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 country	Japan
Dates	2 – 8 August
Teams	4 (from 1 confederation)
Venue	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 played	6
Goals scored	26 (4.33 per match)
Attendance	70,950 (11,825 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Lee Chun-Soo (Ulsan Hyundai, 6 goals)
Best player(s)	Lee Chun-Soo (Ulsan Hyundai)
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Participants

• Dalian Shide - 2005 Chinese Super League Champions
• Gamba Osaka - 2005 J. League Champions
• JEF United Chiba - 2005 Yamazaki Nabisco Cup Winners (invited)
• Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i - 2005 K-League Champions

Group table

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i	3	2	0	1	12	3	+9	6
Gamba Osaka	3	2	0	1	5	8	−3	6
JEF United Ichihara Chiba	3	1	1	1	5	6	−1	4
Dalian Shide	3	0	1	2	4	9	−5	1

Matches

Round 1

2 August 2006

17:00

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

Tokyo National Stadium, Tokyo

Attendance: 7,178

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2 August 2006

19:30

Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i	2 – 3	JEF United Ichihara Chiba
Choi Sung-Kuk 24' Lee Chun-Soo 42'		Nakajima 21' Maki 43' Hanyu 44'

Tokyo National Stadium, Tokyo

Attendance: 11,066

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Round 2

5 August 2006

17:00

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

Tokyo National Stadium, Tokyo

Attendance: 13,688

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5 August 2006

19:30

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

Tokyo National Stadium, Tokyo

Attendance: 17,052

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Round 3

8 August 2006

17:00

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

Tokyo National Stadium, Tokyo

Attendance: 6,821

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8 August 2006

19:30

Gamba Osaka	2 – 0	JEF United Ichihara Chiba
Endō 66' Bando 81'

Tokyo National Stadium, Tokyo

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

• A3 Champions Cup (Tokyo) 2006, from RSSSF