The 2006 Season was the 20th edition of the
United Soccer Leagues
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season.
General
*
Miami FC
The Miami FC is an American professional soccer team based in Miami, Florida that competes in the USL Championship, the second tier of the American soccer pyramid.
The club began play in the North American Soccer League (NASL) in the 2016 se ...
joined the
First Division.
* The
Richmond Kickers
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departed the First Division for the
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.
* The
Northern Virginia Royals
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The clu ...
departed the Second Division for the
Premier Development League
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(PDL).
* 9 new teams joined the PDL while 5 teams folded, for a complete list see
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.
Honors
Standings
First Division
Playoffs
''Quarterfinals and Semifinals
2-game aggregate''
''Higher seeded team hosted first game''
*''Exception: Montreal hosted second game vs Vancouver''
Awards and All-League Teams
First Team
F:
Romario (
Miami FC
The Miami FC is an American professional soccer team based in Miami, Florida that competes in the USL Championship, the second tier of the American soccer pyramid.
The club began play in the North American Soccer League (NASL) in the 2016 se ...
) (Co-Leading Goalscorer);
Cam Weaver
William Cameron "Cam" Weaver (born June 10, 1983) is a retired American soccer player.
Career
High school and college
Weaver attended Kentwood High School in Covington, Washington, and played four years of college soccer at Skagit Valley Colle ...
(
Seattle Sounders
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) (Co-Leading Goalscorer)
M:
Ben Hollingsworth (
Charleston Battery
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);
Luke Kreamalmeyer (
Portland Timbers
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);
Zinho
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Playing career Club
Born in Nova Iguaçu, Rio de Janeiro, Zinho played club football in Brazil with Flamengo, ...
(
Miami FC
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The club began play in the North American Soccer League (NASL) in the 2016 se ...
);
Joey Gjertsen
Joey Gjertsen (born June 13, 1982) is an American professional soccer player.
Career
College
Gjertsen started his college soccer at Tacoma Community College where he produced 31 goals and a school record 14 assists in his freshman campaign. He ...
(
Vancouver Whitecaps
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) (MVP)
D:
Gabriel Gervais
Gabriel Gervais (born September 18, 1976) is a Canadian retired soccer player who played as a defender for the Montreal Impact and Canada. He was named president of CF Montreal on March 28, 2022.
Club career
Gervais was born in Montreal, Q ...
(
Montreal Impact) (Defender of the Year);
Geordie Lyall (
Vancouver Whitecaps
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);
Mauricio Segovia (
Puerto Rico Islanders
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*Puerto Galera, Orient ...
);
Andrew Gregor
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(
Seattle Sounders
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)
G:
Greg Sutton (
Montreal Impact) (Goalkeeper of the Year)
Coach:
Michael Anhaeuser
Mike Anhaeuser (born August 13, 1969 in Fort Wayne, Indiana) is a former American soccer player and coach. He has spent his entire professional playing career with the Charleston Battery, playing five seasons for the club as a midfielder before mo ...
(
Charleston Battery
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) (Coach of the Year)
Second Team
F:
Alen Marcina
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Club ca ...
(
Puerto Rico Islanders
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*Puerto, a seaport town in Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines
*Puerto Colombia, Colombia
*Puerto Cumarebo, Venezuela
*Puerto Galera, Orient ...
);
Greg Simmonds (
Virginia Beach Mariners
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)
M:
Leonardo Di Lorenzo
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Career
South America
Di Lorenzo started playing soccer in the professional ...
(
Montreal Impact);
Jeff Clarke (
Vancouver Whitecaps
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);
Rodrigo Rios (
Atlanta Silverbacks
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);
Gavin Glinton
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(
Charleston Battery
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))
D:
Nevio Pizzolitto
Nevio Pizzolitto (born August 26, 1976) is a Canadian soccer player who most recently played for Montreal Impact in the North American Soccer League.
Career
Youth
Pizzolitto began playing youth soccer with the Sporting-Patriotes of the Qu ...
(
Montreal Impact);
Matt Bobo
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Career
College and Amateur
Bobo attended the University of Wisconsin– ...
(
Atlanta Silverbacks
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);
Kenney Bertz (
Rochester Raging Rhinos
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Founded in 1996, as the Rochester Raging Rhinos, they changed their name to Rochester Rhinos to ...
);
Steve Klein (
Vancouver Whitecaps
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)
G:
Scott Vallow
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(
Rochester Raging Rhinos
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Founded in 1996, as the Rochester Raging Rhinos, they changed their name to Rochester Rhinos to ...
)
Second Division
Playoffs
Premier Development League
*See
2006 PDL Season
See also
*
United Soccer Leagues
United may refer to:
Places
* United, Pennsylvania, an unincorporated community
* United, West Virginia, an unincorporated community
Arts and entertainment Films
* ''United'' (2003 film), a Norwegian film
* ''United'' (2011 film), a BBC Two fi ...
References
External links
Official USL Site
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2006
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2006 in Canadian soccer