2009–10 in Italian football

The 2009–10 season was the 108th season of competitive football in Italy.

Events

August 23, 2009 – Serie A season began.

Honours

Competition	Winner
Serie A	Inter
Supercoppa Italiana	Lazio
Coppa Italia	Inter

National team

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Italy	10	7	3	0	18	7	+11	24	Qualification to 2010 FIFA World Cup	—	1–1	2–0	3–2	2–1	2–0
2	Republic of Ireland	10	4	6	0	12	8	+4	18	Advance to second round	2–2	—	1–1	1–0	0–0	2–1
3	Bulgaria	10	3	5	2	17	13	+4	14		0–0	1–1	—	2–0	4–1	6–2
4	Cyprus	10	2	3	5	14	16	−2	9		1–2	1–2	4–1	—	2–2	2–1
5	Montenegro	10	1	6	3	9	14	−5	9		0–2	0–0	2–2	1–1	—	2–1
6	Georgia	10	0	3	7	7	19	−12	3		0–2	1–2	0–0	1–1	0–0	—

Source: ^[1]

League tables

Serie A

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Internazionale (C)	38	24	10	4	75	34	+41	82	Qualification to Champions League group stage
2	Roma	38	24	8	6	68	41	+27	80
3	Milan	38	20	10	8	60	39	+21	70
4	Sampdoria	38	19	10	9	49	41	+8	67	Qualification to Champions League play-off round
5	Palermo	38	18	11	9	59	47	+12	65	Qualification to Europa League play-off round
6	Napoli	38	15	14	9	50	43	+7	59	Qualification to Europa League play-off round
7	Juventus	38	16	7	15	55	56	−1	55	Qualification to Europa League third qualifying round
8	Parma	38	14	10	14	46	51	−5	52
9	Genoa	38	14	9	15	57	61	−4	51
10	Bari	38	13	11	14	49	49	0	50
11	Fiorentina	38	13	8	17	48	47	+1	47
12	Lazio	38	11	13	14	39	43	−4	46
13	Catania	38	10	15	13	44	45	−1	45
14	Chievo	38	12	8	18	37	42	−5	44^[a]
15	Udinese	38	11	11	16	54	59	−5	44^[a]
16	Cagliari	38	11	11	16	56	58	−2	44^[a]
17	Bologna	38	10	12	16	42	55	−13	42
18	Atalanta (R)	38	9	8	21	37	53	−16	35	Relegation to Serie B
19	Siena (R)	38	7	10	21	40	67	−27	31
20	Livorno (R)	38	7	8	23	27	61	−34	29

Source: Lega Calcio and Yahoo! Sport
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:

^ ^a ^b ^c Chievo finished ahead of Udinese and Cagliari on head-to-head points: Chievo: 8 pts, Udinese: 6 pts, Cagliari: 1 pts.

Serie B

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Lecce (C, P)	42	20	15	7	66	47	+19	75	Promotion to Serie A
2	Cesena (P)	42	20	14	8	55	29	+26	74	Promotion to Serie A
3	Brescia (O, P)	42	21	9	12	60	44	+16	72	Qualification to promotion play-offs
4	Sassuolo	42	18	15	9	60	42	+18	69
5	Torino	42	19	11	12	53	36	+17	68
6	Cittadella	42	18	12	12	62	43	+19	66
7	Grosseto	42	14	19	9	66	63	+3	61
8	Crotone^[a]	42	17	11	14	53	50	+3	60
9	Ascoli	42	15	12	15	57	57	0	57
10	Empoli	42	15	11	16	66	56	+10	56
11	AlbinoLeffe	42	14	13	15	59	56	+3	55
12	Modena	42	14	12	16	39	47	−8	54^[b]
13	Reggina	42	15	9	18	51	56	−5	54^[b]
14	Vicenza	42	12	17	13	40	41	−1	53^[c]
15	Piacenza	42	13	14	15	40	45	−5	53^[c]
16	Frosinone	42	15	8	19	50	67	−17	53^[c]
17	Ancona^[a] (R, E, R, R, D)	42	15	9	18	55	56	−1	52	Claimed club in Eccellenza^[2]^[d]
18	Triestina (T)	42	13	12	17	41	51	−10	51^[e]	Spared from relegation^[d]
19	Padova	42	12	15	15	44	48	−4	51^[e]	Qualification to relegation play-off
20	Mantova (R, E, R, R)	42	10	18	14	46	58	−12	48	Restart in Serie D^[f]
21	Gallipoli (R, E, R, R, R)	42	10	10	22	43	74	−31	40	Restart in Promozione^[g]
22	Salernitana^[h] (R)	42	5	8	29	40	80	−40	17	Relegation to Prima Divisione

Source: http://www.gazzetta.it/speciali/risultati_classifiche/2010/calcio/serieb/index.shtml
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (D) Disqualified; (E) Eliminated; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated; (T) Qualified, but not yet for the particular phase indicated
Notes:

^ ^a ^b 2 points deducted due to financial irregularities.^[3]^[4]
^ ^a ^b MOD 1–0 REG; REG 0–1 MOD
^ ^a ^b ^c VIC: 8 pts 4–1; PIA: 5 pts 4–5; FRO: 3 pts 4–6
^ ^a ^b Ancona was excluded from football by Federal Council's decision. Later was relegated to Eccellenza as US Ancona 1905. As a consequence, Triestina as losing sides of the relegation play-off were spared from relegation.
^ ^a ^b PAD 0–0 TRI; TRI 2–1 PAD
^ Mantova declared bankrupt and relegated to Serie D.
^ Gallipoli declared bankrupt and relegated to Promozione.
^ 6 points deducted due to match-fixing during the 2007–08 Serie C1 season.^[5]

Inter Milan

UEFA Champions League

Group stage

Group F
Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Barcelona	6	3	2	1	7	3	+4	11
Internazionale	6	2	3	1	7	6	+1	9
Rubin Kazan	6	1	3	2	4	7	−3	6
Dynamo Kyiv	6	1	2	3	7	9	−2	5

16 September 2009 1	Internazionale	0 – 0	Barcelona	Milan, Italy
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Chivu 90'	Report	Henry 54' Touré 83'	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 77,321 Referee: Wolfgang Stark (Germany)

29 September 2009 2	Rubin Kazan	1 – 1	Internazionale	Kazan, Russia
18:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Karadeniz 9' Domínguez 11'	Report	Samuel 14' Balotelli 20' 60' Stanković 27' Maicon 63'	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 23,670 Referee: Terje Hauge (Norway)

20 October 2009 3	Internazionale	2 – 2	Dynamo Kyiv	Milan, Italy
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Stanković 23', 35' Maicon 29' Samuel 47' Chivu 52' Zanetti 83'	Report	Mykhalyk 5' Almeida 31' Lúcio 40' (o.g.) Shevchenko 61' Milevskyi 68' Vukojević 82'	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 34,721 Referee: Martin Atkinson (England)

4 November 2009 4	Dynamo Kyiv	1 – 2	Internazionale	Kyiv, Ukraine
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00)	Shevchenko 21' Almeida 28' Mykhalyk 53'	Report	Samuel 23' Lúcio 45' Milito 86' Sneijder 89'	Stadium: Lobanovsky Dynamo Stadium Attendance: 15,900 Referee: Bertrand Layec (France)

24 November 2009 5	Barcelona	2 – 0	Internazionale	Barcelona, Spain
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00)	Piqué 10' Pedro 26', 50' Puyol 34'	Report	Motta 18' Chivu 80' Zanetti 89'	Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 93,524 Referee: Massimo Busacca (Switzerland)

9 December 2009 6	Internazionale	2 – 0	Rubin Kazan	Milan, Italy
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00)	Eto'o 31' Balotelli 46', 64' Lúcio 69'	Report	Murawski 28' Navas 43'	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 49,539 Referee: Pieter Vink (Netherlands)

Knockout phase

Round of 16

24 February 2010 First leg	Internazionale	2 – 1	Chelsea	Milan, Italy
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00)	Milito 3', 22' Motta 9' Cambiasso 55'	Report	Kalou 23', 51'	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 78,971 Referee: Manuel Mejuto González (Spain)

16 March 2010 Second leg	Chelsea	0 – 1 (1 – 3 agg.)	Internazionale	London, England
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00)	Molouda 55' Drogba 57' 87' Alex 83' Terry 89'	Report	Eto'o 17', 78' Motta 48' Lúcio 54' Júlio César 82'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 38,107 Referee: Wolfgang Stark (Germany)

Quarter-finals

31 March 2010 First leg	Internazionale	1 – 0	CSKA Moscow	Milan, Italy
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Materazzi 12' Milito 65'	Report	Krasić 32' Aldonin 37'	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 69,398 Referee: Howard Webb (England)

6 April 2010 Second leg	CSKA Moscow	0 – 1 (0 – 2 agg.)	Internazionale	Moscow, Russia
18:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Odiah 38' 49' Mamayev 63'	Report	Sneijder 6' Stanković 16'	Stadium: Luzhniki Stadium Attendance: 54,400 Referee: Stéphane Lannoy (France)

Semi-finals

20 April 2010 First leg	Internazionale	3 – 1	Barcelona	Milan, Italy
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Eto'o 12' Sneijder 30' Maicon 48' Milito 61' Stanković 82'	Report	Pedro 19' Busquets 45+1' Puyol 51' Piqué 60' Keita 68' Alves 84'	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 79,609 Referee: Olegário Benquerença (Portugal)

28 April 2010 Second leg	Barcelona	1 – 0 (2 – 3 agg.)	Internazionale	Barcelona, Spain
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Pedro 27' Piqué 84'	Report	Motta 10' 28' Júlio César 34' Chivu 43' Lúcio 82' Muntari 82'	Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 96,214 Referee: Frank De Bleeckere (Belgium)

Final

22 May 2010 Final	Bayern Munich	0 – 2	Internazionale	Madrid, Spain
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Demichelis 26' Van Bommel 78'	Report	Chivu 30' Milito 35', 70'	Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Stadium Attendance: 80,354 Referee: Howard Webb (England)

Deaths

September 18, 2009 — Brian Filipi, 20, Ravenna midfielder and Albania youth international, killed in a car accident.^[6]
October 13, 2009 — Massimo Mattolini, 56, former Serie A goalkeeper with Fiorentina and Napoli, Coppa Italia winner in 1975, kidney failure.^[7]
November 10, 2009 — Flora Viola, 86, widow of late Roma President Dino Viola, and club chairwoman herself during the year 1991.^[8]
December 26, 2009 — Giuseppe Chiappella, 85, former midfielder, 1955–56 Serie A winner with Fiorentina, Italian international footballer, and later manager for Fiorentina and Internazionale.^[9]
March 10, 2010 — Tonino Carino, 65, popular Italian RAI journalist who was active in football, best famous for his coverage of Ascoli games during the club's period in the Serie A in the 1980s and 1990s.^[10]
March 20, 2010 — Naim Krieziu, 92, Albanian former striker/winger, one of the two last surviving members with Amedeo Amadei of the Roma team who won the club's first Italian title in 1942.^[11]
April 3, 2010 - Maurizio Mosca, 69, popular Italian journalist and TV presenter who was active in football.^[12]

References

^ "FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA) 2010, football - table and standings". soccer365.me. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
^ With a Phoenix club. Old firm excluded from all football leagues after bankruptcy.
^ "Ancona: penalizzazione sale a due punti" (in Italian). Corriere dello Sport - Stadio. August 2010. Archived from the original on 2012-07-29. Retrieved 2010-03-13.
^ "Serie B, Crotone: confermati 2 punti di penalizzazione" (in Italian). Blitz Quotidiano. 2010-03-12. Retrieved 2009-10-22.
^ "Presunto illecito: punite Salernitana e Potenza" (in Italian). La Repubblica. 2010-03-20. Retrieved 2010-03-19.
^ "Tragedia a Ravenna Auto travolge e uccide Filipi" (in Italian). La Repubblica. 2009-09-19. Retrieved 2009-09-19.
^ "CALCIO, MORTO MATTOLINI, EX PORTIERE FIORENTINA E NAPOLI" (in Italian). La Repubblica. 2009-10-13. Retrieved 2009-10-13.
^ "Roma in lutto: è morta Flora Viola" (in Italian). Corriere dello Sport – Stadio. 2009-11-10. Retrieved 2009-11-10.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "E' morto Beppe Chiappella Allenò Fiorentina e Inter" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. 2009-12-26. Retrieved 2009-12-27.
^ "Morto Tonino Carino, volto di 90°minuto" (in Italian). Corriere della Sera. 10 March 2010. Retrieved 20 March 2010.
^ "Morto Naim Krieziu: con i suoi gol la Roma vinse il primo scudetto" (in Italian). Il Messaggero. 20 March 2010. Archived from the original on 1 August 2012. Retrieved 20 March 2010.
^ Mediaset, The died of M.Mosca

[table_hth_CHV0.16416186195061-2] Chievo finished ahead of Udinese and Cagliari on head-to-head points: Chievo: 8 pts, Udinese: 6 pts, Cagliari: 1 pts.

[table_note_CRO0.12806371046606-6] 2 points deducted due to financial irregularities.^[3]^[4]

[table_hth_MOD0.12806371046606-7] MOD 1–0 REG; REG 0–1 MOD

[table_hth_VIC0.12806371046606-8] VIC: 8 pts 4–1; PIA: 5 pts 4–5; FRO: 3 pts 4–6

[table_note_res_EXC0.12806371046606-9] Ancona was excluded from football by Federal Council's decision. Later was relegated to Eccellenza as US Ancona 1905. As a consequence, Triestina as losing sides of the relegation play-off were spared from relegation.

[table_hth_PAD0.12806371046606-10] PAD 0–0 TRI; TRI 2–1 PAD

[table_note_res_RD0.12806371046606-11] Mantova declared bankrupt and relegated to Serie D.

[table_note_res_RPRM0.12806371046606-12] Gallipoli declared bankrupt and relegated to Promozione.

[table_note_SAL0.12806371046606-14] 6 points deducted due to match-fixing during the 2007–08 Serie C1 season.^[5]

[soccer365_UEFA_2010-1] "FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA) 2010, football - table and standings". soccer365.me. Retrieved 8 April 2024.

[3] With a Phoenix club. Old firm excluded from all football leagues after bankruptcy.

[4] "Ancona: penalizzazione sale a due punti" (in Italian). Corriere dello Sport - Stadio. August 2010. Archived from the original on 2012-07-29. Retrieved 2010-03-13.

[5] "Serie B, Crotone: confermati 2 punti di penalizzazione" (in Italian). Blitz Quotidiano. 2010-03-12. Retrieved 2009-10-22.

[salernitana_6points-13] "Presunto illecito: punite Salernitana e Potenza" (in Italian). La Repubblica. 2010-03-20. Retrieved 2010-03-19.

[15] "Tragedia a Ravenna Auto travolge e uccide Filipi" (in Italian). La Repubblica. 2009-09-19. Retrieved 2009-09-19.

[16] "CALCIO, MORTO MATTOLINI, EX PORTIERE FIORENTINA E NAPOLI" (in Italian). La Repubblica. 2009-10-13. Retrieved 2009-10-13.

[17] "Roma in lutto: è morta Flora Viola" (in Italian). Corriere dello Sport – Stadio. 2009-11-10. Retrieved 2009-11-10.^{[permanent dead link]}

[18] "E' morto Beppe Chiappella Allenò Fiorentina e Inter" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. 2009-12-26. Retrieved 2009-12-27.

[19] "Morto Tonino Carino, volto di 90°minuto" (in Italian). Corriere della Sera. 10 March 2010. Retrieved 20 March 2010.

[20] "Morto Naim Krieziu: con i suoi gol la Roma vinse il primo scudetto" (in Italian). Il Messaggero. 20 March 2010. Archived from the original on 1 August 2012. Retrieved 20 March 2010.

[21] Mediaset, The died of M.Mosca

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v t e 2009–10 in European men's football (UEFA)
Domestic leagues	Albania Andorra Armenia '09 '10 Austria Azerbaijan Belarus '09 '10 Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark England Estonia '09 '10 Faroe Islands '09 '10 Finland '09 '10 France Georgia Germany Greece Hungary Iceland '09 '10 Israel Italy Kazakhstan '09 '10 Latvia '09 '10 Lithuania '09 '10 Luxembourg Macedonia Malta Moldova Montenegro Netherlands Northern Ireland Norway '09 '10 Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland '09 '10 Romania Russia '09 '10 San Marino Scotland Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden '09 '10 Switzerland Turkey Ukraine Wales
Domestic cups	Albania Andorra Armenia Austria Azerbaijan Belarus Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark England Estonia Faroe Islands '09 '10 Finland '09 '10 France Georgia Germany Greece Hungary Iceland '09 '10 Israel Italy Kazakhstan '09 '10 Latvia Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Macedonia Malta Moldova Montenegro Netherlands Northern Ireland Norway '09 '10 Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland '09 '10 Romania Russia San Marino Scotland Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden '09 '10 Switzerland Turkey Ukraine Wales
League cups	England Finland '09 '10 France Hungary Iceland '09 '10 Israel Northern Ireland Portugal Republic of Ireland '09 '10 Scotland Wales
UEFA competitions	Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round group stage knockout phase Final Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round group stage knockout phase Final Super Cup