2006 New England Revolution season explained

Club:New England Revolution
Season:2006
Mgrtitle:Head coach
Stadium:Gillette Stadium
Foxborough, Massachusetts
League:MLS
League Result:Conference

1st
Overall: 2nd

Cup1:MLS Cup Playoffs
Cup1 Result:Runner-up
Cup2:U.S. Open Cup
Cup2 Result:Quarterfinals
Cup3:Champions Cup
Cup3 Result:Quarterfinals
American:true
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Prevseason:2005
Nextseason:2007

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]

Transfers in

Transfers In! Name !! Position !! Date !! Acquired Via !! Transfer Fee !! Prior Club !! Reference
Leandro de Oliviera MF January 20, 2006 N/A
FW January 20, 2006 Superdraft N/A
FW January 20, 2006 Superdraft N/A
MF January 26, 2006 N/A [25]
John Queely DF January 26, 2006 Supplemental Draft N/A NC State Wolfpack men's soccer
MF January 26, 2006 Supplemental Draft N/A Ocean City Nor'easters
Matt Wieland DF January 26, 2006 Supplemental Draft N/A
MF March 2, 2006 Free Transfer N/A
MF July 20, 2006 Free Transfer N/A IMG Academy Bradenton [26]
FW September 15, 2006 Free Transfer N/A Deportivo Toluca F.C.[27]
DF September 15, 2006 Free Transfer N/A Africa Sports d'Abidjan

Transfers Out

Transfers Out! Name !! Position !! Date !! Left Via !! Transfer 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
Ryan Latham FW August 7, 2006 Waived N/A
Jani Galik FW November 16, 2006 Waived N/A
Pat Haggerty DF November 16, 2006 Waived N/A N/A
Danny Wynn DF November 16, 2006 Waived N/A
Adam Williamson MF November 16, 2006 Waived N/A Wilmington Hammerheads FC
Jose Cancela MF November 17, 2006 N/A Toronto FC

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 GK 30 32 32 2,880 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Taylor Twellman 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 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 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 DF 22 30 30 2,700 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Steve Ralston 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 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 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 DF 23 20 20 1,706 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jeff Larentowicz 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 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 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 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 DF 30 10 10 893 9.9 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0
Tony Lochhead 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 DF,MF 29 7 5 429 4.8 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
Khano Smith 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 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 FW 22 9 2 219 2.4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
José Manuel Abundis 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 MF 21 2 1 46 0.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Marshall Leonard DF 25 1 0 76 0.8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Danny Wynn MF 22 2 0 62 0.7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Club

Management, Coaches, and Staff! Title !! Name !! Nationality !! Reference
Investor / Operator [30]
Director of Soccer
General Manager
Head Coach
Assistant Coach
Assistant Coach
Head Athletic Trainer Steven Glazier
Equipment Manager Brian Banfill
Massage Therapist Glenn O'Connor

Standings

Overall standings

Results

MLS Regular Season

See also: 2006 Major League Soccer season.

CONCACAF Champion's Cup

See also: 2006 CONCACAF Champions' Cup.

Honors

League Awards and Honors

Club Awards and Honors

Notes and References

  1. Book: 2024 Media Guide . New England Revolution . https://web.archive.org/web/20240322013528/https://revolution.1rmg.com/season/2024/media-guide/ . May 9, 2024 . March 22, 2024.
  2. Web site: Revs Select Three Players in 2006 MLS Superdraft . January 20, 2006 . May 9, 2024.
  3. Web site: TNT Vacations to be official vacation company of the New England Revolution . https://web.archive.org/web/20060214001406/http://www.revolutionsoccer.net/news/fullstory.sps?iNewsid=271903&itype=4073&iCategoryID=429 . November 16, 2005 . May 8, 2024 . February 14, 2006.
  4. Web site: LD Alajuelense 1, Revolution 0 - Final. https://web.archive.org/web/20060309105453/http://www.revolutionsoccer.net/ . March 9, 2006 . May 8, 2024 .
  5. Web site: 2006 MLS Allstar Game . August 5, 2006 . May 8, 2024.
  6. Web site: New England Revolution Stats . May 8, 2024.
  7. Web site: LAFC make history with four goals in first 14 minutes against Vancouver Whitecaps . September 23, 2020 . May 11, 2024 . Liljenwall, Ari.
  8. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20160214205431/http://archive.revolutionsoccer.net/history/ . New England Revolution History - 1996-2007. February 14, 2016 . May 8, 2024 .
  9. Web site: Revs' players reach personal milestones . https://web.archive.org/web/20060821100228/http://www.revolutionsoccer.net/ . August 10, 2006 . August 21, 2006 . May 8, 2024.
  10. Web site: Celtic F.C. 1, Revolution 1. May 8, 2024.
  11. Web site: Joseph blocked MLS says no to Celtic FC offer. https://archive.today/20120729164249/http://www.boston.com/sports/soccer/articles/2006/08/30/joseph_blocked_mls_says_no_to_celtic_fc_offer/ . August 30, 2006 . July 29, 2012 .
  12. Web site: MLS: New England seals Abundis deal . May 8, 2024 . socceramerica.com . en.
  13. Web site: Abundis pide paso desde la banca . Lara, Luis . January 23, 2010 . May 8, 2024 . es-us.
  14. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20060902041151/https://www.boston.com/sports/soccer/articles/2006/08/31/abundis_would_be_quite_a_score/ . Abundis Would Be Quite a Score . Dell'Apa, Frank . August 31, 2006 . May 8, 2024 . September 2, 2006.
  15. Web site: Revolution signs Mexico international José Manuel Abundis . January 23, 2010 . May 9, 2024.
  16. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20070702090035/http://www.mlsnet.com/news/mls_news.jsp?ymd=20061022&content_id=76659&vkey=news_mls&fext=.jsp . Mapp's strike drives Fire to victory . Hush, Andrew . July 2, 2007 . May 8, 2024 . October 22, 2006 . live .
  17. Web site: https://archive.today/20070702090035/http://www.mlsnet.com/news/mls_events_news.jsp?ymd=20061028&content_id=77286&vkey=mlscup2006&fext=.jsp#selection-701.0-694.7 . Revolution get their kicks, defeat Fire . October 8, 2006 . May 8, 2024 . July 2, 2007 . Hush, Andrew .
  18. Web site: https://archive.today/20070702090035/http://www.mlsnet.com/news/mls_news.jsp?ymd=20061105&content_id=77820&vkey=news_mls&fext=.jsp . Capital punishment: Revs oust D.C.. Hush, Andrew . November 5, 2006 . May 8, 2024 . July 2, 2007 .
  19. Web site: MLS Cup 2006 sold out . January 22, 2010 . May 8, 2024.
  20. Web site: Dy-no-mite! Houston wins MLS Cup . November 12, 2006 . May 8, 2024.
  21. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20061130081614/http://web.mlsnet.com/news/mls_news.jsp?ymd=20061112&content_id=78552&vkey=news_mls&fext=.jsp . Dy-no-mite! Houston wins MLS Cup . November 12, 2006 . May 8, 2024 . November 30, 2006 . Halpin, Jason.
  22. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20160304041819/http://archive.revolutionsoccer.net/search/index.cfm?ac=searchdetail&pid=20271&pcid=115 . Revs advance to U.S. Open Cup Quarterfinal on PKs . August 2, 2006 . March 4, 2016 . May 8, 2024.
  23. Web site: https://archive.today/20130222220721/http://archive.revolutionsoccer.net/search/index.cfm?ac=searchdetail&pid=20688&pcid=115 . Revs Fall in Open Cup Quarterfinal to Fire, 2-1 . August 24, 2006 . 2013-02-22.
  24. Web site: New England Revolution . May 7, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20061013021030/http://www.revolutionsoccer.net/team/index.cfm?ac=players. October 13, 2006 . dead.
  25. Web site: 2006 MLS Supplemental Draft results . May 9, 2024.
  26. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20180612135826/https://newengland-mp7static.mlsdigital.net/elfinderimages/media/ClubHistory_CoachandPlayerRegistry.pdf . ClubHistory_CoachandPlayerRegistry.pdf . June 12, 2018 . May 10, 2024.
  27. Web site: Revolution signs Mexico international José Manuel Abundis . January 23, 2010 . May 9, 2024.
  28. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20061207163126/http://www.revolutionsoccer.net/news/index.cfm?ac=latestnewsdetail&pid=22713&pcid=115 . Revs Elect Not to Exercise Option on Abundis . December 7, 2006 . November 27, 2006.
  29. Web site: 2006 New England Revolution Stats . May 11, 2024.
  30. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20060718154324/http://www.revolutionsoccer.net/team/ . 2006 New England Revolution. July 18, 2006 . May 16, 2024 .
  31. Web site: 2006 MLS Year-End Awards Finalists Announced . May 11, 2006.

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