2006 InterLiga

America was originally set to participate in the 2006 InterLiga tournament, but their 2005 clausura championship qualified the team for the 2006 CONCACAF Champions' Cup. Therefore, the club was replaced by Cruz Azul. The teams Tigres and Chivas de Guadalajara qualified to Copa Libertadores 2006

2006 InterLiga

InterLiga
Tournament details
Host country	USA
Dates	5 January 2006 - 15 January 2006
Teams	8 (from the FMF confederations)
Venue(s)	4 (in 4 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	UANL, Guadalajara (UANL 2nd title)
Runners-up	Monterrey, Veracruz
Tournament statistics
Matches played	14
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Groups

Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Veracruz	3	2	0	1	5	4	+1	6
Monterrey	3	1	2	0	5	4	+1	5
Pachuca	3	1	1	1	5	5	0	4
Monarcas Morelia	3	0	1	2	3	5	−2	1

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Tigres	3	2	0	1	10	7	+3	6
Guadalajara	3	1	2	0	8	6	+2	5
Necaxa	3	1	1	1	4	4	0	4
Cruz Azul	3	0	1	2	2	7	−5	1

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Match schedule

Matches at Reliant Stadium (Houston, Texas)

1.	4 Jan 06	Cruz Azul vs Necaxa	0-1
2.	4 Jan 06	UANL vs Guadalajara	3-5

Matches at La Joya Stadium (La Joya, Texas)

3.	5 Jan 06	Pachuca vs Veracruz	2-3
4.	5 Jan 06	Monterrey vs Morelia	2-2

Matches at Pizza Hut Park (Frisco, Texas)

5.	7 Jan 06	Necaxa vs UANL	2-3
6.	7 Jan 06	Guadalajara vs Cruz Azul	2-2
7.	8 Jan 06	Morelia vs Pachuca	1-2
8.	8 Jan 06	Veracruz vs Monterrey	1-2

Matches at The Home Depot Center (Carson, California)

9.	10 Jan 06	Tigres vs Cruz Azul	4-0
10.	10 Jan 06	Necaxa vs Guadalajara	1-1
11.	11 Jan 06	Morelia vs Veracruz	0-1
12.	11 Jan 06	Monterrey vs Pachuca	1-1
13.	15 Jan 06	Final 1: UANL vs Monterrey	2-1 aet
14.	15 Jan 06	Final 2: Veracruz vs Guadalajara	1-2