The 2008–09 season was Associazione Sportiva Roma's 76th season in

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. The club competed in four competitions; domestically, Roma finished a disappointing 6th, after three consecutive second-place finishes. They began the season by losing the

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, who also eliminated Roma in the quarter-finals of the

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. Having finished 2nd the previous season, Roma qualified automatically to the group stage of the

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. Roma managed to finish top of their group, but were eliminated in the round of 16 by English club

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in a

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Club

Coaching staff

Players

Squad information

:''Last updated on 31 May 2009'' :''Appearances include league matches only''

Transfers

In

Out

Competitions

Overall

Last updated: 31 May 2009

Supercoppa Italiana

Serie A

League table

Results summary

Results by round

Matches

Coppa Italia

UEFA Champions League

Group stage

Knockout phase

=Round of 16

Statistics

Appearances and goals

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Goalscorers

Last updated: 31 May 2009

Clean sheets

Last updated: 31 May 2009

Disciplinary record

Last updated:

References

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