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2006 Chivas USA season

The 2006 Chivas USA season was the club's second season of existence, and their second in Major League Soccer, the top flight of American soccer. The club competed in the MLS's Western Conference, where they finished in third place, in their Conference, qualifying for the Playoffs for the first time.

Chivas USA
2006 season
OwnerJorge Vergara
ManagerBob Bradley
MLSConference: 3rd
Overall: 6th
MLS Cup PlayoffsConference Semifinal vs Houston Dynamo
U.S. Open CupThird round vs Dallas Roma
Top goalscorerLeague: Ante Razov (14)
All: Ante Razov (15)
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Season review edit

On November 23, 2005, Chivas appointed Bob Bradley as their new manager.

Transfers edit

Main articles: 2006 MLS SuperDraft and 2006 MLS Supplemental Draft

In edit

Date Number Position Player Previous club Fee/notes Ref
January 20, 2006 16 MF   Sacha Kljestan Seton Hall Pirates SuperDraft Round one [1]
January 20, 2006 13 MF   Jonathan Bornstein UCLA Bruins SuperDraft Round four [1]
January 24, 2006 11 MF   Jesse Marsch Chicago Fire Trade [1]
January 26, 2006 25 DF   Lawson Vaughn Tulsa Golden Hurricane Supplemental Draft Round three [1]
January 26, 2006 28 FW   Drew Helm Florida Atlantic Owls Supplemental Draft Round one [1][2]
January 26, 2006 MF   Darren Spicer Princeton Tigers Supplemental Draft Round two [1]
January 30, 2006 9 FW   Ante Razov New York Red Bulls Trade [1]
March 17, 2006 23 GK   Preston Burpo Seattle Sounders
March 17, 2006 29 FW   Estuardo Sanchez Chivas USA U19 Promoted [1]
March 17, 2006 3 DF   Carlos Llamosa New England Revolution [1]
March 17, 2006 4 FW   Brent Whitfield Seattle Sounders [1]
March 31, 2006 24 DF   Tim Regan New York Red Bulls [2]
July 19, 2006 30 MF   Carlos Borja Chivas USA U19 Promoted [1]
Summer, 2006 11 MF   John O'Brien   ADO Den Haag
September 2006 27 DF   Eder Robles Chivas USA U19 Promoted [1]
2 DF   Claudio Suárez   Tigres UANL
8 DF   Johnny García   Guadalajara
21 DF   Jason Hernandez New York Red Bulls
31 MF   Rene Corona Corona Crew

Out edit

Date Number Position Player New club Fee/notes Ref
January 30, 2006 99 FW   Thiago Martins New York Red Bulls Trade
March 31, 2006 16 MF   Antonio Martínez Waived [2]
April 1, 2006 27 DF   Douglas Sequeira Real Salt Lake [3]
Mid 2006 8 MF   Francisco Gomez Miami F.C. Released
9 FW   Isaac Romo   Guadalajara Loan return
59 GK   Sergio García   Guadalajara Loan return
5 DF   Ezra Hendrickson Columbus Crew
10 MF   Héctor Cuadros   Delfines
11 MF   Milton Blanco Puerto Rico Islanders
17 MF   Christian Jimenez Real Salt Lake
21 GK   Shaun Kalnasy Atlanta Silverbacks
22 DF   Arturo Torres
23 DF   Armando Begines   Querétaro
26 MF   Jesús Ochoa

Roster edit

No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (Age) Signed from Signed in Contract ends Apps. Goals
Goalkeepers
18 Brad Guzan   GK (1984-09-09)September 9, 1984 (aged 22) Generation Adidas 2005
23 Preston Burpo   GK (1972-09-26)September 26, 1972 (aged 34) Seattle Sounders 2006
Defenders
2 Claudio Suárez   DF (1968-12-17)December 17, 1968 (aged 37)   Tigres UANL 2006
3 Carlos Llamosa   DF (1969-06-30)June 30, 1969 (aged 37) New England Revolution 2006
8 Johnny García   DF (1978-07-19)July 19, 1978 (aged 28)   Guadalajara 2006
13 Jonathan Bornstein   DF (1984-11-07)November 7, 1984 (aged 21) UCLA Bruin 2006
14 Esteban Arias   DF (1982-08-26)August 26, 1982 (aged 24) Connecticut Huskies 2005
20 Orlando Perez   DF (1977-07-12)July 12, 1977 (aged 29) Chicago Fire 2005
21 Jason Hernandez   DF (1983-08-26)August 26, 1983 (aged 23) New York Red Bulls 2006
24 Tim Regan   DF (1981-06-27)June 27, 1981 (aged 25) New York Red Bulls 2006
25 Lawson Vaughn   DF (1984-04-11)April 11, 1984 (aged 22) Tulsa Golden 2006
27 Eder Robles   DF (1988-07-07)July 7, 1988 (aged 18) Chivas USA Academy 2006
Midfielders
4 Brent Whitfield   MF (1981-01-08)January 8, 1981 (aged 25) Seattle Sounders 2006
6 Francisco Mendoza   MF (1985-04-29)April 29, 1985 (aged 21)   Guadalajara 2005
7 Ramón Ramírez   MF (1969-12-05)December 5, 1969 (aged 36)   Guadalajara 2005
10 Juan Pablo García   MF (1981-11-24)November 24, 1981 (aged 24)   Atlas 2005
11 John O'Brien   MF (1977-08-29)August 29, 1977 (aged 29)   ADO Den Haag 2006
12 Mike Muñoz   MF (1983-09-14)September 14, 1983 (aged 23) California Golden Bears 2005
15 Jesse Marsch   MF (1973-11-08)November 8, 1973 (aged 32) Chicago Fire 2006
16 Sacha Kljestan   MF (1985-09-09)September 9, 1985 (aged 21) Seton Hall Pirates 2006
30 Carlos Borja   MF (1988-01-18)January 18, 1988 (aged 18) IMG Academy 2006
31 Rene Corona   MF (1984-08-17)August 17, 1984 (aged 22) Corona Crew 2006
88 Rodrigo López   MF (1987-05-10)May 10, 1987 (aged 19)   Guadalajara 2005
Forwards
9 Ante Razov   FW (1974-03-02)March 2, 1974 (aged 32) New York Red Bulls 2006
17 Francisco Palencia   FW (1973-04-28)April 28, 1973 (aged 33)   Guadalajara 2005
19 Matt Taylor   FW (1981-10-17)October 17, 1981 (aged 25) Kansas City Wizards 2005
22 Jesús Morales   FW (1985-12-18)December 18, 1985 (aged 20) loan from   Guadalajara 2006 2006
28 Drew Helm   FW (1984-11-09)November 9, 1984 (aged 21) Florida Atlantic Owls 2006
29 Estuardo Sanchez   FW (1988-01-16)January 16, 1988 (aged 18) 2006

Competitions edit

MLS edit

Main article: 2006 Major League Soccer season

League table edit

Pos Team
 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 FC Dallas 32 16 12 4 48 44 +4 52 MLS Cup Playoffs
2 Houston Dynamo 32 11 8 13 44 40 +4 46
3 Chivas USA 32 10 9 13 45 42 +3 43
4 Colorado Rapids 32 11 13 8 36 49 −13 41
5 Los Angeles Galaxy 32 11 15 6 37 37 0 39
6 Real Salt Lake 32 10 13 9 45 49 −4 39
Source: MLS

Results summary edit

Overall Home Away
Pld Pts W L T GF GA GD W L T GF GA GD W L T GF GA GD
0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0  0

Last updated: October 16, 2005
Source: ESPNSoccernet.com
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference

Results edit

April 2, 2006 1 Chivas USA 3–0 Real Salt Lake Carson
13:00 PST Razov   21', 65'
García   25'
Bornstein   40'		 Report Pope   17' Stadium: The Home Depot Center
April 8, 2006 2 D.C. United 2–0 Chivas USA Washington, D.C.
13:00 PST Boswell   20'
Olsen   35'
Moreno   59', 90+1'		 Report Vaughn   4'
Marsch   45+1'
Razov   89'		 Stadium: RFK Stadium
April 16, 2006 3 Chivas USA 1–2 LA Galaxy Carson
17:00 PST Mendoza   39'
Razov   46'
Regan   58'
García   60'
Marsch   90+6'		 Report Albright   37'
Glen   84', 90+3'  90+9'		 Stadium: The Home Depot Center
April 29, 2006 4 Chivas USA 0–0 New York Red Bulls Carson
16:00 PST Razov   75' Report Stadium: The Home Depot Center
May 13, 2006 5 New England Revolution 3–1 Chivas USA Foxborough
16:00 PST Lochhead   22'
Dorman   23'
Joseph   43'  53'
Twellman   59'  86'		 Report Mendoza   19'  76'
Llamosa   39'
Razov   82'
García   90+3'		 Stadium: Gillette Stadium
May 20, 2006 6 New York Red Bulls 5–4 Chivas USA East Rutherford
16:30 PST Report Marsch   32'
Razov   51'  59', 77'
Palencia   64', 90+5' (pen.)
Hernandez   64'		 Stadium: Giants Stadium
May 28, 2006 7 Chivas USA 1–0 Chicago Fire Carson
17:00 PST García   2'
Marsch   56'
Regan   76'
Bornstein   90+3'		 Report Griffin   45' Stadium: The Home Depot Center
June 3, 2006 8 Chivas USA 4–1 Colorado Rapids Carson
16:00 PST Petke   6' (o.g.)
Razov   24'
Mendoza   76'
Llamosa   83'
Palencia   85'		 Report Dayan   31'
Coundoul   85'
Hernández   88'		 Stadium: The Home Depot Center
June 8, 2006 9 LA Galaxy 1–2 Chivas USA Carson
16:00 PST Gomez   27'
Ihemelu   70'		 Report Razov   15', 21'
Bornstein   41'
Regan   44'
Vaughn   52'		 Stadium: The Home Depot Center
June 11, 2006 10 FC Dallas 2–1 Chivas USA Dallas
14:00 PST Ruiz   28'
Miña   66'  82'		 Report Vaughn   14'
Llamosa   73'
Razov   83'		 Stadium: Cotton Bowl
June 18, 2006 11 Chivas USA 2–0 Columbus Crew Carson
16:00 PST Razov   5'
Hernandez   45'
García   85'		 Report Kotschau   34' Stadium: The Home Depot Center
June 21, 2006 12 Colorado Rapids 1–1 Chivas USA Denver
16:30 PST Dayan   58'
Kirovski   70'		 Report García   10'  77'
Llamosa   31'		 Stadium: Invesco Field at Mile High
June 24, 2006 13 Columbus Crew 1–1 Chivas USA Columbus
16:30 PST Retiz   12'
González   33'
Kotschau   43'		 Report Kljestan   26'
Razov   37'
Regan   41'
García   54'		 Stadium: Crew Stadium
June 28, 2006 14 Chivas USA 1–1 Houston Dynamo Carson
16:30 PST Llamosa   32'
Marsch   75'
Hernandez   90+1'		 Report De Rosario   55' Stadium: The Home Depot Center
July 1, 2006 15 Chivas USA 3–0 FC Dallas Carson
16:00 PST Suárez   20', 24'
Bornstein   43'
Perez   45'		 Report Stadium: The Home Depot Center
July 5, 2006 16 Real Salt Lake 0–0 Chivas USA Salt Lake City
17:00 PST Cunningham   86' Report Stadium: Rice-Eccles Stadium
July 8, 2006 17 Houston Dynamo 3–1 Chivas USA Houston
13:00 PST Ching   19'
Waibel   60'
Mullan   64'
Moreno   84'		 Report Razov   8'
Kljestan   66'
Mendoza   68'		 Stadium: Robertson Stadium
July 15, 2006 18 Chivas USA 0–0 LA Galaxy Carson
14:00 PST Razov   25'
Marsch   29'		 Report Marshall   43'
Albright   53'
Roberts   84'		 Stadium: The Home Depot Center
July 21, 2006 19 Colorado Rapids 3–3 Chivas USA Denver
17:00 PST Dayan   10'
Petke   31'   68'
Mastroeni   62'
Mathis   64'
Martins   80'
Gargan   88'
Peterson   90+3'		 Report Palencia   9'
Bornstein   74', 90+1'		 Stadium: Invesco Field at Mile High
July 26, 2006 20 Real Salt Lake 3–3 Chivas USA Salt Lake City
16:00 PST , Cunningham   33'
Talley   55'
Novak   63'
Williams   74'		 Report Razov   2'
Bornstein   59'
Kljestan   81'
Suárez   90+4'		 Stadium: Rice-Eccles Stadium
August 6, 2006 21 Chivas USA 1–1 New England Revolution Los Angeles
15:30 PST Marsch   22' Report Twellman   16' Stadium: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Attendance: 92,650
August 12, 2006 22 Chicago Fire 1–2 Chivas USA Chicago
16:30 PST Rolfe   82' Report García   77'
Suárez   90+1' (pen.)		 Stadium: Toyota Park
August 19, 2006 23 Chivas USA 1–1 Kansas City Wizards Carson
16:00 PST Mendoza   38'
García   48'
Bornstein   83'
Perez   86'		 Report Burciaga   42'
Watson   76'		 Stadium: The Home Depot Center
August 27, 2006 24 Chivas USA 3–2 Houston Dynamo Carson
17:00 PST Bornstein   8'
Razov   45', 57'
Arias   84'		 Report De Rosario   28' (pen.), 67'
Clark   31'		 Stadium: The Home Depot Center
September 3, 2006 25 Chivas USA 1–2 D.C. United Carson
13:00 PST Suárez   32' (pen.)
Hernandez   90+2'
Mendoza   90+3'		 Report Gómez   3', 33'  30'
Boswell   18'
Eskandarian   23'
Carroll   75'		 Stadium: The Home Depot Center
September 9, 2006 26 Chivas USA 1–1 FC Dallas Carson
16:00 PST García   81' Report Cooper   55'  55'
Gbandi   72'		 Stadium: The Home Depot Center
September 13, 2006 27 FC Dallas 0–1 Chivas USA Dallas
16:30 PST Valakari   45' Report García   13'
Llamosa   59'
Morales   72'   76'		 Stadium: Cotton Bowl
September 17, 2006 28 Houston Dynamo 0–0 Chivas USA Houston
16:30 PST Dalglish   47'
Gray   57'		 Report Suárez   23'
Regan   33'   59'		 Stadium: Robertson Stadium
September 23, 2006 29 Chivas USA 1–0 Colorado Rapids Carson
16:00 PST Mendoza   34' Report Stadium: The Home Depot Center
September 30, 2006 30 LA Galaxy 3–0 Chivas USA Carson
16:30 PST Vagenas   29'
Quaranta   39'
Donovan   67'
Gordon   80'		 Report Morales   25'
Marsch   40'		 Stadium: The Home Depot Center
October 7, 2006 31 Kansas City Wizards 2–1 Chivas USA Kansas City
16:30 PST van den Bergh   50'
Victorine   58'
Burciaga   74' (pen.)
Movsisyan   90'		 Report Kljestan   49'
Suárez   71' (pen.)		 Stadium: Arrowhead Stadium
October 15, 2006 32 Chivas USA 1–1 Real Salt Lake Carson
13:00 PST Whitfield   20' Report Soto   89' Stadium: The Home Depot Center

MLS Cup Playoffs edit

October 22, 2006 Conference Semifinal 1st leg Chivas USA 2–1 Houston Dynamo Carson
10:00 PST Mendoza   38'
Razov   45'
Palencia   68'		 Report De Rosario   37'
Onstad   45+1'
Ching   75'		 Stadium: The Home Depot Center
October 29, 2006 Conference Semifinal 2nd leg Houston Dynamo 2–0
(3–2 agg.)		 Chivas USA Houston
12:00 PST Clark   59'
Davis   64' (pen.)
Serioux   67'
Ching   90+2'		 Report Vaughn   55'
Palencia   57'   58'
Regan   63'
García   64'		 Stadium: Robertson Stadium

U.S. Open Cup edit

Main article: 2006 U.S. Open Cup
July 12, 2006 Third round Dallas Roma 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(4–2 p)		 Chivas USA Santa Barbara
21:00 PST Report Razov   57' Stadium: Harder Stadium
Attendance: 2,127
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
Penalties
M.Clark  
M.Rowland  
B.Flanagan  
Schell  		 Palencia  
Kljestan  
Marsch  
Suárez  

Statistics edit

As of Match played October 29, 2006

Appearances and goals edit

No. Pos Nat Player Total MLS Playoffs U.S. Open Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
2 DF   MEX Claudio Suárez 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
6 MF   MEX Francisco Mendoza 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
9 FW   USA Ante Razov 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0
10 MF   MEX Juan Pablo García 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
13 DF   USA Jonathan Bornstein 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
15 MF   USA Jesse Marsch 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
16 MF   USA Sacha Kljestan 2 0 0 0 1+1 0 0 0
17 FW   MEX Francisco Palencia 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 0
18 GK   USA Brad Guzan 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
21 DF   USA Jason Hernandez 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
22 FW   MEX Jesús Morales 1 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
24 DF   USA Tim Regan 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
25 DF   USA Lawson Vaughn 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
Players away from Chivas USA on loan:
Players who left Chivas USA during the season:

Goal scorers edit

Place Position Nation Number Name MLS MLS Cup Playoffs U.S. Open Cup Total
1 FW   9 Ante Razov 14 1 0 15
2 MF   10 Juan Pablo García 8 0 0 8
3 DF   13 Jonathan Bornstein 6 0 0 6
DF   2 Claudio Suárez 6 0 0 6
5 FW   17 Francisco Palencia 4 1 0 5
6 MF   6 Francisco Mendoza 3 0 0 3
7 MF   15 Jesse Marsch 2 0 0 2
8 MF   4 Brent Whitfield 1 0 0 1
Own goal 1 0 0 1
TOTALS 45 2 0 47

Disciplinary record edit

Number Nation Position Name MLS MLS Cup Playoffs U.S. Open Cup Total
               
2   DF Claudio Suárez 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
3   DF Carlos Llamosa 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
6   MF Francisco Mendoza 5 0 1 0 0 0 6 0
9   FW Ante Razov 5 0 0 0 0 1 5 1
10   MF Juan Pablo García 4 0 1 0 0 0 5 0
13   DF Jonathan Bornstein 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
14   DF Esteban Arias 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
15   MF Jesse Marsch 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
16   MF Sacha Kljestan 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
17   FW Francisco Palencia 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 1
20   DF Orlando Perez 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
21   DF Jason Hernandez 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
22   FW Jesús Morales 3 1 0 0 0 0 3 1
24   DF Tim Regan 6 1 1 0 0 0 7 1
25   DF Lawson Vaughn 3 0 1 0 0 0 4 0
TOTALS 50 2 6 1 0 1 56 4

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "CHIVAS USA 2006". www.mlssoccer.com. MLS Soccer. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved January 12, 2016.
  2. ^ a b c "Chivas USA signs Regan and Helm". www.oursportscentral.com. Our Sports Central. March 31, 2006. Retrieved January 12, 2016.
  3. ^ "Cuatro ticos procurarán la revancha en la MLS". wvw.nacion.com (in Spanish). Nacion. April 1, 2006. Retrieved January 24, 2016.
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