2006 A3 Champions Cup

The fourth edition of theA3 Champions Cuptook place inTokyo,Japan,between 2 and 8 August 2006. It was won by Korean teamUlsan 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(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 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-2005Chinese Super LeagueChampions
• Gamba Osaka- 2005J. LeagueChampions
• JEF United Chiba- 2005Yamazaki Nabisco CupWinners (invited)
• Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i-2005K-LeagueChampions

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
Yamaguchi17' Magno Alves18',53'		Zou Jie57' Wang Sheng71'

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-Kuk24' Lee Chun-Soo42'		Nakajima21' Maki43' Hanyu44'

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-Sam24' Leandrão34',83' Lee Chun-Soo46',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
Abe53' (pen.) Maki65'		Zou Jie30' Zhu Ting57'

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-Soo34',72' Leandrão43' Choi Sung-Kuk48'

Tokyo National Stadium,Tokyo

Attendance: 6,821

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8 August 2006

19:30

Gamba Osaka	2 – 0	JEF United Ichihara Chiba
Endō66' Bando81'

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