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Football league season

Primera División de MéxicoSeason| 2006−07

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Champions| Guadalajara (11th title)
Champions' Cup| Guadalajara
Copa Libertadores| Toluca
Necaxa
América (First Stage)
Copa Sudamericana| Guadalajara
Top goalscorer| Bruno Marioni
(11 goals)

← Clausura 2006

Clausura 2007 →

Primera División de México (Mexico First Division) Apertura 2006 was the 2006 edition of La Primera División del Futbol Méxicano, crowning Mexico's autumn football champion. The season ran from August 5 to December 10, 2006. Querétaro was promoted to the Primera División de México thus, Dorados was relegated to the Primera División A. Guadalajara won the championship for a record 11th time, qualifying for the CONCACAF Champions' Cup 2007.

## Overview[edit]

Mexico City

Atlas
Guadalajara
UAG

Toluca

Necaxa

Monterrey
UANL

Veracruz

Morelia

Chiapas

San Luis

Querétaro

Pachuca

Santos Laguna

Greater Mexico City teams
América
Atlante
Cruz Azul
UNAM

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Location of the Primera División Clausura 2006 teams

Team  | City  | Stadium

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América | Mexico City | Azteca
Atlante | Mexico City | Azteca
Atlas | Guadalajara, Jalisco | Jalisco
Chiapas | Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas | Víctor Manuel Reyna
Cruz Azul | Mexico City | Azul
Guadalajara | Guadalajara, Jalisco | Jalisco
Morelia | Morelia, Michoacán | Morelos
Monterrey | Monterrey, Nuevo León | Tecnológico
Necaxa | Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes | Victoria
Pachuca | Pachuca, Hidalgo | Hidalgo
Querétaro | Querétaro, Querétaro | Corregidora
San Luis | San Luis Potosí, S.L.P. | Alfonso Lastras
Santos Laguna | Torreón, Coahuila | Corona
Toluca | Toluca, State of Mexico | Nemesio Díez
UAG | Zapopan, Jalisco | Tres de Marzo
UANL | San Nicolás de los Garza, Nuevo León | Universitario
UNAM | Mexico City | Olímpico Universitario
Veracruz | Veracruz, Veracruz | Luis "Pirata" Fuente |

## Final standings (groups)[edit]

Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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1  | Cruz Azul | 17  | 9  | 3  | 5  | 27  | 20  | +7  | 30  | Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs)
2  | Atlas | 17  | 7  | 6  | 4  | 25  | 19  | +6  | 27
3  | Guadalajara | 17  | 7  | 5  | 5  | 26  | 18  | +8  | 26  | Qualified for the Repechaje
4  | Chiapas | 17  | 6  | 5  | 6  | 19  | 16  | +3  | 23
5  | Querétaro | 17  | 5  | 6  | 6  | 20  | 25  | −5  | 18[a] |
6  | Necaxa | 17  | 4  | 5  | 8  | 18  | 26  | −8  | 17

Source: MedioTiempo
Notes:

1. ^ 3 points deducted for failure to fulfill under-21 player requirements

Group 2  Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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1  | Monterrey | 17  | 7  | 6  | 4  | 27  | 21  | +6  | 27  | Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs)
2  | Pachuca | 17  | 7  | 5  | 5  | 32  | 22  | +10  | 26
3  | Veracruz | 17  | 8  | 2  | 7  | 26  | 31  | −5  | 26  | Qualified for the Repechaje
4  | Atlante | 17  | 6  | 5  | 6  | 19  | 20  | −1  | 23  |
5  | San Luis | 17  | 6  | 5  | 6  | 14  | 12  | +2  | 20[a]
6  | UAG | 17  | 3  | 4  | 10  | 22  | 35  | −13  | 13

Source: MedioTiempo
Notes:

1. ^ 3 points deducted for failure to fulfill under-21 player requirements

Group 3  Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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1  | UNAM | 17  | 8  | 5  | 4  | 21  | 11  | +10  | 29  | Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs)
2  | América | 17  | 8  | 5  | 4  | 21  | 15  | +6  | 29
3  | Toluca | 17  | 7  | 6  | 4  | 27  | 16  | +11  | 27  | Qualified for the Repechaje
4  | Morelia | 17  | 7  | 2  | 8  | 24  | 26  | −2  | 23  |
5  | UANL | 17  | 3  | 5  | 9  | 14  | 37  | −23  | 14
6  | Santos Laguna | 17  | 1  | 8  | 8  | 19  | 31  | −12  | 11

Source: MedioTiempo

## League table[edit]

Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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1  | Cruz Azul | 17  | 9  | 3  | 5  | 27  | 20  | +7  | 30  | Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs)
2  | UNAM | 17  | 8  | 5  | 4  | 21  | 11  | +10  | 29
3  | América | 17  | 8  | 5  | 4  | 21  | 15  | +6  | 29
4  | Toluca | 17  | 7  | 6  | 4  | 27  | 16  | +11  | 27  | Qualified for the Repechage
5  | Monterrey | 17  | 7  | 6  | 4  | 27  | 21  | +6  | 27  | Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs)
6  | Atlas | 17  | 7  | 6  | 4  | 25  | 19  | +6  | 27
7  | Pachuca | 17  | 7  | 5  | 5  | 32  | 22  | +10  | 26
8  | Guadalajara | 17  | 7  | 5  | 5  | 26  | 18  | +8  | 26  | Qualified for the Repechage
9  | Veracruz | 17  | 8  | 2  | 7  | 26  | 31  | −5  | 26
10  | Chiapas | 17  | 6  | 5  | 6  | 19  | 16  | +3  | 23
11  | Atlante | 17  | 6  | 5  | 6  | 19  | 20  | −1  | 23  |
12  | Morelia | 17  | 7  | 2  | 8  | 24  | 26  | −2  | 23
13  | San Luis | 17  | 6  | 5  | 6  | 14  | 12  | +2  | 20[a]
14  | Querétaro | 17  | 5  | 6  | 6  | 20  | 25  | −5  | 18[a]
15  | Necaxa | 17  | 4  | 5  | 8  | 18  | 26  | −8  | 17
16  | UANL | 17  | 3  | 5  | 9  | 14  | 37  | −23  | 14
17  | UAG | 17  | 3  | 4  | 10  | 22  | 35  | −13  | 13
18  | Santos Laguna | 17  | 1  | 8  | 8  | 19  | 31  | −12  | 11

Source: MedioTiempo
Notes:

1. ^ a b 3 points deducted for failure to fulfill under-21 player requirements

## Top goalscorers[edit]

Players sorted first by goals scored, then by last name. Only regular season goals listed.

Rank  | Player  | Club  | Goals

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1  |  Bruno Marioni | Toluca  | 11
2  |  Kléber Boas | Necaxa  | 9
Miguel Sabah | Cruz Azul
4  |  Omar Bravo | Guadalajara  | 8
Salvador Cabañas | América
Juan Carlos Cacho | Pachuca
Mauro Néstor Gerk | Querétaro
8  |  Sebastian Abreu | Sinaloa  | 7
Gustavo Biscayzacú | Atlante
Óscar Rojas | Chiapas

Source: MedioTiempo

## Results[edit]

Home \ Away  | AME | ATE | ATS | CHI | CAZ | GDL | MTY | MOR | NEC | PAC | QRO | SNL | SAN | TOL | UAG | UNL | UNM | VER

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América | -- | –  | –  | –  | –  | –  | 1–1  | 2–1  | 2–1  | 3–1  | –  | –  | –  | 1–1  | –  | 1–1  | 2–0  | 5–1
Atlante | 0–0  | -- | 0–2  | 0–1  | –  | –  | –  | 2–0  | –  | –  | –  | 1–0  | 2–3  | 2–2  | –  | 2–0  | –  | 2–0
Atlas | 2–0  | –  | -- | –  | –  | –  | 2–1  | –  | 2–1  | 1–1  | –  | 0–1  | –  | 0–0  | –  | –  | 1–0  | 3–1
Chiapas | 2–0  | –  | 4–0  | -- | –  | –  | 1–1  | –  | 1–0  | 0–1  | 1–1  | 1–1  | –  | –  | –  | –  | 0–1  | –
Cruz Azul | 1–2  | 2–1  | 2–1  | 1–0  | -- | –  | 2–0  | –  | 1–2  | –  | –  | 0–1  | 1–0  | –  | –  | –  | 0–1  | –
Guadalajara | 2–0  | 1–1  | 3–1  | 1–0  | 2–3  | -- | –  | –  | 4–0  | –  | –  | 1–0  | 3–1  | –  | –  | –  | 0–0  | –
Monterrey | –  | 3–0  | –  | –  | –  | 1–1  | -- | 2–0  | –  | 3–1  | 2–2  | –  | –  | 2–1  |  | 2–1  | –  | 3–0
Morelia | –  | –  | 1–1  | 2–1  | 4–4  | 3–2  | –  | -- | –  | –  | 2–0  | 1–0  | 3–2  | –  | 2–1  | –  | –  | 3–2
Necaxa | –  | 0–0  | –  | –  | –  | –  | 1–1  | 1–3  | -- | 3–1  | 1–2  | –  | –  | 0–2  | 2–1  | 1–0  | –  | 1–2
Pachuca | –  | 2–2  | –  | –  | 2–3  | 1–2  | –  | 2–0  | –  | -- | 0–0  | –  | –  | 3–1  | 5–2  | 5–0  | –  | 0–0
Querétaro | 1–0  | 1–2  | 1–1  | 1–2  | 2–1  | 1–1  | –  | –  | –  | –  | -- | 2–2  | 2–1  | –  | –  | –  | 1–1  | –
San Luis | 0–1  | –  | –  | –  | –  | –  | 1–0  | –  | 1–1  | 0–3  | –  | -- | –  | 1–0  | –  | 2–0  | 0–1  | 4–0
Santos Laguna | 0–1  | –  | 1–1  | 0–0  | –  | –  | 2–2  | –  | 2–2  | 1–1  | –  | 0–0  | -- | –  | –  | –  | 1–1  | –
Toluca | –  | –  | –  | –  | 1–1  | 1–0  | –  | 2–1  | –  | –  | 3–0  | –  | 1–0  | -- | 2–1  | 7–0  | –  | 2–3
UAG | 0–0  | 3–1  | 1–6  | 2–3  | 1–1  | 2–1  | –  | –  | –  | –  | 0–2  | 0–0  | 4–2  | –  | -- | –  | –  | –
UANL | –  | –  | 1–1  | 1–1  | 0–2  | 0–0  | –  | 2–1  | –  | –  | 3–2  | –  | 2–2  | –  | 2–1  | -- | –  | –
UNAM | –  | 0–1  | –  | –  | –  | –  | 3–0  | 1–0  | 1–1  | 1–3  | –  | –  | –  | 0–0  |  | 5–0  | -- | 3–1
Veracruz | –  | –  | –  | 3–1  | 0–2  | 3–2  | –  | 1–0  | –  | –  | 3–0  | –  | 5–1  | –  | 1–1  | 2–1  | –  | --

Updated to match(es) played on 12 November 2006. Source: RSSSF
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

## Playoffs[edit]

### Repechaje[edit]

November 16, 2006

15:00

Chiapas| 1–0| Toluca

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Brown 59' | Report |

Estadio Víctor Manuel Reyna, Tuxtla Gutiérrez

Referee: Jorge Eduardo Gasso (Mexico City)

November 19, 2006

16:00

Toluca| 2–0| Chiapas

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Hassan 77'
Sánchez 90+2' | Report |

Estadio Nemesio Díez, Toluca

Referee: Mauricio Morales (Mexico City)

Toluca won 2–1 on aggregate.

* * *

November 15, 2006

21:00

Veracruz| 1–2| Guadalajara

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Sánchez 53' | Report | Martínez 18'
Medina 62'

Estadio Luis "Pirata" Fuente, Veracruz

Referee: Germán Arredondo Ramírez (Guanajuato)

November 18, 2006

19:00

Guadalajara| 4–0| Veracruz

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Medina 12'
Bautista 41'
Ayala 60' (o.g.)
Santana 90' | Report |

Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara

Referee: Roberto García Orozco (Mexico City)

Guadalajara won 6–1 on aggregate.

### Bracket[edit]

| Quarterfinals | | | Semifinals | | | Finals |

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| 4 | Toluca | 0 | 2 | 2 | | |
| 5 | Monterrey | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| | 4 | Toluca | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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| 2 | UNAM | 1 | 0 | 1 |

| 7 | Pachuca | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| | 4 | Toluca | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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| 3 | América | 3 | 3 | 6 | |

| 6 | Atlas | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| | 3 | América | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| 1 | Cruz Azul | 0 | 2 | 2 |

| 8 | Guadalajara | 2 | 2 | 4 |

### Quarterfinals[edit]

November 23, 2006

19:00

Monterrey| 0–0| Toluca

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| Report |

Estadio Tecnológico, Monterrey

Referee: Roberto García Orozco (Mexico City)

November 26, 2006

14:00

Toluca| 2–1| Monterrey

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Sánchez 11'
Marioni 38' | Report | Abreu 85' (pen.)

Estadio Nemesio Díez, Toluca

Referee: Germán Arredondo Ramírez (Guanajuato)

Toluca won 2–1 on aggregate.

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November 24, 2006

20:00

Pachuca| 1–1| UNAM

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de la Barrera 60' | Report | López 63'

Estadio Hidalgo, Pachuca

Referee: Paul Delgadillo (Jalisco)

November 26, 2006

12:00

UNAM| 0–1| Pachuca

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| Report | Caballero 53'

Estadio Olímpico Universitario, Mexico City

Referee: Marco Antonio Rodríguez (Mexico City)

Pachuca won 2–1 on aggregate.

* * *

November 23, 2006

21:00

Atlas| 1–3| América

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Murguía 72' | Report | López 5'
Vuoso 19'
Villa 57'

Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara

Referee: Hugo León Guajardo (Mexico City)

November 26, 2006

16:00

América| 3–3| Atlas

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Blanco 70'
Cabañas 74'
Santiago 81' (o.g.) | Report | Guardado 14'
Osorno 26'
Pérez 56'

Estadio Azteca, Mexico City

Referee: Armando Archundia (Estado de México)

América won 6–4 on aggregate.

* * *

November 22, 2006

20:30

Guadalajara| 2–0| Cruz Azul

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Bravo 47'
Bautista 71' | Report |

Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara

Referee: José Gabriel Gómez (Morelos)

November 25, 2006

17:00

Cruz Azul| 2–2| Guadalajara

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Núñez 44'
Sabah 61' | Report | Morales 38' (pen.), 48'

Estadio Azul, Mexico City

Referee: Manuel Ernesto Glower (Mexico City)

Guadalajara won 4–2 on aggregate.

### Semifinals[edit]

November 29, 2006

19:00

Pachuca| 1–1| Toluca

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Landín 70' | Report | Marioni 55'

Estadio Hidalgo, Pachuca

Referee: Manuel Ernesto Glower (Mexico City)

December 3, 2006

12:00

Toluca| 1–0| Pachuca

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Sánchez 51' | Report |

Estadio Nemesio Díez, Toluca

Referee: Roberto García Orozco (Mexico City)

Toluca won 2–1 on aggregate.

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November 30, 2006

21:00

Guadalajara| 2–0| América

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Morales 53' (pen.)
Bravo 60' | Report |

Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara

Referee: Marco Antonio Rodríguez (Mexico City)

December 3, 2006

20:00

América| 0–0| Guadalajara

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Estadio Azteca, Mexico City

Referee: Germán Arredondo Ramírez (Guanajuato)

Guadalajara won 2–0 on aggregate.

### Finals[edit]

December 7, 2006

21:00

Guadalajara| 1–1| Toluca

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Bravo 44' | Report | Marioni 75'

Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara

Referee: José Gabriel Gómez (Morelos)

December 10, 2006

12:00

Toluca| 1–2| Guadalajara

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Marioni 18' | Report | Rodríguez 51'
Bautista 69'

Estadio Nemesio Díez, Toluca

Referee: Armando Archundia (Estado de México)

Guadalajara won 3–2 on aggregate.

Apertura 2006 winners

Guadalajara
11th title

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Liga MX

2023–24 clubs|

* América
* Atlas
* Atlético San Luis
* Cruz Azul
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* Juárez
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* Monterrey
* Necaxa
* Pachuca
* Puebla
* Querétaro
* Santos Laguna
* Tijuana
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* UANL
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Former clubs|

* Ángeles de Puebla
* Atlante
* Atletas Campesinos
* Atlético Español
* Atlético Potosino
* BUAP
* Celaya
* Chiapas
* Cobras de Ciudad Juárez
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* Indios de Ciudad Juárez
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* La Piedad
* Morelia
* Nacional
* Oaxtepec
* Oro
* Real Zamora
* San Isidro Laguna
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