2005–06 National Football League (India)

10th season of National Football League

Football league season

National Football League
Season	2005–06
Dates	10 January – 21 May 2006
Champions	Mahindra United 1st NFL title 1st Indian title
Relegated	Salgaocar Fransa-Pax
AFC Cup	Mahindra United Mohun Bagan
Matches played	81
Top goalscorer	Ranti Martins (13 goals)
Biggest home win	Sporting Goa 3–0 Fransa-Pax (5 March 2006) Mohun Bagan 3–0 Salgaocar (23 March 2006) Dempo 3–0 JCT Mills (31 March 2006) Sporting Goa 3–0 Mohammedan Sporting (8 April 2006) Dempo 4–1 Air India (9 April 2006)
Biggest away win	Mohammedan Sporting 0–5 Mahindra United (5 May 2006)
Highest scoring	East Bengal 5–3 Dempo (26 March 2006)
← 2004–05 2006–07 →

The 2005–06 National Football League, also known as the ONGC National Football League for sponsorship reasons, was the tenth season of the 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.

East Bengal's Bhaichung Bhutia was named the best player of the league.

Overview

It was contested by 10 teams, and 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.

League standings

JCT Mills

KolkataKolkata clubs:
East Bengal
Mohammedan
Mohun Bagan

GoaGoa clubs:
Dempo
Fransa Pax
Salgaocar
Sporting Goa

MumbaiMumbai clubs:
Air India
Mahindra United
class=notpageimage| Locations of teams in the 2005–06 National Football League

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Mahindra United	17	11	3	3	27	13	+14	36	Champions
2	East Bengal	17	9	4	4	25	16	+9	31
3	Mohun Bagan	17	8	6	3	17	10	+7	30
4	Sporting Goa	17	6	7	4	24	16	+8	25
5	Dempo	17	6	7	4	29	22	+7	25
6	JCT Mills	17	5	5	7	14	14	0	20
7	Air India	17	5	4	8	16	22	−6	19
8	Mohammedan Sporting	17	5	2	10	11	25	−14	17
9	Salgaocar	17	2	6	9	15	29	−14	12	Relegated
10	Fransa Pax	9	0	4	5	2	13	−11	4	Relegated

Source: 10th National Football League

Season statistics

Top scorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Ranti Martins	Dempo	13
2	Bhaichung Bhutia	East Bengal	12
3	Dudu Omagbemi	Sporting Goa	9
4	Yusif Yakubu	Mahindra United	8
5	Chidi Edeh	Sporting Goa	7
6	José Ramirez Barreto	Mahindra United	6
7	Bashiree Mohammed	Air India	4
	Roberto Mendes Silva	Dempo
	Parveen Kumar	JCT
	Shanmugam Venkatesh	Mahindra United

Hat-tricks

Player	For	Against	Result	Date
Ranti Martins	Dempo	Mahindra United	3–4 (H)	17 January 2006
Bhaichung Bhutia	East Bengal	Sporting Clube	4–3 (H)	18 March 2006
Dudu Omagbemi	Sporting Clube	Mohammedan Sporting	4–1 (H)	8 April 2006

Note: (H) – Home; (A) – Away

Season awards

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the season. Mohun Bagan'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 cards (8).

Award	Recipient	Club
Best Player	Bhaichung Bhutia	Mohun Bagan
Best Midfielder	Shanmugam Venkatesh	Mahindra United
Best Goalkeeper	Sandip Nandy	Mahindra United
Best Defender	Mahesh Gawli	Mahindra United
Fair Play	JCT Mills

References

^ "Bhutia declared player of NFL". Rediff.com. 27 May 2006. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
"Dudu brace sinks Fransa". Rediff.com. 6 March 2006. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
"Bagan too good for Salgaocar". Rediff.com. 24 March 2006. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
"Dempo resume NFL campaign in style". Rediff.com. 31 March 2006. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
^ "Omaghbemi 'tricks' for Sporting Clube". Rediff.com. 9 April 2006. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
"Dempo ground Air India". Rediff.com. 9 April 2006. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
"Mahindra crush Mohd Sporting". Rediff.com. 5 May 2006. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
"East Bengal beat Dempo 5-3". Rediff.com. 26 March 2006. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
"Dempo hold Mahindra United". Rediff.com. 21 May 2006. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
"10th National Football League 2006". Rediff.com. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
"Mahindra edge past Dempo 4-3". Rediff.com. 18 January 2006. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
"Bhutia stars for East Bengal". The Hindu. 19 March 2006. Retrieved 20 October 2018.

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