Misplaced Pages

2006 United Soccer Leagues

Article snapshot taken from[REDACTED] with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.

The 2006 Season was the 20th edition of the United Soccer Leagues season.

General

Honors

Competition Champion Runner-Up Regular Season Champion/Best USL team
USL First Division Vancouver Whitecaps Rochester Raging Rhinos Montreal Impact
USL Second Division Richmond Kickers Charlotte Eagles Richmond Kickers
USL PDL Michigan Bucks Laredo Heat Carolina Dynamo
U.S. Open Cup Chicago Fire (MLS) Los Angeles Galaxy (MLS) Carolina Dynamo (PDL)
Voyageurs Cup Montreal Impact Toronto Lynx n/a

Standings

First Division

Pos Team Pld W L D GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Montreal Impact (S) 28 14 5 9 31 15 +16 51 Bye to semifinal round of playoffs
2 Rochester Raging Rhinos 28 13 4 11 34 21 +13 50
3 Charleston Battery 28 13 8 7 33 25 +8 46 First round of playoffs
4 Vancouver Whitecaps (C) 28 12 6 10 40 28 +12 46
5 Miami FC 28 11 11 6 47 44 +3 39
6 Puerto Rico Islanders 28 10 10 8 38 36 +2 38
7 Seattle Sounders 28 11 13 4 42 48 −6 37
8 Atlanta Silverbacks 28 10 13 5 36 42 −6 35
9 Virginia Beach Mariners 28 8 12 8 26 37 −11 32
10 Toronto Lynx 28 8 12 8 30 36 −6 32
11 Portland Timbers 28 7 15 6 25 39 −14 27
12 Minnesota Thunder 28 7 15 6 34 45 −11 27
Source:
(C) Playoff Champion; (S) Commissioner's Cup
Notes:
  1. ^ CHA: 4 pts; VAN: 1 pt
  2. ^ VBM: 7 pts; TOR: 4 pts
  3. ^ POR: 9 pts; MIN: 3 pts

Playoffs

Quarterfinals and Semifinals 2-game aggregate
Higher seeded team hosted first game

  • Exception: Montreal hosted second game vs Vancouver
Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
2 Rochester Raging Rhinos 1 0 1
3 Charleston Battery 2 1 3 3 Charleston Battery 0 0 0
6 Puerto Rico Islanders 2 0 2 2 Rochester Raging Rhinos 0
4 Vancouver Whitecaps 3
4 Vancouver Whitecaps (a.e.t.) 0 2 2
4 Vancouver Whitecaps 4 2 6 1 Montreal Impact 0 0 0
5 Miami FC 1 0 1

Quarterfinals

Charleston Battery2–2Puerto Rico Islanders
Report
Blackbaud Stadium
Charleston, South CarolinaAttendance: 2,215Referee: Mark Kadlecik Second Leg
Puerto Rico Islanders0–1Charleston Battery
Report
Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium
Bayamón, Puerto RicoAttendance: 8,745Referee: Alex Prus

Charleston Battery won 3–2 on Aggregate.

First Leg
Vancouver Whitecaps4–1Miami FC Blues
Report Fraser Yellow card 35'
Romário 64'
Gomez Yellow card 72'
Swangard Stadium
Burnaby, British ColumbiaAttendance: 5,437Referee: Steve DiPietro Second Leg
Miami FC Blues0–2Vancouver Whitecaps
Report
Tropical Park Stadium
Miami, FloridaAttendance: 2,111Referee: Mark Greiger

Vancouver Whitecaps won 6–1 on Aggregate.

Semifinals

First Leg
Rochester Raging Rhinos1–0Charleston Battery
Report
PAETEC Park
Rochester, New YorkAttendance: 9,038Referee: Niko Bratsis Second Leg
Charleston Battery0–0Rochester Raging Rhinos
Report
Blackbaud Stadium
Charleston, South CarolinaAttendance: 2,121Referee: Michael Hill

Rochester Raging Rhinos won 1–0 on Aggregate.

First Leg
Vancouver Whitecaps0–0Montreal Impact
Report
Swangard Stadium
Burnaby, British ColumbiaAttendance: 5,225Referee: Mark Budda Second Leg
Montreal Impact0–2 (a.e.t.)Vancouver Whitecaps
Report
Claude Robillard Sports Complex
Montreal, QuebecAttendance: 11,782Referee: Silviu Petrescu

Vancouver Whitecaps won 2–0 on Aggregate in Overtime.

Final

Rochester Raging Rhinos0–3Vancouver Whitecaps
Report
PAETEC Park
Rochester, New YorkAttendance: 9,547Referee: Andrew Chapin
USL First Division
2006 champions
Canada
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
First title

Awards and All-League Teams

First Team
F: Romario (Miami FC) (Co-Leading Goalscorer); Cam Weaver (Seattle Sounders) (Co-Leading Goalscorer)
M: Ben Hollingsworth (Charleston Battery); Luke Kreamalmeyer (Portland Timbers); Zinho (Miami FC); Joey Gjertsen (Vancouver Whitecaps) (MVP)
D: Gabriel Gervais (Montreal Impact) (Defender of the Year); Geordie Lyall (Vancouver Whitecaps); Mauricio Segovia (Puerto Rico Islanders); Andrew Gregor (Seattle Sounders)
G: Greg Sutton (Montreal Impact) (Goalkeeper of the Year)
Coach: Michael Anhaeuser (Charleston Battery) (Coach of the Year)

Second Team
F: Alen Marcina (Puerto Rico Islanders); Greg Simmonds (Virginia Beach Mariners)
M: Leonardo Di Lorenzo (Montreal Impact); Jeff Clarke (Vancouver Whitecaps); Rodrigo Rios (Atlanta Silverbacks); Gavin Glinton (Charleston Battery))
D: Nevio Pizzolitto (Montreal Impact); Matt Bobo (Atlanta Silverbacks); Kenney Bertz (Rochester Raging Rhinos); Steve Klein (Vancouver Whitecaps)
G: Scott Vallow (Rochester Raging Rhinos)

Second Division

Pos Team Pld W L D GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Richmond Kickers (O) 20 13 3 4 50 20 +30 43 Regular season champion
2 Charlotte Eagles 20 8 4 8 29 27 +2 32 Playoff berth clinched
3 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 20 8 6 6 27 20 +7 30
4 Cincinnati Kings 20 9 8 3 28 27 +1 30
5 New Hampshire Phantoms 20 9 10 1 27 43 −16 27
6 Western Mass Pioneers 20 8 9 3 31 28 +3 27
7 Harrisburg City Islanders 20 8 9 3 34 35 −1 27
8 Wilmington Hammerheads 20 4 9 7 30 31 −1 19
9 Long Island Rough Riders 20 3 12 5 15 40 −25 14
Source:
(O) Play-off winners
Notes:
  1. New Hampshire was penalized 1 point for use of an ineligible player in a game.

Playoffs

Semifinals Finals
        
1 Richmond Kickers 2 0 2
4 Cincinnati Kings 1 0 1
1 Richmond Kickers 2
2 Charlotte Eagles 1
3 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 0 1 1
2 Charlotte Eagles 4 2 6

Semifinals

First Leg
Richmond Kickers2–1Cincinnati Kings
Report
University of Richmond Stadium
Richmond, VirginiaAttendance: 2,187Referee: James Conlee Second Leg
Cincinnati Kings0–0Richmond Kickers
Report
XU Soccer Complex
Cincinnati, OhioAttendance: 1,465Referee: Rizal Milliken

Richmond Kickers won 2–1 on aggregate.

First Leg
Pittsburgh Riverhounds0–4Charlotte Eagles
Report
Falconi Field
Washington, PennsylvaniaAttendance: 2,113Referee: CJ Morgante Second Leg
Charlotte Eagles2–1Pittsburgh Riverhounds
Report
Waddell Stadium
Charlotte, North CarolinaAttendance: 813Referee: Jason Sessions

Charlotte Eagles won 6–1 on Aggregate.

Final

Richmond Kickers2–1Charlotte Eagles
Report
University of Richmond Stadium
Richmond, VirginiaAttendance: 3,288Referee: Daniel Stead

Premier Development League

See also

References

  1. "USL First Division 2006". USLsoccer.com. United Soccer Leagues. Archived from the original on November 11, 2006. Retrieved April 3, 2020.
  2. "USL Second Division 2006". USLsoccer.com. United Soccer Leagues. Archived from the original on November 11, 2006. Retrieved April 3, 2020.

External links

USL A-League and First Division
Seasons
A-League
First Division
Teams
A-League
First Division
^Note CA – Canada (CSA) based team
USL Second Division seasons
2006 in American soccer
« 2005 2007 »
Leagues
Men
Women
Cups
Other
International
Club competitions
  • CONCACAF Champions' Cup
National teams
Men
Women
Team seasons
MLS
USL-1
  • Atlanta Silverbacks
  • Charleston Battery
  • Miami FC
  • Minnesota Thunder
  • Montreal Impact
  • Portland Timbers
  • Puerto Rico Islanders
  • Rochester Raging Rhinos
  • Seattle Sounders
  • Toronto Lynx
  • Vancouver Whitecaps
  • Virginia Beach Mariners
USL-2
  • Charlotte Eagles
  • Cincinnati Kings
  • Harrisburg City Islanders
  • Long Island Rough Riders
  • New Hampshire Phantoms
  • Pittsburgh Riverhounds
  • Richmond Kickers
  • Western Mass Pioneers
  • Wilmington Hammerheads
2006 in Canadian soccer
 « 2005 2007 » 
Men's leagues
Women's leagues
Cups
Other
International
Club seasons
USL-1
United States Soccer – Division 2 seasons
American Soccer League
United Soccer League (1984–85)
APSL/A-League
USISL Select League / A-League
USL First Division
USSF Division 2 Professional League
North American Soccer League
USL / USL Championship
Canadian Soccer – Division 2 seasons (CSA & USSF)
Canadian National Soccer League
Other defunct leagues
USSF (U.S. based leagues)
Western Soccer Alliance
American Professional Soccer League
A-League
USL First Division
USSF Division 2 Professional League
North American Soccer League
USL Championship
Note: There is no clear information from CSA about tier of U.S. based leagues which have Canadian clubs. In terms of historical information, they have been deployed as tier 2 league as USSF have done.
Categories:
2006 United Soccer Leagues Add topic