2006 AFC Champions League

2006 AFC Champions League
Tournament details
Dates March 2006 - November 2006
Teams 25
Final positions
Champions Jeonbuk (1st title)
Runners-up Al-Karamah
Tournament statistics
Matches played 78
Goals scored 250 (3.21 per match)
Top scorer(s) N.A.
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The 2006 AFC Champions League was the 25th edition of the top-level Asian club football tournament and the 4th edition under the current AFC Champions League title.

On November 1, 2006, Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (South Korea) defeated Al-Karamah (Syria) 2-0 in South Korea. In the return leg, Al-Karamah beat the visitors 2-1 in Syria. Therefore, Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors won the AFC Champions League title 3-2 on aggregate. It was their first ever title. Jeonbuk also became the first team in history to have won the Champions League before the national title (winning their first K-League championship three years later, in 2009).

As Cup holder, Al-Ittihad auto-qualified to round of 8.

Contents

Format

Group Stage

A total of 28 clubs are divided into 7 groups of four* based on region i.e. East Asian and Southeast Asian clubs are drawn in Group E to F, while rest are grouped in Group A to D. Each club plays double round-robin (home and away) against fellow three group members, a total of 6 matches each. Clubs receive 3pts for a win, 1pt for a tie, 0pts for a loss. The clubs are ranked according to points and tie breakers are in following order:

The seven group winners along with the defending champions qualifies to the quarter-finals.

*Since two clubs from group F and two clubs from group G were disqualified, the remaining clubs in group F and G played against each other home and away.

Knockout Round

All 8 clubs are randomly matched; however, the only restriction is that the clubs from same country cannot face each other in the quarterfinals. The games are conduced in 2 legs, home and away, and the aggregates goals decides the match winner. If the aggregate goals cannot produce a winner, away goal rules in used. If still tied, clubs play extra time, where away goal rule still applies. If stilled tied, the game goes to penalties.

Group stage

Group A

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
Al Qadisiya 11 6 3 2 1 9 11 -2
Pakhtakor 10 6 3 1 2 11 7 4
Al-Ittihad 8 6 2 2 2 6 7 -1
Foolad FC 4 6 1 1 4 8 9 -1
March 8, 2006
Foolad 6–0 Al Qadisiya Shahid Dastgerdi Stadium Tehran
Pakhtakor 2–0 Al Ittihad Pakhtakor Markaziy Stadium Tashkent
March 22, 2006
Al Ittihad 0–0 Foolad Al Hamadania Stadium Aleppo
Al Qadisiya 2–1 Pakhtakor Mohammed Al-Hamad Stadium Kuwait City
April 12, 2006
Pakhtakor 2–0 Foolad Pakhtakor Stadium Tashkent
Al Ittihad 2–2 Al Qadisiya Al Hamadania Stadium Aleppo
April 26, 2006
Foolad 1–3 Pakhtakor Dastegerdi Stadium Tehran
Al Qadisiya 1–0 Al Ittihad Mohammed Al-Hamad Stadium Kuwait City
May 3, 2006
Al Qadisiya 2–0 Foolad Mohammed Al-Hamad Stadium Kuwait City
Al Ittihad 2–1 Pakhtakor Al Hamadania Stadium Aleppo
May 17, 2006
Foolad 1–2 Al Ittihad Dastgerdi Stadium Tehran
Pakhtakor 2–2 Al Qadisiya Pakhtakor Stadium Tashkent

Group B

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
Al Ain 13 6 4 1 1 10 6 4
Al-Hilal 10 6 3 1 2 12 7 5
Mash'al 8 6 2 2 2 7 11 -5
Al Mina'a 2 6 0 2 4 6 11 -5
March 8, 2006
Al Mina'a 0–1 Mash'al Sabah Al Salem Stadium Kuwait City
Al Ain 2–0 Al Hilal Tahnoun Bin Mohamed Stadium Al Ain
March 22, 2006
Mash'al 1–1 Al Ain Markaziy Stadium Karshi
Al Hilal 3–1 Al Mina'a King Fahd II Stadium Riyadh
April 12, 2006
Al Ain 2–1 Al Mina'a Tahnon Bin Mohammed Stadium Al Ain
Al Hilal 5–0 Mash'al King Fahd International Riyadh
April 26, 2006
Mash'al 2–1 Al Hilal Nadaf Stadium Karshi
Al Mina'a 1–2 Al Ain Mohammed Al-Hamad Stadium Kuwait City
May 3, 2006
Mash'al 2–2 Al Mina'a Nasaf Stadium Karshi
Al Hilal 2–1 Al Ain King Fahd International Riyadh
May 17, 2006
Al Ain 2–1 Mash'al Tahnon Bin Mohammed Stadium Al Ain
Al Mina'a 1–1 Al Hilal Sabah Al Salem Stadium Kuwait City

Group C

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
Al-Karamah 12 6 4 0 2 10 11 -1
Saba Battery F.C. 10 6 3 1 2 13 8 5
Al-Wahda 7 6 2 1 3 14 15 -1
Al Gharafa 6 6 2 0 4 11 14 -3
March 8, 2006
Al Gharafa 0–2 Saba Battery Al-Gharrafa Stadium Doha
Al-Karamah 2–1 Al Wahda Khaled bin Walid Stadium Homs
March 22, 2006
Saba Battery 1–2 Al-Karamah Derakhshan Stadium Tehran
Al Wahda 2–0 Al Gharafa Al-Nahyan Stadium Abu Dhabi
April 12, 2006
Saba Battery 2–2 Al Whada Saba Battery Stadium Tehran
Al Gharafa 4–0 Al-Karamah Al Gharafa Stadium Doha
April 26, 2006
Al Wahda 2–4 Saba Battery Al Nahyan Stadium Abu Dhabi
Al-Karamah 3–1 Al Gharafa Khaled Ibn Al Waleed Stadium Homs
May 3, 2006
Saba Battery 4–1 Al Gharafa Saba Battery Stadium Tehran
Al Wahda 4–2 Al-Karamah Al Nahyan Stadium Abu Dhabi
May 17, 2006
Al Gharafa 5–3 Al Wahda Al Gharafa Stadium Doha
Al-Karamah 1–0 Saba Battery Khaled Ibn Al Waleed Stadium Homs

Group D

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
Al Shabab 13 6 4 1 1 9 6 3
Al Sadd 13 6 4 1 1 13 5 8
Al Quwa Al Jawiya 6 6 2 0 4 5 9 -4
Al Arabi 3 6 1 0 5 5 12 -5
March 8, 2006
Al Arabi 0–1 Al Quwa Al Jawiya Sabah Al Salem Stadium Kuwait City
Al Shabab 0–0 Al Sadd King Fahd International Stadium Riyadh
March 22, 2006
Al Quwa Al Jawiya 0–2 Al Shabab Tripoli Municipal Stadium Tripoli
Al Sadd 4–1 Al Arabi Al-Sadd Sports Club Doha
April 12, 2006
Al Quwa Al Jawiya 0–2 Al Sadd Tripoli Municipal Stadium Tripoli
Al Arabi 3–0 Al Shabab Sabah Al Salem Stadium Kuwait City
April 26, 2006
Al Sadd 3–0 Al Quwa Al Jawiya Al Sadd Sports Club Doha
Al Shabab 2–0 Al Arabi King Fahd International Stadium Riyadh
May 3, 2006
Al Quwa Al Jawiya 3–0 Al Arabi Tripoli Municipal Stadium Tripoli
Al Sadd 2–3 Al Shabab Al Sadd Sports Club Doha
May 17, 2006
Al Arabi 1–2 Al Sadd Sabah Al Salem Stadium Kuwait City
Al Shabab 2–1 Al Quwa Al Jawiya King Fahd International Stadium Riyadh

Group E

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
Jeonbuk 13 6 4 1 1 11 5 8
Dalian Shide 12 6 4 0 2 7 6 1
Gamba Osaka 10 6 3 1 2 26 7 19
Da Nang 0 6 0 0 6 1 27 -26
March 8, 2006
Da Nang 0–2 Dalian Shide Chi Lang Stadium Da Nang
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 3–2 Gamba Osaka Jeonju World Cup Stadium Jeonju
March 22, 2006
Dalian Shide 1–0 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Jinzhou Stadium Dalian
Gamba Osaka 15–0 Da Nang Osaka Expo '70 Stadium Osaka
April 12, 2006
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 3–0 Da Nang Jeonju World Cup Stadium Jeonju
Gamba Osaka 3–0 Dalian Shide Expo '70 Stadium Osaka
April 26, 2006
Da Nang 0–1 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Chi Lang Stadium Da Nang
Dalian Shide 2–0 Gamba Osaka Jin Zhou Stadium Dalian
May 3, 2006
Gamba Osaka 1–1 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Expo '70 Stadium Osaka
Dalian Shide 1–0 Da Nang Jin Zhou Stadium Dalian
May 17, 2006
Da Nang 1–5 Gamba Osaka Chi Lang Stadium Da Nang
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 3–1 Dalian Shide Jeonju World Cup Stadium Jeonju

Group F

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i 6 2 2 0 0 3 0 3
Tokyo Verdy 1969 0 2 0 0 2 0 3 -3
TTM FC (*) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arema Malang (*) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

(*) TTM FC and Arema Malang were disqualified for failing to fill in their player registration forms in time.

March 8, 2006
Tokyo Verdy 1969 0–2 Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i Ajinomoto Stadium Tokyo
May 3, 2006
Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i 1–0 Tokyo Verdy 1969 Munsu Cup Stadium Ulsan

Group G

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
Shanghai Shenhua 6 2 2 0 0 7 3 4
Đồng Tâm Long An 0 2 0 0 2 3 7 -4
Persipura Jayapura (*) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PEA FC (*) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

(*) Persipura Jayapura and PEA FC were disqualified for failing to fill in their player registration forms in time.

March 8, 2006
Shenhua 3–1 Dong Tam Yuanshen Sports Centre Stadium Shanghai
May 3, 2006
Dong Tam 2–4 Shenhua Long An Stadium Long An

Quarter finals

In this round the first leg matches are scheduled to be played September 13. The second leg is scheduled for September 20

Team 1   Agg.   Team 2   1st leg     2nd leg  
Al-Ittihad 2 - 4 Al-Karamah 2 - 0 0 - 4 (A.E.T)
Shanghai Shenhua 3 - 4 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 1 - 0 2 - 4
Al Qadisiya 5 - 2 Al Ain Club 2 - 2 3 - 0
Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i 7 - 0 Al Shabab 6 - 0 1 - 0

Semi-finals

In this round the first leg matches are scheduled to be played September 27. The second leg is scheduled for October 18

Team 1   Agg.   Team 2   1st leg     2nd leg  
Al-Karamah 1 - 0 Al Qadisiya 0 - 0 1 - 0
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 6 - 4 Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i 2 - 3 4 - 1

Finals

In the final round the first leg matches are scheduled to be played November 1. The second leg is scheduled for November 8.

Team 1   Agg.   Team 2   1st leg     2nd leg  
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 3 - 2 Al-Karamah 2 - 0 1 - 2

Champions

AFC Champions League 2006

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
First Title

See also

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