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 Source: [ 1] (C) Playoff Champion; (S) Commissioner's Cup Notes:
^ a b CHA: 4 pts; VAN: 1 pt ^ a b VBM: 7 pts; TOR: 4 pts ^ 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 September 15, 2006
7:30 PM EDT
Attendance: 2,215
Referee: Mark Kadlecik
September 17, 2006
7:30 PM EDT
Second Leg
Attendance: 8,745
Referee: Alex Prus
Charleston Battery won 3–2 on Aggregate.
September 15, 2006
10:00 PM EDT
First Leg
Attendance: 5,437
Referee: Steve DiPietro
September 17, 2006
6:00 PM EDT
Second Leg
Attendance: 2,111
Referee: Mark Greiger
Vancouver Whitecaps won 6–1 on Aggregate.
Semifinals September 22, 2006
7:35 PM EDT
First Leg
Attendance: 9,038
Referee: Niko Bratsis
September 24, 2006
6:00 PM EDT
Second Leg
Attendance: 2,121
Referee: Michael Hill
Rochester Raging Rhinos won 1–0 on Aggregate.
September 22, 2006
10:00 PM EDT
First Leg
Vancouver Whitecaps 0–0 Montreal Impact Report
Attendance: 5,225
Referee: Mark Budda
September 24, 2006
7:00 PM EDT
Second Leg
Montreal Impact 0–2 (a.e.t.) Vancouver Whitecaps Report
Attendance: 11,782
Referee: Silviu Petrescu
Vancouver Whitecaps won 2–0 on Aggregate in Overtime.
Final September 30, 2006
7:00 PM EDT
Attendance: 9,547
Referee: Andrew Chapin
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 Source: [ 2] (O) Play-off winners Notes:
^ New Hampshire was penalized 1 point for use of an ineligible player in a game.
Playoffs
Semifinals August 18, 2006
7:00 PM EDT
First Leg
Richmond Kickers 2–1 Cincinnati Kings Watson 40' Burke 60' (pen.) Report Fiore 14' Krause 31' Barton 45' Jones 47'
Attendance: 2,187
Referee: James Conlee
August 20, 2006
6:00 PM EDT
Second Leg
Attendance: 1,465
Referee: Rizal Milliken
Richmond Kickers won 2–1 on aggregate.
August 18, 2006
7:05 PM EDT
First Leg
Attendance: 2,113
Referee: CJ Morgante
August 19, 2006
7:00 PM EDT
Second Leg
Attendance: 813
Referee: Jason Sessions
Charlotte Eagles won 6–1 on Aggregate.
Final Attendance: 3,288
Referee: Daniel Stead
Premier Development League
See also
References ^ "USL First Division 2006". USLsoccer.com . United Soccer Leagues. Archived from the original on November 11, 2006. Retrieved April 3, 2020 . ^ "USL Second Division 2006". USLsoccer.com . United Soccer Leagues. Archived from the original on November 11, 2006. Retrieved April 3, 2020 .
External links
Seasons
A-League First Division
Teams
A-League First Division
International
Club competitions National teams
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
Men's leagues Women's leagues Cups Other International Club seasons
Canadian National Soccer League Other defunct leagues USSF (U.S. based leagues)
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.