2006 Torneo Apertura (Chile)

Torneo Apertura

Season	2006
Champions	Colo-Colo 24th title
2007 Copa Libertadores	Colo-Colo
Copa Sudamericana	Colo-Colo Huachipato
Matches played	187
Goals scored	571 (3.05 per match)
Top goalscorer	Humberto Suazo (19 goals)
Biggest home win	Colo-Colo 7–2 Rangers (2 April)
Biggest away win	Palestino 1–5 Puerto Montt (31 March)
Longest winning run	8 matches Colo-Colo
Longest unbeaten run	9 matches Universidad de Chile
Longest winless run	9 matches Santiago Morning
Longest losing run	4 matches Santiago Morning
Highest attendance	61,000 Colo-Colo 0–1 Universidad de Chile
← 2005 2006–C →

The 2006 Torneo Apertura was the first tournament in the 2006 season of the Chilean Primera División. The tournament also was known as Copa Banco Estado for sponsorship reasons.

The defending champions is Universidad Católica that won their 9th Primera División title the last season, after defeat Universidad de Chile in the playoffs finals.

Qualifications

Group Standings

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Universidad de Concepción	18	9	6	3	31	23	+8	33
2	Audax Italiano	18	9	5	4	32	22	+10	32
3	Universidad Católica	18	9	5	4	27	20	+7	32
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
1	Universidad de Chile	18	10	5	3	27	20	+7	35
2	La Serena	18	5	7	6	32	31	+1	22
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
1	Colo-Colo	18	13	1	4	54	22	+32	40
2	Cobreloa	18	9	3	6	32	24	+8	30
3	Unión Española	18	8	4	6	24	2	+22	28
4	Antofagasta	18	5	6	7	26	31	−5	21
5	Puerto Montt	18	4	5	9	33	32	+1	17

Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Huachipato	18	11	3	4	32	19	+13	36
2	O'Higgins	18	5	6	7	26	31	−5	21
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 (a)	Deportes La Serena	2–2
2	Universidad Católica (a)	O'Higgins	1–1

Aggregate table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
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	2	+22	28
9	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	Antofagasta	18	5	6	7	26	31	−5	21
14	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

Source: Asociación Nacional de Fútbol Profesional
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd wins; 3rd goal difference; 4th goals scored; 5th away goals; 6th red cards; 7th yellow cards; 8th draw.

Playoffs

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

References

External links

• RSSSF Chile 2006