2006 AFC Champions League
Tournament details | |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
Al-Wahda | 4–2 | Al-Karamah |
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Ameen 19' Abdulrazaq 21' Ahmad 64' Al Minhali 84' |
Al-Refai 30' (pen.) Jenyat 40' |
Group D
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 | |||||||||||||
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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 |
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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
13 September 2006 |
Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i | 6–0 | Al-Shabab |
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Lee Chun-Soo 22' Lee Sang-ho 28' Choi Sung-Kuk 35', 76' Machado 69', 87' |
Second leg
20 September 2006 |
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 4–2 | Shanghai Shenhua |
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Zé Carlos 44', 61' Yeom Ki-Hun 69' Jung Jong-Kwan 78' |
Gao Lin 35' Jancker 89' |
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors won 4–3 on aggregate.
Al Qadisiya won 5–2 on aggregate.
Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i won 7–0 on aggregate.
Al-Karamah won 4–2 on aggregate.
Semi-finals
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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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
27 September 2006 |
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 2–3 | Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i |
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Zé Carlos 26' (pen.) Yeom Ki-Hun 46' |
Yoo Kyoung-Youl 6' Vinícius 37' Choi Sung-Kuk 82' |
Second leg
18 October 2006 |
Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i | 1–4 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors |
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Lee Chun-Soo 70' | Choi Jin-Cheul 10' Jung Jong-Kwan 20' Lim You-Hwan 68' Lee Kwang-Hyun 81' |
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors won 6–4 on aggregate.
Al-Karamah won 1–0 on aggregate.
Final
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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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 |