2005–06 Torino FC season

Torino 2005–06 football season
Torino
2005–06 season
PresidentAttilio Romero
Pierluigi Marengo
Urbano Cairo
Head coachDaniele Arrigoni
Paolo Stringara
Gianni De Biasi
StadiumStadio delle Alpi
Serie B3rd (promoted)
Top goalscorerLeague:
Elvis Abbruscato (14)
All:
Elvis Abbruscato (15)
Highest home attendance58,560
Lowest home attendance24,995
Home colours
Away colours
← 2004–05

The 2005–06 season was the 100th season in the existence of Torino F.C. and the club's third consecutive season in the second division of Italian football.

Players

First-team squad

Squad at end of season[1]

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 Angelo Pagotto
3 DF Italy ITA Jacopo Balestri
4 DF Italy ITA Oscar Brevi (Captain)
5 DF Italy ITA Giovanni Orfei
6 DF Italy ITA Luca Ungari
7 FW Italy ITA Enrico Fantini
8 MF Italy ITA Fabio Gallo
9 FW Italy ITA Roberto Muzzi
10 MF Italy ITA Claudio Ferrarese
11 MF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Vedin Musić
14 MF Italy ITA Raffaele Longo
16 MF Ghana GHA Mark Edusei
17 MF Serbia and Montenegro SCG Nikola Lazetić
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 FW Italy ITA Elvis Abbruscato
20 MF Italy ITA Alessandro Rosina
21 DF Italy ITA Davide Nicola
22 FW Italy ITA Roberto Stellone
23 MF Italy ITA Andrea Ardito
26 DF Italy ITA Luigi Martinelli
27 DF Senegal SEN Diaw Doudou
28 MF Italy ITA Tommaso Vailatti
30 FW Greece GRE Zisis Vryzas
31 GK Italy ITA Alberto Maria Fontana
70 GK Italy ITA Massimo Taibi
79 DF Italy ITA Matteo Melara

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
8 DF Brazil BRA Ronaldo Vanin (to Catanzaro)
15 MF Italy ITA Andrea Gentile (return from loan to Messina)
18 MF Italy ITA Alessandro Campo (to Cittadella)
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 FW Italy ITA Liborio Bongiovanni (to Pro Sesto)
44 FW Italy ITA Claudio De Sousa (on loan to Catanzaro)

Transfers

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Serie B 10 September 2005 28 May 2006 Matchday 1 3rd 42 21 13 8 51 31 +20 050.00
Total 42 21 13 8 51 31 +20 050.00

Last updated: 28 May 2006
Source: Competitions

Serie B

League table

Pos Team
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 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
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
5 Modena 42 17 16 9 59 41 +18 67
Source: Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio 2007, Panini Edizioni, Modena, November 2006
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
42 21 13 8 51 31  +20 76 13 7 1 29 12  +17 8 6 7 22 19  +3

Last updated: 28 May 2006.
Source: Competitive matches

Results by round

Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss;   = Leader, Serie A;   = Serie A;   = Promotion play-offs;   = Relegation play-offs;   = 2006–07 Serie C1

Matches

Torino v AlbinoLeffe
10 September 2005 4 Torino 1–0 AlbinoLeffe Turin
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)
Atalanta v Torino
17 September 2005 5 Atalanta 2–1 Torino Bergamo
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)
Torino v Crotone
20 September 2005 6 Torino 0–0 Crotone Turin
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)
Torino v Vicenza
24 September 2005 7 Torino 2–0 Vicenza Turin
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)
Pescara v Torino
27 September 2005 1 Pescara 0–2 Torino Pescara
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)
Catanzaro v Torino
1 October 2005 8 Catanzaro 0–1 Torino Catanzaro
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)
Arezzo v Torino
5 October 2005 3 Arezzo 1–2 Torino Arezzo
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)
Torino v Bologna
9 October 2005 9 Torino 0–0 Bologna Turin
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)
Ternana v Torino
15 October 2005 10 Ternana 0–0 Torino Terni
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)
Torino v Bari
18 October 2005 2 Torino 0–0 Bari Turin
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)
Torino v Piacenza
22 October 2005 11 Torino 2–1 Piacenza Turin
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)
Mantova v Torino
26 October 2005 12 Mantova 1–0 Torino Mantua
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)
Torino v Cesena
29 October 2005 13 Torino 1–0 Cesena Turin
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)
Catania v Torino
4 November 2005 14 Catania 1–1 Torino Catania
--:-- CET (UTC+1)
Torino v Modena
13 November 2005 15 Torino 2–1 Modena Turin
--:-- CET (UTC+1)
Torino v Hellas Verona
19 November 2005 16 Torino 2–1 Hellas Verona Turin
--:-- CET (UTC+1)
Avellino v Torino
26 November 2005 17 Avellino 1–0 Torino Avellino
16:00 CET (UTC+1)
Torino v Triestina
3 December 2005 18 Torino 2–1 Triestina Turin
16:05 CET (UTC+1)
Rimini v Torino
10 December 2005 19 Rimini 2–1 Torino Rimini
16:00 CET (UTC+1)
Torino v Brescia
16 December 2005 20 Torino 1–1 Brescia Turin
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Cremonese v Torino
20 December 2005 21 Cremonese 0–1 Torino Cremonese
20:30 CET (UTC+1)
Torino v Pescara
7 January 2006 22 Torino 1–1 Pescara Turin
16:00 CET (UTC+1)
Bari v Torino
14 January 2006 23 Bari 2–2 Torino Bari
16:00 CET (UTC+1)
Torino v Arezzo
18 January 2006 24 Torino 1–2 Arezzo Turin
20:30 CET (UTC+1)
AlbinoLeffe v Torino
21 January 2006 25 AlbinoLeffe 0–0 Torino Bergamo
16:00 CET (UTC+1)
Torino v Atalanta
30 January 2006 26 Torino 2–2 Atalanta Turin
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Crotone v Torino
4 February 2006 27 Crotone 1–1 Torino Crotone
16:00 CET (UTC+1)
Vicenza v Torino
7 February 2006 28 Vicenza 3–2 Torino Vicenza
20:30 CET (UTC+1)
Torino v Catanzaro
11 February 2006 29 Torino 2–0 Catanzaro Turin
16:00 CET (UTC+1)
Bologna v Torino
24 February 2006 30 Bologna 1–1 Torino Bologna
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Torino v Ternana
4 March 2006 31 Torino 1–1 Ternana Turin
16:00 CET (UTC+1)
Piacenza v Torino
11 March 2006 32 Piacenza 1–0 Torino Piacenza
16:00 CET (UTC+1)
Torino v Mantova
18 March 2006 33 Torino 2–0 Mantova Turin
16:00 CET (UTC+1)
Cesena v Torino
24 March 2006 34 Cesena 1–2 Torino Cesena
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Torino v Catania
31 March 2006 35 Torino 2–1 Catania Turin
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Modena v Torino
8 April 2006 36 Modena 2–1 Torino Modena
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Hellas Verona v Torino
23 April 2006 37 Hellas Verona 0–1 Torino Verona
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Torino v Avellino
29 April 2006 38 Torino 1–0 Avellino Turin
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Triestina v Torino
6 May 2006 39 Triestina 0–2 Torino Trieste
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Torino v Rimini
13 May 2006 40 Torino 1–0 Rimini Turin
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Brescia v Torino
21 May 2006 41 Brescia 0–1 Torino Brescia
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Torino v Cremonese
28 May 2006 42 Torino 3–0 Cremonese Turin
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)

Promotion play-offs

Semi-finals

Cesena v Torino
1 June 2006 First leg Cesena 1–1 Torino Cesena
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Salvetti 16' Longo 45' Stadium: Stadio Dino Manuzzi
Attendance: 11,911
Referee: Stefano Farina
Torino v Cesena
4 June 2006 Second leg Torino 1–0
(2–1 agg.)		 Cesena Turin
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) Balestri 43' Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi
Attendance: 30,173
Referee: Emidio Morganti

Final

Mantova v Torino
8 June 2006 First leg Mantova 4–2 Torino Mantova
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) Cioffi 8'
Caridi 22', 67' (pen.)
Noselli 48' (pen.)		 Longo 6'
Abbruscato 74'		 Stadium: Stadio Danilo Martelli
Attendance: 14,853
Referee: Tiziano Pieri
Torino v Mantova
11 June 2006 Second leg Torino 3–1
(5–5 agg.)		 Mantova Turin
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) Rosina 36' (pen.)
Muzzi 64'
Nicola 95'		 Poggi 101' (pen.) Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi
Attendance: 58,560
Referee: Stefano Farina
Note: Torino was promoted to the 2006–07 Serie A as a better placed team in the regular season.

References

  1. ^ "FootballSquads - Torino - 2005/06". www.footballsquads.co.uk.
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