2005–06 ACF Fiorentina season

Fiorentina

2005–06 season
Chairman	Andrea Della Valle
Manager	Cesare Prandelli
Serie A	9th (originally 4th)
Coppa Italia	Last 16
Top goalscorer	League: Luca Toni (31) All: Luca Toni (33)
← 2004–05 2006–07 →

ACF Fiorentina had its best season on the pitch since 1998-99 season, and was thought to have clinched a qualifying spot to the 2006-07 UEFA Champions League, before the club was punished for its involvement in the Italian football scandal. It was originally relegated to Serie B, but following a successful appeal, Fiorentina was admitted to play in Serie A the following season, albeit lost its Champions League slot and had to start the season 15 points down, removing all chances to challenge for the title.

The most significant player during the season was new striker Luca Toni, 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 an almost unprecedented result. New goalkeeper Sébastien Frey was also impressive, conceding 41 goals only due to a weak defence.

Squad

Goalkeepers

• Sébastien Frey
• Sebastián Cejas
• Marco Roccati
• Bogdan Lobonţ
• 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

Attackers

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

Serie A

Matches

1	Fiorentina	2–1	Sampdoria
	Fiore  15' Toni  30' (pen.)		Diana  74'

2	Messina	2–2	Fiorentina
	Di Napoli  57' Zoro  61'		Toni  9' Bojinov  41'

3	Fiorentina	4–2	Udinese
	Fiore  38' Toni  42', 86' Donadel  79'		Muntari  27' Iaquinta  90+1' (pen.)

4	Lecce	1–3	Fiorentina
	Pinardi  27' (pen.)		Fiore  48' Bojinov  52' Toni  63'

5	Internazionale	1–0	Fiorentina
	Martins  7'

6	Fiorentina	3–2	Livorno
	Toni  27' Jørgensen  34' Pazzini  60'		Galante  85' Morrone  88'

7	Lazio	1–0	Fiorentina
	Zauri  82'

8	Fiorentina	4–1	Parma
	Toni  2', 24', 60' Fiore  36'		Grella  66'

9	Siena	0–2	Fiorentina
			Toni  2', 67'

10	Fiorentina	2–1	Cagliari
	Toni  53' Jørgensen  82'		Suazo  23'

11	Ascoli	0–2	Fiorentina
			Ujfaluši  1' Toni  62'

12	Fiorentina	3–1	Milan
	Toni  10', 87' Jørgensen  46'		Gilardino  25'

13	Roma	1–1	Fiorentina
	Tommasi  2'		Toni  67' (pen.)

14	Fiorentina	1–2	Juventus
	Pazzini  39'		Trezeguet  9' Camoranesi  88'

15	Fiorentina	1–0	Treviso
	Fiore  52'

16	Empoli	1–1	Fiorentina
	Vannucchi  73'		Pazzini  70'

17	Fiorentina	1–0	Palermo
	Jørgensen  40'

18	Reggina	1–1	Fiorentina
	A. Lucarelli  12'		Jørgensen  13'

19	Fiorentina	2–1	Chievo
	Toni  35', 90+1'		Zanchetta  69'

20	Sampdoria	3–1	Fiorentina
	Palombo  12' Tonetto  25' Flachi  32'		Toni  14'

21	Fiorentina	2–0	Messina
	Toni  45+1', 73'

22	Udinese	0–0	Fiorentina

23	Fiorentina	1–0	Lecce
	Toni  37'

24	Fiorentina	2–1	Internazionale
	Brocchi  10' Jiménez  65'		Recoba  85'

25	Livorno	2–0	Fiorentina
	Lucarelli  67' (pen.), 76'

26	Fiorentina	1–2	Lazio
	Bojinov  60'		Behrami  33' Rocchi  50'

27	Parma	2–4	Fiorentina
	F. Simplício  3' (pen.) Bresciano  19'		Bojinov  35', 39' Jørgensen  48' Jiménez  68'

28	Fiorentina	2–1	Siena
	Toni  3' Pazzini  90+1'		Vergassola  15'

29	Cagliari	0–0	Fiorentina

30	Fiorentina	3–1	Ascoli
	Brocchi  53' Toni  83' Pazzini  89'		Domizzi  43'

31	Milan	3–1	Fiorentina
	Shevchenko  20' Kaká  48' Gattuso  60'		Toni  13'

32	Fiorentina	1–1	Roma
	Toni  2'		Cufré  72'

33	Juventus	1–1	Fiorentina
	Del Piero  73'		Toni  47'

34	Treviso	1–3	Fiorentina
	Borriello  39'		Toni  25' Brocchi  49' Montolivo  84'

35	Fiorentina	2–1	Empoli
	Pasqual  43' Jiménez  58'		Riganò  66'

36	Palermo	1–0	Fiorentina
	Di Michele  53'

37	Fiorentina	5–2	Reggina
	Fiore  25' Toni  28', 64' Jørgensen  35' Bojinov  65'		Amoruso  81', 84' (pen.)

38	Chievo	0–2	Fiorentina
			Toni  21' Dainelli  85'

Top Scorers

• Luca Toni 31 (2)
• Martin Jørgensen 7
• Valeri Bojinov 6
• Stefano Fiore 6
• Giampaolo Pazzini 4

Sources

RSSSF - Italy 2005/06

ACF Fiorentina seasons 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1944 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15

2005–06 in Serie A Ascoli Cagliari Chievo Empoli Fiorentina Internazionale Juventus Lazio Lecce Livorno Messina Milan Palermo Parma Reggina Roma Sampdoria Siena Treviso Udinese