2008–09 La Liga Managerial changes Managerial changes

| Team | Outgoing_manager | Manner_of_departure | Date_of_vacancy | Replaced_by | Date_of_appointment | Position_in_table |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Recreativo | Manolo Zambrano | Sacked | 7 October 2008 | Lucas Alcaraz | 7 October 2008 | 18th |
| Osasuna | José Ángel Ziganda | Sacked | 13 October 2008 | José Antonio Camacho | 13 October 2008 | 16th |
| Espanyol | Tintín Márquez | Sacked | 30 November 2008 | José Manuel Esnal | 1 December 2008 | 17th |
| Real Madrid | Bernd Schuster | Sacked | 9 December 2008 | Juande Ramos | 9 December 2008 | 5th |
| Almería | Gonzalo Arconada | Sacked | 21 December 2008 | Hugo Sánchez | 22 December 2008 | 16th |
| Espanyol | José Manuel Esnal | Sacked | 20 January 2009 | Mauricio Pochettino | 20 January 2009 | 18th |
| Atlético Madrid | Javier Aguirre | Sacked | 2 February 2009 | Abel Resino | 2 February 2009 | 7th |