2006–07 FC Schalke 04 season

During the 2006–07 German football season, FC Schalke 04 competed in the Bundesliga.

FC Schalke 04

2006–07 season
Manager	Mirko Slomka
Stadium	Veltins-Arena
Bundesliga	2nd
DFB-Pokal	Second round
UEFA Cup	First round
Top goalscorer	League: Kevin Kurányi (15) All: Kevin Kurányi (17)
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Season summary

Schalke finished 2nd, two points behind champions Stuttgart.

First-team squad

Squad at end of season^[1]

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 2 DF  BRA Gustavo 3 DF  GEO Levan Kobiashvili 5 DF  BRA Marcelo Bordon 6 MF  TUR Hamit Altıntop[notes 1] 7 MF  URU Gustavo Varela 8 MF  GER Fabian Ernst 9 FW  DEN Søren Larsen 10 MF  BRA Lincoln 11 FW  DEN Peter Løvenkrands 12 GK  GER Manuel Neuer 14 FW  GER Gerald Asamoah[notes 2] 15 MF  GER Timo Kunert 16 DF  URU Darío Rodríguez 17 MF  GER Mesut Özil

No. Pos. Nation Player 18 DF  BRA Rafinha 19 MF  TUR Halil Altıntop[notes 3] 20 DF  SRB Mladen Krstajić[notes 4] 22 FW  GER Kevin Kurányi[notes 5] 24 DF  GER Christian Pander 25 MF  BIH Zlatan Bajramović[notes 6] 27 DF  GER Tim Hoogland 28 MF  GER Markus Heppke 29 FW  GER Christian Erwig 30 GK  GER Dennis Lamczyk 31 DF  GER Sebastian Boenisch[notes 7] 32 GK  GER Ralf Fährmann 33 GK  GER Toni Tapalović 38 DF  GER Willi Landgraf

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 1 GK  GER Frank Rost (to Hamburg) 4 DF  GER Mathias Abel (on loan to Hamburg) 21 MF  GER Alexander Baumjohann (to Borussia Mönchengladbach)

No. Pos. Nation Player 26 DF  GER Niko Bungert (to Kickers Offenbach) 34 MF  GER Mario Klinger (to KSV Hessen Kassel)

Transfers

In

• Gustavo Franchin Schiavolin - Paraná, January

Out

• Christian Poulsen - released, June

Competitions

Bundesliga

Main article: 2006–07 Bundesliga

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	VfB Stuttgart (C)	34	21	7	6	61	37	+24	70	Qualification to Champions League group stage
2	Schalke 04	34	21	5	8	53	32	+21	68
3	Werder Bremen	34	20	6	8	76	40	+36	66	Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round
4	Bayern Munich	34	18	6	10	55	40	+15	60	Qualification to UEFA Cup first round[a]
5	Bayer Leverkusen	34	15	6	13	54	49	+5	51

Source: kicker.de
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions
Notes:

1. Since 1. FC Nürnberg won the 2006–07 DFB-Pokal, thus qualifying for the UEFA Cup first round, Hamburger SV entered the Intertoto Cup third round.

Matches

• Schalke 04 3-1 Borussia Dortmund