2005–06 CA Osasuna season

CA Osasuna
2005–06 season
ManagerMexico Javier Aguirre
StadiumEl Sadar
La Liga4th
UEFA CupFirst round
Copa del ReyRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague: Savo Milošević (11)
All: Savo Milošević (12)

During the 2005–06 season, CA Osasuna competed in La Liga, the top division of Spanish football, as well as the Copa del Rey and UEFA Cup.

Season summary

The culmination of a consolidated CA Osasuna in the elite of football came the 2005-06 season. It was Javier Aguirre’s fourth consecutive year as the manager and CA Osasuna had just returned to European competition the previous year on the 2005–06 La Liga. The 2005–06 La Liga CA Osasuna season was a historic season for the club. After 38 league games, the team managed to finished 4th in La Liga only falling behind F.C. Barcelona, Real Madrid and Valencia.[1] For the second time in its history, CA Osasuna finished 4th in the Spanish first division league, obtaining the qualification for the first time in the club history to the UEFA Champions League.[2] They would end up falling against Hamburger SV on the previous qualification to the Champions League 2006-07, drawing both leg-games but losing the qualification.[3] Automatically CA Osasuna dropped and played the UEFA Europa League on the 2006-07 season. The 2005–06 La Liga season was the season that CA Osasuna recorded the most points on a single season in its history.[1] Also, they were able to finished 2nd in the league before Christmas break with 36 points, finishing on top of Real Madrid and Valencia and only falling behind F.C Barcelona.[1] Javier Aguirre would end up leaving the following season to manage Atletico de Madrid due to the success of the 2005-06 season.[2] During the season, CA Osasuna stadium name was changed from El Sadar to Reyno de Navarra.[4]

First-team squad

Squad at end of season[5]

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 Spain ESP Juan Elía
2 DF Spain ESP José Izquierdo
3 DF Spain ESP Rafael Clavero
4 DF Spain ESP Miguel Flaño
5 DF Spain ESP Carlos Cuéllar
6 MF Spain ESP Raúl García
7 DF Spain ESP César Cruchaga
8 MF Spain ESP Juan Manuel Ortiz (on loan from Atlético Madrid)
9 FW Serbia and Montenegro SCG Savo Milošević
10 MF Spain ESP Francisco Puñal
11 MF Morocco MAR Moha
12 MF Spain ESP Fran Moreno
No. Pos. Nation Player
13 GK Spain ESP Ricardo
14 DF Spain ESP Josetxo
15 FW Cameroon CMR Pierre Webó
16 MF Spain ESP David López
17 DF Spain ESP Javier Flaño
18 MF Uruguay URU Marcelo Sosa (on loan from Atlético Madrid)
19 DF Spain ESP Enrique Corrales
20 FW Argentina ARG Bernardo Romeo
21 MF Spain ESP Valdo
22 MF Spain ESP Iñaki Muñoz
23 MF France FRA Ludovic Delporte
26 GK Spain ESP Roberto Santamaría

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
24 FW Spain ESP Gorka Brit (on loan to Eibar)

Competitions

La Liga

Main article: 2005–06 La Liga

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
2 Real Madrid 38 20 10 8 70 40 +30 70 Qualification for the Champions League group stage
3 Valencia 38 19 12 7 58 33 +25 69 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
4 Osasuna 38 21 5 12 49 43 +6 68
5 Sevilla 38 20 8 10 54 39 +15 68 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
6 Celta Vigo 38 20 4 14 45 33 +12 64
Source: LFP
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th head-to-head goals scored; 5th goal difference; 6th number of goals scored; 7th Fair-play points

Copa del Rey

Main article: 2005–06 Copa del Rey

UEFA Cup

Main article: 2005–06 UEFA Cup
15 September 2005 First round 1st leg Rennes France 3–1 Spain Osasuna Stade de la Route de Lorient, Rennes
19:00 Frei 27', 74'
Hadji 84'		 Report Milošević 52' Attendance: 20,525
Referee: Cristian Balaj (Romania)
29 September 2005 First round 2nd leg Osasuna Spain 0–0
(1–3 agg.)		 France Rennes Estadio Reyno de Navarra, Pamplona
20:30 Report Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Georgios Kasnaferis (Greece)

References

  1. ^ a b c S.L., Diarioas AS. "Calendario Primera división 2005/2006 - Regular en AS.com". resultados.as.com. Retrieved 2017-10-25.
  2. ^ a b AGENCIAS (2006-05-19). "Aguirre se marcha de Osasuna dejando al equipo en Champions". EL PAÍS (in Spanish). Retrieved 2017-10-25.
  3. ^ Agencias (2006-08-22). "El Hamburgo acaba con el sueño de Osasuna en 'Champions' (1-1)". Cadena SER (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2017-10-25.
  4. ^ "El Sadar pasa a llamarse 'Reyno de Navarra' - elmundo.es deportes". www.elmundo.es. Retrieved 2017-10-25.
  5. ^ "FootballSquads - Osasuna - 2005/06".