2006 CAF Champions League

2006 CAF Champions LeagueConfederation of African Football Champions League

Tournament details
Dates| 17 February – 11 November
Teams| 61 (from 49 confederations)
Final positions
Champions|  Al Ahly (5th title)
Runners-up|  CS Sfaxien
Tournament statistics
Matches played| 117
Goals scored| 297 (2.54 per match)
Top scorer(s)|  Mohamed Aboutrika (8 goals)

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The 2006 CAF Champions League was the 42nd edition of the CAF Champions League, the Africa's premier club football tournament prize organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF). It was started on 17 February 2006 with a preliminary round. Al Ahly of Egypt defeated CS Sfaxien of Tunisia in the final to win their fifth title and for the second time in a row with a late winner by Mohamed Aboutrika. AlAhly keep the trophy forever after 3 cups

## Qualifying rounds

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Main article: 2006 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds

### Preliminary round

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Team 1  | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2  | 1st leg  | 2nd leg

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Renacimiento FC | 2–2 (a)  |  Africa Sports National | 0–0  | 2–2
Stade Malien | 5–2  |  Satellite FC | 3–0  | 2–2
Tusker FC | 4–1  |  Red Sea FC | 3–1  | 1–0
RC Kadiogo | 1–2  |  USM Alger | 1–1  | 0–1
AS Douanes | 2–3  |  ASC Port Autonome | 0–0  | 2–3
FC Civics | 5–2  |  Sagrada Esperança | 4–0  | 1–2
East End Lions | 0–7  |  ASEC Mimosas | 0–4  | 0–3
Mbabane Swallows | 2–7  |  Orlando Pirates | 0–5  | 2–2
AS Port-Louis 2000 | 1–0  |  Coin Nord | 1–0  | N/A1
Police FC | 0–3  |  Al-Hilal Omdurman | 0–0  | 0–3
Police XI | 2–3  |  Enugu Rangers | 2–2  | 0–1
Mangasport | 1–2  |  Enyimba | 1–0  | 0–2
LPRC Oilers | 2–3  |  ASC Diaraf | 0–0  | 2–3
Renaissance FC | 1–2  |  Coton Sport FC | 1–1  | 0–1
FC Saint Eloi Lupopo | 4–1  |  AS Police | 2–0  | 2–1
Anges de Fatima | 0–2  |  DC Motema Pembe | 0–0  | 0–2
AS-FNIS | 1–7  |  CS Sfaxien | 1–3  | 0–4
APR FC | 4–2  |  ASA | 3–2  | 1–0
Aigle Royal de la Menoua | 1–4  |  Asante Kotoko | 1–1  | 0–3
La Passe FC | 0–2  |  Clube Ferroviário de Maputo | 0–0  | 0–2
Likhopo | 0–4  |  Mamelodi Sundowns | 0–1  | 0–3
AS Excelsior | 3–3 (a)  |  USCA Foot | 3–1  | 0–2
Wallidan FC | w/o2 |  Hearts of Oak SC | N/A  | N/A
ENPPI Club | 0–1  |  Saint-George SA | 0–0  | 0–1
Polisi | w/o3 |  CIVO United | N/A  | N/A
Al-Ittihad | 1–5  |  JS Kabylie | 1–1  | 0–4
Young Africans | 2–3  |  Zanaco FC | 2–1  | 0–2
AS Inter Star | 3–3 (a)4 |  CAPS United | 3–3  | 0–0
El Ahmedi | w/o5 |  Raja Casablanca | N/A  | N/A

1 The tie between AS Port-Louis 2000 and Coin Nord was played over one leg only by mutual consent.
2 Wallidan FC withdrew.
3 CIVO United withdrew.
4 CAPS United were later ejected from the competition.
5 El Ahmedi withdrew.

### First round

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Team 1  | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2  | 1st leg  | 2nd leg

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Stade Malien | 2–2 (a)  |  Renacimiento FC | 2–1  | 0–1
Tusker FC | 0–5  |  Al Ahly | 0–2  | 0–3
ASC Port Autonome | 4–4 (a)  |  USM Alger | 2–1  | 2–3
ASEC Mimosas | 4–0  |  FC Civics | 3–0  | 1–0
AS Port-Louis 2000 | 0–9  |  Orlando Pirates | 0–5  | 0–4
Enugu Rangers | 1–4  |  Al-Hilal | 1–0  | 0–4
ASC Diaraf | 0–2  |  Enyimba | 0–0  | 0–2
FC Saint Eloi Lupopo | 1–0  |  Coton Sport FC | 1–0  | 0–0
CS Sfaxien | 2–1  |  DC Motema Pembe | 1–1  | 1–0
APR FC | 2–2 (a)  |  FAR Rabat | 2–1  | 0–1
Clube Ferroviário de Maputo | 1–2  |  Asante Kotoko | 0–0  | 1–2
USCA Foot | 3–3 (a)  |  Mamelodi Sundowns | 1–1  | 2–2
Saint-George SA | 4–2  |  Hearts of Oak | 4–0  | 0–21
Polisi | 0–5  |  Étoile Sahel | 0–2  | 0–3
Zanaco FC | 0–5  |  JS Kabylie | 0–2  | 0–3
Raja Casablanca | null and void  |  CAPS United | 1–0  | n/p 2
Raja Casablanca | 8–2  |  AS Inter Star | 7–0  | 1–2

1 The match was abandoned at 9' of injury time in the first half with Hearts of Oak leading 2–0, after Saint-George SA walked off protesting the officiating. The tie was awarded to Hearts of Oak.
2 CAPS United were ejected from the competition after 1st leg, when it was discovered that false information had been submitted for two Malawian players in their first round match against AS Inter Star. AS Inter Star were also re-instated.

### Second round

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Renacimiento FC | 0–4  |  Al Ahly | 0–0  | 0 – 4
ASC Port Autonome | 1–6  |  ASEC Mimosas | 1–0  | 0 – 6
Orlando Pirates(a)  | 3–3  |  Al-Hilal Omdurman | 2–0  | 1 – 3
Enyimba | 3–0  |  FC Saint Eloi Lupopo | 2–0  | 1 – 0
CS Sfaxien | 2–1  |  FAR Rabat | 1–1  | 1 – 0
Asante Kotoko | 6–1  |  USCA Foot | 6–0  | 0 – 1
Hearts of Oak | 1 – 1 (6–5 p)  |  Étoile du Sahel | 1–0  | 0 – 1
JS Kabylie | 3–2  |  Raja Casablanca | 3–1  | 0 – 1

## Group stage

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Main article: 2006 CAF Champions League group stage

Key to colours in group tables

Group winners and runners-up advance to the Knockout stage

### Group A

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1  |  CS Sfaxien | 6  | 4  | 0  | 2  | 9  | 7  | +2  | 8  | Advance to knockout stage |  | —  |  |  |
2  |  Al Ahly | 6  | 3  | 2  | 1  | 10  | 4  | +6  | 8  |  |  | —  |  |
3  |  Asante Kotoko | 6  | 2  | 1  | 3  | 7  | 10  | −3  | 5  |  |  |  |  | —  |
4  |  JS Kabylie | 6  | 1  | 1  | 4  | 4  | 9  | −5  | 3  |  |  |  |  | —

Source: [citation needed]

### Group B

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1  |  ASEC Mimosas | 6  | 3  | 3  | 0  | 11  | 1  | +10  | 9  | Advance to knockout stage |  | —  |  |  |
2  |  Orlando Pirates | 6  | 2  | 3  | 1  | 4  | 6  | −2  | 7  |  |  | —  |  |
3  |  Enyimba | 6  | 2  | 2  | 2  | 4  | 5  | −1  | 6  |  |  |  |  | —  |
4  |  Hearts of Oak | 6  | 0  | 2  | 4  | 0  | 7  | −7  | 2  |  |  |  |  | —

Source: [citation needed]

## Knockout stage

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Main article: 2006 CAF Champions League knockout stage

### Bracket

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| Semi-finals | | | Final |

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|  | Al Ahly | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
|  | ASEC Mimosas | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| |  | Al Ahly | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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| | |  | CS Sfaxien | 1 | 0 | 1 |
|  | Orlando Pirates | 0 | 0 | 0 |

|  | CS Sfaxien | 0 | 1 | 1 |

### Semi-finals

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The first legs were played on 29 September–1 October and the second legs on 14–15 October.

Team 1  | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2  | 1st leg  | 2nd leg

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Al Ahly | 3–2  |  ASEC Mimosas | 2–0 | 1–2
Orlando Pirates | 0–1  |  CS Sfaxien | 0–0 | 0–1

### Final

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Main article: 2006 CAF Champions League Final

29 October 2006

18:00 GMT

Al-Ahly | 1–1|  CS Sfaxien

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* Aboutrika 27'

| [[[Category:All articles with unsourced statements]][citation needed] Rapport] |

* Frimpong 53'

Cairo International Stadium, Cairo

Attendance: 74,000

Referee: Modou Sowe (Gambia)

11 November 2006

17:30 GMT

CS Sfaxien | 0–1|  Al-Ahly

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| [[[Category:All articles with unsourced statements]][citation needed] Rapport] |

* Aboutrika 90+2'

Stade 7 November, Tunis

Attendance: 60,000

Referee: Coffi Codjia (Benin)

## Top goalscorers

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The top scorers from the 2006 CAF Champions League are as follows:

Rank  | Name  | Team  | Goals

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1  |  Mohamed Aboutrika |  Al Ahly | 8
2  |  Emad Moteab |  Al Ahly | 5
3  |  Hamza Yacef |  JS Kabylie | 4
4  |  Flávio |  Al Ahly | 3
Osama Hosny |  Al Ahly
Joetex Asamoah Frimpong |  CS Sfaxien
Hamid Berguiga |  JS Kabylie
Cheick Oumar Dabo |  JS Kabylie
Mustapha Bidoudane |  Raja CA

## See also

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* 2006 FIFA Club World Cup

## External links

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* Official Site
* Official MTN CAF Champions League Website
* Champions' Cup 2006 \- rsssf.com

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