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

Preliminary round

Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Renacimiento FC Equatorial Guinea2–2 (a)Ivory Coast Africa Sports National0–02–2
Stade Malien Mali5–2Guinea Satellite FC3–02–2
Tusker FC Kenya4–1Eritrea Red Sea FC3–11–0
RC Kadiogo Burkina Faso1–2Algeria USM Alger1–10–1
AS Douanes Togo2–3Senegal ASC Port Autonome0–02–3
FC Civics Namibia5–2Angola Sagrada Esperança4–01–2
East End Lions Sierra Leone0–7Ivory Coast ASEC Mimosas0–40–3
Mbabane Swallows Eswatini2–7South Africa Orlando Pirates0–52–2
AS Port-Louis 2000 Mauritius1–0Comoros Coin Nord1–0N/A1
Police FC Uganda0–3Sudan Al-Hilal Omdurman0–00–3
Police XI Botswana2–3Nigeria Enugu Rangers2–20–1
Mangasport Gabon1–2Nigeria Enyimba1–00–2
LPRC Oilers Liberia2–3Senegal ASC Diaraf0–02–3
Renaissance FC Chad1–2Cameroon Coton Sport FC1–10–1
FC Saint Eloi Lupopo Democratic Republic of the Congo4–1Republic of the Congo AS Police2–02–1
Anges de Fatima Central African Republic0–2Democratic Republic of the Congo DC Motema Pembe0–00–2
AS-FNIS Niger1–7Tunisia CS Sfaxien1–30–4
APR FC Rwanda4–2Angola ASA3–21–0
Aigle Royal de la Menoua Cameroon1–4Ghana Asante Kotoko1–10–3
La Passe FC Seychelles0–2Mozambique Clube Ferroviário de Maputo0–00–2
Likhopo Lesotho0–4South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns0–10–3
AS Excelsior Réunion3–3 (a)Madagascar USCA Foot3–10–2
Wallidan FC The Gambiaw/o2Ghana Hearts of Oak SCN/AN/A
ENPPI Club Egypt0–1Ethiopia Saint-George SA0–00–1
Polisi Zanzibarw/o3Malawi CIVO UnitedN/AN/A
Al-Ittihad Libya1–5Algeria JS Kabylie1–10–4
Young Africans Tanzania2–3Zambia Zanaco FC2–10–2
AS Inter Star Burundi3–3 (a)4Zimbabwe CAPS United3–30–0
El Ahmedi Mauritaniaw/o5Morocco Raja CasablancaN/AN/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

Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Stade Malien Mali2–2 (a)Equatorial Guinea Renacimiento FC2–10–1
Tusker FC Kenya0–5Egypt Al Ahly0–20–3
ASC Port Autonome Senegal4–4 (a)Algeria USM Alger2–12–3
ASEC Mimosas Ivory Coast4–0Namibia FC Civics3–01–0
AS Port-Louis 2000 Mauritius0–9South Africa Orlando Pirates0–50–4
Enugu Rangers Nigeria1–4Sudan Al-Hilal1–00–4
ASC Diaraf Senegal0–2Nigeria Enyimba0–00–2
FC Saint Eloi Lupopo Democratic Republic of the Congo1–0Cameroon Coton Sport FC1–00–0
CS Sfaxien Tunisia2–1Democratic Republic of the Congo DC Motema Pembe1–11–0
APR FC Rwanda2–2 (a)Morocco FAR Rabat2–10–1
Clube Ferroviário de Maputo Mozambique1–2Ghana Asante Kotoko0–01–2
USCA Foot Madagascar3–3 (a)South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns1–12–2
Saint-George SA Ethiopia4–2Ghana Hearts of Oak4–00–21
Polisi Zanzibar0–5Tunisia Étoile Sahel0–20–3
Zanaco FC Zambia0–5Algeria JS Kabylie0–20–3
Raja Casablanca Morocconull and voidZimbabwe CAPS United1–0n/p 2
Raja Casablanca Morocco8–2Burundi AS Inter Star7–01–2

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

Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Renacimiento FC Equatorial Guinea0–4Egypt Al Ahly0–00 – 4
ASC Port Autonome Senegal1–6Ivory Coast ASEC Mimosas1–00 – 6
Orlando Pirates(a) South Africa3–3Sudan Al-Hilal Omdurman2–01 – 3
Enyimba Nigeria3–0Democratic Republic of the Congo FC Saint Eloi Lupopo2–01 – 0
CS Sfaxien Tunisia2–1Morocco FAR Rabat1–11 – 0
Asante Kotoko Ghana6–1Madagascar USCA Foot6–00 – 1
Hearts of Oak Ghana1 – 1 (6–5 p)Tunisia Étoile du Sahel1–00 – 1
JS Kabylie Algeria3–2Morocco Raja Casablanca3–10 – 1

Group stage

Key to colours in group tables
Group winners and runners-up advance to the Knockout stage

Group A

PosTeamvtePldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualificationCSSAHLASAJSK
1Tunisia CS Sfaxien640297+212Advance to knockout stage
2Egypt Al Ahly6321104+611
3Ghana Asante Kotoko6213710−37
4Algeria JS Kabylie611449−54

Group B

PosTeamvtePldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualificationASECORLENYOAK
1Ivory Coast ASEC Mimosas6330111+1012Advance to knockout stage
2South Africa Orlando Pirates623146−29
3Nigeria Enyimba622245−18
4Ghana Hearts of Oak602407−72

Knockout stage

Bracket

Semi-finalsFinal
EgyptAl Ahly213
Ivory CoastASEC Mimosas022
EgyptAl Ahly112
TunisiaCS Sfaxien101
South AfricaOrlando Pirates000
TunisiaCS Sfaxien011

Semi-finals

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

Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Al Ahly Egypt3–2Ivory Coast ASEC Mimosas2–01–2
Orlando Pirates South Africa0–1Tunisia CS Sfaxien0–00–1

Final

Al-Ahly Egypt1–1Tunisia CS Sfaxien
Mohamed Aboutrika 27'[[[Category:All articles with unsourced statements]][citation needed] Rapport]Frimpong 53'
CS Sfaxien Tunisia0–1Egypt Al-Ahly
[[[Category:All articles with unsourced statements]][citation needed] Rapport]Mohamed Aboutrika 90'+2'

Top goalscorers

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

RankNameTeamGoals
1Egypt Mohamed AboutrikaEgypt Al Ahly8
2Egypt Emad MoteabEgypt Al Ahly5
3Algeria Hamza YacefAlgeria JS Kabylie4
4Angola FlávioEgypt Al Ahly3
Egypt Osama HosnyEgypt Al Ahly
Ghana Joetex Asamoah FrimpongTunisia CS Sfaxien
Algeria Hamid BerguigaAlgeria JS Kabylie
Mali Cheick Oumar DaboAlgeria JS Kabylie
Morocco Mustapha BidoudaneMorocco Raja CA

See also

External links

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