2004–05 Cagliari Calcio season

Cagliari Calcio
2004-05 season
ManagerDaniele Arrigoni
Serie A12th
Coppa ItaliaSemi-final
Top goalscorerLeague:
Mauro Esposito (16 goals)
All:
Mauro Esposito (19 goals)

Cagliari Calcio had a successful return to Serie A, finishing in 12th place and reaching the semi-finals of the Coppa Italia. This was much thanks to a trio of attacking players consisting of Mauro Esposito, David Suazo and Gianfranco Zola, with Esposito scoring 16 league goals, a personal record.

Squad

Goalkeepers

Defenders

Midfielders

Attackers

Pre-season and friendlies

7 August 2004 Friendly Tottenham England 1–2 Italy Cagliari London, England
Kanouté 55' Report Conti 59'
Albino 61'		 Stadium: White Hart Lane

Serie A

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
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[a] 38 11 11 16 48 53 −5 44 Qualification to Intertoto Cup third round
14 Siena 38 9 16 13 44 55 −11 43
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]
Notes:
  1. ^ Lazio gained entry to the 2005 UEFA Intertoto Cup after Messina and Livorno renounced.

Matches

1 Cagliari 1–0 Bologna
Esposito 19'
2 Fiorentina 2–1 Cagliari
Miccoli 16'
Dainelli 90 + 1'		 Suazo 90 + 3'
3 Cagliari 2–0 Siena
Esposito 18'
Suazo 77'
4 Lecce 3–1 Cagliari
Cassetti 57'
Giacomazzi 71'
Bjelanović 87'		 Esposito 48'
5 Cagliari 2–1 Brescia
Zola 13' (pen.)
Langella 82'		 Caracciolo 39'
6 Cagliari 0–1 Milan
Pirlo 20'
7 Atalanta 2–2 Cagliari
Pazzini 2'
Montolivo 40'		 Esposito 12'
Loria 29'
8 Cagliari 2–1 Parma
Abeijón 45 + 1'
Esposito 85'		 Marchionni 63'
9 Roma 5–1 Cagliari
Dellas 2'
Totti 6' (pen.)
Perrotta 64'
Montella 90, 90 + 2'		 Suazo 31'
10 Cagliari 0–0 Livorno
11 Sampdoria 0–0 Cagliari
12 Cagliari 3–3 Inter
Zola 6' (pen.)
Langella 33'
Esposito 61'		 Stanković 35'
Martins 75, 89'
13 Lazio 2–3 Cagliari
Pandev 7'
Oddo 80' (pen.)		 Langella 34'
Esposito 65'
Zola 71'
14 Cagliari 4–2 Chievo
Zola 33', 39' (pen.)
Langella 45'
Abeijón 60'		 Pellissier 58'
Amauri 88'
15 Reggina 3–2 Cagliari
Paredes 8'
De Rosa 53, 76'		 Langella 6'
Esposito 72'
16 Palermo 3–0 Cagliari
Zauli 33'
Brienza 38'
Toni 39'
17 Cagliari 2–1 Messina
Esposito 48'
Gobbi 55'		 Zampagna 22'
18 Udinese 2–0 Cagliari
Di Natale 23'
Pisano 59' (o.g.)
19 Cagliari 1–1 Juventus
Zola 89' Emerson 55'
20 Bologna 1–0 Cagliari
Bellucci 70'
21 Cagliari 1–0 Fiorentina
Esposito 11'
22 Siena 2–2 Cagliari
Chiesa 4'
Flo 36'		 López 57'
Bianchi 84'
23 Cagliari 3–1 Lecce
Gobbi 10'
Esposito 72, 86'		 Vučinić 38'
24 Brescia 2–0 Cagliari
Zoboli 6'
Caracciolo 90'
25 Milan 1–0 Cagliari
Serginho 90 + 2'
26 Cagliari 3–3 Atalanta
Langella 10'
Esposito 43'
Abeijón 67'		 Sala 18'
Makinwa 61'
Marcolini 90 + 1' (pen.)
27 Parma 3–2 Cagliari
Gilardino 10'
Bovo 17'
F. Simplício 90 + 3'		 Bonera 4' (o.g.)
Suazo 89'
28 Cagliari 3–0 Roma
Zola 24'
Esposito 41'
Suazo 48'
29 Livorno 3–3 Cagliari
C. Lucarelli 36, 63'
Protti 39'		 Suazo 42', 45 + 4' (pen.)
Abeijón 90 + 2'
30 Cagliari 0–0 Sampdoria
31 Inter 2–0 Cagliari
Zé Maria 40'
Martins 64'
32 Cagliari 1–1 Lazio
Esposito 70' Siviglia 90 + 1'
33 Chievo 1–1 Cagliari
Pellissier 32' Gobbi 72'
34 Cagliari 1–1 Reggina
Bianchi 90 + 1' Colucci 36'
35 Cagliari 0–0 Palermo
36 Messina 2–1 Cagliari
D'Agostino 45 + 1' (pen.)
Amoruso 87'		 Álvarez 54'
37 Cagliari 1–1 Udinese
Esposito 67' Iaquinta 3'
38 Juventus 4–2 Cagliari
Del Piero 43'
Trezeguet 51, 73'
Appiah 86'		 Zola 60, 86'

Top Scorers

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
38 10 14 14 51 60  −9 44 9 9 1 30 17  +13 1 5 13 21 43  −22

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.