The 2006
AFC Champions League
The AFC Champions League Elite (abbreviated as the ACL Elite) is an annual continental club association football, football competition organised by the Asian Football Confederation, and contested by Asia's List of top-division football clubs i ...
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 Al-Ittihad may refer to:
Sports Football Men Teams
* Al-Ittihad Club (Jeddah), Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
* Al Ittihad SCSC (Tripoli), Tripoli, Libya
* Al Ittihad Gheryan, Gharyan, Libya
* Al Ittihad Misurata SC, Misurata, Libya
* Al Ittihad SC ...
automatically qualified for the quarter-finals as the title holders.
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors FC () is a South Korean professional football club based in Jeonju, North Jeolla Province that competes in the K League 1, the top tier of South Korean football. Jeonbuk have won the K League a record nine times, including ...
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
K League () is South Korea's professional football league. It includes the first division K League 1 and the second division K League 2. Clubs competing in the K League have won a record total of twelve AFC Champions League Elite, AFC Champions ...
championship three years later, in
2009
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).
Format
;Group stage
A total of 28 clubs were divided into seven groups of four, 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
The away goals rule is a method of tiebreaking in association football and other sports when teams play each other twice, once at each team's home ground. Under the away goals rule, if the total goals scored by each team are equal, the team that ...
was used. If still tied, clubs played
extra time
Overtime (OT) or extra time (ET) is an additional period of play to bring a game to a decision and avoid declaring the match a tie or draw where the scores are the same. In some sports, this extra period is played only if the game is required t ...
, where the away goals rule still applied. If still tied, the game went to
penalties.
Teams
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Group stage
Group A
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Group B
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Group C
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Group D
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Group E
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Group F
Group G
Knock-out stage
Bracket
Quarter-finals
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
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
First leg
Second leg
''Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors won 3–2 on aggregate.''
Top scorers
See also
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2006 FIFA Club World Cup
The 2006 FIFA Club World Cup (officially known as the FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2006 presented by Toyota for sponsorship reasons) was a football tournament held in Japan between 10 and 17 December 2006. It was the third FIFA Club World Cup.
The c ...
References
External links
AFC Champions League 2006 Official Page (English)
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