2006 United Soccer Leagues

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

General

  • Miami FC joined the First Division.
  • The Richmond Kickers departed the First Division for the Second Division.
  • The Northern Virginia Royals departed the Second Division for the Premier Development League (PDL).
  • 9 new teams joined the PDL while 5 teams folded, for a complete list see here.

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[a] First round of playoffs
4 Vancouver Whitecaps (C) 28 12 6 10 40 28 +12 46[a]
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[b]
10 Toronto Lynx 28 8 12 8 30 36 −6 32[b]
11 Portland Timbers 28 7 15 6 25 39 −14 27[c]
12 Minnesota Thunder 28 7 15 6 34 45 −11 27[c]
Source: [1]
(C) Playoff Champion; (S) Commissioner's Cup
Notes:
  1. ^ a b CHA: 4 pts; VAN: 1 pt
  2. ^ a b VBM: 7 pts; TOR: 4 pts
  3. ^ a b 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
Attendance: 2,215
Referee: Mark Kadlecik
Second Leg
Puerto Rico Islanders0–1Charleston Battery
 Report
Attendance: 8,745
Referee: 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'
Attendance: 5,437
Referee: Steve DiPietro
Second Leg
Miami FC Blues0–2Vancouver Whitecaps
 Report
Attendance: 2,111
Referee: Mark Greiger

Vancouver Whitecaps won 6–1 on Aggregate.

Semifinals

First Leg
Rochester Raging Rhinos1–0Charleston Battery
 Report
  • Daley Yellow card 19' Yellow-red card 42'
  • McKnight Yellow card 81'
Attendance: 9,038
Referee: Niko Bratsis
Second Leg
Charleston Battery0–0Rochester Raging Rhinos
 Report
Attendance: 2,121
Referee: Michael Hill

Rochester Raging Rhinos won 1–0 on Aggregate.

First Leg
Vancouver Whitecaps0–0Montreal Impact
 Report
Attendance: 5,225
Referee: Mark Budda
Second Leg
Montreal Impact0–2 (a.e.t.)Vancouver Whitecaps
 Report
Attendance: 11,782
Referee: Silviu Petrescu

Vancouver Whitecaps won 2–0 on Aggregate in Overtime.

Final

Rochester Raging Rhinos0–3Vancouver Whitecaps
 Report
Attendance: 9,547
Referee: 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[a]
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: [2]
(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
  • Watson 40'
  • Burke 60' (pen.)
 Report
  • Fiore Yellow card 14'
  • Krause Yellow card 31'
  • Barton 45'
  • Jones Yellow card 47'
Attendance: 2,187
Referee: James Conlee
Second Leg
Cincinnati Kings0–0Richmond Kickers
  • McGinlay Yellow card 11'
  • Smith Yellow card 75'
 Report
Attendance: 1,465
Referee: Rizal Milliken

Richmond Kickers won 2–1 on aggregate.

First Leg
Pittsburgh Riverhounds0–4Charlotte Eagles
 Report
Attendance: 2,113
Referee: CJ Morgante
Second Leg
Charlotte Eagles2–1Pittsburgh Riverhounds
 Report
Attendance: 813
Referee: Jason Sessions

Charlotte Eagles won 6–1 on Aggregate.

Final

Richmond Kickers2–1Charlotte Eagles
 Report
Attendance: 3,288
Referee: 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.

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