Carolina Challenge Cup 2006

Infobox International Football Competition
tourney_name =
year = 2006
country = United States
dates = March 18 - March 25
num_teams = 4
winners_other = Houston Dynamo
count = 1
matches = 6
goals = 10
top_scorer = Jaime Moreno (3 goals)
player =

The Carolina Challenge Cup is a four-team round robin pre-season competition hosted by the Charleston Battery. In the short history of this tournament, the champion has gone on to win one of the two year-end MLS trophies, the MLS Supporters' Shield or MLS Cup. The Houston Dynamo won the 2006 tournament and went on to win the MLS Cup that year.

Participating Teams and Results

Matches

footballbox
date=2006-03-18
time=18:00 EST
team1=Charleston Battery
score=0 – 1
report= [http://web.mlsnet.com/news/mls_news.jsp?ymd=20060318&content_id=54052&vkey=news_mls&fext=.jsp (Report)]
team2=Houston Dynamo
goals2=Cerritos goal|74
stadium=Blackbaud Stadium, Charleston South Carolinafootballbox
date=2006-03-18
time=20:15 EST
team1=DC United
score=1 – 0
report= [http://web.mlsnet.com/news/mls_news.jsp?ymd=20060319&content_id=54058&vkey=news_mls&fext=.jsp (Report)]
team2=New York Red Bulls
goals1=Moreno goal|56
stadium=Blackbaud Stadium, Charleston South Carolina

----footballbox
date=2006-03-22
time=18:00 EST
team1=Charleston Battery
score=1 – 0
report= [http://web.mlsnet.com/news/mls_news.jsp?ymd=20060322&content_id=54275&vkey=news_mls&fext=.jsp (Report)]
team2=New York Red Bulls
goals1=Hollingsworth goal|14
stadium=Blackbaud Stadium, Charleston South Carolinafootballbox
date=2006-03-22
time=20:15 EST
team1=DC United
score=1 – 1
report= [http://web.mlsnet.com/news/mls_news.jsp?ymd=20060323&content_id=54287&vkey=news_mls&fext=.jsp (Report)]
team2=Houston Dynamo
goals1=Moreno goal|30|pen
goals2=Moreno goal|28
stadium=Blackbaud Stadium, Charleston South Carolina

----footballbox
date=2006-03-25
time=18:00 EST
team1=Charleston Battery
score=1 – 1
report= [http://web.mlsnet.com/news/mls_news.jsp?ymd=20060326&content_id=54476&vkey=news_mls&fext=.jsp (Report)]
team2=DC United
goals1=Hollingsworth goal|67
goals2=Moreno goal|19|pen
stadium=Blackbaud Stadium, Charleston South Carolinafootballbox
date=2006-03-25
time=20:15 EST
team1=Houston Dynamo
score=3 – 0
report= [http://web.mlsnet.com/news/mls_news.jsp?ymd=20060326&content_id=54471&vkey=news_mls&fext=.jsp (Report)]
team2=New York Red Bulls
goals1=Ching goal|29
Cochrane goal|70
Mullan goal|78
stadium=Blackbaud Stadium, Charleston South Carolina

corers

;3 goals
*Jaime Moreno (DC United);2 goals
*Ben Hollingsworth (Charleston Battery);1 goal
*Ronald Cerritos (Houston Dynamo)
*Brian Ching (Houston Dynamo)
*Ryan Cochrane (Houston Dynamo)
*Alejandro Moreno (Houston Dynamo)
*Brian Mullan (Houston Dynamo)

External links

* [http://www.charlestonbattery.com/news.asp?y=2008&id=212&page=14 2006 Carolina Challenge Cup Game Schedule & Tickets]
* [http://www.charlestonbattery.com/news.asp?y=2008&id=221&page=13 Name change for two Carolina Challenge Cup teams]
* [http://www.charlestonbattery.com/news.asp?y=2008&id=228&page=13 CCC 2006 Matchday 1]
* [http://www.charlestonbattery.com/news.asp?y=2008&id=231&page=13 CCC 2006 Matchday 2]
* [http://www.charlestonbattery.com/news.asp?y=2008&id=233&page=12 CCC 2006 Matchday 3]