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won the domestic double, beating Werder Bremen by five points in Bundesliga, and defeating

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1–0 in the DFB-Pokal final, thanks to a goal from Claudio Pizarro. The season was in spite of that tainted due to a big defeat to

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in the

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, losing out 5–2 on aggregate in the Last 16. At the end of the season, Bayern signed German football's wonderkid Lukas Podolski from

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. This was the club's first season at the Allianz Arena.

Squad

Goalkeepers

* Oliver Kahn *

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Defenders

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* Martín Demichelis *

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* Bixente Lizarazu

Midfielders

* Mehmet Scholl *

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* Michael Ballack *

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* Hasan Salihamidžić * Owen Hargreaves *

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Sebastian Deisler Sebastian Toni Deisler (; born 5 January 1980) is a German former professional footballer who played as a right midfielder and attacking midfielder. A Borussia Mönchengladbach youth product, he played one season with the club during which it ...

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Attackers

* Roy Makaay * Claudio Pizarro *

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Bundesliga

Matches

Top Scorers

* Roy Makaay 17 (2) * Michael Ballack 14 * Claudio Pizarro 11 *

4 *

3 * Mehmet Scholl 3

DFB Pokal

Matches

Notes

References

RSSSF – Germany 2005/06
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German football championship-winning seasons