The 2006–07 Bundesliga was the 44th season of the Bundesliga, Germany's premier football league. It began on 11 August 2006, with two-time defending champions Bayern Munich hosting Borussia Dortmund, and ended on 19 May 2007. Bayern Munich were the defending champions.
Team changes from 2005–06 Three teams from the 2. Bundesliga were promoted at the end of previous season: VfL Bochum (champions) Alemannia Aachen (runners-up) Energie Cottbus
The three teams relegated were: 1. FC Kaiserslautern 1. FC Köln MSV Duisburg
Season overview VfB Stuttgart began the campaign with the youngest squad of the Bundesliga and were widely seen as a competitor for a UEFA Cup berth. They began their season with a 0–3 home defeat against 1. FC Nürnberg and even dropped in reach of the relegation zone after another home defeat against Borussia Dortmund during the third round.
During the rest of the season the team managed to stabilize in the upper third of the table, eventually winning the last eight games of the season while competitors Schalke 04, Werder Bremen and Bayern Munich struggled. Stuttgart went on to claim their third championship in the Bundesliga and fifth German championship overall with a 2–1 home victory against Energie Cottbus during the last round of the season.
One week after winning the league championship, Stuttgart failed to win the Double after losing the 2007 DFB-Pokal Final against Nürnberg with a score of 2–3.
Manager Armin Veh who claimed his first championship as a Bundesliga coach was elected German Football Manager of the Year, while striker Mario Gómez was named Footballer of the Year (Germany) in 2007.
Team overview
Stadia and locations TeamLocationVenueCapacity AachenTivoli21,300 BielefeldSchüco Arena28,008 LeverkusenBayArena22,500 MunichAllianz Arena69,901 BochumRuhrstadion31,328 DortmundSignal Iduna Park80,708 MönchengladbachBorussia-Park54,067 FrankfurtCommerzbank-Arena52,300 CottbusStadion der Freundschaft22,450 HamburgHSH Nordbank Arena57,274 HanoverAWD-Arena49,000 BerlinOlympic Stadium74,228 MainzStadion am Bruchweg20,300 NurembergEasy Credit Stadion47,559 GelsenkirchenVeltins-Arena61,673 StuttgartGottlieb-Daimler-Stadion58,000 BremenWeserstadion42,358 WolfsburgVolkswagen Arena30,122
Personnel and kits TeamManagerCaptainKit manufacturerShirt sponsor Michael Frontzeck Reiner PlaßhenrichJakoAachenMünchener Ernst Middendorp Mathias HainSallerKrombacher Michael Skibbe Carsten RamelowAdidasRWE Ottmar Hitzfeld Oliver KahnAdidasDeutsche Telekom Marcel Koller Dariusz WoszNikeDWS Group Thomas Doll Christian WörnsNike! Jos Luhukay Kasey KellerLottoKyocera Friedhelm Funkel Markus WeissenbergerJakoFraport Petrik Sander Kevin McKennaSallerenviaM Huub Stevens Rafael van der VaartPumaFly Emirates Dieter Hecking Altin LalaDiadoraTUI Group Karsten Heine Arne FriedrichNikeDeutsche Bahn Jürgen Klopp Dimo WacheLottoDBV-Winterthur Hans Meyer Raphael SchäferAdidasmister*lady Jeans Mirko Slomka Marcelo BordonAdidasVictoria Versicherung/Gazprom Armin Veh Fernando MeiraPumaEnBW Thomas Schaaf Torsten FringsKappaBwin Klaus Augenthaler Kevin HoflandNikeVolkswagen/Tiguan
Managerial changes TeamOutgoing managerDate of departureReplaced byDate of AppointmentBorussia Mönchengladbach Horst Köppel30 June 2006 Jupp Heynckes1 July 2006Hannover 96 Peter Neururer30 August 2006 Dieter Hecking10 September 2006Alemannia Aachen Dieter Hecking7 September 2006 Michael Frontzeck12 September 2006Borussia Dortmund Bert van Marwijk18 December 2006 Jürgen Röber19 December 2006Borussia Mönchengladbach Jupp Heynckes31 January 2007 Jos Luhukay1 February 2007Bayern Munich Felix Magath31 January 2007 Ottmar Hitzfeld1 February 2007Hamburger SV Thomas Doll1 February 2007 Huub Stevens3 February 2007Arminia Bielefeld Thomas von Heesen11 February 2007 Frank Geideck12 February 2007Borussia Dortmund Jürgen Röber12 March 2007 Thomas Doll13 March 2007Arminia Bielefeld Frank Geideck13 March 2007 Ernst Middendorp14 March 2007Hertha BSC Falko Götz10 April 2007 Karsten Heine11 April 2007
League table
Results
Statistics
Top goalscorers Rank Player Club Goals1 Theofanis Gekas VfL Bochum202 Alexander Frei Borussia Dortmund16 Roy Makaay Bayern Munich4 Kevin Kurányi Schalke 04155 Mario Gómez VfB Stuttgart14 Marko Pantelić Hertha BSC Sergiu Radu Energie Cottbus Mohamed Zidan Mainz 059 Cacau VfB Stuttgart13 Diego Werder Bremen Miroslav Klose Werder Bremen Awards Annual awardsFootballer of the Year Mario Gómez (VfB Stuttgart)VDV Player of the Season Diego (Werder Bremen)Coach of the Year Armin Veh (VfB Stuttgart)Top scorer Theofanis Gekas (VfL Bochum)Breakthrough Player of the Season Jan Schlaudraff (Alemannia Aachen)Goal of the Year Diego (Werder Bremen) Team of the SeasonGoalkeeper Timo Hildebrand (Stuttgart)Defenders Matthieu Delpierre (Stuttgart) Naldo (Werder Bremen) Marcelo Bordon (Schalke 04)Midfielders Thomas Hitzlsperger (Stuttgart) Bernd Schneider (Bayer Leverkusen) Torsten Frings (Werder Bremen) Diego (Werder Bremen)Forwards Jan Schlaudraff (Alemannia Aachen) Kevin Kurányi (Schalke 04) Theofanis Gekas (VfL Bochum)
Attendances
Source:
No. Team Average Change Highest 1 Borussia Dortmund 72,652 -0,2% 81,000 2 Bayern München 68,412 1,2% 69,000 3 Schalke 04 61,348 0,2% 61,482 4 Hamburger SV 56,024 6,4% 57,274 5 Hertha BSC 48,690 4,2% 74,220 6 Eintracht Frankfurt 47,625 13,8% 51,500 7 Borussia Mönchengladbach 47,485 -0,5% 54,067 8 VfB Stuttgart 45,888 17,3% 56,500 9 1. FC Nürnberg 41,555 27,4% 46,780 10 Werder Bremen 40,894 3,4% 42,500 11 Hannover 96 38,717 0,8% 49,000 12 VfL Bochum 24,969 37,1% 31,328 13 Arminia Bielefeld 23,127 5,4% 26,601 14 Bayer Leverkusen 22,412 0,3% 22,500 15 VfL Wolfsburg 22,327 1,1% 30,000 16 Alemannia Aachen 20,745 8,2% 21,300 17 Mainz 05 20,229 0,2% 20,300 18 Energie Cottbus 16,070 44,7% 22,450
References
External links
Official site of the DFB Kicker.de Official site of the Bundesliga Official site of the Bundesliga