2006 New England Revolution season

New England Revolution
2006 season
Owner	Robert Kraft (The Kraft Group)
Head coach	Steve Nicol
Stadium	Gillette Stadium; Foxborough, Massachusetts
MLS	Conference: 1st; Overall: 2nd
MLS Cup Playoffs	Runner-up
U.S. Open Cup	Quarterfinals
Champions Cup	Quarterfinals
Top goalscorer	Taylor Twellman (11g)
Average home league attendance	11,786
Biggest win	4-0 (May 6 vs. LA Galaxy)
Biggest defeat	4-0 (May 20 vs. FC Dallas)
Home colors	Away colors
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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] 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	USA	Matt Reis
2	MF	USA	Clint Dempsey
3	MD	USA	Daniel Hernandez
4	DF	TRI	Avery John
5	FW	GHA	Willie Sims
6	DF	USA	Jay Heaps
7	FW	URU	José Cancela
8	MF	USA	Joe Franchino
11	FW	USA	Pat Noonan
12	GK	USA	Doug Warren
13	MF	USA	Danny Wynn
14	MF	USA	Steve Ralston (Captain)
15	DF	USA	Michael Parkhurst
16	DF	USA	James Riley
17	FW	USA	Kyle Brown


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
18	FW	BER	Khano Smith
19	DF	NZL	Tony Lochhead
20	FW	USA	Taylor Twellman
21	MF	GRN	Shalrie Joseph (Vice-Captain)
22	DF	USA	Marshall Leonard
23	MF	USA	Miguel Gonzalez
24	GK	USA	Brad Knighton
25	DF	WAL	Andy Dorman
26	MF	USA	Adam Williamson
27	MF	CZE	Jani Galik
28	DF	USA	Pat Haggerty
30	FW	MEX	José Manuel Abundis
31	DF	GAM	Jeff Larentowicz
32	MF	CIV	Arsene Oka
34	GK	USA	T.J. Tomasso

Transfers in

Transfers In
Name	Position	Date	Acquired Via	Transfer Fee	Prior Club	Reference
Leandro de Oliviera	MF	January 20, 2006	Superdraft	N/A	UAB Blazers men's soccer	^[2]
Willie Simms	FW	January 20, 2006	Superdraft	N/A	Cal State Northridge Matadors	^[2]
Kyle Brown	FW	January 20, 2006	Superdraft	N/A	Tulsa Golden Hurricane	^[2]
Danny Wynn	MF	January 26, 2006	Supplemental Draft	N/A	Saint Louis Billikens men's soccer	^[25]
John Queely	DF	January 26, 2006	Supplemental Draft	N/A	NC State Wolfpack men's soccer	^[25]
Adam Williamson	MF	January 26, 2006	Supplemental Draft	N/A	Ocean City Nor'easters	^[25]
Matt Wieland	DF	January 26, 2006	Supplemental Draft	N/A	Creighton Bluejays men's soccer	^[25]
Jani Galik	MF	March 2, 2006	Undisclosed	N/A	IMG Academy Bradenton	^[25]
Miguel Gonzalez	MF	July 20, 2006	Undisclosed	N/A	IMG Academy Bradenton	^[26]
José Manuel Abundis	FW	September 15, 2006	Undisclosed	N/A	Deportivo Toluca F.C.	^[27]
Arsène Oka	DF	September 15, 2006	Undisclosed	N/A	Africa Sports d'Abidjan	^[27]

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	^[26]
Ryan Latham	FW	August 7, 2006	Waived	N/A	Legends FC	^[26]
Jani Galik	FW	November 16, 2006	Waived	N/A	Harrisburg City Islanders	^[26]
Pat Haggerty	DF	November 16, 2006	Waived	N/A	N/A	^[26]
Danny Wynn	DF	November 16, 2006	Waived	N/A	St. Louis Illusion	^[26]
Adam Williamson	MF	November 16, 2006	Waived	N/A	Wilmington Hammerheads FC	^[26]
Jose Cancela	MF	November 17, 2006	2007 MLS expansion draft	N/A	Toronto FC	^[26]

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	USA	GK	30	32	32	2,880	32	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Taylor Twellman	USA	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	WAL	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	USA	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	USA	DF	22	30	30	2,700	30	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Steve Ralston	USA	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	GRN	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	USA	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	USA	DF	23	20	20	1,706	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jeff Larentowicz	USA	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	USA	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	URU	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	USA	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	TRI	DF	30	10	10	893	9.9	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0
Tony Lochhead	NZL	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	USA	DF,MF	29	7	5	429	4.8	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
Khano Smith	BER	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	USA	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	GUA	FW	22	9	2	219	2.4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
José Manuel Abundis	CZE	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	CZE	MF	21	2	1	46	0.5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Marshall Leonard	USA	DF	25	1	0	76	0.8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Danny Wynn	USA	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	Reference
Investor / Operator	Robert Kraft	^[30]
Director of Soccer	Mike Burns	^[30]
General Manager	Craig Tornberg	^[30]
Head Coach	Steve Nicol	^[30]
Assistant Coach	Paul Mariner	^[30]
Assistant Coach	David Vanole	^[30]
Head Athletic Trainer	Steven Glazier	^[30]
Equipment Manager	Brian Banfill	^[30]
Massage Therapist	Glenn O'Connor	^[30]

Standings

Eastern Conference

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	D.C. United	32	15	7	10	52	38	+14	55	MLS Cup Playoffs
2	New England Revolution	32	12	8	12	39	35	+4	48
3	Chicago Fire	32	13	11	8	43	41	+2	47
4	New York Red Bulls	32	9	11	12	41	41	0	39
5	Kansas City Wizards	32	10	14	8	43	45	−2	38
6	Columbus Crew	32	8	15	9	30	42	−12	33

Source: MLS

Overall standings

Pos	Team v t e	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

Results

Home and Away

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	Pts	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD
32	48	12	8	12	39	35	+4	8	3	5	23	14	+9	4	5	7	16	21	−5

Last updated: May 10, 2024
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

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32
Stadium	A	A	A	H	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	A	A	H	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	H
Result	W	D	L	L	W	W	L	D	L	D	D	D	D	W	W	L	W	L	D	D	D	D	L	W	L	W	D	W	D	W	W	W

Source: New England Revolution
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

MLS Regular Season

1 April 2006 (2006-04-01) 1	LA Galaxy	0-1	New England Revolution	Carson, California
20:00 EDT	Ugo Ihemelu 51'	Report	Clint Dempsey 33' 89' Daniel Hernández 54' James Riley 79'	Stadium: Home Depot Center Referee: Abbey Okulaja

8 April 2006 (2006-04-08) 2	New York Red Bulls	0-0	New England Revolution	Harrison, New Jersey
19:30 EDT		Report	Daniel Hernández 59' James Riley 61' Andy Dorman 69' Jay Heaps 80'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Referee: Baldomero Toledo

15 April 2006 (2006-04-15) 3	Kansas City Wizards	1-0	New England Revolution	Kansas City, Missouri
19:30	Jimmy Conrad 3' Nick Garcia 49'	Report	Pat Noonan 8' Shalrie Joseph 71'	Stadium: Arrowhead Stadium Referee: Marcel Yonan

30 April 2006 (2006-04-30) 4	New England Revolution	1-2	Chicago Fire FC	Foxborough, Massachusetts
19:30	Daniel Hernández 34' Taylor Twellman 54'	Report	Diego Gutiérrez 43' Thiago 64' Chris Rolfe 68' Chad Barrett 81'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Referee: Alex Prus

6 May 2006 (2006-05-06) 5	New England Revolution	4-0	LA Galaxy	Foxborough, Massachusetts
16:00	Andy Dorman 5' Taylor Twellman 5' Steve Ralston 39' Shalrie Joseph 43' 60' 69' (pen.) James Riley 70'	Report	Marcelo Saragosa 26'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Referee: Ricardo Salazar

13 May 2006 (2006-05-13) 6	New England Revolution	3-1	Chivas USA	Foxborough, Massachusetts
19:00	Tony Lochhead 22' Andy Dorman 23' Shalrie Joseph 43' 53' Taylor Twellman 59' 86'	Report	Francisco Mendoza 19' 76' Carlos Llamosa 39' Ante Razov 82' Juan Pablo García 90+3'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Referee: Mark Geiger

20 May 2006 (2006-05-20) 7	FC Dallas	4-0	New England Revolution	Frisco, Texas
	Kenny Cooper 4' Carlos Ruiz 7' 16' Ramón Núñez 19' Simo Valakari 43' Richard Mulrooney 76'	Report	Joe Franchino 45' James Riley 75'	Stadium: Pizza Hut Park Referee: Mauricio Navarro

27 May 2006 (2006-05-27) 8	New England Revolution	1-1	Houston Dynamo	Foxborough, Massachusetts
19:30	Jay Heaps 34' Ricardo Clark 45+2' Steve Ralston 55'	Report	Eddie Robinson 58' Ryan Cochrane 85'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Referee: Shane Moody

3 June 2006 (2006-06-03) 9	DC United	1-0	New England Revolution	Washington, D.C.
	Jaime Moreno 14' Josh Gros 52' Facundo Erpen 53'	Report	Joe Franchino 37' Jay Heaps 41'	Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 22,686 Referee: Abbey Okulaja

11 June 2006 (2006-06-11) 10	Chicago Fire FC	3-3	New England Revolution	Bridgeview, Illinois
18:00	Brian Plotkin 27' Nate Jaqua 39' 79' Gonzalo Segares 50' Calen Carr 90' 91'	Report	Joe Franchino 9' Jeff Larentowicz 60' Taylor Twellman 87' Steve Ralston 93' Andy Dorman 94'	Stadium: Toyota Park Referee: Hilario Grajeda

17 June 2006 (2006-06-17) 11	New England Revolution	1-1	DC United	Foxborough, Massachusetts
	Shalrie Joseph 64' Andy Dorman 86'	Report	Jaime Moreno 44' 88' Christian Gómez 83'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 16,209 Referee: Brian Hall

21 June 2006 (2006-06-21) 12	Columbus Crew	1-1	New England Revolution	Columbus, Ohio
19:30	Kei Kamara 86' Marcos González 90+3'	Report	Andy Dorman 66' Taylor Twellman 70'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Referee: Jair Marrufo

24 June 2006 (2006-06-24) 13	Real Salt Lake	0-0	New England Revolution	Salt Lake City, Utah
19:00		Report	Jeff Larentowicz 59'	Stadium: Rice–Eccles Stadium Referee: Terry Vaughn

28 June 2006 (2006-06-28) 14	New England Revolution	1-0	FC Dallas	Foxborough, Massachusetts
	Avery John 22' Taylor Twellman 23'	Report	Bobby Rhine 18' Drew Moor 90+5'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Referee: Abbey Okulaja

1 July 2006 (2006-07-01) 15	New England Revolution	3-2	New York Red Bulls	Foxborough, Massachusetts
18:00	Clint Dempsey 6' Taylor Twellman 45+1' Clint Dempsey 72' Avery John 83'	Report	Edson Buddle 24' Mike Magee 66'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Referee: Alex Prus

4 July 2006 (2006-07-04) 16	Colorado Rapids	3-2	New England Revolution	Denver, Colorado
19:30	Nicolás Hernández 13' 69' Kyle Beckerman 45+2'	Report	Clint Dempsey 26' Taylor Twellman 91'	Stadium: INVESCO Field at Mile High Referee: Ramon Hernandez

8 July 2006 (2006-07-08) 17	Chicago Fire	1-2	New England Revolution	Bridgeview, Illinois
19:30	Nate Jaqua 27' 51'	Report	Steve Ralston 23' Andy Dorman 37' 56' Avery John 64'	Stadium: Toyota Park Referee: Tim Weyland

14 July 2006 (2006-07-14) 18	New England Revolution	1-3	Real Salt Lake	Foxborough, Massachusetts
19:30	James Riley 35' Taylor Twellman 57'	Report	Chris Klein 16' Eddie Pope 18' Jeff Cunningham 52' Jason Kreis 21' 55' Willis Forko 88'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Referee: Hilario Grajeda

22 July 2006 (2006-07-22) 19	Houston Dynamo	1-1	New England Revolution	Houston, Texas
19:30	Wade Barrett 33' 72' Brad Davis 35' Stuart Holden 63' Ricardo Clark 66' Brian Ching 84'	Report	Andy Dorman 18' Michael Parkhurst 30' Jay Heaps 52' Craig Waibel 60' (OG))	Stadium: Reliant Stadium Referee: Michael Kennedy

29 July 2006 (2006-07-29) 20	Kansas City Wizards	1-1	New England Revolution	Kansas City, Missouri
19:30	Davy Arnaud 30' Nick Garcia 37' Josh Wolff 12' Jimmy Conrad 88'	Report	Matt Reis 13' Steve Ralston 90+5'	Stadium: Arrowhead Stadium

6 August 2006 (2006-08-06) 21	Chivas USA	1-1	New England Revolution	Carson, California
18:30	Jesse Marsch 22'	Report	Taylor Twellman 16'	Stadium: Home Depot Center Referee: Kevin Stott

9 August 2006 (2006-08-09) 22	New England Revolution	0-0	Kansas City Wizards	Foxborough, Massachusetts
	Joe Franchino 20'	Report	Alex Zotincă 15' Bo Oshoniyi 41' Eddie Johnson 54'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Referee: Mauricio Navarro

20 August 2006 (2006-08-20) 23	New England Revolution	0-1	Chicago Fire FC	Foxborough, Massachusetts
15:00	Jeff Larentowicz 3' Jay Heaps 32' Joe Franchino 39'	Report	Andy Herron 24' 54' Chad Barrett 31' Chris Armas 41' Gonzalo Segares 64' Nate Jaqua 81' Calen Carr 90+2'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Referee: Andrew Chapin

27 August 2006 (2006-08-27) 24	New England Revolution	1-0	Columbus Crew	Foxborough, Massachusetts
19:00	Shalrie Joseph 12' Jeff Larentowicz 34' James Riley 87'	Report	Eddie Gaven 25' Jason Garey 39' Ezra Hendrickson 53' Bill Gaudette 64' Joseph Ngwenya 63'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Referee: Shane Moody

2 September 2006 (2006-09-02) 25	Columbus Crew	3-0	New England Revolution	Columbus, Ohio
19:30	Jason Garey 3' Duncan Oughton 21' Eddie Gaven 39' Eddie Gaven 58' Rusty Pierce 59' Ezra Hendrickson 82'	Report	Joe Franchino 21'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Referee: Jair Marrufo

9 September 2006 (2006-09-09) 26	New England Revolution	1-0	New York Red Bulls	Foxborough, Massachusetts
19:30	Pat Noonan 8'	Report	Amado Guevara 81' 81'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium

13 September 2006 (2006-09-13) 27	New England Revolution	1-1	DC United	Foxborough, Massachusetts
19:30	Joe Franchino 11' Clint Dempsey 56' 67' Khano Smith 74'	Report	Josh Gross 25' Bobby Boswell 36' Ben Olsen 62' Christian Gómez 63'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Referee: Jorge Gonzalez

20 September 2006 (2006-09-20) 28	New York Red Bulls	0-2	New England Revolution	Harrison, New Jersey
19:30		Report	Taylor Twellman 16' Andy Dorman 48'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Referee: Ricardo Salazar

23 September 2006 (2006-09-23) 29	New England Revolution	1-1	Kansas City Wizards	Foxborough, Massachusetts
19:30	Joe Franchino 3' Clint Dempsey 17'	Report	Nick Garcia 12' Scott Sealy 58'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Referee: Michael Kennedy

30 September 2006 (2006-09-30) 30	New England Revolution	3-1	Colorado Rapids	Foxborough, Massachusetts
19:30	Steve Ralston 4' (P) Jay Heaps 55' Jose Manuel Abundis 59' Clint Dempsey 79'	Report	Aitor Karanka 3' Kyle Beckerman 7' Clint Mathis 65' Mike Petke 66' Nicolás Hernández 80' Kyle Beckerman 91' (P)	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Referee: Kevin Stott

7 October 2006 (2006-10-07) 31	DC United	1-2	New England Revolution	Washington, D.C.
19:30	Matías Donnet 2' Christian Gómez 26' Alecko Eskandarian 79' Stephen DeRoux 92'	Report	Clint Dempsey 34' Taylor Twellman 47'	Stadium: RFK Stadium Referee: Jair Maruffo

14 October 2006 (2006-10-14) 32	New England Revolution	1-0	Columbus Crew	Foxborough, Massachusetts
19:30	Jeff Larentowicz 40' Clint Dempsey 68' Avery John 76' Khano Smith 88'	Report	Joseph Ngwenya 50' Rusty Pierce 82'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Referee: Michael Kennedy

MLS Cup Playoffs

22 October 2006 (2006-10-22) Conf. Semifinals Leg 1	Chicago Fire FC	1-0	New England Revolution	Bridgeview, Illinois
12:00	Andy Herron 16' Justin Mapp 35' Dasan Robinson 61'	Report	Jay Heaps 34' Avery John 37' Shalrie Joseph 57'	Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 10,217 Referee: Tim Weyland

28 October 2006 (2006-10-28) Conf. Semifinals Leg 2	New England Revolution	2-1 (a.e.t.) (4-2 p)	Chicago Fire FC	Foxboro, Massachusetts
19:30	Jeff Larentowicz 10' Taylor Twellman 41' Pat Noonan 58' Daniel Hernandez 14'	Report	Gonzalo Segares 31' Dasan Robinson 65' Nate Jaqua 18' 116'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 9,372 Referee: Jair Marrufo
	Penalties
	Jose Cancela Matt Reis Pat Noonan Taylor Twellman		Thiago Diego Gutiérrez Andy Herron Iván Guerrero

5 November 2006 (2006-11-05) Eastern Conference Final	DC United	0-1	New England Revolution	Washington D.C.
16:00		Report	Andy Dorman 2' Taylor Twellman 4'	Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 19,552 Referee: Kevin Slott

28 October 2006 (2006-10-28) MLS Cup Final	Houston Dynamo	1-1 (a.e.t.) (4-3 p)	New England Revolution	Frisco, Texas
14:30	Brad Davis 23' Ryan Cochrane 99' Craig Waibel 103' Brian Ching 114'	Report	Joe Franchino 16' Taylor Twellman 113'	Stadium: Pizza Hut Park Attendance: 22,427 Referee: Jair Marrufo MVP: Brian Ching
	Penalties
	Kelly Gray Stuart Holden Dwayne De Rosario Brad Davis Brian Ching		Shalrie Joseph Matt Reis Pat Noonan Taylor Twellman Jay Heaps

U.S. Open Cup

2 August 2006 (2006-08-02) 4	Rochester Raging Rhinos	0-0 (a.e.t.) (4-5 p)	New England Revolution	Rochester, NY
		Report		Stadium: PAETEC Park Attendance: 9,503 Referee: Michael Kennedy
	Penalties
	Mike Ambersley John Ball Matthew Delicate Tenywa Bonseu Aaran Lines Kenney Bertz Frankie Sanfilippo		Shalrie Joseph Andy Dorman José Cancela Steve Ralston James Riley Matt Reis Jeff Larentowicz

23 August 2006 (2006-08-23) Quarterfinals	Chicago Fire FC	2-1	New England Revolution	Bridgeview, Illinois
	Andy Herron 12' Andy Herron 58' (P)	Report	Taylor Twellman 27'	Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium Attendance: 5,214

CONCACAF Champion's Cup

22 February 2006 (2006-02-22) 1	New England Revolution	0-0	Liga Deportiva Alajuelense	Hamilton, Bermuda
		Report		Stadium: Bermuda National Stadium Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Hu Liu

8 March 2006 (2006-03-08) 1	Liga Deportiva Alajuelense	1-0	New England Revolution	Alajuela, Costa Rica
	Carlos Hernández 90'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Peter Prendergast

Honors

League Awards and Honors

MLS Humanitarian of the Year: Michael Parkhurst (winner)^[1]
MLS Player of the Week: Clint Dempsey (Week 14)^[1]
MLS Best XI: Clint Dempsey (winner)^[1]
MLS Goal of the Week: Clint Dempsey (Week 28)^[1]
Panasonic Goalkeeper of the Year: Matt Reis (finalist)^[31]
Kraft Global Fair Play Finalists - Individual: Steve Ralston (finalist)^[31]

Club Awards and Honors

Revolution Most Valuable Player: Matt Reis^[1]
Revolution Golden Boot: Taylor Twellman (11g, 5a)^[1]
Revolution Humanitarian of the Year: Michael Parkhurst^[1]
Revolution Defender of the Year: Shalrie Joseph^[1]

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[2024_Media_Guide-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ 2024 Media Guide. New England Revolution. Archived from the original on March 22, 2024. Retrieved May 9, 2024.

[Revolution_Superdraft_Press_Release-2] "Revs Select Three Players in 2006 MLS Superdraft". January 20, 2006. Retrieved May 9, 2024.

[3] "TNT Vacations to be official vacation company of the New England Revolution". November 16, 2005. Archived from the original on February 14, 2006. Retrieved May 8, 2024.

[4] "LD Alajuelense 1, Revolution 0 - Final". Archived from the original on March 9, 2006. Retrieved May 8, 2024.

[5] "2006 MLS Allstar Game". August 5, 2006. Retrieved May 8, 2024.

[6] "New England Revolution Stats". Retrieved May 8, 2024.

[7] Liljenwall, Ari (September 23, 2020). "LAFC make history with four goals in first 14 minutes against Vancouver Whitecaps". Retrieved May 11, 2024.

[8] "New England Revolution History - 1996-2007". Archived from the original on February 14, 2016. Retrieved May 8, 2024.

[9] "Revs' players reach personal milestones". August 10, 2006. Archived from the original on August 21, 2006. Retrieved May 8, 2024.

[10] "Celtic F.C. 1, Revolution 1". Retrieved May 8, 2024.

[11] "Joseph blocked MLS says no to Celtic FC offer". August 30, 2006. Archived from the original on July 29, 2012.

[12] "MLS: New England seals Abundis deal". socceramerica.com. Retrieved May 8, 2024.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[13] Lara, Luis (January 23, 2010). "Abundis pide paso desde la banca" (in Spanish). Retrieved May 8, 2024.

[14] Dell'Apa, Frank (August 31, 2006). "Abundis Would Be Quite a Score". Archived from the original on September 2, 2006. Retrieved May 8, 2024.

[15] "Revolution signs Mexico international José Manuel Abundis". January 23, 2010. Retrieved May 9, 2024.

[16] Hush, Andrew (October 22, 2006). "Mapp's strike drives Fire to victory". Archived from the original on July 2, 2007. Retrieved May 8, 2024.

[17] Hush, Andrew (October 8, 2006). "Revolution get their kicks, defeat Fire". Archived from the original on July 2, 2007. Retrieved May 8, 2024.

[18] Hush, Andrew (November 5, 2006). "Capital punishment: Revs oust D.C." Archived from the original on July 2, 2007. Retrieved May 8, 2024.

[19] "MLS Cup 2006 sold out". January 22, 2010. Retrieved May 8, 2024.

[20] "Dy-no-mite! Houston wins MLS Cup". November 12, 2006. Retrieved May 8, 2024.

[21] Halpin, Jason (November 12, 2006). "Dy-no-mite! Houston wins MLS Cup". Archived from the original on November 30, 2006. Retrieved May 8, 2024.

[22] "Revs advance to U.S. Open Cup Quarterfinal on PKs". August 2, 2006. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved May 8, 2024.

[23] "Revs Fall in Open Cup Quarterfinal to Fire, 2-1". August 24, 2006. Archived from the original on February 22, 2013.

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