2006 A3 Champions Cup

The fourth edition of the A3 Champions Cup took place in Tokyo, Japan, between 2 and 8 August 2006. It was won by Korean team Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i, who came back strongly from their defeat in the opening match to win the following two by margins of 6–0 and 4–0. It was the third time a Korean team has won this competition.

2006 A3 Champions Cup
Tournament details
Host countryJapan
Dates2 – 8 August
Teams4 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i (1st title)
Runners-up Gamba Osaka
Third place JEF United
Fourth place Dalian Shide
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored26 (4.33 per match)
Attendance70,950 (11,825 per match)
Top scorer(s) Lee Chun-Soo
(Ulsan Hyundai, 6 goals)
Best player(s) Lee Chun-Soo
(Ulsan Hyundai)

Participants

Group Table

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i 3201123+96
Gamba Osaka 320158−36
JEF United Ichihara Chiba 311156−14
Dalian Shide 301249−51

Matches

Round 1

Gamba Osaka 3 – 2 Dalian Shide
Yamaguchi 17'
Magno Alves 18', 53'
Zou Jie 57'
Wang Sheng 71'
Attendance: 7,178


Round 2

Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i 6 – 0 Gamba Osaka
Kim Young-Sam 24'
Leandrão 34', 83'
Lee Chun-Soo 46', 74', 85'
Attendance: 13,688

JEF United Ichihara Chiba 2 – 2 Dalian Shide
Abe 53' (pen.)
Maki 65'
Zou Jie 30'
Zhu Ting 57'
Attendance: 17,052

Round 3

Dalian Shide 0 – 4 Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i
Lee Chun-Soo 34', 72'
Leandrão 43'
Choi Sung-Kuk 48'
Attendance: 6,821

Gamba Osaka 2 – 0 JEF United Ichihara Chiba
Endō 66'
Bando 81'
Attendance: 15,145

Awards

Winners

 A3 Champions Cup 2006 Winners  

Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i
First title

Individual Awards

Top Goalscorers Most Valuable Player
Lee Chun-Soo (Ulsan) Lee Chun-Soo (Ulsan)

Goalscorers

Pos Player Team Goals
1 Lee Chun-Soo Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i 6
2 Leandrão Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i 3
3 Zou Jie Dalian Shide 2
Magno Alves Gamba Osaka
Seiichiro Maki JEF United Ichihara Chiba
Choi Sung-Kuk Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i
7 Wang Sheng Dalian Shide 1
Zhu Ting Dalian Shide
Ryūji Bando Gamba Osaka
Yasuhito Endō Gamba Osaka
Satoshi Yamaguchi Gamba Osaka
Yuki Abe JEF United Ichihara Chiba
Koji Nakajima JEF United Ichihara Chiba
Naotake Hanyu JEF United Ichihara Chiba
Kim Young-Sam Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i

References

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