2008–09 IFA Championship, Interim Intermediate League
10 of the 12 clubs managed to meet the criteria, along with Sport & Leisure Swifts and Knockbreda who both achieved intermediate status, with only Brantwood and Oxford United Stars failing to do so. Harland & Wolff Welders were the champions. There was no promotion from the Interim League which meant that Championship 1 would be reduced to 14 clubs, with Championship 2 having 15.


2008–09 IFA Premiership
The 2008–09 IFA Premiership (known as the JJB Sports Premiership for sponsorship reasons) was the first season after a major overhaul of the league system in Northern Ireland, and the 108th season of Irish league football overall. It was scheduled to begin on 9 August 2008. However, the start of the league was delayed by a week due to a referees' strike. The season eventually began on 16 August 2008, and concluded on 2 May 2009. Linfield were the defending champions, but narrowly fell short of retaining the title as rivals Glentoran pipped them by a single point to win their 23rd league title overall.


2008–09 IFA Premiership, Team changes from 2007–08
The league was reduced from sixteen to twelve teams as a result of the league system in Northern Ireland being restructured by the IFA.


2008–09 IFA Premiership, Team changes from 2007–08
Five of last season's sixteen Premier League teams failed to gain a place in the new twelve-team Premiership, and one new team - Bangor - gained entry from the IFA Intermediate League.


2008–09 IFA Premiership, Team changes from 2007–08
Of the five teams who missed out, three - Armagh City, Larne and Limavady United failed to obtain the necessary domestic licence. Portadown obtained a licence, but was controversially excluded because a club official missed a deadline for submitting an application form by several minutes. Finally, Donegal Celtic obtained a licence, but was ranked thirteenth in the entry list, and thus missed out by one place.


2008–09 IFA Premiership, Results, Matches 1–22
During matches 1–22 each team played every other team twice (home and away).


2008–09 IFA Premiership, Results, Matches 23–33
During matches 23–33 each team played every other team for the third time (either at home, or away).


2008–09 IFA Premiership, Results, Matches 34–38
During matches 34–38 each team played every other team in their half of the table once (either at home or away).


2008–09 IFA Premiership, Promotion/relegation play-off
The relegation/promotion system was slightly modified because Bangor, who withdrew from the next IFA Premiership season, eventually finished 11th. It meant that last placed Dungannon Swifts played a two-legged match against Donegal Celtic, runners-up of the 2008–09 IFA Championship, for one spot in the 2009–10 IFA Premiership. The score was 2–2 on aggregate, but Dungannon Swifts secured their spot in the following IFA Premiership season by winning on away goals.


2008–09 IFA Premiership, Promotion/relegation play-off
2–2 on aggregate. Dungannon Swifts won on away goals rule and remained in the IFA Premiership.


2008–09 IHL season
The 2008–09 International Hockey League season was the 18th season of the International Hockey League (Colonial Hockey League before 1997, United Hockey League before 2007), a North American minor professional league. Six teams participated in the regular season and the Fort Wayne Komets won the league title.


2008–09 IIHF Continental Cup
The Continental Cup 2008–09 was the 12th edition of the IIHF Continental Cup. The season started on September 19, 2008, and finished on January 18, 2009.


2008–09 IIHF Continental Cup
The tournament was won by MHC Martin, who led the final group.


2008–09 IIHF Continental Cup
The points system used in this tournament was: the winner in regular time won 3 points, the loser 0 points; in case of a tie, an overtime and a penalty shootout is played, the winner in penalty shootouts or overtime won 2 points and the loser won 1 point.


2008–09 IIHF Continental Cup, First Group Stage, Group C standings
HK Liepājas Metalurgs, Keramin Minsk, HDK Stavbar Maribor, Gornyak Rudny, HC Bolzano, Coventry Blaze     :  bye


2008–09 IIHF European Women's Champions Cup
The 2008–09 IIHF European Women's Champions Cup was the fifth holding of the IIHF European Women Champions Cup (EWCC). Russian team SKIF Nizhny Novgorod of the Russian Women's Hockey League won the tournament for the first time, ending the four-year championship reign of Swedish team AIK Hockey.


2008–09 IRB Sevens World Series
The 2008–09 IRB Sevens World Series was the tenth of an annual IRB Sevens World Series of rugby union sevens tournaments for full national sides run by the International Rugby Board since 1999–2000.


2008–09 IRB Sevens World Series
South Africa clinched the 2008–09 World Series, its first Series title. The defending series champions New Zealand finished fourth.


2008–09 IRB Sevens World Series
Sevens is traditionally played in a two-day tournament format. However, the most famous event, the Hong Kong Sevens, is played over three days, largely because it involves 24 teams instead of the normal 16. Starting in 2008–09, the Australia leg (which involves the normal 16 teams) was spread out over a three-day period.


2008–09 IRB Sevens World Series, Tournaments
The series' tournaments are identical to 2007–2008 and span the globe:


2008–09 IRB Sevens World Series, Tournaments
The 2009 Rugby World Cup Sevens was not a part of the 2008-09 series. Unlike the 2005 edition held in Hong Kong, the 2009 edition did not replace one of the 2008-09 series events. The World Cup was held in Dubai from March 5–7, 2009 and won by Wales.


2008–09 IRB Sevens World Series, Core teams
Prior to the season, the IRB announced the 12 "core teams" that would receive guaranteed berths in each event in the 2008–09 series:


2008–09 IRB Sevens World Series, Core teams
The one new core team was the USA, which replaced its neighbor Canada.


2008–09 IRB Sevens World Series, Points schedule
The season championship is determined by points earned in each tournament. For most events, points are awarded on the following schedule:


2008–09 IRB Sevens World Series, Points schedule
Points are awarded on a different schedule for the Hong Kong Sevens:


2008–09 IRB Sevens World Series, Tournament structure
In all tournaments except Hong Kong, 16 teams participate. Due to its place as the sports most prestigious annual event, the Hong Kong tournament has 24 teams. In each tournament, the teams are divided into pools of four teams, who play a round-robin within the pool. Points are awarded in each pool on a different schedule from most rugby tournaments–3 for a win, 2 for a draw, 1 for a loss. The first tiebreaker is the head-to-head result between the tied teams, followed by difference in points scored during the tournament.


2008–09 IRB Sevens World Series, Tournament structure
Four trophies are awarded in each tournament, except for Hong Kong. In descending order of prestige, they are the Cup, whose winner is the overall tournament champion, Plate, Bowl and Shield. In Hong Kong, the Shield is not awarded. Each trophy is awarded at the end of a knockout tournament.


2008–09 IRB Sevens World Series, Tournament structure
In a 16 team tournament, the top two teams in each pool advance to the Cup competition. The four quarterfinal losers drop into the bracket for the Plate. The Bowl is contested by the third-place finishers in each pool, while the Shield is contested by the last-place teams from each pool. In Hong Kong, the six pool winners, plus the two highest-finishing second-place teams, advance to the Cup. The Plate participants are the eight highest-ranked teams remaining, while the lowest eight drop to the Bowl.


2008–09 ISAF Sailing World Cup
The 2008–09 ISAF Sailing World Cup was a series of sailing regattas staged during 2008–09 season. The series featured boats which feature at the Olympics and Paralympics.


2008–09 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating
The 2008–09 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating was a series of six international invitational competitions in the 2008–09 season. Skaters competed in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies singles, pair skating, and ice dancing on the senior level. At each event, skaters earned points based on their placements and the top six scoring skaters or teams at the end of the series qualified for the 2008–09 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final, held in Goyang, South Korea.


2008–09 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating
The Grand Prix series set the stage for the 2009 European Figure Skating Championships, the 2009 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships, the 2009 World Junior Figure Skating Championships, and the 2009 World Figure Skating Championships, as well as each country's national championships. The Grand Prix series began on October 23, 2008 and ended on December 14, 2008.


2008–09 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating
The Grand Prix was organized by the International Skating Union. Skaters competed for prize money and for a chance to compete in the Grand Prix Final. The corresponding series for Junior-level skaters was the 2008–09 ISU Junior Grand Prix.


2008–09 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, Qualifying
Skaters who reached the age of 14 by July 1, 2008 were eligible to compete on the senior Grand Prix circuit. The top six skaters from the 2008 World Championships were seeded and were guaranteed two events. Skaters who placed 7th through 12th were also given two events, though they were not considered seeded.


2008–09 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, Qualifying
Skaters/teams who medaled at the 2007–08 Junior Grand Prix Final or the 2008 World Junior Championships were guaranteed one event. Skaters who medaled at both the Junior Grand Prix Final and the World Junior Championships were guaranteed only one event.


2008–09 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, Qualifying
The host country was allowed to send three skaters/teams of their choosing in each discipline.


2008–09 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, Qualifying
The spots remaining were filled from the top 75 skaters/teams in the 2007–08 Season's Best list.


2008–09 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, Points
After the final event, the 2008 NHK Trophy, the six skaters/teams with the most points advanced to the Grand Prix Final. The qualification point system is as follows:


2008–09 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, Points
There were seven tie-breakers in cases of a tie in overall points:


2008–09 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, Points
If a tie remained, it was considered unbreakable and the tied skaters all qualified for the Grand Prix Final.


2008–09 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, Prize money
The total prize money was $180,000 per event in the series and $272,000 for the Final. All amounts are in U.S. dollars. Pairs and dance teams split the money. The breakdown was as follows:


2008–09 ISU Junior Grand Prix
The 2008–09 ISU Junior Grand Prix was the 12th season of the ISU Junior Grand Prix, a series of international junior level competitions organized by the International Skating Union. It was the Junior-level complement to the 2008–09 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, which was for Senior-level skaters. Skaters competed in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dance.


2008–09 ISU Junior Grand Prix
Skaters earned points towards qualification at each of the eight Junior Grand Prix events. The top eight skaters/teams in the series from each discipline met at the Junior Grand Prix Final. For the first time, the Junior Grand Prix Final was held concurrently with the senior Grand Prix Final.


2008–09 ISU Junior Grand Prix, Competitions
The locations of the JGP events change yearly. In the 2008–09 season, the series was composed of the following events:


2008–09 ISU Junior Grand Prix, Competitions
For the first time, the Junior Grand Prix Final was held in conjunction with the Grand Prix Final.


2008–09 ISU Junior Grand Prix, Qualifying
Skaters who reached the age of 13 by July 1, 2008 but had not turned 19 (singles and females of the other two disciplines) or 21 (male pair skaters and ice dancers) were eligible to compete on the junior circuit. Unlike the senior ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, skaters for the Junior Grand Prix are entered by their national federations rather than seeded by the ISU. The number of entries allotted to each ISU member federation is determined by their skaters' placements at the previous season's World Junior Figure Skating Championships in each respective discipline.


2008–09 ISU Junior Grand Prix, Qualifying
For the 2008–09 season, in singles, the five best placed member nations at the 2008 World Junior Figure Skating Championships were allowed to enter two skaters in all eight events. Member nations who placed sixth through tenth were allowed to enter one skater in all eight events. Member nations with a skater who had qualified for the free skate at Junior Worlds were allowed to enter one skater in seven of the events.


2008–09 ISU Junior Grand Prix, Qualifying
Member nations who did not qualify for the free skate but placed 25th through 30th in the short program were allowed to enter one skater in six of the events. All other nations were allowed to enter one skater in five of the events. There were provisions for additional entries per member country if another country did not use all of its allotted entries.


2008–09 ISU Junior Grand Prix, Qualifying
In pairs, member nations were allowed to enter up to three teams per event. The host nation was allowed to enter as many pair teams as it wanted. Pairs was contested at four events out of eight.


2008–09 ISU Junior Grand Prix, Qualifying
In ice dance, member nations were allowed to enter one dance team per event. Member nations who placed in the top five at the 2008 World Junior Championships were allowed to enter a second dance team.


2008–09 ISU Junior Grand Prix, Qualifying
The host country was allowed to enter up to three skaters/teams in singles and dance in their event, and there was no limit to the number of pairs teams.


2008–09 ISU Junior Grand Prix, Qualifying
The general spots allowance for the 2008–09 Junior Grand Prix events was as follows:


2008–09 ISU Junior Grand Prix, Qualifying
All other member nations had one entry per discipline in five of the eight events in singles, and one entry in all eight events for ice dance.


2008–09 ISU Junior Grand Prix, Prize money
The total prize money for the Junior Grand Prix events in the 2008–2009 season was $22,500. Pairs and dance teams split the money. Everything is in US dollars. The breakdown is as follows:


2008–09 ISU Junior Grand Prix, Prize money
The total prize money for the Junior Grand Prix Final in the 2008–2009 season was $105,000. Pairs and dance teams split the money. Everything is in US dollars. The breakdown is as follows:


2008–09 ISU Junior Grand Prix, Junior Grand Prix Final qualifiers
The following skaters have qualified for the 2008–2009 Junior Grand Prix Final, in order of qualification.


2008–09 ISU Junior Grand Prix, Medals table
The following is the table of total medals earned by each country on the 2008–2009 Junior Grand Prix. It can be sorted by country name, number of gold medals, number of silver medals, number of bronze medals, and total medals overall.


2008–09 ISU Short Track Speed Skating World Cup
The 2008–09 Short Track Speed Skating World Cup was a multi-race tournament over a season for short track speed skating. The season began on 18 October 2008 and ended on 15 February 2009. The World Cup was organised by the ISU who also ran world cups and championships in speed skating and figure skating.


2008–09 ISU Speed Skating World Cup
The 2008–09 ISU Speed Skating World Cup, officially the Essent ISU World Cup Speed Skating 2008–2009, was a series of  international speed skating competitions which ran the entire season. The season started on 7 November 2008 in Berlin, Germany, and ended on 7 March 2009 in Salt Lake City, United States. In total, nine competition weekends were held at eight different locations, twelve cups were contested (six for men, and six for women), and 84 races took place. The World Cup is organized by the International Skating Union (ISU).


2008–09 ISU Speed Skating World Cup, Calendar
Note: the men's 5000 and 10000 metres were contested as one cup, and the women's 3000 and 5000 metres were contested as one cup, as indicated by the color coding.


2008–09 ISU Speed Skating World Cup, World records, Men
At the World Cup stop in Salt Lake City on 6 March 2009, Shani Davis of the United States set a new world record on the men's 1500 metres with a time of 1:41.80. The next day, Davis' countryman Trevor Marsicano first set a new world record on the 1000 metres distance with a time of 1:06.88, after which Davis improved it further, with a time of 1:06.42.


2008–09 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Men's 100 metres
The 100 metres distance for men in the 2008–09 ISU Speed Skating World Cup was contested over four races on four occasions, out of a total of nine World Cup occasions for the season, with the first occasion involving the distance taking place in Changchun, China, on 6–7 December 2008, and the final occasion taking place in Salt Lake City, United States, on 6–7 March 2009.


2008–09 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Men's 100 metres
Yūya Oikawa of Japan won the cup, while Yu Fengtong of China came second, and the defending champion, Lee Kang-seok of South Korea, had to settle for third place.


2008–09 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Men's 100 metres, Final standings
Standings as of 8 March 2009 (end of the season).


2008–09 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Men's 1000 metres
The 1000 metres distance for men in the 2008–09 ISU Speed Skating World Cup was contested over 10 races on seven occasions, out of a total of nine World Cup occasions for the season, with the first occasion taking place in Berlin, Germany, on 7–9 November 2008, and the final occasion taking place in Salt Lake City, United States, on 6–7 March 2009.


2008–09 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Men's 1000 metres
Shani Davis of the United States defended his title from the previous season, while Denny Morrison of Canada repeated his second place, and Stefan Groothuis of the Netherlands came third.


2008–09 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Men's 1000 metres
On the last competition weekend of the season, Davis set a new world record of 1:06.42.


2008–09 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Men's 1000 metres, Final standings
Standings as of 8 March 2009 (end of the season).


2008–09 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Men's 1500 metres
The 1500 metres distance for men in the 2008–09 ISU Speed Skating World Cup was contested over six races on six occasions, out of a total of nine World Cup occasions for the season, with the first occasion taking place in Berlin, Germany, on 7–9 November 2008, and the final occasion taking place in Salt Lake City, United States, on 6–7 March 2009.


2008–09 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Men's 1500 metres
Shani Davis of the United States defended his title from the previous season, while fellow American Trevor Marsicano came second, and Håvard Bøkko of Norway came third.


2008–09 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Men's 1500 metres
On the last competition weekend of the season, Davis set a new world record of 1:41.80.


2008–09 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Men's 1500 metres, Final standings
Standings as of 7 March 2009 (end of the season).


2008–09 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Men's 500 metres
The 500 metres distance for men in the 2008–09 ISU Speed Skating World Cup was contested over 13 races on seven occasions, out of a total of nine World Cup occasions for the season, with the first occasion taking place in Berlin, Germany, on 7–9 November 2008, and the final occasion taking place in Salt Lake City, United States, on 6–7 March 2009.


2008–09 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Men's 500 metres
Yu Fengtong of China won the cup, while Keiichiro Nagashima of Japan came second, and Tucker Fredricks of the United States came third. Defending champion Jeremy Wotherspoon of Canada suffered an arm injury in race 2 of the first occasion, which stopped him from participating in the rest of the World Cup season.


2008–09 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Men's 500 metres, Final standings
Standings as of 8 March 2009 (end of the season).


2008–09 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Men's 5000 and 10000 metres
The 5000 and 10000 metres distances for men in the 2008–09 ISU Speed Skating World Cup were contested over six races on six occasions, out of a total of nine World Cup occasions for the season, with the first occasion taking place in Berlin, Germany, on 7–9 November 2008, and the final occasion taking place in Salt Lake City, United States, on 6–7 March 2009.


2008–09 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Men's 5000 and 10000 metres
Sven Kramer of the Netherlands won the cup, while the defending champion, Håvard Bøkko of Norway, came second, and Bob de Jong of the Netherlands came third.


2008–09 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Men's 5000 and 10000 metres, Final standings
Standings as of 8 March 2009 (end of the season).


2008–09 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Men's team pursuit
The men's team pursuit in the 2008–09 ISU Speed Skating World Cup was contested over three races on three occasions, out of a total of nine World Cup occasions for the season, with the first occasion taking place in Berlin, Germany, on 7–9 November 2008, and the last occasion involving the event taking place in Erfurt, Germany, on 30 January – 1 February 2009.


2008–09 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Men's team pursuit
Canada won the cup, while Italy came second, and Japan came third. The defending champions, the Netherlands, ended up in seventh place.


2008–09 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Men's team pursuit, Final standings
Standings as of 1 February 2009 (end of the season).


2008–09 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Women's 100 metres
The 100 metres distance for women in the 2008–09 ISU Speed Skating World Cup was contested over four races on four occasions, out of a total of nine World Cup occasions for the season, with the first occasion involving the distance taking place in Changchun, China, on 6–7 December 2008, and the final occasion taking place in Salt Lake City, United States, on 6–7 March 2009.


2008–09 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Women's 100 metres
Jenny Wolf of Germany successfully defended her title, while Thijsje Oenema of the Netherlands came second, and Xing Aihua of China came third.


2008–09 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Women's 100 metres, Final standings
Standings as of 8 March 2009 (end of the season).


2008–09 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Women's 1000 metres
The 1000 metres distance for women in the 2008–09 ISU Speed Skating World Cup was contested over 10 races on seven occasions, out of a total of nine World Cup occasions for the season, with the first occasion taking place in Berlin, Germany, on 7–9 November 2008, and the final occasion taking place in Salt Lake City, United States, on 6–7 March 2009.


2008–09 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Women's 1000 metres
Christine Nesbitt of Canada won the cup, while fellow Canadian Kristina Groves came second, and Laurine van Riessen of the Netherlands came third.


2008–09 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Women's 1000 metres
Defending champion Anni Friesinger of Germany was injured in bicycle accident in the summer of 2008, leading to an operation to her right knee. Having recovered, she made a strong return to the World Cup towards the end of the season, and finished in eighth place after winning the last two races.


2008–09 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Women's 1000 metres, Finals standings
Standings as of 7 March 2009 (end of the season).


2008–09 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Women's 1500 metres
The 1500 metres distance for women in the 2008–09 ISU Speed Skating World Cup was contested over six races on six occasions, out of a total of nine World Cup occasions for the season, with the first occasion taking place in Berlin, Germany, on 7–9 November 2008, and the final occasion taking place in Salt Lake City, United States, on 6–7 March 2009.


2008–09 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Women's 1500 metres
Kristina Groves of Canada successfully defended her title from the previous season, while Daniela Anschütz-Thoms of Germany came second, and Christine Nesbitt of Canada, the previous season's runner-up, came third.


2008–09 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Women's 1500 metres, Final standings
Standings as of 8 March 2009 (end of the season).


2008–09 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Women's 3000 and 5000 metres
The 3000 and 5000 metres distances for women in the 2008–09 ISU Speed Skating World Cup were contested over six races on six occasions, out of a total of nine World Cup occasions for the season, with the first occasion taking place in Berlin, Germany, on 7–9 November 2008, and the final occasion taking place in Salt Lake City, United States, on 6–7 March 2009.


2008–09 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Women's 3000 and 5000 metres
Martina Sáblíková of the Czech Republic successfully defended her title from the previous season, while Daniela Anschütz-Thoms of Germany came second, and Kristina Groves of Canada came third.


2008–09 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Women's 3000 and 5000 metres, Final standings
Standings as of 7 March 2009 (end of the season).


2008–09 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Women's 500 metres
The 500 metres distance for women in the 2008–09 ISU Speed Skating World Cup was contested over 13 races on seven occasions, out of a total of nine World Cup occasions for the season, with the first occasion taking place in Berlin, Germany, on 7–9 November 2008, and the final occasion taking place in Salt Lake City, United States, on 6–7 March 2009.


2008–09 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Women's 500 metres
Jenny Wolf of Germany successfully defended her title, while Margot Boer of the Netherlands came second. Lee Sang-hwa of South Korea repeated her third place from the previous season.


2008–09 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Women's 500 metres, Final standings
Standings as of 8 March 2009 (end of the season).


2008–09 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Women's team pursuit
The women's team pursuit in the 2008–09 ISU Speed Skating World Cup was contested over three races on three occasions, out of a total of nine World Cup occasions for the season, with the first occasion taking place in Berlin, Germany, on 7–9 November 2008, and the last occasion involving the event taking place in Erfurt, Germany, on 30 January – 1 February 2009.


2008–09 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Women's team pursuit
The Czech Republic won the cup, while the United States came second, and the Netherlands came third. The defending champions, Canada, ended up in eighth place.


2008–09 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Women's team pursuit, Final standings
Standings as of 1 February 2009 (end of the season).


2008–09 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – World Cup 1
The first competition weekend of the 2008–09 ISU Speed Skating World Cup was held in the Sportforum Hohenschönhausen in Berlin, Germany, from Friday, 7 November, until Sunday, 9 November 2008.


2008–09 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – World Cup 2
The second competition weekend of the 2008–09 ISU Speed Skating World Cup was held in Thialf in Heerenveen, Netherlands, from Friday, 14 November, until Sunday, 16 November 2008.


2008–09 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – World Cup 3
The third competition weekend of the 2008–09 ISU Speed Skating World Cup was held at the Krylatskoye ice rink in Moscow, Russia, from Saturday, 22 November, until Sunday, 23 November 2008.


2008–09 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – World Cup 4
The fourth competition weekend of the 2008–09 ISU Speed Skating World Cup was a two-day event focusing on the shorter distances, held at the Jilin Provincial Speed Skating Rink in Changchun, China, from Saturday, 6 December, until Sunday, 7 December 2008. It was the first World Cup competition at this rink, which was also used during the 2007 Asian Winter Games.


2008–09 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – World Cup 5
The fifth competition weekend of the 2008–09 ISU Speed Skating World Cup was a two-day event focusing on the shorter distances, held at the M-Wave arena in Nagano, Japan, from Saturday, 13 December, until Sunday, 14 December 2008. It was the second and last World Cup in Asia of this season.


2008–09 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – World Cup 6
The sixth competition weekend of the 2008–09 ISU Speed Skating World Cup was a two-day event focusing on the shorter distances, held at the Kometa Ice Rink in Kolomna, Russia, from Saturday, 24 January, until Sunday, 25 January 2009.


2008–09 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – World Cup 7
The seventh competition weekend of the 2008–09 ISU Speed Skating World Cup was held in the Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann Halle in Erfurt, Germany, from Friday, 30 January, until Sunday, 1 February 2009.


2008–09 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – World Cup 8
The eighth competition weekend of the 2008–09 ISU Speed Skating World Cup was a two-day event focusing on allround-events, held in Thialf, Heerenveen, Netherlands, from Saturday, 14 February, until Sunday, 15 February 2009.


2008–09 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – World Cup 8, Schedule of events
The timeschedule of the event is not yet communicated but the distances are already announced:


2008–09 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – World Cup 9
The ninth and final competition weekend of the 2008–09 ISU Speed Skating World Cup was a three-day event with races in all cups except the team pursuits, held at the Utah Olympic Oval in Salt Lake City, United States, from Friday, March 6, until Sunday, March 8, 2009.


2008–09 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – World Cup 9
American Shani Davis set new world records for the 1000 and 1500 meters distances.


2008–09 ISU World Standings
The 2008–09 ISU World Standings, are the World Standings published by the International Skating Union (ISU) during the 2008–09 season.


2008–09 ISU World Standings
The 2008–09 ISU World Standings for single & pair skating and ice dance, are taking into account results of the 2006–07, 2007–08 and 2008–09 seasons.


2008–09 ISU World Standings, World Standings for single & pair skating and ice dance, Season-end standings
The remainder of this section is a complete list, by discipline, published by the ISU.


2008–09 IUPUI Jaguars men's basketball team
The 2008–09 IUPUI Jaguars men's basketball team is a National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I college basketball team representing Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis.


2008–09 IUPUI Jaguars men's basketball team
IUPUI was picked to finish fourth in The Summit League's preseason poll. Oral Roberts was voted to finish first and North Dakota State second. Senior guard Gary Patterson was named to the Preseason All-League Second Team.


2008–09 Icelandic Hockey League season
The 2008-09 Icelandic Hockey League season was the 18th season of the Icelandic Hockey League, the top level of ice hockey in Iceland. Three teams participated in the league, and Skautafelag Reykjavikur won the championship.


2008–09 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team
The 2008–09 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team represented the University of Idaho during the 2008–09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Members of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC), the Vandals were led by first-year head coach Don Verlin and played their home games on campus at Cowan Spectrum in Moscow, Idaho.


2008–09 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team
The Vandals were 16–14 overall in the regular season and 9–7 in conference play, tied for third in the standings. They met sixth-seed Louisiana Tech in the quarterfinals of the conference tournament in Reno and lost by eight points. Invited to the inaugural edition of the 16-team CollegeInsider.com Tournament (CIT), Idaho advanced to the quarterfinals.


2008–09 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team
Verlin was hired in March; he was previously an assistant at Utah State under Stew Morrill.


2008–09 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team
The 2008–09 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign in the 2008–09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Bruce Weber's sixth season at Illinois.


2008–09 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team
The 2008–09 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team represented Illinois State University during the 2008–09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Redbirds, led by second year head coach Tim Jankovich, played their home games at Doug Collins Court at Redbird Arena and were a member of the Missouri Valley Conference.


2008–09 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team
The Redbirds finished the season 24–10, 11–7 in conference play to finish in third place. They were the number three seed for the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament. They won their quarterfinal game versus the University of Evansville and semifinal game versus Creighton University but lost their final game versus the University of Northern Iowa.


2008–09 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team
The Redbirds received an at-large bid to the 2009 National Invitation Tournament and were assigned the number five seed in the San Diego State University regional. They were defeated by Kansas State University in the first round.


2008–09 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team
The 2008–09 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. The head coach was Tom Crean. The team played its home games in the Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Indiana, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference.


2008–09 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team
The Big Ten Network included the team in a two-and-a-half-hour special that featured Midnight Madness events from several Big Ten campuses on October 17, 2008; the Indiana event to kick off the season was called "Hoosier Hysteria". The Hoosiers defeated the Northwestern St. Demons on November 14 in Head Coach Tom Crean's opening game.


2008–09 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team
In November 2008, the NCAA imposed a three-year probation on the Indiana men's basketball program and upheld the school's self-imposed sanctions stemming from the actions of former head coach Kelvin Sampson and his staff. School athletic director Rick Greenspan resigned. There was no ban for the program in television, scholarships or post-season play.


2008–09 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team, Schedule and Results
The 2008–09 season was the worst in the history of Indiana Basketball and finished with the fewest wins (6) since 1915–16. Their 1–17 conference record was the worst since the conference went to an 18-game schedule.


2008–09 Indiana Pacers season
The 2008–09 Indiana Pacers season was Indiana's 42nd season as a franchise and 33rd season in the NBA.


2008–09 Indiana Pacers season, Offseason
On July 9 the Pacers officially announced they had made two trades, the most notable being the trade of former All Star forward Jermaine O'Neal in exchange for Toronto Raptors players T. J. Ford, Rasho Nesterovic, Maceo Baston and Roy Hibbert who was the 17th pick on the 2008 NBA draft. The Raptors also received Nathan Jawai who was the 41st pick in the draft. Also in a trade with the Portland Trail Blazers, the Pacers acquired Jarrett Jack, Josh McRoberts and Brandon Rush who was the 13th pick in the draft.


2008–09 Indiana Pacers season, Offseason
The Pacers traded away Ike Diogu and Jerryd Bayless who was the 11th pick in the draft. With the Pacers missing the playoffs for the last two seasons and reaching just the first round before that, a change was needed in Indianapolis. Having been with the Pacers for the past eight years, O'Neal's tenure was marred by numerous injuries which saw him miss 40 games last season and 31 during the 2005–06 season.


2008–09 Indonesia Super League
The 2008–09 Indonesia Super League was the first edition of the Indonesia Super League, which replaced the Premier Division as the top-tier football competition in the country. The league is sponsored by Djarum and is officially called Djarum Super Liga Indonesia (SLI) or Djarum Indonesia Super League (ISL).


2008–09 Indonesia Super League
Persipura Jayapura clinched the title after winning a match 3–1 against Persija Jakarta on 17 May 2009. This is their first Indonesia Super League title and second title, counting the Premier Division era.


2008–09 Indonesia Super League, Season statistics, Top goalscorers
This is a list of top scorers of the 2008-09 season.


2008–09 Indonesia Super League U-21
The 2008–09 Indonesia Super League U-21 season will be the first edition of Indonesia Super League U-21 (ISL U-21), a companion competition Indonesian super league that are intended for footballers under the age of twenty-one years.


2008–09 Indonesia Super League U-21
Djarum, an Indonesian tobacco company will continue its participation as the competition's main sponsor.


2008–09 Indonesia Super League U-21, Format
The competition is divided into three acts consist of two round the group and knockout round. The first round is divided into three groups each containing six clubs, two top teams of each group advanced to the second round. The second half consisted of two groups containing three teams in each group intended, the two best teams from each group advanced to the semifinals. The winner advanced to the final semi-final, while two teams who defeated third-ranked fight. Final winner becomes the champion.


2008–09 Inter Milan season
The 2008–09 season was Football Club Internazionale Milano's 100th in existence and 93th consecutive season in the top flight of Italian football. This was the first season for new Inter manager José Mourinho.


2008–09 Inter Milan season, Season overview
After Roberto Mancini's departure, José Mourinho became the new coach of Inter. The Portuguese manager won a trophy at his debut, Supercoppa Italiana, defeating Roma on penalties. He planned a 4–3–3 formation, with the new arrivals Amantino Mancini and Quaresma as wingers beside Zlatan Ibrahimović.


2008–09 Inter Milan season, Season overview
As the 4–3–3 soon failed, Mourino reviewed his ideas switching in a 4–3–1–2 like the predecessor: Stanković acted as playmaker, behind Ibrahimović and his offensive partner (Adriano, rarely Cruz or Crespo, then Balotelli). The quality of playing is immediately awake, and Inter came on the prints of previous season winning again the Scudetto (fourth in row), 10 points clear Juventus and Milan.


2008–09 Inter Milan season, Players, Squad information, From youth squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2008–09 Inter Milan season, Statistics, Squad statistics
Players Used: Internazionale has used a total of – different players in all competitions.


2008–09 Inter Milan season, Statistics, Clean sheets
The list is sorted by shirt number when total appearances are equal.


2008–09 Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C. season
Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C. in their 15th season in Scottish football competing in the Scottish Premier League, Scottish League Cup and the Scottish Cup in season 2008–09.


2008–09 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team
The 2008–09 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team represented The University of Iowa in the 2008–09 college basketball season. The team was led by head coach Todd Lickliter. The team played their home games at Carver-Hawkeye Arena, which the team has done since 1983.


2008–09 Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball team
The 2008–09 Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball team represented the University of Iowa during the 2008–09 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Hawkeyes finished the season with a record of 21–11, 13–5 in Big Ten, and finished the regular season tied for second place in the Big Ten. They advanced to the semifinals of the Big Ten Women's Basketball Tournament where they lost to Ohio State. They received at-large bid of the NCAA Women's Tournament where they lost in the first round, to Georgia Tech.


2008–09 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team
The 2008–09 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represents Iowa State University during the 2008–09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Greg McDermott, who was in his 3rd season. They played their home games at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa and competed in the Big 12 Conference.


2008–09 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team, Previous season
The Cyclones finished 14-18, 4-12 in Big 12 play to finish 11th the regular season conference standings. They lost to Texas A&M in the first round of the Big 12 Tournament.


2008–09 Iowa State Cyclones women's basketball team
The 2008–09 Iowa State Cyclones women's basketball team represented Iowa State University in the 2008–09 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. A member of the Big 12 Conference in the North Division, Iowa State played home games at the Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa. Under 14th year head coach Bill Fennelly, Iowa State finished the season 27–9, including an 11–5 record in Big 12 play for a third place tie in conference standings, with a no. 11 ranking in the final Coaches Poll. In the 2009 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament, Iowa State advanced to the Elite Eight round for the second time in program history.


2008–09 Iowa State Cyclones women's basketball team, Previous season
Iowa State finished the 2007–08 season 21–13 , including 7–9 in Big 12 games for a seventh place tie in the Big 12 standings. In the 2008 Big 12 Tournament, Iowa State advanced to the semifinal round. Iowa State received an at-large bid to the 2008 NCAA Tournament, in which they made the second round.


2008–09 Ipswich Town F.C. season
During the 2008–09 English football season, Ipswich Town competed in the Football League Championship.


2008–09 Ipswich Town F.C. season, Season summary
Ipswich Town had an average season in the Championship, finishing in ninth place, eight points away from the playoffs. Manager Jim Magilton was sacked in April after three seasons in charge of Ipswich and was replaced by former Sunderland boss Roy Keane.


2008–09 Ipswich Town F.C. season, Kit
Ipswich Town retained the previous season's home kit, manufactured by English company Mitre, although Marcus Evans became the new kit sponsor. An all-red strip with black trimmings was Town's away kit.


2008–09 Ipswich Town F.C. season, Players, First-team squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2008–09 Ipswich Town F.C. season, Players, Left club during season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2008–09 Ipswich Town F.C. season, Players, Reserve squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2008–09 Ipswich Town F.C. season, Pre-season
Ipswich's preparations for the 2008–09 season included a pre-season training camp in Northern Ireland, including friendlies against Belfast based sides Cliftonville, Donegal Celtic and Glentoran.


2008–09 Iraklis F.C. season
The 2008–09 season is Iraklis 28th consecutive (and 49th in total) season in the Super League Greece.


2008–09 Iran 2nd Division
The following is the standings of the 2008–09 Iran 2nd Division football season.


2008–09 Iran 2nd Division, Second round, Group A
On August 30, 2009 Iranjavan bought Moghavemat Mersad Football Club for a reported price of around $480,000 so Iranjavan Promoted Azadegan League


2008–09 Iran Futsal's 1st Division
The 2008–09 Iranian Futsal 1st Division will be divided into two phases.


2008–09 Iran Futsal's 1st Division
The league will also be composed of 18 teams divided into two divisions of 9 teams each, whose teams will be divided geographically. Teams will play only other teams in their own division, once at home and once away for a total of 18 matches each.


2008–09 Iranian Basketball Super League
The following is the final results of the Iran Super League 2008/09 basketball season, Persian Gulf Cup.


2008–09 Iranian Futsal Super League
The following is the standings of the Futsal Super League's 2008/09 season.


2008–09 Iranian Volleyball Super League
The following is the final results of the Iranian Volleyball Super League (Innovation and Flourishing Cup) 2008/09 season.


2008–09 Iraq Division One
The Iraq Division 1 of 2008–09 The season began on December 7, 2009.


2008–09 Iraq Division One, Format and teams
On December 4, 2009, the Iraq Football Federation met and decided that the qualifying league will be played on one stage. Six clubs will play in Baghdad for the period from December 8 to 15, with five rounds, with three matches each day, with a break for the next day. Two of these teams will qualify for the 2009–10 Iraqi Premier League next season.


2008–09 Iraq Division One, Format and teams
The matches are to be played on five stadiums: Al-Shorta Stadium, Al-Zawraa Stadium, Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Stadium, Al Karkh Stadium and Al Naft Stadium.


2008–09 Iraq Division One, Final stage
The final stage will be one group, each team plays five game with other teams. The top two teams from group to the 2009–10 Iraqi Premier League next season.


2008–09 Iraqi Premier Division
The 2008–09 Iraqi Premier Division was the 35th edition of the competition. The name of the league was changed from Iraqi Premier League to Iraqi Premier Division. It started on 1 November 2008 and ended on 16 July 2009. 27 teams from all over the country competed for the title. Erbil won the title by defeating Al-Najaf in the final via penalty shootout after a goalless draw. It was Erbil's third league title in a row. The two teams would have qualified for the 2010 AFC Cup, but were disqualified due to FIFA's suspension of the Iraq Football Association.


2008–09 Iraqi Premier Division
The 2008–09 season is the only season in history where none of the four Baghdad Derby clubs (Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya, Al-Shorta, Al-Talaba and Al-Zawraa) finished in the top four.


2008–09 Irish Cup
The 2008–09 Irish Cup was the 129th edition of Northern Ireland's premier football knock-out cup competition. The competition began on 25 October 2008 with the first round and ended on 9 May 2009 with the final.


2008–09 Irish Cup
Linfield were the defending champions, winning their third consecutive Irish Cup the previous season after a 2–1 win over Coleraine in the 2008 final. This season they reached the semi-finals, but were defeated by Cliftonville. Crusaders went on to lift the trophy, beating Cliftonville 1–0 in the final. In doing so, they earned a place in the second qualifying round of the 2009–10 UEFA Europa League.


2008–09 Irish Cup, First round
The matches were played on 25 October and 1 November 2008.


2008–09 Irish Cup, Third round
In this round entered winners from the Second Round as well as all 17 teams from IFA Championship. The games were played on 13 December 2008.


2008–09 Irish Cup, Fourth round
In this round entered winners from the Third Round as well as all 12 teams from IFA Premiership. The games were played on 17 January 2009.


2008–09 Irish Cup, Fifth round
In this round entered the sixteen winners from the Fourth Round. The matches were played on 14 February 2009.


2008–09 Irish Ice Hockey League season
The 2008-09 Irish Ice Hockey League season was the second season of the Irish Ice Hockey League, the top level of ice hockey in Ireland. Six teams participated in the league, and the Dundalk Bulls won the championship.


2008–09 Irish Ice Hockey League season, Playoffs
The league was cancelled mid-season, and the Dundalk Bulls were named champions.


2008–09 Irish League Cup
The 2008–09 Irish League Cup (known as the Co-operative Insurance Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 23rd edition of Northern Ireland's secondary football knock-out cup competition. The tournament started on 26 August 2008 with the qualifying round and ended on 28 February 2009 with the Final.


2008–09 Irish League Cup
Linfield were the defending champions after their ninth League Cup win last season; a 3–2 victory over Crusaders in the previous final. This season Linfield went out at the quarter-final stage to eventual winners Portadown, who defeated Newry City 1–0 in the final. This was Portadown's second League Cup win, and first one since 1995–96. This was also only the second time in twelve years that the cup had not been won by one of Belfast's Big Two.


2008–09 Irish League Cup
The competition was expanded this season and the format was also changed due to a re-structuring of the league system. 29 clubs were now eligible to take part in the competition; the 12 members of the IFA Premiership and the 17 members of the IFA Championship, with the Premiership clubs entering in the third round. The group stage format used in previous seasons was dropped in favour of home and away two-legged aggregate score ties with an away goals rule.


2008–09 Irish League Cup, Qualifying round
The qualifying round was held in order to reduce the number of teams competing in the First Round to 16. The match was played on 26 August 2008.


2008–09 Irish League Cup, First round
In this round entered the winners from the previous round, Glebe Rangers, as well as the remaining 15 teams from the IFA Championship. The first legs were played on 29 and 30 August 2008. The second legs were played on 2, 3 and 9 September 2008.


2008–09 Irish League Cup, Second round
In this round entered the eight winners from the previous round. The first legs were played on 20 September 2008. The second legs were played on 23, 24 September and 1 October 2008.


2008–09 Irish League Cup, Third round
In this round entered the four winners from the previous round, together with the 12 members of the IFA Premiership. The first legs were played on 21, 22, 28 and 29 October 2008. The second legs were played on 4, 5, 11 and 12 November 2008.


2008–09 Irish League Cup, Quarter-finals
The first legs were played on 2 and 3 December 2008. The second legs were played on 16 and 17 December 2008.


2008–09 Isle of Man League
The 2008–09 Isle of Man League was the 100th season of Football league on the Isle of Man.


2008–09 Isle of Man League
There were two tiers of men's football, consisting 27 clubs, the Sure Mobile Premier League and the CFS Division Two. There were six senior cup competitions – the Manx FA Cup, Railway Cup, Hospital Cup, Woods Cup, Paul Henry Gold Cup and the Charity Shield. Each club had a reserve team in the Isle of Man Football Combination, and they compete in the Junior Cup. There was also the Cowell Cup, an annual Under-19 tournament.


2008–09 Israel State Cup
The 2008–09 Israel State Cup (Hebrew: גביע המדינה, Gvia HaMedina) was the 70th season of Israel's nationwide football cup competition and the 55th after the Israeli Declaration of Independence.


2008–09 Israel State Cup
The competition was won by Beitar Jerusalem who had beaten Maccabi Haifa 2–1 in the final.


2008–09 Israel State Cup
As Beitar Jerusalem wasn't eligible for participating in UEFA competitions, and as runners-up Maccabi Haifa already qualified to 2009–10 UEFA Champions League, all Europa League spots were awarded to teams according to their league positions.


2008–09 Israel State Cup, Results, Fifth Round
Games were played on October 7, 8 and November 3, 2008.


2008–09 Israel State Cup, Results, Eighth Round
Games were played on January 13, 20 and 27, 2009.


2008–09 Israel State Cup, Results, Round of 16 to the Final
Games were played from March 10 to May 26, 2009.


2008–09 Israeli Basketball State Cup
The 2008-09 Israeli Basketball State Cup was the 49th edition of the Israeli Basketball State Cup, organized by the Israel Basketball Association. 26 teams took part in the competition. The semifinals and finals were played at the Nokia Arena in Tel Aviv.


2008–09 Israeli Basketball State Cup
Hapoel Holon defeated Maccabi Haifa 69-68 in the final, Brian Tolbert hitting a three point buzzer beater to win the match. It was Hapoel Holon's 1st Israeli State Cup, after losing 5 finals.


2008–09 Israeli Basketball State Cup, Preliminary round
4 Liga Leumit teams have been drawn to play a preliminary round to earn a spot in the main draw.


2008–09 Israeli Basketball State Cup, Main draw
Following IBA's rules, the current champions, Hapoel Holon, and the cup holders, Hapoel Jerusalem, have been drawn straight into the quarterfinals, into different halves of the draw. Two other random teams, Maccabi Tel Aviv and Hapoel Afula, have been drawn straight into the second round.


2008–09 Israeli Basketball Super League
The Israeli Basketball Super League (BSL) 2008-2009 season was the 55th season of the top basketball league in Israel. The season began on 26 October 2008 and ended on 21 May 2009. Maccabi Tel Aviv won its 48th league title, defeating Maccabi Haifa Heat 85-72 in the final. The defending champion was Hapoel Holon.


2008–09 Israeli Basketball Super League
Each out of the 12 participating teams played 22 regular league games, one home game and one away game against each other team. The top eight teams qualified to the playoff, where they played best-of-5 series decided by the rankings at the end of the regular season (first against eighth, second against seventh and so on).


2008–09 Israeli Basketball Super League
The four last ranked team competed in a best-of-5 series relegation playoff, whereElitzur Kiryat Ata and Maccabi Giv'at Shmuel lost and were relegated to Liga Leumit. They will be replaced by Maccabi Elitzur Netanya and Hapoel Afula, who qualified from Liga Leumit.


2008–09 Israeli Basketball Super League, Regular season
Pld - Played; W - Won; L - Lost; PF - Points for; PA - Points against; Diff - Difference; Pts - Points.


2008–09 Israeli Basketball Super League, Playoff
The higher ranked team hosts games 1, 3 and 5 (if necessary). The lower ranked team hosts games 2 and 4 (if necessary).


2008–09 Israeli Basketball Super League, Relegation Playoff
The higher ranked team hosts games 1, 3 and 5 (if necessary). The lower ranked team hosts games 2 and 4 (if necessary).


2008–09 Israeli Basketball Super League, Relegation Playoff
Elitzur Kiryat Ata and Maccabi Giv'at Shmuel were relegated to Liga Leumit.


2008–09 Israeli Basketball Super League, Awards
The 2008–2009 Basketball Super League Season Awards were granted during the Israeli Basketball Super League Administration Gala Dinner on May 16 to the players who stood out the most during the regular season and the playoff. The MVP awards for the best player and coach of the season were given before the final game had been played.


2008–09 Israeli Futsal League
The 2008–09 season of the Israeli Futsal League was the 3rd season of top-tier futsal under the Israel Football Association and 9th overall. The regular season started on 16 December 2008 and was concluded on 31 March 2009. The championship playoffs began on 7 April 2009 with semi-finals series and concluded with the championship final series from 6–14 May.


2008–09 Israeli Futsal League
Hapoel Ironi Rishon LeZion were the defending champions but lost the title by losing to Yanshufei Agudat Sport Tel Aviv on goal difference in the 2008–09 Championship Final series.


2008–09 Israeli Hockey League season
The 2008–09 Israeli Hockey League season was the 18th season of Israel's hockey league. HC Herzliya won their first Israeli championship.


2008–09 Israeli Noar Leumit League
The 2008–09 Israeli Noar Leumit League was the 13th season since its introduction in 1994. It is the top-tier football in Israel for teenagers between the ages 18–20.


2008–09 Israeli Noar Leumit League
Maccabi Haifa won the title, whilst Bnei Yehuda and Hapoel Be'er Sheva were relegated.


2008–09 Israeli Premier League
The 2008–09 Israeli Premier League season began on 30 August 2008, and ended on 1 June 2009. Beitar Jerusalem were the defending champions, having won their 6th league title the previous year.


2008–09 Israeli Premier League
Two teams from Liga Leumit were promoted at the end of the previous season: Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan and Hapoel Petah Tikva. The two teams relegated were Hapoel Kfar Saba and Maccabi Herzliya.


2008–09 Israeli Premier League
At a 24 June 2008 IFA administration meeting it was decided that the league would be expanded to 16 clubs for the following season. Due to the expansion, only one team was relegated directly to Liga Leumit, while five clubs were promoted. The eleventh-ranked team played in a play-off match against the sixth-ranked team from Liga Leumit.


2008–09 Israeli Premier League
Maccabi Haifa clinched their 11th title after a 0–2 win against Maccabi Netanya on 23 May 2009.


2008–09 Israeli Premier League, Teams
Twelve teams took part in the 2008-09 Israeli Premier League season, including ten teams from the 2007-08 season, as well as two teams which were promoted from the 2007-08 Liga Leumit.


2008–09 Israeli Premier League, Teams
Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan were promoted as champions of the 2007-08 Liga Leumit. Hapoel Petah Tikva were promoted as runners up. They both returned to the top flight after an absence of one season.


2008–09 Israeli Premier League, Teams
Hapoel Kfar Saba and Maccabi Herzliya were relegated after finishing in the bottom two places in the 2007-08 season.


2008–09 Israeli Premier League, Results
The schedule consisted of three rounds. During first two rounds, each team played each other once home and away for a total of 22 matches. The pairings of the third round were then set according to the standings after first two rounds, giving every team a third game against each opponent for a total of 33 games per team.


2008–09 Israeli Premier League, Results, Third round
Key numbers for pairing determination (number marks position after 22 games):


2008–09 Israeli Premier League, Relegation playoff
Hakoah Ramat Gan, as the 11th-placed team, faced the 6th-placed Liga Leumit team Maccabi Ahi Nazareth in a two-legged playoff. Hakoah Ramat Gan lost both games and were relegated to Liga Leumit.


2008–09 Israeli Women's Cup
The 2008–09 Israeli Women's Cup (Hebrew: גביע המדינה נשים, Gvia HaMedina Nashim) was the 11th season of Israel's women's nationwide football cup competition.


2008–09 Israeli Women's Cup
The competition was won, for the 7th consecutive time, by Maccabi Holon who had beaten ASA Tel Aviv University 4–2 in the final.


2008–09 Isthmian League
The 2008–09 season was the 94th season of the Isthmian League, which is an English football competition featuring semi-professional and amateur clubs from London, East and South East England.


2008–09 Isthmian League, Premier Division
The Premier Division consisted of 22 clubs, including 17 clubs from the previous season, and five new clubs:


2008–09 Isthmian League, Premier Division
Dover Athletic became champions five games before the end of the season and were promoted to the Conference South along with play-off winners Staines Town. Harlow Town, Heybridge Swifts and Ramsgate were relegated to the Division One sections, while Margate, who also finished in the relegation zone, were reprieved due to the demotion of clubs higher up the pyramid.


2008–09 Isthmian League, Division One North
Division One North consisted of 22 clubs, including 15 clubs from the previous season, and seven new clubs:


2008–09 Isthmian League, Division One North
Aveley won the division and were promoted to the Premier Division along with play-off winners Waltham Abbey. Witham Town and Hillingdon Borough finished in the bottom two places and left the league.


2008–09 Isthmian League, Division One South
Division One South consisted of 22 clubs, including 17 clubs from the previous season, and five new clubs:


2008–09 Isthmian League, Division One South
Kingstonian won the division and were promoted to the Premier Division along with play-off winners Cray Wanderers. Crowborough Athletic finished bottom of the table and returned to the Sussex County League after only one season in the Isthmian League. Chipstead were reprieved from relegation due to the demotion of clubs higher up the pyramid.


2008–09 Isthmian League, League Cup
The Isthmian League Cup 2008–09 was the 35th season of the Isthmian League Cup, the league cup competition of the Isthmian League. Sixty-six clubs took part. The competition commenced on 18 November 2008 and finished on 8 April 2009.


2008–09 Isthmian League, League Cup, Fixtures and results
Fixtures are listed in alphabetical order, not that which they were drawn in.


2008–09 Isthmian League, League Cup, Fixtures and results, First round
Four clubs from division Ones participated in the First Round, while all other clubs received a bye to the Second Round.


2008–09 Isthmian League, League Cup, Fixtures and results, Second round
The two clubs to have made it through the First Round were entered into the draw with every other Isthmian League club, making sixty-four teams.


2008–09 Isthmian League, League Cup, Fixtures and results, Second round
‡ - Waltham Forest removed from competition, Witham Town reinstalled


2008–09 Italian Women's Cup
The 2008–09 Coppa Italia di calcio femminile was the 37th edition of the Italian women's football national cup. ASDCF Bardolino defeated defending champion Torres CF in a rematch of the previous edition's final to win its third title.


2008–09 Ivy League men's basketball season
The 2008–09 Ivy League men's basketball season was the Ivy League's 55th season of basketball. Cornell University won the league title for the second year in a row and was the recipient of the Ivy League's automatic bid to the 2009 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament. Alex Barnett of Dartmouth College was the Ivy League Men's Basketball Player of the Year.


2008–09 Ivy League men's basketball season
During the 2008–09 season, Harvard's Jeremy Lin was the only NCAA Division I men's college basketball player who ranked in the top ten in his conference for scoring (17.8), rebounding (5.5), assists (4.3), steals (2.4), blocked shots (0.6), field goal percentage (0.502), free throw percentage (0.744), and 3 point shot percentage (0.400).


2008–09 JS Kabylie season
The 2008–09 season was JS Kabylie's 44th season in the Algerian top flight, They competed in National 1, the Algerian Cup, the CAF Confederation Cup and the Champions League.


2008–09 JS Kabylie season, Squad list
Players and squad numbers last updated on 18 November 2008.Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2008–09 JS Kabylie season, Squad information, Goalscorers
Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted alphabetically by surname when total goals are equal.


2008–09 Japan Figure Skating Championships
The 2008–09 Japan Figure Skating Championships were the 77th edition of the event. It took place between December 25 and 27, 2008 at the Big Hat arena in Nagano. Skaters competed in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing on the senior level for the title of national champion of Japan. In addition, the event will also be used to choose the Japanese teams to the 2009 World Championships and the 2009 Four Continents Championships. The Japanese team to the 2009 World Junior Championships was chosen at the Japanese Junior Championships.


2008–09 Japan Figure Skating Championships, Japan Junior Figure Skating Championships
The 2008–09 Japan Junior Figure Skating Championships were the Japanese National Championships for the Junior level for the 2008–09 season. They took place in Nagoya from November 23 through 24, 2008. The results of this competition were used to choose the Japanese team to the 2009 World Junior Championships.


2008–09 Japan Figure Skating Championships, Japan Junior Figure Skating Championships
The following skaters placed high enough at Novice Nationals and so were invited to compete at Junior Nationals: Sei Kawahara (1st in novice, 11th in junior) and Hiroaki Sato (2nd in novice, 27th in junior) for the men; and Miu Sato (1st in novice, 25th in junior), Mao Watanabe (2nd in novice, 30th in junior), Karen Kemanai (3rd in novice, 7th in junior), and Risa Shoji (4th in novice, 29th in junior) for the ladies.


2008–09 Japan Figure Skating Championships, International team selections
Following the Japanese Championships, the team to the 2009 World Championships, 2009 Four Continents Championships, 2009 Winter Universiade were announced as:


2008–09 Japan Figure Skating Championships, International team selections, World Junior Championships
Following the Japanese Junior Championships, the team to the 2009 World Junior Championships was announced as:


2008–09 Jordan FA Cup
The 2008–09 version of the Jordan FA Cup was the 29th edition to be played. It is the premier knockout tournament for football teams in Jordan.


2008–09 Jordan FA Cup
Al-Faisaly (Amman) went into this edition as the winner from 2007–08 and the club with the most wins, 16.


2008–09 Jordan FA Cup
The cup winner were guaranteed a place in the 2010 AFC Cup.


2008–09 Jordan FA Cup, Round of 16
16 teams play home and away matches as Knock out stage.


2008–09 Jordan FA Cup, Quarter-Finals
8 teams play home and away matches as Knock out stage.


2008–09 Jordan FA Cup, Semi-Finals
4 teams play home and away matches as Knock out stage


2008–09 Jordan League
The 2008–09 Jordan League is the 57th season of the top-flight football in Jordan.


2008–09 Juventus F.C. season
The 2008–09 season was Juventus Football Club's 111th in existence and 2nd consecutive season in the top flight of Italian football.


2008–09 Juventus F.C. season, Season review
At various points in the season, Juventus looked as though they could challenge rivals Internazionale's stronghold over Serie A, most notably in November 2008 following five successive wins, in late January 2009 after a seven-game unbeaten streak and again in March 2009 after another series of seven games without losing, which included impressive 4–1 successes over Bologna and Roma. Coach Claudio Ranieri, however, seemed to encounter serious problems in motivating his troops with his constant belittling of Juventus' title chances.


2008–09 Juventus F.C. season, Season review
After a club record run of seven consecutive league games without a win in April and May, Ranieri was sacked in only his second season at Juventus. This barren run of results also included a 2–1 loss at home to Lazio in the Coppa Italia semi-finals, meaning the Turin side were once more denied the chance to compete for silverware. Juventus legend and former centre back Ciro Ferrara, who was the director of the Youth Sector at that time, was appointed the caretaker manager for the remaining two matches. The wins over Siena and Lazio ensured a second-place finish over AC Milan (based on head-to-head record) after the Rossoneri failed to take advantage of Juve's winless streak and lost 3–2 away at Roma.


2008–09 Juventus F.C. season, Season review
In Europe, Juventus began brightly, going unbeaten in their six group games and topping their group. These positive performances saw the Italians beat Spanish champions Real Madrid both home and away. Alessandro Del Piero, who scored a brace at the Santiago Bernabéu just four days before celebrating his 34th birthday, earned himself a standing ovation from the notoriously hostile Madrid crowd.


2008–09 Juventus F.C. season, Season review
The knockout stages were much less rejoicing for the Bianconeri. They were knocked out by English club Chelsea who had just changed their manager. Despite battling with ten men in the second leg, Juventus drew the game 2–2, meaning they were eliminated after the 1–0 loss in London.


2008–09 Juventus F.C. season, Season review
On 5 June 2009, it was confirmed that Ferrara had been appointed as the full-time manager on a two-year contract.


2008–09 Juventus F.C. season, Players, Squad information
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2008–09 Juventus F.C. season, Players, Reserve squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2008–09 Juventus F.C. season, Players, Youth squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2008–09 Juventus F.C. season, Players, UEFA Champions League squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2008–09 Juventus F.C. season, Statistics, Disciplinary record
Disciplinary records for all competitive matches. Players with 1 card or more included only.


2008–09 Juventus F.C. season, Statistics, Disciplinary record
Last updated: 2009-05-31Source: Match reports in Match ResultsOnly competitive matches = Number of bookings;  = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card;  = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.


2008–09 KBL season
The 2008–09 Dongbu Promy Professional Basketball season was the 13th season of the Korean Basketball League.


2008–09 KF Tirana season
The 2008–09 season was Klubi i Futbollit Tirana's 70th competitive season, 70th consecutive season in the Kategoria Superiore and 88th year in existence as a football club.


2008–09 KF Tirana season, Season overview
In October 2008, Tirana won the inaugural Taçi Oil Cup by beating then-FIFA Club World Cup winners Milan 2–1 with goals scored by Daniel Xhafaj and Muzaka. Later on 10 December, manager Blaz Sliskovic was sacked by president Refik Halili after collecting only one win in the last seven league matches. He was replaced by club legend Agustin Kola who led the team until May of the following year.


2008–09 KF Tirana season, Season overview
Tirana won their 24th championship in history on 23 May 2009 by winning 2–1 at home against Vllaznia Shkodër in the final matchday. In cup, the team reached the final once again, this time losing to Flamurtari Vlorë at Niko Dovana Stadium. The leading figure of Tirana in this season was the striker Migen Memelli brought on loan from Sweden's GAIS, who scored an impressive 22 league goals and won the Golden Boot for the first time in his career. Memelli with Tirana also set the record for the fastest goal ever scored in the Kategoria Superiore when he netted inside 7 seconds in the 2–1 win at Flamurtari Vlorë on 5 April.


2008–09 KF Tirana season, Current squad
As of May 2009 players in bold have a least one cap for an international teamNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2008–09 KF Tirana season, Transfers, Starting 11
Last updated: June 1, 2009Source: 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).


2008–09 KFC Twenty20 Big Bash
The 2008–09 KFC Twenty20 Big Bash was the 4th season of the official Twenty20 domestic cricket competition in Australia. Six teams representing six states in Australia participated in the competition. The competition began on 26 December 2008 when the Queensland Bulls took on the New South Wales Blues at the Brisbane Cricket Ground (Gabba).


2008–09 KFC Twenty20 Big Bash
This season comprised 15 regular matches, a preliminary final and a final, the same as was in the 2007–08 season except with the addition of the preliminary final.


2008–09 KFC Twenty20 Big Bash, Table
Teams received 2 points for a win, 1 for a tie or no result, and 0 for a loss. The teams ranked two and three played each other at the home venue of the team ranked two, for the right to play the first placed team in a final at the venue of  the first placed team. In the event of several teams finishing with the same number of points, standings were determined by most wins, then most wins among the teams concerned, then net run rate (NRR).


2008–09 KFC Twenty20 Big Bash, Table
The two teams that made the final have qualified for the 2009 Champions League Twenty20.


2008–09 KHL season
The 2008–09 KHL season was the inaugural season of the Kontinental Hockey League. It started on September 2, 2008, and finished on April 12, 2009. 24 teams each played 56 games.


2008–09 KHL season, League business, NHL player transfer
KHL teams signed several players from the NHL, including Jaromír Jágr, Alexander Radulov, Ray Emery, Sergei Brylin, Ladislav Nagy, Jozef Stümpel, Marcel Hossa, Ben Clymer, Alexei Zhitnik, Bryan Berard and Chris Simon.


2008–09 KHL season, League business, NHL player transfer, Dispute
A dispute between the two leagues over some of these signings was supposed to have been resolved by an agreement signed on July 10, whereby each league would honor the contracts of the other, but the signing of Alexander Radulov was made public one day after the agreement (though it was actually signed two days prior to the agreement taking effect), leading to an investigation by the International Ice Hockey Federation.


2008–09 KHL season, League business, Finances, Ownership
On a deal dated October 30, Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works bought 11.76% of the KHL.


2008–09 KHL season, League business, Finances, Economic trouble
Metallurg Novokuznetsk has so far experienced difficulty financing its operations, largely due to the global financial crisis of 2008. Team sponsor Evraz Group is rumoured to be cutting funding. There is a possibility the team will cease operations by New Years.


2008–09 KHL season, League business, Finances, Economic trouble
HC MVD has experienced delays in paying players, while Khimik Voskresensk has run itself into debt. Metallurg Magnitogorsk has been forced to cut staff expenditures by 30%. Avangard Omsk owner Roman Abramovich has promised to continue financial support so long as the team maintains good results. Other teams experiencing financial limitations are  Vityaz Chekhov, Atlant Moscow Oblast, Lokomotiv Yaroslavl, HC CSKA Moscow.


2008–09 KHL season, League business, Finances, Economic trouble
As far as the league is concerned it has devised a "crisis package" for dealing with the economic turmoil. Cuts will be made to non-salary expenditures, such as pre-game activity, training camps, and elimination of pre-season tournaments. Mid -level player salaries may also be rolled back. Divisional re-alignment will also take place for the 2009–10 season to cut down on travel costs.


2008–09 KHL season, League business, Inaugural All-Star Game
The inaugural KHL All-Star Game took place on January 10, 2009. Each team consisted of ten forwards, five defensemen, and two goaltenders. The starting rosters were voted upon on the KHL.ru website and decided by December 22. The secondary lines and goaltenders were to be voted upon by the media, and announced December 26, with the following players and reserves announced by January 8. The game took place in Moscow's Red Square, with Team Jágr (International All-Stars) defeating Team Yashin (Russian All-Stars) 7–6.


2008–09 KHL season, Regular season, Death of Alexei Cherepanov
On October 13, 2008 during a match between Avangard Omsk and Vityaz Chekhov, forward Alexei Cherepanov died due to a heart condition.


2008–09 KHL season, Regular season, Death of Alexei Cherepanov
On December 29, 2008, Russian investigators revealed that he suffered from myocarditis, a condition where not enough blood gets to the heart, and that he should not have been playing professional hockey. The federal Investigative Committee also announced that a chemical analysis of Cherepanov's blood and urine samples allowed experts to conclude "that for several months Alexei Cherepanov engaged in doping". Official sources have stated the banned substance taken was nikethamide, a stimulant, and that it had been taken 3 hours prior to the game in which he died.


2008–09 KHL season, Regular season, Death of Alexei Cherepanov
Omsk club director Mikhail Denisov has since been fired, whereas the league Disciplinary Committee has since removed Omsk's doctors from that role with the club, and has suspended Avangard general manager Anatoly Bardin and team president Konstantin Potapov. The KHL Disciplinary Committee met on this matter on January 5, and also suspended Chekhov's team president.


2008–09 KHL season, Regular season, Scoring leaders
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/– = Plus-minus; PIM = Penalty minutes


2008–09 KHL season, Playoffs, Playoff leaders, Scoring leaders
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/– = Plus-minus; PIM = Penalty minutes


2008–09 KHL season, Playoffs, Playoff leaders, Leading goaltenders
GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average


2008–09 KHL season, Awards, KHL Awards
On 15 May 2009, the KHL held their first award ceremony. A total of 23 different awards were handed out to teams, players, officials and media. The most important trophies are listed in the table below.


2008–09 KK Partizan season
In the 2008–09 season, Partizan Belgrade will compete in the Basketball League of Serbia, Radivoj Korać Cup, Adriatic League and Euroleague.


2008–09 KK Partizan season, Basketball League of Serbia, Group A
P=Matches played, W=Matches won, L=Matches lost, F=Points for, A=Points against, D=Points difference, Pts=Points


2008–09 KML season
The 2008–09 SEB Korvpalli Meistriliiga is the 18th season of the Estonian basketball league and the fifth under the title sponsorship of SEB. Including the competition's previous incarnations, this is the 84th season of the Estonian men's basketball league. TÜ/Rock came into the season as defending champions of the 2007–08 KML season.


2008–09 KML season
The season started on 15 October 2008 and concluded on 1 June 2009 with Kalev/Cramo defeating TÜ/Rock 4 games to 2 in the 2009 KML Finals to win their 3rd Estonian League title.


2008–09 KML season, Regular season, League table
Updated to match(es) played on 1 June 2009. Source:  (2008/2009)


2008–09 KML season, Playoffs
The playoffs began on 23 April 2009 and ended on 1 June 2009. The tournament concluded with Kalev/Cramo defeating TÜ/Rock 4 games to 2 in the 2009 KML Finals.


2008–09 KML season, Individual statistics
Players qualify to this category by having at least 50% games played.


2008–09 KNVB Cup
The 2008–09 KNVB Cup was the 91st season of the Dutch national football knockout tournament. The defending champions were Feyenoord. The competition started on 30 August 2008 and ended with sc Heerenveen winning the Final in Rotterdam on 17 May 2009.


2008–09 KNVB Cup, Clubs
1Note: First numbers denote Rd1 winners; second numbers denote Rd2 entrants.


2008–09 KNVB Cup, Results
The first and second round draw was made on July 8, 2008 in Zeist, KNVB headquarters.


2008–09 KNVB Cup, Results, First round
The First Round featured 48 amateur teams: 35 Hoofdklasse clubs, 12 clubs from the 4th or lower levels and 2 reserve teams. 24 of the Hoofdklasse clubs qualified for the competition through their league performance during the previous season (top 4 of each Hoofdklasse), while the other half of the teams competing in the First Round secured their place through the 2007–08 KNVB District Cups. The matches were played on August 30 and 31, 2008.


2008–09 KNVB Cup, Results, Second round
The 24 winners from the First Round, together with 2 youth teams (winners of youth league and cup) and all clubs from both the Eredivisie and the Eerste Divisie qualified for the Second Round. The matches were played on September 23, 24 and 25, 2008.


2008–09 KNVB Cup, Results, Third round
The winners the Second Round matches progressed to the Third Round. The matches were played on November 11, 12 and 13, 2008.


2008–09 KNVB Cup, Results, Fourth round
The Fourth Round was played on January 20, 21 and 28, 2009. With Feyenoord losing to Heerenveen 3-0, it marked the first time in 27 years and the third time ever in the KNVB Cup where any of the Big Three teams failed to reach the quarter-finals of the tournament.


2008–09 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team
The 2008–09 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas in the 2008–09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, the Jayhawks' 111th basketball season. The head coach was Bill Self, serving his 6th year. The team played its home games in Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Kansas, and were the defending National Champions. The AP poll released on January 26, 2009, had the Jayhawks unranked, which was the last poll in which the Jayhawks were not ranked until February 8, 2021. The following week, Kansas entered the rankings at number 21, beginning what is the longest streak in Men’s Basketball history with 223 consecutive polls being ranked and achieved that record on November 30, 2020. They are 2 ahead of UCLA’s 221 straight weeks that was done from 1967-1980.


2008–09 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team, Pre-Season
The 2007–08 Jayhawks finished the season 37–3 overall with a 13–3 mark in conference play. They won the Big 12 regular season men's basketball championship, which they shared with the Texas Longhorns. In post season play, the Jayhawks won the Big 12 conference tournament championship and received a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament. The team went on to win the national championship, 75–68, in overtime vs. the Memphis Tigers. The Jayhawks finished the season #1 in the final Coaches Poll after the tournament and were ranked 5th in the final AP Poll before the tournament.


2008–09 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team, Pre-Season
The team raised a temporary NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship banner to the rafters in an official ceremony to celebrate its 2008 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament victory during Late Night in the Phog event. The official championship and final four banners were raised during the November 18 game against Florida Gulf Coast.


2008–09 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team, Pre-Season
The Jayhawks lost five scholarship seniors from their national title team in addition to three underclassmen (Brandon Rush, Mario Chalmers, and Darrell Arthur) who opted to enter the NBA draft and eventually signed with agents. Returning from the national championship team are stars Sherron Collins, point guard, and Cole Aldrich, center. Other players returning are: seniors Matt Kleinmann and Brennan Bechard, and sophomores Brady Morningstar, Chase Buford, Tyrel Reed, and Connor Teahan.


2008–09 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team, Pre-Season, Recruiting
Coach Self signed seven recruits for the 2008–09 season. The class was led by New Jersey twins Marcus and Markieff Morris who both played the power forward position. Another signee from New Jersey was Quintrell Thomas, who also played the power forward position. Travis Releford, a Kansas City product was the first signee for the Jayhawks and was in the mix for departed star Brandon Rush's spot in the starting rotation. Coach Self also managed to lure point guard Tyshawn Taylor to Lawrence, after he was released from his letter of intent to play for Marquette. The Jayhawks also signed junior college transfers Tyrone Appleton and Mario Little.


2008–09 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team, Season summary
Kansas finished the regular season 25–6 (14–2). After being picked to tie for 3rd in the conference in preseason, the Jayhawks defied expectations and won their 5th straight Big 12 conference championship and 52nd overall.


2008–09 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team
The 2008–09 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team represented Kansas State University in the 2008–09 college basketball season. The Wildcats, led by second-year head coach Frank Martin, played their home games at Bramlage Coliseum.


2008–09 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team, Pre-season
The 2007–08 season was a successful one for the Wildcats. They returned to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 1996. 2007–08 was also the first season for head coach Frank Martin. Michael Beasley and Bill Walker led the team in scoring and nearly every other offensive category. They were also both drafted, marking the first time since 1990 that a Wildcat was drafted (Steve Henson was the last). It was also the first time since 1982 that more than one Wildcat was drafted (Tyrone Adams, Randy Reed and Ed Nealy.


2008–09 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team, Regular season
Kansas State became just the second school in Big 12 history (after Iowa State in 2004–05) to rally from an 0–4 start to get back to at least .500 in conference play. The previous best finish after such a start came in 1983–84 when K-State finished Big Eight play with a 5–9 mark.


2008–09 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team, Regular season
The Wildcats finished the conference season in a tie for fourth place with a 9–7 record in the Big 12 and a 21–10 record overall. They earned the number four seed in the 2009 Big 12 Men's Basketball Tournament. 2008–09 marks the third consecutive year that the team earned one of the top 4 spots in the tournament, and thus received a first round bye.


2008–09 Karnataka State Film Awards
The Karnataka State Film Awards 2008–09, presented by Government of Karnataka, to felicitate the best of Kannada Cinema released in the year 2008-09.


2008–09 Karnataka State Film Awards, Jury
The awardees were chosen by a jury headed by veteran director H. R. Bhargava from the 73 films shortlisted. The panel consisted of nine-member team.


2008–09 Kategoria Superiore
The 2008–09 Kategoria Superiore was the 73rd season of top-tier football in Albania and the eleventh season under the name Kategoria Superiore. The season began on 24 August 2008 and ended on 23 May 2009. The defending champions were Dinamo Tirana.


2008–09 Kategoria Superiore
KF Tirana won their 24th national league title and qualified for the UEFA Champions League; Vllaznia, Dinamo Tirana and 2008–09 Albanian Cup winners Flamurtari gained access to the UEFA Europa League. On the bottom end of the table, Lushnja and Elbasani were directly relegated. Bylis and Partizani had to face teams from the Kategoria e Parë in relegation matches. Both teams lost and thus were demoted as well.


2008–09 Kategoria Superiore, Promotion and relegation
Besëlidhja and Skënderbeu were directly relegated to the Kategoria e Parë after finishing 11th and 12th in the previous year's standings. They were replaced by Kategoria e Parë champions Bylis and runners-up Apolonia.


2008–09 Kategoria Superiore, Promotion and relegation
9th placed Teuta and 10th placed Kastrioti had to compete in single-match relegation play-offs. Kastrioti were relegated in the process by losing on penalties against the 3rd placed team from Kategoria e Parë, Lushnja. On the other hand, Teuta saved their place in Albania's top league by beating Burreli, who had finished in 4th place in the Kategoria e Parë, with 2–1 after extra time.


2008–09 Kategoria Superiore, Results
The schedule consisted of three rounds. During the first two rounds, each team played each other once home and away for a total of 22 matches. The pairings of the third round were then set according to the standings after the first two rounds, giving every team a third game against each opponent for a total of 33 games per team.


2008–09 Kategoria Superiore, Relegation playoffs
Bylis as 9th-placed team (against the 4th-placed team of the Kategoria e Parë, Gramozi) and 10th-placed Partizani (against 3rd-placed Kategoria e Parë team Kastrioti) both competed in relegation play-off games after the end of the season. Superiore sides Partizani and Bylis lost their matches and were thus relegated to the Kategoria e Parë.


2008–09 Kategoria e Parë
The 2008–09 Kategoria e Parë was the 62nd season of a second-tier association football league in Albania.


2008–09 Kazakhstan Hockey Championship
The 2008–09 Kazakhstan Hockey Championship was the 17th season of the Kazakhstan Hockey Championship, the top level of ice hockey in Kazakhstan. Eight teams participated in the league, and Barys Astana won the championship.


2008–09 Kent Football League
The 2008–09 Kent Football League season was the 43rd in the history of Kent Football League a football competition in England.


2008–09 Kent Football League, Clubs
The league featured 16 clubs which competed in the previous season, along with one new club:


2008–09 Kent State Golden Flashes men's basketball team
The 2008–09 Kent State Golden Flashes men's basketball team represented Kent State University in the 2008–09 college basketball season. The team was coached by Geno Ford and played their home games in the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center. They are members of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 19–15, 10–6 in MAC play.


2008–09 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team
The 2008–09 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of Kentucky in the college basketball season of 2008–2009. The team's head coach was Billy Gillispie, who was in his second and final year as coach. The Wildcats played their home games at Rupp Arena in Lexington, Kentucky. The team's season started with a controversial early Midnight Madness event on October 10, 2008 which is not the traditional date for celebration that coincides with the first day of NCAA-sanctioned regular practice sessions that occurred on October 17, 2008.


2008–09 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team
On March 15, 2009, the Wildcats accepted a bid to the 2009 National Invitation Tournament, ending a streak of 17 consecutive appearances in the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship dating back to 1992.


2008–09 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team, Class of 2009 signees
The signees who formed the 2009-10 recruiting classes are considered one of the best all-time recruiting classes


2008–09 Kilmarnock F.C. season
The 2008–09 season was Kilmarnock's tenth consecutive season in the Scottish Premier League, having competed in it since its inauguration in 1998–99. Kilmarnock also competed in the Scottish Cup and the League Cup.


2008–09 Kilmarnock F.C. season, Summary, Season
Kilmarnock finished eighth in the Scottish Premier League with 44 points. They reached the Quarter-Final of the League Cup, losing to Celtic and the fourth round of the Scottish Cup, losing to Inverness.


2008–09 Korisliiga season
The Korisliiga is the premier basketball league in Finland. The 2008-09 season was the 69th Finnish club basketball season. It began on October 3, 2008 and ended on May 16, 2009. Namika Lahti won the Final series by 3-0 against Joensuun Kataja. Antti Nikkilä won the MVP Award and Vesa Mäkäläinen won the Finals MVP Award.


2008–09 Kuwait Federation Cup
The 2nd Kuwaiti Federation Cup started on September 7, 2008.


2008–09 Kuwait Federation Cup
The Second Federation Cup is one of four competitions in the Kuwaiti 2008/2009 season. 14 clubs are taking part in the tournament.


2008–09 Kuwait Federation Cup
They were divided into two groups of seven, and the winner and runner-up of each group will advance to the semi-finals.


2008–09 Kuwait Federation Cup
The cup is used as a curtain raiser to the Kuwaiti Premier League season.


2008–09 Kuwaiti Premier League
The 2008–09 Kuwaiti Premier League season was the 47th since its establishment. The first matches of the season started on Saturday 4 October 2008. The league has also been extended so that clubs will play each other three times this season.


2008–09 LEB Oro season
The 2008–09 LEB season is the 13th season of the Liga Española de Baloncesto. The 612-game regular season (34 games for each of the 18 teams) began on Thursday, September 18, 2008, and will end on Friday, May 15, 2009. The champion of the regular season will be promoted to ACB. The teams between 2nd and 9th position will play a best of 3 games play off to see who plays the Final Four. Two bottom teams will be relegated to LEB Plata.


2008–09 LEB Oro season, LEB Oro Regular season
1 CB Villa de Los Barrios relegated due economic problems. 2 Plus Pujol Lleida relegated to Liga EBA due economic problems. 3 CB Vic relegated due economic problems and sold its berth to CB Sant Josep Girona. 4 Gandía Bàsquet relegated to Liga EBA due economic problems.


2008–09 LEB Oro season, LEB Oro playoffs, Quarterfinals
Each quarterfinal was a best-of-three (if third serie necessary) series between teams in the 2-9 positions, with the best-place team receiving home advantage. All opening games were played on May 19, 2009, and all second games were played on May 22. The deciding third games were played on May 24.


2008–09 LEB Oro season, LEB Oro playoffs, Final Four
The Final Four is the last phase of the LEB Oro season, and is held over a weekend in Fuenlabrada. The semifinal games are played on May 30. The championship final is played on May 31.


2008–09 LEB Plata season
The 2008–09 LEB Plata season was the 9th  season of the LEB Plata, second league of the Liga Española de Baloncesto and third division in Spain. It is also named Adecco Plata for sponsorship reasons.


2008–09 LEB Plata season, Competition format
16 teams play the regular season. This is a round robin, where each team will play twice against every rival. The champion of the Regular Season is promoted to LEB Oro and the eight next teams enter the play-offs, where the winner is promoted too.


2008–09 LEB Plata season, Competition format
The last two qualified teams were relegated to LEB Bronce.


2008–09 LEB Plata season, Competition format
If two or more teams have got the same number of winning games, the criteria of tie-breaking are these:


2008–09 LEB Plata season, Copa LEB Plata
At the half of the first round, the two first teams in the table play the Copa LEB Plata at home of the winner of the first half season. The Champion of this Cup will play the play-offs as first qualified if finishes the league between the 2nd and the 5th qualified.


2008–09 LEB Plata season, Copa LEB Plata
Faymasa Palencia was the champion after defeating Torrons Vicens L'Hospitalet by 69–65.


2008–09 LEB Plata season, Playoffs
Teams qualified from 2nd to 9th will play the promotion play-off. If the winner of Copa LEB Plata is qualified between 2nd and 5th at the final of the Regular Season, it will join the play-offs as 2nd qualified. A best-of-five series and a Final Four hosted at Fuenlabrada (with re-seeding) decided who promotes to LEB Oro.


2008–09 LEN Cup
The LEN Cup 2008–09 was the 17th edition of this water polo competition, and was won by Szeged Beton VSE. It was the first time a Hungarian club won the competition since Újpesti TE's 3rd title in 1999.


2008–09 LEN Euroleague
The LEN Euroleague 2008–09 was the 46th edition of Europe's premier club water polo competition.


2008–09 LEN Euroleague, Knockout stage, Quarter-finals
The first legs were played on 4 April, and the second legs were played on 22 April 2009.


2008–09 LNAH season
The 2008–09 LNAH season was the 13th season of the Ligue Nord-Américaine de Hockey (before 2004 the Quebec Semi-Pro Hockey League), a minor professional league in the Canadian province of Quebec. Nine teams participated in the regular season, and Lois Jeans de Pont-Rouge won the league title.


2008–09 LNBP season
The 2008–09 LNBP was the 9th season of the Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional, one of the professional basketball leagues of Mexico. It started on September 4, 2008, and ended on March 18, 2009. The league title was won by Halcones UV Xalapa, which defeated Soles de Mexicali in the championship series, 4–2.


2008–09 LNBP season, Format
24 teams participate. The teams are divided in two groups of 12 teams each, called Zonas (zones): Zona Norte (North) and Zona Sur (South). The first 8 teams in each group qualify for the playoffs. The group playoffs have quarterfinals (best-of-5), semifinals (best-of-7) and finals (best-of-7). The winner of each group series qualify for the championship series (best-of-7), named Final de Finales (Final of Finals).


2008–09 LNBP season, All-Star Game
The 2008 LNBP All-Star Game was played in Mexico City at the Gimnasio Olímpico Juan de la Barrera on December 16, 2008. The game was played between Zona Norte and Zona Sur. Zona Sur won, 123–122.


2008–09 LSU Tigers basketball team
The 2008-09 LSU Tigers men's basketball team represented Louisiana State University in the sport of basketball during the 2008-09 college basketball season. The Tigers competed in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and Southeastern Conference (SEC). They were led by 1st year head coach Trent Johnson, and played their home games at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center on the university's Baton Rouge, Louisiana campus.


2008–09 La Liga
The 2008–09 La Liga season (known as the Liga BBVA for sponsorship reasons) was the 78th since its establishment. Real Madrid were the defending champions, having won their 31st La Liga title in the previous season. The campaign began on 30 August 2008 and ended on 31 May 2009. A total of 20 teams contested the league, 17 of which already contested in the 2007–08 season, and three of which were promoted from the Segunda División. A new match ball – the Nike T90 Omni – served as the official ball for all matches.


2008–09 La Liga
On 16 May 2009, after Villarreal's 3–2 victory over Real Madrid, Barcelona were declared champions, their 19th La Liga title, with three matches to play. Lionel Messi received the inaugural LaLiga Award for Best Player from the Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional.


2008–09 La Liga, Promotion and relegation
Real Zaragoza, Real Murcia and Levante were relegated to the 2008–09 Segunda División after finishing in the bottom three spots of the table at the end of the 2007–08 La Liga. Zaragoza were relegated to the Segunda División after five seasons of continuous membership in the top football league of Spain; Levante returned in Segunda División after two-year tenured in La Liga; and Murcia made their immediate return to the second level.


2008–09 La Liga, Promotion and relegation
The three relegated teams were replaced by three 2007–08 Segunda División sides. Champions Numancia, who ended their second-level status after three years, runners-up Málaga, who returned to the top flight after two season in the second level, and Sporting de Gijón returned to the highest Spanish league after ten years.


2008–09 La Liga, Awards, LaLiga Awards
For the first time in La Liga's history, its governing body, the Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional, honoured the competition's best players and coach with the LaLiga Awards.


2008–09 La Liga, Awards, Pichichi Trophy
The Pichichi Trophy is awarded to the player who scores the most goals in a season.


2008–09 La Liga, Awards, Zamora Trophy
The Zamora Trophy is awarded by newspaper Marca to the goalkeeper with least goals-to-games ratio. A goalkeeper must play at least 28 games of 60 or more minutes to be eligible for the trophy.


2008–09 La Liga, Scoring, Hat-tricks
4 Player scored four goals(H) - Home ; (A) - Away