Real Madrid C.F. season 2008-09

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Season 2008–09
Real Madrid
Manager	Bernd Schuster
Chairman	Ramón Calderón
League	La Liga
Final league position
Spanish Super Cup
Copa del Rey
Champions League
Top goalscorer
← Previous season 2007-08	Next season → 2009-10

The 2008-09 season will be Real Madrid C.F.'s 78^th season in the La Liga. This article shows statistics of the club's players in the season, and also lists all matches that the club have and will play in the 2008-09 season.

[edit] Players

[edit] Squad information

EU	Country	N	P	Name	Cap	Age	Since	App		Ends	Transfer fee	Notes
	ESP	1	GK	Casillas	VC	27	1999	425	0	2017	Youth system
	ESP	13	GK	Codina		26	2007	1	0	2010	Youth system
	POL	25	GK	Dudek		35	2007	10	0	2009	Free
	ITA	5	DF	Cannavaro		34	2006	78	2	2009	€10m
	ARG	16	DF	Heinze		29	2007	28	1	2011	€12m
N	BRA	12	DF	Marcelo		20	2007	39	0	2012	€ 6.5m
	GER	21	DF	Metzelder		27	2007	16	0	2010	Free
	POR	3	DF	Pepe		25	2007	34	0	2012	€30m
	ESP	4	DF	Sergio Ramos		22	2005	151	18	2013	€27m
	ESP	2	DF	M. Salgado	VC	32	1999	251	4	2009	€11m
	ESP	22	DF	Miguel Torres		22	2007	51	0	2012	Youth system
	MLI	6	MF	M. Diarra		27	2006	78	4	2011	€26m	EU passport
	ARG	8	MF	Gago		22	2007	59	0	2012	€20m
	EQG	24	MF	Balboa		23	2005	22	4	2011	Youth system
	BRA	19	MF	Baptista		26	2005	69	13	2010	€20m
	NED	15	MF	Drenthe		21	2007	26	4	2012	€ 13m
	ESP	14	MF	Guti	VC	31	1996	468	73	2009	Youth system
	NED	23	MF	Sneijder		24	2007	39	9	2012	€27m
	NED	11	FW	Robben		23	2007	28	5	2012	€36m
	ARG	20	FW	Higuaín		20	2007	53	12	2012	€13m
	ESP	7	FW	Raúl	Cap	30	1994	655	292	2011	Youth system
N	BRA	10	FW	Robinho		24	2004	135	30	2010	€24m
	ARG	18	FW	Saviola		26	2007	25	5	2011	Free
	ESP	9	FW	Soldado		23	2005	27	4	2012	Youth system
	NED	17	FW	v. Nistelrooy		31	2006	79	53	2010	€15m
	ARG		DF	Garay		21	2008	0	0	2014	€10m	Out on loan

Last updated: 22 May 2008
Source: Realmadrid, Players transfer, Wikipedia players' articles, Official shirt numbers, ESPN (for appearances and goals) and footballdatabase.com (for EU passport)
Ordered by position on pitch.
EU = if holds or not a European Union passport; Country: when 2 flags, 1st flag = country that plays for internationally, 2nd flag = country of birth; N = number on jersey; P = position (for position name, pause mouse pointer on abbreviation); Name = name on jersey (for more extensive name, pause mouse pointer on name); Cap: Cap = captain, VC = vice-captain; Age = current age or age on the end of the season; Since = when the player started to be a permanent part of the squad (no icon for summer transfer; for winter transfer); App and = only competitive appearances and goals. See source for more detail; Ends = when the player's contract ends; = undisclosed.

[edit] Squad stats

				Total			La Liga		UEFA Champions League		Copa del Rey		Spanish Super Cup

Country	N	P	Name
ESP	1	GK	Casillas
ESP	4	RB	Sergio Ramos
ITA	5	DF	Cannavaro
POR	3	DF	Pepe
ESP	22	LB	Torres
MLI	6	DM	M. Diarra
ESP	7	SS	Raúl
ESP	14	MF	Guti
NED	23	MF	Sneijder
ARG	8	MF	Gago
EQG	24	MF	Balboa
NED	15	MF	Drenthe
BRA	10	LW	Robinho
NED	17	FW	Nistelrooy
ESP	13	GK	Codina
POL	25	GK	Dudek
ESP	2	DF	M. Salgado
GER	21	DF	Metzelder
BRA	12	LB	Marcelo
BRA	19	MF	Baptista
ARG	18	FW	Saviola
ARG	20	FW	Higuaín
ESP	9	FW	Soldado
ARG	16	LB	Gabriel Heinze
NED	11	LW	Arjen Robben

Last updated: 19 May 2008
Source: Match reports in competitive matches and LFP.com
Ordered by start team, game starts and position on pitch (from back right to front left)
0 shown as blank
Country: when 2 flags, 1st flag = country that plays for internationally, 2nd flag = country of birth; N = number on jersey; P = Position (for position name, pause mouse pointer on abbreviation); Name = Name on jersey (for more extensive name, pause mouse pointer on name); GS = Game Started; App = Appearances.

[edit] Disciplinary record

Country	N	P	Name				Notes

Last updated: 18 May 2008
Source: Competitive matches at LFP.com
Only competitive matches
Ordered by , and
Country = when 2 flags, 1st flag = country that plays for internationally, 2nd flag = country of birth; N = number on jersey; P = Position (for position name, pause mouse pointer on abbreviation); Name = Name on jersey (for more extensive name, pause mouse pointer on name); = Number of sending offs by a direct red card; = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; = Number of bookings.

[edit] Start formations

Qnt	Formation	Match(es)

Last updated: 18 May 2008
Source: Match reports in Competitive matches
Only competitive matches.

[edit] Most frequent start

[edit] Players in / out

[edit] In

Type	Confirmed	EU	Country	N	P	Name	Age	Moving from	Ends	Transfer fee	Source
Transfer	Y		ARG	4	DF	Garay	21	Racing Santander	2014	€10m	Realmadrid.com
Transfer	Y		ESP		MF	Javi García	21	Osasuna		€4m	Osasuna.es
Transfer			ESP		MF	De la Red	23	Getafe		€4,7m
Loan Return			ESP		MF	Adrián	20	Gimnàstic		n/a
Loan Return			URY		MF	García	31	Murcia		n/a
Loan Return			ESP		DF	Agus	23	Celta de Vigo		n/a
Loan Return			ESP		MF	Granero	20	Getafe		n/a
Transfer	N	N	GHA		RB	Daniel Opare	17	Ashanti Gold			As.com

[edit] Out

Type	Confirmed	Country	N	P	Name	Age	Moving to	Transfer fee	Source
Loaned Out	Y	ARG	4	DF	Garay	21	Racing Santander	n/a	Realmadrid.com
Transfer		ESP		MF	González	20	Getafe	Free	transfermarkt.de
Permanent transfer	Y	ITA		FW	Cassano	25	Sampdoria	Free	Realmadrid.com

Last updated: 30 May
EU = if holds or not a European Union passport; Country: when 2 flags, 1st flag = country that plays for internationally, 2nd flag = country of birth; N = number on jersey; P = Position (for position name, pause mouse pointer on abbreviation); Name = Name on jersey (for more extensive name, pause mouse pointer on name); Age = age on the day of the signing; Ends = when the player's current contract ends; = Undisclosed; = Summer transfer window; = Winter transfer window; n/a = Not applicable.

[edit] Club

[edit] Technical staff

Position	Staff
Head Coach	Bernd Schuster
Second Coach	Manuel Ruiz
Physical Trainer	Valter di Salvo
Fitness Coach	Jordi García
Goalkeepers Coach	Pedro Luis Jaro

Source: Realmadrid.com, El club más laureado del mundo and realmadridfans

[edit] Kit

Supplier: Adidas
Sponsor: bwin.com





Home





Away

Source: Nueva equipación para los Campeones. Realmadrid.com. Retrieved on 2007-05-26.
Real Madrid's current kit. Adidas.com. Retrieved on 2007-05-26.

[edit] Other information

President	Ramón Calderón
Honorary Life President	Alfredo Di Stéfano
Vice-president	José Ignacio Rivero
Vice-president	Vicente Boluda
Vice-president	Amador Suárez
Secretary of the Board	Manuel Serrano
Director of football	Predrag Mijatović
Technical Secretary	Miguel Ángel Portugal
Ground (capacity and dimensions)	Santiago Bernabéu (80,400 / 107x72m)
Budget	€ 351.8 m

Source: Board of Directors (Realmadrid), El club más laureado del mundo, Santiago Bernabéu Stadium and Real Madrid closes the best year in its history

[edit] Competitions

[edit] Overall

Competition	Started round	Current position / round
Spanish Super Cup	—	—
La Liga	—	—
UEFA Champions League	Group stage	—
Copa del Rey	Round of 32	—

Last updated: 22 May
Source: Competitions' Wikipedia articles.

[edit] La Liga

[edit] Classification

P	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation

Last updated: 22 May 2008
Source: La Liga 2008-09
Rules for classification: 1^st points; 2^nd goal difference; 3^rd goals scored.
P = Position; Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points; (C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted.

[edit] Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Source: LFP
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference

[edit] Results by round

Round	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38
Ground
Result

Last updated: 22 May.
Source: Competitive Matches
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Lose; W = Win.

[edit] Matches

[edit] Competitive

Opponent

Score¹

1st leg

2nd leg

Last updated: 18 May 2008
Source:^{[citation needed]}
¹Real Madrid goals come first.
Ground's country's flag and opponent's country's flag shown when from a different country of Real Madrid.
M = Match; Ground: H = Home, A = Away, N = Neutral.

[edit] Friendly

Match

Date

Competition or tour

Ground

Opponent

Score¹

Friendly

Friendly

Trofeo Santiago Bernabéu

Sporting Lisbon

Last updated: 30 May 2008
Source: Preseason schedule, Emirates Cup 2008,Friendly match in Colombia,Frankfurt-Real Madrid, Trofeo Santiago Bernabéu
¹Real Madrid goals come first.
Country's flag depict country of foreign team to that of Real Madrid.
Ground: H = Home; A = Away; N = Neutral; GD = Goal difference