2005–06 Liverpool F.C. season

English football club season February 2015 February 2015 Liverpool Liverpool supporters 2006 FA Cup final.jpg Liverpool supporters at the 2006 FA Cup Final 2005−06 Rafael Benítez David Moores Premier League 3rd FA Cup Winners League Cup Third round UEFA Champions League Round of 16 UEFA Super Cup Winners FIFA Club World Cup Runners-up Steven Gerrard (10) Steven Gerrard (23) _liverpool0406h _liverpool0405h _liverpool0406h _liverpool0406h _liverpool0406h FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 _liverpool0506a _liverpool0506a _liverpool0506a _liverpool0506a _liverpool0506a FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF 000000 FFFFFF _liverpool0405a _liverpool0405a _liverpool0405a _liverpool0405a _liverpool0405a FFDD00 FFDD00 FFDD00 000000 FFDD00 2004–05 2006–07 The 2005–06 season was the 114th season in Liverpool Football Clubs existence, and their 44th consecutive year in the top-flight, and covers the period from 1 July 2005 to 30 June 2006. Liverpool finished the season in third position, nine points behind champions Chelsea. They won the FA Cup for the seventh time by beating West Ham United in the final 3–1 on penalties after a 3–3 draw. Players First team squad 1 POL Jerzy Dudek GK 2 NED Jan Kromkamp DF 3 IRL Steve Finnan DF 4 FIN Sami Hyypiä DF 5 DEN Daniel Agger DF 6 NOR John Arne Riise DF 7 AUS Harry Kewell MF 8 ENG Steven Gerrard MF captain 9 FRA Djibril Cissé FW 10 ESP Luis García MF 11 ENG Robbie Fowler FW 14 ESP Xabi Alonso MF 15 ENG Peter Crouch FW 16 GER Dietmar Hamann MF 19 ESP Fernando Morientes FW 20 ENG Scott Carson GK 21 MLI Djimi TraoréTraoré was born in Saint-Ouen, France, but also qualified to represent Mali internationally and made his international debut for Mali in 2004. DF 22 MLI Mohamed SissokoSissoko was born in Mont-Saint-Aignan, France, but also qualified to represent Mali internationally and made his international debut for Mali in 2004. MF 23 ENG Jamie Carragher DF 24 FRA Florent Sinama Pongolle FW 25 ESP Pepe Reina GK 28 ENG Stephen Warnock DF 30 NED Boudewijn Zenden MF 36 ESP Antonio Barragán DF Left club during season 5 CZE Milan Baroš FW to Aston Villa 17 ESP Josemi DF to Villarreal 31 ENG David Raven DF on loan to Tranmere Rovers 32 ENG John Welsh DF to Hull City 33 ENG Neil Mellor FW on loan to Wigan Athletic 34 IRL Darren PotterPotter was born in Liverpool, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and represented them at youth level before making his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in May 2007. MF on loan to Southampton 35 FRA Carl MedjaniMedjani was born in Lyon, France, and represented them at youth level, but also qualified to represent Algeria internationally through his father and would make his international debut for Algeria in 2010. DF on loan to Metz 37 USA Zak Whitbread DF on loan to Millwall SEN Salif Diao MF on loan to Portsmouth CHI Mark GonzálezGonzález was born in Durban, South Africa, but was raised in Chile from the age of 10 and made his international debut for Chile in 2003. MF on loan to Real Sociedad Reserve squad 26 ENG Paul Anderson MF 32 AUT Besian Idrizaj MF 35 ENG Danny Guthrie MF 38 ENG David Mannix MF 39 SCO Ryan Wilkie MF 40 ENG David Martin GK 42 SCO Robbie Foy FW Statistics Appearances and goals Premier League FA Cup League Cup Continental |- ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Goalkeepers 1 Jerzy Dudek GK POL 5+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 Pepe Reina GK ESP 33 0 5 0 0 0 15 0 20 Scott Carson GK ENG 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 |- ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Defenders 2 Jan Kromkamp DF NED 6+7 0 1+3 0 0 0 0 0 3 Steve Finnan DF IRL 33 0 5+1 0 0 0 13 0 4 Sami Hyypiä DF FIN 35+1 1 6 1 1 0 16 0 5 Daniel Agger DF DEN 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 John Arne Riise DF NOR 24+8 1 6 3 0 0 12+2 0 21 Djimi Traoré DF MLI 9+6 0 1+1 0 0+1 0 6 0 23 Jamie Carragher DF ENG 36 0 6 0 0 0 15 1 28 Stephen Warnock DF ENG 15+5 1 1+1 0 1 0 6+1 0 36 Antonio Barragán DF ESP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 |- ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Midfielders 7 Harry Kewell MF AUS 22+5 3 4+2 0 1 0 3+4 0 8 Steven Gerrard MF ENG 32 10 6 4 1 1 10+4 8 10 Luis Garcia MF ESP 15+16 7 2+1 1 0+1 0 11+4 3 14 Xabi Alonso MF ESP 29+6 3 5 2 0 0 13 0 16 Dietmar Hamann MF GER 13+4 0 1+1 0 1 0 8+4 0 22 Mohamed Sissoko MF MLI 21+5 0 6 0 0 0 10+3 0 30 Bolo Zenden MF NED 5+2 2 0 0 1+1 0 6+4 0 |- ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Forwards 9 Djibril Cissé FW FRA 19+14 9 3+3 2 0 0 7+8 8 11 Robbie Fowler FW ENG 9+5 5 0 0 0 0 1+1 0 15 Peter Crouch FW ENG 27+5 8 5+1 3 1 0 9+1 2 19 Fernando Morientes FW ESP 20+8 5 2+3 1 1 0 10+2 3 24 Florent Sinama Pongolle FW FRA 3+4 0 0+1 2 0+1 0 1+6 1 |- ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Players transferred out during the season 5 Milan Baroš FW CZE 0+2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 Anthony Le Tallec MF FRA 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 17 Josemi DF ESP 3+3 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 31 David Raven DF ENG 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 34 Darren Potter MF IRL 0 0 0 0 1 0 4+2 0 37 Zak Whitbread DF USA 0 0 0 0 1 0 1+1 0 15 May 2006 Competitions October 2016 Goalscorers Rank Ranking No. Squad Number Pos Position PlayerPremier LeagueFA CupLeague CupChampions LeagueClub World CupUEFA Super CupTotal18MFENG Steven Gerrard10417102329FWFRA Djibril Cissé92060219315FWENG Peter Crouch83002013410MFESP Luis García71020111519FWESP Fernando Morientes5103009611FWENG Robbie Fowler500000514MFESP Xabi Alonso320000586DFNOR John Arne Riise130000497MFAUS Harry Kewell300000324FWFRA Florent Sinama Pongolle0201003114DFFIN Sami Hyypiä110000230MFNED Boudewijn Zenden20000021323DFENG Jamie Carragher000100128DFENG Stephen Warnock1000001Own Goal2100003TOTALS571912033104 Transfers In #PosPlayerFromFeeDate36DFESP Antonio BarragánESP SevilleFree4 July 2005https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/l/liverpool/4618379.stm BBC News Barragan set for Liverpool move 24 June 200530MFNED Boudewijn ZendenENG MiddlesbroughFree4 July 2005https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/l/liverpool/4644091.stm BBC News Zenden points to Benitez factor 4 July 200525GKESP Pepe ReinaESP Villarreal£6,860,0004 July 200522MFMLI Mohamed SissokoESP Valencia £5,600,00013 July 2005https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/l/liverpool/4668005.stm BBC News Sissoko completes Liverpool move 13 June 200515FWENG Peter CrouchENG Southampton £7,000,00020 July 2005https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/l/liverpool/4677639.stm BBC News Zenden points to Benitez factor 20 July 200534DFESP Miki RoquéESP Lleida Unknown 16 August 2005https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/l/liverpool/4156234.stm BBC News Youngsters seal Liverpool switch 16 August 200546DFENG Jack HobbsENG Lincoln City £150,00018 August 2005https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/l/liverpool/4728893.stm BBC News Hobbs completes move to Liverpool 18 August 200532STAUT Besian IdrizajAUT Linz £190,00030 August 2005https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/l/liverpool/4198046.stm BBC News Liverpool bring in teenage pair 30 August 2005–MFCHI Mark GonzálezESP Albacete £1,500,00020 October 2005https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/l/liverpool/4361842.stm BBC News Gonzalez completes Reds medical 26 October 200526MFENG Paul AndersonENG Hull City Swap4 January 20062MFNED Jan KromkampESP Villarreal Swap 4 January 2006https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/l/liverpool/4575844.stm BBC News Kromkamp ties up Liverpool switch 4 January 200640GKENG David MartinENG Milton Keynes £250,00012 January 2006https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/l/liverpool/4596128.stm BBC News Liverpool sign goalkeeper Martin 12 January 20065DFDEN Daniel AggerDEN Brøndby £5,800,00012 January 2006https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/l/liverpool/4602746.stm BBC News Liverpool complete Agger signing 12 January 200611FWENG Robbie FowlerENG Manchester City Free27 January 2006https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/l/liverpool/4655944.stm BBC News Liverpool make shock Fowler swoop 27 January 2006 Out #PosPlayerToFeeDate11MFCZE Vladimír ŠmicerFRA Bordeaux Free13 June 2005https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/l/liverpool/4420081.stm BBC News Smicer seals switch to Bordeaux 13 June 20069FWSEN El Hadji DioufENG Bolton Wanderers £3,500,00016 June 2005https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/l/liverpool/4550867.stm BBC News Diouf moves to Bolton 16 June 200512DFARG Mauricio PellegrinoSPA Alavés Free17 June 2005https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/l/liverpool/4103126.stm BBC News Alaves sign defender Pellegrino 17 June 200531DMFRA Alou DiarraFRA Lens £2,000,000 23 June 2005https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/l/liverpool/4125050.stm BBC News Liverpool transfer Diarra to Lens 23 June 200525DMCRO Igor BišćanGRE Panathinaikos Free15 July 2005https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/l/liverpool/4116832.stm BBC News Biscan joins Greeks Panathinaikos 15 July 200536DFENG Jon OtsemoborENG Rotherham United Free4 July 2005https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/l/liverpool/4649871.stm BBC News Rotherham snap up defensive trio 4 July 200526MFIRL Richie PartridgeUnattached Free1 July 200529GKFRA Patrice LuziUnattached Free1 July 200527DFFRA Gregory Vignal ENG Portsmouth Free12 July 2005https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/l/liverpool/4674607.stm BBC News Rotherham snap up defensive trio 12 July 200518MFSPA Antonio Núñez ESP Celta Vigo £2,000,00017 July 2005https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/l/liverpool/3573210.stm BBC News Liverpool seal Nunez deal 17 July 20055FWCZE Milan Baroš ENG Aston Villa £6,500,00023 August 2005https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/l/liverpool/4154498.stm BBC News Baros completes transfer to Villa 23 August 200532MFENG John WelshENG Hull CitySwap4 January 200617DFESP Josemi ESP Villarreal Swap 4 January 2006Josemi completes Villarreal moveAugust 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes All games Pre-season FriendliesKick OffOpponentsH / AResultScorersRefereeAttendance9 July 2005 15:00Wales WrexhamA4 – 3Morientes 16 41, Baroš 51 71ENG Mike Jones (Report)16 July 2005 18:30Germany Bayer LeverkusenN3 – 0Cissé 25 26, Baroš 56 (Report)23 July 2005 19:00Greece OlympiacosN4 – 3García 31, Morientes 49, Baroš 53 59Switzerland Reno Rutz (Report) Premier League 2005–06 FA Premier League Matches 1 13 August 2005 17:15 BST Middlesbrough 0–0 Report Liverpool Ehiogu 0 74 Middlesbrough Riverside Stadium 31,908 Mark Halsey D 2 20 August 2005 15:00 BST Liverpool 1–0 Report Sunderland Alonso 24 Welsh 0 74 Liverpool Anfield 44,913 Barry Knight W 3 10 September 2005 15:00 BST Tottenham Hotspur 0–0 Report Liverpool London White Hart Lane 36,148 Howard Webb D 4 18 September 2005 12:00 BST Liverpool 0–0 Report Manchester United Liverpool Anfield 44,917 Rob Styles D 5 24 September 2005 12:45 BST Birmingham City 2–2 Report Liverpool Warnock 72 o.g.Pandiani 75Kilkenny 0 84 García 68Cissé 85 pen. Birmingham St Andrew's 27,733 Steve Bennett D 6 2 October 2005 16:00 BST Liverpool 1–4 Report Chelsea Gerrard 36 Lampard 27 pen.Duff 43J. Cole 63Geremi 82 Liverpool Anfield 44,235 Graham Poll L 7 15 October 2005 15:00 BST Liverpool 1–0 Report Blackburn Rovers Cissé 78 Khizanishvili 0 33 Liverpool Anfield 44,697 Mark Halsey W 8 22 October 2005 15:00 BST Fulham 2–0 Report Liverpool John 30Boa Morte 90 London Craven Cottage 22,480 Martin Atkinson L 9 29 October 2005 15:00 BST Liverpool 2–0 Report West Ham United Alonso 18Zenden 82 Liverpool Anfield 44,537 Uriah Rennie W 10 5 November 2005 12:45 GMT Aston Villa 0–2 Report Liverpool Gerrard 85 pen.Alonso 89 Birmingham Villa Park 42,551 Steve Bennett W 11 19 November 2005 15:00 GMT Liverpool 3–0 Report Portsmouth Zenden 23Cissé 39Morientes 73 Liverpool Anfield 44,394 Peter Walton W 12 26 November 2005 15:00 GMT Manchester City 0–1 Report Liverpool Riise 61 Manchester City of Manchester Stadium 47,105 Alan Wiley W 13 30 November 2005 19:45 GMT Sunderland 0–2 Report Liverpool García 30Gerrard 45Sissoko 0 65 Sunderland Stadium of Light 32,697 Phil Dowd W 14 3 December 2005 12:45 GMT Liverpool 3–0 Report Wigan Athletic Crouch 19 42García 70 Liverpool Anfield 44,098 Uriah Rennie W 15 10 December 2005 12:45 GMT Liverpool 2–0 Report Middlesbrough Morientes 72 77 Riggott 0 84 Liverpool Anfield 43,510 Steve Bennett W 16 26 December 2005 15:00 GMT Liverpool 2–0 Report Newcastle United Gerrard 14Crouch 43 Bowyer 0 66 Liverpool Anfield 44,197 Mark Halsey W 17 28 December 2005 20:00 GMT Everton 1–3 Report Liverpool Beattie 42 Crouch 11Gerrard 18Cissé 47 Liverpool Goodison Park 40,158 Graham Poll W 18 31 December 2005 15:00 GMT Liverpool 1–0 Report West Bromwich Albion Crouch 52 Liverpool Anfield 44,192 Alan Wiley W 19 2 January 2006 15:00 GMT Bolton Wanderers 2–2 Report Liverpool Jaïdi 10Diouf 71 Gerrard 67 pen.García 82 Bolton Reebok Stadium 27,604 Mark Clattenburg D 20 14 January 2006 15:00 GMT Liverpool 1–0 Report Tottenham Hotspur Kewell 59 Stalteri 0 87 Liverpool Anfield 44,983 Dermot Gallagher W 21 22 January 2006 16:00 GMT Manchester United 1–0 Report Liverpool Ferdinand 90 Trafford Old Trafford 67,874 Mike Riley L 22 1 February 2006 20:00 GMT Liverpool 1–1 Report Birmingham City Gerrard 62 Johnson 0 28Alonso 88 o.g. Liverpool Anfield 43,851 Uriah Rennie D 23 5 February 2006 16:00 GMT Chelsea 2–0 Report Liverpool Gallas 35Crespo 68 Reina 0 82 London Stamford Bridge 42,316 Alan Wiley L 24 8 February 2006 20:00 GMT Charlton Athletic 2–0 Report Liverpool D. Bent 42L. Young 45 London The Valley 27,111 Andre Marriner L 25 11 February 2006 12:45 GMT Wigan Athletic 0–1 Report Liverpool Hyypiä 30 Wigan JJB Stadium 25,023 Rob Styles W 26 14 February 2006 20:00 GMT Liverpool 1–0 Report Arsenal García 87 Liverpool Anfield 44,065 Graham Poll W 27 26 February 2006 12:15 GMT Liverpool 1–0 Report Manchester City Kewell 40 Barton 0 52 Liverpool Anfield 44,121 Dermot Gallagher W 28 4 March 2006 17:15 GMT Liverpool 0–0 Report Charlton Athletic Liverpool Anfield 43,892 Martin Atkinson D 29 12 March 2006 16:00 GMT Arsenal 2–1 Report Liverpool Henry 21 83 García 76Alonso 0 81 London Highbury 38,221 Steve Bennett L 30 15 March 2006 20:00 GMT Liverpool 5–1 Report Fulham Fowler 15Brown 34 o.g.Morientes 71Crouch 89Warnock 90 John 25 Liverpool Anfield 42,293 Alan Wiley W 31 19 March 2006 13:30 GMT Newcastle United 1–3 Report Liverpool Ameobi 41Boumsong 0 51 Crouch 10Gerrard 35Cissé 52 pen. Newcastle upon Tyne St. James' Park 52,302 Mike Riley W 32 25 March 2006 12:45 GMT Liverpool 3–1 Report Everton Gerrard 0 18P. Neville 45 o.g.García 47Kewell 84 Cahill 61 Liverpool Anfield 44,923 Phil Dowd W 33 1 April 2006 17:15 BST West Bromwich Albion 0–2 Report Liverpool Fowler 7Cissé 38 West Bromwich The Hawthorns 27,576 Uriah Rennie W 34 9 April 2006 14:00 BST Liverpool 1–0 Report Bolton Wanderers Fowler 45 Liverpool Anfield 44,194 Rob Styles W 35 16 April 2006 14:30 BST Blackburn Rovers 0–1 Report Liverpool Fowler 29 Blackburn Ewood Park 29,142 Alan Wiley W 36 26 April 2006 19:45 BST West Ham United 1–2 Report Liverpool Reo-Coker 46Mullins 0 82 Cissé 19 54García 0 82 London Boleyn Ground 34,852 Howard Webb W 37 29 April 2006 15:00 BST Liverpool 3–1 Report Aston Villa Morientes 4Gerrard 61 66 Barry 58 Liverpool Anfield 44,479 Mark Halsey W 38 7 May 2006 15:00 BST Portsmouth 1–3 Report Liverpool Koroman 85 Fowler 52Crouch 84Cissé 89 Portsmouth Fratton Park 20,240 Graham Poll W League table 2005–06 FA Premier League LIV Results summary 15 3 1 31 8 10 4 5 26 17 Results by round table b Round Ground A/H/A/H/A/H/H/A/H/A/H/A/A/H/H/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/A/A/H/H/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/A/H/A Result D/W/D/D/D/L/W/L/W/W/W/W/W/W/W/W/W/W/D/W/L/D/L/L/W/W/W/D/L/W/W/W/W/W/W/W/W/W Position 11/8/11/8/8/9/9/12/10/11/10/10/7/4/3/3/3/3/3/3/3/2/3/3/3/3/3/3/3/3/3/3/3/3/3/3/3/3 Home Away green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss 1st 2nd 3rd green1 blue1 lavender red1 Competitive Matches May 2010 UEFA Champions League 2005–06 UEFA Champions League _liverpool0506h _liverpool0506h _liverpool0506h _liverpool0506h _liverpool0506h FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 Home kit used in the UEFA Champions League and FIFA Club World Cup. Qualifying rounds 2005–06 UEFA Champions League qualifying rounds First qualifying round13 July 2005 19:45 BST First round (First leg) 3–0 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/4675805.stm Liverpool ENG Gerrard 8 21 89 WAL TNS Anfield Liverpool, England 44,760 Joeri van de Velde (Belgium) W19 July 2005 20:00 BST First round (Second leg) 0–3 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/4693949.stm TNS WAL ENG Liverpool * Cissé 26 Gerrard 85 86 Racecourse Ground Wrexham, Wales 8,009 Carlo Bertolini (Switzerland) 0–6 WSecond qualifying round26 July 2005 21:45 BST Second round (First leg) 1–3 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/4713781.stm FBK Kaunas LIT Barevičius 21 ENG Liverpool * Cissé 27 Carragher 30 Gerrard 54 pen. Darius and Girėnas Stadium Kaunas, Lithuania 8,300 Knud Erik Fisker (Denmark) W2 August 2005 20:45 Second round (Second leg) 2–0 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/4735633.stm Liverpool ENG * Gerrard 77 Cissé 86 LIT FBK Kaunas Anfield Liverpool, England 43,717 Gianluca Paparesta (Italy) 5–1 WThird qualifying round10 August 2005 20:45 Third round (First leg) 1–3 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/4133918.stm CSKA Sofia BUL Dimitrov 44 ENG Liverpool * Cissé 24 Morientes 30 58 Vasil Levski National Stadium Sofia, Bulgaria 16,512 Jan Wegereef (Netherlands) W23 August 2005 21:05 Third round (Second leg) 0–1 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/4171188.stm Liverpool ENG BUL CSKA Sofia Iliev 16 Anfield Liverpool, England 42,175 Wolfgang Stark (Germany) 3–2 L Group stage 2005–06 UEFA Champions League group stage#Group G Group G n LIV 13 September 2005 20:45 CEST Group stage 1–2 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/4235224.stm Real Betis ESP Arzu 51 ENG Liverpool Sinama Pongolle 2 García 14 Estadio Manuel Ruiz de Lopera Seville, Spain 45,000 Konrad Plautz (Austria) W 28 September 2005 20:45 BST Group stage 0–0 https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=2005/matches/round=2201/match=1100278/index.html Liverpool ENG ENG Chelsea Anfield Liverpool, England 42,750 Massimo De Santis (Italy) D 19 October 2005 20:45 CEST Group stage 0–1 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/4349050.stm Anderlecht BEL ENG Liverpool Cissé 20 Constant Vanden Stock Stadium Brussels, Belgium 25,000 Massimo Busacca (Switzerland) W1 November 2005 20:45 GMT Group stage 3–0 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/4387924.stm Liverpool ENG Morientes 34 García 61 Cissé 89 BEL Anderlecht Anfield Liverpool, England 42,600 Kim Milton Nielsen (Denmark) W 23 November 2005 19:45 GMT Group stage 0–0 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/4448344.stm Liverpool ENG ESP Real Betis Anfield Liverpool, England 42,100 Eric Poulat (France) D 6 December 2005 19:45 GMT Group stage 0–0 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/4494774.stm Chelsea ENG ENG Liverpool Stamford Bridge London, England 41,600 Herbert Fandel (Germany) D Round of 16 21 February 2006 Round of 16 (First leg) 1–0 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/4731508.stm Benfica POR Luisão 84 ENG Liverpool Estádio da Luz Lisbon, Portugal 65,000 Konrad Plautz (Austria) L8 March 2006 Round of 16 (Second leg) 0–2 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/4778418.stm Liverpool ENG POR Benfica * Simão 36 Miccoli 89 Anfield Liverpool, England 42,750 Massimo De Santis (Italy) 0–3 L FA Cup 2005–06 FA Cup 7 January 2006 Third round 3–5 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/fa_cup/4565232.stm Luton Town (2) * Howard 31 Robinson 43 Nicholls 53 pen. Liverpool (1) * Gerrard 16 Sinama Pongolle 62 74 Alonso 69 90+3 Kenilworth Road Luton 10,170 W 29 January 2006 Fourth round 1–2 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/fa_cup/4634312.stm Portsmouth (1) Davis 54 Liverpool (1) * Gerrard 37 pen. Riise 41 Fratton Park Portsmouth 17,247 W 18 February 2006 Fifth round 1–0 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/fa_cup/4720494.stm Liverpool (1) Crouch 19 Manchester United (1) Anfield Liverpool 44,039 W 21 March 2006 Quarter-finals 0–7 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/fa_cup/4820136.stm Birmingham City (1) Liverpool (1) * Hyypiä 1 Crouch 5 38 Morientes 59 Riise 70 Tébily 78 o.g. Cissé 89 St Andrew's Birmingham 27,378 Rob Styles (Hampshire) W 22 April 2006 Semi-finals 2–1 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/fa_cup/4907012.stm Liverpool (1) * Riise 20 García 53 Chelsea (1) Drogba 70 Old Trafford Manchester 64,575 Graham Poll (Hertfortshire) W 13 May 2006 15:00 BST Final 3–3 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/fa_cup/4756045.stm Liverpool (1) * Cissé 32 Carragher 52 Gerrard 54 90+1 Hamann 118 West Ham United (1) * Carragher 21 o.g. Ashton 28 59 Konchesky 63 Millennium Stadium yes Wales Cardiff 71,140 Alan Wiley (Staffordshire) * Hamman Hyypiä Gerrard Riise 3–1 * Zamora Sheringham Konchesky Ferdinand D League Cup 2005–06 Football League Cup25 October 2005 Third round 2–1 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/league_cup/4366900.stm Crystal Palace * Freedman 37 Reich 66 Liverpool Gerrard 40 Selhurst Park London 19,673 Phil Dowd (Staffordshire) L UEFA Super Cup 2005 UEFA Super Cup 26 August 2005 20:45 CEST 3–1 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/4180288.stm Liverpool ENG * Cissé 82 103 García 109 RUS CSKA Moscow Carvalho 28 Stade Louis II yes Monaco 17,042 René Temmink (Netherlands) W FIFA Club World Cup 2005 FIFA Club World Championship Semi-finals 15 December 2005 19:20 Semi-finals 3–0 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/4527418.stm Liverpool ENG * Crouch 3 58 Gerrard 32 CRC Saprissa International Stadium Yokohama Yokohama 43,902 Carlos Chandia (Chile) W Final 2005 FIFA Club World Championship Final 18 December 2005 19:20 Final 1–0 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/4533980.stm São Paulo BRA Mineiro 27 ENG Liverpool International Stadium Yokohama Yokohama 66,821 Benito Archundia (Mexico) L See also 2005–06 in English football 2006 FA Cup Final References Notes notes External links 2005–06 Season at LFC History https://web.archive.org/web/20051030033631/http://lfchistory.net/seasongames.asp?Season_id=115 30 October 2005 2005–06 Season at Official Liverpool Website Category:Liverpool F.C. seasons Liverpool Liverpool