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{{Short description|10th season of National Football League}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2022}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2022}}
{{Infobox football league season
| competition = [[National Football League (India)|National Football League]]
| season = 2005–06
| dates = 10 January – 21 May 2006
| winners = [[Mahindra United F.C.|Mahindra United]]<br/>1st NFL title<br/>1st [[List of Indian football champions|Indian title]]
| runners-up = [[East Bengal F.C.|East Bengal]]
| relegated = {{ubl|[[Salgaocar S.C.|Salgaocar]]|[[Fransa-Pax FC|Fransa-Pax]]}}
| continentalcup1 =
| continentalcup1 qualifiers =
| continentalcup2 = [[2007 AFC Cup|AFC Cup]]
| continentalcup2 qualifiers = {{ubl|Mahindra United|[[Mohun Bagan A.C.|Mohun Bagan]]}}
| continentalcup3 =
| continentalcup3 qualifiers =
| league topscorer = [[Ranti Martins]] (13 goals)
| biggest home win = {{ubl|[[Sporting Clube de Goa|Sporting Goa]] 3–0 Fransa-Pax<br>{{small|(5 March 2006)}}<ref>{{cite news |title=Dudu brace sinks Fransa |url=http://www.rediff.com/sports/2006/mar/06nfl.htm |access-date=21 October 2018 |work=Rediff.com |date=6 March 2006}}</ref>|Mohun Bagan 3–0 Salgaocar<br>{{small|(23 March 2006)}}<ref>{{cite news |title=Bagan too good for Salgaocar |url=http://www.rediff.com/sports/2006/mar/24nfl.htm |access-date=21 October 2018 |work=Rediff.com |date=24 March 2006}}</ref>|[[Dempo S.C.|Dempo]] 3–0 [[JCT F.C.|JCT Mills]]|{{small|(31 March 2006)}}<ref>{{cite news |title=Dempo resume NFL campaign in style |url=http://www.rediff.com/sports/2006/mar/31nfl.htm |access-date=21 October 2018 |work=Rediff.com |date=31 March 2006}}</ref>|Sporting Goa 3–0 [[Mohammedan S.C. (Kolkata)|Mohammedan Sporting]]<br>{{small|(8 April 2006)}}<ref name="Omagbemi3">{{cite news |title=Omaghbemi 'tricks' for Sporting Clube |url=http://www.rediff.com/sports/2006/apr/09nfl.htm |access-date=21 October 2018 |work=Rediff.com |date=9 April 2006}}</ref>|Dempo 4–1 [[Air India F.C.|Air India]]<br>{{small|(9 April 2006)}}<ref>{{cite news |title=Dempo ground Air India |url=http://www.rediff.com/sports/2006/apr/09nfl1.htm |access-date=21 October 2018 |work=Rediff.com |date=9 April 2006}}</ref>}}
| biggest away win = {{nobreak|Mohammedan Sporting 0–5 Mahindra United}}<br/>{{small|(5 May 2006)}}<ref>{{cite news |title=Mahindra crush Mohd Sporting |url=http://www.rediff.com/sports/2006/may/05nfl.htm |access-date=21 October 2018 |work=Rediff.com |date=5 May 2006}}</ref>
| highest scoring = [[East Bengal F.C.|East Bengal]] 5–3 Dempo<br/>{{small|(26 March 2006)}}<ref>{{cite news |title=East Bengal beat Dempo 5-3 |url=http://www.rediff.com/sports/2006/mar/26nfl.htm |access-date=21 October 2018 |work=Rediff.com |date=26 March 2006}}</ref>
| matches = 81<ref name="awards"/>
| total goals =
| average goals =
| longest wins =
| longest unbeaten =
| longest losses =
| highest attendance =
| lowest attendance =
| average attendance =
| prevseason = [[2004–05 National Football League (India)|2004–05]]
| nextseason = [[2006–07 National Football League (India)|2006–07]]
}}
The '''2005–06 National Football League''', also known as the '''ONGC National Football League''' for sponsorship reasons,<ref name="awards"/> was the tenth season of the [[National Football League (India)|National Football League]], the top Indian professional league for association football clubs, since its inception in 1996. It started on 10 January 2006 and concluded on 21 May.<ref>{{cite news |title=Dempo hold Mahindra United |url=http://in.rediff.com/sports/2006/may/21nfl.htm |access-date=19 October 2018 |work=Rediff.com |date=21 May 2006}}</ref>

[[East Bengal F.C.|East Bengal]]'s [[Bhaichung Bhutia]] was named the best player of the league.<ref name="awards">{{cite news |title=Bhutia declared player of NFL |url=http://in.rediff.com/sports/2006/may/27nfl.htm |access-date=19 October 2018 |work=Rediff.com |date=27 May 2006}}</ref>

==Overview==
It was contested by 10 teams, Mohammedan SC and Air India were promoted from NFL- 2. [[Mahindra United]] won the championship under the coach Derrick Pereira and this was their first title. East Bengal came second while Mohun Bagan came as third. Fransa Pax and Salgaocar were relegated from the National Football League 2006-07. Midway through the season, Fransa Pax withdrew their team from the league after 9 matches.

==League standings==
{{Location map+|India |width=400|float=right|caption=Locations of teams in the 2005–06 National Football League|places={{Location map~ |India |lat=31.22000|long=75.77000 |label=[[JCT FC|JCT Mills]]|position=right }}


{{Location map~ |India3 |lat=22.56972 |long=88.36972 |label= <div style="font-size:90%;">{{nobreak|Kolkata}}</div>|mark=Blue pog.svg|position=left}}

{{Location map~ |India3 |mark=TransparentPlaceholder.png |marksize=1 |lat=19.00 |long=86.00 |label=<div style="font-size:90%;">'''{{nobreak|[[Football in Kolkata|Kolkata]] clubs:}}'''<br>
{{nobreak|[[East Bengal FC|East Bengal]]}}<br>
{{nobreak|[[Mohammedan SC (Kolkata)|Mohammedan]]}}<br>
{{nobreak|[[Mohun Bagan Super Giant|Mohun Bagan]]}}<br>
</div>
|position=right}}


{{Location map~ |India3 |lat=15.49300|long=73.81800 |label= <div style="font-size:90%;">{{nobreak|Goa}}</div>|mark=Blue pog.svg|position=left}}

{{Location map~ |India3 |mark=TransparentPlaceholder.png |marksize=1 |lat=10.00 |long=86.00 |label=<div style="font-size:90%;">'''{{nobreak|[[Goa]] clubs:}}'''<br>
{{nobreak|[[Dempo SC|Dempo]]}}<br>
{{nobreak|[[Fransa-Pax FC|Fransa Pax]]}}<br>
{{nobreak|[[Salgaocar FC|Salgaocar]]}}<br>
{{nobreak|[[SC de Goa|Sporting Goa]]}}<br>
</div>
|position=right}}


{{Location map~ |India3 |lat=18.97500|long=72.82583 |label= <div style="font-size:90%;">{{nobreak|Mumbai}}</div>|mark=Blue pog.svg|position=left}}

{{Location map~ |India3 |mark=TransparentPlaceholder.png |marksize=1 |lat=14.00 |long=86.00 |label=<div style="font-size:90%;">'''{{nobreak|[[Mumbai]] clubs:}}'''<br>
{{nobreak|[[Air India FC|Air India]]}}<br>
{{nobreak|[[Mahindra United FC|Mahindra United]]}}<br>
</div>
|position=right}}}}

<onlyinclude>{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|res_col_header=Q
|show_limit=5
|sortable_table=y

|team1=MAH|name_MAH=[[Mahindra United]]
|team2=EB |name_EB =[[East Bengal FC|East Bengal]]
|team3=MB |name_MB =[[Mohun Bagan]]
|team4=SCG|name_SCG=[[Sporting Clube de Goa|Sporting Goa]]
|team5=DEM|name_DEM=[[Dempo Sports Club|Dempo]]
|team6=JCT|name_JCT=[[JCT FC|JCT Mills]]
|team7=AI |name_AI =[[Air India]]
|team8=MOH|name_MOH=[[Mohammedan Sporting Club (Kolkata)|Mohammedan Sporting]]
|team9=SAL|name_SAL=[[Salgaocar Sports Club|Salgaocar]]
|team10=FP |name_FP =[[Fransa Pax FC|Fransa Pax]]

|win_MAH=11|draw_MAH=3|loss_MAH=3|gf_MAH=27|ga_MAH=13
|win_EB =9|draw_EB =4|loss_EB =4|gf_EB =25|ga_EB =16
|win_MB =8|draw_MB =6|loss_MB =3|gf_MB =17|ga_MB =10
|win_SCG=6|draw_SCG=7|loss_SCG=4|gf_SCG=24|ga_SCG=16
|win_DEM=6|draw_DEM=7|loss_DEM=4|gf_DEM=29|ga_DEM=22
|win_JCT=5|draw_JCT=5|loss_JCT=7|gf_JCT=14|ga_JCT=14
|win_AI =5|draw_AI =4|loss_AI =8|gf_AI =16|ga_AI =22
|win_MOH=5|draw_MOH=2|loss_MOH=10|gf_MOH=11|ga_MOH=25
|win_SAL=2|draw_SAL=6|loss_SAL=9|gf_SAL=15|ga_SAL=29
|win_FP =0|draw_FP =4|loss_FP =5|gf_FP =2|ga_FP =13

|col_C=#ACE1AF|result1=C|text_C=Champions
|col_R=#FFCCCC|text_R=Relegated
|result9=R|result10=R

|update=complete
|source=[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/india06.html 10th National Football League]
}}
</onlyinclude>

== Season statistics ==

=== Top scorers ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!Rank
!Player
!Club
!Goals<ref>{{cite web |title=10th National Football League 2006 |url=http://www.rediff.com/sports/nfl06.htm |website=Rediff.com |access-date=20 October 2018}}</ref>
|-
|rowspan="1"|1
|align="left"|{{flagicon|NGA}} [[Ranti Martins]]
|align="left"|Dempo
|rowspan="1"|13
|-
|rowspan="1"|2
|align="left"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Bhaichung Bhutia]]
|align="left"|East Bengal
|rowspan="1"|12
|-
|rowspan="1"|3
|align="left"|{{flagicon|NGA}} [[Dudu Omagbemi]]
|align="left"|Sporting Goa
|rowspan="1"|9
|-
|rowspan="1"|4
|align="left"|{{flagicon|GHA}} [[Yusif Yakubu]]
|align="left"|Mahindra United
|rowspan="1"|8
|-
|rowspan="1"|5
|align="left"|{{flagicon|NGA}} [[Chidi Edeh]]
|align="left"|Sporting Goa
|rowspan="1"|7
|-
|rowspan="1"|6
|align="left"|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[José Ramirez Barreto]]
|align="left"|Mahindra United
|rowspan="1"|6
|-
|rowspan="4"|7
|align="left"|{{flagicon|IND}} Bashiree Mohammed
|align="left"|Air India
|rowspan="4"|4
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Roberto Mendes Silva]]
|align="left"|Dempo
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|IND}} Parveen Kumar
|align="left"|JCT
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Shanmugam Venkatesh]]
|align="left"|Mahindra United
|}

===Hat-tricks===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Player !! For !! Against !! style="text-align:center"| Result !! Date !! {{Tooltip|Ref.|Reference(s)}}
|-
| [[Ranti Martins]] || Dempo || Mahindra United || 3–4 (H) || 17 January 2006 || <ref>{{cite news |title=Mahindra edge past Dempo 4-3 |url=http://www.rediff.com/sports/2006/jan/17nfl.htm |access-date=20 October 2018 |work=Rediff.com |date=18 January 2006}}</ref>
|-
| [[Bhaichung Bhutia]] || East Bengal || Sporting Clube || 4–3 (H) || 18 March 2006 || <ref>{{cite news |title=Bhutia stars for East Bengal |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-sports/bhutia-stars-for-east-bengal/article3166339.ece |access-date=20 October 2018 |work=The Hindu |date=19 March 2006 |language=en-IN}}</ref>
|-
| [[Dudu Omagbemi]] || Sporting Clube || Mohammedan Sporting || 4–1 (H) || 8 April 2006 || <ref name="Omagbemi3"/>
|}
:'''Note:''' (H) – Home; (A) – Away

== Season awards ==
The following awards were given at the conclusion of the season. East Bengal's [[Bhaichung Bhutia]] was voted the best player of the season by the coaches and captains of all participating teams of the season. JCT Mills received the fairplay award for receiving the lowest number of [[Penalty card|cards]] (8).<ref name="awards"/>

{| class=wikitable
! Award
! Recipient<ref name="awards"/>
! Club
|-
| Best Player
| [[Bhaichung Bhutia]]
| East Bengal
|-
| Best Midfielder
| [[Shanmugam Venkatesh]]
| Mahindra United
|-
| Best Goalkeeper
| [[Sandip Nandy]]
| Mahindra United
|-
| Best Defender
| [[Mahesh Gawli]]
| Mahindra United
|-
| Fair Play
| colspan=2 style="text-align:center;"|JCT Mills
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* [http://www.rediff.com/sports/nfl06.htm League home] at [[Rediff.com]]
* [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/india06.html 10th National Football League] at [[Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation]]

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