Real Salt Lake
2006 season
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)

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

League table

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

Results summary

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132
StadiumAAHAHHAHHHAAHAHAAHHHAAHAHHAHAAHA
ResultLLTLLLWWTWLLTLTLWLTWWWWLWLTWLTTT
Source: MLS Results and League table
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; L = Loss; T = Tie
OverallHomeAway
PldPtsWLTGFGAGDWLTGFGAGDWLTGFGAGD
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:
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
14:00 Ante Razov 21', 65'
Juan Pablo Garcia 25'
Jonathan Bornstein Yellow card 40'		 Report Eddie Pope Yellow card 17' Stadium: The Home Depot Center

May

June

July

August

September

October

U.S. Open Cup

Third round

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