2005–06 Borussia Dortmund season

Borussia Dortmund
2005–06 season
Manager	Bert van Marwijk
Stadium	Westfalenstadion
Bundesliga	7th
DFB-Pokal	First round
Top goalscorer	League: Ebi Smolarek (13); All: Ebi Smolarek (13)
	← 2004–05 2006–07 →

During the 2005–06 German football season, Borussia Dortmund competed in the Bundesliga.

Season summary

Another mediocre season saw Dortmund repeat last season's seventh-place finish, albeit with nine fewer points.

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.

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
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
7	Borussia Dortmund	34	11	13	10	45	42	+3	46
8	1. FC Nürnberg	34	12	8	14	49	51	−2	44
9	VfB Stuttgart	34	9	16	9	37	39	−2	43

Source: kicker.de
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

22 August 2005	Eintracht Braunschweig	2 – 1	Borussia Dortmund	Braunschweig
20:30	Rische 41' Graf 84'	report (in German)	Koller 28'	Stadium: Eintracht-Stadion Attendance: 22.200 Referee: Peter Sippel (Munich)

^ Akgün was born in Bielefeld, Germany, but also qualified to represent Turkey internationally and represented them at U-17 level.
^ Çalışkan was born in Hagen, Germany, but also qualified to represent Turkey internationally and represented them at U-17 and U-19 level.
^ Şahin was born in Lüdenscheid, Germany, but also qualified to represent Turkey internationally through his parents and represented them at U-16, U-17, U-19 and U-21 level before making his international debut for Turkey in 2005.
^ Tyrała was born in Racibórz, Poland, but also qualified to represent Germany internationally and represented them at U-19 level before making his international debut for Poland in December 2008.