Primera División de México Apertura 2006

Primera División de México
Season 2006−07
Champions Guadalajara (11th title)

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.

Final Standings (groups)

Club Pld W D L GF GA +/- Points
1. Cruz Azul 17 9 3 5 27 20 +7 30
2. Atlas 17 7 6 4 25 19 +6 27
3. Guadalajara 17 7 5 5 30 18 +8 26
4. Chiapas 17 6 5 6 19 16 +3 23
5. Querétaro* [-3] 17 5 6 6 20 25 -5 18
6. Necaxa 17 4 5 8 18 26 -8 17

Group 2

Club Pld W D L GF GA +/- Points
1. Monterrey 17 7 6 4 27 21 +6 27
2. Pachuca 17 7 5 5 32 22 +10 26
3. Veracruz 17 8 2 7 26 31 -5 26
4. Atlante 17 6 5 6 19 20 -1 23
5. San Luis * [-3] 17 6 5 6 14 12 +2 20
6. UAG 17 3 4 10 22 35 -13 16

Group 3

Club Pld W D L GF GA +/- Points
1. UNAM 17 8 5 4 21 11 +10 29
2. América 17 8 5 4 21 15 +6 29
3. Toluca 17 7 6 4 27 16 +11 27
4. Morelia 17 7 2 8 24 26 -2 23
5. UANL 17 3 5 9 14 37 -23 14
6. Santos 17 1 8 8 19 31 -19 11
Teams directly qualified to the Liguilla
Teams qualified for the Repechaje

* points deducted for failure to fulfill under-21 player requirements

Final Standings (general)

Club Pld W D L GF GA +/- Points
1. Cruz Azul 17 9 3 5 27 20 +7 30
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
5. Monterrey 17 7 6 4 27 21 +6 27
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 27 18 +9 26
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
14. Querétaro 17 5 6 6 20 25 -5 18
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 17 1 8 8 19 31 -12 11

Top scorers

Goals scored throughout the entire tournament including Repechaje, Quarterfinals, Semifinals and Finals.

Pos. Nat. Player Team Goals
1 ArgentinaBruno MarioniToluca15
2 MexicoOmar BravoGuadalajara11
3 MexicoMiguel SabahCruz Azul10
4 BrazilKléber BoasNecaxa9
ParaguaySalvador CabañasAmérica9
6 MexicoAdolfo BautistaGuadalajara8
MexicoAlberto MedinaGuadalajara8
MexicoJuan Carlos CachoPachuca8
ArgentinaMauro Néstor GerkQuerétaro8
UruguaySebastian AbreuMonterrey8

Results

Tablewise results

 TeamAMEATEATLCHPCAZGDLMONMORNECPACQUESANSLPTOLUANLUAGUNAMVER
1. América XXX 0-0 0-2 0-2 2-1 0-2 1-1 2-1 2-1 3-1 0-1 1-0 1-0 1-1 1-1 0-0 2-0 5-1
2. Atlante 0-0 XXX 0-2 0-1 1-2 1-1 0-3 2-0 0-0 2-2 2-1 2-3 1-0 2-2 2-0 1-3 0-1 2-0
3. Atlas 2-0 2-0 XXX 0-4 1-2 1-3 2-1 1-1 2-1 1-1 1-1 1-1 0-1 0-0 1-1 6-1 1-0 3-1
4. Chiapas 2-0 1-0 4-0 XXX 0-1 0-1 1-1 1-2 1-0 0-1 2-1 0-0 1-1 1-1 1-1 3-2 0-1 1-3
5. Cruz Azul 1-2 2-1 2-1 1-0 XXX 3-2 2-0 4-4 1-2 3-2 1-2 1-0 0-1 1-1 2-0 1-1 0-1 2-0
6. Guadalajara 2-0 1-1 3-1 1-0 2-3 XXX 1-1 2-3 4-0 2-1 1-1 3-1 1-0 0-1 0-0 1-2 0-0 2-3
7. Monterrey 1-1 3-0 1-2 1-1 0-2 1-1 XXX 2-0 1-1 3-1 2-2 2-2 0-1 2-1 2-1 3-2 0-3 3-0
8. Morelia 1-2 0-2 1-1 2-1 4-4 3-2 0-2 XXX 3-1 0-2 2-0 3-2 1-0 1-2 1-2 2-1 0-1 0-1
9. Necaxa 1-2 0-0 1-2 0-1 2-1 0-4 1-1 1-3 XXX 3-1 1-2 2-2 1-1 0-2 1-0 2-1 1-1 1-2
10. Pachuca 1-3 2-2 1-1 1-0 2-3 1-2 1-3 2-0 1-3 XXX 0-0 1-1 3-0 3-1 5-0 5-2 3-1 0-0
11. Querétaro 1-0 1-2 1-1 1-2 2-1 1-1 2-2 0-2 2-1 0-0 XXX 2-1 2-2 0-3 2-3 2-0 1-1 0-3
12. Santos 0-1 3-2 1-1 0-0 0-1 1-3 2-2 2-3 2-2 1-1 1-2 XXX 0-0 0-1 2-2 2-4 1-1 1-5
13. San Luis 0-1 0-1 1-0 1-1 1-0 0-1 1-0 0-1 1-1 0-3 2-2 0-0 XXX 1-0 2-0 0-0 0-1 4-0
14. Toluca 1-1 2-2 0-0 1-1 1-1 1-0 1-2 2-1 2-0 1-3 3-0 1-0 0-1 XXX 7-0 2-1 0-0 2-3
15. Tigres 1-1 0-2 1-1 1-1 0-2 0-0 1-2 2-1 0-1 0-5 3-2 2-2 0-2 0-7 XXX 2-1 0-5 1-2
16. Tecos 0-0 3-1 1-6 2-3 1-1 2-1 2-3 1-2 1-2 2-5 0-2 4-2 0-0 1-2 1-2 XXX 0-2 1-1
17. Pumas 0-2 1-0 0-1 1-0 1-0 0-0 3-0 1-0 1-1 1-3 1-1 1-1 1-0 0-0 5-0 2-0 XXX 3-1
18. Veracruz 1-5 0-2 1-3 3-1 0-2 3-2 0-3 1-0 2-1 0-0 3-0 5-1 0-4 3-2 2-1 1-1 1-3 XXX

Play-offs

RepechajeQualifiers
9 Veracruz 1 0 1
8 Guadalajara 2 4 6 8 Guadalajara
10 Chiapas 1 0 1 4 Toluca
4 Toluca 0 2 2
  Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                                       
  1  Cruz Azul 0 2 2  
8  Guadalajara 2 2 4  
  8  Guadalajara 2 0 2  
  3  América 0 0 0  
6  Atlas 1 3 4
  3  América 3 3 6  
    8  Guadalajara 1 2 3
  4  Toluca 1 1 2
  5  Monterrey 0 1 1  
4  Toluca 0 2 2  
  4  Toluca 1 1 2
  7  Pachuca 1 0 1  
2  UNAM 1 0 1
  7  Pachuca 1 1 2  
Apertura 2006 winners:
Guadalajara
11th Title