The 101 Greatest Goals of 2008/2009
Tuesday, June 2nd, 2009
First and foremost, it gives us great pleasure to present to you our official 101 Greatest Goals of the 2008-09 season, and we hope you enjoy reliving the list almost as much as we had fun putting it together.
The past three years have been one hell of a roller-coaster. What started as a back-handed discussion between Ronaldo and myself as to “wouldn’t it be great if there was one site which collated all the football goal videos online,” quickly spawned the birth of 101 Great Goals, and the response we have received since starting back in the summer of 2006 has simply been incredible.
Every year we have gone from strength to strength, attracting an ever-increasing audience as we have simultaneously continued to grow the site. From the “Goals” came the “Blog,” and from the “Blog” came the new “Betting” and “Livescore” pages. But this remains just the start. We are far from finished in our dreams of building the best independent football website on the internet.
This summer will again see more developments take shape on 101 Great Goals, with new and exciting features currently being developed in our top secret headquarters. Stay tuned throughout the summer to see these new features being rolled out, with our hope being that come the start of the 2009/2010 season a fresh-faced 101 Great Goals will be in place.
Obviously, none of this would be possible without you.
Whether it be by email, by comments or by referrals, the constant love and feedback we have received over the years has been the driving force in keeping 101 Great Goals alive. We look forward to continuing to serve you with the best football content online, and we trust that you will continue the good fight in making 101 Great Goals the best site it can be.
Enough with the mushy stuff, and onto “The List.”
As is standard practice, it should be pointed out that this list has been put together not on an order of merit, but rather on a chronological basis. Picking the 101 Greatest Goals of the season was hard enough. Picking which goals are the best of the best is simply a bottomless pit of trouble which we opted to stay well clear of.
That said, we welcome your suggestions and comments from which strikes we have wrongly shunned to what goals proved to be the best of the best.
(If there are any “cappers” out there who would like to put all these goals on one video we would be eternally grateful and would give the video great prominence on the site.)
As always, all we ask is that you sit back and enjoy!
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1. Gretar Steinsson (Bolton v Stoke, August 16, 2008), 2. Lucas Barrios (Colo Colo v Santiago Morning, August 30, 2008), 3. Alexander Baumjohann (Monchengladbach v Werder Bremen, August 30, 2008) (0.21 seconds in), 4. Ibrahim Afellay (PSV v Utrecht, August 30, 2008), 5. Andreas Granqvist (Groningen v Utrecht, September 14, 2008), 6. Moussa Dembele (Willem II v AZ Alkmaar, September 26, 2008), 7. Frane Vitaic (Otelul Galati v Farul Constanta, September 26, 2008), 8. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Inter Milan v Bologna, October 4, 2008), 9. Matthew Taylor (West Ham v Bolton, October 5, 2008), 10. Peter Crouch (Portsmouth v Stoke, October 5, 2008)
11. Fausto Rossini (Livorno v Frosinone, October 11, 2008), 12. Amr Zaki (Liverpool v Wigan, October 18, 2008), 13. Yoann Gourcuff (Bordeaux v Toulouse, October 18, 2008), 14. Alessandro Del Piero (Juventus v Real Madrid, October 21, 2008), 15. Marco Antonio “Pikolin” Palacios (Pumas v Houston Dynamo, October 22, 2008), 16. Roman Monarev (Shinnik Yaroslavl v Spartak Nalchik, October 22, 2008), 17. Remi Mareval (Nantes v Marseille, October 29, 2008), 18. David Bentley (Arsenal v Tottenham, October 29, 2008), 19. Frank Lampard (Hull v Chelsea, October 29, 2008), 20. Giorgos Karagounis (Werder Bremen v Panathinaikos, November 4, 2008)
21. Danny Welbeck (Manchester United v Stoke, November 15, 2008), 22. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Palermo v Inter Milan, November 15, 2008), 23. Elano (Brazil v Portugal, November 19, 2008), 24. Glen Johnson (Portsmouth v Hull, November 22, 2008) (5.30 minutes in), 25. Peter Madsen (Sonderjyske v Brondby, November 23, 2008), 26. Xabi Castillo (Real Sociedad v Huesca, November 23, 2008), 27. Anderson (Benfica v Vitoria Setubal, December 1, 2008), 28. Sloan Privat (Sochaux v Caen, December 13, 2008), 29. Johan Elmander (Aston Villa v Bolton, December 13, 2008), 30. Marama Vahirua (Le Harve v Lorient, December 13, 2008)
31. Pedro Lopez (Valladolid v Deportivo La Coruna, December 14, 2008), 32. Sebastian Leto (Olympiakos v Thrasyvoulos, December 20, 2008), 33. Diego Biseswar (Feyenoord v NAC, December 26, 2008), 34. Christian Rodriguez (Nacional v Porto, January 4, 2008), 35. Arjen Robben (Real Madrid v Villarreal, January 4, 2008), 36. Yoann Gourcuff (Bordeaux v PSG, January 11, 2009), 37. Angel di Maria (Benfica v Olhanense, January 14, 2009), 38. Fabien Delph (Brighton v Leeds, January 17, 2009) (0.20 minutes in), 39. Julio Baptista (Roma v Torino, January 18, 2009), 40. Paul Konchesky (West Ham v Fulham, January 18, 2009)
41. Walter (Brazil U20 v Paraguay U20, January 20, 2009) (0.08 minutes in), 42. Nene (Nacional v Sporting Lisbon, January 24, 2009), 43. Frank Lampard (Chelsea v Ipswich, January 24, 2009), 44. Jose Callejon (Barcelona v Espanyol, January 29, 2009), 45. Fabio Quagliarella (Napoli v Udinese, January 31, 2009), 46. Simon Cox (Swindon v Walsall, January 31, 2009), 47. Rodrigo Tello (Besiktas v Antalyaspor, February 1, 2009), 48. Diego Biseswar (Feyenoord v Sparta, February 4, 2009), 49. Eliran Atar (Bnei Yehuda v Maccabi Netanya, February 7, 2009), 50. Emmanouil Papasterianos (Ergotelis v Iraklis, February 8, 2009)
51. Mirko Vucinic (Roma v Genoa, February 8, 2009), 52. Robinho (Brazil v Italy, February 10, 2009), 53. Roger Guerreiro (Wales v Poland, February 11, 2009), 54. Fabio Coentrao (Porto v Rio Ave, February 15, 2009), 55. Victor Hugo Lojero Alexanderson (Cruz Azul v San Luis, February 18, 2009), 56. Kevin Kuranyi (Schalke v Borussia Dortmund, February 20, 2009), 57. Ivan de la Pena (Barcelona v Espanyol, February 21, 2009), 58. Zoltan Hercegfalvi (Vasas Budapest v Honved Budapest, February 21, 2009), 59. Blaise Matuidi (St. Etienne v Bordeaux, February 22, 2009), 60. Juninho Pernambucano (Lyon v Barcelona, February 24, 2009),
61. Mark Crosas (Celtic reserves v Hearts reserves, February 24, 2009), 62. Hatem Ben Arfa (Twente v Marseille, February 25, 2009), 63. Diego Forlan (Atletico Madrid v Barcelona, March 1, 2009), 64. Giuseppe Mascara (Palermo v Catania, March 1, 2009), 65. Julien Feret (PSG v Nancy, March 1, 2009), 66. Cristian Alvarez (Beitar Jerusalem v Maccabi Haifa, March 2, 2009) (1.05 minutes in), 67. Fabio Bilica (Fenerbahce v Sivasspor, March 4, 2009), 68. Carlton Cole (Wigan v West Ham, March 4, 2009), 69. Eden Hazard (Lille v Lyon, March 4, 2009), 70. Eduardo da Silva (Arsenal v Burnley, March 8, 2009)
71. Vincenzo Iaquinta (Juventus v Chelsea, March 10, 2009), 72. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Inter Milan v Fiorentina, March 15, 2009), 73. Giuseppe Mascara (Udinese v Catania, March 15, 2009), 74. Bojan Krkic (Almeria v Barcelona, March 15, 2009), 75. Kenny Cooper (FC Dallas v Chicago Fire, March 21, 2009), 76. Gary Brown (Blyth Spartans v Stafford Rangers, March 21, 2009) (4.50 minutes in), 77. Michalis Konstantinou (assist Efstathios Aloneftis) (Omonia Nicosia v Anorthosis Famagusta, March 21, 2009), 78. Michael Welch (Altrincham v Crawley, March 21, 2009), 79. Emil Johansson (Elfsborg v Hammarby, April 4, 2009), 80. Morgan Amalfitano (Grenoble v Lorient, April 4, 2009)
81. Grafite (Wolfsburg v Bayern Munich, April 4, 2009), 82. Emmanuel Adebayor (Villarreal v Arsenal, April 7, 2009), 83. Ragnar Sigurdsson (IFK Gothenburg v Djurgarden, April 11, 2009), 84. Fernando Torres (Liverpool v Blackburn, April 11, 2009), 85. Luis Angel Landin (Morelia v Cruz Azul, April 11, 2009), 86. Cristiano Ronaldo (Porto v Manchester United, April 15, 2009), 87. Ibrahima Yattara (Trabzonspor v Genclerbirligi, April 17, 2009), 88. Roberto Merino (Salernitana v Albinoleffe, April 17, 2009), 89. Achille Emana (Real Betis v Sporting Gijon, April 19, 2009), 90. Ailton Almeida (Horsens v FC Copenhagen, April 25, 2009)
91. Cristian Bolanos (Start Kristiansand v Tromso, April 26, 2009), 92. Cleiton Xavier (Colo Colo v Palmeiras, April 29, 2009), 93. Cristiano Ronaldo (Arsenal v Manchester United, May 5, 2009) (1st goal), 94. Cristiano Ronaldo (Arsenal v Manchester United, May 5, 2009) (2nd goal), 95. Michael Essien (Chelsea v Barcelona, May 6, 2009), 96. Nilmar (Corinthians v Internacional, May 10, 2009), 97. Ireneusz Jelen (PSG v Auxerre, May 16, 2009), 98. Cristiano Zanetti (Juventus v Atalanta, May 17, 2009), 99. Alex (Spartak Moscow v Amkar, May 23, 2009), 100. Nacho Novo (Rangers v Falkirk, May 30, 2009), 101. Juanfran (Osasuna v Real Madrid, May 31, 2009)
40 Responses to “The 101 Greatest Goals of 2008/2009”
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June 2nd, 2009 at 2:16 pm
Fantastic list filled with brilliant goals. Thanks for all your hard work. This is the best football site on the internet bar none!!
June 2nd, 2009 at 2:22 pm
no. 74 with 36 passes was special. there were a few others which would contest it too, individual skill for no. 36 makes that special, im biased, but still, technique for goal 84 makes that one of the best, prehaps the best of the PL season, 81 rocks too, and there are so much others too, but my vote goes to no. 96. i thought at the time it was probably the best goal of the season, and its definately close, so i think i’ll stick to it. and even if you dont like it, just listen to the commentary! its awesome! haha
June 2nd, 2009 at 3:40 pm
101 rocks- when are you guys going to start a podcast?
(Please collate all the goals onto one video- i’m too lazy to watch them all…)
June 2nd, 2009 at 3:59 pm
indeed anonymous, skysports did a poll for PL goal of the season, and torres got 57%, a clear winner.
oh, not really relevant, but they also did a poll for save of the season, and reina is running away with that at 42%, next highest 22% given. though that is still in progress
June 2nd, 2009 at 4:04 pm
Where are the Messi goals?
June 2nd, 2009 at 5:02 pm
Hi, great list. But no 79 has the wrong team highlighted, Emil Johansson plays in Hammarby.
June 2nd, 2009 at 6:13 pm
Great list guys!! And good work throughout the session. Most of the goals I’ve seen as and when they happened throughout 08/09 but some I forgot about. My fav has to be No.5, probably because its not to often that you see a central defender run past a whole team and score a peach, but also cause it was new to me. Bring on August.
June 2nd, 2009 at 8:13 pm
great list but surprised not to see Macheda’s goal v Villa in there or Tuncay’s v Aston Villa
June 2nd, 2009 at 9:09 pm
What about Gerrard’s cross goal strike in the Champions League?
June 2nd, 2009 at 9:41 pm
Look at the amount of zlatan goals on there! hes a genius and soon to be Barca boy.. deary me they will annihilate again next season.
Top work 101 goals! looking forward to next season already!
June 2nd, 2009 at 10:21 pm
You’re missing VDV’s backheel vs Sporting Gijon
June 2nd, 2009 at 10:23 pm
geovanni vs arsenal too
June 2nd, 2009 at 11:31 pm
I am up shocked that Grafite vs. Munich was only good enough for 81. i had that rated much higher.
June 3rd, 2009 at 12:26 am
^ as far is i know there is no ranking, its collected chronological.
no3 really is a tremendous goal, baumjohann dribbled the living shit outta them defenders!
June 3rd, 2009 at 2:47 am
Lovely stuff. I HUGE fan of the site, I travel a lot and 101greatgoals.com is my lifeline all over the planet for footy highlights and news!
Sarcastic quips about the pundits are much enjoyed as well.
Cheers
June 3rd, 2009 at 3:21 am
love it, amazing goals
my vote has to go to 98 tho, out of this world strike, paul scholes would even be chuffed with that one
June 3rd, 2009 at 4:54 am
Michael Essien vs. Barcelona takes it for me, quality strike. Is there any way for us to vote, a poll perhaps? Big fan of your website, looking forward to seeing the new features next season.
June 3rd, 2009 at 8:40 am
Mr. Coimbra you have once again rekindled my love for the footy. Hooray!
I still think the Jack Lester goal deserves some credit.
Barmy army,
Barmy army,
Barmy army,
Barmy army!!!!!!
June 3rd, 2009 at 9:32 am
nilmar, number 96
June 3rd, 2009 at 10:45 am
Ronaldo 3 Messi 0
June 3rd, 2009 at 3:53 pm
You are heroes - please keep up the great work on this fantastic website. (Especially pleased with you as I finally plucked up the courage to put a some bets on from your advice. Nigeria and England U-19s to win. Easy money!)
June 3rd, 2009 at 4:57 pm
This website is epic.
June 3rd, 2009 at 8:26 pm
I’ve been doing the African version of your list on my blog and it’s been a hot favourite.
thanks 101 gg!
June 3rd, 2009 at 8:31 pm
Grafite at 81 is a joke, if Lampard would have done it he would be Nr. 1.
Independently you are doing a great job !
June 3rd, 2009 at 10:22 pm
Great list just as i knew it would be, so nice to see goals i’ve forgotten about.
And pema, this list is in chronological order, meaning that goal number 1 was scored first and goal no 101 was scored last
June 3rd, 2009 at 10:47 pm
I think that Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s goal against Reggina should been included. He sprints past three defenders then chips the ball over the keeper with his “wrong” foot. Sheer class.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWxxrGIXTJE
Otherwise you are doing a fantastic job with this site, keep up the good work!
June 4th, 2009 at 1:23 am
Nr. 64, Mascara vs Palermo is a ridiculous strike. A dream goal.
June 4th, 2009 at 2:41 pm
This goal from Reggina’s Emil Hallfredsso from Iceand agains juventus should be there ….
[url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BV64SRvup-Q&feature=related[/url]
June 4th, 2009 at 9:33 pm
Where are great goals like Gerrard vs. Marseille in france and Aurelio vs. Chelsea in the champions league
June 4th, 2009 at 10:53 pm
the Gerard’s goal in the Champions should be included… WHAT A CROSS GOAL
June 5th, 2009 at 7:54 am
my favorite would have to be christiano zanetti’s volley. classy…
June 5th, 2009 at 12:35 pm
The best goal is for Diego Castro, the third goal on Valencia 2 - Sporting Gijón 3. Incredible¡¡¡¡
June 6th, 2009 at 12:12 am
The Hallfredsson (Reggina) goal against Buffon and Juventus at Delle Alpi just can´t be overlooked, the sheer power and accuracy is phenomenal! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mEdj1HaG8gY
June 6th, 2009 at 5:48 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2KSNcEZgq0&feature=channel_page
seriously, how was this not on there?
June 7th, 2009 at 4:28 am
Where is the goal of C. Ronaldo against West Ham FC where Berbatov created space out of no where and passed to Ronaldo? I think it deserves to be on the list.
June 7th, 2009 at 4:29 am
This is the one I was talking about above
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxJ9wdXXbwY
Clearly deserves to be there. By the way, great list and great work. I know a lot of hard work was put in there.
June 13th, 2009 at 2:38 pm
gretar steinsson is the greatest goal of them all
June 17th, 2009 at 11:38 pm
Super list keep up the great work. This equalising goal for Millwall in the last minute v swindon (17-2-2009) from Readings 19 year old lonee last season should be included though it is an absolute stunner
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2JaRc1zP7F8
August 22nd, 2009 at 4:28 pm
Lovely video
Hmm why no messi goals? Are you going to give him his own category or something lol lool
I mean if you did include messi’s goals it would’ve taken up about 10 spots in the list alone lol.
August 27th, 2009 at 8:56 pm
REPLY TO:
united_ Says:
June 3rd, 2009 at 10:45 am
Ronaldo 3 Messi 0
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Messi won today best forward and best player in the last UEFA Champions League, i thinks thats just better than having three goals there
Cheers!