2008–09 Toulouse FC season

Toulouse FC
2008–09 season
PresidentOlivier Sadran
Head coachAlain Casanova
StadiumStadium de Toulouse
Ligue 14th
Coupe de FranceSemi-finals
Coupe de la LigueThird round
Top goalscorerLeague:
André-Pierre Gignac (24)

All:
André-Pierre Gignac (24)

The 2008–09 season was the 72nd season in the existence of Toulouse FC and the club's 6th consecutive season in the top flight of French football. They participated in the Ligue 1, the Coupe de France and Coupe de la Ligue.

Players

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First-team squad

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK France FRA Sébastien Hamel
2 DF France FRA Mohamed Fofana
3 DF France FRA Daniel Congré
4 DF Argentina ARG Mauro Cetto (captain)
5 DF France FRA Jérémy Mathieu
7 FW Guinea GUI Fodé Mansaré
8 MF France FRA Étienne Didot
9 FW Denmark DEN Søren Larsen
10 FW France FRA Bryan Bergougnoux
11 FW France FRA André-Pierre Gignac
12 DF France FRA Cheikh M'Bengue
14 MF France FRA Pantxi Sirieix
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 MF Brazil BRA Paulo César
16 GK France FRA Cédric Carrasso
17 MF France FRA Alexandre Bonnet
19 FW France FRA Xavier Pentecôte
20 MF France FRA Mathieu Berson
22 MF France FRA Moussa Sissoko
23 DF France FRA Albin Ebondo
25 MF Norway NOR Daniel Braaten
27 MF France FRA Franck Tabanou
28 FW France FRA Ahmed Soukouna
29 MF France FRA Étienne Capoue
30 GK France FRA Olivier Blondel

Out on loan

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
DF Brazil BRA Eduardo Ratinho (at Fluminense)
DF Democratic Republic of the Congo COD Hérita Ilunga (at West Ham United)
21 FW Czech Republic CZE Pavel Fořt (at Slavia Prague)

Transfers

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In

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Out

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Pre-season and friendlies

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  Win   Draw   Loss

Competitions

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Overview

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Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Ligue 1 10 August 2008 30 May 2009 Matchday 1 4th 38 16 16 6 45 27 +18 042.11
Coupe de France 3 January 2009 22 April 2009 Round of 64 Semi-finals 5 2 2 1 12 3 +9 040.00
Coupe de la Ligue 23 September 2008 Round of 32 Round of 32 1 0 1 0 1 1 +0 000.00
Total 44 18 19 7 58 31 +27 040.91

Source: Competitions

Ligue 1

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
2 Marseille 38 22 11 5 67 35 +32 77 Qualification to Champions League group stage
3 Lyon 38 20 11 7 52 29 +23 71 Qualification to Champions League play-off round
4 Toulouse 38 16 16 6 45 27 +18 64 Qualification to Europa League play-off round
5 Lille 38 17 13 8 51 39 +12 64 Qualification to Europa League third qualifying round
6 Paris Saint-Germain 38 19 7 12 49 38 +11 64
Source: Ligue 1
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
France's third UEFA Europa League spot went to Ligue 2 side Guingamp, winners of 2008–09 Coupe de France.

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
38 16 16 6 45 27  +18 64 10 8 1 26 8  +18 6 8 5 19 19  0

Source: Ligue 1

Results by round

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Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAAAHAHAHAAH
ResultLWDDWWWWLDWLDWLDDWDWWDWWDDWLWDWLDDDDWD
Position201413138322553465777675565445454645555544
Source: Ligue 1
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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10 August 2008 1 Lyon 3–0 Toulouse Lyon
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade de Gerland
16 August 2008 2 Toulouse 2–1 Le Havre Toulouse
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stadium de Toulouse
23 August 2008 3 Nancy 0–0 Toulouse Tomblaine
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade Marcel Picot
31 August 2008 4 Toulouse 0–0 Rennes Toulouse
17:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stadium de Toulouse
13 September 2008 5 Le Mans 1–2 Toulouse Le Mans
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade Léon-Bollée
20 September 2008 6 Toulouse 2–1 Sochaux Toulouse
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stadium de Toulouse
28 September 2008 7 Valenciennes 0–1 Toulouse Valenciennes
17:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade Nungesser
4 October 2008 8 Toulouse 1–0 Auxerre Toulouse
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stadium de Toulouse
18 October 2008 9 Bordeaux 2–1 Toulouse Bordeaux
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade Chaban-Delmas
25 October 2008 10 Toulouse 0–0 Monaco Toulouse
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stadium de Toulouse
29 October 2008 11 Paris Saint-Germain 0–1 Toulouse Paris
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Parc des Princes
1 November 2008 12 Toulouse 0–1 Caen Toulouse
19:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stadium de Toulouse
8 November 2008 13 Nantes 1–1 Toulouse Nantes
21:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire
15 November 2008 14 Toulouse 2–0 Grenoble Toulouse
19:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stadium de Toulouse
22 November 2008 15 Lorient 1–0 Toulouse Lorient
21:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade du Moustoir
30 November 2008 16 Toulouse 0–0 Marseille Toulouse
17:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stadium de Toulouse
6 December 2008 17 Lille 1–1 Toulouse Lille
19:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stadium Lille Métropole
13 December 2008 18 Toulouse 3–1 Saint-Étienne Toulouse
19:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stadium de Toulouse
20 December 2008 19 Toulouse 2–2 Nice Toulouse
19:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stadium de Toulouse
10 January 2009 20 Le Havre 0–1 Toulouse Le Havre
21:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade Jules Deschaseaux
17 January 2009 21 Toulouse 3–0 Nancy Toulouse
19:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stadium de Toulouse
31 January 2009 22 Rennes 0–0 Toulouse Rennes
21:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade de la Route de Lorient
7 February 2009 23 Toulouse 2–0 Le Mans Toulouse
19:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stadium de Toulouse
15 February 2009 24 Sochaux 1–2 Toulouse Montbéliard
17:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade Auguste Bonal
21 February 2009 25 Toulouse 0–0 Valenciennes Toulouse
19:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stadium de Toulouse
28 February 2009 26 Auxerre 1–1 Toulouse Auxerre
21:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps
7 March 2009 27 Toulouse 3–0 Bordeaux Toulouse
19:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stadium de Toulouse
14 March 2009 28 Monaco 3–2 Toulouse Monaco
19:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade Louis II
22 March 2009 29 Toulouse 4–1 Paris Saint-Germain Toulouse
21:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stadium de Toulouse
4 April 2009 30 Caen 0–0 Toulouse Caen
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade Michel d'Ornano
11 April 2009 31 Toulouse 1–0 Nantes Toulouse
19:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stadium de Toulouse
18 April 2009 32 Grenoble 1–0 Toulouse Grenoble
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade des Alpes
26 April 2009 33 Toulouse 1–1 Lorient Toulouse
17:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stadium de Toulouse
2 May 2009 34 Marseille 2–2 Toulouse Marseille
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
13 May 2009 35 Toulouse 0–0 Lille Toulouse
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stadium de Toulouse
16 May 2009 36 Saint-Étienne 2–2 Toulouse Saint-Étienne
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
23 May 2009 37 Nice 0–2 Toulouse Nice
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade du Ray
30 May 2009 38 Toulouse 0–0 Lyon Toulouse
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stadium de Toulouse

Source: [1]

Coupe de France

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3 January 2009 Round of 64 Toulouse 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(5–4 p)
Valenciennes Toulouse
21:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stadium de Toulouse
Attendance: 4,646
Referee: Philippe Malige
24 January 2009 Round of 32 Schirrhein 0–8 Toulouse Haguenau
15:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Parc des Sports
Attendance: 8,500
Referee: Alexandre Castro
3 March 2009 Round of 16 Boulogne 0–2 Toulouse Boulogne-sur-Mer
20:45 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stade de la Libération
Attendance: 5,021
Referee: Éric Poulat
17 March 2009 Quarter-finals Toulouse 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(7–6 p)
Lille Toulouse
20:45 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stadium de Toulouse
Attendance: 18,303
Referee: Tony Chapron
22 April 2009 Semi-finals Toulouse 1–2 Guingamp Toulouse
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stadium de Toulouse
Attendance: 30,755
Referee: Éric Poulat

Coupe de la Ligue

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23 September 2008 Third round Auxerre 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(6–5 p)
Toulouse Auxerre
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps
Attendance: 7,917
Referee: Fredy Fautrel

Statistics

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Goalscorers

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References

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  1. ^ "Toulouse FC - Fixtures & Results 2008/2009". worldfootball.net.