2006 AFC Cup

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

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

  • 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

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Al-Muharraq632185+311
Al Ahed63121611+510
Mahindra United623187+19
Brothers Union6024514−92
Source: [citation needed]

Matches:

Al-Muharraq 2–0 Brothers Union
Leandson 45'
Yaseen 50'
Al Ahed 0–2 Al-Muharraq
Abdul Razzaq 45'
Al-Muqla 90'
Al-Muharraq 1–1 Mahindra United
Da Silva 61'Sushant 64'
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'

Group B

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Al-Nasr4400102+812
Dempo SC411297+24
Merv Mary4013414−101
Source: [citation needed]

Matches:

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

Group C

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Al-Wahdat220091+86
Mohammedan200219−80
Source: [citation needed]

Matches:

Al-Wahdat 7–0 Mohammedan

Group D

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Al-Faisaly421186+27
Al-Nejmeh4211107+37
HTTU4022813−52
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'
Al-Faisaly 4–3 HTTU
Al-Maharmeh 16', 18'
Sheikh 79'
Al-Maaltah 90'
Şamyradow 43', 65'
Guvanch 55'

Group E

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Xiangxue Sun Hei6411114+713
Perlis FA6321114+711
Home United FC6204811−36
New Radiant6114718−114
Source: [citation needed]

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

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Tampines Rovers FC6501175+1215
Selangor FA6501149+515
Happy Valley61141015−54
Hurriyya SC6015315−121
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)



Happy Valley 2–3Selangor FA
Joao Evanor Fantin 19'
Gerard Guy Ambassa 74'
(Report)Razman Roslan 29'
Brian Fuestes 71'
K. Sanbagamaran 88'
Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong, China
Attendance: 407
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

  • Team in group of 4, result to bottom of the group uncounted.
TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Selangor FA4301108+29
Al-Nejmeh4211107+37
Perlis FA421154+17
Al Ahed420297+26
Dempo SC411297+24
Source: [citation needed]

Knockout stage

Bracket

 
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

Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Tampines Rovers FC 0–5 Al-Wahdat0–10–4
Selangor FA 0–1 Al-Nejmeh0–10–0
Al-Nasr 3–3 (a) Al-Muharraq2–31–0
Al-Faisaly 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(5–4 p)
Xiangxue Sun Hei1–11–1 (a.e.t.)

First leg


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

Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Al-Nejmeh 3–6 Al-Muharraq1–22–4
Al-Faisaly 2–1 Al-Wahdat1–01–1

First leg

Al-Nejmeh1–2Al-Muharraq
Ali Nasseredine 21'ReportFatai 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


Finals

Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Al-Faisaly 5–4 Al-Muharraq3–02–4

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

Al-Muharraq4–2Al-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'
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: M O Al Saeedi
2006 AFC Cup Winners

Al-Faisaly
Second title

References