2006 AFC Cup
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 7 March – 3 November 2006 | 
| Teams | 20 (from 10 associations) | 
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Al-Faisaly (2nd title) | 
| Runners-up |  Al-Muharraq | 
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 58 | 
| Goals scored | 195 (3.36 per match) | 
| Top scorer(s) |  Mahmoud Shelbaieh (8 goals) | 
| ← 2005  2007 →  | |
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]
Qualification
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.
- Bahrain are relegated AFC Cup.
Group stage
- 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
| 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: 
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  | 2–2 |  Mahindra United | 
|---|---|---|
| Ameli  52' Abul  63' | Yakubu  59' Barreto  72' | 
| Al Ahed  | 0–2 |  Al-Muharraq | 
|---|---|---|
| Abdul Razzaq  45' Al-Muqla  90' | 
| Al-Muharraq  | 1–1 |  Mahindra United | 
|---|---|---|
| Leandson Dias da Silva  61' | Sushant  64' | 
| Brothers Union  | 1–3 |  Al Ahed | 
|---|---|---|
| Tapu  40' | Marmar  5' Ali  50' Abbas  76' | 
| Mahindra United  | 0–1 |  Al-Muharraq | 
|---|---|---|
| Al-Dakeel  9' | 
| 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
| 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: 
Matches:
Group C
| 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: 
Matches:
| Mohammedan  | 1–2 |  Al-Wahdat | 
|---|---|---|
| Paul | Report | 
Group D
| 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: 
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' | 
| Al Nejmeh  | 2–1 |  Al-Faisaly | 
|---|---|---|
| Duah  23' Nasseredine  70' | Saad  57' | 
Group E
| 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: 
Matches:
| Xiangxue Sun Hei  | 0–1 |  Home United FC | 
|---|---|---|
| Indra Sahdan Bin Daud 60 | 
Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong, China
| 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
| 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: 
Matches:
| Happy Valley  | 3–0 | Hurriyya SC  | 
|---|---|---|
| Sham Kwok Keung 32' Gerard Guy Ambassa 37' Lee Sze Ming 76' | (Report) | 
| Hurriyya SC  | 1–3 | Selangor FA  | 
|---|---|---|
| Mausoom Abdul Gafoor 90 | (Report) | Brian Fuentes 29' (pen) Mohd Amri Yahyah 63' Bambang Pamungkas 66 | 
| Tampines Rovers FC  | 3–1 | Happy Valley  | 
|---|---|---|
| Aliff Shafaein 45' Noh Alam Shah 48', 70' | (Report) | Fábio Lopes Alcântara 30' | 
| Tampines Rovers FC  | 3–1 | Hurriyya SC  | 
|---|---|---|
| Mirko Grabovac 44' Aliff Shafaein 49' Peres De Oliveira 89' | (Report) | Shinaz Hilmy 90' | 
| Selangor FA  | 4–3 | Happy Valley  | 
|---|---|---|
| Mohd Shukor Adan 42' D. Surendran 52' Brian Fuentes 64', 72' | (Report) | Evanor 14' Fábio Lopes Alcântara 71' (pen) Lee Wai Man 74' | 
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Kwon Jong-Chul  (South Korea)
| Happy Valley  | 2–3 | Selangor FA  | 
|---|---|---|
| Joao Evanor Fantin 19' Gerard Guy Ambassa 74' | (Report) | Razman Roslan 29' Brian Fuestes 71' K. Sanbagamaran 88' | 
| Hurriyya SC  | 0–4 | Tampines Rovers FC  | 
|---|---|---|
| (Report) | Mohamed Rafi Ali 15', 24' Aliff Shafaein 51' Noh Alam Shah 81' | 
| Tampines Rovers FC  | 3–2 | Selangor FA  | 
|---|---|---|
| Peres De Oliveira 32', 51' Mirko Grabovac 60' | (Report) | Bambang Pamungkas 56', 82' | 
| Hurriyya SC  | 1–1 | Happy Valley  | 
|---|---|---|
| Shinaz Hilmy 36' | (Report) | Li Chun Yip 21' | 
| Happy Valley  | 0–4 | Tampines Rovers FC  | 
|---|---|---|
| (Report) | Noh Alam Shah 57', 76', 81' Ibrahim Md Noh 85' | 
Best runners-up
- 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: 
Knockout stage
Bracket
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
|  Tampines Rovers | 0 | |||||||||
|  Al-Wahdat | 5 | |||||||||
|  Al-Wahdat | 1 | |||||||||
|  Al-Faisaly | 2 | |||||||||
|  Al-Faisaly (p) | 2 (5) | |||||||||
|  Sun Hei | 2 (4) | |||||||||
|  Al-Faisaly | 5 | |||||||||
|  Al-Muharraq | 4 | |||||||||
|  Selangor FA | 0 | |||||||||
|  Al-Nejmeh | 1 | |||||||||
|  Al-Nejmeh | 3 | |||||||||
|  Al-Muharraq | 6 | |||||||||
|  Al-Nasr | 3 | |||||||||
|  Al-Muharraq (a) | 3 | |||||||||
Quarter-finals
| Team 1 | Agg. | 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
| Selangor FA | 0–1 | Al-Nejmeh | 
|---|---|---|
| (Report) | Ali Mohamed 24' | 
| Al-Nasr | 2–3 | Al-Muharraq | 
|---|---|---|
| Adil Matar  22' Ashoor  55' | (Report) | Leandson Dias da Silva 13', 64' Richard Massolin 58' | 
| Al-Faisaly | 1–1 | Xiangxue Sun Hei | 
|---|---|---|
| Hatem Aqel 54' | (Report) | Lee Kin Wo 44' | 
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Tayeb Hasan Shamsuzzaman  (Bangladesh)
Second leg
| Al-Wahdat | 4–0 | Tampines Rovers FC | 
|---|---|---|
| Ahmed Abdul-Haleem 14' Mahmoud Shelbaieh 45'+1, 47' Musa Hammad 69' | (Report) | 
| Al-Muharraq | 0–1 | Al-Nasr | 
|---|---|---|
| (Report) | Adil Matar  56' (pen.) | 
| Xiangxue Sun Hei | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Al-Faisaly | 
|---|---|---|
| Lo Chi Kwan 21' | (Report) | Mo'ayyad Abu Keshek 60' | 
| Penalties | ||
| 4–5 | ||
Semifinals
| Team 1 | Agg. | 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-Nejmeh | 1–2 | Al-Muharraq | 
|---|---|---|
| Ali Nasseredine 21' | Report | Fatai Babatunde 54' Jesse John 75' | 
Second leg
| Al-Muharraq | 4–2 | Al-Nejmeh | 
|---|---|---|
| Leandson Dias da Silva 21' (pen), 76' (pen) Abdullah Omar 29' Richard Massolin 90+2 (pen) | (Report) | Mohammed Ghaddar 41', 45+1' | 
Finals
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Faisaly   | 5–4 |  Al-Muharraq | 3–0 | 2–4 | 
First leg
| Al-Faisaly | 3–0 | Al-Muharraq | 
|---|---|---|
| Abdel-Hadi Al-Maharmeh 54', 83' Hussein Ziyad 60' | (Report) | 
Second leg
| Al-Muharraq | 4–2 | Al-Faisaly | 
|---|---|---|
| Abdullah Omar 18' Leandson Dias da Silva 52' Ibrahim Ali Meshkhas 60' Mahmood Abdulrahman 62' | (Report) | Haidar Abdul-Amir 35' Siraj Al-Tall 90+1' | 
| 2006 AFC Cup Winners | 
|---|
|   Al-Faisaly Second title |