2006 Houston Dynamo season

March 2026 August 2023 Houston Dynamo 2006 Major League Soccer Conference: 2ndOverall: 5th Philip Anschutz (AEG) Head coach Dominic Kinnear Oliver Luck Chris Canetti President COO Robertson Stadium MLS Cup Playoffs Winners U.S. Open Cup Semifinals Brian Ching Dwayne De Rosario 11 goals each Brian Ching: 14 goals _LIBERO_WHITE _LIBERO_WHITE _LIBERO_WHITE _LIBERO_WHITE _3_stripes_white FF5F00 FF5F00 FF5F00 F2F2F2 FF5F00 _LIBERO_WHITE _LIBERO_WHITE _LIBERO_WHITE _LIBERO_WHITE _3_stripes_on_white F2F2F2 F2F2F2 F2F2F2 FF5F00 FF5F00 2007 y The 2006 Houston Dynamo season was the inaugural season of the club. The team was created on December 15, 2005 when the San Jose Earthquakes were relocated, due to owner AEG's failure to secure a soccer-specific stadium. Although effectively a relocation of the Earthquakes, the team name, intellectual property, and statistical history were not carried over to Houston, Houston Dynamo statistical history with the Earthquakes instead being treated as having gone "inactive", San Jose Earthquakes statistical history while the Dynamo are regarded as a new club formed in 2005. Houston Dynamo FC History The Earthquakes would be "reactivated" through league expansion in 2008. San Jose Earthquakes to return to Major League Soccer in 2006 This agreement was identical to establishment of the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League. First season thumb|250px|left|Houston Dynamo vs Colorado Rapids on April 2, 2006 The Dynamo played their first game on April 2, 2006. Amidst a crowd of 25,462 people in Robertson Stadium, the Dynamo beat the Colorado Rapids 5–2. Brian Ching led the charge for the Dynamo with four goals, all of which were set up with assists from teammate Dwayne De Rosario. In stoppage time, Alejandro Moreno scored MLS' Goal of the Week with a game-clinching bicycle kick. On May 6, 2006, the Houston Dynamo won their first intrastate rivalry game against FC Dallas, 4–3 at Robertson Stadium. Craig Waibel had a career year for the Dynamo, ending up one of the finalists for defender of the year. He logged 5 goals and 1 assist during the regular season. Ronald Cerritos and Julian Nash were released in June to make room for Paul Dalglish. Mike Chabala, Stuart Holden, Martin Hutton, Patrick Ianni, Mpho Moloi, Adrian Serioux, and Zach Wells were the new additions to the pre existing San Jose Earthquakes 2005 Roster. The Dynamo finished their first season in Houston with an 11–8–13 record, good for second place in the Western Conference. They lost the first game of the two-legged conference semifinal to C.D. Chivas USA, 2–1, on October 22 in Los Angeles. Chivas goalkeeper Brad Guzan stopped De Rosario on a penalty kick that could have tied the match. In the second leg on October 29, Houston defeated Chivas USA 2–0 at Robertson Stadium, advancing in dramatic fashion. After a red card to Chivas' Juan Francisco Palencia, Houston's Brad Davis converted a second-half penalty kick to tie the aggregate score. With the match in second-half stoppage time, Brian Ching headed in the winning goal from close range to delight the crowd of more than 17,000. On November 5, 2006, the Dynamo defeated the Colorado Rapids 3–1 in the Western Conference final to earn a spot in its first MLS Cup. Scottish forward Paul Dalglish scored twice in front of an MLS Cup Playoffs-high crowd of 23,107. thumb|150px|right|Paul Dalglish holds the trophy after the MLS Cup victory On November 12, 2006, the Dynamo defeated the New England Revolution 4–3 on penalty kicks after a 1–1 tie to win the 2006 MLS Cup held at Pizza Hut Park in Frisco, Texas. The game was scoreless until the second session of extra time, when New England's Taylor Twellman scored. Only one minute and six seconds later, Brian Ching headed in the tying goal for Houston, and the championship was, for the first time in MLS history, decided by a shootout. Substitutes Kelly Gray and Stuart Holden made Houston's first two penalty kicks, and standouts Dwayne De Rosario and Brian Ching made the last two. Ching's gave Houston a 4–3 lead, and goalkeeper Pat Onstad stopped New England's Jay Heaps on the final attempt to secure the win. With the win, the Dynamo advanced to the 2007 CONCACAF Champions' Cup. 2006 Dynamo Squad This is the final roster for the Houston Dynamo at the end of the 2006 Season. 1 USA GK Zach Wells 2 USA DF Eddie Robinson 3 USA DF Kevin Goldthwaite 4 USA DF Chris Aloisi 5 USA DF Ryan Cochrane 6 USA DF Kelly Gray 7 USA MF Chris Wondolowski 8 SCO FW Paul Dalglish 9 USA MF Brian Mullan 11 USA MF Brad Davis 12 USA FW Julian Nash 13 USA MF Ricardo Clark 14 CAN MF Dwayne De Rosario 15 VEN FW Alejandro Moreno 16 USA DF Craig Waibel 17 USA MF Mike Chabala 18 CAN GK Pat Onstad 19 USA DF Patrick Ianni 21 USA MF Aaron Lanes 22 USA MF Stuart Holden 23 RSA MF Mpho Moloi 24 USA DF Wade Barrett (captain) 25 USA FW Brian Ching 26 USA FW Marcus Storey 30 USA GK Martin Hutton 51 CAN MF Adrian Serioux Player movement Players who were with the Earthquakes at the end of the 2005 season and moved to Houston are not listed. Likewise, players who were with the Earthquakes and were released, retired, or out of contract after the 2005 season and did not move with the team to Houston are not listed. In Per Major League Soccer and club policies terms of the deals do not get disclosed. DatePlayerPositionAgePrevious clubNotesRefJanuary 20, 2006USA Patrick IanniDF20UCLASelected with the 8th overall pick in the 2006 MLS SuperDrafthttp://web.mlsnet.com/players/bio.jsp?team=t260&player=ianni_p&playerId=ian432955&statType=current https://web.archive.org/web/20090908140806/http://web.mlsnet.com/players/bio.jsp?team=t260&player=ianni_p&playerId=ian432955&statType=current dead 2009-09-08 Major League Soccer: Roster: Player Bio 2009-09-08 2019-05-13January 20, 2006USA Zach WellsGK24USA MetroStarsAcquired in exchange for a 4th round pick in the 2006 MLS SuperDrafthttps://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2010/01/23/zach-wells-retires-major-league-soccer Zach Wells retires from Major League Soccer January 13, 2010 MLS Soccer May 13, 2019January 20, 2006USA Andre SchmidFW22St. John's UniversitySelected with the 8th pick in the 3rd round (32nd overall) in the 2006 MLS SuperDraftJanuary 20, 2006USA Mike ChabalaMF21University of WashingtonSelected with the 8th pick in the 4th round (44th overall) in the 2006 MLS SuperDrafthttps://www.mlssoccer.com/history/superdraft/2006 2006 MLS SuperDraft January 20, 2006 MLS Soccer May 13, 2019 June 1, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200601104907/https://www.mlssoccer.com/history/superdraft/2006 deadJanuary 26, 2006RSA Mpho MoloiMF22University of ConnecticutSelected with the 7th overall pick in the 2006 MLS Supplemental Drafthttps://www.chron.com/sports/dynamo/article/Midfielder-Mpho-Moloi-1569986.php Midfielder: Mpho Moloi 2006-04-02 Houston Chronicle 2019-05-13February 16, 2006USA Marcus StoreyFW23USA Columbus CrewAcquired in exchange for a 2nd round pick in the 2007 MLS Supplemental Drafthttps://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/crew-trades-storey-for-pick/n-3270535 Crew Trades Storey For Pick 2006-02-16 OurSports Central en 2019-05-13March 24, 2006CAN Adrian SeriouxMF26USA New York Red BullsAcquired in exchange for Danny O'Rourkehttp://www.click2houston.com/sports/8238078/detail.html https://web.archive.org/web/20080925181038/http://www.click2houston.com/sports/8238078/detail.html dead 2008-09-25 Red Bull New York Acquires Danny O'Rourke In Trade With Dynamo - Houston Sports News Story - KPRC Houston 2008-09-25 2019-05-13April 18, 2006USA Stuart HoldenMF20ENG SunderlandFree TransferTransactions http://web.mlsnet.com/mls/transactions/index.jsp?club=mls&year=2006&month=04 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20070106081621/http://web.mlsnet.com/mls/transactions/index.jsp?club=mls&year=2006&month=04 January 6, 2007 February 28, 2023 MLSnet.comAugust 17, 2006SCO Paul DalglishMF29SCO HibernianFree Transferhttps://www.chron.com/sports/dynamo/article/Scottish-midfielder-Paul-Dalglish-signs-with-1488789.php Scottish midfielder Paul Dalglish signs with Dynamo Fallas Bernardo Chronicle Copyright 2006 Houston 2006-08-17 Houston Chronicle 2019-05-13 Out DatePlayerPositionAgeDestination ClubNotesRefMarch 24, 2006USA Danny O'RourkeDF22USA New York Red BullsTraded to New York Red Bulls in exchange for Adrian SeriouxUSA Andre SchmidFW22USA New York Red BullsReleased. Joined the reserves for the Red BullsAugust 21, 2006SLV Ronald CerritosFW31USA San SalvadorReleasedhttps://www.chron.com/sports/dynamo/article/Dynamo-cut-Cerritos-1875612.php Dynamo cut Cerritos Fallas Bernardo Chronicle Copyright 2006 Houston 2006-08-22 Houston Chronicle 2019-05-13 Loans Per Major League Soccer and club policies terms of the deals do not get disclosed. Out DatePlayerPositionLoaned toNotesRefUSA Mike ChabalaMFUSA Portland Timbershttps://www.houstondynamo.com/players/mike-chabala Mike Chabala Houston Dynamo May 13, 2019June 29, 2006USA Martin HuttonGKUSA Portland Timbershttp://www.portlandtimbers.com/newsroom/pressreleases/index.html?article_id=166 https://web.archive.org/web/20071031100801/http://www.portlandtimbers.com/newsroom/pressreleases/index.html?article_id=166 dead 2007-10-31 portlandtimbers.com: Press Releases 2007-10-31 2019-05-13 Friendlies Carolina Challenge Cup 2006 Carolina Challenge Cup Carolina Challenge Cup March 17, 2006 7:00 PM (CST) Charleston Battery 0–1 Report Houston Dynamo Cerritos 74 Blackbaud Stadium Charleston, South Carolina W Carolina Challenge Cup March 22, 2006 7:00 PM (CST) D.C. United 1–1 Report Houston Dynamo J. Moreno 30 pen. A. Moreno 28 Blackbaud Stadium Charleston, South Carolina D Carolina Challenge Cup March 25, 2006 7:00 PM (CST) New York Red Bulls 0–3 Report Houston Dynamo Ching 29Cochrane 70Mullan 80 Blackbaud Stadium Charleston, South Carolina 4,032 W Competitions Major League Soccer 2006 Major League Soccer season Standings Western Conference Overall HOU Matches 1 April 2, 2006 6:30 PM(CDT) Houston Dynamo 5–2 Report Colorado Rapids Ching 13 37 44 72Moreno 90+2 Beckerman 14Wingert 32Mastroeni 2 45+3 86Kirovski 52Petke 62 Robertson Stadium Houston, Texas 25,462 Alex Prus W 2 April 8, 2006 7:30 PM(CDT) Houston Dynamo 1–2 Report Kansas City Wizards Goldthwaite 16De Rosario 0 87Ching 64Mullan 73 Victorine 66Burciaga Jr. 902 54 90+1Arnaud 71Thomas 84 Robertson Stadium Houston, Texas 20,342 Erich Simmons L 3 April 15, 2006 6:30 PM(CDT) D.C. United 2–0 Report Houston Dynamo Gros 25Carroll 32Gómez 71 Serioux 53Cochrane 70 RFK Stadium Washington, D.C. 15,015 Abiodun Okulaja L 4 April 22, 2006 7:30 PM(CDT) Houston Dynamo 2–1 Report Real Salt Lake Waibel 60Serioux 69De Rosario 84 Cunningham 8 54Talley 68 Robertson Stadium Houston, Texas 16,904 Gus St. Silva W 5 April 29, 2006 8:00 PM(CDT) Colorado Rapids 0–1 Report Houston Dynamo Petke 37 Ching 15Moreno 2 66 86Waibel 72Onstad 80 Invesco Field at Mile High Denver, Colorado 7,225 Silviu Petrescu W 6 Texas Derby May 6, 2006 7:30 PM(CDT) Houston Dynamo 4–3 Report FC Dallas Clark 31Ching 35De Rosario 45Serioux 48Davis 75De Rosario 67 Sala 31Ruiz 33 60Núñez 61Miña 62Moor 76O'Brien 89 Robertson Stadium Houston, Texas 21,448 Abbey Okulaja W 7 Texas Derby May 13, 2006 3:00 PM(CDT) FC Dallas 1–1 Report Houston Dynamo Ruiz 17 19 Robinson 45+3Goodson 81 o.g. Pizza Hut Park Frisco, Texas 12,756 Brian Hall D 8 May 20, 2006 3:00 PM(CDT) Houston Dynamo 0–1 Report Chicago Fire Mullan 28Waibel 84Davis 0 90+2 Thiago 50Brown 15 Robertson Stadium Houston, Texas 15,742 Hilario Grajeda L 9 May 27, 2006 6:30 PM(CDT) New England Revolution 1–1 Report Houston Dynamo Heaps 34Ralston 55 Clark 45+2Robinson 58Cochrane 85 Gillette Stadium Foxborough, Massachusetts 10,882 Shane Moody D 10 June 3, 2006 7:30 PM(CDT) Houston Dynamo 2–1 Report LA Galaxy De Rosario 22Robinson 85 Saragosa 23Dunivant 31Wolyniec 45+1 52Ihemelu 79 Robertson Stadium Houston, Texas 14,215 Steven DePiero W 11 June 10, 2006 6:30 PM(CDT) New York Red Bulls 1–1 Report Houston Dynamo Jean-Philippe 2Mendes 17Stammler 73 Clark 19Mullan 32Robinson 52 Giants Stadium East Rutherford, New Jersey 9,617 Baldomero Toledo D 12 June 17, 2006 7:30 PM(CDT) Houston Dynamo 2–1 Report Real Salt Lake Mullan 3436Robinson 55Moreno 83Onstad 87 Talley 15Garlick 22Cutler 34Williams 59Kreis 88 pen. Robertson Stadium Houston, Texas 13,824 Ben Jones W 13 June 24, 2006 9:30 PM(CDT) LA Galaxy 0–0 Report Houston Dynamo Saragosa 64Nagamura 70 Cochrane 10Robinson 82 Home Depot Center Carson, California 17,485 Alex Prus D 14 June 28, 2006 9:30 PM(CDT) Chivas USA 1–1 Report Houston Dynamo Llamosa 32Marsch 75Hernandez 90+1 De Rosario 55 Home Depot Center Carson, California 9,689 Tim Weyland D 15 July 4, 2006 7:30 PM(CDT) Houston Dynamo 1–1 Report Columbus Crew Ching 5Clark 39Robinson 73 Kotschau 27Gaven 66 pen.Ngwenya 72Bisaku 73 Robertson Stadium Houston, Texas 8,497 Jair Marrufo D 16 July 8, 2006 4:00 PM(CDT) Houston Dynamo 3–1 Report Chivas USA Ching 19Waibel 60Mullan 64Moreno 84 Razov 8Kljestan 66Mendoza 72 Robertson Stadium Houston, Texas 11,735 Ricardo Salazar W 17 July 15, 2006 7:30 PM(CDT) Kansas City Wizards 2–3 Report Houston Dynamo Wolff 23Conrad 87 Robinson 21Davis 56Ching 66 Arrowhead Stadium Kansas City, Missouri 8,196 Brian Hall W 18 July 22, 2006 7:30 PM(CDT) Houston Dynamo 1–1 Report New England Revolution Barrett 2 33 72Davis 35Hulden 63Ricardo Clark 66Ching 66 Dorman 18Parkhurst 30Heaps 0 52Waibel 60 o.g. Robertson Stadium Houston, Texas 10,210 Michael Kennedy D 19 July 26, 2006 8:30 PM(CDT) Colorado Rapids 1–0 Report Houston Dynamo Martins 12Hernández 35Mastroeni 56 Dwayne De Rosario 38Davis 56Goldthwaite 90+3 Invesco Field at Mile High Denver, Colorado 4,220 Terry Vaughn L 20 July 29, 2006 7:30 PM(CDT) Houston Dynamo 1–1 Report New York Red Bulls De Rosario 70 pen. 0 71 Guevara 26Stammler 58Henderson 67O'Rourke 2 69 71 Robertson Stadium Houston, Texas 10,334 Tim Weyland D 21 August 9, 2006 7:00 PM(CDT) Houston Dynamo 0–1 Report LA Galaxy Robinson 55 Vagenas 40Gardner 56Jazic 61Quaranta 69 Reliant Stadium Houston, Texas 70,550 Ricardo Salazar L 22 Texas Derby August 12, 2006 7:30 PM(CDT) Houston Dynamo 1–0 Report FC Dallas Waibel 37Robinson 58Cochrane 77 Rhine 40O'Brien 45 Robertson Stadium Houston, Texas 10,964 Abbey Okulaja W 23 August 19, 2006 8:00 PM(CDT) Real Salt Lake 3–1 Report Houston Dynamo Klein 45+2Sequeira 64 77Garlick 78Cunningham 82 De Rosario 60Serioux 72Gray 90+2 Rice–Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City Utah 14,091 Jorge Gonzalez L 24 August 26, 2006 10:00 PM(CDT) Chivas USA 3–2 Report Houston Dynamo Bornstein 8Razov 45 57Arias 84 De Rosario 28 pen. 59Clark 0 31 Home Depot Center Carson, California 13,665 Alex Prus L 25 August 30, 2006 8:00 PM(CDT) Chicago Fire 2–2 Report Houston Dynamo Mapp 36Carr 53Herron 75 pen.Armas 90+4 Robinson 27Wondolowski 42De Rosario 59Alejandro Moreno 68 Toyota Park Bridgeview, Illinois 7,858 Baldomero Toledo D 26 Texas Derby September 2, 2006 7:30 PM(CDT) FC Dallas 1–0 Report Houston Dynamo Álvarez 36 78Gbandi 37Yi 52Ruiz 65 Robinson 27 0 31 Pizza Hut Park Frisco, Texas 14,316 Brian Hall L 27 September 10, 2006 7:00 PM(CDT) LA Galaxy 1–2 Report Houston Dynamo Donovan 29Quaranta 64 Serioux 22Clark 28Waibel 32Mullan 2 51 66De Rosario 56 Home Depot Center Carson, California 20,145 Abbey Okulaja W 28 September 17, 2006 7:30 PM(CDT) Houston Dynamo 0–0 Report Chivas USA Dalglish 47Gray 57 Suárez 23Regan 2 23 59 Robertson Stadium Houston, Texas 15,510 Jorge Gonzalez D 29 September 23, 2006 6:30 PM(CDT) Columbus Crew 1–1 Report Houston Dynamo Virtuoso 25Garey 80 De Rosario 54 Columbus Crew Stadium Columbus, Ohio 11,878 Terry Vaughn D 30 September 30, 2006 7:30 PM(CDT) Houston Dynamo 1–0 Report D.C. United Robinson 27Dalglish 76Ching 86 Gros 43Gómez 45+1 Robertson Stadium Houston, Texas 20,029 Brian Hall W 31 October 7, 2006 8:00 PM(CDT) Real Salt Lake 1–1 Report Houston Dynamo Talley 54Harris 56Ballouchy 60 90+3 Dalglish 20 78Cochrane 26 Rice–Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City Utah 22,515 Baldomero Toledo D 32 October 14, 2006 7:30 PM(CDT) Houston Dynamo 3–3 Report Colorado Rapids Waibel 2 73Dalglish 42 Martins 21 55Peterson 88 Robertson Stadium Houston, Texas 17,191 Jair Marrufo D MLS Cup Playoffs Conference Seminfinals Leg 1 October 22, 2006 3:00 PM(CDT) Chivas USA 2–1 Report Houston Dynamo Mendoza 38Razov 45Palencia 68 De Rosario 37Ching 75Onstad 46 Home Depot Center Carson, California 15,110 Jorge Gonzalez L Conference Seminfinals Leg 2 October 29, 2006 3:00 PM(CDT) Houston Dynamo 2–0 3–2 Report Chivas USA Clark 59Davis 64Serioux 67Ching 92 Vaughn 55Palencia 2 57 58Regan 63García 64 Robertson Stadium Houston, Texas 17,440 Michael Kennedy W Conference Finals November 5, 2006 5:00 PM(CDT) Houston Dynamo 3–1 Report Colorado Rapids Dalglish 10 21Clark 17Mullan 71 Kirovski 4 pen. Mathis 17 Robertson Stadium Houston, Texas 23,107 Brian Hall W MLS Cup November 12, 2006 2:30 PM(CDT) Houston Dynamo 1–1 Y Report New England Revolution Davis23Cochrane99Waibel103Ching 114 Franchino 16Twellman 113 Pizza Hut Park Frisco, Texas 22,427 Jair Marrufo Gray Holden De Rosario Davis Ching 4–3 Joseph Reis Noonan Twellman Heaps W US Open Cup 2006 U.S. Open Cup Fourth Round August 2, 2006 8:00 PM(CDT) Houston Dynamo 4–2 Report Carolina Dynamo Moreno 29 33Cerritos 58Gray 72Robinson 82 Thompson 62Roberts 63Patterson 71 Robertson Stadium Houston, Texas 10,428 Oscar Ortiz W Quarterfinalas August 23, 2006 7:30 PM(CDT) Houston Dynamo 3–0 Report FC Dallas Robinson 13 65Moreno 57Wondolowski 61 Ruiz 15Saragosa 2 39 74Gbandi 90 Carl Lewis Track & Field Stadium Houston, Texas 4,000 Terry Vaughn W Semifinals September 6, 2006 9:30 PM(CDT) LA Galaxy 3–1 Report Houston Dynamo Gordon 6Donovan 44Ihemelu 45+1Albright 45+2Jazić 47Quaranta 90+3 De Rosario 13Robinson 53Ching 77 Home Depot Center Carson, California 6,144 Jair Marrufo L Player statistics Appearances, goals, and assists {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;" |+ ! 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Orange Black Orange MLS, April 22 against Salt Lake City Away White Orange White Away Alt. White Black White MLS, June 24 against Los Angeles References 2006 Houston Dynamo Houston Houston Dynamo Category:MLS Cup champion seasons Category:MLS Western Conference champion seasons