2006 CONCACAF Champions' Cup

2006 CONCACAF Champions' Cup

Estadio Azteca in Mexico City hosted the second leg Final
Tournament details
Dates	February 22 – April 19
Teams	8 (from 5 associations)
Final positions
Champions	América (5th title)
Runners-up	Toluca
Tournament statistics
Matches played	14
Goals scored	34 (2.43 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Aaron Padilla (4 goals)
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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.

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

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

Portmore United - 2005 CFU Club Championship winner

	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

February 22, 2006

Olimpia	0–2	Toluca
		Díaz 24' Cruzalta 90'

Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano
San Pedro Sula, Honduras

Attendance: 14,306

Referee: Brian Hall (United States)

March 8, 2006

Toluca	2–1	Olimpia
Rosada 47' Esquivel 53'		Cárcamo 22'

Estadio Nemesio Diez
Toluca, Mexico

Referee: Kevin Stott (United States)

Toluca won 4–1 on aggregate.

February 23, 2006

Los Angeles Galaxy	0–0	Saprissa

Home Depot Center
Carson, United States

Attendance: 8,103

Referee: Marco Antonio Rodríguez (Mexico)

March 8, 2006

Saprissa	3–2 (a.e.t.)	Los Angeles Galaxy
Centeno 46' Solis 57' Parks 95'		Gardner 21' Donovan 41'

Estadio Ricardo Saprissa
San Juan de Tibás, Costa Rica

Referee: Armando Archundia (Mexico)

Saprissa won 3–2 on aggregate.

February 22, 2006

New England Revolution	0–0	Alajuelense

Bermuda National Stadium
Hamilton, Bermuda

Attendance: 1,500

Referee: Hu Liu (Canada)

March 8, 2006

Alajuelense	1–0	New England Revolution
Hernández 90'

Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto
Alajuela, Costa Rica

Referee: Peter Prendergast (Jamaica)

Alajuelense won 1–0 on aggregate.

February 22, 2006

Portmore United	1–2	América
Wolfe 51'		Giménez 60' (pen.) Padilla 71'

Minute Maid Park
Houston, United States

Attendance: 12,988

Referee: Michael Kennedy (United States)

March 8, 2006

América	5–2	Portmore United
Padilla 4', 56', 90+' Fernández 57' Cervantes 80'		Bennett 24' Morrison 82'

Estadio Azteca
Mexico City, Mexico

Referee: Rodolfo Sibrian (El Salvador)

América won 7–3 on aggregate.

March 22, 2006

Toluca	2–0	Saprissa
Esquivel 22', 62'

Estadio Nemesio Diez
Toluca, Mexico

Referee: Terry Vaughn (United States)

March 29, 2006

Saprissa	3–2	Toluca
Azofeifa 46' Saborio 58' Drummond 90+'		Valadez 60' Sánchez 87'

Estadio Ricardo Saprissa
San Juan de Tibás, Costa Rica

Referee: Peter Prendergast (Jamaica)

Toluca won 4–3 on aggregate.

March 23, 2006

Alajuelense	1–2	América
Scott 67'		Soares 65' Boas 76'

Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto
Alajuela, Costa Rica

Attendance: 18,000

Referee: Brian Hall (United States)

March 29, 2006

América	0–0	Alajuelense

Estadio Azteca
Mexico City, Mexico

Referee: Mauricio Navarro (Canada)

América won 2–1 on aggregate.

2006 CONCACAF Champions' Cup Final

April 12, 2006

First leg

Toluca	0–0	América

Estadio Nemesio Diez
Toluca, Mexico

Attendance: 20,000

Referee: José Pineda (Honduras)

April 19, 2006

Second leg

América	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Toluca
Boas 105' Davino 115'	Report	Da Silva 93'

Estadio Azteca
Mexico City, Mexico

Attendance: 35,920

Referee: Brian Hall (United States)

Team details

América Toluca GK 30 Armando Navarrete DF Óscar Rojas DF Duilio Davino DF Ricardo Rojas DF Ismael Rodríguez  26' MF Germán Villa MF Francisco Torres MF Irenio Soares  90' MF 10 Cuauhtémoc Blanco FW 7 Claudio López FW Aarón Padilla  45' Substitutions: MF Christian Giménez  26' FW Kléber Boas  45' MF Alejandro Argüello  90' Manager: Manuel Lapuente GK 1 Hernán Cristante DF Manuel de la Torre DF Paulo da Silva DF Miguel Almazán DF Ariel Rosada MF Josué Castillejos MF Sergio A. Ponce MF José M. Cruzalta MF Rodrigo Díaz  83' FW Ismael Valadéz  59' FW Vicente Sánchez  89' Substitutions: MF Carlos Esquivel  59' FW Iván Castillejos  83' FW José M. Abundis  89' Manager: Américo Gallego

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

CONCACAF Champions' Cup 2006 Winners
América Fifth Title

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