2006–07 SV Werder Bremen season
SV Werder Bremen 2006–07 football season
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During the 2006–07 German football season, Werder Bremen competed in the Bundesliga.
| 2006–07 season | ||||
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| Manager | Thomas Schaaf | |||
| Stadium | Weser-Stadion | |||
| Bundesliga | 3rd | |||
| DFB-Pokal | First round | |||
| DFL-Ligapokal | Winners | |||
| Champions League | Group stage | |||
| UEFA Cup | Semi-finals | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Diego/Miroslav Klose (13) All: Miroslav Klose (17) | |||
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Season summary
Bremen finished in third this season, achieving Champions League qualification. The club reached the UEFA Cup semi-final before being eliminated in a 5-1 aggregate defeat to eventual runners-up Espanyol. The club also won its first and only Ligapokal title.
Players
First-team squad
- Squad at end of season[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Left club during season
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Transfers
In
- Diego - FC Porto, May, €6,000,000
- Markus Rosenberg - Ajax, January 26
- Hugo Almeida - Porto, season-long loan
- Peter Niemeyer - FC Twente, January
- Christian Vander - VfL Bochum
Out
- Mohamed Zidan - Mainz, 17 January, €2,800,000
- Leon Andreasen - Mainz, January, season-long loan
Results
UEFA Champions League
Group stage
Source: RSSSF
| 12 September 2006 | Chelsea  | 2–0 |  Werder Bremen | Stamford Bridge, London |
| 20:45 | Essien  24'Ballack 68' (pen.) |
Report[link removed] MatchCentre | Attendance: 32,135 Referee: Kyros Vassaras (Greece) |
| 27 September 2006 | Werder Bremen | 1–1 |  Barcelona | Weserstadion, Bremen |
| 20:45 | Puyol  56' (o.g.) |
Report[link removed] MatchCentre | Messi 89' |
Attendance: 41,256 Referee: Roberto Rosetti (Italy) |
| 18 October 2006 | Werder Bremen | 2–0 |  Levski Sofia | Weserstadion, Bremen |
| 20:45 | Naldo 45+1' Diego 73' |
Report MatchCentre | Attendance: 41,000 Referee: Paul Allaerts (Belgium) |
| 31 October 2006 | Levski Sofia | 0–3 | Werder Bremen | Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia |
| 20:45 | Report MatchCentre | Mikhailov 33' (o.g.) Baumann 35'Frings 37' |
Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Matteo Trefoloni (Italy) |
| 22 November 2006 | Werder Bremen | 1–0 | Chelsea | Weserstadion, Bremen |
| 20:45 | Mertesacker 27' |
Report MatchCentre | Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Ľuboš Micheľ (Slovakia) |
| 5 December 2006 | Barcelona | 2–0 | Werder Bremen | Camp Nou, Barcelona |
| 20:45 | Ronaldinho 13' Guðjohnsen 18' |
Report[link removed] MatchCentre | Attendance: 95,500 Referee: Massimo Busacca (Switzerland) |
UEFA Cup
Round of 32
| 14 February 2007 | Werder Bremen | 3–0 |  Ajax | Weserstadion, Bremen |
| 20:30 | Mertesacker 48' Naldo 54'Frings 71' |
Report | Referee: Lucílio Batista (Portugal) |
Round of 16
| 8 March 2007 | Celta Vigo | 0–1 | Werder Bremen | Balaídos, Vigo |
| 20:45 | Report | Almeida 84' |
Attendance: 9,236 Referee: Robert Małek (Poland) |
| 14 March 2007 | Werder Bremen | 2–0 (3–0 agg.) | Celta Vigo | Weserstadion, Bremen |
| 20:45 | Almeida 48' Fritz 61' |
Report | Attendance: 35,278 Referee: Stefano Farina (Italy) |
Quarter-final
| 5 April 2007 | AZ | 0–0 | Werder Bremen | DSB Stadion, Alkmaar |
| 20:45 | Report | Referee: Olegário Benquerença (Portugal) |
Semi-final
| 26 April 2007 | Espanyol | 3–0 | Werder Bremen | Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys, Barcelona |
| 20:45 | Moisés 21' Pandiani 50'Coro 88' |
Report | Referee: Tom Henning Øvrebø (Norway) |
| 3 May 2007 | Werder Bremen | 1–2 (1–5 agg.) | Espanyol | Weserstadion, Bremen |
| 20:45 | Almeida 4' |
Report | Coro 50' Lacruz 61' |
Referee: Bertrand Layec (France) |