The 2006 season in Swedish football, starting January 2006 and ending December 2006:

Events

* 18 January 2006: The Sweden national team plays a friendly in

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against the hosts, causing upset home in Sweden when it is revealed that no women are allowed at the stadium. * 2 September 2006: The punishment for the clubs involved in the tumult at

Söderstadion Söderstadion () was a football and bandy stadium in Stockholm, Sweden. It was opened in 1966 and closed in 2013, being replaced by nearby Tele2 Arena. Söderstadion had a capacity of 12,800 depending on usage. A record attendance of 22,000 was ...

during the 53 minute abandoned match

Hammarby IF Hammarby Idrottsförening ("Hammarby Sports Club"), commonly known as Hammarby IF or simply Hammarby ( or, especially locally, ), is a Swedish sports club located in Stockholm, with a number of member organizations active in a variety of differ ...

–

Djurgårdens IF Djurgårdens Idrottsförening, commonly known simply as Djurgårdens IF, Djurgården (), and (especially locally) Djurgår'n (), Dif or DIF – is a Swedish sports association with several sections, located in Stockholm. Djurgårdens IF is an s ...

played 28 September—when home fans stormed the pitch and shot fireworks from the stands—is decided by the

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; Hammarby IF loses the match 0–3 (the score when the match was abandoned), loses an extra three points, and are fined 200,000 SEK, Djurgårdens IF are fined 15,000 SEK. * 5 November 2006:

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beat

1–0 in the last matchday of 2006 Allsvenskan and become champions for the first time since 1961. * 9 December 2006: The

decides to increase the number of teams in

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from 14 to 16—effective from the 2008 season—meaning that the 2007 season will see only one team being relegated from Allsvenskan while three teams will be automatically promoted from

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Honours

Official titles

Competitions

Promotions, relegations and qualifications

Promotions

League transfers

Relegations

International qualifications

Domestic results

Allsvenskan

2006 Allsvenskan qualification play-off

Superettan

2006 Superettan qualification play-off

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2006 Division 1 Norra

2006 Division 1 Södra

2006 Svenska Cupen

;Quarter-finals ---- ---- ---- ;Semi-finals ---- ;Final

National team results

Notes

References

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