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
DatesAugust 22 – December 13
Teams34 (from 12 associations)
Final positions
Champions Pachuca (1st title)
Runners-up Colo-Colo
Tournament statistics
Matches played66
Goals scored184 (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
Main article: 2006 Copa Sudamericana 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
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