Real Betis
2008–09 season
OwnerManuel Ruiz de Lopera
PresidentPepe León
Head coachPaco Chaparro
(until 6 April)
José María Nogués
(from 6 April)[1]
StadiumManuel Ruiz de Lopera
La Liga18th (relegated)
Copa del ReyQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Achille Emaná (11)
All:
Achille Emaná (12)

The 2008–09 season was the 101st season in the existence of Real Betis and the club's eighth consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish football. In addition to the domestic league, Real Betis participated in this season's edition of the Copa del Rey.[2]

Players

First-team squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Portugal POR Ricardo
2 DF Spain ESP Melli
3 DF Spain ESP Fernando Vega
4 DF Spain ESP Juanito (captain)
5 DF Spain ESP David Rivas
6 DF Slovenia SVN Branko Ilič
7 MF Spain ESP Juanma
8 MF Spain ESP Arzu
9 FW Spain ESP Sergio García
10 FW Brazil BRA Edú
11 MF Chile CHI Mark González
12 DF Spain ESP Damià Abella
13 GK Spain ESP Casto
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 MF Spain ESP Capi
15 DF Argentina ARG Fabián Monzón
16 FW Argentina ARG Mariano Pavone
17 FW Brazil BRA Ricardo Oliveira
18 MF Spain ESP Alberto Rivera
19 FW Spain ESP Xisco
20 MF Cameroon CMR Achille Emana
21 MF Turkey TUR Mehmet Aurélio **
22 DF Brazil BRA Willian Lima
23 DF Portugal POR Nélson
25 MF Germany GER David Odonkor
27 MF Spain ESP Juande
30 FW Spain ESP Diego Segura

 * Also holds Brazil Brazilian citizenship.[3]

Loaned players

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Argentina ARG Juan Pablo Caffa (at Real Zaragoza till July 1, 2009)
— DF Spain ESP Nano (at Real Valladolid till July 1, 2009)

Transfers

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
La Liga 31 August 2008 31 May 2009 Matchday 1 18th 38 10 12 16 51 58 −7 026.32
Copa del Rey 29 October 2008 28 January 2009 First round Quarter-finals 6 4 1 1 6 1 +5 066.67
Total 44 14 13 17 57 59 −2 031.82

Source: Competitions

La Liga

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
16 Valladolid 38 12 7 19 46 58 −12 43[lower-alpha 1]
17 Getafe 38 10 12 16 50 56 −6 42[lower-alpha 2]
18 Betis (R) 38 10 12 16 51 58 −7 42[lower-alpha 2] Relegation to the Segunda División
19 Numancia (R) 38 10 5 23 38 69 −31 35
20 Recreativo (R) 38 8 9 21 34 57 −23 33
Source: LFP 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.
(R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ↑ SPG: 12 pts; OSA: 2 pts → OSA 3–3 VLD; VLD: 2 pts → VLD 0–0 OSA
  2. 1 2 GET 0–0 BET; BET 2–2 GET

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
38 10 12 16 51 58  −7 42 4 8 7 24 25  −1 6 4 9 27 33  −6

Source: La Liga

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAH
ResultLDDLLLWWLWWWLDLLLLWLDWDLDDDDDWWLLLLWDD
Position
Source: La Liga
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 16 July 2008.

31 August 2008 1 Real Betis 0–1 Recreativo Seville
Stadium: Manuel Ruiz de Lopera
14 September 2008 2 Getafe 0–0 Real Betis Getafe
Stadium: Coliseum Alfonso Pérez
21 September 2008 3 Real Betis 0–0 Sevilla Seville
Stadium: Manuel Ruiz de Lopera
24 September 2008 4 Barcelona 3–2 Real Betis Barcelona
Stadium: Camp Nou
27 September 2008 5 Real Betis 1–2 Real Madrid Seville
Stadium: Manuel Ruiz de Lopera
4 October 2008 6 Villarreal 2–1 Real Betis Villarreal
Stadium: El Madrigal
19 October 2008 7 Real Betis 3–0 Mallorca Seville
Stadium: Manuel Ruiz de Lopera
25 October 2008 8 Osasuna 0–2 Real Betis Pamplona
Stadium: El Sadar
2 November 2008 9 Real Betis 0–3 Deportivo La Coruña Seville
Stadium: Manuel Ruiz de Lopera
9 November 2008 10 Numancia 2–4 Real Betis Soria
Stadium: Nuevo Estadio Los Pajaritos
16 November 2008 11 Real Betis 3–1 Racing Santander Seville
Stadium: Manuel Ruiz de Lopera
23 November 2008 12 Sporting Gijón 1–2 Real Betis Gijón
Stadium: El Molinón
30 November 2008 13 Valencia 3–2 Real Betis Valencia
Stadium: Mestalla
7 December 2008 14 Real Betis 1–1 Espanyol Seville
Stadium: Manuel Ruiz de Lopera
14 December 2008 15 Atlético Madrid 2–0 Real Betis Madrid
Stadium: Vicente Calderón
21 December 2008 16 Real Betis 0–1 Athletic Bilbao Seville
Stadium: Manuel Ruiz de Lopera
4 January 2009 17 Almería 1–0 Real Betis Almería
Stadium: Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos
11 January 2009 18 Real Betis 1–2 Málaga Seville
Stadium: Manuel Ruiz de Lopera
18 January 2009 19 Valladolid 1–3 Real Betis Valladolid
Stadium: Estadio José Zorrilla
25 January 2009 20 Recreativo 1–0 Real Betis Huelva
Stadium: Estadio Nuevo Colombino
1 February 2009 21 Real Betis 2–2 Getafe Seville
Stadium: Manuel Ruiz de Lopera
7 February 2009 22 Sevilla 1–2 Real Betis Seville
Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán
14 February 2009 23 Real Betis 2–2 Barcelona Seville
Stadium: Manuel Ruiz de Lopera
21 February 2009 24 Real Madrid 6–1 Real Betis Madrid
Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu
1 March 2009 25 Real Betis 2–2 Villarreal Seville
Stadium: Manuel Ruiz de Lopera
8 March 2009 26 Mallorca 3–3 Real Betis Palma
Stadium: ONO Estadi
15 March 2009 27 Real Betis 0–0 Osasuna Seville
Stadium: Manuel Ruiz de Lopera
22 March 2009 28 Deportivo La Coruña 1–1 Real Betis A Coruña
17:00 Stadium: Riazor
Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Miguel Ángel Ayza Gámez
4 April 2009 29 Real Betis 3–3 Numancia Seville
Stadium: Manuel Ruiz de Lopera
12 April 2009 30 Racing Santander 2–3 Real Betis Santander
Stadium: El Sardinero
19 April 2009 31 Real Betis 2–0 Sporting Gijón Seville
Stadium: Manuel Ruiz de Lopera
22 April 2009 32 Real Betis 1–2 Valencia Seville
Stadium: Manuel Ruiz de Lopera
26 April 2009 33 Espanyol 2–0 Real Betis Barcelona
Stadium: Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys
3 May 2009 34 Real Betis 0–2 Atlético Madrid Seville
Stadium: Manuel Ruiz de Lopera
9 May 2009 35 Athletic Bilbao 1–0 Real Betis Bilbao
Stadium: San Mamés
17 May 2009 36 Real Betis 2–0 Almería Seville
Stadium: Manuel Ruiz de Lopera
23 May 2009 37 Málaga 1–1 Real Betis Málaga
Stadium: La Rosaleda
31 May 2009 38 Real Betis 1–1 Valladolid Seville
Stadium: Manuel Ruiz de Lopera

Copa del Rey

Round of 32

29 October 2008 First leg Castellón 0–2 Real Betis Castellón de la Plana
20:00 Stadium: Nou Estadi Castàlia
Attendance: 4,888
Referee: Rubinos Perez
12 November 2008 Second leg Real Betis 2–0
(4–0 agg.)		 Castellón Seville
21:00 Stadium: Manuel Ruiz de Lopera
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Julian Rodriguez Santiago

Round of 16

7 January 2009 First leg Real Unión 0–1 Real Betis Irun
21:00 Stadium: Stadium Gal
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco
14 January 2009 Second leg Real Betis 1–0
(2–0 agg.)		 Real Unión Seville
20:00 Stadium: Manuel Ruiz de Lopera
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo

Quarter-finals

22 January 2009 First leg Mallorca 1–0 Real Betis Palma
21:00 Stadium: ONO Estadi
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Álvarez Izquierdo
28 January 2009 Second leg Real Betis 0–0
(0–1 agg.)		 Mallorca Seville
21:00 Stadium: Manuel Ruiz de Lopera
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Pérez Lasa

References

  1. ↑ "Squad of Betis 2008-09 First Division".
  2. ↑ "Real Betis - Fixtures & Results 2008/2009".
  3. ↑ Mehmet Aurélio holds Brazilian citizenship because he's Brazilian-born (Rio de Janeiro).
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