2006–07 Liverpool F.C. season

Liverpool
2006–07 season
Chairman	David Moores (until February); Tom Hicks and George Gillett (from February)
Manager	Rafael Benítez
FA Premier League	3rd
FA Cup	Third round
League Cup	Quarter-finals
UEFA Champions League	Runners-up
FA Community Shield	Winners
Top goalscorer	League: Dirk Kuyt (12); All: Peter Crouch (18)
	← 2005–06 2007–08 →

The 2006–07 season was the 115th season in Liverpool Football Club's existence and was their 45th consecutive year in the top-flight, and covers the period between 1 July 2006 to 30 June 2007. Having finished third the previous season, Liverpool had qualified for the UEFA Champions League third qualifying round.

Players[edit]

First-team squad[edit]

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	POL	Jerzy Dudek
2	DF	ESP	Álvaro Arbeloa
3	DF	IRL	Steve Finnan
4	DF	FIN	Sami Hyypiä
5	DF	DEN	Daniel Agger
6	DF	NOR	John Arne Riise
7	MF	AUS	Harry Kewell
8	MF	ENG	Steven Gerrard (captain)
9	FW	ENG	Robbie Fowler
10	MF	ESP	Luis García
11	MF	CHI	Mark González^{[notes 1]}
12	DF	BRA	Fábio Aurélio
14	MF	ESP	Xabi Alonso
15	FW	ENG	Peter Crouch
16	MF	ENG	Jermaine Pennant
17	FW	WAL	Craig Bellamy
18	FW	NED	Dirk Kuyt


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
20	MF	ARG	Javier Mascherano
22	MF	MLI	Mohamed Sissoko^{[notes 2]}
23	DF	ENG	Jamie Carragher (vice-captain)
24	FW	FRA	Florent Sinama Pongolle
25	GK	ESP	Pepe Reina
26	MF	ENG	Paul Anderson
28	DF	ENG	Stephen Warnock
29	DF	ARG	Gabriel Paletta^{[notes 3]}
30	GK	ITA	Daniele Padelli (on loan from Sampdoria)
32	MF	NED	Boudewijn Zenden
34	DF	ESP	Miki Roqué
35	MF	ENG	Danny Guthrie
37	MF	ENG	Lee Peltier
42	FW	MAR	Nabil El Zhar^{[notes 4]}
45	DF	ENG	James Smith
48	DF	ARG	Emiliano Insúa

Reserves[edit]

These players did not appear for the first-team this season, but may have been a substitute.

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
39	DF	ENG	Stephen Darby
40	GK	ENG	David Martin
46	DF	ENG	Jack Hobbs
—	GK	ENG	Josh Mimms
—	DF	ENG	Danny O'Donnell (on loan to Crewe Alexandra)
—	DF	ENG	Robbie Threlfall
—	DF	ESP	Godwin Antwi^{[notes 5]} (on loan to Accrington Stanley)
—	DF	PAR	Ronald Huth
—	MF	ENG	Paul Anderson
—	MF	ENG	Charlie Barnett
—	MF	ENG	Michael Burns
—	MF	ENG	Adam Hammill (on loan to Dunfermline Athletic)
—	MF	ENG	Sean Highdale
—	MF	ENG	Steven Irwin


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	ENG	Craig Lindfield
—	MF	ENG	David Mannix (released)
—	MF	ENG	Ben Parsonage
—	MF	ENG	Ray Putterill
—	MF	ENG	Jon Routledge
—	MF	ENG	Jimmy Ryan
—	MF	ENG	Jay Spearing
—	MF	SCO	Ryan Flynn
—	MF	ESP	Francisco Durán
—	FW	ENG	Lee Woodward
—	MF	ALB	Astrit Ajdarević^{[notes 6]}
—	FW	NED	Jordy Brouwer
—	FW	AUT	Besian Idrizaj
—	MF	ENG	Seb Carmichal-Brown (Trial)
—	FW	CHA	Ali Ounghourra

Transfers[edit]

In[edit]

#	Player	From	Fee	When
17	Craig Bellamy	Blackburn Rovers	£6,000,000	22 June 2006^[1]
29	Gabriel Paletta	Club Atlético Banfield	£2,000,000	5 July 2006^[2]
12	Fábio Aurélio	Valencia	Free	5 July 2006
16	Jermaine Pennant	Birmingham City	£6,700,000	26 July 2006^[3]
18	Dirk Kuyt	Feyenoord	£9,000,000	Summer
42	Nabil El Zhar	Saint-Étienne	£200,000	Summer
	Astrit Ajdarević	Falkenberg	£750,000	Winter
	Jordy Brouwer	Ajax	Undisclosed	24 January 2007^[4]
	Francisco Durán	Málaga	£66,000	31 January 2007^[5]
2	Álvaro Arbeloa	Deportivo La Coruña	£2,500,000	31 January 2007

Out[edit]

#	Player	To	Fee	When
37	Zak Whitbread	Millwall	£200,000	Summer
28	Bruno Cheyrou	Rennes	Undisclosed	30 June 2006^[6]
42	Robbie Foy	Scunthorpe United	Free	23 August 2006^[7]
31	David Raven	Carlisle United	Undisclosed	Summer
19	Fernando Morientes	Valencia	£3,000,000	5 July 2006^[8]
16	Dietmar Hamann	Bolton Wanderers	Free	11 July 2006
36	Antonio Barragán	Deportivo La Coruña	£680,000	4 August 2006^[9]
21	Djimi Traoré	Charlton Athletic	£2,000,000	8 August 2006^[9]
35	Carl Medjani	Lorient	Free	Summer
33	Neil Mellor	Preston North End	£500,000	Summer
2	Jan Kromkamp	PSV Eindhoven	£1,750,000	31 August 2006^[10]
34	Darren Potter	Wolverhampton Wanderers	£525,000	Winter
28	Stephen Warnock	Blackburn Rovers	£1,500,000	22 January 2007^[11]
15	Salif Diao	Stoke City	Free	Winter
24	Florent Sinama Pongolle	Recreativo de Huelva	£2,700,000	31 August 2006^[12]
22	Chris Kirkland	Wigan Athletic	Six-month loan £3,500,000	11 July 2006^[13]

In on loan[edit]

#	Player	From	Fee	When
30	Daniele Padelli	Sampdoria	Six-month loan	10 January 2007^[14]
20	Javier Mascherano	West Ham United	Loan	February

In: £16,400,000+
Out: £27,216,000+
Total spending: £10,816,000

Season summary[edit]

August[edit]

Liverpool began the season in the third qualifying round of the Champions League, beating Israel's Maccabi Haifa on a 3–2 aggregate score, in a 2–1 win at Anfield. The season started well for Craig Bellamy, a new signing from Blackburn Rovers, and Mark González, who returned from a loan spell at Real Sociedad: both made their debuts against Haifa, and both scored. Peter Crouch helped finish the operation in Kiev (the match was not played in Haifa due to security concerns). Liverpool also won the Community Shield as goals from Crouch and John Arne Riise helped them beat Chelsea 2–1 at the Millennium Stadium.

Liverpool's Premier League campaign began with a 1–1 draw at Bramall Lane against newly promoted Sheffield United. Their first league win of the season came at home against West Ham United, a 2–1 win secured by goals from Crouch and Daniel Agger.

September[edit]

Liverpool lost the Merseyside derby 3–0 at Goodison Park when Everton's Tim Cahill and Andrew Johnson scored once and twice respectively. In the opening match of the group stage of the Champions League the Reds drew 0–0 with PSV in Eindhoven. This was followed by a 1–0 loss away to Chelsea and two home wins against Newcastle United (2–0) and Tottenham Hotspur (3–0). The Newcastle game was especially notable for a long-range goal scored by Xabi Alonso from inside the Liverpool half. They also beat Galatasaray 3–2 at Anfield. Their last game of September ended in a 2–0 defeat away to Bolton Wanderers.

October[edit]

Liverpool's next league match was a 1–1 home draw with Blackburn Rovers, a game where Craig Bellamy scored his first league goal for the club against his previous team. In the Champions League Liverpool beat Bordeaux 1–0 in France but lost a crucial derby match against Manchester United 2–0 at Old Trafford just four days later. after. They then faced Bordeaux at Anfield, a match they won 3–0 thanks to Luis García (2) and Steven Gerrard, the captain's first goal of the season. They also progressed in the League Cup after a 4–3 win over Reading, and beat Aston Villa 3–1 in the league, ending the away side's run of nine unbeaten matches from the beginning of the campaign.

November[edit]

November started well with a 2–0 win over Reading in the Premier League and a League Cup victory (1–0) against Birmingham City. They beat PSV 2–0 in the Champions League.

December[edit]

Liverpool started December with a 4–0 win against Wigan Athletic, their first away victory of the campaign. They achieved a second consecutive Premier League 4–0 against Fulham after a disappointing 3–2 defeat by Galatasaray in the Champions League. This was followed by two further wins with Charlton Athletic, beaten 3–0 at The Valley, and Watford, defeated 2–0 at Anfield. However, Liverpool lost their next match 1–0 away to Blackburn Rovers before ending the year with a 1–0 win at Tottenham Hotspur.

January[edit]

In the first week of January, Liverpool faced Arsenal twice, both at Anfield, once in the FA Cup and once in the League Cup. Both times, the Gunners came away with victory, 3–1 and 6–3 respectively. However, Liverpool beat both Bolton Wanderers and Watford 3–0 either side of the Arsenal games. They also beat Chelsea 2–0 at Anfield on Petr Čech's first match back after his horrific head injury.

February[edit]

Liverpool drew 0–0 in the Merseyside derby at Anfield. They knocked Barcelona out of the Champions League in the round of 16 on away goals after Craig Bellamy and John Arne Riise put two past Víctor Valdés at the Camp Nou.

March[edit]

In between the Barça games, Liverpool beat Sheffield United 4–0, with Robbie Fowler scoring twice from the penalty spot, which proved to be his last goals for the club. However, they lost 1–0 to local rivals Manchester United courtesy to an injury time winner by United substitute John O'Shea. Liverpool then drew 0–0 with Aston Villa at Villa Park, before beating Arsenal 4–1 at Anfield, Peter Crouch scoring a hat trick with Daniel Agger scoring the other.

April[edit]

Liverpool comfortably put PSV out of the Champions League in the quarter-finals, winning 4–0 on aggregate. A 3–0 victory in Eindhoven was followed by a 1–0 win in the return leg at Anfield. In between the two matches they travelled to Reading, a game which they won 2–1. The next three league games yielded a 0–0 draw away to Manchester City and two home wins against Middlesbrough and Wigan Athletic, both games ending 2–0. They lost 1–0 to Chelsea in the first leg of the Champions League semi-final after a goal by Joe Cole. Ahead of the second leg against the London side, a much-changed Liverpool team lost 2–1 away to Portsmouth.

May[edit]

Liverpool reached their second Champions League final in three years after beating Chelsea on penalties following a 1–0 win at Anfield. In the final, they faced AC Milan, their 2005 adversaries; Milan exacted their revenge, winning 2–1 with two goals from Filippo Inzaghi. Dirk Kuyt replied for the Reds but it was not enough to stop Milan.

Results[edit]

Pre-season[edit]

Friendlies
Kick Off	Opponents	H/A	Result	Scorers	Referee	Attendance
2006-07-15 15:00	Wrexham	A	2 – 0	Anderson 5', Bellamy 52'	Mike Jones	11,335
2006-07-22 15:00	Crewe Alexandra	A	1 – 0	Lindfield 18'	Tony Bates	10,101
2006-07-29 16:30	Kaiserslautern	N	2 – 3	Bellamy 60', L.García 67'		2,800
2006-08-01 16:00	Grasshopper Zürich	A	0 – 2		Rene Rogalla	5,500
2006-08-04 19:30	Mainz	A	0 – 5		Jochen Drees

FA Community Shield
Kick Off	Opponents	H/A	Result	Scorers	Referee	Attendance
2006-08-13 15:00	Chelsea	N	2 – 1	Riise 9', Crouch 80'	Martin Atkinson	56,275

Premier League[edit]

19 August 2006 1	Sheffield United	1–1	Liverpool	Sheffield
12:45	Morgan 37' Hulse 46'	Report	Sissoko 64' Fowler 70' (pen.) Kromkamp 82'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 31,726 Referee: Rob Styles

26 August 2006 2	Liverpool	2–1	West Ham United	Liverpool
12:45	Agger 42' Crouch 45'	Report	Zamora 12'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 43,965 Referee: Alan Wiley

9 September 2006 3	Everton	3–0	Liverpool	Liverpool
12:45	Cahill 24' Yobo 34' A. Johnson 36', 90+4'	Report	Sissoko 75' Riise 79' Hyypiä 90+2'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 40,004 Referee: Graham Poll

17 September 2006 4	Chelsea	1–0	Liverpool	London
13:30	Drogba 42' Ballack 51'	Report		Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,882 Referee: Mike Riley

20 September 2006 5	Liverpool	2–0	Newcastle United	Liverpool
20:00	Kuyt 29' Alonso 79'	Report		Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 43,754 Referee: Mark Halsey

23 September 2006 6	Liverpool	3–0	Tottenham Hotspur	Liverpool
12:45	González 63' Kuyt 73' Riise 89'	Report		Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 44,330 Referee: Howard Webb

30 September 2006 7	Bolton Wanderers	2–0	Liverpool	Bolton
12:45	Speed 30' Campo 51'	Report		Stadium: Reebok Stadium Attendance: 25,061 Referee: Phil Dowd

14 October 2006 8	Liverpool	1–1	Blackburn Rovers	Liverpool
15:00	Bellamy 64'	Report	McCarthy 17'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 44,206 Referee: Mark Clattenburg

22 October 2006 9	Manchester United	2–0	Liverpool	Manchester
13:00	Scholes 39' Ferdinand 66' Vidić 69'	Report	Sissoko 27' Finnan 76' Crouch 77'	Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 75,828 Referee: Graham Poll

28 October 2006 10	Liverpool	3–1	Aston Villa	Liverpool
15:00	Kuyt 31' Crouch 38' García 44'	Report	Mellberg 31' Agbonlahor 66'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 44,117 Referee: Steve Bennett

4 November 2006 11	Liverpool	2–0	Reading	Liverpool
15:00	Kuyt 14', 73'	Report		Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 43,741 Referee: Uriah Rennie

12 November 2006 12	Arsenal	3–0	Liverpool	London
16:00	Flamini 41' Touré 56' Gallas 80'	Report		Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,110 Referee: Mark Clattenburg

18 November 2006 13	Middlesbrough	0–0	Liverpool	Middlesbrough
17:15		Report		Stadium: Riverside Attendance: 31,424 Referee: Lee Mason

25 November 2006 14	Liverpool	1–0	Manchester City	Liverpool
15:00	Gerrard 67'	Report		Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 44,081 Referee: Rob Styles

29 November 2006 15	Liverpool	0–0	Portsmouth	Liverpool
20:00		Report		Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 42,467 Referee: Alan Wiley

2 December 2006 16	Wigan Athletic	0–4	Liverpool	Wigan
15:00		Report	Bellamy 9', 26' Kuyt 40' McCulloch 45' (o.g.)	Stadium: JJB Stadium Attendance: 22,089 Referee: Mike Riley

9 December 2006 17	Liverpool	4–0	Fulham	Liverpool
15:00	Gerrard 54' Carragher 61' García 66' González 90'	Report		Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 43,189 Referee: Uriah Rennie

16 December 2006 18	Charlton Athletic	0–3	Liverpool	London
12:45		Report	Alonso 3' (pen.) Bellamy 82' Gerrard 88'	Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 27,111 Referee: Howard Webb

23 December 2006 19	Liverpool	2–0	Watford	Liverpool
15:00	Bellamy 47' Alonso 88'	(Report)		Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 42,807 Referee: Phil Dowd

26 December 2006 20	Blackburn Rovers	1–0	Liverpool	Blackburn
15:00	McCarthy 49'	Report		Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 29,342 Referee: Rob Styles

30 December 2006 21	Tottenham Hotspur	0–1	Liverpool	London
15:00		Report	García 45'	Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 36,170 Referee: Mark Halsey

1 January 2007 22	Liverpool	3–0	Bolton Wanderers	Liverpool
12:45	Crouch 61' Gerrard 63' Kuyt 83'	Report		Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 41,370 Referee: Graham Poll

13 January 2007 23	Watford	0–3	Liverpool	Watford
12:45		Report	Bellamy 34' Crouch 40', 48'	Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 19,746 Referee: Mark Clattenburg

20 January 2007 24	Liverpool	2–0	Chelsea	Liverpool
12:45	Kuyt 4' Pennant 18'	Report	Ferreira 70'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 44,245 Referee: Rob Styles

30 January 2007 25	West Ham United	1–2	Liverpool	London
19:45	Blanco 77'	Report	Kuyt 46' Crouch 53'	Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 34,966 Referee: Martin Atkinson

3 February 2007 26	Liverpool	0–0	Everton	Liverpool
12:45		Report		Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 44,234 Referee: Alan Wiley

10 February 2007 27	Newcastle United	2–1	Liverpool	Newcastle-upon-Tyne
15:00	Martins 26' Solano 70'	Report	Bellamy 6'	Stadium: St. James' Park Attendance: 52,305 Referee: Mark Halsey

24 February 2007 28	Liverpool	4–0	Sheffield United	Liverpool
15:00	Fowler 20' (pen.), 25' (pen.) Hyypiä 70' Gerrard 73'	Report		Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 44,198 Referee: Steve Bennett

3 March 2007 29	Liverpool	0–1	Manchester United	Liverpool
12:45	Alonso 41' Carragher 72'	Report	Carrick 43' Neville 81' Scholes 86' O'Shea 90'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 44,403 Referee: Martin Atkinson

18 March 2007 30	Aston Villa	0–0	Liverpool	Birmingham
13:35		Report		Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 42,551 Referee: Lee Mason

31 March 2007 31	Liverpool	4–1	Arsenal	Liverpool
12:45	Crouch 4', 35', 81' Agger 60'	Report	Gallas 73'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 43,958 Referee: Steve Benett

7 April 2007 32	Reading	1–2	Liverpool	Reading
15:00	Gunnarsson 47'	Report	Arbeloa 15' Kuyt 86'	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 24,121 Referee: Peter Walton

14 April 2007 33	Manchester City	0–0	Liverpool	Manchester
15:00		Report		Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 45,883 Referee: Uriah Rennie

18 April 2007 34	Liverpool	2–0	Middlesbrough	Liverpool
20:00	Gerrard 58', 65' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 41,458 Referee: Graham Poll

21 April 2007 35	Liverpool	2–0	Wigan Athletic	Liverpool
15:00	Kuyt 30', 68'	Report		Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 44,003 Referee: Mike Riley

28 April 2007 36	Portsmouth	2–1	Liverpool	Portsmouth
15:00	Benjani 27' Kranjčar 32'	Report	Hyypiä 59'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 20,201 Referee: Peter Walton

5 May 2007 37	Fulham	1–0	Liverpool	London
15:00	Dempsey 69'	Report		Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 24,554 Referee: Steve Bennett

13 May 2007 38	Liverpool	2–2	Charlton Athletic	Liverpool
15:00	Alonso 62' Kewell 90' (pen.)	Report	Holland 2' D. Bent 72'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 43,134 Referee: Dermot Gallagher

Premier League results by round[edit]

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38
Ground	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H
Result	D	W	L	L	W	W	L	D	L	W	W	L	D	W	D	W	W	W	W	L	W	W	W	W	W	D	L	W	L	D	W	W	D	W	W	L	L	D
Position	9	4	3	7	10	8	10	11	11	8	8	9	10	9	7	5	5	3	3	6	4	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3

Source: Results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Classification[edit]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Manchester United (C)	38	28	5	5	83	27	+56	89	Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2	Chelsea	38	24	11	3	64	24	+40	83	Qualification for the Champions League group stage
3	Liverpool	38	20	8	10	57	27	+30	68	Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
4	Arsenal	38	19	11	8	63	35	+28	68
5	Tottenham Hotspur	38	17	9	12	57	54	+3	60	Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round^[a]

Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:

^ Since both finalists of the FA Cup (Manchester United and Chelsea) and the League Cup winners (Chelsea) were qualified for the Champions League, their UEFA Cup spots were given to the 6th- and 7th-placed Premier League teams.

Results summary[edit]


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
38	20	8	10	57	27	+30	68	14	4	1	39	7	+32	6	4	9	18	20	−2

Champions League[edit]

Third Qualifying Round[edit]

Kick Off	Opponents	H/A	Result	Scorers	Referee	Attendance	Report
2006-08-09, 20:05	Maccabi Haifa	H	2–1	Bellamy 33', González	Wolfgang Stark	40,058	MR
2006-08-22, 19:35	Maccabi Haifa	N	1–1	Crouch 54'	Roberto Rosetti	12,500	MR

Group Stage[edit]

Kick Off	Opponents	H / A	Result	Scorers	Referee	Attendance
2006-09-12, 20:45	PSV Eindhoven	A	0–0		Massimo Busacca	35,000
2006-09-27, 20:45	Galatasaray	H	3–2	Crouch 9', 52', García 14'	Luis Medina Cantalejo	41,976
2006-10-18, 20:45	Bordeaux	A	1–0	Crouch 58'	Tom Henning Øvrebø	31,471
2006-10-31, 20:45	Bordeaux	H	3–0	García 23', 76', Gerrard 71'	Markus Merk	41,978
2006-11-22, 20:45	PSV Eindhoven	H	2–0	Gerrard 65', Crouch 89'	Domenico Messina	41,948
2006-12-05, 20:45	Galatasaray	A	2–3	Fowler 22', 90'	Olegário Benquerença	23,000

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Liverpool	6	4	1	1	11	5	+6	13	Advance to knockout stage
2	PSV Eindhoven	6	3	1	2	6	6	0	10	Advance to knockout stage
3	Bordeaux	6	2	1	3	6	7	−1	7	Transfer to UEFA Cup
4	Galatasaray	6	1	1	4	7	12	−5	4

Source: RSSSF

Knockout Stage[edit]

Kick Off	Opponents	H/A	Result	Scorers	Referee	Attendance
2007-02-21, 20:45	Barcelona	A	2–1	Bellamy 43', Riise 74'	Kyros Vassaras	88,000
2007-03-06, 20:45	Barcelona	H	0–1		Herbert Fandel	45,000
2007-04-03, 20:45	PSV Eindhoven	A	3–0	Gerrard 27', Riise 49', Crouch 63'	Bertrand Layec	36,500
2007-04-11, 20:45	PSV Eindhoven	H	1–0	Crouch 67'	Roberto Rosetti	41,447
2007-04-25, 20:45	Chelsea	A	0–1		Markus Merk	39,483
2007-05-01, 20:45	Chelsea	H	1–0 (4–1 p)	Agger 22' Pen: Zenden Alonso Gerrard Kuyt	Manuel Mejuto González	42,554

Final[edit]

Kick-off	Opponents	H/A	Result	Scorers	Referee	Attendance
2007-05-23, 20:45	Milan	N	1–2	Kuyt 89'	Herbert Fandel	74,000

FA Cup[edit]

Kick-off	Round	Opponent	H/A	Result	Scorers	Referee	Attendance
2007-01-06	Third round	Arsenal	H	1–3	Kuyt 71'	Steve Bennett	43,619

League Cup[edit]

Kick-off	Round	Opponent	H/A	Result	Scorers	Referee	Attendance
2006-10-25, 20:00	Third round	Reading	H	4–3	Fowler 44', Riise 45', Paletta 49', Crouch 76'	Peter Walton	42,445
2006-11-08, 19:45	Fourth round	Birmingham City	A	1–0	Agger 45'	Howard Webb	23,061
2007-01-09,	Fifth round	Arsenal	H	3–6	Fowler 33', Gerrard 68', Hyypiä 80'	Martin Atkinson	42,614

Statistics[edit]

Appearances[edit]

As of 25 May 2007

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Premier League		Domestic cups		Champions League
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	POL	Jerzy Dudek	6	0	2	0	3	0	1	0
2	DF	ESP	Álvaro Arbeloa	14	1	8+1	1	0	0	4+1	0
2	DF	NED	Jan Kromkamp	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
3	DF	IRL	Steve Finnan	47	0	32+1	0	2	0	12	0
4	DF	FIN	Sami Hyypiä	29	3	23	2	1	1	5	0
5	DF	DEN	Daniel Agger	43	4	23+4	2	4	1	12	1
6	DF	NOR	John Arne Riise	48	5	29+4	1	3	2	12	2
7	MF	AUS	Harry Kewell	3	1	0+2	1	0	0	0+1	0
8	MF	ENG	Steven Gerrard	51	11	35+1	7	2+1	1	10+2	3
9	FW	ENG	Robbie Fowler	23	7	6+10	3	3	2	1+3	2
10	FW	ESP	Luis García	27	6	11+6	3	2+1	0	4+3	3
11	MF	CHI	Mark González	36	3	14+11	2	3	0	3+5	1
12	DF	BRA	Fábio Aurélio	25	0	10+7	0	1+2	0	3+2	0
14	MF	ESP	Xabi Alonso	51	4	29+3	4	1+3	0	13+2	0
15	FW	ENG	Peter Crouch	49	18	19+13	9	3	2	8+6	7
16	MF	ENG	Jermaine Pennant	52	1	20+14	1	4	0	9+5	0
17	FW	WAL	Craig Bellamy	42	9	23+4	7	2+1	0	8+4	2
18	FW	NED	Dirk Kuyt	48	14	27+7	12	1+2	1	10+1	1
20	MF	ARG	Javier Mascherano	11	0	7	0	0	0	4	0
22	MF	MLI	Mohamed Sissoko	28	0	15+1	0	3	0	7+2	0
23	DF	ENG	Jamie Carragher	51	1	34+1	1	2+1	0	13	0
24	FW	FRA	Florent Sinama Pongolle	1	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0
25	GK	ESP	Pepe Reina	51	0	35	0	2	0	14	0
28	DF	ENG	Stephen Warnock	7	0	1	0	3	0	2+1	0
29	DF	ARG	Gabriel Paletta	8	1	2+1	0	3	1	1+1	0
30	GK	ITA	Daniele Padelli	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
32	MF	NED	Boudewijn Zenden	30	0	9+7	0	3	0	7+4	0
34	DF	ESP	Miki Roqué	1	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
35	MF	ENG	Danny Guthrie	7	0	0+3	0	1+2	0	1	0
37	DF	ENG	Lee Peltier	4	0	0	0	3	0	1	0
42	MF	MAR	Nabil El Zhar	3	0	0+3	0	0	0	0	0
45	DF	ENG	James Smith	1	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0
48	DF	ARG	Emiliano Insúa	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Top scorers[edit]

Rank	Pos.	No.	Player	Premier League	FA Cup	League Cup	Champions League	Community Shield	Total
1	FW	15	Peter Crouch	9	0	1	7	1	18
2	FW	18	Dirk Kuyt	12	1	0	1	0	14
3	MF	8	Steven Gerrard	7	0	1	3	0	11
4	FW	17	Craig Bellamy	7	0	0	2	0	9
5	FW	9	Robbie Fowler	3	0	2	2	0	7
6	FW	10	Luis García	3	0	0	3	0	6
7	DF	6	John Arne Riise	1	0	1	2	1	5
8	DF	5	Daniel Agger	2	0	1	1	0	4
8	MF	14	Xabi Alonso	4	0	0	0	0	4
10	DF	4	Sami Hyypiä	2	0	1	0	0	3
10	MF	11	Mark González	2	0	0	1	0	3
12	DF	2	Álvaro Arbeloa	1	0	0	0	0	1
	MF	7	Harry Kewell	1	0	0	0	0	1
	MF	16	Jermaine Pennant	1	0	0	0	0	1
	DF	23	Jamie Carragher	1	0	0	0	0	1
	DF	29	Gabriel Paletta	0	0	1	0	0	1
Own goals				1	0	0	0	0	1
TOTALS						8		2	89

References[edit]

Notes[edit]

^ González was born in Durban, South Africa, but was raised in Chile from the age of 10 and made his international debut for Chile in 2003.
^ Sissoko was born in Mont-Saint-Aignan, France, but also qualified to represent Mali internationally and made his international debut for Mali in 2004.
^ Paletta was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and represented them at U-20 level, but also holds an Italian passport due to his great-grandfather originating from Italy, and would make his international debut for Italy in June 2014.
^ El Zhar was born in Alès, France, and has represented them at U-20 level, but also qualified to represent Morocco internationally through his parents and would make his international debut for Morocco in March 2008.
^ Antwi was born in Kumasi, Ghana, but was raised in Spain from the age of 14 and represented them at U-19 level.
^ Ajdarević was born in Pristina, Yugoslavia (now part of Kosovo, but part of Serbia during the 2006–07 season), but was raised in Sweden from the age of 2 and represented them at U-17, U-19, U-21, and U-23 level. He also qualified to represent Albania internationally through his parents and would make his international debut for Albania in November 2017.

External links[edit]

2006–07 Season at Official Website
2007–07 Season at LFC History Archived 1 May 2007 at the Wayback Machine

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[1] González was born in Durban, South Africa, but was raised in Chile from the age of 10 and made his international debut for Chile in 2003.

[2] Sissoko was born in Mont-Saint-Aignan, France, but also qualified to represent Mali internationally and made his international debut for Mali in 2004.

[3] Paletta was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and represented them at U-20 level, but also holds an Italian passport due to his great-grandfather originating from Italy, and would make his international debut for Italy in June 2014.

[4] El Zhar was born in Alès, France, and has represented them at U-20 level, but also qualified to represent Morocco internationally through his parents and would make his international debut for Morocco in March 2008.

[5] Antwi was born in Kumasi, Ghana, but was raised in Spain from the age of 14 and represented them at U-19 level.

[6] Ajdarević was born in Pristina, Yugoslavia (now part of Kosovo, but part of Serbia during the 2006–07 season), but was raised in Sweden from the age of 2 and represented them at U-17, U-19, U-21, and U-23 level. He also qualified to represent Albania internationally through his parents and would make his international debut for Albania in November 2017.

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