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 countryJapan
Dates10–17 December
Teams6 (from 6 confederations)
Venue(s)3 (in 3 host cities)
Final positions
ChampionsBrazil Internacional (1st title)
Runners-upSpain Barcelona
Third placeEgypt Al Ahly
Fourth placeMexico América
Tournament statistics
Matches played7
Goals scored17 (2.43 per match)
Attendance325,152 (46,450 per match)
Top scorer(s)Mohamed Aboutrika (Al Ahly)
3 goals
Best player(s)Deco (Barcelona)
Fair play awardSpain Barcelona

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

Location of teams of the 2006 FIFA Club World Cup
Team Confederation Qualification Participation
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
South Korea Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors AFC 2006 AFC Champions League winners 1st
Egypt Al Ahly CAF 2006 CAF Champions League winners 2nd (Previous: 2005)
Mexico América CONCACAF 2006 CONCACAF Champions' Cup winners 1st
New Zealand Auckland City OFC 2006 OFC Club Championship winners 1st

Venues

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
2006 FIFA Club World Cup (Japan)

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

Squads

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

Matches

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

Quarter-finals

Auckland City New Zealand0–2Egypt Al Ahly
Report Flávio 51'
Aboutrika 73'
Attendance: 29,922
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors South Korea0–1Mexico América
Report Rojas 79'
Attendance: 34,197

Semi-finals

Al Ahly Egypt1–2Brazil Internacional
Flávio 54' Report Pato 23'
Luiz Adriano 72'
Attendance: 33,690
América Mexico0–4Spain Barcelona
Report Guðjohnsen 11'
Márquez 30'
Ronaldinho 65'
Deco 85'
Attendance: 62,316

Match for fifth place

Match for third place

Al Ahly Egypt2–1Mexico América
Aboutrika 42', 79' Report Cabañas 59'
Attendance: 51,641

Final

Internacional Brazil1–0Spain Barcelona
Adriano Gabiru 82' Report
Attendance: 67,128

Goalscorers

Rank Player Team Goals
1 Egypt Mohamed Aboutrika Egypt Al Ahly 3
2 Angola Flávio Egypt Al Ahly 2
3 Portugal Deco Spain Barcelona 1
Iceland Eiður Guðjohnsen Spain Barcelona
Mexico Rafael Márquez Spain Barcelona
Brazil Ronaldinho Spain Barcelona
Paraguay Salvador Cabañas Mexico América
Chile Ricardo Francisco Rojas Mexico América
Brazil Luiz Adriano Brazil Internacional
Brazil Adriano Gabiru Brazil Internacional
Brazil Alexandre Pato Brazil Internacional
South Korea Kim Hyeung-Bum South Korea Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Brazil Zé Carlos South Korea Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
South Korea Lee Hyun-Seung South Korea Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors

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

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