| 2004-05 season | |
|---|---|
| Manager | Daniele Arrigoni |
| Serie A | 12th |
| Coppa Italia | Semi-final |
| Top goalscorer | League: Mauro Esposito (16 goals) All: Mauro Esposito (19 goals) |
Cagliari Calcio had a successful return to Serie A, finishing in 12th place and reaching the semi-finals of the Coppa Italia. This was much thanks to a trio of attacking players consisting of Mauro Esposito, David Suazo and Gianfranco Zola, with Esposito scoring 16 league goals, a personal record.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Reggina | 38 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 36 | 45 | −9 | 44 | |
| 11 | Lecce | 38 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 66 | 73 | −7 | 44 | |
| 12 | Cagliari | 38 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 51 | 60 | −9 | 44 | |
| 13 | Lazio [lower-alpha 1] | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 48 | 53 | −5 | 44 | Qualification to Intertoto Cup third round |
| 14 | Siena | 38 | 9 | 16 | 13 | 44 | 55 | −11 | 43 |
| 2 | Fiorentina | 2–1 | Cagliari | |
Miccoli  16'Dainelli 90 + 1' | Suazo 90 + 3' |
| 4 | Lecce | 3–1 | Cagliari | |
| Cassetti 57' Giacomazzi 71'Bjelanović 87' | Esposito 48' |
| 8 | Cagliari | 2–1 | Parma | |
| Abeijón 45 + 1' Esposito 85' | Marchionni 63' |
| 21 | Cagliari | 1–0 | Fiorentina | |
| Esposito 11' |
| 24 | Brescia | 2–0 | Cagliari | |
| Zoboli 6' Caracciolo 90' |
| 26 | Cagliari | 3–3 | Atalanta | |
| Langella 10' Esposito 43'Abeijón 67' | Sala 18' Makinwa 61'Marcolini 90 + 1' (pen.) |
| 33 | Chievo | 1–1 | Cagliari | |
| Pellissier 32' | Gobbi 72' |
Mauro Esposito 16 Gianfranco Zola 9 (2)
David Suazo 7 (1) Antonio Langella 6| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 38 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 51 | 60 | −9 | 44 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 30 | 17 | +13 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 21 | 43 | −22 |
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