2008–09 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics – Round 5 – Women's points race, Competition format
A points race is a race in which all riders start together and the object is to earn points during sprints or to lap the bunch.


2008–09 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics – Round 5 – Women's points race, Competition format
The tournament consisted of two qualifying heats of 10 km (40 laps). The top twelve cyclist of each heat advanced to the 20 km final (80 laps).


2008–09 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics – Round 5 – Women's points race, Schedule
Saturday 14 February12:55-13:15 Qualifying, heat 113:15-13:35 Qualifying, heat 214:10-14:40 Final15:05-15:10 Victory Ceremony


2008–09 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics – Round 5 – Women's points race, World Cup Standings
Final standings after 5 of 5 2008–2009 World Cup races.


2008–09 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics – Round 5 – Women's team pursuit
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2008–09 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics – Round 5 – Women's team pursuit
The fifth round of the women's team pursuit of the 2008–2009 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics took place in Copenhagen, Denmark on 15 February 2009. 10 teams participated in the contest.


2008–09 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics – Round 5 – Women's team pursuit, Competition format
The women's team pursuit consists of a 3 km time trial race between two riders, starting on opposite sides of the track. If one team catches the other, the race is over.


2008–09 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics – Round 5 – Women's team pursuit, Competition format
The tournament consisted of an initial qualifying round. The top two riders in the qualifying round advanced to the gold medal match and the third and fourth riders advanced to the bronze medal race.


2008–09 UCI Track Cycling World Ranking
The 2008–09 UCI Track Cycling World Ranking is an overview of the UCI Track Cycling World Ranking, based upon the results in all UCI-sanctioned track cycling races of the 2008–09 track cycling season.


2008–09 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team
The 2008–09 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team opened the season on November 3 when it took on Cal Baptist in an exhibition game in Pauley Pavilion. The Bruins participated in the 2K Sports Classic, Big 12/Pac-10 Hardwood Series, and the John R. Wooden Classic in the Honda Center.


2008–09 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team
The team opened the season with the following starters: Alfred Aboya (Center), James Keefe (Power forward), Josh Shipp (Small forward), Jrue Holiday (Shooting guard) and Darren Collison (Point guard).


2008–09 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team
The team opted not to have an October 17, 2008 Midnight Madness celebration this year. Practices began on Saturday, October 18, as they prepared for the first exhibition game on Monday, November 3. The team has been picked to finish first in the Pac-10 conference again, over Arizona State, USC and Arizona.


2008–09 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team
Freshman Tyler Trapani (#4), great-grandson of former head coach John Wooden, had joined the team.


2008–09 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team
Three players from last season's team, Russell Westbrook, Kevin Love and Luc Richard Mbah a Moute were chosen to play in the NBA. Westbrook was picked by the Seattle SuperSonics as the fourth overall pick, while Love was the fifth pick by the Memphis Grizzlies, and Mbah a Moute was picked by the Milwaukee Bucks, the 37th pick in the NBA draft.


2008–09 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team
The team finished the season by losing to Villanova 89–69 in the second round of the 2009 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. The senior class of  Alfred Aboya, Darren Collison and Josh Shipp finished their careers with the most wins in school history with 123  The distinction was relative, as John Wooden's legendary teams played shorter seasons and freshmen were ineligible.


2008–09 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team, Highlights
During half-time of the January 31 game against Stanford, the Bruins' 1963–64 and 1964–65 National Championship teams were honored, along with their 98-year-old former coach John R. Wooden, who told the crowd that he can still remember those years. The game also marked the Coaches vs. Cancer Suits and Sneakers Awareness Weekend with both teams wore white sneakers with their suits and ties.


2008–09 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team, Highlights
A week later at the Notre Dame game, Troy Aikman was honored for his induction into the College Football Hall of Fame and for having recently completed his courses for a degree in sociology during half-time. A plaque was presented to Aikman to be permanently displayed at UCLA's Hall of Fame.


2008–09 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team, Highlights
Seniors Alfred Aboya and Darren Collison played more games for UCLA than any other player in history, passing Mitchell Butler's 130 games from 1990–93.


2008–09 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team, Highlights
The 72–54 DePaul victory in the December 13, 2008 John R. Wooden Classic game was coach Ben Howland's 300th career victory.


2008–09 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team, Highlights
Sidney Wicks and his 1968–69 championship team were honored during halftime of the final home game against Oregon on Saturday, March 7, 2009.


2008–09 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team, Highlights
These former players are now playing on an NBA team: Jason Kapono, Arron Afflalo, Dan Gadzuric, Luc Mbah a Moute, Ryan Hollins, Baron Davis, Trevor Ariza, Jordan Farmar, Matt Barnes, Kevin Love, Earl Watson, and Russell Westbrook.


2008–09 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team, Highlights
UCLA's three-year reign came to an end when Washington defeated Washington State, 67–60 to win the regular season Pac-10 title.


2008–09 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team, Highlights
Darren Collison was named to the All-Pac-10 team; Josh Shipp was named to the second team; Alfred Aboya was honorable mention on the All-Pac-10 team; Jrue Holiday was named to the All-Freshman team; and Alfred Aboya and Darren Collison were named to the All-Defensive team.


2008–09 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team, Highlights
Darren Collison was an honorable mention in the 2008–09 AP All-America basketball teams. Additionally, he was named the 2009 recipient of the Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award by the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. The award goes to the "nation's outstanding senior male collegian 6'0" and under who has excelled both athletically and academically."


2008–09 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team, Highlights
In the NCAA National Championship tournament, Alfred Aboya scored two free-throw points with 48 seconds remaining in the game to help UCLA get by VCU in the first round at the East Regional in Philadelphia's Wachovia Center. Top scorers in the game were Eric Maynor (21) for VCU and Josh Shipp (16) for UCLA.


2008–09 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team, Highlights
In the second round, with six Wildcats scoring double-digit points, Villanova ended UCLA's hope of going to the Final Four for the fourth time in a row. Dante Cunningham had 18 points; Reggie Redding and Corey Fisher had 13; Corey Stokes put up 12; eleven points came from Scottie Reynolds and ten points were put up by Dwayne Anderson for the winning team. Josh Shipp had 18 points and Alfred Aboya had 8 rebounds for UCLA.


2008–09 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team, Highlights
On Friday, April 3, Alfred Aboya will play in the Hershey's all-star game, which is part of the kickoff celebration to Final Four weekend at Ford Field.


2008–09 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team, Highlights
The team finished the season with an attendance of 392,980 in 35 games, averaging 11,228 fans per game.


2008–09 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team, Highlights
Freshman guard Jrue Holiday announced on April 9 that he would make himself eligible for the NBA draft without signing with an agent.


2008–09 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team, Recruiting class
The incoming class of Jerime Anderson,  Drew Gordon, Jrue Holiday, Malcolm Lee, and J'Mison Morgan was ranked No. 1 in the nation.


2008–09 UD Almería season
In the 2008–09 season, UD Almería played in two competitions: La Liga and the Copa del Rey. It was their second season in the top flight since promotion from the 2006–07 Segunda División.


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


2008–09 UD Almería season, Squad, Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2008–09 UD Almería season, Squad, Almería B players
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2008–09 UEFA Champions League
The 2008–09 UEFA Champions League was the 54th edition of Europe's premier club football tournament and the 17th edition under the current UEFA Champions League format. The final was played at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome on 27 May 2009. It was the eighth time the European Cup final has been held in Italy and the fourth time it has been held at the Stadio Olimpico. The final was contested by the defending champions, Manchester United, and Barcelona, who had last won the tournament in 2006. Barcelona won the match 2–0, with goals from Samuel Eto'o and Lionel Messi, securing The Treble in the process. In addition, both UEFA Cup finalists, Werder Bremen and Shakhtar Donetsk featured in the Champions League group stage.


2008–09 UEFA Champions League
Anorthosis of Cyprus and BATE Borisov of Belarus were the first teams from their respective countries to qualify for the group stage. Romanian side CFR Cluj and Russian champions Zenit Saint Petersburg also made their Champions League debuts.


2008–09 UEFA Champions League, Association team allocation
A total of 76 teams from 52 UEFA associations (Liechtenstein organises no domestic league competition) participated in the 2008–09 Champions League. Countries are allocated places according to the 2007 UEFA league co-efficient .


2008–09 UEFA Champions League, Association team allocation
Below is the qualification scheme for the 2008–09 Champions League:


2008–09 UEFA Champions League, Association team allocation, Association ranking
For the 2008–09 UEFA Champions League, the associations are allocated places according to their 2007 UEFA country coefficients, which takes into account their performance in European competitions from 2002–03 to 2006–07.


2008–09 UEFA Champions League, Association team allocation, Distribution
Since the title holders (Manchester United) qualified for the Champions League group stage through their domestic league, the group stage spot reserved for the title holders is vacated, and the following changes to the default access list are made:


2008–09 UEFA Champions League, Association team allocation, Teams
League positions of the previous season shown in parentheses (TH: Title holders).


2008–09 UEFA Champions League, Qualifying rounds, First qualifying round
The draw for the first and second qualifying rounds was held on Tuesday, 1 July 2008 in Nyon, Switzerland. The first leg matches were held on 15 July and 16 July, while the second legs were played on 22 July and 23 July 2008.


2008–09 UEFA Champions League, Qualifying rounds, First qualifying round
In the draw for the first qualifying round, teams were divided into two pots, on the basis of UEFA coefficients. The lower pot contained the 14 teams from associations 40–53: none of these teams had a team ranking.


2008–09 UEFA Champions League, Qualifying rounds, First qualifying round
Two of the 14 ties were won by the lower ranked team: Inter Baku (Azerbaijan, country rank 42) beat Rabotnički (Macedonia, 36); and BATE Borisov (Belarus, 40) beat Valur (Iceland, 37).


2008–09 UEFA Champions League, Qualifying rounds, First qualifying round
Of the 28 teams in the first qualifying round, two survived as far as the group stage: Anorthosis and BATE Borisov. Each then finished in fourth place.


2008–09 UEFA Champions League, Qualifying rounds, Second qualifying round
The first leg matches were played on 29 July and 30 July, while the second legs were played on 5 August and 6 August 2008.


2008–09 UEFA Champions League, Qualifying rounds, Second qualifying round
In the draw for the second qualifying round, teams were divided into two pots, on the basis of UEFA coefficients. The higher pot contained teams ranked 166 or higher: so each tie contained exactly one team ranked in the top 166.


2008–09 UEFA Champions League, Qualifying rounds, Second qualifying round
Three of the 14 ties were won by the lower ranked team: Kaunas (unranked, coefficient 2.640) beat Rangers (ranked 24, coefficient 66.013); BATE Borisov (unranked, 1.760) beat Anderlecht (56, 41.810); and Anorthosis (ranked 193) beat Rapid Wien (ranked 166).


2008–09 UEFA Champions League, Qualifying rounds, Second qualifying round
Of the 28 teams in the second qualifying round, Panathinaikos were the only one to qualify for the knockout phase of the competition.


2008–09 UEFA Champions League, Qualifying rounds, Third qualifying round
The draw for the third qualifying round took place on 1 August 2008 in Nyon, Switzerland. The first leg matches were played on 12 August and 13 August, while the second leg matches took place on 26 August and 27 August. The losing team of each match are being seeded into the 2008–09 UEFA Cup first round; while the winning teams advance into the UEFA Champions League 2008–09 group stage.


2008–09 UEFA Champions League, Qualifying rounds, Third qualifying round
In the draw for the third qualifying round, teams were divided into two pots, on the basis of UEFA coefficients. The higher pot contained teams ranked 61 or higher. However, the draw was held before the second qualifying round was played, which meant that Kaunas and BATE Borisov effectively moved into the higher pot, replacing the teams they eliminated.


2008–09 UEFA Champions League, Qualifying rounds, Third qualifying round
Four of the 16 ties were won by the lower ranked team: Anorthosis (ranked 193) beat Olympiacos (ranked 44); BATE Borisov (unranked, coefficient 1.760) beat Levski Sofia (ranked 80, coefficient 32.644); Atlético Madrid (ranked 67) beat Schalke 04 (ranked 22) and Dynamo Kyiv (ranked 74) beat Spartak Moscow (ranked 61).


2008–09 UEFA Champions League, Group stage
The draw for the group stage took place on 28 August 2008 at the Grimaldi Forum, Monaco, prior to the 2008 UEFA Super Cup the following day.


2008–09 UEFA Champions League, Group stage
The top two teams in each group advanced to the knockout phase, and the third-placed teams entered the round of 32 of the UEFA Cup. Based on paragraph 6.05 in the  for the current season, if two or more teams are equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria are applied to determine the rankings:


2008–09 UEFA Champions League, Group stage
Zenit St. Petersburg, BATE Borisov, CFR Cluj and Anorthosis each made their debut appearance in the group stage.


2008–09 UEFA Champions League, Knockout phase
From the first knockout round through to the semi-finals, clubs play two matches against each other on a home and away basis with the same rules as the qualifying rounds applied. In the last 16, group winners play runners-up other than teams from their own pool or nation. For the draw of the quarter-finals and semi-finals clubs are seeded based on the results in the group stage and round of 16 of the current season (eight matches).


2008–09 UEFA Champions League, Knockout phase
The draw for the first knockout round was held on Friday, 19 December 2008 in Nyon, Switzerland. The draw was conducted by UEFA General Secretary David Taylor, Giorgio Marchetti, UEFA's director of professional football and Bruno Conti, the ambassador for the final in Rome.


2008–09 UEFA Champions League, Knockout phase
The draws for the quarter-finals and semi-finals were both held on Friday, 20 March 2009 in Nyon, Switzerland. The draw was conducted by David Taylor and Bruno Conti. Unlike the first knockout round, teams from the same group or country may be drawn together from the quarter-finals onwards.


2008–09 UEFA Champions League, Knockout phase, Round of 16
The first legs of the first knockout round were played on 24 and 25 February 2009, and the second legs were played on 10 and 11 March.


2008–09 UEFA Champions League, Knockout phase, Round of 16
Bayern Munich defeated Sporting CP by 12–1 on aggregate in the first knockout round; the biggest two-leg win in Champions League era.


2008–09 UEFA Champions League, Knockout phase, Round of 16
Manchester United's 2–0 victory against Internazionale in the first knockout round was their 21st consecutive undefeated match, a record surpassing Ajax's 20 undefeated matches, set between 1985–86 and 1995–96. The record was extended to 25 matches, ending with a 2–0 defeat to Barcelona in the final.


2008–09 UEFA Champions League, Knockout phase, Quarter-finals
The first leg matches were played on 7 April and 8 April, with the second leg matches being played on 14 April and 15 April 2009. Due to the 20th anniversary of Hillsborough Disaster, Liverpool were granted their request that their return leg not be played on 15 April; the match was played on 14 April.


2008–09 UEFA Champions League, Knockout phase, Quarter-finals
Porto's 1–0 loss to Manchester United in the second leg of the quarter-finals was the club's first ever home defeat to English opposition.


2008–09 UEFA Champions League, Knockout phase, Semi-finals
The first leg matches were played on 28 April and 29 April, while the second leg matches were played on 5 May and 6 May 2009. As in 2007–08, the semi-final teams consisted of three Premier League sides and Barcelona. This was the third consecutive season in which three of the four semi-final teams were English.


2008–09 UEFA Champions League, Knockout phase, Semi-finals
Manchester United were the first defending champions to reach the semi-finals since the introduction of the first knockout round in the 2003–04 season.


2008–09 UEFA Champions League, Knockout phase, Semi-finals
Chelsea were knocked out by Barcelona after a highly controversial performance by referee Tom Henning Øvrebø, while Arsenal's 3–1 loss to Manchester United in the second leg of the semi-finals was the club's first defeat at the Emirates Stadium in a European competition.


2008–09 UEFA Champions League, Knockout phase, Final
The 2009 UEFA Champions League Final was played at 20:45 CEST on 27 May 2009 at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome, Italy. Barcelona won the match 2–0, with goals from Samuel Eto'o and Lionel Messi. Barcelona's victory also meant that they became the first Spanish team to win the Treble. Manchester United were the first defending champions to reach the final of the competition since Juventus in 1997, but they failed to become the first club to defend the European Cup since Milan in 1990.


2008–09 UEFA Champions League group stage
The 2008–09 UEFA Champions League group stage matches took place between 16 September and 10 December 2008.


2008–09 UEFA Champions League group stage, Seeding structure
Seeding was determined by the UEFA coefficients: Pot 1 held teams ranked 1–10 (since Milan and Sevilla did not qualify), Pot 2 held teams ranked 11–23, Pot 3 held teams ranked 25–45, while Pot 4 held teams ranked 46–193 and unranked teams.


2008–09 UEFA Champions League group stage, Seeding structure
Clubs from the same association were paired up to split the matchdays between Tuesday and Wednesday. Clubs with the same pairing letter played on different days, ensuring that teams from the same city (e.g. Milan and Internazionale, who also share a stadium) did not play on the same day.


2008–09 UEFA Champions League group stage, Seeding structure
Of the 16 teams in Pots 1 and 2, 14 eventually qualified for the first knockout round. The exceptions were Werder Bremen (to the UEFA Cup) and PSV (eliminated). Their places went to Panathinaikos (from Pot 3) and Atlético Madrid (from Pot 4). Aalborg BK were the lowest-ranked Pot 4 team to qualify for the UEFA Cup Round of 32.


2008–09 UEFA Champions League group stage, Tie-breaking criteria
Based on paragraph 6.05 in the  for the current season, if two or more teams were equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria were applied to determine the rankings:


2008–09 UEFA Champions League group stage, Groups
Times are CET/CEST, as listed by UEFA (local times are in parentheses).


2008–09 UEFA Champions League knockout phase
The knockout phase of the 2008–09 UEFA Champions League began on 24 February 2009 and concluded with the final at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome on 27 May 2009. The knockout phase involved the 16 teams who finished in the top two in each of their groups in the group stage.


2008–09 UEFA Champions League knockout phase
Times are CET/CEST, as listed by UEFA (local times are in parentheses).


2008–09 UEFA Champions League knockout phase, Format
Each tie in the knockout phase, apart from the final, was played over two legs, with each team playing one leg at home. The team that had the higher aggregate score over the two legs progressed to the next round. In the event that aggregate scores finished level, the team that scored more goals away from home over the two legs progressed. If away goals were also equal, 30 minutes of extra time were played. If there were goals scored during extra time and the aggregate score was still level, the visiting team qualified by virtue of more away goals scored. If no goals were scored during extra time, the tie was decided via a penalty shoot-out.


2008–09 UEFA Champions League knockout phase, Format
In the draw for the first knockout round, matches were played between the winners of one group and the runners-up of a different group. The only restriction on the drawing of teams in the first knockout round was that the teams could not be from the same national association or have played in the same group in the group stages. From the quarter-finals onwards, these restrictions did not apply.


2008–09 UEFA Champions League knockout phase, Format
In the final, the tie was played over just one leg at a neutral venue. If scores were level at the end of normal time in the final, extra time was played, followed by penalties if scores remained tied.


2008–09 UEFA Champions League knockout phase, Round of 16
The draw for the first knockout round of the 2008–09 UEFA Champions League was held on 19 December 2008, and conducted by UEFA General Secretary David Taylor and Bruno Conti, the ambassador for the 2009 UEFA Champions League Final. The first legs of the first knockout round were played on 24 and 25 February 2009, while the second legs were played on 10 and 11 March.


2008–09 UEFA Champions League knockout phase, Round of 16, First leg
The knockout phase began on 24 February with four first-leg ties. English side Arsenal gained a first leg advantage with a 1–0 home victory against Roma at the Emirates Stadium, courtesy of Robin van Persie's 37th-minute penalty. The other English team in action, Manchester United, drew 0–0 with Internazionale at the San Siro, failing to score the away goal they had been hoping for. The other two matches finished in score draws, with the away sides having the upper hand going into the second legs.


2008–09 UEFA Champions League knockout phase, Round of 16, First leg
Lyon drew 1–1 with Barcelona at the Stade de Gerland in France, with Barcelona's Thierry Henry cancelling out an opener from Juninho. Porto came from behind twice away to Atlético Madrid to secure a 2–2 draw at the Vicente Calderón. Maxi Rodríguez put Atlético in front in the fourth minute, Lisandro López equalised in the 22nd minute, Diego Forlán scored on the stroke of half-time to restore Atlético's advantage but López levelled in the 72nd minute.


2008–09 UEFA Champions League knockout phase, Round of 16, First leg
In the second set of first leg ties, played on 25 February 2009, three teams scored away goals. Bayern Munich scored five times without reply away to Sporting CP. In the match at the Estádio José Alvalade, Franck Ribéry gave the Germans the lead in the 42nd minute and Miroslav Klose doubled their advantage in the 57th. Ribéry scored again from the penalty spot in the 63rd before a brace from Luca Toni put the tie out of Sporting's reach, even before the second leg.


2008–09 UEFA Champions League knockout phase, Round of 16, First leg
Five-time winners Liverpool also managed an away win, against nine-time winners Real Madrid, but had to wait until the 82nd minute at the Santiago Bernabéu for it, when Yossi Benayoun scored a header from Fábio Aurélio's free-kick to hand them the advantage for the second leg. Villarreal and Panathinaikos shared a score draw at the El Madrigal, with Giuseppe Rossi scoring a 67th-minute penalty to cancel out Giorgos Karagounis' 59th-minute opener. In the other game, Chelsea beat Juventus at Stamford Bridge courtesy of a 12th-minute strike from Didier Drogba.


2008–09 UEFA Champions League knockout phase, Round of 16, Second leg
In the four second leg ties played on 10 March, the two English clubs in action both progressed along with Bayern Munich and Villarreal. Liverpool eliminated the nine-time European Cup winners Real Madrid with a 4–0 home victory. Fernando Torres doubled Liverpool's aggregate lead in the 16th minute, and Steven Gerrard made it 2–0 on the night with a 28th-minute penalty. Gerrard further extended Liverpool's lead two minutes after half-time and Andrea Dossena made it 5–0 on aggregate with two minutes left.


2008–09 UEFA Champions League knockout phase, Round of 16, Second leg
Chelsea also made it through to the quarter-finals with a 2–2 draw, having won the first leg at Stamford Bridge 1–0. They fell behind to a goal from Vincenzo Iaquinta in the 19th minute but equalised through Michael Essien on the stroke of half-time. Juventus went back in front through an Alessandro Del Piero penalty, although Chelsea were heading through on the away goals ruling. Chelsea sealed their passage to the last eight when Didier Drogba equalised in the 83rd minute to win 3–2 on aggregate.


2008–09 UEFA Champions League knockout phase, Round of 16, Second leg
In the other games, Sporting CP departed the competition after setting a new Champions League record aggregate defeat of 12–1 to Bayern Munich. An early goal from Lukas Podolski extended Bayern's lead to 6–0 on aggregate and this was followed up by further strikes before half-time from Podolski again, Ânderson Polga (own goal) and Bastian Schweinsteiger, sandwiched by a consolation from Sporting's João Moutinho. Bayern were not finished at 4–1 as Mark van Bommel, Miroslav Klose and Thomas Müller further added to the scoreline. Villarreal were the fourth side to make it into the quarter-finals by beating Panathinaikos 3–2 overall. Ariel Ibagaza put Villarreal 2–1 up on aggregate in the 49th minute, Evangelos Mantzios equalised six minutes later, but Joseba Llorente turned the tie in Villarreal's favour in the 70th minute and the match finished 2–1 to Villarreal.


2008–09 UEFA Champions League knockout phase, Round of 16, Second leg
The remaining two English sides both reached the quarter-finals on 11 March and they were joined by Porto and Barcelona. Manchester United defeated Internazionale 2–0 on aggregate at Old Trafford. After a 0–0 draw at the San Siro in the first leg, United were aware that an away goal for Inter would make it difficult, but they made the perfect start with centre back Nemanja Vidić scoring with a header after four minutes. Cristiano Ronaldo doubled the lead just after half-time and the match finished 2–0.


2008–09 UEFA Champions League knockout phase, Round of 16, Second leg
Porto and Atlético Madrid played out a 0–0 draw at the Estádio do Dragão in Portugal, but Porto went through on the away goals rule, having scored twice in a 2–2 draw in Spain. Barcelona beat Lyon 6–3 on aggregate with a 5–2 win at the Camp Nou. Thierry Henry scored twice in the space of a couple of minutes shortly before the half-hour mark to put Barcelona 3–1 up on aggregate before Lionel Messi and Samuel Eto'o made it 4–0 just before half-time on the night.


2008–09 UEFA Champions League knockout phase, Round of 16, Second leg
Lyon scored two consolation goals through Jean Makoun on the stroke of half-time and Juninho just after the break, but Barcelona added a fifth in the final minute. In the last game to finish, Roma defeated Arsenal 1–0 at the Stadio Olimpico with Juan scoring in the ninth minute. The first match had finished 1–0 to Arsenal so the match headed into extra-time and, eventually, penalties. Arsenal emerged victorious in the shootout, winning 7–6 after Max Tonetto missed Roma's final spotkick.


2008–09 UEFA Champions League knockout phase, Round of 16, Second leg
Atlético Madrid 2–2 Porto on aggregate. Porto won on away goals.


2008–09 UEFA Champions League knockout phase, Round of 16, Second leg
Arsenal 1–1 Roma on aggregate. Arsenal won 7–6 on penalties.


2008–09 UEFA Champions League knockout phase, Quarter-finals
The draw for the quarter-finals of the competition took place in Nyon, Switzerland, on 20 March 2009. There was no seeding and no country protection, meaning that it was an entirely random draw. The first legs were played on 7 and 8 April while the second legs were played on 14 and 15 April. Liverpool requested that their second leg be played on 14 April so that it avoid a clash with the 20th anniversary of the Hillsborough Disaster on 15 April.


2008–09 UEFA Champions League knockout phase, Quarter-finals, First leg
English sides Manchester United and Arsenal were involved in the first two quarter-final matches on 7 April. Arsenal were playing the first leg away against Villarreal from Spain, their second encounter in three years following on from a meeting in the semi-finals three years earlier. Villarreal went in front in the 10th minute thanks to a long-range effort from Marcos Senna.


2008–09 UEFA Champions League knockout phase, Quarter-finals, First leg
The Yellow Submarine went on to dominate the first half, but Arsenal did not concede again and their defensive work was rewarded in the 66th minute as a clipped ball from Arsenal captain Cesc Fàbregas was controlled on the chest by Emmanuel Adebayor and volleyed acrobatically with an overhead kick into the bottom corner. The match eventually finished 1–1, with Arsenal taking an away goal into the second leg.


2008–09 UEFA Champions League knockout phase, Quarter-finals, First leg
Manchester United played their first leg at home at Old Trafford against Porto, the team who had knocked them out in the first knockout round five years before. Porto took an early lead, in the fourth minute, when Cristian Rodríguez netted past Edwin van der Sar. The advantage lasted only 11 minutes, however, at which point Wayne Rooney scored the equaliser, chipping the ball over the advancing Helton following a careless back-pass from Bruno Alves. In an open game, in which Porto dominated, another goal appeared certain but did not come until the 85th minute. Carlos Tevez saw off his marker to score from a Rooney flick from a couple of yards out. The action had not finished however and Mariano González equalised in the final minute to hand Porto a second away goal.


2008–09 UEFA Champions League knockout phase, Quarter-finals, First leg
Liverpool and Chelsea faced each other in an all-English tie at Anfield on 8 April. The sides were meeting in the Champions League for the fifth straight season, having last faced each other in the competition in the 2008 semi-final, when Chelsea advanced to the final. Fernando Torres handed an early advantage to Liverpool, scoring in the sixth minute. However, their lead only lasted until the 39th minute when the Liverpool defence allowed Branislav Ivanović too much space at a corner and he was able to power a header past Pepe Reina. Chelsea took the lead in the 62nd minute from an almost identical situation as Ivanović scored his second headed goal. Didier Drogba added a final goal to make it 3–1 to the away side with a side-footed finish.


2008–09 UEFA Champions League knockout phase, Quarter-finals, First leg
In the final game, played on the same evening, two of the most successful European clubs, Barcelona and Bayern Munich met at the Camp Nou in Spain. It was their first meeting since the group stage of the 1998–99 tournament. Bayern had beaten Sporting CP 12–1 in the previous round, but Barcelona posed a far tougher proposition and it showed. Lionel Messi put Barcelona in front in the ninth minute and Samuel Eto'o doubled the lead three minutes later. Messi scored his second goal in the 38th minute and Thierry Henry made it 4–0 in the 43rd minute. The score remained at 4–0 throughout the second half, leaving Barcelona as favourites to progress.


2008–09 UEFA Champions League knockout phase, Quarter-finals, Second leg
In the first two of four second-leg ties, Chelsea came with a 3–1 advantage over Liverpool and the bonus of three away goals, Liverpool came into their match knowing they needed to score three times without conceding to progress, or win 3–1 to take the game to extra time at Stamford Bridge. Despite starting the match as outsiders, Liverpool looked to be well on the way towards their target as they took a 2–0 lead within half an hour and levelled the scores at 3–3 on aggregate.


2008–09 UEFA Champions League knockout phase, Quarter-finals, Second leg
Fábio Aurélio scored directly with a free kick from the left of the penalty area in the 19th minute to hand them the lead and this was doubled nine minutes later from the penalty spot: Xabi Alonso stepped up to score following a foul on him by Branislav Ivanović. But six minutes after half-time, Didier Drogba made the score 2–1 with a shot that went through the hands of Pepe Reina, and six minutes later, Chelsea equalised to 2–2 when Alex scored with a powerful free kick.


2008–09 UEFA Champions League knockout phase, Quarter-finals, Second leg
Frank Lampard put Chelsea 3–2 up in the 76th minute and, at this stage, Liverpool needed to score three goals to advance. Goals from Lucas and Dirk Kuyt in the 81st and 83rd minutes, respectively, put Liverpool 4–3 up on the night and only a goal away from advancing. However, Lampard scored again in the 89th minute to finish the tie off, and the match ended 4–4 and 7–5 to Chelsea overall.


2008–09 UEFA Champions League knockout phase, Quarter-finals, Second leg
In the other match to take place that evening, Barcelona and Bayern Munich played out a 1–1 draw at the Allianz Arena. Bayern trailed the tie 4–0 following the first match at the Camp Nou and they were able to play without fear in the first half. Luca Toni and Franck Ribéry created chances in the first half but Barcelona weathered the storm and created their only meaningful chance of the first half through Dani Alves.


2008–09 UEFA Champions League knockout phase, Quarter-finals, Second leg
They managed to pull a goal back early in the second half, when Zé Roberto took the ball past defender Yaya Touré and set up Ribéry who was able to score past Víctor Valdés. But Barcelona put the tie beyond the reach of Bayern with an equaliser from Seydou Keita at the end of a 17-pass move. The match finished 1–1, giving Barcelona a 5–1 aggregate win to set up a fourth tie with Chelsea in five seasons two weeks later.


2008–09 UEFA Champions League knockout phase, Quarter-finals, Second leg
The third second-leg tie was finely poised at 1–1 between Arsenal and Villarreal at the Emirates Stadium, with Arsenal ahead courtesy of the away goals rule; Villarreal came into the match knowing they had to score. Both teams were without key players: Arsenal had to play without goalkeeper Manuel Almunia, William Gallas and Gaël Clichy while captain Marcos Senna and Santi Cazorla were missing for Villarreal. Theo Walcott delivered some dangerous crosses and Robin van Persie missed an early chance from Samir Nasri's cross, but Diego Godín also tested Arsenal goalkeeper Łukasz Fabiański with a volley.


2008–09 UEFA Champions League knockout phase, Quarter-finals, Second leg
Arsenal, however, took the lead in the 10th minute as Walcott raced onto a Fàbregas through-ball and chipped the ball over Diego López. Villarreal continued to create chances, including Robert Pires nearly marking his return to his former club with a goal. Emmanuel Adebayor followed up a Van Persie free kick with a header on goal, but Gonzalo Rodríguez cleared the ball off the line.


2008–09 UEFA Champions League knockout phase, Quarter-finals, Second leg
After half-time, Van Persie had a shot from distance charged down, but Arsenal did score a second goal in the 60th minute as Van Persie opted to slide a pass through to Adebayor, and his strike partner applied the finish. The tie was over in the 69th minute when Godín was adjudged to have fouled Walcott; Sebastián Eguren collected a second yellow card for his protests before Van Persie scored from the penalty spot. The match finished 3–0 to Arsenal, with Arsenal winning 4–1 on aggregate.


2008–09 UEFA Champions League knockout phase, Quarter-finals, Second leg
The final quarter-final second leg tie was between Porto and Manchester United, played simultaneously with Arsenal's match. Porto had the advantage of two away goals, after drawing 2–2 at Old Trafford. Manchester United looked to recall Rio Ferdinand from a back injury to partner Nemanja Vidić in central defence. Despite a mixed season, Cristiano Ronaldo had still scored 20 goals in all competitions and won numerous awards and he added his 21st goal with a 35-metre strike after only six minutes.


2008–09 UEFA Champions League knockout phase, Quarter-finals, Second leg
Porto created very few chances, their only meaningful shot being a free kick that went wide of Edwin van der Sar's goal in the first half and later a chance for Lisandro López. United played the game at a controlled pace, but they were unable to score a second goal to settle the nerves – the threat remained that if Porto scored late, United would be knocked out. Ronaldo had a shot saved by the Porto goalkeeper Helton and Vidić missed from a couple of yards. They held on to become the first English team to win at Porto and keep their ambition of winning five trophies in the same season alive. It was United's first clean sheet in six matches and set up a semi-final with fellow English team Arsenal.


2008–09 UEFA Champions League knockout phase, Semi-finals
The draw for the semi-finals took place immediately after the draw for the quarter-finals. The first legs were played on 28 and 29 April and the second legs on 5 and 6 May.


2008–09 UEFA Champions League knockout phase, Semi-finals, Second leg
Although Chelsea had achieved a goalless draw at the Camp Nou, Barcelona went into the game as favourites. The game started well for Chelsea and after nine minutes Michael Essien scored a 20-yard left-footed volley after Barcelona failed to clear a pass into the box from Frank Lampard. The first half came to a close with Chelsea leading 1–0.


2008–09 UEFA Champions League knockout phase, Semi-finals, Second leg
Despite Barcelona dominating possession, Chelsea continued to be the most dangerous side, especially following the sending off of Eric Abidal following a foul on Nicolas Anelka, with Chelsea also calling for up to four penalties, none of them being awarded by Norwegian referee Tom Henning Øvrebø. A 93rd-minute equaliser from a shot by Andrés Iniesta – which happened to be Barcelona's only shot on target – allowed Barcelona to ensure a last-minute qualification to the final. An additional handball in the box from Eto'o from a Ballack shot was also waived away.


2008–09 UEFA Champions League knockout phase, Semi-finals, Second leg
Almost as soon as referee Øvrebø blew the final whistle, several Chelsea players surrounded him with complaints regarding his decisions. Some players, like Frank Lampard and Iniesta, swapped shirts, while others, such as Michael Ballack, John Terry, and Didier Drogba, continued to shout at the referee and contest him, with Drogba notably shouting, "It's a fucking disgrace" into a live television camera. Kevin McCarra writing for The Guardian described Øvrebø as "relatively inexperienced" and declared he "did not inspire any confidence whatsoever".


2008–09 UEFA Champions League knockout phase, Semi-finals, Second leg
In the post-game analysis on Sky Sports 2, the four commentators unanimously held that among the 4 penalty appeals turned down by the referee, 3 of them should have been awarded, including the shirt-pulling against Didier Drogba by Eric Abidal which would otherwise be a one-on-one against the goalkeeper, the lob ball over Barcelona defender Gerard Piqué but was blocked by his stretched-out right palm in the 82nd minute and the last-minute fully stretched upper arm block by Eto'o. All of the three fouls were committed inside the penalty box. Referee Øvrebø admitted his errors in 2018 at an interview after the two teams played against each other in the 2017-18  Champions League round of 16.


2008–09 UEFA Champions League qualifying rounds
The qualifying rounds for the 2008–09 UEFA Champions League began on 15 July 2008. In total, there were three qualifying rounds which provided 16 clubs to join the group stages.


2008–09 UEFA Champions League qualifying rounds, First qualifying round
The draw for this round was performed on 1 July 2008 in Nyon, Switzerland.


2008–09 UEFA Champions League qualifying rounds, First qualifying round, Seeding
Dinamo Zagreb Artmedia Petržalka Domžale Göteborg Anorthosis  Tampere United Dinamo Tbilisi


2008–09 UEFA Champions League qualifying rounds, First qualifying round, Seeding
Ventspils Rabotnički Modriča FBK Kaunas Sheriff Tiraspol Drogheda United Valur


2008–09 UEFA Champions League qualifying rounds, First qualifying round, Seeding
BATE Borisov Levadia Tallinn Inter Baku Dinamo Tirana Pyunik Aktobe Linfield


2008–09 UEFA Champions League qualifying rounds, First qualifying round, Seeding
Llanelli NSÍ Runavík F91 Dudelange Valletta FC Santa Coloma Budućnost Podgorica Murata


2008–09 UEFA Champions League qualifying rounds, Second qualifying round
The draw for this round was performed on 1 July 2008 in Nyon, Switzerland.


2008–09 UEFA Champions League qualifying rounds, Second qualifying round, Seeding
Partizan Dinamo Zagreb Wisła Kraków Artmedia Petržalka Aalborg BK Brann Rapid Wien


2008–09 UEFA Champions League qualifying rounds, Second qualifying round, Seeding
Domžale Beitar Jerusalem MTK Budapest Göteborg Anorthosis Tampere United Dinamo Tbilisi


2008–09 UEFA Champions League qualifying rounds, Second qualifying round, Seeding
Ventspils Inter Baku Modriča FBK Kaunas Sheriff Tiraspol Drogheda United BATE Borisov


2008–09 UEFA Champions League qualifying rounds, Second qualifying round, First leg
2–2 on aggregate. Brann won on the away goals rule.


2008–09 UEFA Champions League qualifying rounds, Third qualifying round
The draw for this round was performed on 1 August 2008 in Nyon, Switzerland.


2008–09 UEFA Champions League qualifying rounds, Third qualifying round, Seeding
Liverpool Barcelona Arsenal Schalke 04 Juventus FBK Kaunas Marseille Steaua București


2008–09 UEFA Champions League qualifying rounds, Third qualifying round, Seeding
Panathinaikos Basel Olympiacos Fenerbahçe Shakhtar Donetsk BATE Borisov Fiorentina Spartak Moscow


2008–09 UEFA Champions League qualifying rounds, Third qualifying round, Seeding
Atlético Madrid Sparta Prague Dynamo Kyiv Levski Sofia Slavia Prague Galatasaray Partizan Vitória de Guimarães


2008–09 UEFA Champions League qualifying rounds, Third qualifying round, Seeding
Dinamo Zagreb Wisła Kraków Standard Liège Twente Artmedia Petržalka Aalborg BK Brann Anorthosis


2008–09 UEFA Cup
The 2008–09 UEFA Cup was the 38th season of the UEFA Cup football tournament. The final was played at the Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium, home ground of Fenerbahçe, in Istanbul on 20 May 2009. This season was the final one to use the UEFA Cup format; starting in 2009, the competition was known as the UEFA Europa League. Ukraine's Shakhtar Donetsk beat Werder Bremen 2–1 after extra time to win their first European title. Zenit Saint Petersburg were the defending champions but were eliminated by Udinese in the Round of 16.


2008–09 UEFA Cup, Association team allocation
A total of 157 teams from 53 UEFA associations participated in the 2008–09 UEFA Cup. Associations were allocated places according to their 2007 UEFA league coefficients, which takes into account their performance in European competitions from 2002–03 to 2006–07.


2008–09 UEFA Cup, Association team allocation
Below is the qualification scheme for the 2008–09 UEFA Cup:


2008–09 UEFA Cup, Association team allocation, Distribution
Since the winners of the 2007–08 UEFA Cup, Zenit Saint Petersburg, qualified for the 2008–09 UEFA Champions League through domestic performance, the title holder spot reserved for them in the playoff round was vacated. As a result, the following changes to the default allocation system were made to compensate for the vacant title holder spot in the group stage:


2008–09 UEFA Cup, Association team allocation, Redistribution rules
A UEFA Cup place is vacated when a team qualifies for both the Champions League and the UEFA Cup, or qualifies for the UEFA Cup by more than one method. When a place is vacated, it is redistributed within the national association by the following rules:


2008–09 UEFA Cup, Round and draw dates
The calendar shows the dates of the rounds and draw.


2008–09 UEFA Cup, Qualifying rounds, First qualifying round
The draw for the first qualifying round took place on 1 July 2008. The first legs were played on 17 July 2008 and the second legs were played on 31 July 2008, with the exception of the Nordsjælland vs TVMK match, which was played on 29 July 2008.


2008–09 UEFA Cup, Qualifying rounds, First qualifying round
In each region of the draw for the first qualifying round, teams were divided into two pots, on the basis of UEFA coefficients. The lower pots contained unranked teams from associations 34–53, together with Vėtra of Lithuania (the 33rd association). The higher pots contained teams from associations 1–32, together with Sūduva of Lithuania, and FH (who had a team ranking, 209).


2008–09 UEFA Cup, Qualifying rounds, First qualifying round
Three of the 37 ties were won by the lower ranked team, all involving teams whose ranking was that of their association: WIT Georgia (Georgia, ranked 38) beat Spartak Trnava (Slovakia, 24); Vllaznia (Albania, 43) beat Koper (Slovenia, 29); and St Patrick's Athletic (Ireland, 35) beat Olimps (Latvia, 31).


2008–09 UEFA Cup, Qualifying rounds, Second qualifying round
The draw for the second qualifying round was held on 1 August 2008 in Nyon, Switzerland, and featured 16 teams entering directly at the second qualifying round, as well as the 37 winners from the previous round and the 11 third round winners of the UEFA Intertoto Cup. The first legs were played on 14 August 2008 and the second leg on 28 August 2008.


2008–09 UEFA Cup, Qualifying rounds, Second qualifying round
Because there are an odd number of teams in the Central and Northern groups in the 2nd qualifying round, UEFA moved Rennes from the Central-East group to the Northern group. Furthermore, Liepājas Metalurgs and Sūduva were moved from the Northern group to the Central-East group, and Vaslui and Interblock Ljubljana were moved from the Southern-Mediterranean group to the Central-East group. It is unknown why UEFA decided on these last moves since it is not strictly required. One of the reasons could be to have more balance in the groups with respect to the coefficients.


2008–09 UEFA Cup, Qualifying rounds, Second qualifying round
In each region of the draw for the second qualifying round, teams were divided into two pots, on the basis of UEFA coefficients. The higher pots contained teams with a ranking of 176 or higher, and unranked teams from associations ranked 1 to 15 (or 17 in the Southern-Mediterranean region).


2008–09 UEFA Cup, Qualifying rounds, Second qualifying round
12 of the 32 ties were won by the lower-ranked team. The 12 teams that lost to a lower team were: AEK Athens, Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk, Aris, Red Star Belgrade, Grasshopper, Slovan Liberec, Viking, Lokomotiv Sofia, Elfsborg, Gent, Queen of the South and Debrecen. St Patrick's Athletic were the only team to beat a higher-seeded team in each of the two qualifying rounds.


2008–09 UEFA Cup, First round
32 teams entered the tournament at the first round, along with the 32 winners from the previous round and the 16 losers from the Champions League third qualifying round. The 80 teams were then split into eight groups of ten teams; five seeded teams and five unseeded teams. The draw was based on their coefficient ranking with one exception: no country can have multiple teams in any group. Teams ranked 108 or higher were seeded, as were unranked teams from England and Spain.


2008–09 UEFA Cup, First round
The draw, which was conducted by UEFA General Secretary David Taylor, was held on Friday, 29 August 2008 at 13:00 CET in Monaco. The matches were played on 18 September and 2 October 2008.


2008–09 UEFA Cup, First round
Nine of the 40 ties were won by the unseeded team. The nine seeded losing teams, with their ranking, were: Everton (50), Rapid București (58), Beşiktaş (60), Sparta Prague (68), Dinamo București (69), Levski Sofia (80), Austria Wien (82), Rennes (97) and Hapoel Tel Aviv (108).


2008–09 UEFA Cup, Group stage
The draw for the group stage of the 2008–09 UEFA Cup was held at UEFA Headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland, on 7 October 2008. The 40 teams in the draw were divided into five pots based on their UEFA coefficients. The eight teams with the highest UEFA coefficient were allocated to Pot 1, the next eight teams to Pot 2, and so on. One team from each pot was drawn for each group, with the restriction that no team could be drawn with one from the same country.


2008–09 UEFA Cup, Group stage
The top three teams (highlighted in green) of each group qualified for the next round. Based on paragraph 6.06 in the UEFA regulations for the current season, if two or more teams are equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria are applied to determine the rankings:


2008–09 UEFA Cup, Final phase
Except for the final round, the rounds in the final phase are two-legged. In the event of aggregate scores being equal after normal time in the second leg, the winning team will be that which scored more goals on their away leg: if the scores in the two matches were identical, extra time is played. The away goals rule also applies if scores are equal at the end of extra time. If there are no goals scored in extra time, the tie is decided on a penalty shoot-out. The team first out of the hat in each tie plays the first leg of their tie at home, and the second leg away.


2008–09 UEFA Cup, Final phase
The draw for the Round of 32 was held on Friday, 19 December 2008 in Nyon, Switzerland. The draw was conducted by UEFA General Secretary David Taylor, Giorgio Marchetti, UEFA's director of professional football and 2009 UEFA Cup Final ambassador Can Bartu. In this round, each UEFA Cup group winner paired with the third-placed team from another UEFA Cup group and each UEFA Cup group runner-up paired with a third-placed team from the UEFA Champions League, with the only restriction on the draw being that teams from the same national association could not be drawn together. The UEFA Cup group winners and runners-up each played the second leg of their Round of 32 ties at home.


2008–09 UEFA Cup, Final phase
The draw for the Round of 16 also took place on 19 December 2008, immediately after the draw for the Round of 32. Each tie in the Round of 32 was numbered, and teams were drawn for the Round of 16 as "Winners of match 1", "Winners of match 2", etc. Unlike the Round of 32, teams from the same group or country may be drawn together from the Round of 16 onwards, meaning that they were entirely randomly drawn.


2008–09 UEFA Cup, Final phase
The draws for the quarterfinals and semifinals were both held on Friday, 20 March 2009 in Nyon, Switzerland. The draw was conducted by David Taylor and Can Bartu.


2008–09 UEFA Cup, Final phase, Round of 32
The first legs were played on 18 February and 19 February, and the second leg matches were played on 26 February 2009.


2008–09 UEFA Cup, Final phase, Round of 32
Manchester City were the only team from the first qualifying round to reach the Round of 16. Braga were the only team from the Intertoto Cup to reach the Round of 16 and were therefore awarded the title of Intertoto Cup winners.


2008–09 UEFA Cup, Final phase, Round of 32
Of the eight teams who had been placed in Pot 5 of the group stage draw, only Metalist Kharkiv and Saint-Étienne reached the Round of 16. Of the eight teams that entered the Round of the 32 from the UEFA Champions League group stage, two lost: Fiorentina and Bordeaux. Of the eight ties between a third-placed team and a first-placed team from the UEFA Cup group stage, two were won by the third-placed team; the winners were Braga and Paris Saint-Germain.


2008–09 UEFA Cup, Final phase, Round of 16
The first leg matches were played on 12 March, and the second leg matches were played on 18 March and 19 March 2009.


2008–09 UEFA Cup, Final phase, Quarter-finals
The first legs were played on 9 April and the second legs were played on 16 April.


2008–09 UEFA Cup, Final phase, Semi-finals
The first legs were played on 30 April and the second legs on 7 May.


2008–09 UEFA Cup, Final phase, Final
The final of the 2008–09 UEFA Cup was held on 20 May 2009 at the Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium in Istanbul, Turkey. This was the first time that the UEFA Cup Final had been held in Turkey and followed the 2005 UEFA Champions League Final, which was held in Istanbul's Atatürk Olympic Stadium.


2008–09 UEFA Cup, Top goalscorers
Source: Hammond, Mike, ed (2009). The European Football Yearbook 2009/10. London: Carlton Books. ISBN 978-1-84732-360-6.


2008–09 UEFA Cup final phase
The final phase of the 2008–09 UEFA Cup began on 18 February 2009, and concluded with the final at the Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium in Istanbul on 20 May 2009. The final phase involved the 24 teams that finished in the top three in each group in the group stage and the eight teams that finished in third place in the UEFA Champions League group stage.


2008–09 UEFA Cup final phase
Each tie in the final phase, apart from the final, was played over two legs, with each team playing one leg at home. The team that had the higher aggregate score over the two legs progressed to the next round. In the event that aggregate scores finished level, the team that scored more goals away from home over the two legs progressed. If away goals are also equal, 30 minutes of extra time were played. If goals were scored during extra time and the aggregate score was still level, the visiting team qualified by virtue of more away goals scored. If no goals were scored during extra time, there would be a penalty shootout after extra time.


2008–09 UEFA Cup final phase
In the draw for the Round of 32, matches were played between the winner of one group and the third-placed team of a different group, and between the runners-up of one group and the third-placed team from a Champions League group. The only restriction on the drawing of teams in the Round of 32 was that the teams must not be from the same national association or have played in the same group in the group stages. From the Round of 16 onwards, these restrictions did not apply.


2008–09 UEFA Cup final phase
In the final, the tie was played over just one leg at a neutral venue. If scores were level at the end of normal time in the final, extra time was played, followed by penalties if scores had remained tied.


2008–09 UEFA Cup final phase, Round of 32
The draw for the Round of 32 took place on 19 December 2008, the day after the final round of UEFA Cup group stage matches. The draw was conducted by UEFA Secretary David Taylor and 2009 UEFA Cup Final ambassador Can Bartu, and featured the top three teams from each group in the group stage and the eight third-place finishers from the UEFA Champions League group stage.


2008–09 UEFA Cup final phase, Round of 32
The draw saw each UEFA Cup group winner paired with the third-placed team from another UEFA Cup group and each UEFA Cup group runner-up paired with a third-placed team from the UEFA Champions League, with the only restriction on the draw being that teams from the same national association could not be drawn together. The UEFA Cup group winners and runners-up each played the second leg of their Round of 32 ties at home.


2008–09 UEFA Cup final phase, Round of 32, Second leg
Marseille 1–1 Twente on aggregate. Marseille won 7–6 on penalties.


2008–09 UEFA Cup final phase, Round of 32, Second leg
Werder Bremen 3–3 Milan on aggregate. Werder Bremen won on away goals.


2008–09 UEFA Cup final phase, Round of 32, Second leg
Dynamo Kyiv 3–3 Valencia on aggregate. Dynamo Kyiv won on away goals.


2008–09 UEFA Cup final phase, Round of 16
The draw for the Round of 16 took place on 19 December 2008, immediately after the draw for the Round of 32. Each tie in the Round of 32 were numbered and teams were drawn for the Round of 16 as "Winners of match 1", "Winners of match 2", etc. The teams drawn first in each Round of 16 tie will play the first leg at home.


2008–09 UEFA Cup final phase, Round of 16, Second leg
Metalist Kharkiv 3–3 Dynamo Kyiv. Dynamo Kyiv won on away goals.


2008–09 UEFA Cup final phase, Round of 16, Second leg
Manchester City 2–2 Aalborg BK on aggregate. Manchester City won 4–3 on penalties.


2008–09 UEFA Cup final phase, Quarter-finals
The draw for the quarter-finals took place at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland, on 20 March 2009.


2008–09 UEFA Cup final phase, Semi-finals
The draw for the semi-finals took place immediately after the draw for the quarter-finals. The first legs will be played on 30 April and the second legs on 7 May.


2008–09 UEFA Cup final phase, Semi-finals, Second leg
Werder Bremen 3–3 Hamburg on aggregate. Werder Bremen won on away goals.


2008–09 UEFA Cup first round
The first round of the 2008–09 UEFA Cup began on 16 September 2008, which narrowed clubs down to 40 teams in preparation for the group stage.


2008–09 UEFA Cup first round, First round, Second leg
Rennes 2–2 Twente on aggregate. Twente won on away goals.


2008–09 UEFA Cup first round, First round, Second leg
Borussia Dortmund 2–2 Udinese on aggregate. Udinese won 4–3 on penalties.


2008–09 UEFA Cup first round, First round, Second leg
Feyenoord 2–2 Kalmar on aggregate. Feyenoord won on away goals.


2008–09 UEFA Cup first round, First round, Second leg
Brann 2–2 Deportivo La Coruña on aggregate. Deportivo La Coruña won 3–2 on penalties.


2008–09 UEFA Cup first round, First round, Second leg
Slavia Prague 1–1 Vaslui on aggregate. Slavia Prague won on away goals.


2008–09 UEFA Cup first round, First round, Second leg
Dinamo Zagreb 3–3 Sparta Prague on aggregate. Dinamo Zagreb won on away goals.


2008–09 UEFA Cup group stage
The group stage of the 2008–09 UEFA Cup is the second stage of the competition proper. The draw took place on 7 October 2008 at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland. Group stage matches began on 23 October 2008 and concluded on 18 December 2008. The top three teams in each group progressed to the Round of 32, to be joined by the eight third-place finishers from the Champions League group stage.


2008–09 UEFA Cup group stage, Seedings
Pot 1 contained teams ranked between 2 and 39: Pot 2 held teams ranked 40 to 71, Pot 3 held teams ranked 72 to 88, and Pot 4 teams ranked 91 to 122 together with unranked teams from England and Spain. Pot 5 held the remaining teams.


2008–09 UEFA Cup group stage, Seedings
Dinamo Zagreb, and all the Pot 5 teams, had beaten higher-ranked teams in the first round. Lech Poznań and Žilina had also beaten higher-ranked teams in the Second Qualifying Round. Seven of the eight teams in Pot 5 qualified for the Round of 32, Žilina being the only exception. In contrast, only five of the eight teams in Pot 1 managed to do the same, as Sevilla, Benfica and Schalke 04 were eliminated.


2008–09 UEFA Cup group stage, Tie-breaking criteria
Based on paragraph 6.06 in the UEFA regulations for the current season, if two or more teams are equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria are applied to determine the rankings:


2008–09 UEFA Cup qualifying rounds
The qualifying rounds for the 2008–09 UEFA Cup began on 17 July 2008. In total, there were two qualifying rounds which narrowed clubs down to 80 teams in preparation for the first round.


2008–09 UEFA Cup qualifying rounds, Second qualifying round, First leg
Match played as a one off in Austria due to political unrest in Georgia


2008–09 UEFA Cup qualifying rounds, Second qualifying round, Second leg
APOEL 5–5 Red Star Belgrade on aggregate, APOEL win on away goals


2008–09 UEFA Cup qualifying rounds, Second qualifying round, Second leg
Zürich 2–2 Sturm Graz on aggregate. Zürich won 4–2 on penalties.


2008–09 UEFA Cup qualifying rounds, Second qualifying round, Second leg
Match played as a one off in Austria due to political unrest in Georgia.


2008–09 UEFA Futsal Cup
The 2008–09 UEFA Futsal Cup was the 23rd edition of Europe's premier club futsal tournament and the 8th edition under the current UEFA Futsal Cup format.


2008–09 UEFA Futsal Cup, Final
The 2009 UEFA Futsal Cup Final was played at 17:00 CET on 26 April 2009 at the Palace of Sports in Yekaterinburg, Russia. Inter FS won the match 5–1.


2008–09 UEFA Women's Cup
The UEFA Women's Cup 2008–09 is the eighth edition of the UEFA Women's Cup football club tournament (since rebranded as the UEFA Women's Champions League), the most important trophy in European club football. The first qualifying round started on 4 September 2008 and the final over two legs was held on 16 and 22 May 2009. Duisburg defeated Zvezda Perm 7–1 on aggregate to claim their first UEFA Cup title.


2008–09 UEFA Women's Cup, First qualifying round, Group A4
Tournament in Oslo (Norway). Georgia's champion FC Iveria Khashuri withdrew their team from the competition.


2008–09 UMass Minutemen basketball team
The 2008–09 UMass Minutemen basketball team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst during the 2008–09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Minutemen, led by first year head coach Derek Kellogg, played their home games at William D. Mullins Memorial Center and are members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 12-18, 7-9 in A-10 play to finish for tenth place.


2008–09 USC Trojans men's basketball team
The 2008–09 USC Trojans men's basketball team represented the University of Southern California during the 2008-09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Trojans, led by 4th year head coach Tim Floyd, played their home games at the Galen Center and were members of the Pacific-10 Conference. They finished the season 22–13, 9–9 in Pac-10 play. They won the 2009 Pacific-10 Conference Men's Basketball Tournament over Arizona State. They went to the 2009 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament as a 10th seed, where they lost in the 2nd round to Michigan State.


2008–09 USHL season
The 2008–09 USHL season is the 30th season of the United States Hockey League as an all-junior league. The regular season began on October 3, 2008, and concluded on April 5, 2009, with the regular season champion winning the Anderson Cup. The 2008–09 season was the first for the expansion Fargo Force, replacing the Ohio Junior Blue Jackets who folded after only two seasons in existence.


2008–09 USHL season
The Clark Cup playoffs featured the top four teams from each division competing for the league title.


2008–09 USHL season, Regular season
Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OTL = Overtime Losses; SL = Shootout Losses; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against; PTS = Points; x = clinched playoff berth; y = clinched division title; z = clinched league title


2008–09 USM Alger season
In the 2008–09 season, USM Alger competed in the Ligue 1 for the 31st time, as well as the Arab Champions League and the Algerian Cup. It was their 14th consecutive season in the top flight of Algerian football.


2008–09 USM Alger season, Squad information, Playing statistics
Appearances (Apps.) numbers are for appearances in competitive games only including sub appearancesRed card numbers denote: Numbers in parentheses represent red cards overturned for wrongful dismissal.


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


2008–09 Udinese Calcio season
The 2008–09 season was Udinese Calcio's 14th consecutive and 29th overall season in Serie A. The team competed in Serie A, finishing 7th, and in the Coppa Italia, reaching the quarter-finals. Having finished 7th the previous season also, Udinese competed in the 2008–09 UEFA Cup, where they were eliminated in the quarter-finals.


2008–09 Uganda Super League
The 2008–09 Ugandan Super League was the 42nd season of the official Ugandan football championship, the top-level football league of Uganda.


2008–09 Uganda Super League, Overview
The 2008–09 Uganda Super League was contested by 18 teams and was won by Uganda Revenue Authority SC, while Mbarara United FC, Bugerere FC, Youfra FC, Sharing FC and Kakira FC were relegated.


2008–09 Uganda Super League, Leading goalscorer
The top goalscorer in the 2008–09 season was Peter Ssenyonjo of Police FC with 22 goals.


2008–09 Ukrainian Cup
The 2008–09 Ukrainian Cup is the 18th annual season of Ukraine's football knockout competition, currently known as DATAGROUP – Football Ukraine Cup, or Kubok of Ukraine. The defending champion of this edition is Shakhtar Donetsk.


2008–09 Ukrainian Cup
The Ukrainian Cup began with a preliminary round where teams from Druha Liha and Amateur Cup champions participated. In the second preliminary round, teams from Persha Liha were drawn into the competition and then in the round of 32 teams from Premier League entered the competition.


2008–09 Ukrainian Cup
The winners of this competition will enter as Ukraine's cup winner representative in the play-off round of the 2009–10 UEFA Europa League. Since one of the finalists, Shakhtar Donetsk, has already qualified for European competitions for 2009–10 by virtue of their position in the Premier League, Vorskla Poltava automatically qualifies for the 2009–10 UEFA Europa League.


2008–09 Ukrainian Cup, Team allocation, Round and draw dates
All draws held at FFU headquarters (Building of Football) in Kyiv unless stated otherwise.


2008–09 Ukrainian Cup, Competition schedule, First Preliminary Round
In this round entered 25 teams from Druha Liha and winners of the Ukrainian Amateur Cup. The draw for the First Preliminary Round was held on July 8, 2008 while the matches took place on July 16, 2008.


2008–09 Ukrainian Cup, Competition schedule, Second Preliminary Round
In this round entered all 18 teams from Persha Liha. They were drawn against the 14 winners of the First Preliminary Round, with two matches containing only Persha Liha teams. The draw was held on July 22, 2008 while the matches were played on August 6, 2008, unless otherwise noted.


2008–09 Ukrainian Cup, Competition schedule, Round of 32
In this round entered all 16 teams from Premier League. They were drawn against the 16 winners from the previous round, who played home in this round. The draw was held on August 15, 2008 while the matches were played on September 13, 2008, unless otherwise noted.


2008–09 Ukrainian Cup, Competition schedule, Round of 16
In this round entered winners from the previous round (11 Premier League and 5 Persha Liha teams). The draw was random and was held on September 24, 2008. The matches were played on October 29, 2008, unless otherwise noted.


2008–09 Ukrainian Cup, Competition schedule, Quarterfinals
The draw was held on October 31, 2008 and was random. The matches were played November 12, 2008.


2008–09 Ukrainian Cup, Competition schedule, Semifinals
The draw was held on November 19, 2008 and was random. The games were scheduled to be played on April 22, 2009.


2008–09 Ukrainian Cup, Competition schedule, Final
The Ukrainian Cup Final was played in Dnipro Stadium, Dnipropetrovsk on May 31, 2009.


2008–09 Ukrainian Cup, Top goalscorers
In bold are the players that are still in the competition. Statistics can be found at RSSSF web-site.


2008–09 Ukrainian First League
The 2008–09 Ukrainian First League is the eighteenth since its establishment. The Professional Football League (PFL) decreased the number of teams in the league. This season, there are 18 teams instead of 20 teams competing. Two of the teams were relegated from the 2007–08 Ukrainian Premier League and two were promoted from the 2007–08 Ukrainian Second League. To decrease the number of teams in the competition 4 teams were relegated from the 2007–08 Ukrainian First League season.


2008–09 Ukrainian First League, Teams, Promoted teams
Both of the following two teams were promoted from Druha Liha and debuting in the Ukrainian First League:


2008–09 Ukrainian First League, Teams, Relegated teams
Two teams were relegated from the Ukrainian Premier League 2007–08 season after finishing on the bottom of the competition:


2008–09 Ukrainian First League, Teams, Withdrawn teams
On June 26, 2008 MFC Mykolaiv was withdrawn from competitions. On July 1, 2008 the club was announced about the official disbandment. Due to the public pressure and with help of Hryhoriy Surkis, it became possible to preserve the club in professional competitions. MFK Mykolaiv was admitted to the 2008–09 Ukrainian Second League instead of the third team of Dynamo, FC Dynamo-3 Kyiv.


2008–09 Ukrainian First League, Competition information
Placing of teams in table of standings are done in the following order:


2008–09 Ukrainian First League, Withdrawn teams, Komunalnyk Luhansk
After competing in thirteen rounds of the competition Komunalnyk Luhansk withdrew from the PFL on October 17, 2008. The PFL annulled all the results from the competition and adjusted the standings. Komunalnyk had a record of 2 wins, 1 draw and 10 losses scoring 12 goals and having 31 goals scored against them in the thirteen games that they played in. At the end of the 13th round Komunalnyk was in 17th place in the standings. Yuri Kudinov was team's leading goal scorer with 8 goals (3 penalties).


2008–09 Ukrainian First League, Withdrawn teams, Knyazha Schaslyve
Knyazha withdrew on the March 25, 2009. The PFL will award technical victories to teams that are to play against Knyazha after the winter break. Knyazha in 18 games had a record of 5 wins, 5 draws, and 8 losses scoring 22 goals and having 23 goals scored against them. At the end of the 18th round Knyazha was in 14th place in the standings. Oleksandr Mandziuk was team's leading goal scorer with 9 goals.


2008–09 Ukrainian First League, Withdrawn teams, Ihroservis Simferopol
Ihroservis failed to pay league dues on time and were excluded from competitions for the next season.


2008–09 Ukrainian Hockey Championship
The 2008–09 Ukrainian Hockey League season was the 17th season of the Ukrainian Hockey League, the top level of ice hockey in Ukraine. 13 teams participated in the league, and HC Sokil Kyiv won the championship.


2008–09 Ukrainian Premier League
The 2008–09 Ukrainian Premier League season was the eighteenth since its establishment. The league was restructured and split off from the Professional Football League of Ukraine. It was officially named as the EpiCentre Championship of Ukraine in football.


2008–09 Ukrainian Premier League
Shakhtar Donetsk were the defending champions of the past season, having won their fourth league title. The season began on 16 July 2008 with a scoreless draw between Tavriya Simferopol and Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk. The last round of matches were played on 26 May 2009. A total of 16 teams participated in the league, 14 of which had contested in the 2007–08 season, and two of which were promoted from the Persha Liha.


2008–09 Ukrainian Premier League
Vorskla Poltava's Ahmed Yanuzi scored the first goal of the tournament on 18 July 2008 in the 72nd minute of an away match against FC Kharkiv. Dynamo Kyiv won their title several games before the end of the season after a home win against Tavriya Simferopol. Dynamo finished with a 15-point lead over the defending champions and current runners-up Shakhtar Donetsk.


2008–09 Ukrainian Premier League, Round by round
The following table is a historic representation of the team's position in the standings after the completion of each round.


2008–09 Ukrainian Premier League, Stadiums
FC Kharkiv played in Sumy, because Dynamo Stadium in Kharkiv which was recently bought by the club requires major renovations. The club returned to their home ground in April for their 24th Round game against Tavriya. Arsenal Kyiv, who also has a chronic problem with obtaining its own home ground, shared three stadiums in the first half of the season. Initially allowed to play at Lobanovsky Dynamo Stadium, Arsenal was forced to seek another home venue during its times financial hardship. Arsenal was spotted by Obolon Kyiv that let the club utilize the Obolon Stadium. As the problem continues to be unresolved with Arsenal's home field, they could possibly relocate from Kiev, with some speculations of moving to Sumy Oblast.


2008–09 Ukrainian Premier League, Stadiums
Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk has moved this season to the newly built Dnipro Stadium, but still played some of its games at Stadium Meteor on occasion. Also Shakhtar Donetsk plans to move to the newly built Donbass Arena once it is completely built. FC Chornomorets Odessa, due to renovations at Chornomorets Stadium played its games in the second half of the season at Spartak Stadium.


2008–09 Ukrainian Premier League, Stadiums
Newly promoted FC Lviv decided to use Ukraina Stadium expecting to attract extra fans in Lviv. However, economic factors as well as poor performances and lack of support in the area the club decided after the winter break to return to their original home ground Kniazha Arena in Dobromyl. After one home game in atrocious conditions in early spring which damaged the pitch the club was forced to look to other venues (including Avanhard Stadium in Lutsk and Bannikov Stadium in Kiev). Late in April FC Lviv returned for home fixtures at Kniazha Arena.


2008–09 Ukrainian Premier League, Medal squads
Goalkeepers: Stanislav Bohush (20), Oleksandr Shovkovskyi (10). Defenders: Betão (24), Badr El Kaddouri (23 / 1), Andriy Nesmachny (22 / 2), Taras Mykhalyk (18 / 2), Pape Diakhaté (13 / 1), Goran Sablić (7), Vitaliy Mandziuk (6), Oleksandr Romanchuk (5), Oleh Dopilka (1). Midfielders: Ognjen Vukojević (27 / 2), Oleksandr Aliyev (25 / 13), Tiberiu Ghioane (21 / 9), Miloš Ninković (20 / 5), Roman Eremenko (19 / 1), Corrêa (11 / 1), Malkhaz Asatiani (11), Atanda Yussuf (11), Serhiy Kravchenko (9 / 1), Oleh Husiev (9), Mykola Moroziuk (5), Florin Cernat (3 / 1), Frank Temile (1). Forwards: Ismaël Bangoura (26 / 13), Artem Milevskyi (24 / 10), Artem Kravets (12 / 4), Roman Zozulya (11 / 1), Andriy Yarmolenko (10), Maksim Shatskikh (6), Guilherme (2 / 3).


2008–09 Ukrainian Premier League, Medal squads
Goalkeepers: Andriy Pyatov (24), Rustam Khudzhamov (6). Defenders: Darijo Srna (25 / 4), Dmytro Chyhrynsky (23 / 1), Răzvan Raț (17), Oleksandr Kucher (15), Vyacheslav Shevchuk (14), Mykola Ishchenko (13), Oleksandr Chyzhov (9), Volodymyr Yezersky (8). Midfielders: Willian (29 / 5), Jádson (26 / 1), Tomáš Hübschman (22 / 1), Fernandinho (20 / 5), Oleksiy Hay (16 / 2), Mariusz Lewandowski (16 / 1), Ilsinho (13 / 1), Igor Duljaj (13 / 1), Kostiantyn Kravchenko (6), Artem Fedetsky (5 / 1), Oleksiy Poliansky (3). Forwards: Yevhen Selezniov (26 / 7), Oleksandr Hladkyy (26 / 4), Marcelo Moreno (14 / 2), Luiz Adriano (12 / 4), Nery Castillo (4 / 1), Ruslan Fomin (2).


2008–09 Ukrainian Premier League, Medal squads
Goalkeepers: Oleksandr Horiainov (23), Ihor Bazhan (7). Defenders: Milan Obradović (28 / 5), Vitalie Bordian (27 / 1), Papa Gueye (24), Seweryn Gancarczyk (23 / 2), Jonathan Maidana (20), Andriy Koniushenko (15 / 1), Yevhen Selin (2), Maksym Yakhno (1). Midfielders: Valentyn Sliusar (29 / 3), Edmar (27 / 4), Serhiy Valiayev (26 / 2), Oleksandr Rykun (17), Walter Acevedo (12), Andriy Berezovchuk (9 / 1), Anton Postupalenko (6), Serhiy Barilko (3). Forwards: Marko Dević (24 / 8), Jajá (23 / 11), Venance Zeze (14 / 1), Dmytro Semochko (9), Roman Butenko (1).


2008–09 Ukrainian Premier League, Medal squads
Note: Players in italic are those whose playing position is uncertain.


2008–09 Ukrainian Premier League youth championship
The 2008–09 Ukrainian Premier League youth championship season is a competition between the U-21 youth teams of Ukrainian Premier League clubs. The competition has reorganized from the last season by transitioning to age restricted competition under complete administration of the newly established Ukrainian Premier League.


2008–09 Ukrainian Premier League youth championship
The events in the senior leagues during the 2007-08 season saw Naftovyk Reserves and Zakarpattia Reserves all relegated and replaced by the promoted teams Illichivets Mariupol Reserves and Lviv Reserves.


2008–09 Ukrainian Second League
The 2008–09 Ukrainian Second League was the 18th season of 3rd level professional football in Ukraine. The competitions are divided into two groups – A and B.


2008–09 Ukrainian Second League, Competition information
Note: Relegation from the League is not covered by the current regulations. The placing of teams in the table is done in the following order:


2008–09 Ukrainian Second League, Team changes, Admitted teams
The following teams were promoted from the 2008 Ukrainian Football Amateur League:


2008–09 Ukrainian Second League, Team changes, Relegated teams
The following teams were relegated from the 2007–08 Ukrainian First League:


2008–09 Ukrainian Second League, Group A, Standings, Withdrawn teams
On October 25, 2008 FC Desna-2 Chernihiv did not arrive for the match against their opponent FC Knjazha-2 Schaslyve and subsequently withdrew from the PFL on October 29, 2008. The PFL annulled all their results from the competition and adjusted the standings. Desna-2 Chernihiv had a record of 2 wins, 1 draw and 12 losses scoring 7 goals and having 24 goals scored against them.


2008–09 Ukrainian Second League, Group A, Standings, Withdrawn teams
Obolon-2 withdrew after the winter-break. Obolon-2 Kyiv after 20 games had a record of 5 wins, 4 draws and 11 losses scoring 20 goals and having 31 goals scored against them and were in 16th place in the standings.


2008–09 Ukrainian Second League, Group A, Standings, Withdrawn teams
Knyazha-2 withdrew after the winter-break. FC Knjazha-2 Schaslyve after 20 games had a record of 4 wins, 2 draws and 14 losses scoring 15 goals and having 35 goals scored against them and were in 17th place in the standings.


2008–09 Ukrainian Second League, Group A, Standings, Withdrawn teams
Nafkom withdrew after the season completed failing to receive a professional license. Most of its players joined Nyva Vinnytsia.


2008–09 Ukrainian Second League, Group A, Standings, Expelled teams
FC Korosten was expelled from the PFL after the 22nd round for not arriving to a scheduled game for the second time in the 2008–09 season. FC Korosten after 21 games had a record of 8 wins, 2 draws and 11 losses scoring 24 goals and having 36 goals scored against them and were in 11th place in the standings.


2008–09 Ukrainian Second League, Group A, Standings, Expelled teams
Dnipro were expelled from the competition after the 28th round. The club failed to arrive for their 29th and 30th-round games. Dnipro Cherkasy after 27 games had a record of 17 wins, 5 draws and 5 losses scoring 37 goals and having 14 scored against them and were in 3rd place in the standings.


2008–09 Ukrainian Second League, Group B, Standings, Withdrawn teams
PFC Sevastopol-2 withdrew after the winter-break. PFC Sevastopol-2 Sevastopol after 21 games had a record of 2 wins, 4 draws and 15 losses scoring 17 goals and having 39 goals scored against them and were in 17th place in the standings.


2008–09 Ukrainian Second League, Group B, Standings, Withdrawn teams
Arsenal withdrew after the season completed failing to receive a professional license.


2008–09 Ukrainian Second League, Group B, Standings, Withdrawn teams
Tytan failed to pay license fees for the next season and subsequently the PFL withdrew their professional status in the league.


2008–09 Ukrainian Second League, Playoff game
Due to FC Ihroservice Simferopol failing to pay their license dues for the 2009–10 Ukrainian First League season the PFL allowed an extra team to be promoted. The PFL determined that a playoff game between the 2nd placed teams Druha Liha –Arsenal Bila Tserkva and FC Poltava.


2008–09 Umaglesi Liga
The 2008–09 Umaglesi Liga was the twentieth season of top-tier football in Georgia. It was scheduled to begin in August 2008, but the start of the league was delayed due to the 2008 South Ossetia war. The first round of games finally took place on 13 and 14 September 2008. The season ended with the 33rd round played on 23 May 2009. Dinamo Tbilisi were the defending champions.


2008–09 Umaglesi Liga
The league was reduced from 14 to 12 teams prior to this season. However, Ameri Tbilisi voluntarily withdrew from the competition in mid-July because of financial reasons. As no replacement team was announced, the league featured only 11 teams.


2008–09 Umaglesi Liga, Promotion and relegation
Merani Tbilisi, Dinamo Batumi and Dila Gori were relegated at the end of the previous season due to finishing 12th through 14th, respectively. Spartaki Tskhinvali, who finished the previous season in 11th place, retained their spot in Umaglesi Liga after defeating Pirveli Liga runners-up Gagra by 1–0.


2008–09 Umaglesi Liga, Promotion and relegation
Due to the reduction of league size, only Pirveli Liga champions Chiatura were promoted. However, they did not want to compete in 2008–09 Umaglesi Liga because of unknown reasons, so Gagra took their spot.


2008–09 United Counties League
The 2008–09 United Counties League season was the 102nd in the history of the United Counties League, a football competition in England.


2008–09 United Counties League, Premier Division
The Premier Division featured 19 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with two new clubs, promoted from Division One:


2008–09 United Counties League, Division One
Division One featured 14 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with two new clubs, relegated from the Premier Division:


2008–09 United States Open Cup for Arena Soccer
The 2008–09 United States Open Cup for Arena Soccer was the first open knockout style tournament for Arena/Indoor Soccer. In its inaugural season, the St. Louis Illusion were cup winners, due to their victory over the Detroit Waza and the Stockton Cougars inability to field a team for the final due to the late finish of the competition.


2008–09 United States Open Cup for Arena Soccer, US Arena Open Cup bracket
† Due to the withdrawal of the Semifinal Winning Stockton Cougars before April 18, what was originally supposed to be a Semifinal Match between the St. Louis Illusion and Detroit Waza became the Championship Match.


2008–09 United States Open Cup for Arena Soccer, Qualifying
San Diego Fusion qualify for US Arena Open Cup Round of 16


2008–09 United States Open Cup for Arena Soccer, Qualifying
OTW Santa Clara qualify for US Arena Open Cup Round of 16


2008–09 United States network television schedule
The following is the 2008–09 network television schedule for the six major English language commercial broadcast networks in the United States. The schedule covers prime time hours from September 2008 through August 2009. The schedule is followed by a list per network of returning series, new series, and series cancelled after the 2007–08 season. The schedule omits the Public Broadcasting Service (whose programming is listed here).


2008–09 United States network television schedule
The official schedule was set by each network before the start of the official fall season. NBC revealed its fall schedule on April 2 followed ABC and The CW on May 13, CBS on May 14, Fox on May 15, and MyNetworkTV on May 22. The CW unveiled its Sunday lineup on May 27.


2008–09 United States network television schedule
All times given are in U.S. Eastern Time. Pacific Time is the same. Subtract one hour for Central or Mountain time. The exception is when a program is aired live in all time zones (such as NBC Sunday Night Football).


2008–09 United States network television schedule
Each of the 30 highest-rated shows is listed with its rank and rating as determined by Nielsen Media Research.


2008–09 United States network television schedule, Sunday
Note: On Sundays, The CW programming begins at 6:30 PM (EST). Note: CBS' Sunday Night primetime lineup is often delayed due to NFL on CBS game coverage running longer than scheduled, except in the Pacific and Mountain time zones, where the lineup airs as scheduled. Note: The 7pm hour on Fox features animated series reruns in the Pacific and Mountain time zones during the NFL season.


2008–09 United States network television schedule, Thursday
Note: The Moment of Truth was originally scheduled to air Thursdays at 8:00 on Fox, but was instead shelved, effectively canceling it.


2008–09 United States network television schedule, Renewals and Cancellations, Cancellations/Series endings
The entire schedule of programs for MyNetworkTV except for WWE Smackdown! did not pass on to the 2009/10 season due to the network's conversion to a programming service.


2008–09 United States network television schedule (daytime)
The 2008–09 daytime network television schedule for four of the five major English-language commercial broadcast networks in the United States covers the weekday daytime hours from September 2008 to August 2009. The schedule is followed by a list per network of returning series, and any series canceled after the 2007–08 season.


2008–09 United States network television schedule (daytime)
Affiliates fill time periods not occupied by network programs with local or syndicated programming. PBS – which offers daytime programming through a children's program block, PBS Kids – is not included, as its member television stations have local flexibility over most of their schedules and broadcast times for network shows may vary. Also not included are stations affiliated with Fox or MyNetworkTV, as neither network offers (and continues not to offer) a daytime network schedule or network news, and Ion Television, as its schedule was composed mainly of paid programming and syndicated reruns at the time.


2008–09 United States network television schedule (late night)
These are the late night schedules for the four United States broadcast networks that offer programming during this time period, from September, 2008 to August, 2009. All times are Eastern or Pacific. Affiliates will fill non-network schedule with local, syndicated, or paid programming. Affiliates also have the option to preempt or delay network programming at their discretion.


2008–09 United States network television schedule (late night), Schedule
Note: The Tonight Show with Jay Leno ended its first run on May 29, 2009, with The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien premiering on June 1, 2009. Note: Late Night with Conan O'Brien ended on February 20, 2009, with Late Night with Jimmy Fallon premiering on March 2, 2009.


2008–09 Uruguayan Primera División season
The 2008–09 Primera División season is the 77th professional season of Uruguay's top-flight football league.


2008–09 Uruguayan Primera División season, Torneo Clausura
Villa Española was relegated due to financial issues after the Apertura.


2008–09 Uruguayan Primera División season, Results
Results tables includes scores from both the Apertura and Clausura tournaments.


2008–09 Uruguayan Primera División season, Liguilla Pre-Libertadores, Playoff
Since Liverpool and Defensor Sporting tied on points and goal difference in the Liguilla, a playoff was needed to determine who earned the Uruguay 2 spot in the 2009 Copa Sudamericana First Stage.


2008–09 Utah Jazz season
The 2008–09 Utah Jazz season was the 35th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and the 30th since the team moved from New Orleans to Salt Lake City for the 1979–80 season.


2008–09 Utah Jazz season
For the third straight year, the Jazz made the playoffs, but as the number 8 seed. The Jazz were quickly knocked out of the playoffs with a defeat to the Los Angeles Lakers in the opening round, losing in five games, and having their season ended by the Lakers for a second consecutive time. The Lakers would go on to win their 15th NBA Championship in the NBA Finals, defeating the Orlando Magic in five games.


2008–09 Utah Jazz season, Offseason
Besides the draft, the only significant move that the Jazz made in the offseason was to trade third-string point guard Jason Hart to the Los Angeles Clippers in exchange for veteran journeyman point guard Brevin Knight on July 23.


2008–09 Utah Jazz season, Playoffs, West First Round
Last Playoff Meeting: 2008 Western Conference Semifinals (Los Angeles won 4-2)


2008–09 Utah State Aggies men's basketball team
The 2008–09 Utah State Aggies men's basketball team represented Utah State University in the 2008–09 college basketball season. This was head coach Stew Morrill's 11th season at Utah State. The Aggies played their home games at the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum and were members of the Western Athletic Conference. They finished the season 30–5, 14–2 to capture the regular season championship for the second straight year. They also won the 2009 WAC Men's Basketball Tournament to earn an automatic bid to the 2009 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament. As No. 11 seed in the West Region, they lost to No. 6 seed and AP #23 Marquette in the first round.


2008–09 Utah Utes men's basketball team
The 2008–09 Utah Utes men's basketball team represented the University of Utah during the 2008–09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They played their home games at the Jon M. Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States, and were a member of the Mountain West Conference. The Utes were led by second-year head coach Jim Boylen. They finished the season 24–10 (12–4 in Mountain West play) and won the 2009 Mountain West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. As No. 5 seed in the Midwest region, Utah lost to Arizona in the Round of 64.


2008–09 V-League (South Korea)
The 2008-09 V-League season was the 5th season of the V-League, the highest professional volleyball league in South Korea. The season started on 22 November 2008 and finished on 14 April 2009. Cheonan Hyundai Capital Skywalkers were the defending champions in the men's league and Incheon GS Caltex KIXX the defending female champions.


2008–09 VCU Rams men's basketball team
The 2008–09 VCU Rams men's basketball team represented Virginia Commonwealth University during the 2008–09 college basketball season. The Rams compete in the Colonial Athletic Association and played their home games at Stuart C. Siegel Center. They finished the season 24–10, 14–4 and won the 2009 CAA Tournament against George Mason. The Rams lost in the first round of the 2009 NCAA Tournament to UCLA by one point.


2008–09 VMI Keydets basketball team
The 2008–09 VMI Keydets basketball team represented the Virginia Military Institute during the 2008-09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Keydets were coached by Duggar Baucom in his 4th year at VMI, and played their home games at Cameron Hall. It was VMI's 5th season in the Big South Conference and the Keydets' 101st season of basketball.


2008–09 VMI Keydets basketball team
VMI opened the year with an upset over the Kentucky Wildcats in Rupp Arena on November 14, 2008, by a score of 111–103. After losses to Virginia and Jacksonville State to drop their record to 4–2, VMI then went on a ten-game winning streak and won their first six conference games before falling to Liberty 91–80, in what was the first sellout in the 27-year history of Cameron Hall.


2008–09 VMI Keydets basketball team
After finishing the regular season with a 22–7 mark, VMI cruised through their first two Big South tournament games, beating Coastal Carolina 96–76 in the quarterfinals and besting Liberty 78–58 in the semifinals. The Keydets ultimately fell to Radford 108–94 in the Big South Championship game, ending their season at 24–8. The 24 wins in a season were the school's second-most all-time, trailing only the 1976–77 team who 26 wins en route to a Sweet 16 appearance.


2008–09 Valencia CF season
During the 2008–09 season, the Spanish football club Valencia CF was placed 6th in the La Liga. The team reached the quarterfinal round of the Copa del Rey.


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


2008–09 Valparaiso Crusaders men's basketball team
The 2008–09 Valparaiso Crusaders men's basketball team was an NCAA Division I college basketball team competing in the Horizon League.


2008–09 Valparaiso Crusaders men's basketball team, Roster
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.


2008–09 Vancouver Canucks season
The 2008–09 Vancouver Canucks season was the 39th season in the National Hockey League.


2008–09 Vancouver Canucks season, Season events, Off-season
On June 17, 2008, the Canucks named Ryan Walter as an assistant coach. He joined head coach Alain Vigneault and assistant coach Rick Bowness on the Canucks' coaching staff. Walter, 50, played in 1,003 NHL games over 15 seasons with Washington, Montreal, and Vancouver, scoring 264 goals and 382 assists. He won the Stanley Cup with Montreal in 1986. A native of New Westminster, British Columbia, Walter was the second overall pick by the Washington Capitals in the 1978 NHL Amateur Draft.


2008–09 Vancouver Canucks season, Season events, Off-season
The Canucks lost two key veterans to free agency. Markus Naslund, the Canucks' captain for the previous seven seasons, signed a two-year, $8 million contract with the New York Rangers, while Pitt Meadows native Brendan Morrison signed a one-year, $2.75 million contract with the Anaheim Ducks.


2008–09 Vancouver Canucks season, Season events, Off-season
The Canucks also lost a promising young defenceman in Luc Bourdon, who died in a motorcycle accident in his hometown of Shippagan, New Brunswick. The Canucks honoured Bourdon with a tribute in the season opener, October 9, against the Calgary Flames.


2008–09 Vancouver Canucks season, Season events, Off-season
Among the Canucks' roster additions was Steve Bernier, who was acquired from the Buffalo Sabres for a second- and third-round draft pick, and Pavol Demitra, who signed a two-year, $8 million contract.


2008–09 Vancouver Canucks season, Season events, Off-season
The Canucks announced on September 4, 2008, that they will honour Linden in a pre-game ceremony on December 17, 2008 before a game against the Edmonton Oilers. His jersey number, 16, will be retired by the team, joining former captain Stan Smyl as the second Canuck to have his number retired.


2008–09 Vancouver Canucks season, Season events, Pre-season
The Canucks' 2008 pre-season began on September 12 with the opening of their annual prospects training camp. The camp consisted of 22 players and was held in Vancouver, British Columbia at both General Motors Place and the University of British Columbia campus, as well as in Camrose, Alberta. The prospect camp was then followed by the main training camp, held over two days beginning September 20 in Whistler, British Columbia.


2008–09 Vancouver Canucks season, Season events, Pre-season
On September 30, 2008, the Canucks named Roberto Luongo as the twelfth captain in team history, with Luongo becoming only the seventh goaltender in NHL history to be named team captain. NHL rules prevent goaltenders from physically wearing the captain's letter "C", however, they do not prevent goaltenders from being named captain. The Canucks also named Willie Mitchell, Mattias Ohlund, and Ryan Kesler as alternate captains. Mitchell assumed the duties of dealing with officials during games, while Ohlund took faceoffs and performed other ceremonial duties.


2008–09 Vancouver Canucks season, Standings, Conference standings
bold – qualified for playoffs, y – division winner, p – Presidents' Trophy winnerCE – Central Division, NW – Northwest Division, PA – Pacific Division


2008–09 Vancouver Canucks season, Schedule and results, Regular season
Legend:  Win (2 points)  Loss (0 points)  Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)


2008–09 Vancouver Canucks season, Player statistics, Skaters
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes


2008–09 Vancouver Canucks season, Player statistics, Goaltenders
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Vancouver. Stats reflect time with the Canucks only. ‡Denotes player no longer with the team. Stats reflect time with Canucks only.


2008–09 Vancouver Canucks season, Transactions, Draft picks
Vancouver's picks at the 2008 NHL Entry Draft in Ottawa, Ontario.


2008–09 Vancouver Canucks season, 7th Canuck
On October 25, 2008, the Canucks retired the jersey number '7' in honour of the fans, the "seventh Canuck". Originally, the plan was to have a randomly selected season ticket holder unveil the banner before every home game and have it raised to the rafters, but after the first game it was abandoned.


2008–09 Vancouver Canucks season, Farm teams, Manitoba Moose
The Canucks' AHL affiliate based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The Moose' home arena is the MTS Centre. The team has been affiliated with the Vancouver Canucks since the 2000–01 AHL season.


2008–09 Vancouver Canucks season, Farm teams, Victoria Salmon Kings
The Canucks' ECHL affiliate based in Victoria, British Columbia. The Salmon Kings' home arena is the Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre. The team has been affiliated with the Vancouver Canucks since the 2006–07 ECHL season.