| Season | 2006 |
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| Champions | Rosenborg 20th title |
| Relegated | Ham-Kam Molde |
| Champions League | Rosenborg |
| UEFA Cup | Fredrikstad Brann Vålerenga Lillestrøm |
| Matches played | 182 |
| Goals scored | 521 (2.86 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Daniel Nannskog (19 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Stabæk 8-0 Molde (29 October 2006) |
| Biggest away win | Ham-Kam 1–5 Stabæk (5 November 2006) |
| Highest scoring | Fredrikstad 5-3 Tromsø (29 May 2006) Brann 5-3 Sandefjord (17 September 2006) Stabæk 8-0 Molde (29 October 2006) |
| Longest winning run | 8 games[1] Rosenborg |
| Longest unbeaten run | 12 games[1] Rosenborg |
| Longest winless run | 8 games[1] Odd Grenland |
| Longest losing run | 6 games[1] Odd Grenland |
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2007 →
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The 2006 season of the Norwegian Premier League began on April 9, 2006 and ended on November 5, 2006. Rosenborg became champions on October 29, with one round to go, by defeating Viking at home. The other main contenders for the title were Brann and Lillestrøm, the former securing their place as runners-up on the same day.
It was Rosenborg's twentieth league title.
Contents |
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
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| 1 | Rosenborg | 26 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 47 | 24 | +23 | 53 |
| 2 | Brann | 26 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 39 | 36 | +3 | 46 |
| 3 | Vålerenga | 26 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 43 | 28 | +16 | 44 |
| 4 | Lillestrøm | 26 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 44 | 33 | +11 | 44 |
| 5 | Stabæk | 26 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 53 | 36 | +17 | 39 |
| 6 | Start | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 29 | 32 | -3 | 37 |
| 7 | Lyn | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 33 | 36 | -3 | 35 |
| 8 | Fredrikstad | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 38 | 46 | -8 | 32 |
| 9 | Sandefjord | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 37 | 47 | -10 | 32 |
| 10 | Tromsø | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 33 | 39 | -6 | 29 |
| 11 | Viking | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 31 | 37 | -6 | 29 |
| 12 | Odd Grenland | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 30 | 38 | -8 | 29 |
| 13 | Ham-Kam | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 35 | 39 | -4 | 28 |
| 14 | Molde | 26 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 29 | 50 | -21 | 25 |
| UEFA Champions League Second Qualifying Round | |
| UEFA Cup First Qualifying Round¹ | |
| UEFA Intertoto Cup First Round | |
| Relegation Playoff | |
| Relegated to Adeccoligaen |
Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
¹Lillestrøm S.K. qualified to the UEFA Cup through the UEFA Fair Play ranking award [1]. Fredrikstad F.K. qualified through winning the cup.
After November 5, 2006
| # | Nat | Player | Team | Goals total | Goals penalties | Matches played |
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| 1 | Daniel Nannskog | Stabæk | 19 | 3 | 26 | |
| 2 | Veigar Páll Gunnarsson | Stabæk | 18 | 2 | 25 | |
| 3 | Steffen Iversen | Rosenborg | 17 | 3 | 24 | |
| 4 | Peter Ijeh | Viking | 11 | 0 | 15 | |
| 4 | Michael Mifsud | Lillestrøm | 11 | 0 | 24 | |
| 4 | Ole Martin Årst | Tromsø | 11 | 2 | 26 | |
| 7 | Robert Koren | Lillestrøm | 10 | 1 | 26 | |
| 7 | Andreas Tegström | Sandefjord | 10 | 0 | 24 |
| Date | Host | Agg. | Visitor | Ground | Attendance |
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| November 8 | Odd Grenland | 3-0 | Bryne | Odd Stadion, Skien | 5,363 |
| November 11 | Bryne | 1-7 | Odd Grenland | Bryne Stadion, Bryne | 3,014 |
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