2006 AFC Champions League


The 2006 AFC Champions League was the 25th edition of the top-level Asian club football tournament and the 4th edition under the current AFC Champions League title. Al-Ittihad qualified automatically to the quarter-finals as Cup holders.
On 8 November 2006, Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors won the AFC Champions League title after beating Al-Karamah 3-2 on aggregate. It was their first ever title. Jeonbuk also became the first team in history of Asia to have won the Champions League before the national league title.

Format

;Group Stage
A total of 28 clubs were divided into 7 groups of four* based on region i.e. East Asian and Southeast Asian clubs were drawn in groups E to G, while the rest were grouped in groups A to D. Each club played double round-robin against fellow three group members, a total of 6 matches each. Clubs received 3pts for a win, 1pt for a tie, 0pts for a loss. The clubs were ranked according to points and tie breakers were in the following order:
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 conducted in 2 legs, home and away, and the aggregate score decided the match winner. If the aggregate score couldn't produce a winner, "away goals rule" was used. If still tied, clubs played extra time, where "away goals rule" still applied. If still tied, the game went to penalties.

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