# 2006 Copa Libertadores

The 2006 Copa Toyota Libertadores was the 47th edition of the Copa Libertadores, CONMEBOL's annual football club tournament.
38 teams from 11 football associations took part, starting with the first qualifying round played on 24 January 2006.
Internacional won this edition for their first title, beating São Paulo 4–3 on aggregate.

## Qualified Teams

Group Stage :
| Newell's Old Boys | Estudiantes | São Paulo | Corinthians |
| Vélez Sársfield | Rosario Central | Paulista | Internacional |
| Bolívar | Unión Española | Deportivo Cali | LDU Quito |
| The Strongest | Universidad Católica | Atlético Nacional | El Nacional |
| Cerro Porteño | Cienciano | Nacional | Unión Atlético Maracaibo |
| Libertad | Sporting Cristal | Rocha | Caracas |
| UNAM | UANL | | |
| First stage ||||
| River Plate | Goias | Palmeiras | Oriente Petrolero |
| Colo-Colo | Santa Fe | Cuenca | Nacional |
| Universitario | Defensor Sporting | Deportivo Táchira | Guadalajara |

## First stage

Teams in the Team #1 column played at home in the first leg.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Nacional | 2-2 (a) | Universitario | 2-2 | 0-0 |
| Defensor Sporting | 2-2 (a) | Santa Fe | 2-2 | 0-0 |
| River Plate | 8-0 | Oriente Petrolero | 6-0 | 2-0 |
| Colo-Colo | 4-8 | Guadalajara | 1-3 | 3-5 |
| Palmeiras | 6-2 | Deportivo Táchira | 2-0 | 4-2 |
| Deportivo Cuenca | 1-4 | Goias | 1-1 | 0-3 |

### Matches
#### Second leg
## Group stage

6 winners from the qualifying round and the 26 pre-qualified clubs are drawn into 8 groups of 4 teams each. The top 2 teams in each group will advance to the Libertadores Cup play-offs.
Tiebreakers, if necessary, are applied in the following order:
* Cumulative goal difference.
* Total goals scored.
* Away goals scored.
* Sorting

### Group 1

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | SÃO | GDL | CAR | CIE |
| 1 | São Paulo | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 12 | | 1–2 | 2–0 | 4–1 |
| 2 | Guadalajara | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 12 | 2–1 | | 1–1 | 0–0 |
| 3 | Caracas | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 1–2 | 0–0 | | 4–0 |
| 4 | Cienciano | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 12 | −9 | 4 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | |

### Group 2

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ISF | ELP | SPC | BOL |
| 1 | Santa Fe | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 10 | | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 |
| 2 | Estudiantes | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 1–0 | | 4–3 | 2–1 |
| 3 | Sporting Cristal | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 12 | −1 | 7 | 1–2 | 2–2 | | 2–1 |
| 4 | Bolivar | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 7 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | |

### Group 3

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | GOI | NOB | UE | STR |
| 1 | Goiás | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 11 | | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 |
| 2 | Newell's Old Boys | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 0–0 | | 2–0 | 2–0 |
| 3 | Unión Española | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 8 | 0–2 | 1–1 | | 1–0 |
| 4 | The Strongest | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 6 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 0–1 | |

### Group 4

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | COR | UANL | UC | CALI |
| 1 | Corinthians | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 13 | | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 |
| 2 | UANL | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 10 | +2 | 10 | 2–0 | | 1–0 | 5–4 |
| 3 | Universidad Católica | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 11 | +1 | 10 | 2–3 | 3–2 | | 2–1 |
| 4 | Deportivo Cali | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 16 | −7 | 1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–3 | |

### Group 5

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | VEL | LDU | ROC | UNI |
| 1 | Vélez Sársfield | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 6 | +12 | 16 | | 2–2 | 3–0 | 4–3 |
| 2 | LDU Quito | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 9 | +7 | 10 | 1–3 | | 5–0 | 4–0 |
| 3 | Rocha | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 16 | −12 | 5 | 0–5 | 3–2 | | 0–0 |
| 4 | Universitario | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | −7 | 2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | |

### Group 6

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | INT | NAC | MBO | UNAM |
| 1 | Internacional | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 4 | +9 | 14 | | 3–0 | 4–0 | 3–2 |
| 2 | Nacional | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 0–0 | | 0–0 | 2–0 |
| 3 | Unión Atlético Maracaibo | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 8 | 1–1 | 2–3 | | 3–0 |
| 4 | UNAM | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 12 | −8 | 1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | |

### Group 7

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | AN | PAL | CER | CEN |
| 1 | Atlético Nacional | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 10 | | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 |
| 2 | Palmeiras | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 9 | 3–2 | | 2–3 | 0–0 |
| 3 | Cerro Porteño | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 12 | −3 | 8 | 1–5 | 0–0 | | 1–3 |
| 4 | Rosario Central | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 5 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | |

### Group 8

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | LIB | RIV | ELN | PAU |
| 1 | Libertad | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 11 | | 2–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 |
| 2 | River Plate | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 1–0 | | 4–3 | 4–1 |
| 3 | El Nacional | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 6 | 1–1 | 2–0 | | 1–1 |
| 4 | Paulista | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 6 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | |

## Knockout stages

The teams were seeded 1 to 8 (first placed teams of each group) and 9 to 16 (second placed teams of each group) and the ties were 1 vs 16, 2 vs 15, etc.

### Qualified teams

| Seed | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | Qualification |
| 1 | Vélez Sársfield | 6 | 16 | +12 | Qualified as first place |
| 2 | Internacional | 6 | 14 | +9 | Qualified as first place |
| 3 | Corinthians | 6 | 13 | +4 | Qualified as first place |
| 4 | São Paulo | 6 | 12 | +6 | Qualified as first place |
| 5 | Goiás | 6 | 11 | +6 | Qualified as first place |
| 6 | Libertad | 6 | 11 | +5 | Qualified as first place |
| 7 | Atlético Nacional | 6 | 10 | +4 | Qualified as first place |
| 8 | Santa Fe | 6 | 10 | +2 | Qualified as first place |
| 9 | Guadalajara | 6 | 12 | +3 | Qualified as second place |
| 10 | LDU Quito | 6 | 10 | +7 | Qualified as second place |
| 11 | UANL | 6 | 10 | +2 | Qualified as second place |
| 12 | Estudiantes | 6 | 10 | 0 | Qualified as second place |
| 13 | Palmeiras | 6 | 9 | +1 | Qualified as second place |
| 14 | River Plate | 6 | 9 | +0 | Qualified as second place |
| 15 | Nacional | 6 | 9 | +0 | Qualified as second place |
| 16 | Newell's Old Boys | 6 | 8 | +0 | Qualified as second place |

### Bracket

| Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 2 | Internacional | 2 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | Nacional | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | Nacional | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | Internacional | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 10 | LDU Quito | 2 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Atlético Nacional | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | LDU Quito | 2 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | LDU Quito | 4 | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | LDU Quito | 4 | 1 | 5 | | | | | | 2 | Internacional | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Libertad | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | |
| 6 | Libertad | 0 | 0 | 0 (5) | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Libertad | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | |
| 11 | UANL | 0 | 0 | 0 (3) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | UANL | 0 | 0 | 0 (3) | 6 | Libertad | 2 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 14 | River Plate | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Corinthians | 2 | 1 | 3 | 14 | River Plate | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | River Plate | 3 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | River Plate | 3 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Internacional | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | São Paulo | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | São Paulo | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | São Paulo | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 13 | Palmeiras | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Palmeiras | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | São Paulo | 0 | 1 | 1 (4) | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 12 | Estudiantes | 1 | 0 | 1 (3) | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Goiás | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | Estudiantes | 1 | 0 | 1 (3) | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Estudiantes (a) | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Estudiantes (a) | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | 4 | São Paulo | 1 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 9 | Guadalajara | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | |
| 1 | Vélez Sársfield | 4 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | Guadalajara | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | |
| 16 | Newell's Old Boys | 2 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Newell's Old Boys | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | Vélez Sársfield | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 9 | Guadalajara | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Santa Fe | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | Guadalajara | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Guadalajara | 3 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Round of 16

| Teams | Teams | Teams | Teams | Scores | Scores | Tie-breakers | Tie-breakers | Tie-breakers |
| 1st leg home team | Points | Points | 2nd leg home team | 1st leg | 2nd leg | GF | AG | Pen. |
| Newell's Old Boys | 1 | 4 | Vélez Sársfield | 2–4 | 2–2 | — | — | — |
| Nacional | 1 | 4 | Internacional | 1–2 | 0–0 | — | — | — |
| River Plate | 6 | 0 | Corinthians | 3–2 | 3–1 | — | — | — |
| Palmeiras | 1 | 4 | São Paulo | 1–1 | 1–2 | — | — | — |
| Estudiantes | 3 | 3 | Goiás | 2–0 | 1–3 | 3–3 | 1–0 | — |
| UANL | 2 | 2 | Libertad | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–5 |
| LDU Quito | 6 | 0 | Atlético Nacional | 4–0 | 1–0 | — | — | — |
| Guadalajara | 3 | 3 | Santa Fe | 3–0 | 1–3 | 4–3 | — | — |

### Quarter-finals

| Teams | Teams | Teams | Teams | Scores | Scores | Tie-breakers | Tie-breakers | Tie-breakers |
| 1st leg home team | Points | Points | 2nd leg home team | 1st leg | 2nd leg | GF | AG | Pen. |
| Guadalajara | 2 | 1 | Vélez Sársfield | 0–0 | 2–1 | — | — | — |
| LDU Quito | 2 | 3 | Internacional | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–3 | — | — |
| Estudiantes | 3 | 3 | São Paulo | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–4 |
| River Plate | 1 | 4 | Libertad | 2–2 | 1–3 | — | — | — |

### Semi-finals

| Teams | Teams | Teams | Teams | Scores | Scores | Tie-breakers | Tie-breakers | Tie-breakers |
| 1st leg home team | Points | Points | 2nd leg home team | 1st leg | 2nd leg | GF | AG | Pen. |
| Libertad | 1 | 4 | Internacional | 0–0 | 0–2 | — | — | — |
| Guadalajara | 0 | 6 | São Paulo | 0–1 | 0–3 | — | — | — |

### Finals

| Teams | Teams | Teams | Teams | Scores | Scores | Tie-breakers | Tie-breakers | Tie-breakers |
| 1st leg home team | Points | Points | 2nd leg home team | 1st leg | 2nd leg | GF | AG | Pen. |
| São Paulo | 1 | 4 | Internacional | 1–2 | 2–2 | — | — | — |
* Copa Libertadores de América 2006 champion
* Internacional First title

## Top goalscorers

| Player | Team | Goals |
| Aloísio | São Paulo | 5 |
| Félix Borja | El Nacional | 5 |
| José Luis Calderón | Estudiantes | 5 |
| Agustín Delgado | LDU Quito | 5 |
| Sebastián Ereros | Vélez Sársfield | 5 |
| Ernesto Farías | River Plate | 5 |
| Fernandão | Internacional | 5 |
| Marcinho | Palmeiras | 5 |
| Daniel Montenegro | River Plate | 5 |
| Nilmar | Corinthians | 5 |
| Mariano Pavone | Estudiantes | 5 |
| Jorge Quinteros | Universidad Católica | 5 |
| Patricio Urrutia | LDU Quito | 5 |
| Washington | Palmeiras | 5 |