The 2006 Copa Sudamericana finals was a two-legged football contest, played in November and December 2006, to determine the champion of the 2006 Copa Sudamericana. The teams taking part were Chilean side Colo-Colo, and Mexican side Pachuca. The first leg, played in Pachuca, resulted in a 1–1 draw. The second leg, in Santiago, was won 2–1 by Pachuca, making them the cup winners for that year.Copa Sudamericana 2006 on the RSSSFCampeón Copa Sudamericana 2006 on Pachuca website
Despite being from Mexico –which is a member nation of CONCACAF and not CONMEBOL– Pachuca were eligible to compete in this tournament after winning the 2006 Mexican Primera División, earning them an invite from CONMEBOL and receiving an automatic berth directly to the knockout stages. Pachuca's victory in the final marked the first time in history that a representative of CONCACAF won a CONMEBOL-sanctioned tournament.Aniversrio de Pachuca campeón on Bola Vip, 13 December 2020De víctima a campeón de la Sudamericana by Jonathan Collazo on Medio Tiempo, 13 December 2020
Qualified teams TeamPrevious finals app. Colo-Colo None Pachuca None For the second time, a Mexican team, and the first time Pachuca qualified for the final. This was also the first time Colo-Colo qualified for the final. This marked the first time both teams faced each other since CONCACAF representatives started participating in the tournament since 2005.
This also marked the first time an Argentine team did not qualify to the Copa Sudamericana final, since the inaugural edition in 2002.
Route to the final
PachucaRoundColo-ColoPreliminary stagesOpponentAgg.1st leg2nd legOpponentAgg.1st leg2nd legByeFirst stage Huachipato3–3 (p)2–1 (A)1–2 (H) (a.e.t.)Second stage Coronel Bolognesi2–2 (a)1–2 (A)1–0 (H)Knockout stageOpponentAgg.1st leg2nd legOpponentAgg.1st leg2nd leg Deportes Tolima6–31–2 (A)5–1 (H)Round of 16 Alajuelense11–24–0 (A)7–2 (H) Lanús5–23–0 (A)2–2 (H)Quarter-finals Gimnasia de La Plata6–14–1 (H)2–0 (A) Atlético Paranaense5–11–0 (A)4–1 (H)Semi-finals Toluca4–12–1 (H)2–0 (A)
Format The final was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis, with Colo-Colo hosting the second leg. The away goals rule was not applied, and extra time would be played if the aggregate score was tied after the second leg. If the aggregate score was still tied after extra time, a penalty shoot-out would have been used to determine the winner.
Match details
First leg
Second leg
GK 1 Sebastián Cejas DF 5 Miguel Riffo DF 23 Arturo Vidal DF 4 David Henríquez DF 2 Álvaro Ormeño MF 19 Rodrigo Meléndez MF 17 Arturo Sanhueza MF 11 Gonzalo Fierro MF 14 Matías Fernández FW 16 Humberto Suazo FW 7 Alexis Sánchez Substitutions: FW9 Mario Cáceres MF 10 Miguel Caneo DF 18 Andrés González Manager: Claudio Borghi
GK 1 Miguel Calero DF 2 Leobardo López DF 3 Aquivaldo Mosquera DF 21 Fausto Pinto DF 14 Marvin Cabrera MF 13 Fernando Salazar MF 6 Jaime Correa MF 8 Gabriel Caballero MF 10 Andrés Chitiva FW 19 Christian Giménez FW 11 Juan Carlos Cacho Substitutions: MF 7 Damián Álvarez MF 16 Carlos G. Rodríguez MF 23 Juan P. Alfaro Manager: Enrique Meza
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