2006–07 Borussia Dortmund season

During the 2006–07 German football season, Borussia Dortmund competed in the Bundesliga.

Borussia Dortmund
2006–07 season
ManagerBert van Marwijk (until 18 December)
Jürgen Röber (from 19 December to 12 March)
Thomas Doll (from 13 March)
StadiumWestfalenstadion
Bundesliga9th
DFB-PokalSecond round
Top goalscorerAlexander Frei (16)

Season summary

edit

Dortmund finished the season in 9th place, their worst finish in 7 years.

Players

edit

First-team squad

edit
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.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   GER Roman Weidenfeller
2 DF   GER Martin Amedick
3 DF   GER Markus Brzenska
4 DF   GER Christian Wörns
5 MF   GER Sebastian Kehl
6 MF   GER Florian Kringe
7 MF   BRA Tinga
8 FW   GHA Matthew Amoah
9 FW   PAR Nelson Valdez
10 MF   RSA Steven Pienaar
13 FW   SUI Alexander Frei
14 FW   POL Ebi Smolarek
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 MF   COD Kosi Saka
17 DF   BRA Dedê
18 MF   GER Lars Ricken
20 GK   GER Bernd Meier
21 DF   GER Christoph Metzelder
22 MF   GER Marc-André Kruska
23 DF   SUI Philipp Degen
25 MF   TUR Nuri Şahin[notes 1]
27 DF   GER Uwe Hünemeier
28 MF   GER Sebastian Tyrała[notes 2]
43 MF   GER Daniel Gordon[notes 3]

Left club during season

edit

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
7 MF   RSA Delron Buckley (on loan to FC Basel)
No. Pos. Nation Player
11 MF   GER David Odonkor (to Real Betis)

Borussia Dortmund II

edit
The following players were assigned a number for the first team, but did not make an appearance this season.

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
26 MF   GER Marc Heitmeier
30 MF   TUR Mehmet Akgün[notes 4]
31 DF   IRL Patrick Kohlmann[notes 5]
33 DF   GER David Vržogić
No. Pos. Nation Player
34 GK   GER Sören Pirson
36 MF   GER Abdenour Amachaibou[notes 6]
38 DF   GER Nico Hillenbrand

Statistics

edit

Appearances and goals

edit
As of end of season[2]
No. Pos Nat Player Total Bundesliga DFB-Pokal
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK   GER Roman Weidenfeller 36 0 34 0 2 0
34 GK   GER Sören Pirson 1 0 0 0 0+1 0
Defenders
2 DF   GER Martin Amedick 19 2 12+6 2 1 0
3 DF   GER Markus Brzenska 26 3 21+4 3 1 0
4 DF   GER Christian Wörns 26 2 24 2 2 0
17 DF   BRA Dedê 32 0 30 0 2 0
21 DF   GER Christoph Metzelder 19 0 17+2 0 0 0
23 DF   SUI Philipp Degen 29 0 24+3 0 2 0
27 DF   GER Uwe Hünemeier 1 0 0+1 0 0 0
Midfielders
5 MF   GER Sebastian Kehl 6 0 4+2 0 0 0
6 MF   GER Florian Kringe 36 2 34 2 2 0
7 MF   BRA Tinga 33 5 31 4 1+1 1
10 MF   RSA Steven Pienaar 27 0 20+5 0 2 0
16 MF   COD Kosi Saka 6 0 0+6 0 0 0
18 MF   GER Lars Ricken 14 0 5+8 0 0+1 0
22 MF   GER Marc-André Kruska 33 1 29+2 1 2 0
25 MF   TUR Nuri Şahin 25 0 11+13 0 0+1 0
28 MF   GER Sebastian Tyrała 6 0 0+6 0 0 0
43 MF   GER Daniel Gordon 5 0 0+5 0 0 0
Forwards
8 FW   GHA Matthew Amoah 9 0 1+8 0 0 0
9 FW   PAR Nelson Valdez 31 2 20+9 1 2 1
13 FW   SUI Alexander Frei 34 17 31+1 16 2 1
14 FW   POL Ebi Smolarek 32 9 25+5 9 1+1 0
Players transferred out during the season
7 MF   RSA Delron Buckley 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 MF   GER David Odonkor 2 0 1+1 0 0 0

Last updated: 30 May 2007
Source: Competitions

Transfers

edit

Competitions

edit

Bundesliga

edit

League table

edit
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
7 Hamburger SV 34 10 15 9 43 37 +6 45 Qualification to Intertoto Cup third round[a]
8 VfL Bochum 34 13 6 15 49 50 −1 45
9 Borussia Dortmund 34 12 8 14 41 43 −2 44
10 Hertha BSC 34 12 8 14 50 55 −5 44
11 Hannover 96 34 12 8 14 41 50 −9 44
Source: kicker.de
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Notes:

Matches

edit
  • Bayern Munich 2-0 Borussia Dortmund
  • Borussia Dortmund 3-2 Bayern Munich
  • Schalke 04 3-1 Borussia Dortmund
  • VfL Wolfsburg 0-2 Borussia Dortmund

References

edit
  1. ^ "FootballSquads - Borussia Dortmund - 2006/07".
  2. ^ "Borussia Dortmund".

Notes

edit
  1. ^ Şahin was born in Lüdenscheid, Germany, but also qualified to represent Turkey internationally through his parents and represented them at U-16, U-17, U-19 and U-21 level before making his international debut for Turkey in 2005.
  2. ^ Tyrała was born in Racibórz, Poland, but also qualified to represent Germany internationally and represented them at U-19 level before making his international debut for Poland in December 2008.
  3. ^ Gordon was born in Dortmund, Germany, but also qualifies to represent Jamaica internationally and made his international debut for Jamaica in June 2013.
  4. ^ Akgün was born in Bielefeld, Germany, but also qualified to represent Turkey internationally and represented them at U-17 level.
  5. ^ Kohlmann was born in Dortmund, West Germany (now Germany), but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally through his mother and represented them at U-21 level.
  6. ^ Amachaibou was born in Düren, West Germany (now Germany), and represented them at U-19 level, but also qualified to represent Morocco internationally and represented them at U-23 level.