2006 in association football

none February 2024 2006 association football sports The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 2006 throughout the world. yes center 3 Events January 1 – Australia officially left the OFC and joined the AFC.2005-06-16 Australia gets President's blessing to join AFC in 2006 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2005-06-17/australia-gets-presidents-blessing-to-join-afc-in/1595226 2026-07-29 ABC News en-AU2006-11-14 OFC - TEMARII SIGNS HISTORIC AGREEMENT WITH FFA https://www.oceaniafootball.com/archives-10413/ 2026-07-29 Oceania Football Confederation en-US January 3 – Antonio Cassano left Roma and joined Real Madrid. He debuted for the merengues on January 18, in a Copa del Rey match against Real Betis, and scored his first goal just three minutes after he came in during the second half.Antonio Cassano Stats, Goals, Records, Assists, Cups and more https://fbref.com/en/players/d0ed4d32/Antonio-Cassano 2026-07-29 FBref.com en January 4 – Robert Maaskant returns at Dutch club RBC Roosendaal as their new coach.https://www.cnn.com/2006/SPORT/football/01/04/netherlands.roosendaal/ Roosendaal appoint Maaskant again CNN 4 January 2006 1 February 2024 January 27 – Euro 2008 qualifying group assignments announced.UEFA.com The official website for European football https://www.uefa.com/errors/ 2026-07-29 UEFA.com en February 1 – Rini Coolen resigns as manager of Dutch club FC Twente. February 2 – South Korean club Bucheon FC moved to Jeju Island and changed their name to Jeju United FC. February 8 – Turkey are banned from staging their six home qualifying matches for Euro 2008 in Turkey due to incidents during their 2006 World Cup qualification match against Switzerland, which finished 4–2 on November 16, 2005.Staff 2006-02-07 Turkey hit with stadium ban by Fifa https://www.theguardian.com/football/2006/feb/07/newsstory.sport14 2026-07-29 The Guardian en-GB 0261-3077 March 5 – Sydney FC are crowned Australian champions in the first season of the revamped national league (the A-League)2005-2006 Sydney FC Stats, All Competitions https://fbref.com/en/squads/2466c132/2005-2006/Sydney-FC-Stats 2026-07-29 FBref.com en2021-06-14 History of the A-League Men Football Australia https://footballaustralia.com.au/history/aleague-men 2026-07-29 footballaustralia.com.au en April 5 – Celtic win the Scottish Premier League. April 9 – Netherlands Eredivisie: PSV Eindhoven won its second consecutive title, their nineteenth in total. April 16 – Lyon clinch their fifth consecutive Ligue 1 title with a 1–0 victory at Paris Saint-Germain. April 22 – Alan Shearer announces his retirement from football, three weeks earlier than planned, the cause of his early decision being a niggling knee injury. April 29 – Chelsea win second Premiership title in a row. April 30 – Starting the largest match fixing scandal in the history of Italian Serie A football. On May 14, Juventus clinch 29th Italian title. May 13 – Bayern Munich win second Bundesliga title in a row. May 14 – Anderlecht wins the Belgian First Division, their twenty-eighth in total. May 17 – FC Barcelona beat Arsenal 2–1 in the Champions League Final. June 3 – The 2006 FIFI Wild Cup final game, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus vs. Zanzibar. Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus won the game 4–1 in a penalty shootout, winning their first title. June 9 – The 2006 World Cup finals kick off, as Germany beat Costa Rica 4–2. June 21 – Midfielder Philip Cocu plays his 100th international match for the Netherlands, when Holland draws with Argentina (0-0) at the 2006 FIFA World Cup. July 9 – 2006 World Cup final game, Italy vs. France. Italy won the game 5–3 in a penalty shootout, winning their fourth title. August 16 – CONMEBOL Copa Libertadores final game, Internacional vs. São Paulo. Internacional won the cup after the draw in 2–2 in the second game. In first game, Internacional won by 2–1. September 14 – Recopa Sudamericana 2006 return match, Boca Juniors wins its 16th international title against São Paulo, breaking the world record on number of international club titles. International tournaments 2006 African Cup of Nations (January 20 – February 10) 2006 FIFI Wild Cup (May 29 – June 3) Zanzibar Republic of St. Pauli 2006 FIFA World Cup (June 9 – July 9) National champions UEFA nations : KS Elbasani : FC Rànger's : FC Pyunik : Austria Wien AZE 1991: FK Baku BLR 1995: BATE Borisov : RSC Anderlecht : NK Široki Brijeg : Levski Sofia : Dinamo Zagreb CYP 1960: Apollon Limassol : Slovan Liberec : Copenhagen : Chelsea : FC Levadia : HB Torshavn : Tampere United : Lyon : Sioni Bolnisi : Bayern Munich : Olympiacos : Debrecen : FH Hafnarfjörður : Shelbourne : Maccabi Haifa : Internazionale (Juventus stripped of title) : FC Astana : FK Ventspils : FC Vaduz : FBK Kaunas : F91 Dudelange Macedonia: FK Pobeda : Birkirkara FC MDA 1990: FC Sheriff Tiraspol : PSV : Linfield : Rosenborg : Legia Warsaw : Porto : Steaua București : CSKA Moscow SMR 1862: SS Murata : Celtic : Red Star Belgrade : MFK Ruzomberok : ND Gorica : FC Barcelona : IF Elfsborg : FC Zürich : Galatasaray : Shaktar Donetsk : Total Network Solutions CONMEBOL nations A = Apertura, C = Clausura : Boca Juniors (C), Estudiantes La Plata (A) : Club Bolivar (C), Wilstermann (A) : São Paulo : Colo Colo (A &C) : Deportivo Pasto (I), Cúcuta Deportivo (II) ECU 1900: El Nacional PAR 1990: Club Libertad : Alianza Lima : Nacional Montevideo : Caracas FC CONCACAF nations A = Apertura, C = Clausura : Italia Shooters (CSL) : Deportivo Saprissa HON 1949: Olimpia (C), Motagua (A) : C.D. FAS (A), C.D. Águila (C) : Waterhouse F.C. : Chivas de Guadalajara (A), Pachuca (C) PAN 1927: San Francisco F.C. : Joe Public F.C. : Houston Dynamo (MLS) CAF nations : Cotonsport Garoua : ASEC Mimosas : Ahly Sporting Club LBY 1977: Al Ittihad Tripoli : Wydad Casablanca : Ocean Boys FC : Mamelodi Sundowns : Al-Hilal : Espérance AFC nations : Sydney FC : Shandong Luneng : Happy Valley : Mahindra United : Persik Kediri IRQ 2004: Al Zawraa : Esteghlal FC : Urawa Red Diamonds : Al-Ansar : Negeri Sembilan FA : Al-Sadd : Al-Shabab : SAFFC KOR 1997: Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma SYR 1980: Al-Karamah : Bangkok University FC : Al-Ahli : FK Pakhtakor : Đồng Tâm Long An International club tournaments FIFA Club World Cup – BRA Sport Club Internacional UEFA Champions League – ESP FC Barcelona UEFA Cup – ESP Sevilla CONCACAF Champions' Cup – MEX Club América CONMEBOL Copa Libertadores – BRA Sport Club Internacional CONMEBOL Sudamericana Cup – MEX Pachuca CONMEBOL Recopa Sudamericana –ARG Boca Juniors CAF Champions League – EGY Al Ahly SC CAF Confederation Cup – TUN Étoile du Sahel AFC Champions League – KOR Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors AFC Cup – JOR Al-Faisaly OFC Champions League – NZL Auckland City FC Movies Zidane, un portrait du 21e siècle (France) Deutschland. Ein Sommermärchen (Germany) Once in a Lifetime (US) Deaths August 2022 January January 7 – Gábor Zavadszky (31), Hungarian footballer January 8 – Elson Becerra (27), Colombian footballerhttps://www.theguardian.com/football/2006/jan/09/newsstory.sport7 Gunmen murder Colombian striker The Guardian 9 January 2006 1 February 2024 January 9 – Gerrie Kleton (52), Dutch footballer January 13 – Peter Rösch (75), Swiss footballer January 14 – Mark Philo (21), English footballerhttps://www.skysports.com/football/news/2363645/wycombe-mourn-philo-loss Wycombe mourn Philo loss Stephen Bateman Sky Sports 15 January 2006 1 February 2024 February February 4 – Jenő Dalnoki (74), Hungarian footballer February 8 – Ron Greenwood (84), English footballer and manager February 9 – André Strappe (77), French footballer February 13 – Joseph Ujlaki (76), French footballer February 17 – Jorge Pinto Mendonça (51), Brazilian footballer February 23 – Telmo Zarraonaindía (85), Spanish footballerhttps://as.com/futbol/2006/02/24/mas_futbol/1140766026_850215.html Murió Zarra Nika Cuenca Diario AS 24 February 2006 1 February 2024 es February 25 – Charlie Wayman (83), English footballer February 27 – Ferenc Bene (61), Hungarian footballerhttps://hvg.hu/itthon/20060227beneferenc Elhunyt Bene Ferenc Heti Világgazdaság 27 February 2006 1 February 2024 hu March March 1 – Peter Osgood (59), English footballerhttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/4763024.stm Football mourns death of Osgood BBC Sport 1 March 2006 1 February 2024 March 6 – Roman Ogaza (54), Polish footballer March 12 – Jimmy Johnstone (61), Scottish footballer March 13 – Roy Clarke (80), Welsh footballer March 26 – Ole Madsen (71), Danish footballerhttps://politiken.dk/sport/fodbold/art4857691/Landsholdsk%C3%A6mpen-Ole-Madsen-er-d%C3%B8d Landsholdskæmpen Ole Madsen er død Politiken 26 March 2006 1 February 2024 da April April 16 – Georges Stuber (80), Swiss footballer April 18 – John Lyall (66), English manager April 21 – Telê Santana (74), Brazilian managerhttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/internationals/4933184.stm Brazil mourn passing of Santana BBC Sport 22 April 2006 1 February 2024 April 25 – Brian Labone (66), English footballer May May 2 – Luigi Griffanti (89), Italian footballer May 23 – Kazimierz Górski (85), Polish manager June June 9 – Shay Gibbons (77), Irish footballer June 24 – Jean Varraud (87), French footballer and scout July July 21 – Bert Slater (70), Scottish footballer July 31 – Pascal Miézan (47), Ivorian footballer August August 1 – Ferenc Szusza (82), Hungarian footballer August 15 – Faas Wilkes (82), Dutch footballer August 19 – Óscar Míguez (78), Uruguayan striker, winner of the 1950 FIFA World Cup and Uruguay's all-time record World Cup goalscorer with eight goals. August 24 – Mokhtar Ben Nacef (80), Tunisian footballer August 31 – Mohamed Abdelwahab (23), Egyptian footballer September September 2 – Pietro Broccini (78), Italian footballer September 4 – Giacinto Facchetti (64), Italian footballer October October 17 – Lieuwe Steiger (82), Dutch footballer November November 3 – Alberto Spencer (68), Ecuadorian footballer November 4 – Sergi López Segú (39), Spanish footballer November 5 – Pietro Rava, Italian defender, oldest surviving winner of the 1938 FIFA World Cup.(90) November 17 – Ferenc Puskás (79), Hungarian footballer and manager November 28 – Max Merkel (87), Austrian footballer and manager December December 5 – Gernot Jurtin (51), Austrian footballer December 15 – Alessio Ferramosca and Riccardo Neri (17), Italian footballers December 31 – Ya'akov Hodorov (79), Israeli footballer References Category:Association football by year