2006 FIFA Club World Cup
| FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2006 | |
|---|---|
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FIFA Club World Cup 2006 official logo | |
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Japan |
| Dates | 10 December – 17 December |
| Teams | 6 (from 6 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 3 (in 3 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |
 Internacional (1st title) |
| Runners-up |
 Barcelona |
| Third place |
 Al-Ahly |
| Fourth place |
 América |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 7 |
| Goals scored | 17 (2.43 per match) |
| Attendance | 325,152 (46,450 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |
Mohamed Aboutrika (3 goals) |
| Best player |
 Deco |
The 2006 FIFA Club World Cup (officially the FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2006 presented by Toyota for sponsorship reasons) was a football tournament held in Japan between 10 December and 17 December 2006. It was the third FIFA Club World Cup and the second since the competition's merger with the Intercontinental Cup.
The club champions from each of the six confederations played in a knockout tournament. The quarter-final match-ups were determined by a draw including the AFC, CAF, CONCACAF and OFC champions, while the UEFA and CONMEBOL champions were given byes to the semi-finals. The losers of the quarter-finals would play for the fifth place, while the losers of the semi-finals were to play in a third-place play-off.
A team from the host nation did not participate, as was initially proposed. Following the departure of Australia from the OFC, the Oceanian representative, Auckland City, was fully amateur, so forcing them to play a play-off for a place in the quarter-finals against the J. League champions (Gamba Osaka) was considered, which would have also promoted local interest. The change would have also eliminated the fifth-place play-off, to keep the number of games intact. This was finally rejected, but the tournament format was changed for 2007.[1]
Qualified teams
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The following teams qualified in 2006:
| Team | Confederation | Qualification | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enter in the semi-finals | |||
| Barcelona |
UEFA | 2005–06 UEFA Champions League winners | 1st |
| Internacional |
CONMEBOL | 2006 Copa Libertadores winners | 1st |
| Enter in the quarter-finals | |||
 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors |
AFC | 2006 AFC Champions League winners | 1st |
| Al-Ahly |
CAF | 2006 CAF Champions League winners | 2nd (Previous: 2005) |
| América |
CONCACAF | 2006 CONCACAF Champions' Cup winners | 1st |
 Auckland City |
OFC | 2006 OFC Club Championship winners | 1st |
Venues
Tokyo, Yokohama and Toyota were the three cities to serve as venues for the 2006 FIFA Club World Cup.
Referees
| Confederation | Referee | Assistant referees |
|---|---|---|
| AFC |  Khalil Al Ghamdi Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh |
 Eisa Ghuloum Hamdi Al Kadrie |
| CAF |  Jerome Damon |
Enock Molefe Celestin Ntagungira |
| CONCACAF |  Carlos Batres |
 Carlos Pastrana Leonel Leal |
| CONMEBOL |  Óscar Ruiz |
Wilson Berrio Rafael Yanez |
Squads
For a list of all the rosters of this tournament, see the article 2006 FIFA Club World Cup squads.
Matches
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
| 10 December – Toyota City | ||||||||||||||
| Auckland City |
0 | |||||||||||||
| 13 December – Tokyo | ||||||||||||||
| Al-Ahly |
2 | |||||||||||||
| Al-Ahly |
1 | |||||||||||||
| Fifth place | ||||||||||||||
| Internacional |
2 | |||||||||||||
| Auckland City |
0 | |||||||||||||
| 17 December – Yokohama | ||||||||||||||
| Jeonbuk Hyundai |
3 | |||||||||||||
| Internacional |
1 | |||||||||||||
| 15 December – Tokyo | 11 December – Tokyo | |||||||||||||
| Barcelona |
0 | |||||||||||||
| Jeonbuk Hyundai |
0 | |||||||||||||
| 14 December – Yokohama | ||||||||||||||
| América |
1 | |||||||||||||
| América |
0 | |||||||||||||
| Third place | ||||||||||||||
| Barcelona |
4 | |||||||||||||
| Al-Ahly |
2 | |||||||||||||
| América |
1 | |||||||||||||
| 17 December – Yokohama | ||||||||||||||
All times Japan Standard Time (UTC+09:00)
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Fifth place play-off
15 December 2006 19:20 |
| Auckland City |
0–3 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Lee Hyun-Seung  17'Kim Hyeung-Bum 31'Zé Carlos 73' (pen.) |
Third place play-off
Final
Goalscorers
Tournament round-up
Final standings
| Pos | Team | Confederation | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Internacional |
CONMEBOL | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 |
| 2 | Barcelona |
UEFA | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | +3 |
| 3 | Al-Ahly |
CAF | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 |
| 4 | América |
CONCACAF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 |
| 5 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors |
AFC | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 |
| 6 | Auckland City |
OFC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | −5 |
Awards
| Golden Ball | Silver Ball | Bronze Ball |
|---|---|---|
| Deco (Barcelona) |
Iarley (Internacional) |
Ronaldinho (Barcelona) |
| Fair play | Barcelona |
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References
External links
- FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2006, FIFA.com
- 2006 FIFA Club World Cup Official Site (Archived)
- FIFA Technical Report
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