2004–05 Serie A

The 2004–05 Serie A (known as the Serie A TIM for sponsorship reasons) was the 103rd season of top-tier Italian football, the 73rd in a round-robin tournament. It was expanded to contain 20 clubs, which played 38 matches against each other, rather than the 34 matches in previous seasons, while relegations were reduced to three. The Coppa Campioni d'Italia was presented to the winners on the pitch for the first time.

Serie A
Season2004–05
Dates11 September 2004 – 29 May 2005
ChampionsNot awarded (Juventus were stripped of their title)
RelegatedBologna
Brescia
Atalanta
Champions LeagueJuventus
Milan
Internazionale
Udinese
UEFA CupSampdoria
Palermo
Roma
Matches played380
Goals scored960 (2.53 per match)
Top goalscorerCristiano Lucarelli
(24 goals)
Highest scoringParma 6–4 Livorno
Average attendance26,098

The first two teams qualified directly to UEFA Champions League, teams ending in the third and fourth places had to play Champions League qualifications, teams ending in the fifth and sixth places qualified to UEFA Cup (another spot was given to the winner of Coppa Italia), while only the last three teams were to be relegated in Serie B, the Italian second division, following a regulations change.

Juventus finished as champions; however, they were later stripped of the title due to their involvement in the Calciopoli scandal. Runners-up Milan were also implicated in the scandal and that season's title was not awarded to any club. Udinese qualified for the UEFA Champions League for the first time in its history. Palermo, in its first Serie A campaign in over 30 years, finished in sixth place, qualifying for the UEFA Cup for the first time in its history. Roma qualified for the UEFA Cup as the runners-up in the Coppa Italia because the cup winner, Internazionale, had already qualified for the Champions League.

Two teams, Brescia and Atalanta, were directly relegated to Serie B, while the third relegation place was to be decided among three teams (Fiorentina, Bologna and Parma), counting only the so-called classifica avulsa; that is, the table composed solely by the six matches between the three teams. Bologna and Parma had fewer points, and played the relegation tiebreaker. The tiebreaker was won by Parma, who were defeated 0–1 at home but won 0–2 away in the return match. This method of classifying teams on equal points totals was abolished for the 2005–06 season but returned for the 2022–23 season.

Personnel and sponsoring
Locations of the 2004–05 Serie A teams
Team Head Coach Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Atalanta* Italy Delio Rossi Asics Promatech
Bologna Italy Carlo Mazzone Macron Amica Chips
Brescia Italy Alberto Cavasin Kappa Banca Lombarda e Piemontese
Cagliari* Italy Daniele Arrigoni A-Line Terra Sarda
Chievo Italy Maurizio D'Angelo Lotto Paluani
Fiorentina* Italy Dino Zoff Adidas Toyota
Internazionale Italy Roberto Mancini Nike Pirelli
Juventus Italy Fabio Capello Nike Sky Sport/Tamoil (in UEFA matches)
Lazio Italy Giuseppe Papadopulo Puma Parmacotto
Lecce Czech Republic Zdeněk Zeman Asics Salento
Livorno* Italy Roberto Donadoni Asics Banca Carige
Messina* Italy Bortolo Mutti Legea Caffè Miscela d'Oro, Regione Siciliana/Air Malta
Milan Italy Carlo Ancelotti Adidas Opel
Parma Italy Pietro Carmignani Champion Champion
Palermo* Italy Francesco Guidolin Lotto Provincia di Palermo
Reggina Italy Walter Mazzarri Asics Gicos, Stocco & Stocco
Roma Italy Bruno Conti Diadora Mazda
Sampdoria Italy Walter Novellino Kappa ERG
Siena Italy Luigi De Canio Lotto Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena
Udinese Italy Luciano Spalletti Le Coq Sportif Kia Motors

(*) Promoted from Serie B.

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Juventus[lower-alpha 1] 38 26 8 4 67 27 +40 86 Qualification to Champions League group stage
2 Milan 38 23 10 5 63 28 +35 79
3 Internazionale 38 18 18 2 65 37 +28 72 Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round
4 Udinese 38 17 11 10 56 40 +16 62
5 Sampdoria 38 17 10 11 42 29 +13 61 Qualification to UEFA Cup first round
6 Palermo 38 12 17 9 48 44 +4 53
7 Messina 38 12 12 14 44 52 −8 48
8 Roma[lower-alpha 2] 38 11 12 15 55 58 −3 45 Qualification to UEFA Cup first round
9 Livorno 38 11 12 15 49 60 −11 45
10 Reggina 38 10 14 14 36 45 −9 44
11 Lecce 38 10 14 14 66 73 −7 44
12 Cagliari 38 10 14 14 51 60 −9 44
13 Lazio[lower-alpha 3] 38 11 11 16 48 53 −5 44 Qualification to Intertoto Cup third round
14 Siena 38 9 16 13 44 55 −11 43
15 Chievo 38 11 10 17 32 49 −17 43
16 Fiorentina 38 9 15 14 42 50 −8 42
17 Parma 38 10 12 16 48 65 −17 42 Relegation tie-breaker
18 Bologna (R) 38 9 15 14 33 36 −3 42 Serie B after tie-breaker
19 Brescia (R) 38 11 8 19 37 54 −17 41 Relegation to Serie B
20 Atalanta (R) 38 8 11 19 34 45 −11 35
Source: 2004–05 Serie A, RSSSF.com, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Draw. (Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played).[1]
(R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. Juventus were stripped of the title during the 2005–06 Serie A season, because of the 2006 Italian football scandal
  2. Roma gained entry to the 2005–06 UEFA Cup as 2004–05 Coppa Italia runners-up: champions Internazionale qualified to the 2005–06 UEFA Champions League.
  3. Lazio gained entry to the 2005 UEFA Intertoto Cup after Messina and Livorno renounced.

Results
Home \ Away ATA BOL BRE CAG CHV FIO INT JUV LAZ LCE LIV MES MIL PAL PAR REG ROM SAM SIE UDI
Atalanta 2–0 0–0 2–2 3–0 1–0 2–3 1–2 1–1 2–2 1–0 2–1 1–2 1–0 1–0 0–1 0–1 0–0 1–1 0–1
Bologna 2–1 1–2 1–0 3–1 0–0 0–1 0–1 1–2 0–0 0–0 2–2 0–2 1–1 3–1 2–0 3–1 0–0 1–1 0–1
Brescia 1–0 1–1 2–0 1–0 1–1 0–3 0–3 0–2 0–1 2–3 2–1 0–0 0–2 3–1 2–0 0–1 0–1 0–1 0–1
Cagliari 3–3 1–0 2–1 4–2 1–0 3–3 1–1 1–1 3–1 0–0 2–1 0–1 0–0 2–1 1–1 3–0 0–0 2–0 1–1
Chievo 1–0 1–0 3–1 1–1 1–2 2–2 0–1 0–1 2–1 1–0 1–0 0–1 2–1 2–0 0–0 2–2 0–2 1–3 0–0
Fiorentina 0–0 1–0 3–0 2–1 2–0 1–1 3–3 2–3 4–0 1–1 1–1 1–2 1–2 2–1 2–1 1–2 0–2 0–0 2–2
Internazionale 1–0 2–2 1–0 2–0 1–1 3–2 2–2 1–1 2–1 1–0 5–0 0–1 1–1 2–2 0–0 2–0 3–2 2–0 3–1
Juventus 2–0 2–1 2–0 4–2 3–0 1–0 0–1 2–1 5–2 4–2 2–1 0–0 1–1 2–0 1–0 2–0 0–1 3–0 2–1
Lazio 2–1 2–1 0–0 2–3 0–1 1–1 1–1 0–1 3–3 3–1 2–0 1–2 1–3 2–0 1–1 3–1 1–2 1–1 0–1
Lecce 1–0 1–1 4–1 3–1 3–0 2–2 2–2 0–1 5–3 3–2 1–0 2–2 2–0 3–3 1–1 1–1 1–4 2–2 3–4
Livorno 1–1 1–0 2–1 3–3 1–2 2–0 0–2 2–2 1–0 1–0 3–1 1–0 2–2 2–0 1–1 0–2 1–0 3–6 1–2
Messina 1–0 0–0 2–0 2–1 0–0 1–1 2–1 0–0 1–0 1–4 1–1 1–4 0–0 1–0 2–1 4–3 2–2 4–1 1–0
Milan 3–0 0–1 1–1 1–0 1–0 6–0 0–0 0–1 2–1 5–2 2–2 1–2 3–3 3–0 3–1 1–1 1–0 2–1 3–1
Palermo 1–0 1–0 3–3 3–0 2–2 0–0 0–2 1–0 3–3 3–2 1–2 2–1 0–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–0 1–5
Parma 2–2 1–2 2–1 3–2 2–2 0–0 2–2 1–1 3–1 2–1 6–4 0–0 1–2 3–3 1–0 2–1 1–1 0–0 1–0
Reggina 0–0 1–1 1–3 3–2 1–0 1–2 0–0 2–1 2–1 2–2 2–1 0–2 0–1 1–0 1–3 1–0 0–1 3–3 0–0
Roma 2–1 1–1 2–2 5–1 0–0 1–0 3–3 1–2 0–0 2–2 3–0 3–2 0–2 1–1 5–1 1–2 1–1 0–2 0–3
Sampdoria 1–2 0–0 0–1 0–0 1–0 3–0 0–1 0–3 0–1 3–0 2–0 1–0 0–1 1–0 1–0 3–2 2–1 1–1 2–0
Siena 2–1 1–1 2–3 2–2 0–1 1–0 2–2 0–3 1–0 1–1 1–1 2–2 2–1 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–4 2–1 2–3
Udinese 2–1 0–1 1–2 2–0 3–0 2–2 1–1 0–1 3–0 2–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–0 4–0 0–2 3–3 1–1 1–0
Source: lega-calcio.it (in Italian)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Relegation tie-breaker
See also: Derby dell'Emilia
Parma0–1Bologna
Tare 18'
Attendance: 27,333
Bologna0–2Parma
Cardone 17'
Gilardino 45+2'
Attendance: 31,882

Bologna relegated to Serie B.

Top goalscorers
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Italy Cristiano Lucarelli Livorno 24
2 Italy Alberto Gilardino Parma 23
3 Italy Vincenzo Montella Roma 21
4 Italy Luca Toni Palermo 20
5 Serbia and Montenegro Mirko Vučinić Lecce 19
6 Ukraine Andriy Shevchenko Milan 17
7 Brazil Adriano Internazionale 16
Italy Mauro Esposito Cagliari
Sweden Zlatan Ibrahimović Juventus
10 Italy David Di Michele Udinese 15
11 Italy Alessandro Del Piero Juventus 14
Italy Francesco Flachi Sampdoria
13 Bulgaria Valeri Bojinov Lecce, Fiorentina 13
Italy Tommaso Rocchi Lazio
Italy Vincenzo Iaquinta Udinese
Italy Christian Vieri Internazionale

References and sources
  1. "Norme organizzative interne della F.I.G.C. - Art. 51.6" (PDF) (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. 14 August 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 August 2017. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
  • Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio 2006, Panini Edizioni, Modena, November 2006
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