2006 AFC Champions League

2006 AFC Champions League

Tournament details
Dates	8 March - 8 November 2006
Teams	25
Final positions
Champions	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (1st title)
Runners-up	Al-Karamah
Tournament statistics
Matches played	78
Goals scored	250 (3.21 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Magno Alves (8 goals)

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. Al-Ittihad qualified automatically to the quarter-finals as Cup holders.

On 8 November 2006, Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors won the AFC Champions League title after beating Al-Karamah 3-2 on aggregate. It was their first ever title. Jeonbuk also became the first team in history of Asia to have won the Champions League before the national league title (winning their first K-League championship three years later, in 2009).

Format

Group Stage

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

• Points earned between the clubs in question
• Goal Differential between the clubs in question
• Goals For between the clubs in question
• Points earned within the group
• Goal Differential within the group
• Goals For within the group

The seven group winners along with the defending champion advanced 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 were randomly matched; however, the only restriction was that the clubs from the same country could not face each other in the quarter-finals. The games were conducted in 2 legs, home and away, and the aggregate score decided the match winner. If the aggregate score couldn't produce a winner, "away goals rule" was used. If still tied, clubs played extra time, where "away goals rule" still applied. If still tied, the game went to penalties.

Group stage

Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Al Qadisiya	6	3	2	1	9	11	–2	11
Pakhtakor	6	3	1	2	11	7	+4	10
Al-Ittihad	6	2	2	2	6	7	–1	8
Foolad	6	1	1	4	8	9	–1	4

8 March 2006
Foolad	6–0	Al Qadisiya	Shahid Dastgerdi Stadium	Tehran
Pakhtakor	2–0	Al Ittihad	Pakhtakor Markaziy Stadium	Tashkent
22 March 2006
Al Ittihad	0–0	Foolad	Al Hamadania Stadium	Aleppo
Al Qadisiya	2–1	Pakhtakor	Mohammed Al-Hamad Stadium	Kuwait City
12 April 2006
Pakhtakor	2–0	Foolad	Pakhtakor Stadium	Tashkent
Al Ittihad	2–2	Al Qadisiya	Al Hamadania Stadium	Aleppo
26 April 2006
Foolad	1–3	Pakhtakor	Dastegerdi Stadium	Tehran
Al Qadisiya	1–0	Al Ittihad	Mohammed Al-Hamad Stadium	Kuwait City
3 May 2006
Al Qadisiya	2–0	Foolad	Mohammed Al-Hamad Stadium	Kuwait City
Al Ittihad	2–1	Pakhtakor	Al Hamadania Stadium	Aleppo
17 May 2006
Foolad	1–2	Al Ittihad	Dastgerdi Stadium	Tehran
Pakhtakor	2–2	Al Qadisiya	Pakhtakor Stadium	Tashkent

Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Al Ain	6	4	1	1	10	6	+4	13
Al-Hilal	6	3	1	2	12	7	+5	10
Mash'al	6	2	2	2	7	11	–4	8
Al-Mina'a	6	0	2	4	6	11	–5	2

8 March 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
22 March 2006
Mash'al	1–1	Al Ain	Markaziy Stadium	Karshi
Al Hilal	3–1	Al Mina'a	King Fahd II Stadium	Riyadh
12 April 2006
Al Ain	2–1	Al Mina'a	Tahnon Bin Mohammed Stadium	Al Ain
Al Hilal	5–0	Mash'al	King Fahd International	Riyadh
26 April 2006
Mash'al	2–1	Al Hilal	Nadaf Stadium	Karshi
Al Mina'a	1–2	Al Ain	Mohammed Al-Hamad Stadium	Kuwait City
3 May 2006
Mash'al	2–2	Al Mina'a	Nasaf Stadium	Karshi
Al Hilal	2–1	Al Ain	King Fahd International	Riyadh
17 May 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	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Al-Karamah	6	4	0	2	10	11	–1	12
Saba Battery	6	3	1	2	13	8	+5	10
Al-Wahda	6	2	1	3	14	15	–1	7
Al-Gharafa	6	2	0	4	11	14	–3	6

Group D

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Al-Shabab	6	4	1	1	9	6	+3	13
Al Sadd	6	4	1	1	13	5	+8	13
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya	6	2	0	4	5	9	–4	6
Al-Arabi	6	1	0	5	5	12	–7	3

8 March 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
22 March 2006
Al Quwa Al Jawiya	0–2	Al-Shabab	Tripoli Municipal Stadium	Tripoli
Al Sadd	4–1	Al Arabi	Al-Sadd Sports Club	Doha
12 April 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
26 April 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
3 May 2006
Al Quwa Al Jawiya	3–0	Al Arabi	Tripoli Municipal Stadium	Tripoli
Al Sadd	2–3	Al-Shabab	Al Sadd Sports Club	Doha
17 May 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	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	6	4	1	1	11	5	+6	13
Dalian Shide	6	4	0	2	7	6	+1	12
Gamba Osaka	6	3	1	2	26	7	+19	10
Da Nang	6	0	0	6	1	27	–26	0

8 March 2006
Da Nang	0–2	Dalian Shide	Chi Lăng Stadium	Da Nang
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	3–2	Gamba Osaka	Jeonju World Cup Stadium	Jeonju
22 March 2006
Dalian Shide	1–0	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	Jinzhou Stadium	Dalian
Gamba Osaka	15-0	Da Nang	Osaka Expo '70 Stadium	Osaka
12 April 2006
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	3–0	Da Nang	Jeonju World Cup Stadium	Jeonju
Gamba Osaka	3–0	Dalian Shide	Expo '70 Stadium	Osaka
26 April 2006
Da Nang	0–1	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	Chi Lăng Stadium	Da Nang
Dalian Shide	2–0	Gamba Osaka	Jin Zhou Stadium	Dalian
3 May 2006
Gamba Osaka	1–1	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	Expo '70 Stadium	Osaka
Dalian Shide	1–0	Da Nang	Jin Zhou Stadium	Dalian
17 May 2006
Da Nang	1–5	Gamba Osaka	Chi Lăng Stadium	Da Nang
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	3–1	Dalian Shide	Jeonju World Cup Stadium	Jeonju

Group F

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i	2	2	0	0	3	0	+3	6
Tokyo Verdy 1969	2	0	0	2	0	3	–3	0
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.

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

Group G

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Shanghai Shenhua	2	2	0	0	7	3	+4	6
Đồng Tâm Long An	2	0	0	2	3	7	–4	0
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.

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

Knock-out stage

Bracket

	Quarter finals						Semi-finals						Final
	Shanghai Shenhua	1	2	3
	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	0	4	4
							Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	2	4	6
							Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i	3	1	4
	Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i	6	1	7
	Al-Shabab	0	0	0
													Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	2	1	3
													Al-Karamah	0	2	2
	Al-Ittihad (2005 Champion)	2	0	2
	Al-Karamah (aet)	0	4	4
							Al-Karamah	0	1	1
							Al Qadisiya	0	0	0
	Al Qadisiya	2	3	5
	Al Ain	2	0	2

Quarter-finals

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i	7–0	Al-Shabab	6–0	1–0
Shanghai Shenhua	3–4	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	1–0	2–4
Al Qadisiya	5–2	Al Ain	2–2	3–0
Al-Ittihad (2005 Champion)	2–4	Al-Karamah	2–0	0–4 (a.e.t.)

First leg

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Second leg

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors won 4–3 on aggregate.

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Al Qadisiya won 5–2 on aggregate.

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Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i won 7–0 on aggregate.

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Al-Karamah won 4–2 on aggregate.

Semi-finals

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

First leg

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Second leg

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors won 6–4 on aggregate.

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Al-Karamah won 1–0 on aggregate.

Final

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

First leg

Second leg

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors won 3–2 on aggregate.

Champions

2006 AFC Champions League Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors First Title

See also

• 2006 FIFA Club World Cup

External links

• AFC Champions League 2006 Official Page (English)