2008–09 Serie A

Also known as 2008-09 Serie A

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Key facts

Season: 2008–09
Dates: 30 August 2008 – 31 May 2009
Champions: Internazionale , 17th title
Relegated: Torino , Reggina , Lecce
Champions league: Internazionale , Juventus , Milan , Fiorentina
Europa league: Genoa , Roma , Lazio
Goals: 988 (2.6 per match)
Top goalscorer: Zlatan Ibrahimović , (25 goals)
Biggest home win: Sampdoria 5–0 Reggina
Biggest away win: Roma 0–4 Internazionale , Siena 1–5 Milan , Palermo 0–4 Catania
Highest scoring: Udinese 6–2 Cagliari
Average attendance: 25,324

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The 2008–09 Serie A (known as the Serie A TIM for sponsorship reasons) was the 107th season of top-tier Italian football, the 77th in a round-robin tournament. It began on 30 August 2008 and ended on 31 May 2009, with the announcement of the list of fixtures made on 25 July 2008. 20 teams competed in the league, 17 of which returned from the previous season, and three (Chievo, Bologna and Lecce) were promoted from 2007–08 Serie B.

20 clubs represented 13 different regions. The most represented region was Lombardy with three teams: Atalanta, A.C. Milan, and Inter Milan. Piedmont, Liguria, Tuscany, Lazio and Sicily featured two teams each while Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Veneto, Emilia-Romagna, Campania, Apulia, Calabria, and Sardinia were represented by one team each. There was a record number of southern teams in the top division with six teams: Cagliari, Catania, Lecce, Napoli, Palermo, and Reggina.