2006 Categoría Primera A season

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The 2006 Categoría Primera A season is the 59th season of Colombia's top-flight football league.

The Copa Mustang I 2006 was the first tournament of the 2006 season of Fútbol Profesional Colombiano, first division in Colombian football. The new season started in Saturday February 4 and finished Sunday June 25.

Pos	Team	Pts	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	Dif
1.	Once Caldas	37	18	10	7	1	31	15	+16
2.	Cúcuta Deportivo	37	18	11	4	3	29	14	+15
3.	Deportes Tolima	32	18	9	5	4	36	19	+17
4.	Atlético Nacional	30	18	9	3	6	27	19	+8
5.	Deportivo Pereira	29	18	7	8	3	20	15	+5
6.	Millonarios	28	18	7	7	4	27	23	+4
7.	Deportivo Cali	28	18	8	4	6	20	17	+3
8.	Deportivo Pasto	27	18	7	6	5	28	21	+7
9.	Deportes Quindío	27	18	8	3	7	18	17	+1
10.	América de Cali	27	18	8	3	7	20	25	-5
11.	Envigado FC	22	18	5	7	6	20	22	-2
12.	Atlético Bucaramanga	21	18	6	3	9	17	23	-6
13.	Boyacá Chicó	20	18	4	8	6	19	22	-3
14.	Independiente Santa Fe	20	18	5	5	8	24	32	-8
15.	CD Atlético Huila	20	18	6	2	10	17	33	-16
16.	Atlético Junior	17	18	4	5	9	22	29	-7
17.	Independiente Medellín	14	18	3	5	10	15	28	-13
18.	Real Cartagena	7	18	2	1	15	14	30	-16

Pts=Puntos; GP=Games played; W=Wins; D=Draw; L=Lost; GF=Goals Favored; GA=Goals Allowed; DIF=Difference

	Classified for Semifinal Group Stage.
	Eliminated

Fixture 1 - February 5, 2006 Home Score Away Huila 1 - 1 Millonarios Pasto 1 - 1 Pereira Quindío 1 - 0 Real Cartagena Medellín 2 - 0 Bucaramanga América 0 - 3 Deportivo Cali Cúcuta 3 - 2 Atlético Nacional Junior 3 - 2 Envigado Once Caldas 2 - 2 Boyacá Chicó Santa Fe 0 - 2 Tolima

Fixture 2 - February 12, 2006 Home Score Away Tolima 2 - 0 Huila Boyacá Chicó 2 - 0 Santa Fe Envigado 1 - 1 Onca Caldas Atlético Nacional 2 - 2 Junior Deportivo Cali 0 - 2 Cúcuta Bucaramanga 1 - 0 América Real Cartagena 2 - 2 Medellín Pereira 1 - 0 Quindio Millonarios 1 - 0 Pasto

Fixture 3 - February 19, 2006 Home Score Away Pasto 4 - 1 Huila Quindío 1 - 1 Millonarios Medellín 1 - 0 Pereira América 2 - 1 Real Cartagena Cúcuta 1 - 1 Bucaramanga Junior 0 - 0 Deportivo Cali Once Caldas 1 - 0 Atlético Nacional Santa Fe 3 - 3 Envigado Tolima 3 - 1 Boyacá Chicó

Fixture 4 - February 26, 2006 Home Score Away Huila 3 - 1 Boyacá Chicó Envigado 3 - 7 Tolima Atlético Nacional 2 - 1 Santa Fe Deportivo Cali 1 - 2 Once Caldas Bucaramanga 2 - 0 Junior Real Cartagena 0 - 1 Cúcuta Pereira 2 - 2 América Millonarios 3 - 0 Medellín Pasto 2 - 3 Quindío

Fixture 5 - March 5, 2006 Home Score Away Quindío 2 - 0 Huila Medellín 2 - 2 Pasto América 1 - 0 Millonarios Cúcuta 0 - 1 Pereira Junior 2 - 0 Real Cartagena Once Caldas 1 - 0 Bucaramanga Santa Fe 2 - 1 Deportivo Cali Tolima 5 - 1 Atlético Nacional Boyacá Chicó 0 - 0 Envigado

Fixture 7 - March 8, 2006 Home Score Away Huila 1 - 0 Envigado Atlético Nacional 1 - 0 Boyacá Chicó Deportivo Cali 2 - 1 Tolima Bucaramanga 2 - 1 Santa Fe Real Cartagena 1 - 2 Once Caldas Pereira 1 - 0 Junior Millonarios 1 - 0 Cúcuta Pasto 2 - 1 América Quindío 2 - 0 Medellín

Fixture 7 - March 15, 2006 Home Score Away Medellín 0 - 1 Huila América 0 - 1 Quindío Cúcuta 3 - 1 Pasto Junior 4 - 4 Millonarios Once Caldas 2 - 1 Pereira Santa Fe 2 - 1 Real Cartagena Tolima 0 - 0 Bucaramanga Boyacá Chicó 1 - 1 Deportivo Cali Envigado 1 - 0[a] Atlético Nacional

Fixture 8 - March 19, 2006 Home Score Away Huila 1 - 0 Atlético Nacional Deportivo Cali 0 - 1 Envigado Bucaramanga 1 - 0 Boyacá Chicó Real Cartagena 2 - 1 Tolima Pereira 1 - 1 Santa Fe Millonarios 1 - 1 Once Caldas Pasto 2 - 0 Junior Quindío 0 - 1 Cúcuta Medellín 2 - 3 América

Fixture 9 - March 26, 2006 Home Score Away Boyacá Chicó 0 - 0 Pasto Envigado 2 - 0 Quindío Atlético Nacional 2 - 1 Medellín Deportivo Cali 1 - 1 América Bucaramanga 2 - 1 Cúcuta Real Cartagena 1 - 2 Junior Pereira 0 - 0 Once Caldas Millonarios 3 - 3 Santa Fe Huila 1 - 4 Tolima

Fixture - April 2, 2006 Home Score Away América 2 - 1 Huila Cúcuta 1 - 0 Medellín Junior 0 - 1 Quindío Once Caldas 4 - 2 Pasto Santa Fe 1 - 3 Millonarios Tolima 0 - 0 Pasto Boyacá Chicó 4 - 2 Real Cartagena Envigado 0 - 0 Bucaramanga Atlético Nacional 2 - 0 Deportivo Cali

Fixture 11 - April 9, 2006 Home Score Away Huila 3 - 1 Deportivo Cali Bucaramanga 0 - 2 Atlético Nacional Real Cartagena 0 - 1 Evnigado Pereira 1 - 1 Boyacá Chicó Milonarios 0 - 3 Tolima Pasto 4 - 1 Santa Fe Quindío 1 - 3 Once Caldas Medellín 3 - 1 Junior América 0 - 1 Cúcuta

Fixture 12 - April 16, 2006 Home Score Away Cúcuta 4 - 0 Huila Junior 1 - 2 América Once Caldas 6 - 0 Medellín Santa Fe 0 - 0 Quindío Tolima 1 - 1 Pasto Boyacá Chicó 0 - 2 Millonarios Envigado 2 - 0 Pereira Atlético Nacional 1 - 0 Real Cartagena Deportivo Cali 4 - 1 Bucaramanga

Fixture 13 - April 23, 2006 Home Score Away Huila 2 - 1 Bucaramanga Real Cartagena 0 - 1 Deportivo Cali Pereira 2 - 1 Atlético Nacional Millonarios 1 - 1 Envigado Pasto 1 - 1 Boyacá Chicó Quindío 2 - 1 Tolima Medellín 0 - 1 Santa Fe América 0 - 0 Once Caldas Cúcuta 2 - 0 Junior

Fixture 14 - April 30, 2006 Home Score Away Junior 3 - 0 Huila Once Caldas 2 - 2 Cúcuta Santa Fe 1 - 3 América Tolima 0 - 0 Medellín Boyacá Chicó 1 - 2 Quindío Envigado 0 - 1 Pasto Atlético Nacional 2 - 0 Millonarios Deportivo Cali 1 - 1 Pereira Bucaramanga 0 - 1 Real Cartagena

Fixture 15 - May 7, 2006 Home Score Away Huila 1 - 3 Real Cartagena Pereira 3 - 2 Bucaramanga Millonarios 0 - 1 Deportivo Cali Pasto 0 - 0 Atlético Nacional Quindío 1 - 1 Envigado Medellín 1 - 2 Boyacá Chicó América 1 - 0 Tolima Cúcuta 2 - 0 Santa Fe Junior 0 - 0 Once Caldas

Fixture 16 - May 13, 2006 Home Score Away Once Caldas 1 - 0 Huila Santa Fe 4 - 2 Junior Tolima 2 - 2 Cúcuta Boyacá Chicó 1 - 0 América Envigado 0 - 0 Medellín Atlético Nacional 2 - 1 Junior Deportivo Cali 1 - 0 Pasto Bucaramanga 2 - 3 Millonarios Real Cartagena 0 - 1 Pereira

Fixture 17 - May 17, 2006 Home Score Away Huila 0 - 3 Pereira Millonarios 2 - 1 Real Cartagena Pasto 2 - 1 Bucaramanga Quindío 0 - 1 Deportivo Cali Medellín 1 - 1 Atlético Nacional América 2 - 1 Envigado Cúcuta 1 - 1 Boyacá Chicó Junior 1 - 2 Tolima Once Caldas 0 - 2 Santa Fe

Fixture 18 - May 21, 2006 Home Score Away Santa Fe 1 - 1 Huila Tolima 1 - 3 Once Caldas Boyacá Chicó 1 - 1 Junior Envigado 1 - 2 Cúcuta Atlético Nacional 6 - 0 América Bucaramanga 1 - 0 Quindío Deportivo Cali 1 - 0 Medellín Real Cartagena 0 - 3 Pasto Pereira 1 - 1 Millonarios

The second phase of the 2006 tournament consisted of two groups of 4 teams semifinals. This was disputed by the best eight teams from the first phase of the tournament. the winners of each group will face on the finals to define a champion.

Fixture 1 - May 31, 2006 Home Score Away Once Caldas 1 - 1 Tolima Deportivo Cali 4 - 1 Pereira

Fixture 2 - June 4, 2006 Home Score Away Tolima 0 - 0 Deportivo Cali Pereira 1 - 2 Once Caldas

Fixture 3 - June 7, 2006 Home Score Away Tolima 2 - 1 Pereira Once Caldas 0 - 1 Deportivo Cali

Fixture 4 - June 11, 2006 Home Score Away Pereira 4 - 0 Tolima Deportivo Cali 2 - 1 Once Caldas

Fixture 5 - June 14, 2006 Home Score Away Deportivo Cali 2 - 2 Tolima Once Caldas 3 - 1 Pereira

Fixture 6 - June 18, 2006 Home Score Away Tolima 4 - 0 Once Caldas Deportivo Pereira 2 - 2 Deportivo Cali

Fixture 1 - May 30, 2006 Home Score Away Pasto 2 - 1 Atlético Nacional Millonarios 1 - 1 Cúcuta

Fixture 2 - June 4, 2006 Home Score Away Atlético Nacional 2 - 0 Millonarios Cúcuta 0 - 1 Pasto

Fixture 3 - June 7, 2006 Home Score Away Atlético Nacional 2 - 3 Cúcuta Pasto 1 - 1 Millonarios

Fixture 4 - June 11, 2006 Home Score Away Cúcuta 2 - 1 Atlético Nacional Millonarios 2 - 0 Pasto

Fixture 5 - June 14, 2006 Home Score Away Millonarios 0 - 2 Atlético Nacional Pasto 2 - 0 Cúcuta

Fixture 6 - June 18, 2006 Home Score Away Atlético Nacional 1 - 3 Pasto Cúcuta 2 - 1 Millonarios

Champion Deportivo Pasto First Title

2006-II - Copa Mustang or Torneo Finalización 2006 was the 64th installment of the Mustang Cup. It began on the night of July 15, 2006 with the opening match between Atlético Nacional and Cúcuta Deportivo in Medellín at the stadium Estadio Atanasio Girardot. 18 teams compete against one another and played each weekend until November 12. At that point, the top 8 teams in the league stage advanced to the group stage, each group with 4 teams. From that point on the teams play on a home and away basis, for a total of a six matches each. The winner of both groups at the end advance to the home-and-away final.

In the league stage, last year's Finalización champions Deportivo Cali were knocked out after a last-round defeat to Independiente Medellín, while Envigado FC were relegated to Primera B after losing 12 of their 18 games, thus ending with the worst point average. América de Cali played its worst season, losing 11 matches and struggling at the bottom of the table.

The Group Stage saw Deportes Tolima getting a dramatic 2–1 win over Atlético Nacional thus becoming leaders of Group A while in Group B, Independiente Medellín thrashed Millonarios 4–0 in the Estadio Atanasio Girardot only to learn that Cúcuta Deportivo and Atlético Huila tied 0-0. The champions were Cúcuta Deportivo defeating Deportes Tolima in the finals with the total aggregate score of 2-1 from two matches.

Standings until November 16, 2006

Pts=Points; GP=Games played; W=Wins; D=Ties; L=Losses; GS=Goals scored; GA=Goals allowed; DIF=Goal difference

	Qualified for second stage.
	Disqualified
	Relegated to Categoría Primera B

Fixture 1 - July 16, 2006 Home Score Away Millonarios 1 - 1 Huila Pereira 2 - 1 Pasto Cartagena 1 - 2 Quindío Bucaramanga 0 - 2 Medellín Deportivo Cali 2 - 1 América de Cali Atlético Nacional 2 - 1 Cúcuta Envigado 1 - 3 Junior Boyacá Chicó 3 - 0 Once Caldas Tolima 2 - 0 Santa Fe

Fixture 2 - July 23, 2006 Home Score Away Huila 3 - 2 Tolima Santa Fe 1 - 1 Boyacá Chicó Once Caldas 1 - 0 Envigado Junior 2 - 1 Atlético Nacional Cúcuta 1 - 1 Deportivo Cali América de Cali 1 - 2 Bucaramanga Medellín 1 - 0 Cartagena Quindío 2 - 0 Pereira Pasto 1 - 0 Millonarios

Fixture 3 - July 30, 2006 Home Score Away Huila 1 - 0 Pasto Millonarios 1 - 0 Quindío Pereira 3 - 1 Medellín Cartagena 2 - 1 América de Cali Bucaramanga 0 - 1 Cúcuta Deportivo Cali 0 - 0 Junior Atlético Nacional 3 - 1 Once Caldas Envigado 0 - 0 Santa Fe Boyacá Chicó 0 - 1 Tolima

Fixture 4 - August 6, 2006 Home Score Away Boyacá Chicó 1 - 0 Huila Tolima 1 - 0 Envigado Santa Fe 4 - 0 Atlético Nacional Once Caldas 0 - 2 Deportivo Cali Junior 2 - 2 Bucaramanga Cúcuta 1 - 1 Cartagena América de Cali 0 - 2 Pereira Medellín 1 - 0 Millonarios Quindío 2 - 1 Pasto

Fixture 5 - August 13, 2006 Home Score Away Huila 4 - 1 Quindío Pasto 3 - 0 Medellín Millonarios 1 - 0 América de Cali Pereira 0 - 1 Cúcuta Cartagena 1 - 0 Junior Bucaramanga 2 - 0 Once Caldas Deportivo Cali 3 - 2 Santa Fe Nacional 1 - 1 Tolima Envigado 1 - 2 Boyacá Chicó

Fixture 6 - August 20, 2006 Home Score Away Envigado 2 - 0 Huila Boyacá Chicó 0 - 1 Atlético Nacional Tolima 1 - 1 Deportivo Cali Santa Fe 4 - 2 Bucaramanga Once Caldas 1 - 1 Cartagena Junior 1 - 1 Pereira Cúcuta 2 - 1 Millonarios América de Cali 1 - 1 Pasto Medellín 2 - 0 Quindío

Fixture 7 - August 27, 2006 Home Score Away Huila 1 - 1 Medellín Quindío 2 - 2 América de Cali Pasto 2 - 1 Cúcuta Millonarios 3 - 1 Junior Pereira 0 - 0 Once Caldas Cartagena 1 - 0 Santa Fe Bucaramanga 1 - 1 Tolima Deportivo Cali 1 - 3 Boyacá Chicó Atlético Nacional 0 - 0 Envigado

Fixture 8 - September 3, 2006 Home Score Away Atlético Nacional 1 - 0 Huila Envigado 0 - 3 Deportivo Cali Boyacá Chicó 2 - 1 Bucaramanga Tolima 4 - 1 Cartagena Santa Fe 1 - 4 Pereira Once Caldas 2 - 2 Millonarios Junior 1 - 0 Pasto Cúcuta 3 - 0 Quindío América de Cali 3 - 2 Medellín

Fixture 9 - September 10, 2006 Home Score Away Pasto 1 - 0 Boyacá Chicó Quindío 1 - 0 Envigado Medellín 0 - 1 Atlético Nacional América de Cali 1 - 3 Deportivo Cali Cúcuta 3 - 2 Bucaramanga Junior 2 - 1 Cartagena Once Caldas 1 - 0 Pereira Santa Fe 3 - 2 Millonarios Tolima 3 - 2 Huila

Fixture 10 - September 17, 2006 Home Score Away Huila 2 - 0 América de Cali Medellín 2 - 0 Cúcuta Quindío 3 - 0 Junior Pasto 2 - 1 Once Caldas Millonarios 2 - 2 Santa Fe Pereira 1 - 2 Tolima Cartagena 1 - 1 Boyacá Chicó Bucaramanga 3 - 1 Envigado Deportivo Cali 1 - 1 Atlético Nacional

Fixture 11 - September 24, 2006 Home Score Away Deportivo Cali 0 - 0 Huila Atlético Nacional 3 - 0 Bucaramanga Evnigado 1 - 0 Cartagena Boyacá Chicó 3 - 0 Pereira Tolima 1 - 0 Millonarios Santa Fe 0 - 1 Pasto Once Caldas 3 - 2 Quindío Junior 2 - 2 Medellín Cúcuta 2 - 0 América de Cali

Fixture 12 - October 1, 2006 Home Score Away Huila 1 - 1 Cúcuta América de Cali 1 - 0 Junior Medellín 3 - 2 Once Caldas Quindío 1 - 1 Santa Fe Pasto 1 - 0 Tolima Millonarios 2 - 1 Boyacá Chicó Pereira 2 - 3 Envigado Cartagena 0 - 1 Atlético Nacional Bucaramanga 2 - 2 Deportivo Cali

Fixture 13 - October 8 de 2006 Home Score Away Bucaramanga 1 - 0 Huila Deportivo Cali 1 - 2 Cartagena Atlético Nacional 2 - 0 Pereira Envigado 0 - 1 Millonarios Boyacá Chicó 1 - 0 Pasto Tolima 2 - 0 Quindío Santa Fe 3 - 2 Medellín Once Caldas 4 - 1 América Junior 0 - 1 Cúcuta

Fixture 14 - October 15, 2006 Home Score Away Huila 3 - 0 Junior Cúcuta 1 - 1 Once Caldas América de Cali 2 - 2 Santa Fe Medellín 4 - 1 Tolima Quindío 3 - 1 Boyacá Chicó Pasto 5 - 0 Envigado Millonarios 2 - 0 Atlético Nacional Pereira 2 - 0 Deportivo Cali Cartagena 2 - 0 Bucaramanga

Fixture 15 - October 22, 2006 Home Score Away Cartagena 0 - 1 Huila Bucaramanga 3 - 3 Pereira Deportivo Cali 0 - 1 Millonarios Atlético Nacional 1 - 1 Pasto Envigado 3 - 3 Quindío Boyacá Chicó 1 - 0 Medellín Tolima 2 - 2 América de Cali Santa Fe 4 - 1 Cúcuta Once Caldas 2 - 0 Junior

Fixture 16 - October 29, 2006 Home Score Away Huila 3 - 2 Once Caldas Junior 3 - 3 Santa Fe Cúcuta 1 - 0 Tolima América de Cali 0 - 1 Boyacá Chicó Medellín 2 - 1 Envigado Quindío 1 - 0 Atlético Nacional Pasto 1 - 1 Deportivo Cali Millonarios 2 - 0 Bucaramanga Pereira 0 - 0 Cartagena

Fixture 17 - November 5, 2006 Home Score Away Pereira 0 - 1 Huila Cartagena 1 - 0 Millonarios Bucaramanga 1 - 2 Pasto Deportivo Cali 1 - 0 Quindío Atlético Nacional 0 - 1 Medellín Envigado 1 - 4 América de Cali Boyacá Chicó 1 - 0 Cúcuta Tolima 4 - 0 Junior Santa Fe 3 - 1 Once Caldas

Fixture 18 - November 12, 2006 Home Score Away Huila 2 - 1 Santa Fe Once Caldas 1 - 3 Tolima Junior 2 - 0 Boyacá Chicó Cúcuta 1 - 0 Envigado América de Cali 0 - 2 Atlético Nacional Quindío 1 - 0 Bucaramanga Medellín 3 - 1 Deportivo Cali Pasto 0 - 2 Real Cartagena Millonarios 2 - 3 Pereira

The second phase of the 2006-II Copa Mustang consisted of the quadrangular phase or semifinals. It was played between the best first eight teams from the tournament's standing, and then it was divided in two groups between odd and even numbers. The first team of each group were qualified directly to the finals, and then deciding a champion.

Fixture 1 - November 19, 2006 Home Score Away Atlético Nacional 2 - 1 Pasto Boyacá Chicó 2 - 0 Tolima

Fixture 2 - November 26, 2006 Home Score Away Pasto 1 - 1 Boyacá Chicó Tolima 1 - 0 Atlético Nacional

Fixture 3 - December 3, 2006 Home Score Away Pasto 2 - 1 Tolima Atlético Nacional 2 - 0 Boyacá Chicó

Fixture 4 - December 6, 2006 Home Score Away Tolima 4 - 0 Pasto Boyacá Chicó 1 - 1 Atlético Nacional

Fixture 5 - December 10, 2006 Home Score Away Boyacá Chicó 3 - 4 Pasto Atlético Nacional 1 - 2 Tolima

Fixture 6 - December 13, 2006 Home Score Away Pasto 0 - 0 Atlético Nacional Tolima 2 - 0 Boyacá Chicó

Fixture 1 - November 19, 2006 Home Score Away Huila 0 - 1 Cúcuta Millonarios 1 - 0 Medellín

Fixture 2 - November 26, 2006 Home Score Away Cúcuta 2 - 0 Millonarios Medellín 3 - 0 Huila

Fixture 3 - December 3, 2006 Home Score Away Cúcuta 2 - 1 Medellín Huila 3 - 2 Millonarios

Fixture 4 - December 6, 2006 Equipo Local Resultado Equipo Visitante Medellín 2 - 1 Cúcuta Millonarios 2 - 1 Huila

Fixture 5 - December 10, 2006 Equipo Local Resultado Equipo Visitante Millonarios 1 - 0 Cúcuta Huila 3 - 2 Medellín

Fixture 6 - December 13, 2006 Home Score Away Cúcuta 0 - 0 Huila Medellín 4 - 0 Millonarios

Champion Cúcuta Deportivo First Title

After the 2006 season of Fútbol Profesional Colombiano ended, Envigado FC was relegated directly to Categoría Primera B while Atlético Huila played the promotion game against Valledupar FC.

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