2006 FIFA Club World Cup

2006 FIFA Club World Cup

FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2006
FIFA Club World Cup 2006 official logo
Tournament details
Host country	Japan
Dates	10–17 December
Teams	6 (from 6 confederations)
Venue(s)	3 (in 3 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Internacional (1st title)
Runners-up	Barcelona
Third place	Al-Ahly
Fourth place	América
Tournament statistics
Matches played	7
Goals scored	17 (2.43 per match)
Attendance	325,152 (46,450 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Mohamed Aboutrika (3 goals)
Best player(s)	Deco
Fair play award	Barcelona
← 2005 2007 →

The 2006 FIFA Club World Cup (officially the FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2006 presented by Toyota for sponsorship reasons) was a football tournament held in Japan between 10 December and 17 December 2006. It was the third FIFA Club World Cup.

The club champions from each of the six confederations played in a knockout tournament. The quarter-final match-ups were determined by a draw including the AFC, CAF, CONCACAF and OFC champions, while the UEFA and CONMEBOL champions were given byes to the semi-finals. The losers of the quarter-finals would play for the fifth place, while the losers of the semi-finals were to play in a third-place play-off.

A team from the host nation did not participate, as was initially proposed. Following the departure of Australia from the OFC, the Oceanian representative, Auckland City, was fully amateur, so forcing them to play a play-off for a place in the quarter-finals against the J. League champions (Gamba Osaka) was considered, which would have also promoted local interest. The change would have also eliminated the fifth-place play-off, to keep the number of games intact. This was finally rejected, but the tournament format was changed for 2007.

Qualified teams

Internacional

Barcelona

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors

Al Ahly

América

Auckland City

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Location of teams of the 2006 FIFA Club World Cup.

The following teams qualified in 2006:

Team	Confederation	Qualification	Participation
Enter in the semi-finals
Barcelona	UEFA	2005–06 UEFA Champions League winners	1st
Internacional	CONMEBOL	2006 Copa Libertadores winners	1st
Enter in the quarter-finals
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	AFC	2006 AFC Champions League winners	1st
Al-Ahly	CAF	2006 CAF Champions League winners	2nd (Previous: 2005)
América	CONCACAF	2006 CONCACAF Champions' Cup winners	1st
Auckland City	OFC	2006 OFC Club Championship winners	1st

Venues

Tokyo, Yokohama and Toyota were the three cities to serve as venues for the 2006 FIFA Club World Cup.

Yokohama	Tokyo	Toyota
International Stadium Yokohama	National Stadium	Toyota Stadium
35°30′36.16″N 139°36′22.49″E	35°40′41.00″N 139°42′53.00″E	35°05′04.02″N 137°10′14.02″E
Capacity: 72,327	Capacity: 57,363	Capacity: 45,000
Yokohama Tokyo Toyota 2006 FIFA Club World Cup (Japan)

Referees

Confederation	Referee	Assistant referees
AFC	Khalil Al Ghamdi Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh	Eisa Ghuloum Hamdi Al Kadrie
CAF	Jerome Damon	Enock Molefe Celestin Ntagungira
CONCACAF	Carlos Batres	Carlos Pastrana Leonel Leal
CONMEBOL	Óscar Ruiz	Wilson Berrio Rafael Yanez

Squads

For a list of all the rosters of this tournament, see the article 2006 FIFA Club World Cup squads.

Matches

All times Japan Standard Time (UTC+09:00)

Quarter-finals

10 December 2006

19:20

Auckland City	0–2	Al-Ahly
	Report	Flávio 51' Aboutrika 73'

Toyota Stadium, Toyota City

Attendance: 29,922

Referee: Khalil Al Ghamdi (Saudi Arabia)

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11 December 2006

19:20

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	0–1	América
	Report	Rojas 79'

Olympic Stadium, Tokyo

Attendance: 34,197

Referee: Jerome Damon (South Africa)

Semi-finals

13 December 2006

19:20

Al-Ahly	1–2	Internacional
Flávio 54'	Report	Pato 23' Luiz Adriano 72'

Olympic Stadium, Tokyo

Attendance: 33,690

Referee: Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh (Malaysia)

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14 December 2006

19:20

América	0–4	Barcelona
	Report	Guðjohnsen 11' Márquez 30' Ronaldinho 65' Deco 85'

International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama

Attendance: 62,316

Referee: Óscar Ruiz (Colombia)

Fifth place play-off

15 December 2006

19:20

Auckland City	0–3	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
	Report	Lee Hyun-Seung 17' Kim Hyeung-Bum 31' Zé Carlos 73' (pen.)

Olympic Stadium, Tokyo

Attendance: 23,258

Referee: Khalil Al Ghamdi (Saudi Arabia)

Third place play-off

17 December 2006

16:20

Al-Ahly	2–1	América
Aboutrika 42', 79'	Report	Cabañas 59'

International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama

Attendance: 51,641

Referee: Jerome Damon (South Africa)

Final

Main article: 2006 FIFA Club World Cup Final

17 December 2006

19:20

Internacional	1–0	Barcelona
Adriano Gabiru 82'	Report

International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama

Attendance: 67,128

Referee: Carlos Batres (Guatemala)

Goalscorers

Rank	Scorer	Club	Goals
1	Mohamed Aboutrika	Al-Ahly	3
2	Flávio	Al-Ahly	2
3	Deco	Barcelona	1
	Eiður Guðjohnsen	Barcelona	1
	Rafael Márquez	Barcelona	1
	Ronaldinho	Barcelona	1
	Salvador Cabañas	América	1
	Ricardo Francisco Rojas	América	1
	Luiz Adriano	Internacional	1
	Adriano Gabiru	Internacional	1
	Alexandre Pato	Internacional	1
	Kim Hyeung-Bum	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	1
	Zé Carlos	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	1
	Lee Hyun-Seung	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	1

Tournament round-up

Final standings

Pos	Team	Confederation	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	Internacional	CONMEBOL	2	2	0	0	3	1	+2
2	Barcelona	UEFA	2	1	0	1	4	1	+3
3	Al-Ahly	CAF	3	2	0	1	5	3	+2
4	América	CONCACAF	3	1	0	2	2	6	−4
5	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	AFC	2	1	0	1	3	1	+2
6	Auckland City	OFC	2	0	0	2	0	5	−5

Awards

Golden Ball	Silver Ball	Bronze Ball
Deco (Barcelona)	Iarley (Internacional)	Ronaldinho (Barcelona)
Fair play
Barcelona

External links

• FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2006, FIFA.com
• 2006 FIFA Club World Cup Official Site (Archived)
• FIFA Technical Report