2006 CONCACAF Champions' Cup

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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 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.

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

Central American zone

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Error creating thumbnail: Alajuelense - UNCAF champion
Honduras Olimpia - UNCAF runner-up
Error creating thumbnail: Saprissa - UNCAF third place

Caribbean zone

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Jamaica Portmore United - 2005 CFU Club Championship winner

Bracket

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
Honduras Olimpia 0 1 1
Mexico Toluca 2 2 4
Mexico Toluca 2 2 4
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United States Los Angeles Galaxy 0 2 2
Error creating thumbnail: Saprissa (a.e.t.) 0 3 3
Mexico Toluca 0 1 1
Mexico América (a.e.t.) 0 2 2
United States New England Revolution 0 0 0
Error creating thumbnail: Alajuelense 0 1 1
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Mexico América 2 0 2
Jamaica Portmore United 1 2 3
Mexico América 2 5 7

Quarterfinals

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Olimpia Honduras0–2Mexico Toluca
Díaz File:Soccerball shade.svg 24'
Cruzalta File:Soccerball shade.svg 90'
Attendance: 14,306
Referee: Brian Hall (United States)

Toluca won 4–1 on aggregate.


Saprissa won 3–2 on aggregate.


Alajuelense won 1–0 on aggregate.


América won 7–3 on aggregate.

Semifinals

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Toluca Mexico2–0Error creating thumbnail: Saprissa
Esquivel File:Soccerball shade.svg 22', 62'
Referee: Terry Vaughn (United States)

Toluca won 4–3 on aggregate.


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 Mexico0–0Mexico América
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: José Pineda (Honduras)

Second leg

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

Champion

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CONCACAF Champions' Cup
2006 Winners
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América
Fifth Title

Top scorers

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