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Houston Dynamo
2006 season
Owner Philip Anschutz ( AEG)
President
COO		 Oliver Luck
Chris Canetti
Head coach Dominic Kinnear
Stadium Robertson Stadium
Major League Soccer Conference: 2nd
Overall: 5th
MLS Cup Playoffs Winners
U.S. Open CupSemifinals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Brian Ching
Dwayne De Rosario 11 goals each
All:
Brian Ching: 14 goals
2007 →

The 2006 Houston Dynamo season was the inaugural season of the club.

The team was created on December 15, 2005 when the San Jose Earthquakes were relocated, due to owner AEG's failure to secure a soccer-specific stadium. Even though all of San Jose's players and coaches moved to Houston, the team's name, logo, history and statistics were not transferred and remained inactive in San Jose thus making the Dynamo a new team, similar to the Baltimore Ravens in the NFL.

First season

Houston Dynamo vs Colorado Rapids on April 2, 2006

The Dynamo played their first game on April 2, 2006. Amidst a crowd of 25,462 people in Robertson Stadium, the Dynamo beat the Colorado Rapids 5–2. Brian Ching led the charge for the Dynamo with four goals, all of which were set up with assists from teammate Dwayne De Rosario. In stoppage time, Alejandro Moreno scored MLS' Goal of the Week with a game-clinching bicycle kick. On May 6, 2006, the Houston Dynamo won their first intrastate rivalry game against FC Dallas, 4–3 at Robertson Stadium. Craig Waibel had a career year for the Dynamo, ending up one of the finalists for defender of the year. He logged 5 goals and 1 assist during the regular season. Ronald Cerritos and Julian Nash were released in June to make room for Paul Dalglish.

Mike Chabala, Stuart Holden, Martin Hutton, Patrick Ianni, Mpho Moloi, Adrian Serioux, and Zach Wells were the new additions to the pre existing San Jose Earthquakes 2005 Roster.

The Dynamo finished their first season in Houston with an 11–8–13 record, good for second place in the Western Conference. They lost the first game of the two-legged conference semifinal to C.D. Chivas USA, 2–1, on October 22 in Los Angeles. Chivas goalkeeper Brad Guzan stopped De Rosario on a penalty kick that could have tied the match.

In the second leg on October 29, Houston defeated Chivas USA 2–0 at Robertson Stadium, advancing in dramatic fashion. After a red card to Chivas' Juan Francisco Palencia, Houston's Brad Davis converted a second-half penalty kick to tie the aggregate score. With the match in second-half stoppage time, Brian Ching headed in the winning goal from close range to delight the crowd of more than 17,000.

On November 5, 2006, the Dynamo defeated the Colorado Rapids 3–1 in the Western Conference final to earn a spot in its first MLS Cup. Scottish forward Paul Dalglish scored twice in front of an MLS Cup Playoffs-high crowd of 23,107.

Paul Dalglish holds the trophy after the MLS Cup victory

On November 12, 2006, the Dynamo defeated the New England Revolution 4–3 on penalty kicks after a 1–1 tie to win the 2006 MLS Cup held at Pizza Hut Park in Frisco, Texas. The game was scoreless until the second session of extra time, when New England's Taylor Twellman scored. Only one minute and six seconds later, Brian Ching headed in the tying goal for Houston, and the championship was, for the first time in MLS history, decided by a shootout. Substitutes Kelly Gray and Stuart Holden made Houston's first two penalty kicks, and standouts Dwayne De Rosario and Brian Ching made the last two. Ching's gave Houston a 4–3 lead, and goalkeeper Pat Onstad stopped New England's Jay Heaps on the final attempt to secure the win.

With the win, the Dynamo advanced to the 2007 CONCACAF Champions' Cup.

2006 Dynamo Squad

This is the final roster for the Houston Dynamo at the end of the 2006 Season. 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 Zach Wells
2 DF United States  USA Eddie Robinson
3 DF United States  USA Kevin Goldthwaite
4 DF United States  USA Chris Aloisi
5 DF United States  USA Ryan Cochrane
6 DF United States  USA Kelly Gray
7 MF United States  USA Chris Wondolowski
8 FW Scotland  SCO Paul Dalglish
9 MF United States  USA Brian Mullan
11 MF United States  USA Brad Davis
12 FW United States  USA Julian Nash
13 MF United States  USA Ricardo Clark
14 MF Canada  CAN Dwayne De Rosario
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 FW Venezuela  VEN Alejandro Moreno
16 DF United States  USA Craig Waibel
17 MF United States  USA Mike Chabala
18 GK Canada  CAN Pat Onstad
19 DF United States  USA Patrick Ianni
21 MF United States  USA Aaron Lanes
22 MF United States  USA Stuart Holden
23 MF South Africa  RSA Mpho Moloi
24 DF United States  USA Wade Barrett ( captain)
25 FW United States  USA Brian Ching
26 FW United States  USA Marcus Storey
30 GK United States  USA Martin Hutton
51 MF Canada  CAN Adrian Serioux

Player movement

Players who were with the Earthquakes at the end of the 2005 season and moved to Houston are not listed. Likewise, players who were with the Earthquakes and were released, retired, or out of contract after the 2005 season and did not move with the team to Houston are not listed.

In

Per Major League Soccer and club policies terms of the deals do not get disclosed.

Date Player Position Age Previous Club Notes Ref
January 20, 2006 United States Patrick Ianni DF 20 UCLA Selected with the 8th overall pick in the 2006 MLS SuperDraft [1]
January 20, 2006 United States Zach Wells GK 24 United States MetroStars Acquired in exchange for a 4th round pick in the 2006 MLS SuperDraft [2]
January 20, 2006 United States Andre Schmid FW 22 St. John's University Selected with the 8th pick in the 3rd round (32nd overall) in the 2006 MLS SuperDraft [3]
January 20, 2006 United States Mike Chabala MF 21 University of Washington Selected with the 8th pick in the 4th round (44th overall) in the 2006 MLS SuperDraft [3]
January 26, 2006 South Africa Mpho Moloi MF 22 University of Connecticut Selected with the 7th overall pick in the 2006 MLS Supplemental Draft [4]
February 16, 2006 United States Marcus Storey FW 23 United States Columbus Crew Acquired in exchange for a 2nd round pick in the 2007 MLS Supplemental Draft [5]
March 24, 2006 Canada Adrian Serioux MF 26 United States New York Red Bulls Acquired in exchange for Danny O'Rourke [6]
April 18, 2006 United States Stuart Holden MF 20 England Sunderland Free Transfer [7]
August 17, 2006 Scotland Paul Dalglish MF 29 Scotland Hibernian Free Transfer [8]

Out

Date Player Position Age Destination Club Notes Ref
March 24, 2006 United States Danny O'Rourke DF 22 United States New York Red Bulls Traded to New York Red Bulls in exchange for Adrian Serioux [6]
United States Andre Schmid FW 22 United States New York Red Bulls Released. Joined the reserves for the Red Bulls
August 21, 2006 El Salvador Ronald Cerritos FW 31 United States San Salvador Released [9]

Loans

Per Major League Soccer and club policies terms of the deals do not get disclosed.

Out

Date Player Position Loaned to Notes Ref
United States Mike Chabala MF United States Portland Timbers [10]
June 29, 2006 United States Martin Hutton GK United States Portland Timbers [11]

Friendlies

Carolina Challenge Cup

Further information: 2006 Carolina Challenge Cup
March 17, 2006 Carolina Challenge Cup Charleston Battery 0–1 Houston Dynamo Charleston, South Carolina
7:00 PM ( CST) Report Cerritos 74' Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium
March 22, 2006 Carolina Challenge Cup D.C. United 1–1 Houston Dynamo Charleston, South Carolina
7:00 PM ( CST) J. Moreno 30' ( pen.) Report A. Moreno 28' Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium
March 25, 2006 Carolina Challenge Cup New York Red Bulls 0–3 Houston Dynamo Charleston, South Carolina
7:00 PM ( CST) Report Ching 29'
Cochrane 70'
Mullan 80'		 Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium
Attendance: 4,032

Competitions

Major League Soccer

Main article: 2006 Major League Soccer season

Standings

Western Conference

Pos Team
 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 FC Dallas 32 16 12 4 48 44 +4 52 MLS Cup Playoffs
2 Houston Dynamo 32 11 8 13 44 40 +4 46
3 Chivas USA 32 10 9 13 45 42 +3 43
4 Colorado Rapids 32 11 13 8 36 49 −13 41
5 Los Angeles Galaxy 32 11 15 6 37 37 0 39
6 Real Salt Lake 32 10 13 9 45 49 −4 39
Source: MLS
Overall
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

Matches

April 2, 2006 1 Houston Dynamo 5–2 Colorado Rapids Houston, Texas
6:30 PM( CDT) Ching 13', 37', 44', 72'
Moreno 90+2'		 Report Beckerman 14'
Wingert Yellow card 32'
Mastroeni Yellow card 45+3' Yellow-red card 86'
Kirovski 52'
Petke Yellow card 62'		 Stadium: Robertson Stadium
Attendance: 25,462
Referee: Alex Prus
April 8, 2006 2 Houston Dynamo 1–2 Kansas City Wizards Houston, Texas
7:30 PM( CDT) Goldthwaite Yellow card 16'
De Rosario Red card 87'
Ching 64'
Mullan Yellow card 73'		 Report Victorine 66'
Burciaga Jr. 90'Yellow card 54' Yellow-red card 90+1'
Arnaud Yellow card 71'
Thomas Yellow card 84'		 Stadium: Robertson Stadium
Attendance: 20,342
Referee: Erich Simmons
April 15, 2006 3 D.C. United 2–0 Houston Dynamo Washington, D.C.
6:30 PM( CDT) Gros 25'
Carroll Yellow card 32'
Gómez 71'		 Report Serioux Yellow card 53'
Cochrane Yellow card 70'		 Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 15,015
Referee: Abiodun Okulaja
April 22, 2006 4 Houston Dynamo 2–1 Real Salt Lake Houston, Texas
7:30 PM( CDT) Waibel 60'
Serioux Yellow card 69'
De Rosario 84'		 Report Cunningham Yellow card 8' 54'
Talley Yellow card 68'		 Stadium: Robertson Stadium
Attendance: 16,904
Referee: Gus St. Silva
April 29, 2006 5 Colorado Rapids 0–1 Houston Dynamo Denver, Colorado
8:00 PM( CDT) Petke Yellow card 37' Report Ching 15'
Moreno Yellow card 66' Yellow-red card 86'
Waibel Yellow card 72'
Onstad Yellow card 80'		 Stadium: Invesco Field at Mile High
Attendance: 7,225
Referee: Silviu Petrescu
May 6, 2006 6 Texas Derby Houston Dynamo 4–3 FC Dallas Houston, Texas
7:30 PM( CDT) Clark 31'
Ching 35'
De Rosario 45'
Serioux Yellow card 48'
Davis Yellow card 75'
De Rosario 67'		 Report Sala Yellow card 31'
Ruiz Yellow card 33' 60'
Núñez 61'
Miña Yellow card 62'
Moor 76'
O'Brien Yellow card 89'		 Stadium: Robertson Stadium
Attendance: 21,448
Referee: Abbey Okulaja
May 13, 2006 7 Texas Derby FC Dallas 1–1 Houston Dynamo Frisco, Texas
3:00 PM( CDT) Ruiz Yellow card 17' 19' Report Robinson Yellow card 45+3'
Goodson 81' ( o.g.)		 Stadium: Pizza Hut Park
Attendance: 12,756
Referee: Brian Hall
May 20, 2006 8 Houston Dynamo 0–1 Chicago Fire Houston, Texas
3:00 PM( CDT) Mullan Yellow card 28'
Waibel Yellow card 84'
Davis Red card 90+2'		 Report Thiago 50'
Brown Yellow card 15'		 Stadium: Robertson Stadium
Attendance: 15,742
Referee: Hilario Grajeda
May 27, 2006 9 New England Revolution 1–1 Houston Dynamo Foxborough, Massachusetts
6:30 PM( CDT) Heaps Yellow card 34'
Ralston 55'		 Report Clark Yellow card 45+2'
Robinson Yellow card 58'
Cochrane 85'		 Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 10,882
Referee: Shane Moody
June 3, 2006 10 Houston Dynamo 2–1 LA Galaxy Houston, Texas
7:30 PM( CDT) De Rosario 22'
Robinson 85'		 Report Saragosa Yellow card 23'
Dunivant Yellow card 31'
Wolyniec 45+1' Yellow card 52'
Ihemelu Yellow card 79'		 Stadium: Robertson Stadium
Attendance: 14,215
Referee: Steven DePiero
June 10, 2006 11 New York Red Bulls 1–1 Houston Dynamo East Rutherford, New Jersey
6:30 PM( CDT) Jean-Philippe 2'
Mendes Yellow card 17'
Stammler Yellow card 73'		 Report Clark 19'
Mullan Yellow card 32'
Robinson Yellow card 52'		 Stadium: Giants Stadium
Attendance: 9,617
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
June 17, 2006 12 Houston Dynamo 2–1 Real Salt Lake Houston, Texas
7:30 PM( CDT) Mullan Yellow card 34' 36'
Robinson Yellow card 55'
Moreno 83'
Onstad Yellow card 87'		 Report Talley Yellow card 15'
Garlick Yellow card 22'
Cutler Yellow card 34'
Williams Yellow card 59'
Kreis 88' ( pen.)		 Stadium: Robertson Stadium
Attendance: 13,824
Referee: Ben Jones
June 24, 2006 13 LA Galaxy 0–0 Houston Dynamo Carson, California
9:30 PM( CDT) Saragosa Yellow card 64'
Nagamura Yellow card 70'		 Report Cochrane Yellow card 10'
Robinson Yellow card 82'		 Stadium: Home Depot Center
Attendance: 17,485
Referee: Alex Prus
June 28, 2006 14 Chivas USA 1–1 Houston Dynamo Carson, California
9:30 PM( CDT) Llamosa Yellow card 32'
Marsch 75'
Hernandez Yellow card 90+1'		 Report De Rosario 55' Stadium: Home Depot Center
Attendance: 9,689
Referee: Tim Weyland
July 4, 2006 15 Houston Dynamo 1–1 Columbus Crew Houston, Texas
7:30 PM( CDT) Ching 5'
Clark Yellow card 39'
Robinson Yellow card 73'		 Report Kotschau Yellow card 27'
Gaven 66' ( pen.)
Ngwenya Yellow card 72'
Bisaku Yellow card 73'		 Stadium: Robertson Stadium
Attendance: 8,497
Referee: Jair Marrufo
July 8, 2006 16 Houston Dynamo 3–1 Chivas USA Houston, Texas
4:00 PM( CDT) Ching 19'
Waibel Yellow card 60'
Mullan 64'
Moreno 84'		 Report Razov 8'
Kljestan Yellow card 66'
Mendoza Yellow card 72'		 Stadium: Robertson Stadium
Attendance: 11,735
Referee: Ricardo Salazar
July 15, 2006 17 Kansas City Wizards 2–3 Houston Dynamo Kansas City, Missouri
7:30 PM( CDT) Wolff 23'
Conrad 87'		 Report Robinson 21'
Davis 56'
Ching 66'		 Stadium: Arrowhead Stadium
Attendance: 8,196
Referee: Brian Hall
July 22, 2006 18 Houston Dynamo 1–1 New England Revolution Houston, Texas
7:30 PM( CDT) Barrett Yellow card 33' Yellow-red card 72'
Davis Yellow card 35'
Hulden 63'
Ricardo Clark Yellow card 66'
Ching Yellow card 66'		 Report Dorman Yellow card 18'
Parkhurst Yellow card 30'
Heaps Red card 52'
Waibel 60' ( o.g.)		 Stadium: Robertson Stadium
Attendance: 10,210
Referee: Michael Kennedy
July 26, 2006 19 Colorado Rapids 1–0 Houston Dynamo Denver, Colorado
8:30 PM( CDT) Martins Yellow card 12'
Hernández 35'
Mastroeni Yellow card 56'		 Report Dwayne De Rosario Yellow card 38'
Davis Yellow card 56'
Goldthwaite Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: Invesco Field at Mile High
Attendance: 4,220
Referee: Terry Vaughn
July 29, 2006 20 Houston Dynamo 1–1 New York Red Bulls Houston, Texas
7:30 PM( CDT) De Rosario 70' ( pen.) Red card 71' Report Guevara Yellow card 26'
Stammler Yellow card 58'
Henderson 67'
O'Rourke Yellow card 69' Yellow-red card 71'		 Stadium: Robertson Stadium
Attendance: 10,334
Referee: Tim Weyland
August 9, 2006 21 Houston Dynamo 0–1 LA Galaxy Houston, Texas
7:00 PM( CDT) Robinson Yellow card 55' Report Vagenas Yellow card 40'
Gardner Yellow card 56'
Jazic Yellow card 61'
Quaranta 69'		 Stadium: Reliant Stadium
Attendance: 70,550
Referee: Ricardo Salazar
August 12, 2006 22 Texas Derby Houston Dynamo 1–0 FC Dallas Houston, Texas
7:30 PM( CDT) Waibel 37'
Robinson Yellow card 58'
Cochrane Yellow card 77'		 Report Rhine Yellow card 40'
O'Brien Yellow card 45'		 Stadium: Robertson Stadium
Attendance: 10,964
Referee: Abbey Okulaja
August 19, 2006 23 Real Salt Lake 3–1 Houston Dynamo Salt Lake City Utah
8:00 PM( CDT) Klein 45+2'
Sequeira 64' Yellow card 77'
Garlick Yellow card 78'
Cunningham 82'		 Report De Rosario Yellow card 60'
Serioux 72'
Gray Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: Rice–Eccles Stadium
Attendance: 14,091
Referee: Jorge Gonzalez
August 26, 2006 24 Chivas USA 3–2 Houston Dynamo Carson, California
10:00 PM( CDT) Bornstein 8'
Razov 45', 57'
Arias Yellow card 84'		 Report De Rosario 28' ( pen.), 59'
Clark Red card 31'		 Stadium: Home Depot Center
Attendance: 13,665
Referee: Alex Prus
August 30, 2006 25 Chicago Fire 2–2 Houston Dynamo Bridgeview, Illinois
8:00 PM( CDT) Mapp 36'
Carr Yellow card 53'
Herron 75' ( pen.)
Armas Yellow card 90+4'		 Report Robinson Yellow card 27'
Wondolowski 42'
De Rosario 59'
Alejandro Moreno Yellow card 68'		 Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 7,858
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
September 2, 2006 26 Texas Derby FC Dallas 1–0 Houston Dynamo Frisco, Texas
7:30 PM( CDT) Álvarez 36' Yellow card 78'
Gbandi Yellow card 37'
Yi Yellow card 52'
Ruiz Yellow card 65'		 Report Robinson Yellow card 27' Red card 31' Stadium: Pizza Hut Park
Attendance: 14,316
Referee: Brian Hall
September 10, 2006 27 LA Galaxy 1–2 Houston Dynamo Carson, California
7:00 PM( CDT) Donovan 29'
Quaranta Yellow card 64'		 Report Serioux Yellow card 22'
Clark Yellow card 28'
Waibel 32'
Mullan Yellow card 51' Yellow-red card 66'
De Rosario 56'		 Stadium: Home Depot Center
Attendance: 20,145
Referee: Abbey Okulaja
September 17, 2006 28 Houston Dynamo 0–0 Chivas USA Houston, Texas
7:30 PM( CDT) Dalglish Yellow card 47'
Gray Yellow card 57'		 Report Suárez Yellow card 23'
Regan Yellow card 23' Yellow-red card 59'		 Stadium: Robertson Stadium
Attendance: 15,510
Referee: Jorge Gonzalez
September 23, 2006 29 Columbus Crew 1–1 Houston Dynamo Columbus, Ohio
6:30 PM( CDT) Virtuoso Yellow card 25'
Garey 80'		 Report De Rosario 54' Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 11,878
Referee: Terry Vaughn
September 30, 2006 30 Houston Dynamo 1–0 D.C. United Houston, Texas
7:30 PM( CDT) Robinson Yellow card 27'
Dalglish Yellow card 76'
Ching 86'		 Report Gros Yellow card 43'
Gómez Yellow card 45+1'		 Stadium: Robertson Stadium
Attendance: 20,029
Referee: Brian Hall
October 7, 2006 31 Real Salt Lake 1–1 Houston Dynamo Salt Lake City Utah
8:00 PM( CDT) Talley Yellow card 54'
Harris Yellow card 56'
Ballouchy 60' Yellow card 90+3'		 Report Dalglish 20' Yellow card 78'
Cochrane Yellow card 26'		 Stadium: Rice–Eccles Stadium
Attendance: 22,515
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
October 14, 2006 32 Houston Dynamo 3–3 Colorado Rapids Houston, Texas
7:30 PM( CDT) Waibel 2', 73'
Dalglish 42'		 Report Martins 21', 55'
Peterson 88'		 Stadium: Robertson Stadium
Attendance: 17,191
Referee: Jair Marrufo

MLS Cup Playoffs

October 22, 2006 Conference Seminfinals Leg 1 Chivas USA 2–1 Houston Dynamo Carson, California
3:00 PM( CDT) Mendoza Yellow card 38'
Razov 45'
Palencia 68'		 Report De Rosario Yellow card 37'
Ching 75'
Onstad Yellow card 46'		 Stadium: Home Depot Center
Attendance: 15,110
Referee: Jorge Gonzalez
October 29, 2006 Conference Seminfinals Leg 2 Houston Dynamo 2–0
(3–2 agg.)		 Chivas USA Houston, Texas
3:00 PM( CDT) Clark Yellow card 59'
Davis 64'
Serioux Yellow card 67'
Ching 92'		 Report Vaughn Yellow card 55'
Palencia Yellow card 57' Yellow-red card 58'
Regan Yellow card 63'
García Yellow card 64'		 Stadium: Robertson Stadium
Attendance: 17,440
Referee: Michael Kennedy
November 5, 2006 Conference Finals Houston Dynamo 3–1 Colorado Rapids Houston, Texas
5:00 PM( CDT) Dalglish 10', 21'
Clark Yellow card 17'
Mullan 71'		 Report Kirovski 4' ( pen.)
Mathis Yellow card 17'		 Stadium: Robertson Stadium
Attendance: 23,107
Referee: Brian Hall
November 12, 2006 MLS Cup Houston Dynamo 1–1 ( a.e.t.)
(4–3 p)		 New England Revolution Frisco, Texas
2:30 PM( CDT) DavisYellow card 23'
CochraneYellow card 99'
WaibelYellow card 103'
Ching 114'		 Report Franchino Yellow card 16'
Twellman 113'		 Stadium: Pizza Hut Park
Attendance: 22,427
Referee: Jair Marrufo
Penalties
Gray soccer ball with check mark
Holden soccer ball with check mark
De Rosario soccer ball with check mark
Davis soccer ball with red X
Ching soccer ball with check mark		 soccer ball with check mark Joseph
soccer ball with check mark Reis
soccer ball with red X Noonan
soccer ball with check mark Twellman
soccer ball with red X Heaps

US Open Cup

Main article: 2006 U.S. Open Cup
August 2, 2006 Fourth Round Houston Dynamo 4–2 Carolina Dynamo Houston, Texas
8:00 PM( CDT) Moreno 29', 33'
Cerritos 58'
Gray Yellow card 72'
Robinson 82'		 Report Thompson 62'
Roberts Yellow card 63'
Patterson 71'		 Stadium: Robertson Stadium
Attendance: 10,428
Referee: Oscar Ortiz
August 23, 2006 Quarterfinalas Houston Dynamo 3–0 FC Dallas Houston, Texas
7:30 PM( CDT) Robinson 13' Yellow card 65'
Moreno 57'
Wondolowski 61'		 Report Ruiz Yellow card 15'
Saragosa Yellow card 39' Yellow-red card 74'
Gbandi Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Carl Lewis Track & Field Stadium
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Terry Vaughn
September 6, 2006 Semifinals LA Galaxy 3–1 Houston Dynamo Carson, California
9:30 PM( CDT) Gordon 6'
Donovan 44'
Ihemelu Yellow card 45+1'
Albright Yellow card 45+2'
Jazić Yellow card 47'
Quaranta 90+3'		 Report De Rosario 13'
Robinson Yellow card 53'
Ching Yellow card 77'		 Stadium: Home Depot Center
Attendance: 6,144
Referee: Jair Marrufo

Player statistics

Appearances, goals, and assists

No. Pos Nat Player Total MLS MLS Playoffs US Open Cup
Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists
1 GK United States Zach Wells 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
2 DF United States Eddie Robinson 32 4 4 25 2 3 4 0 1 3 2 0
3 DF United States Kevin Goldthwaite 22 0 1 20 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0
4 DF United States Chris Aloisi 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
5 DF United States Ryan Cochrane 32 1 0 27 1 0 3 0 0 2 0 0
6 DF United States Kelly Gray 22 0 0 18 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 0
7 MF United States Chris Wondolowski 9 2 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 0
8 FW Scotland Paul Dalglish 10 4 1 6 2 1 4 2 0 0 0 0
9 MF United States Brian Mullan 37 3 8 31 2 4 4 1 3 2 0 1
11 MF United States Brad Davis 34 2 14 28 1 11 4 1 2 2 0 1
12 FW United States Julian Nash 6 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 MF United States Ricardo Clark 36 2 4 31 2 3 3 0 1 2 0 0
14 MF Canada Dwayne De Rosario 37 12 7 30 11 5 4 0 2 3 1 0
15 FW Venezuela Alejandro Moreno 37 6 7 30 3 6 4 0 1 3 3 0
16 DF United States Craig Waibel 33 5 2 28 5 1 4 0 1 1 0 0
17 MF United States Mike Chabala 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 GK Canada Pat Onstad 38 0 1 32 0 0 4 0 0 2 0 1
19 DF United States Patrick Ianni 4 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
20 FW El Salvador Ronald Cerritos [a] 16 1 1 15 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0
21 DF United States Aaron Lanes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 MF United States Stuart Holden 18 1 2 13 1 0 2 0 0 3 0 2
23 MF South Africa Mpho Moloi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 DF United States Wade Barrett 28 0 3 31 0 3 4 0 0 3 0 0
25 FW United States Brian Ching 26 14 2 21 11 2 4 3 0 1 0 0
26 FW United States Marcus Storey 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
30 GK United States Martin Hutton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
51 MF Canada Adrian Serioux 27 1 0 20 1 0 4 0 0 3 0 0

Source: Season Statistics and Match reports in Competitions

  1. ^ Left during the season

Disciplinary record

No. Pos Nat Player Total MLS MLS Playoffs US Open Cup
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
2 DF United States Eddie Robinson 13 1 11 1 0 0 2 0
3 DF United States Kevin Goldthwaite 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
5 DF United States Ryan Cochrane 5 0 4 0 1 0 0 0
6 DF United States Kelly Gray 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 0
8 FW Scotland Paul Dalglish 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
9 MF United States Brian Mullan 6 1 6 1 0 0 0 0
11 MF United States Brad Davis 5 0 4 0 1 0 0 0
13 MF United States Ricardo Clark 6 1 4 1 2 0 0 0
14 MF Canada Dwayne De Rosario 3 2 2 2 1 0 0 0
15 FW Venezuela Alejandro Moreno 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 0
16 DF United States Craig Waibel 4 0 3 0 1 0 0 0
18 GK Canada Pat Onstad 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 0
24 DF United States Wade Barrett 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
25 FW United States Brian Ching 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
51 MF Canada Adrian Serioux 5 0 4 0 1 0 0 0

Source: Season Statistics and Match reports in Competitions

Honors and awards

MLS Player of the Week

Week Player Ref
1 United States Brian Ching [12]
6 Canada Dwayne De Rosario [12]

MLS Player of the Month

Month Player Ref.
April United States Brian Ching [13]
Brad Davis lead the Dynamo in assists during their inaugural season

Annual

Honor Player Ref.
MLS All-Star United States Brian Ching

United States Ricardo Clark

Canada Dwayne De Rosario

United States Eddie Robinson

[14]
MLS Best XI United States Ricardo Clark

Canada Dwayne De Rosario

[15]
MLS Cup MVP United States Brian Ching [16]
MLS Goal of the Year United States Brian Ching [17]
MLS All-Star Game MVP Canada Dwayne De Rosario [14]

Dynamo team awards

MVP Defensive Player of the Year Humanitarian of the Year Ref.
Canada Dwayne De Rosario United States Eddie Robinson United States Craig Waibel [18]

Uniforms

Home
Home Alternate
Away
Away Alternate
Type Shirt Shorts Socks First appearance / Info
Home Orange White Orange
Home Alt. Orange Black Orange MLS, April 22 against Salt Lake City
Away White Orange White
Away Alt. White Black White MLS, June 24 against Los Angeles

References

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