2008–09 Udinese Calcio season
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{{Infobox football club season
| club = Udinese
| season = 2008–09
| manager = Pasquale Marino
| chairman = Franco Soldati
| chrtitle = President
| stadium = Stadio Friuli
| league = Serie A
| league result = 7th
| cup1 = Coppa Italia
| cup1 result = Quarter-finals
| cup2 = UEFA Cup
| cup2 result = Quarter-finals
| league topscorer =
Fabio Quagliarella (13)
| season topscorer =
Fabio Quagliarella (21)
| highest attendance =
| lowest attendance =
| average attendance =
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| prevseason = 2007–08
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The 2008–09 season was Udinese Calcio's 14th consecutive and 29th overall season in Serie A. The team competed in Serie A, finishing 7th,{{Cite web |title=2008-2009 Italian Serie A Table |url=https://thefishy.co.uk/leaguetable.php?table=33&season=6#google_vignette |access-date=2024-07-04 |website=thefishy.co.uk}} and in the Coppa Italia, reaching the quarter-finals.{{Cite web |title=Coppa Italia 2008/2009 Results - Football/Italy |url=https://www.flashscore.com/football/italy/coppa-italia-2008-2009/results/ |access-date=2024-07-04 |website=www.flashscore.com |language=en}} Having finished 7th the previous season also, Udinese competed in the 2008–09 UEFA Cup, where they were eliminated in the quarter-finals.{{Cite web |last=UEFA.com |title=The official website for European football |url=https://www.uefa.com/errors/ |access-date=2024-07-04 |website=UEFA |language=en}}
Players
=Squad information=
Transfers
=In=
=Out=
Competitions
=Serie A=
{{main|2008–09 Serie A}}
==League table==
{{:2008–09 Serie A|showteam=UDI}}
==Results summary==
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{{Fb_rs_footer |u=31 May 2009 |s=Competitive matches|date=November 2016}}
==Results by round==
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|updated=31 May 2009
|source=Competitive matches
|date=June 2011
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==Matches==
{{football box collapsible
|round = 1
|date = 30 August 2008
|time = 18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)
|team1 = Udinese
|score = 3–1
|report =
|team2 = Palermo
|goals1 = Di Natale {{goal|9||34}}
Coda {{yel|58}}
Isla {{yel|68}}
Inler {{goal|70}}
|goals2 = Janković {{yel|13}}
Nocerino {{yel|21}}
Dellafiore {{yel|63}}
Bresciano {{goal|69}}
Miccoli {{yel|83}}
|stadium = Stadio Friuli
|location = Udine
|attendance = 14,295
|referee = Luca Banti
|result = W
}}
{{football box collapsible
|round = 2
|date = 14 September 2008
|time = 20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)
|team1 = Juventus
|score = 1–0
|report =
|team2 = Udinese
|goals1 = Amauri {{goal|67}}
|goals2 = Ferronetti {{yel|14}}
|stadium = Stadio Olimpico di Torino
|location = Turin
|attendance = 20,320
|referee = Andrea De Marco
|result = L
}}
{{football box collapsible
|round = 3
|date = 21 September 2008
|time = 15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)
|team1 = Udinese
|score = 0–0
|report =
|team2 = Napoli
|goals1 = Inler {{yel|62}}
Pepe {{yel|75}}
|goals2 = Vitale {{yel|17}}
Santacroce {{sent off|2|23|73}}
Pazienza {{yel|82}}
|stadium = Stadio Friuli
|location = Udine
|attendance = 15,500
|referee = Daniele Orsato
|result = D
}}
{{football box collapsible
|round = 4
|date = 24 September 2008
|time = 20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)
|team1 = Bologna
|score = 0–3
|report =
|team2 = Udinese
|goals1 = Britos {{sent off|0|13}}
Marchini {{yel|35}}
Terzi {{yel|43}}
Di Vaio {{yel|81}}
|goals2 = D'Agostino {{goal|14|pen.}}
Floro Flores {{goal|21}}
Sánchez {{yel|72}}
Pepe {{goal|74}}
Ferronetti {{yel|80}}
|stadium = Stadio Renato Dall'Ara
|location = Bologna
|attendance = 17,322
|referee = Paolo Mazzoleni
|result = W
}}
{{football box collapsible
|round = 5
|date = 28 September 2008
|time = 15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)
|team1 = Udinese
|score = 2–1
|report =
|team2 = Siena
|goals1 = Quagliarella {{goal|22}}
Pepe {{goal|29}}
|goals2 = Curci {{yel|37}}
Kharja {{goal|38}}
Ficagna {{yel|50}}
|stadium = Stadio Friuli
|location = Udine
|attendance = 13,561
|referee = Luca Marelli
|result = W
}}
{{football box collapsible
|round = 6
|date = 5 October 2008
|time = 15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)
|team1 = Udinese
|score = 2–0
|report =
|team2 = Torino
|goals1 = Luković {{yel|13}}
Quagliarella {{goal|44||77}}
Domizzi {{yel|64}}
|goals2 = Diana {{yel|63}}
Natali {{yel|71}}
Rubin {{yel|87}}
Ventola {{yel|90+4}}
|stadium = Stadio Friuli
|location = Udine
|attendance = 13,852
|referee = Mauro Bergonzi
|result = W
}}
{{football box collapsible
|round = 7
|date = 19 October 2008
|time = 15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)
|team1 = Lecce
|score = 2–2
|report =
|team2 = Udinese
|goals1 = Fabiano {{yel|20}}
Giacomazzi {{yel|28}}
Tiribocchi {{goal|32}}, {{yel|63}}
Ariatti {{yel|42}}
Domizzi {{goal|52|o.g.}}
|goals2 = Inler {{yel|13}}
Domizzi {{yel|29}}
Pepe {{yel|42}}
Sánchez {{goal|58}}
D'Agostino {{goal|71}}
|stadium = Stadio Via del Mare
|location = Lecce
|attendance = 8,672
|referee = Andrea Gervasoni
|result = D
}}
{{football box collapsible
|round = 8
|date = 26 October 2008
|team1 = Udinese
|score = 3–1
|report =
|team2 = Roma
|goals1 = Di Natale {{goal|10|pen.|51}}
Floro Flores {{goal|22}}, {{yel|68}}
Luković {{yel|38}}
Isla {{yel|57}}
Handanović {{yel|75}}
|goals2 = Tonetto {{yel|9}}
Vučinić {{yel|29}}
Cicinho {{yel|59}}
Totti {{goal|75|pen.}}, {{yel|90}}
|stadium = Stadio Friuli
|location = Udine
|attendance = 16,134
|referee = Massimiliano Saccani
|result = W
}}
{{football box collapsible
|round = 9
|date = 29 October 2008
|team1 = Catania
|score = 0–2
|report =
|team2 = Udinese
|goals1 = Sardo {{yel|29}}
Tedesco {{yel|37}}
Baiocco {{yel|68}}
|goals2 = Coda {{yel|9}}
Sánchez {{goal|13}}
Handanović {{yel|34}}
Motta {{yel|56}}
Isla {{yel|67}}
Quagliarella {{goal|83}}
|stadium = Stadio Angelo Massimino
|location = Catania
|attendance = 18,759
|referee = Luca Banti
|result = W
}}
{{football box collapsible
|round = 10
|date = 2 November 2008
|team1 = Udinese
|score = 2–2
|report =
|team2 = Genoa
|goals1 = D'Agostino {{goal|4|pen.}}, {{yel|65}}
Ferronetti {{yel|10}}
Quagliarella {{goal|78}}
|goals2 = Criscito {{yel|3}}
Potenza {{yel|30}}
Milito {{goal|63|pen.}}
Sculli {{goal|67}}
|stadium = Stadio Friuli
|location = Udine
|attendance = 15,192
|referee = Paolo Tagliavento
|result = D
}}
{{football box collapsible
|round = 11
|date = 9 November 2008
|team1 = Internazionale
|score = 1–0
|report =
|team2 = Udinese
|goals1 = Cruz {{yel|74}}, {{goal|90+2}}
Córdoba {{yel|82}}
|goals2 = Pepe {{yel|33}}
D'Agostino {{yel|39}}
Inler {{yel|55}}
|stadium = San Siro
|location = Milan
|attendance = 51,595
|referee = Emidio Morganti
|result = L
}}
{{football box collapsible
|round = 12
|date = 16 November 2008
|team1 = Udinese
|score = 0–1
|report =
|team2 = Reggina
|goals1 = Quagliarella {{yel|20}}
Domizzi {{yel|90+2}}
Coda {{yel|90+3}}
|goals2 = Santos {{yel|18}}
Brienza {{goal|60}}, {{yel|89}}
Cirillo {{yel|79}}
Corradi {{yel|90+5}}
|stadium = Stadio Friuli
|location = Udine
|attendance = 14,500
|referee = Paolo Mazzoleni
|result = L
}}
{{football box collapsible
|round = 13
|date = 22 November 2008
|team1 = Fiorentina
|score = 4–2
|report =
|team2 = Udinese
|goals1 = Dainelli {{yel|18}}
Vargas {{yel|35}}
Mutu {{goal|52|pen.}}
Montolivo {{goal|63||78}}
Gilardino {{goal|79}}
Comotto {{sent off|0|82}}
|goals2 = Floro Flores {{goal|29}}
Pepe {{yel|35}}
Domizzi {{yel|51}}
Di Natale {{goal|83|pen.}}
D'Agostino {{yel|83}}
|stadium = Stadio Artemio Franchi
|location = Florence
|attendance = 28,981
|referee = Daniele Orsato
|result = L
}}
{{football box collapsible
|round = 14
|date = 30 November 2008
|team1 = Udinese
|score = 0–1
|report =
|team2 = Chievo
|goals1 =
|goals2 = Felipe {{goal|87|o.g.}}
|stadium = Stadio Friuli
|location = Udine
|attendance = 13,898
|referee = Matteo Trefoloni
|result = L
}}
{{football box collapsible
|round = 15
|date = 7 December 2008
|team1 = Atalanta
|score = 3–0
|report =
|team2 = Udinese
|goals1 = Valdés {{goal|20}}
Doni {{goal|78}}
C. Vieri {{goal|88}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia
|location = Bergamo
|attendance = 10,218
|referee = Carmine Russo
|result = L
}}
{{football box collapsible
|round = 16
|date = 14 December 2008
|team1 = Udinese
|score = 3–3
|report =
|team2 = Lazio
|goals1 = Di Natale {{goal|9||55}}
Quagliarella {{goal|15}}
|goals2 = Zárate {{goal|60}}
Diakité {{goal|72}}
Ledesma {{goal|85}}
|stadium = Stadio Friuli
|location = Udine
|attendance = 14,000
|referee = Roberto Rosetti
|result = D
}}
{{football box collapsible
|round = 17
|date = 21 December 2008
|team1 = Milan
|score = 5–1
|report =
|team2 = Udinese
|goals1 = Pato {{goal|4||18}}
Kaká {{goal|13||52}}
Seedorf {{goal|43}}
|goals2 = Di Natale {{goal|17}}
|stadium = San Siro
|location = Milan
|attendance = 52,842
|referee = Massimiliano Saccani
|result = L
}}
{{football box collapsible
|round = 18
|date = 11 January 2009
|team1 = Udinese
|score = 1–1
|report =
|team2 = Sampdoria
|goals1 = Domizzi {{goal|62}}
|goals2 = Delvecchio {{goal|57}}
|stadium = Stadio Friuli
|location = Udine
|attendance = 14,356
|referee = Paolo Valeri
|result = D
}}
{{football box collapsible
|round = 19
|date = 18 January 2009
|team1 = Cagliari
|score = 2–0
|report =
|team2 = Udinese
|goals1 = Conti {{goal|4}}
Biondini {{goal|20}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = Stadio Sant'Elia
|location = Cagliari
|attendance = 10,200
|referee = Sebastiano Peruzzo
|result = L
}}
{{football box collapsible
|round = 20
|date = 25 January 2009
|team1 = Palermo
|score = 3–2
|report =
|team2 = Udinese
|goals1 = Simplício {{goal|18||54}}
Cavani {{goal|57}}
|goals2 = Pepe {{goal|2}}
Di Natale {{goal|63}}
|stadium = Stadio Renzo Barbera
|location = Palermo
|attendance = 18,812
|referee = Massimiliano Velotto
|result = L
}}
{{football box collapsible
|round = 21
|date = 28 January 2009
|team1 = Udinese
|score = 2–1
|report =
|team2 = Juventus
|goals1 = Quagliarella {{goal|20}}
Di Natale {{goal|74}}
Pasquale {{yel|76}}
|goals2 = Legrottaglie {{yel|11}}
Nedvěd {{yel|53}}
Iaquinta {{goal|77|pen.}}
|stadium = Stadio Friuli
|location = Udine
|attendance = 23,000
|referee = Paolo Tagliavento
|result = W
}}
{{football box collapsible
|round = 22
|date = 31 January 2009
|team1 = Napoli
|score = 2–2
|report =
|team2 = Udinese
|goals1 = Hamšík {{goal|24}} br>Lavezzi {{goal|27}}
|goals2 = Di Natale {{goal|32|pen.}}
Quagliarella {{goal|45}}
|stadium = Stadio San Paolo
|location = Naples
|attendance = 37,204
|referee = Andrea Gervasoni
|result = D
}}
{{football box collapsible
|round = 23
|date = 8 February 2009
|team1 = Udinese
|score = 1–0
|report =
|team2 = Bologna
|goals1 = Sanchez {{goal|90+2}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = Stadio Friuli
|location = Udine
|attendance = 14,652
|referee = Gabriele Gava
|result = W
}}
{{football box collapsible
|round = 24
|date = 15 February 2009
|team1 = Siena
|score = 1–1
|report =
|team2 = Udinese
|goals1 = Maccarone {{goal|50}}
|goals2 = Di Natale {{goal|72}}
|stadium = Stadio Artemio Franchi – Montepaschi Arena
|location = Siena
|attendance = 9,272
|referee = Riccardo Pinzani
|result = D
}}
{{football box collapsible
|round = 25
|date = 22 February 2009
|team1 = Torino
|score = 1–0
|report =
|team2 = Udinese
|goals1 = Dellafiore {{goal|80}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = Stadio Olimpico di Torino
|location = Turin
|attendance = 16,087
|referee = Andrea De Marco
|result = L
}}
{{football box collapsible
|round = 26
|date = 1 March 2009
|team1 = Udinese
|score = 2–0
|report =
|team2 = Lecce
|goals1 = D'Agostino {{goal|74}}
Pasquale {{goal|90+3}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = Stadio Friuli
|location = Udine
|attendance = 16,167
|referee = Massimiliano Velotto
|result = W
}}
{{football box collapsible
|round = 27
|date = 7 March 2009
|team1 = Roma
|score = 1–1
|report =
|team2 = Udinese
|goals1 = Mexès {{yel|39}}
Panucci {{yel|53}}
Vučinić {{goal|61}}, {{yel|86}}
De Rossi {{sent off|1|68|68}}
|goals2 = Di Natale {{yel|21}}
Felipe {{goal|54}}
Pepe {{yel|57}}
D'Agostino {{yel|89}}
Sánchez {{yel|90+1}}
|stadium = Stadio Olimpico
|location = Rome
|attendance = 37,172
|referee = Paolo Tagliavento
|result = D
}}
{{football box collapsible
|round = 28
|date = 15 March 2009
|team1 = Udinese
|score = 1–1
|report =
|team2 = Catania
|goals1 = Quagliarella {{goal|71}}
|goals2 = Mascara {{goal|25}}
|stadium = Stadio Friuli
|location = Udine
|attendance = 16,423
|referee = Paolo Valeri
|result = D
}}
{{football box collapsible
|round = 29
|date = 22 March 2009
|team1 = Genoa
|score = 2–0
|report =
|team2 = Udinese
|goals1 = Sculli {{goal|58}}
Milito {{goal|90+4}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = Stadio Luigi Ferraris
|location = Genoa
|attendance = 24,871
|referee = Nicola Ayroldi
|result = L
}}
{{football box collapsible
|round = 30
|date = 5 April 2009
|team1 = Udinese
|score = 0–1
|report =
|team2 = Internazionale
|goals1 = Quagliarella {{yel|22}}
Pepe {{yel|77}}
|goals2 = Maxwell {{yel|41}}
Vieira {{yel|69}}
Isla {{goal|77|o.g.}}
|stadium = Stadio Friuli
|location = Udine
|attendance = 25,930
|referee = Luca Banti
|result = L
}}
{{football box collapsible
|round = 31
|date = 12 April 2009
|time = 15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)
|team1 = Reggina
|score = 0–2
|report =
|team2 = Udinese
|goals1 =
|goals2 = Floro Flores {{goal|85||90+1}}
|stadium = Stadio Oreste Granillo
|location = Reggio Calabria
|attendance = 11,153
|referee = Andrea De Marco
|result = W
}}
{{football box collapsible
|round = 32
|date = 19 April 2009
|time = 15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)
|team1 = Udinese
|score = 3–1
|report =
|team2 = Fiorentina
|goals1 = Asamoah {{goal|10}}
D'Agostino {{goal|47|pen.|69}}
|goals2 = Gamberini {{yel|32}}
Dainelli {{goal|67}}, {{yel|68}}
Kuzmanović {{yel|89}}
|stadium = Stadio Friuli
|location = Udine
|attendance = 16,736
|referee = Mauro Bergonzi
|result = W
}}
{{football box collapsible
|round = 33
|date = 26 April 2009
|time = 15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)
|team1 = Chievo
|score = 1–2
|report =
|team2 = Udinese
|goals1 = Pellissier {{goal|71}}
|goals2 = D'Agostino {{goal|35|pen.|90+2}}
|stadium = Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi
|location = Verona
|attendance = 10,821
|referee = Domenico Celi
|result = W
}}
{{football box collapsible
|round = 34
|date = 3 May 2009
|time = 15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)
|team1 = Udinese
|score = 3–0
|report =
|team2 = Atalanta
|goals1 = Quagliarella {{goal|43||73}}
Pasquale {{goal|88}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = Stadio Friuli
|location = Udine
|attendance = 16,305
|referee = Nicola Pierpaoli
|result = W
}}
{{football box collapsible
|round = 35
|date = 10 May 2009
|time = 15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)
|team1 = Lazio
|score = 1–3
|report =
|team2 = Udinese
|goals1 = Rocchi {{goal|56}}
|goals2 = Floro Flores {{goal|60}}
D'Agostino {{goal|69}}
Quagliarella {{goal|86|pen.}}
|stadium = Stadio Olimpico
|location = Rome
|attendance = 20,000
|referee = Nicola Stefanini
|result = W
}}
{{football box collapsible
|round = 36
|date = 16 May 2009
|time = 20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)
|team1 = Udinese
|score = 2–1
|report =
|team2 = Milan
|goals1 = D'Agostino {{goal|31|pen.}}
Zapata {{goal|49}}
|goals2 = Ambrosini {{goal|90+3}}
|stadium = Stadio Friuli
|location = Udine
|attendance = 27,497
|referee = Nicola Rizzoli
|result = W
}}
{{football box collapsible
|round = 37
|date = 24 May 2009
|time = 15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)
|team1 = Sampdoria
|score = 2–2
|report =
|team2 = Udinese
|goals1 = Isla {{goal|32|o.g.}}
Cassano {{goal|45|pen.}}
|goals2 = D'Agostino {{goal|13|pen.}}
Felipe {{goal|61}}
|stadium = Stadio Luigi Ferraris
|location = Genoa
|attendance = 21,937
|referee = Domenico Celi
|result = D
}}
{{football box collapsible
|round = 38
|date = 31 May 2009
|time = 15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)
|team1 = Udinese
|score = 6–2
|report =
|team2 = Cagliari
|goals1 = Asamoah {{goal|10}}
Pepe {{goal|11}}
Floro Flores {{goal|15}}
Pasquale {{goal|58}}
Quagliarella {{goal|81}}
Ighalo {{goal|88}}
|goals2 = Acquafresca {{goal|55|pen.}}
Parola {{goal|56}}
|stadium = Stadio Friuli
|location = Udine
|attendance = 16,717
|referee = Maurizio Ciampi
|result = W
}}
=Coppa Italia=
{{main|2008–09 Coppa Italia}}
{{football box collapsible
|round = Round of 16
|date = 12 November 2008
|team1 = Udinese
|score = 0–0
|aet = yes
|report = [http://www.football-lineups.com/match/50757/9 Report]
|team2 = Reggina
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = Stadio Friuli
|location = Udine
|attendance = 1,251
|referee = Antonio Giannoccaro
|penalties1 = Luković {{pengoal}}
Obodo {{pengoal}}
Sala {{pengoal}}
Motta {{penmiss}}
Felipe {{pengoal}}
Nef {{pengoal}}
Asamoah {{pengoal}}
Pasquale {{penmiss}}
Koprivec {{pengoal}}
Luković {{pengoal}}
|penaltyscore = 8–7
|penalties2 = {{pengoal}} Tognozzi
{{pengoal}} Ceravolo
{{pengoal}} Barillà
{{penmiss}} Viola
{{pengoal}} Costa
{{pengoal}} Rakić
{{pengoal}} Basso
{{penmiss}} Hallfreðsson
{{pengoal}} Marino
{{penmiss}} Tognozzi
|result = W
}}
{{football box collapsible
|round = Quarter-finals
|date = 21 January 2009
|team1 = Udinese
|score = 1–1
|aet = yes
|report =
|team2 = Sampdoria
|goals1 = Di Natale {{goal|63|pen.}}
|goals2 = Pazzini {{goal|55}}
|stadium = Stadio Friuli
|location = Udine
|attendance = 3,700
|referee = Nicola Pierpaoli
|penalties1 = D'Agostino {{penmiss}}
Di Natale {{pengoal}}
Pepe {{penmiss}}
|penaltyscore = 1–4
|penalties2 = {{pengoal}} Pazzini
{{pengoal}} Palombo
{{pengoal}} Sammarco
{{pengoal}} Gastaldello
|result = L
}}
=UEFA Cup=
{{main|2008–09 UEFA Cup}}
==First round==
{{main|2008–09 UEFA Cup first round}}
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|round = First leg
|date = 18 September 2008
|time = 20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00)
|team1 = Borussia Dortmund {{fbaicon|GER}}
|score = 0–2
|report = [https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/match/303947--b-dortmund-vs-udinese/ Report]
|team2 = {{fbaicon|ITA}} Udinese
|goals1 =
|goals2 = Floro Flores {{goal|8}}
Inler {{goal|34}}
|stadium = Westfalenstadion
|attendance = 52,400
|referee = Stéphane Lannoy (France)
|result = W
}}
{{football box collapsible
|round = Second leg
|date = 2 October 2008
|time = 20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00)
|team1 = Udinese {{fbaicon|ITA}}
|score = 0–2
|aet=yes
|aggregatescore = 2–2
|report = [https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/match/303987--udinese-vs-b-dortmund/ Report]
|team2 = {{fbaicon|GER}} Borussia Dortmund
|goals1 =
|goals2 = Hajnal {{goal|45+1||90+2}}
|stadium = Stadio Friuli
|attendance = 13,000
|referee = César Muñiz Fernández (Spain)
|penalties1 = Domizzi {{penmiss}}
Quagliarella {{pengoal}}
Pepe {{pengoal}}
Inler {{pengoal}}
Luković {{pengoal}}
|penaltyscore = 4–3
|penalties2 = {{penmiss}} Hajnal
{{pengoal}} Şahin
{{pengoal}} Kehl
{{penmiss}} Błaszczykowski
{{pengoal}} Valdez
|result = L
}}
==Group stage==
{{main|2008–09 UEFA Cup group stage#Group D}}
{{:2008–09 UEFA Cup group stage|transcludesection=Group D|show_matches=n|showteam=UDI}}
{{football box collapsible
|round = 1
|date = 23 October 2008
|time = 19:10 CEST (UTC+02:00)
|team1 = Udinese {{fbaicon|ITA}}
|score = 2–0
|report = [https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/match/304174--udinese-vs-tottenham/ Report]
|team2 = {{fbaicon|ENG}} Tottenham Hotspur
|goals1 = Di Natale {{goal|24|pen.}}
Pepe {{goal|86}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = Stadio Friuli
|attendance = 22,000
|referee = Felix Brych (Germany)
|result = W
}}
{{football box collapsible
|round = 2
|date = 6 November 2008
|team1 = Spartak Moscow {{fbaicon|RUS}}
|score = 1–2
|report = [https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/match/304191--spartak-moskva-vs-udinese/ Report]
|team2 = {{fbaicon|ITA}} Udinese
|goals1 = Rodríguez {{goal|17}}
|goals2 = Quagliarella {{goal|12||60|pen.}}
|stadium = Luzhniki Stadium
|attendance = 12,000
|referee = Kristinn Jakobsson (Iceland)
|result = W
}}
{{football box collapsible
|round = 3
|date = 3 December 2008
|team1 = Udinese {{fbaicon|ITA}}
|score = 2–1
|report = [https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/match/304223--udinese-vs-gnk-dinamo/ Report]
|team2 = {{fbaicon|CRO}} Dinamo Zagreb
|goals1 = Quagliarella {{goal|5}}
Obodo {{goal|79}}
|goals2 = Bišćan {{goal|90+3}}
|stadium = Stadio Friuli
|attendance = 18,000
|referee = Alon Yefet (Israel)
|result = W
}}
{{football box collapsible
|round = 4
|date = 18 December 2008
|team1 = NEC {{fbaicon|NED}}
|score = 2–0
|report = [https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/match/304246--nec-vs-udinese/ Report]
|team2 = {{fbaicon|ITA}} Udinese
|goals1 = John {{goal|75}}
Van Beukering {{goal|78}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = Stadion de Goffert
|location = Nijmegen, Netherlands
|attendance = 12,500
|referee = Radek Matejek (Czech Republic)
|result = L
}}
==Knockout phase==
{{main|2008–09 UEFA Cup knockout stage}}
===Round of 32===
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|round = First leg
|date = 19 February 2009
|team1 = Lech Poznań {{fbaicon|POL}}
|score = 2–2
|report = [https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/match/304801--lech-poznan-vs-udinese/ Report]
|team2 = {{fbaicon|ITA}} Udinese
|goals1 = Rengifo {{goal|81}}
Arboleda {{goal|84}}
|goals2 = Quagliarella {{goal|50}}
Arboleda {{goal|55|o.g.}}
|stadium = Stadion Miejski
|attendance = 17,000
|referee = Anton Genov (Bulgaria)
|result = D
}}
{{football box collapsible
|round = Second leg
|date = 26 February 2009
|team1 = Udinese {{fbaicon|ITA}}
|score = 2–1
|aggregatescore = 4–3
|report = [https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/match/304817--udinese-vs-lech-poznan/ Report]
|team2 = {{fbaicon|POL}} Lech Poznań
|goals1 = Pepe {{goal|57}}
Di Natale {{goal|90+1}}
|goals2 = Rengifo {{goal|13}}
|stadium = Stadio Friuli
|attendance = 11,662
|referee = Kevin Blom (Netherlands)
|result = W
}}
===Round of 16===
{{football box collapsible
|round = First leg
|date = 12 March 2009
|team1 = Udinese {{fbaicon|ITA}}
|score = 2–0
|report = https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/match/304829
|team2 = {{fbaicon|RUS}} Zenit Saint Petersburg
|goals1 = Quagliarella {{goal|85}}
Di Natale {{goal|88|pen.}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = Stadio Friuli
|attendance = 20,000
|referee = Eduardo Iturralde González (Spain)
|result = W
}}
{{football box collapsible
|round = Second leg
|date = 19 March 2009
|team1 = Zenit Saint Petersburg {{fbaicon|RUS}}
|score = 1–0
|aggregatescore = 1–2
|report = [https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/match/304837--zenit-vs-udinese/ Report]
|team2 = {{fbaicon|ITA}} Udinese
|goals1 = Tymoshchuk {{goal|34}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = Petrovsky Stadium
|location = Saint Petersburg, Russia
|attendance = 19,500
|referee = Martin Atkinson (England)
|result = L
}}
===Quarter-finals===
{{football box collapsible
|round = First leg
|date = 9 April 2009
|time = 20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00)
|team1 = Werder Bremen {{fbaicon|GER}}
|score = 3–1
|report = [https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/match/302818--bremen-vs-udinese/ Report]
|team2 = {{fbaicon|ITA}} Udinese
|goals1 = Diego {{goal|34||67}}
Almeida {{goal|69}}
|goals2 = Quagliarella {{goal|87}}
|stadium = Weserstadion
|attendance = 32,548
|referee = Laurent Duhamel (France)
|result = L
}}
{{football box collapsible
|round = Second leg
|date = 16 April 2009
|time = 20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00)
|team1 = Udinese {{fbaicon|ITA}}
|score = 3–3
|aggregatescore = 4–6
|report = [https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/match/302822--udinese-vs-bremen/ Report]
|team2 = {{fbaicon|GER}} Werder Bremen
|goals1 = Inler {{goal|15}}
Quagliarella {{goal|30||38}}
|goals2 = Diego {{goal|28||60}}
Pizarro {{goal|73}}
|stadium = Stadio Friuli
|attendance = 25,584
|referee = Martin Hansson (Sweden)
|result = D
}}
References
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{{Udinese Calcio seasons}}
{{2008–09 in Italian football}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:2008-09 Udinese Calcio season}}