2006–07 Chicago Bulls season
In the playoffs, the Bulls swept the defending NBA champion Miami Heat in four games in the First Round, before losing to the Detroit Pistons in six games in the Semifinals.


2006–07 Chicago Bulls season, Offseason
Whereas previous seasons under General Manager John Paxson focused mostly on allowing the young players which comprised the core of the Bulls' roster to develop, before the '06-'07 season Paxson made an expensive free-agent signing in the form of Ben Wallace. Many fans were excited about the veteran experience and star power Wallace brought to the team, though some questioned if he was the best fit for the team, as Wallace had always been known for his defense, and many believed that the Bulls' biggest problem was a lack of inside scoring.


2006–07 Chicago Bulls season, Offseason
On July 20, the Bulls traded Tyson Chandler to the New Orleans Hornets for J.R. Smith. However, six days later, Smith was traded again, this time to the Denver Nuggets, in exchange for Howard Eisley and two second-round draft picks.


2006–07 Chicago Bulls season, Regular season
The Bulls got off to a rocky start, posting a record of 3-9 in their first 12 games. The criticism by some in the offseason about the signing of Ben Wallace seemed to gain some validity, as Wallace appeared to show his age and was not always able to put up big rebounding numbers as he had been known for with the Pistons. However, as they had in the 2004-05 season in which they started 0-9, the Bulls performed better as the season went on and finished 49-33.


2006–07 Chicago Bulls season, Regular season
The record was good enough to receive the #5 seed among the 8 teams qualifying for the Eastern Conference Playoffs. The Bulls, however, lost their final game of the season to the New Jersey Nets which would have boosted them to a #2 seed and given them an easier path to the Eastern Conference Finals.


2006–07 Chinese Basketball Association season
The season ran from October 7, 2006 to March 28, 2007. The North-South Division system was abolished. Zhejiang Lions joined the CBA in this season.


2006–07 Chinese Basketball Association season, Playoffs
In the first round of the playoffs, top 4 teams may choose their opponents from the other 4 teams, they may also choose their place in the bracket.


2006–07 Chinese Basketball Association season, Playoffs
In the Final series, Bayi Rockets defeated Guangdong Southern Tigers (4-1).


2006–07 Chinese Basketball Association season, Playoffs
Teams in bold advanced to the next round. The numbers to the left of each team indicate the team's seeding in regular season, and the numbers to the right indicate the number of games the team won in that round. Home court advantage belongs to the team with the better regular season record; teams enjoying the home advantage are shown in italics.


2006–07 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team
The 2006–07 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team represented the University of Cincinnati during the 2006–07 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team played its home games in Cincinnati, Ohio at the Fifth Third Arena, which has a capacity of 13,176. They are members of the Big East Conference and were led by first year head coach Mick Cronin. The Bearcats finished the season 11–19, 2–14 in Big East play.


2006–07 Cleveland Cavaliers season
The 2006–07 Cleveland Cavaliers season was the 37th season of NBA basketball in Cleveland, Ohio. Led by 22-year old forward LeBron James, the Cavaliers finished the season with a 50–32 record, finishing second-place in the Central Division, winning their first Eastern Conference championship, and earning the franchise's first trip to the NBA Finals. The Cavaliers had the fourth best team defensive rating in the NBA.


2006–07 Cleveland Cavaliers season
Prior to making their first NBA Finals appearance, in the playoffs, the Cavaliers swept the Washington Wizards in four games in the First Round, defeated the New Jersey Nets in six games in the Semifinals, and defeated the Detroit Pistons in six games in the Conference Finals.


2006–07 Cleveland Cavaliers season
However, in the NBA Finals, the Cavaliers would collapse, as they were swept by the San Antonio Spurs in four games. LeBron James was the team's leading scorer and finished in 2nd place in league MVP voting.


2006–07 Cleveland Cavaliers season
The Cavaliers would not make it back to the Finals until 2015, when James returned to the team after a four year tenure with the Miami Heat.


2006–07 Cleveland Cavaliers season, Draft picks
*2nd round pick acquired from Philadelphia in Lee Nailon deal.


2006–07 Cleveland Cavaliers season, Playoffs, First Round
A rematch of the previous year's first round series was spoiled when Wizards star Gilbert Arenas and Caron Butler were both forced out of the playoffs due to injuries received in the later parts of the regular season. Without Arenas and Butler, the Wizards found themselves unable to stop LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers from sweeping them out of the playoffs. It was Cleveland's first playoff sweep in franchise history.


2006–07 Cleveland Cavaliers season, Playoffs, Eastern Semifinals
The Cavaliers advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals for the first time since 1992, while the Nets have lost in the Conference Semifinals in three out of the last four years.


2006–07 Cleveland Cavaliers season, Playoffs, Eastern Semifinals
New Jersey Nets point guard Jason Kidd averaged a triple double the entire playoffs, scoring 14.6 points, grabbing 10.9 rebounds and dishing out 10.9 assists per game.


2006–07 Cleveland Cavaliers season, Playoffs, Eastern Semifinals
The Cavaliers also got revenge of sorts, by eliminating the Nets two years after the Nets eliminated them on the final day of the regular season.


2006–07 Cleveland Cavaliers season, Playoffs, Eastern Finals
In a rematch of last year's thrilling second-round series, the Pistons and the Cavaliers matched up in perhaps one of the closest contested series in NBA history, with the first five games being decided by 6 points or less. The spotlight of the series fell on Cleveland's LeBron James. Despite gaining some momentum in the opening games of the series against the experienced Pistons, key last-second decisions by James led to Cleveland losses in Games 1 and 2 in Detroit, by identical scores where Cleveland led for most of the two games. They faced a 0–2 deficit for the second straight year but would easily remember from the year before they could win three straight games to get back into the series.


2006–07 Cleveland Cavaliers season, Playoffs, Eastern Finals
With media circles on his back for his complacency in these games (James had a playoff career low 10 points in Game 1), LeBron came back to will the Cavs to close victories in Games 3 and 4 in Cleveland, evening the series at 2. The series shifted back to Detroit for a Game 5 that proved to be one of the most memorable postseason games in recent NBA history. In a match that went into double overtime, the Cavaliers stunned the Pistons on their home court, thanks to LeBron James' playoff career-high 48 point performance. James scored the Cavaliers' final 25 points of the game, including all 18 points in overtime making it two straight two-point wins at the Palace in Game 5.


2006–07 Cleveland Cavaliers season, Playoffs, Eastern Finals
This time around the heavily favored Cavaliers took advantage of their home court in 2007 and exploded in Game 6 to close out the Pistons once and for all, and to clinch the franchise's first trip to the NBA Finals. Rookie Daniel Gibson scored his career high 31 points including five three-pointers to lift the Cavs in the second half behind a roaring home crowd.


2006–07 Cleveland Cavaliers season, NBA Finals, Game 1
LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers entered the 2007 Finals as newcomers. Game 1 was the first NBA Finals appearance in franchise history, and the first for each of its players (other than reserve point guard Eric Snow). However, the San Antonio Spurs had been to the Finals in three of the past eight seasons, winning a championship each time. With solid performances by Tim Duncan, Tony Parker, and Manu Ginóbili, the Spurs won the series opener in convincing fashion, limiting LeBron James to 14 points on 4–16 shooting.


2006–07 Cleveland Cavaliers season, NBA Finals, Game 2
The Spurs took a stranglehold on momentum in Game 2. The Spurs big three overwhelmed the Cavs and the Spurs led by as many as 29 points in the third quarter. They absolutely dominated game during first 3 quarters and played show-time basketball. A furious 25–6 rally by Cleveland in the final quarter wasn't enough as the Spurs took a 2–0 lead in the series.


2006–07 Cleveland Cavaliers season, NBA Finals, Game 3
Rookie Daniel Gibson started Game 3 in place of the injured Larry Hughes but scored a series-low 2 points on 1–10 shooting. As a team the Cavs shot only .367 but out-rebounded the Spurs 48–41. Zydrunas Ilgauskas had a 2006–07 season high 18 rebounds. On the game's final play, LeBron James missed a potential game-tying 29 foot 3-pointer (which he contested as a foul on Bruce Bowen).


2006–07 Cleveland Cavaliers season, NBA Finals, Game 3
Game 3 was the lowest-scoring Finals game since 1955, with Tim Duncan of the Spurs having his lowest scoring game in his NBA Finals career, with 14 points.


2006–07 Cleveland Cavaliers season, NBA Finals, Game 4
San Antonio started out strong through the first three quarters, leading by as many as 11. Cleveland would stage a rally near the end of the third quarter and the first five minutes of the fourth, scoring 14 consecutive points to take its first second-half lead of the series. However, the Spurs would stage a 12–3 rally of their own to retake the lead and win the series in a 4–0 sweep.


2006–07 Cleveland Cavaliers season, Transactions, Trades
The Cavaliers did not make a trade during the 2006–07 NBA season.


2006–07 Cleveland Cavaliers season, Transactions, Free agents
The Cavaliers did not sign any free agents during the 2006–07 NBA season.


2006–07 Cleveland State Vikings men's basketball team
The 2006–07 Cleveland State Vikings men's basketball team represented Cleveland State University in the 2006–07 college basketball season. The team was led by first-year head coach Gary Waters. In 2005–06, the Vikings finished 10–18 (6–10 in the Horizon League). Cleveland State's last winning season was the 2000–2001 season when they finished 19–13 overall and 9–5 in conference play. Their last NCAA tournament appearance was their run to the Sweet Sixteen in 1986. The highlight of the season was arguably when the Vikings went on a four-game winning streak defeating Miami (FL), John Carroll, Delaware, and Kent State. It was the 76th season of Cleveland State basketball.


2006–07 Cleveland State Vikings men's basketball team, Preseason
The preseason Horizon League Coaches' Poll picked the Vikings to finish ninth. J'Nathan Bullock was named to the preseason all-Horizon League 2nd team.


2006–07 Club Brugge KV season
During the 2006–07 season, Club Brugge KV participated in the Belgian First Division.


2006–07 Club Brugge KV season, Season summary
Following a 0-1 home loss to Roeselare, coach Emilio Ferrera and assistant Franky Van der Elst were fired, with sports director Marc Degryse also resigning. Ex-player Čedomir Janevski was appointed as the new manager, leading Club Brugge to the Belgian Cup and UEFA Cup qualification. At the end of the season, Jacky Mathijssen was appointed head coach.


2006–07 Club Brugge KV 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 Club Brugge KV 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 Clyde F.C. season
In season 2006–07, Clyde competed in their seventh consecutive season in the Scottish First Division. Joe Miller was appointed as new manager, after Graham Roberts was dismissed for gross misconduct on a tour of Canada. In a subsequent court case Roberts was awarded £32,000 compensation for unfair dismissal.


2006–07 Clyde F.C. season
Clyde finished fifth in the Scottish First Division, and reached their first cup final for 48 years, in the Scottish Challenge Cup. They went out of the Scottish League Cup in the first round and the Scottish Cup in the third round.


2006–07 Clyde 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 Clyde F.C. season, Results
Win ‹See Tfd›  Draw ‹See Tfd›  Loss ‹See Tfd›  Upcoming fixture ‹See Tfd›


2006–07 Colchester United F.C. season
The 2006–07 season was Colchester United's 65th season in their history and their first-ever season in the second tier of English football, the Championship. Alongside competing in the Championship, the club also participated in the FA Cup and League Cup.


2006–07 Colchester United F.C. season
Following Colchester's promotion from League One, bookmakers had the U's as favourites for an immediate return to the third tier, especially following manager Phil Parkinson's acrimonious resignation and subsequent appointment at Hull City. However, under the guidance of Parkinson's former assistant manager Geraint Williams, Colchester achieved a 10th-place finish in the league, defying the odds and a club record best ever league finish. Indeed, Colchester found themselves on the edges of the play-off positions for much of the season, eventually ending the campaign six points shy after a patch of poor form in February and March.


2006–07 Colchester United F.C. season
Colchester for the first time ever entered the FA Cup at the third round stage, but were immediately eliminated by League Two Barnet. They suffered a similar fate in the League Cup when another League Two club Milton Keynes Dons knocked the U's out of the competition in extra time.


2006–07 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview
On 13 June 2006, manager Phil Parkinson who had led Colchester to their first ever promotion to the second tier, resigned. It was a situation reminiscent of George Burley's resignation and move to Ipswich Town in the 1994–95 season. Hull City's chairman Adam Pearson had approached Parkinson illegally regarding their vacant managers position, and as with Ipswich before, was made to pay when Colchester chairman Peter Heard won £400,000 in damages for the club.


2006–07 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview
New club owner Robbie Cowling's first task was to appoint Parkinson's successor, with Parkinson's former assistant Geraint Williams overseeing pre-season training. He was ultimately appointed following a lengthy recruitment process and charged with leading United into their first season in the Championship. Mick Harford was brought in as his assistant.


2006–07 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview
On the back of a successful 2005–06 season for midfielder Neil Danns, scoring 15 goals, he left for Birmingham City in a deal worth up to £850,000. Incoming were former U's loanees Jamie Cureton and Johnnie Jackson.


2006–07 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview
After a solid yet unsuccessful start to the season, Colchester were without a win after four games, albeit defeats by a single goal on each occasion. They earned their first Championship victory on 26 August when they beat Derby County 4–3 courtesy of a Cureton hat-trick. Colchester then hosted Ipswich Town in the first league derby between the two neighbouring sides for 49 years. Colchester stalwart Karl Duguid's goal was enough to hand the U's victory.


2006–07 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview
Parkinson returned to Layer Road with his struggling Hull side in November as Chris Iwelumo equalled a club record and scored four for himself as the U's beat the Tigers 5–1. Parkinson was sacked by Hull five days later after Colchester's eighth successive home victory on their way to eleven consecutive home victories in the league. By Christmas, the U's found themselves in the play-off positions.


2006–07 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview
Talk at this point turned to the potential for the U's to ground-share Portman Road with Ipswich Town if they achieved the ultimate dream of promotion to the Premier League as the first turf was cut on the new stadium development at Cuckoo Farm.


2006–07 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview
In January, the U's received a club record £2.5m from Reading for their England under-20s international Greg Halford.


2006–07 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview
With two games to spare, Colchester were just one point off the play-off places. Defeat at main rivals Stoke City ended their hopes but the 10th-placed finish was the best in the club's history, making them 30th of all clubs in the English football pyramid. Gates at Layer Road had risen to an average of 5,466, the highest since the 1970–71 season with most games sold out.


2006–07 Colchester United F.C. season, Squad statistics, Player debuts
Players making their first-team Colchester United debut in a fully competitive match.


2006–07 Colorado Avalanche season
The 2006–07 Colorado Avalanche season was their 12th National Hockey League season in Denver, Colorado. It was a season of transition for the Avs, as the team began the season with a new General Manager in Francois Giguere, ending the twelve-year reign of Pierre Lacroix. The off-season also featured the departures of Alex Tanguay and Rob Blake, continuing the trend of star players leaving Denver that began the previous year.


2006–07 Colorado Avalanche season
After a decade near the top of the Western Conference standings, the Avalanche were expected to struggle to make the playoffs in 2006–07. The team's expected decline also saw attendance take a hit, as Colorado's NHL record sellout streak of 487 games was ended on October 16 when 17,681 tickets were sold for a game, 326 shy of a sellout.


2006–07 Colorado Avalanche season
Joe Sakic was the lone representative for the Avalanche at the 2007 All-Star Game in Dallas. Sakic recorded four assists at the game.


2006–07 Colorado Avalanche season
Entering the final week of the season on April 3, 2007, Colorado was 7 points behind the Calgary Flames for the 8th and final spot in the Western Conference standings. Needing Calgary to lose all four games that week and for them to win all four they fell short by 1 point. Calgary losing to Colorado, San Jose, Edmonton, and again to Colorado did not capture a point that week and Colorado winning three out of four was knocked out of contention when they lost to the Nashville Predators on April 7, 2007.


2006–07 Colorado Avalanche season
The following night, the Avalanche beat the Flames 6–3 giving them 95 points overall on the season and one short of Calgary who had 96. With the 95 points, the Avalanche became the team with the highest point total in a season to not make the playoffs, missing the post-season for the first time since 1994 back when they were known as the Quebec Nordiques, despite going 15–2–2 to end the regular season. This record would later be matched by the 2010–11 Dallas Stars, who also failed to qualify for the playoffs with 95 points. Both the Avalanche and the Stars were passed by the 2014-15 Boston Bruins, 2017-18 Florida Panthers, and the 2018-19 Montreal Canadiens, who each earned 96.


2006–07 Colorado Avalanche 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 Colorado Avalanche season, Player statistics, Skaters
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes


2006–07 Colorado Avalanche season, Player statistics, Skaters
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Colorado. Stats reflect time with the Avalanche only. ‡Traded during the season.


2006–07 Colorado Avalanche season, Player statistics, Goaltenders
Note: GP = Games Played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime/shootout losses; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average


2006–07 Colorado Avalanche season, Transactions
The Avalanche were involved in the following transactions during the 2006–07 season.


2006–07 Colorado Avalanche season, Draft picks
Colorado's picks at the 2006 NHL Entry Draft in Vancouver, British Columbia.


2006–07 Colorado Avalanche season, Farm teams, Albany River Rats
The Avalanche signed a one-year deal to join the Carolina Hurricanes as the NHL affiliate for the River Rats for the 2006–07 AHL season.


2006–07 Colorado Avalanche season, Farm teams, Albany River Rats
During the season, the Avs announced that they had signed a long term deal to be the NHL affiliate of the new Cleveland expansion team beginning in 2007–08. Coincidentally, the new franchise is a reincarnation of the Utah Grizzlies franchise, which played in Denver as the Denver Grizzlies until 1995, when the Avs came to Denver.


2006–07 Colorado Avalanche season, Farm teams, Arizona Sundogs
The Sundogs began their inaugural season in the Central Hockey League.


2006–07 Columbus Blue Jackets season
The 2006–07 Columbus Blue Jackets season was the seventh National Hockey League season in Columbus, Ohio.


2006–07 Columbus Blue Jackets season
The off-season was dominated by a contract dispute with top forward Nikolay Zherdev, who had threatened to return to Russia to play if Columbus did not meet his demands. Zherdev remained a holdout for much of the preseason. However, the two parties were able to come to an agreement approximately a week before the season began.


2006–07 Columbus Blue Jackets season
The Blue Jackets, hoping to qualify for the playoffs for the first time in franchise history, got off to a disastrous start, falling as low as 6–16–2 into December, briefly holding the worst record in the NHL. The Jackets' poor start led General Manager Doug MacLean to fire Head Coach Gerard Gallant on November 13. Gallant would be replaced a week later by veteran coach Ken Hitchcock. Coincidentally, Hitchcock's first game as Jackets head coach was against the Philadelphia Flyers, the team that fired him as head coach earlier in the season.


2006–07 Columbus Blue Jackets season
The Blue Jackets once again failed to qualify for the postseason. As the Atlanta Thrashers qualified for the playoffs in the East, the Blue Jackets were, until the 2008–09 season, the only NHL team to have never played a post-season game.


2006–07 Columbus Blue Jackets season, Regular season
The Blue Jackets were shut out a League-high 16 times during the regular season. Along with the four shutouts Blue Jackets goaltenders recorded, 20 of the Blue Jackets' 82 regular-season games ended in a shutout. They were also the most penalized team in the League, with 453 power-play opportunities against.


2006–07 Columbus Blue Jackets 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 Columbus Blue Jackets season, Playoffs
The Blue Jackets failed to qualify for the playoffs for the sixth consecutive season.


2006–07 Columbus Blue Jackets season, Transactions
The Blue Jackets have been involved in the following transactions during the 2006–07 season.


2006–07 Columbus Blue Jackets season, Draft picks
Columbus' picks at the 2006 NHL Entry Draft in Vancouver, British Columbia. The Blue Jackets picked 6th overall.


2006–07 Columbus Blue Jackets season, Farm teams, Syracuse Crunch
The Syracuse Crunch are the Blue Jackets American Hockey League affiliate for the seventh season. Prior to the start of the 2006–07 season, the two clubs announced they had agreed to extend the affiliation agreement for four more years.


2006–07 Columbus Blue Jackets season, Farm teams, Dayton Bombers
The Dayton Bombers of the ECHL are also entering their seventh season as an affiliate of the Blue Jackets.


2006–07 Columbus Blue Jackets season, Farm teams, Youngstown SteelHounds
The Jackets are also affiliated with the Youngstown SteelHounds of the Central Hockey League.


2006–07 Combined Counties Football League
The 2006–07 Combined Counties Football League season was the 29th in the history of the Combined Counties Football League, a football competition in England.


2006–07 Combined Counties Football League, Premier Division
The Premier Division featured eight new teams in a league of 22 teams after the promotion of Godalming Town to the Isthmian League.


2006–07 Combined Counties Football League, Division One
Division One featured seven new teams in a league of 21 teams.


2006–07 Combined Counties Football League, Division One
Also, Monotype changed their name to Salfords and Netherne changed their name to Coulsdon Town.


2006–07 Commonwealth Bank Series
The Commonwealth Bank Series was the name of the One Day International cricket tournament in Australia for the 2006–07 season. It was a tri-nation series between Australia, England and New Zealand.


2006–07 Commonwealth Bank Series
Australia booked a place in the final after just seven matches in the tournament, and having participated in just five, with five games left to play. The other place in the final came down to the last match of the series as New Zealand and England both had won only 2 games; England won this semi-final of sorts.


2006–07 Commonwealth Bank Series
England won the final series by two games to nil to lift the trophy, making it their first major one-day tournament win since 1997 and their first Australian tri-series win since 20 years previous, when they also won the Ashes.


2006–07 Commonwealth Bank Series, Group stage table, Points system
A win earns 4 points, a tie or no result = 2 points, a bonus = 1 point and a loss = 0 points.


2006–07 Commonwealth Bank Series, Group stage table, Points system
If the team batting first match and restricts its opponents to 80% of its total, it gains a bonus point. If the team batting second wins the match in 40 overs, it gains a bonus point.


2006–07 Commonwealth Bank Series, Group stage table, Points system
A team's run rate will be calculated by reference to the runs scored in an innings divided by the number of overs faced.


2006–07 Commonwealth Bank Series, Group stage table, Points system
In the event of teams finishing on equal points, the right to play in the final will be determined as follows:


2006–07 Commonwealth Bank Series, Group stage matches, Match 1: Australia v England, 12 January
England won the toss and elected to bat. Kevin Pietersen was the only England player to get settled, scoring 82. It was debated whether this effected his dismissal getting out caught playing a big shot, slightly after a Glenn McGrath bouncer which injured Pietersen for the rest of the tour. In the end England scored a mediocre total of 242. The English team's bowling attack couldn't have got to a worse start after Gilchrist and Hayden smashed 16 off the first over. After Hayden and Gilchrist got out, Ponting and Clarke took over both going above 50. Australia cruised to an 8 wicket victory with 5 overs remaining.


2006–07 Commonwealth Bank Series, Group stage matches, Match 2: Australia v New Zealand, 14 January
All of the Australian batsman scored reasonable scores that gave Australia a big first innings total. Shane Bond got a one-day hat trick while cleaning up the tail. New Zealand couldn't chase down Australia, Andrew Symonds named man of the match.


2006–07 Commonwealth Bank Series, Group stage matches, Match 3: England v New Zealand, 16 January
Man of the match Andrew Flintoff scored 72 and hit the winning run with just one ball remaining to get their first win on tour.


2006–07 Commonwealth Bank Series, Group stage matches, Match 4: Australia v England, 19 January
England were bowled out for a low score and got early wickets and slowed the run rate to even up the match. Mike Hussey had a controversial decision being not out after nicking a ball to Nixon. He went on to become the man of the match for his 46 including a slog sweep which went for six.


2006–07 Commonwealth Bank Series, Group stage matches, Match 5: Australia v New Zealand, 21 January
Craig McMillan saved the Kiwis from a low score after they had lost early wickets. New Zealand bowled well early with Clarke and Hussey rescuing the Aussies. This was also Nathan Astle's last match, retiring due to poor form.


2006–07 Commonwealth Bank Series, Group stage matches, Match 7: Australia v England, 26 January
England reached a new low bowled out for 110 in what was regarded as their worst performance on tour.


2006–07 Commonwealth Bank Series, Group stage matches, Match 8: Australia v New Zealand, 28 January
Hayden and Ponting both smashed hundreds to give Australia a huge first innings score. New Zealand did well chasing, falling just short with Oram also getting a century.


2006–07 Commonwealth Bank Series, Group stage matches, Match 10: Australia v England, 2 February
England finally beat Australia with Ed Joyce scoring a 100 as England almost reached 300. Plunkett bowled Gilchrist on the first ball, while Symonds had to retire hurt.


2006–07 Commonwealth Bank Series, Group stage matches, Match 12: England v New Zealand, 6 February
Paul Collingwood was back in form getting his first 100 since the Adelaide Test match. The captain Fleming then led from the front scoring a 100 despite controversially running out his partner.


2006–07 Commonwealth Bank Series, Final series, Second match: Australia vs England, 11 February
English achieved slightly above average score, but it was expected Australia should chase it down. However, rain interrupted Australia's innings several times, and the interruptions, the lost wickets, the adjusted target and slow outfield made the required run rate difficult. England ensured victory with further wickets as Australia tried to progress the score. It was a huge victory for England, who had otherwise had a terrible tour and who at the start of the series were playing poor cricket. The defeat of Australia was a significant blow to the reigning world champions, they also lost their next three matches in New Zealand.


2006–07 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team
The 2006–07 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 2006–07 collegiate men's basketball season. The Huskies completed the season with a 17–14 overall record. The Huskies were members of the Big East Conference where they finished with a 6–10 record. The Huskies played their home games at Harry A. Gampel Pavilion in Storrs, Connecticut and the Hartford Civic Center in Hartford, Connecticut, and they were led by twenty-first-year head coach Jim Calhoun.


2006–07 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team, Roster
Listed are the student athletes who are members of the 2006–2007 team.


2006–07 Copa Federación de España
The Copa Federación de España 2006–07 is the 14th staging of the Copa Federación de España, a knockout competition for Spanish football clubs in Segunda División B and Tercera División.


2006–07 Copa Federación de España
The competition began on August 2006 with the Regional stages and ended with the finals on 11 and 18 April 2007.


2006–07 Copa del Rey
The 2006–07 Copa del Rey was the 105th staging of the Copa del Rey.


2006–07 Copa del Rey
The competition started on 30 August 2006 and concluded on 23 June 2007 with the Final, held at the Estadio Santiago Bernabéu in Madrid, in which Sevilla FC lifted the trophy for the first time since 1948 with a 1–0 victory over Getafe CF.


2006–07 Copa del Rey, Knock-out rounds
* Match abandoned after 57 minutes at 0–1 due to injury of Sevilla coach Juande Ramos; remainder of the game played on 18 March at the Coliseum, Getafe.


2006–07 Coppa Italia
The 2006–07 Coppa Italia was the 60th edition of the tournament. The final was played, like the two previous editions, between Internazionale and Roma. The first match was played in Rome on 9 May 2007, and the second leg in Milan on 17 May 2007. The score from the first leg was a 6–2 win for Roma, while in the second leg Inter beat Roma 2–1, which crowned Roma cup winners for the eighth time.


2006–07 Coppa Italia, Formula
The match format was first introduced in the 2005–06 season. Participating in the competition were all the teams from Serie A (20 teams) and B (22 teams), 28 teams from Serie C1 and C2, and 2 teams from non professional leagues ("Dilettanti"), 72 teams in total. The first three rounds were all one-game matches, with the lower classified team in the previous year playing at home. Only 64 teams participated in the first round; the eight teams from Serie A that qualified for European competitions joined the competition in the fourth round – the round of 16.


2006–07 Coppa Italia, Formula
Once the third round was finished, only 8 of the original 64 teams survived and these teams were paired against the 8 teams that had not yet participated. From this point on, the rounds, including the final, were all double leg home and away with the team having the higher aggregate score advancing.


2006–07 Coppa Italia, Pairing Teams
No draws were made to pair the teams. In the first round, seed 72 played seed 9, seed 71 played seed 10 and so on. In the second and all future rounds, all brackets were fixed with no reseeding in case of upset winners. To see how teams were paired in the second round, assume no upsets and the top seed would again play the bottom seed; seed 40 (or its opponent seed 41) would play seed 9 (or its opponent seed 72), 39 (or 42) would play 10 (or 71) and so on.


2006–07 Coppa Italia, Seeding teams
b) seeds 2–8 to the participants playing in the Champions League/UEFA Cup competitions other than seed 1. If less than 8 teams are participating then the next highest placed Serie A team(s) complete(s) the list.


2006–07 Coppa Italia, Seeding teams
c) seeds 9–17 to the 9 remaining Serie A teams to 17th place.


2006–07 Coppa Italia, Seeding teams
d) seeds 18–20 to the 3 Serie B teams promoted to Serie A this season.


2006–07 Coppa Italia, Seeding teams
e) seeds 21–23 to the 3 Serie A teams demoted to Serie B this season.


2006–07 Coppa Italia, Seeding teams
f) seeds 24–37 to the 14 Serie B teams finishing to 17th place but not promoted to Serie A, and seed 38 to the play-out winner in Serie B


2006–07 Coppa Italia, Seeding teams
g) seeds 39–42 to the 4 Serie C1 teams promoted to Serie B this season.


2006–07 Coppa Italia, Seeding teams
h) seeds 43–46 to the 4 Serie B teams demoted to Serie C1 this season.


2006–07 Coppa Italia, Seeding teams
i) seeds 47–70 to 24 teams from Serie C1 and Serie C2 as selected by the league


2006–07 Coppa Italia, Seeding teams
j) seeds 71–72 to 2 teams from the Lega Nazionale Dilettanti (below C2) as selected by the league.


2006–07 Coppa Italia, Knockout stage
Top team in each pairing played first leg at home


2006–07 Coppa Italia, Top goalscorers
* After Extra Time** After Penalty Shootout(a) Advances on Away-Goals Rule


2006–07 Coupe de France
The Coupe de France's results of the 2006–2007 season. 6577 clubs participated in the cup and the final was played on May 12.


2006–07 Coupe de France, Round of 64
*  - Extra time**  - Penalty shootout***  - Bois-Guillaume won administratively (A suspended player took part to the match)


2006–07 Coupe de la Ligue
The 2006–07 Coupe de la Ligue began on 15 August 2006. The final was held on 31 March 2007 at the Stade de France. The eventual winners were Bordeaux who beat Lyon 1-0 in the final.


2006–07 Coventry City F.C. season
The 2006–07 season was Coventry City's 87th season in The Football League and their 6th consecutive season in the Football League Championship. Along with competing in the Championship, the club also participated in the FA Cup and Football League Cup. The season covers the period from 1 July 2006 to 30 June 2007.


2006–07 Coventry City F.C. season, Season statistics, Goalscorers
15 players scored for Coventry City during the 2006–07 season.


2006–07 Coventry City F.C. season, Season statistics, Goalscorers
49 goals were scored in total during the 2006–07 season:


2006–07 Coventry City F.C. season, Season statistics, Discipline, Yellow cards
18 players were booked for Coventry City during the 2006–07 season.


2006–07 Coventry City F.C. season, Season statistics, Discipline, Yellow cards
87 bookings were received in total during the 2006–07 season:


2006–07 Coventry City F.C. season, Season statistics, Discipline, Yellow cards
The most booked player was Kevin Kyle with 12 cards.


2006–07 Coventry City F.C. season, Season statistics, Discipline, Red Cards
1 player was sent off for Coventry City during the 2006–07 season.


2006–07 Coventry City F.C. season, Season statistics, Discipline, Red Cards
1 player was sent off in total during the 2006–07 season.


2006–07 Crewe Alexandra F.C. season
The 2006–07 season was the 130th season in the club's history, their 84th in the English Football League and first back in League One, the third tier of English football following their relegation from the Championship in the previous season. They finished 13th in League One on 60 points. They also competed in the FA Cup, Football League Cup and the Football League Trophy, where they were eliminated in the first round, third round and area final respectively.


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


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


2006–07 Croatian First Football League
The 2006–07 Croatian First Football League (officially known as Prva HNL Ožujsko for sponsorship reasons) was the sixteenth season of the Croatian First Football League, the national championship for men's association football teams in Croatia, since its establishment in 1992. The season started on 29 July 2006 and ended on 19 May 2007. Dinamo Zagreb were the defending champions, having won their eleventh championship title the previous season, and they defended the title again, after a win against Međimurje on Matchday 29, played on 28 April 2007.


2006–07 Croatian First Football League, Results, Matches 1–22
During matches 1–22 each team plays every other team twice (home and away).


2006–07 Croatian First Football League, Results, Matches 23–33
During matches 23–33 each team plays every other team once.


2006–07 Croatian First Football League, Results, Relegation play-off, Second leg
Zadar win 6–2 on aggregate and are promoted to 2007–08 Prva HNL.


2006–07 Croatian First League
2006-07 Croatian First League was the 17th season of the Croatian handball league since its independence and the sixth season of the First League format.


2006–07 Croatian First League, League table and results, Championship play-offs
Intermediate matches from the first phase were transferred, and with the opponent from the same group played two more games, and the other group of four matches (a total of 10 matches).


2006–07 Croatian First League, League table and results, Relegation play-offs
Play-offs to stay in the First league or to be demoted to the Second League for teams from 7 to 16 place. The clubs that played in the same groups have passed their results and played in the league of 12 matches against the other 6 clubs with which they were not in the same stage of the first stage (12 matches), giving a total of 22 matches for each club.


2006–07 Croatian First League, League table and results, Final
Played by two first teams from  Championship play-offs . The Champion becomes the first team to score 10 points. The results from the previous stages of the championship are transmitted.


2006–07 Croatian First League, League table and results, Final
* home match for Croatia Osiguranje Zagreb A - matches played during First phase (Group A) B - matches played during Championship play-offs C - matches played during Final


2006–07 Croatian Football Cup
The 2006–07 Croatian Football Cup was the sixteenth season of Croatia's football knockout competition.


2006–07 Croatian Football Cup, Quarter-finals
First legs were held on 21 and 22 November and second legs between 28 November and 6 December 2006.


2006–07 Croatian Ice Hockey League season
The Croatian Hockey League Season for 2006-2007 was the 16th such season. It was won by KHL Medveščak Zagreb. The season was divided into three parts. The last part determined the champion.


2006–07 Croatian Second Football League
The 2006-07 Druga HNL season was the 16th since its establishment. The first placed team were Inter Zaprešić and the last three clubs were relegated to Treća HNL.


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


2006–07 Crystal Palace F.C. season, Season summary
Peter Taylor took the job at Crystal Palace after Hull City paid a compensation package of £300,000 to chairman Simon Jordan. For this Jordan received praise from Hull chairman Adam Pearson for his conduct in the process of appointing Taylor.


2006–07 Crystal Palace F.C. season, Season summary
Most Palace fans were very pleased with this appointment, and were looking forward to an exciting 2006–07 season.


2006–07 Crystal Palace F.C. season, Season summary
Taylor made a whole host of summer signings, and despite a superb start which saw Palace at the top of the table after three games, a terrible run of form saw the Eagles slip down the order, falling to 20th at one stage. Despite this, Jordan was content to leave Taylor in charge of first-team affairs, and his faith was rewarded as Palace picked up their form in the post-Christmas period.


2006–07 Crystal Palace F.C. season, Season summary
After being unbeaten in eight games, the Eagles finally disappointingly lost to Dennis Wise's struggling Leeds United side. Controversy followed the game as Wise revealed an unnamed Leeds player had shared information about the Leeds teamsheet to Taylor's side before the game. Many Palace and Leeds fans believed that former Eagle Shaun Derry might have been the player who shared the information, and though Derry's agent played down these reports, it is notable that Derry rejoined Palace in the following season.


2006–07 Crystal Palace F.C. season, Season summary
After a season of ups and downs, Palace eventually finished in 12th position.


2006–07 Crystal Palace F.C. season, Season summary
In June 2007 Jordan succeeded in his High Court battle against Coventry City boss Iain Dowie, with The Hon. Mr Justice Tugendhat ruling that Dowie had lied when negotiating his way out of his contract at Palace. Dowie won the right to appeal and thus the case dragged on, finally being settled out of court the following April for an unknown fee.


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


2006–07 Cuban National Series
The 46th season of the Cuban National Series saw perennial powers Industriales and Santiago de Cuba meet in the playoff final, where the Avispas won the title, 4-2.


2006–07 Cuban National Series
Pinar del Río and Santiago had the best regular season records, but the Vegueros were upset by La Habana in the first round of the playoffs.


2006–07 Cupa României
The 2006–07 Cupa României was the 69th season of the annual Romanian football knockout tournament.


2006–07 Cupa României
The winners of the competition qualified for the First round of the 2007–08 UEFA Cup.


2006–07 Cupa României, Round of 32
The matches were played on 24 and 25 October 2006.


2006–07 Cupa României, Round of 16
The matches were played on 7, 8 and 9 November 2006.


2006–07 Cupa României, Quarterfinals
The matches were played on February 28 and March 1, 2007.


2006–07 Cupa României, Semifinals
The matches were played on April 18 and 19, 2007.


2006–07 Cupa României (women's football)
The 2006-07 Cupa României was the 4th annual Romanian women's football knockout tournaments.


2006–07 Cyclo-cross Gazet van Antwerpen
The Gazet van Antwerpen Trophy Cyclo cross 2006-2007 started November 1 with de Koppenbergcross and ended February 18 with Sluitingsprijs Oostmalle.


2006–07 Cyclo-cross Superprestige
The 2006–2007 Superprestige took place between 15 October 2006 and 17 February 2007.


2006–07 Cyclo-cross Superprestige, Men results, Men rankings
The top 15 riders in every race score points, descending from 15 points for the winner to 1 point for number fifteen. The exceptions were Asper-Gavere and Diegem, where the points were doubled: 30 for first, 28 for second and so on to 2 points for number 15.


2006–07 Cymru Alliance
The 2006–07 Cymru Alliance was the seventeenth season of the Cymru Alliance after its establishment in 1990. The league was won by Llangefni Town.


2006–07 Cypriot Cup
The 2006–07 Cypriot Cup was the 65th edition of the Cypriot Cup. A total of 54 clubs entered the competition. It began on 16 September 2006 with the first round and concluded on 12 May 2007 with the final which was held at GSP Stadium. Anorthosis won their 10th Cypriot Cup trophy after beating Omonia 3–2 in the final.


2006–07 Cypriot Cup, Format
In the 2006–07 Cypriot Cup, participated all the teams of the Cypriot First Division, the Cypriot Second Division, the Cypriot Third Division and 12 of the 14 teams of the Cypriot Fourth Division.


2006–07 Cypriot Cup, Format
The competition consisted of seven rounds. In the first and in the second round each tie was played as a single leg and was held at the home ground of the one of the two teams, according to the draw results. Each tie winner was qualifying to the next round. If a match was drawn, extra time was following. If extra time was drawn, there was a replay at the ground of the team who were away for the first game. If the rematch was also drawn, then extra time was following and if the match remained drawn after extra time the winner was decided by penalty shoot-out.


2006–07 Cypriot Cup, Format
The third and fourth round were played in a two-legged format, each team playing a home and an away match against their opponent. The team which scored more goals on aggregate, was qualifying to the next round. If the two teams scored the same number of goals on aggregate, then the team which scored more goals away from home was advancing to the next round.


2006–07 Cypriot Cup, Format
If both teams had scored the same number of home and away goals, then extra time was following after the end of the second leg match. If during the extra thirty minutes both teams had managed to score, but they had scored the same number of goals, then the team who scored the away goals was advancing to the next round (i.e. the team which was playing away). If there weren't scored any goals during extra time, the qualifying team was determined by penalty shoot-out.


2006–07 Cypriot Cup, Format
In the next round (quarter-finals), the teams were drawn into two groups of four. The teams of each group played against each other twice, once at their home and once away. The group winners and runners-up of each group advanced to the semi-finals.


2006–07 Cypriot Cup, Format
The semi-finals were played over two legs and the same format as in the third and fourth round was applied. The final was a single match.


2006–07 Cypriot Cup, Format
The cup winner secured a place in the 2007–08 UEFA Cup.


2006–07 Cypriot Cup, First round
In the first round participated all the teams of the Cypriot Second Division and the Cypriot Third Division and 12 of the 14 teams of the Cypriot Fourth Division. The two fourth division teams which were promoted from the 2006 STOK promotion play-offs to the 2006–07 Cypriot Fourth Division after finishing to the second and third place (Enosis Neon Parekklisia F.C. and Thiella Dromolaxia) did not participate in the Cypriot Cup. AEK Kouklia F.C. which finished first in the 2006 STOK promotion play-offs, participated in the Cypriot Cup.


2006–07 Cypriot Cup, Second round
In the second round participated the winners of the first round ties.


2006–07 Cypriot Cup, Third round
In the third round participated the winners of the second round ties and six teams of the Cypriot First Division (the teams which finished 9th, 10th, 11th in the 2005–06 Cypriot First Division and the three teams which promoted from the 2005–06 Cypriot Second Division). The first eight teams of the 2005–06 Cypriot First Division did not participate in this round.


2006–07 Cypriot Cup, Fourth round
In the fourth round participated the winners of the third round ties and the eight teams of the 2006–07 Cypriot First Division which did not participated in the third round, that were the teams which finished in the first eight places in the 2005–06 Cypriot First Division.


2006–07 Cypriot Cup, Group stage (quarter-finals)
In the group stage participated the eight winners of the fourth round ties. The teams of each group played against each other twice, once at their home and once away. The group winners and runners-up of each group advanced to the next round.


2006–07 Cypriot Cup, Semi-finals
In the semi-finals participated the four teams which qualified from the group stage. The first legs were played on April 11 and the second legs on April 25.


2006–07 Cypriot First Division
The 2006–07 Cypriot First Division was the 68th season of the Cypriot top-level football league. APOEL won their 19th title.


2006–07 Cypriot First Division, Format
Fourteen teams participated in the 2006–07 Cypriot First Division. All teams played against each other twice, once at their home and once away. The team with the most points at the end of the season crowned champions. The last three teams were relegated to the 2007–08 Cypriot Second Division.


2006–07 Cypriot First Division, Format
The champions ensured their participation in the 2007–08 UEFA Champions League and the runners-up in the 2007–08 UEFA Cup.


2006–07 Cypriot First Division, Format
The teams had to declare their interest to participate in the 2007 UEFA Intertoto Cup before the end of the championship. At the end of the championship, the higher placed team among the interested ones participated in the Intertoto Cup (if they had not secured their participation in any other UEFA competition).


2006–07 Cypriot First Division, Format, Point system
Teams received three points for a win, one point for a draw and zero points for a loss.


2006–07 Cypriot First Division, Changes from previous season
APOP Kinyras, APEP and THOI Lakatamia were relegated from previous season and played in the 2006–07 Cypriot Second Division. They were replaced by the first three teams of the 2005–06 Cypriot Second Division, AEP Paphos, Aris Limassol and Ayia Napa.


2006–07 Cypriot Fourth Division
The 2006–07 Cypriot Fourth Division was the 22nd season of the Cypriot fourth-level football league. Spartakos Kitiou won their 1st title.


2006–07 Cypriot Fourth Division, Format
Fourteen teams participated in the 2006–07 Cypriot Fourth Division. All teams played against each other twice, once at their home and once away. The team with the most points at the end of the season crowned champions. The first three teams were promoted to the 2007–08 Cypriot Third Division and the last three teams were relegated to regional leagues.


2006–07 Cypriot Fourth Division, Format, Point system
Teams received three points for a win, one point for a draw and zero points for a loss.


2006–07 Cypriot Fourth Division, Changes from previous season
1AMEP Parekklisia (after their promotion) merged with ATE PEK Parekklisias to form Enosis Neon Parekklisia


2006–07 Cypriot Second Division
The 2006–07 Cypriot Second Division was the 52nd season of the Cypriot second-level football league. APOP Kinyras won their 2nd title.


2006–07 Cypriot Second Division, Format
Fourteen teams participated in the 2006–07 Cypriot Second Division. All teams played against each other twice, once at their home and once away. The team with the most points at the end of the season crowned champions. The first three teams were promoted to 2007–08 Cypriot First Division and the last three teams were relegated to the 2007–08 Cypriot Third Division.


2006–07 Cypriot Third Division
The 2006–07 Cypriot Third Division was the 36th season of the Cypriot third-level football league. Ermis Aradippou won their 3rd title.


2006–07 Cypriot Third Division, Format
Fourteen teams participated in the 2006–07 Cypriot Third Division. All teams played against each other twice, once at their home and once away. The team with the most points at the end of the season crowned champions. The first three teams were promoted to the 2007–08 Cypriot Second Division and the last three teams were relegated to the 2007–08 Cypriot Fourth Division.


2006–07 Cypriot Third Division, Format, Point system
Teams received three points for a win, one point for a draw and zero points for a loss.


2006–07 Czech 1. Liga season
The 2006–07 Czech 1.liga season was the 14th season of the Czech 1.liga, the second level of ice hockey in the Czech Republic. 14 teams participated in the league, and HC Slovan Usti nad Labem won the championship.


2006–07 Czech 2. Liga
The 2006–07 Czech 2. Liga was the 14th season of the 2. česká fotbalová liga, the second tier of the Czech football league.


2006–07 Czech Cup
The 2006–07 Czech Cup was the fourteenth season of the annual football knock-out tournament of the Czech Republic. It began on 22 July 2006 with the preliminary round and concluded with the final on 24 May 2007. The competition offered a place in the second qualifying round of the 2007–08 UEFA Cup for the winner; however since winners Sparta Prague qualified for the Champions League through the Czech First League this season, the place went to Jablonec 97 as runners-up.


2006–07 Czech Cup, Semifinals
The semifinals were played on 16 and 17 May 2007.


2006–07 Czech Extraliga season
The 2006–07 Czech Extraliga season was the 14th season of the Czech Extraliga since its creation after the breakup of Czechoslovakia and the Czechoslovak First Ice Hockey League in 1993.


2006–07 Czech Extraliga season, Playoffs, Pre-Playoffs
HC Energie Karlovy Vary (7) - (10) HC Oceláři Třinec 0:3


2006–07 Czech Extraliga season, Playoffs, Pre-Playoffs
HC Rabat Kladno (8) - (9) HC Znojemští Orli 0:3


2006–07 Czech Extraliga season, Relegation
No promotion/relegation between the Czech Extraliga and Czech 1. Liga existed this year.


2006–07 Czech First League
The 2006–07 Czech First League, known as the Gambrinus liga for sponsorship reasons, was the fourteenth season of Czech Republic's top-tier of football.


2006–07 DEL season
The 2006–07 Deutsche Eishockey Liga season was the 13th season since the founding of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL; English: German Ice Hockey League). The league was played with 14 clubs in the 2006–07 season, the same number as the previous season. However, in place of the Kassel Huskies, who were relegated the previous season, the Straubing Tigers took part in the competition, having won the 2nd Bundesliga in 2005–06. The format had slightly changed from the previous season. Each club played the other four times, resulting in 52 regular-season games per club. The top six clubs at the end of the regular season qualified for the first round of the play-offs. The clubs seven to ten played a preliminary round to determine the last two places for the first round. For the teams placed eleven to fourteen, the season ended.


2006–07 DEL season
No club was relegated from the DEL this season and the Adler Mannheim (English: Eagles Mannheim) won its 5th DEL Championship.


2006–07 DEL season, Regular season, Play-offs
The four rounds of the 2006-07 play-offs were played under the following system:


2006–07 DEL season, Regular season, Play-offs
Like the regular season, in the play-offs games will be decided by penalty shoot-outs (P) after a five-minute overtime (OT) sudden-death. In all play-off rounds the higher placed team from the regular season has home advantage in the uneven numbered games (Game 1, 3, 5, 7) and the other team in the even numbered games (Game 2, 4, 6).


2006–07 DEL season, Regular season, Top scorers
The five highest placed scores in the regular season and play-offs are:


2006–07 DFB-Pokal
The 2006–07 DFB-Pokal was the 64th season of the annual German football cup competition. 64 teams competed in the tournament of six rounds which began on 8 September 2006 and ended on 26 May 2007. In the final, 1. FC Nürnberg defeated VfB Stuttgart 3–2 after extra time, thereby claiming their fourth title.


2006–07 DFB-Pokal, Matches, Second round
*Match abandoned on 86' after linesman was struck from the crowd; Result stood


2006–07 DFB-Pokal Frauen
The Frauen DFB-Pokal 2006–07 was the 27th season of the cup competition, Germany's second-most important title in women's football. The first round of the tournament was held on 2–3 September 2006. In the final which was held in Berlin on 26 May 2007 FFC Frankfurt defeated FCR 2001 Duisburg 5–2 on penalties, thus claiming their sixth title.


2006–07 DFB-Pokal Frauen, 1st round
* The game was replayed due to a referee's mistake in the penalty shootout.


2006–07 DFB-Pokal Frauen, 2nd round
The best nine teams from the 2005–06 Bundesliga season entered the competition in this round. Defending champion Turbine Potsdam had a quick exit from the competition, losing their initial match at home against FCR 2001 Duisburg.


2006–07 DLF Cup
The DLF Cup 2006–07 is a triangular One Day International cricket tournament involving Australia, India, and West Indies. Australia defeated West Indies by 127 runs in the final to lift the trophy, winning three of their five games in the tournament.


2006–07 DLF Cup
Australian bowler Brett Lee was declared Player of the Series for his outstanding contribution with the ball.


2006–07 DLF Cup
All the games were played at the Kinrara Academy Oval in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia between 12 September and 24 September 2006.


2006–07 DLF Cup, Tournament Structure
The sides played each other in a double round robin, meaning that each side play four matches, for a total of six matches. The top 2 teams at the end of the round-robin stage played each other in a one-off final, which was played on 24 September 2006.


2006–07 DLF Cup, Match summary, 1st match: Australia v West Indies
Shane Watson's four wickets were a factor when West Indies went "a position of dominance to crash to a 78-run defeat" against an experimental Australian side, according to the BBC match report. Phil Jaques fell for a 10-ball two, bowled by Fidel Edwards, before Simon Katich put on a stand of 98 with Ricky Ponting. When both were dismissed by Ian Bradshaw, Michael Clarke entered to hit 81 off 79 balls, before the last four partnerships contributed 21 runs and sent Australia for 279 for nine.


2006–07 DLF Cup, Match summary, 1st match: Australia v West Indies
Replying, Shivnarine Chanderpaul hit 92 with four sixes and ten fours, and shared an opening stand of 136 with Chris Gayle. In the 24th over, West Indies required 108 to win and had nine wickets in hand; from there on, four men were caught behind by Brad Haddin, and West Indies lost nine wickets for 29 runs. From Lara at No. 4 to Edwards at No. 11, the batsmen contributed 15 runs, Bravo making eight of those. The collapse was described by Cricinfo editor Dileep Pramachandran as one "that made a house of cards look sturdy."


2006–07 DLF Cup, Match summary, 1st match: Australia v West Indies
Australia captain Ricky Ponting was fined his entire match fee after "showing dissent at an umpire's decision", his second such offense in five months, after Asad Rauf called a wide in the 33rd over of West Indies' innings.


2006–07 DLF Cup, Match summary, 2nd match: India v West Indies
India won the toss, and chose to bat. Sachin Tendulkar, who played his first completed official international since March 2006, scored 141 not out, and put on stands with Rahul Dravid and Irfan Pathan to lead India to 200 for one. Pathan got out to Chris Gayle, and Jerome Taylor picked up three wickets, on a pitch where "grubbers...accounted for three of the batsmen". Match referee Chris Broad said that a small depression in the pitch had developed, and the organisers were forced to change their pitch rotation. India batted out their 50 overs, though, with Tendulkar hitting four sixes after he reached his hundred, and the fifth-wicket stand between him and Suresh Raina worth 58 runs.


2006–07 DLF Cup, Match summary, 2nd match: India v West Indies
When West Indies batted, they scored even quicker, helped by 26 extras conceded in 20 overs. Chris Gayle struck 45 from 35 deliveries before being caught behind off Munaf Patel, and Patel and Ajit Agarkar were the only Indian bowlers to concede less than seven an over. With West Indies' at 141 for two, requiring 170 to win in the next 30 overs, rain stopped play at 8:35pm local time, and the players never returned.


2006–07 DLF Cup, Match summary, 3rd match: Australia v India
Australia batted first, with Shane Watson and Phil Jaques adding 64 in the first 10 overs. Watson fell for 79, having led Australia to 157 for four, and Michael Clarke scored his 64 at a much slower strike rate of 68. With no one below Clarke passing 20, Australia were bowled out for 244, Ajit Agarkar claiming two men caught behind and Munaf Patel taking three wickets in his ten overs. All batsmen were caught, save for Brad Haddin, who was run out.


2006–07 DLF Cup, Match summary, 3rd match: Australia v India
The reply was interrupted twice by rain: India returned at 16 for nought in the fifth over, then lost five wickets in 18 balls, with Mitchell Johnson responsible for four of them in his seventh One-day International. The fifth was a run out. Then rain intervened again, and the game was called off as a no result.


2006–07 DLF Cup, Match summary, 4th match: Australia v West Indies
West Indies beat Australia by 3 wickets to book a place in the DLF Cup final. Michael Hussey led the Australian team for the first time in the absence of Ricky Ponting. Australia batted first and scored 272/6 in 50 overs. Opener Matthew Hayden scored 49 runs from 77 balls while Hussey scored a brisk 109 off just 90 balls and Brad Haddin scored 70 runs off 77 balls. Hussey and Haddin added 165 together, a world record for the sixth wicket in ODIs. Ian Bradshaw was the pick of the West Indies bowlers claiming 2 wickets for 35 runs.


2006–07 DLF Cup, Match summary, 4th match: Australia v West Indies
West Indies chase got off to a slow start and they were 44/2 by the end of 12th over when Brian Lara walked to the crease. Chris Gayle and Brian Lara then put on a 151 run partnership at a rate of close to 7.8 runs per over and set the stage for the chase. Gayle scored 79 while Lara scored a match-winning 87 off 80 balls. Lara fell with West Indies still needing 31 off 9.4 overs. 3 quick wickets followed Lara's dismissal leaving West Indies at 255/7 in 43.4 overs.


2006–07 DLF Cup, Match summary, 4th match: Australia v West Indies
However Dwayne Bravo and Carlton Baugh played sensibly and guided West Indies to a 3 wicket win with 16 balls to spare. Australia's Stuart Clark finished with bowling figures of 7-0-87-0; his economy rate of 12.42 tied the then-record of Tapash Baisya for the worst economy rate ever in an ODI innings (with a qualification of at least five overs bowled); the record was surpassed in February 2012.


2006–07 DLF Cup, Match summary, 5th match: India v West Indies
Rahul Dravid won the toss and decided to bat first. The decision soon backfired when Dwayne Smith removed Dravid in the very first over of the game. Sehwag's bad form continued as he dismissed for 1 by Smith leaving India at 6/2. When MS Dhoni fell, India were struggling at 69/5. Dwayne Bravo picked up the first four Indian wickets to fall. Harbhajan Singh and Sachin Tendulkar then put on an 87 run partnership. Harbhajan scored 37 while Sachin Tendulkar scored 65. India were eventually bowled out for 162 inside 40 overs.


2006–07 DLF Cup, Match summary, 5th match: India v West Indies
West Indies got off to a decent start with the openers putting on a 44 runs stand. Wickets then fell regularly and West Indies were bowled out for 146. Agarkar, Munaf Patel and Sreesanth picked two wickets each, while Harbhajan Singh picked up three wickets towards the end. Harbhajan Singh was declared the Man of the Match for his contributions with the bat as well as the ball.


2006–07 DLF Cup, Match summary, 5th match: India v West Indies
The next game between India and Australia would decide the team that would go through to the finals.


2006–07 DLF Cup, Match summary, Final: Australia v West Indies
Australia defeated West Indies by 127 runs to lift the DLF Cup. Ricky Ponting won the toss and decided to bat first. Shane Watson was the first wicket to fall for Australia. He scored 18. Skipper Ricky Ponting soon followed making 6, before Damien Martyn and Andrew Symonds scored 52 each. Michael Hussey hit a 24-ball 30 to take Australia to 240 in 50 overs. Ian Bradshaw was the pick of the West Indian bowlers with figures of two for 30 from his 10 overs.


2006–07 DLF Cup, Match summary, Final: Australia v West Indies
West Indies had a horrible start to their innings losing Chris Gayle to the very first ball. Runako Morton made a 31-ball duck, the slowest ever duck in One Day Internationals. West Indies lost wickets at regular intervals and were 56 for six at one stage. Ramnaresh Sarwan and Dwayne Smith scored 30's while rest of the batsmen barring Shivnarine Chanderpaul got one-digit scores.


2006–07 DLF Cup, Match summary, Final: Australia v West Indies
Brett Lee was declared Man of the Match for his four wickets.


2006–07 Dallas Mavericks season
The 2006–07 Dallas Mavericks season was the team's 27th in the NBA. The Mavericks entered the season as the runner-ups of the 2006 NBA Finals, where they lost to the Miami Heat in six games. They began the season hoping to improve upon their 60–22 output from the previous season. They improved by seven wins, finishing 67–15, claiming the top seed in the Western Conference, and qualifying for the playoffs for the seventh consecutive season. In the first round, they met the eight-seeded Golden State Warriors, and lost in six games in a shocking upset. The Mavericks became the third first-seeded team in NBA history to be eliminated by an eighth-seeded team in the playoffs, following the Seattle SuperSonics in 1994, and the Miami Heat in 1999. The Mavericks had the second best team offensive rating in the NBA.


2006–07 Dallas Mavericks season
This would be the last time a 67-win team was eliminated before the Conference Finals until 2016, when the San Antonio Spurs were eliminated by the Oklahoma City Thunder in six games in the Conference Semifinals.


2006–07 Dallas Stars season
The 2006–07 Dallas Stars season was the 40th season for the Dallas Stars, and the 40th overall of the franchise. The Stars made one major acquisition, Eric Lindros. With Marty Turco still in goal, and Mike Modano and captain Brenden Morrow leading the team, the Stars qualified for the playoffs for the fourth consecutive season.


2006–07 Dallas Stars season, Regular season
The Stars tied the Toronto Maple Leafs for the fewest shorthanded goals scored during the regular season, with three.


2006–07 Dallas Stars 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 Dallas Stars season, Playoffs
The Dallas Stars ended the 2006–07 regular season as the Western Conference's sixth seed.


2006–07 Dallas Stars season, Transactions, Draft picks
Dallas' picks at the 2006 NHL Entry Draft in Vancouver, British Columbia.


2006–07 Danish 1st Division
The 2006–07 Danish 1st Division season was the 12th season of the Danish 1st Division league championship, governed by the Danish Football Association. It took place from the first match on July 29, 2006 to the final match on June 24, 2007.


2006–07 Danish 1st Division
The division-champion and runner-up were promoted to the 2007–08 Danish Superliga. The teams in the 14th, 15th and 16th places were divided between 2nd Division East and West, based on location.


2006–07 Danish 2nd Divisions
The 2006–07 season in Danish 2nd Division was divided into two groups. The two winners, Lolland-Falster Alliancen and Skive IK, were promoted to the 2007–08 Danish 1st Division, together with the winner of a promotion game, Hvidovre IF, between the two runners-up.


2006–07 Danish 2nd Divisions
Second squad teams were not eligible for promotion or allowed to play in the promotion game.


2006–07 Danish 2nd Divisions, Promotion game
The two runners-up played a promotion game on a home and away basis.


2006–07 Danish Cup
The 2006–07 Danish Cup was the 53rd version of the Danish Cup. First round were played about August 9 and the final were played on May 17.


2006–07 Danish Cup, Fixtures and results
The team listed to the left, is the home team.


2006–07 Danish Cup, Fixtures and results, First round
In first round competed 50 teams from the "series" (Denmark's series and lower 2005), 26 teams from Danish 2nd Divisions 2005-06 and 12 teams from Danish 1st Division 2005-06 (no. 5 to 16).


2006–07 Danish Cup, Fixtures and results, Second round
In second round competed 44 winning teams from first round, 4 teams from Danish 1st Division 2005-06 (no. 1 to 4) and 8 teams from Danish Superliga 2005-06 (no. 5 to 12).


2006–07 Danish Cup, Fixtures and results, Third round
In third round compete 28 winning teams from second round and 4 teams from Danish Superliga 2005-06 (no. 1 to 4).


2006–07 Danish Cup, Fixtures and results, Semi finals
The semi finals will be played on home and away basis.


2006–07 Danish Superliga
The 2006–07 Danish Superliga season was the 17th season of the Danish Superliga league championship, which determined the winners of the Danish football championship. It was governed by the Danish Football Association. It took place from the first match on July 19, 2006 to the final match on May 27, 2007. The ending date was discussed to be postponed to mid-June, if the Danish under-21 national team missed qualification for the UEFA U-21 Championship 2007, as they did, but instead the date was moved from Pentecost Monday to Pentecost Sunday.


2006–07 Danish Superliga
The Danish champions qualified for UEFA Champions League 2007–08 qualification. The runners-up qualified for UEFA Cup 2007–08 qualification. The third-place finishers qualified for the UEFA Intertoto Cup 2007. The 11th and 12th placed teams were relegated to the 1st Division. The 1st Division champions and runners-up are promoted to the Superliga.


2006–07 Danish Superliga, Results
To read this table, the home team is listed in the left-hand column.


2006–07 Dartmouth Big Green women's ice hockey season
The 2006–07 Dartmouth Big Green women's ice hockey team represented Dartmouth College. Olympic hockey player Gillian Apps was elected as the Big Green's team captain.


2006–07 Dartmouth Big Green women's ice hockey season, International
Sarah Parsons made her fourth appearance with the United States Under-22 Select Team. Sophomore Julia Bronson earned an invite to the USA Hockey Women's National Festival. The invitation was to try out for the US National Under-22 Team.


2006–07 Davidson Wildcats men's basketball team
The 2006–07 Davidson Wildcats men's basketball team represented Davidson College in NCAA men's Division I competition during the 2006–07 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Coached by Bob McKillop and led by freshman guard Stephen Curry, the Wildcats won the Southern Conference regular season and tournament titles, and reached the 2007 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. The team finished win an overall record of 29–5 (17–1 SoCon).


2006–07 Dayton Flyers men's basketball team
The 2006–07 Dayton Flyers men's basketball team represented the University of Dayton during the 2006–07 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Flyers, led by fourth year head coach Brian Gregory, played their home games at the University of Dayton Arena and were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 19–12, 8–8 in A-10 play. The Flyers started the season 10-1, with wins over NCAA Tournament teams Louisville, Holy Cross, and Creighton, before stumbling during A-10 play. The Flyers advanced to the quarterfinals of the Atlantic 10 Tournament where they lost to regular season champion Xavier. Dayton was not selected to play in a postseason tournament, marking the 3rd consecutive season the Flyers did not play in a postseason tournament.


2006–07 Dayton Flyers men's basketball team, Previous season
The 2005–06 Dayton Flyers finished the season 14–17, with a record of 6–10 in the Atlantic 10 regular season. The Flyers season ended in the first round of the 2006 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournament against Saint Joseph's.


2006–07 Denver Nuggets season
The 2006–07 Denver Nuggets season was the 40th season of the franchise, 31st in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The season is best remembered when Carmelo Anthony made headlines on December 16 when he was involved in a brawl against the Knicks, and as a result was suspended for 15 games. The next day, the Nuggets acquired Allen Iverson from Philadelphia. Anthony and the newly acquired Iverson played their first game together on January 22, 2007 in a game against Memphis. The Nuggets finished the year at 45-37, making the postseason for the fourth straight year.


2006–07 Denver Nuggets season
However, they did not make it out of the first round, losing to the eventual champion San Antonio Spurs in five games. Anthony and Iverson were voted to play in the 2007 NBA All-Star Game although Iverson did not play due to an injury. This was Anthony's first All-Star game appearance.


2006–07 Deportivo de La Coruña season
The 2006–07 season was Deportivo de La Coruña's 36th season in La Liga, the top division of Spanish football. They also competed in the Copa del Rey. The season covered the period 1 July 2006 to 30 June 2007.


2006–07 Deportivo de La Coruña season, Season summary
Coach Joaquín Caparrós's second season in charge saw Deportivo slip into the bottom half of the table, placing 13th. This was their worst finish in La Liga since 1991–92, and ultimately cost Caparrós his job. Despite fairing somewhat better in the Copa del Rey, reaching the semi-finals for the second consecutive year before losing to eventual winners Sevilla, Caparrós was replaced by Real Sociedad coach Miguel Ángel Lotina ahead of the following season.


2006–07 Deportivo de La Coruña season, Kit
Deportivo's kit was manufactured by Joma and sponsored by Fadesa.


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


2006–07 Deportivo de La Coruña season, Players, 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 Deportivo de La Coruña season, Players, Squad, Out on loan for the full season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


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


2006–07 Derby County F.C. season, Season summary
Derby County finished the season in third place in the Championship, four points behind champions Sunderland and two points behind runners-up Birmingham City. With new ownership, Derby had been able to compete in the transfer market for the first time in a number of years, with Luton Town's Steve Howard becoming the club's first £1 million signing since François Grenet six years previously and, alongside captures from Premiership clubs such as West Ham United's Stephen Bywater and Fulham's Dean Leacock, manager Billy Davies began shaping a side capable of competing at the right end of the table.


2006–07 Derby County F.C. season, Season summary
This wasn't apparent from the off, however, and a return of just five points from the club's opening six fixtures did not hint at instant success for Davies, leaving influential and creative players such as Tommy Smith and Iñigo Idiakez to depart the club prior to the closing of the August transfer window.


2006–07 Derby County F.C. season, Season summary
However, a 1–0 win at Wolverhampton Wanderers on 12 September proved a catalyst as the club lost only four of its next 27 fixtures (a run which included winning all six league fixtures in November and an eight-match winning streak of six league and two FA Cup games from 30 December to 10 February).


2006–07 Derby County F.C. season, Season summary
After a 2–2 draw at home to Hull City on 10 February, Derby were six points clear at the top of the table and had strengthened for the promotion run-in with the signing of Tyrone Mears, Jay McEveley, Gary Teale, David Jones, Craig Fagan, Stephen Pearson and Jon Macken for a combined £5 million.


2006–07 Derby County F.C. season, Season summary
However, a 2–0 defeat away to Plymouth Argyle in the fifth round preceded a notable wobble in results and the club recorded a return of just six points from the next five games, conceding top spot to Birmingham City after a 1–0 defeat at St. Andrews on 9 March.


2006–07 Derby County F.C. season, Season summary
A resounding 5–1 win against Colchester United (by far the biggest win of a campaign which saw victory by a two-goal margin or greater on just six occasions) looked to have put the club back on track, but, after taking just 12 points from the next ten fixtures, the club slipped out of the automatic promotion places altogether and a 2–0 defeat at Crystal Palace in the penultimate game of the season confirmed a 3rd-placed finish and entry into the 2006–07 Championship playoffs.


2006–07 Derby County F.C. season, Season summary
Derby defeated West Bromwich Albion 1–0 in the play-off final with a goal from Stephen Pearson to return Derby to the top flight of English football for the first time in five seasons.


2006–07 Derby County F.C. season, Season summary
Striker Steve Howard, who was also Derby's top scorer that season, was awarded the Jack Stamps Trophy as Derby's player of the season. Defender Darren Moore was named in the PFA's Championship Team of the Year.


2006–07 Derby County F.C. season, Kit
Spanish company Joma remained Derby's kits manufacturers, and introduced a new home kit for the season, the first time since 1998 that Derby had not used the same kit for two seasons running. The Derbyshire Building Society continued sponsoring the kits.


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


2006–07 Detroit Pistons season
The 2006–07 Detroit Pistons season was the 66th season of the franchise, the 59th in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and the 50th in the Detroit area. The Pistons began the season hoping to improve upon their 64–18 output from the previous season. However, they came eleven wins shy of tying it, finishing 53–29. Whatsoever, these were enough wins to lead the conference at 1st in a lackluster east.


2006–07 Detroit Pistons season
After signing Nazr Mohammed and hometown native Chris Webber to offset the loss of Ben Wallace during the off-season, the Pistons were able to reach the Eastern Conference finals for the fifth consecutive season, becoming the first team since the 1992–93 Chicago Bulls to do so. In the Eastern Conference Finals, they were defeated by the eventual Eastern Conference champion Cleveland Cavaliers in six games. The Pistons had the sixth best team defensive rating in the NBA.


2006–07 Detroit Red Wings season
The 2006–07 Detroit Red Wings season was the 81st National Hockey League season in Detroit, Michigan. The Wings entered a new era, following the retirement of longtime captain Steve Yzerman after 22 seasons in the NHL, all spent with Detroit. The Wings named Yzerman a team vice-president, Yzerman's number 19 was retired by the Wings in January.


2006–07 Detroit Red Wings season
The Red Wings lost another longtime player in Brendan Shanahan, who signed with the New York Rangers, although they retained the services of goaltender Dominik Hasek, who re-signed with the club as a free agent. Hasek remained one of the NHL's goaltending leaders, helping the Red Wings remain in contention for top spot in the Western Conference, battling with their division rivals, the Nashville Predators.


2006–07 Detroit Red Wings season
Two Red Wings players represented the West at the 2007 All-Star Game in Dallas, Texas – Nicklas Lidstrom was elected as a starting defenceman, and registered an assist, where he was joined by forward Henrik Zetterberg.


2006–07 Detroit Red Wings season, Regular season
On February 8, 2007, the Red Wings lost 1–0 at St. Louis. It was the first time that the Red Wings had been shut-out in a regular season game since January 7, 2004, when they lost at home 3–0 to the Boston Bruins. Prior to their loss to the Blues, the Red Wings had gone 175 consecutive regular season games without being shut-out.


2006–07 Detroit Red Wings 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 Detroit Red Wings season, Playoffs
The Detroit Red Wings ended the 2006–07 regular season as the Western Conference's first seed.


2006–07 Detroit Red Wings season, Transactions
The Red Wings have been involved in the following transactions during the 2006–07 season.


2006–07 Detroit Red Wings season, Draft picks
Detroit's picks at the 2006 NHL Entry Draft in Vancouver, British Columbia. The Red Wings had no first-round pick in this draft, having dealt the 29th overall pick to the Phoenix Coyotes.


2006–07 Detroit Red Wings season, Farm teams, Grand Rapids Griffins
The Griffins are Detroit's top affiliate in the American Hockey League in 2006–07.


2006–07 Detroit Red Wings season, Farm teams, Toledo Storm
The Storm are the Red Wings' ECHL affiliate for the 2006–07 season.


2006–07 Division 1 season (Swedish ice hockey)
2006–07 was the eighth season that Division 1 functioned as the third-level of ice hockey in Sweden, below the second-level HockeyAllsvenskan and the top-level Elitserien (now the SHL).


2006–07 Division 1 season (Swedish ice hockey), Format
The 52 participating teams played the first half of the season in six groups divided geographically. The successful teams then moved into three new groups (the Allettan groups), while the remaining teams played in a continuation of their smaller existing groups. The teams with the worst records in these continuation groups were then forced to defend their places in Division 1 against challengers from Division 2 (see "relegation tournament" below) in a round-robin tournament called Kvalserien till Division 1. Meanwhile, the successful teams from the Allettan groups along with the group winners of the continuation groups played a playoff to determine who would have a chance to compete for promotion to the second-tier league HockeyAllsvenskan in Kvalserien till HockeyAllsvenskan.


2006–07 Division 1 season (Swedish ice hockey), Relegation, Division 1D
Skå was promoted to the league, while Vallentuna was relegated.


2006–07 División de Honor Juvenil de Fútbol
The 2006–07 División de Honor Juvenil de Fútbol season was the 21st since its establishment.


2006–07 División de Honor de Futsal
The 2006–07 season of the División de Honor de Futsal is the 18th season of top-tier futsal in Spain.


2006–07 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team
The 2006–07 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team represented Drexel University during the 2006–07 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Dragons, led by 6th year head coach Bruiser Flint, played their home games at the Daskalakis Athletic Center and were members of the Colonial Athletic Association.


2006–07 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team
The 2006–07 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team represented Duke University. The head coach was Mike Krzyzewski, serving for his 27th year. The team played its home games in Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, North Carolina.


2006–07 Duleep Trophy
The 2006–07 Duleep Trophy was the 46th season of the Duleep Trophy, a first-class cricket tournament contested by five zonal teams of India: Central Zone, East Zone, North Zone, South Zone and West Zone. In addition to these five teams, a guest team (Sri Lanka A) also featured in the tournament.


2006–07 Duleep Trophy
North Zone won the title, defeating Sri Lanka A in the final.


2006–07 Dumbarton F.C. season
Season 2006–07 was the 123rd football season in which Dumbarton competed at a Scottish national level, entering the Scottish Football League for the 101st time, the Scottish Cup for the 112th time, the Scottish League Cup for the 60th time and the Scottish Challenge Cup for the 16th time.


2006–07 Dumbarton F.C. season, Overview
It was hoped that the return to the Third Division would be a short one and that Gerry McCabe would be the manager to help Dumbarton win an immediate promotion. Despite a slow start, by the end of December, Dumbarton were in pole position to claim at least one of the play off places in the league. However, the end of a successful loan spell for the club's top scorer - Stephen Dobbie - coincided with a slump in form and by the end of March a gap had opened up between the top four and the chasing group. Despite a run of 5 consecutive wins in April, 5th place would be the best that could be achieved 8 points adrift of East Fife in 4th.


2006–07 Dumbarton F.C. season, Overview
In the Scottish Cup, an excellent away win over Second Division Raith Rovers was rewarded by a third round tie against Celtic. However it would be the Premier League side that would advance.


2006–07 Dumbarton F.C. season, Overview
In the League Cup, Dumbarton had a decisive win over Second Division Stirling Albion, but it would be another Premier League side, Inverness Caledonian Thistle that would advance after a close fought second round tie.


2006–07 Dumbarton F.C. season, Overview
Finally, it would be 'business as usual' in the League Challenge Cup, with another first hurdle fall, this time to Morton.


2006–07 Dumbarton F.C. season, Overview
Locally, in the Stirlingshire Cup, Dumbarton won one and lost one of their opening group ties, and failed to progress to the final.


2006–07 Dundee F.C. season
The 2006–07 season saw Dundee compete in the Scottish First Division after coming 7th place the season prior. Dundee finished in 3rd position with 53 points.


2006–07 Dundee United F.C. season
The 2006–07 season was the 97th year of football played by Dundee United, and covers the period from 1 July 2006 to 30 June 2007. United finished in ninth place for the third season in the row and meant they had only finished in the top six once in the seven seasons since the split was introduced.


2006–07 Dundee United F.C. season
United finished the season in 9th place with 42 points in the 2006–07 SPL season. In a poor end to the post-match split, United failed to win, scoring just one goal.


2006–07 Dundee United F.C. season
The League Cup campaign was ended by St Johnstone – aided by ex-United player Jason Scotland – who won 3–0 in the third round. United also exited the Scottish Cup at the second hurdle, losing 1–0 at Inverness CT in the 4th round.


2006–07 Dundee United F.C. season
Fans' favourite Craig Brewster left the manager's position in late-October, with former Hearts and Leicester City manager Craig Levein taking up the post.


2006–07 Dundee United F.C. season, Review and events
United signed Craig Conway, Noel Hunt and Steven Robb in pre-season, with Derek McInnes, Jim McIntyre and Grant Brebner departing on free transfers after being released by the club. United started pre-season with a 4–1 win at Raith Rovers before a week in Denmark with matches against Herfølge BK and FC Nordsjælland. Back in Scotland, United played Forfar at Station Park before the Evening Telegraph Challenge Cup resulted in a disappointing 1–0 defeat to rivals Dundee at Dens. The round of pre-season friendlies meant none were played at Tannadice.


2006–07 Dundee United F.C. season, Review and events
United started the league campaign with a 2–1 loss to Falkirk at home on the opening day of the season and then drew at Rangers, despite being 2–0 ahead. Goals from new signings Noel Hunt and Christian Kalvenes had put United ahead but Rangers fought back to draw in Paul Le Guen's first home match as Rangers manager. David Proctor finally arrived from Inverness CT to end weeks of protracted negotiations.


2006–07 Dundee United F.C. season, Review and events
Successive 0–0 draws against Kilmarnock (where Lee Miller's only start was marred by an early sending-off) and Dunfermline were improved by an extra-time CIS Cup win over Airdrie United and a 3–1 win at newly promoted St Mirren, where captain Barry Robson's 100th United match was event-filled, with two goals and a sending-off. The transfer window brought no new faces but striker Lee Miller was surprisingly allowed to leave for Aberdeen on a free transfer, although it later transpired he had been disciplined days earlier for breaking club regulations. David Fernández and Paul Ritchie were also freed before the deadline, with Fernandez signing for Kilmarnock and Ritchie joining Cypriot side Omonia Nicosia.


2006–07 Dundee United F.C. season, Review and events
United started September with a 3–0 defeat at home to Hibernian but their unbeaten away run continued in Inverness with a 0–0 draw against Caley Thistle. United crashed out of the CIS Cup with a 3–0 defeat away to St Johnstone, with ex-United player Jason Scotland scoring the first goal. Further woe followed with only a draw at home to bottom-placed Motherwell. Free agent Grant Smith was recruited in late September to provide goals from midfield.


2006–07 Dundee United F.C. season, Review and events
October started with a 4–0 defeat to Hearts at Tynecastle and a 4–1 home defeat to Celtic, sending United to the bottom of the table. In-between these matches, former Dundee defender Lee Wilkie signed until the end of the season. a 3–1 defeat to Aberdeen at Pittodrie led Brewster to publicly admit his players were in danger of heading for the First Division and the following 5–1 defeat to Falkirk did little to change this viewpoint. The low point of the season represented Brewster's final attempt to turn things around, illustrated by handing debut starts to no fewer than four players. United lost all four games in October, conceding 16 goals in the process.


2006–07 Dundee United F.C. season, Review and events
On 29 October, Brewster and assistant Malky Thomson left by "mutual agreement", with widely tipped Craig Levein appointed less than 24 hours later. Levein's first match, a televised Sunday affair at home to Rangers, was watched from the stand as he completed a touchline ban from his time at Raith; it made little difference, as United came from behind to win 2–1 and record their first home league win of the season. The following weekend, Levein matched Brewster's record of two league wins, doing so in just two matches with a 1–0 win over Kilmarnock (Noel Hunt scoring).


2006–07 Dundee United F.C. season, Review and events
Mark de Vries – who played under Levein at Hearts and Leicester City – made public his desire to play for United. Levein's third match in charge brought a disappointing late 2–1 defeat at Dunfermline but November finished with three home wins in a row with a 1–0 win over St Mirren. Three wins from four was enough to hand Levein a Manager of the Month award in his first month (something also achieved by Gordon Chisholm in April 2006 during his caretaker spell).


2006–07 Dundee United F.C. season, Review and events
December started with a battling 2–1 defeat at Hibs but a fourth consecutive home win followed with a 3–1 victory over Inverness. In-between these games, Cowdenbeath midfielder Morgaro Gomis agreed a deal to join in the transfer window for a nominal fee. On 15 December, defenders Ross Gardiner and Lee Wilkie agreed one-month loan deals with Arbroath and Ross County respectively. United won 3–2 at Motherwell, despite having defender Christian Kalvenes sent off in the first half.


2006–07 Dundee United F.C. season, Review and events
A narrow 1–0 defeat to Hearts ended Levein's impressive home form but plaudits were gained again following a 2–2 draw away to Celtic, although for the second time this season, United threw away a two-goal lead away to the Old Firm. 2006 ended on a high with a 3–1 win over 2nd-placed Aberdeen.


2006–07 Dundee United F.C. season, Review and events
If 2006 ended on a high, then 2007 could not have begun any worse – a second 5–1 defeat to Falkirk, this time at Tannadice. New signing Morgaro Gomis made a late debut with Irishman Jon Daly becoming Levein's next signing, the big target man arriving from Hartlepool United on 5 January. The following day, Levein confirmed Grant Smith's contract would not be renewed but Sean Dillon's move from Shelbourne was eventually completed, with the Irish full back arriving on 11 January. Prior to this, a flu epidemic had seen the Scottish Cup game against St Mirren postponed.


2006–07 Dundee United F.C. season, Review and events
The after-effects may have been present as United slumped to a 5–0 defeat at Ibrox, with Daly and Dillon both making debuts. Shortly afterwards, it was announced that Inverness captain Darren Dods had signed a pre-contract agreement to join in the summer, ending a lengthy pursuit for him that had been started by former manager Craig Brewster some months previously. The re-arranged cup match against St Mirren was full of excitement, with United throwing away a two-goal lead before David Robertson secured the win with an injury-time winner.


2006–07 Dundee United F.C. season, Review and events
United lost a third consecutive league match, going down 1–0 at Rugby Park, with David McCracken – who had earlier been told he would be leaving in the summer – absent. Shortly afterwards, Alan Archibald and David Proctor were also informed they were free to leave. January's final match resulted in a disappointing goalless draw at home to Dunfermline.


2006–07 Dundee United F.C. season, Review and events
Alan Archibald left to rejoin Partick Thistle on deadline day, while Che Bunce – who had spent a few days at Tannadice on trial – opted to sign for Coventry City instead. United exited the Scottish Cup, losing 1–0 to Inverness. David Proctor became the second player to move with special FIFA dispensation to a third club of the season (after Javier Mascherano), moving on loan to Airdrie United. On the pitch, United finally picked up a league win in 2007, completing a fourth successive victory over St Mirren this season, courtesy of Barry Robson's strike.


2006–07 Dundee United F.C. season, Review and events
The following week saw another clean sheet with a 0–0 draw at home to Hibs, only for a last-minute goal to give Inverness a 1–0 win up north. Off the pitch, there was plenty of excitement with a rumoured summer friendly against Barcelona, although the excitement failed to materialise onto the pitch as United were held 1–1 at home to Motherwell. The following weekend, Craig Levein's return to Tynecastle brought much cheer with a resounding 4–0 win, including Barry Robson's first senior hat-trick. United closed out March with a credible 1–1 draw at home to Celtic, although Barry Robson's second red card of the season spoiled Jon Daly's first goal for the club.


2006–07 Dundee United F.C. season, Review and events
April began in emphatic fashion, with a 4–2 win at Aberdeen which saw five goals in the opening seventeen minutes; Greg Cameron's first goals for United were enough to clinch victory. United entered the league split with an away match at Dunfermline and continued their winless streak that stretched back to 1997, losing 1–0. The following week, David Robertson's goal earned a 1–1 draw at home to Inverness, although it later transpired Jon Daly's knee injury was posterior cruciate ligament damage and would rule him out for several months.


2006–07 Dundee United F.C. season, Review and events
On the same day, United's proposed pre-season fixture with Barcelona was confirmed, before St Mirren eased their relegation worries with a 2–0 weekend win at Tannadice. The penultimate match of the season saw a third straight loss for United, going down 2–0 at Falkirk; earlier in the week, Derek Stillie confirmed he would leave the club at the end of the season to pursue an English law career. Collin Samuel was not far behind, although due to the club deciding not to offer a new contract. The Falkirk defeat also saw another début for a youngster with Johnny Russell making a late substitute appearance. The season finished with a 0–0 home draw against Motherwell. It was the final game for Derek Stillie, David McCracken, Lee Mair and Collin Samuel, who each started the match.


2006–07 Dundee United F.C. season, Match results
Dundee United played a total of 42 competitive matches during the 2006–07 season, as well as five pre-season friendlies, making a total of nearly fifty games played. The team finished ninth in the Scottish Premier League.


2006–07 Dundee United F.C. season, Match results
In the cup competitions, United were knocked out of the Scottish Cup at the fourth round stage, losing 1–0 at Inverness CT. The club also exited early in the League Cup, losing 3–0 away to First Division side St Johnstone in the third round.