The 2006 Season was the 20th edition of the United Soccer Leagues season.

General

Miami FC joined the First Division.
The Richmond Kickers departed the First Division for the Second Division.
The Northern Virginia Royals departed the Second Division for the Premier Development League (PDL).
9 new teams joined the PDL while 5 teams folded, for a complete list see here.

Honors

Competition	Champion	Runner-Up	Regular Season Champion/Best USL team
USL First Division	Vancouver Whitecaps	Rochester Raging Rhinos	Montreal Impact
USL Second Division	Richmond Kickers	Charlotte Eagles	Richmond Kickers
USL PDL	Michigan Bucks	Laredo Heat	Carolina Dynamo
U.S. Open Cup	Chicago Fire (MLS)	Los Angeles Galaxy (MLS)	Carolina Dynamo (PDL)
Voyageurs Cup	Montreal Impact	Toronto Lynx	n/a

Standings

First Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	D	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Montreal Impact (S)	28	14	5	9	31	15	+16	51	Bye to semifinal round of playoffs
2	Rochester Raging Rhinos	28	13	4	11	34	21	+13	50	Bye to semifinal round of playoffs
3	Charleston Battery	28	13	8	7	33	25	+8	46^[a]	First round of playoffs
4	Vancouver Whitecaps (C)	28	12	6	10	40	28	+12	46^[a]
5	Miami FC	28	11	11	6	47	44	+3	39
6	Puerto Rico Islanders	28	10	10	8	38	36	+2	38
7	Seattle Sounders	28	11	13	4	42	48	−6	37
8	Atlanta Silverbacks	28	10	13	5	36	42	−6	35
9	Virginia Beach Mariners	28	8	12	8	26	37	−11	32^[b]
10	Toronto Lynx	28	8	12	8	30	36	−6	32^[b]
11	Portland Timbers	28	7	15	6	25	39	−14	27^[c]
12	Minnesota Thunder	28	7	15	6	34	45	−11	27^[c]

Source: ^[1]
(C) Playoff Champion; (S) Commissioner's Cup
Notes:

^ ^a ^b CHA: 4 pts; VAN: 1 pt
^ ^a ^b VBM: 7 pts; TOR: 4 pts
^ ^a ^b POR: 9 pts; MIN: 3 pts

Playoffs

Quarterfinals and Semifinals 2-game aggregate
Higher seeded team hosted first game

Exception: Montreal hosted second game vs Vancouver

Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Finals

					2	Rochester Raging Rhinos	1	0	1
3	Charleston Battery	2	1	3	3	Charleston Battery	0	0	0
6	Puerto Rico Islanders	2	0	2						2	Rochester Raging Rhinos	0
										4	Vancouver Whitecaps	3
					4	Vancouver Whitecaps (a.e.t.)	0	2	2
4	Vancouver Whitecaps	4	2	6	1	Montreal Impact	0	0	0
5	Miami FC	1	0	1

Quarterfinals

September 15, 2006

7:30 PM EDT

Charleston Battery	2–2	Puerto Rico Islanders
Armstrong 53' Nylen 57' Glinton 89'	Report	Velez 6' Marcina 22' 36' Delgado 44' Norambuena 56' González 60' Kennedy 86'

Blackbaud Stadium
Charleston, South Carolina

Attendance: 2,215

Referee: Mark Kadlecik

September 17, 2006

7:30 PM EDT

Second Leg

Puerto Rico Islanders	0–1	Charleston Battery
Piette 48' Velez 60'	Report	Fuller 30' Armstrong 54' Alavanja 56'

Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium
Bayamón, Puerto Rico

Attendance: 8,745

Referee: Alex Prus

Charleston Battery won 3–2 on Aggregate.

September 15, 2006

10:00 PM EDT

First Leg

Vancouver Whitecaps	4–1	Miami FC Blues
Testo 12' Suarez 32' Gjertsen 35' Lyall 44' Donatelli 88'	Report	Fraser 35' Romário 64' Gomez 72'

Swangard Stadium
Burnaby, British Columbia

Attendance: 5,437

Referee: Steve DiPietro

September 17, 2006

6:00 PM EDT

Second Leg

Miami FC Blues	0–2	Vancouver Whitecaps
Rodrigues 31' Guillaume 52' Gomez 72' Fraser 73'	Report	Suarez 10' Sebrango 46' Nash 64'

Tropical Park Stadium
Miami, Florida

Attendance: 2,111

Referee: Mark Greiger

Vancouver Whitecaps won 6–1 on Aggregate.

Semifinals

September 22, 2006

7:35 PM EDT

First Leg

Rochester Raging Rhinos	1–0	Charleston Battery
Lines 30' Howes 52'	Report	Daley 19' 42' McKnight 81'

PAETEC Park
Rochester, New York

Attendance: 9,038

Referee: Niko Bratsis

September 24, 2006

6:00 PM EDT

Second Leg

Charleston Battery	0–0	Rochester Raging Rhinos
Fuller 11' Armstrong 75'	Report	Martinez 52' Craft 55' Vallow 78' Gbeke 90'

Blackbaud Stadium
Charleston, South Carolina

Attendance: 2,121

Referee: Michael Hill

Rochester Raging Rhinos won 1–0 on Aggregate.

September 22, 2006

10:00 PM EDT

First Leg

Vancouver Whitecaps	0–0	Montreal Impact
Sebrango 80'	Report	Braz 10' Pizzolito 85'

Swangard Stadium
Burnaby, British Columbia

Attendance: 5,225

Referee: Mark Budda

September 24, 2006

7:00 PM EDT

Second Leg

Montreal Impact	0–2 (a.e.t.)	Vancouver Whitecaps
Braz 23' Vincello 95' Fronimadis 120'	Report	Sebrango 15' 116', 115' Nash 73' Matondo 90' Lyall 95' Donatelli 120'

Claude Robillard Sports Complex
Montreal, Quebec

Attendance: 11,782

Referee: Silviu Petrescu

Vancouver Whitecaps won 2–0 on Aggregate in Overtime.

Final

September 30, 2006

7:00 PM EDT

Rochester Raging Rhinos	0–3	Vancouver Whitecaps
Ball 25' Gbeke 71' Craft 85' Ambersley 88'	Report	Craft 45' (o.g.) Donatelli 55' Jones 76' Clarke 80' Matondo 86', 86'

PAETEC Park
Rochester, New York

Attendance: 9,547

Referee: Andrew Chapin

USL First Division 2006 champions
Vancouver Whitecaps FC First title

Awards and All-League Teams

First Team
F: Romario (Miami FC) (Co-Leading Goalscorer); Cam Weaver (Seattle Sounders) (Co-Leading Goalscorer)
M: Ben Hollingsworth (Charleston Battery); Luke Kreamalmeyer (Portland Timbers); Zinho (Miami FC); Joey Gjertsen (Vancouver Whitecaps) (MVP)
D: Gabriel Gervais (Montreal Impact) (Defender of the Year); Geordie Lyall (Vancouver Whitecaps); Mauricio Segovia (Puerto Rico Islanders); Andrew Gregor (Seattle Sounders)
G: Greg Sutton (Montreal Impact) (Goalkeeper of the Year)
Coach: Michael Anhaeuser (Charleston Battery) (Coach of the Year)

Second Team
F: Alen Marcina (Puerto Rico Islanders); Greg Simmonds (Virginia Beach Mariners)
M: Leonardo Di Lorenzo (Montreal Impact); Jeff Clarke (Vancouver Whitecaps); Rodrigo Rios (Atlanta Silverbacks); Gavin Glinton (Charleston Battery))
D: Nevio Pizzolitto (Montreal Impact); Matt Bobo (Atlanta Silverbacks); Kenney Bertz (Rochester Raging Rhinos); Steve Klein (Vancouver Whitecaps)
G: Scott Vallow (Rochester Raging Rhinos)