# 2005–06 FC Schalke 04 season

During the 2005–06 German football season, FC Schalke 04 competed in the Bundesliga.

## Season summary

The 2005-06 season was one of ups and downs for Schalke. The club only dropped two points more compared to the previous season, but this was only good enough to see Schalke finish in 4th. Schalke also exited the Champions League at the group stage. However, there was little shame in elimination given that they were placed in the same group as last season's runners-up AC Milan and semi-finalists PSV Eindhoven. Schalke compensated with a great run to the UEFA Cup semi-final, with eventual champions Sevilla needing extra time to overcome the Germans. Less flattering was Schalke's domestic cup form, with the club thrashed by eventual finalists Frankfurt 6-0 in the second round. This humiliation, along with the mediocre league form, saw coach Ralf Rangnick sacked in December, with Mirko Slomka appointed as his replacement in early January.

## First-team squad

    Squad at end of 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 |
| 1 | GK | GER | Frank Rost |
| 2 | MF | DEN | Christian Poulsen |
| 3 | DF | GEO | Levan Kobiashvili |
| 4 | DF | GER | Thomas Kläsener |
| 5 | DF | BRA | Marcelo Bordon |
| 6 | MF | TUR | Hamit Altıntop |
| 7 | MF | GER | Mimoun Azaouagh |
| 8 | MF | GER | Fabian Ernst |
| 9 | FW | DEN | Søren Larsen |
| 10 | MF | BRA | Lincoln |
| 11 | FW | DEN | Ebbe Sand |
| 12 | DF | NED | Marco van Hoogdalem |
| 13 | GK | GER | Christofer Heimeroth |
| 14 | FW | GER | Gerald Asamoah |
| 15 | DF | POL | Tomasz Wałdoch |
| 16 | DF | URU | Darío Rodríguez |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 18 | DF | BRA | Rafinha |
| 19 | MF | URU | Gustavo Varela |
| 20 | DF | SCG | Mladen Krstajić |
| 21 | MF | GER | Alexander Baumjohann |
| 22 | FW | GER | Kevin Kurányi |
| 24 | DF | GER | Christian Pander |
| 25 | MF | BIH | Zlatan Bajramović |
| 26 | DF | GER | Niko Bungert |
| 27 | DF | GER | Tim Hoogland |
| 29 | GK | GER | Manuel Neuer |
| 31 | DF | GER | Sebastian Boenisch |
| 33 | FW | MAR | Joseph Laumann |
| 34 | MF | GER | Mario Klinger |
| 35 | MF | GER | David Müller |
| 36 | MF | LBN | Bilal Aziz |

### 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 |
| 23 | MF | GER | Simon Cziommer (on loan to Roda JC) |

## Competitions
### Bundesliga
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 2 | Werder Bremen | 34 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 79 | 37 | +42 | 70 | Qualification to Champions League group stage |
| 3 | Hamburger SV | 34 | 21 | 5 | 8 | 53 | 30 | +23 | 68 | Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round |
| 4 | Schalke 04 | 34 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 47 | 31 | +16 | 61 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round |
| 5 | Bayer Leverkusen | 34 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 64 | 49 | +15 | 52 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round |
| 6 | Hertha BSC | 34 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 52 | 48 | +4 | 48 | Qualification to Intertoto Cup third round |

### UEFA Champions League
#### Group stage

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | MIL | PSV | SCH | FEN |
| 1 | Milan | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 11 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 0–0 | 3–2 | 3–1 |
| 2 | PSV Eindhoven | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 10 | Advance to knockout stage | 1–0 | — | 1–0 | 2–0 |
| 3 | Schalke 04 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 9 | +3 | 8 | Transfer to UEFA Cup | 2–2 | 3–0 | — | 2–0 |
| 4 | Fenerbahçe | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 14 | −7 | 4 | | 0–4 | 3–0 | 3–3 | — |