2004–05 Juventus F.C. season

Juventus

2004–05 season
President	Franzo Grande Stevens
Manager	Fabio Capello
Stadium	Stadio delle Alpi
Serie A	1st
Coppa Italia	Round of 16
UEFA Champions League	Quarter-finals
Top goalscorer	League: Zlatan Ibrahimović (16) All: Alessandro Del Piero (17)
Average home league attendance	26,429
Home colours Away colours Third colours
← 2003–04 2005–06 →

Juventus Football Club returned to domestic glory in the first season under Fabio Capello's reign. The former Juventus midfielder had a positive influence on the Juventus squad, and it seemed as though he had led the club to its 28th league title. However, that was all to change a year afterwards when Calciopoli sent Juventus to Serie B.

On the pitch in 2004–05, Swedish signing Zlatan Ibrahimović was the biggest positive surprise. Not known as an outright goalscorer at previous club Ajax, Ibrahimović hit the back of the net 16 times in his debut Serie A season. Another signing, Fabio Cannavaro, gave the team the stability it had lacked in the 2003–04 season, and helped the defense to be rock-solid. Juventus conceded just 27 goals throughout the league season and this, combined with the 67 goals scored, gave the club both the best defence and best attack of 2004–05 in Italy.

The lowest point of the season was not being able to get past Liverpool in the Champions League. Sami Hyypiä and Luis García scored early goals at Anfield, from which Juventus could not recover, despite a second half goal by Fabio Cannavaro. Juventus were outplayed throughout most of the game by the unfancied but fitter and hungrier Liverpool players. However, Cannavaro's away goal meant they could go through to a semi-final showdown with Chelsea if they won the return leg in Turin just 1–0.

In this second leg, Ibrahimović missed a golden chance when all he had to do was turn in a Gianluca Zambrotta cross. After that, Juventus failed to pose any threat to the well-organized English side, and Rafael Benítez scored a tactical win over Fabio Capello. Liverpool would go on to win the competition.

It was an extremely disappointing end to the European campaign for Juventus, who had looked among the favourites to go all the way after an impressive run of wins in the group stages. Of their 6 group games, they had won 5 (all with a 1–0 scoreline), including home and away successes against German powerhouse Bayern Munich. In the round of 16, goals from David Trezeguet and Marcelo Zalayeta had imperiously seen off Fabio Capello's former club Real Madrid, who had won the first leg in Madrid 1–0.

Players

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

No. Position Player 1 GK Gianluigi Buffon 2 DF Ciro Ferrara 3 MF Alessio Tacchinardi 4 DF Paolo Montero 5 DF Igor Tudor 6 DF Nicola Legrottaglie 7 DF Gianluca Pessotto 8 MF Emerson 9 FW Zlatan Ibrahimović 10 FW Alessandro Del Piero (captain) 11 MF Pavel Nedvěd 12 GK Antonio Chimenti 13 DF Mark Iuliano 15 DF Alessandro Birindelli 16 MF Mauro Camoranesi

No. Position Player 17 FW David Trezeguet 18 MF Stephen Appiah 19 MF Gianluca Zambrotta 20 MF Manuele Blasi 21 DF Lilian Thuram 22 GK Landry Bonnefoi 23 FW Olivier Kapo 24 MF Rubén Olivera 25 FW Marcelo Zalayeta 27 DF Jonathan Zebina 28 DF Fabio Cannavaro 30 FW Adrian Mutu 34 DF Andrea Masiello 36 MF Paolo De Ceglie

Reserve squad

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

No. Position Player 31 DF Domenico Criscito 33 GK Claudio Scarzanella 35 MF Andrea Rossi 37 FW Rej Volpato

No. Position Player 38 FW Michele Paolucci 39 MF Claudio Marchisio 40 MF Simone Bentivoglio 41 MF Andrea Luci

Competitions

Serie A

Main article: 2004–05 Serie A

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Juventus	38	26	8	4	67	27	+40	0861	2005–06 UEFA Champions League Group stage
2	Milan	38	23	10	5	63	28	+35	79
3	Internazionale	38	18	18	2	65	37	+28	72	2005–06 UEFA 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	2005–06 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	38	11	12	15	55	58	−3	0452	2005–06 UEFA Cup First round
9	Livorno	38	11	12	15	49	60	−11	45
10	Lazio	38	11	11	16	48	53	−5	0443	2005 UEFA Intertoto Cup Third round
11	Lecce	38	10	14	14	66	73	−7	44
12	Cagliari	38	10	14	14	51	60	−9	44
13	Reggina	38	10	14	14	36	45	−9	44
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
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: Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio - La Storia 1898-2004, Panini Edizioni, Modena, September 2005
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
¹ Juventus were stripped of the title during the 2005–06 Serie A season, because of the 2006 Italian football scandal
²Roma gained entry to the 2005–06 UEFA Cup as 2004–05 Coppa Italia runners-up: champions Internazionale qualified to the 2005-06 Champions League.
³Lazio gained entry to the 2005 UEFA Intertoto Cup after Messina and Livorno renounced.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

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	26	8	4	67	27	+40	86	15	2	2	38	13	+25	11	6	2	29	14	+15

Last updated: 29 May 2005.
Source: Competitive matches

Matches

Brescia v Juventus

12 September 2004 1	Brescia	0–3	Juventus	Brescia
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Sculli  2' Mareco  32' Del Nero  68'	Report	Camoranesi  26' Nedvěd  35' Trezeguet  38' Ibrahimović  69'	Stadium: Stadio Mario Rigamonti Attendance: 16,504 Referee: Matteo Trefoloni

Juventus v Atalanta

19 September 2004 2	Juventus	2–0	Atalanta	Turin
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Trezeguet  14', 58' Nedvěd  78'	Report	Montolivo  8'	Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi Attendance: 22,221 Referee: Massimo De Santis

Sampdoria v Juventus

22 September 2004 3	Sampdoria	0–3	Juventus	Genoa
20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Falcone  17' Palombo  32' Pavan  72'	Report	Thuram  13' Del Piero  19' (pen.) Camoranesi  31' Ibrahimović  69' Nedvěd  72' Trezeguet  87'	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 32,102 Referee: Paolo Donderini

Juventus v Palermo

25 September 2004 4	Juventus	1–1	Palermo	Turin
20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Ibrahimović  53' Zambrotta  62' Blasi  70'	Report	Barone  12' Zaccardo  16',  17' Corini  23' Grosso  82'	Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi Attendance: 26,790 Referee: Paolo Bertini

Udinese v Juventus

3 October 2004 5	Udinese	0–1	Juventus	Udine
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)		Report	Zalayeta  60'	Stadium: Stadio Friuli Attendance: 24,504 Referee: Stefano Farina

Juventus v Messina

16 October 2004 6	Juventus	2–1	Messina	Turin
20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Zalayeta  26' Nedvěd  54'	Report	Zampagna  69'	Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi Attendance: 29,622 Referee: Matteo Trefoloni

Siena v Juventus

23 October 2004 7	Siena	0–3	Juventus	Siena
20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)		Report	Del Piero  53', 60' Camoranesi  63'	Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi – Montepaschi Arena Attendance: 14,604 Referee: Paolo Bertini

Juventus v Roma

28 October 2004 8	Juventus	2–0	Roma	Turin
20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Del Piero  31' Zalayeta  74'	Report		Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi Attendance: 27,764 Referee: Pierluigi Collina

Juventus v Chievo

31 October 2004 9	Juventus	3–0	Chievo	Turin
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Zalayeta  25' Nedvěd  65' Ibrahimović  79'	Report		Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi Attendance: 22,451 Referee: Tiziano Pieri

Reggina v Juventus

6 November 2004 10	Reggina	2–1	Juventus	Reggio Calabria
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00)	Colucci  13' Zamboni  26'	Report	Ibrahimović  14'	Stadium: Stadio Oreste Granillo Attendance: 20,192 Referee: Gianluca Paparesta

Juventus v Fiorentina

10 November 2004 11	Juventus	1–0	Fiorentina	Turin
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00)	Olivera  72'	Report		Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi Attendance: 22,983 Referee: Stefano Farina

Lecce v Juventus

14 November 2004 12	Lecce	0–1	Juventus	Lecce
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00)		Report	Del Piero  14'	Stadium: Stadio Via del Mare Attendance: 30,482 Referee: Massimo De Santis

Internazionale v Juventus

28 November 2004 13	Internazionale	2–2	Juventus	Milan
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00)	Vieri  79' Adriano  85'	Report	Zalayeta  53' Ibrahimović  66' (pen.)	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 78,471 Referee: Pasquale Rodomonti P.

Juventus v Lazio

5 December 2004 14	Juventus	2–1	Lazio	Turin
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Olivera  40' Ibrahimović  75'	Report	Pandev  11'	Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi Attendance: 20,787 Referee: Paolo Dondarini

Bologna v Juventus

12 December 2004 15	Bologna	0–1	Juventus	Bologna
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00)		Report	Nedvěd  86'	Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Attendance: 28,458 Referee: Tiziano Pieri

Juventus v Milan

18 December 2004 16	Juventus	0–0	Milan	Turin
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00)		Report		Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi Attendance: 54,181 Referee: Paolo Bertini

Parma v Juventus

6 January 2005 17	Parma	1–1	Juventus	Parma
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Marchionni  85'	Report	Ibrahimović  64'	Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini Attendance: 23,010 Referee: Massimo De Santis

Juventus v Livorno

9 January 2005 18	Juventus	4–2	Livorno	Turin
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Del Piero  17' Camoranesi  25', 90' (pen.) Ibrahimović  75'	Report	Vidigal  42' Melara  80'	Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi Attendance: 21,445 Referee: Stefano Farina

Cagliari v Juventus

16 January 2005 19	Cagliari	0–0	Juventus	Cagliari
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00)		Report		Stadium: Stadio Sant'Elia Referee: Salvatore Racalbuto

Juventus v Brescia

23 January 2005 20	Juventus	2–0	Brescia	Turin
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Trezeguet  12' Domizzi  43' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi Attendance: 19,338 Referee: Pasquale Rodomonti P.

Atalanta v Juventus

30 January 2005 21	Atalanta	1–2	Juventus	Bergamo
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Thuram  90+1' (o.g.)	Report	Olivera  23' Del Piero  80' (pen.)	Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia Attendance: 18,054 Referee: Pierluigi Collina

Juventus v Sampdoria

2 February 2005 22	Juventus	0–1	Sampdoria	Turin
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00)		Report	Diana  34'	Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi Attendance: 20,016 Referee: Domenico Messina

Palermo v Juventus

5 February 2005 23	Palermo	1–0	Juventus	Palermo
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00)	Brienza  12'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Renzo Barbera Attendance: 34,047 Referee: Massimo De Santis

Juventus v Udinese

13 February 2005 24	Juventus	2–1	Udinese	Turin
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Ibrahimović  1' Camoranesi  49'	Report	Di Michele  90+2'	Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi Attendance: 20,632 Referee: Pasquale Rodomonti P.

Messina v Juventus

19 February 2005 25	Messina	0–0	Juventus	Messina
18:00 CET (UTC+01:00)		Report		Stadium: Stadio San Filippo Attendance: 37,500 Referee: Stefano Farina

Juventus v Siena

27 February 2005 26	Juventus	3–0	Siena	Turin
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Del Piero  35', 63' (pen.) Emerson  50'	Report		Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi Attendance: 19,385 Referee: Pierluigi Collina

Roma v Juventus

5 March 2005 27	Roma	1–2	Juventus	Rome
20:40 CET (UTC+01:00)	Cassano  39'	Report	Cannavaro  11' Del Piero  44' (pen.)	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 69,488 Referee: Salvatore Racalbuto

Chievo v Juventus

13 March 2005 28	Chievo	0–1	Juventus	Verona
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00)		Report	Olivera  87'	Stadium: Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi Attendance: 24,514 Referee: Gianluca Paparesta

Juventus v Reggina

19 March 2005 29	Juventus	1–0	Reggina	Turin
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00)	Del Piero  65'	Report		Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi Attendance: 21,185 Referee: Domenico Messina

Fiorentina v Juventus

9 April 2005 30	Fiorentina	3–3	Juventus	Florence
20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Pazzini  14' Chiellini  36' Dainelli  75'	Report	Del Piero  22' Ibrahimović  59', 82'	Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Attendance: 45,614 Referee: Pierluigi Collina

Juventus v Lecce

17 April 2005 31	Juventus	5–2	Lecce	Turin
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Appiah  16' Ibrahimović  34', 43', 82' Nedvěd  56'	Report	Vučinić  7' Dalla Bona  89' (pen.)	Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi Attendance: 21,048 Referee: Matteo Trefoloni

Juventus v Internazionale

20 April 2005 32	Juventus	0–1	Internazionale	Turin
20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)		Report	Cruz  24'	Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi Attendance: 23,157 Referee: Massimo De Santis

Lazio v Juventus

24 April 2005 33	Lazio	0–1	Juventus	Rome
20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)		Report	Nedvěd  85'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 45,462 Referee: Matteo Trefoloni

Juventus v Bologna

1 May 2005 34	Juventus	2–1	Bologna	Turin
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Cannavaro  20' Zalayeta  25'	Report	Giunti  29'	Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi Attendance: 21,359 Referee: Domenico Messina

Milan v Juventus

8 May 2005 35	Milan	0–1	Juventus	Milan
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)		Report	Trezeguet  28'	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 79,232 Referee: Pierluigi Collina

Juventus v Parma

15 May 2005 36	Juventus	2–0	Parma	Turin
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Del Piero  6' Ibrahimović  23'	Report		Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi Attendance: 35,074 Referee: Gianluca Paparesta

Livorno v Juventus

22 May 2005 37	Livorno	2–2	Juventus	Livorno
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Protti  47' Lucarelli  55'	Report	Nedvěd  10' Trezeguet  66'	Stadium: Stadio Armando Picchi Attendance: 19,726 Referee: Domenico Messina

Juventus v Cagliari

29 May 2005 38	Juventus	4–2	Cagliari	Turin
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Del Piero  43' Trezeguet  51', 74' Appiah  59'	Report	Zola  61', 87'	Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi Attendance: 52,712 Referee: Luca Banti

Coppa Italia

Main article: 2004–05 Coppa Italia

Round of 16

Atalanta v Juventus

19 November 2004 First leg	Atalanta	2–0	Juventus	Bergamo
21:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Lazzari  58', 75'			Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia Referee: Mauro Bergonzi

Juventus v Atalanta

13 January 2005 Second leg	Juventus	3–3 (3–5 agg.)	Atalanta	Turin
21:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Natali  4' (o.g.) Zalayeta  33' Trezeguet  79'		Lazzari  10', 43', 90+1'	Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi Referee: Nicola Ayroldi

UEFA Champions League

Main article: 2004–05 UEFA Champions League

Third qualifying round

Juventus v Djurgårdens IF

10 August 2004 First leg	Juventus	2–2	Djurgårdens IF	Turin, Italy
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Blasi  32' Trezeguet  50' Emerson  59' Miccoli  61'	Report	Johansson  45+1' (pen.) Hysén  49'	Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi Referee: Herbert Fandel (Germany)

Djurgårdens IF v Juventus

25 August 2004 Second leg	Djurgårdens IF	1–4 (3–6 agg.)	Juventus	Solna, Sweden
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Arneng  19' Karlsson  58'	Report	Del Piero  10' Trezeguet  35', 87' Nedvěd  54' Thuram  79' Birindelli  81'	Stadium: Råsunda Stadium Referee: Graham Poll (England)

Group stage

Main article: 2004–05 UEFA Champions League group stage § Group C

Group C

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Juventus	6	5	1	0	6	1	+5	16
Bayern Munich	6	3	1	2	12	5	+7	10
Ajax	6	1	1	4	6	10	−4	4
Maccabi Tel Aviv	6	1	1	4	4	12	−8	4

Ajax v Juventus

15 September 2004 1	Ajax	0–1	Juventus	Amsterdam, Netherlands
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Obodai  45+1' Sneijder  65' Pienaar  85'	Report	Nedvěd  16',  42'	Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Referee: Urs Meier (Switzerland)

Juventus v Maccabi Tel Aviv

28 September 2004 2	Juventus	1–0	Maccabi Tel Aviv	Turin, Italy
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Camoranesi  37',  90+1' Ibrahimović  54' Emerson  80'	Report	Nagar  17' Biton  52'	Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi Attendance: 6,494 Referee: Alain Hamer (Luxembourg)

Juventus v Bayern Munich

19 October 2004 3	Juventus	1–0	Bayern Munich	Turin, Italy
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Zebina  28' Nedvěd  75'	Report	Zé Roberto  70'	Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi Attendance: 18,089 Referee: Manuel Mejuto González (Spain)

Bayern Munich v Juventus

3 November 2004 4	Bayern Munich	0–1	Juventus	Munich, Germany
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00)		Report	Camoranesi  27' Cannavaro  64' Del Piero  90'	Stadium: Olympiastadion Attendance: 59,000 Referee: Graham Poll (England)

Juventus v Ajax

23 November 2004 5	Juventus	1–0	Ajax	Turin, Italy
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00)	Zalayeta  15' Montero  32' Camoranesi  69'	Report	Van der Vaart  32'	Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi Attendance: 6,875 Referee: Konrad Plautz (Austria)

Maccabi Tel Aviv v Juventus

8 December 2004 6	Maccabi Tel Aviv	1–1	Juventus	Ramat Gan, Israel
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00)	Dego  29' (pen.) Mishaelof  42' Nir  68'	Report	Blasi  27' Cannavaro  42' Del Piero  71'	Stadium: Ramat Gan Stadium Referee: Alain Sars (France)

Knockout phase

Main article: 2004–05 UEFA Champions League knockout stage

Round of 16

Real Madrid v Juventus

22 February 2005 First leg	Real Madrid	1–0	Juventus	Madrid, Spain
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00)	Helguera  31' Roberto Carlos  36' Gravesen  61' Samuel  73'	Report	Thuram  22' Olivera  61' Blasi  65' Del Piero  79' Tacchinardi  81'	Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Stadium Attendance: 75,000 Referee: Ľuboš Micheľ (Slovakia)

Juventus v Real Madrid

9 March 2005 Second leg	Juventus	2–0 (a.e.t.) (2–1 agg.)	Real Madrid	Turin, Italy
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00)	Trezeguet  75' Tacchinardi  109', 113' Emerson  114' Zalayeta  116' Zambrotta  120+2'	Report	Solari  107' Ronaldo  113'	Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi Attendance: 68,850 Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)

Quarter-finals

Liverpool v Juventus

5 April 2005 First leg	Liverpool	2–1	Juventus	Liverpool, England
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Hyypiä  10' García  25'	Report	Cannavaro  63'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 41,200 Referee: Frank De Bleeckere (Belgium)

Juventus v Liverpool

13 April 2005 Second leg	Juventus	0–0 (1–2 agg.)	Liverpool	Turin, Italy
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Montero  52' Ibrahimović  62' Zambrotta  65' Emerson  75'	Report	Alonso  29' Finnan  78'	Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi Attendance: 65,000 Referee: Valentin Ivanov (Russia)

Statistics

Goalscorers

• Zlatan Ibrahimović 16
• Alessandro Del Piero 14
• David Trezeguet 9
• Pavel Nedvěd 7
• Marcelo Zalayeta 6