2006–07 Borussia Dortmund season

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)

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

Season summary

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

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

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

Borussia Dortmund II

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; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

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

Statistics

Appearances and goals

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

Last updated: 30 May 2007
Source: Competitions

Transfers

In

Out

Competitions

Bundesliga

Main article: 2006–07 Bundesliga

League table

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:
  1. ^ Since 1. FC Nürnberg won the 2006–07 DFB-Pokal, thus qualifying for the UEFA Cup first round, Hamburger SV entered the Intertoto Cup third round.

Matches

  • 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

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

Notes

  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.