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{{Short description|11th season of Major League Soccer}}
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{{ infobox football league season
| season = 2006
| num_teams = 12
| mlscup = [[Houston Dynamo]] (1st title)
| shield = [[D.C. United]] (3rd shield)
| continentalcup1 = [[2007 CONCACAF Champions' Cup]]
| continentalcup1 qualifiers= [[Houston Dynamo]]<br>[[D.C. United]]
| league topscorer = [[Jeff Cunningham]]<br>[[Real Salt Lake]]<br>Goals: 16
| biggest home win = [[New York Red Bulls|NY]] 6–0 [[Real Salt Lake|RSL]]
| biggest away win = [[New York Red Bulls|NY]] 1–4 [[D.C. United|DCU]]<br>[[Los Angeles Galaxy|LA]] 0–3 [[Real Salt Lake|RSL]]<br>[[D.C. United|DCU]] 2–5 [[Los Angeles Galaxy|LA]]
| highest scoring = [[New York Red Bulls|NY]] 5–4 [[Chivas USA|CHV]]
| matches = 192
| total goals = 503
| average goals =
| longest wins = [[D.C. United]]<br>Wins: 6<br>(06/21 – 07/15)
| longest unbeaten = [[D.C. United]]<br>Wins: 14<br>(05/13 – 07/22)
| longest losses = [[Kansas City Wizards|K.C. Wizards]]<br>Loss: 7<br>(06/24 – 07/22)<br>[[Los Angeles Galaxy]]<br>Loss: 7<br>(05/06 -06/08)
| highest attendance = [[Los Angeles Galaxy]]<br>Season: 333,016<br>Game avg.: 20,814
| lowest attendance = [[Kansas City Wizards]]<br>Season: 177,322<br>Game avg.: 11,083
| attendance = 2,976,787
| average attendance = 15,504
| prevseason = [[2005 Major League Soccer season|2005]]
| nextseason = [[2007 Major League Soccer season|2007]]
}}
{{Location map+ |United States |width=525 |float=right |caption=<div style="text-align: center;">Locations of teams for the 2006 Major League Soccer season<br>[[File:ButtonRed.svg|8px]] [[Western Conference (MLS)|Western Conference]] [[File:ButtonBlue.svg|8px]] [[Eastern Conference (MLS)|Eastern Conference]]</div>|places=
{{Location map~ |United States |lat=38.889722 |long=-76.971667 |label='''[[D.C. United]]''' |position=bottom |mark=ButtonBlue.svg}}
{{Location map~ |United States |lat=40.737411 |long=-74.153763 |label='''[[New York Red Bulls|New York]]''' |position=left |mark=ButtonBlue.svg}}
{{Location map~ |United States |lat=40.009444 |long=-82.991111 |label='''[[Columbus Crew|Columbus]]''' |position=left |mark=ButtonBlue.svg}}
{{Location map~ |United States |lat=42.090833 |long=-71.264444 |label='''[[New England Revolution|New England]]''' |position=top |mark=ButtonBlue.svg}}
{{Location map~ |United States |lat=41.742432 |long=-87.806789 |label='''[[Chicago Fire SC|Chicago]]''' |position=top |mark=ButtonBlue.svg}}
{{Location map~ |United States |lat=39.1218 |long=-94.8237 |label='''[[Kansas City Wizards|Kansas City]]''' |position=bottom |mark=ButtonBlue.svg}}
{{Location map~ |United States |lat=39.35 |long=-104.8918 |label='''[[Colorado Rapids|Colorado]]''' |position=top |mark=ButtonRed.svg}}
{{Location map~ |United States |lat=33.154444 |long=-96.835278 |label='''[[FC Dallas|Dallas]]''' |position=right |mark=ButtonRed.svg}}
{{Location map~ |United States |lat=33.864444 |long=-118.261111 |label='''[[Chivas USA]]''' |position=top |mark=ButtonRed.svg}}
{{Location map~ |United States |lat=33.864444 |long=-118.261111 |label='''[[Los Angeles Galaxy|Galaxy]]''' |position=bottom |mark=ButtonRed.svg}}
{{Location map~ |United States |lat=29.721944 |long=-95.349167 |label='''[[Houston Dynamo|Houston]]''' |position=right |mark=ButtonRed.svg}}
{{Location map~ |United States |lat=40.582923 |long=-111.893156 |label='''[[Real Salt Lake|Salt Lake]]''' |position=bottom |mark=ButtonRed.svg}}
}}
The '''2006 Major League Soccer season''' was the 11th season of [[Major League Soccer]]. It was also the 94th season of FIFA-sanctioned soccer in the [[United States]], and the 28th with a national first-division league.
The MetroStars were bought by Austrian company [[Red Bull]] and rebranded as the [[New York Red Bulls]].
Due to owner [[Anschutz Entertainment Group|AEG]] being unable to secure a [[soccer specific stadium]] in [[San Jose, California|San Jose]], the [[San Jose Earthquakes|Earthquakes]] ceased operations and had their personnel transferred to the expansion [[Houston Dynamo]].
In June, the [[Chicago Fire S.C.|Chicago Fire]] moved into their new [[soccer-specific stadium]], [[Toyota Park (Bridgeview)|Toyota Park]], in [[Bridgeview, Illinois]].
The regular season began on April 1, and concluded on October 15. The 2006 MLS Cup Playoffs began on October 21, and concluded with [[MLS Cup 2006]] on November 12. Houston marked their inaugural season with a league championship by defeating the [[New England Revolution]] on penalties in MLS Cup.
==Overview==
===Season format===
The season began on April 1 and concluded with [[MLS Cup 2006|MLS Cup]] on November 12. The 12 teams were split evenly into two conferences. Each team played 32 games that were evenly divided between home and away. Each team played every other team in their conference four times, and every team in the opposite conference twice.
The top four teams from each conference qualified for the [[MLS Cup Playoffs]]. In the first round, aggregate goals over two matches determined the winners. The conference finals were played as a single match, and the winners advanced to [[MLS Cup 2006|MLS Cup]]. In all rounds, draws were broken with two 15-minute periods of extra time, followed by penalty kicks if necessary. The [[away goals rule]] was not used in any round.
The team with the most points in the regular season was awarded the [[MLS Supporters' Shield]] and qualified for the [[2007 CONCACAF Champions Cup|CONCACAF Champions' Cup]]. Additionally, the winner of [[MLS Cup]] also qualified for the CONCACAF Champions' Cup. If a team qualified for multiple berths into the Champions' Cup, then additional berths were awarded to the highest overall finishing MLS team(s) not already qualified. Qualification for the inaugural [[2007 North American SuperLiga|SuperLiga]] was also awarded to the MLS Cup Champion and Supporters' Shield winner, as well two invited teams, [[FC Dallas]] and [[LA Galaxy]].
Automatic qualification for the [[2007 U.S. Open Cup|U.S. Open Cup]] was awarded to the top three finishers in each conference. The rest of the U.S.-based MLS teams had to qualify for the remaining two berths via a series of play-in games.
===Stadiums and locations===
{{main|List of Major League Soccer stadiums}}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:left"
|-
! Team
! Stadium
! Capacity
|-
| [[Chicago Fire FC|Chicago Fire]]
| [[SeatGeek Stadium|Toyota Park]]
| 20,000
|
| [[Chivas USA]]
| [[Home Depot Center]]
| 27,000
|
| [[Colorado Rapids]]
| [[Empower Field at Mile High|Invesco Field at Mile High]]
| 76,125
|-
| [[Columbus Crew]]
| [[Historic Crew Stadium|Columbus Crew Stadium]]
| 22,555
|-
| [[D.C. United]]
| [[RFK Memorial Stadium|RFK Stadium]]
| 46,000
|-
| [[FC Dallas]]
| [[Toyota Stadium (Texas)|Pizza Hut Park]]
| 21,193
|-
| [[Houston Dynamo]]
| [[Robertson Stadium]]
| 32,000
|-
| [[Sporting Kansas City|Kansas City Wizards]]
| [[Arrowhead Stadium]]
| 81,425
|-
| [[Los Angeles Galaxy]]
| [[Home Depot Center]]
| 27,000
|-
| [[New England Revolution]]
| [[Gillette Stadium]]
| 68,756
|-
| [[New York Red Bulls]]
| [[Giants Stadium]]
| 80,200
|-
| [[Real Salt Lake]]
| [[Rice-Eccles Stadium]]
| 45,017
|}
===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: left;"
|-
! Team
! Head coach
! Captain
!Shirt sponsor
|-
| [[Chicago Fire FC|Chicago Fire]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Dave Sarachan]]
|
|[[Honda]]
|
| [[Chivas USA]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Bob Bradley]]
|
| align="center" colspan="1" style="background:#ececec; color:gray |—
|-
| [[Colorado Rapids]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Fernando Clavijo]]
|
| align="center" colspan="1" style="background:#ececec; color:gray |—
|-
| [[Columbus Crew]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Sigi Schmid]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Robin Fraser]]
| align="center" colspan="1" style="background:#ececec; color:gray |—
|-
| [[D.C. United]]
| {{flagicon|POL}} [[Piotr Nowak]]
|
|[[Sierra Mist]]
|-
| [[FC Dallas]]
| {{flagicon|NIR}} [[Colin Clarke (footballer, born 1962)|Colin Clarke]]
|
|[[RadioShack]]
|-
| [[Houston Dynamo]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Dominic Kinnear]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Wade Barrett (soccer)|Wade Barrett]]
| align="center" colspan="1" style="background:#ececec; color:gray |—
|-
| [[Sporting Kansas City|Kansas City Wizards]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Brian Bliss]]
|
|[[U.S. Soccer Foundation]]
|-
| [[Los Angeles Galaxy]]
| {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Frank Yallop]]
|
|[[Budweiser]]
|-
| [[New England Revolution]]
| {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Steve Nicol]]
|
|[[Sierra Mist]]
|-
| [[New York Red Bulls]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Bruce Arena]]
| {{flagicon|HON}} [[Amado Guevara]]
|[[Red Bull]]
|-
| [[Real Salt Lake]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[John Ellinger]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jason Kreis]]
| align="center" colspan="1" style="background:#ececec; color:gray |—
|}
===Coaching changes===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Team!! Outgoing coach!! Manner of departure!! Date of vacancy!! Incoming coach!! Date of appointment
|-
| [[Los Angeles Galaxy]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Steve Sampson]]
| Fired
| June 6, 2006
| {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Frank Yallop]]
| June 7, 2006
|-
| [[New York Red Bulls]]
| {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Mo Johnston]]
| Fired
| June 27, 2006
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Richie Williams]]
| June 28, 2006
|-
| [[New York Red Bulls]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Richie Williams]]
| End of interim period
| July 18, 2006
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Bruce Arena]]
| July 18, 2006
|-
| [[Kansas City Wizards]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Bob Gansler]]
| Resigned
| July 19, 2006
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Brian Bliss]]
| July 19, 2006
|-
|}
==Standings==
===Eastern Conference===
{{2006 Major League Soccer Eastern Conference table}}
===Western Conference===
{{2006 Major League Soccer Western Conference table}}
===Overall standings===
{{2006 Major League Soccer season table}}
==MLS Cup Playoff Bracket==
{{8TeamBracket|legs=2/1/1
| RD1=Conference semifinals| RD2=Conference finals| RD3=[[MLS Cup 2006|MLS Cup]]
| RD1-group1=Eastern Conference| RD1-group2=Western Conference
| team-width=170px| score-width=35px
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| RD1-team1='''[[D.C. United]]'''
| RD1-score1
| RD1-
| RD1-
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| RD1-score2-1=0
| RD1-score2-2=1
| RD1-seed3=
| RD1-team3=
| RD1-score3-1=
| RD1-
| RD1-seed4=E2
| RD1-team4={{nowrap|'''[[New England Revolution|New England]]''' ([[Penalty shoot-out (association football)|p]])}}
| RD1-score4-1=0
| RD1-score4-2=2 (4)
| RD1-seed5=
| RD1-team5=[[FC Dallas
| RD1-score5-1=2
| RD1-
| RD1-seed6=W4
| RD1-team6='''[[Colorado Rapids|Colorado]]''' ([[Penalty shoot-out (association football)|p]])
| RD1-score6-1=1
| RD1-score6-2=3 (5)
| RD1-seed7=
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| RD1-team8='''[[Houston Dynamo|Houston]]'''
| RD1-score8-1=1
| RD1-score8-2=2
| RD2-seed1=
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| RD2-score1=0
| RD2-seed2=
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| RD2-score2=1
| RD2-seed3=W4
| RD2-team3=[[Colorado Rapids|Colorado]]
| RD2-score3=1
| RD2-seed4=
| RD2-team4='''[[Houston Dynamo|Houston]]'''
| RD2-score4=3
| RD3-seed1=E2
| RD3-team1=[[New England Revolution|New England]]
| RD3-score1=1 (3)
| RD3-seed2=W2
| RD3-team2='''[[Houston Dynamo|Houston]]''' ([[Penalty shoot-out (association football)|p]])
| RD3-score2=1 (4)
}}
----
=== Conference semifinals <span class="anchor" id="Conference Semifinals"></span>===
{{football box
|date = October 21, 2006
|team2 = [[New York Red Bulls]] |
|goals1=[[Christian Gómez|Gómez]] {{goal|77}}
|goals2=|stadium=[[Giants Stadium]]<br>[[East Rutherford, New Jersey]]
|attendance=8,630
|referee=Michael Kennedy
|report=[http://www.mlsnet.com/news/mls_events_news.jsp?ymd=20061021&content_id=76531&vkey=mlscup2006&fext=.jsp Report]
}}
{{football box
|date = October 29, 2006
|team1 = [[New York Red Bulls]]
|score = 1–1
|team2 = [[D.C. United]] |
|goals1=[[Jozy Altidore|Altidore]] {{goal|70}}
|goals2= [[Christian Gómez|Gómez]] {{goal|86}}
|stadium = [[RFK Memorial Stadium|RFK Stadium]]<br>[[Washington, D.C.]]
|attendance=21,455
|referee=Tim Weyland
|report=[http://www.mlsnet.com/news/mls_news.jsp?ymd=20061029&content_id=77388&vkey=news_mls&fext=.jsp Report]
}}
''[[D.C. United]] advance 2–1 on aggregate.''
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{{football box
|date = October 22, 2006
|team1 = [[New England Revolution]]
|score = 0–1
|goals1=
|stadium = [[Toyota Park (Bridgeview)|Toyota Park]]<br>[[Bridgeview, Illinois]]
|attendance=10,217
|referee=Tim Weyland
|report=[http://www.mlsnet.com/news/mls_news.jsp?ymd=20061022&content_id=76659&vkey=news_mls&fext=.jsp Report]
}}
{{football box
|date = October 28, 2006
|team1 = [[Chicago Fire S.C.|Chicago Fire]]
|score = 1–2 ([[Extra time|AET]])
|team2 = [[New England Revolution]]
|goals1 = [[Nate Jaqua|Jaqua]] {{goal|18}}
|goals2 = [[Taylor Twellman|Twellman]] {{goal|41}} <br> [[Pat Noonan|Noonan]] {{goal|58}} |
|stadium = [[Gillette Stadium]]<br>[[Foxborough, Massachusetts]]
|attendance = 9,372
|referee = Jair Marrufo
|report = [https://archive.today/20070702090035/http://www.mlsnet.com/news/mls_events_news.jsp?ymd=20061028&content_id=77286&vkey=mlscup2006&fext=.jsp (Report)]
|penalties1 = [[Thiago da Rosa Correa|Thiago]] {{penmiss}}<br />[[Diego Gutiérrez (soccer, born 1972)|Gutiérrez]] {{pengoal}}<br />[[Andy Herron|Herron]] {{pengoal}}<br />[[Iván Guerrero|Guerrero]] {{penmiss}}
|penaltyscore = 2–4
|penalties2 ={{pengoal}} [[José Cancela|Cancela]]<br />{{pengoal}} [[Matt Reis|Reis]]<br />{{pengoal}} [[Pat Noonan|Noonan]]<br />{{pengoal}} [[Taylor Twellman|Twellman]]
}}
''[[New England Revolution]] advance 4–2 on penalties (2–2 aggregate after [[extra time]]).''
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{{football box
|date = October 21, 2006
|team1 = [[FC Dallas]]
|score = 2–1
|team2 = [[Colorado Rapids]] |
|goals1 = [[Carlos Ruiz (Guatemalan footballer)|Ruíz]] {{goal|15}} <br> [[Abe Thompson|Thompson]] {{goal|55}}
|goals2 = [[Terry Cooke|Cooke]] {{goal|23}} <br> [[Thiago Martins (footballer, born 1976)|Martins]] {{sent off|0|88}}
|stadium = [[INVESCO Field at Mile High]]<br>[[Denver, Colorado]]
|attendance=4,176
|referee=Hilario Grajeda
|report=[http://www.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20061021&content_id=76586&vkey=news_fcd&fext=.jsp Report]
}}
{{football box
|date = October 28, 2006
|team1 = [[Colorado Rapids]]
|score = 3–2 ([[Extra time|AET]])
|team2 = [[FC Dallas]]
|goals1 = [[Nicolás Hernández (Argentine footballer)|Hernández]] {{goal|57||83}} <br> [[Clint Mathis|Mathis]] {{goal|114}}
|goals2 = [[Chris Gbandi|Gbandi]] {{sent off|0|29}} <br> [[Carlos Ruiz (Guatemalan footballer)|Ruíz]] {{goal|48}} <br> [[Clarence Goodson|Goodson]] {{goal|92}}
|stadium = [[Pizza Hut Park]]<br>[[Frisco, Texas]]
|attendance = 15,486
|referee = Abiodun Okulaja
|report=[http://www.mlsnet.com/news/mls_events_news.jsp?ymd=20061029&content_id=77312&vkey=mlscup2006&fext=.jsp Report]{{Dead link|date=September 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
|penalties1 = [[Clint Mathis|Mathis]] {{pengoal}}<br />[[Nicolás Hernández (Argentine footballer)|Hernández]] {{pengoal}}<br />[[Jovan Kirovski|Kirovski]] {{pengoal}}<br />[[Kyle Beckerman|Beckerman]] {{pengoal}}<br />[[Aitor Karanka|Karanka]] {{penmiss}}<br />[[Pablo Mastroeni|Mastroeni]] {{pengoal}}
|penaltyscore = 5–4
|penalties2 ={{pengoal}} [[Carlos Ruiz (Guatemalan footballer)|Ruíz]]<br />{{pengoal}} [[Ronnie O'Brien|O'Brien]]<br />{{pengoal}} [[Richard Mulrooney|Mulrooney]]<br />{{penmiss}} [[Greg Vanney|Vanney]]<br />{{pengoal}} [[Simo Valakari|Valakari]]<br />{{penmiss}} [[Darío Sala|Sala]]
}}
''[[Colorado Rapids]] advance 5–4 on penalties (4–4 aggregate after [[extra time]]).''
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{{football box
|date = October 22, 2006
|team1 = [[Houston Dynamo]]
|score = 1–2
|team2 = [[Chivas USA]]
|goals1 = [[Brian Ching|Ching]] {{goal|75}}
|goals2 = [[Ante Razov|Razov]] {{goal|45}} <br> [[Francisco Palencia|Palencia]] {{goal|68}}
|stadium = [[Dignity Health Sports Park|Home Depot Center]]<br>[[Carson, California]]
|attendance= 15,110
|referee= Jorge Gonzalez
|report= [http://www.mlsnet.com/news/mls_events_news.jsp?ymd=20061022&content_id=76697&vkey=mlscup2006&fext=.jsp Report]
}}
{{football box
|date = October 29, 2006
|team1 = [[Chivas USA]]
|score = 0–2
|goals1 = [[Juan Francisco Palencia|Palencia]] {{sent off|2|57|58}}
|goals2 = [[Brad Davis (soccer)|Davis]] {{goal|64|[[Penalty kick (association football)|pen.]]}}<br>[[Brian Ching|Ching]] {{goal|90+3}}|
|stadium = [[Robertson Stadium]]<br>[[Houston, Texas]]
|attendance = 17,440
|referee = Michael Kennedy
|report = [http://www.mlsnet.com/news/mls_news.jsp?ymd=20061029&content_id=77429&vkey=news_mls&fext=.jsp Report]|
}}
''[[Houston Dynamo]] advance 3–2 on aggregate.''
----
=== Conference finals <span class="anchor" id="Conference Finals"></span>===
{{football box
|date = November 5, 2006
|team1 = [[New England Revolution]]
|score = 1–0
|team2 = [[D.C. United]]
|goals1 = [[Taylor Twellman|Twellman]] {{goal|4}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = [[RFK Memorial Stadium|RFK Stadium]]<br>[[Washington, D.C.]]
|attendance = 19,552
|referee= Kevin Stott
|report= [http://www.mlsnet.com/news/mls_news.jsp?ymd=20061105&content_id=77820&vkey=news_mls&fext=.jsp Report]
}}
''[[New England Revolution]] advances 1–0 in single elimination.''
----
{{football box
|date = November 5, 2006
|team1 = [[Colorado Rapids]]
|score = 1–3
|team2 = [[Houston Dynamo]]
|goals1 = [[Jovan Kirovski|Kirovski]] {{goal|4}}
|goals2 = [[Paul Dalglish|Dalglish]] {{goal|10||21}} <br> [[Brian Mullan|Mullan]] {{goal|71}} |
|stadium = [[Robertson Stadium]]<br>[[Houston, Texas]]
|attendance = 23,107
|referee=Brian Hall
|report= [http://www.mlsnet.com/news/mls_news.jsp?ymd=20061105&content_id=77871&vkey=news_mls&fext=.jsp Report]
}}
''[[Houston Dynamo]] advances 3–1 in single elimination.''
----
===MLS Cup===
{{Main article|MLS Cup 2006}}
{{football box
|date = November 12, 2006
|team1 = [[Houston Dynamo]]
|score = 1–1 ([[Extra time|AET]])
|report= [http://www.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20061112&content_id=78553&vkey=news_hou&fext=.jsp (Report)]
|team2 = [[New England Revolution]]
|goals1 = [[Brian Ching|Ching]] {{goal|114}}
|goals2 = [[Taylor Twellman|Twellman]] {{goal|113}}
|stadium = [[Pizza Hut Park]]<br>[[Frisco, Texas]]
|attendance = 22,427
|referee = Jair Marrufo
|penalties1 =[[Kelly Gray (soccer)|Gray]] {{pengoal}}<br />[[Stuart Holden|Holden]] {{pengoal}}<br />[[Dwayne De Rosario|De Rosario]] {{pengoal}}<br />[[Brad Davis (soccer)|Davis]] {{penmiss}}<br>[[Brian Ching|Ching]] {{pengoal}}
|penaltyscore = 4–3
|penalties2 ={{pengoal}} [[Shalrie Joseph|Joseph]]<br />{{pengoal}} [[Matt Reis|Reis]]<br />{{penmiss}} [[Pat Noonan|Noonan]]<br />{{pengoal}} [[Taylor Twellman|Twellman]]<br />{{penmiss}} [[Jay Heaps|Heaps]]|
}}
==Player statistics==
===Goals===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! Rank !! Player !! Club !! Goals
|-
| 1
| align="left"|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Jeff Cunningham]]
| align="left"| [[Real Salt Lake]]
| 16
|-
| rowspan="2" |2
| align="left"|{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Christian Gómez]]
| align="left"| [[D.C. United]]
| rowspan="2" |14
|-
| align="left"|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Ante Razov]]
| align="left"| [[Chivas USA]]
|-
| 4
| align="left"|{{flagicon|GUA}} [[Carlos Ruiz (Guatemalan footballer)|Carlos Ruiz]]
| align="left"| [[FC Dallas]]
| 13
|-
| 5
| align="left"|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Landon Donovan]]
| align="left"| [[Los Angeles Galaxy]]
| 12
|-
| rowspan="5" |6
| align="left"|{{flagicon|BOL}} [[Jaime Moreno (footballer, born 1974)|Jaime Moreno]]
| align="left"| [[D.C. United]]
| rowspan="5" |11
|-
| align="left"|{{flagicon|CAN}} [[Dwayne De Rosario]]
| align="left"| [[Houston Dynamo]]
|-
| align="left"|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Taylor Twellman]]
| align="left"| [[New England Revolution]]
|-
| align="left"|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Kenny Cooper]]
| align="left"| [[FC Dallas]]
|-
| align="left"|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Brian Ching]]
| align="left"| [[Houston Dynamo]]
|}
===Hat-tricks===
{{Main|List of Major League Soccer hat-tricks}}
{|class="wikitable"
|-
! Player !! Club !! Against !! style="text-align:center"| Result !! Date
|-
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Brian Ching]] || [[Houston Dynamo]] || [[Colorado Rapids]] || style="text-align:center;"| 5–2 ||{{dts|format=md|2006|4|2}}
|-
|{{flagicon|
|-
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Edson Buddle]] || [[New York Red Bulls]] || [[Real Salt Lake]] || style="text-align:center;"| 6–0 || {{dts|format=md|2006|8|26}}
|-
|{{flagicon|HON|1949}} [[Amado Guevara]] || [[New York Red Bulls]] || [[Kansas City Wizards]] || style="text-align:center;"| 3–2 || {{dts|format=md|2006|10|14}}
|
===Assists===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! Rank !! Player !! Club !! Assists
|-
| 1
| align="left"|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Brad Davis (soccer)|Brad Davis]]
| align="left"| [[Houston Dynamo]]
|
|-
| rowspan="7" |2
| align="left"|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Jeff Cunningham]]
| align="left"| [[Real Salt Lake]]
| rowspan="7" |8
|-
| align="left"|{{flagicon|
| align="left"| [[D.C. United]]
|
| align="left"|{{flagicon|USA}} [[José Burciaga Jr.]]
| align="left"| [[Kansas City Wizards]]
|-
| align="left"|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Justin Mapp]]
| align="left"| [[Chicago Fire SC|Chicago Fire]]
|-
| align="left"|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Carey Talley]]
| align="left"| [[Real Salt Lake]]
|-
| align="left"|{{flagicon|IRL}} [[Ronnie O'Brien]]
| align="left"| [[FC Dallas]]
|-
| align="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Terry Cooke]]
| align="left"| [[Colorado Rapids]]
|-
| rowspan="3" |9
| align="left"|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Landon Donovan]]
| align="left"| [[Los Angeles Galaxy]]
| rowspan="3" |7
|-
| align="left"|{{flagicon|WAL}} [[Andy Dorman]]
| align="left"| [[New England Revolution]]
|-
| align="left"|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Sasha Victorine]]
| align="left"| [[Kansas City Wizards]]
|}
===Clean sheets===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!Rank
!Player
!Club
!Clean<br>sheets
|-
|1
|align="left"|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Matt Reis]]
|align="left"|[[New England Revolution]]
|10
|-
|2
|align="left"|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Kevin Hartman]]
|align="left"|[[Los Angeles Galaxy]]
|9
|-
|3
|align="left"|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Troy Perkins]]
|align="left"|[[D.C. United]]
|8
|-
|rowspan="2"|4
|align="left"|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Joe Cannon (soccer)|Joe Cannon]]
|align="left"|[[Colorado Rapids]]
|rowspan="2"|7
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Zach Thornton]]
|align="left"|[[Chicago Fire FC|Chicago Fire]]
|-
|rowspan="7"|6
|align="left"|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Preston Burpo]]
|align="left"|[[Chivas USA]]
|rowspan="7"|5
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Jon Conway]]
|align="left"|[[New York Red Bulls]]
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Brad Guzan]]
|align="left"|[[Chivas USA]]
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Tony Meola]]
|align="left"|[[New York Red Bulls]]
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|CAN}} [[Pat Onstad]]
|align="left"|[[Houston Dynamo]]
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Bo Oshoniyi]]
|align="left"|[[Kansas City Wizards]]
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Darío Sala]]
|align="left"|[[FC Dallas]]
|-
|}
==
===Individual awards===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:100%"
!Award!!Player!!Club
|-
|[[Major League Soccer MVP Award|Most Valuable Player]]||{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Christian Gómez]]||[[D.C. United]]
|-
|[[MLS Defender of the Year Award|Defender of the Year]]||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Bobby Boswell]]||[[D.C. United]]
|-
|[[MLS Goalkeeper of the Year Award|Goalkeeper of the Year]]||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Troy Perkins]]||[[D.C. United]]
|-
|[[MLS Coach of the Year Award|Coach of the Year]]||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Bob Bradley]]||[[Chivas USA]]
|-
|[[MLS Rookie of the Year Award|Rookie of the Year]]||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Jonathan Bornstein]]||[[Chivas USA]]
|-
|[[MLS Comeback Player of the Year Award|Comeback Player of the Year]]||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Richard Mulrooney]]||[[FC Dallas]]
|-
|[[MLS Golden Boot|Golden Boot]]||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Jeff Cunningham]] ||[[Real Salt Lake]]
|-
|[[MLS Goal of the Year Award|Goal of the Year]]||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Brian Ching]]||[[Houston Dynamo]]
|-
|[[MLS Fair Play Award|Fair Play Award]]||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Chris Klein (soccer)|Chris Klein]]||[[Real Salt Lake]]
|-
|[[MLS Humanitarian of the Year Award|Humanitarian of the Year]]||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Michael Parkhurst]]||[[New England Revolution]]
|}
===Best XI===
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#cccccc;"
!Goalkeeper
!Defenders
!Midfielders
!Forwards
|-
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Troy Perkins]], [[D.C. United]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Bobby Boswell]], [[D.C. United]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[José Burciaga Jr.]], [[Sporting Kansas City|Kansas City]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Jimmy Conrad]], [[Sporting Kansas City|Kansas City]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Ricardo Clark]], [[Houston Dynamo|Houston]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Clint Dempsey]], [[New England Revolution|New England]] <br>{{flagicon|CAN}} [[Dwayne De Rosario]], [[Houston Dynamo|Houston]] <br>{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Christian Gómez]], [[D.C. United]] <br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Justin Mapp]], [[Chicago Fire FC|Chicago]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Jeff Cunningham]], [[Real Salt Lake|Salt Lake]] <br>{{flagicon|BOL}} [[Jaime Moreno (footballer, born 1974)|Jaime Moreno]], [[D.C. United]]
|-
|}
==Attendance==
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:100%"
!Club
!Games
!Total
!Average
|-
|[[Los Angeles Galaxy]]
|align=center|16
|align=center|333,016
|align=center|20,814
|-
|[[Chivas USA]]
|align=center|16
|align=center|317,432
|align=center|19,840
|-
|[[Houston Dynamo]]
|align=center|16
|align=center| 302,957
|align=center|18,935
|-
|[[D.C. United]]
|align=center|16
|align=center|291,442
|align=center|18,215
|-
|[[Real Salt Lake]]
|align=center|16
|align=center|261,855
|align=center|16,366
|-
|[[FC Dallas]]
|align=center|16
|align=center|239,714
|align=center|14,982
|-
|[[New York Red Bulls]]
|align=center|16
|align=center|233,112
|align=center|14,570
|-
|[[Chicago Fire S.C.|Chicago Fire]]
|align=center|16
|align=center|225,775
|align=center|14,111
|-
|[[Columbus Crew]]
|align=center|16
|align=center|212,699
|align=center|13,294
|-
|[[Colorado Rapids]]
|align=center|16
|align=center|192,894
|align=center|12,056
|-
|[[New England Revolution]]
|align=center|16
|align=center|188,569
|align=center|11,786
|-
|[[Kansas City Wizards]]
|align=center|16
|align=center|177,322
|align=center|11,083
|-
|'''Totals'''
|align=center|'''192'''
|align=center|'''2,976,787'''
|align=center|'''15,504'''
|}
==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060721115452/http://www.mlsnet.com/MLS/stats/index.jsp?club=mls&year=2006 MLS 2006 Season Stats]
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