 The following season, it moved up to 5th place in the league, and again gained qualification for the playoffs, although the race ended at this juncture in the first round against ASD Barletta.At the end of the 2008–2009 season the team was ranked at 15th and had to go into a relegation play-off against Bitonto.On 7 June 2009, Grottaglie lost 1–0 in an away match at Bitonto, after drawing 0–0 in the first leg, and moved back down to Eccellenza.