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

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
9Fiorentina[a]3822886641+2544
10Ascoli38916134353−1043
11Udinese381110174054−1443
12Sampdoria381011174751−441
13Reggina38118193965−2641
Source: 2005–06 Serie A, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.[5]
Notes:

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. NationPlayer
14DF  ITACesare Natali
18MF  GHASulley Muntari
19DF  BRAFelipe
22DF  ITAMassimo Gotti
25DF  ITAPiermario Morosini
26MF  ITAMirko Pieri
27MF  ITAMarco Motta
31FW  BRABarreto
32DF  FRAVincent Candela
33MF  ITAFlavio Lazzari
39DF  BRAJuarez
58GK  ITACarlo Sciarrone

References