2006 CAF Champions League Confederation of African Football Champions League Tournament details Dates 17 February – 11 November Teams 61 (from 49 confederations) Final positions Champions Al Ahly (5th title) Runners-up CS Sfaxien Tournament statistics Matches played 117 Goals scored 297 (2.54 per match) Top scorer Mohamed Aboutrika (8 goals)
International football competition
The2006 CAF Champions League was the 42nd edition of theCAF Champions League , theAfrica 's premier clubfootball tournament prize organized by theConfederation of African Football (CAF). It was started on 17 February 2006 with a preliminary round.Al Ahly ofEgypt defeatedCS Sfaxien ofTunisia in the final to win their fifth title and for the second time in a row with a late winner byMohamed Aboutrika .AlAhly keep the trophy forever after 3 cups
1 The tie betweenAS Port-Louis 2000 andCoin 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.
1 The match was abandoned at 9' of injury time in the first half withHearts of Oak leading 2–0, afterSaint-George SA walked off protesting the officiating. The tie was awarded toHearts 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 againstAS Inter Star .AS Inter Star were also re-instated.
Key to colours in group tables Group winners and runners-up advance to the Knockout stage
The first legs were played on 29 September–1 October and the second legs on 14–15 October.
The top scorers from the 2006 CAF Champions League are as follows:
African Champion Clubs' Cup era, 1964–1996
Seasons Finals
CAF Champions League era, 1997–present
Seasons Finals
Domestic leagues Algeria Angola Cameroon Cape Verde Egypt Gambia Guinea-Bissau Libya Morocco Senegal South Africa Tunisia Uganda Domestic cups Algeria Angola South Africa CAF competitions