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Season | 2006 |
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MLS Cup | Houston Dynamo (1st title) |
Supporters' Shield | D.C. United (3rd shield) |
2007 CONCACAF Champions' Cup | Houston Dynamo D.C. United |
Matches played | 192 |
Goals scored | 503 (2.62 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Jeff Cunningham Real Salt Lake Goals: 16 |
Biggest home win | NY 6–0 RSL |
Biggest away win | NY 1–4 DCU LA 0–3 RSL DCU 2–5 LA |
Highest scoring | NY 5–4 CHV |
Longest winning run | D.C. United Wins: 6 (06/21 – 07/15) |
Longest unbeaten run | D.C. United Wins: 14 (05/13 – 07/22) |
Longest losing run | K.C. Wizards Loss: 7 (06/24 – 07/22) Los Angeles Galaxy Loss: 7 (05/06 -06/08) |
Highest attendance | Los Angeles Galaxy Season: 333,016 Game avg.: 20,814 |
Lowest attendance | K.C. Wizards Season: 177,322 Game avg.: 11,083 |
Total attendance | 2,976,787 |
Average attendance | 15,504 |
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The 2006 Major League Soccer season was the 11th season of Major League Soccer. It was also the 94th season of FIFA-sanctioned soccer in the United States, and the 28th with a national first-division league.
The MetroStars were bought by Austrian company Red Bull and rebranded as the New York Red Bulls.
Due to owner AEG being unable to secure a soccer specific stadium in San Jose, the Earthquakes ceased operations and had their personnel transferred to the expansion Houston Dynamo.
In June, the Chicago Fire moved into their new soccer-specific stadium, Toyota Park, in Bridgeview, Illinois.
The regular season began on April 1, and concluded on October 15. The 2006 MLS Cup Playoffs began on October 21, and concluded with MLS Cup 2006 on November 12. Houston marked their inaugural season with a league championship by defeating the New England Revolution on penalties in MLS Cup.