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 | |
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| File:2006 FIFA Club World Cup.svg 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 | Brazil Internacional (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Spain Barcelona |
| Third place | Egypt Al Ahly |
| Fourth place | Mexico 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 (Al Ahly) 3 goals |
| Best player(s) | Deco (Barcelona) |
| Fair play award | Spain Barcelona |
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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 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. Defending champions São Paulo were beaten in the 2006 Copa Libertadores Finals by fellow Brazilian side Internacional, who went on to win the Club World Cup for the first time, beating Al Ahly in the semi-finals before 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
It was all six clubs' first appearance in the FIFA Club World Championship.
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Al Ahly became the first team with more than one appearance in the FIFA Club World Cup.
| Team | Confederation | Qualification | Participation |
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| Entering in the semi-finals | |||
| Spain Barcelona | UEFA | 2005–06 UEFA Champions League winners | 1st |
| Brazil Internacional | CONMEBOL | 2006 Copa Libertadores winners | 1st |
| Entering in the quarter-finals | |||
| Egypt Al Ahly | CAF | 2006 CAF Champions League winners | 2nd (Previous: 2005) |
| South Korea Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | AFC | 2006 AFC Champions League winners | 1st |
| Mexico América | CONCACAF | 2006 CONCACAF Champions' Cup winners | 1st |
| New Zealand Auckland City | OFC | 2006 OFC Club Championship winners | 1st |
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Venues
Tokyo, Yokohama and Toyota were the three cities to serve as venues for the 2006 FIFA Club World Cup.
Match officials
| Confederation | Referee | Assistant referees |
|---|---|---|
| AFC | Saudi Arabia Khalil Al Ghamdi Malaysia Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh |
United Arab Emirates Eisa Ghuloum Syria Hamdi Al Kadrie |
| CAF | South Africa Jerome Damon | South Africa Enock Molefe Rwanda Celestin Ntagungira |
| CONCACAF | Guatemala Carlos Batres | Honduras Carlos Pastrana Costa Rica Leonel Leal |
| CONMEBOL | Colombia Óscar Ruiz | Colombia Wilson Berrio Venezuela Rafael Yáñez |
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Squads
For a list of all the rosters of this tournament, see the article 2006 FIFA Club World Cup squads.
Matches
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| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 10 December – Toyota | ||||||||||
| New Zealand Auckland City | 0 | 13 December – Tokyo | ||||||||
| Egypt Al Ahly | 2 | Egypt Al Ahly | 1 | |||||||
| Brazil Internacional | 2 | 17 December – Yokohama | ||||||||
| 11 December – Tokyo | Brazil Internacional | 1 | ||||||||
| South Korea Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 0 | 14 December – Yokohama | Spain Barcelona | 0 | ||||||
| Mexico América | 1 | Mexico América | 0 | |||||||
| Spain Barcelona | 4 | |||||||||
| Match for fifth place | Match for third place | |||||||||
| 15 December – Tokyo | 17 December – Yokohama | |||||||||
| New Zealand Auckland City | 0 | Egypt Al Ahly | 2 | |||||||
| South Korea Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 3 | Mexico América | 1 | |||||||
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All times Japan Standard Time (UTC+09:00)
Quarter-finals
| Auckland City New Zealand | 0–2 | Egypt Al Ahly |
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| Report | Flávio File:Soccerball shade.svg 51' Aboutrika File:Soccerball shade.svg 73' |
Semi-finals
| Al Ahly Egypt | 1–2 | Brazil Internacional |
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| Flávio File:Soccerball shade.svg 54' | Report | Pato File:Soccerball shade.svg 23' Luiz Adriano File:Soccerball shade.svg 72' |
| América Mexico | 0–4 | Spain Barcelona |
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| Report | Guðjohnsen File:Soccerball shade.svg 11' Márquez File:Soccerball shade.svg 30' Ronaldinho File:Soccerball shade.svg 65' Deco File:Soccerball shade.svg 85' |
Match for fifth place
Match for third place
| Al Ahly Egypt | 2–1 | Mexico América |
|---|---|---|
| Aboutrika File:Soccerball shade.svg 42', 79' | Report | Cabañas File:Soccerball shade.svg 59' |
Final
Goalscorers
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Awards
| Adidas Golden Ball Toyota Award |
Adidas Silver Ball | Adidas Bronze Ball |
|---|---|---|
| Portugal Deco (Barcelona) |
Brazil Iarley (Internacional) |
Brazil Ronaldinho (Barcelona) |
| FIFA Fair Play Award | ||
| Spain Barcelona | ||
References
- ↑ "Oceania to get direct entry to Club World Cup". Archived from the original on 18 January 2012. Retrieved 12 July 2006.
External links
- FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2006, FIFA.com
- 2006 FIFA Club World Cup Official Site (Archived)
- FIFA Technical Report
- 2006 FIFA Club World Cup
- International club association football competitions hosted by Japan
- 2006 in association football
- 2006 in Brazilian football
- 2006 in South Korean football
- 2006–07 in Spanish football
- 2006–07 in Egyptian football
- 2006–07 in Mexican football
- 2006–07 in New Zealand association football
- FIFA Club World Cup tournaments