2006 Torneo Apertura (Chile)

Campeonato Nacional Apertura Copa Banco del Estado

Season	2006
Dates	27 January – 2 July 2006
Champions	Colo-Colo 24th title
2007 Copa Libertadores	Colo-Colo
2006 Copa Sudamericana	Colo-Colo Huachipato
Matches played	187
Goals scored	571 (3.05 per match)
Top goalscorer	Humberto Suazo (19 goals)
Biggest home win	Colo-Colo 7–2 Rangers (2 April)
Biggest away win	Palestino 1–5 Deportes Puerto Montt (31 March)
Highest attendance	61,000 Colo-Colo 0–1 Universidad de Chile (2 July)
Total attendance	1,094,440
Average attendance	5,852
← 2005–C 2006–C →

The 2006 Campeonato Nacional Apertura Copa Banco del Estado was the 79th Chilean League top flight, in which Colo-Colo won its 24th league title after beating Universidad de Chile on penalties, in the finals.

Qualifying stage

Scores

	ANT	AUD	CLO	CSA	COL	COQ	EVE	HUA	LSE	OHI	PAL	PMO	RAN	SMO	UCA	UCH	UCO	UES	SWA
Antofagasta		1–1	1–1	3–1						1–2	3–1			1–1		0–1		3–0	2–1
Audax					1–3		3–0		3–2	3–0	2–2				0–0		1–2	1–1
Cobreloa		0–1				3–1			2–2			2–1	5–1		2–3	2–1		1–0
Cobresal		2–4	2–4			2–0	0–0	1–2			4–0	3–2				3–3			2–1
Colo-Colo	3–0		2–0	3–0		5–1	5–3	0–2					7–2		2–3				5–0
Coquimbo	0–1	0–1						2–2		2–1			0–0	1–1	1–1	0–0	1–1	1–1
Everton	2–0		0–2			1–0				0–2	1–1				1–0	1–1	1–2		2–0
Huachipato	2–0	1–3	4–2				2–0			0–0	1–0	3–2		3–1	1–2	2–0
La Serena	3–1			1–1	3–3	2–2	2–2	1–2									1–1	3–0	2–1
O'Higgins			0–3	0–1	1–3				3–2		0–0	1–1	2–0		2–2		0–2	1–3
Palestino			0–2		1–4	3–1			1–2			1–5	2–2	1–0	0–1				3–0
Puerto Montt	3–3	0–3			0–1	0–1	1–1		2–3				4–1	3–1					4–0
Rangers	2–2	3–0		1–2			2–0	1–3	1–0							1–2		1–3
S. Morning		1–2	1–1	1–1	0–3		1–3		2–2	0–3			4–3		1–0			0–0
U. Católica	5–2			2–0					2–0			1–1	2–1			0–2		2–1	0–2
U. Chile		2–2			1–3				2–1	2–2	2–1	2–1		2–0			2–1	1–0
U. Concepción	2–2		1–0	2–1	3–2			2–2			3–2	2–2	1–3	1–0	1–1
U. Española				3–0	1–0		3–3	1–0			2–3	3–1					1–0		1–0
S. Wanderers		1–2	3–0			2–1		1–0		0–0			1–1	2–0		0–1	1–4

Group standings

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Universidad de Concepción	18	9	6	3	31	23	+8	33	Qualify to the playoffs
2	Audax Italiano	18	9	5	4	32	22	+10	32
3	Universidad Católica	18	9	5	4	27	20	+7	32	Qualify to the repechaje
4	Cobresal	18	6	4	8	26	32	−6	22
5	Santiago Wanderers	18	5	2	11	16	30	−14	17

Source:

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Universidad de Chile	18	10	5	3	27	20	+7	35	Qualify to the playoffs
2	La Serena	18	5	7	6	32	31	+1	22	Qualify to the repechaje
3	Everton	18	5	6	7	20	27	−7	21
4	Coquimbo Unido	18	3	8	7	16	26	−10	17
5	Santiago Morning	18	2	6	10	15	31	−16	12

Source:

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Colo-Colo	18	13	1	4	54	22	+32	40	Qualify to the playoffs
2	Cobreloa	18	9	3	6	32	24	+8	30
3	Unión Española	18	8	4	6	24	21	+3	28	Qualify to the repechaje
4	Deportes Antofagasta	18	5	6	7	26	31	−5	21
5	Deportes Puerto Montt	18	4	5	9	33	32	+1	17

Source:

Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Huachipato	18	11	3	4	32	19	+13	36	Qualify to the playoffs
2	O'Higgins	18	5	6	7	26	31	−5	21	Qualify to the repechaje
3	Palestino	18	4	4	10	22	35	−13	16
4	Rangers	18	4	4	10	26	40	−14	16

Source:

Repechaje

Match	Home	Visitor	Result
1	Unión Española *	Deportes La Serena	2–2
2	Universidad Católica *	O'Higgins	1–1

* both teams qualified due to better position in the Regular season

Aggregate table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Colo-Colo	18	13	1	4	54	22	+32	40	Copa Sudamericana First Stage
2	Huachipato	18	11	3	4	32	19	+13	36	Copa Sudamericana Preliminary Stage
3	Universidad de Chile	18	10	5	3	27	20	+7	35
4	Universidad de Concepción	18	9	6	3	31	23	+8	33
5	Audax Italiano	18	9	5	4	32	22	+10	32
6	Universidad Católica	18	9	5	4	27	20	+7	32
7	Cobreloa	18	9	3	6	32	24	+8	30
8	Unión Española	18	8	4	6	24	21	+3	28
9	Deportes La Serena	18	5	7	6	32	31	+1	22
10	Cobresal	18	6	4	8	26	32	−6	22
11	O'Higgins	18	5	6	7	26	31	−5	21
12	Everton	18	5	6	7	20	27	−7	21
13	Deportes Antofagasta	18	5	6	7	26	31	−5	21
14	Deportes Puerto Montt	18	4	5	9	33	32	+1	17
15	Coquimbo Unido	18	3	8	7	16	26	−10	17
16	Santiago Wanderers	18	5	2	11	16	30	−14	17
17	Palestino	18	4	4	10	22	35	−13	16
18	Rangers	18	4	4	10	26	40	−14	16
19	Santiago Morning	18	2	6	10	15	31	−16	12

Source:

Playoffs

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Finals
	2	Huachipato	1	4	5
	7	Cobreloa	3	0	3
								2	Huachipato	1	2	3
								3	Universidad de Chile	6	2	8
	3	Universidad de Chile	2	3	5
	5	Universidad Católica	2	1	3
															3	Universidad de Chile	1	1	2 (2)
															1	Colo-Colo	2	0	2 (4)
	4	U. de Concepción	2	2	4
	5	Audax Italiano	1	0	1
								4	U. de Concepción	3	0	3
								1	Colo-Colo	4	2	6
	1	Colo-Colo	4	5	9
	8	Unión Española	0	0	0

2006 Apertura winners
Colo-Colo 24th title

Top goalscorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Humberto Suazo	Colo-Colo	19
2	Matías Fernández	Colo-Colo	14
3	Juan Quiroga	Cobresal	13
	Leonardo Monje	Deportes Puerto Montt
4	Rodrigo Millar	Huachipato	12
	Héctor Mancilla	Colo-Colo
5	Herly Alcázar	Universidad de Chile	11
6	José Luis Díaz	Cobreloa	10
	Carlos Villanueva	Audax Italiano

External links

• RSSSF Chile 2006