2008–09 FC Barcelona season

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Overview

As expectations have not been met last season, FC Barcelona is starting a new era with a new manager.

As of 5 June

Players

Squad information

N	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Age	EU	Since	App	Goals	Ends	Transfer fee	Notes
1	GK		V. Valdés	42	EU	2002	210	0	2010	Youth system
5	DF		Puyol	46	EU	1999	303	6	2010	Youth system
3	DF		Milito	43	EU	2007	39	1	2011	€17m
22	DF		Abidal	44	EU	2007	40	0	2011	€15m
6	MF		Xavi	44	EU	1998	288	28	2010	Youth system
24	MF		Touré Yaya	41	Non-EU	2007	32	2	2011	€ 9m	Under Kolpak ruling
8	MF		A. Iniesta	40	EU	2002	211	17	2014	Youth system
19	FW		Messi	36	EU	2004	97	40	2014	Youth system
9	FW		Eto'o	43	EU	2004	137	89	2010	€24m
14	FW		Henry	46	EU	2007	40	14	2011	€24m
25	GK		Jorquera	45	EU	2003	17	0	2010	Youth system
23	DF		Oleguer	44	EU	2002	165	1	2010	Youth system
4	DF		Márquez	45	EU	2003	166	8	2010	€ 5m
16	DF		Sylvinho	50	EU	2004	92	3	2009	€ 2m
7	FW		Gudjohnsen	45	EU	2006	72	13	2009	€12m
27	FW		Bojan	33	EU	2007	40	10		Youth system
13	GK		Pinto	48	EU	2008 (Winter)	3	0	2010	€0.5m	Loaned in on January 2008 Transfered on May 2008
	MF		Keita	44	EU	2008	0	0	2012	€14m
	DF		Piqué	37	EU	2008	0	0	2012	€5m
	DF		Cáceres	37	EU	2008	0	0	2012	€16.5m
	DF		Dani Alves	41	EU	2008	0	0	2012	€29m
	MF		Hleb	43	EU	2008	0	0	2012	€15m

• Last updated: 16 July
• Source: FC Barcelona, Players in / out, Wikipedia players' articles, ESPN (for appearances and goals) and footballdatabase.com (for EU passport)
• Ordered by Last season starting 11 and position on pitch (from back right to front left).

Players in / out

In

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Age	EU	Moving from	Type	Transfer window	Ends	Transfer fee	Source
	MF		Keita	28	EU	Sevilla	Transfer	Summer	2012	€14m + €2.2m in taxes	FC Barcelona
	DF		Piqué	21	EU	Manchester United	Transfer	Summer	2012	€5m + €2m in variables	FC Barcelona
13	GK		Pinto	32	EU	Celta de Vigo	Transfer	Summer	2010	€0.5m	FC Barcelona
	DF		Cáceres	21	EU	Villarreal	Transfer	Summer	2012	€16.5m	FC Barcelona
	DF		Dani Alves	25	EU	Sevilla	Transfer	Summer	2012	€29m + €6m in variables	FC Barcelona
—	MF		Alexander Hleb	43	Non-EU	Arsenal	Transfer	Summer	2012	€15m	FC Barcelona

Total spending: 65,000,000 €

Out

N	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Age	EU	Moving to	Type	Transfer window	Transfer fee	Source
15	DF		Edmílson	31	EU	Villarreal	End of contract	Summer	Free	FC Barcelona
11	DF		Zambrotta	31	EU	Milan	Transfer	Summer	€ 9m + €2m in variables	FC Barcelona
17	FW		Giovani	19	EU	Tottenham	Transfer	Summer	€ 6m + €5m in variables	FC Barcelona
21	DF		Thuram	36	EU		End of contract	Summer	Free	FC Barcelona
18	FW		Ezquerro	31	EU		End of contract	Summer	Free	FC Barcelona
20	MF		Deco	30	EU	Chelsea	Transfer	Summer	€10m	FC Barcelona
10	FW		Ronaldinho	28	EU	Milan	Transfer	Summer	€ 21m + €4m in variables	AC Milan FC Barcelona

Last updated: 16 July

Total income: 46,000,000 €

Squad stats

				Total			UCL		La Liga		Copa del Rey		Copa Catalunya
No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Sts	App	Gls	App	Gls	App	Gls	App	Gls	App	Gls
1	GK		V. Valdés
5	CB		Puyol
3	CB		Milito
22	LB		Abidal
6	RM		Xavi
17	DM		Touré Yaya
8	MF		A. Iniesta
19	RW		Messi
9	CF		Eto'o
14	LW		Henry
25	GK		Jorquera
23	CB		Oleguer
4	CB		Márquez
16	LB		Sylvinho
7	FW		Gudjohnsen
27	FW		Bojan
13	GK		Pinto
	MF		Keita
	DF		Piqué
	DF		Cáceres
	DF		Dani Alves

Last updated: 16 July
Source:
Ordered by
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Disciplinary record

N	Pos.	Nat.	Name				Notes
				0	0	0

Last updated: 8 July
Source:
Only competitive matches
= Number of bookings; = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.

Start formations

Qnt	Formation	Match(es)

Last updated: 8 July
Source: Match reports in Competitive matches
Only competitive matches.

Starting 11

No. Pos. Nat. Name MS Notes

Last updated: 8 July
Source: Squad stats and Start formations.
Only competitive matches.
Using the most used start formation.
Ordered by position on pitch (from back right to front left).

Club

Coaching staff

Position	Staff
Head Coach	Josep Guardiola
Assistant Coach	Tito Vilanova
Goalkeeping Coach	Juan Carlos Unzué
Physical fitness coach	Lorenzo Buenaventura
Barcelona Atlétic Coach	Luis Enrique Martínez García

Last updated: 1st July
Source: FC Barcelona

Competitions

Overall

As in nine out of the last ten seasons, FC Barcelona is going to be present in all major competitions. First division and Copa del Rey in Spain and UEFA Champions League in Europe. Also, Copa Catalunya in Barça's native autonomous community of Catalonia, but, usually, Barcelona mostly uses FC Barcelona B's players in this competition.

As of 30 May

Competition	Started round	Current position / round	Final position / round	First match	Last match
La Liga	—	—
Copa Catalunya	—	—
UCL	TQR	—		12 or 13 August
Copa del Rey	—	—

Updated to match played 8 July
Source: Competitions

La Liga

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
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Last updated: 30 May.
Source: Competitive Matches

Matches

Competitive

Game	Date	Tournament	Round	Ground	Opponent	Score1	Report
1	12 or 13 August	UCL	TQR				Kick off --:-- CEST
2	26 or 27 August	UCL	TQR				Kick off --:-- CEST

Last updated: 8 July
Source: FC Barcelona
¹Barcelona goals come first.
National flags for Ground and Opponent columns are only shown when different from that of Barcelona.
M = Match; Ground: H = Home, A = Away, N = Neutral, HR = Home replacement, AR = Away replacement.

Pre-season

Game	Date	Tournament	Round	Ground	Opponent	Score1	Report
1	24 July	Friendly	—	N	Hibernian		Kick off 19:45 BST
2	26 July	Friendly	—	A	Dundee United		Kick off 16:00 BST
3	30 July	Friendly	—	A	Fiorentina		Kick off --:-- CEST
4	3 August	US Tour	—	N	CD Guadalajara		Kick off 18:00 CDT
5	6 August	US Tour	—	A	Red Bull New York		Kick off --:-- EDT
6	16 August	Joan Gamper Trophy	—	H	Boca Juniors		Kick off --:-- CEST

Last updated: 8 July
Source: FC Barcelona
¹Barcelona goals come first.
National flags for Ground and Opponent columns are only shown when different from that of Barcelona.
M = Match; Ground: H = Home, A = Away, N = Neutral, HR = Home replacement, AR = Away replacement.

External links

• FC Barcelona official website
• English Speaking FC Barcelona Supporters
• ESPNsoccernet: Barcelona Team Page
• Footballdatabase.com: FC Barcelona (Spain) profile
• UEFA Champions League
• Web Oficial de la Liga de Fútbol Profesional
• Federació Catalana de Futbol