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COPA LIBERTADORES 2006
Event Date
: 22 weeks from February to August 2006
Rights Availability : All platforms, available across Asia
Programme
: 34 matches available LIVE or Delayed LIVE
104 matches available on Tape Delayed
+ Pre-tournament programme (30-mins)
+ Mid-tournament highlights (20 x 30-mins)
+ Post-tournament wrap-up (60-mins)
Delivery Method
: Via satellite or tape delayed
Participating Teams : 38 Clubs: Argentina (5), Bolivia (3), Brazil (5), Chile (3), Colombia (3),
Ecuador (3), Paraguay (3), Peru (3), Uruguay (3), Mexico (3), Venezuela
(3) and the defending champion São Paulo (Brazil).
Screener/Promo
: Available on DVD, VHS
The Copa Libertadores is sometimes
also known as the South American
Champions Cup. It is the most
important club championship in South
America and its status is equal to that
of the Champions' League in Europe.
The competition gathers the best clubs of each South American
country Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay, Chile, Bolivia, Colombia, Peru, Ecuador, Paraguay,
Venezuela with the inclusion of Mexico, it truly is the best of the best. Participating teams are
selected based on successes in their domestic leagues, making this tournament the most
competitive on the continent.
Played for the first time in 1960, Copa Libertadores has had the privilege of
seeing the most stars from every football generation since the sixties. Pelé
was the leading scorer in 1965 with 8 goals, playing for Santos. Sixteen years
later, Zico, playing for Flamengo, was the high scorer with 11 goals. In the
Copa Libertadores 2003/04, it was São Paulo's Luís Fabiano Clemente
that
scored 8 goals making him the top-scorer for the tournament.
Stars from South American countries have marked their
name in the Copa Libertadores including the likes of
Teófilo Cubillas, Enzo Francescoli, Faustino Asparilla,
Carlos Valderrama, Ronaldinho, Ronaldo, Robinho, Carlos
Tevez, Norberto Solano and the irrepressible Maradona.
For most South American players, a good performance in
the Copa Libertadores means aspiring for the highest glory
and ultimate honours on the continent and a passport to
high-paying contracts.
