2004–05 AS Livorno Calcio season

Manager Franco Colomba was sacked in January, with former manager Roberto Donadoni returning for a second spell in charge. Livorno ultimately finished 9th.

Livorno
2004–05 season
ChairmanAldo Spinelli
ManagerFranco Colomba (until 11 January)
Roberto Donadoni (from 11 January)
StadiumStadio Armando Picchi
Serie A9th
Coppa ItaliaSecond stage
Top goalscorerLeague:
Cristiano Lucarelli (24)

All:
Cristiano Lucarelli
Highest home attendance19,726
Lowest home attendance13,051
Average home league attendance15,334[1]

Players

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Squad at end of season[2]

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 Marco Amelia
3 MF   ITA Alessandro Gambadori
4 MF   POR José Luís Vidigal[notes 1]
5 DF   ITA Alessandro Lucarelli
6 DF   ITA Fabio Galante
7 DF   ITA Alessandro Grandoni
8 DF   FRA Marc Pfertzel
9 FW   LTU Tomas Danilevičius
10 FW   ITA Igor Protti
13 DF   CHI Jorge Vargas
14 MF   ITA Claudio Grauso
15 MF   ITA Alessandro Doga
16 DF   ITA Andrea Giallombardo
17 DF   GHA Emmanuel Osei
19 DF   ITA Gabriele Baldi
20 MF   ITA Luca Vigiani
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 MF   ITA Matteo Lombardi
22 GK   ITA Gianmatteo Mareggini
23 FW   ITA Corrado Colombo (on loan Sampdoria)
28 MF   ITA Dario Passoni
30 MF   ITA Alessandro Stefanini
32 MF   CZE Mario Lička (on loan from Baník Ostrava)
67 MF   ITA Gennaro Ruotolo
69 DF   ITA David Balleri
79 DF   ITA Matteo Melara
84 GK   ITA Luca Mazzoni
86 FW   BRA Paulinho
87 GK   ITA Marco Buonocore
88 GK   ITA Davide Bacci
98 DF   ITA Brando Garzelli
99 FW   ITA Cristiano Lucarelli

Left club during season

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
19 DF   ITA Alessandro Evangelisti (released)
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 MF   CHI Nicolás Córdova (to Ascoli)

Competitions

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Serie A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
7 Messina 38 12 12 14 44 52 −8 48
8 Roma[a] 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
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).[3]
Notes:
  1. ^ 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.

References

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  1. ^ "Statistiche Spettatori Serie A 2004-2005 Attendance Statistics of Serie A (1st Div) 2004-2005 Juventus,Milan,Inter,Roma,Lazio,Fio". www.stadiapostcards.com.
  2. ^ "FootballSquads - Livorno - 2004/05". www.footballsquads.co.uk.
  3. ^ "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.

Notes

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  1. ^ Vidigal was born in Sá da Bandeira (now Lubango), Angola, but was raised in Portugal and made his international debut for Portugal in 2000.