2006 Copa Sudamericana

The 2006 Copa Sudamericana de Clubes, officially the 2006 Copa Nissan Sudamericana de Clubes for sponsorship reasons, was an international football championship competition that was played by 34 teams in total, including 31 CONMEBOL teams and also three invited teams from CONCACAF.

2006 Copa Sudamericana de Clubes

2006 Copa Nissan Sudamericana de Clubes 2006 Copa Nissan Sul-americana do Clubes
Tournament details
Dates	August 22 – December 13
Teams	34 (from 12 associations)
Final positions
Champions	Pachuca (1st title)
Runners-up	Colo-Colo
Tournament statistics
Matches played	66
Goals scored	184 (2.79 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Humberto Suazo (10 goals)

Pachuca won their first title in history after defeating Colo-Colo tying 1–1 in the first leg in Mexico, and winning 2–1 in Chile that gave them the trophy. Pachuca only lost one game in the tournament, against Colombian Deportes Tolima 2–1 in their debut.

This was the second time a Mexican club reached the final, after UNAM lost the 2005 edition to Boca Juniors. Meanwhile, this was also the first time a Chilean club arrived to a final since the tournament's inauguration in 2002.

Also, this was the first time a Mexican (or CONCACAF) representative won the Copa Sudamericana or any CONMEBOL tournament.

Qualified teams

The Copa Sudamericana 2006 tournament was the sixth edition of the Copa Sudamericana tournament.

Association	Team	Qualify method
Argentina 7 Berths	Boca Juniors	Invitee and 2005 Copa Sudamericana Champions
	River Plate	Invitee
	Gimnasia y Esgrima	2005–06 Argentine Primera División 2nd place overall
	Banfield	2005–06 Argentine Primera División 4th place overall
	Velez Sarsfield	2005–06 Argentine Primera División 5th place overall
	Lanús	2005–06 Argentine Primera División 6th place
	San Lorenzo	2005–06 Argentine Primera División 7th place
Bolivia 2 Berths	Bolivar	Apertura 2005 Runners-Up
	Universitario	Clausura 2005 3rd place
Brazil 8 Berths	Corinthians	2005 Série A winner
	Fluminense	2005 Série A 5th place
	Atletico Paranaense	2005 Série A 6th place
	Paraná	2005 Série A 7th place
	Cruzeiro	2005 Série A 8th place
	Botafogo	2005 Série A 9th place
	Santos	2005 Série A 10th place
	Vasco da Gama	2005 Série A 12th place
Chile 2 Berths	Colo-Colo	2006 Fase Clasificatoria1st place
	Huachipato	2006 Fase Classificatoria 2nd place
Colombia 2 Berths	Independiente Medellín	2005 Reclasificacion 4th place
	Deportes Tolima	2005 Reclasificacion 5th place
Costa Rica 1 Berth	Alajuelense	Invitee
Ecuador 2 Berths	LDU Quito	2005 Apertura 1st place
	El Nacional	2005 Clausura 1st place
Mexico 2 Berths	Toluca	Clausura 2006 1st place
	Pachuca	Clausura 2006 4th most eligible place
Paraguay 2 Berths	Cerro Porteño	2005 Liga Paraguaya 1st place overall
	Libertad	2005 Liga Paraguaya 4th place overall
Peru 2 Berths	Universidad de San Martín	Campeonato Descentralizado 2005 4th place
	Coronel Bolognesi	Campeonato Descentralizado 2005 5th place
Uruguay 2 Berths	Nacional	2005–06 Liguilla 3rd place
	Central Espanol	2005–06 Liguilla 4th place
Venezuela 2 Berths	Carabobo	2005–06 Primera División 4th place
	Mineros	2005–06 Primera División 5th place

First stage

The table gives the teams in the first round gathered in elimination groups of 2 teams or 4 teams. Teams hosting the first game are on the left. Advancing teams are in bold.

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Chile/Peru Preliminary
Huachipato	3-3(3-5p)	Colo-Colo	1-2	2-1
Coronel Bolognesi	3-3(a)	Universidad San Martín	1-0	2-3
Bolivia/Ecuador Preliminary
Universitario	5-4	Bolívar	2-2	3-2
LDU Quito	3-4(a)	El Nacional	2-3	1-1
Paraguay/Uruguay Preliminary
Libertad	4-1	Cerro Porteño	3-1	1-0
Central Español	0-1	Nacional	0-1	0-0
Colombia/Venezuela Preliminary
Deportes Tolima	4-2	Independiente Medellín	3-1	1-1
Mineros	6-1	Carabobo	3-0	3-1

Second stage

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Universitario	2-5	El Nacional	1-3	1-2
Santos	1-1(4-3p)	Cruzeiro	1-0	0-1
San Lorenzo	2-1	Banfield	2-1	0-0
Botafogo	2-2(2-4p)	Fluminense	1-1	1-1
Coronel Bolognesi	2-2(a)	Colo-Colo	2-1	0-1
Deportes Tolima	2-2(a)	Mineros	0-0	2-2
Lanús	3-0	Vélez Sarsfield	2-0	1-0
Vasco da Gama	1-4	Corinthians	0-1	1-3
Paraná	1-4	Atlético Paranaense	1-3	0-1
Libertad	2-4	Nacional	1-2	1-2

Knockout stages

	Round of 16						Quarterfinals						Semifinals						Final
	Nacional (p) *	2	1	3 (3)
	Boca Juniors	1	2	3 (1)
							Nacional *	1	1	2
							Atlético Paranaense	2	4	6
	River Plate *	0	2	2
	Atlético Paranaense	1	2	3
													Atlético Paranaense *	0	1	1
												Pachuca	1	4	5
	Corinthians *	0	2	2
	Lanús	0	4	4
							Lanús *	0	2	2
							Pachuca	3	2	5
	Deportes Tolima *	2	1	3
	Pachuca	1	5	6
																		Pachuca *	1	2	3
																			Colo-Colo	1	1	2
	Alajuelense *	0	2	2
	Colo-Colo	4	7	11
							Colo-Colo *	4	2	6
							Gimnasia y Esgrima	1	0	1
	Fluminense *	1	0	1
	Gimnasia y Esgrima	1	2	3
													Colo-Colo *	2	2	4
												Toluca	1	0	1
	San Lorenzo *	3	0	3
	Santos	0	1	1
							San Lorenzo	3	0	3
							Toluca (a) *	1	2	3
	Toluca	1	2	3
	El Nacional *	0	0	0

(*)Indicates that the team plays at home for the first leg

Round of 16

The Round of 16 was played between September 26 and October 12 of 2006. It was played by the ten winners from the First Round, plus River Plate, Boca Juniors, Gimnasia y Esgrima, Alajuelense, Toluca and Pachuca. As in the First Round, these teams played two-legged matches. Team #1 played at home first.

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Nacional	(3–1 p) 3–3	Boca Juniors	2–1	1–2
River Plate	2–3	Atlético Paranaense	0–1	2–2
Corinthians	2–4	Lanús	0–0	2–4
Deportes Tolima	3–6	Pachuca	2–1	1–5
Alajuelense	2–11	Colo-Colo	0–4	2–7
Fluminense	1–3	Gimnasia y Esgrima	1–1	0–2
San Lorenzo	3–1	Santos	3–0	0–1
Toluca	3–0	El Nacional	1–0	2–0

Quarterfinals

The Quarterfinals was played between October 18 and November 1 of 2006. The eight winners from the Round of 16. As in the First Round, these teams played two-legged matches. Team #1 played at home first.

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Nacional	2–6	Atlético Paranaense	1–2	1–4
Lanús	2–5	Pachuca	0–3	2–2
Colo-Colo	6–1	Gimnasia y Esgrima	4–1	2–0
San Lorenzo	3–3(a)	Toluca	3–1	0–2

Semifinals

The Semifinals was played between November 15 to the 22nd of 2006. The four winners from the Quarterfinals. As in the First Round, these teams played two-legged matches. Team #1 played at home first.

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Atlético Paranaense	1–5	Pachuca	0–1	1–4
Colo-Colo	4–1	Toluca	2–1	2–0

Finals

The finals were played between November 30 and December 13 of 2006. As in the First Round, these teams played two-legged matches to determine the champion. Team #1 played at home first.

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Pachuca	3–2	Colo-Colo	1–1	2–1

Copa Sudamericana 2006 Champion
Pachuca First title

Top goalscorers

Pos	Name	Club	Goals
1	Humberto Suazo	Colo-Colo	10
2	Matías Fernández	Colo-Colo	6
3	Christian Giménez	Pachuca	5
	Marcos Aurélio	Atletico Paranaense	4
5	Juan Carlos Cacho	Pachuca	4
	Rodrigo Archubi	Lanús	4

External links

• Official site