2005–06 1. FC Kaiserslautern season

During the 2005–06 German football season, 1. FC Kaiserslautern competed in the Bundesliga.

1. FC Kaiserslautern
2005–06 season
ManagerMichael Henke (until 19 November)
Wolfgang Wolf (from 21 November)
StadiumFritz-Walter-Stadion
Bundesliga16th (relegated)
DFB-PokalRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague: Halil Altıntop (20)
All: Halil Altıntop (21)

Season summary

Michael Henke failed to replicate his success as Bayern Munich assistant manager and was soon sacked with Kaiserslautern in relegation danger. Wolfgang Wolf was unable to arrest the decline and Kaiserslautern's 9-year stay in the Bundesliga - which had seen a Champions League quarter-final, UEFA Cup semi-final, DFB-Pokal final, and a league title - came to an end.

Players

First-team squad
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  AUT Jürgen Macho
2 DF  COD Nzelo Hervé Lembi
3 DF  FRA Mathieu Béda
4 DF  GER Timo Wenzel
5 DF  GER Ingo Hertzsch
7 MF  ALB Ervin Skela
9 FW  GER Carsten Jancker
10 MF  IRN Ferydoon Zandi[notes 1]
13 MF   SUI Ciriaco Sforza
14 MF  CRO Mihael Mikić
15 DF  BRA Marcelo Pletsch
16 MF  GER Axel Bellinghausen
18 FW  CIV Boubacar Sanogo
19 MF  TUR Halil Altıntop[notes 2]
20 MF  GER Marco Engelhardt
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 GK  GER Thomas Ernst
22 MF  GER Torsten Reuter
23 MF  GER Thomas Riedl
24 DF  GER Matthias Henn
25 MF  GER Michael Lehmann
26 MF  GER Daniel Damm
27 GK  GER Florian Fromlowitz
28 MF  GER Daniel Halfar
30 MF  SVK Balázs Borbély
33 DF  GER Stefan Blank
34 DF  GER Fabian Schönheim
36 GK  GER Andreas Clauß
38 FW  GER Marcel Ziemer
39 MF  GER Steffen Bohl
40 DF  NOR Jon Inge Høiland (on loan from Malmö FF)

Left club during 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
6 MF  GER Christian Nerlinger (retired)
8 FW  TUR Berkant Göktan[notes 3] (released)
17 MF  GER Jochen Seitz (to Hoffenheim)
No. Pos. Nation Player
30 MF  POL Kamil Kosowski (on loan from Wisła Kraków)
32 DF  CMR Lucien Mettomo (to Kayseri Erciyesspor)

References
  1. "FootballSquads - 1.FC Kaiserslautern - 2005/06". www.footballsquads.co.uk.

Notes
  1. Zandi was born in Emden, West Germany (now Germany), and represented Germany at U-21 level, but also qualified to represent Iran internationally and made his international debut for Iran in February 2005.
  2. Altıntop was born in Gelsenkirchen, West Germany (now Germany), but also qualified to represent Turkey internationally and represented Turkey at U-18, U-20, U-21 and B level before making his international debut for Turkey in 2005.
  3. Göktan was born in Munich, West Germany (now Germany), but also qualified to represent Turkey internationally and represented Turkey at U-21 level.
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