2005–06 CA Osasuna season

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

CA Osasuna
2005–06 season
Manager Javier Aguirre
StadiumEl Sadar
La Liga4th
UEFA CupFirst round
Copa del ReyRound of 16

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

References
  1. S.L., Diarioas AS. "Calendario Primera división 2005/2006 - Regular en AS.com". resultados.as.com. Retrieved 2017-10-25.
  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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