2006 Real Salt Lake season

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Real Salt Lake
2006 season
Real Salt Lake tertiary wordmark color.svg
OwnerUnited States SCP Worldwide
Head coachUnited States John Ellinger
StadiumRice-Eccles Stadium
Major League Soccer10th
MLS Cup PlayoffsDNQ
US Open CupFourth Round
Rocky Mountain CupRunners-Up
Average home league attendance16,366
Biggest winCOL 1-4 RSL (8/9)
Biggest defeatNYRB 6-0 RSL (8/26)
Away colors
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The 2006 Real Salt Lake season was the second season of the team's existence. The team has some improvement over the previous season. However, despite mixed results on the field, RSL scored a huge victory off the field in 2006. After much controversy and debate, the franchise finally secured a guarantee for a state-of-the-art, soccer-specific stadium to be built in Sandy – a suburb of Salt Lake City. The team broke ground for the structure on the morning of August 12, with representatives from soccer giant Real Madrid present. That evening, RSL faced its namesake in front of a sellout crowd of 45,511 fans at Rice-Eccles Stadium. Salt Lake made a good showing, but Real Madrid won the exhibition match, 2-0.

Squad[]

2006 roster[]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK United States USA Scott Garlick
2 DF United States USA Nelson Akwari
3 DF United States USA Carey Talley
5 DF Costa Rica CRC Daniel Torres
7 MF Jamaica JAM Andy Williams
8 DF United States USA Joey Worthen
9 MF United States USA Jason Kreis
10 MF Morocco MAR Mehdi Ballouchy
11 DF United States USA Chris Brown
13 FW Saint Kitts and Nevis SKN Atiba Harris
15 MF United States USA Kenny Cutler
16 DF Liberia LBR Willis Forko
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 MF United States USA Chris Klein
18 GK United States USA Jay Nolly
19 DF United States USA Kevin Novak
20 MF United States USA Nikolas Besagno
21 MF United States USA Christian Jimenez
22 FW United States USA Jamie Watson
23 DF United States USA Eddie Pope
25 MF Costa Rica CRC Jafet Soto
27 DF Costa Rica CRC Douglas Sequeira
31 DF United States USA Jack Stewart
74 FW Jamaica JAM Jeff Cunningham

Competitions[]

Major League Soccer[]

See also: 2006 Major League Soccer season

League table[]

Western Conference[]

Western Conference
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Pos Club Pts GP W L T GF GA GD
1 FC Dallas 52 32 16 12 4 48 44 +4
2 Houston Dynamo 46 32 11 8 13 44 40 +4
3 Chivas USA 43 32 10 9 13 45 42 +3
4 Colorado Rapids 41 32 11 13 8 36 49 –13
5 Los Angeles Galaxy 39 32 11 15 6 37 37 0
6 Real Salt Lake 39 32 10 13 9 45 49 –4
MLS Supporters' Shield runner up, 2006 MLS Cup Playoffs
2006 MLS Cup Playoffs

Overall[]

Pos Club Pts GP W L T GF GA GD
1 D.C. United (E1) 55 32 15 7 10 52 38 +14
2 FC Dallas (W1) 52 32 16 12 4 48 44 +4
3 New England Revolution (E2) 48 32 12 8 12 39 35 +4
4 Chicago Fire (E3) 47 32 13 11 8 43 41 +2
5 Houston Dynamo (W2) 46 32 11 8 13 44 40 +4
6 Chivas USA (W3) 43 32 10 9 13 45 42 +3
7 Colorado Rapids 41 32 11 13 8 36 49 –13
8 New York Red Bulls 39 32 9 11 12 41 41 0
9 Los Angeles Galaxy 39 32 11 15 6 37 37 0
10 Real Salt Lake 39 32 10 13 9 45 49 –4
11 Kansas City Wizards 38 32 10 14 8 43 45 –2
12 Columbus Crew 33 32 8 15 9 30 42 –12
MLS Supporters' Shield, 2006 MLS Cup Playoffs
MLS Supporters' Shield runner up, 2006 MLS Cup Playoffs
2006 MLS Cup Playoffs


Results summary[]

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132
GroundAAHAHHAHHHAAHAHAAHHHAAHAHHAHAAHA
ResultLLTLLLWWTWLLTLTLWLTWWWWLWLTWLTTT
Source: MLS Results and League table
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; L = Loss; T = Tie
Overall Home Away
Pld Pts W L T GF GA GD W L T GF GA GD W L T GF GA GD
32 39 10 13 9 45 49  −4 6 4 6 23 19  +4 4 9 3 22 30  −8

Last updated: November 8, 2012
Source: [1]
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference

Regular season[]

  Win   Tie   Loss

April[]

April 2, 2006 MT 1 Chivas USA 3–0 Real Salt Lake Carson, California, USA
14:00 Ante Razov Goal 21', 65'
Juan Pablo Garcia Goal 25'
Jonathan Bornstein Yellow card 40'		 Report Eddie Pope Yellow card 17' Stadium: The Home Depot Center
April 8, 2006 MT 2 FC Dallas 2–1 Real Salt Lake Frisco, Texas, USA
17:30 Greg Vanney Yellow card 2'
Simo Valakari Yellow card 35'
Kenny Cooper Goal 43'
Mark Wilson Goal 57'		 Report Chris Klein Goal 36' Stadium: Pizza Hut Park
April 15, 2006 MT 3 Real Salt Lake 1–1 New York Red Bulls Salt Lake City USA
17:00 MT Carey Talley Yellow card 59'
Jason Kreis Goal 36'		 Report Stadium: Rice-Eccles Stadium
April 22, 2006 MT 4 Houston Dynamo 2–1 Real Salt Lake Houston, Texas, USA
17:30 Craig Waibel Goal 58'
Adrian Serioux Yellow card 69'
Dwayne De Rosario Goal 84'		 Report Jeff Cunningham Yellow card 8' Goal 57'
Carey Talley Yellow card 68'		 Stadium: Robertson Stadium
April 29, 2006 5 Real Salt Lake 2-3 Los Angeles Galaxy Salt Lake City, USA
12:00 Jason Kreis Goal 6' Yellow card 83' Yellow-red card 87'
Atiba Harris Yellow card 70' Goal 74'		 Report Landon Donovan Goal 11'
Cobi Jones Goal 26'
Herculez Gomez Goal 60'
Chris Albright Yellow card 87'		 Stadium: Rice Eccles Stadium

May[]

May 6, 2006 6 Real Salt Lake 0-1 Columbus Crew Salt Lake City, USA
17:00 Jeff Cunningham Yellow card 62'
Atiba Harris Yellow card 69'
Carey Talley Yellow card 79'
Mehdi Ballouchy Yellow card 90'		 Report Jason Garey Goal 70'
Jose Retiz Red card 85'		 Stadium: Rice Eccles Stadium
May 13, 2006 7 Los Angeles Galaxy 0-3 Real Salt Lake Los Angeles, USA
17:30 Paulo Nagamura Yellow card 44'
Ugo Ihemelu Yellow card 70'
Josh Gardner Yellow card 90+2'		 Report Atiba Harris Goal 17' Yellow card 65'
Nelson Akwari Yellow card 19'
Willis Forko Yellow card 31'
Daniel Torres Yellow card 85'
Jeff Cunningham Goal 72', 87'
Scott Garlick Yellow card 75'		 Stadium: Home Depot Center
May 20, 2006 8 Real Salt Lake 2-1 Kansas City Wizards Salt Lake City, USA
17:00 Atiba Harris Yellow card 41'
Nelson Akwari Yellow card 51'
Mehdi Ballouchy Goal 78'
Jeff Cunningham Goal 80'		 Report Ryan Pore Goal 27'
Davy Arnaud Yellow card 28'
Nick Garcia Yellow card 46'		 Stadium: Rice Eccles Stadium
May 27, 2006 9 Real Salt Lake 2-2 Colorado Rapids Salt Lake City, USA
12:00 Atiba Harris Yellow card 54' Yellow-red card 82'
Jeff Cunningham Yellow card 67' Goal 73' (pen.)
Jason Kreis Goal 88'
Andy Williams Yellow card 89'		 Report Dedi Ben Dayan Yellow card 15'
Jovan Kirovski Goal 33'
Daniel Wasson Goal 84'
Hunter Freeman Yellow card 89'
Bouna Coundoul Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: Rice Eccles Stadium

June[]

June 3, 2006 10 Real Salt Lake 3-1 Chicago Fire Salt Lake City, USA
17:00 Jeff Cunningham Goal 57', 77'
Dasan Robinson Goal 69' (o.g.)		 Report Dasan Robinson Yellow card 17'
Brian Plotkin Goal 62'		 Stadium: Rice Eccles Stadium
June 9, 2006 11 Colorado Rapids 1-0 Real Salt Lake Denver, USA
17:30 Jovan Kirovski Yellow card 9'
Nicolas Hernandez Goal 16'
Kyle Beckerman Yellow card 21'		 Report Jeff Cunningham Yellow card 34' Stadium: Invesco Field at Mile High
June 17, 2006 12 Houston Dynamo 2-1 Real Salt Lake Houston, Texas, USA
17:30 Brian Mullan Yellow card 31' Goal 36'
Eddie Robinson Yellow card 55'
Alejandro Moreno Goal 83'
Pat Onstad Yellow card 87'		 Report Carey Talley Yellow card 15'
Scott Garlick Yellow card 22'
Kenny Cutler Yellow card 34'
Andy Williams Yellow card 59'
Jason Kreis Goal 88' (pen.)		 Stadium: Robertson Stadium
June 24, 2006 13 Real Salt Lake 0-0 New England Revolution Salt Lake City, USA
17:00 Report Jeff Larentowicz Yellow card 59' Stadium: Rice Eccles Stadium
June 28, 2006 14 Chicago Fire 2-1 Real Salt Lake Bridgeview, Illinois, USA
18:00 Chad Barrett Goal 80', 85' Report Jason Kreis Goal 25' Yellow card 43'
Carey Talley Yellow card 73'
Douglas Sequeira Yellow card 81'		 Stadium: Bridgeview Stadium

July[]

July 4, 2006 15 Real Salt Lake 0-0 Chivas USA Salt Lake City, USA
18:00 Jeff Cunningham Yellow card 86' Report Stadium: Rice Eccles Stadium
July 8, 2006 16 Los Angeles Galaxy 2-0 Real Salt Lake Los Angeles, USA
17:30 Tyrone Marshall Yellow card 21'
Ugo Ihemelu Yellow card 40'
Herculez Gomez Goal 47'
Josh Gardner Goal 50'		 Report Douglas Sequeira Yellow card 9'
Atiba Harris Yellow card 57'
Andy Williams Yellow card 79'		 Stadium: Home Depot Center
July 14, 2006 17 New England Revolution 1-3 Real Salt Lake Foxborough, MA, USA
17:30 James Riley Yellow card 35'
Taylor Twellman Goal 57'		 Report Chris Klein Goal 16'
Eddie Pope Yellow card 18'
Jason Kreis Yellow card 21' Goal 55'
Jeff Cunningham Goal 52'
Willis Forko Yellow card 88'		 Stadium: Gillette Stadium
July 22, 2006 18 Real Salt Lake 0-1 FC Dallas Salt Lake City, USA
18:00 Andy Williams Yellow card 57' Report Abe Thompson Goal 90+3' Stadium: Rice Eccles Stadium
July 26, 2006 19 Real Salt Lake 3-3 Chivas USA Salt Lake City, USA
17:00 Jeff Cunningham Goal 33'
Carey Talley Goal 55'
Kevin Novak Yellow card 63'
Andy Williams Goal 74'		 Report Ante Razov Goal 2'
Jonathan Bornstein Goal 59'
Sacha Kljestan Yellow card 81'
Claudio Suarez Goal 90+4'		 Stadium: Rice Eccles Stadium
July 29, 2006 20 Real Salt Lake 2-1 D.C. United Salt Lake City, USA
17:00 Nikolas Besagno Yellow card 15'
Carey Talley Yellow card 32'
Jeff Cunningham Goal 90' (pen.), 90+5' (pen.)
Jamie Watson Yellow card 90+5'		 Report Jaime Moreno Goal 36'
John Wilson Yellow card 90+5'		 Stadium: Rice Eccles Stadium

August[]

August 9, 2006 21 Colorado Rapids 1-4 Real Salt Lake Denver, USA
17:30 Clint Mathis Yellow card 31'
Kyle Beckerman Yellow card 42'
Hunter Freeman Yellow card 58'
Aitor Karanka Yellow card 69'
Eric Denton Red card 75'
Thiago Martins Goal 84'
Mike Petke Yellow card 85'		 Report Jeff Cunningham Goal 25', 76' (pen.)
Mehdi Ballouchy Yellow card 31'
Chris Klein Goal 63'
Kenny Cutler Yellow card 77'
Scott Garlick Yellow card 85'
Douglas Sequeira Red card 85'
Chris Brown Goal 90+4'		 Stadium: Invesco Field at Mile High
August 16, 2006 22 Columbus Crew 1-2 Real Salt Lake Columbus, Ohio, USA
17:30 Sebastian Rozental Goal 23' (pen.)
Ritchie Kotschau Yellow card 70'		 Report Eddie Pope Yellow card 8'
Chris Klein Goal 75'
Carey Talley Goal 90'
Scott Garlick Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
August 19, 2006 23 Real Salt Lake 3-1 Houston Dynamo Salt Lake City, USA
17:00 Chris Klein Goal 45+2'
Douglas Sequeira Goal 64' Yellow card 77'
Scott Garlick Yellow card 78'
Jeff Cunningham Goal 82'		 Report Dwayne De Rosario Yellow card 60'
Adrian Serioux Goal 72'
Kelly Gray Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: Rice Eccles Stadium
August 26, 2006 24 New York Red Bulls 6-0 Real Salt Lake East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA
15:30 Edson Buddle Goal 54', 61', 72'
Jordan Cila Goal
Todd Dunivant Goal 79'
John Wolyniec Goal 86'		 Report Jack Stewart Red card 8' Stadium: Giants Stadium
August 30, 2006 25 Real Salt Lake 1-0 Los Angeles Galaxy Salt Lake City, USA
17:00 Kevin Novak Yellow card 53'
Jeff Cunningham Goal 60'
Mehdi Ballouchy Yellow card 85'		 Report Tyrone Marshall Yellow card 29' Stadium: Rice Eccles Stadium

September[]

September 2, 2006 26 Real Salt Lake 0-1 Colorado Rapids Salt Lake City, USA
17:00 Scott Garlick Yellow card 50'
Eddie Pope Yellow card 70'		 Report Nicolas Hernandez Goal 48'
Kyle Beckerman Yellow card 62'
Colin Clark Yellow card 66'
Hunter Freeman Yellow card 84'
Dan Gargan Yellow card 88'
Thiago Martins Yellow card 88'		 Stadium: Rice Eccles Stadium
September 9, 2006 27 D.C. United 1-1 Real Salt Lake Washington, D.C., USA
17:30 Freddy Adu Goal 45'
Brandon Prideaux Yellow card 61'
Rod Dyachenko Yellow card 64'
Ben Olsen Yellow card 65'		 Report Jeff Cunningham Yellow card 62'
Chris Klein Goal 65'		 Stadium: RFK Stadium
September 16, 2006 28 Real Salt Lake 3-2 FC Dallas Salt Lake City, USA
17:00 Andy Williams Goal 13'
Chris Klein Goal 62'
Jack Stewart Yellow card 67'
Jason Kreis Goal 72'
Atiba Harris Yellow card 78'		 Report Carlos Ruiz Goal 4', 45+1'
Ronnie O'Brien Yellow card 27'
Bobby Rhine Yellow card 36'		 Stadium: Rice Eccles Stadium
September 23, 2006 29 FC Dallas 2-1 Real Salt Lake Frisco, Texas, USA
17:30 Carlos Ruiz Goal 9'
Kenny Cooper Goal 14' Yellow card 68'		 Report Jeff Cunningham Goal 48'
Kevin Novak Yellow card 54'		 Stadium: Pizza Hut Park
September 30, 2006 30 Kansas City Wizards 3-3 Real Salt Lake Kansas City, Missouri, USA
17:30 Josh Wolff Goal 6'
Jose Burciaga Yellow card 25' Goal 63'
Jack Jewsbury Yellow card 45'
Scott Sealy Goal 54'		 Report Andy Williams Yellow card 32'
Atiba Harris Goal 35', 44'
Jason Kreis Goal 81'		 Stadium: Arrowhead Stadium

October[]

October 7, 2006 31 Real Salt Lake 1-1 Houston Dynamo Salt Lake City, USA
17:00 Carey Talley Yellow card 54'
Atiba Harris Yellow card 56'
Mehdi Ballouchy Goal 60'		 Report Paul Dalglish Goal 20' Yellow card 78'
Ryan Cochrane Yellow card 26'		 Stadium: Rice Eccles Stadium
October 15, 2006 32 Chivas USA 1-1 Real Salt Lake Los Angeles, USA
14:00 Brent Whitfield Goal 20' Report Jafet Soto Goal 89' Stadium: Home Depot Center

U.S. Open Cup[]

Third round[]

See also: 2006 U.S. Open Cup
August 2, 2006 Utah Real Salt Lake 0 - 1 Colorado Colorado Rapids
13:00 Report Nicolas Hernandez Yellow card 54'
Jacob Peterson Goal 61'
Daniel Wasson Yellow card 89'
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