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. With this victory Al-Faisaly became the first side to win the competition two years in a row.
Qualification
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 AsiaEast AsiaTeamQualifying methodApp TeamQualifying methodApp Al-Muharraq2005 Bahraini King's Cup winners1st Xiangxue Sun Hei2004–05 Hong Kong First Division League champions2nd Mohammedan2005–06 Bangladesh National Football League champions1st Happy Valley2005 Hong Kong FA Cup winners3rd Brothers Union2005 Bangladesh Federation Cup winners2nd Perlis2005 Malaysia Super League champions1st Dempo2004–05 National Football League champions2nd Selangor2005 Malaysia FA Cup winners1st East Bengal2005 Federation Cup winners1st Hurriyya2005 Dhivehi League champions1st Al-Wehdat2004–05 Jordan League champions1st New Radiant2005 Dhivehi League runners-up2nd Al-FaisalyTH2004–05 Jordan FA Cup winners2nd Tampines Rovers2005 S.League champions2nd Nejmeh2004–05 Lebanese Premier League champions3rd Home United2005 Singapore Cup winners3rd Al Ahed2005 Lebanese FA Cup winners2nd 2004–05 Omani League champions2nd Al-Nasr2005 Sultan Qaboos Cup winners1st HTTU Asgabat2005 Ýokary Liga champions1st Merv Mary2005 Turkmenistan Cup winners1st 2005 Yemeni President Cup winners1st
Notes
Group stage Matchday dates are: 7 and 21 March, 11 and 25 April, 5 and 16 May 2006
Group A
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Group B
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Group C
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Group D
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Group E
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Group F
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Best runners-up 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.
Knockout stage
Bracket
Quarter-finals
Summary
Matches
Al-Wahdat won 5–0 on aggregate.
Nejmeh won 1–0 on aggregate.
3–3 on aggregate; Al-Muharraq won on away goals.
2–2 on aggregate; Al-Faisaly won 5–4 on penalties.
Semi-finals
Summary
Matches
Al-Muharraq won 6–3 on aggregate.
Al-Faisaly won 2–1 on aggregate.
Final
Summary
Matches Al-Faisaly won 5–4 on aggregate. 2006 AFC Cup Winners Al-Faisaly Second title
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