2006 D.C. United season

March 2026 August 2023 D.C. United 1998 wordmark.svg D.C. United 2006 MLS Conference: 1stOverall: 1st Owner D.C. United Holdings Head coach Piotr Nowak MLS Cup Playoffs Conference Final U.S. Open Cup Semifinals Atlantic Cup Winners Carolina Challenge Cup Runners-up C. Gomez (16) _DCU_06h _DCU_06h _DCU_06h _AQUILLA_WHITE _3_stripes_white 000000 FFFFFF 000000 000000 000000 _DCU_06a _DCU_06a _DCU_06a _AQUILLA_ONWHITE _DCU_06a 000000 FFFFFF 000000 000000 000000 true 2005 2007 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 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 2005 D.C. United season 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 2006 Major League Soccer season 2006 U.S. Open Cup October and November In the Conference Final, United lost 1–0 to New England off a fourth-minute goal from Taylor Twellman.Boehm Charles Capital punishment: Revs oust D.C. http://dcunited.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20061105&content_id=77821&vkey=news_dcu&fext=.jsp&team=t103 D.C. United October 7, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20070108062803/http://dcunited.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20061105&content_id=77821&vkey=news_dcu&fext=.jsp&team=t103 January 8, 2007 November 5, 2006 Non-competitive Preseason exhibitions March 2, 2006 12:00 UTC−5 Getafe 3–1 Report D.C. United Jajá 35Güiza 59Nano 78 Filomeno 10 Coliseum Alfonso Pérez Getafe, Spain L Carolina Challenge Cup 2006 Carolina Challenge Cup Group 1 March 18, 2006 20:15 UTC−5 D.C. United 1–0 New York Red Bulls Moreno 56 Blackbaud Stadium Charleston, South Carolina W Group 2 March 22, 2006 20:15 UTC−5 D.C. United 1–1 Houston Dynamo J. Moreno 30 pen. A. Moreno 28 Blackbaud Stadium Charleston, South Carolina D Group 3 March 25, 2006 18:00 UTC−5 Charleston Battery 1–1 D.C. United Hollingsworth 67 Moreno 19 pen. Blackbaud Stadium Charleston, South Carolina D Midseason friendlies July 12, 2006 17:00 UTC−5 D.C. United 4–0 Report Celtic Adu 44Walker 57Boswell 66Metcalf 78Stokes 78 Miller 0 65 RFK Stadium Washington, D.C. 15,223 Alex Prus W August 9, 2006 17:00 UTC−5 Real Madrid 1–1 Report D.C. United Cassano 22 Eskandarian 25 Qwest Field Seattle 66,830 D August 30, 2006 Richmond Kickers 0–0 https://web.archive.org/web/20061029015039/http://richmondkickers.com/home/146567.html D.C. United University of Richmond Stadium Richmond, Virginia P Match suspended in the 20th minute due to lightning. Competitive Major League Soccer 2006 Major League Soccer season Standings Conference DC Overall DC Results summary Results by round Game reports 1 April 2, 2006 17:00 UTC−5 D.C. United 2–2 Report New York Red Bulls Gros 5Eskandarian 55Erpen 65 Djorkaeff 6Buddle 17Parke 34Guevara 34O'Rourke 81 RFK Stadium Washington, D.C. 23,028Boehm Charles Eskandarian, Erpen save tie in opener http://dcunited.mlsnet.com:80/MLS/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20060402&content_id=55135&vkey=news_dcu&fext=.jsp&team=dcu D.C. United MLSnet.com June 5, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20060426115708/http://dcunited.mlsnet.com/MLS/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20060402&content_id=55135&vkey=news_dcu&fext=.jsp&team=dcu April 26, 2006 April 2, 2006 dead Brian Hall D 2 April 8, 2006 16:00 UTC−5 D.C. United 2–0 Report Chivas USA Moreno 59 91+ RFK Stadium Washington, D.C. 23,028 W 3 April 15, 2006 19:30 UTC−5 D.C. United 2–0 Report Houston Dynamo Gros 25Gomez 71 RFK Stadium Washington, D.C. W 4 April 22, 2006 16:00 UTC−5 New York Red Bulls 1–4 Report D.C. United Giants Stadium East Rutherford, New Jersey W 5 April 29, 2006 19:30 UTC−5 D.C. United 1–1 Report FC Dallas Olsen 17 O'Brien 41 RFK Stadium Washington, D.C. D 6 May 6, 2006 21:00 UTC−5 Colorado Rapids 2–1 Report D.C. United Invesco Field at Mile High Denver, Colorado L 7 May 13, 2006 UTC−5 D.C. United 2–1 Kansas City Wizards RFK Stadium Washington, D.C. 18,345 W 8 May 20, 2006 UTC−5 Columbus Crew 1–1 D.C. United Crew Stadium Columbus, Ohio 12,646 D 9 May 27, 2006 UTC−5 Kansas City Wizards 1–3 D.C. United Arrowhead Stadium Kansas City, Missouri 10,945 W 10 May 31, 2006 UTC−5 D.C. United 5–1 Columbus Crew RFK Stadium Washington, D.C. 11,725 W 11 June 3, 2006 UTC−5 D.C. United 1–0 New England Revolution RFK Stadium Washington, D.C. 22,686 W 12 June 11, 2006 UTC−5 LA Galaxy 1–1 D.C. United Home Depot Center Carson, California 17,538 D 13 June 17, 2006 UTC−5 New England Revolution 1–1 D.C. United Gillette Stadium Foxborough, Massachusetts 16,209 D 14 June 21, 2006 UTC−5 D.C. United 1–0 Chicago Fire RFK Stadium Washington, D.C. 12,385 W 15 June 24, 2006 UTC−5 D.C. United 1–0 Kansas City Wizards RFK Stadium Washington, D.C. 13,834 W 16 June 28, 2006 UTC−5 Kansas City Wizards 2–3 D.C. United Arrowhead Stadium Kansas City, Missouri 8,710 W 17 July 4, 2006 UTC−5 FC Dallas 0–1 D.C. United Pizza Hut Park Frisco, Texas 16,240 W 18 July 8, 2006 UTC−5 Columbus Crew 0–1 D.C. United Crew Stadium Columbus, Ohio 14,134 W 19 July 15, 2006 UTC−5 D.C. United 3–2 Report Columbus Crew Gómez 16Olsen 26 64Carroll 49 Kamara 35 45+1Vasquez 72 RFK Stadium Washington, D.C. 20,227 Michael Kennedy w 20 July 22, 2006 20:00 UTC−5 Chicago Fire 1–1 https://web.archive.org/web/20061116014156/http://dcunited.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20060722&content_id=66824&vkey=news_dcu&fext=.jsp&team=t103 D.C. United Robinson 18Pause 2 19 51Jaqua 29Segares 73Armas 74 Olsen 45+1Boswell 45+2Carroll 53Gómez 61Eskandarian 74Namoff 76 Toyota Park Bridgeview, Illinois 15,094 Kevin Stott D 21 July 29, 2006 21:00 UTC−5 Real Salt Lake 2–1 https://web.archive.org/web/20061029033704/http://dcunited.mlsnet.com:80/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20060730&content_id=67627&vkey=news_dcu&fext=.jsp&team=t103 D.C. United Besagno 15Talley 32Cunningham 90 pen. 90+6 pen.Watson 90+5 Moreno 10Wilson 90+5 Rice-Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, Utah 20,027 Abbey Okulaja L 22 August 16, 2006 UTC−5 New York Red Bulls 0–0 https://web.archive.org/web/20061029033741/http://dcunited.mlsnet.com:80/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20060816&content_id=69403&vkey=news_dcu&fext=.jsp&team=t103 D.C. United Mendes 6Magee 30Guevara 63Meola 81 Erpen 36Namoff 80Dyachenko 90 Giants Stadium East Rutherford, New Jersey 11,230 Mauricio Navarro D 23 August 19, 2006 UTC−5 D.C. United 1–1 https://web.archive.org/web/20061029033753/http://dcunited.mlsnet.com:80/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20060819&content_id=69708&vkey=news_dcu&fext=.jsp&team=t103 Colorado Rapids Carroll 6Gómez 56Eskandarian 84 Beckerman 32Martins 61Petke 90 RFK Stadium Washington, D.C. 18,006 Jair Marrufo D 24 August 26, 2006 UTC−5 D.C. United 2–5 https://web.archive.org/web/20061029033823/http://dcunited.mlsnet.com:80/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20060826&content_id=70513&vkey=news_dcu&fext=.jsp&team=t103 LA Galaxy Albright 9 o.g.Erpen 69Gros 74Gómez 85Boswell 87 Gordon 4Ihemelu 16Albright 47Nagamura 51Donovan 66 pen. 90+2 88Namoff 71 o.g. RFK Stadium Washington, D.C. 24,159 Mark Geiger L 25 September 3, 2006 UTC−5 Chivas USA 1–2 https://web.archive.org/web/20061029033836/http://dcunited.mlsnet.com:80/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20060903&content_id=71598&vkey=news_dcu&fext=.jsp&team=t103 D.C. United Suárez 32 pen.Hernandez 90+2Panchito 90+3Palencia 0 90+3 Gómez 3 33 30Boswell 18Eskandarian 23Carroll 75Gros 0 90+4 The Home Depot Center Carson, California 14,588 Kevin Stott W 26 September 9, 2006 UTC−5 D.C. United 1–1 https://web.archive.org/web/20061116014156/http://dcunited.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20060910&content_id=72213&vkey=news_dcu&fext=.jsp&team=t103 Real Salt Lake Adu 45Prideaux 61Dyachenko 64Olsen 65 Cunningham 62Klein 65 RFK Stadium Washington, D.C. 19,812 Baldomero Toledo D 27 September 13, 2006 UTC−5 New England Revolution 1–1 https://web.archive.org/web/20061116014156/http://dcunited.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20060913&content_id=72573&vkey=news_dcu&fext=.jsp&team=t103 D.C. United Dempsey 56 Gros 25 Gillette Stadium Foxborough, Massachusetts 6,285 Jorge Gonzalez D 28 September 17, 2006 UTC−5 Chicago Fire 1–0 https://web.archive.org/web/20061116014156/http://dcunited.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20060917&content_id=72972&vkey=news_dcu&fext=.jsp&team=t103 D.C. United Soldier Field Chicago, Illinois 16,713 L 29 September 23, 2006 UTC−5 D.C. United 4–3 New York Red Bulls RFK Memorial Stadium Washington, D.C. 21,727 W 30 UTC−5 31 UTC−5 32 UTC−5 MLS Cup Playoffs 2006 MLS Cup Playoffs RoundLegDateOpponentsVenueResultScoreF–AGoalscorersAttendanceRefConf. SF1October 21, 2006New York Red BullsAW1–0Gómez8,6302October 29, 2006HT1–1Gómez21,455Conf. FConference Final ANovember 5, 2006New England RevolutionHL0–119,552 U.S. Open Cup 2006 U.S. Open Cup 4th Rd August 1, 2006 19:30 UTC−5 D.C. United Washington, D.C. 2–1 yes Report Ohio Columbus Crew Moreno 22Boswell 75Walker 93 González 15Marshall 18Moss 30 Maryland SoccerPlex Germantown, Maryland 4,774 Terry Vaughn W QF August 23, 2006 19:30 UTC−5 D.C. United Washington, D.C. 3–1 Report New York City New York Red Bulls Gros 37Walker 61 84 Guevara 41Jolley 87 RFK Stadium Washington, D.C. 8,637 Alex Prus W SF September 6, 2006 20:30 UTC−5 Chicago Fire Chicago 3–0 Report Washington, D.C. D.C. United Mapp 58Carr 76 91+Armas 0 77 Simms 68Erpen 76Olsen 85 Toyota Park Bridgeview, Illinois 5,153 Richard Heron L Statistics Appearances and goals Major League Soccer U.S. Open Cup MLS Cup 1 Troy Perkins USA GK 30+0 0 1+0 0 3+0 0 2 David Stokes USA DF 1+2 0 0+1 0 0+1 0 4 Brandon Prideaux USA DF 9+0 0 1+0 0 0+2 0 5 Facundo Erpen ARG DF 30+0 3 3+0 0 2+0 0 6 Domenic Mediate USA MF 2+6 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 7 Matías Donnet ARG MF 7+1 1 0+1 0 0+0 0 7 Lucio Filomeno ARG MF 5+6 1 0+0 0 0+1 0 8 Justin Moose USA MF 0+1 3 0+0 0 0+0 0 9 Freddy Adu USA MF 29+3 2 2+0 0 3+0 0 10 Christian Gómez ARG MF 28+2 14 2+0 0 3+0 2 11 Alecko Eskandarian USA FW 16+6 7 1+0 0 3+0 0 12 John Wilson USA DF 2+9 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 14 Ben Olsen USA MF 18+2 2 1+2 0 3+0 0 15 Rod Dyachenko RUS MF 4+5 0 1+2 0 0+1 0 16 Brian Carroll USA MF 31+0 0 3+0 0 3+0 0 17 Joshua Gros USA DF 29+0 3 3+0 1 2+1 0 18 Nick Rimando USA GK 2+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 19 Clyde Simms USA MF 10+14 1 2+1 0 1+2 0 20 Matt Nickell USA DF 0+3 0 0+2 0 0+0 0 21 Stephen deRoux JAM MF 2+2 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 22 Devon McTavish USA MF 3+5 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 23 Jamil Walker USA FW 3+16 1 2+1 3 0+1 0 24 Jeff Carroll USA MF 1+1 0 0+0 0 1+2 0 25 Santino Quaranta USA FW 4+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 26 Bryan Namoff USA DF 25+1 0 3+0 0 3+0 0 31 Robert Ssejjemba UGA FW 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 32 Bobby Boswell USA DF 30+0 1 3+0 0 3+0 0 99 Jaime Moreno BOL FW 31+1 11 1+1 1 3+0 0 |} Top scorers {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align: center;" |- !width=60|Rank !width=60|Nation !width=60|Number !width=150|Name !width=80|Total !width=80|MLS !width=80|Open Cup !width=80|MLS Cup |- |1 |ARG |10 |Christian Gómez |16 |14 |0 |2 |- |2 |BOL |99 |Jaime Moreno |12 |11 |1 |0 |- |3 |USA |11 |Alecko Eskandarian |7 |4 |0 |0 |- |4 |USA |4 |Joshua Gros |4 |3 |1 |0 |- |4 |USA |17 |Jamil Walker |4 |1 |3 |0 |- |6 |ARG |5 |Facundo Erpen |3 |3 |0 |0 |- |7 |USA |9 |Freddy Adu |2 |2 |0 |0 |- |7 |USA |14 |Ben Olsen |2 |2 |0 |0 |- November 8, 2011 D.C. United October 2011 Transfers In Sourced list of players signed during the season Out Sourced list of players sold or loaned out during the season See also 2006 in American soccer 2006 Major League Soccer List of D.C. United seasons References Footnotes A Conference Final: One-legged match. Citations Further Information The Year in American Soccer, 2006 – The American Soccer Archives https://web.archive.org/web/20120331070904/http://white.sover.net/~spectrum/year/2006.html 2012-03-31 2006 Archived Schedule 2006 Dc United Dc United Category:2006 in sports in Washington, D.C. 2006