2006 Major League Soccer season
The 2006 Major League Soccer season was the 11th season in league history. It began on April 1, 2006 and ended with MLS Cup 2006 on November 12, 2006 at Pizza Hut Park in Frisco, Texas for the second consecutive year in a row.
Changes from 2005 Season
The MetroStars were bought by Austrian company Red Bull and rebranded as Red Bull New York, with the playing squad known as the New York Red Bulls.
The San Jose Earthquakes players and head coach Dominic Kinnear moved to Houston, Texas due to owner AEG being unable to secure a soccer specific stadium in San Jose, California and become Houston 1836. The team later changed its name to the Houston Dynamo.
In June, the Chicago Fire moved into their new soccer-specific stadium, Toyota Park, in Bridgeview, Illinois.
Final standings
Purple indicates Supporters' Shield clinched
Yellow indicates Regular Season Runners-up clinched
Green indicates playoff berth clinched
MLS Cup Playoffs
Conference Semifinals
D.C. advance 2-1 on aggregate. ----
New England advance 4-2 on penalties (2-2 aggregate after extra time). ----
Colorado advance 5-4 on penalties (4-4 aggregate after extra time). ----
Houston advance 3-2 on aggregate. ----
Conference Finals
New England advances 1-0 in single elimination. ----
Houston advances 3-1 in single elimination. ----
MLS Cup 2006
---- The Houston Dynamo win the MLS Cup 4-3 on penalties (1-1 after extra time).
Scoring
This table lists the scoring leaders for the regular season.
Team Awards
MLS Cup: Houston Dynamo
U.S. Open Cup: Chicago Fire
MLS Supporters' Shield: D.C. United
MLS Reserve Division: Colorado Rapids
International Competition
Los Angeles Galaxy - CONCACAF Champions' Cup - lose to Deportivo Saprissa of Costa Rica in quarterfinals.
New England Revolution - CONCACAF Champions' Cup - lose to LD Alajuelense of Costa Rica in quarterfinals.
Individual Awards
Most Valuable Player: Christian Gómez, D.C. United
Golden Boot: Jeff Cunningham, Real Salt Lake (16)
Defender of the Year: Bobby Boswell, D.C. United
Goalkeeper of the Year: Troy Perkins, D.C. United
Rookie of the Year: Jonathan Bornstein, C.D. Chivas USA
Coach of the Year: Bob Bradley, C.D. Chivas USA
Comeback Player of the Year: Richard Mulrooney, FC Dallas
Goal of the Year: Brian Ching, Houston Dynamo
Fair Play Award: Chris Klein, Real Salt Lake
Humanitarian of the Year: Michael Parkhurst, New England Revolution
Translation of "2006 Major League Soccer season"
German: Major League Soccer 2006, French: Saison MLS 2006, Portuguese: Temporada 2006 da MLS, Simple English: Major League Soccer 2006.
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