2006 CONCACAF Champions' Cup

The 2006 CONCACAF Champions' Cup was the 41st edition of the annual international club football competition held in the CONCACAF region (North America, Central America and the Caribbean), the CONCACAF Champions' Cup. The tournament is also a qualifying event for the 2006 FIFA Club World Cup. Thirty-three teams from eighteen football associations took part, starting with the first qualifying games on July 26, 2005.

2006 CONCACAF Champions' Cup
Azteca_entrance Estadio Azteca in Mexico City hosted the second leg Final
Tournament details
DatesFebruary 22 – April 19
Teams8 (from 5 associations)
Final positions
ChampionsMexico América (5th title)
Runners-upMexico Toluca
Tournament statistics
Matches played14
Goals scored34 (2.43 per match)
Top scorer(s)Mexico Aaron Padilla
(4 goals)
2005
2007

The tournament ended with a two-legged final between Mexican teams América and Toluca. The first leg was played at Estadio Nemesio Díez in Toluca, Mexico on April 12, 2006 and ended in a 0–0 draw. The second leg was played at Estadio Azteca in Mexico City on April 19, 2006 and ended with América scoring in extra time for a 2–1 win, therefore the Mexican side achieved their fifth CONCACAF trophy.[1][2] With the victory, América qualified for the 2006 FIFA Club World Cup held in Japan.

Qualified teams

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North American zone

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  América - 2005 Clausura champion
  Toluca - 2005 Apertura champion
  Los Angeles Galaxy - 2005 MLS Cup champion
  New England Revolution - 2005 Eastern Conference champion

Central American zone

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  Alajuelense - UNCAF champion
  Olimpia - UNCAF runner-up
  Saprissa - UNCAF third place

Caribbean zone

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  Portmore United - 2005 CFU Club Championship winner

Bracket

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
  Olimpia 0 1 1
  Toluca 2 2 4
  Toluca 2 2 4
  Saprissa 0 3 3
  Los Angeles Galaxy 0 2 2
  Saprissa (a.e.t.) 0 3 3
  Toluca 0 1 1
  América (a.e.t.) 0 2 2
  New England Revolution 0 0 0
  Alajuelense 0 1 1
  Alajuelense 1 0 1
  América 2 0 2
  Portmore United 1 2 3
  América 2 5 7

Quarterfinals

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Olimpia  0–2  Toluca
Díaz   24'
Cruzalta   90'
Attendance: 14,306
Referee: Brian Hall (United States)
Toluca  2–1  Olimpia
Rosada   47'
Esquivel   53'
Cárcamo   22'

Toluca won 4–1 on aggregate.


Los Angeles Galaxy  0–0  Saprissa

Saprissa won 3–2 on aggregate.


New England Revolution  0–0  Alajuelense
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Hu Liu (Canada)

Alajuelense won 1–0 on aggregate.


Portmore United  1–2  América
Wolfe   51' Giménez   60' (pen.)
Padilla   71'
Attendance: 12,988
Referee: Michael Kennedy (United States)
América  5–2  Portmore United
Padilla   4', 56', 90+'
Fernández   57'
Cervantes   80'
Bennett   24'
Morrison   82'
Referee: Rodolfo Sibrian (El Salvador)

América won 7–3 on aggregate.

Semifinals

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Toluca  2–0  Saprissa
Esquivel   22', 62'
Referee: Terry Vaughn (United States)
Saprissa  3–2  Toluca
Azofeifa   46'
Saborio   58'
Drummond   90+'
Valadez   60'
Sánchez   87'

Toluca won 4–3 on aggregate.


Alajuelense  1–2  América
Scott   67' Soares   65'
Boas   76'
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Brian Hall (United States)

América won 2–1 on aggregate.

Final

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First leg

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2006 CONCACAF Champions' Cup Final
First leg
Toluca  0–0  América
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: José Pineda (Honduras)

Second leg

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Second leg
América  2–1 (a.e.t.)  Toluca
Boas   105'
Davino   115'
Report Da Silva   93'
Attendance: 35,920
Referee: Brian Hall (United States)

América won 3–1 on points (2–1 on aggregate).

Champion

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CONCACAF Champions' Cup
2006 Winners
 
América
Fifth Title

Top scorers

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Rank Player Club Goals
1   Aaron Padilla   América 4
2   Carlos Esquivel   Toluca 3
3   Kléber Boas   América 2
4 25 players 1

References

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  1. ^ Concacaf Cup 2006 on the RSSSF
  2. ^ Campeón de Concacaf vs Toluca on Realidad Americanista, 13 Feb 2012