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The group stage of the 2006 CAF Champions League was played from 15 July to 17 September 2006. A total of eight teams competed in the group stage, the group winners and runners-up advance to the Knockout stage playing semifinal rounds before the final.
Format
In the group stage, each group was played on a home-and-away round-robin basis. The winners and the runners-up of each group advanced to the Knockout stage.
Groups
Key to colours in group tables
Group winners and runners-up advance to the Knockout stage