The 2006–07 season was the 105th season of competitive football in Italy.
Overview
The look of Italian football in the first divisions took on major changes as a result of the Calciopoli scandal. It saw 29 time Serie A champions Juventus relegated from the top division to the second division Serie B for the first time in the club's history.
Fiorentina and Lazio began the season in Serie A with deductions of 15 points and 3 points respectively. Milan were given an 8-point deduction, but played in the Champions League after defeating Red Star Belgrade in the third qualifying round.
Catania made their first appearance in Serie A since 1984 after being promoted from Serie B.
Val di Sangro play their first season of professional football in Italy, after being promoted from Serie D to Serie C2.
24 July 2006 – Former Lazio and Juventus forward Pierluigi Casiraghi is named coach of the Italian U21 national team. Gianfranco Zola will act as Casiraghi's technical consultant.
25 July 2006 – After appeals were heard in the 2006 Italian football scandal, all penalties were reduced. Juventus will play in Serie B with a 17-point deduction, Lazio and Fiorentina are back in Serie A with 11 and 19-point reductions, and Milan will also stay in Serie A with an 8-point deduction.
17 August 2006 – Further penalties in the ongoing scandal were handed out. Reggina will start the Serie A season with a 15-point deduction. Arezzo will start the Serie B season with a 9-point deduction.
26 August 2006 – On appeal, Arezzo's penalty of a 9-point deduction was reduced to 6 points.
26 August 2006 – After going behind by 3 goals early in the Super Cup, Inter come back to defeat Roma, 4–3 after extra time.
30 August 2006 – Fixture lists for the upcoming season in Serie A and Serie B are released.
9 September 2006 – Serie A and Serie B seasons begin.
19 September 2006 – Guido Rossi resigns as commissioner of the FIGC.
20 September 2006 – Luca Pancalli is appointed commissioner of the FIGC.
20 September 2006 – Francesco Flachi of Sampdoria and Moris Carrozzieri of Atalanta receive two-month bans as a result of a betting inquiry. The two players were accused of "trying to obtain information on the final result of some football matches, in order to allow third parties to place their bets and be sure to win".
19 October 2006 – Siena are given a one-point deduction for a delay in payment of social security contributions.
27 October 2006 – After further appeals in the 2006 Serie A scandal, Juventus had their point penalty reduced from −17 to −9. Lazio had their penalty cut from −11 to −3. Fiorentina had their penalty cut from −19 to −15.
6 January 2007 – Marcello Lippi and all 23 player from Italy's 2006 World Cup winning squad have been given the title of Cavaliere, an Italian OBE, by Italian President Giorgio Napolitano.
2 February 2007 – All the Italian league fixtures, including Serie A and B, have been suspended indefinitely due to riots after a match between Palermo and Catania lead to the death of a policeman.[4] Italy's match against Romania and the Italy U21 match against Belgium have also been called off.[5]
14 February 2007 – Catania are handed a stadium ban until 30 June, and all "home" games for the rest of the season will be played behind closed doors.[6]
22 February 2007 – Francesco Flachi of Sampdoria is indefinitely suspended by the Football Federation after having failed a drugs test for cocaine.[7]
12 March 2007 – Messina goalkeeper Nicholas Caglioni is indefinitely suspended by the Football Federation after having failed a drugs test for cocaine.[8]
19 May 2007 – With three remaining matchdays at the end of the season, Juventus are the first team to be promoted to Serie A, and Crotone is mathematically relegated to Serie C1.
22 May 2007 – UEFA announce that Atalanta will not be able to enter the Intertoto Cup after failing to receive a licence.[9]
22 May 2007 – Bologna President Alfredo Cazzola has been suspended from any football activity until 30 November after a protest during a recent match.[10]
