Primera División de México (Mexican First Division) Clausura 2006 is a Mexican football tournament - one of two short tournaments that take up the entire year to determine the champion(s) of Mexican football. It began on Friday, January 20, 2006, and ran until April 30, when the regular season ended. Tecos and San Luis inaugurated the season with a match that resulted in a 2-1 victory for Tecos. On May 21, Pachuca defeated San Luis 1-0 and became champions for the fourth time. Although the team fielded one of two top scorers for this season, Sebastian Abreu, Dorados de Sinaloa was relegated to Primera 'A' in a dramatic last game of regular season against San Luis.
Clubs
TeamCityStadiumAméricaMexico CityAztecaAtlanteMexico CityAztecaAtlasGuadalajara, JaliscoJaliscoChiapasTuxtla Gutiérrez, ChiapasVíctor Manuel ReynaCruz AzulMexico CityAzulGuadalajaraGuadalajara, JaliscoJaliscoMoreliaMorelia, MichoacánMorelosMonterreyMonterrey, Nuevo LeónTecnológicoNecaxaAguascalientes, AguascalientesVictoriaPachucaPachuca, HidalgoHidalgoSan LuisSan Luis Potosí, S.L.P.Alfonso LastrasSantos LagunaTorreón, CoahuilaCoronaSinaloaCuliacán, SinaloaBanorteTolucaToluca, State of MexicoNemesio DíezUAGZapopan, JaliscoTres de MarzoUANLSan Nicolás de los Garza, Nuevo LeónUniversitarioUNAMMexico CityOlímpico UniversitarioVeracruzVeracruz, VeracruzLuis "Pirata" Fuente
Regular phase
League table
Top goalscorers Players sorted first by goals scored, then by last name. Only regular season goals listed. Rank Player Club Goals1 Sebastián AbreuSinaloa11 Salvador CabañasChiapas3 Ariel GonzálezSan Luis10 Emmanuel VillaAtlas5 César DelgadoCruz Azul9 Patricio GalazAtlante7 Gustavo BiscayzacúVeracruz88 Kléber BoasAmérica7 Nelson CuevasPachuca Francisco FonsecaCruz Azul Luis Ángel LandínPachuca Daniel LudueñaUAG Carlos OchoaChiapas
Source: MedioTiempo
Results
Final phase (Liguilla) Bracket
Quarterfinals
Pachuca won 4–3 on aggregate.
Guadalajara won 6–5 on aggregate.
San Luis won 1–0 on aggregate.
Toluca won 3–2 on aggregate.
Semifinals
4–4 on aggregate. Pachuca advanced for being the higher seeded team.
San Luis won 4–2 on aggregate.
Finals
Pachuca won 1–0 on aggregate.
Relegation Pos. Team Pts. Pld. Ave. 14. Santos Laguna 136 106 1.2830 15. Atlas 129 106 1.2169 16. Veracruz 128 106 1.2075 17. San Luis 41 34 1.2058 18. Sinaloa 82 68 1.2058
External links Mediotiempo.com (where information was obtained)