2005–06 FC Schalke 04 season
FC Schalke 04 2005-06 football season
| 2005-06 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manager |  Ralf Rangnick (until 12 December) Oliver Reck (caretaker) Mirko Slomka (from 4 January) | |||
| Stadium | Veltins-Arena | |||
| Bundesliga | 4th | |||
| DFB-Pokal | Last 16 | |||
| UEFA Champions League | Group stage | |||
| UEFA Cup | Semi-finals | |||
| ||||
During the 2005–06 German football season, FC Schalke 04 competed in the Bundesliga.
Season summary
The 2005-06 season was one of ups and downs for Schalke. The club only dropped two points more compared to the previous season, but this was only good enough to see Schalke finish in 4th. Schalke also exited the Champions League at the group stage, though there was little shame in elimination given that they were placed in the same group as last season's runners-up AC Milan and semi-finalists PSV Eindhoven. Schalke compensated with a great run to the UEFA Cup semi-final, with eventual champions Sevilla needing extra time to overcome the Germans. Less flattering was Schalke's domestic cup form, with the club thrashed by eventual finalists Frankfurt 6-0 in the second round. This humiliation, along with the mediocre league form, saw coach Ralf Rangnick sacked in December, with Mirko Slomka appointed as his replacement in early January.
First-team squad
- Squad at end of season[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
|
|
Left club during season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
|
Competitions
Bundesliga
League table
| Pos | Team
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Werder Bremen | 34 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 79 | 37 | +42 | 70 | Qualification to Champions League group stage |
| 3 | Hamburger SV | 34 | 21 | 5 | 8 | 53 | 30 | +23 | 68 | Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round |
| 4 | Schalke 04 | 34 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 47 | 31 | +16 | 61 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round |
| 5 | Bayer Leverkusen | 34 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 64 | 49 | +15 | 52 | |
| 6 | Hertha BSC | 34 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 52 | 48 | +4 | 48 | Qualification to Intertoto Cup third round |
Source: kicker.de
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
DFB-Pokal
First round
FC Bremerhaven v Schalke 04
| 20 August 2005 | FC Bremerhaven | 0–3 | Schalke 04 | Bremerhaven |
| 18:00 | Report |
| Stadium: Nordseestadion Attendance: 9,900 Referee: Thorsten Schriever (Otterndorf) |
Second round
Eintracht Frankfurt v Schalke 04
| 25 October 2005 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 6–0 | Schalke 04 | Frankfurt am Main |
| 19:30 | Report | Stadium: Commerzbank-Arena Attendance: 33,200 Referee: Felix Brych (Munich) |
UEFA Champions League
Group stage
| Pos | Team
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Milan | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 11 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 |  PSV Eindhoven | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 10 | |
| 3 | Schalke 04 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 9 | +3 | 8 | Transfer to UEFA Cup |
| 4 |  Fenerbahçe | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 14 | −7 | 4 |
Source: RSSSF
PSV Eindhoven 
v 
Schalke 04
v Schalke 04 | 13 September 2005 1 | PSV Eindhoven | 1–0 | Schalke 04 | Eindhoven, Netherlands |
| 20:45 | Report | Stadium: Philips Stadion Attendance: 33,000 Referee: Yuri Baskakov (Russia) |
Schalke 04 v 
Milan
v 
Milan | 28 September 2005 2 | Schalke 04 | 2–2 | Milan | Gelsenkirchen, Germany |
| 20:45 | Report |
| Stadium: Arena AufSchalke Attendance: 53,425 Referee: Claus Bo Larsen (Denmark) |
Fenerbahçe 
v Schalke 04
v Schalke 04 | 19 October 2005 3 | Fenerbahçe | 3–3 | Schalke 04 | Istanbul, Turkey |
| 20:45 | Report |
| Stadium: Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Alain Hamer (Luxembourg) |
Schalke 04 v Fenerbahçe
v Fenerbahçe | 1 November 2005 4 | Schalke 04 | 2–0 | Fenerbahçe | Gelsenkirchen, Germany |
| 20:45 | Report | Stadium: Arena AufSchalke Attendance: 53,425 Referee: Luis Medina Cantalejo (Spain) |
Schalke 04 v PSV Eindhoven
v PSV Eindhoven | 23 November 2005 5 | Schalke 04 | 3–0 | PSV Eindhoven | Gelsenkirchen, Germany |
| 20:45 |
| Report | Stadium: Arena AufSchalke Attendance: 54,000 Referee: Ľuboš Micheľ (Slovakia) |
Milan v Schalke 04
v Schalke 04 | 6 December 2005 6 | Milan | 3–2 | Schalke 04 | Milan, Italy |
| 20:45 | Report |
| Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 43,800 Referee: Manuel Mejuto González (Spain) |
UEFA Cup
Knockout phase
Round of 32
Schalke 04 v 
Espanyol
v 
Espanyol | 15 February 2006 First leg | Schalke 04 | 2–1 | Espanyol | Gelsenkirchen, Germany |
| 20:00 | Report |
| Stadium: Veltins-Arena Attendance: 53,642 Referee: Roberto Rosetti (Italy) |
Espanyol v Schalke 04
v Schalke 04 | 23 February 2006 Second leg | Espanyol | 0–3 (1–5 agg.) | Schalke 04 | Barcelona, Spain |
| 21:45 | Report | Stadium: Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys Attendance: 18,100 Referee: Tom Henning Øvrebø (Norway) |
Round of 16
Palermo v Schalke 04
v Schalke 04 | 9 March 2006 First leg | Palermo | 1–0 | Schalke 04 | Palermo, Italy |
| 18:00 |
| Report | Stadium: Stadio Renzo Barbera Attendance: 10,581 Referee: Eric Braamhaar (Netherlands) |
Schalke 04 v Palermo
v Palermo | 16 March 2006 Second leg | Schalke 04 | 3–0 (3–1 agg.) | Palermo | Gelsenkirchen, Germany |
| 20:30 |
| Report | Stadium: Veltins-Arena Attendance: 52,151 Referee: Graham Poll (England) |
Quarter-finals
Levski Sofia 
v Schalke 04
v Schalke 04 | 30 March 2006 First leg | Levski Sofia | 1–3 | Schalke 04 | Sofia, Bulgaria |
| 19:00 |
| Report | Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium Attendance: 38,000 Referee: Mike Riley (England) |
Schalke 04 v Levski Sofia
v Levski Sofia | 6 April 2006 Second leg | Schalke 04 | 1–1 (4–2 agg.) | Levski Sofia | Gelsenkirchen, Germany |
| 20:30 |
| Report |
| Stadium: Veltins-Arena Attendance: 52,973 Referee: Massimo Busacca (Switzerland) |
Semi-finals
Schalke 04 v Sevilla
v Sevilla | 20 April 2006 First leg | Schalke 04 | 0–0 | Sevilla | Gelsenkirchen, Germany |
| 20:30 | Report | Stadium: Veltins-Arena Attendance: 53,551 Referee: Tom Henning Øvrebø (Norway) |
Sevilla v Schalke 04
v Schalke 04 | 27 April 2006 Second leg | Sevilla | 1–0 (a.e.t.) (1–0 agg.) | Schalke 04 | Seville, Spain |
| 21:30 |
| Report | Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Stadium Attendance: 46,000 Referee: Massimo De Santis (Italy) |
References
- ^ "FootballSquads - FC Schalke 04 - 2005/06".
Notes
- ^ Altıntop was born in Gelsenkirchen, West Germany (now Germany), but also qualified to represent Turkey internationally and represented Turkey at U-18, U-20 and U-21 level before making his international debut for Turkey in 2004.
- ^ Azaouagh was born in Beni Sidel, Morocco, but also qualified to represent Germany internationally and represented Germany at U-21 level.
- ^ Asamoah was born in Mampong, Ghana, but was raised in Germany from the age of 12 and made his international debut for Germany in May 2001.
- ^ Krstajić was born in Zenica, SFR Yugoslavia (now Bosnia and Herzegovina), but was raised in Serbia and Montenegro (now Serbia) and made his international debut for Serbia and Montenegro in 1999.
- ^ Kurányi was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, but also qualified to represent Germany internationally through his father and Panama through his mother and represented Germany at U-21 and B level before making his international debut for Germany in March 2003.
- ^ Bajramović was born in Hamburg, West Germany (now Germany), but also qualified to represent Bosnia and Herzegovina internationally through his parents and made his international debut for Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2002.
- ^ Boenisch was born in Gliwice, Poland, but was raised in Germany from the age of 1 and represented Germany at U-20 and U-21 level before changing his allegiance to Poland and making his international debut for Poland in September 2010.
