A feature that is new to the FIFA franchise in FIFA 09 is the ability to control the celebration of your player after he has scored. There are two types of celebration moves; running moves and finishing moves. Find out your favorite combinations and celebrate your great goals with a traditional punch the air or a more fancy salsa dance.
Note that the celebrations listed in red are only unlockable through the Ultimate Team game mode.
| Celebration | Xbox Control | Playstation Control |
|---|---|---|
| Two Arms Raised | Y | Triangle |
| Look at Me! | X | Square |
| One Arm Raised | B | Circle |
| Low Aeroplane | A | X |
| Windmill | Right Stick Clockwise | Right Stick Clockwise |
| High Aeroplane | Hold down Right Stick | Hold down Right Stick |
| Blow Kisses | Right Stick D, U (move and hold) | Right Stick D, U (move and hold) |
| Kiss and Point | Right Stick U, D (move and hold) | Right Stick U, D (move and hold) |
| Shhhhh! | Right Stick R (move and hold) | Right Stick R (move and hold) |
| Arms Low | Right Stick D (move and hold) | Right Stick D (move and hold) |
| Hold Face | Right Stick U (move and hold) | Right Stick U (move and hold) |
| Fist Pump | Right Stick R, L (move and hold) | Right Stick R, L (move and hold) |
| Come on! | Right Stick L, R (move and hold) | Right Stick L, R (move and hold) |
| Celebration | Xbox Control | Playstation Control |
|---|---|---|
| Standing Arm Sweep | LB + B | L1 + Circle |
| One Knee Fist Pump | LB + X | L1 + Square |
| Kneel Point to Heavens | LB + A | L1 + X |
| Arms Out to Crowd | LB + Y | L1 + Triangle |
| Acrobatics 1 | RB + Right Stick clockwise revolution, counter-clockwise revolution, A to land | RB + Right Stick clockwise revolution, counter-clockwise revolution, X to land |
| Acrobatics 2 | RB + Right Stick counter-clockwise revolution, clockwise revolution, A to land | RB + Right Stick counter-clockwise revolution, clockwise revolution, X to land |
| Acrobatics 3 | RB + Right Stick D, U, D | R1 + Right Stick D, U, D |
| Knee Slide | RB + push Right Stick in | R1 + push Right Stick in |
| Chest Slide | LB + Right Stick D, U (move and hold) | L1 + Right Stick D, U (move and hold) |
| Triple Fist Pump | LB + Right Stick L, across to R (twice) | L1 + Right Stick L, across to R (twice) |
| Bow | LB + Right Stick U, D (move and hold) | L1 + Right Stick U, D (move and hold) |
| Forward Roll and Fist Pump | LB + Right Stick clockwise revolution | L1 + Right Stick clockwise revolution |
| Jump and Punch | LB + push Right Stick in | L1 + push Right Stick in |
| Cartwheel | LT + Right Stick clockwise revolution | L2 + Right Stick clockwise revolution |
| Robot | LT + push Right Stick in | L2 + push Right Stick in |
| Salsa Dance | LT + tap RB | L2 + tap R1 |
| Finger Point | LT + Right Stick D, U, D | L2 + Right Stick D, U, D |
| Pump-Up Crowd | LT + Right Stick U, U, U | L2 + Right Stick U, U, U |
| Fall to Knees and Hold Face | LT + Right Stick D, U (move and hold) | L2 + Right Stick D, U (move and hold) |
| Fall to Knees and Beg | LT + Right Stick U, push in Right Stick | L2 + Right Stick U, push in Right Stick |
| Fall to Knees | LB + Right Stick U, push in Right Stick | L1 + Right Stick U, push in Right Stick |
| Come on! | LB + Right Stick L (move and hold) | L1 + Right Stick L (move and hold) |
| I can't hear you! | LT + Right Stick D, counter-clockwise up to U, hold Right Stick U | L2 + Right Stick D, counter-clockwise up to U, hold Right Stick U |
| Fall to One Knee | LT + Right Stick D (move and hold) | L2 + Right Stick D (move and hold) |
| Cancel Celebration (goes to cut-scene) | LB + RB | L1 + R1 |
| Back Handspring(s) | LT + Right Stick counter-clockwise revolutions (1 for each flip) | L2 + Right Stick counter-clockwise revolutions (1 for each flip) |
| Dance 1 | RT + Right Stick D, D | R2 + Right Stick D, D |
| Dance 2 | RT + Right Stick D, U | R2 + Right Stick D, U |
| Dance 3 | RT + Right Stick D, L | R2 + Right Stick D, L |
| Dance 4 | RT + Right Stick D, R | R2 + Right Stick D, R |
| Dance 5 | RT + push down Right Stick | R2 + push down Right Stick |
| Sideline, Pump-Up Crowd | RT + Right Stick U, L | R2 + Right Stick U, L |
| Head Stand | RT + Right Stick R, U | R2 + Right Stick R, U |
| Multiple Bows | RT + Right Stick U, D | RT + Right Stick U, D |
| Slide on Bottom | RT + Right Stick R, D | R2 + Right Stick R, D |
| Frontflip | RT + Right Stick U, U | R2 + Right Stick U, U |
| One Backflip | RT + Right Stick L, U | |
| Hand Stand 2 | RT + Right Stick L, D | R2 + Right Stick L, D |
| Pardon? | RT + Right Stick L, L | R2 + Right Stick L, L |
| Spin and Fall | RT + Right Stick clockwise revolution | R2 + Right Stick clockwise revolution |
| Praise | RT + Right Stick U, R | R2 + Right Stick U, R |
| Crouched Run | RT + Right Stick L, R | R2 + Right Stick L, R |
| Cradle Baby | RT + Right Stick L, R | R2 + Right Stick L, R |