2006 Rink hockey World Club Championship

The Rink hockey World Club Championship is a world-wide competition with the best rink hockey teams. This competition was held for the first time in 2006, in Luanda, Angola.

The budget for the competition in 2006 was 1 million US Dollars [http://www.angolapress-angop.ao/noticia.asp?ID=474704 "ANGOLA PRESS: Hóquei em Patins: Mundial de clubes orçado em um milhão de dólares"] . Retrieved September 23, 2006.] . The winner earned a 5000 euro prize, the 2nd placed, 2500 euro and the 3rd placed 1250. Every team received a trophy and the 4th to the 12th placed teams equal ones [http://www.ojogo.pt/22-218/artigo581156.htm "O JOGO: Campeão mundial ganha 5000 euros"] . Retrieved September 27, 2006.] . The Topscorer was Luís Viana, a Portuguese player of Bassano, who scored 13 goals. [http://mundialclubes.fapatinagem.com/angola2006/cmc01/marcadores/ "FAPATINAGEM.COM: Lista de Marcadores"] . Retrieved October 1, 2006.]

Format

12 teams from 8 different countries participate. The teams are divided into 4 groups of three teams each. The top teams of each group will advance to the final stage into a round-robin group to decide which team is the champion. The teams that didn't advance to the final stage will play knockout rounds to determine the 5th to 12th placed teams.

Teams participating

:Africa:::flagicon|AGO Juventude de Viana::flagicon|AGO Petro de Luanda::flagicon|MOZ Desportivo de Maputo

:Europe:::flagicon|POR FC Porto::flagicon|POR SL Benfica::flagicon|ITA Bassano::flagicon|ITA Lodi::flagicon|ESP Reus

:South America:::flagicon|BRA Sertãozinho::flagicon|ARG Concepción::flagicon|ARG Olimpia de San Juan::flagicon|CHL Estudantil S. Miguel

Group Stage

All times West Africa Time / Western European Time (only during DST)

Group A

Group D

Losers of the First Round:

9th and 10th Places:

External links

* [http://clubworldchampionship.fapatinagem.com/angola2006/ 2006 World Club Championship Official Site]

References