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2006 Rink hockey World Club Championship

2006 Rink hockey
World Club Championship
Tournament details
Host country Angola
City Luanda
Dates 24 September 2006 (2006-09-24)–30 September 2006 (2006-09-30)
Teams 12
Top three teams
Champions Italy Bassano Hockey 54 (1st title)
Runner-up Spain Reus Deportiu
Third place Portugal SL Benfica
Tournament statistics
Matches played 30
Goals scored 221 (7.37 per match)
Top scorer(s) Luís Viana (13 goals)
(next) 2008

The Rink hockey World Club Championship is a worldwide competition with the best rink hockey teams. This competition was held for the first time in 2006, in Luanda, Angola.

The budget for the competition in 2006 was 1 million US Dollars. The winner earned a 5000 euro prize, the 2nd placed, 2500 euro and the 3rd placed 1250. Every team received a trophy and the 4th to the 12th placed teams equal ones. The Topscorer was Luís Viana, a Portuguese player of Bassano, who scored 13 goals.

12 teams from 8 different countries participate. The teams are divided into 4 groups of three teams each. The top teams of each group will advance to the final stage into a round-robin group to decide which team is the champion. The teams that didn't advance to the final stage will play knockout rounds to determine the 5th to 12th placed teams.

All times West Africa Time / Western European Time (only during DST)

Winners of the First Round:

Losers of the First Round:

5th and 6th Places:

7th and 8th Places:

9th and 10th Places:

11th and 12th Places:


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