Bayern Munich grew to become the primary crew to win the double twice-in-a-row, which was additionally the fourth time in 4 seasons that the identical crew 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 due to their third-place end, whereas Schalke, Bayer Leverkusen, and Hertha Berlin completed within the prime six to progress to the UEFA Cup.
Eintracht Frankfurt had a superb season following promotion, avoiding going again down, and in addition qualifying for Europe through the cup. Cologne and Duisburg have been unable to remain within the prime flight, and have been accompanied by Kaiserslautern within the relegation zone.
CHANGES
Magath’s second season squad was a lot just like his first, altering little from the facet 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 getting in the wrong way for €5m. Julio dos Santos was additionally signed from Paraguay however performed only one league sport.
Schalke spent large in the course of the window, including striker Kevin Kuranyi from Stuttgart for just below €7m, whereas Brazilian full-back Rafinha joined from Cortiba for €5m. A 12 months 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 exchange Galatasaray-bound Marek Heinz.
Borussia Dortmund made their signing of Ebi Smolarek everlasting, spending €750k on the ahead, however monetary issues meant Ewerthon was bought for €3.5m to Actual Zaragoza, whereas quite a few gamers have been allowed go away on free transfers.
Wolfsburg cashed in on Bulgarian midfielder Martin Petrov, with €10m coming their manner 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 help fellow new arrival Jon Dahl Tomasson, a €7.5m signing from Milan. After a superb 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 have been on the prime of the desk on all however two matchdays (weeks two and 9, the place Werder Bremen took momentary management). Bremen battled exhausting till the tip, due to the goalscoring exploits of striker Miroslav Klose, who completed as prime scorer with 25 league objectives.
Magath’s Bayern misplaced simply thrice 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 prime three in 2005-06.
Hamburg’s Champions League end was right down to the membership’s Dutch contingent, with summer season signing van der Vaart scoring in every of his first 4 away video games. The midfielder’s resolution to hitch 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 objective in his first season, but it surely was a memorable one – inflicting the primary loss on Bayern Munich at their new house, the Allianz Enviornment.
Duisburg had a horrible season on their return to the highest flight, and had nearly as many managers (4) as they’d wins (5) in the course of the marketing campaign. Schalke and Stuttgart did not make the impression they hoped, and each side changed their head coach in the course of the season. Ralf Rangnick was changed by Oliver Reck after which Mirko Slomka, whereas Giovanni Trapattoni made manner 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 achieved it two seasons-in-a-row.
TOP GOALSCORER
MIROSLAV KLOSE – 25 GOALS
The 2002 World Cup Golden Boot winner discovered kind at precisely the suitable 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 objective till November, and solely misplaced as soon as on the new venue all season.
