The 2006 AFC Cup was the third edition of the AFC Cup, played by clubs from the Asian Football Confederation member nations. Al-Faisaly from Jordan became the first side to win the competition two years in a row.[1]

2006 AFC Cup
Tournament details
Dates7 March – 3 November 2006
Teams20 (from 10 associations)
Final positions
ChampionsJordan Al-Faisaly (2nd title)
Runners-upBahrain Al-Muharraq
Tournament statistics
Matches played58
Goals scored195 (3.36 per match)
Top scorer(s)Jordan Mahmoud Shelbaieh (8 goals)
2005
2007

Qualification

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The 'developing' 11 nations in the Asian Football Confederation were invited to nominate one or two clubs to participate in the 2007 competition. 2005 winners, Al-Faisaly qualify to the group stage.

West Asia
  Bahrain (1)* Al-Muharraq (2005 Bahraini King's Cup winners)
  Jordan (2) Al-Wahdat (2004–05 Jordan League champions)

Al-Faisaly (2005 AFC Cup winners & 2004–05 Jordan FA Cup winners)

  Lebanon (2) Al-Nejmeh (2004–05 Lebanese Premier League champions)

Al Ahed (2005 Lebanese FA Cup winners)

  Oman (1) Al-Nasr (2005 Sultan Qaboos Cup winners)
Central and Southern Asia
  Bangladesh (2) Mohammedan (2005–06 Bangladesh National Football League champions)

Brothers Union (2005 Bangladesh Federation Cup winners)

  India (2) Dempo SC (2004–05 National Football League champions)

Mahindra United (2005 Indian Federation Cup winners)

  Turkmenistan (2) HTTU Asgabat (2005 Turkmenistan League champions)

Merv Mary (2005 Turkmenistan Cup winners)

East Asia
  Hong Kong (2) Xiangxue Sun Hei (2004–05 Hong Kong First Division League champions)

Happy Valley (2005 Hong Kong FA Cup winners)

ASEAN
  Malaysia (2) Perlis FA (2005 Super League Malaysia champions)

Selangor FA (2005 Malaysian FA Cup winners)

  Maldives (2) Hurriyya SC (2005 Dhivehi League champions & 2005 Maldives FA Cup winners)

New Radiant (2005 Dhivehi League runners-up)

  Singapore (2) Tampines Rovers FC (2005 S.League champions)

Home United FC (2005 Singapore Cup winners)

  • Bahrain are relegated AFC Cup.

Group stage

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  • Matchday dates are: 7 and 21 March, 11 and 25 April, 5 and 16 May 2006
  • Group winners and 2 best runners-up qualify for quarter-finals

Group A

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Al-Muharraq 6 3 2 1 8 5 +3 11
  Al Ahed 6 3 1 2 16 11 +5 10
  Mahindra United 6 2 3 1 8 7 +1 9
  Brothers Union 6 0 2 4 5 14 −9 2
Source: [citation needed]

Matches:

Al-Muharraq  2–0  Brothers Union
Leandson Dias da Silva   45'
Yaseen   50'
Al Ahed  2–2  Mahindra United
Bah   8'
Trad   29'
Dias   33', Adjei   39'
Brothers Union  1–3  Al Ahed
Tapu   40' Marmar   5'
Ali   50'
Abbas   76'
Mahindra United  0–1  Al-Muharraq
Al-Dakeel   9'
Al Ahed  6–2  Brothers Union
Haidar   13', 20', 36'
Ayoub   22'
Yakooub   73'
Maatouk   83'
Ameli   69'
Tapu   87'
Mahindra United  2–1  Al Ahed
Bose   78'
Adjei   79'
El Ali   51'
Al-Muharraq  2–4  Al Ahed
Al Dakheel   45', 89' Nasrallah   15'
Ayub   59'
Maatouk   76', 86'
Mahindra United  1–0  Brothers Union
Venkatesh   90'

Group B

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Al-Nasr 4 4 0 0 10 2 +8 12
  Dempo SC 4 1 1 2 9 7 +2 4
  Merv Mary 4 0 1 3 4 14 −10 1
Source: [citation needed]

Matches:

Al-Nasr  3–1  Dempo SC
Merv Mary  2–2  Dempo SC
Al-Nasr  4–1  Merv Mary
Merv Mary  0–2  Al-Nasr
Dempo SC  0–1  Al-Nasr
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Dempo SC  6–1  Merv Mary
India

Group C

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Al-Wahdat 2 2 0 0 9 1 +8 6
  Mohammedan 2 0 0 2 1 9 −8 0
Source: [citation needed]

Matches:

Al-Wahdat  7–0  Mohammedan

Group D

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Al-Faisaly 4 2 1 1 8 6 +2 7
  Al-Nejmeh 4 2 1 1 10 7 +3 7
  HTTU 4 0 2 2 8 13 −5 2
Source: [citation needed]

Matches:

Al-Nejmeh  6–2  HTTU
Nasseredine   25', 55', 57'
Antar   28'
Hojeij   34'
Ghaddar   72'
Bayramov   76'
Şamyradow   79'
Al-Faisaly  2–0  Al-Nejmeh
Saad   13'
Agbo   44'
HTTU  1–1  Al-Faisaly
Hojageldyýew   33' Al-Shboul   30'
Al-Faisaly  4–3  HTTU
Al-Maharmeh   16', 18'
Sheikh   79'
Al-Maaltah   90'
Şamyradow   43', 65'
Guvanch   55'
HTTU  2–2  Al-Nejmeh
Şamyradow 4
Belyh   58'
Ghaddar   74', 90'
Al Nejmeh  2–1  Al-Faisaly
Duah   23'
Nasseredine   70'
Saad   57'

Group E

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Xiangxue Sun Hei 6 4 1 1 11 4 +7 13
  Perlis FA 6 3 2 1 11 4 +7 11
  Home United FC 6 2 0 4 8 11 −3 6
  New Radiant 6 1 1 4 7 18 −11 4
Source: [citation needed]

Matches:

Xiangxue Sun Hei  0–0  Perlis FA
Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong, China
Xiangxue Sun Hei  5–2  New Radiant
Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong, China

Group F

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Tampines Rovers FC 6 5 0 1 17 5 +12 15
  Selangor FA 6 5 0 1 14 9 +5 15
  Happy Valley 6 1 1 4 10 15 −5 4
  Hurriyya SC 6 0 1 5 3 15 −12 1
Source: [citation needed]

Matches:

Happy Valley  3–0Hurriyya SC  
Sham Kwok Keung 32'
Gerard Guy Ambassa 37'
Lee Sze Ming 76'
(Report)
Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong, China
Attendance: 500
Referee: Chandrasiri Arambakade Gedara (Sri Lanka)

Hurriyya SC  1–3Selangor FA  
Mausoom Abdul Gafoor 90 (Report) Brian Fuentes 29' (pen)
Mohd Amri Yahyah 63'
Bambang Pamungkas 66
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Subrata Sarkar (India)


Hurriyya SC  0–4Tampines Rovers FC  
(Report) Mohamed Rafi Ali 15', 24'
Aliff Shafaein 51'
Noh Alam Shah 81'
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Ram Krishna Gosh (Bangladesh)

Hurriyya SC  1–1Happy Valley  
Shinaz Hilmy 36' (Report) Li Chun Yip 21'
Attendance: 400
Referee: Subrata Sarkar (India)

Happy Valley  0–4Tampines Rovers FC  
(Report) Noh Alam Shah 57', 76', 81'
Ibrahim Md Noh 85'
Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong
Attendance: 66
Referee: Satop Tongkhan (Thailand)

Best runners-up

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  • Team in group of 4, result to bottom of the group uncounted.
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Selangor FA 4 3 0 1 10 8 +2 9
  Al-Nejmeh 4 2 1 1 10 7 +3 7
  Perlis FA 4 2 1 1 5 4 +1 7
  Al Ahed 4 2 0 2 9 7 +2 6
  Dempo SC 4 1 1 2 9 7 +2 4
Source: [citation needed]

Knockout stage

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Bracket

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
  Tampines Rovers0
 
 
 
  Al-Wahdat 5
 
  Al-Wahdat1
 
 
 
  Al-Faisaly2
 
  Al-Faisaly (p)2 (5)
 
 
 
  Sun Hei 2 (4)
 
  Al-Faisaly5
 
 
 
  Al-Muharraq4
 
  Selangor FA0
 
 
 
  Al-Nejmeh 1
 
  Al-Nejmeh3
 
 
 
  Al-Muharraq6
 
  Al-Nasr3
 
 
  Al-Muharraq (a) 3
 

Quarter-finals

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Tampines Rovers FC   0–5   Al-Wahdat 0–1 0–4
Selangor FA   0–1   Al-Nejmeh 0–1 0–0
Al-Nasr   3–3 (a)   Al-Muharraq 2–3 1–0
Al-Faisaly   2–2 (a.e.t.)
(5–4 p)
  Xiangxue Sun Hei 1–1 1–1 (a.e.t.)

First leg

Tampines Rovers FC0–1Al-Wahdat
(Report) Ahmed Abdul-Haleem 49'
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Tan Hai (China PR)

Selangor FA0–1Al-Nejmeh
(Report) Ali Mohamed 24'
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Subrata Sarkar (India)

Al-Nasr2–3Al-Muharraq
Adil Matar   22'
Ashoor   55'
(Report) Leandson Dias da Silva 13', 64'
Richard Massolin 58'
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Qasem Shaban (Kuwait)

Second leg


Al-Nejmeh0–0Selangor FA
(Report)
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: O M Al Saeedi

Al-Muharraq0–1Al-Nasr
(Report) Adil Matar   56' (pen.)

Xiangxue Sun Hei1–1 (a.e.t.)Al-Faisaly
Lo Chi Kwan 21' (Report) Mo'ayyad Abu Keshek 60'
Penalties
4–5
Attendance: 2,722
Referee: O Il Son

Semifinals

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Al-Nejmeh   3–6   Al-Muharraq 1–2 2–4
Al-Faisaly   2–1   Al-Wahdat 1–0 1–1

First leg

Al-Nejmeh1–2Al-Muharraq
Ali Nasseredine 21' Report Fatai Babatunde 54'
Jesse John 75'
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Qasem Shaban (Kuwait)

Al-Faisaly1–0Al-Wahdat
Abdel-Hadi Al-Maharmeh 9' (Report)
Attendance: 17,000
Referee: M Mansour

Second leg

Al-Muharraq4–2Al-Nejmeh
Leandson Dias da Silva 21' (pen), 76' (pen)
Abdullah Omar 29'
Richard Massolin 90+2 (pen)
(Report) Mohammed Ghaddar 41', 45+1'

Finals

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Al-Faisaly   5–4   Al-Muharraq 3–0 2–4

First leg

Al-Faisaly3–0Al-Muharraq
Abdel-Hadi Al-Maharmeh 54', 83'
Hussein Ziyad 60'
(Report)
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Mohammed Kousa (Syria)

Second leg

2006 AFC Cup Winners
 
Al-Faisaly
Second title

References

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  1. ^ "Asian Club Competitions 2006".