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 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.[4]
(C) Champion.
Notes:
  1. 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
Goalkeepers
1 GK Dida 48036000120
16 GK Zeljko Kalac 7020400+10
Defenders
2 DF Cafu 25111+81103+20
3 DF Paolo Maldini 23213+12006+30
4 DF Kakha Kaladze 43226+224010+10
5 DF Alessandro Costacurta 2108+70302+10
13 DF Alessandro Nesta 42129+1120100
14 DF Dario Šimić 21010+50401+10
18 DF Marek Jankulovski 2817+151400+20
31 DF Jaap Stam 37124+112+108+10
46 DF Lino Marzoratti 20001+1000
Midfielders
8 MF Gennaro Gattuso 49331+4330110
10 MF Rui Costa 29012+130000+40
20 MF Clarence Seedorf 49631+5421111
21 MF Andrea Pirlo 49531+240+40121
22 MF Kaká 491928+7141+10125
23 MF Massimo Ambrosini 1815+81101+30
14 MF Johann Vogel 2109+50300+40
27 MF Serginho 46029+400+208+30
Forwards
7 FW Andriy Shevchenko 402827+1190011+19
9 FW Filippo Inzaghi 311716+7121+114+24
11 FW Alberto Gilardino 471929+517326+40
32 FW Christian Vieri 1423+51113+20
37 FW Márcio Amoroso 511+311000
41 FW Matteo Ardemagni 10000+1000

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. "Norme organizzative interne della F.I.G.C. - Art. 51.6" (PDF) (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. 14 August 2015. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
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