Host country Japan Runners-up Barcelona Matches played 7 Champion Sport Club Internacional Top scorer Mohamed Aboutrika Teams 6 | Venue(s) 3 (in 3 host cities) Fourth place América Goals scored 17 (2.43 per match) Dates 10 Dec 2006 – 17 Dec 2006 Best player Deco Third place Al Ahly SC | |
Similar 2007 FIFA Club World Cup, 2005 FIFA Club World Championship, 2008 FIFA Club World Cup, 2009 FIFA Club World Cup, 2010 FIFA Club World Cup | ||
The 2006 FIFA Club World Cup (officially the FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2006 presented by Toyota for sponsorship reasons) was a football tournament held in Japan between 10 December and 17 December 2006. It was the third FIFA Club World Cup and the second since the competition's merger with the Intercontinental Cup.
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The club champions from each of the six confederations played in a knockout tournament. The quarter-final match-ups were determined by a draw including the AFC, CAF, CONCACAF and OFC champions, while the UEFA and CONMEBOL champions were given byes to the semi-finals. The losers of the quarter-finals would play for the fifth place, while the losers of the semi-finals were to play in a third-place play-off.
A team from the host nation did not participate, as was initially proposed. Following the departure of Australia from the OFC, the Oceanian representative, Auckland City, was fully amateur, so forcing them to play a play-off for a place in the quarter-finals against the J. League champions (Gamba Osaka) was considered, which would have also promoted local interest. The change would have also eliminated the fifth-place play-off, to keep the number of games intact. This was finally rejected, but the tournament format was changed for 2007.
Qualified teams
The following teams qualified in 2006:
Venues
Tokyo, Yokohama and Toyota were the three cities to serve as venues for the 2006 FIFA Club World Cup.
Squads
For a list of all the rosters of this tournament, see the article 2006 FIFA Club World Cup squads.
Matches
All times Japan Standard Time (UTC+09:00)