2005–06 Torino FC season

The 2005–06 season was the 100th season in the existence of Torino F.C. and the club's third consecutive season in the second division of Italian football.

Torino

2005–06 season
President	Attilio Romero Pierluigi Marengo Urbano Cairo
Head coach	Daniele Arrigoni Paolo Stringara Gianni De Biasi
Stadium	Stadio delle Alpi
Serie B	3rd (promoted)
Top goalscorer	League: Elvis Abbruscato (14) All: Elvis Abbruscato (15)
Highest home attendance	58,560
Lowest home attendance	24,995
Home colours Away colours

Players

First-team squad

Squad at end of season

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

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	ITA	Angelo Pagotto
3	DF	ITA	Jacopo Balestri
4	DF	ITA	Oscar Brevi (Captain)
5	DF	ITA	Giovanni Orfei
6	DF	ITA	Luca Ungari
7	FW	ITA	Enrico Fantini
8	MF	ITA	Fabio Gallo
9	FW	ITA	Roberto Muzzi
10	MF	ITA	Claudio Ferrarese
11	MF	BIH	Vedin Musić
14	MF	ITA	Raffaele Longo
16	MF	GHA	Mark Edusei
17	MF	SCG	Nikola Lazetić

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
19	FW	ITA	Elvis Abbruscato
20	MF	ITA	Alessandro Rosina
21	DF	ITA	Davide Nicola
22	FW	ITA	Roberto Stellone
23	MF	ITA	Andrea Ardito
26	DF	ITA	Luigi Martinelli
27	DF	SEN	Diaw Doudou
28	MF	ITA	Tommaso Vailatti
30	FW	GRE	Zisis Vryzas
31	GK	ITA	Alberto Maria Fontana
70	GK	ITA	Massimo Taibi
79	DF	ITA	Matteo Melara

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.	Pos.	Nation	Player
8	DF	BRA	Ronaldo Vanin (to Catanzaro)
15	MF	ITA	Andrea Gentile (return from loan to Messina)
18	MF	ITA	Alessandro Campo (to Cittadella)

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
19	FW	ITA	Liborio Bongiovanni (to Pro Sesto)
44	FW	ITA	Claudio De Sousa (on loan to Catanzaro)

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Serie B	10 September 2005	28 May 2006	Matchday 1	3rd	42	21	13	8	51	31	+20	050.00
Total					42	21	13	8	51	31	+20	050.00

Last updated: 28 May 2006
Source: Competitions

Serie B

Main article: 2005–06 Serie B

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Atalanta (P, C)	42	24	9	9	61	39	+22	81	Promotion to Serie A
2	Catania (P)	42	22	12	8	67	42	+25	78
3	Torino (O, P)	42	21	13	8	51	31	+20	76	Qualification to promotion play-offs
4	Mantova	42	18	15	9	46	35	+11	69
5	Modena	42	17	16	9	59	41	+18	67

Source: Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio 2007, Panini Edizioni, Modena, November 2006
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
42	21	13	8	51	31	+20	76	13	7	1	29	12	+17	8	6	7	22	19	+3

Last updated: 28 May 2006.
Source: Competitive matches

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	W	D	W	W	L	D	W	W	D	D	W	L	W	D	W	W	L	W	L	D	W	D	D	L	D	D	D	L	W	D	D	L	W	W	W	L	W	W	W	W	W	W
Position	1	2	1	1	5	6	4	2	3	3	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	4	3	3	4	4	6	5	5	6	6	6	6	7	7	6	5	5	4	3	3	3	3	3

Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss;   = Leader, Serie A;   = Serie A;   = Promotion play-offs;   = Relegation play-offs;   = 2006–07 Serie C1

Matches

Torino v AlbinoLeffe

10 September 2005 4	Torino	1–0	AlbinoLeffe	Turin
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)

Atalanta v Torino

17 September 2005 5	Atalanta	2–1	Torino	Bergamo
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)

Torino v Crotone

20 September 2005 6	Torino	0–0	Crotone	Turin
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)

Torino v Vicenza

24 September 2005 7	Torino	2–0	Vicenza	Turin
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)

Pescara v Torino

27 September 2005 1	Pescara	0–2	Torino	Pescara
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)

Catanzaro v Torino

1 October 2005 8	Catanzaro	0–1	Torino	Catanzaro
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)

Arezzo v Torino

5 October 2005 3	Arezzo	1–2	Torino	Arezzo
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)

Torino v Bologna

9 October 2005 9	Torino	0–0	Bologna	Turin
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)

Ternana v Torino

15 October 2005 10	Ternana	0–0	Torino	Terni
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)

Torino v Bari

18 October 2005 2	Torino	0–0	Bari	Turin
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)

Torino v Piacenza

22 October 2005 11	Torino	2–1	Piacenza	Turin
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)

Mantova v Torino

26 October 2005 12	Mantova	1–0	Torino	Mantua
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)

Torino v Cesena

29 October 2005 13	Torino	1–0	Cesena	Turin
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)

Catania v Torino

4 November 2005 14	Catania	1–1	Torino	Catania
--:-- CET (UTC+1)

Torino v Modena

13 November 2005 15	Torino	2–1	Modena	Turin
--:-- CET (UTC+1)

Torino v Hellas Verona

19 November 2005 16	Torino	2–1	Hellas Verona	Turin
--:-- CET (UTC+1)

Avellino v Torino

26 November 2005 17	Avellino	1–0	Torino	Avellino
16:00 CET (UTC+1)

Torino v Triestina

3 December 2005 18	Torino	2–1	Triestina	Turin
16:05 CET (UTC+1)

Rimini v Torino

10 December 2005 19	Rimini	2–1	Torino	Rimini
16:00 CET (UTC+1)

Torino v Brescia

16 December 2005 20	Torino	1–1	Brescia	Turin
20:45 CET (UTC+1)

Cremonese v Torino

20 December 2005 21	Cremonese	0–1	Torino	Cremonese
20:30 CET (UTC+1)

Torino v Pescara

7 January 2006 22	Torino	1–1	Pescara	Turin
16:00 CET (UTC+1)

Bari v Torino

14 January 2006 23	Bari	2–2	Torino	Bari
16:00 CET (UTC+1)

Torino v Arezzo

18 January 2006 24	Torino	1–2	Arezzo	Turin
20:30 CET (UTC+1)

AlbinoLeffe v Torino

21 January 2006 25	AlbinoLeffe	0–0	Torino	Bergamo
16:00 CET (UTC+1)

Torino v Atalanta

30 January 2006 26	Torino	2–2	Atalanta	Turin
20:45 CET (UTC+1)

Crotone v Torino

4 February 2006 27	Crotone	1–1	Torino	Crotone
16:00 CET (UTC+1)

Vicenza v Torino

7 February 2006 28	Vicenza	3–2	Torino	Vicenza
20:30 CET (UTC+1)

Torino v Catanzaro

11 February 2006 29	Torino	2–0	Catanzaro	Turin
16:00 CET (UTC+1)

Bologna v Torino

24 February 2006 30	Bologna	1–1	Torino	Bologna
20:45 CET (UTC+1)

Torino v Ternana

4 March 2006 31	Torino	1–1	Ternana	Turin
16:00 CET (UTC+1)

Piacenza v Torino

11 March 2006 32	Piacenza	1–0	Torino	Piacenza
16:00 CET (UTC+1)

Torino v Mantova

18 March 2006 33	Torino	2–0	Mantova	Turin
16:00 CET (UTC+1)

Cesena v Torino

24 March 2006 34	Cesena	1–2	Torino	Cesena
20:45 CET (UTC+1)

Torino v Catania

31 March 2006 35	Torino	2–1	Catania	Turin
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)

Modena v Torino

8 April 2006 36	Modena	2–1	Torino	Modena
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)

Hellas Verona v Torino

23 April 2006 37	Hellas Verona	0–1	Torino	Verona
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)

Torino v Avellino

29 April 2006 38	Torino	1–0	Avellino	Turin
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)

Triestina v Torino

6 May 2006 39	Triestina	0–2	Torino	Trieste
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)

Torino v Rimini

13 May 2006 40	Torino	1–0	Rimini	Turin
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)

Brescia v Torino

21 May 2006 41	Brescia	0–1	Torino	Brescia
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)

Torino v Cremonese

28 May 2006 42	Torino	3–0	Cremonese	Turin
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)

Promotion play-offs

Semi-finals

Cesena v Torino

1 June 2006 First leg	Cesena	1–1	Torino	Cesena
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Salvetti 16'		Longo 45'	Stadium: Stadio Dino Manuzzi Attendance: 11,911 Referee: Stefano Farina

Torino v Cesena

4 June 2006 Second leg	Torino	1–0 (2–1 agg.)	Cesena	Turin
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Balestri 43'			Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi Attendance: 30,173 Referee: Emidio Morganti

Final

Mantova v Torino

8 June 2006 First leg	Mantova	4–2	Torino	Mantova
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Cioffi 8' Caridi 22', 67' (pen.) Noselli 48' (pen.)		Longo 6' Abbruscato 74'	Stadium: Stadio Danilo Martelli Attendance: 14,853 Referee: Tiziano Pieri

Torino v Mantova

11 June 2006 Second leg	Torino	3–1 (5–5 agg.)	Mantova	Turin
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Rosina 36' (pen.) Muzzi 64' Nicola 95'		Poggi 101' (pen.)	Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi Attendance: 58,560 Referee: Stefano Farina
Note: Torino was promoted to the 2006–07 Serie A as a better placed team in the regular season.