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

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.

Participants

Group table

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

Matches

Round 1

Gamba Osaka Japan3 – 2China Dalian Shide
Yamaguchi 17'
Magno Alves 18', 53'
Zou Jie 57'
Wang Sheng 71'
Attendance: 7,178


Round 2

Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i South Korea6 – 0Japan Gamba Osaka
Kim Young-Sam 24'
Leandrão 34', 83'
Lee Chun-Soo 46', 74', 85'
Attendance: 13,688

JEF United Ichihara Chiba Japan2 – 2China Dalian Shide
Abe 53' (pen.)
Maki 65'
Zou Jie 30'
Zhu Ting 57'
Attendance: 17,052

Round 3

Dalian Shide China0 – 4South Korea Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i
Lee Chun-Soo 34', 72'
Leandrão 43'
Choi Sung-Kuk 48'
Attendance: 6,821

Gamba Osaka Japan2 – 0Japan JEF United Ichihara Chiba
Endō 66'
Bando 81'
Attendance: 15,145

Awards

Winners

 A3 Champions Cup 2006 Winners  
South Korea
Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i
First title

Individual awards

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

Goalscorers

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

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