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2006 Veikkausliiga

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Season
  
2006

UEFA Cup
  
HJK, MyPa, FC Haka

Biggest home win
  
TPS 7 - 0 FC KooTeePee

Location
  
Finland

Goals scored
  
410

Champions League
  
Tampere United

Top goalscorer
  
Hermanni Vuorinen (16)

Dates
  
19 Apr 2006 – 29 Oct 2006

Relegated
  
Kuopion Palloseura

Matches played
  
156

2006 Veikkausliiga

Champions
  
Tampere United 2nd Finnish title

People also search for
  
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The 2006 season of the Veikkausliiga the 17th season in the league's history, 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, and the league was subsequently played with only 13 teams.

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Table

P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

1. FC Haka gained HJK's UEFA Cup place as HJK won the Finnish Cup. The Intertoto Cup place was given to FC Honka.

2. MyPa were awarded a place in the UEFA Cup as Fair Play Award winners.

European results

Champions League:

  • MyPa prevailed in the first round against The New Saints, but was knocked out by FC Copenhagen in the second round


    • UEFA Cup:

  • 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.

    • References

    2006 Veikkausliiga Wikipedia
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