2006 New England Revolution season

New England Revolution

2006 season
Owner	Robert Kraft (The Kraft Group)
Head coach	Steve Nicol
Stadium	Gillette Stadium Foxborough, Massachusetts
MLS	Conference: 1st Overall: 2nd
MLS Cup Playoffs	Runner-up
U.S. Open Cup	Quarterfinals
Champions Cup	Quarterfinals
Top goalscorer	Taylor Twellman (11g)
Average home league attendance	11,786
Biggest win	4–0 (May 6 vs. LA Galaxy)
Biggest defeat	4–0 (May 20 vs. FC Dallas)
Home colors Away colors
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The 2006 New England Revolution season was the eleventh season for the New England Revolution both as a club and in Major League Soccer (MLS). The club reached the playoffs after finishing first in the Eastern Conference (MLS). The club also reached the MLS Cup final, where they lost to the Houston Dynamo. Additionally, they club participated in the U.S. Open Cup, and the CONCACAF Champions' Cup. They were eliminated in both competitions in the quarterfinals. ^[1]

Season overview

The Revolution made three selections in the 2006 MLS Superdraft. ^[2] The team's preseason preparations, as well as their participation in the CONCACAF Champions Cup, saw them traveling to Bermuda and Costa Rica. As a result of this, the club announced "TNT Vacations" as its official vacation partner, and introduced a series of fan travel packages that allowed fans to take trips to see the team. ^[3]

In the 2006 CONCACAF Champions' Cup the Revolution again faced Liga Deportiva Alajuelense, who they'd played in 2003. The Revolution qualified for the tournament by winning the Eastern Conference in 2005. Alajuelense won the series 1–0 on aggregate with a 90th minute free kick from Carlos Hernandez. ^[4]

In the 2006 Major League Soccer season Twellman would again lead the team in goals, with 11. Clint Dempsey added 8 goals, and Steve Ralston and Andy Dorman contributed 6 a piece. Dorman additionally led the team in assists, with 7. Clint Dempsey and Shalrie Joseph were named to the roster of the 2006 MLS All-Star Game. ^{[5] [6]}

On-field results were not as strong as 2005, and the team went on a 7 match winless run throughout the month of June, and a six match winless streak in July and August. The June winless run kicked off in a May 20 matchup away at FC Dallas, which saw the Revolution concede the fastest four goals in MLS history (19 minutes), a record which would stand until 2020 when it was broken by Los Angeles FC. ^[7]

Struggles were due in part to injury, but also to the 2006 FIFA World Cup. Avery John and Clint Dempsey would both miss seven weeks of MLS action away with the U.S. and Trinidad & Tobago national teams. ^[8] The Revolution's July 22 match against Houston Dynamo FC marked Joseph's 100th appearance for the club. Ralston would make his 300th MLS appearance on August 6 at Chivas USA, and on August 9th vs. Kansas City, both Jay Heaps and Joe Franchino made their 150th career appearances as members of the Revolution. ^[9] Additionally in July, the Revolution played an international friendly match against Celtic F.C. as part of Celtic's pre-season U.S. mini tour. 16,312 turned out to watch the match, which the Revolution salvaged in the 90th minute on a strike from Ryan Latham nullifying Rocco Quinn's 80th minute effort. ^[10]

In August, Celtic would make a $1m bid for Shalrie Joseph, but the move would be blocked by MLS. ^[11]

With Pat Noonan battling injuries for much of the season, the Revolution signed Mexican international striker José Manuel Abundis late in the season after Abundis was unable to come to a contractual agreement with Deportivo Toluca F.C.. ^[12] He would soon become upset with lack of playing time. ^{[13] [14]} The same day, the team announced they'd additionally signed Arsène Oka to their developmental roster. ^[15]

Despite the summer slump, the team's 12-12-8 record was good enough to see them to a second-place finish in the Eastern Conference, and a berth in the 2006 MLS Cup Playoffs.

In the Eastern Conference semifinals the Revolution once again squared off against rival Chicago Fire FC. Justin Mapp's 38th-minute goal was enough to give the Fire a 1–0 lead heading into the 2nd leg at Gillette Stadium. ^[16]

In the return leg, Nate Jaqua gave Chicago an early lead, but goals from Twellman Noonan helped the Revolution complete a comeback and force penalties. In the shootout, Matt Reis not only converted a penalty, but saved shots by Thiago and Iván Guerrero to give the Revolution a 4–2 win and see them into the Eastern Conference Final for the fifth consecutive season. ^[17]

The Eastern Conference Final was held at Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium in front of 19,552 fans on November 5. Twellman's 4th-minute goal was enough to see the Revolution lift the trophy for the 3rd time in its history, and the Revolution were for the second season in a row off to Pizza Hut Park for the MLS Cup Final. ^[18]

The sold-out MLS Cup 2006 saw the Revolution square off against Houston Dynamo, a club that was concluding its first season in the league. ^[19] The match was scoreless until the 113th minute, when Twellman guided a shot past Pat Onstad after being played in behind Houston's line by Khano Smith. Unfortunately Houston would immediately level the scoring; with Brian Ching heading past Reis from the ensuing kickoff. ^[20]

The match went to penalties, and despite more heroics from Reis (saving a shot by Brad Davis and converting his own kick) Onstad would save shots by Noonan and Heaps, giving the Dynamo a 4–3 edge, and the title. ^[21]

In the 2006 U.S. Open Cup, the Revolution would win their first Open Cup match since 2003 on August 2 against the Rochester Raging Rhinos in the fourth round, but would fall in the quarter finals to eventual-champion Chicago Fire. ^{[22] [23]}

Squad

First-team squad

As of October 13, 2006. ^[24] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK   USA Matt Reis 2 MF   USA Clint Dempsey 3 MD   USA Daniel Hernandez 4 DF   TRI Avery John 5 FW   GHA Willie Sims 6 DF   USA Jay Heaps 7 FW   URU José Cancela 8 MF   USA Joe Franchino 11 FW   USA Pat Noonan 12 GK   USA Doug Warren 13 MF   USA Danny Wynn 14 MF   USA Steve Ralston (Captain) 15 DF   USA Michael Parkhurst 16 DF   USA James Riley 17 FW   USA Kyle Brown

No. Pos. Nation Player 18 FW   BER Khano Smith 19 DF   NZL Tony Lochhead 20 FW   USA Taylor Twellman 21 MF   GRN Shalrie Joseph (Vice-Captain) 22 DF   USA Marshall Leonard 23 MF   USA Miguel Gonzalez 24 GK   USA Brad Knighton 25 DF   WAL Andy Dorman 26 MF   USA Adam Williamson 27 MF   CZE Jani Galik 28 DF   USA Pat Haggerty 30 FW   MEX José Manuel Abundis 31 DF   USA Jeff Larentowicz 32 MF   CIV Arsene Oka 34 GK   USA T.J. Tomasso

Transfers in

New England Revolution – 2006 Transfers In
Name	Position	Date	Method	Fee	Prior Club	Reference
Leandro de Oliviera	MF	January 20, 2006	Superdraft	N/A	UAB Blazers men's soccer	[2]
Willie Simms	FW	January 20, 2006	Superdraft	N/A	Cal State Northridge Matadors	[2]
Kyle Brown	FW	January 20, 2006	Superdraft	N/A	Tulsa Golden Hurricane	[2]
Danny Wynn	MF	January 26, 2006	Supplemental Draft	N/A	Saint Louis Billikens men's soccer	[25]
John Queely	DF	January 26, 2006	Supplemental Draft	N/A	NC State Wolfpack men's soccer	[25]
Adam Williamson	MF	January 26, 2006	Supplemental Draft	N/A	Ocean City Nor'easters	[25]
Matt Wieland	DF	January 26, 2006	Supplemental Draft	N/A	Creighton Bluejays men's soccer	[25]
Jani Galik	MF	March 2, 2006	Undisclosed	N/A	IMG Academy Bradenton	[25]
Miguel Gonzalez	MF	July 20, 2006	Undisclosed	N/A	IMG Academy Bradenton	[26]
José Manuel Abundis	FW	September 15, 2006	Undisclosed	N/A	Deportivo Toluca F.C.	[27]
Arsène Oka	DF	September 15, 2006	Undisclosed	N/A	Africa Sports d'Abidjan	[27]

Transfers Out

New England Revolution – 2006 Transfers Out
Name	Position	Date	Method	Fee	Next Club	Reference
Jose Manuel Abundis	FW	November 27, 2006	Option not picked up	N/A	Querétaro F.C.	[28]
Leandro de Oliviera	MF	June 29, 2006	Waived	N/A	N/A	[26]
Ryan Latham	FW	August 7, 2006	Waived	N/A	Legends FC	[26]
Jani Galik	FW	November 16, 2006	Waived	N/A	Harrisburg City Islanders	[26]
Pat Haggerty	DF	November 16, 2006	Waived	N/A	N/A	[26]
Danny Wynn	DF	November 16, 2006	Waived	N/A	St. Louis Illusion	[26]
Adam Williamson	MF	November 16, 2006	Waived	N/A	Wilmington Hammerheads FC	[26]
Jose Cancela	MF	November 17, 2006	2007 MLS expansion draft	N/A	Toronto FC	[26]

Squad Statistics

Adapted from FBref on May 11, 2024. ^[29]

Player	Nationality	Position	Age	MP	Starts	Min	90s	Gls	Ast	G+A	G-PK	PK	PKatt	CrdY	CrdR	Gls	Ast	G+A	G-PK	G+A-PK
Matt Reis	USA	GK	30	32	32	2,880	32	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Taylor Twellman	USA	FW	25	32	32	2,856	31.7	11	2	13	11	0	0	3	0	0.35	0.06	0.41	0.35	0.41
Andy Dorman	WAL	MF	23	32	32	2,834	31.5	6	7	13	6	0	0	5	0	0.19	0.22	0.41	0.19	0.41
Jay Heaps	USA	DF,MF	29	31	31	2,790	31	0	2	2	0	0	0	7	0	0	0.06	0.06	0	0.06
Michael Parkhurst	USA	DF	22	30	30	2,700	30	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Steve Ralston	USA	MF	31	30	30	2,683	29.8	6	4	10	5	1	1	0	0	0.2	0.13	0.34	0.17	0.3
Shalrie Joseph	GRN	DF,MF	27	26	26	2,331	25.9	3	0	3	2	1	1	6	0	0.12	0	0.12	0.08	0.08
Clint Dempsey	USA	FW,MF	22	21	21	1,865	20.7	8	2	10	8	0	0	5	0	0.39	0.1	0.48	0.39	0.48
James Riley	USA	DF	23	20	20	1,706	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jeff Larentowicz	USA	DF,MF	22	26	19	1,974	21.9	1	1	2	1	0	0	4	0	0.05	0.05	0.09	0.05	0.09
Joe Franchino	USA	DF,MF	29	21	19	1,521	16.9	0	1	1	0	0	0	9	0	0	0.06	0.06	0	0.06
José Cancela	URU	MF	29	21	15	1,387	15.4	0	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.19	0.19	0	0.19
Pat Noonan	USA	FW	25	14	12	851	9.5	1	2	3	1	0	0	1	0	0.11	0.21	0.32	0.11	0.32
Avery John	TRI	DF	30	10	10	893	9.9	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0
Tony Lochhead	NZL	DF	24	16	9	797	8.9	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.11	0.11	0	0.11
Daniel Hernández	USA	DF,MF	29	7	5	429	4.8	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
Khano Smith	BER	FW,MF	24	10	2	342	3.8	1	0	1	1	0	0	4	0	0.26	0	0.26	0.26	0.26
Kyle Brown	USA	FW	22	12	2	291	3.2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.31	0.31	0	0.31
Willie Sims	GUA	FW	22	9	2	219	2.4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
José Manuel Abundis	CZE	FW	32	2	2	140	1.6	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0.64	0	0.64	0.64	0.64
Jani Galik	CZE	MF	21	2	1	46	0.5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Marshall Leonard	USA	DF	25	1	0	76	0.8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Danny Wynn	USA	MF	22	2	0	62	0.7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Club

New England Revolution – 2006 Coaches and Staff
Title	Name	Nationality	Reference
Investor / Operator	Robert Kraft		[30]
Director of Soccer	Mike Burns		[30]
General Manager	Craig Tornberg		[30]
Head Coach	Steve Nicol		[30]
Assistant Coach	Paul Mariner		[30]
Assistant Coach	David Vanole		[30]
Head Athletic Trainer	Steven Glazier		[30]
Equipment Manager	Brian Banfill		[30]
Massage Therapist	Glenn O'Connor		[30]

Standings

Eastern Conference

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	D.C. United	32	15	7	10	52	38	+14	55	MLS Cup Playoffs
2	New England Revolution	32	12	8	12	39	35	+4	48
3	Chicago Fire	32	13	11	8	43	41	+2	47
4	New York Red Bulls	32	9	11	12	41	41	0	39
5	Kansas City Wizards	32	10	14	8	43	45	−2	38
6	Columbus Crew	32	8	15	9	30	42	−12	33

Source: MLS

Overall standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	D.C. United (S)	32	15	7	10	52	38	+14	55	CONCACAF Champions' Cup
2	FC Dallas	32	16	12	4	48	44	+4	52	North American SuperLiga
3	New England Revolution	32	12	8	12	39	35	+4	48
4	Chicago Fire	32	13	11	8	43	41	+2	47
5	Houston Dynamo (C)	32	11	8	13	44	40	+4	46	CONCACAF Champions' Cup
6	Chivas USA	32	10	9	13	45	42	+3	43
7	Colorado Rapids	32	11	13	8	36	49	−13	41
8	New York Red Bulls	32	9	11	12	41	41	0	39
9	Los Angeles Galaxy	32	11	15	6	37	37	0	39	North American SuperLiga
10	Real Salt Lake	32	10	13	9	45	49	−4	39
11	Kansas City Wizards	32	10	14	8	43	45	−2	38
12	Columbus Crew	32	8	15	9	30	42	−12	33

Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head record; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (S) Supporters' Shield

Results

Home and Away

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	Pts	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD
32	48	12	8	12	39	35	+4	8	3	5	23	14	+9	4	5	7	16	21	−5

Last updated: May 10, 2024
Source:
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32
Stadium	A	A	A	H	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	A	A	H	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	H
Result	W	D	L	L	W	W	L	D	L	D	D	D	D	W	W	L	W	L	D	D	D	D	L	W	L	W	D	W	D	W	W	W

Source: New England Revolution
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Regular season

See also: 2006 Major League Soccer season

Attendance figures adapted from 2024 Media Guide (pg. 252) ^[1]

LA Galaxy v New England Revolution

1 April 2006 (2006-04-01)1	LA Galaxy	0–1	New England Revolution	Carson, California
20:00 EDT	Ugo Ihemelu  51'	Report	Clint Dempsey 33' 89' Daniel Hernández  54' James Riley  79'	Stadium: Home Depot Center Attendance: 27,000 Referee: Abbey Okulaja

New York Red Bulls v New England Revolution

8 April 2006 (2006-04-08)2	New York Red Bulls	0–0	New England Revolution	Harrison, New Jersey
19:30 EDT		Report	Daniel Hernández  59' James Riley  61' Andy Dorman  69' Jay Heaps  80'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 35,793 Referee: Baldomero Toledo

Kansas City Wizards v New England Revolution

15 April 2006 (2006-04-15)3	Kansas City Wizards	1–0	New England Revolution	Kansas City, Missouri
19:30	Jimmy Conrad 3' Nick Garcia  49'	Report	Pat Noonan  8' Shalrie Joseph  71'	Stadium: Arrowhead Stadium Attendance: 8,436 Referee: Marcel Yonan

New England Revolution v Chicago Fire FC

30 April 2006 (2006-04-30)4	New England Revolution	1–2	Chicago Fire FC	Foxborough, Massachusetts
19:30	Daniel Hernández  34' Taylor Twellman 54'	Report	Diego Gutiérrez  43' Thiago 64' Chris Rolfe 68' Chad Barrett  81'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 11,762 Referee: Alex Prus

New England Revolution v LA Galaxy

6 May 2006 (2006-05-06)5	New England Revolution	4–0	LA Galaxy	Foxborough, Massachusetts
16:00	Andy Dorman  5' Taylor Twellman 5' Steve Ralston 39' Shalrie Joseph 43' 60'69' (pen.) James Riley  70'	Report	Marcelo Saragosa  26'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 11,419 Referee: Ricardo Salazar

New England Revolution v Chivas USA

13 May 2006 (2006-05-13)6	New England Revolution	3–1	Chivas USA	Foxborough, Massachusetts
19:00	Tony Lochhead  22' Andy Dorman 23' Shalrie Joseph  43'53' Taylor Twellman  59'86'	Report	Francisco Mendoza 19' 76' Carlos Llamosa  39' Ante Razov  82' Juan Pablo García  90+3'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 6,882 Referee: Mark Geiger

FC Dallas v New England Revolution

20 May 2006 (2006-05-20)7	FC Dallas	4–0	New England Revolution	Frisco, Texas
	Kenny Cooper 4' Carlos Ruiz 7'16' Ramón Núñez 19' Simo Valakari  43' Richard Mulrooney  76'	Report	Joe Franchino  45' James Riley  75'	Stadium: Pizza Hut Park Attendance: 18,090 Referee: Mauricio Navarro

New England Revolution v Houston Dynamo

27 May 2006 (2006-05-27)8	New England Revolution	1–1	Houston Dynamo	Foxborough, Massachusetts
19:30	Jay Heaps  34' Ricardo Clark  45+2' Steve Ralston 55'	Report	Eddie Robinson  58' Ryan Cochrane 85'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 10,882 Referee: Shane Moody

DC United v New England Revolution

3 June 2006 (2006-06-03)9	DC United	1–0	New England Revolution	Washington, D.C.
	Jaime Moreno 14' Josh Gros  52' Facundo Erpen  53'	Report	Joe Franchino  37' Jay Heaps  41'	Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 22,686 Referee: Abbey Okulaja

Chicago Fire FC v New England Revolution

11 June 2006 (2006-06-11)10	Chicago Fire FC	3–3	New England Revolution	Bridgeview, Illinois
18:00	Brian Plotkin  27' Nate Jaqua 39'79' Gonzalo Segares  50' Calen Carr  90'91'	Report	Joe Franchino  9' Jeff Larentowicz  60' Taylor Twellman 87' Steve Ralston 93' Andy Dorman 94'	Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 12,941 Referee: Hilario Grajeda

New England Revolution v DC United

17 June 2006 (2006-06-17)11	New England Revolution	1–1	DC United	Foxborough, Massachusetts
	Shalrie Joseph  64' Andy Dorman 86'	Report	Jaime Moreno 44' 88' Christian Gómez  83'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 16,209 Referee: Brian Hall

Columbus Crew v New England Revolution

21 June 2006 (2006-06-21)12	Columbus Crew	1–1	New England Revolution	Columbus, Ohio
19:30	Kei Kamara 86' Marcos González  90+3'	Report	Andy Dorman 66' Taylor Twellman  70'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 9,491 Referee: Jair Marrufo

Real Salt Lake v New England Revolution

24 June 2006 (2006-06-24)13	Real Salt Lake	0–0	New England Revolution	Salt Lake City, Utah
19:00		Report	Jeff Larentowicz  59'	Stadium: Rice–Eccles Stadium Attendance: 12,587 Referee: Terry Vaughn

New England Revolution v FC Dallas

28 June 2006 (2006-06-28)14	New England Revolution	1–0	FC Dallas	Foxborough, Massachusetts
	Avery John  22' Taylor Twellman 23'	Report	Bobby Rhine  18' Drew Moor  90+5'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 7,247 Referee: Abbey Okulaja

New England Revolution v New York Red Bulls

1 July 2006 (2006-07-01)15	New England Revolution	3–2	New York Red Bulls	Foxborough, Massachusetts
18:00	Clint Dempsey 6' Taylor Twellman 45+1' Clint Dempsey 72' Avery John  83'	Report	Edson Buddle 24' Mike Magee 66'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 9,424 Referee: Alex Prus

Colorado Rapids v New England Revolution

4 July 2006 (2006-07-04)16	Colorado Rapids	3–2	New England Revolution	Denver, Colorado
19:30	Nicolás Hernández 13'69' Kyle Beckerman 45+2'	Report	Clint Dempsey 26' Taylor Twellman 91'	Stadium: INVESCO Field at Mile High Attendance: 39,205 Referee: Ramon Hernandez

Chicago Fire v New England Revolution

8 July 2006 (2006-07-08)17	Chicago Fire	1–2	New England Revolution	Bridgeview, Illinois
19:30	Nate Jaqua  27'51'	Report	Steve Ralston 23' Andy Dorman 37' 56' Avery John  64'	Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 11,374 Referee: Tim Weyland

New England Revolution v Real Salt Lake

14 July 2006 (2006-07-14)18	New England Revolution	1–3	Real Salt Lake	Foxborough, Massachusetts
19:30	James Riley  35' Taylor Twellman 57'	Report	Chris Klein 16' Eddie Pope  18' Jeff Cunningham 52' Jason Kreis  21'55' Willis Forko  88'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 11,089 Referee: Hilario Grajeda

Houston Dynamo v New England Revolution

22 July 2006 (2006-07-22)19	Houston Dynamo	1–1	New England Revolution	Houston, Texas
19:30	Wade Barrett  33' 72' Brad Davis  35' Stuart Holden 63' Ricardo Clark  66' Brian Ching  84'	Report	Andy Dorman  18' Michael Parkhurst  30' Jay Heaps  52' Craig Waibel 60' (OG))	Stadium: Reliant Stadium Attendance: 10,210 Referee: Michael Kennedy

Kansas City Wizards v New England Revolution

29 July 2006 (2006-07-29)20	Kansas City Wizards	1–1	New England Revolution	Kansas City, Missouri
19:30	Davy Arnaud  30' Nick Garcia  37' Josh Wolff 12' Jimmy Conrad  88'	Report	Matt Reis  13' Steve Ralston 90+5'	Stadium: Arrowhead Stadium Attendance: 7,710

Chivas USA v New England Revolution

6 August 2006 (2006-08-06)21	Chivas USA	1–1	New England Revolution	Los Angeles, California
18:30	Jesse Marsch 22'	Report	Taylor Twellman 16'	Stadium: Los Angeles Coliseum [31] Attendance: 92,650 Referee: Kevin Stott
Note: This match was part of a double-header featuring FC Barcelona and C.D. Guadalajara. [32]

New England Revolution v Kansas City Wizards

9 August 2006 (2006-08-09)22	New England Revolution	0–0	Kansas City Wizards	Foxborough, Massachusetts
	Joe Franchino  20'	Report	Alex Zotincă  15' Bo Oshoniyi  41' Eddie Johnson  54'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 9,798 Referee: Mauricio Navarro

New England Revolution v Chicago Fire FC

20 August 2006 (2006-08-20)23	New England Revolution	0–1	Chicago Fire FC	Foxborough, Massachusetts
15:00	Jeff Larentowicz  3' Jay Heaps  32' Joe Franchino  39'	Report	Andy Herron 24' 54' Chad Barrett  31' Chris Armas  41' Gonzalo Segares  64' Nate Jaqua  81' Calen Carr  90+2'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 10,263 Referee: Andrew Chapin

New England Revolution v Columbus Crew

27 August 2006 (2006-08-27)24	New England Revolution	1–0	Columbus Crew	Foxborough, Massachusetts
19:00	Shalrie Joseph  12' Jeff Larentowicz 34' James Riley  87'	Report	Eddie Gaven  25' Jason Garey  39' Ezra Hendrickson  53' Bill Gaudette  64' Joseph Ngwenya  63'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 12,112 Referee: Shane Moody

Columbus Crew v New England Revolution

2 September 2006 (2006-09-02)25	Columbus Crew	3–0	New England Revolution	Columbus, Ohio
19:30	Jason Garey 3' Duncan Oughton  21' Eddie Gaven 39' Eddie Gaven  58' Rusty Pierce  59' Ezra Hendrickson 82'	Report	Joe Franchino  21'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 11,341 Referee: Jair Marrufo

New England Revolution v New York Red Bulls

9 September 2006 (2006-09-09)26	New England Revolution	1–0	New York Red Bulls	Foxborough, Massachusetts
19:30	Pat Noonan 8'	Report	Amado Guevara  81' 81'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 12,617

New England Revolution v DC United

13 September 2006 (2006-09-13)27	New England Revolution	1–1	DC United	Foxborough, Massachusetts
19:30	Joe Franchino  11' Clint Dempsey 56' 67' Khano Smith  74'	Report	Josh Gross 25' Bobby Boswell  36' Ben Olsen  62' Christian Gómez  63'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 6,285 Referee: Jorge Gonzalez

New York Red Bulls v New England Revolution

20 September 2006 (2006-09-20)28	New York Red Bulls	0–2	New England Revolution	Harrison, New Jersey
19:30		Report	Taylor Twellman 16' Andy Dorman 48'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 6,670 Referee: Ricardo Salazar

New England Revolution v Kansas City Wizards

23 September 2006 (2006-09-23)29	New England Revolution	1–1	Kansas City Wizards	Foxborough, Massachusetts
19:30	Joe Franchino  3' Clint Dempsey 17'	Report	Nick Garcia  12' Scott Sealy 58'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 16,321 Referee: Michael Kennedy

New England Revolution v Colorado Rapids

30 September 2006 (2006-09-30)30	New England Revolution	3–1	Colorado Rapids	Foxborough, Massachusetts
19:30	Steve Ralston 4' (P) Jay Heaps  55' Jose Manuel Abundis 59' Clint Dempsey 79'	Report	Aitor Karanka  3' Kyle Beckerman  7' Clint Mathis  65' Mike Petke  66' Nicolás Hernández  80' Kyle Beckerman 91' (P)	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 17,093 Referee: Kevin Stott

DC United v New England Revolution

7 October 2006 (2006-10-07)31	DC United	1–2	New England Revolution	Washington, D.C.
19:30	Matías Donnet  2' Christian Gómez 26' Alecko Eskandarian  79' Stephen DeRoux  92'	Report	Clint Dempsey 34' Taylor Twellman 47'	Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 21,022 Referee: Jair Maruffo

New England Revolution v Columbus Crew

14 October 2006 (2006-10-14)32	New England Revolution	1–0	Columbus Crew	Foxborough, Massachusetts
19:30	Jeff Larentowicz  40' Clint Dempsey  68' Avery John  76' Khano Smith 88'	Report	Joseph Ngwenya  50' Rusty Pierce  82'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 19,166 Referee: Michael Kennedy

MLS Cup Playoffs

See also: 2006 MLS Cup Playoffs

Chicago Fire FC v New England Revolution

22 October 2006 (2006-10-22)Conf. Semifinals Leg 1	Chicago Fire FC	1–0	New England Revolution	Bridgeview, Illinois
12:00	Andy Herron  16' Justin Mapp 35' Dasan Robinson  61'	Report	Jay Heaps  34' Avery John  37' Shalrie Joseph  57'	Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 10,217 Referee: Tim Weyland

New England Revolution v Chicago Fire FC

28 October 2006 (2006-10-28)Conf. Semifinals Leg 2	New England Revolution	2–1 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p)	Chicago Fire FC	Foxboro, Massachusetts
19:30	Jeff Larentowicz  10' Taylor Twellman 41' Pat Noonan 58' Daniel Hernandez  14'	Report	Gonzalo Segares  31' Dasan Robinson  65' Nate Jaqua 18' 116'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 9,372 Referee: Jair Marrufo
	Penalties
	Jose Cancela Matt Reis Pat Noonan Taylor Twellman		Thiago Diego Gutiérrez Andy Herron Iván Guerrero

DC United v New England Revolution

5 November 2006 (2006-11-05)Eastern Conference Final	DC United	0–1	New England Revolution	Washington D.C.
16:00		Report	Andy Dorman  2' Taylor Twellman 4'	Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 19,552 Referee: Kevin Slott

Houston Dynamo v New England Revolution

28 October 2006 (2006-10-28)MLS Cup Final	Houston Dynamo	1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p)	New England Revolution	Frisco, Texas
14:30	Brad Davis  23' Ryan Cochrane  99' Craig Waibel  103' Brian Ching 114'	Report	Joe Franchino  16' Taylor Twellman 113'	Stadium: Pizza Hut Park Attendance: 22,427 Referee: Jair Marrufo MVP: Brian Ching
	Penalties
	Kelly Gray Stuart Holden Dwayne De Rosario Brad Davis Brian Ching		Shalrie Joseph Matt Reis Pat Noonan Taylor Twellman Jay Heaps

U.S. Open Cup

See also: 2006 MLS Cup Playoffs

Rochester Raging Rhinos v New England Revolution

2 August 2006 (2006-08-02)4	Rochester Raging Rhinos	0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p)	New England Revolution	Rochester, NY
		Report		Stadium: PAETEC Park Attendance: 9,503 Referee: Michael Kennedy
	Penalties
	Mike Ambersley John Ball Matthew Delicate Tenywa Bonseu Aaran Lines Kenney Bertz Frankie Sanfilippo		Shalrie Joseph Andy Dorman José Cancela Steve Ralston James Riley Matt Reis Jeff Larentowicz

Chicago Fire FC v New England Revolution

23 August 2006 (2006-08-23)Quarterfinals	Chicago Fire FC	2–1	New England Revolution	Bridgeview, Illinois
	Andy Herron 12' Andy Herron 58' (P)	Report	Taylor Twellman 27'	Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium Attendance: 5,214

CONCACAF Champion's Cup

See also: 2006 CONCACAF Champions' Cup

New England Revolution v Liga Deportiva Alajuelense

22 February 2006 (2006-02-22)1	New England Revolution	0–0	Liga Deportiva Alajuelense	Hamilton, Bermuda
		Report		Stadium: Bermuda National Stadium Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Hu Liu

Liga Deportiva Alajuelense v New England Revolution

8 March 2006 (2006-03-08)1	Liga Deportiva Alajuelense	1–0	New England Revolution	Alajuela, Costa Rica
	Carlos Hernández 90'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Peter Prendergast

Honors

League Awards and Honors

New England Revolution – 2006 League Awards
Award	Name(s)
MLS Humanitarian of the Year	Michael Parkhurst (winner) [1]
MLS Player of the Week	Clint Dempsey (Week 14) [1]
MLS Best XI	Clint Dempsey (winner) [1]
MLS Goal of the Week	Clint Dempsey (Week 28) [1]
Panasonic Goalkeeper of the Year	Matt Reis (finalist) [33]
Kraft Global Fair Play Finalists - Individual	Steve Ralston (finalist) [33]

Club Awards and Honors

New England Revolution – 2005 League Awards
Award	Name(s)
Revolution Most Valuable Player	Matt Reis [1]
Revolution Golden Boot	Taylor Twellman (11g, 5a) [1]
Revolution Humanitarian of the Year	Michael Parkhurst [1]
Revolution Defender of the Year	Shalrie Joseph [1]

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