Bayern Munich grew to become the primary workforce to win the double twice-in-a-row, which was additionally the fourth time in 4 seasons that the identical workforce gained each the Bundesliga and DFB-Pokal.
Felix Magath had lifted the title in his first season in Munich, and did the identical once more in 2005-06, ending 5 factors away from runners-up Werder Bremen.
Borussia Dortmund’s monetary troubles continued into 2005-06, that means the membership completed seventh for the second successive season, lacking out on Europe as soon as extra.
Hamburg certified for the Champions League because of their third-place end, whereas Schalke, Bayer Leverkusen, and Hertha Berlin completed within the high six to progress to the UEFA Cup.
Eintracht Frankfurt had a superb season following promotion, avoiding going again down, and likewise qualifying for Europe through the cup. Cologne and Duisburg had been unable to remain within the high flight, and had been accompanied by Kaiserslautern within the relegation zone.
CHANGES
Magath’s second season squad was a lot much like his first, altering little from the aspect that had gained the double within the earlier marketing campaign. Centre-back Valerien Ismael moved from Werder Bremen for €8.5 million, with Torsten Frings moving into the wrong way for €5m. Julio dos Santos was additionally signed from Paraguay however performed only one league sport.
Schalke spent massive throughout the window, including striker Kevin Kuranyi from Stuttgart for slightly below €7m, whereas Brazilian full-back Rafinha joined from Cortiba for €5m. A yr after arriving in Gelsenkirchen, Ailton left for Besiktas regardless of scoring 14 objectives in 29 appearances.
Hamburg raided Ajax for 2 of their most promising younger gamers, defensive midfielder Nigel de Jong (€1.5m) and attacking midfielder Rafael van der Vaart (€5.1m), whereas Timothee Atouba joined from Spurs. Borussia Monchengladbach’s greatest arrival was additionally an Ajax participant, spending €2.5m on ahead Wesley Sonck to interchange Galatasaray-bound Marek Heinz.
Borussia Dortmund made their signing of Ebi Smolarek everlasting, spending €750k on the ahead, however monetary issues meant Ewerthon was offered for €3.5m to Actual Zaragoza, whereas quite a few gamers had been allowed depart on free transfers.
Wolfsburg cashed in on Bulgarian midfielder Martin Petrov, with €10m coming their means from Atletico Madrid. A few of this cash was then used on Stuttgart ahead Mike Henke and Benfica defender Alex Costa.
Stuttgart added a Danish flavour to their assault, with winger Jesper Gronkjaer introduced in to assist fellow new arrival Jon Dahl Tomasson, a €7.5m signing from Milan. After a wonderful spell in Germany, Alexander Hleb left the Bundesliga, becoming a member of Arsenal for €15m.
SUMMARY
Bayern Munich dominated the league from begin to end, and had been on the high of the desk on all however two matchdays (weeks two and 9, the place Werder Bremen took short-term management). Bremen battled laborious till the top, because of the goalscoring exploits of striker Miroslav Klose, who completed as high scorer with 25 league objectives.
Magath’s Bayern misplaced simply 3 times all season, as soon as to Werder, and home-and-away to Hamburg. HSV had been relegation candidates when Thomas Doll took over in 2004, however turned issues round on the membership the place he completed his taking part in profession, qualifying for the UEFA Cup after which ending within the high three in 2005-06.
Hamburg’s Champions League end was all the way down to the membership’s Dutch contingent, with summer time signing van der Vaart scoring in every of his first 4 away video games. The midfielder’s choice to affix Hamburg had initially been questioned, with Netherlands legend Johan Cruyff questioning why he had turned down AC Milan for HSV.
De Jong was signed in January to play alongside van der Vaart and Khalid Boulharouz, with all three having a big impact. De Jong scored only one purpose in his first season, nevertheless it was a memorable one – inflicting the primary loss on Bayern Munich at their new dwelling, the Allianz Enviornment.
Duisburg had a horrible season on their return to the highest flight, and had virtually as many managers (4) as that they had wins (5) throughout the marketing campaign. Schalke and Stuttgart did not make the influence they hoped, and each side changed their head coach throughout the season. Ralf Rangnick was changed by Oliver Reck after which Mirko Slomka, whereas Giovanni Trapattoni made means for Armin Veh.
PLAYER OF THE SEASON
MIROSLAV KLOSE
Klose had scored 15 objectives in his first season at Werder Bremen, however took that up a notch, with 25 objectives in 26 video games throughout his second season at Weserstadion.
MANAGER OF THE SEASON
FELIX MAGATH
As soon as once more, Magath proved his credentials as Bayern Munich supervisor by guiding them to a different double – the primary time in historical past a membership had completed it two seasons-in-a-row.
TOP GOALSCORER
MIROSLAV KLOSE – 25 GOALS
The 2002 World Cup Golden Boot winner discovered type at precisely the precise time heading into the 2006 match, scoring 25 objectives within the Bundesliga to win the Torjagerkanone forward of 21-goal Dimitar Berbatov.
TEAM OF THE SEASON
ROST; LAHM, LUCIO, BORDON; ROSICKY, BALLACK, VAN DER VAART, FRINGS, ALTINTOP; KLOSE, BERBATOV
MOST EXPENSIVE TRANSFER
Valerien Ismael
Werder Bremen to Bayern
€8.5m
KEY MOMENT OF THE SEASON
Bayern Munich started life at their new floor, the Allianz Enviornment, with a cushty 3-0 win over Borussia Monchengladbach, settling into uncommon environment with a well-recognized consequence. They didn’t concede a house purpose till November, and solely misplaced as soon as on the new venue all season.
