The 2006

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season is the 59th season of

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's top-flight football league.

Campeonato Apertura

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.

Tournament Fixtures

Standings

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

Results

Semifinals Group Stage

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.

Group A

Group B

Final

Campeonato Finalización

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

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and

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at the stadium

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. 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

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were knocked out after a last-round defeat to

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, while Envigado FC were relegated to Primera B after losing 12 of their 18 games, thus ending with the worst point average.

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played its worst season, losing 11 matches and struggling at the bottom of the table. The Group Stage saw

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getting a dramatic 2–1 win over

thus becoming leaders of Group A while in Group B,

thrashed

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4–0 in the

only to learn that

and

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tied 0-0. The champions were

defeating

in the finals with the total aggregate score of 2-1 from two matches.

Schedule

Standings

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

Results

Quadrangular/Semifinals

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.

Group A

Group B

Final

Promotion Game

After the 2006 season of Fútbol Profesional Colombiano ended, Envigado FC was relegated directly to

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while

played the promotion game against Valledupar FC.

Relegated and Promoted Team(s)

Notes

References

External links

Dimayor Official Page
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