2006 Major League Soccer season

The 2006 Major League Soccer season was the 11th season in the history of Major League Soccer. 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.

2006 Major League Soccer season
Season2006
MLS CupHouston Dynamo (1st title)
Supporters' ShieldD.C. United (3rd shield)
Matches played192
Goals scored503 (2.62 per match)
Top goalscorerJeff Cunningham
Real Salt Lake
Goals: 16
Biggest home winNY 6–0 RSL
Biggest away winNY 1–4 DCU
LA 0–3 RSL
DCU 2–5 LA
Highest scoringNY 5–4 CHV
Longest winning runD.C. United
Wins: 6
(06/21 – 07/15)
Longest unbeaten runD.C. United
Wins: 14
(05/13 – 07/22)
Longest losing runK.C. Wizards
Loss: 7
(06/24 – 07/22)
Los Angeles Galaxy
Loss: 7
(05/06 -06/08)
Highest attendanceLos Angeles Galaxy
Season: 333,016
Game avg.: 20,814
Lowest attendanceK.C. Wizards
Season: 177,322
Game avg.: 11,083
Average attendanceMLS
Season: 2,976,787
Game avg.: 15,504
← 2005
2007 →

Changes from 2005 season

Final standings

Eastern Conference
Eastern Conference
Pos Club Pts GP W L T GF GA GD
1 D.C. United 55 32 15 7 10 52 38 +14
2 New England Revolution 48 32 12 8 12 39 35 +4
3 Chicago Fire 47 32 13 11 8 43 41 +2
4 New York Red Bulls 39 32 9 11 12 41 41 0
5 Kansas City Wizards 38 32 10 14 8 43 45 –2
6 Columbus Crew 33 32 8 15 9 30 42 –12
MLS Supporters' Shield, 2006 MLS Cup Playoffs
2006 MLS Cup Playoffs

Western Conference
Western Conference
Pos Club Pts GP W L T GF GA GD
1 FC Dallas 52 32 16 12 4 48 44 +4
2 Houston Dynamo 46 32 11 8 13 44 40 +4
3 Chivas USA 43 32 10 9 13 45 42 +3
4 Colorado Rapids 41 32 11 13 8 36 49 –13
5 Los Angeles Galaxy 39 32 11 15 6 37 37 0
6 Real Salt Lake 39 32 10 13 9 45 49 –4
MLS Supporters' Shield runner up, 2006 MLS Cup Playoffs
2006 MLS Cup Playoffs

Overall
Pos Team Pld W L D GF GA GD Pts
1 D.C. United (SS, E1) 32 15 7 10 52 38 +14 55 2007 CONCACAF Champions' Cup
2 FC Dallas (W1) 32 16 12 4 48 44 +4 52 2007 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 2006 MLS Cup Playoffs
5 Houston Dynamo 32 11 8 13 44 40 +4 46 2007 CONCACAF Champions' Cup
6 Chivas USA 32 10 9 13 45 42 +3 43 2006 MLS Cup Playoffs
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 LA Galaxy 32 11 15 6 37 37 0 39 2007 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 Cup playoffs
  Conference Semifinals Conference Finals MLS Cup 2006
                             
E1 D.C. United 1 1  
E4 New York 0 1  
  E1 D.C. United 0  
Eastern Conference
  E2 New England 1  
E3 Chicago 1 1 (2)
E2 New England (p) 0 2 (4)  
  E2 New England 1 (3)
  W2 Houston (p) 1 (4)
W1 Dallas 2 2 (4)  
W4 Colorado (p) 1 3 (5)  
  W4 Colorado 1
Western Conference
  W2 Houston 3  
W3 Chivas USA 2 0
W2 Houston 1 2  

Conference semifinals
D.C. United1–0New York Red Bulls
Gómez  73'
Namoff  75'
Gómez  77'		 Report Mendes  76'
Guevara  90+2'
Attendance: 8,630
Referee: Michael Kennedy
New York Red Bulls1–1D.C. United
Stammler  11'
Altidore  70'		 Report Adu  73'
Gómez  86'
RFK Stadium
Washington, D.C.
Attendance: 21,455
Referee: Tim Weyland

D.C. United advance 2–1 on aggregate.

New England Revolution0–1Chicago Fire
Heaps  34'
John  37'
Joseph  57'		 Report Herron  16'
Mapp  35'
Robinson  61'
Attendance: 10,217
Referee: Tim Weyland
Chicago Fire1–2 (AET)New England Revolution
Jaqua  18'
Segares  31'
Robinson  65'
Jaqua  116'		 (Report) Larentowicz  10'
Hernández  14'
Twellman  41'
Noonan  58'
Penalties
Thiago
Gutiérrez
Herron
Guerrero 		2–4 Cancela
Reis
Noonan
Twellman
Attendance: 9,372
Referee: Jair Marrufo

New England Revolution advance 4–2 on penalties (2–2 aggregate after extra time).

FC Dallas2–1Colorado Rapids
Ruíz  15'
Thompson  55'
Ruíz  90'		 Report Cooke  23'
Gargan  57'
Beckerman  86'
Martins  88'
INVESCO Field
Denver, Colorado
Attendance: 4,176
Referee: Hilario Grajeda
Colorado Rapids3–2 (AET)FC Dallas
Mastroeni  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
Mastroeni 		5–4 Ruíz
O'Brien
Mulrooney
Vanney
Valakari
Sala
Pizza Hut Park
Frisco, Texas
Attendance: 15,486
Referee: Abiodun Okulaja

Colorado Rapids advance 5–4 on penalties (4–4 aggregate after extra time).

Houston Dynamo1–2C.D. Chivas USA
Onstad  45+1'
Ching  75'		 Report Mendoza  38'
Razov  45'
Palencia  68'
Attendance: 15,110
Referee: Jorge Gonzalez
C.D. Chivas USA0–2Houston Dynamo
Vaughn  55'
Palencia  57'  58'
Regan  63'
García  64'		 Report Clark  59'
Davis  64' (pen.)
Serioux  67'
Ching  90+3'
Robertson Stadium
Houston, Texas
Attendance: 17,440
Referee: Michael Kennedy

Houston Dynamo advance 3–2 on aggregate.

Conference finals
New England Revolution1–0D.C. United
Dorman  2'
Twellman  4'		 Report
RFK Stadium
Washington, D.C.
Attendance: 19,552
Referee: Kevin Stott

New England Revolution advances 1–0 in single elimination.

Colorado Rapids1–3Houston Dynamo
Kirovski  4'
Mathis  17'		 Report Dalglish  10'
Clark  17'
Dalglish  21'
Mullan  71'
Robertson Stadium
Houston, Texas
Attendance: 23,107
Referee: Brian Hall

Houston Dynamo advances 3–1 in single elimination.

MLS Cup 2006
Houston Dynamo1–1 (AET)New England Revolution
Davis  23'
Cochrane  99'
Waibel  103'
Ching  114'		 (Report) Franchino  16'
Twellman  113'
Penalties
Gray
Holden
De Rosario
Davis
Ching 		4–3 Joseph
Reis
Noonan
Twellman
Heaps
Pizza Hut Park
Frisco, Texas
Attendance: 22,427
Referee: Jair Marrufo

The Houston Dynamo win MLS Cup 4–3 on penalties.

Team awards

International competition

CONCACAF Champions' Cup
Los Angeles Galaxy
Lost Deportivo Saprissa in quarterfinals.

New England Revolution
Lost LD Alajuelense in quarterfinals.

Individual awards
AwardPlayerClub
Most Valuable Player Christian GómezD.C. United
Golden Boot Jeff Cunningham (16) pointsReal Salt Lake
Defender of the Year Bobby BoswellD.C. United
Goalkeeper of the Year Troy PerkinsD.C. United
Rookie of the Year Jonathan BornsteinC.D. Chivas USA
Coach of the Year Bob BradleyC.D. Chivas USA
Comeback Player of the Year Richard MulrooneyFC Dallas
Goal of the Year Brian ChingHouston Dynamo
Fair Play Award Chris KleinReal Salt Lake
Humanitarian of the Year Michael ParkhurstNew England Revolution

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
ClubOverall
Record		Goals
For		Goals
For Avg.		Goals
Against		Goals
Against Avg.
D.C. United15–7–10521.63 (1st)381.19 (3rd)
FC Dallas16–12–4481.50 (2nd)441.38 (9th)
C.D. Chivas USA10–9–13451.41 (3rd)421.31 (7th)
Real Salt Lake10–13–9451.41 (4th)491.53 (11th)
Houston Dynamo11–8–13441.38 (5th)401.25 (4th)
Chicago Fire13–11–8431.34 (6th)411.28 (5th)
Kansas City Wizards10–14–8431.34 (7th)451.41 (10th)
New York Red Bulls9–11–12411.28 (8th)411.28 (5th)
New England Revolution12–8–12391.22 (9th)351.09 (1st)
Los Angeles Galaxy11–15–6371.16 (10th)371.16 (2nd)
Colorado Rapids11–13–8361.13 (11th)491.53 (11th)
Columbus Crew8–15–9300.94 (12th)421.31 (7th)
Overall Totals5032.62

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

Coaches

Eastern Conference

Western Conference
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