
Club World Cup 2006 was the 3rd edition of FIFA Club World Cup, a tournament organized by FIFA for the winners of each confederation’s top continental club tournament. The 2006 FIFA Club World Cup featured the champions from each of the six confederations in a knockout-style tournament. A draw determined the quarter-final match-ups among the champions of AFC, CAF, CONCACAF, and OFC, while the UEFA and CONMEBOL champions received byes to the semi-finals. Teams losing in the quarter-finals played for fifth place, and those defeated in the semi-finals competed in a third-place play-off.
Defending champions São Paulo were unable to qualify, as they were defeated by fellow Brazilian club Internacional in the 2006 Copa Libertadores Final. Internacional went on to win their first Club World Cup title, defeating Al Ahly in the semi-finals and then beating Barcelona 1–0 in the final.
A host nation team was initially proposed but ultimately did not participate. With Australia’s exit from the OFC, the Oceanian representative, Auckland City, was fully amateur, so there was consideration of a play-off between Auckland City and Japan’s J. League champions (Gamba Osaka) to increase local interest. This would have also removed the fifth-place match to keep the number of games the same, but the idea was later rejected. However, the tournament format was revised the following year in 2007.
Champions Runners- Up Third Place Fourth Place Fair Play Award
Internacional (1st title)
Barcelona
Al Ahly
Club América
Barcelona
Club World Cup 2006 Awards
Award Player Team
Adidas Golden Ball
Alibaba Cloud Award Deco
Barcelona
Adidas Silver Ball Iarley
Internacional
Adidas Bronze Ball Ronaldinho
Barcelona
Club World Cup 2006 Qualified Teams
Team Confederation Achivement Qualification
Barcelona
UEFA 2005–06 UEFA Champions League winner Entering in the semi-final
Internacional
CONMEBOL 2006 Copa Libertadores winner Entering in the semi-final
Al Ahly
CAF 2006 CAF Champions League winner Entering in the quarter-final
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
AFC 2006 AFC Champions League winner Entering in the quarter-final
Club América
CONCACAF 2006 CONCACAF Champions' Cup winner Entering in the quarter-final
Auckland City
OFC 2006 OFC Club Championship winner Entering in the quarter-final
Quarter final matches
10 December 2006 19:20 (UTC+09:00) | Toyota Stadium, Toyota
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0–2 | ![]() |
Flávio ![]() Aboutrika ![]() |
11 December 2006 19:20 (UTC+09:00) | Olympic Stadium, Tokyo
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0–1 | ![]() |
Francisco Rojas ![]() |
Semi final matches
13 December 2006 19:20 (UTC+09:00) | Olympic Stadium, Tokyo
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1–2 | ![]() |
Flávio ![]() |
Alexandre Pato ![]() Luiz Adriano ![]() |
14 December 2006 19:20 (UTC+09:00) | International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama
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0–4 | ![]() |
Guðjohnsen ![]() Márquez ![]() Ronaldinho ![]() Deco ![]() |
Fifth place match
15 December 2006 19:20 (UTC+09:00) | Olympic Stadium, Tokyo
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0–3 | ![]() |
Lee Hyun-Seung ![]() Kim Hyeung-Bum ![]() Zé Carlos ![]() |
Third place match
17 December 2006 16:20 (UTC+09:00) | International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama
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2–1 | ![]() |
Aboutrika ![]() |
Cabañas ![]() |
Club World Cup 2006 final match
17 December 2006 19:20 (UTC+09:00) | International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama
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1–0 | ![]() |
Adriano Gabiru ![]() |
Club World Cup 2006 Top Goal scorers
Rank Player Team Goals
1 Mohamed Aboutrika
Al Ahly
3
2 Flávio
Al Ahly
2
3 Deco
Barcelona
1
4 Ronaldinho
Barcelona
1
5 Alexandre Pato
Internacional
1