2006 Real Salt Lake season

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Real Salt Lake
2006 season
Real Salt Lake tertiary wordmark color.svg
OwnerSCP Worldwide
Head coach John Ellinger
Stadium Rice-Eccles Stadium
Major League Soccer 10th
MLS Cup Playoffs DNQ
US Open Cup Fourth Round
Rocky Mountain Cup Runners-Up
Average home league attendance16,366
Biggest win COL 1-4 RSL (8/9)
Biggest defeat NYRB 6-0 RSL (8/26)
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The 2006 Real Salt Lake season was the second season of the team's existence. The team has some improvement over the previous season. However, despite mixed results on the field, RSL scored a huge victory off the field in 2006. After much controversy and debate, the franchise finally secured a guarantee for a state-of-the-art, soccer-specific stadium to be built in Sandy – a suburb of Salt Lake City.

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The team broke ground for the structure on the morning of August 12, with representatives from soccer giant Real Madrid present.[ citation needed ] That evening, RSL faced its namesake in front of a sellout crowd of 45,511 fans at Rice-Eccles Stadium. Salt Lake made a good showing, but Real Madrid won the exhibition match, 2–0. [1]

Squad

2006 roster

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.NationPlayer
1 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Scott Garlick
2 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Nelson Akwari
3 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Carey Talley
5 DF Flag of Costa Rica.svg  CRC Daniel Torres
7 MF Flag of Jamaica.svg  JAM Andy Williams
8 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Joey Worthen
9 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jason Kreis
10 MF Flag of Morocco.svg  MAR Mehdi Ballouchy
11 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Chris Brown
13 FW Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg  SKN Atiba Harris
15 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Kenny Cutler
16 DF Flag of Liberia.svg  LBR Willis Forko
No.Pos.NationPlayer
17 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Chris Klein
18 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jay Nolly
19 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Kevin Novak
20 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Nikolas Besagno
21 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Christian Jimenez
22 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jamie Watson
23 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Eddie Pope
25 MF Flag of Costa Rica.svg  CRC Jafet Soto
27 DF Flag of Costa Rica.svg  CRC Douglas Sequeira
31 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jack Stewart
74 FW Flag of Jamaica.svg  JAM Jeff Cunningham

Competitions

Major League Soccer

League table

Western Conference

PosTeam
PldWLTGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 FC Dallas 32161244844+452 MLS Cup Playoffs
2 Houston Dynamo 32118134440+446
3 Chivas USA 32109134542+343
4 Colorado Rapids 32111383649−1341
5 Los Angeles Galaxy 32111563737039
6 Real Salt Lake 32101394549−439
Source: MLS

Overall

PosTeam
PldWLTGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 D.C. United (S)32157105238+1455 CONCACAF Champions' Cup
2 FC Dallas 32161244844+452 North American SuperLiga
3 New England Revolution 32128123935+448
4 Chicago Fire 32131184341+247
5 Houston Dynamo (C)32118134440+446 CONCACAF Champions' Cup
6 Chivas USA 32109134542+343
7 Colorado Rapids 32111383649−1341
8 New York Red Bulls 32911124141039
9 Los Angeles Galaxy 32111563737039 North American SuperLiga
10 Real Salt Lake 32101394549−439
11 Kansas City Wizards 32101484345−238
12 Columbus Crew 3281593042−1233
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 summary

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132
StadiumAAHAHHAHHHAAHAHAAHHHAAHAHHAHAAHA
ResultLLTLLLWWTWLLTLTLWLTWWWWLWLTWLTTT
Source: MLS Results and League table
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; L = Loss; T = Tie
OverallHomeAway
PldPtsWLTGFGAGDWLTGFGAGDWLTGFGAGD
3239101394549 −46462319 +44932230 −8

Last updated: November 8, 2012
Source:
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference

Regular season

  Win  Tie  Loss

April

Chivas USA v Real Salt Lake
April 2, 2006 MT1 Chivas USA 3–0 Real Salt Lake Carson, California
14:00 Ante Razov Soccerball shade.svg21', 65'
Juan Pablo Garcia Soccerball shade.svg25'
Jonathan Bornstein Yellow card.svg 40'		 Report Eddie Pope Yellow card.svg 17'Stadium: The Home Depot Center

May

June

July

August

September

October

U.S. Open Cup

Third round

References

  1. ↑ Edwards, James (August 13, 2006). "Battle-tested: RSL keeps game close but misses opportunities". Deseret News . Retrieved June 2, 2025.
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