| 2005-06 season | |
|---|---|
| Manager | Attilio Tesser Daniele Arrigoni Davide Ballardini Nedo Sonetti |
| Serie A | 14th |
| Coppa Italia | Last 16 |
| Top goalscorer | League: David Suazo (22) All: David Suazo (25) |
Cagliari Calcio had a difficult season, where owner Massimo Cellino decided to fire three coaches during the course of the same season. Without retired Gianfranco Zola's influence of the offensive play, David Suazo took on a larger responsibility, answering with scoring 22 league goals, a career-high tally for the Honduran striker. That ensured Cagliari was kept eight points above Messina in the relegation zone. Following penalties for Juventus and Lazio in Calciopoli, the team was moved up from 16th to 14th place.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Sampdoria | 38 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 47 | 51 | −4 | 41 |
| 13 | Reggina | 38 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 39 | 65 | −26 | 41 |
| 14 | Cagliari | 38 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 42 | 55 | −13 | 39 |
| 15 | Siena | 38 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 42 | 60 | −18 | 39 |
| 16 | Lazio [lower-alpha 1] | 38 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 57 | 47 | +10 | 32 |
| 7 | Cagliari | 0–2 | Milan | |
Gilardino  1'Shevchenko 27' |
| 10 | Fiorentina | 2–1 | Cagliari | |
| Toni 53' Jørgensen 82' | Suazo 23' |
| 24 | Roma | 4–3 | Cagliari | |
| Perrotta 25' De Rossi 34'Totti 79' (pen.), 90 + 2' (pen.) | Suazo 15' Langella 19'Conti 58' |
| 27 | Cagliari | 2–2 | Chievo | |
| Suazo 32' Gobbi 90 + 4' | Tiribocchi 85' Pellissier 90' |
| 29 | Cagliari | 0–0 | Fiorentina |
| 31 | Cagliari | 0–2 | Reggina | |
| A. Lucarelli 8' Tedesco 20' |
| 32 | Sampdoria | 1–1 | Cagliari | |
| Castellini 14' | Suazo 68' |
| 33 | Cagliari | 1–1 | Palermo | |
| Suazo 45' | Di Michele 90 + 5' |
David Suazo 22 (5)
Mauro Esposito 5 Andrea Capone 3| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 38 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 42 | 55 | −13 | 39 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 23 | 17 | +6 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 19 | 38 | −19 |
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