2006–07 Bayer 04 Leverkusen season

Bayer 04 Leverkusen
2006–07 season
ManagerMichael Skibbe
StadiumBayArena
Bundesliga5th
DFB-PokalSecond round
UEFA CupQuarter-finals

During the 2006–07 German football season, Bayer 04 Leverkusen competed in the Bundesliga.

Season summary

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Leverkusen repeated the previous season's fifth-placed finish, qualifying again for the UEFA Cup.

First-team squad

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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 Germany GER Hans-Jörg Butt
2 DF Sweden SWE Fredrik Stenman
3 DF Brazil BRA Roque Júnior
4 DF Brazil BRA Juan
5 DF Tunisia TUN Karim Haggui
6 MF Germany GER Simon Rolfes
7 MF Switzerland SUI Tranquillo Barnetta
9 FW Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Sergej Barbarez
10 MF Germany GER Paul Freier[notes 1]
11 FW Germany GER Stefan Kießling
12 FW Ukraine UKR Andriy Voronin
13 MF Brazil BRA Athirson
16 MF Switzerland SUI Pirmin Schwegler
17 DF Germany GER Alexander Meyer
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 MF Croatia CRO Marko Babić
20 GK Germany GER Benedikt Fernandez
22 GK Germany GER René Adler
23 DF Algeria ALG Ahmed Reda Madouni[notes 2]
24 DF Togo TOG Assimiou Touré[notes 3]
25 MF Germany GER Bernd Schneider
26 FW Czech Republic CZE Michal Papadopulos
27 MF Germany GER Gonzalo Castro[notes 4]
28 DF Germany GER Carsten Ramelow
29 DF Germany GER Jan-Ingwer Callsen-Bracker
32 MF Germany GER Pierre de Wit
34 GK Germany GER Erik Domaschke
44 DF Germany GER Thomas Hübener

Left club during season

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
14 FW Croatia CRO Josip Tadić (to Dinamo Zagreb)

References

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  1. ^ "FootballSquads - Bayer Leverkusen - 2006/07".

Notes

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  1. ^ Freier was born in Bytom, Poland, but was raised in Germany from the age of 11 and represented Germany at U-21 level before making his international debut for Germany in May 2002.
  2. ^ Madouni was born in Casablanca, Morocco, but also qualified to represent Algeria internationally and made his international debut for Algeria in June 2005.
  3. ^ Touré was born in Sokodé, Togo, but also qualified to represent Germany internationally and represented Germany at U-18 level before making his international debut for Togo in 2006.
  4. ^ Castro was born in Wuppertal, West Germany (now Germany), and represented Germany at U-21 level, but also qualified to represent Spain internationally through his parents and represented Spain at U-19 level before making his international debut for Germany in March 2007.