2006–07 Torino FC season

Torino
2006–07 season
Chairman	Urbano Cairo
Manager	Gianni De Biasi; Alberto Zaccheroni (from 7 September to 26 February); Gianni De Biasi
Serie A	16th
Coppa Italia	Second round
Highest home attendance	24,000
Average home league attendance	20,500
	← 2005–06 2007–08 →

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

Season summary

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.

Kit

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

First-team squad

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

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

Serie A

Pos	Team v t e	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:

^ Fiorentina were docked 15 points, Reggina 11 points, Milan 8 points and Lazio 3 points, all for involvement in the 2006 Italian football scandal.
^ Siena were given a one-point deduction for a delay in payment of social security contributions.

References

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

[table_note_LAZ0.5168115932107-2] Fiorentina were docked 15 points, Reggina 11 points, Milan 8 points and Lazio 3 points, all for involvement in the 2006 Italian football scandal.

[table_note_SIE0.5168115932107-3] Siena were given a one-point deduction for a delay in payment of social security contributions.

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

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