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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. With the victory, América qualified for the 2006 FIFA Club World Cup held in Japan.

Qualified teams

North American zone

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

Central American zone

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

Caribbean zone

Portmore United - 2005 CFU Club Championship winner

Bracket

	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

Quarterfinals

Olimpia	0–2	Toluca
		Díaz 24' Cruzalta 90'

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

Toluca won 4–1 on aggregate.

Los Angeles Galaxy	0–0	Saprissa

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

Saprissa won 3–2 on aggregate.

New England Revolution	0–0	Alajuelense

Alajuelense	1–0	New England Revolution
Hernández 90'

Alajuelense won 1–0 on aggregate.

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

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

América won 7–3 on aggregate.

Semifinals

Toluca	2–0	Saprissa
Esquivel 22', 62'

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

Toluca won 4–3 on aggregate.

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

América	0–0	Alajuelense

América won 2–1 on aggregate.

Final

First leg

Toluca	0–0	América

Second leg

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

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).

Champion

CONCACAF Champions' Cup 2006 Winners
América Fifth Title

Top scorers

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

References

1. Concacaf Cup 2006 on the RSSSF
2. Campeón de Concacaf vs Toluca on Realidad Americanista, 13 Feb 2012

• 2006 in CONCACAF football
• CONCACAF Champions Cup seasons