2006 D.C. United season

The 2006 season was D.C. United's eleventh season of soccer, its eleventh consecutive season in Major League Soccer, the top tier of American soccer. The club also played in the U.S. Open Cup, the United States' domestic knockout cup competition. The reserve team played for their second season in the MLS Reserve League.

D.C. United
2006 season
OwnerD.C. United Holdings
Head coachPiotr Nowak
MLSConference: 1st
Overall: 1st
MLS Cup PlayoffsConference Final
U.S. Open CupSemifinals
Atlantic CupWinners
Carolina Challenge CupRunners-up
Top goalscorerLeague:
All: C. Gomez (16)
← 2005
2007 →

D.C. United earned their third ever Supporters' Shield, and their first since 1999 by defeating their longtime rivals, the New York Red Bulls 4–3 on September 23. The Shield, which is given to the MLS club with the best regular season record, was United's third ever shield, becoming the first MLS franchise achieve three or more Supporters' Shields, a feat that would not be achieve by a different top division team until 2009. By finishing first in the Eastern Conference, United earned a top seed in the MLS Cup Playoffs, where they won a two-match aggregate series against the Red Bulls, 2–1. United's postseason ended in the Eastern Conference Final on November 5, when they were defeated 1–0 by the New England Revolution.

In the U.S. Open Cup, United reached the semifinal proper of the competition, their best run in the tournament since 2003. United opened their first two rounds of the competition against MLS opposition posting an extra time victory over Columbus Crew, and a 3–1 victory over the Red Bulls in the quarterfinal proper. United was ultimately defeated by a resounding 3–0 scoreline against eventual Open Cup champions, Chicago Fire on September 1.

Background

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D.C. United came off a 2005 campaign that saw the club improve in league play, but fail to defend the MLS Cup championship in postseason playing, bowing out in the conference playoff semifinals. In league play, United saw an uptick in their performance, accumulating the third best regular season record in the entire league, and the second strongest record in the Eastern Conference.

Beyond Major League Soccer, United participated in both the CONCACAF Champions' Cup (now known as the Champions League) and the U.S. Open Cup, in which United were eliminated in the semifinal and quarterfinal rounds, respectively. United was eliminated from the Champions' Cup on April 13, 2005, by Mexican club, UNAM Pumas, while they were eliminated in the Open Cup by FC Dallas through a penalty shootout on August 24, 2005.

Review

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October and November

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In the Conference Final, United lost 1–0 to New England off a fourth-minute goal from Taylor Twellman.[1]

Non-competitive

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Preseason exhibitions

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March 2, 2006 Getafe   3–1   D.C. United Getafe, Spain
12:00 UTC−5 Jajá   35'
Güiza   59'
Nano   78'
Report Filomeno   10' Stadium: Coliseum Alfonso Pérez

Carolina Challenge Cup

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Midseason friendlies

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July 12, 2006 D.C. United   4–0   Celtic Washington, D.C.
17:00 UTC−5 Adu   44'
Walker   57'
Boswell   66'
Metcalf   78'
Stokes   78'
Report Miller   65' Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 15,223
Referee: Alex Prus
August 9, 2006 Real Madrid   1–1   D.C. United Seattle
17:00 UTC−5 Cassano   22' Report Eskandarian   25' Stadium: Qwest Field
Attendance: 66,830
August 30, 2006 Richmond Kickers 0–0 D.C. United Richmond, Virginia
Report Stadium: University of Richmond Stadium
Note: Match suspended in the 20th minute due to lightning.

Competitive

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Major League Soccer

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Standings

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Conference
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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
Overall
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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

Results summary

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Results by round

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Game reports

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April 2, 2006 1 D.C. United 2–2 New York Red Bulls Washington, D.C.
17:00 UTC−5 Gros   5'
Eskandarian   55'
Erpen   65'
Report Djorkaeff   6'
Buddle   17'
Parke   34'
Guevara   34'
O'Rourke   81'
Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 23,028[2]
Referee: Brian Hall
April 8, 2006 2 D.C. United 2–0 Chivas USA Washington, D.C.
16:00 UTC−5 Moreno   59', 91+' Report Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 23,028
April 15, 2006 3 D.C. United 2–0 Houston Dynamo Washington, D.C.
19:30 UTC−5 Gros   25'
Gomez   71'
Report Stadium: RFK Stadium
April 29, 2006 5 D.C. United 1–1 FC Dallas Washington, D.C.
19:30 UTC−5 Olsen   17' Report O'Brien   41' Stadium: RFK Stadium
May 13, 2006 7 D.C. United 2–1 Kansas City Wizards Washington, D.C.
UTC−5 Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 18,345
May 20, 2006 8 Columbus Crew 1–1 D.C. United Columbus, Ohio
UTC−5 Stadium: Crew Stadium
Attendance: 12,646
May 31, 2006 10 D.C. United 5–1 Columbus Crew Washington, D.C.
UTC−5 Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 11,725
June 3, 2006 11 D.C. United 1–0 New England Revolution Washington, D.C.
UTC−5 Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 22,686
June 11, 2006 12 LA Galaxy 1–1 D.C. United Carson, California
UTC−5 Stadium: Home Depot Center
Attendance: 17,538
June 21, 2006 14 D.C. United 1–0 Chicago Fire Washington, D.C.
UTC−5 Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 12,385
June 24, 2006 15 D.C. United 1–0 Kansas City Wizards Washington, D.C.
UTC−5 Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 13,834
July 4, 2006 17 FC Dallas 0–1 D.C. United Frisco, Texas
UTC−5 Stadium: Pizza Hut Park
Attendance: 16,240
July 8, 2006 18 Columbus Crew 0–1 D.C. United Columbus, Ohio
UTC−5 Stadium: Crew Stadium
Attendance: 14,134
July 15, 2006 19 D.C. United 3–2 Columbus Crew Washington, D.C.
UTC−5 Gómez   16'
Olsen   26'   64'
Carroll   49'
Report Kamara   35'   45+1'
Vasquez   72'
Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 20,227
Referee: Michael Kennedy
July 22, 2006 20 Chicago Fire 1–1 D.C. United Bridgeview, Illinois
20:00 UTC−5 Robinson   18'
Pause   19'   51'
Jaqua   29'
Segares   73'
Armas   74'
Report Olsen   45+1'
Boswell   45+2'
Carroll   53'
Gómez   61'
Eskandarian   74'
Namoff   76'
Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 15,094
Referee: Kevin Stott
July 29, 2006 21 Real Salt Lake 2–1 D.C. United Salt Lake City, Utah
21:00 UTC−5 Besagno   15'
Talley   32'
Cunningham   90' (pen.), 90+6' (pen.)
Watson   90+5'
Report Moreno   10'
Wilson   90+5'
Stadium: Rice-Eccles Stadium
Attendance: 20,027
Referee: Abbey Okulaja
August 16, 2006 22 New York Red Bulls 0–0 D.C. United East Rutherford, New Jersey
UTC−5 Mendes   6'
Magee   30'
Guevara   63'
Meola   81'
Report Erpen   36'
Namoff   80'
Dyachenko   90'
Stadium: Giants Stadium
Attendance: 11,230
Referee: Mauricio Navarro
August 19, 2006 23 D.C. United 1–1 Colorado Rapids Washington, D.C.
UTC−5 Carroll   6'
Gómez   56'
Eskandarian   84'
Report Beckerman   32'
Martins   61'
Petke   90'
Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 18,006
Referee: Jair Marrufo
August 26, 2006 24 D.C. United 2–5 LA Galaxy Washington, D.C.
UTC−5 Albright   9' (o.g.)
Erpen   69'
Gros   74'
Gómez   85'
Boswell   87'
Report Gordon   4'
Ihemelu   16'
Albright   47'
Nagamura   51'
Donovan   66' (pen.), 90+2'   88'
Namoff   71' (o.g.)
Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 24,159
Referee: Mark Geiger
September 3, 2006 25 Chivas USA 1–2 D.C. United Carson, California
UTC−5 Suárez   32' (pen.)
Hernandez   90+2'
Panchito   90+3'
Palencia   90+3'
Report Gómez   3', 33'   30'
Boswell   18'
Eskandarian   23'
Carroll   75'
Gros   90+4'
Stadium: The Home Depot Center
Attendance: 14,588
Referee: Kevin Stott
September 9, 2006 26 D.C. United 1–1 Real Salt Lake Washington, D.C.
UTC−5 Adu   45'
Prideaux   61'
Dyachenko   64'
Olsen   65'
Report Cunningham   62'
Klein   65'
Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 19,812
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
September 13, 2006 27 New England Revolution 1–1 D.C. United Foxborough, Massachusetts
UTC−5 Dempsey   56' Report Gros   25' Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 6,285
Referee: Jorge Gonzalez
September 17, 2006 28 Chicago Fire 1–0 D.C. United Chicago, Illinois
UTC−5 Report Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 16,713
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MLS Cup Playoffs

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Round Leg Date Opponents Venue Result Score
F–A
Goalscorers Attendance Ref
Conf. SF 1 October 21, 2006 New York Red Bulls A W 1–0 Gómez 8,630
2 October 29, 2006 H T 1–1 Gómez 21,455
Conf. F [A] November 5, 2006 New England Revolution H L 0–1 19,552 [1]

U.S. Open Cup

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August 1, 2006 4th Rd D.C. United   2–1 (a.e.t.)   Columbus Crew Germantown, Maryland
19:30 UTC−5 Moreno   22'
Boswell   75'
Walker   93'
Report González   15'
Marshall   18'
Moss   30'
Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex
Attendance: 4,774
Referee: Terry Vaughn
August 23, 2006 QF D.C. United   3–1   New York Red Bulls Washington, D.C.
19:30 UTC−5 Gros   37'
Walker   61', 84'
Report Guevara   41'
Jolley   87'
Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 8,637
Referee: Alex Prus
September 6, 2006 SF Chicago Fire   3–0   D.C. United Bridgeview, Illinois
20:30 UTC−5 Mapp   58'
Carr   76', 91+'
Armas   77'
Report Simms   68'
Erpen   76'
Olsen   85'
Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 5,153
Referee: Richard Heron

Statistics

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Appearances and goals

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No. Pos Nat Player Total Major League Soccer U.S. Open Cup MLS Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK   USA Troy Perkins 34 0 30+0 0 1+0 0 3+0 0
2 DF   USA David Stokes 5 0 1+2 0 0+1 0 0+1 0
4 DF   USA Brandon Prideaux 12 0 9+0 0 1+0 0 0+2 0
5 DF   ARG Facundo Erpen 35 3 30+0 3 3+0 0 2+0 0
6 MF   USA Domenic Mediate 9 0 2+6 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
7 MF   ARG Matías Donnet 9 1 7+1 1 0+1 0 0+0 0
7 MF   ARG Lucio Filomeno 12 1 5+6 1 0+0 0 0+1 0
8 MF   USA Justin Moose 1 3 0+1 3 0+0 0 0+0 0
9 MF   USA Freddy Adu 37 2 29+3 2 2+0 0 3+0 0
10 MF   ARG Christian Gómez 35 16 28+2 14 2+0 0 3+0 2
11 FW   USA Alecko Eskandarian 26 7 16+6 7 1+0 0 3+0 0
12 DF   USA John Wilson 11 0 2+9 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
14 MF   USA Ben Olsen 26 2 18+2 2 1+2 0 3+0 0
15 MF   RUS Rod Dyachenko 13 0 4+5 0 1+2 0 0+1 0
16 MF   USA Brian Carroll 37 0 31+0 0 3+0 0 3+0 0
17 DF   USA Joshua Gros 35 4 29+0 3 3+0 1 2+1 0
18 GK   USA Nick Rimando 4 0 2+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0
19 MF   USA Clyde Simms 30 1 10+14 1 2+1 0 1+2 0
20 DF   USA Matt Nickell 5 0 0+3 0 0+2 0 0+0 0
21 MF   JAM Stephen deRoux 5 0 2+2 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
22 MF   USA Devon McTavish 8 0 3+5 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
23 FW   USA Jamil Walker 23 4 3+16 1 2+1 3 0+1 0
24 MF   USA Jeff Carroll 5 0 1+1 0 0+0 0 1+2 0
25 FW   USA Santino Quaranta 4 0 4+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
26 DF   USA Bryan Namoff 32 0 25+1 0 3+0 0 3+0 0
31 FW   UGA Robert Ssejjemba 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
32 DF   USA Bobby Boswell 36 1 30+0 1 3+0 0 3+0 0
99 FW   BOL Jaime Moreno 37 12 31+1 11 1+1 1 3+0 0

Top scorers

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Rank Nation Number Name Total MLS Open Cup MLS Cup
1   10 Christian Gómez 16 14 0 2
2   99 Jaime Moreno 12 11 1 0
3   11 Alecko Eskandarian 7 4 0 0
4   4 Joshua Gros 4 3 1 0
4   17 Jamil Walker 4 1 3 0
6   5 Facundo Erpen 3 3 0 0
7   9 Freddy Adu 2 2 0 0
7   14 Ben Olsen 2 2 0 0

Updated to match played November 8, 2011
Source: D.C. United

Transfers

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Sourced list of players signed during the season

Sourced list of players sold or loaned out during the season

See also

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References

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Footnotes
A ^ : One-legged match.
Citations
  1. ^ a b Boehm, Charles (November 5, 2006). "Capital punishment: Revs oust D.C." D.C. United. Archived from the original on January 8, 2007. Retrieved October 7, 2011.
  2. ^ Boehm, Charles (April 2, 2006). "Eskandarian, Erpen save tie in opener". D.C. United. MLSnet.com. Archived from the original on April 26, 2006. Retrieved June 5, 2017.
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