2005–06 FC Barcelona season

The 2005–06 season[1] was Futbol Club Barcelona's 107th season in existence and 77th consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish football, La Liga. It was manager Frank Rijkaard's third season in charge of the club, a season in which he managed to successfully retain the La Liga title, as well as winning the UEFA Champions League and Spanish Super Cup. The squad was largely unchanged from the previous season, with only two players – Santiago Ezquerro and Mark van Bommel – joining the club. Gerard left on a free transfer during the summer.

FC Barcelona

2005–06 season
Barcelona players celebrating the 2005–06 La Liga title
President	Joan Laporta
Head Coach	Frank Rijkaard
Stadium	Camp Nou
La Liga	1st
Copa del Rey	Quarter-finals
Supercopa de España	Winners
UEFA Champions League	Winners
Top goalscorer	League: Samuel Eto'o (26) All: Samuel Eto'o (34)
Home colours Away colours Third colours

Samuel Eto'o was once again the top scorer for the team, improving on his tally of 29 goals from the 2004–05 season by five goals, including one in the Champions League final.[2] Ronaldinho and Eto'o were selected in the 2005–06 FIFPro XI at the end of the season.[3]

Squad

Squad at end of season[4]

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  ESP Víctor Valdés 2 DF  BRA Juliano Belletti 3 MF  BRA Thiago Motta 4 DF  MEX Rafael Márquez 5 DF  ESP Carles Puyol (captain) 6 MF  ESP Xavi Hernández 7 FW  SWE Henrik Larsson 8 MF  FRA Ludovic Giuly 9 FW  CMR Samuel Eto'o 10 MF  BRA Ronaldinho 11 FW  ARG Maxi López 12 DF  NED Giovanni van Bronckhorst 14 FW  ESP Santiago Ezquerro 15 MF  BRA Edmílson 16 DF  BRA Sylvinho 17 MF  NED Mark van Bommel 18 MF  ESP Gabri 20 MF  POR Deco

No. Pos. Nation Player 23 DF  ESP Oleguer 24 MF  ESP Andrés Iniesta 25 GK  ESP Albert Jorquera 26 DF  ESP Rodri 27 MF  ESP Pitu 28 GK  ESP Rubén 29 DF  ESP Carlos Peña 30 FW  ARG Lionel Messi 31 MF  ESP Joan Verdú 32 DF  ESP Damià 33 MF  ESP Jordi Gómez 35 MF  ESP Cristian 40 DF  ESP Javi Martos 41 MF  FRA Ludovic Sylvestre 42 MF  ESP Paco Montañés 43 DF  ESP Jesús Olmo 44 MF  ESP Andrea Orlandi 45 MF  ESP Ramón Masó

Coaching staff

Position	Staff
Head coach	Frank Rijkaard
Assistant coach	Henk ten Cate / Eusebio Sacristán
Goalkeeping coach	Juan Carlos Unzué
Fitness coach	Paco Seirul·lo / Albert Roca
Doctors	Ricard Pruna / Gil Rodas / Toni Tramullas
Representative	Carles Naval

Source: FC Barcelona

Transfers

In

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Age	EU	Moving from	Type	Transfer window	Ends	Transfer fee	Source
14	FW		Ezquerro	28	EU	Athletic Bilbao	Transfer Y	Summer	2008	Free
17	MF		Van Bommel	28	EU	PSV	Transfer Y	Summer	2008	Free	[5]

Total spending: €0

Out

N	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Age	EU	Moving to	Type	Transfer window	Transfer fee	Source
14	MF		Gerard	26	EU	Monaco	Contract termination N	Summer	Free	[6]
10	AM		Riquelme	27	Non-EU	Villarreal	Transfer Y	Summer	€7,000,000
15	DM		Fábio Rochemback	23	Non-EU	Middlesbrough	Transfer Y	Summer	€1,500,000
	FW		Sergio García	22	EU	Zaragoza	Transfer Y	Summer	€1,500,000
22	DM		Albertini	33	EU		Retirement	Summer	N/A
	FW		Saviola	23	Non-EU	Sevilla	Loan	Summer	N/A
	DF		Fernando Navarro	23	EU	Mallorca	Loan	Summer	N/A
32	MF		Damià	23	EU	Racing Santander	Loan	Summer	N/A
	DF		Óscar López	25	EU	Betis	Loan	Summer	Free

Total income: €10,000,000

Last updated: 1 September

Results

La Liga

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Barcelona (C)	38	25	7	6	80	35	+45	82	Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2	Real Madrid	38	20	10	8	70	40	+30	70
3	Valencia	38	19	12	7	58	33	+25	69	Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
4	Osasuna	38	21	5	12	49	43	+6	68[lower-alpha 1]
5	Sevilla	38	20	8	10	54	39	+15	68[lower-alpha 1]	Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round

Source: LFP
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th head-to-head goals scored; 5th goal difference; 6th number of goals scored; 7th Fair-play points
(C) Champion.
Notes:

1. OSA 1–0 SEV; SEV 0–1 OSA

Date	Opponents	H / A	Result F–A	Scorers	Points	Position
27 August 2005	Deportivo Alavés	A	0–0[7]		1	11th
11 September 2005	Mallorca	H	2–0[8]	Eto'o  27', 31'	4	5th
18 September 2005	Atlético Madrid	A	1–2[9]	Eto'o  6'	4	8th
21 September 2005	Valencia	H	2–2[10]	Giuly  45', Deco  80'	5	11th
24 September 2005	Real Betis	A	4–1[11]	Van Bommel  19', Eto'o  67', 77', Ezquerro  88'	8	7th
1 October 2005	Real Zaragoza	H	2–2[12]	Ronaldinho  77' (pen.), Eto'o  85'	9	5th
15 October 2005	Deportivo La Coruña	A	3–3[13]	Eto'o  40', Ronaldinho  45', 52' (pen.)	10	6th
22 October 2005	Osasuna	H	3–0[14]	Eto'o  46', 52', Giuly  87'	13	6th
26 October 2005	Málaga	H	2–0[15]	Ronaldinho  81' (pen.), Larsson  88'	16	5th
30 October 2005	Real Sociedad	H	5–0[16]	Van Bommel  19', Ronaldinho  36', 59', Puyol  70', Larsson  85'	19	4th
6 November 2005	Getafe	A	3–1[17]	Eto'o  1', Giuly  61', Motta  71'	22	2nd
19 November 2005	Real Madrid	A	3–0[18]	Eto'o  14', Ronaldinho  58', 77'	25	1st
27 November 2005	Racing Santander	H	4–1[19]	Eto'o  30', Messi  51', Ronaldinho  56' (pen.), Sylvinho  66'	28	1st
4 December 2005	Villarreal	A	2–0[20]	Peña  23' (o.g.), Deco  62'	31	1st
11 December 2005	Sevilla	H	2–1[21]	Eto'o  65', Ronaldinho  77'	34	1st
17 December 2005	Cádiz	A	3–1[22]	Giuly  32', Eto'o  45+1' (pen.), 48'	37	1st
20 December 2005	Celta Vigo	H	2–0[23]	Eto'o  37', 56'	40	1st
7 January 2006	Espanyol	A	2–1[24]	Deco  43', Eto'o  47'	43	1st
15 January 2006	Athletic Bilbao	H	2–1[25]	Ronaldinho  38' (pen.), Messi  50'	46	1st
22 January 2006	Deportivo Alavés	H	2–0[26]	Larsson  46', Messi  86'	49	1st
29 January 2006	Mallorca	A	3–0[27]	Giuly  39', Messi  75', 82'	52	1st
5 February 2006	Atlético Madrid	H	1–3[28]	Larsson  64'	52	1st
12 February 2006	Valencia	A	0–1[29]		52	1st
18 February 2006	Real Betis	H	5–1[30]	Larsson  16', Melli  28' (o.g.), Ronaldinho  33', 58', Messi  84'	55	1st
25 February 2006	Real Zaragoza	A	2–0[31]	Ronaldinho  76' (pen.), Larsson  79'	58	1st
4 March 2006	Deportivo La Coruña	H	3–2[32]	Ronaldinho  2', Larsson  33', Eto'o  61'	61	1st
12 March 2006	Osasuna	A	1–2[33]	Larsson  70'	61	1st
18 March 2006	Real Sociedad	A	2–0[34]	Larsson  8', Eto'o  50'	64	1st
21 March 2006	Getafe	H	3–1[35]	Matellán  22' (o.g.), Samuel Eto'o  52', 68'	67	1st
25 March 2006	Málaga	A	0–0[36]		68	1st
1 April 2006	Real Madrid	H	1–1[37]	Ronaldinho  21' (pen.)	69	1st
9 April 2006	Racing Santander	A	2–2[38]	Larsson  17', Eto'o  32'	70	1st
14 April 2006	Villarreal	H	1–0[39]	Eto'o  10'	73	1st
29 April 2006	Cádiz	H	1–0[40]	Ronaldinho  9'	76	1st
3 May 2006	Celta Vigo	A	1–0[41]	Eto'o  55'	79	1st
6 May 2006	Espanyol	H	2–0[42]	Jarque  19' (o.g.), Ronaldinho  50'	82	1st
13 May 2006	Sevilla	A	3–2[43]	Ezquerro  41', Sylvinho  42'	82	1st
20 May 2006	Athletic Bilbao	A	3–1[44]	Eto'o  35'	82	1st

Start formations

Qnt	Formation	Match(es)
52	4-3-3	All matches

Source: [45]
Only competitive matches.

Copa del Rey

[46]

Round of 16

Zamora v Barcelona

3 January 2006 First leg	Zamora	1–3[47][48]	Barcelona	Ruta de la Plata, Zamora
19:30	Xaco  5'	[ Report]	Van Bronckhorst  36' Márquez  80' Giuly  84'	Attendance: 11,500 Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo (Spain)

Barcelona v Zamora

11 January 2006 Second leg	Barcelona	6–0[49][50] (9–1 agg.)	Zamora	Camp Nou, Barcelona
20:30	Ezquerro  1' Larsson  19', 20' Motta  34' Van Bommel  51' López  80' (pen.)	[ Report]		Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo (Spain)

Quarter-finals

[51]

Real Zaragoza v Barcelona

26 January 2006 First leg	Real Zaragoza	4–2[52]	Barcelona	La Romareda, Zaragoza
20:00	Milito  23', 90+3' (pen.) Ewerthon  25', 27'		Larsson  37' Ronaldinho  61' (pen.)	Attendance: 32,000 Referee: Luis Medina Cantalejo (Spain)

Barcelona v Real Zaragoza

1 February 2006 Second leg	Barcelona	2–1[53] (4–5 agg.)	Real Zaragoza	Camp Nou, Barcelona
21:00	Messi  41' Larsson  90'	[ Report]	Óscar  66'	Referee: Julián Rodríguez Santiago (Spain)

Champions League

Group stage

Werder Bremen v Barcelona

14 September 2005 1	Werder Bremen	0–2	Barcelona	Weserstadion, Bremen
20:45		[ Report]	Deco  13' Ronaldinho  76' (pen.)	Attendance: 42,450 Referee: Terje Hauge (Norway)

Barcelona v Udinese

27 September 2005 2	Barcelona	4–1	Udinese	Camp Nou, Barcelona
20:45	Ronaldinho  13', 32', 90' (pen.) Deco  41'	[ Report]	Felipe  24'	Attendance: 85,000 Referee: Stephen Bennett (England)

Panathinaikos v Barcelona

18 October 2005 3	Panathinaikos	0–0	Barcelona	OAKA Spyro Louis Stadium, Athens
20:45		[ Report]		Attendance: 70,000 Referee: Frank De Bleeckere (Belgium)

Barcelona v Panathinaikos

2 November 2005 4	Barcelona	5–0	Panathinaikos	Camp Nou, Barcelona
20:45	Van Bommel  1' Eto'o  14', 40', 65' Messi  34'	[ Report]		Attendance: 75,000 Referee: Rene Temmink (Netherlands)

Barcelona v Werder Bremen

22 November 2005 5	Barcelona	3–1	Werder Bremen	Camp Nou, Barcelona
20:45	Gabri  14' Ronaldinho  26' Larsson  71'	[ Report]	Borowski  22' (pen.)	Attendance: 67,275 Referee: Claus Bo Larsen (Denmark)

Udinese v Barcelona

7 December 2005 6	Udinese	0–2	Barcelona	Stadio Friuli, Udine
20:45		[ Report]	Ezquerro  85' Iniesta  90'	Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Eric Braamhaar (Netherlands)

First knockout round

Chelsea v Barcelona

22 February 2006 First leg	Chelsea	1–2	Barcelona	Stamford Bridge, London
	Motta  59' (o.g.)	[ Report]	Terry  71' (o.g.) Eto'o  80'	Attendance: 39,525 Referee: Terje Hauge (Norway)

Barcelona v Chelsea

7 March 2006 Second leg	Barcelona	1–1 (3–2 agg.)	Chelsea	Camp Nou, Barcelona
	Ronaldinho  78'	[ Report]	Lampard  90' (pen.)	Attendance: 98,450 Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)

Quarter-finals

Benfica v Barcelona

28 March 2006 First leg	Benfica	0–0	Barcelona	Estádio da Luz, Lisbon
		[ Report]		Attendance: 65,000 Referee: Steve Bennett (England)

Barcelona v Benfica

5 April 2006 Second leg	Barcelona	2–0 (2–0 agg.)	Benfica	Camp Nou, Barcelona
	Ronaldinho  19' Eto'o  89'	[ Report]		Attendance: 89,875 Referee: Ľuboš Micheľ (Slovakia)

Semi-finals

Milan v Barcelona

18 April 2006 First leg	Milan	0–1	Barcelona	San Siro, Milan
		[ Report]	Giuly  57'	Attendance: 76,900 Referee: Alain Sars (France)

Barcelona v Milan

26 April 2006 Second leg	Barcelona	0–0 (1–0 agg.)	Milan	Camp Nou, Barcelona
		[ Report]		Attendance: 99,255 Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)

Final

Main article: 2006 UEFA Champions League Final

Barcelona v Arsenal

17 May 2006	Barcelona	2–1	Arsenal	Stade de France, Paris
20:45	Eto'o  76' Belletti  81'		Campbell  37'	Attendance: 79,610 Referee: Terje Hauge (Norway)

Results

GAMES 2005-2006 [54]

23-07-2005 FRIENDLY. EAST JUTLAND XI-BARCELONA 0-4 25-07-2005 FRIENDLY. AARHUS-BARCELONA 0-4 30-07-2005 FRIENDLY. YOKOHAMA MARINOS-BARCELONA 1-1 03-08-2005 FRIENDLY. SHENZHEN JANLIBAO-BARCELONA 0-9 05-08-2005 Ramón de Carranza Trophy (semifinal). SEVILLA-BARCELONA 1-1 (1-3) PENALTY. 06-08-2005 Ramón de Carranza Trophy (final). CADIS-BARCELONA 1-3 13-08-2005 Supercopa d'Espanya. BETIS-BARCELONA 0-3 20-08-2005 Supercopa d'Espanya. BARCELONA-BETIS 1-2 24-08-2005 Joan Gamper Trophy. BARCELONA-JUVENTUS 2-2 (2-4) PENALTY. 02-09-2005 FRIENDLY. SAINT ETIENNE-BARCELONA 2-1 15-11-2005 Copa Catalunya (semifinal). GIMNÀSTIC-BARCELONA 0-6 29-11-2005 FRIENDLY. BARCELONA-SELECT PALESTINA JEWISH 2-1 15-03-2006 FRIENDLY MILAN MY WAY-BARCELONA 3-2

See also

• FC Barcelona
• 2005–06 UEFA Champions League
• 2005–06 La Liga
• 2005–06 Copa del Rey

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• FCBarcelonaweb.co.uk English Speaking FC Barcelona Supporters
• ESPNsoccernet: Barcelona Team Page
• FC Barcelona (Spain) profile
• uefa.com - UEFA Champions League
• Web Oficial de la Liga de Fútbol Profesional
• "FIFA.com". Archived from the original on 2011-12-25. Retrieved 2009-09-30.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
• "Federació Catalana de Futbol". Archived from the original on 2009-12-23. Retrieved 2009-09-30.