2005–06 in Italian football
# 2005–06 in Italian football

The 2005–06 season was the 104th season of competitive football in Italy. Due to a match fixing scandal, the Serie A title was awarded to Inter Milan instead of Juventus, and were also relegated to Serie B the following season for the first time in its history. Juventus were also stripped of the previous season's Serie A title.

## Promotions and relegations (pre-season)

Teams promoted to Serie A

* Empoli
* Treviso
* Ascoli

Teams relegated from Serie A

* Bologna
* Brescia
* Atalanta

Teams promoted to Serie B

* Cremonese
* Mantova
* Rimini
* Avellino

Teams relegated from Serie B

* Perugia
* Salernitana
* Venezia
* Genoa

## League table

### Serie A

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Internazionale (C) | 38 | 23 | 7 | 8 | 68 | 30 | +38 | 76 | Qualification to Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Roma | 38 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 70 | 42 | +28 | 69 | Qualification to Champions League group stage |
| 3 | Milan | 38 | 28 | 4 | 6 | 85 | 31 | +54 | 58 | Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round |
| 4 | Chievo | 38 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 54 | 49 | +5 | 54 | Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round |
| 5 | Palermo | 38 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 50 | 52 | −2 | 52 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round |
| 6 | Livorno | 38 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 37 | 44 | −7 | 49 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round |
| 7 | Parma | 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 | 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 | |
| 14 | Cagliari | 38 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 42 | 55 | −13 | 39 | |
| 15 | Siena | 38 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 42 | 60 | −18 | 39 | |
| 16 | Lazio | 38 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 57 | 47 | +10 | 32 | |
| 17 | Messina | 38 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 33 | 59 | −26 | 31 | |
| 18 | Lecce (R) | 38 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 30 | 57 | −27 | 29 | Relegation to Serie B |
| 19 | Treviso (R) | 38 | 3 | 12 | 23 | 24 | 56 | −32 | 21 | Relegation to Serie B |
| 20 | Juventus (D, R) | 38 | 27 | 10 | 1 | 71 | 24 | +47 | 91 | Relegation to Serie B |

* 1 2 3 Milan, Fiorentina and Lazio were docked 30 points, all for involvement in the Calciopoli.
* ↑ 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.
* ↑ Messina were restored to Serie A following Juventus's punishment.
* ↑ Juventus were originally the first-placed team, but were placed at the bottom of the league table due to the Calciopoli scandal, relegating them to Serie B. The title was put sub judice, then assigned to Internazionale, the team taking the first place after the courts.

### Serie B

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Atalanta (P, C) | 42 | 24 | 9 | 9 | 61 | 39 | +22 | 81 | Promotion to Serie A |
| 2 | Catania (P) | 42 | 22 | 12 | 8 | 67 | 42 | +25 | 78 | Promotion to Serie A |
| 3 | Torino (O, P) | 42 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 51 | 31 | +20 | 76 | Qualification to promotion play-offs |
| 4 | Mantova | 42 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 46 | 35 | +11 | 69 | Qualification to promotion play-offs |
| 5 | Modena | 42 | 17 | 16 | 9 | 59 | 41 | +18 | 67 | Qualification to promotion play-offs |
| 6 | Cesena | 42 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 66 | 54 | +12 | 66 | Qualification to promotion play-offs |
| 7 | Arezzo | 42 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 45 | 34 | +11 | 66 | |
| 8 | Bologna | 42 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 55 | 42 | +13 | 64 | |
| 9 | Crotone | 42 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 56 | 48 | +8 | 63 | |
| 10 | Brescia | 42 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 54 | 44 | +10 | 60 | |
| 11 | Pescara | 42 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 41 | 50 | −9 | 54 | |
| 12 | Piacenza | 42 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 56 | 52 | +4 | 54 | |
| 13 | Bari | 42 | 11 | 18 | 13 | 43 | 47 | −4 | 51 | |
| 14 | Triestina | 42 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 44 | 51 | −7 | 51 | |
| 15 | Hellas Verona | 42 | 10 | 19 | 13 | 42 | 41 | +1 | 49 | |
| 16 | Vicenza | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 38 | 49 | −11 | 49 | |
| 17 | Rimini | 42 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 42 | 49 | −7 | 48 | |
| 18 | AlbinoLeffe | 42 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 38 | 52 | −14 | 46 | Qualification to relegation play-offs |
| 19 | Avellino (R) | 42 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 42 | 62 | −20 | 46 | Qualification to relegation play-offs |
| 20 | Ternana (R) | 42 | 7 | 18 | 17 | 36 | 58 | −22 | 39 | Relegation to Serie C1 |
| 21 | Cremonese (R) | 42 | 6 | 12 | 24 | 36 | 60 | −24 | 30 | Relegation to Serie C1 |
| 22 | Catanzaro (R, E, R) | 42 | 7 | 7 | 28 | 26 | 63 | −37 | 28 | Revival in Serie C2 |

* ↑ Relegated and then restored directly in Serie C2 by the Lodo Petrucci for financial problems.

## National team

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Italy | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 8 | +9 | 23 |
| Norway | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 18 |
| Scotland | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 13 |
| Slovenia | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 13 | −3 | 12 |
| Belarus | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 14 | −2 | 10 |
| Moldova | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 16 | −11 | 5 |
