2008–09 FC Luzern season

FC Luzern Football team season

FC Luzern
Chairman	Walter Stierli
Manager	Ciriaco Sforza (until 10 August) Jean-Daniel Gross (caretaker, 11 August to 17 August) Roberto Morinini (from 18 August until 27 October) Rolf Fringer (from 28 October)
Stadium	Stadion Allmend
Swiss Super League	9th
Swiss Cup	Runners-up
Top goalscorer	League: Joetex Asamoah Frimpong (13) All: Joetex Asamoah Frimpong (13)
Average home league attendance	8,074
← 2007–08 2009–10 →

The 2008–09 season was the 84th season in the history of Fussball-Club Luzern and the club's third consecutive season in the top flight of Swiss football.

Players

First-team squad

Transfers

Pre-season and friendlies

Win Draw Loss

Luzern

Legia Warsaw

8 July 2008 2008 Uhrencup	Luzern	1–1	Legia Warsaw	Grenchen, Switzerland
20:15 CEST (UTC+2)	Ravasi 9'		Grzelak 72'	Stadium: Stadion Brühl Attendance: 2,668 Referee: Sascha Kever

Luzern

Borussia Dortmund

10 July 2008 2008 Uhrencup	Luzern	2–2	Borussia Dortmund	Grenchen, Switzerland
CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stadion Brühl

Luzern

Liverpool

16 July 2008 Friendly	Luzern	1–2	Liverpool	Grenchen, Switzerland
19:30 CEST (UTC+2)			Lucas 10' Voronin 36'	Stadium: Stadion Brühl Attendance: 9,500

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Swiss Super League	20 July 2008	30 May 2009	Matchday 1	9th	36	9	8	19	45	62	−17	025.00
Relegation play-offs	10 June 2009	13 June 2009	First leg	Winners	2	1	0	1	5	1	+4	050.00
Swiss Cup	21 September 2008	13 April 2009	Round of 64	Semi-finals	5	4	0	1	14	4	+10	080.00
Total					43	14	8	21	64	67	−3	032.56

Source: Competitions

Swiss Super League

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
6	Bellinzona	36	11	10	15	44	51	−7	43
7	Neuchâtel Xamax	36	10	10	16	50	57	−7	40
8	Sion	36	9	10	17	44	60	−16	37	Qualification to Europa League play-off round^[a]
9	Luzern (O)	36	9	8	19	45	62	−17	35	Qualification to relegation play-off
10	Vaduz (R)	36	5	7	24	28	85	−57	22	Relegation to Swiss Challenge League^[b]

Source: axposuperleague.ch (in German)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:

^ Sion won the 2008–09 Swiss Cup and thereby qualified for the play-off round of the UEFA Europa League.
^ Being a Liechtenstein club, Vaduz are not eligible for qualification to European competitions via the Swiss league system. They did, however, qualify for the second qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League by winning their domestic 2008–09 Liechtenstein Cup.

Results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
36	9	8	19	45	62	−17	35	8	2	8	30	27	+3	1	6	11	15	35	−20

Source: Swiss Super League

Results by round

Source: Swiss Super League
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Luzern v Vaduz

20 July 2008 Round 1	Luzern	1–2	Vaduz	Lucerne
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stadion Allmend

Zürich v Luzern

23 July 2008 Round 2	Zürich	1–0	Luzern	Zürich
19:45 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Letzigrund

Luzern v Neuchâtel Xamax

26 July 2008 Round 3	Luzern	0–1	Neuchâtel Xamax	Lucerne
17:45 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stadion Allmend

Bellinzona v Luzern

3 August 2008 Round 4	Bellinzona	2–2	Luzern	Bellinzona
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stadio Comunale Bellinzona

Aarau v Luzern

9 August 2008 Round 5	Aarau	1–0	Luzern	Aarau
17:45 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stadion Brügglifeld

Luzern v Young Boys

17 August 2008 Round 6	Luzern	0–3	Young Boys	Lucerne
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stadion Allmend

Grasshopper v Luzern

23 August 2008 Round 7	Grasshopper	4–2	Luzern	Zürich
17:45 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Letzigrund

Luzern v Sion

30 August 2008 Round 8	Luzern	0–0	Sion	Lucerne
17:45 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stadion Allmend

Basel v Luzern

13 September 2008 Round 9	Basel	2 – 0	Luzern	St. Jakob-Park, Basel
17:45	Huggel 16' (1:0) Chipperfield 84' (2:0)	Summary	15' Diarra 32' Seoane	Attendance: 20,627 Referee: Cyril Zimmermann (Münsingen)

Vaduz v Luzern

28 September 2008 Round 10	Vaduz	1–0	Luzern	Vaduz
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Rheinpark Stadion

Luzern v Zürich

6 October 2008 Round 11	Luzern	0–3	Zürich	Lucerne
19:45 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stadion Allmend

Neuchâtel Xamax v Luzern

25 October 2008 Round 12	Neuchâtel Xamax	1–0	Luzern	Neuchâtel
17:45 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stade de la Maladière

Luzern v Bellinzona

2 November 2008 Round 13	Luzern	1–0	Bellinzona	Lucerne
16:00 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stadion Allmend

Luzern v Aarau

8 November 2008 Round 14	Luzern	3–0	Aarau	Lucerne
17:45 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stadion Allmend

Young Boys v Luzern

16 November 2008 Round 15	Young Boys	6–1	Luzern	Bern
16:00 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stade de Suisse

Luzern v Grasshopper

29 November 2008 Round 16	Luzern	0–3	Grasshopper	Lucerne
17:45 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stadion Allmend

Luzern v Basel

14 December 2008 Round 18	Luzern	5 – 1	Basel	Stadion Allmend, Luzern
14:45	Frimpong 15' (1:0) Ferreira 19' Frimpong 33' (2:1) Ferreira 40' (3:1) Paiva 70' (4:1) Paiva 74' (5:1)	Summary	17' Marque 32' (1:1) F. Frei 55' Morganella	Attendance: 7,626 Referee: Sascha Kever

Neuchâtel Xamax v Luzern

8 February 2009 Round 19	Neuchâtel Xamax	3–3	Luzern	Neuchâtel
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stade de la Maladière

Luzern v Young Boys

15 February 2009 Round 20	Luzern	2–3	Young Boys	Lucerne
16:00 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stadion Allmend

Sion v Luzern

18 February 2009 Round 17	Sion	1–1	Luzern	Sion
19:45 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stade Tourbillon

Grasshopper v Luzern

22 February 2009 Round 21	Grasshopper	1–0	Luzern	Zürich
16:00 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Letzigrund

Luzern v Basel

1 March 2009 Round 22	Luzern	1 – 2	Basel	Stadion Allmend Luzern
16:00	Paiva 33' (1:1) R. Schwegler 55' Chiumiento 64' Frimpong 68'	Summary	22' (0:1) Gjasula 29' Stocker 81' Streller 90+2' (1:2) Chipperfield	Attendance: 10,154 Referee: Sascha Kever

Luzern v Zürich

8 March 2009 Round 23	Luzern	1–3	Zürich	Lucerne
13:45 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stadion Allmend

Aarau v Luzern

14 March 2009 Round 24	Aarau	0–0	Luzern	Aarau
17:45 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stadion Brügglifeld

Luzern v Bellinzona

22 March 2009 Round 25	Luzern	4–2	Bellinzona	Lucerne
16:00 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stadion Allmend

Sion v Luzern

4 April 2009 Round 26	Sion	1–1	Luzern	Sion
17:45 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stade Tourbillon

Luzern v Vaduz

9 April 2009 Round 27	Luzern	3–1	Vaduz	Lucerne
19:45 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stadion Allmend

Vaduz v Luzern

18 April 2009 Round 28	Vaduz	1–2	Luzern	Vaduz
17:45 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Rheinpark Stadion

Luzern v Sion

22 April 2009 Round 29	Luzern	1–0	Sion	Lucerne
19:45 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stadion Allmend

Bellinzona v Luzern

25 April 2009 Round 30	Bellinzona	2–0	Luzern	Bellinzona
19:45 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stadio Comunale Bellinzona

Luzern v Aarau

2 May 2009 Round 31	Luzern	4–0	Aarau	Lucerne
19:45 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stadion Allmend

Zürich v Luzern

9 May 2009 Round 32	Zürich	1–1	Luzern	Zürich
17:45 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Letzigrund

Basel v Luzern

12 May 2009 Round 33	Basel	2 – 0	Luzern	St. Jakob-Park, Basel
19:45	Huggel 36' Perović 42' Zanni 59' (1:0) Perović 70' (2:0)	(Report)		Attendance: 19,051 Referee: Nikolaj Hänni

Luzern v Grasshopper

17 May 2009 Round 34	Luzern	1–1	Grasshopper	Lucerne
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stadion Allmend

Young Boys v Luzern

24 May 2009 Round 35	Young Boys	5–2	Luzern	Bern
16:15 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stade de Suisse

Luzern v Neuchâtel Xamax

30 May 2009 Round 36	Luzern	2–1	Neuchâtel Xamax	Lucerne
17:45 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stadion Allmend

Source: ^[1]

Relegation play-offs

Lugano v Luzern

10 June 2009 First leg	Lugano	1–0	Luzern	Lugano
20:15 CEST (UTC+2)	Renfer 15'			Stadium: Cornaredo Stadium Attendance: 7,200 Referee: Claudio Circhetta

Luzern v Lugano

13 June 2009 Second leg	Luzern	5–0 (5–1 agg.)	Lugano	Lucerne
18:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Renggli 14' Chiumiento 52' (pen.) Paiva 77', 83' Scarione 80'			Stadium: Stadion Allmend Attendance: 12,500 Referee: Cyril Zimmermann

Swiss Cup

FC Plaffeien v Luzern

21 September 2008 Round of 64	FC Plaffeien	0–3	Luzern	Plaffeien
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)

FC Grenchen v Luzern

19 October 2008 Round of 32	FC Grenchen	0–3	Luzern	Grenchen
14:30 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stadion Brühl

FC La Chaux-de-Fonds v Luzern

10 December 2008 Round of 16	FC La Chaux-de-Fonds	0–4	Luzern	La Chaux-de-Fonds
19:30 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stade de la Charrière

FC Concordia Basel v Luzern

18 March 2009 Quarter-finals	FC Concordia Basel	0–2	Luzern	Basel
19:30 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stadion Rankhof

Luzern v Sion

13 April 2009 Semi-finals	Luzern	2–4	Sion	Lucerne
20:15 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stadion Allmend

References

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Domestic leagues

Super League
Challenge League
1. Liga
2. Liga Interregional
2. Liga
3. Liga
4. Liga
5. Liga

Domestic cups

International club
competitions

Men	Champions League UEFA Cup
Women	UEFA Women's Cup

Related to
national teams

Men	UEFA Euro 2008 (Group A) 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA Group 2)
Women	UEFA Women's Euro 2009 (Qualifying – Group 4)

Club seasons
Super League	Aarau Basel Bellinzona Grasshopper Club Luzern Neuchâtel Xamax Sion Vaduz Young Boys Zürich
Challenge League	Biel-Bienne Concordia Basel Gossau La Chaux-de-Fonds Lausanne-Sport Locarno Lugano Schaffhausen Servette Stade Nyonnais St. Gallen Thun Wil Winterthur Wohlen Yverdon-Sport