2006–07 Bayer 04 Leverkusen season

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

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

Season summary

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

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

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
14 FW  CRO Josip Tadić (to Dinamo Zagreb)

References
  1. http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/ger/2006-2007/bundes/bayerlev.htm

Notes
  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.
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