2005–06 Deportivo Toluca F.C. season

The 2005–06 season was Toluca's 88th season in existence and their 53rd consecutive season in the top flight of Mexican football. The club participated in the Apertura and Torneo Clausura tournaments of the Mexican Primera División and in the 2006 CONCACAF Champions' Cup.

Toluca
2005–06 season
ChairmanRafael Lebrija
ManagerAmérico Gallego
StadiumEstadio Nemesio Díez
AperturaWinners (5th)
ClausuraSemifinals (6th)
CONCACAF Champions' CupRunners-up
Top goalscorerLeague:
Vicente Sánchez
Israel López
(10 goals)
All:
Vicente Sánchez
Carlos Esquivel
(11 goals)
Biggest winMonterrey 0–3 Toluca
(18 December 2005)
Biggest defeatSantos Laguna 4–1 Toluca
(20 November 2005)

Toluca won the Torneo Apertura after defeating Monterrey on the final, but failed to achieve the championship for the Torneo Clausura after being eliminated by San Luis in the semifinals.[1] Internationally, Toluca were runners-up of the CONCACAF Champions' Cup, losing in the final against América.[2]

This season was also Toluca's first season under Argentine Américo Gallego as manager, who achieved to win the Mexican Primera División title in his first season with the club.[3]

Coaching staff
Position Name
Manager Américo Gallego
Assistant coach Ángel Bernuncio
Fitness coach Jorge Fleitas
Doctors José Luis Serrano
Rodrigo López
Masseur Juan Martínez

Players

Apertura
No. Pos. Nat. Name Date of birth (Age) Since
1GKHernán Cristante (1969-09-16)16 September 1969 (aged 35)1993
2DFMario Méndez (1979-06-01)1 June 1979 (aged 26)2004
3DFPaulo da Silva (Captain) (1980-02-01)1 February 1980 (aged 25)2003
4MFAriel Rosada (1978-04-11)11 April 1978 (aged 27)2005
5MFIsrael López (Vice-captain) (1974-09-29)29 September 1974 (aged 30)2002
6DFManuel de la Torre (1980-06-13)13 June 1980 (aged 25)2004
7MFRodrigo Díaz (1981-08-28)28 August 1981 (aged 23)2005
8MFErik Espinosa (1980-01-13)13 January 1980 (aged 25)2000
9FWPablo Granoche (1983-09-05)5 September 1983 (aged 21)2005
10MFSinha (1976-05-23)23 May 1976 (aged 29)1999
11FWVicente Sánchez (1979-12-07)7 December 1979 (aged 25)2001
12GKCésar Lozano (1977-05-31)31 May 1977 (aged 28)2004
13DFMiguel Almazán (1982-05-06)6 May 1982 (aged 23)2002
14DFÉdgar Dueñas (1983-03-05)5 March 1983 (aged 22)2004
15MFJosué Castillejos (1981-04-14)14 April 1981 (aged 24)2002
16MFSergio Amaury Ponce (1981-08-13)13 August 1981 (aged 23)2001
17DFHassan Viades (1978-01-10)10 January 1978 (aged 27)1999
19FWUzziel Lozano (1981-11-27)27 November 1981 (aged 23)2000
22DFJuan Carlos Núñez (1983-04-18)18 April 1983 (aged 22)2004
23FWJosé Manuel Abundis (1973-06-11)11 June 1973 (aged 32)2004
24DFJosé Manuel Cruzalta (1978-04-08)8 April 1978 (aged 27)2001
25DFEdgar García (1980-05-24)24 May 1980 (aged 25)2005
29MFCarlos Esquivel (1982-04-10)10 April 1982 (aged 23)2005
30DFAdalberto Palma (1981-02-03)3 February 1981 (aged 24)2005
43FWIsmael Valadez (1985-09-14)14 September 1985 (aged 19)2004
51DFFrancisco Gamboa (1985-07-20)20 July 1985 (aged 20)2005

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Ordered by squad number.

Clausura
No. Pos. Nat. Name Date of birth (Age) Since
1GKHernán Cristante (1969-09-16)16 September 1969 (aged 36)1993
3DFPaulo da Silva (Captain) (1980-02-01)1 February 1980 (aged 25)2003
4MFAriel Rosada (1978-04-11)11 April 1978 (aged 27)2005
5MFIsrael López (1974-09-29)29 September 1974 (aged 31)2002
6DFManuel de la Torre (1980-06-13)13 June 1980 (aged 25)2004
7MFRodrigo Díaz (1981-08-28)28 August 1981 (aged 24)2005
8MFErik Espinosa (1980-01-13)13 January 1980 (aged 26)2000
10MFSinha (1976-05-23)23 May 1976 (aged 29)1999
11FWVicente Sánchez (1979-12-07)7 December 1979 (aged 26)2001
12GKCésar Lozano (1977-05-31)31 May 1977 (aged 28)2004
13DFMiguel Almazán (1982-05-06)6 May 1982 (aged 23)2002
14DFÉdgar Dueñas (1983-03-05)5 March 1983 (aged 22)2004
15MFJosué Castillejos (1981-04-14)14 April 1981 (aged 24)2002
16MFSergio Amaury Ponce (1981-08-13)13 August 1981 (aged 24)2001
17DFHassan Viades (1978-01-10)10 January 1978 (aged 28)1999
19FWUzziel Lozano (1981-11-27)27 November 1981 (aged 24)2000
21MFDiego de la Torre (1984-02-05)5 February 1984 (aged 21)2004
22DFJuan Carlos Núñez (1983-04-18)18 April 1983 (aged 22)2004
23FWJosé Manuel Abundis (1973-06-11)11 June 1973 (aged 32)2004
24DFJosé Manuel Cruzalta (1978-04-08)8 April 1978 (aged 27)2001
25DFEdgar García (1980-05-24)24 May 1980 (aged 25)2005
29FWCarlos Esquivel (1982-04-10)10 April 1982 (aged 23)2005
36MFJorge Oropeza (1983-05-04)4 May 1983 (aged 22)2006
37FWIván Castillejos (1984-07-24)24 July 1984 (aged 21)2006
43FWIsmael Valadez (1985-09-14)14 September 1985 (aged 20)2004
51DFFrancisco Gamboa (1985-07-20)20 July 1985 (aged 20)2005

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Ordered by squad number.

Transfers

In
No. Pos. Nat. Player Moving from Type Transfer window Ref.
4MFAriel Rosada Newell's Old BoysTransferSummer[4]
7MFRodrigo Díaz LanúsTransferSummer[4]
9FWPablo Granoche Miramar MisionesTransferSummer[4]
29MFCarlos EsquivelAtlético MexiquensePromotedSummer
30DFAdalberto PalmaAtlanteTransferSummer[4]

Out
No. Pos. Nat. Player Moving to Type Transfer window Ref.
9FWJosé Cardozo San LorenzoTransferSummer[5]
2DFMario MéndezMonterreyTransferWinter[6]
9FWPablo GranocheVeracruzTransferWinter[7]
30DFAdalberto PalmaAtlético MexiquenseTransferWinter

Competitions

Overview
Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Apertura 30 July 2005 18 December 2005 Matchday 1 Winners 23 12 6 5 36 25 +11 052.17
Clausura 21 January 2006 13 May 2006 Matchday 1 Semifinals (6th) 21 8 4 9 27 25 +2 038.10
CONCACAF Champions' Cup 22 February 2006 19 April 2006 Quarterfinals Runnerups 6 3 1 2 9 6 +3 050.00
Total 50 23 11 16 72 56 +16 046.00
Source: Mediotiempo.com

Torneo Apertura
Main article: Primera División de México Apertura 2005

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
3 Necaxa 17 9 4 4 35 31 +4 31 Automatically qualified for the Liguilla (Playoffs)
4 Cruz Azul 17 9 3 5 34 20 +14 30
5 Toluca 17 9 3 5 27 21 +6 30
6 Pachuca 17 7 7 3 26 18 +8 28
7 UAG 17 7 3 7 27 28 −1 24 Qualified for Liguilla (Playoffs) on a points basis
Source: MedioTiempo

Matches
30 July 2005 (2005-07-30) 1Necaxa0–0TolucaAguascalientes City, Aguascalientes
20:00 Report Stadium: Estadio Victoria
Attendance: 20,000
6 August 2005 (2005-08-06) 2Toluca2–1San LuisToluca, State of Mexico
15:00
Report
Stadium: Estadio Nemesio Díez
Referee: Paul Delgadillo
13 August 2005 (2005-08-13) 3Veracruz2–3TolucaBoca del Río, Veracruz
19:00
Report
Stadium: Estadio Luis "Pirata" Fuente
Referee: Marco Antonio Rodríguez
20 August 2005 (2005-08-20) 4Toluca2–1Cruz AzulToluca, State of Mexico
15:00
Report
Stadium: Estadio Nemesio Díez
Referee: Adolfo Aquino
24 August 2005 (2005-08-24) 5Monterrey2–1TolucaMonterrey, Nuevo León
21:00
Report
Stadium: Estadio Tecnológico
Referee: Gilberto Alcalá
27 August 2005 (2005-08-27) 6Toluca1–1PachucaToluca, State of Mexico
15:00
Report
Stadium: Estadio Nemesio Díez
Referee: Germán Arredondo
10 September 2005 (2005-09-10) 7Morelia3–1TolucaMorelia, Michoacán
19:00
Report
Stadium: Estadio Morelos
Referee: José Abramo Lira
17 September 2005 (2005-09-17) 8Toluca2–1AtlasToluca, State of Mexico
15:00
Report
Stadium: Estadio Nemesio Díez
Referee: Francisco Chacón
25 September 2005 (2005-09-25) 9UAG1–2TolucaZapopan, Jalisco
16:00
Report
Stadium: Estadio Tres de Marzo
Referee: José Gabriel Gómez
28 September 2005 (2005-09-28) 10Toluca0–1AméricaToluca, State of Mexico
15:00 Report
Stadium: Estadio Nemesio Díez
Referee: Germán Arredondo
1 October 2005 (2005-10-01) 11Toluca0–1ChiapasToluca, State of Mexico
15:00 Report
Stadium: Estadio Nemesio Díez
Referee: Gilberto Alcalá
16 October 2005 (2005-10-16) 12UNAM0–3TolucaCoyoacán, Mexico City
12:00 Report
Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Universitario
Referee: Manuel Glower
22 October 2005 (2005-10-22) 13Toluca1–0AtlanteToluca, State of Mexico
15:00
Report Stadium: Estadio Nemesio Díez
Referee: Hugo León Guajardo
29 October 2005 (2005-10-29) 14UANL1–3TolucaSan Nicolás de los Garza, Nuevo León
19:00
  • Silvera  81'
 Report
Stadium: Estadio Universitario
Referee: Adolfo Aquino
5 November 2005 (2005-11-05) 15Toluca2–2SinaloaToluca, State of Mexico
15:00
Report
Stadium: Estadio Nemesio Díez
Referee: José Gabriel Gómez
20 November 2005 (2005-11-20) 16Santos Laguna4–1TolucaTorreón, Coahuila
16:00
Report
Stadium: Estadio Corona
Referee: José Abramo Lira
26 November 2005 (2005-11-26) 17Toluca3–0GuadalajaraToluca, State of Mexico
15:00
Report Stadium: Estadio Nemesio Díez
Referee: Marco Antonio Rodríguez

Playoffs
Quarterfinals
1 December 2005 (2005-12-01) First legToluca1–0Cruz AzulToluca, State of Mexico
15:00
Report Stadium: Estadio Nemesio Díez
Referee: Gilberto Alcalá
4 December 2005 (2005-12-04) Second legCruz Azul0–0
(0–1 agg.)		TolucaBenito Juárez, Mexico City
20:00 Report Stadium: Estadio Azul
Referee: Manuel Glower
Semifinals
8 December 2005 (2005-12-08) First legPachuca0–0TolucaPachuca, Hidalgo
20:45 Report Stadium: Estadio Hidalgo
Referee: Jorge Gasso
11 December 2005 (2005-12-11) Second legToluca2–1
(2–1 agg.)		PachucaToluca, State of Mexico
15:00
Report
Stadium: Estadio Nemesio Díez
Referee: Marco Antonio Rodríguez
Final
15 December 2005 (2005-12-15) First legToluca3–3MonterreyToluca, State of Mexico
15:00
Report
Stadium: Estadio Nemesio Díez
Referee: Gilberto Alcalá
4 December 2005 (2005-12-04) Second legMonterrey0–3
(3–6 agg.)		TolucaMonterrey, Nuevo León
20:00 Report
Stadium: Estadio Tecnológico
Referee: Marco Antonio Rodríguez

Torneo Clausura
Main article: Primera División de México Clausura 2006

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
4 Atlante 17 8 3 6 19 15 +4 27 Automatically qualified for the Liguilla (Playoffs)
5 San Luis 17 7 4 6 23 19 +4 25
6 Toluca 17 7 3 7 22 19 +3 24
7 Guadalajara 17 6 5 6 19 26 −7 23 Qualified for Liguilla (Playoffs) on a points basis
8 Sinaloa 17 4 10 3 24 24 0 22
Source: MedioTiempo

Matches
21 January 2006 (2006-01-21) 1Toluca3–1NecaxaToluca, State of Mexico
15:00
Report
Stadium: Estadio Nemesio Díez
Referee: Adolfo Aquino
29 January 2006 (2006-01-29) 2San Luis1–3TolucaSan Luis Potosí City, San Luis Potosí
12:00
Report
Stadium: Estadio Alfonso Lastras
Referee: José Abramo Lira
1 February 2006 (2006-02-01) 3Toluca2–1VeracruzToluca, State of Mexico
15:00
Report
Stadium: Estadio Nemesio Díez
Referee: Armando Archundia
4 February 2006 (2006-02-04) 4Cruz Azul2–1TolucaBenito Juárez, Mexico City
17:00
Report
Stadium: Estadio Azul
Referee: Diego Camara
11 February 2006 (2006-02-11) 5Toluca0–1MonterreyToluca, State of Mexico
15:00 Report
Stadium: Estadio Nemesio Díez
Referee: Germán Arredondo
19 February 2006 (2006-02-19) 6Pachuca1–0TolucaPachuca, Hidalgo
16:00
Report Stadium: Estadio Hidalgo
Referee: Marco Antonio Rodríguez
25 February 2006 (2006-02-25) 7Toluca2–3MoreliaToluca, State of Mexico
15:00
Report
Stadium: Estadio Nemesio Díez
Referee: Jorge Gasso
4 March 2006 (2006-03-04) 8Atlas0–1TolucaGuadalajara, Jalisco
20:45 Report
Stadium: Estadio Jalisco
Referee: Armando Archundia
11 March 2006 (2006-03-11) 9Toluca3–1UAGToluca, State of Mexico
15:00
Report
Stadium: Estadio Nemesio Díez
Referee: Mauricio Morales
15 March 2006 (2006-03-15) 10América1–0TolucaTlalpan, Mexico City
20:00
Report Stadium: Estadio Azteca
Referee: Adolfo Aquino
18 March 2006 (2006-03-18) 11Chiapas2–0TolucaTuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas
15:00
Report Stadium: Estadio Víctor Manuel Reyna
Referee: Marco Antonio Rodríguez
26 March 2006 (2006-03-26) 12Toluca2–1UNAMToluca, State of Mexico
12:00
Report
Stadium: Estadio Nemesio Díez
Referee: José Abramo Lira
1 April 2006 (2006-04-01) 13Atlante0–0TolucaTlalpan, Mexico City
17:00 Report Stadium: Estadio Azteca
Referee: Manuel Glower
8 April 2006 (2006-04-08) 14Toluca1–1UANLToluca, State of Mexico
15:00
Report
Stadium: Estadio Nemesio Díez
Referee: Paul Delgadillo
15 April 2006 (2006-04-15) 15Sinaloa1–1TolucaCuliacán, Sinaloa
21:00
Report
  • Valadez  16'
 Stadium: Estadio Carlos González y González
Referee: Francisco Javier Caspeta
23 April 2006 (2006-04-23) 16Toluca1–2Santos LagunaToluca, State of Mexico
12:00
Report
Stadium: Estadio Nemesio Díez
Referee: Marco Antonio Rodríguez
29 April 2006 (2006-04-29) 17Guadalajara0–2TolucaGuadalajara, Jalisco
19:00 Report
Stadium: Estadio Jalisco
Referee: Hugo León Guajardo

Playoffs
Quarterfinals
3 May 2006 (2006-05-03) First legToluca2–1Cruz AzulToluca, State of Mexico
15:00
Report
Stadium: Estadio Nemesio Díez
Referee: Jorge Gasso
6 May 2006 (2006-05-06) Second legCruz Azul1–1
(2–3 agg.)		TolucaBenito Juárez, Mexico City
17:00
Report
Stadium: Estadio Azul
Referee: Armando Archundia
Semifinals
10 May 2006 (2006-05-10) First legToluca1–2San LuisToluca, State of Mexico
15:00
Report
Stadium: Estadio Nemesio Díez
Referee: Mauricio Morales
13 May 2006 (2006-05-13) Second legSan Luis2–1
(4–2 agg.)		TolucaSan Luis Potosí City, San Luis Potosí
20:30
Report
Stadium: Estadio Alfonso Lastras
Referee: Marco Antonio Rodríguez

CONCACAF Champions' Cup
Main article: 2006 CONCACAF Champions' Cup

Knockout phase
Quarterfinals
22 February 2006 (2006-02-22) First legOlimpia 0–2 TolucaSan Pedro Sula, Honduras
 Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Metropolitan
Referee: Brian Hall (United States)
8 March 2006 (2006-03-08) Second legToluca 2–1
(4–1 agg.)		 OlimpiaToluca, Mexico
Stadium: Estadio Nemesio Díez
Referee: Kevin Stott (United States)
Semifinals
22 March 2006 (2006-03-22) First legToluca 2–0 SaprissaToluca, Mexico
 Stadium: Estadio Nemesio Díez
Referee: Terry Vaughn (United States)
29 March 2006 (2006-03-29) Second legSaprissa 3–2
(3–4 agg.)		 TolucaSan José, Costa Rica
Stadium: Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá
Referee: Peter Prendergast (Jamaica)
Final
12 April 2006 (2006-04-12) First legToluca 0–0 AméricaToluca, Mexico
Report Stadium: Estadio Nemesio Díez
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: José Pineda (Honduras)
19 April 2006 (2006-04-19) Second legAmérica 2–1 (a.e.t.)
(2–1 agg.)		 TolucaMexico City, Mexico
 Report
Stadium: Estadio Azteca
Attendance: 35,920
Referee: Brian Hall (United States)

Statistics

Appearances and goals
No. Pos. Player Total Apertura Clausura Champions' Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1GK Hernán Cristante35019012040
3DF Paulo da Silva48423121141
4MF Ariel Rosada43120017061
5MF Israel López331019414600
6DF Manuel de la Torre47323220140
7MF Rodrigo Díaz42820516261
8MF Erik Espinosa120405040
10MF Sinha2832127100
11FW Vicente Sánchez441119621441
12GK César Lozano150409020
13DF Miguel Almazán2308010050
14DF Édgar Dueñas43021018140
15MF Josué Castillejos2807016050
16MF Sergio Amaury Ponce2405015140
17DF Hassan Viades50004010
19FW Uzziel Lozano1911017020
21MF Diego de la Torre50002030
22DF Juan Carlos Núñez10100000
23FW José Manuel Abundis3071769140
24DF José Manuel Cruzalta29111012061
25DF Edgar García20000020
29MF Carlos Esquivel431117421453
36MF Jorge Oropeza20––2000
37FW Iván Castillejos112––9220
43FW Ismael Valadez2033113240
51DF Francisco Gamboa2301309010
86MF Salvador Reyes20––2000
?MF Rigoberto Esparza10000010
Players that left the club during the season
2DF Mario Méndez140140––––
9FW Pablo Granoche132132––––
30DF Adalberto Palma1010––––

Goalscorers
Rank Pos. Player Apertura Clausura Champions' Cup Total[8]
1 FW Vicente Sánchez 641 11
MF Carlos Esquivel 443
3 MF Israel López 460 10
4 MF Rodrigo Díaz 521 8
5 FW José Manuel Abundis 610 7
6 FW Ismael Valadez 121 4
7 DF Paulo da Silva 111 3
DF Manuel de la Torre 210
MF Sinha 210
10 FW Iván Castillejos 020 2
FW Pablo Granoche 200
12 DF José Manuel Cruzalta 001 1
DF Édgar Dueñas 010
FW Uzziel Lozano 100
DF Mario Méndez 100
MF Sergio Amaury Ponce 010
MF Ariel Rosada 001
Own goals 1102
Total 36 27 9 72

Own goals
Player Against Result Date Competition
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References
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  2. "Toluca and America set up fiesta final". FIFA.com. 30 March 2006. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
  3. "Tolo Gallego, un viejo conocido que sabe mucho de México". Goal.com (in Spanish). 15 November 2019. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
  4. "Toluca concluye Pretemporada y presenta a sus refuerzos". Mediotiempo.com (in Spanish). 26 July 2005. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
  5. "José Cardozo es presentado de manera oficial con San Lorenzo". Mediotiempo.com (in Spanish). 18 July 2005. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
  6. "Navia y Mario Méndez presentados como refuerzos del Monterrey". Mediotiempo.com (in Spanish). 29 December 2005. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
  7. "Uruguayo Pablo Granoche ficha por el Veracruz". Excelsior California (in Spanish). 10 January 2005. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
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