2005–06 Serie A

The 2005–06 Serie A (known as the Serie A TIM for sponsorship reasons) was the 104th season of top-tier Italian football, the 74th in a round-robin tournament. The league commenced on 28 August 2005 and finished on 14 May 2006. While Juventus were originally the first-placed team, this title was put sub judice due to their involvement in the Calciopoli scandal, with Inter Milan instead declared champions by the Italian Football Federation (FIGC) on 26 July 2006, thus winning the title for the first time in 17 years.^[1]

Serie A

Season	2005–06
Dates	27 August 2005 – 14 May 2006
Champions	Inter Milan 14th title
Relegated	Lecce Treviso Juventus
Champions League	Inter Milan Roma Milan Chievo
UEFA Cup	Palermo Livorno Parma
Matches played	380
Goals scored	991 (2.61 per match)
Top goalscorer	Luca Toni (31 goals)
Highest scoring	Roma 4–4 Chievo
Average attendance	22,476
← 2004–05 2006–07 →

Rule changes

Prior to the 2005–06 season, if two or more teams were tied in points for first place, for only one spot in a European tournament, or in the relegation zone, teams would play tie-breaking matches after the season was over to determine which team would be champion, or be awarded a European tournament spot, or be saved or relegated. However, 2005–06 saw the introduction of new rules. If two or more teams ended the season with the same number of points, the ordering was determined by their head-to-head records. If two or more teams had the same total points and head-to-head records, goal difference became the decisive factor.

Team details

Ascoli

Cagliari

Chievo

Empoli

Fiorentina

Inter Milan

Juventus

Lazio

Lecce

Livorno

Messina

Milan

Palermo

Parma

Reggina

Roma

Sampdoria

Siena

Treviso

Udinese

Locations of the 2005–06 Serie A teams

Stadiums and locations

Club	City	Stadium
Ascoli	Ascoli Piceno	Stadio Cino e Lillo Del Duca
Cagliari	Cagliari	Stadio Sant'Elia
Chievo	Verona	Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi
Empoli	Empoli	Stadio Carlo Castellani
Fiorentina	Florence	Stadio Artemio Franchi
Inter Milan	Milan	San Siro
Juventus	Turin	Stadio Delle Alpi
Lazio	Rome	Stadio Olimpico
Lecce	Lecce	Stadio Via del mare
Livorno	Livorno	Stadio Armando Picchi
Messina	Messina	Stadio San Filippo
Milan	Milan	San Siro
Palermo	Parma	Stadio Renzo Barbera
Parma	Palermo	Stadio Ennio Tardini
Reggina	Reggio Calabria	Stadio Oreste Granillo
Roma	Rome	Stadio Olimpico
Sampdoria	Genoa	Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Siena	Siena	Stadio Artemio Franchi
Treviso	Treviso	Stadio Omobono Tenni
Udinese	Udine	Stadio Friuli

Personnel and sponsoring

Team	Head Coach	Kit manufacturer	Shirt sponsor
Ascoli	Marco Giampaolo	Lotto	Gaudì Jeans/Cult Shoes, Carisap
Cagliari	Nedo Sonetti	Asics	Terra Sarda, Sky
Chievo	Giuseppe Pillon	Lotto	Paluani/Cattolica Assicurazioni/Ferroli/Banca Popolare di Verona
Empoli	Luigi Cagni	Asics	Frutta, Computer Gross
Fiorentina	Cesare Prandelli	Lotto	Toyota
Inter Milan	Roberto Mancini	Nike	Pirelli
Juventus	Fabio Capello	Nike	Tamoil
Lazio	Delio Rossi	Puma	INA Assitalia
Lecce	Silvio Baldini	Asics	Salento
Livorno	Carlo Mazzone	Asics	Banca Carige
Messina	Giampiero Ventura	Legea	Caffè Miscela D'Oro, Air Malta
Milan	Carlo Ancelotti	Adidas	Opel Zafira
Palermo	Giuseppe Papadopulo	Lotto	Provincia di Palermo/Mandi, Provincia di Palermo
Parma	Mario Beretta	Champion/Errea	Fidenza Village/Tecnocasa
Reggina	Walter Mazzarri	Onze	Gicos, Stocco&Stocco/Regione Calabria
Roma	Luciano Spalletti	Diadora	Acqua Fiuggi/Banca Italease
Sampdoria	Walter Novellino	Kappa	Erg/LG Mobile (in UEFA matches)
Siena	Luigi De Canio	Mass	Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena, Quadrifoglio Vita
Treviso	Alberto Cavasin	Lotto	Segafredo Zanetti, Provincia di Treviso
Udinese	Serse Cosmi	Lotto	Kia Motors

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Inter Milan (C)	38	23	7	8	68	30	+38	76	Qualification to Champions League group stage
2	Roma	38	19	12	7	70	42	+28	69
3	Milan[a]	38	28	4	6	85	31	+54	58	Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round[3]
4	Chievo	38	13	15	10	54	49	+5	54
5	Palermo	38	13	13	12	50	52	−2	52	Qualification to UEFA Cup first round
6	Livorno	38	12	13	13	37	44	−7	49
7	Parma[b]	38	12	9	17	46	60	−14	45
8	Empoli	38	13	6	19	47	61	−14	45
9	Fiorentina[a]	38	22	8	8	66	41	+25	44
10	Ascoli	38	9	16	13	43	53	−10	43
11	Udinese	38	11	10	17	40	54	−14	43
12	Sampdoria	38	10	11	17	47	51	−4	41
13	Reggina	38	11	8	19	39	65	−26	41
14	Cagliari	38	8	15	15	42	55	−13	39
15	Siena	38	9	12	17	42	60	−18	39
16	Lazio[a]	38	16	14	8	57	47	+10	32
17	Messina[c]	38	6	13	19	33	59	−26	31
18	Lecce (R)	38	7	8	23	30	57	−27	29	Relegation to Serie B
19	Treviso (R)	38	3	12	23	24	56	−32	21
20	Juventus[d] (D, R)	38	27	10	1	71	24	+47	91

Source: 2005–06 Serie A, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.^[5]
(C) Champions; (D) Disqualified; (R) Relegated
Notes:

1. Milan, Fiorentina and Lazio were docked 30 points, all for involvement in the Calciopoli.^[2]
2. Parma gained entry to the 2006–07 UEFA Cup because 2005–06 Coppa Italia finalists Inter and Roma qualified to the 2006–07 UEFA Champions League and 2006–07 UEFA Cup through their respective championship positions. The final positions of Parma and Empoli were decided by head-to-head record.
3. Messina were restored to Serie A following Juventus's punishment.
4. Juventus were originally the first-placed team, but were placed at the bottom of the league table (points were not deducted) due to the Calciopoli scandal, relegating them to Serie B. The title was put sub judice, then assigned to Internazionale, the team taking the first place after court hearings.^[4][2]

Results

Home \ Away	ASC	CAG	CHV	EMP	FIO	INT	JUV	LAZ	LCE	LIV	MES	MIL	PAL	PAR	REG	ROM	SAM	SIE	TRV	UDI
Ascoli		2–2	2–2	3–1	0–2	1–2	1–3	1–4	2–0	0–0	1–0	1–1	1–1	3–1	1–1	3–2	2–1	1–1	1–0	1–1
Cagliari	2–1		2–2	4–1	0–0	2–2	1–1	1–1	0–0	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	3–1	0–2	0–0	2–0	1–0	0–0	2–1
Chievo	1–1	2–1		2–2	0–2	0–1	1–1	2–2	3–1	2–1	2–0	2–1	0–0	1–0	4–0	4–4	1–1	4–1	0–0	2–0
Empoli	1–2	3–1	2–1		1–1	1–0	0–4	2–3	1–0	2–1	1–3	1–3	0–1	1–2	3–0	1–0	2–1	2–1	1–1	1–1
Fiorentina	3–1	2–1	2–1	2–1		2–1	1–2	1–2	1–0	3–2	2–0	3–1	1–0	4–1	5–2	1–1	2–1	2–1	1–0	4–2
Inter Milan	1–0	3–2	1–0	4–1	1–0		1–2	3–1	3–0	5–0	3–0	3–2	3–0	2–0	4–0	2–3	1–0	1–1	3–0	3–1
Juventus	2–1	4–0	1–0	2–1	1–1	2–0		1–1	3–1	3–0	1–0	0–0	2–1	1–1	1–0	1–1	2–0	2–0	3–1	1–0
Lazio	4–1	1–1	2–2	3–3	1–0	0–0	1–1		1–0	3–1	1–0	0–0	4–2	1–0	3–1	0–2	2–0	3–2	3–1	1–1
Lecce	0–0	3–0	0–0	1–2	1–3	0–2	0–3	0–0		0–0	0–2	1–0	2–0	1–2	0–0	2–2	0–3	3–0	1–1	1–2
Livorno	2–0	0–1	0–0	2–0	2–0	0–0	1–3	2–1	2–1		2–2	0–3	3–1	2–0	1–0	0–0	0–0	2–2	1–1	0–2
Messina	1–1	1–0	2–0	0–3	2–2	1–2	2–2	1–1	2–1	0–0		1–3	0–0	0–1	1–1	0–2	1–4	0–0	3–1	1–1
Milan	1–0	1–0	4–1	3–0	3–1	1–0	3–1	2–0	2–1	2–0	4–0		2–1	4–3	2–1	2–1	1–1	3–1	5–0	5–1
Palermo	1–1	2–2	2–2	2–2	1–0	3–2	1–2	3–1	3–0	0–2	1–0	0–2		4–2	1–0	3–3	0–2	1–3	1–0	2–0
Parma	0–0	1–0	2–1	1–0	2–4	1–0	1–2	1–1	2–0	2–1	1–1	2–3	1–1		4–0	0–3	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–2
Reggina	2–0	3–1	1–3	0–2	1–1	0–4	0–2	1–0	2–0	1–1	3–0	1–4	2–2	2–1		0–3	2–1	1–1	1–2	2–0
Roma	2–1	4–3	4–0	1–0	1–1	1–1	1–4	1–1	3–1	3–0	2–1	1–0	1–2	4–1	3–1		0–0	2–3	1–0	0–1
Sampdoria	1–2	1–1	1–2	2–0	3–1	2–2	0–1	2–0	1–3	0–2	4–2	2–1	0–2	1–2	3–2	1–1		3–3	1–1	1–1
Siena	1–1	2–1	0–1	1–0	0–2	0–0	0–3	2–3	1–2	0–0	4–2	0–3	1–2	2–2	0–0	0–2	1–0		1–0	2–3
Treviso	2–2	1–2	1–2	1–2	1–3	0–1	0–0	0–1	2–1	0–1	0–0	0–2	2–2	0–1	0–1	0–1	0–2	0–1		2–1
Udinese	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–0	0–0	0–1	0–1	3–0	1–2	0–2	1–0	0–4	0–0	2–0	1–2	1–4	2–0	1–2	2–2

Source: lega-calcio.it (in Italian)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers

The Capocannoniere (top scorer) of 2005–06 was Luca Toni of Fiorentina. His 31 goals was the highest tally since Antonio Valentín Angelillo scored 33 for Inter Milan in 1958–59.

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Luca Toni	Fiorentina	31
2	David Trezeguet	Juventus	23
3	David Suazo	Cagliari	22
4	Cristiano Lucarelli	Livorno	19
	Francesco Tavano	Empoli
	Andriy Shevchenko	Milan
7	Alberto Gilardino	Milan	17
8	Tommaso Rocchi	Lazio	16
9	Julio Cruz	Inter Milan	15
	Francesco Totti	Roma

Transfer

• Summer Transfer
• Winter Transfer
• co-ownership
• co-ownership

See also

• 2005–06 Serie B
• 2005–06 Coppa Italia