2006 Copa Sudamericana finals
Estadio Nacional de Chile, the host venue for the second leg of the finals.
Event2006 Copa Nissan Sudamericana
Pachuca Colo-Colo
Mexico Chile
3 2
on aggregate
First leg
Pachuca Colo-Colo
1 1
Date30 November 2006
VenueEstadio Hidalgo, Pachuca, Hidalgo
RefereeRoberto Silvera
Second leg
Colo-Colo Pachuca
1 2
Date13 December 2006
VenueEstadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos, Santiago
RefereeHéctor Baldassi
Attendance55,000

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.[1][2]

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.[3][4]

Qualified teams

Team Previous finals app.
Chile Colo-ColoNone
Mexico PachucaNone

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

Pachuca Round Colo-Colo
Preliminary stages
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
Bye First stage Chile Huachipato 3–3 (p) 2–1 (A) 1–2 (H) (a.e.t.)
Second stage Peru Coronel Bolognesi 2–2 (a) 1–2 (A) 1–0 (H)
Knockout stage
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
Colombia Deportes Tolima 6–3 1–2 (A) 5–1 (H) Round of 16 Costa Rica Alajuelense 11–2 4–0 (A) 7–2 (H)
Argentina Lanús 5–2 3–0 (A) 2–2 (H) Quarter-finals Argentina Gimnasia de La Plata 6–1 4–1 (H) 2–0 (A)
Brazil Atlético Paranaense 5–1 1–0 (A) 4–1 (H) Semi-finals Mexico Toluca 4–1 2–1 (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

2006 Copa Sudamericana finals
First leg
Pachuca Mexico1–1Chile Colo-Colo
Chitiva 24' Report Humberto Suazo 50'
Attendance: 24,000

Second leg

Second leg
Colo-Colo Chile1–2Mexico Pachuca
Suazo 35' Report Caballero 53'
Giménez 72'
Attendance: 55,000

References

  1. ↑ Copa Sudamericana 2006 on the RSSSF
  2. ↑ Campeón Copa Sudamericana 2006 on Pachuca website
  3. ↑ Aniversrio de Pachuca campeón on Bola Vip, 13 December 2020
  4. ↑ De víctima a campeón de la Sudamericana by Jonathan Collazo on Medio Tiempo, 13 December 2020
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