2005–06 Udinese Calcio season

During the 2005–06 Italian football season, Udinese Calcio competed in Serie A, Champions League and the UEFA Cup. In the latter, they were knocked out by Levski Sofia in the Round of 16.[1] The team reached the semi-finals of Coppa Italia, where they were knocked out by Internazionale. The fixture had been moved from its original schedule.[2] In the Champions League, the club finished third in Group C, which meant a transfer to UEFA Cup. Their final game in the group stage on 7 December 2005 was a 2–0 defeat against Barcelona. They tied with Werder Bremen with 7 points in total, but were eliminated due to a worse goal difference (−2).[3]

Udinese Calcio
2005–06 season
PresidentGiampaolo Pozzo
ManagerSerse Cosmi
(until 10 February 2006)
Néstor Sensini
(interim manager)
Loris Dominissini
(until 20 March 2006)
Giovanni Galeone
StadiumStadio Friuli
Serie A11th
Coppa ItaliaSemi-finals
UEFA CupRound of 16
Top goalscorerVincenzo Iaquinta (9) and Antonio Di Natale (9)

Competitions

Serie A
Main article: 2005–06 Serie A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
9 Fiorentina[lower-alpha 1] 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
Source: 2005–06 Serie A, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.[5]
Notes:
  1. Milan, Fiorentina and Lazio were docked 30 points, all for involvement in the Calciopoli.[4]

First-team squad

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 Italy ITA Morgan De Sanctis
3 DF Italy ITA Michele Rinaldi
4 DF Italy ITA Valerio Bertotto
5 MF Nigeria NGA Christian Obodo
6 DF Argentina ARG Nestor Sensini
7 MF Italy ITA Damiano Zenoni
8 MF Portugal POR José Luís Vidigal
9 FW Italy ITA Vincenzo Iaquinta
10 FW Italy ITA Antonio Di Natale
11 FW Libya LBY Al-Saadi Gaddafi
12 GK Italy ITA Gabriele Paoletti
13 NF Italy ITA Giampiero Pinzi
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 DF Italy ITA Cesare Natali
18 MF Ghana GHA Sulley Muntari
19 DF Brazil BRA Felipe
22 DF Italy ITA Massimo Gotti
25 DF Italy ITA Piermario Morosini
26 MF Italy ITA Mirko Pieri
27 MF Italy ITA Marco Motta
31 FW Brazil BRA Barreto
32 DF France FRA Vincent Candela
33 MF Italy ITA Flavio Lazzari
39 DF Brazil BRA Juarez
58 GK Italy ITA Carlo Sciarrone

References
  1. "L'Udinese-baby cade a Sofia". Gazzetta (in Italian). 16 March 2006. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
  2. "Udinese, Leonardi: "La Lega ci manca di rispetto"". Gazzetta (in Italian). 8 April 2006. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
  3. "Udinese, la beffa arriva alla fine". Gazzetta (in Italian). 7 December 2005. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
  4. "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.
  5. "Norme organizzative interne della F.I.G.C. - Art. 51.6" (PDF) (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. 14 August 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 August 2017. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
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