| Team: | Berlin Thunder |
| Year: | 2006 |
| Record: | 2–7–1 |
| Division Place: | 6th |
| Coach: | Rick Lantz |
| General Manager: | Joe Cealera |
| Stadium: | Olympic Stadium Jahn-Sportpark |
| Playoffs: | did not qualify |
| Previous: | 2005 |
| Next: | 2007 |
The 2006 Berlin Thunder season was the eighth season for the franchise in the NFL Europe League (NFLEL). The team was led by head coach Rick Lantz in his third year, and played its home games at Olympic Stadium and Jahn-Sportpark in Berlin, Germany. They finished the regular season in sixth place with a record of two wins, seven losses and one tie.
| Draft order | Player name | Position | College | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Choice | ||||
| 1 | 5 | A. J. Lindsay | DT | Temple | |
| 2 | 11 | Joe Mimucci | DT | Delaware | |
| 3 | 14 | Kevin Harrison | LB | Eastern Michigan | |
| 4 | 23 | Willie Ford | CB | Syracuse | |
| 5 | 26 | Little John Flowers | RB | Michigan State | |
| 6 | 35 | Ben Moa | RB | Utah | |
| 7 | 38 | Reggie Love | LB | Duke | |
| 8 | 47 | Quentin Swain | LB | Florida Atlantic | |
| 9 | 50 | Marty Johnson | RB | Utah | |
| Week | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Game site | Attendance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Final score | Team record | |||||||
| 1 | Saturday, March 18 | 7:00 p.m. | at Amsterdam Admirals | W 33–29 | 1–0–0 | Amsterdam ArenA | 16,341 | |
| 2 | Saturday, March 25 | 6:00 p.m. | Rhein Fire | L 0–22 | 1–1–0 | Olympic Stadium | 13,105 | |
| 3 | Saturday, April 1 | 6:00 p.m. | at Hamburg Sea Devils | T 17–17 | 1–1–1 | AOL Arena | 15,837 | |
| 4 | Saturday, April 8 | 6:00 p.m. | Amsterdam Admirals | L 31–38 | 1–2–1 | Olympic Stadium | 11,443 | |
| 5 | Monday, April 17 | 6:00 p.m. | Cologne Centurions | W 24–13 | 2–2–1 | Olympic Stadium | 13,559 | |
| 6 | Saturday, April 22 | 7:00 p.m. | at Frankfurt Galaxy | L 17–18 | 2–3–1 | Commerzbank-Arena | 26,812 | |
| 7 | Saturday, April 29 | 7:00 p.m. | at Rhein Fire | L 24–27 | 2–4–1 | LTU arena | 20,598 | |
| 8 | Sunday, May 7 | 4:00 p.m. | Hamburg Sea Devils | L 14–38 | 2–5–1 | Olympic Stadium | 16,762 | |
| 9 | Sunday, May 14 | 4:00 p.m. | at Cologne Centurions | L 7–25 | 2–6–1 | RheinEnergieStadion | 12,438 | |
| 10 | Saturday, May 20 | 6:00 p.m. | Frankfurt Galaxy | L 13–14 | 2–7–1 | Jahn-Sportpark | 14,225 | |
After the completion of the regular season, the All-NFL Europe League team was selected by the NFLEL coaching staffs, members of a media panel and fans voting online at NFLEurope.com.[13] Overall, Berlin had three players selected. The selections were: