2006 FIFA Club World Cup

Infobox International Football Competition
tourney_name =
year = 2006
other_titles = FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2006


size = 146px
caption = FIFA Club World Cup 2006 official logo
country = Japan
dates = 10 December – 17 December
num_teams = 6
confederations = 6
venues = 3
cities = 3
winners_other = flagicon|BRA SC Internacional
count = 1
matches = 7
goals = 17
attendance = 325152
top_scorer = flagicon|EGY Mohamed Aboutreika (3 goals)The 2006 FIFA Club World Cup was a football tournament held in Japan between 10 December and 17 December 2006. It was the fourth edition of the FIFA Club World Cup and the second since the competition's merger with the Intercontinental Cup.

The club champions from each of the six confederations played in a knockout tournament. The quarter-final match-ups were set up 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 the 2007 edition. [ [http://chinadaily.com.cn/sports/2006-06/05/content_608467.htm Oceania to get direct entry to Club World Cup ] ]

Qualifying teams

The following teams qualified during 2006:

References

External links

* [http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament=107/edition=248388/ Official site]