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 (Al Ahly) 3 goals
Best player(s)	Deco (Barcelona)
Fair play award	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 played for fifth place, while the losers of the semi-finals played 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]

It was all six clubs' first appearance in the FIFA Club World Championship.

Al Ahly

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors

Barcelona

América

Auckland City

Internacional

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Location of teams of the 2006 FIFA Club World Cup

Al Ahly became the first team with more than one appearance in the FIFA Club World Cup.

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

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)

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

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

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	10 December – Toyota
	Auckland City	0			13 December – Tokyo
	Al Ahly	2			Al Ahly	1
					Internacional	2			17 December – Yokohama
	11 December – Tokyo								Internacional	1
	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	0			14 December – Yokohama				Barcelona	0
	América	1			América	0
					Barcelona	4
					Match for fifth place				Match for third place
					15 December – Tokyo				17 December – Yokohama
					Auckland City	0			Al Ahly	2
					Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	3			América	1

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

10 December 2006

19:20

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

Toyota Stadium, Toyota

Attendance: 29,922

Referee: Khalil Al Ghamdi (Saudi Arabia)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

17 December 2006

19:20

Internacional	1–0	Barcelona
Adriano Gabiru 82'	Report

International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama

Attendance: 67,128

Referee: Carlos Batres (Guatemala)

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

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

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