2006 FIFA Club World Cup
FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2006
Tournament details
Host countryJapan
Dates10–17 December
Teams6 (from 6 confederations)
Venue(s)3 (in 3 host cities)
Final positions
ChampionsInternacional (1st title)
Runners-upBarcelona
Third placeAl-Ahly
Fourth placeAmérica
Tournament statistics
Matches played7
Goals scored17 (2.43 per match)
Attendance325,152 (46,450 per match)
Top scorer(s)Mohamed Aboutrika (3 goals)
Best player(s)Deco
Fair play awardBarcelona
← 2005

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.[1]

  • 5Matches
  • 7Tournament round-up

Qualified teams[edit]

Location of teams of the 2006 FIFA Club World Cup.

The following teams qualified in 2006:

TeamConfederationQualificationParticipation
Enter in the semi-finals
BarcelonaUEFA2005–06 UEFA Champions League winners1st
InternacionalCONMEBOL2006 Copa Libertadores winners1st
Enter in the quarter-finals
Jeonbuk Hyundai MotorsAFC2006 AFC Champions League winners1st
Al-AhlyCAF2006 CAF Champions League winners2nd (Previous: 2005)
AméricaCONCACAF2006 CONCACAF Champions' Cup winners1st
Auckland CityOFC2006 OFC Club Championship winners1st

Venues[edit]

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

YokohamaTokyoToyota
International Stadium YokohamaNational StadiumToyota Stadium
35°30′36.16″N139°36′22.49″E / 35.5100444°N 139.6062472°E35°40′41.00″N139°42′53.00″E / 35.6780556°N 139.7147222°E35°05′04.02″N137°10′14.02″E / 35.0844500°N 137.1705611°E
Capacity: 72,327Capacity: 57,363Capacity: 45,000
2006 FIFA Club World Cup (Japan)

Referees[edit]

ConfederationRefereeAssistant referees
AFCKhalil Al Ghamdi
Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh		Eisa Ghuloum
Hamdi Al Kadrie
CAFJerome DamonEnock Molefe
Celestin Ntagungira
CONCACAFCarlos BatresCarlos Pastrana
Leonel Leal
CONMEBOLÓscar RuizWilson Berrio
Rafael Yanez

Squads[edit]

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

Matches[edit]

Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
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 – Tokyo11 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[edit]

Auckland City0–2Al-Ahly
ReportFlávio51'
Aboutrika73'
Attendance: 29,922
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors0–1América
ReportRojas79'
Attendance: 34,197

Semi-finals[edit]

Al-Ahly1–2Internacional
Flávio54'ReportPato23'
Luiz Adriano72'
Attendance: 33,690
América0–4Barcelona
ReportGuðjohnsen11'
Márquez30'
Ronaldinho65'
Deco85'
Attendance: 62,316

Fifth place play-off[edit]

Auckland City0–3Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
ReportLee Hyun-Seung17'
Kim Hyeung-Bum31'
Zé Carlos73' (pen.)
Attendance: 23,258

Third place play-off[edit]

Al-Ahly2–1América
Aboutrika42', 79'ReportCabañas59'
Attendance: 51,641

Final[edit]

Internacional1–0Barcelona
Adriano Gabiru82'Report
Attendance: 67,128

Goalscorers[edit]

RankScorerClubGoals
1Mohamed AboutrikaAl-Ahly3
2FlávioAl-Ahly2
3DecoBarcelona1
Eiður GuðjohnsenBarcelona1
Rafael MárquezBarcelona1
RonaldinhoBarcelona1
Salvador CabañasAmérica1
Ricardo Francisco RojasAmérica1
Luiz AdrianoInternacional1
Adriano GabiruInternacional1
Alexandre PatoInternacional1
Kim Hyeung-BumJeonbuk Hyundai Motors1
Zé CarlosJeonbuk Hyundai Motors1
Lee Hyun-SeungJeonbuk Hyundai Motors1

Tournament round-up[edit]

Final standings[edit]

PosTeamConfederationPldWDLGFGAGD
1InternacionalCONMEBOL220031+2
2BarcelonaUEFA210141+3
3Al-AhlyCAF320153+2
4AméricaCONCACAF310226−4
5Jeonbuk Hyundai MotorsAFC210131+2
6Auckland CityOFC200205−5

Awards[edit]

Golden BallSilver BallBronze Ball
Deco
(Barcelona)		Iarley
(Internacional)		Ronaldinho
(Barcelona)
Fair play
Barcelona

References[edit]

  1. ^'Oceania to get direct entry to Club World Cup'. Archived from the original on 18 January 2012. Retrieved 12 July 2006.

External links[edit]

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