Serie A
Season2006–07
Dates9 September 2006 – 26 May 2007
ChampionsInternazionale
15th title
RelegatedChievo Verona
Ascoli
Messina
Champions LeagueInternazionale
Roma
Lazio
Milan
UEFA CupPalermo
Fiorentina
Empoli
Intertoto CupSampdoria
Matches played380
Goals scored969 (2.55 per match)
Top goalscorerFrancesco Totti
(26 goals)
Highest scoringRoma 7–0 Catania
Average attendance19,720

The 2006–07 Serie A (known as the Serie A TIM for sponsorship reasons) was the 105th season of top-tier Italian football, the 75th in a round-robin tournament. It was scheduled to begin on 26 and 27 August but was postponed to 2 September 2006 due to the Calciopoli scandal, which led to the absence of Juventus. On 22 April 2007, Internazionale became Serie A champions after defeating Siena, as Roma's loss to Atalanta left Inter with a 16-point advantage with five matches to play.

Events

2006 Italian football scandal

Following the Serie A scandal of 2006, Juventus was relegated to Serie B and deducted 9 points. Fiorentina, Milan and Lazio, were deducted 15, 8 and 3 points respectively but were not relegated. Consequently, Lecce, Messina and Treviso, originally slated for relegation to Serie B, were to remain in Serie A. However, Fiorentina and Lazio successfully appealed and escaped relegation, thus relegating Lecce and Treviso and keeping 20 teams in Serie A.

As part of another inquiry, Reggina were handed a 15-point penalty but were allowed to remain in Serie A.[1] This penalty was reduced to 11 points on appeal.

League halting of February 2007

On 2 February 2007, police officer Filippo Raciti was killed outside the Stadio Angelo Massimino, Catania, in football-related violence during the Sicilian derby between rivals Catania and Palermo.[2] The match, originally scheduled for 4 February at 15:00, was exceptionally advanced on Friday at 18:00 under request of Catania because of the simultaneity with the St. Agatha local celebrations.

The dramatic Sicilian derby events, which followed the murder of Ermanno Licursi, an amateur club manager, beaten to death during a riot in a Terza Categoria league match, led Commissioner Luca Pancalli to call a stop to all football matches in Italy, including Serie A fixtures. Pancalli noted how the league fixtures would not start again until a solution to the violence issue in Italian football is found. The week after, a special law by the government enforced the measures to be taken against violence in football stadia and forbade the presence of supporters inside stadia which didn't agree with mandatory security dispositions, thus enabling Italian football to go on with half of the matches played without audience.

Following the events, Catania was prohibited to play its home matches at Stadio Angelo Massimino for the remaining part of the season, and the club was also forced to play its home matches in neutral grounds without spectators (a porte chiuse, behind closed doors). Several other Italian stadia were closed too because of security reasons, and reopened only once they would have passed several safety requirements. All stadiums were successfully reopened for April, with Stadio Massimino's exception. Catania's home matches were successively allowed to be attended by spectators, yet on neutral ground, as from 13 May.

Dominant Inter

With their victory over Siena on 22 April 2007, Internazionale captured the 2006–07 Serie A title (the 15th Scudetto in their club history) by moving 16 points clear of second-place Roma with five matches to play. Inter's dominant effort marked the defence of the title they were awarded in the wake of the Calciopoli scandal, and their first Scudetto claimed on the field since 28 May 1989.[3] Clinching with five matches remaining, Inter tied the Serie A record for earliest title claim (along with Torino in the 1947–48 Serie A). The team also broke the record for most consecutive wins with a 17 match winning streak.

Relegation battle

With Messina and Ascoli already relegated, there was only one relegation slot left to be decided in the last matchday, with Parma (39 points), Chievo Verona (39), Catania (38), Siena (37) and Reggina (37) involved in the battle. The key match in the relegation battle was widely expected to be Catania–Chievo, to be played in Bologna because of the forced closure of Stadio Angelo Massimino by the Italian Football Federation (FIGC) following the February 2007 infamous riots in the Sicilian derby. The match ended in a 2–0 win for Catania; due to the contemporary wins of Parma, Siena and Reggina, Chievo were therefore relegated to Serie B.

Team details

Stadiums and locations

Club City Stadium Capacity 2005–06 season Team season
Ascoli Ascoli Piceno Stadio Cino e Lillo Del Duca 23,000 10th in Serie A Season
Atalanta Bergamo Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia 25,640 Serie B Champions Season
Cagliari Cagliari Stadio Sant'Elia 23,386 14th in Serie A Season
Catania Catania Stadio Angelo Massimino 29,148 Serie B Runners-up Season
Chievo Verona Verona Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi 39,211 4th in Serie A Season
Empoli Empoli Stadio Carlo Castellani 17,000 7th in Serie A Season
Fiorentina Florence Stadio Artemio Franchi 47,246 9th in Serie A Season
Internazionale Milan San Siro 82,955 Serie A Champions Season
Lazio Rome Stadio Olimpico 80,500 16th in Serie A Season
Livorno Livorno Stadio Armando Picchi 19,238 6th in Serie A Season
Messina Messina Stadio San Filippo 40,200 17th in Serie A Season
Milan Milan San Siro 82,955 3rd in Serie A Season
Palermo Palermo Stadio Renzo Barbera 37,342 5th in Serie A Season
Parma Parma Stadio Ennio Tardini 27,906 8th in Serie A Season
Reggina Reggio Calabria Stadio Oreste Granillo 27,454 13th in Serie A Season
Roma Rome Stadio Olimpico 80,500 2nd in Serie A Season
Sampdoria Genoa Stadio Luigi Ferraris 37,091 12th in Serie A Season
Siena Siena Stadio Artemio Franchi 15,373 15th in Serie A Season
Torino Turin Stadio Olimpico di Torino 25,378 Serie B Playoff Winners Season
Udinese Udine Stadio Friuli 41,315 11th in Serie A Season

Personnel and sponsoring

Team Head Coach Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Ascoli Italy Nedo Sonetti Italy Michele Fini Legea Pompea
Atalanta Italy Stefano Colantuono Italy Antonino Bernardini Asics Sit in Sport, Daihatsu
Cagliari Italy Marco Giampaolo Honduras David Suazo Asics Tiscali, Sky
Catania Italy Pasquale Marino Italy Armando Pantanelli Legea SP Energia Siciliana
Chievo Verona Italy Luigi Delneri Italy Lorenzo D'Anna Lotto Paluani/Banca Popolare di Verona/Ferroli/Cattolica Assicurazioni, Soglia Travel/Buon Viaggio Network
Empoli Italy Luigi Cagni Italy Ighli Vannucchi Asics Frutta, Computer Gross
Fiorentina Italy Cesare Prandelli Italy Dario Dainelli Lotto Toyota
Internazionale Italy Roberto Mancini Argentina Javier Zanetti Nike Pirelli
Lazio Italy Delio Rossi Italy Luciano Zauri Puma INA Assitalia, Festa del Cinema di Roma
Livorno Italy Fernando Orsi Italy Cristiano Lucarelli Legea Banca Carige, Mediaset Premium
Milan Italy Carlo Ancelotti Italy Paolo Maldini Adidas Bwin
Messina Italy Bruno Bolchi Italy Christian Riganò Legea Castello Sicily/Legea/Framon Hotel Group/Hermes Media/Sporteconomy.it/Chevrolet Roberto Capitelli/Radio Margherita/Mazda Napoli/Sponsoring Group, Air Malta
Palermo Italy Francesco Guidolin Italy Eugenio Corini Lotto Mandi
Parma Italy Claudio Ranieri Italy Giuseppe Cardone Erreà Gimoka/Play Radio (in UEFA matches), Play Radio
Reggina Italy Walter Mazzarri Italy Alessandro Lucarelli Onze Gicos, Regione Calabria
Roma Italy Luciano Spalletti Italy Francesco Totti Diadora Festa del Cinema di Roma/Pepsi Collection
Sampdoria Italy Walter Novellino Italy Sergio Volpi Kappa ERG Diesel One
Siena Italy Mario Beretta Italy Enrico Chiesa Mass Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena
Torino Italy Gianni De Biasi Italy Diego De Ascentis Asics Reale Mutua, Fratelli Beretta
Udinese Italy Alberto Malesani Italy Giampiero Pinzi Lotto Gaudì Jeans

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Internazionale (C) 38 30 7 1 80 34 +46 97 Qualification to Champions League group stage[lower-alpha 1]
2 Roma 38 22 9 7 74 34 +40 75
3 Lazio[lower-alpha 2] 38 18 11 9 59 33 +26 62 Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round
4 Milan[lower-alpha 2] 38 19 12 7 57 36 +21 61 Qualification to Champions League group stage[lower-alpha 1]
5 Palermo 38 16 10 12 58 51 +7 58 Qualification to UEFA Cup first round
6 Fiorentina[lower-alpha 2] 38 21 10 7 62 31 +31 58
7 Empoli 38 14 12 12 42 43 −1 54
8 Atalanta 38 12 14 12 56 54 +2 50
9 Sampdoria 38 13 10 15 44 48 −4 49 Qualification to Intertoto Cup third round[lower-alpha 3]
10 Udinese 38 12 10 16 49 55 −6 46
11 Livorno 38 10 13 15 41 54 −13 43
12 Parma 38 10 12 16 41 56 −15 42
13 Catania 38 10 11 17 46 68 −22 41
14 Reggina[lower-alpha 2] 38 12 15 11 52 50 +2 40
15 Siena[lower-alpha 4] 38 9 14 15 35 45 −10 40
16 Torino 38 10 10 18 27 47 −20 40
17 Cagliari 38 9 13 16 35 46 −11 40
18 Chievo (R) 38 9 12 17 38 48 −10 39 Relegation to Serie B
19 Ascoli (R) 38 5 12 21 36 67 −31 27
20 Messina (R) 38 5 11 22 37 69 −32 26
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Milan qualified for 2007–08 UEFA Champions League group stage instead of third qualifying round as the title holders.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Fiorentina were docked 15 points, Reggina 11 points, Milan 8 points and Lazio 3 points, all for involvement in the 2006 Italian football scandal.
  3. ↑ Sampdoria gained entry to the 2007 UEFA Intertoto Cup after Atalanta renounced. Sampdoria then qualified for the 2007–08 UEFA Cup first round.
  4. ↑ Siena were given a one-point deduction for a delay in payment of social security contributions.

Top goalscorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Italy Francesco Totti Roma 26
2 Italy Cristiano Lucarelli Livorno 20
3 Italy Christian Riganò Messina 19
4 Italy Rolando Bianchi Reggina 18
5 Italy Nicola Amoruso Reggina 17
Italy Gionatha Spinesi Catania
7 Romania Adrian Mutu Fiorentina 16
Italy Tommaso Rocchi Lazio
Italy Luca Toni Fiorentina
10 Sweden Zlatan Ibrahimović Internazionale 15

Results

Home \ Away ASC ATA CAG CTN CHV EMP FIO INT LAZ LIV MES MIL PAL PAR REG ROM SAM SIE TOR UDI
Ascoli 1–3 2–1 2–2 3–0 0–1 1–1 1–2 2–2 0–2 1–1 2–5 3–2 0–0 2–3 1–1 1–1 0–1 0–2 2–2
Atalanta 3–1 3–3 1–1 1–0 0–0 2–2 1–1 0–0 5–1 3–2 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–1 3–2 3–1 1–2 1–2
Cagliari 1–0 2–0 0–1 0–2 0–0 0–2 1–1 0–2 2–2 2–0 2–2 1–0 0–0 0–2 3–2 1–0 2–2 0–0 2–1
Catania 3–3 0–0 0–1 2–0 2–1 0–1 2–5 3–1 3–2 2–2 1–1 1–2 2–0 1–4 0–2 4–2 1–1 1–1 1–0
Chievo 1–0 2–2 0–0 2–1 0–0 0–1 0–2 0–1 2–1 1–1 0–1 0–1 1–0 3–2 2–2 1–1 1–2 3–0 2–0
Empoli 4–1 2–0 1–0 2–1 1–1 1–2 0–3 1–1 2–2 3–1 0–0 2–0 2–0 3–3 1–0 2–0 1–0 0–0 1–1
Fiorentina 4–0 3–1 1–0 3–0 1–0 2–0 2–3 1–0 2–1 4–0 2–2 2–3 1–0 3–0 0–0 5–1 1–0 5–1 2–0
Internazionale 2–0 2–1 1–0 2–1 4–3 3–1 3–1 4–3 4–1 2–0 2–1 2–2 2–0 1–0 1–3 1–1 2–0 3–0 1–1
Lazio 3–1 1–0 0–0 3–1 0–0 3–1 0–1 0–2 1–0 1–0 0–0 1–2 0–0 0–0 3–0 1–0 1–1 2–0 5–0
Livorno 0–0 4–2 2–1 4–1 0–2 0–0 1–0 1–2 1–1 2–1 0–0 1–2 3–0 1–1 1–1 1–0 0–0 1–1 1–0
Messina 1–2 0–0 2–2 1–1 2–1 2–2 2–2 0–1 1–4 0–1 1–3 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 0–2 1–0 0–3 1–0
Milan 1–0 1–0 3–1 3–0 3–1 3–1 0–0 3–4 2–1 2–1 1–0 0–2 1–0 3–1 1–2 1–0 0–0 0–0 2–3
Palermo 4–0 2–3 1–3 5–3 1–1 0–1 1–1 1–2 0–3 3–0 2–1 0–0 3–4 4–3 1–2 2–0 2–1 3–0 2–0
Parma 1–0 3–1 2–1 1–1 2–2 3–1 2–0 1–2 1–3 1–0 4–1 0–2 0–0 2–2 0–4 0–1 1–0 1–0 0–3
Reggina 2–1 1–1 2–1 0–1 1–1 4–1 1–1 0–0 2–3 2–2 3–1 2–0 0–0 3–2 1–0 0–1 0–1 1–1 1–1
Roma 2–2 2–1 2–0 7–0 1–1 1–0 3–1 0–1 0–0 2–0 4–3 1–1 4–0 3–0 3–0 4–0 1–0 0–1 3–1
Sampdoria 2–0 2–1 1–1 1–0 3–0 1–2 0–0 0–2 2–0 4–1 3–1 1–1 1–1 3–2 0–0 2–4 0–0 1–0 3–3
Siena 0–1 1–1 0–0 1–1 2–1 2–0 1–1 1–2 2–1 0–0 3–1 3–4 1–1 2–2 0–1 1–3 0–2 1–0 2–2
Torino 1–0 1–2 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 0–1 1–3 0–4 0–0 1–1 0–1 0–0 1–1 1–2 1–2 1–0 1–2 2–3
Udinese 0–0 2–3 3–1 0–1 2–1 0–1 1–0 0–0 2–4 4–0 1–0 0–3 1–2 3–3 1–1 0–1 1–0 3–0 2–0
Source: lega-calcio.it (in Italian)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Attendances

Serie A attendances have dropped marginally. Higher attendances in the last couple of weeks increased the final season average for Serie A to 19,720. These are the average Serie A team attendances for the 2006–07 season:[4]

Club Average
Attendance		 Highest
Attendance		 Game
Ascoli 7,209 15,000 vs Milan
Atalanta 12,246 24,000 vs Milan
Cagliari 11,479 20.200 vs Milan
Catania 16,185 20,000 vs Palermo
Chievo Verona 6,719 13,000 vs Ascoli
Empoli 5,351 12,000 vs. Fiorentina
Fiorentina 30,000 41,000 vs. Milan
Internazionale 48,000 64,000 vs. Torino
Lazio 25,000 61,000 vs. Roma
Livorno 8,500 13,000 vs Sampdoria
Messina 11,500 17,500 vs. Milan
Milan 47,000 79,000 vs Internazionale
Palermo 24,000 35,000 vs Catania
Parma 15,000 20,000 vs Internazionale
Reggina 12,500 21,000 vs Milan
Roma 38,689 61,292 vs Lazio
Sampdoria 19,000 27,000 vs Internazionale
Siena 8,000 14,000 vs Internazionale
Torino 20,500 24,000 vs Internazionale
Udinese 14,500 20,000 vs Internazionale

Catania hosted Ascoli, Fiorentina, Inter, Lazio, Reggina, Roma, Siena and Torino at neutral venues without fans, and Milan and Chievo Verona in Bologna, but with fans welcome.

Milan outnumbered every other team for the highest number of season ticket holders with 37,000, with Inter not far behind with 35,000 season ticket holders.

The lowest attendance for the season was recorded in the Ascoli vs Cagliari match, in the final day of the league, that attracted a mere 2,800 people.

See also

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