2006–07 PAOK FC season
The 2006–07 season was PAOK Football Club’s 81st in existence and the club’s 48th consecutive season in the top flight of Greek football. The team will enter the Greek Football Cup in the Fourth round. PAOK will not be entitled to take part in the 2006–07 UEFA Cup. UEFA has confirmed to the Hellenic Football Federation that it is not in a position to admit PAOK to the competition as the club did not have a fixed licence by the deadline of the end of May 2006.


2006–07 PAOK FC season, Players, Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2006–07 PAOK FC season, Statistics, Squad statistics
Appearances denote players in the starting lineup, with the numbers in parentheses denoting appearances as substitute.


2006–07 PAOK FC season, Statistics, Disciplinary record
Only competitive matches Ordered by ,   and   = Number of bookings;   = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card;  = Number of sending offs by a direct red card. 0 shown as blank


2006–07 PBA Philippine Cup
The 2006-07 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Philippine Cup or known as the 2006-07 Talk 'N Text PBA Philippine Cup for sponsorship reasons, is the first conference of the 2006-07 PBA season. It started on September 28, 2006 in Guam and ended on February 7, 2007.


2006–07 PBA Philippine Cup, Elimination round, Fifth-seed playoff
On January 3, the Purefoods Chunkee Giants defeated the Sta. Lucia Realtors, 92-78, at the Cuneta Astrodome. Purefoods advances to the quarterfinals, while Sta. Lucia has to go through the wildcard phase.


2006–07 PBA Philippine Cup, Wildcard phase, Quarterfinals berth playoff
With Air21 sweeping the wildcard phase, and Sta. Lucia emerging on top of the wildcard standings, an elimination game was played to determine which team will advance to the quarterfinals.


2006–07 PBA Philippine Cup, Quarterfinals, (3) Red Bull vs. (6) Sta. Lucia
Playing all of the available game dates, the Realtors were seen to be tired going into Game One, while the Barakos had their last game a month earlier, receiving a bye up to the quarterfinal round.


2006–07 PBA Philippine Cup, Quarterfinals, (3) Red Bull vs. (6) Sta. Lucia
The Realtors were tired, head coach Alfrancis Chua said, of losing, at the post-game press conference after their victory at the Araneta Coliseum. On Game 2, Sta. Lucia failed to capitalize on their last-second possessions as the Bulls upended them in overtime. With the series tied, and perhaps the long list of games they've played catching up on them, the Realtors were blown out by Red Bull on the third game at the Yñares Center at Antipolo, where they're beaten only once.


2006–07 PBA Philippine Cup, Quarterfinals, (3) Red Bull vs. (6) Sta. Lucia
On the fourth game, Sta. Lucia kept up with the Barakos but were outlasted at the fourth quarter to drop out of contention; Red Bull now has four straight semifinals appearances.


2006–07 PBA Philippine Cup, Quarterfinals, (4) Talk 'N Text vs. (5) Purefoods
Defeating the Realtors on the fifth-seed game, the Giants availed themselves of a week's rest to prepare for the Phone Pals. With the elimination round series split at 1-1, with the last game needing three overtimes to finish, the series was seen as opposites with Purefoods having a deliberate-type of offense while Talk 'N Text going for the uptempo style of play.


2006–07 PBA Philippine Cup, Quarterfinals, (4) Talk 'N Text vs. (5) Purefoods
On the first game of the series, Marc Pingris of Purefoods top-score1d with 19 points to draw first blood. However, Pingris himself suffered a broken nose as the Giants were routed. At the dying moments of the game, Purefoods' Paul Artadi and Jimmy Alapag of the Phone Pals had an altercation, and both were ejected from the game; Alapag himself was suspended for Game 3 for punching Artadi in the face. On the third game however, with Pingris wearing a face mask, he was again injured in the second quarter, this time in the left ankle. He did not return, and the Giants were routed by the Phone Pals to lead 2-1.


2006–07 PBA Philippine Cup, Quarterfinals, (4) Talk 'N Text vs. (5) Purefoods
The Phone Pals dethrone the Giants as Purefoods ran out of gas in Game 4. Talk 'N Text would face first-seed Barangay Ginebra, a team they've beaten twice in two meetings at the semifinals.


2006–07 PBA Philippine Cup, Semifinals, (1) Barangay Ginebra vs. (4) Talk 'N Text
Ginebra was seen as one of the preseason bets to win the championship as they've revamped their lineup, taking in trades from Coca-Cola and Air21. Ginebra finished with a 13-5 record, tied for the first seed, taking a bye up to the semifinals. Talk 'N Text, on the other hand, actually beat the Kings in their elimination round meetings.


2006–07 PBA Philippine Cup, Semifinals, (1) Barangay Ginebra vs. (4) Talk 'N Text
Ginebra, despite having a month's rest, was dealt with a blow when team captain Eric Menk was injured in a bar brawl. Menk would not be able to play in the semifinals.


2006–07 PBA Philippine Cup, Semifinals, (1) Barangay Ginebra vs. (4) Talk 'N Text
Game 1 saw Ginebra blow out the Phone Pals as the league's scoring leader Mark Caguioa pumped in 34 points. The Phone Pals bounced back in Game 2 as Mark Cardona converted a three-point shot at the buzzer. With momentum on their side, Cardona and former De La Salle teammate Ren-Ren Ritualo combined for 47 points to pull Talk 'N Text to the lead 2-1. Ginebra then leveled the series 2-2 when Caguioa score1d 26 of his 35 points on the second half to keep distance with Talk 'N Text.


2006–07 PBA Philippine Cup, Semifinals, (1) Barangay Ginebra vs. (4) Talk 'N Text
Ginebra and Talk 'N Text then engaged in a hard-fought Game 5. with the Kings leading 20 by the end of the second quarter. Talk 'N Text crept back and led for the final two minutes, until Ginebra cut the lead to one point. With Phone Pals having the possession, Asi Taulava failed to convert an undergoal stab which led to the Ginebra fastbreak with Mark Caguioa having an easy lay-up. The Kings never looked back as they sealed a 3-2 lead.


2006–07 PBA Philippine Cup, Semifinals, (1) Barangay Ginebra vs. (4) Talk 'N Text
With their backs against the wall, the Phone Pals made a blistering start but the Kings were able to catch up and remain within striking distance. Ginebra's Ronald Tubid was called for a flagrant foul-type 1 after harassing TNT's Felix Belano. Cardona led the charge for the Phone Pals, scoring 12 points until he was ejected after kicking Tubid on the gut, incurring his own flagrant foul-type 2; Belano returned the favor as he incurred another flagrant foul-type 1 on Tubid on the fourth quarter.


2006–07 PBA Philippine Cup, Semifinals, (1) Barangay Ginebra vs. (4) Talk 'N Text
At the middle of the fourth quarter, Jay Washington converted a three-point shot to put TNT ahead 83-79. The Phone Pals would miss their next five attempts with the Kings converting 11 points to allow Ginebra to win the game. Caguioa sat out the last few minutes due to cramps as Johnny Abarrientos of Ginebra overtook Ramon Fernandez in the all-time Steals list with 1,302 career steals.


2006–07 PBA Philippine Cup, Semifinals, (1) Barangay Ginebra vs. (4) Talk 'N Text
Cardona would be suspended for the third place playoff and was assessed with a P20,000 fine for his improper behavior.


2006–07 PBA Philippine Cup, Semifinals, (2) San Miguel vs. (3) Red Bull
San Miguel and Red Bull split their elimination round games as the Beermen eked out the Bulls on the last berth for the semifinals bye; prior to that, the Barakos and the Beermen figured in their own best of seven semifinal at the 2006 PBA Philippine Cup in which the Bulls emerged victorious, via seven games.


2006–07 PBA Philippine Cup, Semifinals, (2) San Miguel vs. (3) Red Bull
Red Bull lead much of the first game, but the Beermen led by Dondon Hontiveros and Danny Ildefonso mounted a 19-2 run to draw first blood. Red Bull then made sure to lead from start to finish as they walloped San Miguel to force a 1-1 tie. On Game 3, San Miguel continued their alternating wins against Red Bull in the playoffs as they pull ahead 2-1; Ildefonso was ejected at the fourth quarter after receiving two technical fouls after a skirmish against Enrico Villanueva and Mick Pennisi.


2006–07 PBA Philippine Cup, Semifinals, (2) San Miguel vs. (3) Red Bull
The pivotal fourth game was nailbiter as both teams exchanged baskets for most of the game until Pennisi, who had a 20% shooting night, converted a three-pointer at the buzzer to tie the series again, at 2-2. San Miguel withheld Red Bull at the fifth game, as they outscore1d the Bulls from the second half to hold a twice-to-beat advantage going into the sixth game.


2006–07 PBA Philippine Cup, Semifinals, (2) San Miguel vs. (3) Red Bull
Facing elimination, Red Bull engaged San Miguel in a shooting contest until Yeng Guiao was caught throwing an elbow to Dondon Hontiveros; San Miguel assistant coach Biboy Ravanes yelled to the referees while another assistant coach, Pido Jarencio, charged towards the Red Bull bench coming almost in contact with Guiao. When the dust settled, Guiao was assessed with two technical fouls and was ejected; Ravanes and Jarencio each received a technical. San Miguel pulled away but Red Bull chipped the lead to appear at striking distance at the fourth quarter. Celino Cruz converted clutch baskets to give Red Bull the lead 102-100; Seigle missed the potential game-tying jumper as Cruz was fouled on the rebound. Cruz converted his two freethrows to put the lead out of reach for the Beermen to force a Game 7.


2006–07 PBA Philippine Cup, Semifinals, (2) San Miguel vs. (3) Red Bull
After the fracas, Guiao was meted with a one-game suspension which would take place the game after Game 7 and a P30,000 fine; Jarencio was meted a P50,000 fine for improper contact with the referee; his suspension is also deferred the game after Game 7.


2006–07 PBA Philippine Cup, Semifinals, (2) San Miguel vs. (3) Red Bull
In the deciding game 7, San Miguel built a comfortable lead to avoid any Red Bull incursion, the last happened on the 6-minute mark but Hontiveros doused cold water a pair of back to back three-pointers.


2006–07 PBA Philippine Cup, Finals
The Beermen started Game 1 with an unconventional starting lineup, with Olsen Racela sitting on the bench being replaced by LA Tenorio. Chot Reyes' gamble paid off as Tenorio's defense led to several botched plays by Jayjay Helterbrand. Helterbrand's backcourt partner, Mark Caguioa didn't have support from his teammates as San Miguel's Lordy Tugade shot the lights out at the Araneta Coliseum. The Kings tried to make incursions but Dorian Peña and Danny Seigle had answers for the Kings' comeback bid. as the Beermen drew first blood in the series.


2006–07 PBA Philippine Cup, Finals
On the second game, the Kings managed to keep the score close up to halftime. By the third quarter, SMB unleashed a run to lead by 14 by the end of the third quarter. The Kings, crept up to trail 101-99 with 24 seconds remaining. Rafi Reavis, who was previously coached by Beermen head coach Chot Reyes on the Coca-Cola Tigers, was fouled in the ensuing sideline inbound. Reavis flubbed both freethrows as the Beermen escaped to take a 2-0 lead.


2006–07 PBA Philippine Cup, Finals
Ginebra then answered with three consecutive 2-digit wins against San Miguel—first, a 30-point Game 3 win, then a 35-point Game 4 win, and finally 12-point Game 5 win to lead the series at 3-2. On Game 6, Ginebra leaned on the exploits of Helterbrand and Sunday Salvacion and their zone defense to escape with a 96-94 victory, sweeping the last four games. Helterbrand was named as the Finals MVP.


2006–07 PBA Philippine Cup Finals
The 2006–07 PBA Philippine Cup Finals was the championship series of the 2006-07 PBA season's 2006-07 PBA Philippine Cup of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). The series was a best of seven affair and was the 92nd championship disputed in the league. The teams competing are first-seed Barangay Ginebra Kings and the second-seed San Miguel Beermen, two of the four San Miguel Corporation-owned teams.


2006–07 PBA Philippine Cup Finals
San Miguel won the first two games of the series, with Game 2 going down the wire; Ginebra then won the next two games with 30-point leads. On the pivotal fifth game, the Beermen faltered on the end game as the Kings lead the series for the first time. San Miguel led by a large margin on Game 6 but the Kings cut the lead and eventually came from behind to win the game, and their seventh championship, with Ginebra point guard Jayjay Helterbrand winning Finals Most Valuable Player honors.


2006–07 PBA Philippine Cup Finals, Rosters
San Miguel's Danny Seigle is the younger brother of Ginebra's Andy Seigle. Both Ginebra and San Miguel are owned by San Miguel Corporation (SMC). Ginebra coach Jong Uichico was San Miguel's coach when they last won the championship; Uichico was transferred to Ginebra when Chot Reyes was hired by SMC as the new Beermen coach, after Reyes coached the SMC-backed national team and the Coca-Cola Tigers, another SMC-owned PBA team. Siot Tanquingcen, Ginebra's head coach, was demoted to assistant coach capacity; he was previously Uichico's assistant at San Miguel.


2006–07 PBA Philippine Cup Finals, Games summary, Game 1
Prior to the game, the new perpetual trophy was presented.


2006–07 PBA Philippine Cup Finals, Games summary, Game 1
The Beermen had an unconventional starting lineup, with Olsen Racela sitting on the bench being replaced by LA Tenorio, which caused Jayjay Helterbrand's offensive game to start badly as Tenorio kept tight defense. Red Bull transferee Lordy Tugade, on his third straight Finals appearance, converted three-pointers as Mark Caguioa wasn't able to get support from his teammates.


2006–07 PBA Philippine Cup Finals, Games summary, Game 1
The Beermen, especially Dorian Peña were able to convert several "and one" conversions. Ginebra fell behind by 20 points by halftime and were not able to catch up.


2006–07 PBA Philippine Cup Finals, Games summary, Game 2
On the second game, the Kings managed to keep the scores close up to halftime. By the third quarter, SMB unleashed a run to lead by 14 by the end of the third quarter. The Kings, crept up to tie 99-all in the final two minutes. Danny Seigle converted a lay-up from an Olsen Racela pass to put the Beermen up, 101–99.


2006–07 PBA Philippine Cup Finals, Games summary, Game 2
After a Ginebra timeout, Rafi Reavis was fouled on the inbounds play. Reavis, a poor freethrow shooter, missed both freethrows. Wilson split his own charities on the other end as the Beermen almost bungled a 2–0 series lead.


2006–07 PBA Philippine Cup Finals, Games summary, Game 3
Ginebra outclassed San Miguel as the Kings notched their first win in the series with a 30-point blowout held at the Cuneta Astrodome as the Araneta Coliseum was used for a Valentine's Day concert.


2006–07 PBA Philippine Cup Finals, Games summary, Game 3
Ginebra outscored San Miguel 43-26 in the third quarter in which the Kings pulled away for good as six Kings scored in double figures. The Kings prevented a San Miguel series sweep as they stopped a two-game losing streak.


2006–07 PBA Philippine Cup Finals, Games summary, Game 4
Prior to the game, Mark Caguioa was named as Best Player of the Conference besting San Miguel's Danny Seigle, teammate Rudy Hatfield, Alaska's Willie Miller and Sta. Lucia's Kelly Williams.


2006–07 PBA Philippine Cup Finals, Games summary, Game 4
With the game starting as a close affair, the Kings pulled away at the second quarter to finish with another blowout of the Beermen. Five technical fouls were called in the game.


2006–07 PBA Philippine Cup Finals, Games summary, Game 4
Ginebra's 146 points is the most points scored by a team in a game in the current conference.


2006–07 PBA Philippine Cup Finals, Games summary, Game 5
Ginebra and San Miguel broke off the three straight blowout wins as they engaged themselves in a close affair, with Ginebra mostly taking the upper hand.


2006–07 PBA Philippine Cup Finals, Games summary, Game 5
By the fourth quarter, the Kings began to pull away, leading by as much as 11 points. San Miguel cut the lead, thanks to back-to-back three-pointers by Lordy Tugade. With Ginebra suing for time, and the Beermen trailing by five points, the Kings pounded the lane as the Beermen, already in the penalty situation, surrendered fouls.


2006–07 PBA Philippine Cup Finals, Games summary, Game 5
The Kings converted most of their freethrow attempts as they wrestled the game and the series lead against San Miguel.


2006–07 PBA Philippine Cup Finals, Games summary, Game 6
Facing elimination, the Beermen broke away from the tightly-contested first quarter to lead by 12 points at halftime.


2006–07 PBA Philippine Cup Finals, Games summary, Game 6
Beermen Chot Reyes benched Best Player of the Conference runner-up Danny Seigle at the start of the third quarter; Ginebra then managed to cut the lead with plays from Helterbrand and Caguioa. With Ginebra rallying and the Ginebra crowd getting louder, Seigle suited back up for the Beermen at the middle of the third quarter as they managed to keep safe distance between them and the Kings.


2006–07 PBA Philippine Cup Finals, Games summary, Game 6
At the start of the fourth quarter, Ginebra leaned on Johnny Abarrientos and NCAA MVP Sunday Salvacion to cut the lead; Reavis and Mamaril struggled from the foul line even though Beermen generally struggled from the field with Ginebra's zone defense. Ginebra led 92–91 but Lordy Tugade held off Ginebra's advances, with a three-pointer to lead 94–92. Salavacion, who scored eight points in the payoff period, converted a long two-pointer to tie the score, 94-all.


2006–07 PBA Philippine Cup Finals, Games summary, Game 6
Dondon Hontiveros then missed a lay-up on the other end. San Miguel then grabbed the offensive rebound, with Tugade missing the three-pointer. Helterbrand, on his way out of bounds, caught the ball and called a time-out.


2006–07 PBA Philippine Cup Finals, Games summary, Game 6
With Kings coach Jong Uichico drawing the play, Reyes put defensive specialist Willy Wilson into the game for the first time. After the inbounds pass, Helterbrand drove towards to the basket. Although Helterbrand missed the lay-up attempt, Wilson was called for a shooting foul, which caused Helterbrand to shoot two freethrows, with 2.9 on the clock.


2006–07 PBA Philippine Cup Finals, Games summary, Game 6
Helterbrand converted both freethrows as San Miguel sued for time. On the inbounds pass, Olsen Racela passed to a tightly-guarded Tugade at the corner; Tugade missed the three-pointer; Racela rebounded the ball as time expired when his putback off the glass, which could have sent the game into overtime.


2006–07 PBA Philippine Cup Finals, Broadcast notes
The PBA on ABC broadcast the games nationwide on primetime; The Filipino Channel will broadcast the series internationally.


2006–07 PBA Philippine Cup Finals, Broadcast notes
Commentators included Ed Picson, Quinito Henson, and Tommy Manotoc; courtside reporters included Eric Reyes and Jason Webb.


2006–07 PBA season
The 2006–07 PBA season was the 32nd season of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). The season started September 28 in Guam and began its formal opening on October 1 at the Araneta Coliseum, and ended on July 20. The league started the season with the All-Filipino Conference, now known as the PBA Philippine Cup while the PBA Fiesta Conference, an import laced tournament, ended the season.


2006–07 PBA season
Philippine Basketball League team Welcoat Paintmasters became the tenth member of the league after acquiring the franchise from the defunct Shell Turbo Chargers. The Welcoat franchise has been renamed Welcoat Dragons


2006–07 PBA season, Opening ceremonies
The season began on October 1 with the Barangay Ginebra Kings defeating the expansion team Welcoat Dragons, 102-69 in the opener.


2006–07 PBA season, 2007 All-Star Weekend
The 2007 PBA All-Star Weekend was held at San Fernando City, La Union and Baguio. The winners were:


2006–07 PBA season, Manila Invitational
As part of the warmups for the upcoming FIBA Asia Championship 2007, the PBA invited four national teams taking part in the Asian Championships for the first PBA-Smart Manila Invitational Championships.


2006–07 PBA season, Eala's resignation
League commissioner Noli Eala resigned on August 8, 2007 after being disbarred by the Supreme Court on charges infidelity.


2006–07 PFC CSKA Sofia season
The 2006–07 season was PFC CSKA Sofia's 56th season in A Group.


2006–07 PFC CSKA Sofia season, Club, Team kits
The team kits for the 2006–07 season are produced by Uhlsport and sponsored by Vivatel.


2006–07 PFC CSKA Sofia season, Squad
As of 31 December 2006 Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2006–07 PFC CSKA Sofia season, UEFA Club Rankings
This is the current UEFA Club Rankings, including season 2005-06.


2006–07 PFC Cherno More Varna season
This page covers all relevant details regarding PFC Cherno More Varna for all official competitions inside the 2006–07 season. These are A Group and Bulgarian Cup.


2006–07 PFC Levski Sofia season
The 2006–07 season was Levski Sofia's 85th season in the First League. This article shows player statistics and all matches (official and friendly) that the club has played during the 2006–07 season.


2006–07 PFC Levski Sofia season, First-team squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2006–07 PFC Levski Sofia season, First-team squad, Left club during season
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2006–07 PSV Eindhoven season
During the 2006–07 Dutch football season, PSV competed in the Eredivisie.


2006–07 PSV Eindhoven season, Season summary
PSV clinched a third successive Eredivisie title. The club had been 11 points ahead of second-placed AZ after 20 matches, but their lead disappeared in the next 13 until, following PSV's draw at FC Utrecht in the penultimate round, PSV, AZ and Ajax all stood equal on 72 points from 33 matches, with AZ leading the Eredivisie on goal difference. AZ suffered a shock defeat at Excelsior in the final round, playing with 10 men after 15 minutes in the game. Ajax won 0–2 at Willem II, and PSV beat Vitesse 5–1. PSV and Ajax both finished on 75 points, but PSV finished first due to a superior goal difference (+50, against +49 for Ajax) to end one of the most exciting and closest title races in many years.


2006–07 PSV Eindhoven season, Season summary
PSV enjoyed decent form in the UEFA Champions League as well. Entering directly into the group stage, the club finished second in Group C, behind Liverpool and ahead of Bordeaux and Galatasaray. PSV went on to face the previous season's runners-up Arsenal in the first knockout round. Édison Méndez, who had been nominated for the 2006 Ballon d'Or, scored PSV's goal in a 1–0 win at the Philips Stadion, and an Alex goal in the Emirates Stadium gave PSV a 2–1 aggregate win. Liverpool then made a return to the Netherlands to face the club in the quarter-finals, and recorded a solid 3–0 win. A 1–0 win in the return leg at Anfield saw PSV eliminated.


2006–07 PSV Eindhoven season, Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2006–07 PSV Eindhoven season, Squad, Left club during season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2006–07 Pakistan Premier League
The 2006–07 Pakistan Premier League season was the 3rd season since the inception of Pakistan Premier League and 52nd season of Pakistan domestic football. The football season was moved from the summer to the winter months.


2006–07 Pakistan Premier League
Pakistan Army ended the season as league champions, successfully defending the title and winning their second title in three years.


2006–07 Pakistan Premier League
Pakistan Army keeper Jaffar Khan set a new Pakistani record by remaining unbeaten for 1,260 minutes. Pakistan Army only conceding 3 goals is a new record.


2006–07 Pakistan Premier League
Pakistan Army represented Pakistan at the 2007 AFC President's Cup by virtue of being the national champions. The AFC President's Cup 2007 will be staged in Lahore.


2006–07 Pakistan Premier League
The relegation spots were occupied Habib Bank and Pakistan Telecommunication, who withdrew before the start of the league.


2006–07 Pakistan Premier League, Teams
Panther Club and Pakistan Public Work Department were relegated at the end of the 2005–06 season and were replaced by B-Division winners and runner-up Pakistan Railways and Karachi Electric Supply Corporation.


2006–07 Palau Soccer League
The 2006–07 Palau Soccer League was the fourth season of association football competition in Palau and the first to straddle two calendar years. The league was won by Team Bangladesh, their second title.


2006–07 Palau Soccer League, Teams
Five teams will compete in the 2006–07 season of the Palau Soccer League. All matches will played at the PCC Track & Field Stadium in Koror, home stadium to all the teams. This is due to the lack of suitable venues for soccer matches in Palau. The teams for 2006–07 (listed in alphabetical order) are:


2006–07 Palau Soccer League, Teams
The location of the PCC Track & Field Stadium, where all games will take place:


2006–07 Palau Soccer League, League stage, Result table
The league consisted of home and away games, from which the top two teams qualified for a one-legged semi final to determine who would play for the championship. The losers of the semi-finals would enter the third-place playoff.


2006–07 Panathinaikos F.C. season
The 2006–07 season was Panathinaikos F.C. 's 49th  consecutive season in Greek Super League. The club also participated in the Greek Cup and UEFA Cup. The season started with Hans Backe as team manager.


2006–07 Panathinaikos F.C. season, Squad
As of 24 February 2007. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2006–07 Panathinaikos F.C. season, Transfers
In:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2006–07 Panathinaikos F.C. season, Transfers
Out:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2006–07 Paris Saint-Germain F.C. season
The 2006–07 season was Paris Saint-Germain's 37th season in existence. PSG played their home league games at the Parc des Princes in Paris, registering an average attendance of 36,360 spectators per match. The club was presided by Alain Cayzac. The team was coached by Guy Lacombe until 15 January 2007, when Paul Le Guen replaced him. Pauleta was the team captain.


2006–07 Paris Saint-Germain F.C. season, Players, Squad
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2006–07 Paris Saint-Germain F.C. season, Players, Left club during season
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2006–07 Parma F.C. season, First-team squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2006–07 Parma F.C. season, First-team squad, Left club during season
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2006–07 Persepolis F.C. season
This is a list of Persepolis F.C. 's results at the  2006/2007 Season. The club is competing in the Iran Pro League.


2006–07 Persepolis F.C. season, Squad, Iran Pro League
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2006–07 Persepolis F.C. season, Hazfi Cup 2006-07, Fourth Round (1/16 Final - Last 32)
Ehsan Khorsandi 12' 73', Salah Hassan 69', Mehrzad Madanchi 76'


2006–07 Persian Gulf Cup
The 2006–07 Persian Gulf Cup (also known as Iran Pro League) was the 24th season of Iran's Football League and sixth as Iran Pro League since its establishment in 2001. Esteghlal were the defending champions. The season featured 14 teams from the 2005–06 Iran Pro League and two new teams promoted from the 2005–06 Azadegan League: Mes Kerman as champions and Paykan as runner-up. The league started on 9 September 2006 and ended on 28 May 2007. Saipa won the Pro League title for the first time in their history (total third Iranian title).


2006–07 Persian Gulf Cup, Attendance, Average home attendance
Updated to games played on 28 May 2007Source: Notes:Matches with spectator bans are not included in average attendancesMes Kerman and Paykan played last season in Azadegan League


2006–07 Perth Glory FC season
The 2006–07 was Perth Glory's second season in the Hyundai A-League and the club's 10th season since its inception in 1996.


2006–07 Perth Glory FC season, Players, First team squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2006–07 Pervaya Liga season
The 2006–07 Pervaya Liga season was the 15th season of the Pervaya Liga, the third level of ice hockey in Russia.


2006–07 Peterborough United F.C. season
During the 2006–07 season Peterborough United will play in Football League Two after finishing last season in 9th place in the  Football League Two.


2006–07 Peterborough United F.C. season
By January 2007  Keith Alexander was sacked after a run of poor form, and Darren Ferguson was appointed as player-manager for the club, but still by the end of the season the club only managed to finish in 10th place.


2006–07 Philadelphia 76ers season
The 2006–07 Philadelphia 76ers season was the 68th season of the franchise, 58th in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Sixers finished with a record of 35–47. The 2006–07 Sixers season also marked the end of Allen Iverson's tenure with the Sixers, after a blockbuster trade sent him to Denver in return for Andre Miller, Joe Smith, and two first round draft picks in the 2007 NBA draft. It was the Sixers’ first season since 1995-96 without Iverson on the roster. He would eventually return to the Sixers for the 2009-10 season. Despite the trade, and after having a record of 5–18 before the Iverson trade, the Sixers finished 30–29 for the remainder of the season.


2006–07 Philadelphia 76ers season, Draft picks
Philadelphia's selections from the 2006 NBA draft in New York City.


2006–07 Philadelphia 76ers season, Transactions
The 76ers have been involved in the following transactions during the 2006–07 season.


2006–07 Philadelphia Flyers season
The 2006–07 Philadelphia Flyers season was the Flyers' 40th season in the National Hockey League (NHL). For the first time in franchise history the Flyers finished with the worst record in the entire league and missed the playoffs for the first time since 1994.


2006–07 Philadelphia Flyers season, Off-season
During the off-season the Flyers lost Michal Handzus in a trade with the Chicago Blackhawks, defenseman Kim Johnsson to free agency and Eric Desjardins and team captain Keith Primeau to retirement.


2006–07 Philadelphia Flyers season, Off-season
On September 12, 2006, the Flyers signed restricted free agent Ryan Kesler of the Vancouver Canucks to an offer sheet. The Canucks matched the 1-year, $1.9 million deal.


2006–07 Philadelphia Flyers season, Regular season
Peter Forsberg replaced Primeau as team captain, but a chronic foot injury had him in and out of the lineup throughout the season and limited his effectiveness. Eight games into the regular season and with a record of 1–6–1, general manager Bob Clarke resigned and head coach Ken Hitchcock was fired. Assistant coach John Stevens replaced Hitchcock and assistant general manager Paul Holmgren took on Clarke's responsibilities on an interim basis.


2006–07 Philadelphia Flyers season, Regular season
The changes did little to improve the Flyers fortunes in 2006–07 as setting franchise records for futility became the norm. They had several multiple-game losing streaks including a franchise worst 10–game losing streak and a 12–game home losing streak that stretched from November 29 to February 10. Ultimately, the Flyers finished with a 22–48–12 record, the most losses in franchise history and the worst record in the league. They also set the NHL record for the biggest points drop off in the standings in a one-year span (101 points in 2005–06 to 56 points in 2006–07, a difference of 45 points).


2006–07 Philadelphia Flyers season, Regular season
With the team clearly on the verge of missing the playoffs for the first time since 1994, Holmgren set his sights on rebuilding the team and preparing for the future. Forsberg, unwilling to commit to playing next season, was traded to the Nashville Predators for Scottie Upshall, Ryan Parent, and 2007 1st and 3rd-round draft picks. Veteran defenseman Alexei Zhitnik was traded to the Atlanta Thrashers for prospect defenseman Braydon Coburn and disappointing off-season acquisition Kyle Calder was sent to the Detroit Red Wings via Chicago in exchange for defenseman Lasse Kukkonen. The Flyers also acquired goaltender Martin Biron from the Buffalo Sabres for a 2007 2nd-round pick. Given wide praise for his efforts, the Flyers gave Holmgren a two-year contract and removed the interim label from his title.


2006–07 Philadelphia Flyers season, Regular season
The Flyers finished the regular season having allowed 297 goals (excluding 6 shootout goals allowed), the most in the League.


2006–07 Philadelphia Flyers season, Regular season, Season standings
Note: No. = Division rank, CR = Conference rank, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points       Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.


2006–07 Philadelphia Flyers season, Regular season, Season standings
P –  Clinched Presidents Trophy; Y –  Clinched Division; X –  Clinched Playoff spot


2006–07 Philadelphia Flyers season, Schedule and results, Regular season
Win (2 points)  Loss (0 points)  Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)


2006–07 Philadelphia Flyers season, Transactions
The Flyers were involved in the following transactions from June 20, 2006, the day after the deciding game of the 2006 Stanley Cup Finals, through June 6, 2007, the day of the deciding game of the 2007 Stanley Cup Finals.


2006–07 Philadelphia Flyers season, Transactions, Signings, Free agency
The following players were signed by the Flyers via free agency. Two-way contracts are marked with an asterisk (*).


2006–07 Philadelphia Flyers season, Transactions, Signings, Internal
The following players were either re-signed by the Flyers or, in the case of the team's selections in the NHL Entry Draft, signed to entry level contracts. Two-way contracts are marked with an asterisk (*).


2006–07 Philadelphia Flyers season, Transactions, Waivers
The Flyers were involved in the following waivers transactions. Players claimed on recall waivers are marked with an asterisk (*).


2006–07 Philadelphia Flyers season, Transactions, Departures
The following players left the team via free agency, release, or retirement. Players who were under contract and left the team during the season are marked with an asterisk (*).


2006–07 Philadelphia Flyers season, Draft picks
Philadelphia's picks at the 2006 NHL Entry Draft, which was held at General Motors Place in Vancouver on June 24, 2006. The Flyers original third-round pick, 85th overall, was traded to the San Jose Sharks for Niko Dimitrakos on March 9, 2006.


2006–07 Philadelphia Flyers season, Farm teams
The Flyers were affiliated with the Philadelphia Phantoms of the AHL and the Trenton Titans of the ECHL. After an early season coaching change from Craig Berube, who joined the Flyers as an assistant, to Kjell Samuelsson, the Phantoms struggled finishing sixth in their division and missing the playoffs. Trenton finished 4th in their division and made it to the 2nd round of the playoffs before losing to the Dayton Bombers in their last season as a Flyers affiliate. Following the 2006–07 ECHL season the Titans were renamed the Trenton Devils by their new owners, the New Jersey Devils.


2006–07 Philippine Basketball League season, 2006-07 Silver Cup, Silver Cup finals
The Port Masters leaned on the red-hot shooting of Jonathan Fernandez, who finished with 23 points as he fueled Harbour's two decisive breakaways - the last one in the final six minutes where he clustered two straight triples that finally took the fight out of the Teeth Masters, 69-51. Chico Lanete, the hero in Games 1 and 3, provided the needed firepower while Al Vergara created the plays for the team.


2006–07 Philippine Basketball League season, 2007 Unity Cup, Unity Cup finals
After being held to a close game in the first three quarters, Jayson Castro and JC Intal combined to lead a fiery breakaway that saw Harbour took a 75-60 lead with 5:58 remaining. Castro and Chico Lanete, the series' finals MVP, each scored 18 points, while Ryan Araña and JC Intal chipped in 15 markers apiece.


2006–07 Phoenix Coyotes season
The Phoenix Coyotes 2006–07 season began as a rebuilding stage for the team, as they tried to become good enough to be a factor in the increasingly competitive Western Conference. Not considered one of the "elite" teams in the West, the Phoenix Coyotes knew that they had to make some huge changes to reach that status. They tried to do so by acquiring defenseman Ed Jovanovski and former all-stars Jeremy Roenick and Owen Nolan. They hoped to get solid goaltending from Curtis Joseph, and with the former hockey great Wayne Gretzky as head coach, the Coyotes were looking to improve the game of their prospects with the leadership of their veteran players.


2006–07 Phoenix Coyotes season, Regular season
The Coyotes struggled in shorthanded situations, allowing 92 power-play goals: the most in the League.


2006–07 Phoenix Coyotes season, Regular season, Season standings
Note: CR = Conference rank; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; OTL = Overtime/shootout loss; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; PIM = Penalties in minutes; Pts = Points         Bolded teams qualified for the playoffs.


2006–07 Phoenix Coyotes season, Playoffs
For the fourth consecutive year, the Coyotes failed to make the playoffs.


2006–07 Phoenix Coyotes season, Player statistics, Regular season
•Mikael Tellqvist was acquired on November 28, 2006, from the Toronto Maple Leafs. Stats reflect time with the Coyotes only.


2006–07 Phoenix Coyotes season, Transactions, Draft picks
Phoenix's picks at the 2006 NHL Entry Draft in Vancouver, British Columbia.


2006–07 Phoenix Suns season
The 2006–07 Phoenix Suns season started with the team trying to return to the Western Conference Finals, where they were eliminated in six games by the Dallas Mavericks in the previous season, 2005–06.


2006–07 Phoenix Suns season
After an excellent regular season in which they posted a 61–21 record, in a rematch of last season's First Round where they came back from a 3–1 deficit, they defeated the Los Angeles Lakers in the opening round of the playoffs in five games, but were narrowly defeated in the Western Conference Semifinals in six games by the more experienced and heavily favored and eventual NBA champion San Antonio Spurs. The Suns had the best team offensive rating in the NBA.


2006–07 Phoenix Suns season
The Suns' marketing slogan for the 2006–07 season was Eyes on the Prize. Billboards and bus wraps showed closeups of the eyes of a different Suns player, each face photographed in a strongly tinted purple color (orange on some ads), with small reflections of the NBA championship trophy reflected in the pupils.


2006–07 Phoenix Suns season
This was the last season the Suns won their division until the 2020–21 season.


2006–07 Phoenix Suns season, Regular season, 15-game winning streak
On December 19, the Suns made franchise history by winning their fifteenth straight game with a 115–98 win over the Toronto Raptors ; ironically, the Raptors are a franchise headed by Bryan Colangelo, former Suns president and son of Jerry Colangelo, longtime Suns owner and current Suns CEO (under new owner Robert Sarver). The younger Colangelo left the Suns' organization to accept the Raptors' president–GM position in late February 2006.


2006–07 Phoenix Suns season, Regular season, 15-game winning streak
Steve Nash had 15 assists to go with 10 points, while Stoudemire scored a game-high 28 points and brought in 10 rebounds (in 28 minutes of playing time). The Suns' previous record was the 14-game win streak of the 1992–93 team, which made the NBA Finals but lost to the Chicago Bulls.


2006–07 Phoenix Suns season, Regular season, 15-game winning streak
The streak ended on December 22 against the Washington Wizards in overtime, by a score of 144–139, with Gilbert Arenas scoring a game-high 54 points.


2006–07 Phoenix Suns season, Regular season, 17-game winning streak
On January 28, 2007, the Suns made franchise history yet again by winning their seventeenth straight game with a 115–100 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers, in a game played at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio. Steve Nash contributed 23 points and 15 assists. Shawn Marion had 23 points, Amar'e Stoudemire had 22 and Leandro Barbosa scored 19.


2006–07 Phoenix Suns season, Regular season, 17-game winning streak
The franchise's previous record of fifteen was set earlier in the season on December 19 (as noted above). The win against the Cavs also marked the 20th victory in 21 games this season to date against Eastern Conference teams.


2006–07 Phoenix Suns season, Regular season, 17-game winning streak
Up to this point, the Suns' last loss was December 28 against the Dallas Mavericks. A victory at Minneapolis on Monday, January 29 against the Minnesota Timberwolves would have extended the streak to 18 games and again establish a franchise-best winning streak; however, the Suns fell to the T-Wolves by a score of 121–112.


2006–07 Phoenix Suns season, Regular season, 17-game winning streak
Kevin Garnett scored 44 points and had 11 rebounds for Minnesota, while Shawn Marion had 24 points and 10 rebounds and Leandro Barbosa had 17 for Phoenix in a losing cause; Raja Bell scored 26 points while Steve Nash had 20 points and 18 assists for the Suns, but he scored only three points and had just one assist in the final period as Garnett's scoring was too much for the Suns to overcome.


2006–07 Phoenix Suns season, Regular season, 17-game winning streak
Up to that time, the only other teams in NBA history with 17-game win streaks were the 1946–47 Washington Capitols, the 1959–60 Boston Celtics and the 1995–96 San Antonio Spurs. (The Suns' rival, the 2006–07 Dallas Mavericks would later go on their own 17-game winning streak).


2006–07 Phoenix Suns season, Regular season, 17-game winning streak
The all-time best winning streak in the NBA is 33 games, set by the 1971–72 L.A. Lakers. Steve Nash noted in an interview with the Associated Press:


2006–07 Phoenix Suns season, Regular season, 17-game winning streak
People don't talk about the 33-game streak, they talk about who won the championship that year", Nash said, noting the Lakers won the league title in '71-'72. "I don't feel unbeatable. We've got a lot of improving to do.


2006–07 Phoenix Suns season, Regular season, 17-game winning streak
As noted by Paul Coro of the Arizona Republic, the Suns franchise has had nine double-digit win streaks in its history to date, with four of them alone under coach Mike D'Antoni since 2004–05. The Suns are the 12th franchise in NBA history to have multiple winning streaks of at least 10 games before the month of February, but they are also the only team to have two 15-game winning streaks before the All-Star break.


2006–07 Phoenix Suns season, Regular season, Steve Nash injury
Due to inflammation of his right shoulder (first experienced February 1), Nash did not play in the second half of a February 5 road game against the Denver Nuggets, a 113–108 Suns victory, at the insistence of Mike D'Antoni. Nash left the game with 9 points, 3 rebounds and a team-high 7 assists in the first half. It was also announced that he would miss the following night's game against the Portland Trail Blazers (guard–forward Eric Piatkowski started in his place) . Both Nash and D'Antoni criticized the rest of the team for uninspired play during the first half, in a game that All-Star Allen Iverson and Marcus Camby did not participate in.


2006–07 Phoenix Suns season, Regular season, Steve Nash injury
Phoenix suffered their worst loss of the season on February 14. The Suns fell to the Sonics at KeyArena, by a score of 114–90. Marcus Banks scored a season-high 21 points in a losing cause. In addition to Nash's injury, Boris Diaw missed a second straight game due to back spasms; F Kurt Thomas has been out since January 15 with a sore right elbow.


2006–07 Phoenix Suns season, Regular season, Steve Nash injury, All-Star blowout: Suns do their part
Nash eventually was forced to withdraw from the 2007 NBA All-Star Game (played February 18 in Las Vegas). In the All-Star game, the Suns were represented by Amar'e Stoudemire (29 points) and Shawn Marion (18 points) in the 153–132 West squad victory over the East.


2006–07 Phoenix Suns season, Regular season, Steve Nash injury, All-Star blowout: Suns do their part
Stoudemire, by now seemingly fully recovered from the knee surgery, ended up scoring the most points ever by a Phoenix Suns player in an All-Star Game (29), more than the 21 points scored by Tom Chambers in 1990 and Paul Westphal in 1980.


2006–07 Phoenix Suns season, Regular season, Steve Nash injury, All-Star blowout: Suns do their part
Nash was replaced on the West All-Star squad by Seattle SuperSonics guard Ray Allen; Nash was in attendance as a spectator.


2006–07 Phoenix Suns season, Regular season, Steve Nash injury, All-Star blowout: Suns do their part
Despite the setbacks, as of the end of play on the 14th, the Suns enjoyed a 10-game first-place lead in the Pacific Division over the Los Angeles Lakers, and after the Suns struggled going 1–3 without Nash, he returned to action against the Los Angeles Clippers in a game played at Staples Center on February 20; Nash scored 13 points and had 12 assists in a decisive 115–90 victory, a game made famous with Amar'e Stoudemire airballing a free throw with the Suns up by 21 points drawing laughter and groans from the crowd. Shawn Marion scored 31 points. The following night, Nash continued his comeback with a double-double in a 118–108 home win against the Boston Celtics.


2006–07 Phoenix Suns season, Regular season, Road to the postseason
A key test for the Suns, as they began to prepare for postseason play, was a road game against their bitter conference rivals, the Dallas Mavericks, in a game played at American Airlines Center on March 14. The game was billed as a showdown of the two teams with the current best won-lost records in the NBA; one of the key factors in which team gets home-court advantage in the playoffs; and a possible preview of the Western Conference championship series. The Mavericks wore their green alternate uniform and the Suns their white home uniforms despite the game been played in Dallas.


2006–07 Phoenix Suns season, Regular season, Road to the postseason
The crowd of 20,525 was a season high for Dallas. The game was marked by controversial officiating and stellar offense by both teams (by their own standards the Suns' offense had been less than stellar, in general, in the period after the All-Star break).


2006–07 Phoenix Suns season, Regular season, Road to the postseason
Nash made a three-point shot to send the game into overtime. The game went into a second overtime period tied at 120–120. During the second OT period, Amar'e Stoudemire took over. He scored six of the nine points the Suns scored in the OT period (13 of the Suns' 18 in both OTs) and did a good job rebounding alongside Shawn Marion. Stoudemire (41 points) and Nash combined for 73 total points in the game versus 33 points for Jerry Stackhouse (his best point total as a Dallas Maverick).


2006–07 Phoenix Suns season, Regular season, Road to the postseason
Conversation thus began on a possible third MVP award for Nash (which would place him in the same company as NBA legends Bill Russell, Larry Bird and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar), and a possible competition between him and his close friend, Mavericks' star forward Dirk Nowitzki, for the honor (Nowitzki would go on to win the MVP award on May 11)).


2006–07 Phoenix Suns season, Regular season, Road to the postseason
The thriller ended 129–127, with the Suns edging the Mavericks to make the season series 2–1 favoring Dallas (it was the Mavs' first home loss in 24 games). The win moved the Suns to within 2½ games of Dallas in the chase for the best record in the NBA. (They played again on April 1 in front of a sellout crowd and national ABC Sports audience at US Airways Center, Phoenix, to end their season series match-up; the Suns won that game decisively by a score of 126–104. Barbosa led all scorers with 29 points; Stoudemire had 24 points; Nash had 23 points and 11 assists.)


2006–07 Phoenix Suns season, Regular season, Road to the postseason, Third straight Pacific Division title
In a home game played on March 20, the Suns defeated the Timberwolves 108–90 to clinch their third consecutive Pacific Division championship (and sixth overall for the franchise). Raja Bell hit six three-point shots in the winning cause, his most since January 26, and scored 22 points.


2006–07 Phoenix Suns season, Regular season, Road to the postseason, Third straight Pacific Division title
Phoenix ended its regular season on April 17 with a 103–99 home loss to the Los Angeles Clippers. The final regular-season record was 61–21, one win fewer than the franchise-best playoff teams of 1993 and 2005.


2006–07 Phoenix Suns season, Playoffs, First Round vs. Los Angeles Lakers
On Sunday, April 22, the Suns opened postseason play with a 95–87 win over the Los Angeles Lakers in the first game of the playoffs (in a game played on the Suns' home court at US Airways Center). Leandro Barbosa scored 26 points (19 of those in the second half); Amar'e Stoudemire, in his first playoff game since 2005, scored 23 points; Steve Nash scored 20 points and had 10 assists; Shawn Marion had 16 points. The Suns fell behind by halftime and the third quarter, but rallied in the fourth quarter as the Lakers' stamina gave out down the stretch. Kobe Bryant scored 39 points, but only 11 of those came in the second half.


2006–07 Phoenix Suns season, Playoffs, First Round vs. Los Angeles Lakers
Game 2 was played Tuesday, April 24 at US Airways Center in Phoenix. The Suns engineered a decisive 126–98 win over the Lakers. Leandro Barbosa (who was awarded the NBA Sixth Man Award on April 23) scored 26 points and hit four three-point shots; Amar'e Stoudemire scored 20 points; Shawn Marion had 18 points. Steve Nash had his third career postseason double-double with 16 points and 14 assists. Kobe Bryant was held to only 15 points on 5-of-13 shooting (and only scored two points in the entire second half).


2006–07 Phoenix Suns season, Playoffs, First Round vs. Los Angeles Lakers
The Suns went on a 27–9 scoring run to take a 55–34 lead with 4:50 to go in the first half, and that seemed to set the tone for the rest of the game. The Suns shot 54.3 percent (50-of-92) from the field. All of the Suns players who played during the game scored at least once, including fan favorite Pat Burke and Eric Piatkowski, both of whom rarely see playing time during games.


2006–07 Phoenix Suns season, Playoffs, First Round vs. Los Angeles Lakers
The Suns had their first 2–0 lead in an NBA playoff series since sweeping the Memphis Grizzlies in the first round of the 2005 playoffs.


2006–07 Phoenix Suns season, Playoffs, First Round vs. Los Angeles Lakers
The Los Angeles Lakers rallied to beat the Phoenix Suns by a score of 95–89 in front of their initially displeased home fans at Staples Center, getting the series a little closer by a margin of 2–1. The Suns scored the first 11 points unanswered, and built a 17-point lead in the first quarter, leading to boos from the Laker fans, but the Suns' offense did not hold up (Stoudemire and Raja Bell were hampered by foul trouble down the stretch).


2006–07 Phoenix Suns season, Playoffs, First Round vs. Los Angeles Lakers
The Suns lethargic play was no match for the Lakers' desperate aggressiveness, especially from big men Kwame Brown and Lamar Odom. Bryant tallied 45 points. Brown scored 18 points. Amar'e Stoudemire led the Suns with 23 points and 10 rebounds. Steve Nash scored 10 points and had 13 assists, while Leandro Barbosa had 20 points off the bench. The Suns wore their Orange uniforms, the Lakers yellow.


2006–07 Phoenix Suns season, Playoffs, First Round vs. Los Angeles Lakers
The Phoenix Suns responded to their opponents with aggressiveness and energy of game 3, defeating the Los Angeles Lakers on their home turf by a score of 113–100. Point guard Steve Nash recorded a Suns post-season record 23 assists, falling one assist short of tying Magic Johnson and John Stockton for the NBA post-season record of 24. The Suns wore their Orange uniforms for the final time of the season, the Lakers wore their white.


2006–07 Phoenix Suns season, Playoffs, First Round vs. Los Angeles Lakers
The Suns achieve a 4–1 series victory at home (by a score of 119–110), despite late fourth period back-to-back three-pointers by Bryant that brought the Lakers close enough to turn the tables. Nash had 17 points and 10 assists; Stoudemire had 27 points and 16 rebounds; Marion added 26 points and 10 rebounds. It was the 10th win by the Suns in the past 11 games against the Lakers.


2006–07 Phoenix Suns season, Playoffs, Conference Semifinals vs. San Antonio Spurs
Game 1 was played on May 6 at the US Airways Center in downtown Phoenix. The Spurs won 111–106. Late in the 4th quarter, Steve Nash collided head to head with Tony Parker, who had possession of the ball. Nash sustained a deep cut on his nose that bled profusely for the remainder of the game. His nose was bandaged and tended to by the team trainer, but Nash was in and out of the game as the wound continued to bleed through the bandages. It was the first time this postseason that Nash did not record a double-double. Tim Duncan and Tony Parker led the Spurs with 32 and 33 points, respectively. Nash led the Suns with 31 points, while Amar'e Stoudemire scored 20 and pulled down 18 boards.


2006–07 Phoenix Suns season, Playoffs, Conference Semifinals vs. San Antonio Spurs
Game 2 was played May 8 at the US Airways Center in downtown Phoenix. The Suns blew out the Spurs 101–81 to even series at one game apiece. Mike D'Antoni's decision for Kurt Thomas to guard Tim Duncan helped Amar'e Stoudemire to focus on offense, scoring 21 of his 27 points in the second half. Tim Duncan scored 29 points while Tony Parker and Bruce Bowen both had 13 points each.


2006–07 Phoenix Suns season, Playoffs, Conference Semifinals vs. San Antonio Spurs
Game 3 was played on May 12 in San Antonio. The Spurs beat the Suns 108–101 as Tim Duncan rallied 33 points and 19 boards. Manu Ginóbili ended up with a black and bruised eye when he was poked in the eye by Shawn Marion in Game 3. The Spurs led series 2–1.


2006–07 Phoenix Suns season, Playoffs, Conference Semifinals vs. San Antonio Spurs, Controversy & Tim Donaghy
Game 4 was played on May 14 in San Antonio. The Suns trailed by as much as 11 points throughout the 3rd quarter. Finally, the Suns took a lead near the end of the 4th quarter when Steve Nash fed Stoudemire back to back inside to make the game 100–97. Then, Robert Horry collided with Nash and sent the smaller framed Nash flying to the scorer's table midcourt. Raja Bell tried to come to Nash's aid, and was stopped by his teammates and referees. Horry was given a flagrant foul and was ejected. Bell also was given a technical foul for trying to get at Horry after the collision. The Suns won 104–98, evening the series at 2-2. Nash finished the game with 24 points and 15 assists.


2006–07 Phoenix Suns season, Playoffs, Conference Semifinals vs. San Antonio Spurs, Controversy & Tim Donaghy
On May 15, the NBA announced that Horry would be suspended two games for flagrantly fouling Nash and striking Bell's shoulder. Amar'e Stoudemire and Boris Diaw were suspended one game each for leaving their bench during an altercation in violation of league rules. Coach D'Antoni was not happy with Stoudemire and Diaw's suspension, as they were critically important members of the Suns' squad:


2006–07 Phoenix Suns season, Playoffs, Conference Semifinals vs. San Antonio Spurs, Controversy & Tim Donaghy
We have the most powerful microscopes and telescopes in the world in Arizona, (and) you could use those instruments and not find a shred of fairness or common sense in that decision", D'Antoni said after the Suns' morning shooting session (May 16). "That's kind of how it feels. It really benefits no one. It doesn't benefit us, obviously. It doesn't benefit the Spurs. It doesn't benefit the fans. It doesn't benefit the NBA."


2006–07 Phoenix Suns season, Playoffs, Conference Semifinals vs. San Antonio Spurs, Controversy & Tim Donaghy
Game 5 was played May 16 at the US Airways Center in downtown Phoenix. After leading by as many as 16 points in the second quarter and ahead 79-71 with 5:18 to play, the Suns collapsed and lost the game by a score of 88–85. Bruce Bowen hit a three-point shot with 36.4 seconds to go. The Suns, without Stoudemire and Diaw because of the aforementioned one-game suspension, were led by Shawn Marion, who scored 24 points and 17 rebounds, but only four of those points were scored in the second half.


2006–07 Phoenix Suns season, Playoffs, Conference Semifinals vs. San Antonio Spurs, Controversy & Tim Donaghy
Kurt Thomas, playing in place of Stoudemire, had 15 points and 12 rebounds. Steve Nash finished with 19 points and 12 assists. Manu Ginóbili scored 15 of his 26 points in the final quarter to lead the Spurs to the late rally as the Spurs proved to be too much for the Suns.


2006–07 Phoenix Suns season, Playoffs, Conference Semifinals vs. San Antonio Spurs, Controversy & Tim Donaghy
Game 6 was played May 18 in San Antonio, Texas. With 2 fresh players coming back, in Boris Diaw and Amar'e Stoudemire, Phoenix was very anxious about this game. Phoenix started the game off going shot for shot with the Spurs. After trailing at halftime 53–51, Phoenix believed that they were going to force a Game 7 back in Phoenix, but a big 3rd quarter by San Antonio put the Spurs up by as many as 20. In the 4th quarter, the Suns almost rallied back by starting to hit big shots. But in the end, it was not enough as San Antonio eliminated the team in the NBA with the second best record (61–21).


2006–07 Phoenix Suns season, Playoffs, Conference Semifinals vs. San Antonio Spurs, Controversy & Tim Donaghy
In the aftermath of the season, one of the referees that was involved with the series, Tim Donaghy, would write in his book that he had no doubt the Suns were the best in the league that year and even admitted that the entire series was officiated poorly. In his book, Donaghy claimed that his supervisor, Tommy Nuñez, disliked team owner Robert Sarver while also enjoying the lifestyle of San Antonio to the point where he wanted the Spurs to continue leading their playoff stretch. He would also admit that this particular series was poorly officiated from the very start until its bitter end.


2006–07 Pirveli Liga
2006–07 Pirveli Liga was the 18th season of the Georgian Pirveli Liga.


2006–07 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team
The 2006–07 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 2006–07 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by head coach Jamie Dixon, the Panthers finished with a record of 29–8 and made it to the sweet sixteen of the 2007 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament where they lost to UCLA.


2006–07 Pittsburgh Penguins season
The Pittsburgh Penguins 2006–07 season was ripe with potential, as the team featured one of the largest groups of young stars in the National Hockey League (NHL). Evgeni Malkin, the second overall pick in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft, came to the United States from Russia prior to the season and joined the team. He promptly became the first NHL rookie since 1917 to score goals in each of his first six games.


2006–07 Pittsburgh Penguins season
Malkin and second-year phenom Sidney Crosby were joined by 18-year-old Jordan Staal, who made the jump directly from the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) to the Penguins roster after being drafted second overall in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft. The Penguins also brought back Mark Recchi via free agency, giving Recchi his third stint with the team.


2006–07 Pittsburgh Penguins season
The season was clouded with uncertainty, however, about the Penguins' future in Pittsburgh. After Jim Balsillie had agreed to purchase the franchise for $175 million and to keep it in Pittsburgh, the situation seemed settled. Balsillie's deal fell through, however, in December. Isle of Capri Casinos was next to make a bid to keep the team in Pittsburgh, but their deal was nixed as well. On January 3, 2007, Penguins officials, including Mario Lemieux and other members of the team's ownership group, visited Kansas City, Missouri, to discuss potentials of relocating the team there. Other cities which reportedly have expressed interest in the franchise include Houston, Winnipeg, Portland and Oklahoma City.


2006–07 Pittsburgh Penguins season
On March 14, 2007, in a joint announcement by Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell, Allegheny County Executive Dan Onorato, Pittsburgh Mayor Luke Ravenstahl and Mario Lemieux, it was made public that an agreement had been reached between the parties. A new state-of-the-art multi-purpose arena (the Consol Energy Center) will be built. This agreement will keep the Penguins in Pittsburgh for another 30 years. Following the announcement of this plan, the Lemieux ownership group announced that they no longer have plans to sell the team.


2006–07 Pittsburgh Penguins season
On January 9, 2007, the NHL announced that Sidney Crosby had been voted by the fans to start at forward in the 2007 All-Star Game in Dallas, Texas. Malkin, Staal and defenseman Ryan Whitney were all invited to All-Star Weekend to play in the YoungStars game.


2006–07 Pittsburgh Penguins season, Regular season
The Penguins finished the regular season having scored 94 power-play goals, the most in the NHL. They also had the most power-play opportunities, with 463.


2006–07 Pittsburgh Penguins season, Regular season, Season standings
Note: No. = Division rank, CR = Conference rank, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points       Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.


2006–07 Pittsburgh Penguins season, Regular season, Season standings
P –  Clinched Presidents Trophy; Y –  Clinched Division; X –  Clinched Playoff spot


2006–07 Pittsburgh Penguins season, Playoffs
The Pittsburgh Penguins ended the 2006–07 regular season as the Eastern Conference's fifth seed. They lost to the Ottawa Senators in five games, in the conference quarter-finals. They would sweep the Senators in the playoffs the following season.


2006–07 Pittsburgh Penguins season, Player statistics
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Penguins. Stats reflect time with the Penguins only. ‡Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Team only.


2006–07 Pittsburgh Penguins season, Transactions
The Penguins were involved in the following transactions during the 2006–07 season:


2006–07 Pittsburgh Penguins season, Draft picks
Pittsburgh's picks at the 2006 NHL Entry Draft in Vancouver. The Penguins had the second overall draft pick, making the fourth consecutive draft the team had a pick in the top two: they had the first overall pick in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft (Marc-Andre Fleury), the second overall pick in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft (Evgeni Malkin) and the first overall pick in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft (Sidney Crosby).


2006–07 Pittsburgh Penguins season, Farm teams, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins are Pittsburgh's top affiliate in the AHL for the 2006–07 season.


2006–07 Pittsburgh Penguins season, Farm teams, Wheeling Nailers
The Wheeling Nailers are Pittsburgh's ECHL affiliate for the 2006–07 season.


2006–07 Plymouth Argyle F.C. season
The 2007–08 football season was Plymouth Argyle Football Club's 38th season in the Football League Championship, the second division of English football, and their 102nd as a professional club.


2006–07 Plymouth Argyle F.C. season, Summary of the 2006–07 season
After only eight months as manager, during which he was credited with saving Argyle from relegation, Tony Pulis returned to Stoke in mid-June. Two weeks later, former QPR manager Ian Holloway, was appointed manager.


2006–07 Plymouth Argyle F.C. season, Summary of the 2006–07 season
Holloway quickly added the team's only striker, Nick Chadwick, with veteran Barry Hayles from Millwall and 20-year-old Sylvan Ebanks-Blake from Man United who became the leading scorers of the season with 14 and 10 goals respectively. The addition of Dutch defender Marcel Seip, ultimately displaced Aljofree in central defence. In goal, Luke McCormick got first team action with Romain Larrieu out sick and kept his place.


2006–07 Plymouth Argyle F.C. season, Summary of the 2006–07 season
Several young players established themselves in the first team especially Gary Sawyer who became a regular on the left of defense, especially after Tony Capaldi appeared set to leave at the end of the season. Luke Summerfield and Dan Gosling also impressed.


2006–07 Plymouth Argyle F.C. season, Summary of the 2006–07 season
The first third of the season saw a fairly good start, where Holloway's signings, enthusiasm and more attacking style appeared to be lifting team performances from the previous season and to 6th place after 15 games. The possibility play-off and even promotion began to be talked about. However, the lack of depth showed mid-season as the accumulation of suspensions and injuries (including Paul Wotton out for the season with a knee injury) forced Holloway to draw ever deeper into reserves, and with a slide in results and position.


2006–07 Plymouth Argyle F.C. season, Summary of the 2006–07 season
Holloway moved aggressively during the January transfer window, bringing in loanees Kevin Gallen (striker, QPR), Hungarians Péter Halmosi (midfield) and Krisztián Timár (defense), and 17-year-old Scott Sinclair (left wing, Chelsea) and permanent signing Rory Fallon (Halmosi and Timár became permanent signings at the end of the season). Settling the new players in took time and though performances improved, it was not sufficiently to boost Argyle far up the table.


2006–07 Plymouth Argyle F.C. season, Summary of the 2006–07 season
However, Argyle had an excellent FA Cup run making it into the Quarter Finals before losing 0–1 against Watford, the farthest any non-premiership team made it. It was, however, a game that they should have won and the lack of killer instinct showed in this game and others. The team seemed to go into a funk after the Watford loss with a string of mediocre results which saw them drifting in mid-table. However, the team rallied at the end of the season with five successive wins and its best finish in 50 years.


2006–07 Plymouth Argyle F.C. season, Summary of the 2006–07 season
In its third season in the Championship, Argyle had become an established team, with a solid and stable line up of players, highly regarded management, and optimism for the next season.


2006–07 Plymouth Argyle F.C. season, Summary of the 2006–07 season
Midfielder Lilian Nalis was voted player of the year and defender Gary Sawyer young player of the year.


2006–07 Plymouth Argyle F.C. season, Summary of the 2006–07 season
While Argyle ended the season with no financial troubles, a big question remains over the ability of the team to attract the investment likely needed to lift the team to the Premiership with investments in players, stadium, and training facilities.


2006–07 Plymouth Argyle F.C. season, Team
The 2006–07 Plymouth Argyle first-team squad:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2006–07 Plymouth Argyle F.C. season, Team
12 Green Army is not a real player, but was registered by the club as a tribute to the supporters. The idea behind assigning the number 12 was that the great support from fans gives Argyle a similar advantage to having an extra (twelfth) player.


2006–07 Plymouth Argyle F.C. season, Pre-season results
The pre-season saw wins over Tiverton (4–0), Grays Athletic (3–0), FC Gratkorn (5–1), and Yeovil (2–0) and losses to Real Madrid (0–1) and Bristol Rovers (0–1). A pre-season altercation between first-year Chris Zebroski and team captain, mid-fielder Paul Wotton in an Austrian bar resulted in 100 stitches to Wotton's head and the sacking of Zebroski. Wotton recovered for the first game of the season.


2006–07 Polish Volleyball League
2006–07 Polish Volleyball League was the 71st season of Polish Championship (7th season as professional league) organized by Professional Volleyball League SA (Polish: Profesjonalna Liga Piłki Siatkowej S.A.) under the supervision of Polish Volleyball Federation (Polish: Polski Związek Piłki Siatkowej).


2006–07 Polish Volleyball League
Jadar Radom and Delecta Bydgoszcz were promoted to Polish Volleyball League in this season.


2006–07 Polish Volleyball League
In season 2006/2007 BOT Skra Bełchatów played in CEV Champions League, Wkręt-met Domex AZS Częstochowa played in CEV Top Teams Cup, PZU AZS Olsztyn and Jastrzębski Węgiel played in CEV Challenge Cup,


2006–07 Polska Liga Hokejowa season
The 2006–07 Polska Liga Hokejowa season was the 72nd season of the Polska Liga Hokejowa, the top level of ice hockey in Poland. 10 teams participated in the league, and Podhale Nowy Targ won the championship.


2006–07 Port Vale F.C. season
The 2006–07 season was Port Vale's 95th season of football in the English Football League, and third successive season in League One. Martin Foyle's side again finished in mid-table, whilst exiting the FA Cup and the League Trophy at the Second Round. Vale, notoriously poor performers in the League Cup, managed to reach the Fourth Round for the first time, at which point they were beaten by top-flight Tottenham Hotspur. Strike partners Leon Constantine and Akpo Sodje put in a 42-goal partnership, with Sodje picking up the club's Player of the Year award. At the end of the season top-scorer Constantine left the club, as did senior midfielder Danny Sonner, scuppering Foyle's long-term plans.


2006–07 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, League One
The pre-season saw Martin Foyle make a number of signings, including: Danny Sonner (Peterborough United); Jason Talbot (Mansfield Town); Paul Harsley (Macclesfield Town); Richard Walker (Crewe Alexandra); Danny Whitaker (Macclesfield Town); Colin Miles (Yeovil Town); and Akpo Sodje (Darlington). He also took Stefan Moore on loan from Queens Park Rangers, and utility player Ritchie Humphreys from Hartlepool United. Youth team player Danny Glover, son of assistant manager Dean Glover, was also given a squad number.


2006–07 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, League One
The season started with Vale in fine form, winning their first four games. His four goals meant Constantine was named the division's Player of the Month for August. This run came to a halt with four defeats in the next five games, Vale scoring just three goals. In November, Ross Gardner was signed on loan from Nottingham Forest, and would join permanently in the January transfer window. Foyle also signed defender Clayton Fortune on a season long loan for a second time, this time from Leyton Orient.


2006–07 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, League One
Heading into December with just three wins in fifteen league games, they won their first four games, with Constantine hitting five of Vale's nine goals. In January, Foyle splashed out £30,000 on Crewe Alexandra striker Luke Rodgers. He also signed former teammate Paul Musselwhite as an emergency back-up goalkeeper following an injury to Mark Goodlad, as well as Cardiff City midfielder Malvin Kamara. He also turned down an offer from Barnsley of £200,000 (plus Marc Richards) for Constantine, who claimed to be happy at Vale Park. However he did sell skilful winger Jeff Smith to Carlisle United for £60,000.


2006–07 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, League One
Also leaving Burslem was Louis Briscoe, who was allowed to join Leek Town. Vale's form had left them once again, as they failed to pick up a win in a sequence of seven games. In February, defender Rhys Weston joined on a short-term contract, having left Norwegian club Viking FK. On 10 March, Vale travelled to the Don Valley Stadium, and Sodje managed to hit four goals past the Rotherham United defence to give Vale a 5–1 win. This gave Vale fans a sliver of hope of reaching the play-offs, but Vale failed to string two wins together in their final nine games, despite a 3–0 win over nearby Crewe Alexandra.


2006–07 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, League One
They finished in twelfth place with sixty points, a clear distance from both the play-off and the relegation zones. They again had the lowest numbers of draws in the division, recording just six stalemates. Constantine was the second-highest scorer in the division after Billy Sharp of Scunthorpe United. Player of the Year Sodje also hit sixteen goals. Captain George Pilkington and midfielder Danny Whitaker missed just two games between them all season.


2006–07 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, League One
At the end of the season a number of players were released: Nathan Lowndes (Chester City); George Abbey (Crewe Alexandra); Rhys Weston (Walsall); Michael Husbands (Macclesfield Town); Christian Smith (Clyde); Ross Gardner (Ilkeston Town); Malvin Kamara (Huddersfield Town); Michael Walsh and Mark Soboljew. Leon Constantine also decided against signing a new contract at Vale, and instead joined Leeds United. Danny Sonner also rejected his contract offer, and moved on to Walsall, but not before making a parting shot at the club's leadership.


2006–07 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Finances
The club had to make monthly repayments of around £19,000 for a £2.25 million loan taken out from the local council in 2005. The club's shirt sponsorship came from local company BGC Gas.


2006–07 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Cup competitions
In the FA Cup, Vale advanced past League Two side Lincoln City with a 2–1 victory at Sincil Bank. However they then were on the end of a 4–0 hiding from Hereford United at Edgar Street in the Second Round.


2006–07 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Cup competitions
In the League Cup, Vale faced Preston North End, who they defeated with goals from Sodje and Constantine. The "Valiants" then vanquished Queens Park Rangers 3–2 in the Second Round. This left them facing Norwich City, the third Championship club of the season to travel to Burslem in the League Cup. Vale against upset the odds by winning the penalty shoot-out 3–2 following a goalless draw against a strong "Canary" side. Premier League Tottenham Hotspur awaited in the Fourth Round, who at White Hart Lane proved to be too much of a challenge for the Vale.


2006–07 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Cup competitions
Constantine put Vale into the lead, but a Tom Huddlestone goal took the game into extra-time, before both Huddlestone and Jermain Defoe scored to give "Spurs" a 3–1 win, thus saving Martin Jol's blushes. This represented the club's greatest achievement in the competition, as Vale had never reached the Fourth Round before.


2006–07 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Cup competitions
In the League Trophy, Vale advanced past Scunthorpe United after winning on penalties at Glanford Park. They then had a home tie with local rivals Crewe Alexandra. The "Railwaymen" won the game 3–2 despite a brace from Constantine.


2006–07 Portland Trail Blazers season
The 2006-07 Portland Trail Blazers season was the team's 37th in the NBA. They began the season hoping to improve upon their 21-61 output from the previous season. They managed to improve by 11 games, finishing 32-50, but they failed to qualify for the playoffs.


2006–07 Portsmouth F.C. season
During the 2006–07 English football season, Portsmouth competed in the FA Premier League.


2006–07 Portsmouth F.C. season, Season summary
After several seasons of struggle in English football's top flight, Portsmouth enjoyed one of their best seasons in many years as they challenged for European qualification, ultimately falling short with a nonetheless creditable ninth-place finish.


2006–07 Portsmouth F.C. season, Kit
The team kit was manufactured by German sportswear manufacturer Jako and sponsored by Japanese electronics company Oki.


2006–07 Portsmouth F.C. season, Players, First-team squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2006–07 Portsmouth F.C. season, Players, Left club during season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2006–07 Portsmouth F.C. season, Players, Reserve squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2006–07 Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Statistics of Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina in the 2006–2007 season.


2006–07 Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Overview
It was contested by 16 teams, and FK Sarajevo won the championship.


2006–07 Premier Soccer League
The following is the final results of the 2006–07 Premier Soccer League football season.


2006–07 Premiership Rugby
The 2006–07 Guinness Premiership was the 20th season of the top flight of the English domestic rugby union competitions, played between September 2006 and May 2007. It was announced during the 2005-06 season that the 2006-07 competition would end two weeks early due to the 2007 Rugby World Cup in France, as England would be defending their title. At the end of the previous season, Harlequins gained promotion to this season, while the Leeds Tykes were relegated. The Champions of this season were Leicester Tigers, beating Gloucester RFC 44-16 on 12 May in the Final at Twickenham, while the Northampton Saints were relegated. Leeds returned in 2007–08, under their new name of Leeds Carnegie, after being promoted.


2006–07 Premiership Rugby
From the start of the season, all half-time intervals were increased from the traditional 10 minutes to 15 minutes. The move has been explained as allowing clubs to capitalise on growing capacities and maximise refreshment income.


2006–07 Premiership Rugby
Two of the opening games of the season were played at Twickenham, in the 2006 London Double Header.


2006–07 Premiership Rugby, Table
* Leicester were docked one point for fielding an ineligible player


2006–07 Premiership Rugby, Table
If teams are level at any stage, they are ranked by: 1. number of wins 2. league points 3. match points difference 4. match points for 5. head-to-head record.


2006–07 Premiership Rugby, Individual statistics
Note: Flags to the left of player names indicate national team as has been defined under World Rugby eligibility rules, or primary nationality for players who did not earn international senior caps. Players may hold one or more non-WR nationalities.


2006–07 Preston North End F.C. season
During the 2006–07 English football season, Preston North End F.C. competed in the Football League Championship.


2006–07 Preston North End F.C. season, Season summary
The 2006–07 season started well under Simpson, seeing Preston rise to the top of the Championship in December, the highest league place the team has reached in 55 years. Despite much interest in striker David Nugent, Simpson was able to hold on to the player throughout the January transfer window. On 28 March, Nugent went on to get his full international debut for England, and even managed to score his first international goal in the 90th minute of the match against Andorra. This was the first time a Preston player received a full international cap for England since Tom Finney. It was around this time that Preston went into a decline, which in the end meant the team missing out on a playoff spot in the final few weeks of the season.


2006–07 Preston North End F.C. season, Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2006–07 Preston North End F.C. season, Squad, Left club during season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2006–07 Primeira Liga
The 2006–07 Primeira Liga (also known as BWINLIGA for sponsorship reasons) was the 73rd edition of top flight of Portuguese football. It started on 27 August 2006 with a match between Vitória de Setúbal and Académica and ended on 20 May 2007. The league was contested by 16 clubs, with Porto as defending champions.


2006–07 Primeira Liga
Porto and Sporting CP were both qualified for the 2007–08 UEFA Champions League group stage, while Benfica qualified for the UEFA Champions League qualifying round. Braga, Belenenses and Paços de Ferreira qualified for the 2007–08 UEFA Cup. Beira-Mar and Desportivo das Aves were relegated  to the Liga de Honra. Liédson was the top scorer with 15 goals.


2006–07 Primeira Liga, Promotion and relegation, Teams relegated to Liga de Honra
The professional competitions shrunk from 18 to 16 clubs following last season's promotions and relegations' modifications. Penafiel, Rio Ave, Vitória de Guimarães were relegated to the Liga de Honra.


2006–07 Primeira Liga, Promotion and relegation, Teams relegated to Liga de Honra
In June 2006, Belenenses, who finished 15th in the previous season, were scheduled to be relegated. However, the Lisbon team presented a complaint to the Portuguese League for Professional Football regarding the use of a non-registered player (Mateus) by 13th-placed Gil Vicente. The penalty pretended by Belenenses would result in Gil Vicente being relegated in their place. This claim generated a series of appeals and controversial statements to the media. The decision has been taken on 23 August and made Belenenses stay in the Portuguese Liga while Gil Vicente were relegated to the Liga de Honra.


2006–07 Primeira Liga, Promotion and relegation, Teams promoted from Liga de Honra
Beira-Mar and Desportivo das Aves were promoted to the Liga.


2006–07 Primera B Nacional
The 2006–07 Argentine Primera B Nacional was the 21st season of second division professional of football in Argentina. A total of 20 teams competed; the champion and runner-up were promoted to Argentine Primera División.


2006–07 Primera B Nacional, Promotion playoff
This leg was played between the Apertura and the Clausura winner, but  as Olimpo won both tournaments, was declared champion and was automatically promoted to 2007–08 Primera División, so the match was played between the best teams placed in the overall standings under Olimpo, San Martín (SJ) and Huracán. The winning team was promoted to 2007–08 Primera División and the losing team played the Promotion Playoff Primera División-Primera B Nacional.


2006–07 Primera B Nacional, Torneo Reducido
It was played by the teams placed 4th, 5th 6th and 7th in the Overall Standings: Atlético de Rafaela (4th), Tigre (5th), Chacarita Juniors (6th) and Platense (7th). The winning team played the Promotion Playoff Primera División-Primera B Nacional.


2006–07 Primera B Nacional, Promotion playoff Primera División-Primera B Nacional
The Promotion playoff loser (Huracán) and the Torneo Reducido winner (Tigre) played against the 18th and the 17th placed of the Relegation Table of 2006–07 Primera División.


2006–07 Primera B Nacional, Relegation
1: Had to play a tiebreaker to see which team played Promotion/Relegation Legs.


2006–07 Primera B Nacional, Relegation
Note: Clubs with indirect affiliation with AFA are relegated to the Torneo Argentino A, while clubs directly affiliated face relegation to Primera B Metropolitana. Clubs with direct affiliation are all from Greater Buenos Aires, with the exception of Newell's, Rosario Central, Central Córdoba and Argentino de Rosario, all from Rosario, and Unión and Colón from Santa Fe.


2006–07 Primera Divisió, Overview
It was contested by 8 teams, and FC Rànger's won the championship.


2006–07 Primera División (Costa Rica)
Primera División de Costa Rica (Costa Rica First Division) is a Costa Rican football tournament composed of two short tournaments that take up the entire year to determine the champion of Costa Rican football.


2006–07 Primera División (Costa Rica)
In both the Apertura and Clausura, 2 groups of 6 teams are conformed, they will play twice (Home and away) with the teams of their own group (10 games) and once game with the teams of the other group (6 games), for a total of 16 games. The top 4 teams from each group after the final round of the Apertura and the Clausura qualify for the playoffs.


2006–07 Primera División (Costa Rica), Final
No Final was played as Saprissa won both the Apertura and Clausura tournaments.


2006–07 Primera División A season
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2006–07 Primera División A season
Primera División A (Méxican First A Division) is a Mexican football tournament. This season was composed of Apertura 2006 and Clausura 2007. Puebla was the winner of the promotion to First Division after winning Dorados de Sinaloa in the promotion playoff.


2006–07 Primera División A season, Promotion final
The promotion final faced Puebla against Dorados to determine the winner of the First Division Promotion. Puebla was the winner.


2006–07 Pro A season
The 2006–07 LNB Pro A season was the 85th season of the French Basketball Championship and the 20th season since inception of the Ligue Nationale de Basketball (LNB) . The regular season started on September 23, 2006 and ended on April 27, 2007. The play-offs were held from May 15, 2007 till June 2, 2007.


2006–07 Pro A season
Roanne, after finishing at the second top seed of the regular season, won its second French Pro A League title by defeating Nancy in playoffs final (81-74).


2006–07 Pro A season, Promotion and relegation
Due to the change of the LNB Pro A league format from 18 clubs to 16 between the 2006–07 and 2007–08 seasons, only 1 club is promoted from 2006 to 2007 LNB Pro B league (French 2nd division) and 3 clubs are sent to 2007-08 Pro B league.


2006–07 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team
The 2006–07 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team represented Purdue University during the 2006-07 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.


2006–07 QMJHL season
The 2006–07 QMJHL season was the 38th season in the history of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. The regular season ran from September 14, 2006 to March 18, 2007. Eighteen teams played 70 games each in the schedule. The Lewiston Maineiacs finished first overall in the regular season winning their first Jean Rougeau Trophy. Lewiston won 16 playoff games, losing only one, en route to their first President's Cup, defeating the Val-d'Or Foreurs in the finals.


2006–07 QMJHL season, Final standings
Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OTL = Overtime loss; SL = Shootout loss; PTS = Points; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against


2006–07 QMJHL season, Scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes


2006–07 QMJHL season, Goaltending leaders
Note: GP = Games Played; Mins = Minutes Played; W = Wins; L = Losses: OTL = Overtime losses; SL = Shootout losses; GA = Goals allowed; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average


2006–07 QMJHL season, Canada-Russia Challenge
The 2006 ADT Canada-Russia Challenge was hosted by the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies and the Val-d'Or Foreurs. On November 20, 2006, the QMJHL All-stars defeated the Russian Selects 6–2 at the Aréna Dave Keon. On November 21, 2006, the QMJHL All-stars defeated the Russian Selects 4–3 at the Centre Air Creebec. Since the tournament began in 2003, the QMJHL All-stars have won five games, the Russian Selects have three wins.


2006–07 QMJHL season, Playoffs
The top nine teams from the Telus division, and top seven teams from the Eastern division qualified for the playoffs. The ninth place team in the Telus division qualified in the Eastern division, and ranked by regular season points. All series were best-of-seven. Divisions crossed over in the semifinals.


2006–07 QMJHL season, Playoffs
Brad Marchand was the leading scorer of the playoffs with 40 points (16 goals, 24 assists).


2006–07 Qatar Stars League, Overview
It was contested by 10 teams, and Al-Sadd Sports Club won the championship.


2006–07 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy
The 2006–07 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy was one of three first-class domestic cricket competitions that were held in Pakistan during the 2006–07 season. The Quaid-e-Azam Trophy was contested by thirteen teams representing regional associations; it was preceded in the schedule by the Patron's Trophy (Grade-I), contested by nine departmental teams, and followed later in the season by the Pentangular Cup, which unlike the previous year did not involve teams from the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy.


2006–07 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy
There was no change to the structure of the competition from the previous season, with seven teams in the Gold League and six teams in the Silver League. Each league was played in a round-robin of 4-day matches beginning on 6 January 2007, with a final played over 5 days between the top two teams to determine the winner.


2006–07 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy
The winner of the Gold League final received the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy; the winner of the Silver League final would have gained promotion to the Gold league, with the last placed team in the Gold League being relegated to the Silver League, but the Pakistan Cricket Board reorganised the regional associations and departments into a single competition for the following season.


2006–07 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy
Karachi Urban lifted the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, the eighteenth victory by a Karachi team, after they beat defending champions Sialkot by eight wickets in the Gold League final. Multan won the Silver League final in a replay, after the weather-affected first match ended in a draw with no result on first innings.


2006–07 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, Group stage
The top two teams in the round-robin group stage (highlighted) advanced to the finals.


2006–07 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, Group stage
Position determined by total points, most matches won, fewest matches lost, followed by adjusted net run rate (matches with no result, i.e. those where both teams did not complete their first innings, were disregarded); matches finishing in a draw were decided on first innings scores, with points awarded as follows:


2006–07 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season
During the 2006–07 English football season, Queens Park Rangers F.C. competed in the Football League Championship.


2006–07 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season, Season summary
On 28 June 2006, Holloway was put on Gardening leave and eventually left for Plymouth Argyle and Gary Waddock was appointed full-time manager. On 20 September 2006, after a poor set of results had left QPR bottom of the table, Waddock was replaced by John Gregory. Waddock did, however, stay at the club as assistant manager. Gregory's appointment caused a schism among QPR fans, some of whom saw Gregory's friendship with controversial chairman Gianni Paladini as a conflict of interest.


2006–07 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season, Season summary
After a decent start with successive victories over Hull City and Southampton, Rangers form dipped before winning three on the bounce (including a victory at (then) league leaders Cardiff City). Unfortunately, results did not continue to improve, and relegation looked a distinct possibility for Gregory's men. However, following a fine late season run, QPR beat Cardiff 1–0 at Loftus Road on 21 April 2007 to secure their Championship status for another year.


2006–07 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season, Players, First-team squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2006–07 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season, Players, Left club during season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2006–07 Queensland Roar FC season
Queensland Roar took part in the 2006–07 A-League competition, hoping to improve on their performance in the previous domestic season, which saw them finish in sixth position at the end of the A-League competition.


2006–07 Queensland Roar FC season, Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2006–07 Queensland Roar FC season, Squad, Coaches
Coach Miron Bleiberg resigned after the Round 12 loss to Adelaide United. Frank Farina became coach on 16 November 2006.


2006–07 Queensland Roar FC season, Pre-Season cup, Group stage
The 2006 A-League Pre-Season Challenge Cup was a series in the Australian A-League football competition held in July and August in the lead up to the start of the main season. The opening round was 15 July 2006. The competition featured a group stage, with three regular rounds and a bonus round, followed by a two-week finals playoff. The bonus group round matched up teams against opponents from the other group, and also offered the incentive of "bonus points" based on goals scored (1 point for 2 goals, 2 points for 3 goals, 3 points for 4 or more goals).


2006–07 Queensland Roar FC season, Pre-Season cup, Group stage
The Pre-Season Cup was used to enhance the A-League's profiles by playing pre-season games in regional centres including the Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast, Toowoomba, Launceston, Canberra, Wollongong, Port Macquarie, Orange and Tamworth.


2006–07 R.S.C. Anderlecht season
During the 2006–07 R.S.C. Anderlecht season, the club competed in the Belgian Pro League, Belgian Cup, Belgian Supercup and UEFA Champions League.


2006–07 R.S.C. Anderlecht season, Appearances and goals
As of 10 April 2007, includes all Belgian Pro League, UEFA Champions League, Belgian Cup and Supercup matches. Excludes friendlies.


2006–07 RC Celta de Vigo season
In the 2006–07 season, Celta Vigo participated in La Liga, the Copa del Rey and the UEFA Cup.


2006–07 RC Lens season
The 2006–07 season was the 101st season in the existence of RC Lens and the club's 16th consecutive season in the top-flight of French football. In addition to the domestic league, Lens participated in this season's editions of the Coupe de France, the Coupe de la Ligue and UEFA Cup.


2006–07 RC Lens season, Season summary
Lens finished fifth, one point away from Champions League qualification. Francis Gillot subsequently resigned as manager, but remained with the club as a scout.


2006–07 RC Lens season, First-team squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2006–07 RC Lens season, First-team squad, Left club during season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2006–07 RK Zamet season
The 2006–07 season was the 50th season in RK Zamet’s history. It is their 6th successive season in the Dukat 1.HRL, and 30th successive top tier season.


2006–07 Radivoj Korać Cup
The 2007 Radivoj Korać Cup is the 5th season of the Serbian men's national basketball cup tournament. It was the first cup tournament of Serbia. The Žućko's Left Trophy was awarded to the winner FMP from Belgrade.


2006–07 Rangers F.C. season
The 2006–07 season was the 127th season of competitive football by Rangers.


2006–07 Rangers F.C. season, Overview
Rangers played a total of 51 competitive matches during the 2006–07 season. After signs that supporter unrest was turning on Murray, on 9 February 2006, two days before the crucial Old Firm match, it was announced that Alex McLeish would leave his position as manager at the end of the 2005–06 season, and on 11 March, it was confirmed that former Lyon manager Paul Le Guen would indeed succeed him at the end of the season.


2006–07 Rangers F.C. season, Overview
Murray predicted a fruitful reign under Le Guen, describing his capture as "a massive moonbeam of success" for the club and promising, "we’ve got big plans." He announced that the Frenchman would be given significant funds with which to strengthen the squad, with Rangers having announced an arrangement with sports retailer JJB Sports.


2006–07 Rangers F.C. season, Overview
Known for unearthing and nurturing young talent, Le Guen made an immediate splash in the transfer market signing South African Under 19 player Dean Furman from Chelsea, and youngsters William Stanger and Antoine Ponroy from Rennes. While allowing Ibrox favourite Alex Rae to move to a new career as player-manager of Dundee, he has also signed Libor Sionko and Karl Svensson. Rangers had been strongly linked with a host of other players and signed midfielder Jeremy Clement from Lyon and goalkeeper Lionel Letizi from Paris St Germain as a replacement for the departing Ronald Waterreus. Senegal's World Cup 2002 midfield player Makhtar N'Diaye signed a one-year contract after a short trial period with the club.