The 2006 season of the

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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

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was refused a license, so the league was subsequently played with only 13 teams.

Table

Results

European results

'' Champions League:'' * MyPa prevailed in the first round against

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, but was knocked out by

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in the second round ''

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:'' * HJK lost the first round to

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lost the first round to

FC Levadia Tallinn Football Club Infonet Levadia Tallinn, commonly known as FCI Levadia, or simply as Levadia, is a professional football club based in Tallinn, Estonia, that competes in the Meistriliiga, the top flight of Estonian football. The club's home groun ...

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:'' *

Tampere United Tampere United is a Finnish football club from the city of Tampere. The club plays in Kakkonen, the third highest level of football in Finland. The club had a team in Veikkausliiga, the premier football league in Finland, until the end of the ...

won the first round against Carmarthen Town F.C., but was knocked out by

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in the second round

Promotions and relegations

* The 2007 season is once again being contested by 14 teams. Only one team,

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, was relegated, while two teams from Division 1 were promoted, being FC Viikingit and AC Oulu.

Top goal scorers

External links

Results from RSSSF
{{2006-07 in European Football (UEFA) Veikkausliiga seasons

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