2008-09 season | |
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General information | |
Manager | |
Captain | |
Performance | |
Premier League |
2nd |
FA Cup |
4th round |
League Cup |
4th round |
Europe |
Champions League: Quarter-final |
Top scorers | |
League |
Gerrard (16) |
FA Cup | |
League Cup | |
Europe |
Champions League: Gerrard (7) |
Overall |
Gerrard (24) |
Attendances | |
Highest |
44,424 |
Lowest |
28,591 |
Average |
42,623 |
The 2008-09 season was Liverpool's 117th season of football since they were established. The second place finish in this season was Liverpool's best league finish since the 2001-02 season. Liverpool managed to complete the double over rivals Man Utd win 2-1 and 4-1 wins.
Squad
- 1. Diego Cavalieri
- 2. Andrea Dossena
- 4. Sami Hyypia
- 5. Daniel Agger
- 7. Robbie Keane
- 8. Steven Gerrard
- 9. Fernando Torres
- 11. Albert Riera
- 12. Fabio Aurelio
- 14. Xabi Alonso
- 15. Yossi Benayoun
- 16. Jermaine Pennant
- 17. Alvaro Arbeloa
- 18. Dirk Kuyt
- 19. Ryan Babel
- 20. Javier Mascherano
- 21. Lucas
- 22. Emiliano Insua
- 23. Jamie Carragher
- 24. David N'Gog
- 25. Pepe Reina
- 26. Jay Spearing
- 27. Philipp Degen
- 28. Damien Plessis
- 29. Krisztian Nemeth
- 30. Charles Itandje
- 31. Nabil El Zhar
- 32. Stephen Darby
- 33. Sebastian Leto
- 34. Martin Kelly
- 35. Ryan Flynn
- 36. Steven Irwin
- 37. Martin Skrtel
- 38. Craig Lindfield
- 39. Nathan Eccleston
- 40. David Martin
- 41. Peter Gulacsi
- 42. Martin Hansen
Friendlies
Pre-season
Date | Opponent | Score | Scorers |
---|---|---|---|
12 July 2008 | Tranmere | 1-0 | Benayoun (44) |
16 July 2008 | Luzern | 2-1 | Lucas (10), Voronin (37) |
19 July 2008 | Wisla Krakow | 1-1 | Voronin (6) |
22 July 2008 | Hertha Berlin | 0-0 | |
30 July 2008 | Villarreal | 0-0 | |
2 August 2008 | Rangers | 4-0 | Torres (23), N'Gog (56), Benayoun (58), Alonso (70) |
5 August 2008 | Valerenga | 4-1 | Alonso (19), Torres (50), Benayoun (61), N'Gog (84) |
8 August 2008 | Lazio | 1-0 | Voronin (90) |
Results
League
Date | Opponent | Score | Scorers |
---|---|---|---|
16 August 2008 | Sunderland | 1-0 | Torres (83) |
23 August 2008 | Middlesbrough | 2-1 | Pogatetz (og 86), Gerrard (90) |
31 August 2008 | Aston Villa | 0-0 | |
13 September 2008 | Man Utd | 2-1 | Brown (og 27), Babel (77) |
20 September 2008 | Stoke | 0-0 | |
27 September 2008 | Everton | 2-0 | Torres (59, 62) |
5 October 2008 | Man City | 3-2 | Torres (55, 73), Kuyt (90) |
18 October 2008 | Wigan | 3-2 | Kuyt (37, 85), Riera (80) |
26 October 2008 | Chelsea | 1-0 | Bosingwa (og 10) |
29 October 2008 | Portsmouth | 1-0 | Gerrard (pen 76) |
1 November 2008 | Tottenham | 1-2 | Kuyt (3) |
8 November 2008 | West Brom | 3-0 | Keane (34, 43), Arbeloa (90) |
15 November 2008 | Bolton | 2-0 | Kuyt (28), Gerrard (73) |
22 November 2008 | Fulham | 0-0 | |
1 December 2008 | West Ham | 0-0 | |
6 December 2008 | Blackburn | 3-1 | Alonso (69), Benayoun (79), Gerrard (90) |
13 December 2008 | Hull | 2-2 | Gerrard (24, 32) |
21 December 2008 | Arsenal | 1-1 | Keane (42) |
26 December 2008 | Bolton | 3-0 | Riera (26), Keane (53, 58) |
28 December 2008 | Newcastle | 5-1 | Gerrard (31, 66), Hyypia (36), Babel (50), Alonso (pen 77) |
10 January 2009 | Stoke | 0-0 | |
19 January 2009 | Everton | 1-1 | Gerrard (68) |
28 January 2009 | Wigan | 1-1 | Benayoun (41) |
1 February 2009 | Chelsea | 2-0 | Torres (89, 90) |
7 February 2009 | Porstmouth | 3-2 | Aurelio (69), Kuyt (85), Torres (90) |
22 February 2009 | Man City | 1-1 | Kuyt (78) |
28 February 2009 | Middlesbrough | 0-2 | |
3 March 2009 | Sunderland | 2-0 | N'Gog (52), Benayoun (65) |
14 March 2009 | Man Utd | 4-1 | Torres (28), Gerrard (pen 44), Aurelio (77), Dossena (90) |
22 March 2009 | Aston Villa | 5-0 | Kuyt (8), Riera (33), Gerrard (pen 39, 50, pen 65) |
4 April 2009 | Fulham | 1-0 | Benayoun (90) |
11 April 2009 | Blackburn | 4-0 | Torres (5, 33), Agger (83), N'Gog (90) |
21 April 2009 | Arsenal | 4-4 | Torres (49, 72), Benayoun (56, 90) |
25 April 2009 | Hull | 3-1 | Alonso (45), Kuyt (63, 89) |
3 May 2009 | Newcastle | 3-0 | Benayoun (22), Kuyt (28), Lucas (87) |
9 May 2009 | West Ham | 3-0 | Gerrard (2, 38), Babel (84) |
17 May 2009 | West Brom | 2-0 | Gerrard (28), Kuyt (63) |
24 May 2009 | Tottenham | 3-1 | Torres (31), Hutton (og 64), Benayoun (81) |
FA Cup
Round | Date | Opponent | Score | Scorers |
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3 | 3 January 2009 | Preston North End | 2-0 | Riera (24), Torres (90) |
4 | 25 January 2009 | Everton | 1-1 | Gerrard (53) |
4 (R) | 4 February 2008 | Everton | 0-1 |
League Cup
Round | Date | Opponent | Score | Scorers |
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3 | 23 September 2008 | Crewe | 2-1 | Agger (15), Lucas (58) |
4 | 12 November 2008 | Tottenham | 2-4 | Plessis (48), Hyypia (62) |
Champions League
Qualifying stages
Round | Date | Opponent | Score | Scorers |
---|---|---|---|---|
3 (1st leg) | 13 August 2008 | Standard Liege | 0-0 | |
3 (2nd leg) | 27 August 2008 | Standard Liege | 1-0 | Kuyt (117) |
Group stage
Date | Opponent | Score | Scorers |
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16 September 2008 | Marseille | 2-1 | Gerrard (26, pen 32) |
1 October 2008 | PSV Eindhoven | 3-1 | Kuyt (4), Keane (33), Gerrard (75) |
22 October 2008 | Athletico Madrid | 1-1 | Keane (14) |
4 November 2008 | Athletico Madrid | 1-1 | Gerrard (pen 90) |
26 November 2008 | Marseille | 1-0 | Gerrard (22) |
9 December 2008 | PSV Eindhoven | 3-1 | Babel (45), Riera (68), N'Gog (77) |
Knockout stages
Round | Date | Opponent | Score | Scorers |
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Last 16 (1st leg) | 25 February 2009 | Real Madrid | 1-0 | Benayoun (81) |
Last 16 (2nd leg) | 10 March 2009 | Real Madrid | 4-0 | Torres (15), Gerrard (pen 28, 46), Dossena (87) |
Quarter-final (1st leg) | 8 April 2009 | Chelsea | 1-3 | Torres (5) |
Quarter-final (2nd leg) | 14 April 2009 | Chelsea | 4-4 | Aurelio (18), Alonso (pen 28), Lucas (81), Kuyt (83) |
Player stats
No. | Pos. | Name | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
1 | GK | Diego Cavalieri | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
2 | DF | Andrea Dossena | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 26 | 2 |
4 | DF | Sami Hyypia | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 2 |
5 | DF | Daniel Agger | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 25 | 2 |
7 | FW | Robbie Keane | 19 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 28 | 7 |
8 | MF | Steven Gerrard | 31 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 44 | 24 |
9 | FW | Fernando Torres | 24 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 38 | 17 |
11 | MF | Albert Riera | 28 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 40 | 5 |
12 | DF | Fabio Aurelio | 24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 33 | 3 |
14 | MF | Xabi Alonso | 33 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 47 | 4 |
15 | MF | Yossi Benayoun | 33 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 43 | 9 |
16 | MF | Jermaine Pennant | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
17 | DF | Alvaro Arbeloa | 29 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 43 | 1 |
18 | MF | Dirk Kuyt | 38 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 53 | 15 |
19 | MF | Ryan Babel | 27 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 42 | 4 |
20 | MF | Javier Mascherano | 27 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 38 | 0 |
21 | MF | Lucas | 25 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 38 | 3 |
22 | DF | Emiliano Insua | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
23 | DF | Jamie Carragher | 38 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 54 | 0 |
24 | FW | David N'Gog | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 3 |
25 | GK | Pepe Reina | 38 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 51 | 0 |
26 | MF | Jay Spearing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
27 | DF | Philipp Degen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
28 | MF | Damien Plessis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
31 | MF | Nabil El Zhar | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
32 | DF | Stephen Darby | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
34 | DF | Martin Kelly | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
37 | DF | Martin Skrtel | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
Tables
League
Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Man Utd | 38 | 28 | 6 | 4 | 68 | 24 | 44 | 90 |
2 | Liverpool | 38 | 25 | 11 | 2 | 77 | 27 | 50 | 86 |
3 | Chelsea | 38 | 25 | 8 | 5 | 68 | 24 | 44 | 83 |
Europe
Champions League group stage
Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Liverpool | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 14 |
2 | Athletico Madrid | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 12 |
3 | Marseille | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 4 |
4 | PSV Eindhoven | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 14 | −9 | 3 |
Transfers
In
Player | From | Fee | Date |
---|---|---|---|
Philipp Degen | Borussia Dortmund | Free | 3 July 2008 |
Andrea Dossena | Udinese | £7,000,000 | 4 July 2008 |
Diego Cavalieri | Palmeiras | £3,500,000 | 11 July 2008 |
David N'Gog | Paris St-Germain | £1,500,000 | 24 July 2008 |
Robbie Keane | Tottenham | £20,300,000 | 28 July 2008 |
Albert Riera | Espanyol | £8,000,000 | 1 September 2008 |
Out
Player | To | Fee | Date |
---|---|---|---|
John Arne Riise | Roma | £4,000,000 | 1 July 2008 |
Harry Kewell | Free Transfer | Free | 1 July 2008 |
Anthony Le Tallec | Le Mans | Undisclosed | 2 July 2008 |
Peter Crouch | Portsmouth | £11,000,000 | 11 July 2008 |
Danny Guthrie | Newcastle | £2,250,000 | 14 July 2008 |
Scott Carson | West Brom | £3,250,000 | 18 July 2008 |
Steve Finnan | Espanyol | Undisclosed | 31 August 2008 |
Robbie Keane | Tottenham | £16,000,000 | 2 February 2009 |
Jack Hobbs | Leicester | Undisclosed | 24 April 2009 |
Sami Hyypia | Free Transfer | Free | 1 June 2009 |
Jermaine Pennant | Real Zaragoza | Free | 1 July 2009 |