Special Sub-Topic: 2006 Calciopoli Scandal Authored by: GoodVibe Sub-topic of: Italy

Juventus took the biggest hit, with relegation to Serie B and a penalty of 9 points for the 2006-07 season. Relegation meant a lot of well-known players transfered. Who went to another Italian team?

Zlatan Ibrahimovic. Ibrahimovic and Patrick Vieira transferred to Inter. Fabio Cannavaro and Emerson went to Real Madrid. Two other top players, Lillian Thuram and Gianluca Zambrotta, left to play for Barcelona.

Paolo Di Canio left Lazio to play for AS Roma.

F. It was the Serie C club AS Cisco Roma. Lazio were penalized three points in the domestic competition, and were kicked out of the 2006-07 UEFA Cup.

What was not true about AC MIlan?

Out of UEFA Champions League. AC Milan was never threatened with relegation. The final punishment included: One home game behind closed doors, a loss of 30 points for the 2005-2006 season (originally 44), and a penalty of eight points for 2006-07, down from fifteen. The penalty moved AC Milan from second place to third, forcing them to qualify for the Champions League.

Before Juventus was stripped of its Serie A title, how many points did it accumulate in 2005-06?

91. Juventus had 27 wins, ten draws, and one loss. The Turin-based club was stripped of its 2004-05 and 2005-06 championships.

Fiorentina was another club that faced punishment. How many points were they penalized for 2006-07?

15. Originally, Fiorentina faced relegation and would have started the 2006-07 Serie B season at -12 pts. The final decision saw Fiorentina lose 30 points, which moved them from 4th place to 9th, and knocked them out of UEFA competition (inelgible as did not finsh heigh enough in their domestic standings, at 9th place).

Of the 23 players on the Italian national team, how many were playing for the clubs affected by the scandal?

13. Five were from Juventus, five from AC Milan, two from Lazio, and one from Fiorentina.

Though not one of the more publicized clubs involved in the scandal, Reggina Calcio did not escape punishment. The team lost 11 points for the 2006-07 season and their club president was banned. For how lonmg was banned?

two and a half years. Club president Pasquale Toti was fined and banned from soccer for 2 1/2 years.

The Calciopoli scandal helped some clubs qualify for UEFA sanctioned competition. Which of these teams did not go to the UEFA Cup?

Chievo Verona. Chievo Verona, promoted from 7th to 4th, was allowed to play in the qualifying round of the Champions League. Palermo, Livorno, and Parma went to the UEFA cup.

Due to the scandal, the 2005-06 Serie A champion was Inter.

T. Inter had 76 points, jumped from third to first, and had a record of 23 wins, seven draws, and eight losses.

Before this 2006 scandal, when was the last Serie A scandal?

1980. Lazio and AC Milan were relegated because of illegal betting and match fixing. In 2005, financially-troubled Genoa was relegated to Serie C1 after match-fixing of a Serie B game.