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The 2006 CAF Confederation Cup was the third edition of the CAF Confederation Cup. It started with the preliminary round (home-and away ties) that was played in February and March 2006. Étoile Sahel of Tunisia beat FAR Rabat of Morocco in the final. The final was marred by a skirmish when FAR Rabat attacked the referee and his linesman after having a late goal ruled out.[1]
Contents
Preliminary round
1st legs played 17–19 February 2006 and 2nd legs played 3–5 March 2006.
1 ASC Entente and Bakau United FC withdrew.
2 Zimbabwe could not send a team due to cup winners and league runners-up Masvingo United being suspended from CAF competition.
3 The tie between Ferroviario da Beira and Elan Club was played over one leg only by mutual consent.
Round of 32
1st legs played 17–19 March 2006 and 2nd legs played 31 March -2 April 2006.
1 TP Mazembe was disqualified for showing up late for the 1st leg due to transportation problems.
Round of 16
1st legs played 21–23 April 2006 and 2nd legs played 5–7 May 2006.
Intermediate round (2nd round of 16)
The 8 winners of the round of 16 play the losers of the round of 16 of the Champions League for 8 places in the group stage.
1st legs played 14-July 16, 2006 and 2nd legs played 28-July 30, 2006.
1 Port Autonome did not show up for the second leg.
Group Stage
The Group Stage matches were played between August and October 2006.
Final
The 1st leg was played on November 18 and the 2nd leg on December 2.