# 2006 in Swedish football

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 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 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 during the 53 minute abandoned match Hammarby IF–Djurgårdens IF played 28 September—when home fans stormed the pitch and shot fireworks from the stands—is decided by the Swedish Football Association; 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: IF Elfsborg beat Djurgårdens IF 1–0 in the last matchday of 2006 Allsvenskan and become champions for the first time since 1961.
* 9 December 2006: The Swedish Football Association decides to increase the number of teams in Allsvenskan 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 Superettan.

## Honours
### Official titles

| Title | Team | Reason |
| Swedish Champions 2006 | IF Elfsborg | Winners of Allsvenskan |
| Swedish Cup Champions 2006 | Helsingborgs IF | Winners of Svenska Cupen |

### Competitions

| Level | Competition | Team |
| 1st level | Allsvenskan 2006 | IF Elfsborg |
| 2nd level | Superettan 2006 | Trelleborgs FF |
| 3rd level | Division 1 Norra 2006 | Enköpings SK |
| 3rd level | Division 1 Södra 2006 | IF Sylvia |
| Cup | Svenska Cupen 2006 | Helsingborgs IF |

## Promotions, relegations and qualifications
### Promotions

| Promoted from | Promoted to | Team | Reason |
| Superettan 2006 | Allsvenskan 2007 | Trelleborgs FF | Winners |
| Superettan 2006 | Allsvenskan 2007 | Örebro SK | 2nd team |
| Superettan 2006 | Allsvenskan 2007 | IF Brommapojkarna | Winners of qualification play-off |
| Division 1 Norra 2006 | Superettan 2007 | Enköpings SK | Winners |
| Division 1 Norra 2006 | Superettan 2007 | IK Sirius | Winners of qualification play-off |
| Division 1 Södra 2006 | Superettan 2007 | IF Sylvia | Winners |
| Division 1 Södra 2006 | Superettan 2007 | Bunkeflo IF | Winners of qualification play-off |
| Division 2 2006 | Division 1 Norra 2007 | IFK Timrå | Winners of Norrland |
| Division 2 2006 | Division 1 Norra 2007 | Skiljebo SK | Winners of Norra Svealand |
| Division 2 2006 | Division 1 Norra 2007 | Gröndals IK | Winners of Östra Svealand |
| Division 2 2006 | Division 1 Södra 2007 | Skövde AIK | Winners of Mellersta Götaland |
| Division 2 2006 | Division 1 Södra 2007 | Torslanda IK | Winners of Västra Götaland |
| Division 2 2006 | Division 1 Södra 2007 | IFK Malmö | Winners of Södra Götaland |

### League transfers

| Transferred from | Transferred to | Team | Reason |
| Division 1 Norra 2006 | Division 1 Södra 2007 | Visby IF Gute | Geographical composition |

### Relegations

| Relegated from | Relegated to | Team | Reason |
| Allsvenskan 2006 | Superettan 2007 | BK Häcken | Losers of qualification play-off |
| Allsvenskan 2006 | Superettan 2007 | Östers IF | 13th team |
| Allsvenskan 2006 | Superettan 2007 | Örgryte IS | 14th team |
| Superettan 2006 | Division 1 Norra 2007 | Assyriska Föreningen | Losers of qualification play-off |
| Superettan 2006 | Division 1 Norra 2007 | FC Väsby United | Losers of qualification play-off |
| Superettan 2006 | Division 1 Södra 2007 | Qviding FIF | 15th team |
| Superettan 2006 | Division 1 Norra 2007 | Umeå FC | 16th team |
| Division 1 Norra 2006 | Division 2 2007 | Robertsfors IK | 12th team |
| Division 1 Norra 2006 | Division 2 2007 | Anundsjö IF | 13th team |
| Division 1 Norra 2006 | Division 2 2007 | Kiruna FF | 14th team |
| Division 1 Södra 2006 | Division 2 2007 | Myresjö IF | 12th team |
| Division 1 Södra 2006 | Division 2 2007 | IFK Hässleholm | 13th team |
| Division 1 Södra 2006 | Division 2 2007 | Lindome GIF | 14th team |

### International qualifications

| Qualified for | Enters | Team | Reason |
| UEFA Champions League 2007–08 | 1st qualifying round | IF Elfsborg | Winners of Allsvenskan |
| UEFA Cup 2007–08 | 1st qualifying round | AIK | 2nd team in Allsvenskan |
| UEFA Cup 2007–08 | 1st qualifying round | Helsingborgs IF | Winners of Svenska Cupen |
| UEFA Cup 2007–08 | 1st qualifying round | BK Häcken | UEFA Fair Play winners |
| UEFA Intertoto Cup 2007 | 1st round | Hammarby IF | 3rd team in Allsvenskan |
| Royal League 2006–07 | Group stage | IF Elfsborg | Winners of Allsvenskan |
| Royal League 2006–07 | Group stage | AIK | 2nd team in Allsvenskan |
| Royal League 2006–07 | Group stage | Hammarby IF | 3rd team in Allsvenskan |
| Royal League 2006–07 | Group stage | Helsingborgs IF | 4th team in Allsvenskan |

## Domestic results
### Allsvenskan

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | IF Elfsborg (C) | 26 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 41 | 19 | +22 | 50 | Qualification to Champions League first qualifying round |
| 2 | AIK | 26 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 46 | 23 | +23 | 49 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first qualifying round |
| 3 | Hammarby IF | 26 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 40 | 31 | +9 | 43 | Qualification to Intertoto Cup first round |
| 4 | Helsingborgs IF | 26 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 44 | 34 | +10 | 42 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first qualifying round |
| 5 | Kalmar FF | 26 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 39 | 30 | +9 | 41 | |
| 6 | Djurgårdens IF | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 31 | 25 | +6 | 40 | |
| 7 | Malmö FF | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 43 | 39 | +4 | 38 | |
| 8 | IFK Göteborg | 26 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 39 | 36 | +3 | 36 | |
| 9 | Gefle IF | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 28 | 39 | −11 | 31 | |
| 10 | GAIS | 26 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 25 | 33 | −8 | 27 | |
| 11 | Halmstads BK | 26 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 22 | 30 | −8 | 27 | |
| 12 | BK Häcken (R) | 26 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 29 | 41 | −12 | 22 | Qualification to Relegation play-offs Qualification to UEFA Cup first qualifying round |
| 13 | Östers IF (R) | 26 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 19 | 46 | −27 | 19 | Relegation to Superettan |
| 14 | Örgryte IS (R) | 26 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 24 | 44 | −20 | 17 | Relegation to Superettan |
* ↑ Hammarby were docked three points for a tumult in their home game against Djurgården on August 28, 2006.
* ↑ Helsingborg qualified for the UEFA Cup as Svenska Cupen champions 2006.
* ↑ Sweden was among the best three associations in the UEFA Fair Play ranking and thus received an additional spot in the first qualifying round of the Europa League, Häcken received the qualifying spot for their ranking in Allsvenskans Fair Play ranking.

### Superettan

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Trelleborgs FF (C, P) | 30 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 48 | 13 | +35 | 66 | Promotion to Allsvenskan |
| 2 | Örebro SK (P) | 30 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 56 | 28 | +28 | 58 | Promotion to Allsvenskan |
| 3 | IF Brommapojkarna (O, P) | 30 | 18 | 3 | 9 | 53 | 43 | +10 | 57 | Qualification to Promotion playoffs |
| 4 | IFK Norrköping | 30 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 55 | 30 | +25 | 54 | |
| 5 | Landskrona BoIS | 30 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 53 | 39 | +14 | 50 | |
| 6 | Ljungskile SK | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 34 | 33 | +1 | 46 | |
| 7 | Mjällby AIF | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 51 | 49 | +2 | 43 | |
| 8 | GIF Sundsvall | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 42 | 33 | +9 | 40 | |
| 9 | Falkenbergs FF | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 43 | 40 | +3 | 40 | |
| 10 | Jönköpings Södra IF | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 37 | 59 | −22 | 37 | |
| 11 | Degerfors IF | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 39 | 41 | −2 | 35 | |
| 12 | Åtvidabergs FF | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 40 | 47 | −7 | 35 | |
| 13 | Assyriska FF (R) | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 30 | 40 | −10 | 34 | Qualification to Relegation playoffs |
| 14 | FC Väsby United (R) | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 34 | 47 | −13 | 32 | Qualification to Relegation playoffs |
| 15 | Qviding FIF (R) | 30 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 31 | 63 | −32 | 18 | Relegation to Division 1 |
| 16 | Umeå FC (R) | 30 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 30 | 71 | −41 | 16 | Relegation to Division 1 |

### 2006 Division 1 Norra

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Enköpings SK (C, P) | 26 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 53 | 36 | +17 | 55 | Promotion to Superettan |
| 2 | IK Sirius (O, P) | 26 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 62 | 24 | +38 | 54 | Qualification to Promotion playoffs |
| 3 | Västerås SK | 26 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 58 | 26 | +32 | 49 | |
| 4 | Vasalund/Essinge IF | 26 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 49 | 30 | +19 | 46 | |
| 5 | Visby IF Gute | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 53 | 45 | +8 | 43 | |
| 6 | Syrianska FC | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 41 | 32 | +9 | 42 | |
| 7 | Valsta Syrianska IK | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 39 | 34 | +5 | 38 | |
| 8 | Boden | 26 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 35 | 32 | +3 | 33 | |
| 9 | BK Forward | 26 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 33 | 35 | −2 | 33 | |
| 10 | Falu FK | 26 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 31 | 38 | −7 | 27 | |
| 11 | Östersunds FK | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 39 | 47 | −8 | 27 | |
| 12 | Robertsfors (R) | 26 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 35 | 50 | −15 | 27 | Relegation to Division 2 |
| 13 | Anundsjö (R) | 26 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 27 | 77 | −50 | 11 | Relegation to Division 2 |
| 14 | Kiruna (R) | 26 | 1 | 7 | 18 | 18 | 67 | −49 | 10 | Relegation to Division 2 |

### 2006 Division 1 Södra

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | IF Sylvia (C, P) | 26 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 56 | 27 | +29 | 54 | Promotion to Superettan |
| 2 | Bunkeflo (O, P) | 26 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 43 | 26 | +17 | 47 | Qualification to Promotion playoffs |
| 3 | Norrby IF | 26 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 49 | 41 | +8 | 46 | |
| 4 | Västra Frölunda | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 41 | 30 | +11 | 45 | |
| 5 | Husqvarna FF | 26 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 33 | 23 | +10 | 44 | |
| 6 | Kristianstads FF | 26 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 42 | 37 | +5 | 36 | |
| 7 | FC Trollhättan | 26 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 33 | 30 | +3 | 36 | |
| 8 | Ängelholms FF | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 38 | 37 | +1 | 36 | |
| 9 | Skärhamn | 26 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 42 | 40 | +2 | 34 | |
| 10 | IFK Värnamo | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 30 | |
| 11 | Carlstad United BK | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 28 | 41 | −13 | 29 | |
| 12 | Myresjö IF (R) | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 27 | 42 | −15 | 29 | Relegation to Division 2 |
| 13 | IFK Hässleholm (R) | 26 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 26 | 56 | −30 | 21 | Relegation to Division 2 |
| 14 | Lindome (R) | 26 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 29 | 57 | −28 | 18 | Relegation to Division 2 |