2006 United Soccer Leagues

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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[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
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
Second Leg
Puerto Rico Islanders0–1Charleston Battery
 Report
Attendance: 8,745
Referee: Alex Prus

Charleston Battery won 3–2 on Aggregate.

First Leg
Miami FC Blues
 Report Fraser Yellow card 35'
Romário 64'
Gomez Yellow card 72'
Burnaby, British Columbia
Attendance: 5,437
Referee: Steve DiPietro
Second Leg
Miami FC Blues
0–2Vancouver Whitecaps
 Report
Miami, Florida
Attendance: 2,111
Referee: Mark Greiger

Vancouver Whitecaps won 6–1 on Aggregate.

Semifinals

First Leg
Rochester Raging Rhinos
1–0Charleston Battery
 Report
Second Leg
Rochester Raging Rhinos
 Report

Rochester Raging Rhinos won 1–0 on Aggregate.

First Leg
Montreal Impact
 Report
  • Braz Yellow card 10'
  • Pizzolito
    Red card 85'
Burnaby, British Columbia
Attendance: 5,225
Referee: Mark Budda
Second Leg
Montreal Impact
0–2 (a.e.t.)Vancouver Whitecaps
 Report
Montreal, Quebec
Attendance: 11,782
Referee: Silviu Petrescu

Vancouver Whitecaps won 2–0 on Aggregate in Overtime.

Final

Rochester Raging Rhinos
0–3Vancouver Whitecaps
 Report
USL First Division
2006 champions
Canada
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
First title

Awards and All-League Teams

First Team
F:

Miami FC) (Co-Leading Goalscorer); Cam Weaver (Seattle Sounders
) (Co-Leading Goalscorer)
M:
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:

Atlanta Silverbacks); Gavin Glinton (Charleston Battery
))
D:
Rochester Raging Rhinos); Steve Klein (Vancouver Whitecaps
)
G:
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
 Report
University of Richmond Stadium
Richmond, Virginia
Second Leg
Cincinnati Kings0–0Richmond Kickers
 Report

Richmond Kickers won 2–1 on aggregate.

First Leg
Pittsburgh Riverhounds
0–4Charlotte Eagles
 Report
Second Leg
Pittsburgh Riverhounds
 Report
Attendance: 813
Referee: Jason Sessions

Charlotte Eagles won 6–1 on Aggregate.

Final

Richmond Kickers2–1Charlotte Eagles
 Report
  • Spencer
    90'
University of Richmond Stadium
Richmond, Virginia

Premier Development League

  • See
    2006 PDL Season

See also

  • United Soccer Leagues

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

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