2005–06 A.C. Milan season

In 2005–06 season Associazione Calcio Milan had a rather modest season compared to its previous seasons, before being rocked by a minor involvement in the 2006 Italian football scandal, where rivals Juventus was relegated and stripped of two league titles. Due to Milan's involvement, it did not inherit either of the titles, instead being penalised and dropped down the 2006 order, initially out of European football but later reinstated into fourth, which meant UEFA Champions League qualification, a tournament Milan then went on to win. However, Milan started the 2006–07 Serie A season with an eight-point deduction, which complicated hopes of a new league title.

Milan
2005–06 season
ChairmanChairman Commission
ManagerCarlo Ancelotti
StadiumSan Siro
Serie A3rd (originally 2nd)
Coppa ItaliaQuarter-finals
UEFA Champions LeagueSemi-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Andriy Shevchenko (19)
All:
Andriy Shevchenko (28)
Highest home attendance79,706 (Serie A)
vs Juventus
(29 October 2005)
Lowest home attendance1,473 (Coppa Italia)
vs Brescia
(29 November 2005)
Average home league attendance59,993[1]

On the pitch, Milan was not able to challenge Juventus for the virtual league title, then going out against Barcelona in the Champions League.

Following the season, the club sold Andriy Shevchenko for €40 million, the highest fee paid for a player turning 30 in the same year, to English club Chelsea.

Players

Squad information
Squad at end of season[2]

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  BRA Dida
2 DF  BRA Cafu
3 DF  ITA Paolo Maldini (captain)
4 DF  GEO Kakha Kaladze
5 DF  ITA Alessandro Costacurta (vice-captain)
7 FW  UKR Andriy Shevchenko
8 MF  ITA Gennaro Gattuso
9 FW  ITA Filippo Inzaghi
10 MF  POR Rui Costa
11 FW  ITA Alberto Gilardino
12 GK  ITA Valerio Fiori
13 DF  ITA Alessandro Nesta
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 MF   SUI Johann Vogel
16 GK  AUS Zeljko Kalac
17 DF  CRO Dario Šimić
18 MF  CZE Marek Jankulovski
20 MF  NED Clarence Seedorf
21 MF  ITA Andrea Pirlo
22 MF  BRA Kaká
23 MF  ITA Massimo Ambrosini
27 MF  BRA Serginho
31 DF  NED Jaap Stam
37 FW  BRA Márcio Amoroso

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
32 FW  ITA Christian Vieri (to Monaco)
33 GK  GRE Dimitrios Eleftheropoulos (to Roma)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  ITA Andrea Amato (on loan to Biellese)
— FW  ITA Roberto Massaro (to Olbia)

Reserve 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
41 FW  ITA Matteo Ardemagni
43 FW  FRA Willy Aubameyang
44 MF  SVN Sandro Bloudek
45 MF  ITA Gastone Bottini
46 DF  ITA Lino Marzoratti
No. Pos. Nation Player
47 DF  ITA Elia Legati
48 MF  ITA Federico Piazza
49 FW  ITA Davide Di Gennaro
50 GK  ITA Davide Facchin

Competitions

  Win   Draw   Loss

Serie A
Main article: 2005–06 Serie A

League table
Pos Team 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
3 Milan[lower-alpha 1] 38 28 4 6 85 31 +54 58 Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round[4]
4 Chievo 38 13 15 10 54 49 +5 54
5 Palermo 38 13 13 12 50 52 −2 52 Qualification to UEFA Cup first round
Source: 2005–06 Serie A, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.[5]
(C) Champion
Notes:
  1. Milan, Fiorentina and Lazio were docked 30 points, all for involvement in the Calciopoli.[3]

Results by round
Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAHAAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAAHAHAHAHAHAHA
ResultDWLWWWWWWWWLWLLWWWLWWDDWWWWWDWWLWWWWWW
Position941074222222222433233333322222222222223
Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss;   = Leader, UEFA Champions League Groups stage;   = UEFA Champions League Groups stage;   = UEFA Champions League Qualifying round;   = 2006–07 UEFA Cup;   = 2006–07 Serie B; R = 2006–07 Serie B, 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.[6]
Milan, Fiorentina and Lazio were docked 30 points, all for involvement in the Calciopoli.[3]

Matches
28 August 2005 1 Ascoli 1–1 Milan Ascoli Piceno
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Cudini 58' Report Shevchenko 64' Stadium: Stadio Cino e Lillo Del Duca
Attendance: 22,919
Referee: Massimo De Santis
10 September 2005 2 Milan 3–1 Siena Milan
20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Ambrosini 15'
Shevchenko 31'
Kaká 81'		 Report Tudor 45' Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 56,468
Referee: Stefano Farina
18 September 2005 3 Sampdoria 2–1 Milan Genoa
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Bonazzoli 38'
Tonetto 57'		 Report Gilardino 18' Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Attendance: 27,809
Referee: Paolo Bertini
21 September 2005 4 Milan 2–0 Lazio Milan
20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Shevchenko 12'
Kaká 14'		 Report Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 57,778
Referee: Domenico Messina
25 September 2005 5 Treviso 0–2 Milan Padua
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Report Shevchenko 43' (pen.)
Gilardino 72'		 Stadium: Stadio Euganeo
Attendance: 17,389
Referee: Luca Palanca
2 October 2005 6 Milan 2–1 Reggina Milan
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Maldini 5', 20' Report Cavalli 90+3' Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 57,538
Referee: Nicola Rizzoli
16 October 2005 7 Cagliari 0–2 Milan Cagliari
20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Report Gilardino 1'
Shevchenko 27'		 Stadium: Stadio Sant'Elia
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Domenico Messina
23 October 2005 8 Milan 2–1 Palermo Milan
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Gattuso 29'
Inzaghi 78'		 Report Caracciolo 28' Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 63,115
Referee: Stefano Farina
26 October 2005 9 Empoli 1–3 Milan Empoli
20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Vannucchi 36' Report Gilardino 45+1', 50'
Vieri 55'		 Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Matteo Trefoloni
29 October 2005 10 Milan 3–1 Juventus Milan
20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Seedorf 14'
Kaká 26'
Pirlo 45'		 Report Trezeguet 76' Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 79,706
Referee: Paolo Bertini
6 November 2005 11 Milan 5–1 Udinese Milan
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Gilardino 25', 53'
Seedorf 37'
Pirlo 45'
Kaká 77'		 Report Iaquinta 60' (pen.) Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 57,942
Referee: Tiziano Pieri
20 November 2005 12 Fiorentina 3–1 Milan Florence
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Toni 10', 87'
Jørgensen 46'		 Report Gilardino 25' Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Attendance: 43,950
Referee: Pasquale Rodomonti P.
26 November 2005 13 Milan 2–1 Lecce Milan
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Pirlo 3'
Inzaghi 90+4'		 Report Konan 67' Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 55,129
Referee: Daniele Tombolini
3 December 2005 14 Chievo 2–1 Milan Verona
18:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Pellissier 45+1'
Tiribocchi 82'		 Report Kaladze 22' Stadium: Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi
Attendance: 14,733
Referee: Tiziano Pieri
11 December 2005 15 Internazionale 3–2 Milan Milan
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Adriano 24' (pen.), 90+2'
Martins 59'		 Report Shevchenko 39' (pen.)
Stam 83'		 Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 76,416
Referee: Domenico Messina
18 December 2005 16 Milan 4–0 Messina Milan
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Shevchenko 23' (pen.), 48'
Pirlo 83'
Gilardino 85'		 Report Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 60,434
Referee: Paolo Tagliavento
21 December 2005 17 Livorno 0–3 Milan Livorno
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Report Gilardino 23', 60'
Shevchenko 71'		 Stadium: Stadio Armando Picchi
Attendance: 16,304
Referee: Matteo Trefoloni
8 January 2006 18 Milan 4–3 Parma Milan
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Cardone 27' (o.g.)
Gilardino 29'
Kaká 36'
Shevchenko 81'		 Report Cannavaro 24'
Marchionni 70', 85'		 Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 54,338
Referee: Paolo Mazzoleni
15 January 2006 19 Roma 1–0 Milan Rome
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Mancini 81' Report Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 48,952
Referee: Roberto Rosetti
18 January 2006 20 Milan 1–0 Ascoli Milan
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Inzaghi 5' Report Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 53,076
Referee: Gianluca Rocchi
22 January 2006 21 Siena 0–3 Milan Siena
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Report Kaká 12', 84'
Shevchenko 69'		 Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi – Montepaschi Arena
Attendance: 10,693
Referee: Emidio Morganti
28 January 2006 22 Milan 1–1 Sampdoria Milan
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Shevchenko 13' (pen.) Report Gasbarroni 36' Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 55,395
Referee: Massimo De Santis
5 February 2006 23 Lazio 0–0 Milan Rome
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Report Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 29,956
Referee: Massimiliano Saccani
8 February 2006 24 Milan 5–0 Treviso Milan
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Kaká 14'
Shevchenko 53', 64'
Gilardino 62'
Inzaghi 73'		 Report Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 52,017
Referee: Nicola Stefanini
12 February 2006 25 Reggina 1–4 Milan Reggio Calabria
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Paredes 9' Report Inzaghi 14', 52', 90+3'
Gilardino 37'		 Stadium: Stadio Oreste Granillo
Attendance: 12,669
Referee: Daniele Tombolini
18 February 2006 26 Milan 1–0 Cagliari Milan
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Gilardino 23' (pen.) Report Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 54,599
Referee: Emidio Morganti
26 February 2006 27 Palermo 0–2 Milan Palermo
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Report Inzaghi 72'
Shevchenko 82' (pen.)		 Stadium: Stadio Renzo Barbera
Attendance: 31,868
Referee: Tiziano Pieri
4 March 2006 28 Milan 3–0 Empoli Milan
18:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Inzaghi 77', 86'
Shevchenko 81'		 Report Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 54,419
Referee: Paolo Dondarini
12 March 2006 29 Juventus 0–0 Milan Turin
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Report Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi
Attendance: 39,087
Referee: Massimo De Santis
19 March 2006 30 Udinese 0–4 Milan Udine
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Report Shevchenko 42', 65'
Gilardino 61'
Seedorf 71'		 Stadium: Stadio Friuli
Attendance: 19,242
Referee: Matteo Trefoloni
25 March 2006 31 Milan 3–1 Fiorentina Milan
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Shevchenko 20'
Kaká 48'
Gattuso 60'		 Report Toni 13' Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 64,700
Referee: Gianluca Paparesta
1 April 2006 32 Lecce 1–0 Milan Lecce
18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Konan 54' Report Stadium: Stadio Via del Mare
Attendance: 14,521
Referee: Paolo Dondarini
9 April 2006 33 Milan 4–1 Chievo Milan
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Nesta 29'
Kaká 62', 69' (pen.), 90+1'		 Report Pellissier 13' Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 60,762
Referee: Paolo Bertini
14 April 2006 34 Milan 1–0 Internazionale Milan
18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Kaladze 70' Report Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 74,137
Referee: Massimo De Santis
22 April 2006 35 Messina 1–3 Milan Messina
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Sculli 7' Report Jankulovski 33'
Gattuso 44'
Gilardino 90'		 Stadium: Stadio San Filippo
Attendance: 26,461
Referee: Tiziano Pieri
30 April 2006 36 Milan 2–0 Livorno Milan
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Inzaghi 28', 65' Report Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 62,008
Referee: Salvatore Racalbuto
7 May 2006 37 Parma 2–3 Milan Parma
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Corradi 54', 88' Report Kaká 29' (pen.)
Cafu 43'
Seedorf 56'		 Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini
Attendance: 20,631
Referee: Gianluca Paparesta
14 May 2006 38 Milan 2–1 Roma Milan
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Kaká 5' (pen.)
Amoroso 90+1' (pen.)		 Report Mexès 34' Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 66,305
Referee: Andrea De Marco

Coppa Italia
Main article: 2005–06 Coppa Italia

Round of 16
29 November 2005 First leg Milan 3–1 Brescia Milan
21:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Costa 26'
Gilardino 40'
Vieri 69'		 Alberti 48' Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 1,473
Referee: Nicola Rizzoli
11 January 2006 Second leg Brescia 3–4
(4–7 agg.)		 Milan Brescia
21:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Del Nero 38'
Di Biagio 61' (pen.)
Hamšík 71'		 Seedorf 15'
Inzaghi 31'
Costa 49', 88' (pen.)		 Stadium: Stadio Mario Rigamonti
Attendance: 2,663
Referee: Andrea De Marco

Quarter-finals
25 January 2006 First leg Milan 1–0 Palermo Milan
21:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Gilardino 87' Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 2,105
Referee: Stefano Farina
31 January 2006 Second leg Palermo 3–0
(3–1 agg.)		 Milan Palermo
21:00 CET (UTC+01:00) González 10', 51'
Caracciolo 18'		 Stadium: Stadio Renzo Barbera
Attendance: 10,739
Referee: Nicola Ayroldi

UEFA Champions League
Main article: 2005–06 UEFA Champions League

Group stage
Main article: 2005–06 UEFA Champions League group stage § Group E
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Milan 6 3 2 1 12 6 +6 11 Advance to knockout stage
2 PSV Eindhoven 6 3 1 2 4 6 −2 10
3 Schalke 04 6 2 2 2 12 9 +3 8 Transfer to UEFA Cup
4 Fenerbahçe 6 1 1 4 7 14 −7 4
Source: RSSSF
13 September 2005 1 Milan 3–1 Fenerbahçe Milan, Italy
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Kaká 18', 87'
Shevchenko 89'		 Report Alex 63' (pen.)
Demirel  77'		 Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 34,600
Referee: Mike Riley (England)
28 September 2005 2 Schalke 04 2–2 Milan Gelsenkirchen, Germany
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Larsen 3'
Altıntop 70'
Poulsen  82'		 Report Seedorf 1'
Shevchenko 59'
Kaká  73'		 Stadium: Veltins-Arena
Attendance: 53,425
Referee: Claus Bo Larsen (Denmark)
19 October 2005 3 Milan 0–0 PSV Eindhoven Milan, Italy
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Inzaghi  90+4' Report Reiziger  56' Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Konrad Plautz (Austria)
1 November 2005 4 PSV Eindhoven 1–0 Milan Eindhoven, Netherlands
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) Farfán 12' Report Gattuso  15'
Stam  45'  84'		 Stadium: Philips Stadion
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Graham Poll (England)
23 November 2005 5 Fenerbahçe 0–4 Milan Istanbul, Turkey
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) Barış  83' Report Shevchenko 16', 52', 70', 76'
Maldini  58'		 Stadium: Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Terje Hauge (Norway)
6 December 2005 6 Milan 3–2 Schalke 04 Milan, Italy
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) Pirlo 42',  56'
Kaká 52', 60'
Gattuso  59'		 Report Ernst  32'
Poulsen 44'
Kobiashvili  59'
Krstajić  63'
Lincoln 66'
Asamoah  86'
Rodríguez  90+1'		 Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 43,800
Referee: Manuel Mejuto González (Spain)

Knockout phase
Main article: 2005–06 UEFA Champions League knockout stage
Round of 16
21 February 2006 First leg Bayern Munich 1–1 Milan Munich, Germany
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) Ballack 23' Report Shevchenko 58' (pen.)
Seedorf  62'
Gattuso  76'		 Stadium: Allianz Arena
Attendance: 66,000
Referee: Frank De Bleeckere (Belgium)
8 March 2006 Second leg Milan 4–1
(5–2 agg.)		 Bayern Munich Milan, Italy
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) Inzaghi 8', 47'
Shevchenko 25'
Vogel  35'
Kaká 59'
Nesta  63'		 Report Ismaël 35'
Demichelis  39'
Sagnol  40'
Guerrero  76'		 Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 78,600
Referee: Valentin Ivanov (Russia)
Quarter-finals
29 March 2006 First leg Lyon 0–0 Milan Lyon, France
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Tiago  90+3' Report Costacurta  58' Stadium: Stade de Gerland
Attendance: 39,300
Referee: Konrad Plautz (Austria)
4 April 2006 Second leg Milan 3–1
(3–1 agg.)		 Lyon Milan, Italy
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Inzaghi 25', 88',  45'
Gattuso  27'
Serginho  90'
Maldini  90+1'
Shevchenko 90+3'		 Report Diarra 31' Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 78,900
Referee: Terje Hauge (Norway)
Semi-finals
18 April 2006 First leg Milan 0–1 Barcelona Milan, Italy
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Nesta  82' Report Puyol  34'
Giuly 57'
Oleguer  74'		 Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 76,900
Referee: Alain Sars (France)
26 April 2006 Second leg Barcelona 0–0
(1–0 agg.)		 Milan Barcelona, Spain
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Edmílson  90' Report Costacurta  44' Stadium: Camp Nou
Attendance: 99,255
Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)

Statistics

Appearances and goals
As of 30 June 2006
No. Pos Nat Player TotalSerie ACoppa
Italia		Champions
League
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK  BRA Dida 48-4136-310012-10
31 DF  NED Stam 37124+112+108+10
13 DF  ITA Nesta 42129+1120100
4 DF  GEO Kaladze 43226+224010+10
27 DF  BRA Serginho 46029+400+208+30
8 MF  ITA Gattuso 49331+4330110
21 MF  ITA Pirlo 49531+240+40121
20 MF  NED Seedorf 49631+5421111
22 MF  BRA Kaká 491928+7141+10125
7 FW  UKR Shevchenko 402827+1190011+19
11 FW  ITA Gilardino 471929+517326+40
16 GK  AUS Kalac 7020400+10
2 DF  BRA Cafu 25111+81103+20
3 DF  ITA Maldini 23213+12006+30
5 DF  ITA Costacurta 2108+70302+10
14 DF  CRO Simic 21010+50401+10
18 DF  CZE Jankulovski 2817+151400+20
10 MF  POR Rui Costa 29012+130000+40
23 MF  ITA Ambrosini 1815+81101+30
14 MF   SUI Vogel 2109+50300+40
9 FW  ITA Inzaghi 311716+7121+114+24
32 FW  ITA Vieri 1423+51113+20
37 FW  BRA Amoroso 511+311000
46 DF  ITA Marzoratti 20001+1000
41 FW  ITA Ardemagni 10000+1000
GK  ITA Favaretto 0000

Last updated: 31 June 2006
Source: Competitions

Serie A

References
  1. "Attendance Statistics of Serie A 2005–2006". StadiaPostcards.com.
  2. "FootballSquads - Milan - 2005/06". www.footballsquads.co.uk.
  3. "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.
  4. Chievo consequently demoted to UEFA Cup first round
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  6. Lega Serie A
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