2006 FIFA Club World Cup

2006 FIFA Club World Cup

FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2006 presented by Toyota Toyota プレゼンツFIFAクラブワールドカップ ジャパン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 known as 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.

São Paulo were the defending champions, but could not defend their title after losing the 2006 Copa Libertadores Finals.

Brazilian side Internacional won their first title, defeating Spanish club Barcelona 1–0 in the final.

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.^[1]

Qualified teams[]

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 / 35.5100444°N 139.6062472°E / 35.5100444; 139.6062472 (International Stadium Yokohama)	35°40′41.00″N 139°42′53.00″E / 35.6780556°N 139.7147222°E / 35.6780556; 139.7147222 (National Olympic Stadium)	35°05′04.02″N 137°10′14.02″E / 35.0844500°N 137.1705611°E / 35.0844500; 137.1705611 (Toyota Stadium)
Capacity: 72,327	Capacity: 57,363	Capacity: 45,000
Yokohama Tokyo Toyota 2006 FIFA Club World Cup (Japan)

Match officials[]

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 Yáñez

Squads[]

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

Matches[]

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

10 December – Toyota City

Auckland City

0

13 December – Tokyo

Al Ahly

2

Al Ahly

1

Fifth place

Internacional

2

Auckland City

0

17 December – Yokohama

Jeonbuk Hyundai

3

Internacional

1

15 December – Tokyo

11 December – Tokyo

Barcelona

0

Jeonbuk Hyundai

0

14 December – Yokohama

América

1

América

0

Third place

Barcelona

4

Al Ahly

2

América

1

17 December – Yokohama

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

Quarter-finals[]

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Semi-finals[]

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Fifth place play-off[]

Third place play-off[]

Final[]

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

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[]

Adidas Golden Ball Toyota Award	Adidas Silver Ball	Adidas Bronze Ball
Deco (Barcelona)	Iarley (Internacional)	Ronaldinho (Barcelona)
FIFA Fair Play Award
Barcelona

References[]

External links[]

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