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2006 Veikkausliiga
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| competition | Veikkausliiga |
| winners | Tampere United |
| 2nd Finnish title | |
| relegated | KuPS |
| continentalcup1 | Champions League |
| continentalcup1 qualifiers | Tampere United |
| continentalcup2 | UEFA Cup |
| continentalcup2 qualifiers | HJK, MyPa, FC Haka |
| matches | 156 |
| total goals | 410 |
| league topscorer | FinlandHermanni Vuorinen (16) |
| biggest home win | TPS 7 - 0 FC KooTeePee |
| biggest away win | KuPS 0 - 5 TPS |
| highest scoring | TPS 7 - 0 FC KooTeePee |
| FF Jaro 2 - 5 FC Honka | |
| prevseason | 2005 |
| nextseason | 2007 |
| season | 2006 |
2nd Finnish title FF Jaro 2 - 5 FC Honka The 2006 season of the Veikkausliiga the 17th season in the league's history, which began on April 19 and ended on October 29.
The league was originally supposed to have 14 teams, but AC Allianssi was refused a license, so the league was subsequently played with only 13 teams.
Table
Results
European results
- MyPa prevailed in the first round against The New Saints, but was knocked out by FC Copenhagen in the second round
- HJK lost the first round to Drogheda United
- FC Haka lost the first round to FC Levadia Tallinn
Intertoto Cup:
- Tampere United won the first round against Carmarthen Town F.C., but was knocked out by Kalmar FF in the second round
Promotions and relegations
- The 2007 season is once again being contested by 14 teams. Only one team, KuPS, was relegated, while two teams from Division 1 were promoted, being FC Viikingit and AC Oulu.
Top goal scorers
| Position | Player | Country | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hermanni Vuorinen | Finland | FC Honka | 16 |
| 2 | Rafael | Brazil | FC Lahti | 13 |
| 3 | Farid Ghazi | Algeria | HJK | 12 |
| 4 | Ville Lehtinen | Finland | Tampere Utd | 11 |
| - | Mikko Paatelainen | Finland | FF Jaro | 11 |
| - | Antti Pohja | Finland | HJK | 11 |
| 7 | Ady | Brazil/Tunisia | TPS | 10 |
| - | Valtter Laaksonen | Finland | FC Inter | 10 |
Attendances
| No. | Club | Average |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HJK | 5,580 |
| 2 | Honka | 4,255 |
| 3 | Tampere | 3,944 |
| 4 | TPS | 3,571 |
| 5 | KooTeePee | 2,829 |
| 6 | Inter Turku | 2,684 |
| 7 | Jaro | 2,554 |
| 8 | VPS | 2,483 |
| 9 | KuPS | 2,359 |
| 10 | Lahti | 2,052 |
| 11 | Haka | 2,010 |
| 12 | Mariehamn | 1,839 |
| 13 | MyPa | 1,662 |
Source:
References
- https://www.european-football-statistics.co.uk/attn/archive/fin/avefin06.htm
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