2006 футбольный сезон высшей лиги

2006 футбольный сезон высшей лиги

Сезон	2006
Кубок MLS	Хьюстон Динамо (1 -е заголовок)
Сторонники Щит	DC United (3 -й щит)
Кубок чемпионов 2007 года 2007 года	Хьюстон Динамо DC United
Матчи сыграли	192
Голы забили	503 (2,62 за матч)
Лучший бомбардир	Джефф Каннингем Настоящее Солт -Лейк Цели: 16
Biggest home win	NY 6–0 RSL
Biggest away win	NY 1–4 DCU LA 0–3 RSL DCU 2–5 LA
Highest scoring	NY 5–4 CHV
Longest winning run	D.C. United Wins: 6 (06/21 – 07/15)
Longest unbeaten run	D.C. United Wins: 14 (05/13 – 07/22)
Longest losing run	K.C. Wizards Loss: 7 (06/24 – 07/22) Los Angeles Galaxy Loss: 7 (05/06 -06/08)
Highest attendance	Los Angeles Galaxy Season: 333,016 Game avg.: 20,814
Lowest attendance	K.C. Wizards Season: 177,322 Game avg.: 11,083
Total attendance	2,976,787
Average attendance	15,504
← 2005 2007 →

D.C. United

New York

Columbus

New England

Chicago

Kansas City

Colorado

Dallas

Chivas USA

Galaxy

Houston

Salt Lake

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Locations of teams for the 2006 Major League Soccer season
Western Conference   Eastern Conference

был Футбольный сезон Высшей лиги 2006 года 11 -м сезоном футбола Высшей лиги . Это был также 94-й сезон футбола, санкционированного ФИФА, в Соединенных Штатах и ​​28-е с Национальной лигой первого дивизиона.

Метростары были куплены австрийской компанией Red Bull и переименованы в New York Red Bulls .

Из -за того, что владелец AEG не может обеспечить стадион, специфичный для футбола, в Сан -Хосе , землетрясения прекратили операции и перевели их персонал в экспансию Хьюстон Динамо .

В июне Чикагский пожар переехал в свой новый футбольный стадион Toyota Park , в Бриджвью, штат Иллинойс .

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 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. 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 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 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 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 article: List of Major League Soccer stadiums

Team	Stadium	Capacity
Chicago Fire	Toyota Park	20,000
Chivas USA	Home Depot Center	27,000
Colorado Rapids	Invesco Field at Mile High	76,125
Columbus Crew	Columbus Crew Stadium	22,555
D.C. United	RFK Stadium	46,000
FC Dallas	Pizza Hut Park	21,193
Houston Dynamo	Robertson Stadium	32,000
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

Personnel and sponsorships

Team	Head coach	Captain	Shirt sponsor
Chicago Fire	Dave Sarachan		Honda
Chivas USA	Bob Bradley		—
Colorado Rapids	Fernando Clavijo		—
Columbus Crew	Sigi Schmid	Robin Fraser	—
D.C. United	Piotr Nowak		Sierra Mist
FC Dallas	Colin Clarke		RadioShack
Houston Dynamo	Dominic Kinnear	Wade Barrett	—
Kansas City Wizards	Bob Gansler		U.S. Soccer Foundation
Los Angeles Galaxy	Steve Sampson		Budweiser
New England Revolution	Steve Nicol		Sierra Mist
New York Red Bulls	Mo Johnston	Youri Djorkaeff	Red Bull
Real Salt Lake	John Ellinger	Jason Kreis	—

Coaching changes

Team	Outgoing coach	Manner of departure	Date of vacancy	Incoming coach	Date of appointment
Los Angeles Galaxy	Steve Sampson	Fired	June 6, 2006	Frank Yallop	June 7, 2006
New York Red Bulls	Mo Johnston	Fired	June 27, 2006	Richie Williams	June 28, 2006
New York Red Bulls	Richie Williams	End of interim period	July 18, 2006	Bruce Arena	July 18, 2006
Kansas City Wizards	Bob Gansler	Resigned	July 19, 2006	Brian Bliss	July 19, 2006

Standings

Eastern Conference

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	D.C. United	32	15	7	10	52	38	+14	55	MLS Cup Playoffs
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

Source: MLS

Western Conference

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	FC Dallas	32	16	12	4	48	44	+4	52	MLS Cup Playoffs
2	Houston Dynamo	32	11	8	13	44	40	+4	46
3	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

Source: MLS

Overall standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	D.C. United (S)	32	15	7	10	52	38	+14	55	CONCACAF Champions' Cup
2	FC Dallas	32	16	12	4	48	44	+4	52	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
5	Houston Dynamo (C)	32	11	8	13	44	40	+4	46	CONCACAF Champions' Cup
6	Chivas USA	32	10	9	13	45	42	+3	43
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	Los Angeles Galaxy	32	11	15	6	37	37	0	39	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
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head record; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (S) Supporters' Shield

MLS Cup Playoffs

	Conference semifinals						Conference finals					MLS Cup
	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

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Conference semifinals

October 21, 2006

D.C. United	1–0	New York Red Bulls
Gómez 77'	Report

Giants Stadium
East Rutherford, New Jersey

Attendance: 8,630

Referee: Michael Kennedy

October 29, 2006

New York Red Bulls	1–1	D.C. United
Altidore 70'	Report	Gómez 86'

RFK Stadium
Washington, D.C.

Attendance: 21,455

Referee: Tim Weyland

D.C. United advance 2–1 on aggregate.

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October 22, 2006

New England Revolution	0–1	Chicago Fire
	Report	Mapp 35'

Toyota Park
Bridgeview, Illinois

Attendance: 10,217

Referee: Tim Weyland

October 28, 2006

Chicago Fire	1–2 (AET)	New England Revolution
Jaqua 18'	(Report)	Twellman 41' Noonan 58'
Penalties
Thiago Gutiérrez Herron Guerrero	2–4	Cancela Reis Noonan Twellman

Gillette Stadium
Foxborough, Massachusetts

Attendance: 9,372

Referee: Jair Marrufo

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

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October 21, 2006

FC Dallas	2–1	Colorado Rapids
Ruíz 15' Thompson 55'	Report	Cooke 23' Martins  88'

INVESCO Field at Mile High
Denver, Colorado

Attendance: 4,176

Referee: Hilario Grajeda

October 28, 2006

Colorado Rapids	3–2 (AET)	FC Dallas
Hernández 57', 83' Mathis 114'	Report	Gbandi  29' Ruíz 48' Goodson 92'
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).

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October 22, 2006

Houston Dynamo	1–2	Chivas USA
Ching 75'	Report	Razov 45' Palencia 68'

Home Depot Center
Carson, California

Attendance: 15,110

Referee: Jorge Gonzalez

October 29, 2006

Chivas USA	0–2	Houston Dynamo
Palencia  57'  58'	Report	Davis 64' (pen.) Ching 90+3'

Robertson Stadium
Houston, Texas

Attendance: 17,440

Referee: Michael Kennedy

Houston Dynamo advance 3–2 on aggregate.

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Conference finals

November 5, 2006

New England Revolution	1–0	D.C. United
Twellman 4'	Report

RFK Stadium
Washington, D.C.

Attendance: 19,552

Referee: Kevin Stott

New England Revolution advances 1–0 in single elimination.

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November 5, 2006

Colorado Rapids	1–3	Houston Dynamo
Kirovski 4'	Report	Dalglish 10', 21' Mullan 71'

Robertson Stadium
Houston, Texas

Attendance: 23,107

Referee: Brian Hall

Houston Dynamo advances 3–1 in single elimination.

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MLS Cup

Main article: MLS Cup 2006

November 12, 2006

Houston Dynamo	1–1 (AET)	New England Revolution
Ching 114'	(Report)	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

Player statistics

Goals

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Jeff Cunningham	Real Salt Lake	16
2	Christian Gómez	D.C. United	14
	Ante Razov	Chivas USA
4	Carlos Ruiz	FC Dallas	13
5	Landon Donovan	Los Angeles Galaxy	12
6	Jaime Moreno	D.C. United	11
	Dwayne De Rosario	Houston Dynamo
	Taylor Twellman	New England Revolution
	Kenny Cooper	FC Dallas
	Brian Ching	Houston Dynamo

Assists

Rank	Player	Club	Assists
1	Brad Davis	Houston Dynamo	9
2	Джефф Каннингем	Настоящее Солт -Лейк	8
	Кристиан Гомес	DC United
	Хосе Бурчага -младший	Канзас -Сити Волшебники
	Джастин Мапп	Чикагский огонь
	Кэри Тэлли	Настоящее Солт -Лейк
	Ронни О'Брайен	ФК Даллас
	Терри Кук	Колорадо -Рапидс
9	Лэндон Донован	Лос -Анджелес Галактика	7
	Энди Дорман	Революция Новой Англии
	Саша Викторин	Канзас -Сити Волшебники

Чистые простыни

Классифицировать	Игрок	Клуб	Чистый простыни
1	Матовое путешествие	Революция Новой Англии	10
2	Кевин Хартман	Лос -Анджелес Галактика	9
3	Трой Перкинс	DC United	8
4	Джо Кэннон	Колорадо -Рапидс	7
	Зак Торнтон	Чикагский огонь
6	Престон Бурпо	Чивас США	5
	Джон Конвей	Нью -Йорк Red Bulls
	Брэд Гузан	Чивас США
	Тони Меола	Нью -Йорк Red Bulls
	Пэт Онстад	Хьюстон Динамо
	Бо Хояни	Канзас -Сити Волшебники
	Дарио Сала	ФК Даллас

Награды

Индивидуальные награды

Премия	Игрок	Клуб
Самый ценный игрок	Кристиан Гомес	DC United
Защитник года	Бобби Босвелл	DC United
Вратарь года	Трой Перкинс	DC United
Тренер года	Боб Брэдли	Чивас США
Новичок года	Джонатан Борнштейн	Чивас США
Возвращение игрока года	Ричард Малруни	ФК Даллас
Золотой ботинок	Джефф Каннингем	Настоящее Солт -Лейк
Цель года	Брайан Чинг	Хьюстон Динамо
Награда Fair Play	Крис Кляйн	Настоящее Солт -Лейк
Гуманитарный год	Майкл Пархерст	Революция Новой Англии

Лучший XI

Вратарь	Защитники	Полузащитники	Нападающие
Трой Перкинс , округ Колумбия Юнайтед	Бобби Босвелл , округ Колумбия Юнайтед Хосе Бурчага -младший , Канзас -Сити Джимми Конрад , Канзас -Сити	Рикардо Кларк , Хьюстон Клинт Демпси , Новая Англия Дуэйн де Росарио , Хьюстон Кристиан Гомес , округ Колумбия Юнайтед Джастин Мапп , Чикаго	Джефф Каннингем , Солт -Лейк Хайме Морено , округ Колумбия

Посещаемость

Клуб	Игры	Общий	Средний
Лос -Анджелес Галактика	16	333,016	20,814
Чивас США	16	317,432	19,840
Хьюстон Динамо	16	302,957	18,935
DC United	16	291,442	18,215
Настоящее Солт -Лейк	16	261,855	16,366
ФК Даллас	16	239,714	14,982
Нью -Йорк Red Bulls	16	233,112	14,570
Чикагский огонь	16	225,775	14,111
Колумбус экипаж	16	212,699	13,294
Колорадо -Рапидс	16	192,894	12,056
Революция Новой Англии	16	188,569	11,786
Канзас -Сити Волшебники	16	177,322	11,083
Итоговые	192	2,976,787	15,504

Внешние ссылки

• Статистика сезона MLS 2006