The 2006 Categoría Primera A season is the 59th season of Colombia 's top-flight football league.
Campeonato Apertura
The Copa Mustang I 2006 was the first tournament of the 2006 season of Fútbol Profesional Colombiano , first division in Colombian football. The new season started in Saturday February 4 and finished Sunday June 25.
Tournament Fixtures
Standings
Pts=Puntos; GP=Games Played; W=Wins; D=Draw; L=Lost; GF=Goals Favored; GA=Goals Allowed; DIF=Difference
Classified for Semifinal Group Stage.
Eliminated
Results
Fixture 1 - February 5, 2006
Home
Score
Away
Huila
1 - 1
Millonarios
Pasto
1 - 1
Pereira
Quindío
1 - 0
Real Cartagena
Medellín
2 - 0
Bucaramanga
América
0 - 3
Deportivo Cali
Cúcuta
3 - 2
Atlético Nacional
Junior
3 - 2
Envigado
Once Caldas
2 - 2
Boyacá Chicó
Santa Fe
0 - 2
Tolima
Fixture 2 - February 12, 2006
Home
Score
Away
Tolima
2 - 0
Huila
Boyacá Chicó
2 - 0
Santa Fe
Envigado
1 - 1
Onca Caldas
Atlético Nacional
2 - 2
Junior
Deportivo Cali
0 - 2
Cúcuta
Bucaramanga
1 - 0
América
Real Cartagena
2 - 2
Medellín
Pereira
1 - 0
Quindio
Millonarios
1 - 0
Pasto
Fixture 3 - February 19, 2006
Home
Score
Away
Pasto
4 - 1
Huila
Quindío
1 - 1
Millonarios
Medellín
1 - 0
Pereira
América
2 - 1
Real Cartagena
Cúcuta
1 - 1
Bucaramanga
Junior
0 - 0
Deportivo Cali
Once Caldas
1 - 0
Atlético Nacional
Santa Fe
3 - 3
Envigado
Tolima
3 - 1
Boyacá Chicó
Fixture 4 - February 26, 2006
Home
Score
Away
Huila
3 - 1
Boyacá Chicó
Envigado
3 - 7
Tolima
Atlético Nacional
2 - 1
Santa Fe
Deportivo Cali
1 - 2
Once Caldas
Bucaramanga
2 - 0
Junior
Real Cartagena
0 - 1
Cúcuta
Pereira
2 - 2
América
Millonarios
3 - 0
Medellín
Pasto
2 - 3
Quindío
Fixture 5 - March 5, 2006
Home
Score
Away
Quindío
2 - 0
Huila
Medellín
2 - 2
Pasto
América
1 - 0
Millonarios
Cúcuta
0 - 1
Pereira
Junior
2 - 0
Real Cartagena
Once Caldas
1 - 0
Bucaramanga
Santa Fe
2 - 1
Deportivo Cali
Tolima
5 - 1
Atlético Nacional
Boyacá Chicó
0 - 0
Envigado
Fixture 7 - March 8, 2006
Home
Score
Away
Huila
1 - 0
Envigado
Atlético Nacional
1 - 0
Boyacá Chicó
Deportivo Cali
2 - 1
Tolima
Bucaramanga
2 - 1
Santa Fe
Real Cartagena
1 - 2
Once Caldas
Pereira
1 - 0
Junior
Millonarios
1 - 0
Cúcuta
Pasto
2 - 1
América
Quindío
2 - 0
Medellín
Fixture 7 - March 15, 2006
Home
Score
Away
Medellín
0 - 1
Huila
América
0 - 1
Quindío
Cúcuta
3 - 1
Pasto
Junior
4 - 4
Millonarios
Once Caldas
2 - 1
Pereira
Santa Fe
2 - 1
Real Cartagena
Tolima
0 - 0
Bucaramanga
Boyacá Chicó
1 - 1
Deportivo Cali
Envigado
1 - 0[ 1]
Atlético Nacional
Fixture 8 - March 19, 2006
Home
Score
Away
Huila
1 - 0
Atlético Nacional
Deportivo Cali
0 - 1
Envigado
Bucaramanga
1 - 0
Boyacá Chicó
Real Cartagena
2 - 1
Tolima
Pereira
1 - 1
Santa Fe
Millonarios
1 - 1
Once Caldas
Pasto
2 - 0
Junior
Quindío
0 - 1
Cúcuta
Medellín
2 - 3
América
Fixture 9 - March 26, 2006
Home
Score
Away
Boyacá Chicó
0 - 0
Pasto
Envigado
2 - 0
Quindío
Atlético Nacional
2 - 1
Medellín
Deportivo Cali
1 - 1
América
Bucaramanga
2 - 1
Cúcuta
Real Cartagena
1 - 2
Junior
Pereira
0 - 0
Once Caldas
Millonarios
3 - 3
Santa Fe
Huila
1 - 4
Tolima
Fixture - April 2, 2006
Home
Score
Away
América
2 - 1
Huila
Cúcuta
1 - 0
Medellín
Junior
0 - 1
Quindío
Once Caldas
4 - 2
Pasto
Santa Fe
1 - 3
Millonarios
Tolima
0 - 0
Pasto
Boyacá Chicó
4 - 2
Real Cartagena
Envigado
0 - 0
Bucaramanga
Atlético Nacional
2 - 0
Deportivo Cali
FIxture 11 - April 9, 2006
Home
Score
Away
Huila
3 - 1
Deportivo Cali
Bucaramanga
0 - 2
Atlético Nacional
Real Cartagena
0 - 1
Evnigado
Pereira
1 - 1
Boyacá Chicó
Milonarios
0 - 3
Tolima
Pasto
4 - 1
Santa Fe
Quindío
1 - 3
Once Caldas
Medellín
3 - 1
Junior
América
0 - 1
Cúcuta
Fixture 12 - April 16, 2006
Home
Score
Away
Cúcuta
4 - 0
Huila
Junior
1 - 2
América
Once Caldas
6 - 0
Medellín
Santa Fe
0 - 0
Quindío
Tolima
1 - 1
Pasto
Boyacá Chicó
0 - 2
Millonarios
Envigado
2 - 0
Pereira
Atlético Nacional
1 - 0
Real Cartagena
Deportivo Cali
4 - 1
Bucaramanga
Fixture 13 - April 23, 2006
Home
Score
Away
Huila
2 - 1
Bucaramanga
Real Cartagena
0 - 1
Deportivo Cali
Pereira
2 - 1
Atlético Nacional
Millonarios
1 - 1
Envigado
Pasto
1 - 1
Boyacá Chicó
Quindío
2 - 1
Tolima
Medellín
0 - 1
Santa Fe
América
0 - 0
Once Caldas
Cúcuta
2 - 0
Junior
Fixture 14 - April 30, 2006
Home
Score
Away
Junior
3 - 0
Huila
Once Caldas
2 - 2
Cúcuta
Santa Fe
1 - 3
América
Tolima
0 - 0
Medellín
Boyacá Chicó
1 - 2
Quindío
Envigado
0 - 1
Pasto
Atlético Nacional
2 - 0
Millonarios
Deportivo Cali
1 - 1
Pereira
Bucaramanga
0 - 1
Real Cartagena
Fixture 15 - May 7, 2006
Home
Score
Away
Huila
1 - 3
Real Cartagena
Pereira
3 - 2
Bucaramanga
Millonarios
0 - 1
Deportivo Cali
Pasto
0 - 0
Atlético Nacional
Quindío
1 - 1
Envigado
Medellín
1 - 2
Boyacá Chicó
América
1 - 0
Tolima
Cúcuta
2 - 0
Santa Fe
Junior
0 - 0
Once Caldas
Fixture 16 - May 13, 2006
Home
Score
Away
Once Caldas
1 - 0
Huila
Santa Fe
4 - 2
Junior
Tolima
2 - 2
Cúcuta
Boyacá Chicó
1 - 0
América
Envigado
0 - 0
Medellín
Atlético Nacional
2 - 1
Junior
Deportivo Cali
1 - 0
Pasto
Bucaramanga
2 - 3
Millonarios
Real Cartagena
0 - 1
Pereira
Fixture 17 - May 17, 2006
Home
Score
Away
Huila
0 - 3
Pereira
Millonarios
2 - 1
Real Cartagena
Pasto
2 - 1
Bucaramanga
Quindío
0 - 1
Deportivo Cali
Medellín
1 - 1
Atlético Nacional
América
2 - 1
Envigado
Cúcuta
1 - 1
Boyacá Chicó
Junior
1 - 2
Tolima
Once Caldas
0 - 2
Santa Fe
Fixture 18 - May 21, 2006
Home
Score
Away
Santa Fe
1 - 1
Huila
Tolima
1 - 3
Once Caldas
Boyacá Chicó
1 - 1
Junior
Envigado
1 - 2
Cúcuta
Atlético Nacional
6 - 0
América
Bucaramanga
1 - 0
Quindío
Deportivo Cali
1 - 0
Medellín
Real Cartagena
0 - 3
Pasto
Pereira
1 - 1
Millonarios
Semifinals Group Stage
The second phase of the 2006 tournament consisted of two groups of 4 teams semifinals. This was disputed by the best eight teams from the first phase of the tournament. the winners of each group will face on the finals to define a champion.
Group A
Fixture 1 - May 31, 2006
Home
Score
Away
Once Caldas
1 - 1
Tolima
Deportivo Cali
4 - 1
Pereira
Fixture 2 - June 4, 2006
Home
Score
Away
Tolima
0 - 0
Deportivo Cali
Pereira
1 - 2
Once Caldas
Fixture 3 - June 7, 2006
Home
Score
Away
Tolima
2 - 1
Pereira
Once Caldas
0 - 1
Deportivo Cali
Fixture 4 - June 11, 2006
Home
Score
Away
Pereira
4 - 0
Tolima
Deportivo Cali
2 - 1
Once Caldas
Fixture 5 - June 14, 2006
Home
Score
Away
Deportivo Cali
2 - 2
Tolima
Once Caldas
3 - 1
Pereira
Fixture 6 - June 18, 2006
Home
Score
Away
Tolima
4 - 0
Once Caldas
Deportivo Pereira
2 - 2
Deportivo Cali
Group B
Fixture 1 - May 30, 2006
Home
Score
Away
Pasto
2 - 1
Atlético Nacional
Millonarios
1 - 1
Cúcuta
Fixture 2 - June 4, 2006
Home
Score
Away
Atlético Nacional
2 - 0
Millonarios
Cúcuta
0 - 1
Pasto
FIxture 3 - June 7, 2006
Home
Score
Away
Atlético Nacional
2 - 3
Cúcuta
Pasto
1 - 1
Millonarios
FIxture 4 - June 11, 2006
Home
Score
Away
Cúcuta
2 - 1
Atlético Nacional
Millonarios
2 - 0
Pasto
FIxture 5 - June 14, 2006
Home
Score
Away
Millonarios
0 - 2
Atlético Nacional
Pasto
2 - 0
Cúcuta
Fixture 6 - June 18, 2006
Home
Score
Away
Atlético Nacional
1 - 3
Pasto
Cúcuta
2 - 1
Millonarios
Final
Campeonato Finalización
2006-II - Copa Mustang or Torneo Finalización 2006 was the 64th installment of the Mustang Cup . It began on the night of July 15, 2006 with the opening match between Atlético Nacional and Cúcuta Deportivo in Medellín at the stadium Estadio Atanasio Girardot . 18 teams compete against one another and played each weekend until November 12. At that point, the top 8 teams in the league stage advanced to the group stage, each group with 4 teams. From that point on the teams play on a home and away basis, for a total of a six matches each. The winner of both groups at the end advance to the home-and-away final.
In the league stage, last year's Finalización champions Deportivo Cali were knocked out after a last-round defeat to Independiente Medellín , while Envigado FC were relegated to Primera B after losing 12 of their 18 games, thus ending with the worst point average. América de Cali played its worst season, losing 11 matches and struggling at the bottom of the table.
The Group Stage saw Deportes Tolima getting a dramatic 2-1 win over Atlético Nacional thus becoming leaders of Group A while in Group B, Independiente Medellín thrashed Millonarios 4-0 in the Estadio Atanasio Girardot only to learn that Cúcuta Deportivo and Atlético Huila tied 0-0. The champions were Cúcuta Deportivo defeating Deportes Tolima in the finals with the total aggregate score of 2-1 from two matches.
Schedule
Standings
Standings until November 16, 2006
Pts=Points; GP=Games played; W=Wins; D=Ties; L=Losses; GS=Goals scored; GA=Goals allowed; DIF=Goal difference
Results
Fixture 1 - July 16, 2006
Home
Score
Away
Millonarios
1 - 1
Huila
Pereira
2 - 1
Pasto
Cartagena
1 - 2
Quindío
Bucaramanga
0 - 2
Medellín
Deportivo Cali
2 - 1
América de Cali
Atlético Nacional
2 - 1
Cúcuta
Envigado
1 - 3
Junior
Boyacá Chicó
3 - 0
Once Caldas
Tolima
2 - 0
Santa Fe
Fixture 2 - July 23, 2006
Home
Score
Away
Huila
3 - 2
Tolima
Santa Fe
1 - 1
Boyacá Chicó
Once Caldas
1 - 0
Envigado
Junior
2 - 1
Atlético Nacional
Cúcuta
1 - 1
Deportivo Cali
América de Cali
1 - 2
Bucaramanga
Medellín
1 - 0
Cartagena
Quindío
2 - 0
Pereira
Pasto
1 - 0
Millonarios
Fixture 3 - July 30, 2006
Home
Score
Away
Huila
1 - 0
Pasto
Millonarios
1 - 0
Quindío
Pereira
3 - 1
Medellín
Cartagena
2 - 1
América de Cali
Bucaramanga
0 - 1
Cúcuta
Deportivo Cali
0 - 0
Junior
Atlético Nacional
3 - 1
Once Caldas
Envigado
0 - 0
Santa Fe
Boyacá Chicó
0 - 1
Tolima
Fixture 4 - August 6, 2006
Home
Score
Away
Boyacá Chicó
1 - 0
Huila
Tolima
1 - 0
Envigado
Santa Fe
4 - 0
Atlético Nacional
Once Caldas
0 - 2
Deportivo Cali
Junior
2 - 2
Bucaramanga
Cúcuta
1 - 1
Cartagena
América de Cali
0 - 2
Pereira
Medellín
1 - 0
Millonarios
Quindío
2 - 1
Pasto
Fixture 5 - August 13, 2006
Home
Score
Away
Huila
4 - 1
Quindío
Pasto
3 - 0
Medellín
Millonarios
1 - 0
América de Cali
Pereira
0 - 1
Cúcuta
Cartagena
1 - 0
Junior
Bucaramanga
2 - 0
Once Caldas
Deportivo Cali
3 - 2
Santa Fe
Nacional
1 - 1
Tolima
Envigado
1 - 2
Boyacá Chicó
Fixture 6 - August 20, 2006
Home
Score
Away
Envigado
2 - 0
Huila
Boyacá Chicó
0 - 1
Atlético Nacional
Tolima
1 - 1
Deportivo Cali
Santa Fe
4 - 2
Bucaramanga
Once Caldas
1 - 1
Cartagena
Junior
1 - 1
Pereira
Cúcuta
2 - 1
Millonarios
América de Cali
1 - 1
Pasto
Medellín
2 - 0
Quindío
Fixture 7 - August 27, 2006
Home
Score
Away
Huila
1 - 1
Medellín
Quindío
2 - 2
América de Cali
Pasto
2 - 1
Cúcuta
Millonarios
3 - 1
Junior
Pereira
0 - 0
Once Caldas
Cartagena
1 - 0
Santa Fe
Bucaramanga
1 - 1
Tolima
Deportivo Cali
1 - 3
Boyacá Chicó
Atlético Nacional
0 - 0
Envigado
Fixture 8 - September 3, 2006
Home
Score
Away
Atlético Nacional
1 - 0
Huila
Envigado
0 - 3
Deportivo Cali
Boyacá Chicó
2 - 1
Bucaramanga
Tolima
4 - 1
Cartagena
Santa Fe
1 - 4
Pereira
Once Caldas
2 - 2
Millonarios
Junior
1 - 0
Pasto
Cúcuta
3 - 0
Quindío
América de Cali
3 - 2
Medellín
Fixture 9 - September 10, 2006
Home
Score
Away
Pasto
1 - 0
Boyacá Chicó
Quindío
1 - 0
Envigado
Medellín
0 - 1
Atlético Nacional
América de Cali
1 - 3
Deportivo Cali
Cúcuta
3 - 2
Bucaramanga
Junior
2 - 1
Cartagena
Once Caldas
1 - 0
Pereira
Santa Fe
3 - 2
Millonarios
Tolima
3 - 2
Huila
Fixture 10 - September 17, 2006
Home
Score
Away
Huila
2 - 0
América de Cali
Medellín
2 - 0
Cúcuta
Quindío
3 - 0
Junior
Pasto
2 - 1
Once Caldas
Millonarios
2 - 2
Santa Fe
Pereira
1 - 2
Tolima
Cartagena
1 - 1
Boyacá Chicó
Bucaramanga
3 - 1
Envigado
Deportivo Cali
1 - 1
Atlético Nacional
Fixture 11 - September 24, 2006
Home
Score
Away
Deportivo Cali
0 - 0
Huila
Atlético Nacional
3 - 0
Bucaramanga
Evnigado
1 - 0
Cartagena
Boyacá Chicó
3 - 0
Pereira
Tolima
1 - 0
Millonarios
Santa Fe
0 - 1
Pasto
Once Caldas
3 - 2
Quindío
Junior
2 - 2
Medellín
Cúcuta
2 - 0
América de Cali
Fixture 12 - October 1, 2006
Home
Score
Away
Huila
1 - 1
Cúcuta
América de Cali
1 - 0
Junior
Medellín
3 - 2
Once Caldas
Quindío
1 - 1
Santa Fe
Pasto
1 - 0
Tolima
Millonarios
2 - 1
Boyacá Chicó
Pereira
2 - 3
Envigado
Cartagena
0 - 1
Atlético Nacional
Bucaramanga
2 - 2
Deportivo Cali
Fixture 13 - October 8 de 2006
Home
Score
Away
Bucaramanga
1 - 0
Huila
Deportivo Cali
1 - 2
Cartagena
Atlético Nacional
2 - 0
Pereira
Envigado
0 - 1
Millonarios
Boyacá Chicó
1 - 0
Pasto
Tolima
2 - 0
Quindío
Santa Fe
3 - 2
Medellín
Once Caldas
4 - 1
América
Junior
0 - 1
Cúcuta
Fixture 14 - October 15, 2006
Home
Score
Away
Huila
3 - 0
Junior
Cúcuta
1 - 1
Once Caldas
América de Cali
2 - 2
Santa Fe
Medellín
4 - 1
Tolima
Quindío
3 - 1
Boyacá Chicó
Pasto
5 - 0
Envigado
Millonarios
2 - 0
Atlético Nacional
Pereira
2 - 0
Deportivo Cali
Cartagena
2 - 0
Bucaramanga
Fixture 15 - October 22, 2006
Home
Score
Away
Cartagena
0 - 1
Huila
Bucaramanga
3 - 3
Pereira
Deportivo Cali
0 - 1
Millonarios
Atlético Nacional
1 - 1
Pasto
Envigado
3 - 3
Quindío
Boyacá Chicó
1 - 0
Medellín
Tolima
2 - 2
América de Cali
Santa Fe
4 - 1
Cúcuta
Once Caldas
2 - 0
Junior
Fixture 16 - October 29, 2006
Home
Score
Away
Huila
3 - 2
Once Caldas
Junior
3 - 3
Santa Fe
Cúcuta
1 - 0
Tolima
América de Cali
0 - 1
Boyacá Chicó
Medellín
2 - 1
Envigado
Quindío
1 - 0
Atlético Nacional
Pasto
1 - 1
Deportivo Cali
Millonarios
2 - 0
Bucaramanga
Pereira
0 - 0
Cartagena
Fixture 17 - November 5, 2006
Home
Score
Away
Pereira
0 - 1
Huila
Cartagena
1 - 0
Millonarios
Bucaramanga
1 - 2
Pasto
Deportivo Cali
1 - 0
Quindío
Atlético Nacional
0 - 1
Medellín
Envigado
1 - 4
América de Cali
Boyacá Chicó
1 - 0
Cúcuta
Tolima
4 - 0
Junior
Santa Fe
3 - 1
Once Caldas
Fixture 18 - November 12, 2006
Home
Score
Away
Huila
2 - 1
Santa Fe
Once Caldas
1 - 3
Tolima
Junior
2 - 0
Boyacá Chicó
Cúcuta
1 - 0
Envigado
América de Cali
0 - 2
Atlético Nacional
Quindío
1 - 0
Bucaramanga
Medellín
3 - 1
Deportivo Cali
Pasto
0 - 2
Real Cartagena
Millonarios
2 - 3
Pereira
Quadrangular/Semifinals
The second phase of the 2006-II Copa Mustang consisted of the quadrangular phase or semifinals. It was played between the best first eight teams from the tournament's standing, and then it was divided in two groups between odd and even numbers. The first team of each group were qualified directly to the finals, and then deciding a champion.
Group A
Fixture 1 - November 19, 2006
Home
Score
Away
Atlético Nacional
2 - 1
Pasto
Boyacá Chicó
2 - 0
Tolima
Fixture 2 - November 26, 2006
Home
Score
Away
Pasto
1 - 1
Boyacá Chicó
Tolima
1 - 0
Atlético Nacional
Fixture 3 - December 3, 2006
Home
Score
Away
Pasto
2 - 1
Tolima
Atlético Nacional
2 - 0
Boyacá Chicó
Fixture 4 - December 6, 2006
Home
Score
Away
Tolima
4 - 0
Pasto
Boyacá Chicó
1 - 1
Atlético Nacional
Fixture 5 - December 10, 2006
Home
Score
Away
Boyacá Chicó
3 - 4
Pasto
Atlético Nacional
1 - 2
Tolima
Fixture 6 - December 13, 2006
Home
Score
Away
Pasto
0 - 0
Atlético Nacional
Tolima
2 - 0
Boyacá Chicó
Group B
Fixture 1 - November 19, 2006
Home
Score
Away
Huila
0 - 1
Cúcuta
Millonarios
1 - 0
Medellín
Fixture 2 - November 26, 2006
Home
Score
Away
Cúcuta
2 - 0
Millonarios
Medellín
3 - 0
Huila
Fixture 3 - December 3, 2006
Home
Score
Away
Cúcuta
2 - 1
Medellín
Huila
3 - 2
Millonarios
Fixture 4 - December 6, 2006
Equipo Local
Resultado
Equipo Visitante
Medellín
2 - 1
Cúcuta
Millonarios
2 - 1
Huila
Fixture 5 - December 10, 2006
Equipo Local
Resultado
Equipo Visitante
Millonarios
1 - 0
Cúcuta
Huila
3 - 2
Medellín
Fixture 6 - December 13, 2006
Home
Score
Away
Cúcuta
0 - 0
Huila
Medellín
4 - 0
Millonarios
Final
After the 2006 season of Fútbol Profesional Colombiano ended, Envigado FC was relegated directly to Categoría Primera B while Atlético Huila played the promotion game against Valledupar FC .
References
External links
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