2006–07 Torino F.C. season

During the 2006–07 Italian football season, Torino competed in Serie A.

Torino
2006–07 season
Chairman Urbano Cairo
Manager Gianni De Biasi
Alberto Zaccheroni (from 7 September to 26 February)
Gianni De Biasi
Serie A16th
Coppa ItaliaSecond round
Highest home attendance24,000
Average home league attendance20,500

Season summary

Despite leading Torino to promotion to Serie A the previous season, manager Gianni De Biasi was sacked 3 days before the start of the season. Alberto Zaccheroni came to Torino after two years of unemployment to take the helm. Six consecutive defeats led to Zaccheroni being sacked and De Biasi being reinstated as manager. Torino ultimately finished in 16th, avoiding relegation and an immediate return to Serie B by one point.

Competitions

Serie A
Main article: 2006–07 Serie A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
14 Reggina[lower-alpha 1] 38 12 15 11 52 50 +2 40
15 Siena[lower-alpha 2] 38 9 14 15 35 45 −10 40
16 Torino 38 10 10 18 27 47 −20 40
17 Cagliari 38 9 13 16 35 46 −11 40
18 Chievo (R) 38 9 12 17 38 48 −10 39 Relegation to Serie B
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. Fiorentina were docked 15 points, Reggina 11 points, Milan 8 points and Lazio 3 points, all for involvement in the 2006 Italian football scandal.
  2. Siena were given a one-point deduction for a delay in payment of social security contributions.

Kit

Torino's kit was manufactured by Asics and sponsored by insurance company Reale Mutua Assicurazioni.

First-team squad
Squad at end of season[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  ITA Massimo Taibi
2 DF  ITA Giuseppe Pancaro
3 DF  ITA Iacopo Balestri
4 DF  ITA Oscar Brevi
5 MF  ITA Fabio Gallo
6 DF  ITA Gabriele Cioffi
8 MF  ITA Simone Barone
9 FW  ITA Roberto Muzzi
10 MF  ITA Alessandro Rosina
11 FW  ITA Roberto Stellone
13 DF  ITA Cesare Bovo (on loan from Palermo)
14 DF  ITA Ivan Franceschini
15 MF  ITA Diego De Ascentis
16 FW  JPN Masashi Oguro
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 MF  SRB Nikola Lazetić
18 DF  ITA Angelo Ogbonna
19 FW  ITA Elvis Abbruscato
21 DF  UKR Serhiy Predko
22 DF  ITA Gianluca Comotto
23 MF  ITA Andrea Ardito
24 FW  CIV Axel Cédric Konan (on loan from Lecce)
25 DF  ITA Marco Di Loreto
26 DF  ITA Luigi Martinelli
31 GK  ITA Alberto Fontana
32 GK  ITA Christian Abbiati (on loan from Milan)
44 FW  ITA Claudio De Sousa
77 DF  ITA Francesco Coco (on loan from Inter Milan)
84 MF  ITA Pasquale Schiattarella

Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
7 MF  ITA Stefano Fiore (on loan from Valencia)
20 MF  ITA Claudio Ferrarese (to Hellas Verona)
21 DF  BIH Vedin Musić (on loan to Treviso)
27 DF  SEN Doudou Diaw (to Cesena)
No. Pos. Nation Player
28 MF  ITA Tommaso Vailatti (on loan to Vicenza)
40 GK  ITA Angelo Pagotto (to Grosseto)
55 DF  ITA Giovanni Orfei (to Salernitana)
79 DF  ITA Matteo Melara (to Ascoli)

References
  1. "FootballSquads - Torino - 2006/07". www.footballsquads.co.uk.
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