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2006 Major League Soccer season Season 2006 MLS Cup Houston Dynamo Supporters' Shield D.C. United Goals scored 503 Top goalscorer Jeff Cunningham
Real Salt Lake
Goals: 16Biggest home win NY 6-0 RSL Biggest away win NY 1-4 DCU
LA 0-3 RSL
DCU 2-5 LAHighest scoring NY 5-4 CHV Longest winning run D.C. United
Wins: 6
(06/21 - 07/15)Longest unbeaten run D.C. United
Wins: 14
(05/13 - 07/22)Longest losing run K.C. Wizards
Loss: 7
(06/24 - 07/22)
Los Angeles Galaxy
Loss: 7
(05/06 -06/08)Highest attendance Los Angeles Galaxy
Season: 333,016
Game Avg.: 20,814Lowest attendance K.C. Wizards
Season: 177,322
Game Avg.: 11,083Average attendance MLS
Season: 2,976,787
Game Avg.: 15,504The 2006 Major League Soccer season was the 11th season in league history. It began on April 1, 2006 and ended with MLS Cup 2006 on November 12, 2006 at Pizza Hut Park in Frisco, Texas for the second consecutive year in a row.
Contents
Changes from 2005 Season
- The MetroStars were bought by Austrian company Red Bull and rebranded as Red Bull New York, with the playing squad known as the New York Red Bulls.
- The San Jose Earthquakes players and head coach Dominic Kinnear moved to Houston, Texas due to owner AEG being unable to secure a soccer specific stadium in San Jose, California. The team was to be re-named Houston 1836, but later changed its name to the Houston Dynamo.
- In June, the Chicago Fire moved into their new soccer-specific stadium, Toyota Park, in Bridgeview, Illinois.
Final standings
Eastern Conference
Place Team P W L T GF GA GD Points 1 D.C. United 32 15 7 10 52 38 +14 55 2 New England Revolution 32 12 8 12 39 35 +4 48 3 Chicago Fire 32 13 11 8 43 41 +2 47 4 New York Red Bulls 32 9 11 12 41 41 0 39 5 Kansas City Wizards 32 10 14 8 43 45 -2 38 6 Columbus Crew 32 8 15 9 30 42 -12 33 Western Conference
Place Team P W L T GF GA GD Points 1 FC Dallas 32 16 12 4 48 44 +4 52 2 Houston Dynamo 32 11 8 13 44 40 +4 46 3 C.D. Chivas USA 32 10 9 13 45 42 +3 43 4 Colorado Rapids 32 11 13 8 36 49 -13 41 5 Los Angeles Galaxy 32 11 15 6 37 37 0 39 6 Real Salt Lake 32 10 13 9 45 49 -4 39 Purple indicates Supporters' Shield
Yellow indicates Supporters' Shield Runners-up
Green indicates playoff berth clinchedMLS Cup Playoffs
Conference Semifinals Conference Finals MLS Cup 2006 1 D.C. United 1 1 2 4 New York Red Bulls 0 1 1 1 D.C. United 0 Eastern Conference 2 New England Revolution 1 3 Chicago Fire 1 1 2 2 New England Revolution (wins 4-2 in PK's)* 0 2* 2 E New England Revolution 1 W Houston Dynamo (wins 4-3 in PK's) 1 1 FC Dallas 2 2 4 4 Colorado Rapids (wins 5-4 in PK's)* 1 3* 4 4 Colorado Rapids 1 Western Conference 2 Houston Dynamo 3 3 Chivas USA 2 0 2 2 Houston Dynamo 1 2 3
Conference Semifinals
October 21, 2006 D.C. United 1–0 New York Red Bulls Giants Stadium
East Rutherford, New Jersey
Attendance: 8,630
Referee: Michael KennedyGómez 73'
Namoff 75'
Gómez 77'Report Mendes 76'
Guevara 90+2'October 29, 2006 New York Red Bulls 1–1 D.C. United RFK Stadium
Washington, D.C.
Attendance: 21,455
Referee: Tim WeylandStammler 11'
Altidore 70'Report Adu 73'
Gómez 86'D.C. United advance 2-1 on aggregate.
October 22, 2006 New England Revolution 0–1 Chicago Fire Toyota Park
Bridgeview, Illinois
Attendance: 10,217
Referee: Tim WeylandHeaps 34'
John 37'
Joseph 57'Report Herron 16'
Mapp 35'
Robinson 61'October 28, 2006 Chicago Fire 1–2 (AET) New England Revolution Gillette Stadium
Foxborough, Massachusetts
Attendance: 9,372
Referee: Jair MarrufoJaqua 18'
Segares 31'
Robinson 65'
Jaqua 116'(Report) Larentowicz 10'
Hernandez 14'
Twellman 41'
Noonan 58'Penalties Thiago
Gutierrez
Herron
Guerrero2–4 Cancela
Reis
Noonan
TwellmanNew England Revolution advance 4-2 on penalties (2-2 aggregate after extra time).
October 21, 2006 FC Dallas 2–1 Colorado Rapids INVESCO Field
Denver, Colorado
Attendance: 4,176
Referee: Hilario GrajedaRuíz 15'
Thompson 55'
Ruíz 90'Report Cooke 23'
Gargan 57'
Beckerman 86'
Martins 88'October 28, 2006 Colorado Rapids 3–2 (AET) FC Dallas Pizza Hut Park
Frisco, Texas
Attendance: 15,486
Referee: Abiodun OkulajaMastroeni 26'
Winger 53'
Hernández 57'
Hernández 83'
Noel 101'
Mathis 114'Report Gbandi 29'
Ruíz 48'
Goodson 92'
Saragosa 112'Penalties Mathis
Hernández
Kirovski
Beckerman
Karanka
Mastroeni5–4 Ruíz
O'Brien
Mulrooney
Vanney
Valakari
SalaColorado Rapids advance 5-4 on penalties (4-4 aggregate after extra time).
October 22, 2006 Houston Dynamo 1–2 C.D. Chivas USA Home Depot Center
Carson, California
Attendance: 15,110
Referee: Jorge GonzalezOnstad 45+1'
Ching 75'Report Mendoza 38'
Razov 45'
Palencia 68'October 29, 2006 C.D. Chivas USA 0–2 Houston Dynamo Robertson Stadium
Houston, Texas
Attendance: 17,440
Referee: Michael KennedyVaughn 55'
Palencia 57', 58'
Regan 63'
Garcia 64'Report Clark 59'
Davis 64' (pen.)
Serioux 67'
Ching 90+3'Houston Dynamo advance 3-2 on aggregate.
Conference finals
November 5, 2006 New England Revolution 1–0 D.C. United RFK Stadium
Washington, D.C.
Attendance: 19,552
Referee: Kevin ScottDorman 2'
Twellman 4'Report New England Revolution advances 1-0 in single elimination.
November 5, 2006 Colorado Rapids 1–3 Houston Dynamo Robertson Stadium
Houston, Texas
Attendance: 23,107
Referee: Brian HallKirovski 4'
Mathis 17'Report Dalglish 10'
Clark 17'
Dalglish 21'
Mullan 71'Houston Dynamo advances 3-1 in single elimination.
MLS Cup 2006
November 12, 2006 Houston Dynamo 1–1 (AET) New England Revolution Pizza Hut Park
Frisco, Texas
Attendance: 22,427
Referee: Jair MarrufoDavis 23'
Cochrane 99'
Waibel 103'
Ching 114'(Report) Franchino 16'
Twellman 113'Penalties Gray
Holden
De Rosario
Davis
Ching4–3 Joseph
Reis
Noonan
Twellman
HeapsThe Houston Dynamo win MLS Cup 4-3 on penalties.
Team Awards
- MLS Cup: Houston Dynamo
- U.S. Open Cup: Chicago Fire
- MLS Supporters' Shield: D.C. United
- MLS Reserve Division: Colorado Rapids
International Competition
CONCACAF Champions' Cup
Los Angeles Galaxy
Lost Deportivo Saprissa in quarterfinals.New England Revolution
Lost LD Alajuelense in quarterfinals.Individual Awards
Top Goal Scorers
Position Player Club Goals 1 Jeff Cunningham Real Salt Lake 16 2 Christian Gómez D.C. United 14 Ante Razov C.D. Chivas USA 14 3 Carlos Ruíz FC Dallas 13 4 Landon Donovan Los Angeles Galaxy 12 5 Jaime Moreno D.C. United 11 Dwayne De Rosario Houston Dynamo 11 Taylor Twellman New England Revolution 11 Kenny Cooper FC Dallas 11 Brian Ching Houston Dynamo 11 Goal-Scoring Totals
Club Overall
RecordGoals
ForGoals
For Avg.Goals
AgainstGoals
Against Avg.D.C. United 15-7-10 52 1.63 (1st) 38 1.19 (3rd) FC Dallas 16-12-4 48 1.50 (2nd) 44 1.38 (9th) C.D. Chivas USA 10-9-13 45 1.41 (3rd) 42 1.31 (7th) Real Salt Lake 10-13-9 45 1.41 (4th) 49 1.53 (11th) Houston Dynamo 11-8-13 44 1.38 (5th) 40 1.25 (4th) Chicago Fire 13-11-8 43 1.34 (6th) 41 1.28 (5th) Kansas City Wizards 10-14-8 43 1.34 (7th) 45 1.41 (10th) New York Red Bulls 9-11-12 41 1.28 (8th) 41 1.28 (5th) New England Revolution 12-8-12 39 1.22 (9th) 35 1.09 (1st) Los Angeles Galaxy 11-15-6 37 1.16 (10th) 37 1.16 (2nd) Colorado Rapids 11-13-8 36 1013 (11th) 49 1.53 (11th) Columbus Crew 8-15-9 30 0.94 (12th) 42 1.31 (7th) Overall Totals 503 2.62 Team Attendance Totals
Club Stadium Games Season Game Avg. Chicago Fire Toyota Park 16 225,775 14,111 CD Chivas USA Home Depot Center 16 317,432 19,840 Colorado Rapids INVESCO Field 16 192,894 12,056 Columbus Crew Columbus Crew Stadium 16 212,699 13,294 New York Red Bulls Giants Stadium 16 233,112 14,570 Kansas City Wizards Arrowhead Stadium 16 177,322 11,083 D.C. United Robert F. Kennedy Stadium 16 291,442 18,215 New England Revolution Gillette Stadium 16 188,569 11,786 Los Angeles Galaxy Home Depot Center 16 333,016 20,814 Houston Dynamo Robertson Stadium 16 302,957 18,935 FC Dallas Pizza Hut Park 16 239,714 14,982 Real Salt Lake Rice-Eccles Stadium 16 261,855 16,366 MLS Totals 192 2,976,787 15,504 External links
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