2005–06 Grasshopper Club Zürich season
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| 2005-06 season | |
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| Manager |  Hanspeter Latour (until 3 January) Krasimir Balakov (from 16 January) |
| Stadium | Hardturm |
| Swiss Super League | 4th |
| UEFA Cup | Group stage |
During the 2005–06 Swiss football season, Grasshopper Club Zürich competed in the Swiss Super League.
Season summary
Manager Hanspeter Latour left in early January to take charge of German club Köln. Bulgarian legend Krasimir Balakov was appointed to replace him. Balakov led the Zürich club to 4th place, one place lower than the previous season.
First-team squad
- Squad at end of season[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Left club during season
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Results
UEFA Cup
Second qualifying round
| 11 August 2005 | Grasshoppers | 1–0 |  Wisła Płock | Hardturm, Zürich |
| 19:30 | Eduardo  68' |
Report | Referee: Duarte Gomes (Portugal) |
| 25 August 2005 | Kazimierz Górski Stadium, Płock | |||
| 18:00 | Gęsior 35', 38' Zilić 69' |
Report | Eduardo 83' |
Referee: Egill Mar Markusson (Iceland) |
3–3 on aggregate, Grasshoppers win on away goals
First round
| 15 September 2005 | MyPa | Hardturm, Zürich | ||
| 19:30 | Salatić 1' |
Report | Marco Manso 19' |
Referee: Dougie McDonald (Scotland) |
Grasshoppers won 4-1 on aggregate.
Group stage
| 20 October 2005 | Grasshoppers | 0–1 |  Middlesbrough | Hardturm, Zürich |
| 21:00 | Report | Hasselbaink 10' |
Attendance: 8,500 Referee: Norway ) |
| 3 November 2005 | Lovech Stadium, Lovech | |||
| 16:00 | Sandrinho 81' |
Report | António 90' |
Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Georgios Kasnaferis (Greece) |
| 30 November 2005 | Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk | Hardturm, Zürich | ||
| 20:45 | Touré 85' Renggli 90' |
Report | Nazarenko 39' Kravchenko 61'Mykhaylenko 84' |
Attendance: 1,800 Referee: Edo Trivković (Croatia) |
| 15 December 2005 | AZ  | 1–0 | Grasshoppers | Alkmaarderhout, Alkmaar |
| 20:45 | Koevermans 70' |
Report | Attendance: 8,153 Referee: Hervé Piccirillo (France) |
References
- ^ "FootballSquads - Grasshoppers - 2005/06". footballsquads.co.uk. Retrieved 2018-08-07.
Notes
- ^ Jaggy was born in Varen, Switzerland, but also qualifies to represent Haiti internationally and would make his international debut for Haiti in 2011.
- ^ Sutter was born in Enfield, England, but also qualifies to represent Switzerland internationally through his father and represented them at U-21 level before making his international debut for Switzerland in September 2010.
- ^ Romero was born in Peru, but also qualifies to represent Switzerland internationally and would represent them at U-20 level.
- ^ Salatić was born in Zvornik, Yugoslavia (now Bosnia and Herzegovina), but was raised in Switzerland and represented them at U-19, U-20, and U-21 level, and has expressed interest in representing Serbia or Bosnia and Herzegovina internationally.
- ^ Cabanas was born in Zürich, Switzerland, but also qualifies to represent Spain internationally and has represented Galicia in unofficial matches.
- ^ Jakupović was born in Prijedor, Yugoslavia (now Bosnia and Herzegovina), and represented them at U-21 level, but was raised in Switzerland and represented them at U-21 level before making his international debut for Switzerland in August 2008.