2006 Major League Soccer season

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Seasons
2005 2006 2007

Teams and Alignment

Conference Team Primary Venue Municipality
Eastern Conference Chicago Fire SeatGeek Stadium Bridgeview, Illinois
Columbus Crew Historic Crew Stadium Columbus, Ohio
D.C. United Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Washington
Kansas City Wizards GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium Kansas City, Missouri
New England Revolution Gillette Stadium Norfolk County, Massachusetts
New York Red Bulls Giants Stadium East Rutherford, New Jersey
Western Conference CD Chivas USA Soccer Stadium at Dignity Health Sports Park Carson, California
Colorado Rapids Empower Field at Mile High Denver
FC Dallas Toyota Stadium Frisco, Texas
Houston Dynamo Robertson Stadium Houston
Los Angeles Galaxy Soccer Stadium at Dignity Health Sports Park Carson, California
Real Salt Lake Rice-Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City

Changes

  • Chicago Fire relocate from Soldier Field in Chicago to SeatGeek Stadium in Bridgeview, Illinois.
  • MetroStars renamed New York Red Bulls.
  • San Jose Earthquakes relocate from CEFCU Stadium in San José, California to Robertson Stadium in Houston and renamed Houston Dynamo.

Regular Season Results

Conference Team W L T Pts
Eastern Conference D.C. United 15 7 10 55
New England Revolution 12 8 12 48
Chicago Fire 13 11 8 47
New York Red Bulls 9 11 12 39
Kansas City Wizards 10 14 8 38
Columbus Crew 8 15 9 33
Western Conference FC Dallas 16 12 4 52
Houston Dynamo 11 8 13 46
CD Chivas USA 10 9 13 43
Colorado Rapids 11 13 8 41
Los Angeles Galaxy 11 15 6 39
Real Salt Lake 10 13 9 39

Postseason Results

Team (Two-Game Aggregate) Team (Single-Game) Team (Single-Game) Champions
D.C. United 2 D.C. United 0 New England Revolution 1 (3) Houston Dynamo
New York Red Bulls 1
Chicago Fire 2 (2) New England Revolution 1
New England Revolution 2 (4)
FC Dallas 4 (4) Colorado Rapids 1 Houston Dynamo 1 (4)
Colorado Rapids 4 (5)
CD Chivas USA 2 Houston Dynamo 3
Houston Dynamo 3

Special Event Results

Event Home Score Away
MLS All-Star Game Major League Soccer 1-0 Chelsea F.C.

Markets and Venues

Combined Statistical Area Metropolitan Statistical Area Metropolitan Division County / Equivalent Municipality Venue Team / Event Regular Postseason Total
Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH Combined Statistical Area Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH Metropolitan Statistical Area Boston, MA Metropolitan Division Norfolk County, Massachusetts Unincorporated Gillette Stadium New England Revolution 16 One 17
Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI Combined Statistical Area Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division Cook County, Illinois Bridgeview, Illinois SeatGeek Stadium Chicago Fire 16 One 17
MLS All-Star Game One
Columbus-Marion-Zanesville, OH Combined Statistical Area Columbus, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area Franklin County, Ohio Columbus, Ohio Historic Crew Stadium Columbus Crew 16 16
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX-OK Combined Statistical Area Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division Collin County, Texas Frisco, Texas Toyota Stadium FC Dallas 16 One 17
New England Revolution One One
Denver-Aurora-Greeley, CO Combined Statistical Area Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area Denver County, Colorado Denver Empower Field at Mile High Colorado Rapids 16 One 17
Houston-Pasadena, TX Combined Statistical Area Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area Harris County, Texas Houston NRG Stadium Houston Dynamo One One
Robertson Stadium Houston Dynamo 15 Two 17
Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City, MO-KS Combined Statistical Area Kansas City, MO-KS Metropolitan Statistical Area Jackson County, Missouri Kansas City, Missouri GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium Kansas City Wizards 16 16
Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA Combined Statistical Area Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division Los Angeles County, California Carson, California Soccer Stadium at Dignity Health Sports Park Los Angeles Galaxy 16 16
CD Chivas USA 15 One 16
Los Angeles United Airlines Field at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum CD Chivas USA One One
New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA Combined Statistical Area New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division Bergen County, New Jersey East Rutherford, New Jersey Giants Stadium New York Red Bulls 16 One 17
Salt Lake City-Provo-Orem, UT-ID Combined Statistical Area Salt Lake City-Murray, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area Salt Lake County, Utah Salt Lake City Rice-Eccles Stadium Real Salt Lake 16 16
Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA Combined Statistical Area Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area Washington, DC-MD Metropolitan Division District of Columbia Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium D.C. United 16 Two 18
Total 192 11 204