini
Lecce v Juventus
7 December 2008 15 Lecce 1–2 Juventus Lecce
15:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stadio Via del Mare
Referee: Nicola Pierpaoli
Napoli v Lecce
13 December 2008 16 Napoli 3–0 Lecce Naples
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Stadio San Paolo
Referee: Paolo Valeri
Lecce v Bologna
21 December 2008 17 Lecce 0–0 Bologna Lecce
15:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stadio Via del Mare
Referee: Emidio Morganti
Fiorentina v Lecce
11 January 2009 18 Fiorentina 1–2 Lecce Florence
15:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Referee: Paolo Mazzoleni
Lecce v Genoa
18 January 2009 19 Lecce 0–2 Genoa Lecce
15:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stadio Via del Mare
Referee: Riccardo Pinzani
Lecce v Torino
25 January 2009 20 Lecce 3–3 Torino Lecce
15:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stadio Via del Mare
Referee: Matteo Trefoloni
Chievo v Lecce
28 January 2009 21 Chievo 1–1 Lecce Verona
Siena v Lecce
1 February 2009 22 Siena 1–2 Lecce Siena
Lecce v Internazionale
7 February 2009 23 Lecce 0–3 Internazionale Lecce
Stadium: Stadio Via del Mare
Cagliari v Lecce
15 February 2009 24 Cagliari 2–0 Lecce Cagliari
Lecce v Lazio
22 February 2009 25 Lecce 0–2 Lazio Lecce
Stadium: Stadio Via del Mare
Udinese v Lecce
1 March 2009 26 Udinese 2–0 Lecce Udinese
Lecce v Reggina
8 March 2009 27 Lecce 0–0 Reggina Lecce
Stadium: Stadio Via del Mare
Palermo v Lecce
15 March 2009 28 Palermo 5–2 Lecce Palermo
Lecce v Atalanta
22 March 2009 29 Lecce 2–2 Atalanta Lecce
Stadium: Stadio Via del Mare
Milan v Lecce
5 April 2009 30 Milan 2–0 Lecce Milan
Lecce v Sampdoria
11 April 2009 31 Lecce 1–3 Sampdoria Lecce
Stadium: Stadio Via del Mare
Roma v Lecce
19 April 2009 32 Roma 3–2 Lecce Rome
Lecce v Catania
26 April 2009 33 Lecce 2–1 Catania Lecce
Stadium: Stadio Via del Mare
Juventus v Lecce
3 May 2009 34 Juventus 2–2 Lecce Turin
Lecce v Napoli
10 May 2009 35 Lecce 1–1 Napoli Lecce
Stadium: Stadio Via del Mare
Bologna v Lecce
17 May 2009 36 Bologna 2–1 Lecce Bologna
Lecce v Fiorentina
24 May 2009 37 Lecce 1–1 Fiorentina Lecce
Stadium: Stadio Via del Mare
Genoa v Lecce
31 May 2009 38 Genoa 4–1 Lecce Genoa

Coppa Italia

Lecce v Salernitana
23 August 2008 Third round Lecce 0–1 Salernitana Lecce
CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stadio Via del Mare

Statistics

Goalscorers

References

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