2006 Commonwealth of Independent States Cup explained

Tourney Name:Commonwealth of Independent States Cup
Year:2006
Other Titles:CIS Cup, Кубок Содружества 2006
Country:Russia
Dates:14–22 January 2006
Num Teams:16
Venues:2
Cities:1
Champion Other: Neftchi Baku
Count:1
Matches:30
Goals:84
Top Scorer: Yevhen Seleznyov
(5 goals)
Prevseason:2005
Nextseason:2007

The 2006 Commonwealth of Independent States Cup was the fourteenth edition of the competition between the champions of former republics of Soviet Union. It was won by Neftchi Baku for the first time.

Participants

TeamQualificationParticipation
CSKA Moscow2005 Russian Premier League champions 12nd
Shakhtar Donetsk2004–05 Vyshcha Liha champions 2 3rd
Shakhtyor Soligorsk2005 Belarusian Premier League champions1st
FBK Kaunas2005 A Lyga runners-up 38th
Liepājas Metalurgs2005 Latvian Higher League champions1st
TVMK Tallinn2005 Meistriliiga champions1st
Sheriff Tiraspol2004–05 Moldovan National Division champions5th
Dinamo Tbilisi2004–05 Umaglesi Liga champions10th
Pyunik Yerevan2005 Armenian Premier League champions7th
Neftchi Baku2004–05 Azerbaijan Top League champions5th
Aktobe2005 Kazakhstan Premier League champions1st
Pakhtakor Tashkent2005 Uzbek League champions5th
Vakhsh Qurghonteppa2005 Tajik League champions2nd
HTTU Ashgabat2005 Ýokary Liga champions1st
Dordoi-Dynamo Naryn2005 Kyrgyzstan League champions2nd
Russia U19Unofficial entry, not eligible to advance past group stage7th

Group stage

Group A

Results

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Group B

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Group C

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Group D

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Final rounds

Semifinals

1 Neftchi were awarded a win after Pyunik refused to play against Azerbaijani club for safety concerns (related to ongoing Nagorno-Karabakh conflict).[1]

Finals

Top scorers

RankPlayerTeamGoals
1 Yevhen Seleznyov Shakhtar Donetsk5
2 Zayniddin Tadjiyev Pakhtakor Tashkent4
align=center rowspan="5"3 Branimir Subašić Neftchi Baku3
Aleksandr Salugin CSKA Moscow3
George Florescu Sheriff Tiraspol3
Aliaksei Kuchuk Sheriff Tiraspol3
Ģirts Karlsons Liepājas Metalurgs3

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.football.by/news/5802.html Pyunik refused to play against Neftchi