page_title: Deportes Tolima
section_title: 2006 runners-up
hierarchical_section_title: Deportes Tolima / History / 2006 runners-up
caption_attribution_description: Català: Uniforme del club el 2006. English: Official 2006 Home Jersey.
context_page_description: Club Deportes Tolima S.A., commonly known as Deportes Tolima, or simply as Tolima, is a Colombian professional football club based in Ibagué, Tolima Department that currently plays in the Categoría Primera A. The club was founded on 18 December 1954. They won the Colombian top tier twice, in the 2003–II and 2018–I tournaments. They play their home games at the Manuel Murillo Toro stadium.
context_section_description: 2006 was a great year for Tolima. The team was second on the reclasificacion (overall points in the year), scored the most goals in the year (over 80), and were runners up in the Copa Mustang II. At the beginning of 2006, Deportes Tolima did not seem like a very strong team for the season as it did not sign any new players. The coach was Jorge Luis Bernal, who had been the coach for the reserve team for many years. Deportes Tolima scored well in both home and away games, with victories against Envigado 7–3, Atlético Nacional 5–1, and Millonarios 3–0. They reached the semi-finals of the Copa Mustang I and were placed in a group with Deportivo Pereira, Deportivo Cali, and Once Caldas, but did not make it into the finals. 
  The Copa Mustang II was even better than the first one. Tolima ended first in the league, and played the semi-finals against Atlético Nacional, Deportivo Pasto, and Boyacá Chicó. Atlético Nacional were leaders of the group most of the time, while Deportes Tolima remained a point behind. A dramatic 2–1 away win over Atlético Nacional made them leaders, and they advanced to the final against Cúcuta Deportivo after a 2–0 win over Boyacá Chicó. The first game was away and Tolima lost 1–0; later in Ibagué the game ended tied 1–1, with Yulián Anchico scoring Tolima's goal.
caption: Official 2006 Home Jersey
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