2006–07 Hertha BSC season

Hertha BSC

2006–07 season
President	Bernd Schiphorst
Manager	Falko Götz sacked 10 April 2007 Karsten Heine
Bundesliga	10th
DFB-Pokal	Quarterfinals
Top goalscorer	League: Marko Pantelić (14 goals) All: Marko Pantelić Christian Giménez (14 goals)
Highest home attendance	74,220 vs. Bayern/Werder
Lowest home attendance	3,500 vs. Moskva
Home colours Away colours
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Hertha BSC's 2006–07 season began on 16 July, with their UEFA Intertoto Cup match against FC Moscow, and ended on 19 May, with their Bundesliga match against Eintracht Frankfurt. They were one of 11 winners of the UEFA Intertoto Cup. In the UEFA Cup, and in the DFB-Ligapokal they were eliminated in the first round. They made it as far as the quarter-finals of the DFB-Pokal, and finished tenth in the Bundesliga.

Squad

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

No. Position Player 3 DF Arne Friedrich 4 DF Dick van Burik 5 DF Sofian Chahed 6 DF Gilberto 7 MF Yıldıray Baştürk 8 MF Pál Dárdai 9 FW Marko Pantelić 11 FW Ellery Cairo 12 GK Christian Fiedler 13 FW Christian Giménez (on loan from Marseille) 14 DF Josip Šimunić 15 MF Mineiro (Joined Hertha during the winter break) 16 MF Ashkan Dejagah 17 MF Kevin-Prince Boateng 18 FW Srđan Lakić 20 MF Andreas Neuendorf

No. Position Player 21 FW Solomon Okoronkwo (Left Hertha during the winter break) 23 DF Dennis Cagara 27 DF Amadeus Wallschläger 29 DF Malik Fathi 31 DF Andreas Schmidt 32 DF Robert Müller 33 GK Kevin Stuhr Ellegaard 35 DF Christopher Samba (Left Hertha during the winter break) 37 MF Christian Müller 38 MF Patrick Ebert 39 MF Chinedu Ede 40 GK Nico Pellatz 41 DF Jérôme Boateng (Joined Hertha during the winter break) 43 DF Christoph Storch -- Falko Götz (Trainer)

Summer transfers

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

No. Position Player 9 FW Marko Pantelić (from Red Star Belgrade, previously on loan) 13 FW Christian Giménez (on loan from Marseille) 18 FW Srđan Lakić (from Kamen Ingrad) 23 DF Dennis Cagara (loan return from Dynamo Dresden) 27 DF Amadeus Wallschläger (from Hertha BSC II) 32 DF Robert Müller (from Hertha BSC II) 38 MF Patrick Ebert (from Hertha BSC II) 39 DF Chinedu Ede (from Hertha BSC II) 40 GK Nico Pellatz (from Hertha BSC II) 43 DF Christoph Storch (from Hertha BSC II)

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

No. Position Player MF Thorben Marx (to Arminia Bielefeld) MF Oliver Schröder (to Bochum) MF Alexander Ludwig (to Dynamo Dresden, previously on loan) GK Gerhard Tremmel (to Energie Cottbus) MF Marcelinho (to Trabzonspor) MF Sejad Salihović (to 1899 Hoffenheim) DF Alexander Madlung (to Wolfsburg) DF Pascal Bieler (on loan to Rot-Weiss Essen) FW Václav Svěrkoš (to Borussia Mönchengladbach)

Winter transfers

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

No. Position Player 41 DF Jérôme Boateng (from Hertha BSC II)

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

No. Position Player 21 FW Solomon Okoronkwo (on loan to Rot-Weiss Essen) 35 DF Christopher Samba (to Blackburn Rovers)

Goalscorers

Player	Bundesliga	DFB-Pokal	UEFA Intertoto Cup	UEFA Cup	DFB-Ligapokal	Total
Christian Giménez	12	2	0	1	0	15
Marko Pantelić	14	0	1	0	0	15
Gilberto	5	0	0	0	0	5
Yıldıray Baştürk	1	2	1	0	0	4
Pál Dárdai	3	0	0	0	0	3
Kevin-Prince Boateng	2	0	0	1	0	3
Arne Friedrich	2	0	0	0	0	2
Dick van Burik	2	0	0	0	0	2
Patrick Ebert	2	0	0	0	0	2
Malik Fathi	1	1	0	0	0	2
Solomon Okoronkwo	0	1	0	1	0	2
Chinedu Ede	1	0	0	0	0	1
Andreas Neuendorf	1	0	0	0	0	1
Ashkan Dejagah	1	0	0	0	0	1
Mineiro	1	0	0	0	0	1
Andreas Schmidt	1	0	0	0	0	1
Josip Šimunić	1	0	0	0	0	1

Fixtures

UEFA Intertoto Cup third round (first leg)

Hertha BSC v FC Moscow

15 July 2006 15:00 CET

Hertha BSC	0 – 0	FC Moscow

Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark, Berlin Attendance: 8,404 Referee: Mark Clattenburg (England)

UEFA Intertoto Cup third round (second leg)

FC Moscow v Hertha BSC

22 July 2006 17:30 CET

FC Moscow	0 – 2	Hertha BSC
		Pantelić  25' Baştürk  88'

Eduard Streltsov Stadium, Moscow Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Bülent Demirlek (Turkey)

DFB-Ligapokal First round

Hamburger SV v Hertha BSC

29 July 2006 15:30 CET

Hamburger SV	1 – 0	Hertha BSC
Kompany  52'

LTU Arena, Düsseldorf Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Pieter Vink (Netherlands)

UEFA Cup second qualifying round (first leg)

Hertha BSC v Ameri Tbilisi

10 August 2006 19:00

Hertha BSC	1 – 0	Ameri Tbilisi
Okoronkwo  90+1'

Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn Sportpark, Berlin Attendance: 7,377 Referee: Christoforos Zografos (Greece)

Bundesliga day 1

VfL Wolfsburg v Hertha BSC

13 August 2006 17:00 CET

VfL Wolfsburg	0 – 0	Hertha BSC

Volkswagen Arena, Wolfsburg Attendance: 23,496 Referee: Thorsten Kinhöfer (Constatin)

Bundesliga day 2

Hertha BSC v Hannover 96

19 August 2006 15:30 CET

Hertha BSC	4 – 0	Hannover 96
Pantelić  20', 63' Dárdai  31' Ebert  77'

Olympiastadion, Berlin Attendance: 37,166 Referee: Dr. Jochen Drees (Münster)

UEFA Cup second qualifying round (second leg)

Ameri Tbilisi v Hertha BSC

24 August 19:00 CET

Ameri Tbilisi	2 – 2	Hertha BSC
Davitnidze  19', 47'		Lakić  34' Pantelić  88'

Mikheil Meskhi Stadium, Tbilisi Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Pavel Olsiak (Slovakia)

Bundesliga day 3

Hamburger SV v Hertha BSC

27 August 2006 17:00 CET

Hamburger SV	1 – 1	Hertha BSC
Sanogo  18'		Giménez  64'

HSH Nordbank Arena, Hamburg Attendance: 53,989 Referee: Herbert Fandel (Utscheid)

DFB-Pokal first round

Darmstadt 98 v Hertha BSC

10 September 2006 17:00 CET

Darmstadt 98	0 – 1	Hertha BSC
		Baştürk  109'

Stadion am Böllenfalltor, Darmstadt Attendance: 14,700 Referee: Christian Dingert (Lichtenberg)

UEFA Cup first round

Hertha BSC v Odense BK

14 September 2006 17:00 CET

Hertha BSC	2 – 2	Odense BK
Giménez  38' K. Boateng  50'		Šimunić  7' (o.g.) Bechara  53'

Olympiastadion, Berlin Attendance: 12,814 Referee: Viktor Kassai (Hungary)

Bundesliga day 4

Hertha BSC v Schalke 04

17 September 17:00 CET

Hertha BSC	2 – 0	Schalke 04
Giménez  34', 52'

Olympiastadion, Berlin Attendance: 60,547 Referee: Peter Gagelmann (Bremen)

Bundesliga day 5

Mainz 05 v Hertha BSC

23 September 15:30 CET

Mainz 05	1 – 1	Hertha BSC
Diakité  49'		K. Boateng  56'

Stadion am Bruchweg, Mainz Attendance: 20,300 Referee: Knut Kircher (Hirschau)

UEFA Cup first round (second leg)

Odense BK v Hertha BSC

28 September 15:30 CET

Odense BK	1 – 0	Hertha BSC
Timm  62'

Fionia Park, Odense Attendance: 11,466 Referee: Iain Brines (Scotland)

Bundesliga day 6

Hertha BSC v VfB Stuttgart

1 October 2006 17:00 CET

Hertha BSC	2 – 2	VfB Stuttgart
Friedrich  9' Pantelić  14'		Gómez  4' Cacau  57'

Olympiastadion, Berlin Attendance: 48,673 Referee: Thorsten Kinhöfer (Constantin)

Bundesliga day 7

Bayern Munich v Hertha BSC

14 October 2006 15:30 CET

Bayern Munich	4 – 2	Hertha BSC
Makaay  9' Sagnol  15' Pizzaro  53' Podolski  78'		Fathi  58' Pantelić  73'

Allianz Arena, Munich Attendance: 69,000 Referee: Babak Rafati (Döhren)

Bundesliga day 8

Hertha BSC v Borussia Mönchengladbach

21 October 2006 15:30 CET

Hertha BSC	2 – 1	Borussia Mönchengladbach
Dárdai  50' Pantelić  73'		Neuville  63'

Olympiastadion, Berlin Attendance: 43,604 Referee: Markus Merk (Kaiserslautern)

DFB-Pokal second round

Stuttgarter Kickers v Hertha BSC

25 October 2006 20:00 CET

Stuttgarter Kickers	0 – 2	Hertha BSC
		Okoronkwo  58' Baştürk  74'

GAZi Stadion, Stuttgart Attendance: 10,500 Referee: Michael Weiner (Ottenstein)

Bundesliga day 9

Energie Cottbus v Hertha BSC

28 October 2006 15:30

Energie Cottbus	2 – 0	Hertha BSC
Gunkel  66' Shao  83'

Stadion der Freundschaft, Cottbus Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Lutz Wagner (Kritfel)

Bundesliga day 10

Hertha BSC v 1. FC Nürnberg

4 November 2006 15:30 CET

Hertha BSC	2 – 1	1. FC Nürnberg
Pantelić  29', 65'		Banović  47'

Olympiastadion, Berlin Attendance: 41,162 Referee: Florian Meyer (Braunschweig)

Bundesliga day 11

Arminia Bielefeld v Hertha BSC

8 November 2006 20:00 CET

Arminia Bielefeld	2 – 2	Hertha BSC
Zuma  28' Kučera  76'		Gilberto  45' Giménez  59'

Bielefelder Alm, Bielefeld Attendance: 21,075 Referee: Michael Kempter (Sauldorf)

Bundesliga day 12

Hertha BSC v VfL Bochum

11 November 2006 15:30 CET

Hertha BSC	3 – 3	VfL Bochum
Pantelić  9' Van Burik  58' Zecke  80'		Gekas  30' Misimović  45+1', 47'

Olympiastadion, Berlin Attendance: 29,104 Referee: Dr. Felix Brych (Munich)

Bundesliga day 13

Borussia Dortmund v Hertha BSC

18 November 2006 15:30 CET

Borussia Dortmund	1 – 2	Hertha BSC
Frei  23' (pen.)		Schmidt  10' Gilberto  16'

Signal Iduna Park, Dortmund Attendance: 70,200 Referee: Knut Kircher (Hirschau)

Bundesliga day 14

Hertha BSC v Alemannia Aachen

25 November 2006 15:30 CET

Hertha BSC	2 – 1	Alemannia Aachen
Pantelić  41' Dejagah  62'		Lehmann  45'

Olympiastadion, Berlin Attendance: 40,879 Referee: Günter Perl (Munich)

Bundesliga day 15

Werder Bremen v Hertha BSC

2 December 2006 15:30 CET

Werder Bremen	3 – 1	Hertha BSC
Diego  24' (pen.) Klose  32', 40'		Šimunić  25'

Weserstadion, Bremen Attendance: 40,168 Referee: Herbert Fandel (Utscheid)

Bundesliga day 16

Bayer Leverkusen v Hertha BSC

8 December 2006 20:30 CET

Bayer Leverkusen	2 – 1	Hertha BSC
Freier  33' Babić  80'		Pantelić  22'

BayArena, Leverkusen Attendance: 22,500 Referee: Dr. Felix Brych (Munich)

Bundesliga day 17

Hertha BSC v Eintracht Frankfurt

16 December 2006 15:30 CET

Hertha BSC	1 – 0	Eintracht Frankfurt
Giménez  63'

Olympiastadion, Berlin Attendance: 42,549 Referee: Marc Seeman (Frintrop)

DFB-Pokal Third Round

VfL Osnabrück v Hertha BSC

19 December 2006 20:30 CET

VfL Osnabrück	0 – 3	Hertha BSC
		Malik Fathi  34' Giménez  41', 51'

Osnatel-Arena, Osnabrück Attendance: 18,300 Referee: Throsten Kinhöfer (Constantin)

Bundesliga day 18

Hertha BSC v VfL Wolfsburg

27 January 2007 15:30 CET

Hertha BSC	2 – 1	VfL Wolfsburg
Giménez  27' Pantelić  86'		Madlung  18'

Olympiastadion, Berlin Attendance: 40,272 Referee: Dr. Felix Brych (Munich)

Bundesliga day 19

Hannover 96 v Hertha BSC

31 January 2007 20:00 CET

Hannover 96	5 – 0	Hertha BSC
Vinícius  16', 37' Fahrenhorst  45' Rosenthal  64' Lala  76'

AWD-Arena, Hannover Attendance: 30,584 Referee: Markus Schmidt (Sillenbuch)

Bundesliga day 20

Hertha BSC v Hamburger SV

3 February 2007 15:30 CET

Hertha BSC	2 – 1	Hamburger SV
Friedrich  78' Mineiro  90+2'		Laas  33'

Olympiastadion, Berlin Attendance: 47,354 Referee: Thorsten Kinhöfer (Constantin)

Bundesliga day 21

Schalke 04 v Hertha BSC

10 February 2007 15:30 CET

Schalke 04	2 – 0	Hertha BSC
Kurányi  64' Løvenkrands  75'

Veltins-Arena, Gelsenkirchen Attendance: 61,482 Referee: Michael Weiner (Ottenstein)

Bundesliga day 22

Hertha BSC v Mainz 05

17 February 2007 15:30 CET

Hertha BSC	1 – 2	Mainz 05
Dárdai  22'		Zidan  54' (pen.) Andreasen  64'

Olympiastadion, Berlin Attendance: 35,473 Referee: Peter Sippel (Würzburg)

Bundesliga day 23

VfB Stuttgart v Hertha BSC

23 February 2007 20:30 CET

VfB Stuttgart	0 – 0	Hertha BSC

Mercedes-Benz Arena, Stuttgart Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Florian Meyer (Braunschweig)

DFB-Pokal Quarterfinal

VfB Stuttgart v Hertha BSC

28 February 2007 21:30 CET

VfB Stuttgart	2 – 0	Hertha BSC
Cacau  38' Hitzlsperger  77'

Mercedes-Benz Arena, Stuttgart Attendance: 32,000 Referee: Markus Merk (Kaiserslautern)

Bundesliga day 24

Hertha BSC v Bayern Munich

3 March 2007 15:30 CET

Hertha BSC	2 – 3	Bayern Munich
Giménez  58' Van Burik  82'		Salihamidžić  30' Podolski  31' Makaay  68'

Olympiastadion, Berlin Attendance: 74,220 Referee: Herbert Fandel (Utscheid)

Bundesliga day 25

Borussia Mönchengladbach v Hertha BSC

10 March 2007 15:30 CET

Borussia Mönchengladbach	3 – 1	Hertha BSC
Rafael  32', 69' Delura  86'		Giménez  56'

Borussia Park, Mönchengladbach Attendance: 40,518 Referee: Günter Perl (Munich)

Bundesliga day 26

Hertha BSC v Energie Cottbus

16 March 2007 20:30 CET

Hertha BSC	0 – 1	Energie Cottbus
		Radu  47'

Olympiastadion, Berlin Attendance: 51,831 Referee: Dr. Jochen Drees (Münster)

Bundesliga day 27

1. FC Nürnberg v Hertha BSC

31 March 2007 15:30 CET

1. FC Nürnberg	2 – 1	Hertha BSC
Galásek  4' Engelhardt  60'		Giménez  69'

Easy-Credit Stadion, Nuremberg Attendance: 45,694 Referee: Babak Rafati (Döhren)

Bundesliga day 28

Hertha BSC v Arminia Bielefeld

4 April 2007 15:30 CET

Hertha BSC	1 – 1	Arminia Bielefeld
Ebert  71'		Kučera  19'

Olympiastadion, Berlin Attendance: 41,512 Referee: Dr. Felix Brych (Munich)

Bundesliga day 29

VfL Bochum v Hertha BSC

14 April 2007 15:30 CET

VfL Bochum	1 – 3	Hertha BSC
Gekas  1'		Giménez  58' Gilberto  66' Ede  90'

rewirpowerSTADION, Bochum Attendance: 27,181 Referee: Günter Perl (Munich)

Bundesliga day 30

Hertha BSC v Borussia Dortmund

21 April 2007 15:30

Hertha BSC	0 – 1	Borussia Dortmund
		Brzenska  50'

Olympiastadion, Berlin Attendance: 64,382 Referee: Peter Sippel (Würzburg)

Bundesliga day 31

Alemannia Aachen v Hertha BSC

28 April 2007 15:30 CET

Alemannia Aachen	0 – 4	Hertha BSC
		Gilberto  7' Giménez  48' Pantelić  77' Baştürk  80'

Tivoli, Aachen Attendance: 20,800 Referee: Markus Merk (Kaiserslautern

Bundesliga day 32

Hertha BSC v Werder Bremen

6 May 2007 17:00 CET

Hertha BSC	1 – 4	Werder Bremen
Gilberto  61'		Rosenberg  19', 50', 82' Diego  60'

Olympiastadion, Berlin Attendance: 74,220 Referee: Herbert Fandel (Utscheid)

Bundesliga day 33

Hertha BSC v Bayer Leverkusen

12 May 2007 15:30 CET

Hertha BSC	2 – 3	Bayer Leverkusen
Pantelić  32' Giménez  51'		Callsen-Bracker  13' Voronin  34' Schneider  64' (pen.)

Olympiastadion, Berlin Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Wolfgang Stark (Altdorf)

Bundesliga day 34

Eintracht Frankfurt v Hertha BSC

19 May 2007 15:30 CET

Eintracht Frankfurt	1 – 2	Hertha BSC
Streit  61'		K. Boateng  48' Pantelić  87'

Commerzbank Arena, Frankfurt Attendance: 50,500 Referee: Günter Perl (Munich)