# 2005–06 Inter Milan season

The 2005–06 season was Football Club Internazionale Milano's 97th in existence and 90th consecutive season in the top flight of Italian football.

## Season overview

The 2005–06 Serie A season opened with success in the Supercoppa Italiana, beating Juventus 1–0 in extra time with a goal scored by Verón. During the Champions League group stage, the side managed to have a line-up of 11 foreign players on the pitch: the only European was Luís Figo, playing the second time. Despite a good first half (also including a 3–2 win in derby, that lacked since 2002) Inter did not have a great second half, and knocked out in the Champions League by Villarreal.
On the pitch, the season finished like the previous with third place and the win of the Coppa Italia against Roma. However, during the summer after the World Cup, Juventus and A.C. Milan were caught in the Calciopoli scandal: in late July, a few weeks after Italian national team triumph in Germany, Juventus was stripped of the title, and Inter was awarded the 2005–06 title. Further, the relegation of Juventus to Serie B made Inter the only club to be present in all seasons of the modern Serie A (from 1929–30).

## Players
### Squad information

    As of 27 May 2006
| Squad no. | Name | Position | Date of birth (age) |
| Goalkeepers |||||
| 1 | Francesco Toldo | GK | (1971-12-02)2 December 1971 (aged 33) |
| 12 | Júlio César | GK | (1979-09-03)3 September 1979 (aged 25) |
| 22 | Paolo Orlandoni | GK | (1972-08-12)12 August 1972 (aged 32) |
| Defenders |||||
| 2 | Iván Córdoba | CB | (1976-08-11)11 August 1976 (aged 28) |
| 3 | Nicolás Burdisso | CB | (1981-04-12)12 April 1981 (aged 24) |
| 4 | Javier Zanetti (Captain) | RB / CM / RM | (1973-08-10)10 August 1973 (aged 31) |
| 11 | Siniša Mihajlović | CB / DM / LB | (1969-02-20)20 February 1969 (aged 36) |
| 13 | Zé Maria | RB / RM | (1973-07-25)25 July 1973 (aged 31) |
| 16 | Giuseppe Favalli | LB / CB | (1972-01-08)8 January 1972 (aged 33) |
| 23 | Marco Materazzi | CB | (1973-08-19)19 August 1973 (aged 31) |
| 25 | Walter Samuel | CB | (1978-03-23)23 March 1978 (aged 27) |
| 33 | Pierre Womé | LB / DM / LM | (1979-03-26)26 March 1979 (aged 26) |
| Midfielders |||||
| 5 | Dejan Stanković | CM / AM | (1978-09-11)11 September 1978 (aged 26) |
| 6 | Cristiano Zanetti | DM / CM | (1977-04-10)10 April 1977 (aged 28) |
| 7 | Luís Figo | RW / AM | (1972-11-04)4 November 1972 (aged 32) |
| 8 | David Pizarro | CM / DM | (1979-09-11)11 September 1979 (aged 25) |
| 14 | Juan Sebastián Verón | CM / DM / AM | (1975-03-09)9 March 1975 (aged 30) |
| 18 | Kily González | LW / AM | (1974-08-04)4 August 1974 (aged 30) |
| 19 | Esteban Cambiasso | DM | (1980-08-18)18 August 1980 (aged 24) |
| 21 | Santiago Solari | CM | (1976-10-07)7 October 1976 (aged 28) |
| 31 | César | LM / LB | (1974-10-24)24 October 1974 (aged 30) |
| Forwards |||||
| 9 | Julio Cruz | CF | (1974-10-10)10 October 1974 (aged 30) |
| 10 | Adriano | CF | (1982-02-17)17 February 1982 (aged 23) |
| 20 | Álvaro Recoba | SS / LW / AM | (1976-03-17)17 March 1976 (aged 29) |
| 30 | Obafemi Martins | CF | (1984-10-28)28 October 1984 (aged 20) |

#### From youth squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 35 | GK | ITA | Paolo Tornaghi |
| 36 | DF | ITA | Simone Fautario |
| 38 | DF | ITA | Daniel Semenzato |
| 39 | MF | ITA | Matteo Lombardo |
| 40 | MF | CIV | Abdoulaye Diarra |
| 41 | MF | ITA | Jacopo Ravasi |
| 42 | FW | ITA | Domenico Germinale |
| 43 | FW | GHA | Basty Kyeremateng |
| 44 | FW | ITA | Matteo Momentè |
| 45 | GK | ITA | Matteo Piazza |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 46 | DF | ITA | Dennis Esposito |
| 47 | DF | ITA | Mattia Barni |
| 49 | DF | ITA | Marco Andreolli |
| 51 | DF | ITA | Leonardo Bonucci |
| 52 | MF | TUN | Tijani Belaid |
| 55 | MF | CMR | Daniel Maa Boumsong |
| 86 | MF | ITA | Ilario Aloe |
| 87 | GK | ITA | Giacomo Bindi |
| 89 | FW | SWE | Goran Slavkovski |
* ↑ Mihajlović was born in Vukovar, Yugoslavia (now Croatia), but also qualified to represent Serbia and Montenegro (now Serbia) internationally through his father and represented them internationally following the dissolution of Yugoslavia.

### Transfers

In :
| Pos. | Name | from | Type |
| GK | Júlio César | Chievo Verona | loan ended |
| MF | Luis Figo | Real Madrid | free |
| DF | Walter Samuel | Real Madrid | €16,0 million |
| MF | Santiago Solari | Real Madrid | €6,0 million |
| MF | David Pizarro | Udinese | €10,0 million |
| MF | Pierre Womé | Brescia | |
| DF | César | Lazio | loan |
| DF | Leonardo Bonucci | Viterbese | loan |
| FW | Goran Slavkovski | Malmö | |
| GK | Paolo Orlandoni | Piacenza | |
| MF | Sabri Lamouchi | Genoa | loan ended |
Out :
| Pos. | Name | to | Type |
| FW | Christian Vieri | A.C. Milan | |
| MF | Edgar Davids | Tottenham Hotspur | |
| MF | Andy van der Meyde | Everton | €3,5 million |
| DF | Francesco Coco | Livorno | loan |
| DF | Carlos Gamarra | Palmeiras | released |
| MF | Emre Belozoglu | Newcastle United | €5,8 million |
| MF | Giorgos Karagounis | Benfica | |
| GK | Fabián Carini | Cagliari | loan |
| MF | Sabri Lamouchi | Marseille | |
| FW | Nicola Ventola | Atalanta | |
| MF | Domenico Morfeo | Parma | €7,5 million |
| FW | Lampros Choutos | Atalanta | loan |
| GK | Mathieu Moreau | Lucchese | co-ownership |
| DF | Giovanni Pasquale | Parma | loan |
| MF | Stéphane Dalmat | Racing Santander | €1 million |
| MF | Francisco Farinós | Mallorca | |

#### Winter

In :
| Pos. | Name | from | Type |
| DF | Maxwell | Ajax | |
| MF | Lampros Choutos | Atalanta | loan ended |
Out :
| Pos. | Name | from | Type |
| DF | Maxwell | Empoli | loan |
| MF | Lampros Choutos | Mallorca | loan |

### Out

* Andy van der Meyde – Everton

## Competitions
### Overview

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| Serie A | 28 August 2005 | 14 May 2006 | Matchday 1 | Winners | 38 | 23 | 7 | 8 | 68 | 30 | +38 | 060.53 |
| Coppa Italia | 30 November 2005 | 11 May 2006 | Round of 16 | Winners | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 050.00 |
| Supercoppa Italiana | 20 August 2005 | 20 August 2005 | Final | Winners | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 100.00 |
| Champions League | 10 August 2005 | 4 April 2006 | Third qualifying round | Quarter-finals | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 9 | +8 | 058.33 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 59 | 35 | 14 | 10 | 96 | 45 | +51 | 059.32 |
Last updated: 14 May 2006 Source: Soccerway

### Serie A
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Internazionale (C) | 38 | 23 | 7 | 8 | 68 | 30 | +38 | 76 | Qualification to Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Roma | 38 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 70 | 42 | +28 | 69 | Qualification to Champions League group stage |
| 3 | Milan | 38 | 28 | 4 | 6 | 85 | 31 | +54 | 58 | Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round |
| 4 | Chievo | 38 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 54 | 49 | +5 | 54 | Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round |
| 5 | Palermo | 38 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 50 | 52 | −2 | 52 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round |
* ↑ Milan, Fiorentina and Lazio were docked 30 points, all for involvement in the Calciopoli.

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 14 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 |
| Ground | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | W | L | W | W | W | L | W | W | L | D | D | W | W | W | W | W | W | D | W | W | W | W | W | L | L | D | W | D | W | W | L | W | W | L | W | L | D | D |
| Position | 1 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 |

#### Matches
### UEFA Champions League
#### Qualifying phase
##### Third qualifying round
#### Group stage

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Internazionale | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 13 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Rangers | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Artmedia Bratislava | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 6 | Transfer to UEFA Cup |
| 4 | Porto | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 5 | |

#### Knockout phase
##### Quarter-finals
## Statistics
### Squad statistics

| | League | Europe | Cup | Others | Total Stats |
| Games played | 38 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 59 |
| Games won | 23 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 35 |
| Games drawn | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 14 |
| Games lost | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Goals scored | 68 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 96 |
| Goals conceded | 30 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 45 |
| Goal difference | 38 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 51 |
| Clean sheets | 19 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 29 |
| Goal by substitute | – | – | – | – | – |
| Total shots | – | – | – | – | – |
| Shots on target | – | – | – | – | – |
| Corners | – | – | – | – | – |
| Players used | 31 | 27 | 25 | 14 | – |
| Offsides | – | – | – | – | – |
| Fouls suffered | – | – | – | – | – |
| Fouls committed | – | – | – | – | – |
| Yellow cards | 72 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 101 |
| Red cards | 4 | 2 | – | – | 6 |
Last updated: 14 May 2006 Source: Soccerway, Calcio.com

### Appearances and goals

    As of 14 May 2006
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Serie A | Serie A | Coppa | Coppa | Champions League | Champions League |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 12 | GK | BRA | Júlio César | 40 | -23 | 29 | -23 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | ARG | Zanetti J | 38 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | 7+1 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | ITA | Materazzi | 38 | 2 | 18+4 | 2 | 5+1 | 0 | 9+1 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | ARG | Samuel | 41 | 2 | 26+1 | 2 | 4+1 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | COL | Cordoba | 47 | 4 | 35 | 4 | 2+1 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | POR | Figo | 45 | 6 | 28+6 | 5 | 2+1 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| 19 | MF | ARG | Cambiasso | 47 | 6 | 30+4 | 5 | 2+1 | 1 | 9+1 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | ARG | Veron | 34 | 0 | 24+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | SCG | Stankovic | 37 | 6 | 21+2 | 2 | 4+2 | 2 | 7+1 | 2 |
| 10 | FW | BRA | Adriano | 46 | 19 | 27+3 | 13 | 4+1 | 0 | 10+1 | 6 |
| 9 | FW | ARG | Cruz | 46 | 21 | 17+14 | 15 | 7+1 | 2 | 4+3 | 4 |
| 1 | GK | ITA | Toldo | 17 | -5 | 8 | -5 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | ITA | Favalli | 30 | 0 | 22+1 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 30 | FW | NGA | Martins | 42 | 13 | 18+10 | 9 | 2+3 | 2 | 5+4 | 2 |
| 8 | MF | CHI | Pizarro | 39 | 3 | 15+9 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 4+4 | 1 |
| 3 | DF | ARG | Burdisso | 26 | 0 | 11+5 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | URU | Recoba | 29 | 6 | 11+9 | 5 | 1+1 | 0 | 4+3 | 1 |
| 18 | MF | ARG | Kily | 22 | 0 | 10+6 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | CMR | Wome | 26 | 0 | 10+3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | ARG | Solari | 26 | 5 | 8+5 | 3 | 6+1 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | ITA | Zanetti C | 23 | 0 | 7+7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | BRA | Zé Maria | 12 | 0 | 6+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 |
| 31 | MF | BRA | César | 13 | 1 | 5+3 | 1 | 1+2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | DF | SCG | Mihajlovic | 13 | 1 | 4+1 | 1 | 4+1 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 |
| 49 | DF | ITA | Andreolli | 5 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | GK | ITA | Orlandoni | 1 | -2 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 | MF | CMR | Boumsong | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 51 | DF | ITA | Bonucci | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 85 | MF | ITA | Aloe | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | FW | ITA | Germinale | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 61 | FW | SWE | Slavkovski | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | FW | ITA | Momente | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
* Source: http://calcio-seriea.net/presenze/2005/1274/

### Goalscorers

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Name | Serie A | Coppa Italia | Supercoppa Italiana | Champions League | Total |
| 9 | FW | | Julio Cruz | 15 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 21 |
| 10 | FW | | Adriano | 13 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 19 |
| 30 | FW | | Obafemi Martins | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13 |
| 5 | MF | | Dejan Stanković | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 7 | MF | | Luís Figo | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 19 | MF | | Esteban Cambiasso | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 20 | FW | | Álvaro Recoba | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 21 | MF | | Santiago Solari | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2 | DF | | Iván Córdoba | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 8 | MF | | David Pizarro | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 23 | DF | | Marco Materazzi | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 25 | DF | | Walter Samuel | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | DF | | Siniša Mihajlović | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | MF | | Juan Sebastián Verón | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 31 | MF | | César | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTAL | TOTAL | TOTAL | TOTAL | 68 | 10 | 1 | 17 | 96 |
Last updated: 14 May 2006