Primera División de México Apertura 2006
# Primera División de México Apertura 2006

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)

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 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 | Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs) |
| 3 | Guadalajara | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 18 | +8 | 26 | Qualified for the Repechaje |
| 4 | Chiapas | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 16 | +3 | 23 | Qualified for the Repechaje |
| 5 | Querétaro | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 25 | −5 | 18 | |
| 6 | Necaxa | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 26 | −8 | 17 | |

* ↑ 3 points deducted for failure to fulfill under-21 player requirements

Group 2 :

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 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 | Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs) |
| 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 | |
| 6 | UAG | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 22 | 35 | −13 | 13 | |

* ↑ 3 points deducted for failure to fulfill under-21 player requirements

Group 3 :

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 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 | Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs) |
| 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 | |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 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 | Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs) |
| 3 | América | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 15 | +6 | 29 | Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs) |
| 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 | Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs) |
| 7 | Pachuca | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 32 | 22 | +10 | 26 | Directly qualified to the Liguilla (Playoffs) |
| 8 | Guadalajara | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 18 | +8 | 26 | Qualified for the Repechage |
| 9 | Veracruz | 17 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 26 | 31 | −5 | 26 | Qualified for the Repechage |
| 10 | Chiapas | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 16 | +3 | 23 | Qualified for the Repechage |
| 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 Laguna | 17 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 31 | −12 | 11 | |

* 1 2 3 points deducted for failure to fulfill under-21 player requirements

## Top goalscorers

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

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

Source: MedioTiempo

## Results

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

## Playoffs

### Repechaje

Toluca won 2–1 on aggregate.

Guadalajara won 6–1 on aggregate.

### Bracket

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 4 | Toluca | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Monterrey | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Monterrey | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | Toluca | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | Pachuca | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | |
| 2 | UNAM | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | Pachuca | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | |
| 7 | Pachuca | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Pachuca | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | 4 | Toluca | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Guadalajara | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | América | 3 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Guadalajara | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | Atlas | 1 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Atlas | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | América | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | Guadalajara | 2 | 0 | 2 | | | | | |
| 1 | Cruz Azul | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | Guadalajara | 2 | 0 | 2 | | | | | |
| 8 | Guadalajara | 2 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Quarterfinals

Toluca won 2–1 on aggregate.

Pachuca won 2–1 on aggregate.

América won 6–4 on aggregate.

Guadalajara won 4–2 on aggregate.

### Semifinals

Toluca won 2–1 on aggregate.

Guadalajara won 2–0 on aggregate.

### Finals

Guadalajara won 3–2 on aggregate.

* Apertura 2006 winners
* Guadalajara 11th title
