2005–06 F.C. Copenhagen season

FCK won the Danish Superliga trophy in the season 2005-06. The championship was secured on May 7 after a 0–1 defeat at Fionia Park against Odense BK, but with simultaneously, AC Horsens winning 4–1 over Brøndby IF.

They won on April 6 the Royal League again, after an exciting final against Lillestrøm S.K., where Razak Pimpong scored the decisive goal in the final seconds.

FCK were knocked out of the UEFA Cup by Hamburger SV on September 29 after a very controversial refereeing performance by British Matthew Messias, giving eight yellow cards, two of those leading to a sending off, and a third direct red card, all in the last ten minutes, and giving HSV a 92nd-minute penalty kick.

Competitions

This season F.C. Copenhagen played in the Danish Superliga, Danish Cup, UEFA Cup and Royal League.

Danish Superliga

In the Superliga they were at the winter break placed first, with only one defeat and four draws after 20 matches. Their biggest win was a 5–1 win against Esbjerg fB at Parken on September 25, where Elrio van Heerden and Marcus Allbäck scored both twice, while the fifth goal was scored by Peter Møller.

At October 26 FCK visited Haderslev Fodboldstadion, where SønderjyskE was the home team. After SønderjyskE opened the match with a Henrik Hansen-goal, Álvaro Santos made it 1–1 with a beautiful scissors kick, which later was awarded as goal of the year. Elrio van Heerden scored to 2–1, Peter Møller to 3–1 and Álvaro made his second goal in the extra time.

The only autumn defeat was against Esbjerg fB on November 5, 2005, where they lost 3–1 at Esbjerg Idrætspark.

On March 12, 2006 they got their second defeat. This time was it the arch rivals Brøndby IF who beat FCK. That match ended 3-0 at Brøndby Stadium.

The championship was secured on May 7 after a 0–1 defeat at Fionia Park against Odense BK, but with simultaneously, AC Horsens winning 4–1 over Brøndby IF.

In the last match on May 14, FCK lost again, this time to Silkeborg IF home at Parken, 2–3 in a very even match. Michael Silberbauer and Brede Hangeland were the goalscorers for F.C. Copenhagen.

Danish Cup

See also Danish Cup 2005-06

In the Cup, FCK started in 5th round, where they met the 2nd Division East team Slagelse BI. After 2–2 at full-time and extra time, the match was decided on penalties. Here, FCK won 4–3, and went through to the quarter finals.

In the quarter finals, the opponents were the arch rivals Brøndby IF at Brøndby Stadium, where Brøndby won 1-0 after extra time and two red cards to FCK in the second half.

UEFA Cup

See also UEFA Cup 2005-06

In the UEFA Cup they started in the 2nd Qualifying Round where they beat Carmarthen Town from Wales with 4–0 agg.

In the 1st round they played against German Hamburger SV. The first leg was played in the AOL Arena in Hamburg and ended 1–1. Hamburger SV won the second leg in Parken 1–0 to eliminate F.C. Copenhagen and got through to the group stage.

Royal League

See also Royal League 2005-06

In the group stage F.C. Copenhagen were in group 2 with the archrivals Brøndby IF, Swedish Kalmar FF and Norwegian Lillestrøm S.K. in the group 2. FCK won only one match, but with four draws, FCK qualified for the quarter finals, where they met Hammarby IF.

The game would be special for FCK captain Tobias Linderoth, as Hammarby's coach, Anders Linderoth, is his father. In the same matches, both teams were playing in Kappa shirts, and for the draw, the two captains, Tobias Linderoth (Swede, FCK) and Mikkel Jensen (Dane, Hammarby), were dressed in almost identical cardigans. The only difference was the team names.

After a 2–0 victory home at Parken, FCK could spot the semi finals in the horizont, but with two Hammarby goals in the last 5 minutes. Then a penalty shootout should decide their Royal League future, but with 3 FCK goals, and 3 Jesper Christiansen saves, they won the shootout 3–0.

In the semi finals, FCK drew the other remaining Danish team, FC Midtjylland. Home FCK won 3-1 and away, at SAS Arena, they beat FCM 4–0.

F.C. Copenhagen won in the 2005-06 Royal League season, after an exciting final against Lillestrøm S.K., played at Parken. FCK won 1–0 after an 89th minute Razak Pimpong-goal. Pimpong had substituted Ijeh in the 69th minute, and he got his second yellow card in his enthusiasm after the goal, where he took off his shirt.

Squads

The following squads, are lists with all the players, who have played in F.C. Copenhagen in the 2005–06 season.

First team squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player 1 GK Jesper Christiansen 2 DF Lars Jacobsen 3 DF Urmas Rooba 4 DF Bo Svensson (sold to M'gladbach) 5 DF Brede Hangeland (bought from Viking) 5 DF Janne Saarinen (sold to FC Honka) 6 MF Tobias Linderoth (captain) 7 FW Álvaro Santos 8 MF Michael Silberbauer 9 FW Peter Ijeh 11 FW Marcus Allbäck 12 MF Thomas Røll 13 MF Atiba Hutchinson (bought from Helsingborg) 14 DF Michael Gravgaard 15 DF André Bergdølmo

No. Position Player 16 DF Dan Thomassen 17 DF Ole Tobiasen (sold to Sandefjord) 18 MF Carsten Fredgaard (sold to Randers) 20 MF Razak Pimpong (bought from FCM) 21 GK Balázs Rabóczki (sold to FC Sopron) 22 MF Morten Bertolt 23 MF William Kvist 24 FW Jeppe Brandrup 26 MF Elrio van Heerden (sold to Brugge) 27 FW Martin Bernburg 28 MF Martin Bergvold 31 GK Benny Gall 32 FW Peter Møller (stopped career)

Second team squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player 1 GK Thomas Villadsen 2 DF Jeppe Hestehave 3 MF Mathias Gravesen 4 DF Nikolaj Steen Hansen 5 DF Jamil Fearrington 6 MF Christian Lønstrup (stopped career) 7 MF Álvaro Diaz 9 MF Claus Nielsen 10 FW Mads Torry

No. Position Player 11 FW Lasse Quist 12 FW Dragan Todorocic 14 MF Stefan Monberg 15 DF Jonas Schumacher 16 FW Kasper Sørensen 20 GK Lee Langeveldt –– DF Nicklas Svendsen –– GK John Lundbye (sold) –– DF Peter Piil (sold) –– MF Thomas Dominos (sold)

Transfers

Results

Results for F.C. Copenhagen for season 2005-2006.

NOTE: scores are written FCK first

Key:

• DSL = Danish Superliga
• DC = Danish Cup
• UCQ = UEFA Cup Qualifier
• UC1 = UEFA Cup Round 1
• RLB = Royal League Group B
• RL4 = Royal League Quarter-finals
• RLS = Royal League Semi-finals
• RLF = Royal League Final
• VCD = Viasat Cup Group D
• VC4 = Viasat Cup Quarter-finals
• LMC = La Manga Cup
• F = Friendly match

Report explanation

• FCK in Danish
• UEFA in English
• Royal League in:
  • Lillestrøm 0-0 FCK: Norwegian
  • FCK 1-1 Brøndby: Danish
  • Kalmar 1-0 FCK: Swedish
  • Brøndby 1-2 FCK: Danish
  • FCK 1-1 Lillestrøm: Danish
  • FCK 1-1 Kalmar: Danish
  • FCK 2-0 Hammarby: Danish
  • Hammarby 2-3 FCK: Swedish
  • FCK 3-1 Midtjylland: Danish
  • Midtjylland 0-4 FCK: Danish
  • FCK 1-0 Lillestrøm: Danish

Season statistics

Top goalscorers

Attendances

Spectators on home ground 2005-06^[1]

• 366,369 spectators in 17 Superliga matches
• Average: 21,551

Best visited FCK home match 2005-06^[2]

• 41,201 spectators against Brøndby IF on 30 April 2006

Worst visited FCK home match 2005-06^[2]

• 15,025 spectators against AC Horsens on 22 November 2005

Honours

• The Autumn Profile (2005): Michael Gravgaard
• Profile of the year in the Superliga (2005): Michael Gravgaard
• Goal of the year (2005): Álvaro Santos (against SønderjyskE on 2005-10-26)
• The Golden Goalie (2005): Jesper Christiansen
• The Spring Profile (2006): Tobias Linderoth
• The Spring Manager (2006): Ståle Solbakken
• Player of the Spring (2006): Marcus Allbäck

• Team of the Year (2005): Jesper Christiansen, Lars Jacobsen and Michael Gravgaard

See also

• Danish Superliga 2005-06
• UEFA Cup 2005-06
• Royal League 2005-06
• Viasat Cup

References