Competition: | A-Division |
Season: | 2006 |
Winners: | Lakena United |
League Topscorer: | Kivoli Tehulu |
Prevseason: | 2005 |
Nextseason: | 2007 |
The 2006 Tuvalu A-Division was the sixth season of association football competition.[1] the Tuvalu A-Division was won by Lakena United for the second time. the format of the league was changed for this season, rather than a single division, the teams were split into two pools, the winners of each pool then played each other in a single leg final to determine the champion.[2] Kivoli Tehulu was the season's top scorer and Paueli Hemanaia won the player of the year award.
The competition takes place at the 1,500-capacity Tuvalu Sports Ground[3] in Funafuti, this is the only soccer field in Tuvalu. The football clubs are based on the communities of the 8 major islands of Tuvalu, with the rivalry between these 8 teams being maintained by each having a ‘home’ island.
Pool 1 was won by Lakena United A, whilst Pool B was won by Nukufetau A.
Lakena United beat Nukufetau to win their second national championship.