2nd July 2006
José León Gómez has stated that on the clubs centenary year he's gonna re-live the past and bring something back from Glasgow.
José León Gómez "The great that is Manuel Ramos Asensio, one of the club's founding members, returned from a business trip to Glasgow with a set of green and black striped shirts and proposed Betis take up the colours. The green and black strip was subsequently deemed unlucky after a losing run and was replaced by a green and white version, I won't be so unlucky with my choice"
and on that note Juan Ibanez was revealed as the new Betis gaffer.
the former Espanyol, Nottingham Forest and Rangers centre half, whos just quit the game at the tender age of 32 due to injury, was said to have jumped at the chance to manager Real Betis.
Ibanez" I was totally gutted i had to end my career at Rangers, due to a tackle from that animal Lennon. I've got my ufea badges and Real Betis

wow what a great club to start my career in management.
am no-ones fool I know this club should be up there aiming for a place in Europe, and thats what am aiming for.
the Squad
<pre class="ip-ubbcode-code-pre">No. Position Player Apps Gls1 GK Pedro Contreras 5 -2 DF Melli 35 13 DF Enrique Romero 2 -4 DF Juanito 33 15 DF David Rivas 24 -6 DF Alejandro Lembo 18 - 7 DF Dami* Abella 22 -8 MF Arzu 14 19 FW Fernando 13 210 FW Edú 15 211 FW Dani 14 -12 FW Robert 21 3 [on loan from P.S.V]13 GK Toni Doblas 33 -14 MF Capi 12 115 DF Nano 20 -16 MF Johann Vogel 18 3 [on loan from Milan]17 MF Jorge Wágner 29 218 MF Alberto Rivera 19 -19 FW Xisco 23 -20 MF Marcos Assunção 36 421 MF Miguel Angel 4 - 22 DF Fernando Vega 23 -23 MF David Odonkor 30 324 FW Tati Maldonado 12 -25 FW Rafael Sóbis 35 2026 MF Andre Guaradado 13 2 </pre>
Stats
Copa del Rey runners up.
Betis Finished 8th in Primera División.
Fans Player Of The Year - Rafael Sóbis
Most games won in row - 5
Most games lost in row - 3
Most games without losing - 20
Most games without winning - 4
Most games without conceding - 4
Most games without scoring - 3
Biggest win 7-0 Recreativo (a)Copa del Rey Qtr Final
Biggest league win 4-0 Osasuna (h)
Biggest defeat 1-3 Villarreal (h)
over all a good season, media prediction was 14th.