Soccer in the United States
Season2006
Men's soccer
Supporters' ShieldD.C. United
USL First DivisionVancouver Whitecaps
USL Second DivisionRichmond Kickers
NPSLSacramento Knights
PDLMichigan Bucks
US Open CupChicago Fire Soccer Club
MLS CupHouston Dynamo
← 2005 United States 2007 →

The 2006 season was the 94th year of competitive soccer in the United States.

National team

Men

Senior

Wins Losses Draws
6 4 3

The home team or the team that is designated as the home team is listed in the left column; the away team is in the right column.

  Win   Draw   Loss

January 22 International Friendly United States  0 – 0  Canada San Diego
17:00 UTC−08 (Report) Stadium: Torero Stadium
Attendance: 6,077
Referee: Benito Archundia (Mexico)
January 29 International Friendly United States  5 – 0  Norway Carson, California
14:00 UTC−08 Twellman 5' 17' 76'
Pope 67'
Chris Klein 87'		 (Report) Stadium: Home Depot Center
Attendance: 16,366
Referee: Óscar Ruiz (Colombia)
February 10 International Friendly United States  3 – 2  Japan San Francisco
20:00 UTC−08 Pope 24'
Dempsey 39'
Twellman 50'		 (Report) Maki 60'
Nakazawa 90'		 Stadium: SBC Park
Attendance: 37,365
Referee: Horacio Elizondo (Argentina)
February 19 International Friendly United States  4 – 0  Guatemala Frisco, Texas
13:00 UTC−06 Olsen 38'
Ching 45'
Johnson 47'
Klein 71'		 (Report) Stadium: Pizza Hut Park
Attendance: 14,453
Referee: Mauricio Navarro (Canada)
March 1 International Friendly Poland  0 – 1  United States Kaiserslautern, Germany
20:00 UTC+01 (Report) Dempsey 49' Stadium: Fritz Walter Stadion
Attendance: 13,395
Referee: Thorsten Kinhofer (Germany)
March 22 International Friendly Germany  4 – 1  United States Dortmund, Germany
20:30 UTC+01 Schweinsteiger 46'
Neuville 73'
Klose 75'
Ballack 79'		 (Report) Cherundolo 85' Stadium: Signal Iduna Park
Attendance: 64,500
Referee: Peter Frojdfeldt (Sweden)
April 11 International Friendly United States  1 – 1  Jamaica Cary, North Carolina
15:00 UTC−04 Olsen 27' (Report) Bennett 4' Stadium: SAS Soccer Park
Attendance: 8,093
Referee: Jorge Gasso Flores (Mexico)
May 23 International Friendly United States  0 – 1  Morocco Nashville, Tennessee
18:00 UTC−06 (Report) Madihi 90+1' Stadium: Nashville Coliseum
Attendance: 26,141
Referee: Mauricio Navarro (Canada)
May 26 International Friendly United States  2 – 0  Venezuela Cleveland, Ohio
19:00 UTC−05 Ching 36'
Dempsey 69'		 (Report) Stadium: Cleveland Browns Stadium
Attendance: 29,745
Referee: Mauricio Morales Valle (Mexico)
May 28 International Friendly United States  1 – 0  Latvia East Hartford, Connecticut
19:00 UTC−05 McBride 43' (Report) Stadium: Rentschler Field
Attendance: 24,636
Referee: Steven Dipiero (Canada)
June 12 World Cup Group Stage United States  0 – 3  Czech Republic Gelsenkirchen, Germany
18:00 UTC+02 (Report) Koller 5'
Rosický 36', 76'		 Stadium: Arena AufSchalke
Attendance: 52,000
Referee: Carlos Amarilla (Paraguay)
June 17 World Cup Group Stage Italy  1 – 1  United States Kaiserslautern, Germany
21:00 UTC+02 Gilardino 22' (Report) Zaccardo 27' (o.g.) Stadium: Fritz Walter Stadion
Attendance: 46,000
Referee: Jorge Larrionda (Uruguay)
June 22 World Cup Group Stage Ghana  2 – 1  United States Nuremberg, Germany
16:00 UTC+02 Dramani 22'
Appiah 45+2'		 (Report) Dempsey 43' Stadium: Frankenstadion
Attendance: 41,000
Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)

Women

Senior

Wins Losses Draws
18 0 4
Four Nations Tournament
January 18 United States  3–1  Norway Guangzhou, China
Lilly 72'
Boxx 77'
Wambach 85'		 (Report) Rønning 81' (pen.)
January 20 United States  0–0  France Guangzhou, China
(Report)
January 22 China  0–2  United States Guangzhou, China
(Report) Lilly 24' (pen.), 41'
Algarve Cup
March 9 Group B United States  0–0  China Faro, Portugal
(Report)
March 11 Group B United States  5–0  Denmark Quarteira, Portugal
Wambach 16'
O'Reilly 29', 31'
Lilly 42'
Kai 72'		 (Report)
March 13 Group B United States  4–1  France Faro, Portugal
Lilly 1'
Wagner 49'
Tarpley 50'
Kai 76'		 (Report) Hoda 64'
March 15 Final Germany  0–0
(a.e.t.)
(4–3 p)		  United States Faro, Portugal
(Report) Stadium: Estádio do Algarve
Penalties
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Pohlers soccer ball with check mark
Prinz soccer ball with red X
Da Mbabi soccer ball with check mark
Wimbersky soccer ball with check mark		 soccer ball with check mark Wagner
soccer ball with red X Boxx
soccer ball with check mark Whitehill
soccer ball with red X Wambach
soccer ball with check mark Lilly
International Friendlies
May 7 Japan  1–3  United States Kumamoto, Japan
(Report)
May 9 Japan  0-1  United States Osaka, Japan
(Report)
July 15 United States  3–2  Sweden Blaine, Minnesota
Wambach 38'
Whitehill 89'
Lilly 90+2'		 (Report) Unknown 46-88'
Ekblom 90+1'		 Stadium: National Sports Center
Attendance: 4,996
July 23 United States  5–0  Republic of Ireland San Diego, California
(Report)
July 30 United States  2–0  Canada Cary, North Carolina
(Report)
August 27 United States  4–1  China Bridgeview, Illinois
(Report)
September 13 United States  3–1  Mexico Rochester, New York
(Report)
October 1 United States  10–0  Chinese Taipei Carson, California
4:00 p.m. UTC−04 Osborne 8'
Wambach 13', 51', 62'
Tarpley 22', 27'
Lilly 49'
Lloyd 76'
Rapinoe 79', 82'		 (Report) Stadium: The Home Depot Center
Attendance: 5,479
Referee: Jennifer Bennett
Assistant referees: Veronica Perez
Margaret Domka
Fourth official: Marlene Duffy
October 8 United States  2–1  Iceland Richmond, Virginia
(Report)
Peace Queen Cup
October 29 Group B United States  1–1  Denmark Kimhae, South Korea
3:00 a.m. UTC−05 Lilly 73' (Report) Andersen 12' Stadium: Gimhae Stadium
Attendance: 8,200
Referee: Shin Hwa Yeon (KOR)
Assistant referees: Lee Seul Gi (KOR)
Choi Mi Kyeong (KOR)
Fourth official: Kim Mi Ok (KOR)
October 31 Group B Australia  0–2  United States Cheonan, South Korea
16:00 (Report) Lilly 20'
Kai 35'		 Stadium: Cheonan Stadium
November 2 Group B Netherlands  0–2  United States Suwon, South Korea
14:30 (Report) Tarpley 27'
Whitehill 45+1'		 Stadium: Suwon World Cup Stadium
November 2 Final Canada  0–1  United States Seoul, South Korea
14:30 (Report) Lilly 69' Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium
Gold Cup
November 22 Semifinals United States  2–0  Mexico Carson, California
19:00 Wambach 10', 64' (Report) Stadium: The Home Depot Center
November 26 Final Canada  1–2 (aet)  United States Carson, California
17:30 Hermuss 44' (Report) Osborne 6'
Lilly 120' (pen.)		 Stadium: The Home Depot Center
Attendance: 6,749

Major League Soccer

Main article: 2006 Major League Soccer season

Tables

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

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

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

Playoffs

Main article: 2006 Major League Soccer season
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

MLS Cup

Houston Dynamo1 – 1 (a.e.t.)New England Revolution
Ching 114' (Report) Twellman 113'
Penalties
soccer ball with check mark Gray
soccer ball with check mark Holden
soccer ball with check mark De Rosario
soccer ball with red X Davis
soccer ball with check markChing		 4–3 Joseph soccer ball with check mark
Reis soccer ball with check mark
Noonan soccer ball with red X
Twellman soccer ball with check mark
Heaps soccer ball with red X
Pizza Hut Park, Frisco, Texas
Attendance: 22,427
Referee: Jair Marrufo

USL Division 1

Main article: 2006 United Soccer Leagues

Table

  Commissioner's Cup, bye to semifinal round of playoffs
  Bye to semifinal round of playoffs
  First round of playoffs

Pos Club Pts Pld W L T GF GA GD H2H Pts
1 Montreal Impact 51 28 14 5 9 31 15 +16
2 Rochester Raging Rhinos 50 28 13 4 11 34 21 +13
3 Charleston Battery 46 28 13 8 7 33 25 +8 CHA: 4 pts
VAN: 1 pt
4 Vancouver Whitecaps 46 28 12 6 10 40 28 +12
5 Miami FC 39 28 11 11 6 47 44 +3
6 Puerto Rico Islanders 38 28 10 10 8 38 36 +2
7 Seattle Sounders 37 28 11 13 4 42 48 −6
8 Atlanta Silverbacks 35 28 10 13 5 36 42 −6
9 Virginia Beach Mariners 32 28 8 12 8 26 37 −11 VAB: 7 pts
TOR: 4 pts
10 Toronto Lynx 32 28 8 12 8 30 36 −6
11 Portland Timbers 27 28 7 15 6 25 39 −14 POR: 9 pts
MIN: 3 pts
12 Minnesota Thunder 27 28 7 15 6 34 45 −11

Playoffs

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

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

Final

Rochester Raging Rhinos0 – 3Vancouver Whitecaps
(Report) Craft 45' (o.g.)
Donatelli 54'
Matondo 86'
PAETEC Park, Rochester, New York

USL Second Division

Main article: United Soccer Leagues 2006

Table

Purple indicates regular season champion
Green indicates playoff berth clinched

Place Team P W L T GF GA GD Points
1 Richmond Kickers 20 13 3 4 50 20 +30 43
2 Charlotte Eagles 20 8 4 8 29 27 +2 32
3 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 20 8 6 6 27 20 +7 30
4 Cincinnati Kings 20 9 8 3 28 27 +1 30
5 New Hampshire Phantoms 20 9 10 1 27 43 -16 271
6 Western Mass Pioneers 20 8 9 3 31 28 +3 27
7 Harrisburg City Islanders 20 8 9 3 34 35 -1 27
8 Wilmington Hammerheads 20 4 9 7 30 31 -1 19
9 Long Island Rough Riders 20 3 12 5 15 40 -25 14

1New Hampshire was penalized 1 point for use of an ineligible player in a game.

Playoffs

Semifinals Finals
        
1 Richmond Kickers 2 0 2
4 Cincinnati Kings 1 0 1
1 Richmond Kickers 2
2 Charlotte Eagles 1
3 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 0 1 1
2 Charlotte Eagles 4 2 6

Final

Richmond Kickers2 – 1Charlotte Eagles
Ssejjemba 9' (pen.)
Carrieri 33'		 (Report) Spencer 90'
University of Richmond Stadium, Richmond, Virginia

Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup

Main article: 2006 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup

Home teams listed on top of bracket

Third Round
July 12 		Fourth Round
August 2 		Quarterfinals
August 23 		Semifinals
September 6 		Finals
September 27
               
 
 
MLS Chicago 2
MLS Kansas City 0
MLS Kansas City 2
PDL Des Moines 1
MLS Chicago 2
MLS New England 1
USL1 Rochester 5
USL2 New Hampshire 1
USL1 Rochester 0 (4)
MLS New England (AET, PSO) 0 (5)
 
 
MLS Chicago 3
MLS D.C. United 0
 
 
MLS D.C. United (AET) 2
MLS Columbus 1
PDL Michigan 1
MLS Columbus 4
MLS D.C. United 3
MLS New York 1
USL2 Wilmington 2
USL1 Atlanta 1
USL2 Wilmington 1
MLS New York 2
 
 
MLS Chicago 3
MLS Los Angeles 1
 
 
MLS Los Angeles 2
USASA Roma FC 0
MLS Chivas USA 0 (2)
USASA Roma FC (AET, PSO) 0 (4)
MLS Los Angeles (AET) 3
MLS Colorado 1
MLS Real Salt Lake (AET) 2
USL1 Virginia Beach 1
MLS Real Salt Lake 0
MLS Colorado 1
 
 
MLS Los Angeles 3
MLS Houston 1
 
 
MLS Houston 4
PDL Carolina 2
PDL Carolina (AET) 3
USL1 Seattle 2
MLS Houston 3
MLS FC Dallas 0
USL1 Charleston 3
USL1 Portland 1
USL1 Charleston 3 (3)
MLS FC Dallas (AET, PSO) 3 (5)
 
 

Final

Los Angeles Galaxy1 – 3Chicago Fire
Gordon 51' (Report) Jaqua 10'
Herron 16'
Thiago 88'
Toyota Park, Bridgeview, Illinois
Attendance: 8,185
Referee: Terry Vaughn

American clubs in international competitions

Club Competition Final round
Los Angeles Galaxy 2006 CONCACAF Champions' Cup Quarterfinals
New England Revolution 2006 CONCACAF Champions' Cup Quarterfinals

Los Angeles Galaxy

February 23 Champions Cup Semifinal Los Angeles United States 0 – 0 Costa Rica Deportivo Saprissa Carson, California
Stadium: Home Depot Center
Attendance: 8,103
Referee: Marco Rodríguez (Mexico)
March 8 Champions Cup Semifinal Deportivo Saprissa Costa Rica 3 – 2 (a.e.t.) United States Los Angeles San José, Costa Rica
Centeno 46'
Solis 57'
Parks 90+5'		 Gardner 21'
Donovan 41'		 Stadium: Estadio Ricardo Saprissa
Attendance: 8,103
Referee: Benito Archundia (Mexico)

New England Revolution

February 22 Champions Cup Semifinal New England United States 0 – 0 Costa Rica Alajuelense Hamilton, Bermuda
Stadium: Bermuda National Stadium
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Hu Liu (Canada)
March 8 Champions Cup Semifinal Alajuelense Costa Rica 1 – 0 United States New England Alajuela, Costa Rica
Hernández 90' Stadium: Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Peter Prendergast (Jamaica)

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