# 2005–06 Liverpool F.C. season

The 2005–06 season was the 114th season in Liverpool Football Club's 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

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 | POL | Jerzy Dudek |
| 2 | DF | NED | Jan Kromkamp |
| 3 | DF | IRL | Steve Finnan |
| 4 | DF | FIN | Sami Hyypiä |
| 5 | DF | DEN | Daniel Agger |
| 6 | DF | NOR | John Arne Riise |
| 7 | MF | AUS | Harry Kewell |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Steven Gerrard (captain) |
| 9 | FW | FRA | Djibril Cissé |
| 10 | MF | ESP | Luis García |
| 11 | FW | ENG | Robbie Fowler |
| 14 | MF | ESP | Xabi Alonso |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 15 | FW | ENG | Peter Crouch |
| 16 | MF | GER | Dietmar Hamann |
| 19 | FW | ESP | Fernando Morientes |
| 20 | GK | ENG | Scott Carson |
| 21 | DF | MLI | Djimi Traoré |
| 22 | MF | MLI | Mohamed Sissoko |
| 23 | DF | ENG | Jamie Carragher |
| 24 | FW | FRA | Florent Sinama Pongolle |
| 25 | GK | ESP | Pepe Reina |
| 28 | DF | ENG | Stephen Warnock |
| 30 | MF | NED | Boudewijn Zenden |
| 36 | DF | ESP | Antonio Barragán |

### 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 |
| 5 | FW | CZE | Milan Baroš (to Aston Villa) |
| 17 | DF | ESP | Josemi (to Villarreal) |
| 31 | DF | ENG | David Raven (on loan to Tranmere Rovers) |
| 32 | DF | ENG | John Welsh (to Hull City) |
| 33 | FW | ENG | Neil Mellor (on loan to Wigan Athletic) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 34 | MF | IRL | Darren Potter (on loan to Southampton) |
| 35 | DF | FRA | Carl Medjani (on loan to Metz) |
| 37 | DF | USA | Zak Whitbread (on loan to Millwall) |
| — | MF | SEN | Salif Diao (on loan to Portsmouth) |
| — | MF | CHI | Mark González (on loan to Real Sociedad) |

## Reserve squad

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 | ENG | Paul Anderson |
| 32 | MF | AUT | Besian Idrizaj |
| 35 | MF | ENG | Danny Guthrie |
| 38 | MF | ENG | David Mannix |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 39 | MF | SCO | Ryan Wilkie |
| 40 | GK | ENG | David Martin |
| 42 | FW | SCO | Robbie Foy |

## Statistics
### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Premier League | Premier League | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Continental | Continental |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | POL | Jerzy Dudek | 6 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | GK | ESP | Pepe Reina | 53 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| 20 | GK | ENG | Scott Carson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||||||
| 2 | DF | NED | Jan Kromkamp | 17 | 0 | 6+7 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | IRL | Steve Finnan | 52 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | FIN | Sami Hyypiä | 59 | 2 | 35+1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | DEN | Daniel Agger | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | NOR | John Arne Riise | 52 | 4 | 24+8 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12+2 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | MLI | Djimi Traoré | 24 | 0 | 9+6 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | ENG | Jamie Carragher | 57 | 1 | 36 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 |
| 28 | DF | ENG | Stephen Warnock | 30 | 1 | 15+5 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6+1 | 0 |
| 36 | DF | ESP | Antonio Barragán | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||||||
| 7 | MF | AUS | Harry Kewell | 41 | 3 | 22+5 | 3 | 4+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3+4 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Steven Gerrard | 53 | 23 | 32 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10+4 | 8 |
| 10 | MF | ESP | Luis Garcia | 50 | 11 | 15+16 | 7 | 2+1 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 11+4 | 3 |
| 14 | MF | ESP | Xabi Alonso | 53 | 5 | 29+6 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | GER | Dietmar Hamann | 32 | 0 | 13+4 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8+4 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | MLI | Mohamed Sissoko | 45 | 0 | 21+5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10+3 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | NED | Bolo Zenden | 19 | 2 | 5+2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 6+4 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||||||
| 9 | FW | FRA | Djibril Cissé | 54 | 19 | 19+14 | 9 | 3+3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7+8 | 8 |
| 11 | FW | ENG | Robbie Fowler | 16 | 5 | 9+5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 15 | FW | ENG | Peter Crouch | 49 | 13 | 27+5 | 8 | 5+1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9+1 | 2 |
| 19 | FW | ESP | Fernando Morientes | 46 | 9 | 20+8 | 5 | 2+3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10+2 | 3 |
| 24 | FW | FRA | Florent Sinama Pongolle | 16 | 3 | 3+4 | 0 | 0+1 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+6 | 1 |
| Players transferred out during the season ||||||||||||||
| 5 | FW | CZE | Milan Baroš | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | MF | FRA | Anthony Le Tallec | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | ESP | Josemi | 12 | 0 | 3+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 31 | DF | ENG | David Raven | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | MF | IRL | Darren Potter | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4+2 | 0 |
| 37 | DF | USA | Zak Whitbread | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
Last updated: 15 May 2006 Source: Competitions

### Goalscorers

| Rank | No. | Pos | Player | Premier League | FA Cup | League Cup | Champions League | Club World Cup | UEFA Super Cup | Total |
| 1 | 8 | MF | Steven Gerrard | 10 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 23 |
| 2 | 9 | FW | Djibril Cissé | 9 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 19 |
| 3 | 15 | FW | Peter Crouch | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 |
| 4 | 10 | MF | Luis García | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
| 5 | 19 | FW | Fernando Morientes | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 6 | 11 | FW | Robbie Fowler | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 6 | 14 | MF | Xabi Alonso | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 8 | 6 | DF | John Arne Riise | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 9 | 7 | MF | Harry Kewell | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | 24 | FW | Florent Sinama Pongolle | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 11 | 4 | DF | Sami Hyypiä | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | 30 | MF | Boudewijn Zenden | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | 23 | DF | Jamie Carragher | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | 28 | DF | Stephen Warnock | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Own Goal | Own Goal | Own Goal | Own Goal | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | 57 | 19 | 1 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 104 |

## Transfers
### In

| # | Pos | Player | From | Fee | Date |
| 36 | DF | Antonio Barragán | Seville | Free | 4 July 2005 |
| 30 | MF | Boudewijn Zenden | Middlesbrough | Free | 4 July 2005 |
| 25 | GK | Pepe Reina | Villarreal | £6,860,000 | 4 July 2005 |
| 22 | MF | Mohamed Sissoko | Valencia | £5,600,000 | 13 July 2005 |
| 15 | FW | Peter Crouch | Southampton | £7,000,000 | 20 July 2005 |
| 34 | DF | Miki Roqué | Lleida | Unknown | 16 August 2005 |
| 46 | DF | Jack Hobbs | Lincoln City | £150,000 | 18 August 2005 |
| 32 | ST | Besian Idrizaj | Linz | £190,000 | 30 August 2005 |
| – | MF | Mark González | Albacete | £1,500,000 | 20 October 2005 |
| 26 | MF | Paul Anderson | Hull City | Swap | 4 January 2006 |
| 2 | MF | Jan Kromkamp | Villarreal | Swap | 4 January 2006 |
| 40 | GK | David Martin | Milton Keynes | £250,000 | 12 January 2006 |
| 5 | DF | Daniel Agger | Brøndby | £5,800,000 | 12 January 2006 |
| 11 | FW | Robbie Fowler | Manchester City | Free | 27 January 2006 |

### Out

| # | Pos | Player | To | Fee | Date |
| 11 | MF | Vladimír Šmicer | Bordeaux | Free | 13 June 2005 |
| 9 | FW | El Hadji Diouf | Bolton Wanderers | £3,500,000 | 16 June 2005 |
| 12 | DF | Mauricio Pellegrino | Alavés | Free | 17 June 2005 |
| 31 | DM | Alou Diarra | Lens | £2,000,000 | 23 June 2005 |
| 25 | DM | Igor Bišćan | Panathinaikos | Free | 15 July 2005 |
| 36 | DF | Jon Otsemobor | Rotherham United | Free | 4 July 2005 |
| 26 | MF | Richie Partridge | Unattached | Free | 1 July 2005 |
| 29 | GK | Patrice Luzi | Unattached | Free | 1 July 2005 |
| 27 | DF | Gregory Vignal | Portsmouth | Free | 12 July 2005 |
| 18 | MF | Antonio Núñez | Celta Vigo | £2,000,000 | 17 July 2005 |
| 5 | FW | Milan Baroš | Aston Villa | £6,500,000 | 23 August 2005 |
| 32 | MF | John Welsh | Hull City | Swap | 4 January 2006 |
| 17 | DF | Josemi | Villarreal | Swap | 4 January 2006 |

## All games
### Pre-season

Friendlies :
| Kick Off | Opponents | H / A | Result | Scorers | Referee | Attendance |
| 9 July 2005 15:00 | Wrexham | A | 4 – 3 | Morientes 16', 41', Baroš 51', 71' | Mike Jones | (Report) |
| 16 July 2005 18:30 | Bayer Leverkusen | A | 3 – 0 | Cissé 25', 26', Baroš 56' | | (Report) |
| 23 July 2005 19:00 | Olympiacos | N | 4 – 3 | García 31', Morientes 49', Baroš 53', 59' | Reno Rutz | (Report) |

## Premier League
### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Chelsea (C) | 38 | 29 | 4 | 5 | 72 | 22 | +50 | 91 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Manchester United | 38 | 25 | 8 | 5 | 72 | 34 | +38 | 83 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
| 3 | Liverpool | 38 | 25 | 7 | 6 | 57 | 25 | +32 | 82 | Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round |
| 4 | Arsenal | 38 | 20 | 7 | 11 | 68 | 31 | +37 | 67 | Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round |
| 5 | Tottenham Hotspur | 38 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 53 | 38 | +15 | 65 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
* ↑ Since Manchester United qualified for the Champions League, their place in the UEFA Cup as League Cup winners passed down to the league and was awarded to Blackburn Rovers as the highest-placed team not already qualified for European competitions.

### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 |
| Ground | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | A | H | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A |
| Result | D | W | D | D | D | L | W | L | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | D | W | L | D | L | L | W | W | W | D | L | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| Position | 11 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |

## UEFA Champions League
### Qualifying rounds

First qualifying round
Second qualifying round
Third qualifying round

### Group stage

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Liverpool | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 12 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Chelsea | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 11 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Real Betis | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 7 | Transfer to UEFA Cup |
| 4 | Anderlecht | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 8 | −7 | 3 | |