2006 AFC Champions League

2006 AFC Champions League
Tournament details
Dates8 March - 8 November 2006
Teams25
Final positions
ChampionsSouth Korea Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (1st title)
Runners-upSyria Al-Karamah
Tournament statistics
Matches played78
Goals scored250 (3.21 per match)
Top scorer(s)Brazil Magno Alves
(8 goals)
Best player(s)South Korea Choi Jin-cheul[1]
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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.

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.

  1. ^ 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

West Asia East Asia
Quarter-finals
Team Qualifying method Team Qualifying method
Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad Defending champions
Group Stage
Team Qualifying method Team Qualifying method
Iran Foolad 2004–05 Iran Pro League champions China Dalian Shide 2005 Chinese Super League champions &
2005 Chinese FA Cup winners
Iran Saba Battery 2004–05 Hazfi Cup winners and 2005 Iranian Super Cup winners China Shanghai Shenhua 2005 Chinese Super League runners-up
Iraq Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 2004–05 Iraqi Premier League champions Indonesia Persipura Jayapura[Note DSQ] 2005 Liga Indonesia Premier Division champions
Iraq Al-Minaa 2004–05 Iraqi Premier League runners-up Indonesia Arema Malang[Note DSQ] 2005 Copa Indonesia winners
Kuwait Al Qadisiya 2004–05 Kuwaiti Premier League champions Japan Gamba Osaka 2005 J.League Division 1 champions
Kuwait Al-Arabi 2005 Kuwait Emir Cup winners Japan Tokyo Verdy 1969 2004 Emperor's Cup winners
Qatar Al-Gharafa 2004–05 Qatar Stars League champions South Korea Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i 2005 K League champions
Qatar Al Sadd 2004–05 Emir of Qatar Cup winners South Korea Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 2005 Korean FA Cup winners
Saudi Arabia Al Hilal 2004–05 Saudi Premier League champions &
2004–05 Saudi Crown Prince Cup winners 		Thailand TTM FC[Note DSQ] 2004–05 Thai League champions
Saudi Arabia Al Shabab 2004–05 Saudi Premier League runners-up Thailand PEA FC[Note DSQ] 2004–05 Thai League runners-up
Syria Al-Ittihad 2004–05 Syrian Premier League champions &
2004-05 Syrian Cup winners 		Vietnam Đồng Tâm Long An 2005 V-League champions &
2005 Vietnamese Cup winners
Syria Al-Karamah 2004–05 Syrian Premier League runners-up Vietnam Da Nang 2005 V-League runners-up
United Arab Emirates Al Wahda 2004–05 UAE Football League champions
United Arab Emirates Al Ain 2004–05 UAE President's Cup winners
Uzbekistan Pakhtakor 2005 Uzbek League champions &
2005 Uzbekistan Cup winners
Uzbekistan Mash'al 2005 Uzbek League runners-up
Notes
  1. ^
    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
Kuwait Al Qadisiya 6 3 2 1 9 11 −2 11
Uzbekistan Pakhtakor 6 3 1 2 11 7 +4 10
Syria Al-Ittihad 6 2 2 2 6 7 −1 8
Iran Foolad 6 1 1 4 8 9 −1 4
Source: [citation needed]
Foolad Iran6–0Kuwait Al Qadisiya
Rameshgar 10'
Soleimani 27'
Badavi 34'
Khaziravi 54'
Ahmadi 59'
Montazeri 72'
Attendance: 7,000
Pakhtakor Uzbekistan2–0Syria Al-Ittihad
Inomov 16'
Kletskov 85'
Attendance: 32,000
Al-Ittihad Syria0–0Iran Foolad
Al Qadisiya Kuwait2–1Uzbekistan Pakhtakor
Al-Otaibi 87'
Al-Mutawa 90'		 Soliev 45'
Attendance: 3,500
Pakhtakor Uzbekistan2–0Iran Foolad
Tadjiyev 13'
Djeparov 37'
Attendance: 12,000
Al-Ittihad Syria2–2Kuwait Al Qadisiya
Homsi 23'
Al Agha 83'		 Al-Mutawa 20' (pen.)
Tarab 90' (o.g.)
Foolad Iran1–3Uzbekistan Pakhtakor
Soleimani 34' Bayramov 46'
Kiryan 48'
Tadjiyev 57'
Attendance: 4,000
Al Qadisiya Kuwait1–0Syria Al-Ittihad
Al-Mutawa 83'
Attendance: 7,000
Al Qadisiya Kuwait2–0Iran Foolad
Al-Mutawa 3', 90+3' (pen.)
Al-Ittihad Syria2–1Uzbekistan Pakhtakor
Al Rashad 17'
Al Damen 45+2'		 Ponomarev 20'
Pakhtakor Uzbekistan2–2Kuwait Al Qadisiya
Bayramov 12'
Soliev 90'		 Fadhel 7'
Al-Salamah 58'
Attendance: 18,000
Foolad Iran1–2Syria Al-Ittihad
Kolahkaj 77' Al Damen 21'
Boudaka 73'
Attendance: 500

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
United Arab Emirates Al Ain 6 4 1 1 10 6 +4 13
Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal 6 3 1 2 12 7 +5 10
Uzbekistan Mash'al 6 2 2 2 7 11 −4 8
Iraq Al-Minaa 6 0 2 4 6 11 −5 2
Source: afcchampionsleague.com
Al-Minaa Iraq0–1Uzbekistan Mash'al
Kholmurodov 31'
Attendance: 100
Al Ain United Arab Emirates2–0Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal
Ali 42'
Kelly 49'
Attendance: 12,500
Mash'al Uzbekistan1–1United Arab Emirates Al Ain
Mirholdirshaev 90+4' Diaky 15'
Attendance: 10,000
Al-Hilal Saudi Arabia3–1Iraq Al-Minaa
Tavares 31'
Aoda 60' (o.g.)
Al-Qahtani 90'		 Hamoud 45'
Attendance: 30,000
Al Ain United Arab Emirates2–1Iraq Al-Minaa
Jestrović 14', 33' (pen.) Jabbar 15'
Attendance: 9,000
Al-Hilal Saudi Arabia5–0Uzbekistan Mash'al
Al-Mouri 30'
Giovanni 34'
Al-Swaileh 63'
Camacho 79'
Al-Shalhoub 85'
Attendance: 27,000
Mash'al Uzbekistan2–1Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal
Karaev 50'
Kholmurodov 82'		 Al-Dosari 90+2'
Attendance: 6,000
Al-Minaa Iraq1–2United Arab Emirates Al Ain
Falah 7' Kelly 64' (pen.)
Diaky 66'
Attendance: 250
Mash'al Uzbekistan2–2Iraq Al-Minaa
Hasanov 30'
Mirholdirshaev 72'		 Abdulkazem 12'
Abdulsattar 60'
Attendance: 3,000
Al-Hilal Saudi Arabia2–1United Arab Emirates Al Ain
Camacho 33'
Al-Shalhoub 86' (pen.)		 Jestrović 49'
Attendance: 60,000
Al Ain United Arab Emirates2–1Uzbekistan Mash'al
Jestrović 35', 45' Kholmurodov 23'
Attendance: 7,000
Al-Minaa Iraq1–1Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal
Falah 34' Giovanni 48'
Attendance: 200

Group C

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Syria Al-Karamah 6 4 0 2 10 11 −1 12
Iran Saba Battery 6 3 1 2 13 8 +5 10
United Arab Emirates Al-Wahda 6 2 1 3 14 15 −1 7
Qatar Al-Gharafa 6 2 0 4 11 14 −3 6
Source: [citation needed]
Al Gharafa Qatar0–2Iran Saba Battery
Daei 47', 52'
Attendance: 350
Al-Karamah Syria2–1United Arab Emirates Al-Wahda
Al Hamwi 45+2'
Turkmani 86'		 Matar 13'
Attendance: 30,000
Saba Battery Iran1–2Syria Al-Karamah
Daei 16' Al-Hussain 63'
Ibrahim 90'
Attendance: 7,000
Al-Wahda United Arab Emirates2–0Qatar Al Gharafa
Matar 27'
Maurito 45'
Attendance: 10,000
Al Gharafa Qatar4–0Syria Al-Karamah
Hubail 59' (pen.), 71'
Ali 81'
Quaye 89'
Attendance: 500
Saba Battery Iran2–2United Arab Emirates Al-Wahda
Ghasemian 24'
Akbari 27'		 Maurito 60'
Mitrović 62'
Attendance: 6,000
Al-Wahda United Arab Emirates2–4Iran Saba Battery
Golmohammadi 40' (o.g.)
Masoud 86'		 Avdić 29'
Beigi 33', 52'
Bakhtiarizadeh 48'
Attendance: 7,000
Al-Karamah Syria3–1Qatar Al Gharafa
Turkmani 67', 74'
Rifai 83' (pen.)		 El Assas 65'
Attendance: 5,000
Saba Battery Iran4–1Qatar Al Gharafa
Avdić 72'
Daei 77', 83'
Golmohammadi 90'		 Al-Mazroui 55'
Attendance: 3,000
Al-Wahda United Arab Emirates4–2Syria Al-Karamah
Ameen 19'
Abdul Razzaq 21'
Ahmed 64'
Al Menhali 84'		 Rifai 31' (pen.)
Jenyat 40'
Al Gharafa Qatar5–3United Arab Emirates Al-Wahda
Hubail 23', 66', 73'
Al Shammari 29'
Sergio 72' (pen.)		 Ameen 16'
Al Menhali 60', 89'
Attendance: 350
Al-Karamah Syria1–0Iran Saba Battery
Rifai 31'
Attendance: 35,000

Group D

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Saudi Arabia Al-Shabab 6 4 1 1 9 6 +3 13
Qatar Al Sadd 6 4 1 1 13 5 +8 13
Iraq Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 6 2 0 4 5 9 −4 6
Kuwait Al-Arabi 6 1 0 5 5 12 −7 3
Source: [citation needed]
Al-Arabi Kuwait0–1Iraq Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
Abdul-Ghani 76'
Attendance: 2,500
Al-Shabab Saudi Arabia0–0Qatar Al Sadd
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Iraq0–2Saudi Arabia Al-Shabab
Attram 36', 45'
Al Sadd Qatar4–1Kuwait Al-Arabi
Ibrahim 32'
Tenorio 51' (pen.)
Al-Kuwari 62'
Ahmed 73'		 Al-Khatib 48'
Attendance: 3,500
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Iraq0–2Qatar Al Sadd
Tenorio 58'
Mohamed 87'
Al-Arabi Kuwait3–0Saudi Arabia Al-Shabab
Al-Khatib 21', 87'
Jarragh 68'
Attendance: 1,000
Al Sadd Qatar3–0Iraq Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
Al-Kuwari 23'
Felipe 83'
Mohamed 90'
Attendance: 1,200
Al-Shabab Saudi Arabia2–0Kuwait Al-Arabi
Al-Shamrani 11'
Attram 13'
Attendance: 5,000
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Iraq3–0Kuwait Al-Arabi
Abdul-Ghani 31', 45'
Kathem 74'
Attendance: 100
Al Sadd Qatar2–3Saudi Arabia Al-Shabab
Tenorio 83', 90' Akram 22'
Al-Shamrani 39'
Attram 56'
Attendance: 2,000
Al-Arabi Kuwait1–2Qatar Al Sadd
Al Qhareeb 34' Felipe 63'
Ahmed 79'
Attendance: 350
Al-Shabab Saudi Arabia2–1Iraq 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
South Korea Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 6 4 1 1 11 5 +6 13
China Dalian Shide 6 4 0 2 7 6 +1 12
Japan Gamba Osaka 6 3 1 2 26 7 +19 10
Vietnam Da Nang 6 0 0 6 1 27 −26 0
Source: [citation needed]
Da Nang Vietnam0–2China Dalian Shide
Zou Jie 40'
Ji Mingyi 48'
Attendance: 20,000
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors South Korea3–2Japan Gamba Osaka
Milton 29'
Kim Hyeung-bum 70', 84'		 Endō 15'
Magno Alves 59'
Attendance: 2,700
Dalian Shide China1–0South Korea Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Zou Jie 40'
Attendance: 21,000
Gamba Osaka Japan15–0Vietnam 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 South Korea3–0Vietnam Da Nang
Milton 23'
Kim Hyeung-bum 40'
Botti 80'
Attendance: 748
Gamba Osaka Japan3–0China Dalian Shide
Endō 48' (pen.)
Magno Alves 56', 71'
Attendance: 5,555
Da Nang Vietnam0–1South Korea Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Zé Carlos 21'
Attendance: 2,000
Dalian Shide China2–0Japan Gamba Osaka
Zou Jie 19'
Zhang Yaokun 48'
Attendance: 10,000
Gamba Osaka Japan1–1South Korea Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Yamaguchi 73' Cho Jin-soo 45'
Attendance: 12,470
Dalian Shide China1–0Vietnam Da Nang
Liu Cheng 4'
Attendance: 12,000
Da Nang Vietnam1–5Japan Gamba Osaka
Rogerio 72' (pen.) Fernandinho 21', 45'
Magno Alves 36'
Futagawa 53'
Yamaguchi 75'
Attendance: 1,000
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors South Korea3–1China 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
South Korea Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i 2 2 0 0 3 0 +3 6
Japan Tokyo Verdy 1969 2 0 0 2 0 3 −3 0
Thailand TTM FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0[a]
Indonesia Arema Malang 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0[a]
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b TTM FC and Arema Malang were disqualified for failing to fill in their player registration forms in time.
Tokyo Verdy 1969 Japan0–2South Korea Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i
Choi Sung-kuk 57'
Machado 71'
Attendance: 18,000
Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i South Korea1–0Japan Tokyo Verdy 1969
Lee Chun-soo 43'
Attendance: 3,150

Group G

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
China Shanghai Shenhua 2 2 0 0 7 3 +4 6
Vietnam Đồng Tâm Long An 2 0 0 2 3 7 −4 0
Indonesia Persipura Jayapura 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0[a]
Thailand PEA FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0[a]
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Persipura Jayapura and PEA FC were disqualified for failing to fill in their player registration forms in time.
Shanghai Shenhua China3–1Vietnam Đồng Tâm Long An
Wang Ke 6'
Xie Hui 11', 51'		 Carlos 65' (pen.)
Attendance: 18,000
Đồng Tâm Long An Vietnam2–4China 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
            
China Shanghai Shenhua 1 2 3
South Korea Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 0 4 4
South Korea Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 2 4 6
South Korea Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i 3 1 4
South Korea Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i 6 1 7
Saudi Arabia Al-Shabab 0 0 0
South Korea Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 2 1 3
Syria Al-Karamah 0 2 2
Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad 2 0 2
Syria Al-Karamah (a.e.t.) 0 4 4
Syria Al-Karamah 0 1 1
Kuwait Al Qadisiya 0 0 0
Kuwait Al Qadisiya 2 3 5
United Arab Emirates Al Ain 2 0 2

Quarter-finals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i South Korea 7–0 Saudi Arabia Al-Shabab 6–0 1–0
Shanghai Shenhua China 3–4 South Korea Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 1–0 2–4
Al Qadisiya Kuwait 5–2 United Arab Emirates Al Ain 2–2 3–0
Al-Ittihad (2005 Champion) Saudi Arabia 2–4 Syria Al-Karamah 2–0 0–4 (a.e.t.)

First leg

Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i South Korea6–0Saudi Arabia Al-Shabab
Lee Chun-soo 22'
Lee Sang-ho 28'
Choi Sung-kuk 35', 78'
Leandrão 69'
Machado 87'
Attendance: 3,873
Shanghai Shenhua China1–0South Korea Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Gao Lin 32'
Attendance: 5,000
Al Qadisiya Kuwait2–2United Arab Emirates Al Ain
Al-Salamah 45', 48' Jestrović 23'
Dodô 66'
Attendance: 9,000
Al-Ittihad Saudi Arabia2–0Syria Al-Karamah
Keita 43'
Borgetti 46'
Attendance: 20,000

Second leg

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors South Korea4–2China 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 United Arab Emirates0–3Kuwait Al Qadisiya
Bashir 25', 90'
Al-Hinai 90+3'
Attendance: 10,000

Al Qadisiya won 5–2 on aggregate.

Al-Shabab Saudi Arabia0–1South Korea Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i
Park Dong-hyuk 49'
Attendance: 2,000

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

Al-Karamah Syria4–0 (a.e.t.)Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad
Mando 41'
Omaier 49'
Ibrahim 104', 110'
Attendance: 25,000

Al-Karamah won 4–2 on aggregate.

Semi-finals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors South Korea 6–4 South Korea Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i 2–3 4–1
Al-Karamah Syria 1–0 Kuwait Al Qadisiya 0–0 1–0

First leg

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors South Korea2–3South Korea 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
Al-Karamah Syria0–0Kuwait Al Qadisiya
Attendance: 35,000

Second leg

Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i South Korea1–4South Korea 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 Kuwait0–1Syria Al-Karamah
Jenyat 15'
Attendance: 20,000

Al-Karamah won 1–0 on aggregate.

Final

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors South Korea 3–2 Syria Al-Karamah 2–0 1–2

First leg

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors South Korea2–0Syria Al-Karamah
Yeom Ki-hun 59'
Botti 90+1'
Attendance: 25,830

Second leg

Al-Karamah Syria2–1South Korea 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 Brazil Magno Alves Japan Gamba Osaka 1 4 2 1 8
2 Brazil Fernandinho Japan Gamba Osaka 4 2 6
Serbia Nenad Jestrović United Arab Emirates Al Ain 2 1 2 1
4 Iran Ali Daei Iran Saba Battery 2 1 2 5
China Gao Lin China Shanghai Shenhua 3 1 1
Bahrain A'ala Hubail Qatar Al-Gharafa 2 3
South Korea Kim Hyeung-bum South Korea Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 2 1 2
Kuwait Bader Al-Mutawa Kuwait Al Qadisiya 1 1 1 2
Brazil Zé Carlos South Korea Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 1 2 1 1
10 Ghana Godwin Attram Saudi Arabia Al-Shabab 2 1 1 4
South Korea Choi Sung-kuk South Korea Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i 1 2 1
Syria Mohannad Ibrahim Syria Al-Karamah 1 2 1
Ecuador Carlos Tenorio Qatar Al Sadd 1 1 2
China Zou Jie China Dalian Shide 1 1 1 1

See also

References

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