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2005–06 National Football League (India)

10th season of National Football League

Field	Value
competition	National Football League
season	2005–06
dates	10 January – 21 May 2006
winners	Mahindra United
1st NFL title
1st Indian title
runners-up	East Bengal
relegated
continentalcup2	AFC Cup
continentalcup2 qualifiers
league topscorer	Ranti Martins (13 goals)
biggest home win
biggest away win
(5 May 2006)
highest scoring	East Bengal 5–3 Dempo
(26 March 2006)
matches	81
prevseason	2004–05
nextseason	2006–07

1st NFL title 1st Indian title | runners-up = East Bengal (5 May 2006) (26 March 2006) The 2005–06 National Football League, also known as the ONGC National Football League for sponsorship reasons, was the tenth season of the National Football League, the top Indian professional league for association football clubs, since its inception in 1996. It started on 10 January 2006 and concluded on 21 May.

East Bengal's Bhaichung Bhutia was named the best player of the league.

Overview

It was contested by 10 teams, and Mahindra United won the championship under the coach Derrick Pereira and this was their first title. East Bengal came second while Mohun Bagan came as third. Fransa Pax and Salgaocar were relegated from the National Football League 2006-07.

League standings

Season statistics

Top scorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	NGA Ranti Martins	Dempo	13
2	IND Bhaichung Bhutia	East Bengal	12
3	NGA Dudu Omagbemi	Sporting Goa	9
4	GHA Yusif Yakubu	Mahindra United	8
5	NGA Chidi Edeh	Sporting Goa	7
6	BRA José Ramirez Barreto	Mahindra United	6
7	IND Bashiree Mohammed	Air India	4
BRA Roberto Mendes Silva	Dempo
IND Parveen Kumar	JCT
IND Shanmugam Venkatesh	Mahindra United

Hat-tricks

Player	For	Against	Result	Date
Ranti Martins	Dempo	Mahindra United	3–4 (H)	17 January 2006
Bhaichung Bhutia	East Bengal	Sporting Clube	4–3 (H)	18 March 2006
Dudu Omagbemi	Sporting Clube	Mohammedan Sporting	4–1 (H)	8 April 2006

:Note: (H) – Home; (A) – Away

Season awards

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the season. Mohun Bagan's Bhaichung Bhutia was voted the best player of the season by the coaches and captains of all participating teams of the season. JCT Mills received the fairplay award for receiving the lowest number of cards (8).

Award	Recipient	Club
Best Player	Bhaichung Bhutia	Mohun Bagan
Best Midfielder	Shanmugam Venkatesh	Mahindra United
Best Goalkeeper	Sandip Nandy	Mahindra United
Best Defender	Mahesh Gawli	Mahindra United
Fair Play	JCT Mills

References

(6 March 2006). "Dudu brace sinks Fransa". Rediff.com.
(24 March 2006). "Bagan too good for Salgaocar". Rediff.com.
(31 March 2006). "Dempo resume NFL campaign in style". Rediff.com.
(9 April 2006). "Omaghbemi 'tricks' for Sporting Clube". Rediff.com.
(9 April 2006). "Dempo ground Air India". Rediff.com.
(5 May 2006). "Mahindra crush Mohd Sporting". Rediff.com.
(26 March 2006). "East Bengal beat Dempo 5-3". Rediff.com.
(21 May 2006). "Dempo hold Mahindra United". Rediff.com.
(27 May 2006). "Bhutia declared player of NFL". Rediff.com.
"10th National Football League 2006".
(18 January 2006). "Mahindra edge past Dempo 4-3". Rediff.com.
(19 March 2006). "Bhutia stars for East Bengal". The Hindu.

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