2004–05 A.S. Roma season

Roma
2004–05 season
President Franco Sensi
Manager Cesare Prandelli
(until 12 September 2004)
Rudi Völler
(from 12 September 2004 to 3 October 2004)
Luigi Delneri
(from 3 October 2004 to 13 March 2005)
Bruno Conti
(from 13 March 2005)
Stadium Stadio Olimpico
Serie A 8th
Coppa Italia Runners-up
UEFA Champions League Group stage
Top goalscorer League:
Vincenzo Montella (21)
All:
Vincenzo Montella (23)
Average home league attendance 49,631[1]
Home colours
Away colours

Associazione Sportiva Roma endured possibly its most troubled season ever, in which the club almost went from a genuine title threat to relegation. Despite its eight place, the 18th placed Bologna was only a few points behind in the close table.

The problems started before the season began, with coach Fabio Capello signing for Juventus, and key players Emerson and Walter Samuel departing. That Samuel departed to Real Madrid was greeted with disappointment, but the move was thought to be necessary given the financial struggles of Roma. The moves for Capello and Emerson in contrast, were controversial, with Rome's mayor Walter Veltroni even having to step in to calm feelings down, when Capello had decided to buy Emerson to the Turin club.

Controversy resumed when Roma signed French defender Philippe Mexès from Auxerre, despite a rolling contract. Auxerre took Roma to UEFA court, and in July 2005, Roma was suspended from the transfer market for a full calendar year. In the midst of chaos, new coach Cesare Prandelli decided to resign when finding out his wife was seriously ill (she would survive another two years before dying), and Prandelli returned to football with Fiorentina one year later.

Rudi Völler, formerly a striker at the club, and the man in charge when Germany reached the final of the 2002 FIFA World Cup, took over, but the German did not last long, complaining of a lack of organisation. Former Chievo coach Luigi Delneri, who had been sacked from European champions Porto in pre-season, due to spending too much time in his native Italy, took charge, but the squad lacked confidence, and the scandals and internal fighting caused Roma to slip into the relegation fight. Former club midfielder Bruno Conti saved the club from relegation, owing much to striking duo Vincenzo Montella and Francesco Totti.

A notable incident during the season was referee Anders Frisk being hit by a coin in a Champions League fixture against Dynamo Kyiv, as Roma crashed out of the tournament in its initial phase. Another intrigue was the tug of war between captain Francesco Totti and young pretender Antonio Cassano, a battle Cassano lost. Due to Roma's transfer ban, the club could not get rid of Cassano until January 2006, when Real Madrid bought him.

Players

Squad information

Last updated on 29 May 2005
Appearances include league matches only
No. Name Nat Position(s) Date of birth (Age at end of season) Signed from Signed in Apps. Goals
Goalkeepers
1 Gianluca Curci Italy GK 12 July 1985 (aged 19) Italy Youth Sector 2004 11 0
12 Carlo Zotti Italy GK 3 September 1982 (aged 22) Italy Palermo 2001 14 0
22 Ivan Pelizzoli Italy GK 18 November 1980 (aged 24) Italy Atalanta 2001 72 0
Defenders
2 Christian Panucci (Vice-Captain) Italy RB / CB 12 April 1973 (aged 32) France Monaco 2001 110 4
3 Abel Xavier Portugal LB 30 November 1972 (aged 32) Germany Hannover 96 2004 3 0
5 Philippe Mexès France CB 30 March 1982 (aged 23) France Auxerre 2004 28 0
8 Matteo Ferrari Italy CB 5 December 1979 (aged 25) Italy Parma 2004 35 0
13 Cristian Chivu Romania LB / CB 26 October 1980 (aged 24) Netherlands Ajax 2003 32 4
19 Giuseppe Scurto Italy CB 5 January 1984 (aged 21) Italy Youth Sector 2004 9 0
25 Leandro Cufré Argentina LB 9 May 1978 (aged 27) Argentina Gimnasia La Plata 2002 41 0
28 Aleandro Rosi Italy RB 17 May 1987 (aged 18) Italy Youth Sector 2004 1 0
31 Traianos Dellas Greece CB 31 January 1976 (aged 29) Italy Perugia 2002 44 2
Midfielders
4 Daniele De Rossi Italy DM / CM 24 July 1983 (aged 21) Italy Youth Sector 2001 51 4
15 Olivier Dacourt France AM / CM 25 September 1974 (aged 30) England Leeds United 2003 68 1
17 Damiano Tommasi Italy DM / CM 17 May 1974 (aged 31) Italy Hellas Verona 1996 236 12
20 Simone Perrotta Italy LM / CM / AM 17 September 1977 (aged 27) Italy Chievo 2004 30 3
23 Alberto Aquilani Italy CM / AM 7 July 1984 (aged 20) Italy Youth Sector 2002 30 0
28 Valerio Virga Italy CM 6 June 1986 (aged 19) Italy Youth Sector 2004 6 0
29 Leandro Greco Italy CM 19 July 1986 (aged 18) Italy Youth Sector 2003 1 0
30 Mancini Brazil LW / RW / AM 1 August 1980 (aged 24) Italy Venezia 2003 67 12
Forwards
9 Vincenzo Montella Italy CF / ST 18 June 1974 (aged 31) Italy Sampdoria 1999 155 79
10 Francesco Totti (Captain) Italy AM / LW / SS / CF / ST 27 September 1976 (aged 28) Italy Youth Sector 1992 301 98
11 Daniele Corvia Italy CF / ST 22 November 1984 (aged 20) Italy Youth Sector 2003 16 0
18 Antonio Cassano Italy ST / SS 12 July 1982 (aged 22) Italy Bari 2001 113 37
26 Alessio Cerci Italy RW / SS 23 July 1987 (aged 17) Italy Youth Sector 2003 3 0
99 Mido Egypt CF / ST 23 February 1983 (aged 22) France Marseille 2004 8 0
Players transferred during the season
7 Luigi Sartor Italy LB / RB / CB 30 January 1975 (aged 30) Italy Parma 2002 19 0
21 Gaetano D'Agostino Italy CM / AM 3 June 1982 (aged 23) Italy Bari 2003 22 0
24 Marco Delvecchio Italy CF / ST 7 April 1973 (aged 32) Italy Internazionale 1995 231 62
32 Vincent Candela France LB / LWB 24 October 1973 (aged 31) France Guingamp 1997 210 14

Competitions

Overall

Competition Started round Current
position		 Final
position		 First match Last match
Serie A Matchday 1 — 8th 12 September 2004 29 May 2005
Coppa Italia Round of 16 — Runners-up 19 November 2004 15 June 2005
Champions League Group stage — Group stage 15 September 2004 8 December 2004

Last updated: 15 June 2005

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
1 Juventus 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.

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
38 11 12 15 55 58  −3 45 6 8 5 31 26  +5 5 4 10 24 32  −8

Last updated: 29 May 2005.
Source: Competitive matches

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAH
ResultWLDLDWDLWDLLWDWWLWDWWDDLWLLLLDLLLDLDWD

Updated to match(es) played on 29 May 2005. Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Coppa Italia

Round of 16

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

UEFA Champions League

Group stage

Group B
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Germany Bayer Leverkusen 6321137+611
Spain Real Madrid 6321118+311
Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv 6312118+310
Italy Roma 6015416−121

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player TotalSerie ACoppa ItaliaChampions League
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goalkeepers
1 GK Italy Gianluca Curci 00000000
12 GK Italy Carlo Zotti 00000000
22 GK Italy Ivan Pelizzoli 00000000
Defenders
2 DF Italy Christian Panucci 00000000
3 DF Portugal Abel Xavier 00000000
5 DF France Philippe Mexès 00000000
8 DF Italy Matteo Ferrari 00000000
13 DF Romania Cristian Chivu 00000000
19 DF Italy Giuseppe Scurto 00000000
25 DF Argentina Leandro Cufré 00000000
28 DF Italy Aleandro Rosi 00000000
31 DF Greece Traianos Dellas 00000000
Midfielders
4 MF Italy Daniele De Rossi 00000000
15 MF France Olivier Dacourt 00000000
17 MF Italy Damiano Tommasi 00000000
20 MF Italy Simone Perrotta 00000000
23 MF Italy Alberto Aquilani 00000000
28 MF Italy Valerio Virga 00000000
29 MF Italy Leandro Greco 00000000
30 MF Brazil Mancini 00000000
Forwards
9 FW Italy Vincenzo Montella 00000000
10 FW Italy Francesco Totti 00000000
11 FW Italy Daniele Corvia 00000000
18 FW Italy Antonio Cassano 00000000
25 FW Italy Alessio Cerci 00000000
99 FW Egypt Mido 00000000
Players transferred out during the season
7 DF Italy Luigi Sartor 00000000
21 MF Italy Gaetano D'Agostino 00000000
24 FW Italy Marco Delvecchio 00000000
32 DF France Vincent Candela 00000000

Source: Competitions

Goalscorers

Rank No. Pos Nat Name Serie A Coppa Italia UEFA CL Total
1 9 FW Italy Vincenzo Montella 21 1 1 23
2 10 FW Italy Francesco Totti 12 3 0 15
3 18 FW Italy Antonio Cassano 9 1 1 11
4 30 MF Brazil Mancini 4 1 0 5
5 16 MF Italy Daniele De Rossi 2 1 1 4
6 20 MF Italy Simone Perrotta 3 0 0 3
7 13 DF Romania Cristian Chivu 2 0 0 2
31 DF Greece Traianos Dellas 1 1 0 2
9 5 DF France Philippe Mexès 0 1 0 1
11 FW Italy Daniele Corvia 0 1 0 1
Own goal 1 0 1 2
Totals 55 10 4 69

Last updated: 15 June 2005

Clean sheets

Rank No. Pos Nat Name Serie A Coppa Italia UEFA CL Total
1 1 GK Italy Gianluca Curci 3 0 0 3
12 GK Italy Carlo Zotti 2 1 0 3
22 GK Italy Ivan Pelizzoli 3 0 0 3
Totals 8 1 0 9

Last updated: 15 June 2005

Disciplinary record

No. Pos Nat Name Serie A Coppa Italia UEFA CL Total
Yellow card Yellow cardYellow cardRed card Red card Yellow card Yellow cardYellow cardRed card Red card Yellow card Yellow cardYellow cardRed card Red card Yellow card Yellow cardYellow cardRed card Red card
Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Last updated:

References

  1. ↑ http://www.stadiapostcards.com/A04-05.htm
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