# 2006 AFC Cup

The 2006 AFC Cup was the third edition of the AFC Cup, played by clubs from the Asian Football Confederation member nations. Al-Faisaly from Jordan became the first side to win the competition two years in a row.

## Qualification

The 'developing' 11 nations in the Asian Football Confederation were invited to nominate one or two clubs to participate in the 2007 competition. 2005 winners, Al-Faisaly qualify to the group stage.
West Asia :
| Bahrain (1)* | Al-Muharraq (2005 Bahraini King's Cup winners) |
| Jordan (2) | Al-Wahdat (2004–05 Jordan League champions) Al-Faisaly (2005 AFC Cup winners & 2004–05 Jordan FA Cup winners) |
| Lebanon (2) | Al-Nejmeh (2004–05 Lebanese Premier League champions) Al Ahed (2005 Lebanese FA Cup winners) |
| Oman (1) | Al-Nasr (2005 Sultan Qaboos Cup winners) |
| Central and Southern Asia ||
| Bangladesh (2) | Mohammedan (2005–06 Bangladesh National Football League champions) Brothers Union (2005 Bangladesh Federation Cup winners) |
| India (2) | Dempo SC (2004–05 National Football League champions) Mahindra United (2005 Indian Federation Cup winners) |
| Turkmenistan (2) | HTTU Asgabat (2005 Turkmenistan League champions) Merv Mary (2005 Turkmenistan Cup winners) |
| East Asia ||
| Hong Kong (2) | Xiangxue Sun Hei (2004–05 Hong Kong First Division League champions) Happy Valley (2005 Hong Kong FA Cup winners) |
| ASEAN ||
| Malaysia (2) | Perlis FA (2005 Super League Malaysia champions) Selangor FA (2005 Malaysian FA Cup winners) |
| Maldives (2) | Hurriyya SC (2005 Dhivehi League champions & 2005 Maldives FA Cup winners) New Radiant (2005 Dhivehi League runners-up) |
| Singapore (2) | Tampines Rovers FC (2005 S.League champions) Home United FC (2005 Singapore Cup winners) |
* Bahrain are relegated AFC Cup.

## Group stage

* Matchday dates are: 7 and 21 March, 11 and 25 April, 5 and 16 May 2006
* Group winners and 2 best runners-up qualify for quarter-finals

### Group A

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Al-Muharraq | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 11 |
| Al Ahed | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 11 | +5 | 10 |
| Mahindra United | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 9 |
| Brothers Union | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 14 | −9 | 2 |
Matches:

### Group B

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Al-Nasr | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 12 |
| Dempo SC | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 4 |
| Merv Mary | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 14 | −10 | 1 |
Matches:

### Group C

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Al-Wahdat | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 6 |
| Mohammedan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | −8 | 0 |
Matches:

### Group D

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Al-Faisaly | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 7 |
| Al-Nejmeh | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 7 |
| HTTU | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 13 | −5 | 2 |
Matches:

### Group E

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Xiangxue Sun Hei | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 13 |
| Perlis FA | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 11 |
| Home United FC | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 11 | −3 | 6 |
| New Radiant | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 18 | −11 | 4 |
Matches:

### Group F

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Tampines Rovers FC | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 5 | +12 | 15 |
| Selangor FA | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 9 | +5 | 15 |
| Happy Valley | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 15 | −5 | 4 |
| Hurriyya SC | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 15 | −12 | 1 |
Matches:

### Best runners-up

* Team in group of 4, result to bottom of the group uncounted.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Selangor FA | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 9 |
| Al-Nejmeh | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 7 |
| Perlis FA | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 7 |
| Al Ahed | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 6 |
| Dempo SC | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 4 |

## Knockout stage
### Bracket

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| Tampines Rovers | 0 | | |
| Al-Wahdat | 5 | | |
| Al-Wahdat | 5 | Al-Wahdat | 1 |
| | | Al-Faisaly | 2 |
| Al-Faisaly (p) | 2 (5) | Al-Faisaly | 2 |
| Sun Hei | 2 (4) | | | | |
| Sun Hei | 2 (4) | | | Al-Faisaly | 5 |
| | | | | Al-Muharraq | 4 |
| Selangor FA | 0 | | | Al-Muharraq | 4 |
| Al-Nejmeh | 1 | | | | |
| Al-Nejmeh | 1 | Al-Nejmeh | 3 | | |
| | | Al-Muharraq | 6 |
| Al-Nasr | 3 | Al-Muharraq | 6 |
| Al-Muharraq (a) | 3 | | |

#### Quarter-finals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Tampines Rovers FC | 0–5 | Al-Wahdat | 0–1 | 0–4 |
| Selangor FA | 0–1 | Al-Nejmeh | 0–1 | 0–0 |
| Al-Nasr | 3–3 (a) | Al-Muharraq | 2–3 | 1–0 |
| Al-Faisaly | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p) | Xiangxue Sun Hei | 1–1 | 1–1 (a.e.t.) |
First leg
Second leg

#### Semifinals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Al-Nejmeh | 3–6 | Al-Muharraq | 1–2 | 2–4 |
| Al-Faisaly | 2–1 | Al-Wahdat | 1–0 | 1–1 |
First leg
Second leg

#### Finals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Al-Faisaly | 5–4 | Al-Muharraq | 3–0 | 2–4 |
First leg
Second leg
* 2006 AFC Cup Winners
* Al-Faisaly Second title