2006 United Soccer Leagues

The 2006 Season was the 20th edition of the United Soccer Leagues season.

General

• Miami FC joined the First Division.
• The Richmond Kickers departed the First Division for the Second Division.
• The Northern Virginia Royals departed the Second Division for the Premier Development League (PDL).
• 9 new teams joined the PDL while 5 teams folded, for a complete list see here.

Honors

Competition	Champion	Runner-Up	Regular Season Champion/Best USL team
USL First Division	Vancouver Whitecaps	Rochester Raging Rhinos	Montreal Impact
USL Second Division	Richmond Kickers	Charlotte Eagles	Richmond Kickers
USL PDL	Michigan Bucks	Laredo Heat	Carolina Dynamo
U.S. Open Cup	Chicago Fire (MLS)	Los Angeles Galaxy (MLS)	Carolina Dynamo (PDL)

Standings

First Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	D	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Montreal Impact	28	14	5	9	31	15	+16	51	Commissioner's Cup, bye to semifinal round of playoffs
2	Rochester Raging Rhinos	28	13	4	11	34	21	+13	50	Bye to semifinal round of playoffs
3	Charleston Battery	28	13	8	7	33	25	+8	46[lower-alpha 1]	First round of playoffs
4	Vancouver Whitecaps	28	12	6	10	40	28	+12	46[lower-alpha 1]
5	Miami FC	28	11	11	6	47	44	+3	39
6	Puerto Rico Islanders	28	10	10	8	38	36	+2	38
7	Seattle Sounders	28	11	13	4	42	48	−6	37
8	Atlanta Silverbacks	28	10	13	5	36	42	−6	35
9	Virginia Beach Mariners	28	8	12	8	26	37	−11	32[lower-alpha 2]
10	Toronto Lynx	28	8	12	8	30	36	−6	32[lower-alpha 2]
11	Portland Timbers	28	7	15	6	25	39	−14	27[lower-alpha 3]
12	Minnesota Thunder	28	7	15	6	34	45	−11	27[lower-alpha 3]

Source: [1]
Notes:

1. CHA: 4 pts; VAN: 1 pt
2. VBM: 7 pts; TOR: 4 pts
3. POR: 9 pts; MIN: 3 pts

Playoffs

Quarterfinals and Semifinals 2-game aggregate
Higher seeded team hosted first game

• Exception: Montreal hosted second game vs Vancouver

	First Round							Semifinals							Final
								1	Montreal Impact	0	0	0
	4	Vancouver Whitecaps	4	2	6			4	Vancouver Whitecaps (aet)	0	2	2
	5	Miami FC	1	0	1										2	Rochester Raging Rhinos	0
															4	Vancouver Whitecaps	3
								2	Rochester Raging Rhinos	1	0	1
	3	Charleston Battery	2	1	3			3	Charleston Battery	0	0	0
	6	Puerto Rico Islanders	2	0	2

Second Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	D	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Richmond Kickers	20	13	3	4	50	20	+30	43	Regular season champion
2	Charlotte Eagles	20	8	4	8	29	27	+2	32	Playoff berth clinched
3	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	20	8	6	6	27	20	+7	30
4	Cincinnati Kings	20	9	8	3	28	27	+1	30
5	New Hampshire Phantoms	20	9	10	1	27	43	−16	27[lower-alpha 1]
6	Western Mass Pioneers	20	8	9	3	31	28	+3	27
7	Harrisburg City Islanders	20	8	9	3	34	35	−1	27
8	Wilmington Hammerheads	20	4	9	7	30	31	−1	19
9	Long Island Rough Riders	20	3	12	5	15	40	−25	14

Source: [2]
Notes:

1. New Hampshire was penalized 1 point for use of an ineligible player in a game.

Playoffs

	Semifinals							Finals
	1	Richmond Kickers	2	0	2
	4	Cincinnati Kings	1	0	1
								1	Richmond Kickers	2
								2	Charlotte Eagles	1
	3	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	0	1	1
	2	Charlotte Eagles	4	2	6

Premier Development League

• See 2006 PDL Season

See also

• United Soccer Leagues

References

1. "USL First Division 2006". USLsoccer.com. United Soccer Leagues. Archived from the original on 11 November 2006. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
2. "USL Second Division 2006". USLsoccer.com. United Soccer Leagues. Archived from the original on 11 November 2006. Retrieved 3 April 2020.

External links

• Official USL Site