# 2006 AIK Fotboll season

AIK returned to the top flight in emphatic fashion, finishing just one point adrift of champions Elfsborg. Led by unproven coach Rikard Norling, the club has resurged quickly since the 2004 relegation, winning Superettan, and then coming close to winning the top flight-title. Superettan signings Wílton Figueiredo and Markus Jonsson quickly adjusted to Allsvenskan, both being key men in the title chase.

## Squad

    As of match played 5 November 2006
| No. | Name | Position | Date of birth (Age) | Signed from | Signed in | Apps. | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||
| 1 | Daniel Örlund | GK | (1980-06-23)23 June 1980 (aged 26) | Spårvägens | 2002 | | |
| 12 | Kjell Jönsson | GK | (1979-01-08)8 January 1979 (aged 27) | Café Opera | 2004 | | |
| 22 | Nicklas Bergh | GK | (1982-09-06)6 September 1982 (aged 24) | Eskilstuna City | 2005 | 2 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| 2 | Markus Karlsson | DF | (1979-12-13)13 December 1979 (aged 26) | Café Opera | 2005 | 34 | 0 |
| 3 | Niklas Sandberg | DF | (1978-09-03)3 September 1978 (aged 28) | Eskilstuna City | 2004 | | |
| 13 | Daniel Arnefjord | DF | (1979-03-21)21 March 1979 (aged 27) | Väsby United | 2006 | 19 | 0 |
| 17 | Jimmy Tamandi | DF | (1980-05-12)12 May 1980 (aged 26) | Potenza | 2005 | | |
| 18 | Markus Jonsson | DF | (1981-03-09)9 March 1981 (aged 25) | Öster | 2006 | 25 | 8 |
| 24 | Nicklas Carlsson | DF | (1979-11-13)13 November 1979 (aged 26) | AGF | 2005 | 54 | 10 |
| 27 | Marcio Saraiva | DF | (1981-06-20)20 June 1981 (aged 25) | Mirassol | 2006 | 5 | 0 |
| | Matti Kilpelä | DF | (1980-04-22)22 April 1980 (aged 26) | RoPS | 2006 | 0 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| 6 | Dennis Östlundh | MF | (1977-08-30)30 August 1977 (aged 29) | Assyriska | 2005 | | |
| 7 | Kristian Haynes | MF | (1980-12-20)20 December 1980 (aged 25) | Trelleborg | 2005 | 37 | 9 |
| 8 | Daniel Tjernström | MF | (1974-02-19)19 February 1974 (aged 32) | Örebro SK | 1999 | | |
| 14 | Kenny Pavey | MF | (1979-08-23)23 August 1979 (aged 27) | Ljungskile | 2006 | 20 | 3 |
| 16 | Mattias Moström | MF | (1983-02-25)25 February 1983 (aged 23) | Café Opera | 2004 | | |
| 19 | Robert Persson | MF | (1979-11-13)13 November 1979 (aged 26) | Academy | 2004 | | |
| 23 | Mats Rubarth | MF | (1977-01-25)25 January 1977 (aged 29) | Örebro SK | 2001 | | |
| 28 | Pierre Bengtsson | MF | (1988-04-12)12 April 1988 (aged 18) | Academy | 2006 | 4 | 0 |
| 29 | Gabriel Özkan | MF | (1986-05-23)23 May 1986 (aged 20) | IF Brommapojkarna | 2006 | 10 | 2 |
| 30 | Dulee Johnson | MF | (1984-11-07)7 November 1984 (aged 21) | BK Häcken | 2006 | 28 | 0 |
| | Magnus Eriksson | MF | (1990-04-08)8 April 1990 (aged 16) | Academy | 2006 | 0 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| 9 | Miran Burgić | FW | (1984-09-25)25 September 1984 (aged 22) | Gorica | 2006 | 13 | 5 |
| 10 | Wílton Figueiredo | FW | (1982-03-17)17 March 1982 (aged 24) | GAIS | 2006 | 27 | 11 |
| 11 | Bernt Hulsker | FW | (1977-09-09)9 September 1977 (aged 29) | Vålerenga | 2006 | 18 | 3 |
| 15 | Admir Ćatović | FW | (1987-09-05)5 September 1987 (aged 19) | Academy | 2005 | 4 | 1 |
| 26 | Daniel Mendes | FW | (1981-01-18)18 January 1981 (aged 25) | Degerfors | 2006 | 14 | 4 |
| Out on loan ||||||||||
| 4 | Per Karlsson | DF | (1986-01-02)2 January 1986 (aged 20) | Academy | 2003 | | |
| 25 | Brwa Nouri | MF | (1987-01-23)23 January 1987 (aged 19) | Academy | 2004 | | |
| Left during the season ||||||||||
| 5 | Johan Mjällby | DF | (1971-02-09)9 February 1971 (aged 35) | Levante | 2006 | 186 | 10 |
| 18 | Jonas Forsberg | DF | (1984-03-09)9 March 1984 (aged 22) | Academy | 2005 | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | Derek Boateng | MF | (1983-05-02)2 May 1983 (aged 23) | Panathinaikos | 2003 | | |
| 21 | Robert Johansson | DF | (1980-03-29)29 March 1980 (aged 26) | | 2006 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | Nenad Lukić | FW | (1975-09-26)26 September 1975 (aged 31) | | 2006 | 4 | 0 |

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Position | Name | From | Fee |
| 1 January 2006 | DF | Daniel Arnefjord | Väsby United | Undisclosed |
| 1 January 2006 | DF | Robert Johansson | Ljungskile | Undisclosed |
| 1 January 2006 | DF | Markus Jonsson | Östers IF | Undisclosed |
| 1 January 2006 | MF | Kenny Pavey | Ljungskile | Undisclosed |
| 1 January 2006 | FW | Wílton Figueiredo | GAIS | Undisclosed |
| 1 January 2006 | FW | Bernt Hulsker | Vålerenga | Undisclosed |
| 20 February 2006 | MF | Dulee Johnson | BK Häcken | Undisclosed |
| 1 July 2006 | MF | Gabriel Özkan | IF Brommapojkarna | Undisclosed |
| 1 July 2006 | FW | Daniel Mendes | Degerfors | Undisclosed |
| 1 July 2006 | FW | Miran Burgić | Gorica | Undisclosed |

### Out

| Date | Position | Name | To | Fee |
| 1 February 2006 | MF | Arash Talebinejad | Tromsø | Undisclosed |
| 1 March 2006 | DF | Joen Averstad | Enköpings SK | Undisclosed |
| 1 July 2006 | DF | Jonas Forsberg | Umeå | Undisclosed |
| 1 July 2006 | DF | Robert Johansson | Ljungskile | Undisclosed |
| 1 July 2006 | MF | Derek Boateng | Beitar Jerusalem | Undisclosed |
| 1 July 2006 | FW | Nenad Lukić | Vasalund | Undisclosed |
| 1 December 2006 | DF | Marcio Saraiva | Resende | Undisclosed |
| 1 December 2006 | DF | Markus Karlsson | Degerfors | Undisclosed |
| 1 December 2006 | MF | Mattias Moström | Molde | Undisclosed |

### Loans out

| Start date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | End date | Ref. |
| 1 March 2006 | DF | | Per Karlsson | Väsby United | 31 December 2006 | |
| 1 July 2006 | MF | | Brwa Nouri | Åtvidaberg | 1 December 2006 | |

### Released

| Date | Position | Name | Joined | Date |
| 16 May 2006 | DF | Johan Mjällby | Retired | Retired |
| 31 December 2006 | GK | Kjell Jönsson | Västra Frölunda | 1 January 2007 |
| 31 December 2006 | DF | Matti Kilpelä | Skellefteå FF | 1 January 2007 |
| 31 December 2006 | FW | Admir Ćatović | AFC Eskilstuna | 1 January 2007 |

### Trial

| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | Last club | Date to | Ref |
| Winter 2006 | FW | | Gatis Kalniņš | Skonto Riga | | |

## Competitions
### Overview

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| Allsvenskan | 2 April 2006 | 5 November 2006 | Matchday 1 | Runners-up | 26 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 46 | 23 | +23 | 050.00 |
| Svenska Cupen | 20 April 2006 | 7 June 2005 | Second round | Third round | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 050.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 28 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 51 | 27 | +24 | 050.00 |
Last updated: 5 November 2006 Source: Competitions

### Allsvenskan
#### League table

| 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 | |
* ↑ 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.

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 5 November 2006. Source: Results

#### Results by matchday

| Matchday | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
| Ground | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | D | W | W | D | W | L | D | W | W | L | W | D | W | W | D | W | D | W | W | L | D | D | D | W | D | W |
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#### Results
### Svenska Cupen
## Squad statistics

    As of match played 5 November 2006

### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Allsvenskan | Allsvenskan | Svenska Cupen | Svenska Cupen |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | SWE | Daniel Örlund | 26 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | SWE | Markus Karlsson | 9 | 0 | 6+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | SWE | Niklas Sandberg | 24 | 1 | 23+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | SWE | Dennis Östlundh | 3 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | SWE | Kristian Haynes | 10 | 2 | 2+6 | 1 | 1+1 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | SWE | Daniel Tjernström | 27 | 3 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | SVN | Miran Burgić | 13 | 5 | 8+5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | BRA | Wílton Figueiredo | 27 | 11 | 24+2 | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | NOR | Bernt Hulsker | 18 | 3 | 10+7 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | DF | SWE | Daniel Arnefjord | 19 | 0 | 12+5 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | ENG | Kenny Pavey | 20 | 3 | 18+1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | FW | BIH | Admir Ćatović | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | SWE | Mattias Moström | 18 | 0 | 7+10 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | SWE | Jimmy Tamandi | 21 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | SWE | Markus Jonsson | 25 | 8 | 24 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | GK | SWE | Nicklas Bergh | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | SWE | Mats Rubarth | 23 | 2 | 17+5 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | SWE | Nicklas Carlsson | 23 | 3 | 18+3 | 3 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 26 | FW | BRA | Daniel Mendes | 14 | 4 | 7+7 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | BRA | Marcio Saraiva | 5 | 0 | 1+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | DF | SWE | Pierre Bengtsson | 4 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | MF | SWE | Gabriel Özkan | 10 | 2 | 6+4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | LBR | Dulee Johnson | 28 | 0 | 22+4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Players away on loan: ||||||||||
| 4 | DF | SWE | Per Karlsson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 25 | MF | SWE | Brwa Nouri | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Players who appeared for AIK but left during the season: ||||||||||
| 5 | DF | SWE | Johan Mjällby | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | GHA | Derek Boateng | 7 | 1 | 6+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | SWE | Robert Johansson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | FW | SRB | Nenad Lukić | 4 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |

### Goal scorers

| Place | Position | Nation | Number | Name | Allsvenskan | Svenska Cupen | Total |
| 1 | FW | | 10 | Wílton Figueiredo | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| 2 | MF | | 18 | Markus Jonsson | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| 3 | FW | | 9 | Miran Burgić | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 4 | FW | | 26 | Daniel Mendes | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | MF | | 8 | Daniel Tjernström | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | MF | | 14 | Kenny Pavey | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | DF | | 24 | Nicklas Carlsson | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | FW | | 11 | Bernt Hulsker | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | MF | | 29 | Gabriel Özkan | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | MF | | 23 | Mats Rubarth | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | MF | | 7 | Kristian Haynes | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | DF | | 3 | Niklas Sandberg | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | MF | | 20 | Derek Boateng | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | DF | | 4 | Per Karlsson | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | MF | | 25 | Brwa Nouri | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | 46 | 4 | 50 |

### Clean sheets

| Place | Position | Nation | Number | Name | Allsvenskan | Svenska Cupen | Total |
| 1 | GK | | 1 | Daniel Örlund | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| 2 | GK | | 22 | Nicklas Bergh | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | 11 | 1 | 12 |

### Disciplinary record

| Number | Nation | Position | Name | Allsvenskan | Allsvenskan | Svenska Cupen | Svenska Cupen | Total | Total |
| 2 | | DF | Markus Karlsson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | | DF | Niklas Sandberg | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 8 | | MF | Daniel Tjernström | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | | FW | Wílton Figueiredo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | | FW | Bernt Hulsker | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 13 | | DF | Daniel Arnefjord | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 14 | | MF | Kenny Pavey | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 16 | | MF | Mattias Moström | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | | DF | Jimmy Tamandi | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | | DF | Markus Jonsson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 23 | | MF | Mats Rubarth | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| 24 | | DF | Nicklas Carlsson | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| 26 | | FW | Daniel Mendes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | | DF | Marcio Saraiva | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | | MF | Gabriel Özkan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | | MF | Dulee Johnson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Players away on loan: ||||||||||
| Players who left AIK during the season: ||||||||||
| 20 | | MF | Derek Boateng | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 43 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 44 | 6 |