2004–05 A.S. Livorno Calcio season

Livorno
2004–05 season
Chairman Aldo Spinelli
Manager Franco Colomba (until 11 January)
Roberto Donadoni (from 11 January)
Stadium Stadio Armando Picchi
Serie A 9th
Coppa Italia Second stage
Top goalscorer League:
Cristiano Lucarelli (24)
All:
Cristiano Lucarelli
Highest home attendance 19,726
Lowest home attendance 13,051
Average home league attendance 15,334[1]

Manager Franco Colomba was sacked in January, with former manager Roberto Donadoni returning for a second spell in charge. Livorno ultimately finished 9th.

Players

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. Position Player
1 Italy GK Marco Amelia
3 Italy MF Alessandro Gambadori
4 Portugal MF José Luís Vidigal[notes 1]
5 Italy DF Alessandro Lucarelli
6 Italy DF Fabio Galante
7 Italy DF Alessandro Grandoni
8 France DF Marc Pfertzel
9 Lithuania FW Tomas Danilevičius
10 Italy FW Igor Protti
13 Chile DF Jorge Vargas
14 Italy MF Claudio Grauso
15 Italy MF Alessandro Doga
16 Italy DF Andrea Giallombardo
17 Ghana DF Emmanuel Osei
19 Italy DF Gabriele Baldi
20 Italy MF Luca Vigiani
No. Position Player
21 Italy MF Matteo Lombardi
22 Italy GK Gianmatteo Mareggini
23 Italy FW Corrado Colombo (on loan Sampdoria)
28 Italy MF Dario Passoni
30 Italy MF Alessandro Stefanini
32 Czech Republic MF Mario Lička (on loan from Baník Ostrava)
67 Italy MF Gennaro Ruotolo
69 Italy DF David Balleri
79 Italy DF Matteo Melara
84 Italy GK Luca Mazzoni
86 Brazil FW Paulinho
87 Italy GK Marco Buonocore
88 Italy GK Davide Bacci
98 Italy DF Brando Garzelli
99 Italy FW Cristiano Lucarelli

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. Position Player
19 Italy DF Alessandro Evangelisti (released)
No. Position Player
21 Chile MF Nicolás Córdova (to Ascoli)

Competitions

Serie A

League table

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Juventus 38 26 8 4 67 27 +40 0861 2005–06 UEFA Champions League Group stage
2 Milan 38 23 10 5 63 28 +35 79
3 Internazionale 38 18 18 2 65 37 +28 72 2005–06 UEFA Champions League Third qualifying round
4 Udinese 38 17 11 10 56 40 +16 62
5 Sampdoria 38 17 10 11 42 29 +13 61 2005–06 UEFA Cup First round
6 Palermo 38 12 17 9 48 44 +4 53
7 Messina 38 12 12 14 44 52 −8 48
8 Roma 38 11 12 15 55 58 −3 0452 2005–06 UEFA Cup First round
9 Livorno 38 11 12 15 49 60 −11 45
10 Lazio 38 11 11 16 48 53 −5 0443 2005 UEFA Intertoto Cup Third round
11 Lecce 38 10 14 14 66 73 −7 44
12 Cagliari 38 10 14 14 51 60 −9 44
13 Reggina 38 10 14 14 36 45 −9 44
14 Siena 38 9 16 13 44 55 −11 43
15 Chievo 38 11 10 17 32 49 −17 43
16 Fiorentina 38 9 15 14 42 50 −8 42
17 Parma 38 10 12 16 48 65 −17 42 Relegation tie-breaker
18 Bologna (R) 38 9 15 14 33 36 −3 42
19 Brescia (R) 38 11 8 19 37 54 −17 41 Relegation to Serie B
20 Atalanta (R) 38 8 11 19 34 45 −11 35

Source: Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio - La Storia 1898-2004, Panini Edizioni, Modena, September 2005
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
1Juventus were stripped of the title during the 2005–06 Serie A season, because of the 2006 Italian football scandal
2Roma gained entry to the 2005–06 UEFA Cup as 2004–05 Coppa Italia runners-up: champions Internazionale qualified to the 2005–06 UEFA Champions League.
3Lazio gained entry to the 2005 UEFA Intertoto Cup after Messina and Livorno renounced.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

References

  1. ↑ "Statistiche Spettatori Serie A 2004-2005 Attendance Statistics of Serie A (1st Div) 2004-2005 Juventus,Milan,Inter,Roma,Lazio,Fio". www.stadiapostcards.com.
  2. ↑ "FootballSquads - Livorno - 2004/05". www.footballsquads.co.uk.

Notes

  1. ↑ Vidigal was born in Sá da Bandeira (now Lubango]]), Angola, but was raised in Portugal and made his international debut for Portugal in 2000.
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