2006–07 Ipswich Town F.C. season, Season summary, January to May
Ipswich's form had stuttered through to the end of December, however they started the new year with a 1–0 home win over Birmingham City at Portman Road, with Gavin Williams netting the winning goal in the 90th minute. Ipswich were drawn away to Chester City in the FA Cup third round on 6 January. The first tie ended in a 0–0 draw, resulting in a replay scheduled for the 16 January, which Ipswich won 1–0, with Matt Richards scoring the winning goal.


2006–07 Ipswich Town F.C. season, Season summary, January to May
On 20 January Ipswich defeated local rivals Colchester United 3–2, with goals from Alan Lee, Sylvain Legwinski and Danny Haynes. The second round of the FA Cup took place on 27 January, with Ipswich drawn at home to Swansea City. Alan Lee scored the only goal of the match, converting a penalty in the 64 minute to send Ipswich into the next round of the cup. Ipswich suffered from a poor run of form during February, with the team going on a four game losing run throughout the month, whist also exiting the FA Cup due to a 0–1 away loss to Watford at Vicarage Road.


2006–07 Ipswich Town F.C. season, Season summary, January to May
The team's form improved during the later stages of the season. On 6 March, Ipswich recorded a 5–2 away win over Hull City, the team's biggest away win of the season. On 7 April, Ipswich defeated Barnsley 5–1 at Portman Road, the third time in the season that they had scored five goals in a single game. Ipswich faced rivals Norwich City for the second East Anglian derby of the season on 22 April away at Carrow Road. The match ended in a 1–1 draw, with David Wright's second-half equalizer leveling the tie.


2006–07 Ipswich Town F.C. season, Season summary, January to May
The following match Ipswich faced Leeds United at Elland Road. The match ended in a 1–1 draw, a result which effectively relegated Leeds to League One. The game was stopped half a minute early because of crowd trouble, with the responsible fans removed from the ground. Referee Nigel Miller controversially brought the teams back out to end the game. Ipswich held on to draw the game and would have won the game had their goals not been ruled out for offside. Ipswich's final game of the season saw them host Cardiff City at Portman Road.


2006–07 Ipswich Town F.C. season, Season summary, January to May
Ipswich ended the season with a 3–1 victory following a goal from Francis Jeffers, and a brace from Jonathan Walters. Ipswich finished 14th in the Championship in the 2006–07 season. Irish striker Alan Lee finished the season as Ipswich's top goal-scorer with 17 goals in all competitions, 16 of which were scored in the league. French midfielder Sylvain Legwinski won both the club's Supporters' and Players' Player of the Year awards for the season, whilst Tommy Smith won the club's Academy Player of the Year award. Welshman Gavin Williams won the club's Goal of the Season award for his strike in the 1–0 home victory over Leeds United on 16 December.


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


2006–07 Ipswich Town F.C. season, Pre-season
Preparations for the 2006–07 season included a pre-season tour of the Netherlands and Belgium, in which Ipswich played friendly matches against Dutch sides Willem II and Dordrecht, Zulte Waregem from Belgium and Italian side Lazio.


2006–07 Iran 2nd Division
The following is the standings of the 2006–07 Iran 2nd Division football season.


2006–07 Iran Football's 3rd Division
The following are the standings of the 2006–07 Iran Football's 3rd Division season.


2006–07 Iran Futsal's 1st Division
The 2006–07 Iranian Futsal 1st Division was divided into two phases.


2006–07 Iran Futsal's 1st Division
The league was composed of 16 teams divided into two divisions of 8 teams each, whose teams were divided geographically. Teams play other teams in their own division, once at home and once away for a total of 14 matches, each.


2006–07 Iranian Basketball Super League
The following is the final results of the Iran Super League 2006/07 basketball season.


2006–07 Iranian Volleyball Super League
The following is the final results of the Iranian Volleyball Super League (The Great Prophet Cup) 2006/07 season.


2006–07 Iraqi Premier League
The 2006–07 Iraqi Premier League kicked off on December 22, 2006 and finished on July 6, 2007. Erbil were crowned champions for the first time in their history, defeating Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 1–0 in the final, hosted at the Franso Hariri Stadium, Erbil's home ground.


2006–07 Iraqi Premier League, Group stage, Central Group 1
Note: Diyala withdrew from the league and were relegated. Lower division side Al-Ramadi were chosen to replace them but they also withdrew.


2006–07 Irish Cup
The 2006–07 Irish Cup was the 127th edition of Northern Ireland's premier football knock-out cup competition. It concluded on 5 May 2007 with the final.


2006–07 Irish Cup
Linfield were the defending champions, winning their 37th Irish Cup last season after a 2–1 win over archrivals Glentoran in the 2006 final. They successfully defended the cup by defeating Dungannon Swifts 3–2 on penalties, when the final ended 2–2 after extra time. This was the first, and to date only Irish Cup final ever to be decided by a penalty shootout.


2006–07 Irish League Cup
The 2006–07 Irish League Cup (known as the CIS Insurance Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 21st edition of Northern Ireland's secondary football knock-out cup competition. It concluded on 2 December 2006 with the final.


2006–07 Irish League Cup
Linfield were the defending champions after their eighth League Cup win last season; a 3–0 victory over Glentoran in the previous final. This season Glentoran gained some revenge by defeating the Blues at the semi-final stage. The Glens went on to lift the cup for the sixth time by defeating Cliftonville 1–0 in the final. This was the ninth time in ten years that the cup had been won by one of Belfast's Big Two.


2006–07 Irish League Cup
The 16 clubs taking part were divided into four groups of four clubs. The clubs in each group played each other at home and away. The top two clubs from each group then advanced to the quarter-finals where they played a single knock-out tie against another quarter-finalist. The semi-finals were played in the same format with the two winners of the ties advancing to the single match final.


2006–07 Irish Premier League
The 2006–07 Irish Premier League was the fourth season of Northern Ireland's national football league in this format since its inception in 2003, and the 106th season of Irish league football overall.


2006–07 Irish Premier League
The season began on 23 September 2006, and ended on 28 April 2007. Linfield was the defending champion, and successfully defended the title by 8 points to become champions for the 47th time. Loughgall was relegated after finishing bottom of the table, while Glenavon survived after beating Bangor 4–2 on penalties in the promotion play-off following a 1–1 draw on aggregate after extra time in the second leg.


2006–07 Irish Premier League, Results
Each team played every other team twice (home and away) for a total of 30 games.


2006–07 Irish Premier League, Promotion/relegation play-off
Glenavon, the club that finished in the relegation play-off place, faced Bangor, the runners-up of the 2006-07 Intermediate League First Division in a two-legged tie for a place in next season's Irish Premier League.


2006–07 Irish Premier League, Promotion/relegation play-off
Glenavon won the tie 4–2 on penalties after a 1-1 aggregate draw and retained their Premiership status.


2006–07 Irish Premier League, Promotion/relegation play-off
1-1 on aggregate. Glenavon won 4–2 on penalties and remained in the Irish Premier League


2006–07 Israel State Cup
The 2006–07 Israel State Cup (Hebrew: גביע המדינה, Gvia HaMedina) was the 68th season of Israel's nationwide football cup competition and the 53rd after the Israeli Declaration of Independence.


2006–07 Israel State Cup
The competition was won by Hapoel Tel Aviv, who have beaten Hapoel Ashkelon on penalties at the final. By winning, Hapoel Tel Aviv qualified to the second round of the UEFA Cup.


2006–07 Israeli Basketball Super League
The 2006–2007 Israeli Basketball Super League season was the 53rd season of top division basketball in Israel.


2006–07 Israeli Basketball Super League, Regular season, Standings
Source: Pts=Points, P=Matches played, W=Matches won, L=Matches lost, F=Points for, A=Points against, D=Points difference.


2006–07 Israeli Hockey League season
The 2006–07 Israeli Hockey League season was the 16th season of Israel's hockey league. Five teams participated in the league, and the Haifa Hawks won the championship.


2006–07 Israeli Noar Leumit League
The 2006–07 Israeli Noar Leumit League was the 13th season since its introduction in 1994 as the top-tier football in Israel for teenagers between the ages 18–20.


2006–07 Israeli Noar Leumit League
Beitar Jerusalem won the title, whilst Hapoel Petah Tikva and Maccabi Herzliya were relegated. The relegated teams were replaced by Ironi Kiryat Shmona (promoted from Artzit North Division) and Hapoel Ashkelon (promoted from Artzit South Division).


2006–07 Israeli Premier League
The 2006–07 Israeli Premier League season began on 26 August 2006. It was scheduled to begin a week before, but was then postponed due to the 2006 Lebanon War. Beitar Jerusalem, under businessman Arcadi Gaydamak, became the league champions.


2006–07 Israeli Premier League
Two teams from Liga Leumit were promoted at the end of the previous season: Maccabi Herzliya and Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan. The two teams relegated were Hapoel Nazareth Illit and Bnei Sakhnin.


2006–07 Israeli Premier League, Teams and Locations
Twelve teams took part in the 2006-07 Israeli Premier League season, including ten teams from the 2005-06 season, as well as two teams which were promoted from the 2005-06 Liga Leumit.


2006–07 Israeli Premier League, Teams and Locations
Maccabi Herzliya were promoted as champions of the 2005-06 Liga Leumit. Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan were promoted as runners up. Maccabi Herzliya and Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan returned to the top flight after an absence of six and twenty seven seasons respectively.


2006–07 Israeli Premier League, Teams and Locations
Hapoel Nazareth Illit and Bnei Sakhnin were relegated after finishing in the bottom two places in the 2005-06 season.


2006–07 Israeli Women's Cup
The 2006–07 Israeli Women's Cup (Hebrew: גביע המדינה נשים, Gvia HaMedina Nashim) was the 9th season of Israel's women's nationwide football cup competition.


2006–07 Israeli Women's Cup
The competition was won, for the 5th consecutive time, by Maccabi Holon who had beaten ASA Tel Aviv University 2–0 in the final.


2006–07 Israeli Women's Cup, Results, First Round
Out of 7 planned matches, 6 weren't played, as clubs forfeited their matches.


2006–07 Isthmian League
The 2006–07 season was the 92nd season of the Isthmian League, which is an English football competition featuring semi-professional and amateur clubs from London, East and South East England. Also, it was the first season for newly created divisions One North and One South.


2006–07 Isthmian League, Premier Division
The Premier Division consisted of 22 clubs, including 16 clubs from the previous season, and six new clubs.


2006–07 Isthmian League, Premier Division
Hampton & Richmond Borough won the division and were promoted to the Conference South along with play-off winners Bromley. Worthing, Walton & Hersham and Slough Town were relegated, while Harrow Borough, initially also relegated as the worst 19th-placed club among seventh level leagues, were reprieved as an effect of the Conference clubs Farnborough Town and Scarborough folded, Lancaster City demoted two levels down and Hayes merged with Yeading.


2006–07 Isthmian League, Division One North
After the end of the previous season, Division One was restructured. Most of the previous season's Division One clubs were transferred to Division One South.


2006–07 Isthmian League, Division One North
Division One North consisted of 22 clubs: eleven clubs transferred from Southern League Division One North, three clubs relegated from higher level leagues and eight clubs promoted from lower level leagues. Barking & East Ham United, another club from the Southern League, joined the division but resigned and folded before the start of the season.


2006–07 Isthmian League, Division One North
Maldon Town qualified for the play-offs but were ineligible for promotion due to ground grading issues, so Harlow Town received a bye to the play-off final which they won, and were promoted to the Premier Division along with AFC Hornchurch, who earned a second successive promotion. Flackwell Heath finished bottom of the table and were relegated. Ilford finished second bottom, but were reprieved to make up the number of clubs at eight tier after a few higher league clubs folded and merged and Northern Premier League was reformed.


2006–07 Isthmian League, Division One South
After the end of the previous season, Division One was restructured. Most of the previous season's Division One clubs were transferred to Division One South.


2006–07 Isthmian League, Division One South
Division One South consisted of 22 clubs, 16 clubs transferred from previous season Division One and six new clubs.


2006–07 Isthmian League, Division One South
Maidstone United won their second title in a row and were promoted to the Premier Division along with play-off winners Hastings United. Both clubs finished in the relegation zone were reprieved to make up the number of clubs at eight tier after a few higher league clubs folded and merged and Northern Premier League was reformed.


2006–07 Isthmian League, League Cup
The Isthmian League Cup 2006–07 was the 33rd season of the Isthmian League Cup, the league cup competition of the Isthmian League. Sixty-six clubs took part. The competition commenced on 22 August and finished on 4 April.


2006–07 Isthmian League, League Cup, Fixtures and results
Fixtures are listed in alphabetical order, not that which they were drawn in.


2006–07 Isthmian League, League Cup, Fixtures and results, First round
Four clubs from division Ones participated in the First round, while all other clubs received a bye to the Second round.


2006–07 Isthmian League, League Cup, Fixtures and results, Second round
The two clubs to have made it through the First round were entered into the Second Round draw with all other Isthmian League clubs, making sixty-four teams.


2006–07 Ivy League men's basketball season
The 2006–07 Ivy League men's basketball season was the Ivy League's 53rd season of basketball. The Ivy league doesn't have a tournament to determine the league champion; Instead the team with the best record is the champion. Ibrahim Jaaber, who played for the Penn Quakers, won the Ivy League Men's Basketball Player of the Year for the second straight year.


2006–07 JS Kabylie season
The 2006–07 season was JS Kabylie's 42nd season in the Algerian top flight, They competed in National 1, the Algerian Cup, and Super Cup and the Champions League.


2006–07 JS Kabylie season, Squad list
Players and squad numbers last updated on 25 September 2006.Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2006–07 JS Kabylie season, Squad information, Goalscorers
Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted alphabetically by surname when total goals are equal.


2006–07 Japan Figure Skating Championships
The 2006–07 Japan Figure Skating Championships were the 75th edition of the event. They were held between December 27 and 29, 2006 at the Rainbow Ice Arena in Nagoya. Skaters competed in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, and ice dancing on the senior level. This event was used to determine the teams for the 2007 World Championships and the 2007 Four Continents Championships. The level of competition is senior-level only. Juniors compete at the Japan Junior Figure Skating Championships, where the top three advance to the 2007 World Junior Championships.


2006–07 Japan Figure Skating Championships, Japan Junior Figure Skating Championships
The 2006–07 Japan Junior Figure Skating Championships took place between November 26 and 27, 2006 in Hiroshima.


2006–07 Jordan FA Cup
The 2006–07 Jordan FA Cup is the 27th edition of the Jordan FA Cup since its establishment in 1980. It started on 5 September 2006 and ended on 14 June 2007. Shabab Al-Ordon. The winner of the competition will earn a spot in the 2008 AFC Cup.


2006–07 Jordan FA Cup
Shabab Al-Ordon won their second title after a 2–0 win over Al-Faisaly in the final on 14 June 2007.


2006–07 Jordan FA Cup, Participating teams
A total of 22 teams participated in this season. 10 teams from the 2006–07 Jordan League, 12 teams from the First Division.


2006–07 Jordan FA Cup, First round
In this round, each tie was played as a single match. Extra time and penalty shoot-out were used to decide the winner if necessary . The six winners of this round advanced to the round of 16 to join the 10 direct entrants.


2006–07 Jordan FA Cup, Round of 16
The Round of 16 matches were played between 29 September and 1 October 2006.


2006–07 Jordan FA Cup, Quarter-finals
The Quarter-finals matches were played between 10 November and 25 November 2006.


2006–07 Jordan FA Cup, Semi-finals
The four winners of the quarter-finals progressed to the semi-finals. The semi-finals were played on 26 January 2007.


2006–07 Jordan FA Cup, Final
The final was played on 14 June 2007 at Amman International Stadium.


2006–07 Jordan League
The 2006–07 Jordan League was the 55th season of Jordan Premier League, the top-flight league for Jordanian association football clubs. The championship was won by Al-Wehdat, while Al-Yarmouk and Al Ittihad Al Ramtha were relegated. A total of 10 teams participated.


2006–07 Juventus F.C. season
The 2006–07 season was Juventus Football Club's 109th season in existence and first season in its history in Serie B following the 2006 Italian football scandal, leaving Internazionale as the only Italian club never to have been relegated. Juventus were docked nine points this season (repealed from the original 30-point deduction). Juventus finished the Serie B season in first place and were thus promoted back up to Serie A.


2006–07 Juventus F.C. season
Following the enforced relegation, Juventus lost Fabio Cannavaro and Emerson to Real Madrid, Lilian Thuram and Gianluca Zambrotta to Barcelona, Adrian Mutu to Fiorentina, and Patrick Vieira and Zlatan Ibrahimović to Internazionale. The remainder of the squad did however stay including Alessandro Del Piero, Gianluigi Buffon, Giorgio Chiellini, Pavel Nedvěd, David Trezeguet, Marcelo Zalayeta and Mauro Camoranesi, for the following 2006–07 Serie B season.


2006–07 Juventus 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 Juventus F.C. season, Events
In July 2006, former player Didier Deschamps was announced as the new manager following the resignation of Fabio Capello, who left for Spanish club Real Madrid.


2006–07 Juventus F.C. season, Events
The club made its Serie B debut on 9 September 2006, earning their first ever point in Serie B with a 1–1 draw away to Rimini. After that, Juventus won its next eight games, scoring 16 goals and conceding just one. The winning streak ended with a 1–1 draw at Napoli. In that game, goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon's streak of not conceding a goal ended at 733 minutes. Against Albinoleffe, Buffon was shown the red card for the first time in his career and conceded a penalty, but a 10-man Juve team managed to draw the game. They were undefeated in Serie B until the team lost at Mantova on 14 January 2007.


2006–07 Juventus F.C. season, Events
On 15 December 2006, two Berretti (U-18) youth players Alessio Ferramosca, age 17, and Riccardo Neri, age 16, drowned in a pond at the club's training ground in Vinovo, apparently when trying to recover a football that had fallen into the ice-cold water. The Juventus vs Cesena (Serie B) game scheduled for that day was cancelled and postponed until January due to the tragedy.


2006–07 Juventus F.C. season, Events
On 19 May 2007, after a 5–1 away win at Arezzo on the 39th matchday, Juventus was mathematically promoted to Serie A. On Matchday 40, Juventus were then crowned Serie B champions following a 2–0 home win to Mantova On 26 May, it was confirmed that Deschamps had resigned as manager due to differences with the club hierarchy, especially director of football Alessio Secco. His assistant Giancarlo Corradini was appointed caretaker for the last two games. On 4 June, Claudio Ranieri was announced as the new manager on the club website as Corradini stepped down to take up another management job full-time.


2006–07 Juventus F.C. season, Competitions, Serie B, Results by matchday
Note: this table does not take point deductions, such as Juventus' 9-point one, into account.


2006–07 KBL season
The 2006–07 Hyundai Mobis Professional Basketball season was the 11th season of the Korean Basketball League.


2006–07 KF Tirana season
The 2006-07 season was Klubi i Futbollit Tirana's 68th competitive season, 68th consecutive season in the Kategoria Superiore and 86th year in existence as a football club.


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


2006–07 KFC Cup
The 2006–07 KFC Cup was the 33rd edition of the Regional Super50, the domestic limited-overs cricket competition for the countries of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB). The competition was played between 9 January and 17 February 2007, using a round-robin format followed by play-offs.


2006–07 KFC Cup
The six teams participating in the competition were Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica, the Leeward Islands, Trinidad and Tobago, and the Windward Islands. Trinidad and Tobago were undefeated in the round-robin, and eventually defeated the Windward Islands in the final to win their eighth domestic one-day title. The semi-finals and final were all held in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, at Kingstown's Arnos Vale Stadium. Trinidad and Tobago's Kieron Pollard led the tournament in runs, while Jamaican fast bowler Jermaine Lawson took the most wickets.


2006–07 KFC Cup, Statistics, Most runs
The top five run scorers (total runs) are included in this table.


2006–07 KFC Cup, Statistics, Most wickets
The top five wicket takers are listed in this table, listed by wickets taken and then by bowling average.


2006–07 KFC Twenty20 Big Bash
The 2006–07  was the second season of official Twenty20 domestic cricket in Australia. Six teams representing six states in Australia participated in the competition. The competition was won by the Victorian Bushrangers for the second time after they defeated the Tasmanian Tigers at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.


2006–07 KFC Twenty20 Big Bash, Table
Teams receive 2 points for a win, 1 for a tie or no result, and 0 for a loss.


2006–07 KK Partizan season
In the 2006–07 season, Partizan Belgrade competed in the Basketball League of Serbia, Radivoj Korać Cup, Adriatic League and Euroleague.


2006–07 KML season
The 2006–07 SEB Korvpalli Meistriliiga was the 16th season of the Estonian basketball league and the third under the title sponsorship of SEB. Including the competition's previous incarnations, this was the 82nd season of the Estonian men's basketball league. Tallinna Kalev/Cramo came into the season as defending champions of the 2005–06 KML season.


2006–07 KML season
The season started on 4 October 2006 and concluded on 29 May 2007 with TÜ/Rock defeating Tallinna Kalev/Cramo 4 games to 2 in the 2007 KML Finals to win their 23rd Estonian League title.


2006–07 KML season, Regular season, League table
Updated to match(es) played on 29 May 2007. Source:  (2006/2007)


2006–07 KML season, Playoffs
The playoffs began on 11 April 2007 and ended on 29 May 2007. The tournament concluded with TÜ/Rock defeating Tallinna Kalev/Cramo 4 games to 2 in the 2007 KML Finals.


2006–07 KNVB Cup
The 2006–07 KNVB Cup was the 89th edition of the tournament. The competition started on 26 August 2006 and the final was held on 6 May 2007 at the Feyenoord Stadion in Rotterdam. The match between defending Cup winners Ajax and 3-time winners AZ finished 1–1 after regular time and after extra time. Ajax went on to win 8–7 on penalties and received the cup for the seventeenth time.


2006–07 KNVB Cup, First round
Only amateur clubs from the hoofdklasse and below participated in this round.


2006–07 KNVB Cup, Second round
The professional clubs from the Eredivisie and Eerste Divisie and the two youth teams entered the tournament this round.


2006–07 KNVB Cup, Final
Ajax and AZ already secured a spot in the Champions League play-offs of the national competition, with a place in the UEFA Cup being the minimal prize. Therefore, the UEFA Cup ticket the winner of this tournament would win, could now be won in the Eredivisie play-offs.


2006–07 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team
The 2006–07 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas Jayhawks for the NCAA Division I men's intercollegiate basketball season of 2006–07. The team was led by Bill Self in his fourth season as head coach. The team played its home games in Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Kansas.


2006–07 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team
The Jayhawks' won the regular season championship with fourteen conference wins—the third straight season in which the team has claimed a share of the championship. In postseason play the team defeated its conference opponents to claim its second straight title. In the NCAA Division I tournament, the Jayhawks were defeated in the Elite Eight.


2006–07 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team, Season Synopsis
After returning every key player from the 2006 team that shared the Big 12 regular season title with the Texas Longhorns and defeated Texas for the conference tournament title, the Jayhawks expected to repeat as Big 12 champs and contend for the national title in 2006–07. ESPN's Andy Katz had ranked the Jayhawks as the second best team in the nation for the preseason, while Dick Vitale had the Jayhawks ranked third. The starting lineup included Russell Robinson (guard), Mario Chalmers (guard), Brandon Rush (small forward), Julian Wright (power/small forward), and Sasha Kaun (Center). Darrell Arthur and Sherron Collins were the nucleus of Bill Self's recruiting class for the 06–07 season and provided valuable minutes coming off the bench. Some key returnees included Darnell Jackson and Jeremy Case.


2006–07 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team, Season Synopsis
One early-season casualty was C.J. Giles. He was suspended in early November for failure to attend practices, for poor showing in the classroom, and because of unpaid child support. He was to have been reinstated for the Winston-Salem State game, but another incident involving charges of assault and battery against his ex-girlfriend left Bill Self with no choice but to dismiss the troubled center from the team. Giles transferred to play for the Oregon State Beavers. His problems, however, persisted to a degree that he was dismissed from OSU in January 2008.


2006–07 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team, Season Synopsis
Following the victory over #1 ranked and defending National Champion Florida in Las Vegas, athletic director Lew Perkins announced that he had extended Coach Bill Self's contract through 2011.


2006–07 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team, Season Synopsis
Until February 3, no team from the Big 12 South division had ever beaten Kansas in Allen Fieldhouse since the conference's formation in the 1996 offseason. That streak came to an end when Texas A&M came from 11 down to beat KU 69–66; this also marked the first time ever that the Aggies had beaten the Jayhawks. As it turned out, that would be the last time until 2011 that anyone would beat the Jayhawks in Allen Fieldhouse, as KU would go on to post a school and conference record 69-game homecourt winning streak.


2006–07 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team, Season Synopsis
There were two streaks that remained intact. Kansas extended its streak of consecutive home wins against Colorado to 24 with a 97–74 victory on January 27, 2007. KU also maintained the 24-game on-the-road win streak against Kansas State in Manhattan with a 71–62 victory in Bramlage Coliseum on February 19, 2007. KU won the final five games with KSU in Ahearn Fieldhouse and the first 19 meetings in Bramlage through 2007.


2006–07 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team, Season Synopsis
Kansas won the 2007 regular season Big 12 championship, finishing in first place with a 14–2 record in conference play. In doing so, they clinched their third straight regular season title and their first outright Big 12 title since 2003, having settled for ties with Oklahoma and Texas the previous two seasons. They came from down 16 against Texas to win 90–86, leading by as many as 10 at one point and holding on for the four-point win. The title is the Jayhawks' 50th all-time since joining the Missouri Valley Conference in 1907–08. It is also KU's fifth outright Big 12 championship and seventh overall.


2006–07 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team, Season Synopsis
The outright title gave Kansas the top seed for the Big 12 Tournament and a bye for the preliminary rounds of play. In the quarterfinal, KU faced ninth-seed Oklahoma and prevailed 64–47. In the semifinal, KU faced fourth-seed Kansas State and prevailed 67–61. Finally, in the title game, KU defeated Texas 88–84 in overtime to win the Big 12 Tournament. They pulled off an even bigger comeback than in the regular-season meeting, coming from down 22 to win. The 22-point comeback is the biggest in KU history, eclipsing the 19-point comeback in an 85–70 win over UCLA in 1995.


2006–07 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team, Season Synopsis
Kansas earned the top seed for the West Region of the 2007 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. In subregional action at the United Center in Chicago, KU defeated Niagara 107–67 and Kentucky 88–76.


2006–07 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team, Season Synopsis
In the Sweet 16, KU escaped a tough defensive stance from Southern Illinois, winning 61–58 at HP Pavilion in  San Jose, California. The victory sent KU to the Elite Eight against the second-seeded UCLA Bruins, but they lost 68–55, their largest margin of defeat all season. KU has never won a game against UCLA in NCAA Tournament play, losing all five meetings. The loss also left Bill Self at 0–4 all-time in Elite Eight games, having lost with Tulsa, Illinois, and Kansas (twice), a problem he eliminated the following season.


2006–07 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team, Season Synopsis
Kansas finished the season 33–5, winning the Big 12 regular-season and postseason championships, reaching the Elite Eight, and achieving the seventh 30-win season in school history.


2006–07 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team, Season Synopsis
On April 9, 2007, sophomore forward Julian Wright announced that he would forgo his junior and senior seasons, hire an agent (therefore forfeiting his amateur status and college eligibility), and enter his name into the NBA Draft. Teammate and fellow sophomore Brandon Rush had originally chosen to follow suit, announcing on April 26, 2007 his plan of entering his name into the NBA Draft, but decided to not hire an agent (therefore allowing him to return to KU if he decided to withdraw his name from the draft).


2006–07 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team, Season Synopsis
However, after tearing his anterior cruciate ligament in a pickup game of basketball, Rush changed his mind and decided to return for his junior season at KU. Rush's surgery was successful; and, as it turned out the following season, the injury was a blessing in disguise for Rush and the Jayhawks.


2006–07 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team
The 2006–07 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team represented Kansas State University in the 2006–07 college basketball season. The team was led by first-year head coach Bob Huggins. It was Huggins' only season at K-State, as he left the following season to coach at his alma mater, West Virginia Mountaineers.


2006–07 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team
The team concluded the year with a 23–12 (10–6) record, and reached the second round of the NIT Tournament in the post-season.


2006–07 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team, Post-season, Big 12 Tournament
The Wildcats went on to a 10–6 record in conference play, earning a number 4 seed in the 2007 Big 12 Men's Basketball Tournament at the Sprint Center in Kansas City, Missouri. The Wildcats faced the #5 seed Texas Tech Red Raiders and won 64-47. They went on to lose in the next round to the #1 seed and eventual champion, Kansas Jayhawks, 67-61.


2006–07 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team, Post-season, NIT Tournament
The Wildcats earned a berth in the 2007 National Invitation Tournament as the #2 seed and host team in the West Region. In the first round, Kansas State beat the #7 seed Vermont Catamounts, 59-57. In the second round, the team lost to the #3 seed DePaul Blue Demons, 70-65.


2006–07 Karnataka State Film Awards
The Karnataka State Film Awards 2006–07, presented by Government of Karnataka, to felicitate the best of Kannada Cinema released in the year 2006.


2006–07 Karnataka State Film Awards, Jury
A committee headed by Nagathihalli Chandrashekar was appointed to evaluate the awards.


2006–07 Kategoria Superiore
The 2006–07 Kategoria Superiore was the 71st season of top-tier football in Albania and the ninth season under the name Kategoria Superiore.


2006–07 Kategoria Superiore, Results
The schedule consisted of three rounds. During the first two rounds, each team played each other once home and away for a total of 22 matches. The pairings of the third round were then set according to the standings after the first two rounds, giving every team a third game against each opponent for a total of 33 games per team.


2006–07 Kategoria e Parë
The 2006–07 Kategoria e Parë was the 60th season of a second-tier association football league in Albania.


2006–07 Kazakhstan Hockey Championship
The 2006–07 Kazakhstan Hockey Championship was the 15th season of the Kazakhstan Hockey Championship, the top level of ice hockey in Kazakhstan. Seven teams participated in the league, and Kazzinc-Torpedo won the championship.


2006–07 Kent Football League
The 2006–07 Kent Football League season was the 41st in the history of Kent Football League a football competition in England.


2006–07 Kent Football League, Clubs
The league featured 15 clubs which competed in the previous season, along with two new clubs:


2006–07 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team
The 2006–07 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of Kentucky in the college basketball season of 2006–2007. The team's head coach was Tubby Smith. This was his 10th and final year as Kentucky's head coach. The Wildcats played their home games at Rupp Arena in Lexington, Kentucky.


2006–07 Kilmarnock F.C. season
The 2006–07 season was Kilmarnock's eighth consecutive season in the Scottish Premier League, having competed in it since its inauguration in 1998–99. Kilmarnock also competed in the Scottish Cup,  and reached the League Cup final.


2006–07 Kilmarnock F.C. season, Summary, Season
Kilmarnock finished fifth in the Scottish Premier League with 55 points, the same standing and points tally as the previous season. They reached the final of the Scottish League Cup, but were beaten by Hibernian. Kilmarnock also reached the third round of the Scottish Cup, losing to Greenock Morton.


2006–07 Korisliiga season
The Korisliiga is the premier basketball league in Finland. The 2006-07 season was the 67th Finnish club basketball season. It began on September 30, 2006 and ended on April 24, 2007. Espoon Honka won the Final series by 3-0 against Namika Lahti and obtained their sixth national championship. Sami Lehtoranta won the MVP Award and Jukka Matinen won the Finals MVP Award.


2006–07 Kuwaiti Division One
The Kuwaiti Division One was introduced for the 2006/2007 season. The bottom six clubs in the 2005/2006 were competing in the Kuwaiti Division One 2006–07. Both Al Naser and Al Jahra claimed the top two spots which earned them promotion to the Kuwaiti Premier League 2007-08.


2006–07 Kuwaiti Premier League
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2006–07 Kuwaiti Premier League, Overview
It was contested by 8 teams, and Al Kuwait Kaifan won the championship.


2006–07 LEB 2 season
The 2006–07 LEB 2 season was the 7th  season of the LEB 2, second league of the Liga Española de Baloncesto and third division in Spain., third division in Spain. It is also named Adecco Plata for sponsorship reasons.


2006–07 LEB 2 season, Competition format
18 teams play the regular season. This is a round robin, where each team will play twice against every rival. After the regular season, the eight first qualified teams played a playoff, were the two finalists promoted to LEB Oro.


2006–07 LEB 2 season, Competition format
The last qualified team was relegated to the new LEB Bronce, with the loser of the relegation playoffs, played by the 16th and the 17th qualified teams.


2006–07 LEB 2 season, Competition format
If two or more teams have got the same number of winning games, the criteria of tie-breaking are these:


2006–07 LEB season
The 2006–2007 LEB season was the 11th season of the Liga Española de Baloncesto, second tier of the Spanish basketball.


2006–07 LEB season, LEB Playoffs, Playoff seedings, results, and schedules, Quarter Finals
(1) Alerta Cantabria (23-11) vs. (8) Ciudad de Huelva (18-16) Ciudad de Huelva win the series 1-3


2006–07 LEB season, LEB Playoffs, Playoff seedings, results, and schedules, Quarter Finals
(4) Villa de Los Barrios (20-14) vs. (5) Ricoh Manresa (19-15) Ricoh Manresa win the series 0-3


2006–07 LEB season, LEB Playoffs, Playoff seedings, results, and schedules, Quarter Finals
(2) Climalia León (22-12) vs. (7) Palma Aqua Magica (19-15) Climalia León win the series 3-2


2006–07 LEB season, LEB Playoffs, Playoff seedings, results, and schedules, Quarter Finals
(3) Basket CAI Zaragoza (21-13)  vs. (6) Drac Inca (19-15) Basket CAI Zaragoza win the series 3-0


2006–07 LEB season, LEB Playoffs, Playoff seedings, results, and schedules, Semifinals
(5) Ricoh Manresa (19-15) vs. (8) Ciudad de Huelva (18-16) Ricoh Manresa win the series 3-0


2006–07 LEB season, LEB Playoffs, Playoff seedings, results, and schedules, Semifinals
(2) Climalia León (22-12) vs. (3) Basket CAI Zaragoza (21-13) The series is tied 2-2


2006–07 LEB season, LEB Playoffs, Playoff seedings, results, and schedules, LEB Finals
These two teams are already promoted to the league ACB.


2006–07 LEN Euroleague
The 2006–07 LEN Euroleague was the 44th edition of LEN's premier competition for men's water polo clubs. It ran from 5 October 2006 to 23 June 2007, and it is contested by 40 teams. The Final Four (semifinals, final, and third place game) took place on June 22 and June 23 in Milan.


2006–07 LEN Euroleague, Knockout stage, Quarter-finals
The first legs were played on 5 May, and the second legs were played on 23 May 2007.


2006–07 LNAH season
The 2006–07 LNAH season was the 11th season of the Ligue Nord-Américaine de Hockey (before 2004 the Quebec Semi-Pro Hockey League), a minor professional league in the Canadian province of Quebec. Eight teams participated in the regular season, and the Summum-Chiefs de Saint-Jean-Sur-Riechelieu won the league title.


2006–07 La Liga
The 2006–07 La Liga season, the 76th since its establishment, started on 27 August 2006 and finished on 17 June 2007. Real Madrid won La Liga on the better head to head against Barcelona in one of its most thrilling seasons to date. Celta de Vigo, Real Sociedad and Gimnàstic de Tarragona were relegated.


2006–07 La Liga
Barcelona was in first place for much of the season while arch-rivals Real Madrid were six points behind and in fourth. However, Barcelona began playing inconsistently after January, while Madrid's form improved in that same period. On 12 May 2007, Real Madrid took the league lead for the first time all season by defeating Espanyol 4–3, coming back from a 3–1 first-half deficit. The Sunday after Madrid won their epic battle with Espanyol, Barcelona dropped points with a 1–1 draw to struggling Real Betis. By virtue of their superior head to head record, Madrid sat at the top of La Liga with both teams having four league games left.


2006–07 La Liga
On the penultimate day of the season, Barcelona failed to overcome city rivals Espanyol in the Barcelona derby, drawing 2–2. In the final La Liga matches, Barcelona thrashed Gimnàstic 5–1, but Madrid came back from a 1–0 deficit to beat Mallorca 3–1 and clinch the title on head-to-head superiority.


2006–07 La Liga, Teams
Twenty teams competed in the league – the top seventeen teams from the previous season and the three teams promoted from the Segunda División. The promoted teams were Recreativo, Gimnàstic and Levante, returning to the top flight after an absence of three, fifty-six and one years respectively. They replaced Alaves, Cádiz (both teams relegated after a season's presence) and Málaga (ending their seven-year top flight spell).


2006–07 La Liga, Awards, Pichichi Trophy
The Pichichi Trophy is awarded to the player who scores the most goals in a season.


2006–07 La Liga, Awards, Zamora Trophy
The Zamora Trophy is awarded to the goalkeeper with fewest goals to games ratio. Last updated 17 June 2007


2006–07 La Liga, Awards, Pedro Zaballa award
Cuco Ziganda (Osasuna head coach) and David Belenguer (Getafe footballer)


2006–07 Latvian Hockey League season
The 2006–07 Latvian Hockey League season was the 16th season of the Latvian Hockey League, the top level of ice hockey in Latvia. Six teams participated in the league, and HK Riga 2000 won the championship.


2006–07 Lebanese Premier League
The Lebanese Premier League 2006–07 season was the 46th season in the Lebanese Premier League. Al-Ansar won the 13th and so far latest title in the Lebanese Premier League by flying to the end of the season, 4 points clear of the nearest team, Safa Sporting Club and winning 2 consecutive titles.


2006–07 Lebanese Second Division
The 2006–07 Lebanese Second Division was the 73rd season of the Second Division league which featured 14 clubs. Two of these teams were eligible for promotion to the top league of Lebanese football, the Lebanese Premier League while two of the fourteen teams had to face relegation to the Lebanese Third Division for the 2006–07 Season.


2006–07 Lebanese Second Division, Overview
This season saw an increase in teams from last season, from 12 to 14 teams in the competition. However, two of the teams competing (Racing Jounieh FC & Al-Tadamon Nabatieh) decided to withdraw from the 2006–07 season. The Lebanese Football Federation reacted swiftly by relegating both teams to the Lebanese Third Division automatically leading to both relegation places being full even before the league had started.


2006–07 Lebanese Second Division, Overview
At the end of the season, it was a clear victory in Group 1 with Shabbab Al-Ghazieh finishing 1st by 12 points ahead of Al-Irshad however they didn't get promotion to the Premier League. Group 2 was more of a tight-contest with the top being separated by just 3 points. However, it was the late charge of Racing Beirut in the 2nd half of the season which sent them to the top of Group B and receiving a guaranteed promotion back to the Premier League after being relegated in the previous Premier League Season.


2006–07 Lebanese Second Division, Overview
As for the Group A Champions, Shabbab Al-Ghazieh, despite winning the Group and remaining undefeated, they were not promoted to the Premier League. This was due to grounds issues. Instead, Al Irshard received the 2nd promotion place to the Premier League for the 2007–08 Premier League Season.


2006–07 Lebanese Second Division, Final table, Group A
¶ : Originally deducted 12 points for not participating the Cup and then later withdrew from the competition all together just before the start of competition. They were automatically relegated by the Lebanese Football Federation once they withdrew from the league.


2006–07 Lebanese Second Division, Final table, Group B
†:Homenmen Beirut 3 points deducted as required by FIFA because of failure to pay Armenian player Ghakik Simoyan.


2006–07 Lebanese Second Division, Final table, Group B
‡: Originally deducted 12 points for not participating the Cup and then later withdrew from the competition all together just before the start of competition. They were automatically relegated by the Lebanese Football Federation once they withdrew from the league.


2006–07 Leeds United A.F.C. season
During the 2006–07 English football season, Leeds United A.F.C. competed in the Football League Championship.


2006–07 Leeds United A.F.C. season, Season summary
The 2006–07 season started badly with Leeds conceding late goals in several matches, and in September 2006 Blackwell's contract as manager of Leeds United was terminated. Leeds hired John Carver as caretaker manager but his spell was not a success. Carver was relieved of his duties and Dennis Wise was eventually installed as his replacement after a month without a permanent manager.


2006–07 Leeds United A.F.C. season, Season summary
Defender Matthew Kilgallon left in January to join Sheffield United, and the team never succeeded in escaping the relegation zone after a 5–1 thumping by Luton Town in late October, despite Wise bringing a number of experienced loan players and free transfers on short-term deals into the squad. Results did begin to improve as the season drew to an end, but relegation rivals Hull City and Queens Park Rangers went on even better runs at the same time, and this combined with Leeds's awful goal difference made survival all but impossible. With relegation virtually assured, Leeds entered a Company Voluntary Arrangement (administration) on 4 May 2007, thus incurring a league imposed 10-point deduction which officially relegated the club to the third tier of English football.


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


2006–07 Lega Basket Serie A
The 2006–07 Lega Basket Serie A season, known as the Serie A TIM for sponsorship reasons, was the 85th season of the Lega Basket Serie A, the highest professional basketball league in Italy.


2006–07 Lega Basket Serie A
The regular season ran from October 8, 2006 to May 2007, 18 teams played 34 games each. The top 8 teams made the play-offs whilst the lowest ranked teams, Bipop Carire Reggio Emilia and TDShop.it Livorno, were relegated to the Legadue.


2006–07 Lega Basket Serie A
Montepaschi Siena won their second title by winning the playoff finals series against VidiVici Bologna.


2006–07 Lega Basket Serie A, Regular Season 2006/07
Filippo Palumbi (next 1 game, 0-1) Ergin Ataman (next 16 games, 8-8) Massimiliano Oldoini (last 10 games, 2-8)


2006–07 Lega Basket Serie A, Regular Season 2006/07
Teams marked in green qualified for the playoffs. Teams marked in red were relegated to Serie A2. Benetton has been penalized 12 points for signing 19 professional players instead of maximum allowed 18. TDshop.it has been penalized 2 points for budgetary irregularities.


2006–07 Leicester City F.C. season
During the 2006–07 English football season, Leicester City F.C. competed in the Football League Championship.


2006–07 Leicester City F.C. season, Season summary
Another poor season saw Leicester struggle near the foot of the Championship table. Manager Rob Kelly was sacked after a 3–0 defeat at Plymouth Argyle and replaced by former Norwich City boss Nigel Worthington, who steered the Foxes to safety. Worthington expressed an interest in becoming permanent manager, but instead the club appointed Milton Keynes Dons manager Martin Allen as manager.


2006–07 Leicester City F.C. season, Kit
Leicester retained the previous season's kit, manufactured by British company JJB Sports and sponsored by Narborough-based bank Alliance & Leicester.


2006–07 Leicester City 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 Leicester City 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 Leinster Rugby season
The 2006–07 Leinster Rugby season was Leinster's sixth competing in the Celtic League alongside which they competed in the 2006–07 Heineken Cup. The season ended without silverware as the team finished third in the Celtic League and were eliminated at the quarter final stage of the Heineken Cup. The 2006-07 season was the last in which home Celtic League games were played in Donnybrook (future ties have been played at the larger RDS Arena).


2006–07 Leinster Rugby season, Match Attendance
Leinster average Celtic League attendance was 12,796  (boosted heavily by two games held at Lansdowne Road).


2006–07 Leinster Rugby season, Match Attendance
Leinster's tie against Ulster Rugby set a Celtic League record with a sell out attendance of 48,000 at the last ever game at Lansdowne Road.


2006–07 Libyan Premier League
The 2006–07 Libyan Premier League was the 39th edition of The Libyan Premier League, the highest division of Libyan football championship, organised by Libyan Football Federation.


2006–07 Libyan Premier League, Competition
There were 14 clubs in the League for this season. During the course of the season each club plays each other home and away, for a total of 26 games. However, after Al Charara had all of its matches canceled by the LFF, all teams played 24 games. At the end of season, the lowest two placed teams were automatically relegated to the Libyan Second Division, with the winner of the LSD automatically taking its place. However, because of the troubles of Al Charara, three clubs were promoted from the Second Division for 2007/2008


2006–07 Liechtenstein Cup
The 2006–07 Liechtenstein Cup was the sixty-second season of Liechtenstein's annual cup competition. Seven clubs competed with a total of sixteen teams for one spot in the first qualifying round of the UEFA Cup. Defending champions were FC Vaduz, who have won the cup continuously since 1998.


2006–07 Liga ABF
The Liga ABF 2006–07 was the 50th season of women's handball top flight in Spain since its establishment running from 16 September 2006 to 20 May 2007. Fourteen teams took part in the competition, including newly promoted teams CB Perdoma and AD Sagardía.


2006–07 Liga ABF
Defending champion CB Amadeo Tortajada won its second title with a two points advantage over runner-up BM Sagunto, which also qualified for the Champions League. CBF Elda, SD Itxako and BM Bera Bera followed in European positions like in the previous season, while AH Lleidatana and CB Perdoma were relegated as the two bottom teams. 6th-placed Cleba León was invited to take part in the EHF Cup but refused for financial reasons.


2006–07 Liga Alef
The 2006–07 Liga Alef season saw Hapoel Bnei Jadeidi (champions of the North Division) and Hapoel Maxim Lod (champions of the South Division) winning the title and promotion to Liga Artzit. However as Hapoel Maxim Lod folded during the following summer, eventually second placed Hapoel Kfar Shalem was promoted instead.


2006–07 Liga Alef
At the bottom, the bottom two clubs in each division, Hapoel Reineh, Maccabi Sektzia Ma'alot-Tarshiha (from North division), A.S. Ramat Eliyahu and Hapoel Arad (from South division) were all automatically relegated to Liga Bet, whilst the two clubs which were ranked in 12th place in each division, Hapoel Kafr Sumei and Hapoel Tzafririm Holon entered a promotion/relegation play-offs, Hapoel Tzafririm Holon prevailing to stay in Liga Alef, while Hapoel Kafr Sumei were relegated after losing the play-offs.


2006–07 Liga Alef, Relegation play-offs, North play-off
The 12th placed club in Liga Alef North, Hapoel Kafr Sumei, faced the Liga Bet North A and Liga Bet North B runners-up, Ahva Arraba and Ironi Tiberias. The teams played each other in a round-robin tournament, with all matches played at a neutral venue, Green Stadium.


2006–07 Liga Alef, Relegation play-offs, North play-off
Ironi Tiberias won the play-offs and was promoted to Liga Alef.


2006–07 Liga Alef, Relegation play-offs, South play-off
The 12th placed club in Liga Alef South, Hapoel Tzafririm Holon, faced the Liga Bet South A and Liga Bet South B runners-up, Beitar Kfar Saba and Hapoel Masos/Segev Shalom. The teams played each other in a round-robin tournament, with all matches held at a neutral venue, Bat Yam Municipal Stadium.


2006–07 Liga Alef, Relegation play-offs, South play-off
Hapoel Tzafririm Holon won the play-offs to retain its place in Liga Alef. Since Hapoel Maxim Lod folded during the summer break, Beitar Kfar Saba was promoted as well, as they had better winning percentage of the two Liga Bet south divisions runners-up.


2006–07 Liga Artzit
The 2006–07 Liga Artzit season saw Hapoel Ramat Gan win the title and promotion to Liga Leumit alongside runners-up Ironi Rishon LeZion. Hapoel Herzliya and Maccabi Be'er Sheva were relegated to Liga Alef.


2006–07 Liga Bet
The 2006–07 Liga Bet season saw Beitar Ihud Mashhad (champions of the North A division), Ironi Sayid Umm al-Fahm (champions of the North B division), Maccabi Ironi Kfar Yona (champions of the South A division) and Maccabi Ironi Netivot (champions of the South B division) winning the title and promotion to Liga Alef.


2006–07 Liga Bet
The runners-up in each division entered a promotion/relegation play-offs with the clubs ranked 12th in Liga Alef. In the north section, Ironi Tiberias (from North B division) won the play-offs and was promoted. In the south section, Hapoel Tzafririm Holon from Liga Alef won over both runners-up and remained in Liga Alef. However, since Hapoel Maxim Lod folded over the summer, South A division runner-up, Beitar Kfar Saba was also promoted.


2006–07 Liga Bet
At the bottom, Hapoel Kisra, Hapoel Deir Hanna (from North A division), Hapoel Kiryat Ono, Hapoel Ihud Bnei Jaffa (from South A division), Maccabi Kiryat Ekron and Hapoel Bnei Lakhish (from South B division) were all automatically relegated to Liga Gimel. In North B division, Hapoel Tel Hanan and Maccabi Daliyat al-Karmel were both had their activity suspended during the season and were demoted to Liga Gimel.


2006–07 Liga Bet, North B Division
During the season, Hapoel Tel Hanan and Maccabi Daliyat al-Karmel failed to show to fixtures and were punished with suspension of activity, their record was annulled and the clubs were demoted to Liga Gimel.


2006–07 Liga Bet, Promotion play-offs, North play-off
Liga Bet North A and North B runners-up, Ahva Arraba and Ironi Tiberias faced the 12th placed club in Liga Alef North, Hapoel Kafr Sumei. The teams played each other in a round-robin tournament, with all matches held at a neutral venue, Green Stadium.


2006–07 Liga Bet, Promotion play-offs, North play-off
Ironi Tiberias won the play-offs and was promoted to Liga Alef.


2006–07 Liga Bet, Promotion play-offs, South play-off
Liga Bet South A and Liga Bet South B runners-up, Beitar Kfar Saba and Hapoel Masos/Segev Shalom faced the 12th placed club in Liga Alef South, Hapoel Tzafririm Holon. The teams played each other in a round-robin tournament, with all matches held at a neutral venue, Bat Yam Municipal Stadium.


2006–07 Liga Bet, Promotion play-offs, South play-off
Hapoel Tzafririm Holon won the play-offs to retain its place in Liga Alef. Since Hapoel Maxim Lod folded during the summer break, Beitar Kfar Saba was promoted as well, as they had better winning percentage of the two Liga Bet south divisions' runners-up.


2006–07 Liga Gimel
The 2006–07 Liga Gimel season saw 84 clubs competing in 6 regional divisions for promotion to Liga Bet.


2006–07 Liga Gimel, Jezreel Division, Promotion play-offs
As Maccabi Beit She'an and Hapoel Kvalim Mesilot finished level on points and matches won, the two clubs met in a playoff match to determine the league winner and promoted club to Liga Bet.


2006–07 Liga Gimel, Jezreel Division, Promotion play-offs
Maccabi Beit She'an promoted to Liga Bet. During the summer, as Hapoel Reineh folded, Hapoel Kvalim Mesilot was promoted as well.


2006–07 Liga I
The 2006–07 Liga I was the eighty-ninth season of Liga I, the top-level football league of Romania. Season began on 28 July 2006 and ended on 23 May 2007.


2006–07 Liga I, Teams
Eighteen teams played in the 2006–07 season. Four teams were from Moldova, four clubs from Transylvania, one from Dobruja and nine from Wallachia four of them coming from the country's capital city Bucharest.


2006–07 Liga I, Teams
Pandurii Târgu Jiu had been relegated at the end of the previous season but they re-entered Liga I at the expense of Sportul Studenţesc which has been relegated to Liga II due to financial problems. They relegated together with FC Bacău, who finished 16th last season.


2006–07 Liga I, Teams
The other four new teams which gained access to Liga I were Ceahlăul Piatra Neamţ and Universitatea Craiova (both winning two of the three series of Liga II), plus Unirea Urziceni (winning the playoff for Liga I) and UTA Arad which bought the place from Liberty Salonta (winner of the third series of Liga II).


2006–07 Liga I, Champion squad
Goalkeepers: Uladzimir Hayew  (11 / 0); Bogdan Lobonț (14 / 0); Florin Matache (7 / 0); Glen Moss  (1 / 0); Deniss Romanovs  (1 / 0). Defenders: George Blay  (31 / 0); Silviu Bălace (9 / 0); Eugen Crăciun (1 / 0); George Galamaz (1 / 0); Lucian Goian (7 / 0); Sergiu Homei (1 / 0); Dorin Mihuț (5 / 0); Cosmin Moți (29 / 1); Nicolae Mușat (2 / 0); Cosmin Pașcovici (4 / 0); Cristian Pulhac (32 / 0); Ștefan Radu (32 / 1); Adrian Scarlatache (6 / 0); Māris Smirnovs  (1 / 0).


2006–07 Liga I, Champion squad
Midfielders: Adrian Cristea (28 / 3); Fabrice Fernandes  (5 / 0); Leo Lerinc  (1 / 0); Andrei Mărgăritescu (31 / 1); Cătălin Munteanu (32 / 4); Andrei Nițu (2 / 0); Cornel Predescu (8 / 0); Adrian Ropotan (21 / 0); Sreten Stanić  (1 / 0); Dennis Șerban (7 / 2); Iulian Tameș (15 / 0); Vojislav Vranjković  (9 / 0); Zé Kalanga  (21 / 2). Forwards: Ionel Dănciulescu (31 / 15); Ionel Ganea (18 / 14); Liviu Ganea (9 / 2); Valentin Lemnaru (1 / 0); Jean-Philippe Mendy  (9 / 0); Claudiu Niculescu (31 / 18). (league appearances and goals listed in brackets)


2006–07 Liga I (women's football)
The 2006–07 season of the Liga I Feminin was the 17th season of Romania's premier women's football league. Clujana won the title.


2006–07 Liga II
The 2006–07 Liga II was the 67th season of the second tier of the Romanian football league system. The name of the leagues in Romania was changed started with this season. (Divizia A was renamed as Liga I, Divizia B as Liga II, Divizia C as Liga III, Divizia D as Liga IV).


2006–07 Liga II
The format has been changed from three series of 16 teams to two series, each of them consisting of 18 teams. The top two teams from each series were promoted at the end of the season to the Liga I, while the bottom four were relegated to the Liga III.


2006–07 Liga II, Team changes, Note (**)
Oltchim Râmnicu Vâlcea refused to promote in the Liga II, due to financial reasons, instead of them Apulum Alba Iulia was spared from relegation.


2006–07 Liga II, Team changes, Note (**)
Tractorul Brașov promoted to Liga II, but sold its place to Politehnica II Timișoara.


2006–07 Liga II, Team changes, Note (**)
Politehnica II Iași promoted to Liga II, but sold its place to Prefab Modelu.


2006–07 Liga II, Team changes, Note (**)
Sportul Studențesc București was relegated from Divizia A due to financial reasons, Pandurii Târgu Jiu was spared from relegation.


2006–07 Liga II, Team changes, Note (**)
Gloria II Bistrița withdrew from Liga II before the start of the season, instead of them Unirea Dej was spared from relegation.


2006–07 Liga II, Team changes, Note (**)
Altay Medgidia withdrew from Liga II before the start of the season, instead of them FCM Târgoviște was spared from relegation.


2006–07 Liga II, Team changes, Note (**)
Liberty Salonta sold its Liga I place to UTA Arad, club that initially relegated to Liga III. As a result, UTA Arad played in the 2006–07 Liga I and Liberty Salonta in the 2006–07 Liga III. The two clubs basically changed their places.


2006–07 Liga III
The 2006–07 Liga III season was the 51st season of Liga III, the third tier of the Romanian football league system. It was the first in this format (six series of 18 teams each).


2006–07 Liga III
The winners of each division got promoted to the 2007–08 Liga II season. There were also two playoff tournaments held at neutral venues involving the second placed teams, one with those from series 1, 2 and 3, the other with those from series 4, 5, and 6. The winners of the playoffs also got promoted to the 2007–08 Liga II season. The bottom three from each division were relegated at the end of the season to the county football leagues (Liga IV). From the 15th placed teams, another three were relegated. To determine these teams, separate standings were computed, using only the games played against clubs ranked 1st through 14th.


2006–07 Liga IV
The 2006–07 Liga IV was the 65th season of the Liga IV, the fourth tier of the Romanian football league system. The champions of each county association play against one from a neighboring county in a play-off match played on a neutral venue. The winners of the play-off matches promoted to Divizia C.


2006–07 Liga IV, 2006–2007 Promotion Play-Off
The matches was scheduled to be played on 16 June 2007.


2006–07 Liga Leumit
The 2006–07 Liga Leumit season began on 25 August 2006 and ended on 26 May 2007. Ironi Kiryat Shmona won the title and were promoted to the Premier League for the first time in their history. Runners-up Bnei Sakhnin were also promoted.


2006–07 Liga Leumit
Hapoel Ashkelon (who reached the State Cup final) and Hapoel Jerusalem were relegated to Liga Artzit.


2006–07 Liga Nacional de Hockey Hielo season
The 2006–07 Superliga Espanola de Hockey Hielo season was the 33rd season of the Superliga Espanola de Hockey Hielo, the top level of ice hockey in Spain. Six teams participated in the league, and CG Puigcerda won the championship.


2006–07 Liga de Honra
The 2006–07 Liga de Honra season was the 17th season of the competition and the 73rd season of recognised second-tier football in Portugal.


2006–07 Liga de Honra, Promoted and relegated teams
These teams were relegated from the Liga betandwin.com at the start of the season:


2006–07 Liga de Honra, Promoted and relegated teams
These teams were promoted from the Second Division at the start of the season:


2006–07 Ligat Nashim
The 2006–07 Ligat Nashim was the ninth season of women's league football under the Israeli Football Association.


2006–07 Ligat Nashim
The league was won by Maccabi Holon, its fourth consecutive title. By winning, Maccabi Holon qualified to 2007–08 UEFA Women's Cup. The second division was won by Ironi Bat Yam.


2006–07 Ligue 1
The 2006–07 Ligue 1 season is the 69th since its establishment, and started in August 2006 and ended on May 2007. Lyon became French champions, having won their sixth consecutive title.


2006–07 Ligue 1, Participating teams
Lyon were the reigning champions of France for the sixth time running. Following a defeat for their nearest challengers, Lyon won the league with six games to play, on 21 April, becoming the first team in the so-called "Big Five" European leagues to win six consecutive championships.


2006–07 Ligue 1, League standings
Promoted from Ligue 2, who will play in the 2007–08 Ligue 1


2006–07 Ligue 1, All-League first team
Richert (Sochaux)Sagna (Auxerre) – Cris (Lyon) – Hilton (Lens) – Abidal (Lyon)Se. Keita (Lens) – Nasri (Marseille) – F.Malouda (Lyon)A.Keita (Lille) – Elmander (Toulouse) – Savidan (Valenciennes)


2006–07 Ligue 1, Award of the Year
Goal of the Year : Ilan (Saint-Étienne) for his goal against PSG


2006–07 Ligue 2
The Ligue 2 season 2006/2007, organised by the LFP was won by FC Metz and saw the promotions of FC Metz, SM Caen and RC Strasbourg, whereas FC Nantes Atlantique, CS Sedan Ardennes and Troyes AC were relegated from Ligue 1.


2006–07 Ligue Inter-Régions de football
A total of 47 teams contested the division, which was divided into three league tables west, center and east, including 41 sides remaining in the division from the previous season, three relegated from the Algerian Championnat National 2, and three promoted from the Regional League I (4th Division).


2006–07 Ligue Magnus season
The 2006–07 Ligue Magnus season was the 86th season of the Ligue Magnus, the top level of ice hockey in France. 14 teams participated in the league, and Brûleurs de Loups de Grenoble won their fifth league title.


2006–07 Lille OSC season
The 2006–07 season was the 62nd season in the existence of Lille OSC and the club's seventh consecutive season in the top flight of French football. In addition to the domestic league, Lille participated in this season's editions of the Coupe de France, Coupe de la Ligue and UEFA Champions League. The season covered the period from 1 July 2006 to 30 June 2007.


2006–07 Lille OSC 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 Lille OSC 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 Lithuanian Hockey League season
The 2006–07 Lithuanian Hockey League season was the 16th season of the Lithuanian Hockey League, the top level of ice hockey in Lithuania. Four teams participated in the league, and SC Energija won the championship. SC Energija received a bye until the finals, as they played in the Latvian Hockey League. Maximum Vilnius qualified for the final round (Group A) by virtue of winning Group B.


2006–07 Liverpool F.C. season
The 2006–07 season was the 115th season in Liverpool Football Club's existence and was their 45th consecutive year in the top-flight, and covers the period between 1 July 2006 to 30 June 2007. Having finished third the previous season, Liverpool had qualified for the UEFA Champions League third qualifying round.


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


2006–07 Liverpool F.C. season, Season summary, August
Liverpool began the season in the third qualifying round of the Champions League, beating Israel's Maccabi Haifa on a 3–2 aggregate score, in a 2–1 win at Anfield. The season started well for Craig Bellamy, a new signing from Blackburn Rovers, and Mark González, who returned from a loan spell at Real Sociedad: both made their debuts against Haifa, and both scored. Peter Crouch helped finish the operation in Kiev (the match was not played in Haifa due to security concerns). Liverpool also won the Community Shield as goals from Crouch and John Arne Riise helped them beat Chelsea 2–1 at the Millennium Stadium.


2006–07 Liverpool F.C. season, Season summary, August
Liverpool's Premier League campaign began with a 1–1 draw at Bramall Lane against newly promoted Sheffield United. Their first league win of the season came at home against West Ham United, a 2–1 win secured by goals from Crouch and Daniel Agger.


2006–07 Liverpool F.C. season, Season summary, September
Liverpool lost the Merseyside derby 3–0 at Goodison Park when Everton's Tim Cahill and Andrew Johnson scored once and twice respectively. In the opening match of the group stage of the Champions League the Reds drew 0–0 with PSV in Eindhoven. This was followed by a 1–0 loss away to Chelsea and two home wins against Newcastle United (2–0) and Tottenham Hotspur (3–0). The Newcastle game was especially notable for a long-range goal scored by Xabi Alonso from inside the Liverpool half. They also beat Galatasaray 3–2 at Anfield. Their last game of September ended in a 2–0 defeat away to Bolton Wanderers.


2006–07 Liverpool F.C. season, Season summary, October
Liverpool's next league match was a 1–1 home draw with Blackburn Rovers, a game where Craig Bellamy scored his first league goal for the club against his previous team. In the Champions League Liverpool beat Bordeaux 1–0 in France but lost a crucial derby match against Manchester United 2–0 at Old Trafford just four days later. after. They then faced Bordeaux at Anfield, a match they won 3–0 thanks to Luis García (2) and Steven Gerrard, the captain's first goal of the season. They also progressed in the League Cup after a 4–3 win over Reading, and beat Aston Villa 3–1 in the league, ending the away side's run of nine unbeaten matches from the beginning of the campaign.


2006–07 Liverpool F.C. season, Season summary, November
November started well with a 2–0 win over Reading in the Premier League and a League Cup victory (1–0) against Birmingham City. They beat PSV 2–0 in the Champions League.


2006–07 Liverpool F.C. season, Season summary, December
Liverpool started December with a 4–0 win against Wigan Athletic, their first away victory of the campaign. They achieved a second consecutive Premier League 4–0 against Fulham after a disappointing 3–2 defeat by Galatasaray in the Champions League. This was followed by two further wins with Charlton Athletic, beaten 3–0 at The Valley, and Watford, defeated 2–0 at Anfield. However, Liverpool lost their next match 1–0 away to Blackburn Rovers before ending the year with a 1–0 win at Tottenham Hotspur.


2006–07 Liverpool F.C. season, Season summary, January
In the first week of January, Liverpool faced Arsenal twice, both at Anfield, once in the FA Cup and once in the League Cup. Both times, the Gunners came away with victory, 3–1 and 6–3 respectively. However, Liverpool beat both Bolton Wanderers and Watford 3–0 either side of the Arsenal games. They also beat Chelsea 2–0 at Anfield on Petr Čech's first match back after his horrific head injury.


2006–07 Liverpool F.C. season, Season summary, February
Liverpool drew 0–0 in the Merseyside derby at Anfield. They knocked Barcelona out of the Champions League in the round of 16 on away goals after Craig Bellamy and John Arne Riise put two past Víctor Valdés at the Camp Nou.


2006–07 Liverpool F.C. season, Season summary, March
In between the Barça games, Liverpool beat Sheffield United 4–0, with Robbie Fowler scoring twice from the penalty spot, which proved to be his last goals for the club. However, they lost 1–0 to local rivals Manchester United courtesy to an injury time winner by United substitute John O'Shea. Liverpool then drew 0–0 with Aston Villa at Villa Park, before beating Arsenal 4–1 at Anfield, Peter Crouch scoring a hat trick with Daniel Agger scoring the other.


2006–07 Liverpool F.C. season, Season summary, April
Liverpool comfortably put PSV out of the Champions League in the quarter-finals, winning 4–0 on aggregate. A 3–0 victory in Eindhoven was followed by a 1–0 win in the return leg at Anfield. In between the two matches they travelled to Reading, a game which they won 2–1. The next three league games yielded a 0–0 draw away to Manchester City and two home wins against Middlesbrough and Wigan Athletic, both games ending 2–0. They lost 1–0 to Chelsea in the first leg of the Champions League semi-final after a goal by Joe Cole. Ahead of the second leg against the London side, a much-changed Liverpool team lost 2–1 away to Portsmouth.


2006–07 Liverpool F.C. season, Season summary, May
Liverpool reached their second Champions League final in three years after beating Chelsea on penalties following a 1–0 win at Anfield. In the final, they faced AC Milan, their 2005 adversaries; Milan exacted their revenge, winning 2–1 with two goals from Filippo Inzaghi. Dirk Kuyt replied for the Reds but it was not enough to stop Milan.


2006–07 Livingston F.C. season
Season 2006-07 saw Livingston compete in the First Division. They also competed in the Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.


2006–07 Livingston F.C. season, Summary
Livingston finished 6th in their first season back in the Scottish First Division having been relegated from the Scottish Premier League.


2006–07 Logan Cup
The 2006–07 Logan Cup was a first-class cricket competition held in Zimbabwe from 12 April 2007 – 13 May 2007. It was won by Easterns, who remained unbeaten in their five matches to top the table with 44 points. Following the cancellation of the 2005–06 competition, Zimbabwe Cricket reformatted the Logan Cup, including the addition of a Kenya Select side. However, the tournament received considerable negative publicity due to very poor organization: firstly, no fixture list was published, and, later scorecards and statistics were unavailable,  prompting concern that the matches could lose their first-class status since the International Cricket Council (ICC) had not been given the appropriate information.


2006–07 Logan Cup
It was suggested by Steven Price, writing for Cricinfo, that the tournament was nothing more than an exercise in "ticking the boxes" for Zimbabwe Cricket. Given the competition was played almost entirely out of the public eye, with no advertising and very little support, Price put forward the view that the competition was played primarily to meet the ICC's criteria for Zimbabwe's return to Test cricket; specifically, "that they had a fully functioning domestic programme". By contrast, Cricket Kenya, who had entered a representative side into the competition, provided the majority of information to the statisticians and general public on an almost daily basis.


2006–07 Los Angeles Clippers season
The 2006-07 Los Angeles Clippers season was their 37th season in the NBA and their 23rd in Los Angeles.


2006–07 Los Angeles Kings season
The 2006–07 Los Angeles Kings season was the 40th season (39th season of play) for the National Hockey League franchise. This season marked the beginning of a rebuilding phase, as the team hired Marc Crawford as their new head coach, the former general manager of the San Jose Sharks, Dean Lombardi, as their new GM, former NHL goaltenders Ron Hextall as assistant GM (and GM of their AHL affiliate Manchester Monarchs), and Bill Ranford as goaltending coach. Their first big move came when they acquired rookie prospect Patrick O'Sullivan, along with a 2006 first-round draft pick (Trevor Lewis), from the Minnesota Wild for forward Pavol Demitra on June 24, 2006.


2006–07 Los Angeles Kings season
But the biggest move of the off-season for the Kings was acquiring goaltender Dan Cloutier from the Vancouver Canucks in exchange for a 2007 second-round draft pick and a 2009 conditional draft pick on July 5, 2006. He was then named the team's starting goaltender ahead of Mathieu Garon, whom many fans expected to be their number-one goaltender. Before the season got underway, he was signed to a two-year contract, expecting a great performance from the former Canuck. However, at the end of December, Dan Cloutier was last in save percentage and goals against average (GAA) amongst NHL goaltenders who have played at least 12 games.


2006–07 Los Angeles Kings season
Injuries to both Garon and Cloutier in January prompted the Kings to recall Yutaka Fukufuji as an emergency goaltender, who made his NHL debut on January 13 against the St. Louis Blues, becoming the first Japanese-born player in NHL history. On January 18, prior to a home game against St. Louis, the Kings claimed goaltender Sean Burke off of waivers from the Tampa Bay Lightning. Burke would be the fifth goaltender to play for the Kings during the season (after Cloutier, Garon, Barry Brust and Fukufuji). This marked the first time the Kings have had at least five goaltenders appear during one season since the 2000–01 season (Jamie Storr, Felix Potvin, Steve Passmore, Stephane Fiset and Travis Scott).


2006–07 Los Angeles Kings season
On January 20, 2007, prior to a night-game against the Phoenix Coyotes, the Los Angeles Kings officially retired Luc Robitaille's number 20 sweater. This makes him the fifth player to have his number retired by the Los Angeles Kings, along with Rogie Vachon, Marcel Dionne, Dave Taylor and Wayne Gretzky.


2006–07 Los Angeles Kings season, Regular season
The Kings struggled on the penalty kill, finishing the regular season 30th overall in penalty-kill percentage, at 77.86%.


2006–07 Los Angeles Kings 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 Los Angeles Kings season, Playoffs
The Kings were eliminated from playoff contention for the fourth consecutive season.


2006–07 Los Angeles Kings season, Transactions
The Kings were involved in the following transactions during the 2006–07 season.


2006–07 Los Angeles Lakers season
The 2006–07 Los Angeles Lakers season was the 59th in the NBA and 61st overall. The season ended with the Lakers being eliminated in five games in a rematch against the Phoenix Suns from the 2006 playoffs in the First Round.


2006–07 Los Angeles Lakers season
The Lakers finished in second place in the Pacific Division, 7th seed in the playoffs. Ultimately, even though team captain Kobe Bryant was the leading NBA scorer with 31.6 PPG, the Lakers were defeated in five games by the Suns. This was the second consecutive season where the Lakers had their season ended by the Suns.


2006–07 Los Angeles Lakers season, Draft picks
In the NBA draft, the Lakers, as expected, chose young talent. In the draft, the Lakers selected Jordan Farmar, the PG for UCLA with 26th pick. Los Angeles also traded their 51st pick (Cheick Samb) to the Detroit Pistons for SF Maurice Evans. The Lakers also had a trade with the Dallas Mavericks, trading away a future second round pick for J. R. Pinnock.


2006–07 Los Angeles Lakers season, Roster, Injuries and surgeries
Besides the signings, L.A.'s most notable move was the injury bug. Kobe Bryant, the reigning scoring champion had successful surgery on his knee and would decline playing for Team USA at the 2006 World Championship, where they finished 3rd, with bronze.


2006–07 Los Angeles Lakers season, Roster, Injuries and surgeries
Center Chris Mihm, who was the starting big man before having an ankle injury, also underwent successful surgery and was not expected to play at all in the upcoming season.


2006–07 Los Angeles Lakers season, Regular season, The beginning success
The Lakers started their season opener hosting the Phoenix Suns, the team who knocked them out of the playoffs. Kobe Bryant was out, allowing Maurice Evans to play in his place. Centers Kwame Brown and Chris Mihm were out on injury, forcing Bynum in their place.


2006–07 Los Angeles Lakers season, Regular season, The beginning success
Even with two of their starters out on injuries, it didn't seem to affect the team, as Odom led the team until Bryant recovered. The next night at Oracle Arena against the Golden State Warriors, Odom had stats, almost recording his first triple-double of the season, 22 points with nine rebounds and nine assists. Ronny Turiaf, known for his sideline celebrations, had career-highs in almost every category, including 23 points and nine rebounds for a 110-98 win. Bryant also sat this out.


2006–07 Los Angeles Lakers season, Regular season, Going downhill
By March, the Lakers were in disarray. Radmanović was fined $500,000 for lying to the organization about his injury, Walton, Brown and Odom were playing on injuries, and despite some 40-point games, Bryant was unable to stop the Lakers fall. Coach Jackson suffered his first seven-game losing streak of his career in result. It seemed impossible for the Lakers to make the playoffs. Bryant decided to step his game up even further.


2006–07 Los Angeles Lakers season, Regular season, Going downhill
In the March 16th game against the Portland Trail Blazers, Bryant recorded his second-highest outbreak of his career with 65 points, single-handedly winning the game after being down by 12 with four minutes in regulation.


2006–07 Los Angeles Lakers season, Regular season, Going downhill
He continued by getting 50, 60, and another 50 in games against the Minnesota Timberwolves, Memphis Grizzlies and New Orleans Hornets respectively. By doing so, Bryant recorded the second-longest streak of scoring 50+ points in NBA history behind Wilt Chamberlain. Two days after his game against New Orleans, Kobe ended his streak in a game against the Golden State Warriors in Los Angeles with 43 points. Bryant's high scoring month continued. He scored 53 in an overtime loss against the Houston Rockets two games later.


2006–07 Los Angeles Lakers season, Regular season, Going downhill
But Bryant's scoring binge, which led to the team's five-game winning streak, was followed by the aforementioned seven-game losing streak. Throughout the season, the Lakers were 14-6 in games where Bryant scored 40+ points.


2006–07 Los Angeles Lakers season, Transactions
In their most notable move, L.A. signed three-point specialist PF Vladimir Radmanović to a five year/$31 million  contract from cross-town rivals Clippers. Addressing the need for veterans, they also signed PG Shammond Williams for a one-year, $5 million deal. To make ties with existing players, L.A. signed Brian Cook to a 3-year extension.


2006–07 Los Angeles Lakers season, Transactions
Devean George, who won three titles with the Lakers in the early 2000s declined FA and signed with the Mavericks, leaving Bryant the remaining player from the glory days.


2006–07 Los Angeles Lakers season, Transactions
Most of the signings the Lakers did was sign and cut/trade. Pinnock, Mamadou N'diaye, Marcus Douthit and Devin Green were all cut before the season started.


2006–07 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team
The 2006–07 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team represented the University of Louisville in the 2006–07 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Rick Pitino and the team finished the season with an overall record of 24–10.


2006–07 Luge World Cup
The 2006–07 Luge World Cup was a multi race series over a season for luge. The season started on 18 November 2006 and ended on 18 February 2007. The World Cup is organised by the FIL.


2006–07 Luton Town F.C. season
During the 2006–07 English football season, Luton Town competed in the Championship.


2006–07 Luton Town F.C. season, Season summary
A successful start to the season saw Luton fifth after thirteen games, sparking hopes that Luton could challenge for a return to the top flight. However, defender Sol Davis suffered a stroke on the team bus on the way to play Ipswich Town. The event clearly shook the Luton side, who lost 5–0 at Portman Road. Six straight losses after the match at Ipswich dragged Luton down to 20th, and by the end of February, Luton, by now a shadow of the side that had won promotion to the Championship only two years before, were hovering perilously close to the relegation zone.


2006–07 Luton Town F.C. season, Season summary
Newell was sacked on 15 March 2007, and two directors, Martin King and Liam Day, resigned from the board as a result. Brian Stein lasted just one game as caretaker boss before Kevin Blackwell was announced as Luton's new manager. 11 April saw chairman Bill Tomlins resign his position following an investigation by the Football Association into irregular payments made by the Football Club's parent company, and confirm that illegal payments had been made to incoming players' agents. David Pinkney was confirmed as new chairman two days later, also acquiring a controlling interest in the club's holding company. Luton's relegation was confirmed a week later in a 1–0 defeat away to Derby County.


2006–07 Luton Town F.C. season, Kit
Diadora became Luton's new kit manufacturers after the club chose not to extend the previous deal with Xara. Electrolux became the new kit sponsors.


2006–07 Luton Town 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 Luton Town 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 Luxembourg Cup (ice hockey)
The 2006–07 Luxembourg Cup was the 11th playing of the Luxembourg Cup ice hockey tournament. Four teams participated in the tournament, which was won by Tornado Luxembourg.


2006–07 Luxembourg National Division
The 2006–07 Luxembourg National Division was the 93rd season of top level association football in Luxembourg. The competition ran from 5 August 2006 to 30 May 2007. F91 Dudelange continued their domination of the National Division by winning their third league title in a row; Dudelange also won the Luxembourg Cup to complete the Double.


2006–07 Luxembourg National Division, Teams
The National Division was expanded from the 2005–06 season's complement of twelve teams to fourteen. Those fourteen clubs were:


2006–07 Luxembourg National Division, Format
Unlike in previous seasons, when a more complicated system was used, the 2006–07 season involved only a round-robin among the fourteen teams. Thus, each team played 26 games over the course of the calendar.


2006–07 Luxembourg National Division, European qualification
Luxembourg was assigned one spot in the first qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League, for the league champions; it was also assigned two spots in the first qualifying round of the UEFA Cup, for the runners-up and the Luxembourg Cup winners. However, as F91 Dudelange won both the National Division and the Luxembourg Cup (as they had in 2005-06), the UEFA Cup spot for the Luxembourg Cup winners went to the losing finalists, UN Käerjeng 97.


2006–07 Luxembourg National Division, Pre-season predictions
At the beginning of the season, F91 Dudelange were widely predicted to successfully defend their title. Dudelange strengthened their first-team squad by signing Thierry Joly and Alexandre Lecomte, whilst also holding on to most of their existing players. By comparison, Jeunesse Esch and Etzella Ettelbruck, Dudelange's closest challengers in 2005-06, have lost key players; Jeunesse captain Manuel Cardoni became player-manager of US Rumelange, whilst Etzella lost Patrick Grettnich to retirement, and both Luc Mischo and Marc Reuter to Racing FC Union Luxembourg.


2006–07 Luxembourg National Division, Relegation play-off
As a result of their victory, FC Victoria Rosport remained in the National Division for the 2007–08 season.


2006–07 Macclesfield Town F.C. season
The 2006–07 season saw Macclesfield Town compete in Football League Two where they finished in 22nd position with 48 points.


2006–07 Macedonian First Football League
The 2006–07 Macedonian First League was the 15th season of the Macedonian First Football League, the highest football league of Macedonia. The first matches of the season were played on 6 August 2006 and the last on 27 May 2007. Rabotnichki were the defending champions, having won their second title. The 2006-07 champions were Pobeda who had won their second title.


2006–07 Macedonian First Football League, Results
Every team will play three times against each other team for a total of 33 matches. The first 22 matchdays will consist of a regular double round-robin schedule. The league standings at this point will then be used to determine the games for the last 11 matchdays.


2006–07 Macedonian Football Cup
The 2006–07 Macedonian Football Cup was the 15th season of Macedonia's football knockout competition. FK Makedonija Gjorche Petrov were the defending champions, having won their first title. The 2006–07 champions were FK Vardar who won their fifth title.


2006–07 Macedonian Football Cup, Second round
The draw was held on 18 August 2006 in Skopje. The first legs were played on 20 September and second were played on 18 October 2006.


2006–07 Macedonian Football Cup, Quarter-finals
The draw was held on 20 October 2006 in Skopje. The first legs were played on 1 November and second were played on 29 November 2006.


2006–07 Macedonian Football Cup, Semi-finals
The draw was held on 5 December 2006 in Skopje. The first legs were played on 11 April and the second on 2 May 2007.


2006–07 Macedonian Second Football League
The 2006–07 Macedonian Second Football League was the fifteenth season since its establishment. It began on 5 August 2006 and ended on 26 May 2007.


2006–07 Macedonian Second Football League, Relegation playoff
Note: After the play-off chaos, the Football Federation of Macedonia was decided that no teams were relegated from the Second League and the all 5 winners from the Third League were promoted. In addition, the FFM was decided will be played an additional play-off match between the two second placed team from the Northern group of the Third League, Lokomotiva and the second placed from the Southwestern group Korabi and the winner Lokomotiva was promoted to the Second League.


2006–07 Magyar Kupa
The 2006-07 Hungarian Cup (Hungarian: Magyar Kupa) had involved professional teams at all levels throughout the country. The winner of the Hungarian Cup is guaranteed no worse than one of Hungary's two spots in the UEFA Cup. In 2007, Honvéd Budapest won the competition by beating NB I champions VSC Debrecen in the final on May 9, 2007.


2006–07 Magyar Kupa, Third round
Teams participating in the third round came from the NB I., NB II., NB III., and county (megye) levels.


2006–07 Magyar Kupa, Fourth round
The winners continued on to the fifth round. Of note was second division team Gyirmót SE defeating reigning Hungarian Cup champion Fehérvár.


2006–07 Magyar Kupa, Fifth round
The first legs were played on November 8, 2006, with the second legs onNovember 22.


2006–07 Magyar Kupa, Quarter-finals
The first legs were played on March 21, 2007, while the second legs were played on April 4. Of note is Újpest FC vs. Debrecen, a rematch from the 2005–06 Hungarian Cup Quarter Finals, where Debrecen beat Újpest 3-0, agg.


2006–07 Major Indoor Soccer League season, League Standings, Scoring leaders
GP = Games Played, G = Goals, A = Assists, Pts = Points


2006–07 Malaysia Premier League
The 2006–07 Liga Premier (English: 2006–07 Premier League), also known as the TM Liga Premier for sponsorship reasons, is the fourth season of the Liga Premier, the second-tier professional football league in Malaysia.


2006–07 Malaysia Premier League
The season was held from 22 December 2006 and concluded in 21 July 2007. A total of 11 clubs compete in a single group format for the promotion to expanded 2007–08 Liga Super season.


2006–07 Malaysia Premier League
The Liga Premier champions for 2006–07 was PDRM. The club were promoted to 2007–08 Liga Super along with runners-up UPB-MyTeam.


2006–07 Malaysia Super League
The 2006–07 Liga Super (English: 2006–07 Super League) also known as the TM Liga Super for sponsorship reasons is the fourth season of the Liga Super, the top-tier professional football league in Malaysia.


2006–07 Malaysia Super League
The season was held from 16 December 2006 and concluded on 4 August 2007.


2006–07 Malaysia Super League
The FAM has decided to expand the league from eight teams to 14 in total, however, only 13 clubs compete at the start of the season after MPPJ pulled from the league.


2006–07 Malaysia Super League
The highest scoring game was between Malacca and Perak where Perak defeat Malacca by 9–0.


2006–07 Malaysia Super League
Perak's Keita Mandjou and DPMM's Mohd Shahrazen Said were joint-top scorer with 21 goals each. Kedah's Marlon Alex James was in third place with 20 goals.


2006–07 Malaysia Super League, League table
The final league table after the final matches of the season on 4 August 2007.


2006–07 Maltese First Division
The Maltese First Division 2006–07 (known as BOV First Division 2006-07 due to sponsorship reasons) started on September 3 and finished on May 13. Mosta F.C. and Hamrun Spartans were the teams which were relegated from the 2005–06 Maltese Premier League. Qormi and Vittoriosa Stars were the promoted teams from 2005–06 Maltese Second Division. Hamrun Spartans finished as champions and returned to the Premier League, having just been relegated. Mqabba were also promoted as runners-up. San Gwann and Naxxar Lions were relegated to the Second Division.


2006–07 Maltese First Division, Teams
The Maltese First Division 2006–07 was made up of these teams:


2006–07 Maltese First Division knock-out
The Maltese First Division knock-out 2006–07 (known as EuroSport First Division knock-out 2006-07 due to sponsorship reasons) was a knock-out competition for Maltese football clubs from the First Division. The winners were Tarxien and the runner-up were Mosta.


2006–07 Maltese First Division knock-out
The competition began on 18 November 2006 and ended on 24 May 2007 with the final.


2006–07 Maltese First Division knock-out
The competition began with the preliminary round. Four teams played in the preliminary round. The two winners from the preliminary round advanced to the quarterfinals with the rest of the teams of the First Division. The four winners of the quarterfinals, which were Mosta, Senglea, St.Patrick and Tarxien advanced to the semifinals.


2006–07 Maltese Premier League
The 2006–07 Maltese Premier League (known as the BOV Premier League for sponsorship reasons) was the 27th season of the Maltese Premier League, and the 92nd season of top-level league football in Malta. Marsaxlokk won the title while St. George's and Marsa were relegated to the Maltese First Division.


2006–07 Maltese Premier League, Teams
The following teams were promoted from the First Division at the start of the season:


2006–07 Maltese Premier League, Teams
From the previous Premier League season, the following teams were relegated to the First Division:


2006–07 Maltese Premier League, Second round, Championship Pool
The teams placed in the first six positions in the league table qualified for the Championship Pool, and the points obtained during the first round were halved (and rounded up) before the start of second round. As a result, the teams started with the following points before the second round: Marsaxlokk 23 points, Sliema Wanderers 17, Valletta 17, Msida Saint-Joseph 17, Birkirkara 15 and Hibernians 13.


2006–07 Maltese Premier League, Second round, Relegation Pool
The teams which finished in the last four league positions were placed in the Relegation Pool and at the end of the round the two lowest-placed teams were relegated to the First Division. The points obtained during the first round were halved (and rounded up) before the start of second round. As a result, the teams started with the following points before the second round: Floriana 12 points, St. George's 6, Pietà Hotspurs 5, Marsa 2.


2006–07 Maltese Second Division
The Maltese Second Division 2006-07 (known as BOV Second Division 2006-07 due to sponsorship reasons) started on 23 September 2006 and ended on 6 May 2007. Lija Athletic and St.Andrews were the relegated teams. The promoted teams were Birzebbuga St.Peters, Santa Venera Lightning and Rabat Ajax. Dingli Swallows finished the league as champions. Therefore, they were promoted to 2007–08 Maltese First Division. They were joined with Mellieha who finished as runner-up. Gudja United and Gozo FC were relegated to 2007–08 Maltese Third Division. Zebbug Rangers were also relegated as they lost the relegation-playoffs.


2006–07 Maltese Second and Third Division Knock-Out
The 2006–07 Second and Third Division Knock-Out (known as quick Keno Second and Third Division Knock-Out for sponsorship reasons) was a knockout tournament for Maltese football clubs playing in the Second and Third Division.


2006–07 Maltese Second and Third Division Knock-Out
The 30 participating teams were divided into eight groups, six having four teams each and the remaining two having three. The winning team from each group progressed to a direct elimination round.


2006–07 Maltese Third Division
The 2006–07 Maltese Third Division (referred to as the BOV Third Division for sponsorship reasons) was the league season of the Maltese Third Division which spanned from 24 September 2006 until 7 May 2007.


2006–07 Maltese Third Division, Teams
A total of 19 teams participated in the 2006–07 Third Division. Mdina Knights made their league debut after they were founded in 2006, while Qrendi rejoined the Maltese football league system after a nine-year absence following their last appearance in the 1996–97 Second Division season. At the end of the season, a series of promotion-relegation play-off matches are contested by the teams finishing between third and fifth place in the Third Division and the tenth-placed team in the Second Division; the winner, acquires promotion to the Second Division.