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The following are the events of the year ''' 2006 ''' throughout the world.
- January 1 – Australia officially left the OFC and joined the AFC .
- January 3 – Antonio Cassano left A.S. 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.
- January 4 – Robert Maaskant returns at Dutch club RBC Roosendaal as their new coach.
- January 17 – Euro 2008 qualifying group assignments announced.
- 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 in November 16 , 2005 .
- March 5 – Sydney FC are crowned Australian champions in the first season of the revamped national league (the A-League )
- April 5 – Celtic win the Scottish Premier League.
- won its second consecutive title, their nineteenth in total.
- 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 F.C. Juventus clinched 29th Italian title.
- May 13 – Bayern Munich win second Bundesliga title in a row.
- May 14 – RSC Anderlecht wins the Belgian First Division, their twenty-eighth in total.
- May 17 – 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 Libertadores Cup 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 FC , breaking the world record on number of international club titles.
- Albania :
- --- Albanian First Division – KS Elbasani
- --- Albanian Cup and Supercup – SK Tirana
- Andorra :
- --- Andorran First Division and Super Copa – FC Rànger's
- --- Copa Constitució – FC Santa Coloma
- Armenia :
- --- Armenian Premier League – Pyunik Erevan
- --- Armenian Cup and Supercup – Mika Ashtarak
- Austria :
- --- Bundesliga and Stiegl Cup – FK Austria Wien
- ---Red Zac Austrian First League – SC Rheindorf Altach
- Azerbaijan :
- --- Yuksaq Liqa – FK Baku
- --- Azerbaijan Cup – FK Qarabag Agdam
- Belarus :
- --- Belarusian Premier League and Cup – FC Bate Borisov
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- --- Jupiler League – RSC Anderlecht – ''For fuller coverage, see Jupiler League 2005-06 ''
- --- Belgian Cup – SV Zulte-Waregem – ''For fuller coverage, see Belgian Cup 2005-06 ''
- Bosnia And Herzegovina :
- --- Premier League – NK Široki Brijeg
- --- Cup – NK Orašje
- Bulgaria :
- --- Bulgarian Premier League – PFC Levski Sofia
- --- Bulgarian Cup and Supercup – CSKA Sofia
- Croatia :
- --- Prva HNL – Dinamo Zagreb
- --- Croatian Cup – NK Rijeka
- Cyprus :
- --- Cypriot First Division and Supercup – Apollon Limassol
- --- Cyprus Cup – FC Apoel Nicosia
- Czech Republic :
- --- Gambrinus Liga – FC Slovan Liberec
- --- Czech Republic Football Cup – AC Sparta Praha
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- --- Danish Superliga – FC Copenhagen ''For fuller coverage, see Danish Superliga 2005-06 .''
- --- Danish Cup – Randers FC
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- --- Premiership – Chelsea ''For fuller coverage, see FA Premier League 2005-06 .''
- --- FA Cup – Liverpool
- --- League Cup – Manchester United
- --- The Championship – Reading , Sheffield United and Watford
- --- League One – Southend United , Colchester United and Barnsley
- --- League Two – Carlisle United , Northampton Town , Leyton Orient and Cheltenham Town
- --- Conference National – Accrington Stanley and Hereford United
- Estonia :
- --- Meistriliiga – TBD (champion is held on November 2006)
- --- Esiliiga – FC Levadia II
- --- Estonian Cup – FC TVMK Tallinn
- Finland :
- --- Veikkausliiga – Tampere United
- --- Finnish Cup – HJK
- --- Finnish League Cup – KuPS
- --- Ykkönen – FC Viikingit
- France :
- --- Ligue 1 – Lyon
- --- French Cup – PSG
- --- French League Cup – Nancy
- --- Ligue 2 – Valenciennes , Sedan and Lorient
- Germany :
- --- Bundesliga – Bayern Munich
- --- German Cup – Bayern Munich
- --- Second Bundesliga – VfL Bochum , Alemannia Aachen and Energie Cottbus
- Greece :
- --- Alpha Ethniki – Olympiakos
- --- Greek Cup – Olympiakos
- Iceland :
- --- Landsbankadeild – FH – ''For fuller coverage, see Landsbankadeild 2006 ''
- --- VISA-bikar (Icelandic Cup) – Keflavík
- --- League Of Ireland - Shelbourne
- --- FAI Cup - Derry City
- --- Football League Of Ireland Cup - Derry City
- --- Setanta Sports Cup - Drogheda United
- Israel :
- --- Israeli Premier League - Maccabi Haifa FC
- --- Israeli Cup - Hapoel Tel-Aviv FC
- Italy :
- --- and 2006 Serie A Scandal ''
- --- Serie B – Atalanta , Catania and Torino ''For fuller coverage, see Serie B 2005-06
- --- Coppa Italia and Supercoppa Italiana – Internazionale
- Netherlands :
- --- Eredivisie – PSV Eindhoven
- --- KNVB Cup – Ajax
- --- Eerste Divisie – Excelsior
- Northern Ireland :
- --- Irish Premier League – Linfield F.C.
- --- Irish Cup – Linfield F.C.
- --- Irish Football League Cup – Glentoran F.C.
- Poland :
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- --- SuperLiga – FC Porto
- Russia :
- --- Russian Premier League – PFC CSKA Moscow
- --- Russian Cup – PFC CSKA Moscow
- --- Russian First Division – FC Khimki
- --- Russian Second Division :
--West – FC Arsenal Tula
--Centre – FC Don Novomoskovsk
--South – FC Alnas Almetyevsk
--East – FC Amur Blagoveshchensk
- Scotland :
- --- Scottish Premier League – Celtic
- --- Scottish Cup – Hearts
- --- Scottish Football League First Division – St Mirren
- --- Scottish Football League Second Division – Gretna
- --- Scottish Football League Third Division – Cowdenbeath
- Spain :
- --- La Liga – Barcelona
- --- Copa Del Rey – Espanyol
- --- Supercopa - Barcelona
- --- Segunda División – Recreativo Huelva , Gimnàstic Tarragona and Levante
- Switzerland :
- --- Super League – FC Zürich
- Turkey :
- --- Turkish Premier Super League – Galatasaray
- --- Turkish Cup – Beşiktaş J.K.
- --- Turkish Super Cup – Beşiktaş J.K.
- --- Second League Category A – Bursaspor , Antalyaspor and Sakaryaspor
- Ukraine :
- --- Ukrainian Premier League – Shaktar Donetsk
- --- Ukrainian Cup and Super Cup – Dynamo Kyiv
- --- Ukrainian First League – FC Zorya Luhansk , Karpaty Lviv
- Wales :
- --- Welsh Premier League – Total Network Solutions (now The New Saints)
- --- Welsh Cup – Rhyl
- --- FAW Premier Cup – Swansea City
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