The 2006 Copa Sudamericana finals was a two-legged football contest, played in November and December 2006, to determine the champion of the 2006 Copa Sudamericana. The teams taking part were Chilean side Colo-Colo, and Mexican side Pachuca. The first leg, played in Pachuca, resulted in a 1–1 draw. The second leg, in Santiago, was won 2–1 by Pachuca, making them the cup winners for that year.[1][2]
 Estadio Nacional de Chile, the host venue for the second leg of the finals. | |||||||
| Event | 2006 Copa Nissan Sudamericana | ||||||
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| First leg | |||||||
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| Date | 30 November 2006 | ||||||
| Venue | Estadio Hidalgo, Pachuca, Hidalgo | ||||||
| Referee | Roberto Silvera | ||||||
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| Date | 13 December 2006 | ||||||
| Venue | Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos, Santiago | ||||||
| Referee | Héctor Baldassi | ||||||
| Attendance | 55,000 | ||||||
Despite being from Mexico –which is a member nation of CONCACAF and not CONMEBOL– Pachuca were eligible to compete in this tournament after winning the 2006 Mexican Primera División, earning them an invite from CONMEBOL and receiving an automatic berth directly to the knockout stages. Pachuca's victory in the final marked the first time in history that a representative of CONCACAF won a CONMEBOL-sanctioned tournament.[3][4]
Qualified teams
| Team | Previous finals app. |
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 Colo-Colo | None |
 Pachuca | None |
For the second time, a Mexican team, and the first time Pachuca qualified for the final. This was also the first time Colo-Colo qualified for the final. This marked the first time both teams faced each other since CONCACAF representatives started participating in the tournament since 2005.[citation needed]
This also marked the first time an Argentine team did not qualify to the Copa Sudamericana final, since the inaugural edition in 2002.[citation needed]
Route to the final
| Pachuca | Round | Colo-Colo | ||||||
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| Preliminary stages | ||||||||
| Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg | |
| Bye | First stage | Huachipato | 3–3 (p) | 2–1 (A) | 1–2 (H) (a.e.t.) | |||
| Second stage |  Coronel Bolognesi | 2–2 (a) | 1–2 (A) | 1–0 (H) | ||||
| Knockout stage | ||||||||
| Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg | |
 Deportes Tolima | 6–3 | 1–2 (A) | 5–1 (H) | Round of 16 |  Alajuelense | 11–2 | 4–0 (A) | 7–2 (H) |
 Lanús | 5–2 | 3–0 (A) | 2–2 (H) | Quarter-finals | Gimnasia de La Plata | 6–1 | 4–1 (H) | 2–0 (A) |
 Atlético Paranaense | 5–1 | 1–0 (A) | 4–1 (H) | Semi-finals | Toluca | 4–1 | 2–1 (H) | 2–0 (A) |
Format
The final was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis, with Colo-Colo hosting the second leg. The away goals rule was not applied, and extra time would be played if the aggregate score was tied after the second leg. If the aggregate score was still tied after extra time, a penalty shoot-out would have been used to determine the winner.
Match details
First leg
Second leg
| GK | 1 | Miguel Calero | ||
| DF | 2 | Leobardo López | ||
| DF | 3 | Aquivaldo Mosquera | ||
| DF | 21 | Fausto Pinto | ||
| DF | 14 | Marvin Cabrera | ||
| MF | 13 | Fernando Salazar |  46' | |
| MF | 6 | Jaime Correa | ||
| MF | 8 | Gabriel Caballero | ||
| MF | 10 | Andrés Chitiva |  | |
| FW | 19 | Christian Giménez |  83' | |
| FW | 11 | Juan Carlos Cacho | 46' | |
| Substitutions: | ||||
| MF | 7 | Damián Álvarez |  46' | |
| MF | 16 | Carlos G. Rodríguez | 46' | |
| MF | 23 | Juan P. Alfaro | 83' | |
| Manager: | ||||
| Enrique Meza | ||||