2006–07 FC Groningen season

FC Groningen
2006–07 season
ManagerRon Jans
StadiumEuroborg
Eredivisie8th
KNVB CupThird round
UEFA CupFirst round
Top goalscorer
Erik Nevland (13)

The 2006–07 season was FC Groningen's seventh consecutive campaign in the Eredivisie, the top tier of Dutch football, following their promotion in 1999–2000. It was the club's first full season at the newly inaugurated Euroborg, which seated over 20,000 spectators. Having finished fifth the previous year and secured a place in the 2006–07 UEFA Cup via the domestic play-offs, Groningen were eliminated in the first round, losing 4–3 on aggregate to Partizan.

Domestically, Groningen finished eighth in the league, again qualifying for the European play-offs. They defeated Feyenoord in the first round and overcame Utrecht in the final to secure a return to the UEFA Cup for the following season.

In the second half of the campaign, goalkeeper Bas Roorda lost his starting place to Brian van Loo, with manager Ron Jans opting for a change ahead of a league fixture against Twente. Roorda, then 31, had started every match up to that point.

The season is particularly noted for the breakthrough of Luis Suárez, who had joined from Nacional in Uruguay ahead of the campaign. In his only season at the club, Suárez scored 15 goals in 37 appearances across all competitions, earning a transfer to Ajax in the summer of 2007 for a reported fee of €7.5 million.