2008–09 AS Monaco FC season

AS Monaco
2008–09 season
Manager Ricardo Gomes
Stadium Stade Louis II
Ligue 1 11th
Coupe de la Ligue Round of 32 vs Lens
Coupe de France Round of 32 vs Marseille
Top goalscorer League: Alexandre Licata (7)
All: Alexandre Licata (9)
Home colours

The 2008–09 season was AS Monaco FC's 52nd season in Ligue 1. They finished eleventh in Ligue 1, and were knocked out of the Coupe de la Ligue by Grenoble Foot, in the Quarterfinal, and the Coupe de France by Paris Saint-Germain at the Third Round stage.

Squad

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

No. Position Player
1 France GK Yohann Thuram-Ulien
2 Democratic Republic of the Congo DF Cédric Mongongu
3 Cameroon DF Nicolas Nkoulou
4 France DF François Modesto (vice-captain)
5 Uruguay MF Diego Pérez
6 Croatia MF Nikola Pokrivač
8 Switzerland DF Patrick Müller
9 France FW Yannick Sagbo
10 South Korea FW Park Chu-young
11 United States FW Freddy Adu (on loan from Benfica)
12 Brazil DF Adriano
13 France DF Vincent Muratori
14 Croatia DF Dario Šimić (vice-captain)
15 France DF Thomas Mangani
16 France GK Stéphane Ruffier
17 France FW Serge Gakpé
18 Argentina MF Alejandro Alonso
No. Position Player
19 Ivory Coast MF Jean-Jacques Gosso
20 Colombia FW Juan Pablo Pino
21 France MF Camel Meriem
22 France FW Alexandre Licata
23 Croatia MF Jerko Leko
24 France MF Loïc Dufau
25 Nigeria MF Lukman Haruna
26 France MF Yohan Mollo
27 France FW Frédéric Nimani
28 France FW Djamel Bakar
29 France MF Distel Zola
30 Italy GK Flavio Roma (captain)
31 France MF Kevin Diaz
32 Ivory Coast DF Igor Lolo
40 France GK Ludovic Guimera
Monaco GK Manuel Vallaurio

Out on loan

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

No. Position Player
11 Brazil FW Nenê (at Espanyol)
14 France MF Malaury Martin (at Nimes)
22 Brazil DF Bolívar (at Internacional)
25 Argentina DF Leandro Cufré (at Hertha Berlin)
26 Senegal DF Massamba Sambou (at Le Havre)
No. Position Player
27 France DF Arnaud Lescure (at Rodez)
34 Germany DF Torben Joneleit (at Charleroi)
35 Nigeria MF Sani Kaita (at Kuban Krasnodar)
France FW Vincent Ramaël (at Tubize)
Uruguay FW Gonzalo Vargas (at Atlas)

Transfers

Summer

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

No. Position Player
8 Switzerland DF Patrick Müller (from France Lyon)
10 South Korea FW Park Chu-young (from South Korea FC Seoul)[1]
11 United States FW Freddy Adu (loan from Portugal Benfica)[2]
14 Croatia DF Dario Šimić (from Italy A.C. Milan)
15 France MF Thomas Mangani (loan return from France Ajaccio)
18 Argentina MF Alejandro Alonso (from France Bordeaux)
19 Ivory Coast MF Jean-Jacques Gosso (from Israel Ashdod)[3]
20 Colombia MF Juan Pablo Pino (loan return from Belgium R. Charleroi)
22 France FW Alexandre Licata (loan return from France Bastia)
27 France FW Frédéric Nimani (loan return from France Sedan)
32 Italy DF Elia Legati (loan from Italy A.C. Milan)
35 Nigeria MF Sani Kaita (from Netherlands Sparta Rotterdam)

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

No. Position Player
1 Monaco GK Manuel Vallaurio (loan to France Evian)
2 France DF Sylvain Monsoreau (to France Saint-Étienne)
3 France DF Jérémy Berthod (to France AJ Auxerre)
7 Argentina MF Lucas Bernardi (to Argentina Newell's Old Boys)
8 Argentina MF Sergio Almirón (loan return to Italy Juventus)
10 France FW Jérémy Ménez (to Italy Roma)[4]
11 Brazil FW Nenê (loan to Spain Espanyol)
14 France MF Malaury Martin (loan to France Nîmes)
15 Brazil DF Fábio Santos (loan return to Brazil São Paulo)
18 France FW Frédéric Piquionne (to France Lyon)[5]
20 Uruguay MF Nacho González (loan return to Uruguay Danubio)
22 Brazil DF Bolívar (loan to Brazil Internacional)
26 Senegal DF Massamba Sambou (loan to France Le Havre)
27 France DF Arnaud Lescure (loan to France Rodez)
33 France FW Steve Pinau (to Italy Genoa)

Winter

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

No. Position Player
32 Ivory Coast DF Igor Lolo (from Ukraine Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk)
Monaco GK Manuel Vallaurio (loan return from France Evian)

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

No. Position Player
25 Argentina DF Leandro Cufré (loan to Germany Hertha Berlin)
32 Italy DF Elia Legati (loan return to Italy A.C. Milan)
34 Germany DF Torben Joneleit (loan to Belgium R.Charleroi)
35 Nigeria MF Sani Kaita (loan to Russia Kuban Krasnodar)

Competitions

Ligue 1

Main article: 2008–09 Ligue 1

Table

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Bordeaux (C) 38 24 8 6 64 34+30 80 2009–10 UEFA Champions League Group stage
2 Marseille 38 22 11 5 67 35+32 77
3 Lyon 38 20 11 7 52 29+23 71 2009–10 UEFA Champions League Play-off round
4 Toulouse 38 16 16 6 45 27+18 64 2009–10 UEFA Europa League Play-off round
5 Lille 38 17 13 8 51 39+12 64 2009–10 UEFA Europa League Third qualifying round
6 Paris Saint-Germain 38 19 7 12 49 38+11 64
7 Rennes 38 15 16 7 42 34+8 61
8 Auxerre 38 16 7 15 35 350 55
9 Nice 38 13 11 14 40 411 50
10 Lorient 38 10 15 13 47 470 45
11 Monaco 38 11 12 15 41 454 45
12 Valenciennes 38 10 14 14 35 427 44
13 Grenoble 38 10 14 14 24 3713 44
14 Sochaux 38 10 12 16 40 488 42
15 Nancy 38 10 12 16 38 479 42
16 Le Mans 38 10 10 18 43 5411 40
17 Saint-Étienne 38 11 7 20 40 5616 40
18 Caen (R) 38 8 13 17 42 497 37 Relegation to Ligue 2
19 Nantes (R) 38 9 10 19 33 5421 37
20 Le Havre (R) 38 7 5 26 30 6737 26

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 Coupe de France 2008–09.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Results

Coupe de la Ligue

Coupe de France

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Statistics

As of match played 30 May 2009

Appearances and Goals

No. Pos Nat Player TotalLigue 1 Coupe de France Coupe de la Ligue
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK France Yohann Thuram-Ulien 3 0 2+1 0 0 0 0 0
2 DF Democratic Republic of the Congo Cédric Mongongu 26 0 19+3 0 3 0 1 0
3 DF Cameroon Nicolas Nkoulou 25 0 21+2 0 1 0 1 0
4 DF France François Modesto 34 1 29+2 1 3 0 0 0
5 MF Uruguay Diego Pérez 26 0 14+8 0 3 0 1 0
6 MF Croatia Nikola Pokrivač 27 3 17+6 2 3 1 1 0
8 DF Switzerland Patrick Müller 10 0 6+1 0 3 0 0 0
9 FW France Yannick Sagbo 4 0 0+3 0 0+1 0 0 0
10 FW South Korea Park Chu-young 35 5 31 5 3 0 0+1 0
11 FW United States Freddy Adu 10 0 0+9 0 0 0 1 0
12 DF Brazil Adriano 15 0 15 0 0 0 0 0
13 DF France Vincent Muratori 11 0 7+1 0 2 0 1 0
14 DF Croatia Dario Šimić 30 0 26+1 0 2 0 1 0
15 DF France Thomas Mangani 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
16 GK France Stéphane Ruffier 36 0 32 0 4 0 0 0
17 FW France Serge Gakpé 14 0 5+8 0 0+1 0 0 0
18 MF Argentina Alejandro Alonso 19 3 17 3 1 0 0+1 0
19 MF Ivory Coast Jean-Jacques Gosso 32 0 29+2 0 1 0 0 0
20 FW Colombia Juan Pablo Pino 26 6 20+3 6 2 0 1 0
21 MF France Camel Meriem 31 1 23+5 1 2 0 1 0
22 FW France Alexandre Licata 24 9 12+9 7 2+1 2 0 0
23 MF Croatia Jerko Leko 26 2 20+4 2 1 0 1 0
25 MF Nigeria Lukman Haruna 4 0 1+3 0 0 0 0 0
26 MF France Yohan Mollo 28 2 18+6 2 3+1 0 0 0
27 FW France Frédéric Nimani 32 6 15+13 6 2+1 0 0+1 0
28 FW France Djamel Bakar 7 0 1+5 0 0+1 0 0 0
30 GK Italy Flavio Roma 5 0 4 0 0 0 1 0
31 MF France Kévin Diaz 5 0 2+2 0 1 0 0 0
32 DF Ivory Coast Igor Lolo 12 1 10 1 2 0 0 0
Players away from the club on loan:
11 FW Brazil Nenê 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
25 DF Argentina Leandro Cufré 15 3 15 3 0 0 0 0
35 MF Nigeria Sani Kaita 3 0 2+1 0 0 0 0 0
Players who appeared for Monaco no longer at the club:
10 FW France Jérémy Ménez 3 0 1+2 0 0 0 0 0

Goal scorers

Place Position Nation Number Name Ligue 1 Coupe de France Coupe de la Ligue Total
1 FWFrance22Alexandre Licata7209
2 FWFrance27Frédéric Nimani6006
FWColombia20Juan Pablo Pino6006
4 FWSouth Korea10Park Chu-young5005
5 DFArgentina25Leandro Cufré3003
MFArgentina18Alejandro Alonso3003
MFCroatia6 Nikola Pokrivač2103
Own goal2103
9 MFFrance26Yohan Mollo2002
MFCroatia23Jerko Leko2002
11MFFrance21Camel Meriem1001
DFFrance4 François Modesto1001
DFIvory Coast32Igor Lolo1001
TOTALS 414045

Disciplinary Record

Number Nation Position Name Ligue 1 Coupe de France Coupe de la Ligue Total
Red card Red card Red card Red card
2 Democratic Republic of the CongoDFCédric Mongongu41000041
4 FranceDFFrançois Modesto20000020
5 UruguayMFDiego Pérez50100060
6 CroatiaMFNikola Pokrivač70100080
10South KoreaFWPark Chu-young30000030
11BrazilFWNenê10000010
11United StatesFWFreddy Adu10000010
12BrazilDFAdriano40000040
13FranceDFVincent Muratori00100010
14CroatiaDFDario Šimić41000041
16FranceGKStéphane Ruffier20100030
18ArgentinaMFAlejandro Alonso71000071
19Ivory CoastMFJean-Jacques Gosso1000000100
20ColombiaFWJuan Pablo Pino10000010
21FranceMFCamel Meriem10000010
22FranceFWAlexandre Licata00100010
23CroatiaMFJerko Leko1020000102
25ArgentinaDFLeandro Cufré30000030
25NigeriaMFLukman Haruna21000021
26FranceMFYohan Mollo30000030
27FranceFWFrédéric Nimani10000010
31FranceMFKévin Diaz10100020
32Ivory CoastDFIgor Lolo30000030
TOTALS 75 6 6 0 0 0 81 6

References

  1. "Monaco hire Park". www.skysports.com/. Sky Sports. 1 September 2008. Retrieved 15 December 2008.
  2. Jeffrey Marcus (22 July 2008). "The New York Times Soccer Blog Search Goal SEARCH Adu Moves From Benfica to Monaco on Loan". goal.blogs.nytimes.com/. The New York Times. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
  3. "Monaco : Gosso signe trois ans". www.footafrica365.fr/ (in French). footafrica365. 22 July 2008. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
  4. "Menez joins Roma". www.skysports.com/. Sky Sports. 27 August 2008. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
  5. "Piquionne pitches up at Lyon". www.uefa.com/. UEFA. 31 July 2008. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
  6. "France 2008/09". rsssf.com. RSSSF. Retrieved 14 December 2015.

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