2005–06 ACF Fiorentina season

The 2005–06 season was ACF Fiorentina's 80th season in its history and its 68th season in Serie A. The club had its best season on the pitch since the 1998–99 season, originally finishing 4th with 74 points and securing a spot in the qualifying round of the 2006–07 UEFA Champions League. However, the club was punished with a 30-point penalty for its involvement in the 2006 Italian football scandal, resulting in Fiorentina being pushed down the table to 9th. This was a much better outcome than its original punishment, as La Viola were originally relegated to Serie B. Following a successful appeal, Fiorentina was admitted to play in Serie A the following season, albeit losing its Champions League slot and having to start the season with a 15-point penalty, removing any chance of mounting a genuine title challenge and building on the success of the 2005–06 season.

Fiorentina

2005–06 season
President	Andrea Della Valle
Manager	Cesare Prandelli
Stadium	Stadio Artemio Franchi
Serie A	9th (originally 4th)
Coppa Italia	Round of 16
Top goalscorer	League: Luca Toni (31) All: Luca Toni (33)
Average home league attendance	33,044[1]
Home colours Away colours Third colours

The most significant player during the season was new striker Luca Toni, signed from Palermo in the summer, who netted almost one goal per match on average over the full season, winning the topscoring battle of Serie A with 31 strikes, which was a near-record. New goalkeeper Sébastien Frey was also impressive, conceding 41 goals only due to a weak defence.

Players

Goalkeepers

• Sébastien Frey
• Sebastián Cejas
• Marco Roccati
• Bogdan Lobonț
• Niccolò Manfredini
• Gianluca Berti

Defenders

• Per Krøldrup
• Dario Dainelli
• Alessandro Gamberini
• Christian Maggio
• Davide Brivio
• Tomáš Ujfaluši
• Manuel Pasqual
• Giuseppe Pancaro
• Marco Di Loreto

Midfielders

• Marco Donadel
• Andrea Paolucci
• Stefano Fiore
• Michele Pazienza
• Riccardo Montolivo
• Luis Jiménez
• Martin Jørgensen
• Matthieu Bochu
• Danilo D'Ambrosio
• Gianni Guigou
• Andrea De Falco
• Cristian Brocchi

Forwards

• Valeri Bojinov
• Samuel Di Carmine
• Zisis Vryzas
• Giampaolo Pazzini
• Luca Toni
• Enrico Fantini

Competitions

Overall

Competition	Started round	Current position	Final position	First match	Last match
Serie A	Matchday 1	—	9th	27 August 2005	14 May 2006
Coppa Italia	First round	—	Round of 16	7 August 2005	10 January 2006

Last updated: 14 May 2006

Serie A

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
7	Parma[lower-alpha 1]	38	12	9	17	46	60	−14	45	Qualification to UEFA Cup first round
8	Empoli	38	13	6	19	47	61	−14	45
9	Fiorentina[lower-alpha 2]	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

Source: 2005–06 Serie A, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.[3]
Notes:

1. 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.
2. Milan, Fiorentina and Lazio were docked 30 points, all for involvement in the Calciopoli.[2]

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
38	22	8	8	66	41	+25	74	16	1	2	42	20	+22	6	7	6	24	21	+3

Last updated: 14 May 2006.
Source: Competitive matches

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38
Ground	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A
Result	W	D	W	W	L	W	L	W	W	W	W	W	D	L	W	D	W	D	W	L	W	D	W	W	L	L	W	W	D	W	L	D	D	W	W	L	W	W

Updated to match(es) played on 14 May 2006. Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

27 August 2005 1	Fiorentina	2–1	Sampdoria	Florence
20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Fiore  12' Toni  30' (pen.)	Report	Diana  74'	Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Attendance: 35,864 Referee: Gianluca Paparesta

11 September 2005 2	Messina	2–2	Fiorentina	Messina
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Di Napoli  57' Zoro  61'	Report	Toni  9' Bojinov  41'	Stadium: Stadio San Filippo Attendance: 21,000 Referee: Pasquale Rodomonti

18 September 2005 3	Fiorentina	4–2	Udinese	Florence
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Fiore  38' Toni  42', 86' Donadel  79'	Report	Muntari  27' Iaquinta  90+1' (pen.)	Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Attendance: 31,720 Referee: Paolo Dondarini

21 September 2005 4	Lecce	1–3	Fiorentina	Lecce
20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Pinardi  45+2' (pen.)	Report	Fiore  48' Bojinov  52' Toni  63'	Stadium: Stadio Via del Mare Attendance: 12,775 Referee: Massimo De Santis

25 September 2005 5	Internazionale	1–0	Fiorentina	Milan
20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Martins  7'	Report		Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 56,207 Referee: Stefano Farina

2 October 2005 6	Fiorentina	3–2	Livorno	Florence
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Toni  27' Jørgensen  34' Pazzini  60'	Report	Galante  85' Morrone  88'	Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Attendance: 33,821 Referee: Nicola Ayroldi

16 October 2005 7	Lazio	1–0	Fiorentina	Rome
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Zauri  82'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 27,502 Referee: Nicola Rizzoli

22 October 2005 8	Fiorentina	4–1	Parma	Florence
20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Toni  2', 24', 60' Fiore  36'	Report	Grella  66'	Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Attendance: 29,634 Referee: Emidio Morganti

26 October 2005 9	Siena	0–2	Fiorentina	Siena
20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)		Report	Toni  2', 67'	Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi – Montepaschi Arena Attendance: 15,007 Referee: Massimo De Santis

30 October 2005 10	Fiorentina	2–1	Cagliari	Florence
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Toni  53' Jørgensen  82'	Report	Suazo  23'	Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Attendance: 30,267 Referee: Marco Gabriele

6 November 2005 11	Ascoli	0–2	Fiorentina	Rimini
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00)		Report	Ujfaluši  1' Toni  62'	Stadium: Stadio Romeo Neri Attendance: 0 Referee: Antonio Dattilo

20 November 2005 12	Fiorentina	3–1	Milan	Florence
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Toni  10', 87' Jørgensen  46'	Report	Gilardino  25'	Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Attendance: 43,950 Referee: Pasquale Rodomonti

27 November 2005 13	Roma	1–1	Fiorentina	Rome
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00)	Tommasi  2'	Report	Toni  67' (pen.)	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 39,690 Referee: Nicola Ayroldi

4 December 2005 14	Fiorentina	1–2	Juventus	Florence
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Pazzini  39'	Report	Trezeguet  8' Camoranesi  88'	Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Attendance: 43,537 Referee: Domenico Messina

10 December 2005 15	Fiorentina	1–0	Treviso	Florence
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00)	Fiore  52'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Attendance: 28,249 Referee: Roland Herberg

18 December 2005 16	Empoli	1–1	Fiorentina	Empoli
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Vannucchi  73'	Report	Pazzini  70'	Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani Attendance: 12,548 Referee: Gianluca Paparesta

21 December 2005 17	Fiorentina	1–0	Palermo	Florence
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00)	Jørgensen  40'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Attendance: 29,847 Referee: Roberto Rosetti

7 January 2006 18	Reggina	1–1	Fiorentina	Reggio Calabria
18:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	A. Lucarelli  12'	Report	Jørgensen  13'	Stadium: Stadio Oreste Granillo Attendance: 10,255 Referee: Stefano Farina

15 January 2006 19	Fiorentina	2–1	Chievo	Florence
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Toni  35', 90+1'	Report	Zanchetta  69'	Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Attendance: 16,000 Referee: Matteo Trefoloni

18 January 2006 20	Sampdoria	3–1	Fiorentina	Genoa
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00)	Palombo  12' Tonetto  25' Flachi  32'	Report	Toni  14'	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 22,586 Referee: Domenico Messina

22 January 2006 21	Fiorentina	2–0	Messina	Florence
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00)	Toni  45+1', 73'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Attendance: 27,840 Referee: Gianluca Paparesta

29 January 2006 22	Udinese	0–0	Fiorentina	Udine
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00)		Report		Stadium: Stadio Friuli Attendance: 16,728 Referee: Massimiliano Saccani

5 February 2006 23	Fiorentina	1–0	Lecce	Florence
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Toni  37'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Attendance: 28,696 Referee: Nicola Rizzoli

8 February 2006 24	Fiorentina	2–1	Internazionale	Florence
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00)	Brocchi  10' Jiménez  60'	Report	Recoba  84'	Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Attendance: 41,399 Referee: Matteo Trefoloni

12 February 2006 25	Livorno	2–0	Fiorentina	Livorno
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Lucarelli  67' (pen.), 76'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Armando Picchi Attendance: 15,974 Referee: Massimo De Santis

19 February 2006 26	Fiorentina	1–2	Lazio	Florence
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Bojinov  60'	Report	Behrami  33' Rocchi  50'	Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Attendance: 30,196 Referee: Paolo Tagliavento

25 February 2006 27	Parma	2–4	Fiorentina	Parma
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00)	Simplício  3' (pen.) Bresciano  19'	Report	Bojinov  35', 39' Jørgensen  48' Jiménez  68'	Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini Attendance: 16,708 Referee: Gianluca Paparesta

5 March 2006 28	Fiorentina	2–1	Siena	Florence
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Toni  3' Pazzini  90+1'	Report	Vergassola  15'	Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Attendance: 31,196 Referee: Domenico Messina

19 March 2006 30	Fiorentina	3–1	Ascoli	Florence
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Brocchi  53' Toni  83' Pazzini  89'	Report	Domizzi  43'	Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Attendance: 31,120 Referee: Massimiliano Saccani

22 March 2006 29	Cagliari	0–0	Fiorentina	Cagliari
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00)		Report		Stadium: Stadio Sant'Elia Referee: Pasquale Rodomonti

25 March 2006 31	Milan	3–1	Fiorentina	Milan
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00)	Shevchenko  20' Kaká  48' Gattuso  60'	Report	Toni  13'	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 64,700 Referee: Gianluca Paparesta

2 April 2006 32	Fiorentina	1–1	Roma	Florence
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Toni  2'	Report	Cufré  72'	Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Attendance: 40,786 Referee: Domenico Messina

9 April 2006 33	Juventus	1–1	Fiorentina	Turin
20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Del Piero  63'	Report	Toni  47'	Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi Attendance: 27,656 Referee: Tiziano Pieri

15 April 2006 34	Treviso	1–3	Fiorentina	Treviso
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Borriello  39'	Report	Toni  25' Brocchi  49' Montolivo  84'	Stadium: Stadio Omobono Tenni Attendance: 7,547 Referee: Pasquale Rodomonti

22 April 2006 35	Fiorentina	2–1	Empoli	Florence
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Pasqual  43' Jiménez  58'	Report	Riganò  66'	Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Attendance: 35,186 Referee: Stefano Farina

30 April 2006 36	Palermo	1–0	Fiorentina	Palermo
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Di Michele  53'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Renzo Barbera Attendance: 30,056 Referee: Matteo Trefoloni

7 May 2006 37	Fiorentina	5–2	Reggina	Florence
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Fiore  25' Toni  28', 64' Jørgensen  35' Bojinov  65'	Report	Amoruso  81', 84' (pen.)	Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Attendance: 38,534 Referee: Tiziano Pieri

14 May 2006 38	Chievo	0–2	Fiorentina	Verona
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)		Report	Toni  21' Dainelli  85'	Stadium: Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi Attendance: 26,289 Referee: Mauro Bergonzi

Coppa Italia

First round

7 August 2005 First round	Fiorentina	4–0	Cisco Roma	Florence
21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Fiore  6' Toni  12' Pazzini  82' Bojinov  86' (pen.)			Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Referee: Mauro Bergonzi

Second round

14 August 2005 Second round	Rimini	1–2 (a.e.t.)	Fiorentina	Rimini
21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Motta  34' (pen.)		Toni  83' (pen.) Donadel  120'	Stadium: Stadio Romeo Neri Referee: Andrea Romeo

Third round

20 August 2005 Third round	Cesena	0–1	Fiorentina	Cesena
16:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)			Pazzini  90+4'	Stadium: Stadio Dino Manuzzi Referee: Tiziano Pieri

Round of 16

1 December 2005 First leg	Fiorentina	2–2	Juventus	Florence
21:05 CET (UTC+01:00)	Bojinov  38' Pazzini  50'		Pessotto  52' Mutu  69'	Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Referee: Luca Palanca

10 January 2006 Second leg	Juventus	4–1 (6–3 agg.)	Fiorentina	Turin
21:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Del Piero  9', 17', 56' (pen.) Mutu  21'		Bojinov  64'	Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi Referee: Antonio Dattilo

References

1. http://www.stadiapostcards.com/A05-06.htm
2. "Testo della decisione relativa al Comm. Uff. N. 1/C – Riunione del 29 giugno / 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 luglio 2006" (pdf) (in Italian). Commissione d'Appello Federale – Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio. 14 July 2006. p. 152. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
3. "Norme organizzative interne della F.I.G.C. - Art. 51.6" (PDF) (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. 14 August 2015. Retrieved 19 May 2016.