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2005–06 Liverpool F.C. season
English football club season
English football club season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| club | Liverpool |
| image | Liverpool supporters 2006 FA Cup final.jpg |
| caption | Liverpool supporters at the [2006 FA Cup Final](2006-fa-cup-final) |
| season | 2005−06 |
| manager | Rafael Benítez |
| chairman | David Moores |
| league | Premier League |
| league result | [3rd](2005-06-fa-premier-league) |
| cup1 | FA Cup |
| cup1 result | **[Winners](2006-fa-cup-final)** |
| cup2 | League Cup |
| cup2 result | [Third round](2005-06-football-league-cup-third-round) |
| cup3 | UEFA Champions League |
| cup3 result | [Round of 16](2005-06-uefa-champions-league-knockout-stage-round-of-16) |
| cup4 | UEFA Super Cup |
| cup4 result | **[Winners](2005-uefa-super-cup)** |
| cup5 | FIFA Club World Cup |
| cup5 result | [Runners-up](2005-fifa-club-world-championship-final) |
| league topscorer | |
| Steven Gerrard (10) | |
| season topscorer | |
| Steven Gerrard (23) | |
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| prevseason | [2004–05](2004-05-liverpool-f-c-season) |
| nextseason | [2006–07](2006-07-liverpool-f-c-season) |
Steven Gerrard (10) Steven Gerrard (23) The 2005–06 season was the 114th season in Liverpool Football Clubs existence, and their 44th consecutive year in the top-flight, and covers the period from 1 July 2005 to 30 June 2006. Liverpool finished the season in third position, nine points behind champions Chelsea. They won the FA Cup for the seventh time by beating West Ham United in the final 3–1 on penalties after a 3–3 draw.
Players
First team squad
Left club during season
Reserve squad
Statistics
Appearances and goals
|- ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Goalkeepers |- ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Defenders |- ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Midfielders |- ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Forwards |- ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Players transferred out during the season
Goalscorers
| Rank | No. | Pos | Player | Premier League | FA Cup | League Cup | Champions League | Club World Cup | UEFA Super Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | MF | ENG Steven Gerrard | 10 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | **23** |
| 2 | 9 | FW | FRA Djibril Cissé | 9 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | **19** |
| 3 | 15 | FW | ENG Peter Crouch | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | **13** |
| 4 | 10 | MF | ESP Luis García | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | **11** |
| 5 | 19 | FW | ESP Fernando Morientes | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | **9** |
| 6 | 11 | FW | ENG Robbie Fowler | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | **5** |
| 14 | MF | ESP Xabi Alonso | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | **5** | |
| 8 | 6 | DF | NOR John Arne Riise | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | **4** |
| 9 | 7 | MF | AUS Harry Kewell | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | **3** |
| 24 | FW | FRA Florent Sinama Pongolle | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | **3** | |
| 11 | 4 | DF | FIN Sami Hyypiä | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | **2** |
| 30 | MF | NED Boudewijn Zenden | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | **2** | |
| 13 | 23 | DF | ENG Jamie Carragher | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | **1** |
| 28 | DF | ENG Stephen Warnock | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | **1** | |
| **Own Goal** | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | **3** | |||
| **TOTALS** | **57** | **19** | **1** | **20** | **3** | 3 | **104** |
Transfers
In
| # | Pos | Player | From | Fee | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36 | DF | ESP Antonio Barragán | ESP Seville | Free | 4 July 2005 |
| 30 | MF | NED Boudewijn Zenden | ENG Middlesbrough | Free | 4 July 2005 |
| 25 | GK | ESP Pepe Reina | ESP Villarreal | £6,860,000 | 4 July 2005 |
| 22 | MF | MLI Mohamed Sissoko | ESP Valencia | £5,600,000 | 13 July 2005 |
| 15 | FW | ENG Peter Crouch | ENG Southampton | £7,000,000 | 20 July 2005 |
| 34 | DF | ESP Miki Roqué | ESP Lleida | Unknown | 16 August 2005 |
| 46 | DF | ENG Jack Hobbs | ENG Lincoln City | £150,000 | 18 August 2005 |
| 32 | ST | AUT Besian Idrizaj | AUT Linz | £190,000 | 30 August 2005 |
| – | MF | CHI Mark González | ESP Albacete | £1,500,000 | 20 October 2005 |
| 26 | MF | ENG Paul Anderson | ENG Hull City | Swap | 4 January 2006 |
| 2 | MF | NED Jan Kromkamp | ESP Villarreal | Swap | 4 January 2006 |
| 40 | GK | ENG David Martin | ENG Milton Keynes | £250,000 | 12 January 2006 |
| 5 | DF | DEN Daniel Agger | DEN Brøndby | £5,800,000 | 12 January 2006 |
| 11 | FW | ENG Robbie Fowler | ENG Manchester City | Free | 27 January 2006 |
Out
| # | Pos | Player | To | Fee | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | MF | CZE Vladimír Šmicer | FRA Bordeaux | Free | 13 June 2005 |
| 9 | FW | SEN El Hadji Diouf | ENG Bolton Wanderers | £3,500,000 | 16 June 2005 |
| 12 | DF | ARG Mauricio Pellegrino | SPA Alavés | Free | 17 June 2005 |
| 31 | DM | FRA Alou Diarra | FRA Lens | £2,000,000 | 23 June 2005 |
| 25 | DM | CRO Igor Bišćan | GRE Panathinaikos | Free | 15 July 2005 |
| 36 | DF | ENG Jon Otsemobor | ENG Rotherham United | Free | 4 July 2005 |
| 26 | MF | IRL Richie Partridge | Unattached | Free | 1 July 2005 |
| 29 | GK | FRA Patrice Luzi | Unattached | Free | 1 July 2005 |
| 27 | DF | FRA Gregory Vignal | ENG Portsmouth | Free | 12 July 2005{{cite news |
| 18 | MF | SPA Antonio Núñez | ESP Celta Vigo | £2,000,000 | 17 July 2005{{cite news |
| 5 | FW | CZE Milan Baroš | ENG Aston Villa | £6,500,000 | 23 August 2005{{cite news |
| 32 | MF | ENG John Welsh | ENG Hull City | Swap | 4 January 2006 |
| 17 | DF | ESP Josemi | ESP Villarreal | Swap |
All games
Pre-season
| Kick Off | Opponents | H / A | Result | Scorers | Referee | Attendance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 July 2005 15:00 | Wales Wrexham | *A* | 4 – 3 | Morientes {{goal | 16 | 41}}, Baroš {{goal | 51 | 71}} |
| 16 July 2005 18:30 | Germany Bayer Leverkusen | *A* | 3 – 0 | Cissé {{goal | 25 | 26}}, Baroš | ||
| 23 July 2005 19:00 | Greece Olympiacos | *N* | 4 – 3 | García , Morientes , Baroš {{goal | 53 | 59}} | Switzerland Reno Rutz |
|}
Premier League
Main article: 2005–06 FA Premier League
Matches
Pandiani Kilkenny Cissé Duff J. Cole Geremi Boa Morte Zenden Alonso Cissé Morientes Gerrard Sissoko García Crouch Gerrard Cissé Diouf García Alonso Crespo L. Young Alonso Brown Morientes Crouch Warnock Boumsong Gerrard Cissé P. Neville García Kewell Cissé Mullins García Gerrard Crouch Cissé
League table
Main article: 2005–06 FA Premier League
Results summary
Results by round
UEFA Champions League
Main article: 2005–06 UEFA Champions League
Qualifying rounds
Main article: 2005–06 UEFA Champions League qualifying rounds
First qualifying round{{Football box collapsible|id=|date=19 July 2005|time=20:00 BST|round=First round (Second leg)|score=0–3|report=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/4693949.stm|team1=TNS WAL|goals1=|team2=ENG Liverpool|goals2=* Cissé
- Gerrard |stadium=Racecourse Ground|location=Wrexham, Wales|attendance=8,009|referee=Carlo Bertolini (Switzerland)|aggregatescore=0–6|result=W}}Second qualifying round{{Football box collapsible|id=|date=26 July 2005|time=21:45 BST|round=Second round (First leg)|score=1–3|report=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/4713781.stm|team1=FBK Kaunas LIT|goals1=Barevičius |team2=ENG Liverpool|goals2=* Cissé
- Carragher
- Gerrard |stadium=Darius and Girėnas Stadium|location=Kaunas, Lithuania|attendance=8,300|referee=Knud Erik Fisker (Denmark)|result=W}}{{Football box collapsible|id=|date=2 August 2005|time=20:45|round=Second round (Second leg)|score=2–0|report=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/4735633.stm|team1=Liverpool ENG|goals1=* Gerrard
- Cissé |team2=LIT FBK Kaunas|goals2=|stadium=Anfield|location=Liverpool, England|attendance=43,717|referee=Gianluca Paparesta (Italy)|aggregatescore=5–1|result=W}}Third qualifying round{{Football box collapsible|id=|date=10 August 2005|time=20:45|round=Third round (First leg)|score=1–3|report=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/4133918.stm|team1=CSKA Sofia BUL|goals1=Dimitrov |team2=ENG Liverpool|goals2=* Cissé
- Morientes |stadium=Vasil Levski National Stadium|location=Sofia, Bulgaria|attendance=16,512|referee=Jan Wegereef (Netherlands)|result=W}}
Group stage
Main article: 2005–06 UEFA Champions League group stage#Group G
- Sinama Pongolle
- García
- Morientes
- García
- Cissé
Round of 16
- Miccoli |stadium=Anfield|location=Liverpool, England|attendance=42,750|referee=Massimo De Santis (Italy)|aggregatescore=0–3|result=L}}
FA Cup
Main article: 2005–06 FA Cup
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Robinson
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Nicholls |team2=Liverpool (1)|goals2=* Gerrard
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Sinama Pongolle
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Alonso |stadium=Kenilworth Road|location=Luton|attendance=10,170|result=W}}
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Riise
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Crouch
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Morientes
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Riise
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Tébily
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Cissé |stadium=St Andrew's|location=Birmingham|attendance=27,378|referee=Rob Styles (Hampshire)|result=W}}
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García |team2=Chelsea (1)|goals2=Drogba |stadium=Old Trafford
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Carragher
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Gerrard
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Hamann
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Ashton
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Konchesky |stadium=Millennium Stadium|aet=yes|location=Wales Cardiff|attendance=71,140|referee=Alan Wiley (Staffordshire)|penalties1=* Hamman
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Hyypiä
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Gerrard
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Riise |penaltyscore=3–1|penalties2=* Zamora
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Sheringham
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Konchesky
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Ferdinand|result=D}}
League Cup
Main article: 2005–06 Football League Cup}}{{Football box collapsible, [Third round]]](third-round), [Crystal Palace]]](crystal-palace), [Freedman]] {{goal|37](freedman-goal-37)
- Reich |team2=Liverpool|goals2=Gerrard |stadium=Selhurst Park|location=London|attendance=19,673|referee=Phil Dowd (Staffordshire)|result=L}}
UEFA Super Cup
Main article: 2005 UEFA Super Cup
- García |team2=RUS CSKA Moscow|goals2=Carvalho |stadium=Stade Louis II|aet=yes|location=Monaco|attendance=17,042|referee=René Temmink (Netherlands)|result=W}}
FIFA Club World Cup
Main article: 2005 FIFA Club World Championship
Semi-finals
- Gerrard |team2=CRC Saprissa|goals2=|stadium=International Stadium Yokohama|location=Yokohama|attendance=43,902|referee=Carlos Chandia (Chile)|result=W}}
Final
Main article: 2005 FIFA Club World Championship Final
References
Notes
References
- (24 June 2005). "Barragan set for Liverpool move". BBC News.
- (4 July 2005). "Zenden points to Benitez factor". BBC News.
- (13 June 2005). "Sissoko completes Liverpool move". BBC News.
- (20 July 2005). "Zenden points to Benitez factor". BBC News.
- (16 August 2005). "Youngsters seal Liverpool switch". BBC News.
- (18 August 2005). "Hobbs completes move to Liverpool". BBC News.
- (30 August 2005). "Liverpool bring in teenage pair". BBC News.
- (26 October 2005). "Gonzalez completes Reds medical". BBC News.
- (4 January 2006). "Kromkamp ties up Liverpool switch". BBC News.
- (12 January 2006). "Liverpool sign goalkeeper Martin". BBC News.
- (12 January 2006). "Liverpool complete Agger signing". BBC News.
- (27 January 2006). "Liverpool make shock Fowler swoop". BBC News.
- (13 June 2006). "Smicer seals switch to Bordeaux". BBC News.
- (16 June 2005). "Diouf moves to Bolton". BBC News.
- (17 June 2005). "Alaves sign defender Pellegrino". BBC News.
- (23 June 2005). "Liverpool transfer Diarra to Lens". BBC News.
- (15 July 2005). "Biscan joins Greeks Panathinaikos". BBC News.
- (4 July 2005). "Rotherham snap up defensive trio". BBC News.
- [http://www.mysnip.de/forum-archiv/thema-12021-232522/Josemi+completes+Villarreal+move.html Josemi completes Villarreal move]{{Dead link. (August 2019)
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