2006 AFC Champions League
The 2006 AFC Champions League was the 25th edition of the top-level Asian club football tournament and the fourth edition under the current AFC Champions League title. Al-Ittihad automatically qualified for the quarter-finals as the title holders.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 8 March - 8 November 2006 |
| Teams | 25 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Al-Karamah |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 78 |
| Goals scored | 250 (3.21 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Magno Alves (8 goals) |
| Best player(s) | Choi Jin-cheul |
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors won their first AFC Champions League title after beating Al-Karamah 3–2 on aggregate in the final. Jeonbuk also became the first team in history of Asia to have won the Champions League before the national league title (they won their first K League championship three years later, in 2009).
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