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2006 New England Revolution season

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New England Revolution
2006 season
OwnerRobert Kraft (The Kraft Group)
Head coachSteve Nicol
StadiumGillette Stadium
Foxborough, Massachusetts
MLSConference: 1st
Overall: 2nd
MLS Cup PlayoffsRunner-up
U.S. Open CupQuarterfinals
Champions CupQuarterfinals
Top goalscorerTaylor Twellman (11g)
Average home league attendance11,786
Biggest win4-0 (May 6 vs. LA Galaxy)
Biggest defeat4-0 (May 20 vs. FC Dallas)
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The 2006 New England Revolution season was the eleventh season for the New England Revolution both as a club and in Major League Soccer (MLS). The club reached the playoffs after finishing first in the Eastern Conference (MLS). The club also reached the MLS Cup final, where they lost to the Houston Dynamo. Additionally, they club participated in the U.S. Open Cup, and the CONCACAF Champions' Cup. They were eliminated in both competitions in the quarterfinals.[1]

Season overview

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The Revolution made three selections in the 2006 MLS Superdraft.[2] The team's preseason preparations, as well as their participation in the CONCACAF Champions Cup, saw them traveling to Bermuda and Costa Rica. As a result of this, the club announced "TNT Vacations" as its official vacation partner, and introduced a series of fan travel packages that allowed fans to take trips to see the team.[3]

In the 2006 CONCACAF Champions' Cup the Revolution again faced Liga Deportiva Alajuelense, who they'd played in 2003. The Revolution qualified for the tournament by winning the Eastern Conference in 2005. Alajuelense won the series 1–0 on aggregate with a 90th minute free kick from Carlos Hernandez.[4]

In the 2006 Major League Soccer season Twellman would again lead the team in goals, with 11. Clint Dempsey added 8 goals, and Steve Ralston and Andy Dorman contributed 6 a piece. Dorman additionally led the team in assists, with 7. Clint Dempsey and Shalrie Joseph were named to the roster of the 2006 MLS All-Star Game.[5][6]

On-field results were not as strong as 2005, and the team went on a 7 match winless run throughout the month of June, and a six match winless streak in July and August. The June winless run kicked off in a May 20 matchup away at FC Dallas, which saw the Revolution concede the fastest four goals in MLS history (19 minutes), a record which would stand until 2020 when it was broken by Los Angeles FC.[7]

Struggles were due in part to injury, but also to the 2006 FIFA World Cup. Avery John and Clint Dempsey would both miss seven weeks of MLS action away with the U.S. and Trinidad & Tobago national teams.[8] The Revolution's July 22 match against Houston Dynamo FC marked Joseph's 100th appearance for the club. Ralston would make his 300th MLS appearance on August 6 at Chivas USA, and on August 9th vs. Kansas City, both Jay Heaps and Joe Franchino made their 150th career appearances as members of the Revolution.[9] Additionally in July, the Revolution played an international friendly match against Celtic F.C. as part of Celtic's pre-season U.S. mini tour. 16,312 turned out to watch the match, which the Revolution salvaged in the 90th minute on a strike from Ryan Latham nullifying Rocco Quinn's 80th minute effort.[10]

In August, Celtic would make a $1m bid for Shalrie Joseph, but the move would be blocked by MLS.[11]

With Pat Noonan battling injuries for much of the season, the Revolution signed Mexican international striker José Manuel Abundis late in the season after Abundis was unable to come to a contractual agreement with Deportivo Toluca F.C..[12] He would soon become upset with lack of playing time.[13][14] The same day, the team announced they'd additionally signed Arsène Oka to their developmental roster.[15]

Despite the summer slump, the team's 12-12-8 record was good enough to see them to a second-place finish in the Eastern Conference, and a berth in the 2006 MLS Cup Playoffs.

In the Eastern Conference semifinals the Revolution once again squared off against rival Chicago Fire FC. Justin Mapp's 38th-minute goal was enough to give the Fire a 1–0 lead heading into the 2nd leg at Gillette Stadium.[16]

In the return leg, Nate Jaqua gave Chicago an early lead, but goals from Twellman Noonan helped the Revolution complete a comeback and force penalties. In the shootout, Matt Reis not only converted a penalty, but saved shots by Thiago and Iván Guerrero to give the Revolution a 4–2 win and see them into the Eastern Conference Final for the fifth consecutive season.[17]

The Eastern Conference Final was held at Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium in front of 19,552 fans on November 5. Twellman's 4th-minute goal was enough to see the Revolution lift the trophy for the 3rd time in its history, and the Revolution were for the second season in a row off to Pizza Hut Park for the MLS Cup Final.[18]

The sold-out MLS Cup 2006 saw the Revolution square off against Houston Dynamo, a club that was concluding its first season in the league.[19] The match was scoreless until the 113th minute, when Twellman guided a shot past Pat Onstad after being played in behind Houston's line by Khano Smith. Unfortunately Houston would immediately level the scoring; with Brian Ching heading past Reis from the ensuing kickoff.[20]

The match went to penalties, and despite more heroics from Reis (saving a shot by Brad Davis and converting his own kick) Onstad would save shots by Noonan and Heaps, giving the Dynamo a 4–3 edge, and the title.[21]

In the 2006 U.S. Open Cup, the Revolution would win their first Open Cup match since 2003 on August 2 against the Rochester Raging Rhinos in the fourth round, but would fall in the quarter finals to eventual-champion Chicago Fire.[22][23]

Squad

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First-team squad

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As of October 13, 2006.[24] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK United States USA Matt Reis
2 MF United States USA Clint Dempsey
3 MD United States USA Daniel Hernandez
4 DF Trinidad and Tobago TRI Avery John
5 FW Ghana GHA Willie Sims
6 DF United States USA Jay Heaps
7 FW Uruguay URU José Cancela
8 MF United States USA Joe Franchino
11 FW United States USA Pat Noonan
12 GK United States USA Doug Warren
13 MF United States USA Danny Wynn
14 MF United States USA Steve Ralston (Captain)
15 DF United States USA Michael Parkhurst
16 DF United States USA James Riley
17 FW United States USA Kyle Brown
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 FW Bermuda BER Khano Smith
19 DF New Zealand NZL Tony Lochhead
20 FW United States USA Taylor Twellman
21 MF Grenada GRN Shalrie Joseph (Vice-Captain)
22 DF United States USA Marshall Leonard
23 MF United States USA Miguel Gonzalez
24 GK United States USA Brad Knighton
25 DF Wales WAL Andy Dorman
26 MF United States USA Adam Williamson
27 MF Czech Republic CZE Jani Galik
28 DF United States USA Pat Haggerty
30 FW Mexico MEX José Manuel Abundis
31 DF The Gambia GAM Jeff Larentowicz
32 MF Ivory Coast CIV Arsene Oka
34 GK United States USA T.J. Tomasso

Transfers in

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Transfers In
Name Position Date Acquired Via Transfer Fee Prior Club Reference
Leandro de Oliviera MF January 20, 2006 Superdraft N/A UAB Blazers men's soccer [2]
Willie Simms FW January 20, 2006 Superdraft N/A Cal State Northridge Matadors [2]
Kyle Brown FW January 20, 2006 Superdraft N/A Tulsa Golden Hurricane [2]
Danny Wynn MF January 26, 2006 Supplemental Draft N/A Saint Louis Billikens men's soccer [25]
John Queely DF January 26, 2006 Supplemental Draft N/A NC State Wolfpack men's soccer [25]
Adam Williamson MF January 26, 2006 Supplemental Draft N/A Ocean City Nor'easters [25]
Matt Wieland DF January 26, 2006 Supplemental Draft N/A Creighton Bluejays men's soccer [25]
Jani Galik MF March 2, 2006 Undisclosed N/A IMG Academy Bradenton [25]
Miguel Gonzalez MF July 20, 2006 Undisclosed N/A IMG Academy Bradenton [26]
José Manuel Abundis FW September 15, 2006 Undisclosed N/A Deportivo Toluca F.C. [27]
Arsène Oka DF September 15, 2006 Undisclosed N/A Africa Sports d'Abidjan [27]

Transfers Out

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Transfers Out
Name Position Date Left Via Transfer Fee Next Club Reference
Jose Manuel Abundis FW November 27, 2006 Option not picked up N/A Querétaro F.C. [28]
Leandro de Oliviera MF June 29, 2006 Waived N/A N/A [26]
Ryan Latham FW August 7, 2006 Waived N/A Legends FC [26]
Jani Galik FW November 16, 2006 Waived N/A Harrisburg City Islanders [26]
Pat Haggerty DF November 16, 2006 Waived N/A N/A [26]
Danny Wynn DF November 16, 2006 Waived N/A St. Louis Illusion [26]
Adam Williamson MF November 16, 2006 Waived N/A Wilmington Hammerheads FC [26]
Jose Cancela MF November 17, 2006 2007 MLS expansion draft N/A Toronto FC [26]

Squad Statistics

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Adapted from FBref on May 11, 2024.[29]

Player Nationality Position Age MP Starts Min 90s Gls Ast G+A G-PK PK PKatt CrdY CrdR Gls Ast G+A G-PK G+A-PK
Matt Reis  USA GK 30 32 32 2,880 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Taylor Twellman  USA FW 25 32 32 2,856 31.7 11 2 13 11 0 0 3 0 0.35 0.06 0.41 0.35 0.41
Andy Dorman  WAL MF 23 32 32 2,834 31.5 6 7 13 6 0 0 5 0 0.19 0.22 0.41 0.19 0.41
Jay Heaps  USA DF,MF 29 31 31 2,790 31 0 2 2 0 0 0 7 0 0 0.06 0.06 0 0.06
Michael Parkhurst  USA DF 22 30 30 2,700 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Steve Ralston  USA MF 31 30 30 2,683 29.8 6 4 10 5 1 1 0 0 0.2 0.13 0.34 0.17 0.3
Shalrie Joseph  GRN DF,MF 27 26 26 2,331 25.9 3 0 3 2 1 1 6 0 0.12 0 0.12 0.08 0.08
Clint Dempsey  USA FW,MF 22 21 21 1,865 20.7 8 2 10 8 0 0 5 0 0.39 0.1 0.48 0.39 0.48
James Riley  USA DF 23 20 20 1,706 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jeff Larentowicz  USA DF,MF 22 26 19 1,974 21.9 1 1 2 1 0 0 4 0 0.05 0.05 0.09 0.05 0.09
Joe Franchino  USA DF,MF 29 21 19 1,521 16.9 0 1 1 0 0 0 9 0 0 0.06 0.06 0 0.06
José Cancela  URU MF 29 21 15 1,387 15.4 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.19 0.19 0 0.19
Pat Noonan  USA FW 25 14 12 851 9.5 1 2 3 1 0 0 1 0 0.11 0.21 0.32 0.11 0.32
Avery John  TRI DF 30 10 10 893 9.9 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0
Tony Lochhead  NZL DF 24 16 9 797 8.9 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.11 0.11 0 0.11
Daniel Hernández  USA DF,MF 29 7 5 429 4.8 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
Khano Smith  BER FW,MF 24 10 2 342 3.8 1 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 0.26 0 0.26 0.26 0.26
Kyle Brown  USA FW 22 12 2 291 3.2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.31 0.31 0 0.31
Willie Sims  GUA FW 22 9 2 219 2.4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
José Manuel Abundis  CZE FW 32 2 2 140 1.6 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0.64 0 0.64 0.64 0.64
Jani Galik  CZE MF 21 2 1 46 0.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Marshall Leonard  USA DF 25 1 0 76 0.8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Danny Wynn  USA MF 22 2 0 62 0.7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Club

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Management, Coaches, and Staff
Title Name Nationality Reference
Investor / Operator Robert Kraft United States [30]
Director of Soccer Mike Burns United States [30]
General Manager Craig Tornberg United States [30]
Head Coach Steve Nicol Scotland [30]
Assistant Coach Paul Mariner England [30]
Assistant Coach David Vanole United States [30]
Head Athletic Trainer Steven Glazier United States [30]
Equipment Manager Brian Banfill United States [30]
Massage Therapist Glenn O'Connor United States [30]

Standings

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Eastern Conference

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Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 D.C. United 32 15 7 10 52 38 +14 55 MLS Cup Playoffs
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
Source: MLS

Overall standings

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Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 D.C. United (S) 32 15 7 10 52 38 +14 55 CONCACAF Champions' Cup
2 FC Dallas 32 16 12 4 48 44 +4 52 North American SuperLiga
3 New England Revolution 32 12 8 12 39 35 +4 48
4 Chicago Fire 32 13 11 8 43 41 +2 47
5 Houston Dynamo (C) 32 11 8 13 44 40 +4 46 CONCACAF Champions' Cup
6 Chivas USA 32 10 9 13 45 42 +3 43
7 Colorado Rapids 32 11 13 8 36 49 −13 41
8 New York Red Bulls 32 9 11 12 41 41 0 39
9 Los Angeles Galaxy 32 11 15 6 37 37 0 39 North American SuperLiga
10 Real Salt Lake 32 10 13 9 45 49 −4 39
11 Kansas City Wizards 32 10 14 8 43 45 −2 38
12 Columbus Crew 32 8 15 9 30 42 −12 33
Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head record; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (S) Supporters' Shield

Results

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Home and Away

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Overall Home Away
Pld Pts W L T GF GA GD W L T GF GA GD W L T GF GA GD
32 48 12 8 12 39 35  +4 8 3 5 23 14  +9 4 5 7 16 21  −5

Last updated: May 10, 2024
Source: [1]
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference

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StadiumAAAHHHAHAAHAAHHAAHAAAHHHAHHAHHAH
ResultWDLLWWLDLDDDDWWLWLDDDDLWLWDWDWWW
Source: New England Revolution
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

MLS Regular Season

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1 April 2006 (2006-04-01) 1 LA Galaxy 0-1 New England Revolution Carson, California
20:00 EDT Report
Stadium: Home Depot Center
Referee: Abbey Okulaja
8 April 2006 (2006-04-08) 2 New York Red Bulls 0-0 New England Revolution Harrison, New Jersey
19:30 EDT Report Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
20 May 2006 (2006-05-20) 7 FC Dallas 4-0 New England Revolution Frisco, Texas
Report
  • Joe Franchino Yellow card 45'
  • James Riley Yellow card 75'
Stadium: Pizza Hut Park
Referee: Mauricio Navarro
27 May 2006 (2006-05-27) 8 New England Revolution 1-1 Houston Dynamo Foxborough, Massachusetts
19:30 Report
Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Referee: Shane Moody
3 June 2006 (2006-06-03) 9 DC United 1-0 New England Revolution Washington, D.C.
Report Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 22,686
Referee: Abbey Okulaja
28 June 2006 (2006-06-28) 14 New England Revolution 1-0 FC Dallas Foxborough, Massachusetts
Report
Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Referee: Abbey Okulaja
8 July 2006 (2006-07-08) 17 Chicago Fire 1-2 New England Revolution Bridgeview, Illinois
19:30
Report
Stadium: Toyota Park
Referee: Tim Weyland
22 July 2006 (2006-07-22) 19 Houston Dynamo 1-1 New England Revolution Houston, Texas
19:30 Report
Stadium: Reliant Stadium
Referee: Michael Kennedy
6 August 2006 (2006-08-06) 21 Chivas USA 1-1 New England Revolution Carson, California
18:30 Report Stadium: Home Depot Center
Referee: Kevin Stott
9 September 2006 (2006-09-09) 26 New England Revolution 1-0 New York Red Bulls Foxborough, Massachusetts
19:30 Report
  • Amado Guevara Yellow card 81' Red card 81'
Stadium: Gillette Stadium
13 September 2006 (2006-09-13) 27 New England Revolution 1-1 DC United Foxborough, Massachusetts
19:30
Report Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Referee: Jorge Gonzalez
30 September 2006 (2006-09-30) 30 New England Revolution 3-1 Colorado Rapids Foxborough, Massachusetts
19:30 Report
Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Referee: Kevin Stott

MLS Cup Playoffs

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22 October 2006 (2006-10-22) Conf. Semifinals Leg 1 Chicago Fire FC 1-0 New England Revolution Bridgeview, Illinois
12:00 Report Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 10,217
Referee: Tim Weyland
28 October 2006 (2006-10-28) Conf. Semifinals Leg 2 New England Revolution 2-1 (a.e.t.)
(4-2 p)
Chicago Fire FC Foxboro, Massachusetts
19:30 Report
Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 9,372
Referee: Jair Marrufo
Penalties
5 November 2006 (2006-11-05) Eastern Conference Final DC United 0-1 New England Revolution Washington D.C.
16:00 Report Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 19,552
Referee: Kevin Slott

U.S. Open Cup

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23 August 2006 (2006-08-23) Quarterfinals Chicago Fire FC 2-1 New England Revolution Bridgeview, Illinois
Report Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium
Attendance: 5,214

CONCACAF Champion's Cup

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Honors

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League Awards and Honors

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  • MLS Humanitarian of the Year: Michael Parkhurst (winner)[1]
  • MLS Player of the Week: Clint Dempsey (Week 14)[1]
  • MLS Best XI: Clint Dempsey (winner)[1]
  • MLS Goal of the Week: Clint Dempsey (Week 28)[1]
  • Panasonic Goalkeeper of the Year: Matt Reis (finalist)[31]
  • Kraft Global Fair Play Finalists - Individual: Steve Ralston (finalist)[31]

Club Awards and Honors

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  • Revolution Most Valuable Player: Matt Reis[1]
  • Revolution Golden Boot: Taylor Twellman (11g, 5a)[1]
  • Revolution Humanitarian of the Year: Michael Parkhurst[1]
  • Revolution Defender of the Year: Shalrie Joseph[1]

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