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2006 AFC Champions League
Tournament details
Dates	March 2007 - November 2007
Teams	24 + 1
Final positions
Champions	Jeonbuk (1st title)
Runner-up	Al-Karamah
Tournament statistics
Matches played	78
Goals scored	250 (3.21 per match)
Top scorer(s)	N.A.
	← 2005 2007 →

The AFC Champions League 2006 is the 25th edition of the top-level Asian club football tournament and the 4th edition under the current AFC Champions League title.

Greatest upset of the tournament was the defending champions Al-Ittihad's crushing 4-0 defeat against Al-Karamah in the quarterfinals.

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.

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

[edit] 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:

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

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.

[edit] Group stage

[edit] 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

[edit] 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

[edit] 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 FC	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

[edit] 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

[edit] 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

[edit] Group F

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

These clubs were disqualified from the competition.


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

[edit] Group G

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

* These clubs were disqualified from the competition.


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

[edit] 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 FC	2 - 2	3 - 0
Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i	7 - 0	Al Shabab	6 - 0	1 - 0

[edit] 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

[edit] 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

[edit] Champions

AFC Champions League 2006

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
First Title

[edit] See also

2006 FIFA Club World Cup

[edit] External links

AFC Champions League 2006 Official Page (English)

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