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.

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2005–06 Serie A

Rule changes

2005–06 Serie A

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

Stadiums and locations

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

Personnel and sponsoring

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

League table

2005–06 Serie A

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

Top goalscorers

2005–06 Serie A

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.

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

Transfer

2005–06 Serie A

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

Attendances

2005–06 Serie A

<table><thead><tr><th>#</th><th>Club</th><th>Avg. attendance</th><th>Highest</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td>AC Milan</td><td>59,993</td><td>79,706</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>Internazionale</td><td>51,371</td><td>78,606</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>Roma</td><td>39,726</td><td>68,816</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>Fiorentina</td><td>33,044</td><td>43,950</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>Juventus</td><td>30,469</td><td>56,488</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>Palermo</td><td>27,924</td><td>33,149</td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td>Lazio</td><td>27,872</td><td>60,040</td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td>Sampdoria</td><td>22,688</td><td>35,369</td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td>Messina</td><td>20,975</td><td>30,550</td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td>Udinese</td><td>16,447</td><td>21,596</td></tr><tr><td>11</td><td>Parma</td><td>14,372</td><td>23,116</td></tr><tr><td>12</td><td>Reggina</td><td>12,552</td><td>40,000</td></tr><tr><td>13</td><td>Lecce</td><td>12,495</td><td>24,941</td></tr><tr><td>14</td><td>Livorno</td><td>12,489</td><td>16,304</td></tr><tr><td>15</td><td>Ascoli</td><td>11,154</td><td>22,919</td></tr><tr><td>16</td><td>Cagliari</td><td>10,475</td><td>25,134</td></tr><tr><td>17</td><td>Siena</td><td>8,724</td><td>15,007</td></tr><tr><td>18</td><td>Chievo</td><td>8,589</td><td>26,289</td></tr><tr><td>19</td><td>Empoli</td><td>6,725</td><td>13,454</td></tr><tr><td>20</td><td>Treviso</td><td>5,885</td><td>17,389</td></tr></tbody></table>