The 2006 Major League Soccer season was the 11th season in the history of

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. It began on April 1, 2006, and ended with

MLS Cup 2006 MLS Cup 2006 was the 11th edition of the MLS Cup, the championship match of Major League Soccer (MLS), and took place on November 12, 2006. It was contested between the New England Revolution and the Houston Dynamo to decide the champion of th ...

on November 12, 2006, at Pizza Hut Park in Frisco, Texas, for the second consecutive year.

Changes from 2005 season

*The MetroStars were bought by Austrian company

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and rebranded as

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, with the playing squad known as the New York Red Bulls. *The

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players and head coach Dominic Kinnear moved to

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, due to owner

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being unable to secure a soccer specific stadium in San Jose, California. The team was to be renamed Houston 1836, but later changed its name to the

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. *In June, the Chicago Fire moved into their new soccer-specific stadium, Toyota Park, in Bridgeview, Illinois.

Final standings

Eastern Conference

Western Conference

Overall

MLS Cup playoffs

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Conference semifinals

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advance 2–1 on aggregate.'' ---- '' New England Revolution advance 4–2 on penalties (2–2 aggregate after

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).'' ---- '' Colorado Rapids advance 5–4 on penalties (4–4 aggregate after

).'' ---- ''

advance 3–2 on aggregate.'' ----

Conference finals

'' New England Revolution advances 1–0 in single elimination.'' ---- ''

advances 3–1 in single elimination.'' ----

MLS Cup 2006 MLS Cup 2006 was the 11th edition of the MLS Cup, the championship match of Major League Soccer (MLS), and took place on November 12, 2006. It was contested between the New England Revolution and the Houston Dynamo to decide the champion of th ...

''The

win MLS Cup 4–3 on penalties.''

Team awards

* MLS Cup:

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: Chicago Fire * MLS Supporters' Shield:

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: Colorado Rapids

International competition

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Los Angeles Galaxy
Lost Deportivo Saprissa in quarterfinals. New England Revolution
Lost LD Alajuelense in quarterfinals.

Individual awards

Top goal scorers

Goal-scoring totals

Team attendance totals

Coaches

Eastern Conference

: Piotr Nowak *

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and

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Western Conference

* Chivas USA: Bob Bradley * FC Dallas: Colin Clarke *

: Dominic Kinnear * Real Salt Lake: John Ellinger

External links

MLS 2006 Season Stats
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