| Season | 2004–05 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 11 September 2004 – 29 May 2005 |
| Champions | None (Juventus were stripped of their title due toCalciopoli scandal) |
| Relegated | Bologna Brescia Atalanta |
| Champions League | Juventus Milan Internazionale Udinese |
| UEFA Cup | Sampdoria Palermo Roma |
| Intertoto Cup | Lazio |
| Matches | 380 |
| Goals | 960 (2.53 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Cristiano Lucarelli (24 goals) |
| Highest scoring | Parma 6–4Livorno |
| Average attendance | 26,098 |
2005–06 → | |
The2004–05 Serie A (known as theSerie ATIM for sponsorship reasons) was the 103rd season of top-tier Italianfootball, the 73rd in around-robin tournament. It was expanded to contain 20 clubs, which played 38 matches against each other, rather than the 34 matches in previous seasons, while relegations were reduced to three. TheCoppa Campioni d'Italia was presented to the winners on the pitch for the first time.
The first two teams qualified directly toUEFA Champions League, teams ending in the third and fourth places had to play Champions League qualifications, teams ending in the fifth and sixth places qualified toUEFA Cup (another spot was given to the winner ofCoppa Italia), while only the last three teams were to be relegated inSerie B, the Italian second division, following a regulations change.
Juventus finished in first place but were later stripped of the title as a result of theCalciopoli scandal. As a result, there was no winner or runner-up in the 2004-05 competition, but the European competition places for higher positions in the table remained.Milan ended the campaign in second place, however they are not considered runners-up due to the scandal.Udinese qualified for the UEFA Champions League for the first time in its history.Palermo, in its first Serie A campaign in over 30 years, finished in sixth place, qualifying for theUEFA Cup for the first time in its history.Roma qualified for the UEFA Cup as the runners-up in theCoppa Italia because the cup winner,Internazionale, had already qualified for theChampions League.
Two teams,Brescia andAtalanta, were directly relegated toSerie B, while the third relegation place was to be decided among three teams (Fiorentina,Bologna andParma), counting only the so-calledclassifica avulsa; that is, the table composed solely by the six matches among the three teams. Bologna and Parma had fewer points, and played the relegation tiebreaker. The tiebreaker was won by Parma, who were defeated 0–1 at home but won 0–2 away in the return match. This method of classifying teams on equal points totals was abolished for the2005–06 season but returned for the2022–23 season.
| Team | Head coach | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atalanta* | Asics | Promatech | |
| Bologna | Macron | Amica Chips | |
| Brescia | Kappa | Banca Lombarda e Piemontese | |
| Cagliari* | A-Line | Terra Sarda | |
| Chievo | Lotto | Paluani/Columbia TriStar Film Distributors International[a] | |
| Fiorentina* | Adidas | Toyota | |
| Internazionale | Nike | Pirelli | |
| Juventus | Nike | Sky Sport/Tamoil (in UEFA matches) | |
| Lazio | Puma | Parmacotto | |
| Lecce | Asics | Salento | |
| Livorno* | Asics | Banca Carige | |
| Messina* | Legea | Caffè Miscela d'Oro,Regione Siciliana/Air Malta | |
| Milan | Adidas | Opel | |
| Parma | Champion | Champion | |
| Palermo* | Lotto | +39 Challenge,Provincia di Palermo | |
| Reggina | Asics | Gicos, Stocco&Stocco | |
| Roma | Diadora | Mazda | |
| Sampdoria | Kappa | Erg | |
| Siena | Lotto | Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena | |
| Udinese | Le Coq Sportif | Kia Motors |
(*) Promoted fromSerie B.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juventus[a] | 38 | 26 | 8 | 4 | 67 | 27 | +40 | 86 | Qualification toChampions League group stage |
| 2 | Milan | 38 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 63 | 28 | +35 | 79 | |
| 3 | Internazionale | 38 | 18 | 18 | 2 | 65 | 37 | +28 | 72 | Qualification toChampions 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 toUEFA 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[b] | 38 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 55 | 58 | −3 | 45 | Qualification toUEFA 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 | |
| 12 | Cagliari | 38 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 51 | 60 | −9 | 44 | |
| 13 | Lazio[c] | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 48 | 53 | −5 | 44 | Qualification toIntertoto Cup third round |
| 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 | Serie B aftertie-breaker |
| 19 | Brescia(R) | 38 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 37 | 54 | −17 | 41 | Relegation toSerie B |
| 20 | Atalanta(R) | 38 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 34 | 45 | −11 | 35 |
| Home \ Away | ATA | BOL | BRE | CAG | CHV | FIO | INT | JUV | LAZ | LCE | LIV | MES | MIL | PAL | PAR | REG | ROM | SAM | SIE | UDI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atalanta | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | |
| Bologna | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | |
| Brescia | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | |
| Cagliari | 3–3 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | |
| Chievo | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–0 | |
| Fiorentina | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 2–3 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | |
| Internazionale | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | |
| Juventus | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 5–2 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | |
| Lazio | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | |
| Lecce | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 5–3 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 2–2 | 3–4 | |
| Livorno | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 3–6 | 1–2 | |
| Messina | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 4–3 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 1–0 | |
| Milan | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 6–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 5–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | |
| Palermo | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–5 | |
| Parma | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 6–4 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | |
| Reggina | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 0–0 | |
| Roma | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 5–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–3 | |
| Sampdoria | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | |
| Siena | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–4 | 2–1 | 2–3 | |
| Udinese | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 |