2006 AFC Cup

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. === Notes === == Group stage == Matchday dates are: 7 and 21 March, 11 and 25 April, 5 and 16 May 2006 === Group A === Matches: === Group B === Matches: === Group C === Matches: === Group D === Matches: === Group E === Matches: === Group F === Matches: === 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. == References ==