2004–05 Udinese Calcio season

Udinese Calcio

2004–05 season
President	Giampaolo Pozzo
Manager	Luciano Spalletti
Stadium	Stadio Friuli
Serie A	4th
Coppa Italia	Semi-finals
UEFA Cup	First round
Top goalscorer	Vincenzo Iaquinta (13)
Average home league attendance	16,447

Udinese Calcio had its most successful season for seven years, in which it reached the Champions League thanks to a stable fundament in the team, with several players attractive for bigger clubs. Following the season, coach Luciano Spalletti left to take over Roma, while playmaker David Pizarro was sold to Inter.

Players

Goalkeepers

• Morgan De Sanctis
• Adriano Bonaiuti
• Samir Handanovič

Defenders

• Valerio Bertotto
• Néstor Sensini
• Felipe
• Mirko Pieri
• Manuel Belleri
• Cribari
• Marek Jankulovski
• Per Krøldrup

Midfielders

• Damiano Zenoni
• Giampiero Pinzi
• Fernando Tissone
• Sulley Muntari
• Stefano Mauri
• Michele Pazienza
• David Pizarro
• Alberto

Forwards

• Vincenzo Iaquinta
• Antonio Di Natale
• David Di Michele
• Dino Fava
• Henok Goitom

Competitions

Serie A

Main article: 2004–05 Serie A

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
2	Milan	38	23	10	5	63	28	+35	79	Qualification to Champions League group stage
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

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).

Matches

• Reggina-Udinese 0–0
• Udinese-Parma 4–0
• 1–0 Antonio Di Natale (15)
• 2–0 Marek Jankulovski (74 pen)
• 3–0 David Di Michele (76)
• 4–0 Dino Fava (90 + 2)
• Chievo-Udinese 0–0
• Udinese-Brescia 1–2
• 0–1 Andrea Caracciolo (8 pen)
• 1–1 David Di Michele (57)
• 1–2 Daniele Mannini (77)
• Udinese-Juventus 0–1
• 0–1 Marcelo Zalayeta (60)
• Inter-Udinese 3–1
• 1–0 Adriano (7)
• 2–0 Adriano (11)
• 2–1 Stefano Mauri (50)
• 3–1 Christian Vieri (57)
• Udinese-Fiorentina 2–2
• 0–1 Fabrizio Miccoli (15)
• 1–1 Stefano Mauri (17)
• 2–1 Néstor Sensini (51)
• 2–2 Fabrizio Miccoli (66)
• Bologna-Udinese 0–1
• 0–1 Dino Fava (55)
• Udinese-Palermo 1–0
• 1–0 Stefano Mauri (59)
• Lecce-Udinese 3–4
• 1–0 Valeri Bojinov (35)
• 1–1 Marek Jankulovski (44)
• 2–1 Valeri Bojinov (57)
• 2–2 Antonio Di Natale (72)
• 2–3 Vincenzo Iaquinta (78)
• 3–3 Mirko Vučinić (89)
• 3–4 Marek Jankulovski (90 + 2 pen)
• Roma-Udinese 0–3
• 0–1 Vincenzo Iaquinta (44)
• 0–2 David Pizarro (60 pen)
• 0–3 Vincenzo Iaquinta (83)
• Udinese-Reggina 1–1
• 0–1 Nicola Amoruso (12)
• 1–1 David Di Michele (54)
• Livorno-Udinese 1–2
• 0–1 Vincenzo Iaquinta (13)
• 0–2 David Di Michele (53)
• 1–2 Cristiano Lucarelli (65)
• Udinese-Siena 1–0
• 1–0 Antonio Di Natale (16)
• Atalanta-Udinese 0–1
• 0–1 Vincenzo Iaquinta (8)
• Udinese-Lazio 3–0
• 1–0 David Pizarro (13 pen)
• 2–0 David Di Michele (17)
• 3–0 Vincenzo Iaquinta (36)
• Sampdoria-Udinese 2–0
• 1–0 Francesco Flachi (68)
• 2–0 Marcello Castellini (75)
• Udinese-Cagliari 2–0
• 1–0 Antonio Di Natale (23)
• 2–0 Francesco Pisano (59 og)
• Milan-Udinese 3–1
• 0–1 Antonio Di Natale (9)
• 1–1 Andriy Shevchenko (31)
• 2–1 Marek Jankulovski (53 og)
• 3–1 Kaká (90)
• Udinese-Reggina 0–2
• 0–1 Emiliano Bonazzoli (40)
• 0–2 Marco Borriello (90 + 1)
• Parma-Udinese 1–0
• 1–0 Alberto Gilardino (35)
• Udinese-Chievo 3–0
• 1–0 Marek Jankulovski (47)
• 2–0 Fabio Moro (52 og)
• 3–0 Vincenzo Iaquinta (82)
• Brescia-Udinese 0–1
• 0–1 Vincenzo Iaquinta (84)
• Juventus-Udinese 2–1
• 1–0 Zlatan Ibrahimović (1)
• 2–0 Mauro Camoranesi (49)
• 2–1 David Di Michele (90 + 2)
• Udinese-Inter 1–1
• 0–1 Juan Sebastián Verón (58)
• 1–1 Henok Goitom (90 + 1)
• Fiorentina-Udinese 2–2
• 1–0 Valeri Bojinov (22)
• 2–0 Luca Ariatti (34)
• 2–1 Sulley Muntari (41)
• 2–2 Antonio Di Natale (56)
• Udinese-Bologna 0–1
• 0–1 Igli Tare (4)
• Parma-Udinese 1–5
• 0–1 David Di Michele (29)
• 0–2 David Di Michele (36)
• 0–3 Sulley Muntari (45 + 2)
• 0–4 David Di Michele (54)
• 1–4 Mario Alberto Santana (70)
• 1–5 Vincenzo Iaquinta (82)
• Udinese-Lecce 2–1
• 0–1 Alex Pinardi (31)
• 1–1 David Di Michele (41)
• 2–1 David Di Michele (88)
• Udinese-Roma 3–3
• 0–1 Christian Chivu (14)
• 0–2 Vincenzo Montella (23)
• 1–2 Antonio Di Natale (28)
• 2–2 Giampiero Pinzi (33)
• 2–3 Mancini (44)
• 3–3 David Di Michele (76)
• Messina-Udinese 1–0
• 1–0 Ivica Iliev (63)
• Udinese-Livorno 1–1
• 1–0 Stefano Mauri (8)
• 1–1 Cristiano Lucarelli (85)
• Siena-Udinese 2–3
• 0–1 David Di Michele (6)
• 1–1 Massimo Maccarone (9)
• 1–2 David Di Michele (53)
• 2–2 Rodrigo Taddei (57)
• 2–3 Vincenzo Iaquinta (66)
• Udinese-Atalanta 2–1
• 1–0 Stefano Mauri (2)
• 1–1 Andrea Lazzari (4)
• 2–1 Vincenzo Iaquinta (36)
• Lazio-Udinese 0–1
• 0–1 Vincenzo Iaquinta (65)
• Udinese-Sampdoria 1–1
• 0–1 Marcello Castellini (25)
• 1–1 Marco Pisano (36 og)
• Cagliari-Udinese 1–1
• 0–1 Vincenzo Iaquinta (3)
• 1–1 Mauro Esposito (67)
• Udinese-Milan 1–1
• 1–0 David Di Michele (56)
• 1–1 Serginho (88)

Coppa Italia

Main article: 2004–05 Coppa Italia

UEFA Cup

Main article: 2004–05 UEFA Cup

Statistics

Goalscorers

• Vincenzo Iaquinta 13
• David Di Michele 15
• Antonio Di Natale 7
• Stefano Mauri 4