2006–07 in Italian football
The 2006–07 season was the 105th season of competitive football in Italy.
Overview
The look of Italian football in the first divisions took on major changes as a result of the
Calciopoli scandal. It saw 29 time Serie A champions Juventus relegated from the top division to the second division Serie B
for the first time in the club's history.
Red Star Belgrade
in the third qualifying round.
Catania
made their first appearance in Serie A since 1984 after being promoted from Serie B.
Val di Sangro play their first season of professional football in Italy, after being promoted from Serie D to Serie C2
.
Events
- 22 July 2006 – Claudio Gentile's contract as coach of the Italian U21 national team is not renewed.
- 24 July 2006 – Former Lazio and Juventus forward Pierluigi Casiraghi is named coach of the Italian U21 national team. Gianfranco Zola will act as Casiraghi's technical consultant.
- 25 July 2006 – After appeals were heard in the Milanwill also stay in Serie A with an 8-point deduction.
- 17 August 2006 – Further penalties in the ongoing scandal were handed out. Arezzowill start the Serie B season with a 9-point deduction.
- 26 August 2006 – On appeal, Arezzo's penalty of a 9-point deduction was reduced to 6 points.
- 26 August 2006 – After going behind by 3 goals early in the extra time.
- 30 August 2006 – Fixture lists for the upcoming season in Serie A and Serie B are released.
- 7 September 2006 – Torino coach Gianni De Biasi is sacked three days before the start of the season. Alberto Zaccheroni is the new coach.[1]
- 9 September 2006 – Serie A and Serie B seasons begin.
- 19 September 2006 – Guido Rossi resigns as commissioner of the FIGC.
- 20 September 2006 – Luca Pancalli is appointed commissioner of the FIGC.
- 20 September 2006 – Atalantareceive two-month bans as a result of a betting inquiry. The two players were accused of "trying to obtain information on the final result of some football matches, in order to allow third parties to place their bets and be sure to win".
- 9 October 2006 – Pescara sack coach Davide Ballardini.
- 10 October 2006 – The Italian U21 team defeats Spain 2–1 to reach the UEFA U-21 Championships.
- 11 October 2006 – Pescara appoint Aldo Ammazzalorso as new coach.
- 16 October 2006 – Chievo sack coach Giuseppe Pillon and name former coach Luigi Delnerias his replacement.
- 19 October 2006 – Sienaare given a one-point deduction for a delay in payment of social security contributions.
- 27 October 2006 – After further appeals in the 2006 Serie A scandal, Juventus had their point penalty reduced from −17 to −9. Lazio had their penalty cut from −11 to −3. Fiorentina had their penalty cut from −19 to −15.
- 30 October 2006 – Serie C1 club Grosseto name Antonello Cuccureddu coach after sacking Massimiliano Allegri.
- 31 October 2006 – Arezzo sack coach Antonio Conte. Maurizio Sarriwas named as his replacement.
- 8 November 2006 – The Italian Youth championship will be named after deceased Inter president Giacinto Facchetti.
- 13 November 2006 – Ascoli sack coach Attilio Tesser.
- 14 November 2006 – Ascoli appoint Nedo Sonettias new coach.
- 27 November 2006 – Italian and European Footballer of the Year.
- 28 November 2006 – Genoa striker Giuseppe Sculli is handed an eight-month ban after a match-fixing episode called Caso Genoa.[2]
- 12 December 2006 – Reggina have their penalty cut from 15 to 11 points in further appeals for their part in the 2006 Serie A scandal.
- 12 December 2006 – Pescara sack coach Aldo Luigi Ammazzalorso. Assistant coach Vincenzo Vivarinitakes over on an interim basis.
- 17 December 2006 – Cagliari sack coach Marco Giampaolo.
- 18 December 2006 – Fabio Cannavaro is named FIFA World Player of the Year for 2006.
- 19 December 2006 – Franco Colomba is appointed coach of Cagliari.
- 23 December 2006 – Giampiero Ventura.
- 6 January 2007 – OBE, by Italian President Giorgio Napolitano.
- 14 January 2007 – Livorno sack coach Daniele Arrigoni.
- 16 January 2007 – Udinese sack coach Giovanni Galeone and appoint Alberto Malesani as his replacement.
- 16 January 2007 – After being sacked two days earlier, Livorno coach Daniele Arrigoni has been reinstated as coach of the club.
- 17 January 2007 – Luigi De Rosa is appointed coach of Pescara, with Vincenzo Vivarini going back at his previous assistant coach position.[3]
- 30 January 2007 – Messina sack coach Bruno Giordano and appoint Alberto Cavasinas his replacement.
- 2 February 2007 – All the Italian league fixtures, including Serie A and B, have been suspended indefinitely due to riots after a match between Palermo and Catania lead to the death of a policeman.[4] Italy's match against Romania and the Italy U21 match against Belgium have also been called off.[5]
- 11 February 2007 – Crotone sack coach Elio Gustinetti and appoint Guido Carbonito replace him.
- 11 February 2007 – Football leagues in Italy restart after events in Catania.
- 12 February 2007 – Parma sack coach Stefano Pioli and appoint Claudio Ranierito replace him.
- 12 February 2007 – Modena sack coach Daniele Zoratto.
- 13 February 2007 – Modena.
- 14 February 2007 – Catania are handed a stadium ban until 30 June, and all "home" games for the rest of the season will be played behind closed doors.[6]
- 22 February 2007 –
- 26 February 2007 – Torino sack coach Alberto Zaccheroni and recall Gianni De Biasi, fired three days before the start of the season, to replace him.
- 26 February 2007 – Cagliari sack coach Franco Colomba and recall Marco Giampaolo, fired two months earlier, to replace him.
- 26 February 2007 – Bari sack coach Rolando Maran and appoint Giuseppe Materazzias his replacement.
- 26 February 2007 – Triestina sack coach Andrea Agostinelli and appoint Franco Varrellaas his replacement.
- 27 February 2007 – Brescia sack coach Mario Somma.
- 28 February 2007 – Serse Cosmi is appointed coach of Brescia.
- 12 March 2007 – Messina goalkeeper Nicholas Caglioni is indefinitely suspended by the Football Federation after having failed a drugs test for cocaine.[8]
- 13 March 2007 – Arezzo sack coach Maurizio Sarri and reappoint Antonio Conte, replaced by Sarri himself in October, to replace him.
- 21 March 2007 – Livorno sack coach Daniele Arrigoni and appoint Fernando Orsito replace him.
- 2 April 2007 – Giancarlo Abete is unanimously elected president of FIGC.
- 2 April 2007 – Messina sack coach Alberto Cavasin and recall Bruno Giordano, fired two months earlier, to replace him.
- 2 April 2007 – Italy are named as World Team of the Year at the Laureus Awards.
- 3 April 2007 – Mantova.
- 22 April 2007 – A 2–1 away win to Inter, with five matches remaining in the season.
- 23 April 2007 – Palermo sack coach Francesco Guidolin and appoint assistant manager Renzo Gobbo and youth team coach Rosario Pergolizzias caretakers for the five remaining Serie A matches.
- 23 April 2007 – Messina sack Bruno Giordano for a second time in the season, and replace him with Bruno Bolchi.
- 6 May 2007 – Following their defeats respectively to Messina are mathematically relegated to Serie B.
- 9 May 2007 – Ravenna are the first team to be promoted to Serie B.
- 12 May 2007 – Serie C1.
- 13 May 2007 – Grosseto are promoted to Serie B.
- 14 May 2007 – With only two remaining matchdays to the end of the at the helm of the team.
- 19 May 2007 – With three remaining matchdays at the end of the season, Serie C1.
- 20 May 2007 – Palermo are mathematically qualified to the 2007–08 UEFA Cupin advance of a matchday.
- 22 May 2007 – Atalanta will not be able to enter the Intertoto Cup after failing to receive a licence.[9]
- 22 May 2007 – Bologna President Alfredo Cazzola has been suspended from any football activity until 30 November after a protest during a recent match.[10]
- 26 May 2007 – Didier Deschamps resigned from his Juventus head coaching post.
- 27 May 2007 – The last Catania.
- 29 May 2007 – Juventus appoints assistant coach Giancarlo Corradini as caretaker for the two final Serie B league matches.[11]
National teams
Italy national football team
Italy won the 2006 FIFA World Cup in a penalty shootout against France on 9 July 2006.
2006 FIFA World Cup
Group stage
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Italy
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 |  Ghana
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 6 | |
| 3 |  Czech Republic
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 3 | |
| 4 |  United States
|
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 1 |
| 12 June 2006 2006 FIFA World Cup | Italy  | 2–0 | Ghana | Hanover, Germany |
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Pirlo  40'Iaquinta 83' |
Report | Stadium: ) |
| 17 June 2006 2006 FIFA World Cup | Italy | 1–1 |  United States | Kaiserslautern, Germany |
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Gilardino 22' |
Report | Zaccardo 27' (o.g.) |
Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion Attendance: 46,000 Referee: Jorge Larrionda (Uruguay) |
| 22 June 2006 2006 FIFA World Cup | Czech Republic | 0–2 | Italy | Hamburg, Germany |
| 16:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Report | Materazzi 26' Inzaghi 87' |
Stadium: FIFA World Cup Stadium, Hamburg Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Benito Archundia (Mexico) |
Round of 16
| 26 June 2006 2006 FIFA World Cup | Italy | 1–0 |  Australia | Kaiserslautern, Germany |
| 17:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Totti 90+5' (pen.) |
Report | Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion Attendance: 46,000 Referee: Luis Medina Cantalejo (Spain) |
Quarter-final
| 30 June 2006 2006 FIFA World Cup | Italy | 3–0 |  Ukraine | Hamburg, Germany |
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Zambrotta 6' Toni 59', 69' |
Report | Stadium: FIFA World Cup Stadium, Hamburg Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Frank De Bleeckere (Belgium) |
Semi-final
| 4 July 2006 2006 FIFA World Cup | Germany  | 0–2 | Italy | Dortmund, Germany |
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Report | Grosso 119' Del Piero 120+1' |
Stadium: FIFA World Cup Stadium, Dortmund Attendance: 65,000 Referee: Benito Archundia (Mexico) |
Final
| 9 July 2006 2006 FIFA World Cup | Italy | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–3 p) |  France | Berlin, Germany |
| 20:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Materazzi 19' |
Report | Zidane 7' (pen.) |
Stadium: Olympiastadion Attendance: 69,000 Referee: Horacio Elizondo (Argentina) |
| Penalties | ||||
Pirlo  Materazzi De Rossi Del Piero Grosso |
Wiltord Trezeguet Abidal Sagnol |
|||
UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italy
|
12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 9 | +13 | 29 | Qualify for final tournament |
| 2 |  France
|
12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 5 | +20 | 26 | |
| 3 |  Scotland
|
12 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 12 | +9 | 24 | |
| 4 | Ukraine
|
12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 16 | +2 | 17 | |
| 5 |  Lithuania
|
12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 13 | −2 | 16 | |
| 6 |  Georgia
|
12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 16 | 19 | −3 | 10 | |
| 7 |  Faroe Islands
|
12 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 43 | −39 | 0 |
| 2 September 2006 UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying | Italy | 1–1 | Lithuania | Naples, Italy |
| 20:50 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Inzaghi 30' |
Report | Danilevičius 21' |
Stadium: ) |
| 6 September 2006 UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying | France | 3–1 | Italy | Saint-Denis, France |
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Govou 2', 55' Henry 18' |
Report | Gilardino 20' |
Stadium: Stade de France Attendance: 78,800 Referee: Herbert Fandel (Germany) |
| 7 October 2006 UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying | Italy | 2–0 | Ukraine | Rome, Italy |
| 20:50 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Oddo 71' (pen.) Toni 79' |
Report | Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 49,149 Referee: Kyros Vassaras (Greece) |
| 28 March 2007 UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying | Italy | 2–0 | Scotland | Bari, Italy |
| 20:50 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Toni 12', 70' |
Report | Stadium: Stadio San Nicola Attendance: 37,500 Referee: Frank De Bleeckere (Belgium) |
Friendlies
| 2 June 2006 International friendly | Italy | 0–0 | Ukraine | Lausanne, Switzerland |
| 20:50 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Report | Stadium: ) |
| 16 August 2006 International friendly | Italy | 0–2 |  Croatia | Livorno, Italy |
| 20:50 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Report | Eduardo 28' Modrić 42' |
Stadium: Stadio Armando Picchi Attendance: 16,150 Referee: Knut Kircher (Germany) |
| 15 November 2006 International friendly | Italy | 1–1 |  Turkey | Bergamo, Italy |
| 20:50 CET (UTC+01:00) | Di Natale 29' |
Report | Materazzi 42' (o.g.) |
Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia Attendance: 24,386 Referee: Massimo Busacca (Switzerland) |
Honours
| Competition | Winner |
|---|---|
Serie A
|
Inter
|
Coppa Italia
|
Roma
|
Serie B
|
Juventus |
| Serie C1/A | Grosseto
|
| Serie C1/B | Ravenna
|
| Serie C2/A | Legnano
|
| Serie C2/B | Foligno
|
| Serie C2/C | Sorrento
|
| Coppa Italia Serie C | Foggia
|
| Serie D | Round A: Sangiuseppese
|
| Eccellenza Regionale | see Eccellenza 2006–07 |
Italian Super Cup
|
Inter
|
Transfer deals
Deaths
- Inter.
- Alessio Ferramosca and Riccardo Neri, both 17, Juventus youth players.
- Pietro Rava, 90, last remaining Italy 1938 FIFA World Cup winner.
- Sandro Salvadore, 67, Juventus and Italy defender.
- Internazionale and Italystriker.
- Sienachairman.
References
- ^ "De Biasi sacked by Toro". channel4.com. Archived from the original on 8 September 2004. Retrieved 7 September 2006.
- ^ Eight month ban for Sculli Archived 4 January 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Rai sport [dead link]
- ^ Serie A and B suspended Archived 11 May 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Azzurri friendlies called off Archived 15 February 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Catania handed stadium ban Archived 23 May 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Flachi suspended by Italian league". CNN. Archived from the original on 22 May 2011. Retrieved 22 April 2010.
- ^ ESPNsoccernet – Europe – Messina's Caglioni tests positive for cocaine Archived 25 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Intertoto exclude Atalanta". Football Italia. 22 May 2007. Archived from the original on 24 May 2007. Retrieved 22 May 2007.
- ^ "Bologna chief Cazzola banned". Football Italia. 22 May 2007. Archived from the original on 12 July 2007. Retrieved 22 May 2007.
- ^ "Corradini Takes Charge at Juve". Soccer365. 29 May 2007. Retrieved 31 May 2007. [dead link]