CONCACAF Champions' Cup 2006
The 2006 CONCACAF Champions' Cup was the 41st edition of the annual club soccer competition in the CONCACAF region. The Mexican club Club America won their fifth title in the final against Deportivo Toluca and qualified for the 2006 FIFA Club World Cup . Toluca, in second place, received an invitation to the 2006 Copa Sudamericana . The entire tournament was played between February 22 and April 19, 2006 in a knockout system with a return leg. There was no away goals rule . The best scorer in the finals was the Mexican Aarón Padilla from Club America.
Qualified teams
Mexico
United States
- Los Angeles Galaxy - Winner of the MLS Cup 2005 and winner of the Western Conference Play-Offs
- New England Revolution - 2005 MLS Cup finalist and Eastern Conference Play-Off winner
Central America
- LD Alajuelense - Winner of the Copa Interclubes UNCAF 2005
- Club Deportivo Olimpia - Second in the Copa Interclubes UNCAF 2005
- Deportivo Saprissa - Third in the Copa Interclubes UNCAF 2005
Caribbean
Tournament results
Quarter finals
The first legs of the quarter-finals took place on February 22nd and 23rd, 2006. The second leg was played on March 8, 2006.
total | First leg | Return leg | ||
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Portmore United | 3: 7 | Club America | 1: 2 (0: 0) | 2: 5 (1: 1) |
New England Revolution | 0: 1 | LD Alajuelense | 0-0 | 0: 1 (0: 0) |
Club Deportivo Olimpia | 1: 4 | Deportivo Toluca | 0: 2 (0: 1) | 1: 2 (1: 0) |
Los Angeles Galaxy | 2: 3 | Deportivo Saprissa | 0-0 | 2: 3 n.V. (2: 2, 2: 0) |
Semifinals
The first leg of the semi-finals took place on March 23, 2006. The second legs were played on March 23 and April 29, 2006.
total | First leg | Return leg | ||
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LD Alajuelense | 1: 2 | Club America | 1: 2 (0: 0) | 0-0 |
Deportivo Toluca | 4: 3 | Deportivo Saprissa | 2: 0 (1: 0) | 2: 3 (0: 0) |
final
First leg
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Hernán Cristante - José Manuel Cruzalta , Miguel Almazán , Paulo da Silva , Edgar Dueñas , Manuel de la Torre , Ariel Rosada , Sergio Amaury Ponce , Rodrigo Díaz (60th José Manuel Abundis ), Vicente Sánchez , Carlos Esquivel (70th Diego de la Torre ) Coach: Américo Gallego |
Armando Navarrete - Óscar Rojas , Duilio Davino , Ricardo Rojas , Ismael Rodríguez , Alvin Mendoza , Christián Giménez (66th Claudio López ), Germán Villa , Irenio Soares , Kléber Pereira , Cuauhtémoc Blanco Trainer: Manuel Lapuente |
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Manuel De La Torre (75th), Diego De La Torre (78th), Edgar Dueñas (90th) | Claudio López (78th), Irenio Soares (87th) |