2006 in American soccer

National team

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)

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 PR  0–2  United States Guangzhou, China
(Report) Lilly  24' (pen.), 41'
Algarve Cup
March 9 Group B United States  0–0  China PR 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
Behringer
Pohlers
Prinz
Da Mbabi
Wimbersky 		Wagner
Boxx
Whitehill
Wambach
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 PR 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
Gray
Holden
De Rosario
Davis
Ching		 4–3 Joseph
Reis
Noonan
Twellman
Heaps
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
1Montreal Impact 512814593115+16
2Rochester Raging Rhinos 5028134113421+13
3Charleston Battery 462813873325+8CHA: 4 pts
VAN: 1 pt
4Vancouver Whitecaps 4628126104028+12
5Miami FC 3928111164744+3
6Puerto Rico Islanders 3828101083836+2
7Seattle Sounders 3728111344248−6
8Atlanta Silverbacks 3528101353642−6
9Virginia Beach Mariners 322881282637−11VAB: 7 pts
TOR: 4 pts
10Toronto Lynx 322881283036−6
11Portland Timbers 272871562539−14POR: 9 pts
MIN: 3 pts
12Minnesota Thunder 272871563445−11

Playoffs

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

  • Exception: Montreal hosted second game vs Vancouver
  First Round     Semifinals     Final
                                   
      1 Montreal Impact 0 0 0  
  4 Vancouver Whitecaps 4 2 6     4 Vancouver Whitecaps (aet) 0 2 2    
  5 Miami FC 1 0 1         2 Rochester Raging Rhinos 0
      4 Vancouver Whitecaps 3
      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  

Final
Rochester Raging Rhinos0 – 3Vancouver Whitecaps
(Report) Craft  45' (o.g.)
Donatelli  54'
Matondo  86'

USL Second Division

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'

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'
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 0 – 0 Deportivo Saprissa Carson, California
Stadium: Home Depot Center
Attendance: 8,103
Referee: Marco Rodríguez (Mexico)
March 8 Champions Cup Semifinal Deportivo Saprissa 3 – 2 (a.e.t.) 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 0 – 0 Alajuelense Hamilton, Bermuda
Stadium: Bermuda National Stadium
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Hu Liu (Canada)
March 8 Champions Cup Semifinal Alajuelense 1 – 0 New England Alajuela, Costa Rica
Hernández  90' Stadium: Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Peter Prendergast (Jamaica)

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