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
| 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(s) |  Didier Ya Konan (9 goals) |
Qualifying rounds
Preliminary round
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 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Stade Malien  | 2–2 (a) |  Renacimiento FC | 2–1 | 0–1 |
Tusker FC  | 0–5 | Al Ahly | 0–2 | 0–3 |
ASC Port Autonome  | 4–4 (a) |  USM Alger | 2–1 | 2–3 |
| ASEC Mimosas | 4–0 |  FC Civics | 3–0 | 1–0 |
AS Port-Louis 2000  | 0–9 |  Orlando Pirates | 0–5 | 0–4 |
Enugu Rangers  | 1–4 |  Al-Hilal | 1–0 | 0–4 |
| ASC Diaraf | 0–2 | Enyimba | 0–0 | 0–2 |
FC Saint Eloi Lupopo  | 1–0 |  Coton Sport FC | 1–0 | 0–0 |
| CS Sfaxien | 2–1 | DC Motema Pembe | 1–1 | 1–0 |
APR FC  | 2–2 (a) |  FAR Rabat | 2–1 | 0–1 |
Clube Ferroviário de Maputo  | 1–2 |  Asante Kotoko | 0–0 | 1–2 |
USCA Foot  | 3–3 (a) | Mamelodi Sundowns | 1–1 | 2–2 |
Saint-George SA  | 4–2 | Hearts of Oak | 4–0 | 0–21 |
Polisi  | 0–5 | Étoile Sahel | 0–2 | 0–3 |
Zanaco FC  | 0–5 | JS Kabylie | 0–2 | 0–3 |
| Raja Casablanca | null and void |  CAPS United | 1–0 | n/p 2 |
| Raja Casablanca | 8–2 |  AS Inter Star | 7–0 | 1–2 |
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 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Renacimiento FC | 0–4 | Al Ahly | 0–0 | 0 – 4 |
| ASC Port Autonome | 1–6 | ASEC Mimosas | 1–0 | 0 – 6 |
| Orlando Pirates(a) | 3–3 | Al-Hilal Omdurman | 2–0 | 1 – 3 |
| Enyimba | 3–0 | FC Saint Eloi Lupopo | 2–0 | 1 – 0 |
| CS Sfaxien | 2–1 | FAR Rabat | 1–1 | 1 – 0 |
| Asante Kotoko | 6–1 | USCA Foot | 6–0 | 0 – 1 |
| Hearts of Oak | 1 – 1 (6–5 p) | Étoile du Sahel | 1–0 | 0 – 1 |
| JS Kabylie | 3–2 | Raja Casablanca | 3–1 | 0 – 1 |
Group stage
| Key to colours in group tables |
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| Group winners and runners-up advance to the Knockout stage |
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | CSS | AHL | ASA | JSK | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CS Sfaxien | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 8 | Advance to knockout stage | — | ||||
| 2 | Al Ahly | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 8 | — | |||||
| 3 | Asante Kotoko | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 5 | — | |||||
| 4 | JS Kabylie | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 3 | — |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ASEC | ORL | ENY | OAK | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ASEC Mimosas | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 1 | +10 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage | — | ||||
| 2 | Orlando Pirates | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 7 | — | |||||
| 3 | Enyimba | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 6 | — | |||||
| 4 | Hearts of Oak | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 7 | −7 | 2 | — |
Knockout stage
Bracket
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
| | Al Ahly | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||
| | ASEC Mimosas | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
| | Al Ahly | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| | CS Sfaxien | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||
| | Orlando Pirates | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| | CS Sfaxien | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
Semi-finals
The first legs were played on 29 September–1 October and the second legs on 14–15 October.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Ahly | 3–2 | ASEC Mimosas | 2–0 | 1–2 |
| Orlando Pirates | 0–1 | CS Sfaxien | 0–0 | 0–1 |
Final
| Al-Ahly | 1–1 | CS Sfaxien |
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| CS Sfaxien | 0–1 | Al-Ahly |
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Top goalscorers
The top scorers from the 2006 CAF Champions League are as follows: