2006 D.C. United season
| 2006 season | |||
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| Owner | D.C. United Holdings | ||
| Head coach | Piotr Nowak | ||
| MLS | Conference: 1st Overall: 1st | ||
| MLS Cup Playoffs | Conference Final | ||
| U.S. Open Cup | Semifinals | ||
| Atlantic Cup | Winners | ||
| Carolina Challenge Cup | Runners-up | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: All: C. Gomez (16) | ||
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The 2006 season was D.C. United's eleventh season of soccer, its eleventh consecutive season in Major League Soccer, the top tier of American soccer. The club also played in the U.S. Open Cup, the United States' domestic knockout cup competition. The reserve team played for their second season in the MLS Reserve League.
D.C. United earned their third ever Supporters' Shield, and their first since 1999 by defeating their longtime rivals, the New York Red Bulls 4–3 on September 23. The Shield, which is given to the MLS club with the best regular season record, was United's third ever shield, becoming the first MLS franchise achieve three or more Supporters' Shields, a feat that would not be achieve by a different top division team until 2009. By finishing first in the Eastern Conference, United earned a top seed in the MLS Cup Playoffs, where they won a two-match aggregate series against the Red Bulls, 2–1. United's postseason ended in the Eastern Conference Final on November 5, when they were defeated 1–0 by the New England Revolution.
In the U.S. Open Cup, United reached the semifinal proper of the competition, their best run in the tournament since 2003. United opened their first two rounds of the competition against MLS opposition posting an extra time victory over Columbus Crew, and a 3–1 victory over the Red Bulls in the quarterfinal proper. United was ultimately defeated by a resounding 3–0 scoreline against eventual Open Cup champions, Chicago Fire on September 1.
Background
[edit]D.C. United came off a 2005 campaign that saw the club improve in league play, but fail to defend the MLS Cup championship in postseason playing, bowing out in the conference playoff semifinals. In league play, United saw an uptick in their performance, accumulating the third best regular season record in the entire league, and the second strongest record in the Eastern Conference.
Beyond Major League Soccer, United participated in both the CONCACAF Champions' Cup (now known as the Champions League) and the U.S. Open Cup, in which United were eliminated in the semifinal and quarterfinal rounds, respectively. United was eliminated from the Champions' Cup on April 13, 2005, by Mexican club, UNAM Pumas, while they were eliminated in the Open Cup by FC Dallas through a penalty shootout on August 24, 2005.
Review
[edit]October and November
[edit]In the Conference Final, United lost 1–0 to New England off a fourth-minute goal from Taylor Twellman.[1]
Non-competitive
[edit]Preseason exhibitions
[edit]| March 2, 2006 | Getafe  | 3–1 |  D.C. United | Getafe, Spain |
| 12:00 UTC−5 | Jajá  35'Güiza 59'Nano 78' |
Report | Filomeno 10' |
Stadium: Coliseum Alfonso Pérez |
Carolina Challenge Cup
[edit]| March 18, 2006 Group 1 | D.C. United | 1–0 | New York Red Bulls | Charleston, South Carolina |
| 20:15 UTC−5 | Moreno 56' |
Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium |
| March 22, 2006 Group 2 | D.C. United | 1–1 | Houston Dynamo | Charleston, South Carolina |
| 20:15 UTC−5 | J. Moreno 30' (pen.) |
A. Moreno 28' |
Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium |
| March 25, 2006 Group 3 | Charleston Battery | 1–1 | D.C. United | Charleston, South Carolina |
| 18:00 UTC−5 | Hollingsworth 67' |
Moreno 19' (pen.) |
Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium |
Midseason friendlies
[edit]| July 12, 2006 | D.C. United | 4–0 |  Celtic | Washington, D.C. |
| 17:00 UTC−5 | Adu 44' Walker 57'Boswell 66'Metcalf 78'Stokes  78' |
Report | Miller  65' |
Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 15,223 Referee: Alex Prus |
| August 9, 2006 | Real Madrid | 1–1 | D.C. United | Seattle |
| 17:00 UTC−5 | Cassano 22' |
Report | Eskandarian 25' |
Stadium: Qwest Field Attendance: 66,830 |
| August 30, 2006 | Richmond Kickers | 0–0 | D.C. United | Richmond, Virginia |
| Report | Stadium: University of Richmond Stadium | |||
| Note: Match suspended in the 20th minute due to lightning. | ||||
Competitive
[edit]Major League Soccer
[edit]Standings
[edit]Conference
[edit]
| Pos | Team | 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
[edit]| Pos | Team | 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
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
[edit]Results by round
[edit]Game reports
[edit]| April 2, 2006 1 | D.C. United | 2–2 | New York Red Bulls | Washington, D.C. |
| 17:00 UTC−5 | Gros 5' Eskandarian 55'Erpen 65' |
Report | Djorkaeff 6' Buddle 17'Parke 34'Guevara 34'O'Rourke 81' |
Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 23,028[2] Referee: Brian Hall |
| April 8, 2006 2 | D.C. United | 2–0 | Chivas USA | Washington, D.C. |
| 16:00 UTC−5 | Moreno 59', 91 ' |
Report | Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 23,028 |
| April 15, 2006 3 | D.C. United | 2–0 | Houston Dynamo | Washington, D.C. |
| 19:30 UTC−5 | Gros 25' Gomez 71' |
Report | Stadium: RFK Stadium |
| April 22, 2006 4 | New York Red Bulls | 1–4 | D.C. United | East Rutherford, New Jersey |
| 16:00 UTC−5 | Report | Stadium: Giants Stadium |
| April 29, 2006 5 | D.C. United | 1–1 | FC Dallas | Washington, D.C. |
| 19:30 UTC−5 | Olsen 17' |
Report | O'Brien 41' |
Stadium: RFK Stadium |
| May 6, 2006 6 | Colorado Rapids | 2–1 | D.C. United | Denver, Colorado |
| 21:00 UTC−5 | Report | Stadium: Invesco Field at Mile High |
| May 13, 2006 7 | D.C. United | 2–1 | Kansas City Wizards | Washington, D.C. |
| UTC−5 | Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 18,345 |
| May 20, 2006 8 | Columbus Crew | 1–1 | D.C. United | Columbus, Ohio |
| UTC−5 | Stadium: Crew Stadium Attendance: 12,646 |
| May 27, 2006 9 | Kansas City Wizards | 1–3 | D.C. United | Kansas City, Missouri |
| UTC−5 | Stadium: Arrowhead Stadium Attendance: 10,945 |
| May 31, 2006 10 | D.C. United | 5–1 | Columbus Crew | Washington, D.C. |
| UTC−5 | Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 11,725 |
| June 3, 2006 11 | D.C. United | 1–0 | New England Revolution | Washington, D.C. |
| UTC−5 | Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 22,686 |
| June 11, 2006 12 | LA Galaxy | 1–1 | D.C. United | Carson, California |
| UTC−5 | Stadium: Home Depot Center Attendance: 17,538 |
| June 17, 2006 13 | New England Revolution | 1–1 | D.C. United | Foxborough, Massachusetts |
| UTC−5 | Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 16,209 |
| June 21, 2006 14 | D.C. United | 1–0 | Chicago Fire | Washington, D.C. |
| UTC−5 | Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 12,385 |
| June 24, 2006 15 | D.C. United | 1–0 | Kansas City Wizards | Washington, D.C. |
| UTC−5 | Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 13,834 |
| June 28, 2006 16 | Kansas City Wizards | 2–3 | D.C. United | Kansas City, Missouri |
| UTC−5 | Stadium: Arrowhead Stadium Attendance: 8,710 |
| July 4, 2006 17 | FC Dallas | 0–1 | D.C. United | Frisco, Texas |
| UTC−5 | Stadium: Pizza Hut Park Attendance: 16,240 |
| July 8, 2006 18 | Columbus Crew | 0–1 | D.C. United | Columbus, Ohio |
| UTC−5 | Stadium: Crew Stadium Attendance: 14,134 |
| July 15, 2006 19 | D.C. United | 3–2 | Columbus Crew | Washington, D.C. |
| UTC−5 | Gómez 16' Olsen 26' 64'Carroll 49' |
Report | Kamara 35' 45 1' Vasquez 72' |
Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 20,227 Referee: Michael Kennedy |
| July 22, 2006 20 | Chicago Fire | 1–1 | D.C. United | Bridgeview, Illinois |
| 20:00 UTC−5 | Robinson 18' Pause 19'  51'Jaqua 29'Segares 73'Armas 74' |
Report | Olsen 45 1' Boswell 45 2'Carroll 53'Gómez 61'Eskandarian 74'Namoff 76' |
Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 15,094 Referee: Kevin Stott |
| July 29, 2006 21 | Real Salt Lake | 2–1 | D.C. United | Salt Lake City, Utah |
| 21:00 UTC−5 | Besagno 15' Talley 32'Cunningham 90' (pen.), 90 6' (pen.)Watson 90 5' |
Report | Moreno 10' Wilson 90 5' |
Stadium: Rice-Eccles Stadium Attendance: 20,027 Referee: Abbey Okulaja |
| August 16, 2006 22 | New York Red Bulls | 0–0 | D.C. United | East Rutherford, New Jersey |
| UTC−5 | Mendes 6' Magee 30'Guevara 63'Meola 81' |
Report | Erpen 36' Namoff 80'Dyachenko 90' |
Stadium: Giants Stadium Attendance: 11,230 Referee: Mauricio Navarro |
| August 19, 2006 23 | D.C. United | 1–1 | Colorado Rapids | Washington, D.C. |
| UTC−5 | Carroll 6' Gómez 56'Eskandarian 84' |
Report | Beckerman 32' Martins 61'Petke 90' |
Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 18,006 Referee: Jair Marrufo |
| August 26, 2006 24 | D.C. United | 2–5 | LA Galaxy | Washington, D.C. |
| UTC−5 | Albright 9' (o.g.) Erpen 69'Gros 74'Gómez 85'Boswell 87' |
Report | Gordon 4' Ihemelu 16'Albright 47'Nagamura 51'Donovan 66' (pen.), 90 2' 88'Namoff 71' (o.g.) |
Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 24,159 Referee: Mark Geiger |
| September 3, 2006 25 | Chivas USA | 1–2 | D.C. United | Carson, California |
| UTC−5 | Suárez 32' (pen.) Hernandez 90 2'Panchito 90 3'Palencia 90 3' |
Report | Gómez 3', 33' 30' Boswell 18'Eskandarian 23'Carroll 75'Gros 90 4' |
Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 14,588 Referee: Kevin Stott |
| September 9, 2006 26 | D.C. United | 1–1 | Real Salt Lake | Washington, D.C. |
| UTC−5 | Adu 45' Prideaux 61'Dyachenko 64'Olsen 65' |
Report | Cunningham 62' Klein 65' |
Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 19,812 Referee: Baldomero Toledo |
| September 13, 2006 27 | New England Revolution | 1–1 | D.C. United | Foxborough, Massachusetts |
| UTC−5 | Dempsey 56' |
Report | Gros 25' |
Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 6,285 Referee: Jorge Gonzalez |
| September 17, 2006 28 | Chicago Fire | 1–0 | D.C. United | Chicago, Illinois |
| UTC−5 | Report | Stadium: Soldier Field Attendance: 16,713 |
| September 23, 2006 29 | D.C. United | 4–3 | New York Red Bulls | Washington, D.C. |
| UTC−5 | Stadium: RFK Memorial Stadium Attendance: 21,727 |
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MLS Cup Playoffs
[edit]| Round | Leg | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score F–A |
Goalscorers | Attendance | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conf. SF | 1 | October 21, 2006 | New York Red Bulls | A | W | 1–0 | Gómez | 8,630 | |
| 2 | October 29, 2006 | H | T | 1–1 | Gómez | 21,455 | |||
| Conf. F | [A] | November 5, 2006 | New England Revolution | H | L | 0–1 | 19,552 | [1] |
U.S. Open Cup
[edit]| August 1, 2006 4th Rd | D.C. United  | 2–1 (a.e.t.) |  Columbus Crew | Germantown, Maryland |
| 19:30 UTC−5 | Moreno 22' Boswell 75'Walker 93' |
Report | González 15' Marshall 18'Moss 30' |
Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex Attendance: 4,774 Referee: Terry Vaughn |
| August 23, 2006 QF | D.C. United | 3–1 |  New York Red Bulls | Washington, D.C. |
| 19:30 UTC−5 | Gros 37' Walker 61', 84' |
Report | Guevara 41' Jolley 87' |
Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 8,637 Referee: Alex Prus |
| September 6, 2006 SF | Chicago Fire  | 3–0 | D.C. United | Bridgeview, Illinois |
| 20:30 UTC−5 | Mapp 58' Carr 76', 91 'Armas 77' |
Report | Simms 68' Erpen 76'Olsen 85' |
Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 5,153 Referee: Richard Heron |
Statistics
[edit]Appearances and goals
[edit]| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Major League Soccer | U.S. Open Cup | MLS Cup | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK | USA
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Troy Perkins | 34 | 0 | 30 0 | 0 | 1 0 | 0 | 3 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | USA
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David Stokes | 5 | 0 | 1 2 | 0 | 0 1 | 0 | 0 1 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | USA
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Brandon Prideaux | 12 | 0 | 9 0 | 0 | 1 0 | 0 | 0 2 | 0 |
| 5 | DF |  ARG
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Facundo Erpen | 35 | 3 | 30 0 | 3 | 3 0 | 0 | 2 0 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | USA
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Domenic Mediate | 9 | 0 | 2 6 | 0 | 1 0 | 0 | 0 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | ARG
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Matías Donnet | 9 | 1 | 7 1 | 1 | 0 1 | 0 | 0 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | ARG
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Lucio Filomeno | 12 | 1 | 5 6 | 1 | 0 0 | 0 | 0 1 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | USA
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Justin Moose | 1 | 3 | 0 1 | 3 | 0 0 | 0 | 0 0 | 0 |
| 9 | MF | USA
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Freddy Adu | 37 | 2 | 29 3 | 2 | 2 0 | 0 | 3 0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | ARG
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Christian Gómez | 35 | 16 | 28 2 | 14 | 2 0 | 0 | 3 0 | 2 |
| 11 | FW | USA
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Alecko Eskandarian | 26 | 7 | 16 6 | 7 | 1 0 | 0 | 3 0 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | USA
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John Wilson | 11 | 0 | 2 9 | 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0 0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | USA
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Ben Olsen | 26 | 2 | 18 2 | 2 | 1 2 | 0 | 3 0 | 0 |
| 15 | MF |  RUS
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Rod Dyachenko | 13 | 0 | 4 5 | 0 | 1 2 | 0 | 0 1 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | USA
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Brian Carroll | 37 | 0 | 31 0 | 0 | 3 0 | 0 | 3 0 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | USA
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Joshua Gros | 35 | 4 | 29 0 | 3 | 3 0 | 1 | 2 1 | 0 |
| 18 | GK | USA
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Nick Rimando | 4 | 0 | 2 0 | 0 | 2 0 | 0 | 0 0 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | USA
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Clyde Simms | 30 | 1 | 10 14 | 1 | 2 1 | 0 | 1 2 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | USA
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Matt Nickell | 5 | 0 | 0 3 | 0 | 0 2 | 0 | 0 0 | 0 |
| 21 | MF |  JAM
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Stephen deRoux | 5 | 0 | 2 2 | 0 | 0 1 | 0 | 0 0 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | USA
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Devon McTavish | 8 | 0 | 3 5 | 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0 0 | 0 |
| 23 | FW | USA
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Jamil Walker | 23 | 4 | 3 16 | 1 | 2 1 | 3 | 0 1 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | USA
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Jeff Carroll | 5 | 0 | 1 1 | 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 1 2 | 0 |
| 25 | FW | USA
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Santino Quaranta | 4 | 0 | 4 0 | 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0 0 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | USA
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Bryan Namoff | 32 | 0 | 25 1 | 0 | 3 0 | 0 | 3 0 | 0 |
| 31 | FW |  UGA
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Robert Ssejjemba | 1 | 0 | 0 1 | 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0 0 | 0 |
| 32 | DF | USA
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Bobby Boswell | 36 | 1 | 30 0 | 1 | 3 0 | 0 | 3 0 | 0 |
| 99 | FW |  BOL
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Jaime Moreno | 37 | 12 | 31 1 | 11 | 1 1 | 1 | 3 0 | 0 |
Top scorers
[edit]| Rank | Nation | Number | Name | Total | MLS | Open Cup | MLS Cup |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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10 | Christian Gómez | 16 | 14 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 |
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99 | Jaime Moreno | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 |
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11 | Alecko Eskandarian | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 |
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4 | Joshua Gros | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 |
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17 | Jamil Walker | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 6 |
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5 | Facundo Erpen | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 |
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9 | Freddy Adu | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 |
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14 | Ben Olsen | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Updated to match played November 8, 2011
Source: D.C. United
Transfers
[edit]In
[edit]Sourced list of players signed during the season
Out
[edit]Sourced list of players sold or loaned out during the season
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- Footnotes
- A ^ : One-legged match.
- Citations
- ^ a b Boehm, Charles (November 5, 2006). "Capital punishment: Revs oust D.C." D.C. United. Archived from the original on January 8, 2007. Retrieved October 7, 2011.
- ^ Boehm, Charles (April 2, 2006). "Eskandarian, Erpen save tie in opener". D.C. United. MLSnet.com. Archived from the original on April 26, 2006. Retrieved June 5, 2017.
- Further Information
- The Year in American Soccer, 2006 – The American Soccer Archives Archived 2012-03-31 at the Wayback Machine
- 2006 Archived Schedule
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