The 2005–06 season was Football Club Internazionale Milano's 97th in existence and 90th consecutive season in the top flight of Italian football. Season overview The 2005–06 Serie A season opened with success in the Supercoppa Italiana, beating Juventus 1–0 in extra time with a goal scored by Verón. During the Champions League group stage, the side managed to have a line-up of 11 foreign players on the pitch: the only European was Luís Figo, playing the second time. Despite a good first half (also including a 3–2 win in derby, that lacked since 2002) Inter did not have a great second half, and knocked out in the Champions League by Villareal. On the pitch, the season finished like the previous with third place and the win of the Coppa Italia against Roma. However, during the summer after the World Cup, Juventus and A.C. Milan were caught in the Calciopoli scandal: in late July, a few weeks after Italian national team triumph in Germany, Juventus was stripped of the title, and Inter was awarded the 2005–06 title. Further, the relegation of Juventus to Serie B made Inter the only club to be present in all seasons of the modern Serie A (from 1929–30). Players Squad information From youth squad Transfers Winter Out Andy van der Meyde – Everton Pre-season and friendlies Riscone di Brunico training camp TIM Trophy Südtirol Cup Birra Moretti Trophy Sky TV Trophy Other friendlies Competitions Overview Serie A League table Results summary Results by round Matches Coppa Italia Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final Supercoppa Italiana UEFA Champions League Qualifying phase Third qualifying round Group stage Knockout phase Round of 16 Quarter-finals Statistics Squad statistics {|class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |- ! ! style="width:70px;"|League ! style="width:70px;"|Europe ! style="width:70px;"|Cup ! style="width:70px;"|Others ! style="width:70px;"|Total Stats |- |align=left|Games played || 38 || 12 || 8 || 1 || 59 |- |align=left|Games won || 23 || 7 || 4 || 1 || 35 |- |align=left|Games drawn || 7 || 3 || 4 || 0 || 14 |- |align=left|Games lost || 8 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 10 |- |align=left|Goals scored || 68 || 17 || 10|| 1 || 96 |- |align=left|Goals conceded || 30 || 9 || 6 || 0 || 45 |- |align=left|Goal difference || 38 || 8 || 4 || 1 || 51 |- |align=left|Clean sheets || 19 || 5 || 4 || 1 || 29 |- |align=left|Goal by