Premier League 2008/09
| Premier League 2008/09 | |
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| master | Manchester United |
| Champions League | Manchester United, Liverpool , Chelsea , |
| Champions League qualification |
Arsenal FC |
| Europa League qualification |
Everton FC , Aston Villa , Fulham FC |
| Cup winners | Chelsea FC |
| Relegated |
Newcastle United , Middlesbrough FC , West Bromwich Albion |
| Teams | 20th |
| Games | 380 |
| Gates | 942 (ø 2.48 per game) |
| spectator | 13,527,815 (ø 35,600 per game) |
| Top scorer |
 Nicolas Anelka (Chelsea FC)
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| ← Premier League 2007/08 | |
The Premier League 2008/09 was the 17th season of the English Premier League , and at the same time the 110th first division season in English football. It started on August 16, 2008 and ended on May 24, 2009. The defending champions were Manchester United , after this club had won their tenth Premiership title and the 17th English championship trophy in the previous season. The first goal of the 2008/09 season scored Samir Nasri from Arsenal FC in the opening game against newly promoted and second division champions West Bromwich Albion .
With a 0-0 win against Arsenal, Manchester United was able to celebrate their successful title defense on the penultimate matchday. Alex Ferguson's team won the third English championship in a row and, with a total of 18 titles, overtook Liverpool FC, the only record champions up until then .
Season course
Championship decision
The team balance of Manchester United was due to the renewed championship title. Based on a strong central defense with Nemanja Vidić and Rio Ferdinand as well as with the help of the "goalkeeper dinosaur" Edwin van der Sar , who did not concede a goal in 21 league games, Michael Carrick and Darren Fletcher in particular ensured the necessary stability and in the midfield Attack Cristiano Ronaldo and Wayne Rooney alongside the new record player Ryan Giggs for the decisive creative moments in the 2008/09 season.
Liverpool FC had long hopes of their first league title in 19 years with leading players Steven Gerrard and Fernando Torres , celebrated a respectable success with the 4-1 win at Old Trafford , but lost crucial points due to the excessive number of eleven draws in the championship race. Both Chelsea FC under the new coach Luiz Felipe Scolari and the young Arsenal team from the “Big Four” of English football were slow to keep up and even ran the risk of losing their qualification for the lucrative Champions League. While Arsenal FC experienced a high phase at the beginning of the season and later suffered from the fact that there was too little substance in the defense center and in the creative zone next to Cesc Fàbregas in midfield, the "blues" only solidified after the coach change to Guus Hiddink towards the end of the season.
Aston Villa ranked fourth for a long time and, with the fast Ashley Young and Gabriel Agbonlahor, had effective offensive forces in the fight for a Champions League place. In the end, however, after a weakness in form, the “Villans” fell behind and behind Everton FC , whose own ambitions were in turn “slowed down” by injury problems. Behind them, the 61-year-old Roy Hodgson trained FC Fulham for the new Europa League and, especially in the eight games on the opposing side without conceding a goal, showed itself to be very defensive.
midfield
Tottenham Hotspur and West Ham United were able to book eighth and ninth place in the final table as a success. The "Spurs" had to cope with a disastrous beginning and then started a race to catch up under the new coach Harry Redknapp ; The problems of West Ham United against the background of the financial crisis with regard to Icelandic ownership were of an economic nature, which under coach Gianfranco Zola did not show any clear sporting effects. The top half of the table was completed by Manchester City , which this season could not convert the high transfer expenses - including Robinho, the most expensive purchase of an English professional club to date - into football quality and disappointed with only two wins, especially on foreign courses.
Wigan Athletic and newly promoted Stoke City landed in the no man's land of the Premier League , with the "Latics" fighting for a long time to qualify for a European club competition and losing ground significantly in the last two months. Stoke was extremely strong, was difficult to defeat in home games and surprisingly distanced themselves from the relegation ranks.
The Bolton Wanderers , Portsmouth FC and Blackburn Rovers collected 41 points . In Bolton Kevin Davies was again with eleven goals a central player in one of the smallest squads in the English top division, who was able to defy the austerity constraints in the club. For a long time, Portsmouth FC, active in the UEFA Cup , could not compensate for the departure of Harry Redknapp, maneuvered themselves into a downward spiral under successor Tony Adams and then scored important points again in the last home games under third coach Paul Hart . Premier League novice Paul Ince had to pay the hardship at ex-champion Blackburn , who was replaced halfway and in penultimate position by routine coach Sam Allardyce , who finally managed to turn the trend for the better.
Relegation battle
Behind Sunderland AFC , who dismissed their coach halfway with Roy Keane - like a total of six clubs in this table region - Hull City was also only just able to escape relegation. Hull City had attracted attention in the preliminary round with some sensations, defeating Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur and taking second place for a few weeks. Later it went downhill in a nosedive and the team of trainer Phil Brown saved themselves with only one point behind the finish.
The way to the second-rate Football League Championship had to Newcastle United , the Middlesbrough and West Bromwich Albion take. While four coaches in Newcastle, including former player legend Alan Shearer , were “worn out” in a turbulent season, the deficits in Middlesbrough were mainly in the offensive game. The team of Gareth Southgate scored only 28 goals. Bottom of the table was with the most goals conceded "WBA", which was relegated to the second division for the third time in the four Premier League seasons of the 2000s.
Closing table
| Pl. | society | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Manchester United (M) | 38 | 28 | 6th | 4th | 68:24 | +44 | 90 |
| 2. | Liverpool FC | 38 | 25th | 11 | 2 | 77:27 | +50 | 86 |
| 3. | Chelsea FC | 38 | 25th | 8th | 5 | 68:24 | +44 | 83 |
| 4th | Arsenal FC | 38 | 20th | 12 | 6th | 68:37 | +31 | 72 |
| 5. | Everton FC | 38 | 17th | 12 | 9 | 55:37 | +18 | 63 |
| 6th | Aston Villa | 38 | 17th | 11 | 10 | 54:48 | +6 | 62 |
| 7th | Fulham FC | 38 | 14th | 11 | 13 | 39:34 | +5 | 53 |
| 8th. | Tottenham Hotspur (L) | 38 | 14th | 9 | 15th | 45:45 | ± 0 | 51 |
| 9. | West Ham United | 38 | 14th | 9 | 15th | 42:45 | −3 | 51 |
| 10. | Manchester City | 38 | 15th | 5 | 18th | 58:50 | +8 | 50 |
| 11. | Wigan Athletic | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17th | 34:45 | −11 | 45 |
| 12. | Stoke City (N) | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17th | 38:55 | −17 | 45 |
| 13. | Bolton Wanderers | 38 | 11 | 8th | 19th | 41:53 | −12 | 41 |
| 14th | Portsmouth FC (P) | 38 | 10 | 11 | 17th | 38:57 | −19 | 41 |
| 15th | Blackburn Rovers | 38 | 10 | 11 | 17th | 40:60 | −20 | 41 |
| 16. | Sunderland AFC | 38 | 9 | 9 | 20th | 34:54 | −20 | 36 |
| 17th | Hull City (N) | 38 | 8th | 11 | 19th | 39:64 | −25 | 35 |
| 18th | Newcastle United | 38 | 7th | 13 | 18th | 40:59 | −19 | 34 |
| 19th | Middlesbrough FC | 38 | 7th | 11 | 20th | 28:57 | −29 | 32 |
| 20th | West Bromwich Albion (N) | 38 | 8th | 8th | 22nd | 36:67 | −31 | 32 |
Placement criteria: 1st points - 2nd goal difference - 3rd goals scored
| (M) | reigning English champion |
| (P) | reigning FA Cup winner |
| (L) | reigning league cup winner |
| (N) | Newcomers last season |
Results table
The home teams are listed in the left column.
| 2008/09 | ARS | AST | BLA | BOL | CHE | EVE | FUL | HUL | LIV | MNC | MNU | MID | NEW | POR | STO | SUN | DEAD | WBA | WHU | TIG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arsenal FC | 0: 2 | 4-0 | 1-0 | 1: 4 | 3: 1 | 0-0 | 1: 2 | 1: 1 | 2-0 | 2: 1 | 2-0 | 3-0 | 1-0 | 4: 1 | 0-0 | 4: 4 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | |
| Aston Villa | 2: 2 | 3: 2 | 4: 2 | 0: 1 | 3: 3 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 4: 2 | 0-0 | 1: 2 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 2: 2 | 2: 1 | 1: 2 | 2: 1 | 1: 1 | 0-0 | |
| Blackburn Rovers | 0: 4 | 0: 2 | 2: 2 | 0: 2 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 1: 1 | 1: 3 | 2: 2 | 0: 2 | 1: 1 | 3-0 | 2-0 | 3-0 | 1: 2 | 2: 1 | 0-0 | 1: 1 | 2-0 | |
| Bolton Wanderers | 1: 3 | 1: 1 | 0-0 | 0: 2 | 0: 1 | 1: 3 | 1: 1 | 0: 2 | 2-0 | 0: 1 | 4: 1 | 1-0 | 2: 1 | 3: 1 | 0-0 | 3: 2 | 0-0 | 2: 1 | 0: 1 | |
| Chelsea FC | 1: 2 | 2-0 | 2-0 | 4: 3 | 0-0 | 3: 1 | 0-0 | 0: 1 | 1-0 | 1: 1 | 2-0 | 0-0 | 4-0 | 2: 1 | 5-0 | 1: 1 | 2-0 | 1: 1 | 2: 1 | |
| Everton FC | 1: 1 | 2: 3 | 2: 3 | 3-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 2-0 | 0: 2 | 1: 2 | 1: 1 | 1: 1 | 2: 2 | 0: 3 | 3: 1 | 3-0 | 0-0 | 2-0 | 3: 1 | 4-0 | |
| Fulham FC | 1-0 | 3: 1 | 1: 2 | 2: 1 | 2: 2 | 0: 2 | 0: 1 | 0: 1 | 1: 1 | 2-0 | 3-0 | 2: 1 | 3: 1 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 2: 1 | 2-0 | 1: 2 | 2-0 | |
| Hull City | 1: 3 | 0: 1 | 1: 2 | 0: 1 | 0: 3 | 2: 2 | 2: 1 | 1: 3 | 2: 2 | 0: 1 | 2: 1 | 1: 1 | 0-0 | 1: 2 | 1: 4 | 1: 2 | 2: 2 | 1-0 | 0: 5 | |
| Liverpool FC | 4: 4 | 5-0 | 4-0 | 3-0 | 2-0 | 1: 1 | 0-0 | 2: 2 | 1: 1 | 2: 1 | 2: 1 | 3-0 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 2-0 | 3: 1 | 3-0 | 0-0 | 3: 2 | |
| Manchester City | 3-0 | 2-0 | 3: 1 | 1-0 | 1: 3 | 0: 1 | 1: 3 | 5: 1 | 2: 3 | 0: 1 | 1-0 | 2: 1 | 6-0 | 3-0 | 1-0 | 1: 2 | 4: 2 | 3-0 | 1-0 | |
| Manchester United | 0-0 | 3: 2 | 2: 1 | 2-0 | 3-0 | 1-0 | 3-0 | 4: 3 | 1: 4 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 1: 1 | 2-0 | 5-0 | 1-0 | 5: 2 | 4-0 | 2-0 | 1-0 | |
| Middlesbrough FC | 1: 1 | 1: 1 | 0-0 | 1: 3 | 0: 5 | 0: 1 | 0-0 | 3: 1 | 2-0 | 2-0 | 0: 2 | 0-0 | 1: 1 | 2: 1 | 1: 1 | 2: 1 | 0: 1 | 1: 1 | 0-0 | |
| Newcastle United | 1: 3 | 2-0 | 1: 2 | 1-0 | 0: 2 | 0-0 | 0: 1 | 1: 2 | 1: 5 | 2: 2 | 1: 2 | 3: 1 | 0-0 | 2: 2 | 1: 1 | 2: 1 | 2: 1 | 2: 2 | 2: 2 | |
| Portsmouth FC | 0: 3 | 0: 1 | 3: 2 | 1-0 | 0: 1 | 2: 1 | 1: 1 | 2: 2 | 2: 3 | 2-0 | 0: 1 | 2: 1 | 0: 3 | 2: 1 | 3: 1 | 2-0 | 2: 2 | 1: 4 | 1: 2 | |
| Stoke City | 2: 1 | 3: 2 | 1-0 | 2-0 | 0: 2 | 2: 3 | 0-0 | 1: 1 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 0: 1 | 1-0 | 1: 1 | 2: 2 | 1-0 | 2: 1 | 1-0 | 0: 1 | 2-0 | |
| Sunderland AFC | 1: 1 | 1: 2 | 0-0 | 1: 4 | 2: 3 | 0: 2 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 0: 1 | 0: 3 | 1: 2 | 2-0 | 2: 1 | 1: 2 | 2-0 | 1: 1 | 4-0 | 0: 1 | 1: 2 | |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 0-0 | 1: 2 | 1-0 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 0: 1 | 0-0 | 0: 1 | 2: 1 | 2: 1 | 0-0 | 4-0 | 1-0 | 1: 1 | 3: 1 | 1: 2 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 0-0 | |
| West Bromwich Albion | 1: 3 | 1: 2 | 2: 2 | 1: 1 | 0: 3 | 1: 2 | 1-0 | 0: 3 | 0: 2 | 2: 1 | 0: 5 | 3-0 | 2: 3 | 1: 1 | 0: 2 | 3-0 | 2-0 | 3: 2 | 3: 1 | |
| West Ham United | 0: 2 | 0: 1 | 4: 1 | 1: 3 | 0: 1 | 1: 3 | 3: 1 | 2-0 | 0: 3 | 1-0 | 0: 1 | 2: 1 | 3: 1 | 0-0 | 2: 1 | 2-0 | 0: 2 | 0-0 | 2: 1 | |
| Wigan Athletic | 1: 4 | 0: 4 | 3-0 | 0-0 | 0: 1 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 1: 1 | 2: 1 | 1: 2 | 0: 1 | 2: 1 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1: 1 | 1-0 | 2: 1 | 0: 1 |
List of goalscorers
| player | society | Gates | |
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| 1 |
Nicolas Anelka
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Chelsea FC | 19th |
| 2 |
 Cristiano Ronaldo
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Manchester United | 18th |
| 3 |
 Steven Gerrard
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Liverpool FC | 16 |
| 4th |
 Robinho
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Manchester City | 14th |
 Fernando Torres
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Liverpool FC | ||
| 6th |
Darren Bent
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Tottenham Hotspur | 12 |
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Kevin Davies
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Bolton Wanderers | ||
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Frank Lampard
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Chelsea FC | ||
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Wayne Rooney
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Manchester United | ||
 Dirk Kuyt
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Liverpool FC |
Awards during the season
| month | Trainer of the month | Player of the month |
|---|---|---|
| August 2008 |
Gareth Southgate (Middlesbrough FC) |
Deco (Chelsea FC)
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| September 2008 |
Phil Brown (Hull City) |
Ashley Young (Aston Villa)
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| October 2008 |
Rafael Benítez (Liverpool FC) |
Frank Lampard (Chelsea FC)
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| November 2008 |
Gary Megson (Bolton Wanderers) |
Nicolas Anelka (Chelsea FC)
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| December 2008 |
 Martin O'Neill (Aston Villa) |
Ashley Young (Aston Villa)
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| January 2009 |
 Alex Ferguson (Manchester United) |
.svg){kind=small} Nemanja Vidić (Manchester United)
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| February 2009 |
David Moyes (Everton FC) |
Phil Jagielka (Everton FC)
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| March 2009 |
Rafael Benítez (Liverpool FC) |
Steven Gerrard (Liverpool FC)
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| April 2009 |
Alex Ferguson (Manchester United) |
 Andrei Arshavin (Arsenal FC)
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Venues
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The Manchester United championship team
According to the rules of the Premier League, a player receives an official winner's medal if he completes at least 10 Premier League games for the master club. With this in mind, only the following players count as English champions of the 2008/09 season. The number of missions and the goals scored are given in brackets.
| 1. | Manchester United |
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Chronicle of the change of coach
- After Avram Grant was dismissed as coach of Chelsea on May 24, 2008 , the former Portuguese national coach Luiz Felipe Scolari became the Israeli's successor at the start of the season. (July 1, 2008)
- After differences over the club's transfer policy, Alan Curbishley resigned as coach of West Ham United . (September 3, 2008) The new coach was the former 35-time Italian international Gianfranco Zola . (September 11, 2008)
- Kevin Keegan resigned as coach of Newcastle United . The day before, this step had been denied by the club's management. (September 4, 2008) Joe Kinnear took over the training management. (September 26, 2008). Due to health problems at Joe Kinnear, assistant Chris Hughton took over the management briefly as an interim trainer from February 2009.
- The club management of the previously winless Tottenham Hotspur dismissed Juande Ramos (October 26, 2008) and one day later hired the coach of Premier League rivals Portsmouth FC Harry Redknapp for a transfer fee of five million pounds. (October 27, 2008)
- Portsmouth FC promoted former England captain and co- trainer Tony Adams to the position of head coach to succeed Harry Redknapp. (October 28, 2008)
- After slipping to a relegation zone, Roy Keane resigned as coach of Sunderland AFC . (December 4, 2008) The Scot Ricky Sbragia , who was only hired as co- trainer in November , initially took over the successor on an interim basis and was permanently installed as head trainer after Christmas with a new 18-month contract. (December 27, 2008)
- The Blackburn Rovers fired Paul Ince (December 16, 2008) and signed Sam Allardyce as his successor just one day later . (December 17, 2008)
- On February 9, 2009, Tony Adams at Portsmouth FC and Luiz Felipe Scolari at Chelsea FC were two coaches fired from the Premier League. On an interim basis, Paul Hart took over the sporting direction for "Pompey" and Guus Hiddink for the "Blues" until the end of the season . From the next season, the Italian star coach Carlo Ancelotti trained Chelsea.
- On March 31, 2009 Alan Shearer replaced the health ailing Joe Kinnear until the end of the season as coach at Newcastle United . Kinnear resigned from office on February 16 after a necessary bypass operation.
- On May 24, 2009 Ricky Sbragia resigned as coach of Sunderland AFC . He was succeeded on June 2, 2009 by Steve Bruce , who until then was still active for Wigan Athletic and to whom the "Black Cats" paid a transfer fee of three million pounds.
- The successor to Steve Bruce at Wigan Athletic was appointed on June 15, 2009 with Roberto Martínez, the ex-coach of the second division Swansea City .
literature
- Press Association Sport & The New Football Pools (Eds.): Official Football Yearbook 2009–2010 . A&C Black Publishers Ltd, 2009, ISBN 978-1-4081-1333-2 .
Footnotes and individual references
- ↑ Schedule and table. In: fussballdaten.de. Retrieved March 29, 2018 .
- ^ Carlo Ancelotti Signs three-year deal with Chelsea. In: theguardian.com. Accessed March 29, 2018 .