2006 Chivas USA season explained

Club:Chivas USA
Season:2006
League:MLS
League Result:Conference: 3rd
Overall: 6th
Chrtitle:Owner
Mgrtitle:Manager
Manager:Bob Bradley
Cup1:MLS Cup Playoffs
Cup1 Result:Conference Semifinal vs Houston Dynamo
Cup2:U.S. Open Cup
Cup2 Result:Third round vs Dallas Roma
Season Topscorer:Ante Razov (15)
League Topscorer:Ante Razov (14)
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Prevseason:2005
Nextseason:2007

The 2006 Chivas USA season was the club's second season of existence, and their second in Major League Soccer, the top flight of American soccer. The club competed in the MLS's Western Conference, where they finished in third place, in their Conference, qualifying for the Playoffs for the first time.

Season review

On November 23, 2005, Chivas appointed Bob Bradley as their new manager.

Transfers

See main article: 2006 MLS SuperDraft and 2006 MLS Supplemental Draft.

In

DateNumberPositionPlayerPrevious clubFee/notesRef
January 20, 200616MF Sacha KljestanSeton Hall PiratesSuperDraft Round one
January 20, 200613MF Jonathan BornsteinUCLA BruinsSuperDraft Round four
January 24, 200611MF Jesse MarschChicago FireTrade
January 26, 200625DF Lawson VaughnTulsa Golden HurricaneSupplemental Draft Round three
January 26, 200628FW Drew HelmFlorida Atlantic OwlsSupplemental Draft Round one
January 26, 2006MF Darren SpicerPrinceton TigersSupplemental Draft Round two
January 30, 20069FW Ante RazovNew York Red BullsTrade[1]
March 17, 200623GK Preston BurpoSeattle Sounders
March 17, 200629FW Estuardo SanchezChivas USA U19Promoted
March 17, 20063DF Carlos LlamosaNew England Revolution
March 17, 20064FW Brent WhitfieldSeattle Sounders
March 31, 200624DF Tim ReganNew York Red Bulls[2]
July 19, 200630MF Carlos BorjaChivas USA U19Promoted
Summer, 200611MF John O'Brien ADO Den Haag
September 200627DF Eder RoblesChivas USA U19Promoted
2DF Claudio Suárez Tigres UANL
8DF Johnny García Guadalajara
21DF Jason HernandezNew York Red Bulls
31MF Rene CoronaCorona Crew

Out

DateNumberPositionPlayerNew clubFee/notesRef
January 30, 200699FW Thiago MartinsNew York Red BullsTrade
March 31, 200616MF Antonio MartínezWaived
April 1, 200627DF Douglas SequeiraReal Salt Lake[3]
Mid 20068MF Francisco GomezMiami F.C.Released
9FW Isaac Romo GuadalajaraLoan return
59GK Sergio García GuadalajaraLoan return
5DF Ezra HendricksonColumbus Crew
10MF Héctor Cuadros Delfines
11MF Milton BlancoPuerto Rico Islanders
17MF Christian JimenezReal Salt Lake
21GK Shaun KalnasyAtlanta Silverbacks
22DF Arturo Torres
23DF Armando Begines Querétaro
26MF Jesús Ochoa

Roster

No.NameNationalityPositionDate of birth (Age)Signed fromSigned inContract endsApps.Goals
Goalkeepers
18Brad GuzanGKOctober 29, 2006Generation Adidas2005
23Preston BurpoGKOctober 29, 2006Seattle Sounders2006
Defenders
2Claudio SuárezDFOctober 29, 2006 Tigres UANL2006
3Carlos LlamosaDFOctober 29, 2006New England Revolution2006
8Johnny GarcíaDFOctober 29, 2006 Guadalajara2006
13Jonathan BornsteinDFOctober 29, 2006UCLA Bruin2006
14Esteban AriasDFOctober 29, 2006Connecticut Huskies2005
20Orlando PerezDFOctober 29, 2006Chicago Fire2005
21Jason HernandezDFOctober 29, 2006New York Red Bulls2006
24Tim ReganDFOctober 29, 2006New York Red Bulls2006
25Lawson VaughnDFOctober 29, 2006Tulsa Golden2006
27Eder RoblesDFOctober 29, 2006Chivas USA Academy2006
Midfielders
4Brent WhitfieldMFOctober 29, 2006Seattle Sounders2006
6Francisco MendozaMFOctober 29, 2006 Guadalajara2005
7Ramón RamírezMFOctober 29, 2006 Guadalajara2005
10Juan Pablo GarcíaMFOctober 29, 2006 Atlas2005
11John O'BrienMFOctober 29, 2006 ADO Den Haag2006
12Mike MuñozMFOctober 29, 2006California Golden Bears2005
15Jesse MarschMFOctober 29, 2006Chicago Fire2006
16Sacha KljestanMFOctober 29, 2006Seton Hall Pirates2006
30Carlos BorjaMFOctober 29, 2006IMG Academy2006
31Rene CoronaMFOctober 29, 2006Corona Crew2006
88Rodrigo LópezMFOctober 29, 2006 Guadalajara2005
Forwards
9Ante RazovFWOctober 29, 2006New York Red Bulls2006
17Francisco PalenciaFWOctober 29, 2006 Guadalajara2005
19Matt TaylorFWOctober 29, 2006Kansas City Wizards2005
22Jesús MoralesFWOctober 29, 2006loan from Guadalajara20062006
28Drew HelmFWOctober 29, 2006Florida Atlantic Owls2006
29Estuardo SanchezFWOctober 29, 20062006

Competitions

MLS

See main article: 2006 Major League Soccer season.

Results

U.S. Open Cup

See main article: 2006 U.S. Open Cup.

Statistics

Appearances and goals

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Goal scorers

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1 FW9 Ante Razov141015
2 MF10Juan Pablo García8008
3 DF13Jonathan Bornstein6006
DF2 Claudio Suárez6006
5 FW17Francisco Palencia4105
6 MF6 Francisco Mendoza3003
7 MF15Jesse Marsch2002
8 MF4 Brent Whitfield1001
Own goal1001
TOTALS452047

Disciplinary record

NumberNationPositionNameMLSMLS Cup PlayoffsU.S. Open CupTotal
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2 DFClaudio Suárez10000010
3 DFCarlos Llamosa60000060
6 MFFrancisco Mendoza50100060
9 FWAnte Razov50000151
10MFJuan Pablo García40100050
13DFJonathan Bornstein30000030
14DFEsteban Arias10000010
15MFJesse Marsch60000060
16MFSacha Kljestan40000040
17FWFrancisco Palencia00210021
20DFOrlando Perez20000020
21DFJason Hernandez40000040
22FWJesús Morales31000031
24DFTim Regan61100071
25DFLawson Vaughn30100040
TOTALS5026101564

Notes and References

  1. Web site: CHIVAS USA 2006. www.mlssoccer.com. MLS Soccer. January 12, 2016. March 5, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160305153006/http://www.mlssoccer.com/history/club/chivas/2006. dead.
  2. Web site: Chivas USA signs Regan and Helm. www.oursportscentral.com. Our Sports Central. January 12, 2016. March 31, 2006.
  3. Web site: Cuatro ticos procurarán la revancha en la MLS. wvw.nacion.com. Nacion. January 24, 2016. Spanish. April 1, 2006.