2004–05 Udinese Calcio season explained

Club:	Udinese Calcio
Season:	2004–05
Manager:	Luciano Spalletti
Chairman:	Giampaolo Pozzo
Chrtitle:	President
Stadium:	Stadio Friuli
League:	Serie A
League Result:	4th
Cup1:	Coppa Italia
Cup1 Result:	Semi-finals
Cup2:	UEFA Cup
Cup2 Result:	First round
League Topscorer:	Vincenzo Iaquinta (13)
Average Attendance:	16,447^[1]
Prevseason:	2003–04
Nextseason:	2005–06

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

See main article: 2004–05 Serie A.

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

See main article: 2004–05 Coppa Italia.

UEFA Cup

See main article: 2004–05 UEFA Cup.

First round

Statistics

Goalscorers

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Statistiche Spettatori Serie A - Attendance Statistics Serie A.