# 2009–10 in Italian football

The 2009–10 season was the 108th season of competitive football in Italy.

## Events

* August 23, 2009 – Serie A season began.

## Honours

| Competition | Winner |
| Serie A | Inter |
| Supercoppa Italiana | Lazio |
| Coppa Italia | Inter |

## National team

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | | | | | | |
| 1 | Italy | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 7 | +11 | 24 | Qualification to 2010 FIFA World Cup | — | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 |
| 2 | Republic of Ireland | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 18 | Advance to second round | 2–2 | — | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 |
| 3 | Bulgaria | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 13 | +4 | 14 | | 0–0 | 1–1 | — | 2–0 | 4–1 | 6–2 |
| 4 | Cyprus | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 16 | −2 | 9 | | 1–2 | 1–2 | 4–1 | — | 2–2 | 2–1 |
| 5 | Montenegro | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 14 | −5 | 9 | | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | — | 2–1 |
| 6 | Georgia | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 19 | −12 | 3 | | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | — |

## League tables
### Serie A

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Internazionale (C) | 38 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 75 | 34 | +41 | 82 | Qualification to Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Roma | 38 | 24 | 8 | 6 | 68 | 41 | +27 | 80 | Qualification to Champions League group stage |
| 3 | Milan | 38 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 60 | 39 | +21 | 70 | Qualification to Champions League group stage |
| 4 | Sampdoria | 38 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 49 | 41 | +8 | 67 | Qualification to Champions League play-off round |
| 5 | Palermo | 38 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 59 | 47 | +12 | 65 | Qualification to Europa League play-off round |
| 6 | Napoli | 38 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 50 | 43 | +7 | 59 | Qualification to Europa League play-off round |
| 7 | Juventus | 38 | 16 | 7 | 15 | 55 | 56 | −1 | 55 | Qualification to Europa League third qualifying round |
| 8 | Parma | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 46 | 51 | −5 | 52 | |
| 9 | Genoa | 38 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 57 | 61 | −4 | 51 | |
| 10 | Bari | 38 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 49 | 49 | 0 | 50 | |
| 11 | Fiorentina | 38 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 48 | 47 | +1 | 47 | |
| 12 | Lazio | 38 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 39 | 43 | −4 | 46 | |
| 13 | Catania | 38 | 10 | 15 | 13 | 44 | 45 | −1 | 45 | |
| 14 | Chievo | 38 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 37 | 42 | −5 | 44 | |
| 15 | Udinese | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 54 | 59 | −5 | 44 | |
| 16 | Cagliari | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 56 | 58 | −2 | 44 | |
| 17 | Bologna | 38 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 42 | 55 | −13 | 42 | |
| 18 | Atalanta (R) | 38 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 37 | 53 | −16 | 35 | Relegation to Serie B |
| 19 | Siena (R) | 38 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 40 | 67 | −27 | 31 | Relegation to Serie B |
| 20 | Livorno (R) | 38 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 27 | 61 | −34 | 29 | Relegation to Serie B |
* 1 2 3 Chievo finished ahead of Udinese and Cagliari on head-to-head points: Chievo: 8 pts, Udinese: 6 pts, Cagliari: 1 pts.

### Serie B

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Lecce (C, P) | 42 | 20 | 15 | 7 | 66 | 47 | +19 | 75 | Promotion to Serie A |
| 2 | Cesena (P) | 42 | 20 | 14 | 8 | 55 | 29 | +26 | 74 | Promotion to Serie A |
| 3 | Brescia (O, P) | 42 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 60 | 44 | +16 | 72 | Qualification to promotion play-offs |
| 4 | Sassuolo | 42 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 60 | 42 | +18 | 69 | Qualification to promotion play-offs |
| 5 | Torino | 42 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 53 | 36 | +17 | 68 | Qualification to promotion play-offs |
| 6 | Cittadella | 42 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 62 | 43 | +19 | 66 | Qualification to promotion play-offs |
| 7 | Grosseto | 42 | 14 | 19 | 9 | 66 | 63 | +3 | 61 | |
| 8 | Crotone | 42 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 53 | 50 | +3 | 60 | |
| 9 | Ascoli | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 57 | 57 | 0 | 57 | |
| 10 | Empoli | 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 66 | 56 | +10 | 56 | |
| 11 | AlbinoLeffe | 42 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 59 | 56 | +3 | 55 | |
| 12 | Modena | 42 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 39 | 47 | −8 | 54 | |
| 13 | Reggina | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 51 | 56 | −5 | 54 | |
| 14 | Vicenza | 42 | 12 | 17 | 13 | 40 | 41 | −1 | 53 | |
| 15 | Piacenza | 42 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 40 | 45 | −5 | 53 | |
| 16 | Frosinone | 42 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 50 | 67 | −17 | 53 | |
| 17 | Ancona (R, E, R, R, D) | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 55 | 56 | −1 | 52 | Claimed club in Eccellenza |
| 18 | Triestina (T) | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 41 | 51 | −10 | 51 | Spared from relegation |
| 19 | Padova | 42 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 44 | 48 | −4 | 51 | Qualification to relegation play-off |
| 20 | Mantova (R, E, R, R) | 42 | 10 | 18 | 14 | 46 | 58 | −12 | 48 | Restart in Serie D |
| 21 | Gallipoli (R, E, R, R, R) | 42 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 43 | 74 | −31 | 40 | Restart in Promozione |
| 22 | Salernitana (R) | 42 | 5 | 8 | 29 | 40 | 80 | −40 | 17 | Relegation to Prima Divisione |
* 1 2 2 points deducted due to financial irregularities.
* 1 2 MOD 1–0 REG; REG 0–1 MOD
* 1 2 3 VIC: 8 pts 4–1; PIA: 5 pts 4–5; FRO: 3 pts 4–6
* 1 2 Ancona was excluded from football by Federal Council's decision. Later was relegated to Eccellenza as US Ancona 1905. As a consequence, Triestina as losing sides of the relegation play-off were spared from relegation.
* 1 2 PAD 0–0 TRI; TRI 2–1 PAD
* ↑ Mantova declared bankrupt and relegated to Serie D.
* ↑ Gallipoli declared bankrupt and relegated to Promozione.
* ↑ 6 points deducted due to match-fixing during the 2007–08 Serie C1 season.

## Deaths

* September 18, 2009 — Brian Filipi, 20, Ravenna midfielder and Albania youth international, killed in a car accident.
* October 13, 2009 — Massimo Mattolini, 56, former Serie A goalkeeper with Fiorentina and Napoli, Coppa Italia winner in 1975, kidney failure.
* November 10, 2009 — Flora Viola, 86, widow of late Roma President Dino Viola, and club chairwoman herself during the year 1991.
* December 26, 2009 — Giuseppe Chiappella, 85, former midfielder, 1955–56 Serie A winner with Fiorentina, Italian international footballer, and later manager for Fiorentina and Internazionale.
* March 10, 2010 — Tonino Carino, 65, popular Italian RAI journalist who was active in football, best famous for his coverage of Ascoli games during the club's period in the Serie A in the 1980s and 1990s.
* March 20, 2010 — Naim Krieziu, 92, Albanian former striker/winger, one of the two last surviving members with Amedeo Amadei of the Roma team who won the club's first Italian title in 1942.
* April 3, 2010 - Maurizio Mosca, 69, popular Italian journalist and TV presenter who was active in football.