2006–07 Torino FC season

During the 2006–07 Italian football season, Torino competed in Serie A.

Torino
2006–07 season
ChairmanItaly Urbano Cairo
ManagerItaly Gianni De Biasi
Italy Alberto Zaccheroni (from 7 September to 26 February)
Italy Gianni De Biasi
Serie A16th
Coppa ItaliaSecond round
Highest home attendance24,000
Average home league attendance20,500

Season summary

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Despite leading Torino to promotion to Serie A the previous season, manager Gianni De Biasi was sacked 3 days before the start of the season. Alberto Zaccheroni came to Torino after two years of unemployment to take the helm. Six consecutive defeats led to Zaccheroni being sacked and De Biasi being reinstated as manager. Torino ultimately finished in 16th, avoiding relegation and an immediate return to Serie B by one point.

Torino's kit was manufactured by Asics and sponsored by insurance company Reale Mutua Assicurazioni.

First-team squad

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Squad at end of season[1]

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 Massimo Taibi
2 DF   ITA Giuseppe Pancaro
3 DF   ITA Iacopo Balestri
4 DF   ITA Oscar Brevi
5 MF   ITA Fabio Gallo
6 DF   ITA Gabriele Cioffi
8 MF   ITA Simone Barone
9 FW   ITA Roberto Muzzi
10 MF   ITA Alessandro Rosina
11 FW   ITA Roberto Stellone
13 DF   ITA Cesare Bovo (on loan from Palermo)
14 DF   ITA Ivan Franceschini
15 MF   ITA Diego De Ascentis
16 FW   JPN Masashi Oguro
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 MF   SRB Nikola Lazetić
18 DF   ITA Angelo Ogbonna
19 FW   ITA Elvis Abbruscato
21 DF   UKR Serhiy Predko
22 DF   ITA Gianluca Comotto
23 MF   ITA Andrea Ardito
24 FW   CIV Axel Cédric Konan (on loan from Lecce)
25 DF   ITA Marco Di Loreto
26 DF   ITA Luigi Martinelli
31 GK   ITA Alberto Fontana
32 GK   ITA Christian Abbiati (on loan from Milan)
44 FW   ITA Claudio De Sousa
77 DF   ITA Francesco Coco (on loan from Inter Milan)
84 MF   ITA Pasquale Schiattarella

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
7 MF   ITA Stefano Fiore (on loan from Valencia)
20 MF   ITA Claudio Ferrarese (to Hellas Verona)
21 DF   BIH Vedin Musić (on loan to Treviso)
27 DF   SEN Doudou Diaw (to Cesena)
No. Pos. Nation Player
28 MF   ITA Tommaso Vailatti (on loan to Vicenza)
40 GK   ITA Angelo Pagotto (to Grosseto)
55 DF   ITA Giovanni Orfei (to Salernitana)
79 DF   ITA Matteo Melara (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
14 Reggina[a] 38 12 15 11 52 50 +2 40
15 Siena[b] 38 9 14 15 35 45 −10 40
16 Torino 38 10 10 18 27 47 −20 40
17 Cagliari 38 9 13 16 35 46 −11 40
18 Chievo (R) 38 9 12 17 38 48 −10 39 Relegation to Serie B
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Fiorentina were docked 15 points, Reggina 11 points, Milan 8 points and Lazio 3 points, all for involvement in the 2006 Italian football scandal.
  2. ^ Siena were given a one-point deduction for a delay in payment of social security contributions.


References

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  1. ^ "FootballSquads - Torino - 2006/07". www.footballsquads.co.uk.