2006 AFC Champions League
25th edition of premier club football tournament organized by the AFC
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The 2006 AFC Champions League was the 25th edition of the top-level Asian club football tournament and the fourth edition under the current AFC Champions League title. Al-Ittihad automatically qualified for the quarter-finals as the title holders.
Dates8 March - 8 November 2006
Teams25
Champions
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (1st title)
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (1st title)Runners-up
Al-Karamah
Al-Karamah| 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) |
| Best player | Choi Jin-cheul[1] |
← 2005 2007 → | |
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors won their first AFC Champions League title after beating Al-Karamah 3–2 on aggregate in the final. Jeonbuk also became the first team in history of Asia to have won the Champions League before the national league title (they won their first K League championship three years later, in 2009).
Format
- Group stage
A total of 28 clubs were divided into seven groups of four,[a] according to the region. Each club played double round-robin (home and away) against fellow three group members for a total of six matches. Clubs received three points for a win, one for a tie, and no points for a loss. The clubs were ranked according to points. If two or more teams were tied on points, the following tiebreaking criteria were applied:
- Points earned between the clubs in question
- Goal difference between the clubs in question
- Goals for between the clubs in question
- Points earned within the group
- Goal difference within the group
- Goals for within the group
The seven group winners along with the defending champion advanced to the quarter-finals.
- 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 played over two legs, home and away, and the aggregate score decided the winner. If the aggregate score was level, the away goals rule was used. If still tied, clubs played extra time, where the away goals rule still applied. If still tied, the game went to penalties.
- As two clubs from Group F and two clubs from Group G were disqualified, the remaining clubs in these groups played each other home and away.
Teams
- Notes
- ^ The two clubs from Indonesia (Persipura Jayapura and Arema Malang) and the two clubs from Thailand (TTM FC and PEA FC) were disqualified from the competition by the AFC for failing to submit their player registration forms in time. Consequently, Groups F and G only have two teams each.
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 |
Attendance: 7,000
| Pakhtakor | 2–0 | Al-Ittihad |
|---|---|---|
Inomov  16'Kletskov 85' |
Attendance: 32,000
| Al Qadisiya | 2–1 | Pakhtakor |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Otaibi 87' Al-Mutawa 90' |
Soliev 45' |
Attendance: 3,500
Attendance: 12,000
| Al-Ittihad | 2–2 | Al Qadisiya |
|---|---|---|
| Homsi 23' Al Agha 83' |
Al-Mutawa 20' (pen.) Tarab  90' (o.g.) |
Attendance: 4,000
| Al Qadisiya | 1–0 | Al-Ittihad |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Mutawa 83' |
Attendance: 7,000
| Al Qadisiya | 2–0 | Foolad |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Mutawa 3', 90+3' (pen.) |
| Al-Ittihad | 2–1 | Pakhtakor |
|---|---|---|
| Al Rashad 17' Al Damen 45+2' |
Ponomarev 20' |
| Pakhtakor | 2–2 | Al Qadisiya |
|---|---|---|
| Bayramov 12' Soliev 90' |
Fadhel 7' Al-Salamah 58' |
Attendance: 18,000
| Foolad | 1–2 | Al-Ittihad |
|---|---|---|
| Kolahkaj 77' |
Al Damen 21' Boudaka 73' |
Attendance: 500
Group B
Source: afcchampionsleague.com
Al-Minaa  | 0–1 | Mash'al |
|---|---|---|
| Kholmurodov 31' |
Attendance: 100
Attendance: 10,000
Attendance: 30,000
Attendance: 9,000
Al-Hilal  | 5–0 | Mash'al |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Mouri 30' Giovanni 34'Al-Swaileh 63'Camacho 79'Al-Shalhoub 85' |
Attendance: 27,000
| Mash'al | 2–1 | Al-Hilal |
|---|---|---|
| Karaev 50' Kholmurodov 82' |
Al-Dosari 90+2' |
Attendance: 6,000
Attendance: 250
Attendance: 3,000
Attendance: 60,000
Al Ain  | 2–1 | Mash'al |
|---|---|---|
| Jestrović 35', 45' |
Kholmurodov 23' |
Attendance: 7,000
Attendance: 200
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 |
| Al Gharafa | 0–2 | Saba Battery |
|---|---|---|
| Daei 47', 52' |
Attendance: 350
| Al-Karamah | 2–1 | Al-Wahda |
|---|---|---|
| Al Hamwi 45+2' Turkmani 86' |
Matar 13' |
Attendance: 30,000
| Saba Battery | 1–2 | Al-Karamah |
|---|---|---|
| Daei 16' |
Al-Hussain 63' Ibrahim 90' |
Attendance: 7,000
| Al-Wahda | 2–0 | Al Gharafa |
|---|---|---|
| Matar 27' Maurito 45' |
Attendance: 10,000
| Al Gharafa | 4–0 | Al-Karamah |
|---|---|---|
| Hubail 59' (pen.), 71' Ali 81'Quaye 89' |
Attendance: 500
| Saba Battery | 2–2 | Al-Wahda |
|---|---|---|
| Ghasemian 24' Akbari 27' |
Maurito 60' Mitrović 62' |
Attendance: 6,000
| Al-Wahda | 2–4 | Saba Battery |
|---|---|---|
| Golmohammadi 40' (o.g.) Masoud 86' |
Avdić 29' Beigi 33', 52'Bakhtiarizadeh 48' |
Attendance: 7,000
| Al-Karamah | 3–1 | Al Gharafa |
|---|---|---|
| Turkmani 67', 74' Rifai 83' (pen.) |
El Assas 65' |
Attendance: 5,000
| Saba Battery | 4–1 | Al Gharafa |
|---|---|---|
| Avdić 72' Daei 77', 83'Golmohammadi 90' |
Al-Mazroui 55' |
Attendance: 3,000
| Al-Wahda | 4–2 | Al-Karamah |
|---|---|---|
| Ameen 19' Abdul Razzaq 21'Ahmed 64'Al Menhali 84' |
Rifai 31' (pen.) Jenyat 40' |
| Al Gharafa | 5–3 | Al-Wahda |
|---|---|---|
| Hubail 23', 66', 73' Al Shammari 29'Sergio 72' (pen.) |
Ameen 16' Al Menhali 60', 89' |
Attendance: 350
| Al-Karamah | 1–0 | Saba Battery |
|---|---|---|
| Rifai 31' |
Attendance: 35,000
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 |
| Al-Arabi | 0–1 | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya |
|---|---|---|
| Abdul-Ghani 76' |
Attendance: 2,500
| Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | 0–2 | Al-Shabab |
|---|---|---|
| Attram 36', 45' |
Attendance: 3,500
Attendance: 1,000
| Al Sadd | 3–0 | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Kuwari 23' Felipe 83'Mohamed 90' |
Attendance: 1,200
| Al-Shabab | 2–0 | Al-Arabi |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Shamrani 11' Attram 13' |
Attendance: 5,000
| Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | 3–0 | Al-Arabi |
|---|---|---|
| Abdul-Ghani 31', 45' Kathem 74' |
Attendance: 100
Attendance: 2,000
Attendance: 350
| Al-Shabab | 2–1 | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Shamrani 41' Akram 69' |
Khodair 35' |
Attendance: 3,000
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 |
| Da Nang | 0–2 | Dalian Shide |
|---|---|---|
| Zou Jie 40' Ji Mingyi 48' |
Attendance: 20,000
| Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 3–2 | Gamba Osaka |
|---|---|---|
| Milton 29' Kim Hyeung-bum 70', 84' |
Endō 15' Magno Alves 59' |
Attendance: 2,700
Attendance: 21,000
| Gamba Osaka | 15–0 | Da Nang |
|---|---|---|
| Endō 8' (pen.) Fernandinho 20', 21', 37', 78'Bando 24'Magno Alves 42', 49', 70', 86'Maeda 77', 80'Miyamoto 82'Hashimoto 85'Ienaga 90' |
Attendance: 3,832
| Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 3–0 | Da Nang |
|---|---|---|
| Milton 23' Kim Hyeung-bum 40'Botti 80' |
Attendance: 748
| Gamba Osaka | 3–0 | Dalian Shide |
|---|---|---|
| Endō 48' (pen.) Magno Alves 56', 71' |
Attendance: 5,555
| Da Nang | 0–1 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors |
|---|---|---|
| Zé Carlos 21' |
Attendance: 2,000
| Dalian Shide | 2–0 | Gamba Osaka |
|---|---|---|
| Zou Jie 19' Zhang Yaokun 48' |
Attendance: 10,000
| Gamba Osaka | 1–1 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors |
|---|---|---|
| Yamaguchi 73' |
Cho Jin-soo 45' |
Attendance: 12,470
| Dalian Shide | 1–0 | Da Nang |
|---|---|---|
| Liu Cheng 4' |
Attendance: 12,000
| Da Nang | 1–5 | Gamba Osaka |
|---|---|---|
| Rogerio 72' (pen.) |
Fernandinho 21', 45' Magno Alves 36'Futagawa 53'Yamaguchi 75' |
Attendance: 1,000
| Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 3–1 | Dalian Shide |
|---|---|---|
| Kim Hyeung-bum 66', 88' Wang Jung-hyun 81' |
Zou Jie 58' |
Attendance: 5,400
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[a] |
 Arema Malang |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0[a] |
- TTM FC and Arema Malang were disqualified for failing to fill in their player registration forms in time.
Attendance: 18,000
Attendance: 3,150
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[a] |
| PEA FC |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0[a] |
- Persipura Jayapura and PEA FC were disqualified for failing to fill in their player registration forms in time.
| Shanghai Shenhua | 3–1 | Đồng Tâm Long An |
|---|---|---|
| Wang Ke 6' Xie Hui 11', 51' |
Carlos 65' (pen.) |
Attendance: 18,000
| Đồng Tâm Long An | 2–4 | Shanghai Shenhua |
|---|---|---|
| Carlos 29' Santos 62' |
Gao Lin 45', 90', 90+1' Yu Tao 65' |
Attendance: 3,000
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
| 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Al-Karamah (a.e.t.)
| 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
| Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i | 6–0 | Al-Shabab |
|---|---|---|
| Lee Chun-soo 22' Lee Sang-ho 28' Choi Sung-kuk 35', 78' Leandrão 69' Machado 87' |
Attendance: 3,873
Attendance: 5,000
| Al Qadisiya | 2–2 | Al Ain |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Salamah 45', 48' |
Jestrović 23' Dodô 66' |
Attendance: 9,000
| Al-Ittihad | 2–0 | Al-Karamah |
|---|---|---|
| Keita 43' Borgetti 46' |
Attendance: 20,000
Second leg
| Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 4–2 | Shanghai Shenhua |
|---|---|---|
| Zé Carlos 44', 61' Yeom Ki-hun 69' Jung Jong-kwan 78' |
Gao Lin 35' Jancker 89' |
Attendance: 9,000
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors won 4–3 on aggregate.
| Al Ain | 0–3 | Al Qadisiya |
|---|---|---|
| Bashir 25', 90' Al-Hinai 90+3' |
Attendance: 10,000
Al Qadisiya won 5–2 on aggregate.
Attendance: 2,000
Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i won 7–0 on aggregate.
| Al-Karamah | 4–0 (a.e.t.) | Al-Ittihad |
|---|---|---|
| Mando 41' Omaier 49' Ibrahim 104', 110' |
Attendance: 25,000
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
| Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 2–3 | Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i |
|---|---|---|
| Zé Carlos 26' (pen.) Yeom Ki-hun 46' |
Yoo Kyoung-youl 6' Vinícius 37' Choi Sung-kuk 82' |
Attendance: 12,473
Attendance: 35,000
Second leg
| Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i | 1–4 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors |
|---|---|---|
| Lee Chun-soo 70' |
Choi Jin-cheul 10' Jung Jong-kwan 20' Lim You-hwan 68' Lee Kwang-hyun 81' |
Attendance: 15,836
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors won 6–4 on aggregate.
| Al Qadisiya | 0–1 | Al-Karamah |
|---|---|---|
| Jenyat 15' |
Attendance: 20,000
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
| Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 2–0 | Al-Karamah |
|---|---|---|
| Yeom Ki-hun 59' Botti 90+1' |
Attendance: 25,830
Second leg
| Al-Karamah | 2–1 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors |
|---|---|---|
| Mando 54' Ibrahim 61' |
Zé Carlos 86' |
Attendance: 40,000
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors won 3–2 on aggregate.
Top scorers
Team eliminated / inactive for this round.
| Rank | Player | Club | MD1 | MD2 | MD3 | MD4 | MD5 | MD6 | QF1 | QF2 | SF1 | SF2 | F1 | F2 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Magno Alves |
Gamba Osaka |
1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 | ||||||||
| 2 | Fernandinho |
Gamba Osaka |
4 | 2 | 6 | ||||||||||
 Nenad Jestrović |
Al Ain |
2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 4 | Ali Daei |
Saba Battery |
2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |||||||||
| Gao Lin |
Shanghai Shenhua |
3 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
 A'ala Hubail |
Al-Gharafa |
2 | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Kim Hyeung-bum |
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors |
2 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||
| Bader Al-Mutawa |
Al Qadisiya |
1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||
| Zé Carlos |
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors |
1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 10 |  Godwin Attram |
Al-Shabab |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||
| Choi Sung-kuk |
Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i |
1 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Mohannad Ibrahim |
Al-Karamah |
1 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||
 Carlos Tenorio |
Al Sadd |
1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||
| Zou Jie |
Dalian Shide |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||