The regular season ran from September 30, 2007 to April 27, 2008, 16 teams played each other team in home and away matches. At the end of the regular season, the top 8 teams advanced to the championship play-off whilst the lowest ranked teams, GMAC Bologna and Snaidero Udine, were relegated to the Legadue.
The original number of teams was 18, but on September 20, 2008 the Federal Council of the Italian Basketball Federation (FIP) discovered administrative irregularities committed by Basket Napoli and UPEA Capo d'Orlando and decided to deny them professional licenses. The council also chose not to substitute them with any teams from LegADue, and at the same time decided to permanently reduce the number of teams in the top flight to 16.
Montepaschi Siena swept virtually all before them domestically, winning the SuperCoppa Italiana before the season and the Coppa Italia at midseason, losing in the league only once (at Fortitudo Bologna), and going unbeaten through the playoffs to claim their third straight title.
The Italian Supercup is played as a single match before the start of the season between the previous year's Serie A champion and Coppa Italia winner (if a club wins both, the match instead pits the top two teams from the previous season's league). This season, the game, played September 30 in Siena, pitted two-time defending league champion Montepaschi Siena against Coppa Italia winner Air Avellino.
Rieti penalized by 2 points for administrative irregularities.
Following the season, the owner of Fortitudo (GMAC) Bologna failed to make required payments to remain in the Italian professional ranks, and the club were further relegated to the country's third level, the nominally amateur Serie A Dilettanti. An appeal was unsuccessful.[1]
Coppa Italia
The top eight teams at the halfway point of the regular season (15 rounds) competed in the Italian Cup, seeded according to their league placement at that time. The cup tournament was held at Futurshow Station in Casalecchio di Reno from February 19 to February 22, 2009, with top seed Montepaschi Siena winning the cup for the first time.
The playoffs, which began on May 18, featured the top eight teams from regular-season play, seeded by league position. The quarterfinal and semifinal rounds were best-of-five, while the final expanded for the first time from its traditional best-of-five format to best-of-seven.
^Cappelleti, Francesco (2009-07-23). . BallInEurope.com. Archived from the original on 2011-01-04. Retrieved 2009-07-28.
External links
Serie A official website (in Italian)
December 28, 2022
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The 2008 09 Lega Basket Serie A season known as the Serie A TIM for sponsorship reasons was the 87th season of the Lega Basket Serie A LBA the top tier professional basketball league division of the Italian basketball league system Lega Basket Serie ASeason2008 09DurationOctober 12 2008 June 16 2009Number of teams16Regular seasonTop seedMontepaschi SienaSeason MVPTerrell McIntyreRelegatedGMAC Bologna Snaidero UdineFinalsChampionsMontepaschi Siena 4th title Runners upArmani Jeans MilanoSemifinalistsBenetton TrevisoAngelico BiellaFinals MVPTerrell McIntyre 2007 082009 10 The regular season ran from September 30 2007 to April 27 2008 16 teams played each other team in home and away matches At the end of the regular season the top 8 teams advanced to the championship play off whilst the lowest ranked teams GMAC Bologna and Snaidero Udine were relegated to the Legadue The original number of teams was 18 but on September 20 2008 the Federal Council of the Italian Basketball Federation FIP discovered administrative irregularities committed by Basket Napoli and UPEA Capo d Orlando and decided to deny them professional licenses The council also chose not to substitute them with any teams from LegADue and at the same time decided to permanently reduce the number of teams in the top flight to 16 Montepaschi Siena swept virtually all before them domestically winning the SuperCoppa Italiana before the season and the Coppa Italia at midseason losing in the league only once at Fortitudo Bologna and going unbeaten through the playoffs to claim their third straight title Contents 1 Teams 2 Supercoppa Italiana 3 Standings 4 Coppa Italia 5 Playoffs 6 Notes and references 7 External linksTeams EditTeam Seasons inSerie A Coach Arena Capacity 2007 08 seasonAir Avellino 9 Zare Markovski Palasport Del Mauro 5 200 3rd in Serie AAngelico Biella 8 Luca Bechi PalaBiella 5 007 12th in Serie AArmani Jeans Milano 60 Piero Bucchi Mediolanum Forum 11 200 5th in Serie ABancatercas Teramo 6 Andrea Capobianco PalaScapriano 3 500 11th in Serie ABenetton Treviso 28 Oktay Mahmuti PalaVerde 5 154 10th in Serie ACarife Ferrara 1 Giorgio Valli PalaSegest 3 178 1st in LegADueEldo Caserta 1 Fabrizio Frates PalaMaggio 6 387 2nd in LegADueGMAC Bologna 36 Cesare Pancotto PalaDozza 5 700 8th in Serie ALa Fortezza Bologna 59 Matteo Boniciolli Futurshow Station 8 600 15th in Serie ALottomatica Roma 29 Ferdinando Gentile PalaLottomatica 10 500 2nd in Serie AMontepaschi Siena 23 Simone Pianigiani Palasport Mens Sana 6 000 1st in Serie ANGC Cantu 52 Luca Dalmonte PalaPianella 3 910 7th in Serie APremiata Montegranaro 3 Alessandro Finelli PalaSavelli 3 800 4th in Serie AScavolini Spar Pesaro 54 Stefano Sacripanti Adriatic Arena 10 323 9th in Serie ASnaidero Udine 9 Romeo Sacchetti PalaCarnera 3 850 16th in Serie ASolsonica Rieti 10 Lino Lardo PalaSojourner 3 550 13th in Serie ARenato Pasquali was sacked by La Fortezza Bologna after 6 matches and replaced by Matteo Boniciolli Attilio Caja was sacked by Snaidero Udine after 7 matches and replaced by Romeo Sacchetti Dragan Sakota was sacked by GMAC Bologna after 9 matches and replaced by Cesare Pancotto Jasmin Repesa was sacked by Lottomatica Roma after 10 matches and replaced by Ferdinando GentileSupercoppa Italiana EditThe Italian Supercup is played as a single match before the start of the season between the previous year s Serie A champion and Coppa Italia winner if a club wins both the match instead pits the top two teams from the previous season s league This season the game played September 30 in Siena pitted two time defending league champion Montepaschi Siena against Coppa Italia winner Air Avellino September 309 00 pmRecapMontepaschi Siena 108 Air Avellino 72Scoring by quarter 25 14 27 20 24 15 32 23Pts McIntyre 16Rebs Sato 6Asts Finley 7 Pts Warren 18Rebs Williams 7Asts Warren 4Palasport Mens Sana SienaReferees D Este Pozzana Chiari Terrell McIntyre was named MVP of the game Standings EditKey to colors League champions Remaining playoff participants Bottom two teams relegated to LegADueAt end of regular season Pos Team Pts G W L PF PA1 Montepaschi Siena 58 30 29 1 2651 21532 Lottomatica Roma 40 30 20 10 2556 23983 Bancatercas Teramo 38 30 19 11 2491 24354 Benetton Treviso 36 30 18 12 2320 22615 La Fortezza Bologna 34 30 17 13 2350 23366 Armani Jeans Milano 34 30 17 13 2316 22367 Angelico Biella 30 30 15 15 2514 24798 Scavolini Spar Pesaro 28 30 14 16 2456 24369 NGC Cantu 28 30 14 16 2358 244510 Carife Ferrara 28 30 14 16 2359 239011 Air Avellino 26 30 13 17 2307 229312 Premiata Montegranaro 24 30 12 18 2294 243113 Eldo Caserta 22 30 11 19 2236 238914 Solsonica Rieti 20 30 11 19 2187 232115 GMAC Bologna 20 30 10 20 2251 238516 Snaidero Udine 12 30 6 24 2329 2587Rieti penalized by 2 points for administrative irregularities Following the season the owner of Fortitudo GMAC Bologna failed to make required payments to remain in the Italian professional ranks and the club were further relegated to the country s third level the nominally amateur Serie A Dilettanti An appeal was unsuccessful 1 Coppa Italia EditThe top eight teams at the halfway point of the regular season 15 rounds competed in the Italian Cup seeded according to their league placement at that time The cup tournament was held at Futurshow Station in Casalecchio di Reno from February 19 to February 22 2009 with top seed Montepaschi Siena winning the cup for the first time Quarter finalsSemi finalsFinal February 19 2009 Bancatercas Teramo76 February 21 2009 Air Avellino70 Bancatercas Teramo90 February 19 2009 La Fortezza Bologna98 Lottomatica Roma76 February 22 2009 La Fortezza Bologna85 La Fortezza Bologna69 February 20 2009 Montepaschi Siena70 Montepaschi Siena77 February 21 2009 NGC Cantu65 Montepaschi Siena85 February 20 2009 Benetton Treviso80 Benetton Treviso93 Premiata Montegranaro90 Playoffs EditThe playoffs which began on May 18 featured the top eight teams from regular season play seeded by league position The quarterfinal and semifinal rounds were best of five while the final expanded for the first time from its traditional best of five format to best of seven QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinals 1Montepaschi Siena38Scavolini Spar Pesaro01Montepaschi Siena34Benetton Treviso04Benetton Treviso35La Fortezza Bologna21Montepaschi Siena46Armani Jeans Milano02Lottomatica Roma27Angelico Biella37Angelico Biella16Armani Jeans Milano33Bancatercas Teramo16Armani Jeans Milano3Notes and references Edit Cappelleti Francesco 2009 07 23 Italian basketball still ill The sad cases of Fortitudo and Rieti BallInEurope com Archived from the original on 2011 01 04 Retrieved 2009 07 28 External links EditSerie A official website in Italian Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2008 09 Lega Basket Serie A amp oldid 1001430716, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
