2005–06 US Catanzaro season

U.S. Catanzaro
2005–06 season
Chairman	Claudio Parente
Manager	Sergio Buso; Vincenzo Guerini; Bruno Giordano; Franco Cittadino
Stadium	Stadio Nicola Ceravolo
Serie B	22nd (relegated)
Coppa Italia	Second round
	← 2004–05 2006–07 →

The 2005–06 season was the 77th season in the existence of U.S. Catanzaro and the club's second consecutive season in the second division of Italian football. In addition to the domestic league, Catanzaro participated in this season's edition of the Coppa Italia.

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
—	GK	ITA	Luca Anania
—	GK	ITA	Emanuele Belardi
—	GK	ITA	Salvatore D'Urso
—	DF	ITA	Christian Adami
—	DF	ITA	Domenico Cambareri
—	DF	ITA	Nicodemo Caroleo
—	DF	ITA	Luca Ceccarelli
—	DF	ITA	Stefano De Angelis
—	DF	ITA	Ciro De Franco
—	DF	ITA	Alessandro Del Grosso
—	DF	ITA	Valerio Di Cesare
—	DF	ITA	Fabio Di Sole
—	DF	NGA	Mathew Olorunleke
—	DF	ITA	Alessandro Radi
—	DF	ITA	Simone Rizzato
—	DF	ITA	Andrea Sussi
—	DF	ITA	Orlando Urbano
—	DF	ITA	Emanuele Venturelli
—	DF	ITA	Danilo Zini
—	MF	ITA	Gianpaolo Calzi
—	MF	ITA	Salvatore Cocuzza
—	MF	ITA	Davide Cordone
—	MF	ITA	Daniele De Pascali
—	MF	ITA	Domenico De Simone
—	MF	ITA	Fabrizio Ferrigno


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	ITA	Tommaso Folino
—	MF	ITA	Rocco Giannone
—	MF	ITA	Riccardo Gissi
—	MF	ITA	Carmelo Imbriani
—	MF	ITA	Ruben Mancuso
—	MF	ITA	Fabio Mangiacasale
—	MF	ITA	Salvatore Miceli
—	MF	ITA	Antonio Morello
—	MF	PAR	Raul Nelinho
—	MF	ITA	Carlo Nervo
—	MF	ITA	Andrea Ottonello
—	MF	ITA	Luca Pierotti
—	MF	ITA	Giuseppe Russo
—	MF	ITA	Mariano Scalercio
—	MF	ITA	Davide Tedoldi
—	MF	ITA	Giuseppe Ticli
—	MF	BRA	Ronaldo Vanin
—	FW	ITA	Giorgio Corona
—	FW	ITA	Claudio De Sousa
—	FW	ITA	Giuseppe Greco
—	FW	ITA	Italo Mattioli
—	FW	ALB	Florian Myrtaj
—	FW	ITA	Alessandro Pellicori
—	FW	ITA	Denis Pironaci
—	FW	ITA	Tonino Sorrentino

Source: calcio-seriea.net

Transfers

Pre-season and friendlies

Win Draw Loss

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Serie B	27 August 2005	May 2006	Matchday 1	22nd	42	7	7	28	26	63	−37	016.67
Coppa Italia	7 August 2005	14 August 2005	First round	Second round	2	1	1	0	3	0	+3	050.00
Total					44	8	8	28	29	63	−34	018.18

Last updated: May 2006
Source: Competitions

Serie B

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
18	AlbinoLeffe	42	10	16	16	38	52	−14	46	Qualification to relegation play-offs
19	Avellino (R)	42	11	13	18	42	62	−20	46	Qualification to relegation play-offs
20	Ternana (R)	42	7	18	17	36	58	−22	39	Relegation to Serie C1
21	Cremonese (R)	42	6	12	24	36	60	−24	30	Relegation to Serie C1
22	Catanzaro (R, E, R)	42	7	7	28	26	63	−37	28	Revival in Serie C2^[a]

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.
(E) Eliminated; (R) Relegated
Notes:

^ Relegated and then restored directly in Serie C2 by the Lodo Petrucci for financial problems.

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	7	7	28	26	63	−37	28	5	5	11	17	27	−10	2	2	17	9	36	−27

Last updated: May 2006.
Source: calcio-seriea.net

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	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	D	L	L	L	L	W	L	L	L	W	L	L	D	L	D	D	D	L	L	L	L	L	D	L	W	D	W	W	L	W	L	L	L	L	L	L	L	L	L	L	L	L
Position

Updated to match(es) played on May 2006. Source: Serie B
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

27 August 2005 1	Catanzaro	1–1	Vicenza	Catanzaro
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)	Corona 56'	Report	31' Schwoch	Stadium: Stadio Nicola Ceravolo Referee: Mario Mazzoleni

4 September 2005 2	Cremonese	2–0	Catanzaro	Cremona
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)	Prisciandaro 48' Carparelli 90+1'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Giovanni Zini Referee: Maurizio Ciampi

10 September 2005 4	Rimini	4–2	Catanzaro	Rimini
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)	Moscardelli 53' Ricchiuti 58' Motta 84', 90+5'	Report	36', 40' Corona	Stadium: Stadio Romeo Neri Referee: Nicola Rizzoli

16 September 2005 5	Verona	1–0	Catanzaro	Verona
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)	Adailton 65'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi Referee: Luca Marelli

20 September 2005 6	Catanzaro	1–0	Pescara	Catanzaro
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)	Pesaresi 73' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Stadio Nicola Ceravolo Referee: Diego Preschern

24 September 2005 7	Triestina	2–0	Catanzaro	Trieste
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)	Baù 75' Godeas 90+3'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Nereo Rocco Referee: Mauro Bergonzi

1 October 2005 8	Catanzaro	0–1	Torino	Catanzaro
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)		Report	90+4' Muzzi	Stadium: Stadio Nicola Ceravolo Referee: Gianluca Rocchi

5 October 2005 3	Catanzaro	1–2	Avellino	Catanzaro
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)	Corona 89'	Report	17', 22' Danilevicius	Stadium: Stadio Nicola Ceravolo Referee: Paolo Mazzoleni

9 October 2005 9	Modena	1–0	Catanzaro	Modena
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)	Bucchi 40'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Alberto Braglia Referee: Luca Banti

17 October 2005 10	Catanzaro	1–0	Crotone	Catanzaro
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)	Corona 45+2'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Nicola Ceravolo Referee: Massimo De Santis

22 October 2005 11	Arezzo	1–0	Catanzaro	Arezzo
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)	Confalone 90+1'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Comunale Referee: Giorgio Lops

25 October 2005 12	Catanzaro	1–2	Brescia	Catanzaro
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)	Corona 17'	Report	8' Stankevicius 52' (pen.) Milanetto	Stadium: Stadio Nicola Ceravolo Referee: Tiziano Pieri

29 October 2005 13	AlbinoLeffe	0–0	Catanzaro	Bergamo
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia Referee: Diego Preschern

5 November 2005 14	Catanzaro	0–1	Ternana	Catanzaro
--:-- CET (UTC+1)		Report	68' Di Deo	Stadium: Stadio Nicola Ceravolo Referee: Antonio Giannoccaro

13 November 2005 15	Catanzaro	0–0	Bari	Catanzaro
--:-- CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stadio Nicola Ceravolo Referee: Oscar Girardi

19 November 2005 16	Mantova	0–0	Catanzaro	Mantua
--:-- CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stadio Danilo Martelli Referee: Stefano Cassarà

26 November 2005 17	Catanzaro	1–1	Piacenza	Catanzaro
--:-- CET (UTC+1)	Miceli 43'	Report	57' Stamilla	Stadium: Stadio Nicola Ceravolo Referee: Maurizio Ciampi

5 December 2005 18	Atalanta	3–1	Catanzaro	Bergamo
--:-- CET (UTC+1)	Marcolini 43' Rivalta 73' Ventola 86'	Report	28' Corona	Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia Referee: Gianluca Rocchi

10 December 2005 19	Catanzaro	2–4	Cesena	Catanzaro
--:-- CET (UTC+1)	Russo 46' Corona 68' (pen.)	Report	11' Ficagna 28' Mengoni 53', 83' Ferreira Pinto	Stadium: Stadio Nicola Ceravolo Referee: Paolo Tagliavento

17 December 2005 20	Catania	3–0	Catanzaro	Catania
--:-- CET (UTC+1)	Spinesi 8', 21' (pen.) Mascara 80'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Angelo Massimino Referee: Gabriele Gava

20 December 2005 21	Catanzaro	0–2	Bologna	Catanzaro
--:-- CET (UTC+1)		Report	57' Smit 90+2' (pen.) Loviso	Referee: Mauro Bergonzi

7 January 2006 22	Vicenza	1–0	Catanzaro	Vicenza
--:-- CET (UTC+1)	Vitiello 90+5'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Romeo Menti Referee: Luca Marelli

13 January 2006 23	Catanzaro	1–1	Cremonese	Catanzaro
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)	Corona 52' (pen.)	Report	9' Carparelli	Stadium: Stadio Nicola Ceravolo Referee: Mario Mazzoleni

17 January 2006 24	Avellino	2–0	Catanzaro	Avellino
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)	Biancolino 45+1' (pen.) Danilevicius 50'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Partenio Referee: Nicola Ayroldi

21 January 2006 25	Catanzaro	1–0	Rimini	Catanzaro
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)	Greco 30'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Nicola Ceravolo Referee: Roland Herberg

4 February 2006 27	Pescara	0–1	Catanzaro	Pescara
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)		Report	31' Gissi	Stadium: Stadio Adriatico Referee: Giorgio Lops

8 February 2006 28	Catanzaro	2–1	Triestina	Catanzaro
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)	Corona 59' (pen.), 75'	Report	22' Borgobello	Stadium: Stadio Nicola Ceravolo Referee: Christian Brighi

11 February 2006 29	Torino	2–0	Catanzaro	Turin
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)	Brevi 76' Abbruscato 86'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Delle Alpi Referee: Stefano Cassarà

18 February 2006 26	Catanzaro	0–0	Hellas Verona	Catanzaro
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Stadio Nicola Ceravolo Referee: Paolo Mazzoleni
Note: The match was initially played on 28 January 2006 but was suspended due to fog in the fourth minute with the score 0–0.^[2] The match continued from the fourth minute on 18 February 2006.

25 February 2006 30	Catanzaro	1–0	Modena	Catanzaro
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)	Corona 56' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Stadio Nicola Ceravolo Referee: Oscar Girardi

4 March 2006 31	Crotone	2–1	Catanzaro	Crotone
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)	Sedivec 23' Pellè 74'	Report	10' Corona	Stadium: Stadio Ezio Scida Referee: Gianluca Rocchi

11 March 2006 32	Catanzaro	1–2	Arezzo	Catanzaro
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)	De Simone 23'	Report	45+1', 72' Floro Flores	Stadium: Stadio Nicola Ceravolo Referee: Mario Mazzoleni

18 March 2006 33	Brescia	2–0	Catanzaro	Catanzaro
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)	Bruno 56'	Report	90+2' Mourad	Stadium: Stadio Mario Rigamonti Referee: Oscar Girardi

25 March 2006 34	Catanzaro	1–3	AlbinoLeffe	Catanzaro
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)	Corona 31'	Report	45' Salgado 55' Belingheri 63' Iacopino	Stadium: Stadio Nicola Ceravolo Referee: Stefano Cassarà

1 April 2006 35	Ternana	0–2	Catanzaro	Ternana
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)		Report	37' Mattioli 81' De Sousa	Stadium: Stadio Libero Liberati Referee: Maurizio Ciampi

8 April 2006 36	Bari	1–0	Catanzaro	Bari
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)	De Angelis 61' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Stadio San Nicola Referee: Marco Gabriele

23 April 2006 37	Catanzaro	0–1	Mantova	Catanzaro
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)		Report	5' Noselli	Stadium: Stadio Nicola Ceravolo Referee: Andrea De Marco

29 April 2006 38	Piacenza	2–1	Catanzaro	Piacenza
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)	Cacia 87' Miglionico 90+2'	Report	76' Vanin	Stadium: Stadio Leonardo Garilli Referee: Nicola Stefanini

6 May 2006 39	Catanzaro	1–2	Atalanta	Catanzaro
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)	Tedoldi 51'	Report	21', 52' Zampagna	Stadium: Stadio Nicola Ceravolo Referee: Nicola Ayrnoldi

13 May 2006 40	Cesena	4–1	Catanzaro	Cesena
--:-- CET (UTC+1)	Morabito 7' Ferreira Pinto 9' Bernacci 20' Salvetti 37'	Report	83' De Sousa	Stadium: Stadio Dino Manuzzi Referee: Andrea Romeo

21 May 2006 41	Catanzaro	1–3	Catania	Lecce
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)	Mattioli 50'	Report	17', 72' Mascara 31' Caserta	Stadium: Stadio Via del Mare Referee: Oscar Girardi

28 May 2006 42	Bologna	3–0	Catanzaro	Bologna
--:-- CET (UTC+1)	Bellucci 19' Mingazzini 42' Marazzina 61'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Referee: Oberdan Pantana

Coppa Italia

7 August 2005 1	Genoa	0–3	Catanzaro	Genoa
18:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris

14 August 2005 2	Catanzaro	0–0 (a.e.t.) (2–4 p)	Livorno	Catanzaro
17:30 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stadio Nicola Ceravolo Attendance: 7,633 Referee: Marco Gabriele
	Penalties
	Corona Morello Calzi Sorrentino		Vargas Ruotolo Paulinho Palladino Lucarelli

References

^ "Calcio-seriea.net - Risultati Serie B 05-06 - Spareggi". calcio-seriea.net.
^ "Serie B 2005-06 Round 26 Catanzaro vs. Verona". calcio-seriea.net. Retrieved 24 February 2023.

[table_note_res_RC20.45612290010607-2] Relegated and then restored directly in Serie C2 by the Lodo Petrucci for financial problems.

[1] "Calcio-seriea.net - Risultati Serie B 05-06 - Spareggi". calcio-seriea.net.

[3] "Serie B 2005-06 Round 26 Catanzaro vs. Verona". calcio-seriea.net. Retrieved 24 February 2023.

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