2006 Major League Soccer season

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2006 Major League Soccer season
Commissioner Don Garber
Champions
MLS Cup Houston Dynamo
Supporters' Shield D.C. United
Reserve Division Colorado Rapids
Awards
Most Valuable Player Christian Gómez (DC)
Defender of the Year Bobby Boswell (DC)
Comeback Player of the Year Richard Mulrooney (FCD)
Rookie of the Year Jonathan Bornstein (CHV)
Newcomer of the Year Not yet created
Goalkeeper of the Year Troy Perkins (DC)
Goal of the Year Brian Ching (HOU)
Coach of the Year Bob Bradley (CHV)
Fair Play Award Chris Klein (RSL)
Humanitarian of the Year Michael Parkhurst (NE)
Golden Boot Jeff Cunningham (RSL)
Referee of the Year Brian Hall
Commissioner's Award Chuck Blazer
(CONCACAF), (FIFA)
Timeline
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2005 2007

The 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

[edit] Changes from 2005 Season

[edit] Final Standings

Purple indicates Supporters' Shield clinched
Yellow indicates Regular Season Runners-up clinched
Green indicates playoff berth clinched

[edit] 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

[edit] 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

[edit] MLS 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 (a.e.t., p.s.o.) 0 2 2  
    E  New England Revolution     1
  W  Houston Dynamo (a.e.t., p.s.o.)     1
  1  FC Dallas 2 2 4  
4  Colorado Rapids (a.e.t., p.s.o.) 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  

[edit] 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 Kennedy
Gómez Booked in the 73rd minute 73'
Namoff Booked in the 75th minute 75'
Gómez Scored in the 77th minute 77'		 Report Mendes Booked in the 76th minute 76'
Guevara Booked in the 90+2th minute 90+2'


October 29, 2006 New York Red Bulls 1–1 D.C. United RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C.
Attendance: 21,455
Referee: Tim Weyland
Stammler Booked in the 11th minute 11'
Altidore Scored in the 70th minute 70'		 Report Adu Booked in the 73rd minute 73'
Gómez Scored in the 86th minute 86'

D.C. advance 2-1 on aggregate.

October 22, 2006 New England Revolution 0–1 Chicago Fire Toyota Park, Bridgeview, Illinois
Attendance: 10,217
Referee: Tim Weyland
Heaps Booked in the 34th minute 34'
John Booked in the 37th minute 37'
Joseph Booked in the 57th minute 57'		 Report Herron Booked in the 16th minute 16'
Mapp Scored in the 35th minute 35'
Robinson Booked in the 61st minute 61'


October 28, 2006 Chicago Fire 1–2 (a.e.t) New England Revolution Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts
Attendance: 9,372
Referee: Jair Marrufo
Jaqua Scored in the 18th minute 18'
Segares Booked in the 31st minute 31'
Robinson Booked in the 65th minute 65'
Jaqua Booked in the 116th minute 116'		 (Report) Larentowicz Booked in the 10th minute 10'
Hernandez Booked in the 14th minute 14'
Twellman Scored in the 41st minute 41'
Noonan Scored in the 58th minute 58'
    Penalties  
Missed (saved) Thiago
Scored Gutierrez
Scored Herron
Missed (saved) Guerrero		 2–4 Cancela Scored
Reis Scored
Noonan Scored
Twellman Scored		  

New England 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 Grajeda
Ruiz Scored in the 15th minute 15'
Thompson Scored in the 55th minute 55'
Ruiz Booked in the 90th minute 90'		 Report Cooke Scored in the 23rd minute 23'
Gargan Booked in the 57th minute 57'
Beckerman Booked in the 86th minute 86'
Martins Sent off in the 88th minute 88'


October 28, 2006 Colorado Rapids 3–2 (a.e.t) FC Dallas Pizza Hut Park, Frisco, Texas
Attendance: 15,486
Referee: Abiodun Okulaja
Mastroeni Booked in the 26th minute 26'
Winger Booked in the 53rd minute 53'
Hernández Scored in the 57th minute 57'
Hernández Scored in the 83rd minute 83'
Noel Booked in the 101st minute 101'
Mathis Scored in the 114th minute 114'		 Report Gbandi Sent off in the 29th minute 29'
Ruíz Scored in the 48th minute 48'
Goodson Scored in the 92nd minute 92'
Saragosa Booked in the 112th minute 112'
    Penalties  
Scored Mathis
Scored Hernández
Scored Kirovski
Scored Beckerman
Missed (saved) Karanka
Scored Mastroeni		 5–4 Ruíz Scored
O'Brien Scored
Mulrooney Scored
Vanney Missed (saved)
Valakari Scored
Sala Missed (saved)		  

Colorado 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 Gonzalez
Onstad Booked in the 45+1th minute 45+1'
Ching Scored in the 75th minute 75'		 Report Mendoza Booked in the 38th minute 38'
Razov Scored in the 45th minute 45'
Palencia Scored in the 68th minute 68'


October 29, 2006 C.D. Chivas USA 0–2 Houston Dynamo Robertson Stadium, Houston, Texas
Attendance: 17,440
Referee: Michael Kennedy
Vaughn Booked in the 55th minute 55'
Palencia Booked in the 57th minuteBooked again in the 58th minuteSent off in the 58th minute 57', 58'
Regan Booked in the 63rd minute 63'
Garcia Booked in the 64th minute 64'

goals2 = Clark Booked in the 59th minute 59'
Davis Scored in the 64th minute 64' (pen.)
Serioux Booked in the 67th minute 67'
Ching Scored in the 90+3th minute 90+3'

 Report

Houston advance 3-2 on aggregate.

[edit] Conference Finals

November 5, 2006 New England Revolution 1–0 D.C. United RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C.
Attendance: 19,552
Referee: Kevin Scott
Dorman Booked in the 2nd minute 2'
Twellman Scored in the 4th minute 4'		 Report

New England advances 1-0 in single elimination.

November 5, 2006 Colorado Rapids 1–3 Houston Dynamo Robertson Stadium, Houston, Texas
Attendance: 23,107
Referee: Brian Hall
Kirovski Scored in the 4th minute 4'
Mathis Booked in the 17th minute 17'		 Report Dalglish Scored in the 10th minute 10'
Clark Booked in the 17th minute 17'
Dalglish Scored in the 21st minute 21'
Mullan Scored in the 71st minute 71'

Houston advances 3-1 in single elimination.

[edit] MLS Cup 2006

November 12, 2006 Houston Dynamo 1–1 (a.e.t) New England Revolution Pizza Hut Park, Frisco, Texas
Attendance: 22,427
Referee: Jair Marrufo
Davis Booked in the 23rd minute 23'
Cochrane Booked in the 99th minute 99'
Waibel Booked in the 103rd minute 103'
Ching Scored in the 114th minute 114'
 (Report) Franchino Booked in the 16th minute 16'
Twellman Scored in the 113th minute 113'
    PENALTIES    

Kelly Gray Scored
Stuart Holden Scored
Dwayne De Rosario Scored
Brad Davis Missed
Brian Ching Scored

 4–3

Scored Shalrie Joseph
Scored Matt Reis
Missed Pat Noonan
Scored Taylor Twellman
Missed Jay Heaps

The Houston Dynamo win the MLS Cup 4-3 on penalties (1-1 after extra time).

[edit] Scoring

This table lists the scoring leaders for the regular season.

Player GP G A
Flag of the United States Jeff Cunningham, RSL 31 16 11
Flag of Argentina Christian Gómez, DC 30 14 11
Flag of the United States Ante Razov, CHV 28 14 8
Flag of Guatemala Carlos Ruíz, DAL 27 13 5
Flag of the United States Landon Donovan, LA 24 12 7
Flag of Bolivia Jaime Moreno, DC 32 11 10
Flag of Canada Dwayne De Rosario, HOU 30 11 5
Flag of the United States Taylor Twellman, NE 32 11 5
Flag of the United States Kenny Cooper, DAL 31 11 4
Flag of the United States Brian Ching, HOU 21 11 2

[edit] Team Awards

[edit] International Competition

[edit] Individual Awards

[edit] External links

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