2006 season | ||||
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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 attendance | 14,982 | |||
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.
Pos | Club | Pts | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD |
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1 | FC Dallas | 52 | 32 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 48 | 44 | +4 |
2 | Houston Dynamo | 46 | 32 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 44 | 40 | +4 |
3 | Chivas USA | 43 | 32 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 45 | 42 | +3 |
4 | Colorado Rapids | 41 | 32 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 36 | 49 | –13 |
5 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 39 | 32 | 11 | 15 | 6 | 37 | 37 | 0 |
6 | Real Salt Lake | 39 | 32 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 45 | 49 | –4 |
MLS Supporters' Shield runner up, 2006 MLS Cup Playoffs | |
2006 MLS Cup Playoffs |
April 1, 2006 | Chicago Fire | 2–3 | FC Dallas | Frisco, Texas |
15:00 pm cdt | Stadium: 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 |
October 21, 2006Game 1 | FC Dallas | 2–1 | Colorado Rapids | Denver, Colorado |
Ruiz 15' 90' Thompson 55' | Cooke 23' Gargan 57' Beckerman 86' Martins 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 26' Wingert 53' Hernandez 57', 83' Noel 101' Mathis 114' | Gbandi 29' Ruiz 48' Goodson 92' Saragosa 112' | Stadium: Pizza Hut Park Attendance: 15,486 | ||
Penalties | ||||
Mathis Hernández Kirovski Beckerman Karanka Mastroeni | Ruíz O'Brien Mulrooney Vanney Valakari Sala |
August 2, 2006Fourth Round | FC Dallas | 3–3 (SO) (5–3 p) | Charleston Battery | Charleston, South Carolina |
Cooper 45', 89', 120' | Hollinsworth 63' (pen) Fuller 91' (pen) Harrington 114' | Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium Attendance: 2,332 | ||
Penalties | ||||
O’Brien Gbandi Núñez Cooper Valakari | Harrington Alavanja Lesesne Vecollone |
August 23, 2006Quarterfinal | FC Dallas | 0–3 | Houston Dynamo | Houston, Texas |
Robinson 13' Moreno 57' Wondolowski 61' | Stadium: Carl Lewis Track & Field Stadium Attendance: 4,000 |
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