2005–06 CA Osasuna season

CA Osasuna
2005–06 season
Manager Mexico Javier Aguirre
Stadium El Sadar
La Liga 4th
UEFA Cup First round
Copa del Rey Round of 16

During the 2005–06 Spanish football season, CA Osasuna competed in La Liga.

Season summary

The culmination of a consolidated CA Osasuna in the elite of football came the 2005-06 season. It was Javier Aguirre’s fourth consecutive year as the manager and CA Osasuna had just returned to European competition the previous year on the 2005–06 La Liga. The 2005–06 La Liga CA Osasuna season was a historic season for the club. After 38 league games, the team managed to finished 4th in La Liga only falling behind F.C. Barcelona, Real Madrid and Valencia[1]. For the second time in its history, CA Osasuna finished 4th in the Spanish first division league, obtaining the qualification for the first time in the club history to the UEFA Champions League[2]. They would end up falling against Hamburger SV on the previous qualification to the Champions League 2006-07, drawing both leg-games but losing the qualification [3]. Automatically CA Osasuna dropped and played the UEFA Europa League on the 2006-07 season. The 2005–06 La Liga season was the season that CA Osasuna recorded the most points on a single season in its history[1]. Also, they were able to finished 2nd in the league before Christmas break with 36 points, finishing on top of Real Madrid and Valencia and only falling behind F.C Barcelona[1]. Javier Aguirre would end up leaving the following season to manage Atletico de Madrid due to the success of the 2005-06 season[2]. During the season, CA Osasuna stadium name was changed from El Sadar to Reyno de Navarra[4]

First-team squad

Squad at end of season[5]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 Spain GK Juan Elía
2 Spain DF José Izquierdo
3 Spain DF Rafael Clavero
4 Spain DF Miguel Flaño
5 Spain DF Carlos Cuéllar
6 Spain MF Raúl García
7 Spain DF César Cruchaga
8 Spain MF Juan Manuel Ortiz (on loan from Atlético Madrid)
9 Serbia and Montenegro FW Savo Milošević
10 Spain MF Francisco Puñal
11 Morocco MF Moha
12 Spain MF Fran Moreno
No. Position Player
13 Spain GK Ricardo
14 Spain DF Josetxo
15 Cameroon FW Pierre Webó
16 Spain MF David López
17 Spain DF Javier Flaño
18 Uruguay MF Marcelo Sosa (on loan from Atlético Madrid)
19 Spain DF Enrique Corrales
20 Argentina FW Bernardo Romeo
21 Spain MF Valdo
22 Spain MF Iñaki Muñoz
23 France MF Ludovic Delporte
26 Spain GK Roberto Santamaría

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
24 Spain FW Gorka Brit (on loan to Eibar)

References

  1. 1 2 3 S.L., Diarioas AS. "Calendario Primera división 2005/2006 - Regular en AS.com". resultados.as.com. Retrieved 2017-10-25.
  2. 1 2 AGENCIAS (2006-05-19). "Aguirre se marcha de Osasuna dejando al equipo en Champions". EL PAÍS (in Spanish). Retrieved 2017-10-25.
  3. ↑ Agencias (2006-08-22). "El Hamburgo acaba con el sueño de Osasuna en 'Champions' (1-1)". Cadena SER (in Spanish). Retrieved 2017-10-25.
  4. ↑ "El Sadar pasa a llamarse 'Reyno de Navarra' - elmundo.es deportes". www.elmundo.es. Retrieved 2017-10-25.
  5. ↑ http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/spain/2005-2006/laliga/osasuna.htm
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