The 2005–06 VfB Stuttgart season was 41st season in the Bundesliga. The club competed in Bundesliga, UEFA CUP, and the DFB Cup. In the Bundesliga, Stuttgart ended up in ninth place. They were knocked out by Middlesbrough in the first knockout round of the UEFA Cup.
Giovanni Trapattoni came to the club in June 2005, replacing Matthias Sammer, who left the club after one season.
The summer transfer window saw several changes to the squad. Important first-team players such as Kevin Kurányi, Alexander Hleb, and Philipp Lahm were replaced with Jon Dahl Tomasson, Thomas Hitzlsperger, and Ludovic Magnin.
During Trapattoni's 20 games at the helm, Stuttgart produced poor results (5 wins, 12 draws, and 3 losses). Denmark internationals Jon Dahl Tomasson and Jesper Grønkjær openly criticised their coach, claiming he was afraid to attack. Trapattoni immediately responded by dropping both players to the bench. With the atmosphere in the team worsening, he was sacked after just seven months, on 9 February 2006, reportedly for "not fulfilling the ambitions of the club". He was replaced as manager by Armin Veh. His first match was a 2–1 loss against Arminia Bielefeld on matchday 21 of the 2005–06 Bundesliga on 11 February 2006. On 18 April 2006, his contract was extended until summer 2007.
First-team squad Season squad
Transfers In PlayerTransferred fromFeeDateSource8 Bayer LeverkusenSummer 200510 AC MilanSummer 200511 Aston VillaFreeSummer 200514 Al IttihadSummer 200521 Werder BremenFreeSummer 200522 Atletico MadridSummer 200538 Paris Saint-GermainSummer 2005
Out PlayerTransferred toFeeDateSource8 Werder BremenFreeSummer 200510 ArsenalSummer 200519 KölnSummer 200521 Bayern Munich (Loan return)N/ASummer 200522 Schalke 04Summer 20053 Spartak MoscowMarch 20064 Köln (Loan)Winter 20069 Köln (Loan)Winter 200615 Ponte Preta (Loan)Winter 200616RetiredWinter 2006
Appearances and goals
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!colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center|Forwards
Competitions
Bundesliga
League table
Matches
DFB-Pokal
UEFA Cup
First round
Group stage
Knockout phase
Round of 32
References
Notes
External links VfB Stuttgart official website