2006 AFC Cup

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2006 AFC Cup
Tournament details
Dates7 March – 3 November 2006
Teams20 (from 10 associations)
Final positions
ChampionsJordan Al-Faisaly (2nd title)
Runners-upBahrain Al-Muharraq
Tournament statistics
Matches played58
Goals scored195 (3.36 per match)
Top scorer(s)Jordan Mahmoud Shelbaieh (8 goals)
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The 2006 AFC Cup was the third edition of the AFC Cup, played amongst clubs from nations of the AFC, who are considered to be 'developing countries' as per the 'Vision Asia' members paper of AFC President Mohamed Bin Hammam.

Al-Faisaly successfully defended their title, beating Al-Muharraq 5–4 on aggregate in the final.[1] With this victory Al-Faisaly became the first side to win the competition two years in a row.[2]

Qualification

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The AFC invited the fourteen 'developing' nations to nominate one or two clubs to participate in the competition. Clubs from Myanmar and North Korea did not participate in the competition. This marked the first year in which clubs from Bahrain participated in the competition, as Bahrain was demoted to a 'developing' status by the AFC.

West Asia East Asia
Team Qualifying method App (Last) Team Qualifying method App (Last)
Bahrain Al-Muharraq 2005 Bahraini King's Cup winners 1st Hong Kong Xiangxue Sun Hei 2004–05 Hong Kong First Division League champions 2nd (2005)
Bangladesh Mohammedan 2005–06 Bangladesh National Football League champions 1st Hong Kong Happy Valley 2005 Hong Kong FA Cup winners 3rd (2005)
Bangladesh Brothers Union 2005 Bangladesh Federation Cup winners 2nd (2005) Malaysia Perlis 2005 Malaysia Super League champions 1st
India Dempo 2004–05 National Football League champions 2nd (2005) Malaysia Selangor 2005 Malaysia FA Cup winners 1st
India East Bengal 2005 Federation Cup winners 1st Maldives Hurriyya 2005 Dhivehi League champions 1st
Jordan Al-Hussein 2004–05 Jordan League champions 1st Maldives New Radiant 2005 Dhivehi League runners-up[Note MDV] 2nd (2005)
Jordan Al-FaisalyTH 2004–05 Jordan FA Cup winners 2nd (2005) Singapore Tampines Rovers 2005 S.League champions 2nd (2005)
Lebanon Nejmeh 2004–05 Lebanese Premier League champions 3rd (2005) Singapore Home United 2005 Singapore Cup winners 3rd (2005)
Lebanon Al Ahed 2005 Lebanese FA Cup winners 2nd (2005)
Oman Dhofar[Note DSQ] 2004–05 Omani League champions 2nd (2004)
Oman Al-Nasr 2005 Sultan Qaboos Cup winners 1st
Turkmenistan HTTU Asgabat 2005 Ýokary Liga champions 1st
Turkmenistan Merv Mary 2005 Turkmenistan Cup winners 1st
Yemen Al Hilal[Note DSQ] 2005 Yemeni President Cup winners 1st

Notes

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  1. ^
    Disqualified (DSQ): Dhofar and Al Hilal were disqualified from the competition by the AFC for failing to submit their player registration forms in time.
  2. ^
    Maldives (MDV): As the 2005 Maldives FA Cup winners Hurriyya qualified for the AFC Cup via their league position, the spot reserved for the Maldives FA Cup winners was transferred to the second placed team in the 2005 Dhivehi League.

Group stage

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  • Matchday dates are: 7 and 21 March, 11 and 25 April, 5 and 16 May 2006

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Bahrain Al-Muharraq 6 3 2 1 8 5 +3 11 Advance to Knockout stage
2 Lebanon Al Ahed 6 3 1 2 16 11 +5 10
3 India Mahindra United 6 2 3 1 8 7 +1 9
4 Bangladesh Brothers Union 6 0 2 4 5 14 −9 2
Source: [citation needed]

Matches:

Al-Muharraq Bahrain2–0Bangladesh Brothers Union
da Silva 45'
Yaseen 50'
Al Ahed Lebanon2–2India Mahindra United
Bah 8'
Trad 29'		 Dias 33'
Adjei 39'
Brothers Union Bangladesh2–2India Mahindra United
Ameli 52'
Abul 63'		 Yakubu 59'
Barreto 72'
Al Ahed Lebanon0–2Bahrain Al-Muharraq
Abdul Razzaq 45'
Al-Muqla 90'
Al-Muharraq Bahrain1–1India Mahindra United
da Silva 61' Sushant 64'
Brothers Union Bangladesh1–3Lebanon Al Ahed
Tapu 40' Marmar 5'
Ali 50'
Abbas 76'
Mahindra United India0–1Bahrain Al-Muharraq
Al-Dakeel 9'
Al Ahed Lebanon6–2Bangladesh Brothers Union
Haidar 13', 20', 36'
Ayoub 22'
Yakooub 73'
Maatouk 83'		 Ameli 69'
Tapu 87'
Brothers Union Bangladesh0–0Bahrain Al-Muharraq
Mahindra United India2–1Lebanon Al Ahed
Bose 78'
Adjei 79'		 El Ali 51'
Al-Muharraq Bahrain2–4Lebanon Al Ahed
Al Dakheel 45', 89' Nasrallah 15'
Ayub 59'
Maatouk 76', 86'
Mahindra United India1–0Bangladesh Brothers Union
Venkatesh 90'

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Oman Al-Nasr 4 4 0 0 10 2 +8 12 Advance to Knockout stage
2 India Dempo SC 4 1 1 2 9 7 +2 4
3 Turkmenistan Merv Mary 4 0 1 3 4 14 −10 1
Source: [citation needed]

Matches:

Al-Nasr Oman3–1India Dempo SC
 Martins 73'
Merv Mary Turkmenistan2–2India Dempo SC
Yuzbashyan 80' (pen.), 90'
Al-Nasr Oman4–1Turkmenistan Merv Mary
Merv Mary Turkmenistan0–2Oman Al-Nasr
Dempo SC India0–1Oman Al-Nasr
Ashoor 55'
India
Dempo SC India6–1Turkmenistan Merv Mary
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India

Group C

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Jordan Al-Wahdat 2 2 0 0 9 1 +8 6 Advance to Knockout stage
2 Bangladesh Mohammedan 2 0 0 2 1 9 −8 0
Source: [citation needed]

Matches:

Al-Wahdat Jordan7–0Bangladesh Mohammedan
Mohammedan Bangladesh1–2Jordan Al-Wahdat
Nwachukwu 84' (pen.) Report Shelbaieh 60', 63'

Group D

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Jordan Al-Faisaly 4 2 1 1 8 6 +2 7 Advance to Knockout stage
2 Lebanon Nejmeh 4 2 1 1 10 7 +3 7
3 Turkmenistan HTTU 4 0 2 2 8 13 −5 2
Source: [citation needed]

Matches:

Nejmeh Lebanon6–2Turkmenistan HTTU
Nasseredine 25', 55', 57'
Antar 28'
Hojeij 34'
Ghaddar 72'		 Bayramov 76'
Şamyradow 79'
Al-Faisaly Jordan2–0Lebanon Nejmeh
Saad 13'
Agbo 44'
HTTU Turkmenistan1–1Jordan Al-Faisaly
Hojageldyýew 33' Al-Shboul 30'
Al-Faisaly Jordan4–3Turkmenistan HTTU
Al-Maharmeh 16', 18'
Sheikh 79'
Al-Maaltah 90'		 Şamyradow 43', 65'
Guvanch 55'
HTTU Turkmenistan2–2Lebanon Nejmeh
Şamyradow 4
Belyh 58'		 Ghaddar 74', 90'
Al Nejmeh Lebanon2–1Jordan Al-Faisaly
Duah 23'
Nasseredine 70'		 Saad 57'

Group E

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Hong Kong Xiangxue Sun Hei 6 4 1 1 11 4 +7 13 Advance to Knockout stage
2 Malaysia Perlis FA 6 3 2 1 11 4 +7 11
3 Singapore Home United 6 2 0 4 8 11 −3 6
4 Maldives New Radiant 6 1 1 4 7 18 −11 4
Source: [citation needed]

Matches:

New Radiant Maldives0–2Hong Kong Xiangxue Sun Hei
Akosah 19', 28'
Home United Singapore2–3Malaysia Perlis FA
Goncalves 7', 62' Chepita 52', 57', 89'
Xiangxue Sun Hei Hong Kong0–1Singapore Home United
Daud 60'
Perlis FA Malaysia6–0Maldives New Radiant
Xiangxue Sun Hei Hong Kong0–0Malaysia Perlis FA
New Radiant Maldives5–3Singapore Home United
Home United Singapore2–0Maldives New Radiant
Perlis FA Malaysia1–2Hong Kong Xiangxue Sun Hei
Simukonda 69'
Perlis FA Malaysia1–0Singapore Home United
Chipeta 74'
Xiangxue Sun Hei Hong Kong5–2Maldives New Radiant
 Nita 2' (pen.), 56'
New Radiant Maldives0–0Malaysia Perlis FA
Home United Singapore0–2Hong Kong Xiangxue Sun Hei

Group F

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Singapore Tampines Rovers 6 5 0 1 17 5 +12 15 Advance to Knockout stage
2 Malaysia Selangor 6 5 0 1 14 9 +5 15
3 Hong Kong Happy Valley 6 1 1 4 10 15 −5 4
4 Maldives Hurriyya 6 0 1 5 3 15 −12 1
Source: [citation needed]

Matches:

Selangor Malaysia1–0Singapore Tampines Rovers
Fuentes 11' (Report)
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Tan Hai (China PR)
Happy Valley Hong Kong3–0Maldives Hurriyya
Sham Kwok Keung 32'
Ambassa 37'
Lee Sze Ming 76'		 (Report)
Attendance: 500
Referee: Chandrasiri Arambakade Gedara (Sri Lanka)
Hurriyya Maldives1–3Malaysia Selangor
(Report) Fuentes 29' (pen.)
Yahyah 63'
Pamungkas 66'
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Subrata Sarkar (India)
Tampines Rovers Singapore3–1Hong Kong Happy Valley
Shafaein 45'
Shah 48', 70'		 (Report) Alcântara 30'
Attendance: 3,021
Tampines Rovers Singapore3–1Maldives Hurriyya
 (Report) Hilmy 90'
Attendance: 2,500
Selangor Malaysia4–3Hong Kong Happy Valley
Adan 42'
Surendran 52'
Fuentes 64', 72'		 (Report) Evanor 14'
Alcântara 71' (pen.)
Lee Wai Man 74'
Attendance: 1,000
Happy Valley Hong Kong2–3Malaysia Selangor
Joao Evanor Fantin 19'
Gerard Guy Ambassa 74'		 (Report) Roslan 29'
Fuestes 71'
Sanbagamaran 88'
Attendance: 407
Hurriyya Maldives0–4Singapore Tampines Rovers
(Report) Mohamed Rafi Ali 15', 24'
Aliff Shafaein 51'
Noh Alam Shah 81'
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Ram Krishna Gosh (Bangladesh)
Tampines Rovers Singapore3–2Malaysia Selangor
Peres De Oliveira 32 (Report) Bambang Pamungkas 56
Attendance: 3,868
Hurriyya Maldives1–1Hong Kong Happy Valley
Shinaz Hilmy 36' (Report) Li Chun Yip 21'
Attendance: 400
Referee: Subrata Sarkar (India)
Selangor Malaysia1–0Maldives Hurriyya
K. Sanbagamaran 27' (Report)
Attendance: 3,000
Happy Valley Hong Kong0–4Singapore Tampines Rovers
(Report) Noh Alam Shah 57
Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong
Attendance: 66
Referee: Satop Tongkhan (Thailand)

Best runners-up

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As Groups B–D only had either two or three teams, matches against any fourth-placed team in each group were not included in this ranking.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Malaysia Selangor 4 3 0 1 10 8 +2 9 Advance to Knockout stage
2 Lebanon Nejmeh 4 2 1 1 10 7 +3 7
3 Malaysia Perlis FA 4 2 1 1 5 4 +1 7
4 Lebanon Al Ahed 4 2 0 2 9 7 +2 6
5 India Dempo SC 4 1 1 2 9 7 +2 4
Source: [citation needed]

Knockout stage

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Bracket

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QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Singapore Tampines Rovers000
Jordan Al-Wahdat 145
Jordan Al-Wahdat011
Jordan Al-Faisaly112
Jordan Al-Faisaly (p)112 (5)
Hong Kong Sun Hei 112 (4)
Jordan Al-Faisaly325
Bahrain Al-Muharraq044
Malaysia Selangor000
Lebanon Nejmeh 101
Lebanon Nejmeh123
Bahrain Al-Muharraq246
Oman Al-Nasr213
Bahrain Al-Muharraq (a) 303

Quarter-finals

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Summary

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Tampines Rovers Singapore 0–5 Jordan Al-Wahdat 0–1 0–4
Selangor Malaysia 0–1 Lebanon Nejmeh 0–1 0–0
Al-Nasr Oman 3–3 (a) Bahrain Al-Muharraq 2–3 1–0
Al-Faisaly Jordan 2–2
(5–4 p) 		Hong Kong Xiangxue Sun Hei 1–1 1–1 (a.e.t.)

Matches

Tampines Rovers Singapore0–1Jordan Al-Wahdat
(Report) Ahmed Abdul-Haleem 49'
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Tan Hai (China PR)
Al-Wahdat Jordan4–0Tampines Rovers Singapore
Abdul-Haleem 14'
Shelbaieh 45'+1', 47'
Hammad 69'		 (Report)
Attendance: 5,000

Al-Wahdat won 5–0 on aggregate.

Selangor Malaysia0–1Lebanon Nejmeh
(Report) Ali Mohamed 24'
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Subrata Sarkar (India)
Nejmeh Lebanon0–0Malaysia Selangor
(Report)
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: O M Al Saeedi

Nejmeh won 1–0 on aggregate.

Al-Nasr Oman2–3Bahrain Al-Muharraq
Adil Matar 22'
Ashoor 55'		 (Report) Leandson Dias da Silva 13
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Qasem Shaban (Kuwait)
Al-Muharraq Bahrain0–1Oman Al-Nasr
(Report) Matar 56' (pen.)
Attendance: 2,000

3–3 on aggregate; Al-Muharraq won on away goals.

Al-Faisaly Jordan1–1Hong Kong Xiangxue Sun Hei
Agel 54' (Report) Lee Kin Wo 44'
Attendance: 3,000
Xiangxue Sun Hei Hong Kong1–1 (a.e.t.)Jordan Al-Faisaly
Lo Chi Kwan 21' (Report) Abu Keshek 60'
Penalties
4–5
Attendance: 2,722
Referee: O Il Son

2–2 on aggregate; Al-Faisaly won 5–4 on penalties.

Semi-finals

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Summary

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Nejmeh Lebanon 3–6 Bahrain Al-Muharraq 1–2 2–4
Al-Faisaly Jordan 2–1 Jordan Al-Wahdat 1–0 1–1

Matches

Nejmeh Lebanon1–2Bahrain Al-Muharraq
Nasseredine 21' Report
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Qasem Shaban (Kuwait)
Al-Muharraq Bahrain4–2Lebanon Nejmeh
 (Report) Mohammed Ghaddar 41', 45+1'
Attendance: 1,500

Al-Muharraq won 6–3 on aggregate.

Al-Faisaly Jordan1–0Jordan Al-Wahdat
Al-Maharmeh 9' (Report)
Attendance: 17,000
Referee: M Mansour
Al-Wahdat Jordan1–1Jordan Al-Faisaly
Shelbaieh 53' (Report) Abu Keshek 66'
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Masoud Moradi (Iran)

Al-Faisaly won 2–1 on aggregate.

Final

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Summary

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Al-Faisaly Jordan 5–4 Bahrain Al-Muharraq 3–0 2–4

Matches

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Al-Faisaly Jordan3–0Bahrain Al-Muharraq
 (Report)
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Mohammed Kousa (Syria)
Al-Muharraq Bahrain4–2Jordan Al-Faisaly
 (Report)
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: M O Al Saeedi

Al-Faisaly won 5–4 on aggregate.

2006 AFC Cup Winners

Al-Faisaly
Second title

References

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  1. ^ "The AFC Cup Final: 2004-2006". AFC. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
  2. ^ "Asian Club Competitions 2006".