The 2006
Carolina Challenge Cup
The Carolina Challenge Cup, officially the Breeze Airways™ Carolina Challenge Cup for sponsorship reasons, is a four-team round robin pre-season competition hosted by the Charleston Battery. It was started in 2004 and features teams from Major ...
was a four-team round robin pre-season competition hosted by the
Charleston Battery
The Charleston Battery are an American professional association football, soccer club based in Charleston, South Carolina, and member of the USL Championship. Founded in 1993, the Battery are one of the oldest continuously operating professiona ...
. The
Houston Dynamo
Houston Dynamo FC (formerly officially, but still commonly, called the Houston Dynamo) is an American professional soccer club based in Houston. The Dynamo compete in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Western Conference. Establi ...
won the 2006 tournament and went on to win the
MLS Cup
The MLS Cup is the annual championship game of Major League Soccer (MLS) and the culmination of the MLS Cup Playoffs. The game is held in November and pits the winner of the Eastern Conference Final against the winner of the Western Conference ...
that year.
Teams
Four clubs competed in the tournament:
Standings
Matches
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Scorers
;3 goals
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Jaime Moreno (D.C. United)
;2 goals
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Ben Hollingsworth (Charleston Battery)
;1 goal
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Ronald Cerritos
Ronald Osvaldo Cerritos Flores (born January 3, 1975, in San Salvador) is a Salvadoran former professional footballer who played as a striker.
Cerritos is the all-time leader in assists of the Major League Soccer team, the San Jose Earthquakes ...
(Houston Dynamo)
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Brian Ching
Brian Ching (born May 24, 1978) is an American former professional soccer player who played for twelve years in Major League Soccer and represented the U.S. national team for eight years.
Ching's professional career began when he was the 16th ...
(Houston Dynamo)
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Ryan Cochrane (Houston Dynamo)
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Alejandro Moreno
Alejandro Enrique Moreno Riera (born July 8, 1979) is a Venezuelan former footballer who played as a forward, and who is currently a television commentator for ESPN FC, ESPN Deportes and ESPN Latin America. Moreno won three MLS Cups during his ...
(Houston Dynamo)
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Brian Mullan
Brian Mullan (born April 23, 1978) is an American former soccer player. He played for the Los Angeles Galaxy, San Jose Earthquakes, Houston Dynamo, and Colorado Rapids in Major League Soccer. He won 5 MLS Cups, 2 Supporters' Shields, and 1 U. ...
(Houston Dynamo)
See also
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Carolina Challenge Cup
The Carolina Challenge Cup, officially the Breeze Airways™ Carolina Challenge Cup for sponsorship reasons, is a four-team round robin pre-season competition hosted by the Charleston Battery. It was started in 2004 and features teams from Major ...
*
Charleston Battery
The Charleston Battery are an American professional association football, soccer club based in Charleston, South Carolina, and member of the USL Championship. Founded in 1993, the Battery are one of the oldest continuously operating professiona ...
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2006 in American soccer
The 2006 season was the 94th year of competitive soccer in the United States.
National team
Men
Senior
The home team or the team that is designated as the home team is listed in the left column; the away team is in the right column.
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External links
2006 Carolina Challenge Cup Game Schedule & Tickets
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Carolina Challenge Cup
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