2005–06 1. FC Kaiserslautern season

1. FC Kaiserslautern
2005–06 season
ManagerMichael Henke (until 19 November)
Wolfgang Wolf (from 21 November)
StadiumFritz-Walter-Stadion
Bundesliga16th (relegated)
DFB-PokalRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague: Halil Altıntop (20)
All: Halil Altıntop (21)

During the 2005–06 German football season, 1. FC Kaiserslautern competed in the Bundesliga.

Season summary

Michael Henke failed to replicate his success as Bayern Munich assistant manager and was soon sacked with Kaiserslautern in relegation danger. Wolfgang Wolf was unable to arrest the decline and Kaiserslautern's 9-year stay in the Bundesliga - which had seen a Champions League quarter-final, UEFA Cup semi-final, DFB-Pokal final, and a league title - came to an end.

Players

First-team squad

Squad at end of season[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  AUT Jürgen Macho
2 DF  COD Nzelo Hervé Lembi
3 DF  FRA Mathieu Béda
4 DF  GER Timo Wenzel
5 DF  GER Ingo Hertzsch
7 MF  ALB Ervin Skela
9 FW  GER Carsten Jancker
10 MF  IRN Ferydoon Zandi[notes 1]
13 MF  SUI Ciriaco Sforza
14 MF  CRO Mihael Mikić
15 DF  BRA Marcelo Pletsch
16 MF  GER Axel Bellinghausen
18 FW  CIV Boubacar Sanogo
19 MF  TUR Halil Altıntop[notes 2]
20 MF  GER Marco Engelhardt
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 GK  GER Thomas Ernst
22 MF  GER Torsten Reuter
23 MF  GER Thomas Riedl
24 DF  GER Matthias Henn
25 MF  GER Michael Lehmann
26 MF  GER Daniel Damm
27 GK  GER Florian Fromlowitz
28 MF  GER Daniel Halfar
30 MF  SVK Balázs Borbély
33 DF  GER Stefan Blank
34 DF  GER Fabian Schönheim
36 GK  GER Andreas Clauß
38 FW  GER Marcel Ziemer
39 MF  GER Steffen Bohl
40 DF  NOR Jon Inge Høiland (on loan from Malmö FF)

Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
6 MF  GER Christian Nerlinger (retired)
8 FW  TUR Berkant Göktan[notes 3] (released)
17 MF  GER Jochen Seitz (to Hoffenheim)
No. Pos. Nation Player
30 MF  POL Kamil Kosowski (on loan from Wisła Kraków)
32 DF  CMR Lucien Mettomo (to Kayseri Erciyesspor)

Results

Bundesliga

25 September 2005 7 VfB Stuttgart 1–0 Kaiserslautern Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion
17:30 CEST (UTC+2)
  • Tomasson 10'
Report Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Thorsten Kinhöfer
2 October 2005 8 1. FC Kaiserslautern 0–3 Hamburger SV
CEST (UTC+2)
5 November 2005 12 Hertha BSC 3–0 1. FC Kaiserslautern
CEST (UTC+2)
14 December 2005 (2005-12-14) 15 1. FC Kaiserslautern 1–2 Eintracht Frankfurt Kaiserslautern, Germany
17:30 CEST Seitz 85' (Report) Weissenberger 50'
Copado 58'
Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion
Attendance: 34,000
Referee: Florian Meyer
7 March 2006 24 Kaiserslautern 1–1 VfB Stuttgart Fritz-Walter-Stadion
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Attendance: 30,593
Referee: Helmut Fleischer
12 March 2006 25 Hamburger SV 3–0 1. FC Kaiserslautern Hamburg
CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Volksparkstadion
8 April 2006 29 1. FC Kaiserslautern 0–2 Hertha BSC
CEST (UTC+2)
16 April 2006 30 1. FC Nürnberg 3-2 1. FC Kaiserslautern Nuremberg
17:30 CET (UTC+01) Vittek 12', 87'
Paulus 62'
Match Report 20', 48' Hal. Altıntop Stadium: Frankenstadion
Attendance: 47,250 (sell-out)
Referee: Florian Meyer
Man of the Match: Vittek
3 May 2006 (2006-05-03) 32 Eintracht Frankfurt 2–2 1. FC Kaiserslautern Frankfurt, Germany
15:30 CEST Köhler 50'
Amanatidis 70'
(Report) Reinert 17'
Ziemer 83'
Stadium: Waldstadion
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Thorsten Kinhöfer

References

  1. ^ "FootballSquads - 1.FC Kaiserslautern - 2005/06". www.footballsquads.co.uk.

Notes

  1. ^ Zandi was born in Emden, West Germany (now Germany), and represented Germany at U-21 level, but also qualified to represent Iran internationally and made his international debut for Iran in February 2005.
  2. ^ Altıntop was born in Gelsenkirchen, West Germany (now Germany), but also qualified to represent Turkey internationally and represented Turkey at U-18, U-20, U-21 and B level before making his international debut for Turkey in 2005.
  3. ^ Göktan was born in Munich, West Germany (now Germany), but also qualified to represent Turkey internationally and represented Turkey at U-21 level.