2006 FC Dallas season

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FC Dallas
2006 season
Owner Lamar Hunt
Head coach Colin Clarke
Stadium Pizza Hut Park
MLS Conference: 1st
Overall: 2nd
MLS Cup Lost Western Conference Semifinals vs Colorado Rapids (1–1)
U.S. Open Cup Lost Quarterfinal vs. Houston Dynamo (0–3)
Brimstone Cup Won Championship vs. Chicago Fire (2–0)
Texas Derby Lost vs. Houston Dynamo (1–2–1)
Average home league attendance14,982
  2005
2007  

The 2006 FC Dallas season was the tenth season of the Major League Soccer team. It was the most successful regular season in franchise history, and was the only time that the team secured the #1 seed in the Western Conference. After an elimination against the Colorado Rapids in a shootout in Game 2 of the Western Conference Semifinals, head coach Colin Clarke was fired and replaced by Steve Morrow. It was also the final season under owner Lamar Hunt, who died soon thereafter.

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Final standings

PosClubPtsGPWLTGFGAGD
1 FC Dallas 5232161244844+4
2 Houston Dynamo 4632118134440+4
3 Chivas USA 4332109134542+3
4 Colorado Rapids 413211138364913
5 Los Angeles Galaxy 39321115637370
6 Real Salt Lake 39321013945494
MLS Supporters' Shield runner up, 2006 MLS Cup Playoffs
2006 MLS Cup Playoffs

Regular season

April 1, 2006 Chicago Fire 2–3 FC Dallas Frisco, Texas
15:00 pm cdtStadium: Pizza Hut Park
April 8, 2006 Real Salt Lake 1–2 FC Dallas Frisco, Texas
Stadium: Pizza Hut Park
April 15, 2006 FC Dallas 2–2 Colorado Rapids Denver, Colorado
Stadium: Invesco Field at Mile High
April 23, 2006 Kansas City Wizards 1–2 FC Dallas Frisco, Texas
Stadium: Pizza Hut Park
April 29, 2006 FC Dallas 1–1 D.C. United Washington, D.C.
Stadium: RFK Stadium
May 6, 2006 Texas Derby FC Dallas 3–4 Houston Dynamo Houston, Texas
Stadium: Robertson Stadium
May 10, 2006 Los Angeles Galaxy 0–1 FC Dallas Frisco, Texas
Stadium: Pizza Hut Park
May 13, 2006 Texas Derby Houston Dynamo 1–1 FC Dallas Frisco, Texas
Stadium: Pizza Hut Park
May 20, 2006 New England Revolution 0–4 FC Dallas Frisco, Texas
Stadium: Pizza Hut Park
May 24, 2006 FC Dallas 2–1 New York Red Bulls East Rutherford, New Jersey
Stadium: Giants Stadium
June 3, 2006 Columbus Crew 2–1 FC Dallas Frisco, Texas
Stadium: Pizza Hut Park
June 11, 2006 Chivas USA 1–2 FC Dallas Frisco, Texas
Stadium: Pizza Hut Park
June 24, 2006 Colorado Rapids 0–1 FC Dallas Frisco, Texas
Stadium: Pizza Hut Park
June 28, 2006 FC Dallas 0–1 New England Revolution Foxborough, Massachusetts
Stadium: Gillette Stadium
July 1, 2006 FC Dallas 0–3 Chivas USA Carson, California
Stadium: The Home Depot Center
July 4, 2006 D.C. United 1–0 FC Dallas Frisco, Texas
Stadium: Pizza Hut Park
July 8, 2006 New York Red Bulls 1–2 FC Dallas Frisco, Texas
Stadium: Pizza Hut Park
July 15, 2006 FC Dallas 3–2 Chicago Fire Bridgeview, Illinois
Stadium: Toyota Park
July 22, 2006 FC Dallas 1–0 Real Salt Lake Salt Lake City, Utah
Stadium: Rice-Eccles Stadium
July 29, 2006 Colorado Rapids 1–4 FC Dallas Frisco, Texas
Stadium: Pizza Hut Park
August 12, 2006 Texas Derby Houston Dynamo 1–0 FC Dallas Frisco, Texas
Stadium: Pizza Hut Park
August 20, 2006 FC Dallas 0–2 Los Angeles Galaxy Carson, California
Stadium: The Home Depot Center
August 27, 2006 FC Dallas 0–1 Kansas City Wizards Kansas City, Missouri
Stadium: Arrowhead Stadium
August 30, 2006 FC Dallas 2–0 Colorado Rapids Denver, Colorado
Stadium: Invesco Field at Mile High
September 2, 2006 Texas Derby Houston Dynamo 0–1 FC Dallas Frisco, Texas
Stadium: Pizza Hut Park
September 9, 2006 FC Dallas 1–1 Chivas USA Carson, California
Stadium: The Home Depot Center
September 13, 2006 Chivas USA 1–0 FC Dallas Frisco, Texas
Stadium: Pizza Hut Park
September 16, 2006 FC Dallas 2–3 Real Salt Lake Salt Lake City, Utah
Stadium: Rice-Eccles Stadium
September 23, 2006 Real Salt Lake 1–2 FC Dallas Frisco, Texas
Stadium: Pizza Hut Park
September 30, 2006 FC Dallas 1–3 Columbus Crew Columbus, Ohio
Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
October 7, 2006 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–2 FC Dallas Frisco, Texas
Stadium: Pizza Hut Park
October 14, 2006 FC Dallas 2–5 Los Angeles Galaxy Carson, California
Stadium: The Home Depot Center

Playoffs

Western Conference Semifinals

October 21, 2006Game 1 FC Dallas 2–1 Colorado Rapids Denver, Colorado
Ruiz Soccerball shade.svg15'Yellow card.svg 90'
Thompson Soccerball shade.svg55'
Cooke Soccerball shade.svg23'
Gargan Yellow card.svg 57'
Beckerman Yellow card.svg 86'
Martins Red card.svg 88'
Stadium: Invesco Field at Mile High
Attendance: 5,176
October 28, 2006Game 2 Colorado Rapids 3–2 (SO)
(4-4 agg.)
(5–4 p)
FC Dallas Frisco, Texas
Mastroeni Yellow card.svg 26'
Wingert Yellow card.svg 53'
Hernandez Soccerball shade.svg57', 83'
Noel Yellow card.svg 101'
Mathis Soccerball shade.svg114'
Gbandi Red card.svg 29'
Ruiz Soccerball shade.svg48'
Goodson Soccerball shade.svg92'
Saragosa Yellow card.svg 112'
Stadium: Pizza Hut Park
Attendance: 15,486
Penalties
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U.S. Open Cup

August 2, 2006Fourth Round FC Dallas Flag of Texas.svg 3–3 (SO)
(5–3 p)
Flag of South Carolina.svg Charleston Battery Charleston, South Carolina
Cooper Soccerball shade.svg45', 89', 120' Hollinsworth Soccerball shade.svg63' (pen)
Fuller Soccerball shade.svg91' (pen)
Harrington Soccerball shade.svg114'
Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium
Attendance: 2,332
Penalties
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August 23, 2006Quarterfinal FC Dallas Flag of Texas.svg 0–3 Flag of Texas.svg Houston Dynamo Houston, Texas
Robinson Soccerball shade.svg13'
Moreno Soccerball shade.svg57'
Wondolowski Soccerball shade.svg61'
Stadium: Carl Lewis Track & Field Stadium
Attendance: 4,000

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