U.S. Città di Palermo season 2006–07
| 2006–07 season | |||
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| Chairman | Maurizio Zamparini | ||
| Manager |
Francesco Guidolin (Days 1–33, 36–38) Renzo Gobbo (Days 34–36) |
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| Serie A | 5th (UEFA Cup) | ||
| UEFA Cup | Group stage | ||
| Coppa Italia | Round of 16 | ||
| Top goalscorer |
League: Eugenio Corini (10) All: Eugenio Corini and David Di Michele (10) |
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| Highest home attendance | 34,261 (vs Catania – 20 September 2006) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 8,521 (vs Sampdoria – 30 November 2006) | ||
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U.S. Città di Palermo played the season 2006–07 in the Serie A league. It has been the third season in a row for Palermo in the top division of Italy.
Palermo initially ended the 2005–06 season in eighth place, and thus was expected to play the UEFA Intertoto Cup 2006. Meanwhile, Francesco Guidolin was re-hired at Giuseppe Papadopulo's place. However, due to the Serie A scandal of 2006, the FIGC had stated they would not enter Palermo into the Intertoto Cup.
After the verdicts penalized numerous clubs, Palermo's overall position for that season was elevated to 5th, meaning they had qualified for the 2006–2007 UEFA Cup. In the transfer window, Palermo spent millions adding players to their squad, including Aimo Diana, Mark Bresciano, Fábio Simplício and Amauri, but sold World Cup winner Fabio Grosso to Internazionale. Several football experts and pundits tipped Palermo to do well in the season ahead, including Alessandro Del Piero.
They started well by knocking out English side West Ham United in the UEFA Cup. However, this time around the group stage proved to be more difficult than the previous year, and Palermo finished last in a group that contained Celta de Vigo, Eintracht Frankfurt, Fenerbahçe SK and Newcastle United.
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