# 2006 Torneo Apertura (Chile)

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 | Qualify to the playoffs |
| 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 | |

#### 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 | |

#### 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 | Qualify to the playoffs |
| 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 | |

#### 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 | |

#### 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 | |

## Playoffs

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 2 | Huachipato | 1 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Cobreloa | 3 | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Cobreloa | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | Huachipato | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | Universidad de Chile | 6 | 2 | 8 | | | | | |
| 3 | Universidad de Chile | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | Universidad de Chile | 6 | 2 | 8 | | | | | |
| 5 | Universidad Católica | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 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 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Colo-Colo | 2 | 0 | 2 (4) |
| 5 | Audax Italiano | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 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 | 1 | Colo-Colo | 4 | 2 | 6 | | | | | |
| 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 |
| 3 | Leonardo Monje | Deportes Puerto Montt | 13 |
| 4 | Rodrigo Millar | Huachipato | 12 |
| 4 | Héctor Mancilla | Colo-Colo | 12 |
| 5 | Herly Alcázar | Universidad de Chile | 11 |
| 6 | José Luis Díaz | Cobreloa | 10 |
| 6 | Carlos Villanueva | Audax Italiano | 10 |