2006 Veikkausliiga

{{infobox football league season

| image =

| caption =

| competition = Veikkausliiga

| winners = Tampere United
2nd Finnish title

| premiers =

| promoted =

| relegated = KuPS

| continentalcup1 = Champions League

| continentalcup1 qualifiers = Tampere United

| continentalcup2 = UEFA Cup

| continentalcup2 qualifiers = HJK, MyPa, FC Haka

| matches = 156

| total goals = 410

| average goals =

| league topscorer = {{flagicon|Finland}}Hermanni 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

| longest wins =

| longest unbeaten =

| longest winless =

| longest losses =

| highest attendance =

| lowest attendance =

| average attendance =

| prevseason = 2005

| nextseason = 2007

| season = 2006

}}

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.

{{Location map+ |Finland |float=right|width=265 |caption=Location of teams in 2006 Veikkausliiga |places=

{{Location map~ |Finland |lat=62.8980 |long=27.6782 |label=KuPS }}

{{Location map~ |Finland |lat=60.772778 |long=26.790278 |label=MyPa }}

{{Location map~ |Finland |lat=60.179119 |long=24.781256 |label=Honka |position=left}}

{{Location map~ |Finland |lat=60.1875 |long=24.9225 |label=Viikingit
HJK }}

{{Location map~ |Finland |lat=63.673611 |long=22.695 |label=Jaro }}

{{Location map~ |Finland |lat=61.498056 |long=23.760833 |label=Tampere United |position=left }}

{{Location map~ |Finland |lat=60.466667 |long=26.945833 |label=KooTeePee }}

{{Location map~ |Finland |lat=60.1025 |long=19.935 |label=Mariehamn |position=bottom}}

{{Location map~ |Finland |lat=60.983056 |long=25.634167 |label=Lahti }}

{{Location map~ |Finland |lat=60.442778 |long=22.291667 |label=Inter
TPS |position=left }}

{{Location map~ |Finland |lat=63.085278 |long=21.627778 |label=VPS }}

{{Location map~ |Finland |lat=61.266667 |long=24.030556 |label=Haka }}

}}

Table

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL

|res_col_header=QR

|team1=TAM|name_TAM=Tampere United

|team2=HJK|name_HJK=HJK

|team3=HAK|name_HAK=FC Haka

|team4=HON|name_HON=FC Honka

|team5=IFK|name_IFK=IFK Mariehamn

|team6=MYP|name_MYP=MyPa

|team7=TPS|name_TPS=TPS

|team8=LAH|name_LAH=FC Lahti

|team9=VPS|name_VPS=VPS

|team10=INT|name_INT=FC Inter

|team11=KTP|name_KTP=FC KooTeePee

|team12=JAR|name_JAR=FF Jaro

|team13=KUPS|name_KUPS=KuPS

|win_TAM=16|draw_TAM=3|loss_TAM=5|gf_TAM=39|ga_TAM=18|status_TAM=C

|win_HJK=13|draw_HJK=6|loss_HJK=5|gf_HJK=45|ga_HJK=18

|win_HAK=13|draw_HAK=5|loss_HAK=6|gf_HAK=37|ga_HAK=24

|win_HON=13|draw_HON=3|loss_HON=8|gf_HON=50|ga_HON=32

|win_IFK=10|draw_IFK=7|loss_IFK=7|gf_IFK=31|ga_IFK=22

|win_MYP=10|draw_MYP=4|loss_MYP=10|gf_MYP=25|ga_MYP=26

|win_TPS=9|draw_TPS=4|loss_TPS=11|gf_TPS=35|ga_TPS=38

|win_LAH=9|draw_LAH=4|loss_LAH=11|gf_LAH=26|ga_LAH=34

|win_VPS=8|draw_VPS=5|loss_VPS=11|gf_VPS=26|ga_VPS=36

|win_INT=7|draw_INT=7|loss_INT=10|gf_INT=25|ga_INT=35

|win_KTP=8|draw_KTP=3|loss_KTP=13|gf_KTP=26|ga_KTP=44

|win_JAR=4|draw_JAR=7|loss_JAR=13|gf_JAR=27|ga_JAR=42

|win_KUPS=5|draw_KUPS=4|loss_KUPS=15|gf_KUPS=18|ga_KUPS=41|status_KUPS=R

|col_CL1=green1|text_CL1=Qualification to Champions League first qualifying round

|result1=CL1

|col_UC1=blue1|text_UC1=Qualification to UEFA Cup first qualifying round

|result2=UC1|result3=UC1

|note_res_UC1=FC Haka gained HJK's UEFA Cup place as HJK won the Finnish Cup. The Intertoto Cup place was given to FC Honka.

|col_IC=#ccccff|text_IC=Qualification to Intertoto Cup first round

|result4=IC

|col_UC1c=blue1|text_UC1c=Qualification to UEFA Cup first qualifying round

|note_res_UC1c=MyPa were awarded a place in the UEFA Cup as Fair Play Award winners.

|result6=UC1c

|col_R=red1|text_R=Relegation to Ykkönen

|result13=R

|class_rules=1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

|update=complete

|source=[https://web.archive.org/web/20120114221317/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesf/fin06.html RSSSF]

}}

Results

{{#invoke:sports results|main

|matches_style=FBR|solid_cell=grey

|team1=HAK|team2=HJK|team3=HON|team4=INT|team5=JAR

|team6=KTP|team7=KUP|team8=LAH|team9=IFK|team10=MYP

|team11=TAM|team12=TPS|team13=VPS

|name_HAK=FC Haka

|match_HAK_HJK=2–2

|match_HAK_HON=2–0

|match_HAK_INT=0–0

|match_HAK_JAR=3–1

|match_HAK_KTP=3–1

|match_HAK_KUP=2–1

|match_HAK_LAH=1–1

|match_HAK_IFK=1–0

|match_HAK_MYP=1–2

|match_HAK_TAM=0–3

|match_HAK_TPS=0–1

|match_HAK_VPS=4–1

|name_HJK=HJK

|match_HJK_HAK=1–2

|match_HJK_HON=3–0

|match_HJK_INT=5–0

|match_HJK_JAR=4–0

|match_HJK_KTP=5–0

|match_HJK_KUP=1–0

|match_HJK_LAH=0–1

|match_HJK_IFK=0–0

|match_HJK_MYP=4–1

|match_HJK_TAM=0–3

|match_HJK_TPS=3–2

|match_HJK_VPS=3–0

|name_HON=FC Honka

|match_HON_HAK=0–2

|match_HON_HJK=0–0

|match_HON_INT=6–0

|match_HON_JAR=3–2

|match_HON_KTP=4–1

|match_HON_KUP=4–0

|match_HON_LAH=5–0

|match_HON_IFK=2–1

|match_HON_MYP=2–2

|match_HON_TAM=1–3

|match_HON_TPS=0–1

|match_HON_VPS=2–1

|name_INT=FC Inter

|match_INT_HAK=1–3

|match_INT_HJK=0–1

|match_INT_HON=2–1

|match_INT_JAR=2–2

|match_INT_KTP=0–0

|match_INT_KUP=1–1

|match_INT_LAH=0–1

|match_INT_IFK=1–1

|match_INT_MYP=1–0

|match_INT_TAM=0–1

|match_INT_TPS=0–0

|match_INT_VPS=2–0

|name_JAR=FF Jaro

|match_JAR_HAK=0–0

|match_JAR_HJK=2–0

|match_JAR_HON=2–5

|match_JAR_INT=1–5

|match_JAR_KTP=0–0

|match_JAR_KUP=1–0

|match_JAR_LAH=1–2

|match_JAR_IFK=1–3

|match_JAR_MYP=1–3

|match_JAR_TAM=1–2

|match_JAR_TPS=5–0

|match_JAR_VPS=1–1

|name_KTP=FC KooTeePee

|match_KTP_HAK=0–2

|match_KTP_HJK=2–1

|match_KTP_HON=1–2

|match_KTP_INT=3–1

|match_KTP_JAR=2–1

|match_KTP_KUP=3–1

|match_KTP_LAH=2–1

|match_KTP_IFK=1–2

|match_KTP_MYP=0–1

|match_KTP_TAM=1–0

|match_KTP_TPS=0–3

|match_KTP_VPS=2–0

|name_KUP=KuPS

|match_KUP_HAK=1–2

|match_KUP_HJK=0–2

|match_KUP_HON=2–2

|match_KUP_INT=2–1

|match_KUP_JAR=2–1

|match_KUP_KTP=1–1

|match_KUP_LAH=0–0

|match_KUP_IFK=1–2

|match_KUP_MYP=1–0

|match_KUP_TAM=0–2

|match_KUP_TPS=0–5

|match_KUP_VPS=1–2

|name_LAH=FC Lahti

|match_LAH_HAK=2–2

|match_LAH_HJK=0–2

|match_LAH_HON=1–3

|match_LAH_INT=1–2

|match_LAH_JAR=3–1

|match_LAH_KTP=0–4

|match_LAH_KUP=2–0

|match_LAH_IFK=3–0

|match_LAH_MYP=0–2

|match_LAH_TAM=0–2

|match_LAH_TPS=3–1

|match_LAH_VPS=1–0

|name_IFK=IFK Mariehamn

|match_IFK_HAK=2–1

|match_IFK_HJK=0–0

|match_IFK_HON=1–2

|match_IFK_INT=0–1

|match_IFK_JAR=0–0

|match_IFK_KTP=4–1

|match_IFK_KUP=2–0

|match_IFK_LAH=1–1

|match_IFK_MYP=1–0

|match_IFK_TAM=1–0

|match_IFK_TPS=0–1

|match_IFK_VPS=0–1

|name_MYP=MyPa

|match_MYP_HAK=0–1

|match_MYP_HJK=0–0

|match_MYP_HON=2–1

|match_MYP_INT=1–0

|match_MYP_JAR=2–0

|match_MYP_KTP=2–0

|match_MYP_KUP=3–0

|match_MYP_LAH=1–0

|match_MYP_IFK=0–2

|match_MYP_TAM=0–2

|match_MYP_TPS=1–3

|match_MYP_VPS=1–2

|name_TAM=Tampere United

|match_TAM_HAK=1–0

|match_TAM_HJK=0–2

|match_TAM_HON=2–1

|match_TAM_INT=3–1

|match_TAM_JAR=0–0

|match_TAM_KTP=1–0

|match_TAM_KUP=1–0

|match_TAM_LAH=3–1

|match_TAM_IFK=2–2

|match_TAM_MYP=1–1

|match_TAM_TPS=4–2

|match_TAM_VPS=2–3

|name_TPS=TPS

|match_TPS_HAK=1–2

|match_TPS_HJK=1–4

|match_TPS_HON=0–2

|match_TPS_INT=2–2

|match_TPS_JAR=0–3

|match_TPS_KTP=7–0

|match_TPS_KUP=1–2

|match_TPS_LAH=1–0

|match_TPS_IFK=0–4

|match_TPS_MYP=0–0

|match_TPS_TAM=0–1

|match_TPS_VPS=2–1

|name_VPS=VPS

|match_VPS_HAK=2–1

|match_VPS_HJK=2–2

|match_VPS_HON=1–2

|match_VPS_INT=0–2

|match_VPS_JAR=0–0

|match_VPS_KTP=2–1

|match_VPS_KUP=0–2

|match_VPS_LAH=0–2

|match_VPS_IFK=2–2

|match_VPS_MYP=3–0

|match_VPS_TAM=1–0

|match_VPS_TPS=1–1

|update=complete|source=

}}

European results

Champions League:

UEFA Cup:

Intertoto Cup:

Promotions and relegations

Top goal scorers

class="wikitable"

! Position

! Player

! Country

! Team

! Goals

1Hermanni Vuorinen{{flagicon|Finland}}FC Honka16
2Rafael{{flagicon|Brazil}}FC Lahti13
3Farid Ghazi{{flagicon|Algeria}}HJK12
4Ville Lehtinen{{flagicon|Finland}}Tampere Utd11
-Mikko Paatelainen{{flagicon|Finland}}FF Jaro11
-Antti Pohja{{flagicon|Finland}}HJK11
7Ady{{flagicon|Brazil}}/{{flagicon|Tunisia}}TPS10
-Valtter Laaksonen{{flagicon|Finland}}FC Inter10