2006 Houston Dynamo season

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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.

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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.

This is the final roster for the Houston Dynamo at the end of the 2006 Season.

{{Fs start}}

{{Fs player | no=1 | nat=USA | pos=GK | name= Zach Wells}}

{{Fs player | no=2 | nat=USA | pos=DF | name= Eddie Robinson}}

{{Fs player | no=3 | nat=USA | pos=DF | name= Kevin Goldthwaite}}

{{Fs player | no=4 | nat=USA | pos=DF | name= Chris Aloisi}}

{{Fs player | no=5 | nat=USA | pos=DF | name= Ryan Cochrane}}

{{Fs player | no=6 | nat=USA | pos=DF | name= Kelly Gray}}

{{Fs player | no=7 | nat=USA | pos=MF | name= Chris Wondolowski}}

{{Fs player | no=8 | nat=SCO | pos=FW | name= Paul Dalglish}}

{{Fs player | no=9 | nat=USA | pos=MF | name= Brian Mullan}}

{{Fs player | no=11 | nat=USA | pos=MF | name= Brad Davis}}

{{Fs player | no=12 | nat=USA | pos=FW | name= Julian Nash}}

{{Fs player | no=13 | nat=USA | pos=MF | name= Ricardo Clark}}

{{Fs player | no=14 | nat=CAN | pos=MF | name= Dwayne De Rosario}}

{{Fs mid}}

{{Fs player | no=15 | nat=VEN | pos=FW | name= Alejandro Moreno}}

{{Fs player | no=16 | nat=USA | pos=DF | name= Craig Waibel}}

{{Fs player | no=17 | nat=USA | pos=MF | name= Mike Chabala}}

{{Fs player | no=18 | nat=CAN | pos=GK | name= Pat Onstad}}

{{Fs player | no=19 | nat=USA | pos=DF | name= Patrick Ianni}}

{{Fs player | no=21 | nat=USA | pos=MF | name= Aaron Lanes}}

{{Fs player | no=22 | nat=USA | pos=MF | name= Stuart Holden}}

{{Fs player | no=23 | nat=RSA | pos=MF | name= Mpho Moloi}}

{{Fs player | no=24 | nat=USA | pos=DF | name= Wade Barrett (captain)}}

{{Fs player | no=25 | nat=USA | pos=FW | name= Brian Ching}}

{{Fs player | no=26 | nat=USA | pos=FW | name= Marcus Storey}}

{{Fs player | no=30 | nat=USA | pos=GK | name= Martin Hutton}}

{{Fs player | no=51 | nat=CAN | pos=MF | name= Adrian Serioux}}

{{Fs end}}

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.

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

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

{{further|2006 Carolina Challenge Cup}}

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|round = Carolina Challenge Cup

|date = March 17, 2006

|time = 7:00 PM (CST)

|team1 = Charleston Battery

|score = 0–1

|report = [https://www.houstondynamo.com/post/2006/03/18/dynamo-1-charleston-battery-0 Report]

|team2 = Houston Dynamo

|goals1 =

|goals2 = Cerritos {{goal|74}}

|stadium = Blackbaud Stadium

|location = Charleston, South Carolina

|attendance =

|referee =

|result = W

}}

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|round = Carolina Challenge Cup

|date = March 22, 2006

|time = 7:00 PM (CST)

|team1 = D.C. United

|score = 1–1

|report = [https://www.houstondynamo.com/post/2006/03/23/dynamo-1-dc-united-1 Report]

|team2 = Houston Dynamo

|goals1 = J. Moreno {{goal|30|pen.}}

|goals2 = A. Moreno {{goal|28}}

|stadium = Blackbaud Stadium

|location = Charleston, South Carolina

|attendance =

|referee =

|result = D

}}

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|round = Carolina Challenge Cup

|date = March 25, 2006

|time = 7:00 PM (CST)

|team1 = New York Red Bulls

|score = 0–3

|report = [https://www.houstondynamo.com/post/2006/03/26/houston-wins-cup-three-goal-win Report]

|team2 = Houston Dynamo

|goals1 =

|goals2 = Ching {{goal|29}}
Cochrane {{goal|70}}
Mullan {{goal|80}}

|stadium = Blackbaud Stadium

|location = Charleston, South Carolina

|attendance = 4,032

|referee =

|result = W

}}

{{main|2006 Major League Soccer season}}

{{2006 Major League Soccer Western Conference table}}

{{2006 Major League Soccer season table|team=HOU}}

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|round = 1

|date = April 2, 2006

|time = 6:30 PM(CDT)

|team1 = Houston Dynamo

|score = 5–2

|report = [https://www.houstondynamo.com/post/2006/04/02/dynamo-5-colorado-rapids-2 Report]

|team2 = Colorado Rapids

|goals1 = Ching {{goal|13||37||44||72}}
Moreno {{goal|90+2}}

|goals2 = Beckerman {{goal|14}}
Wingert {{yel|32}}
Mastroeni {{sentoff|2|45+3|86}}
Kirovski {{goal|52}}
Petke {{yel|62}}

|stadium = Robertson Stadium

|location = Houston, Texas

|attendance = 25,462

|referee = Alex Prus

|result = W

}}

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|round = 2

|date = April 8, 2006

|time = 7:30 PM(CDT)

|team1 = Houston Dynamo

|score = 1–2

|report = [https://www.houstondynamo.com/post/2006/04/08/dynamo-1-kansas-city-wizards-2 Report]

|team2 = Kansas City Wizards

|goals1 = Goldthwaite {{yel|16}}
De Rosario {{sent off|0|87}}
Ching {{goal|64}}
Mullan {{yel|73}}

|goals2 = Victorine {{goal|66}}
Burciaga Jr. {{goal|90}}{{sentoff|2|54|90+1}}
Arnaud {{yel|71}}
Thomas {{yel|84}}

|stadium = Robertson Stadium

|location = Houston, Texas

|attendance = 20,342

|referee = Erich Simmons

|result = L

}}

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|round = 3

|date = April 15, 2006

|time = 6:30 PM(CDT)

|team1 = D.C. United

|score = 2–0

|report = [https://www.houstondynamo.com/post/2006/04/15/dc-united-2-dynamo-0 Report]

|team2 = Houston Dynamo

|goals1 = Gros {{Goal|25}}
Carroll {{yel|32}}
Gómez {{goal|71}}

|goals2 = Serioux {{yel|53}}
Cochrane {{yel|70}}

|stadium = RFK Stadium

|location = Washington, D.C.

|attendance = 15,015

|referee = Abiodun Okulaja

|result = L

}}

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|round = 4

|date = April 22, 2006

|time = 7:30 PM(CDT)

|team1 = Houston Dynamo

|score = 2–1

|report = [https://www.houstondynamo.com/post/2006/04/22/dynamo-2-real-salt-lake-1 Report]

|team2 = Real Salt Lake

|goals1 = Waibel {{goal|60}}
Serioux {{yel|69}}
De Rosario {{goal|84}}

|goals2 = Cunningham {{yel|8}} {{goal|54}}
Talley {{yel|68}}

|stadium = Robertson Stadium

|location = Houston, Texas

|attendance = 16,904

|referee = Gus St. Silva

|result = W

}}

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|round = 5

|date = April 29, 2006

|time = 8:00 PM(CDT)

|team1 = Colorado Rapids

|score = 0–1

|report = [https://www.houstondynamo.com/post/2006/04/29/dynamo-1-colorado-rapids-0 Report]

|team2 = Houston Dynamo

|goals1 = Petke {{yel|37}}

|goals2 = Ching {{goal|15}}
Moreno {{sentoff|2|66|86}}
Waibel {{yel|72}}
Onstad {{yel|80}}

|stadium = Invesco Field at Mile High

|location = Denver, Colorado

|attendance = 7,225

|referee = Silviu Petrescu

|result = W

}}

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|round = 6 Texas Derby

|date = May 6, 2006

|time = 7:30 PM(CDT)

|team1 = Houston Dynamo

|score = 4–3

|report = [https://www.houstondynamo.com/post/2006/05/06/dynamo-4-fc-dallas-3 Report]

|team2 = FC Dallas

|goals1 = Clark {{goal|31}}
Ching {{goal|35}}
De Rosario {{goal|45}}
Serioux {{yel|48}}
Davis {{yel|75}}
De Rosario {{goal|67}}

|goals2 = Sala {{yel|31}}
Ruiz {{yel|33}} {{goal|60}}
Núñez {{goal|61}}
Miña {{yel|62}}
Moor {{goal|76}}
O'Brien {{yel|89}}

|stadium = Robertson Stadium

|location = Houston, Texas

|attendance = 21,448

|referee = Abbey Okulaja

|result = W

}}

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|round = 7 Texas Derby

|date = May 13, 2006

|time = 3:00 PM(CDT)

|team1 = FC Dallas

|score = 1–1

|report = [https://www.houstondynamo.com/post/2006/05/13/fc-dallas-1-dynamo-1 Report]

|team2 = Houston Dynamo

|goals1 = Ruiz {{yel|17}} {{goal|19}}

|goals2 = Robinson {{yel|45+3}}
Goodson {{goal|81|o.g.}}

|stadium = Pizza Hut Park

|location = Frisco, Texas

|attendance = 12,756

|referee = Brian Hall

|result = D

}}

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|round = 8

|date = May 20, 2006

|time = 3:00 PM(CDT)

|team1 = Houston Dynamo

|score = 0–1

|report = [https://www.houstondynamo.com/post/2006/05/20/dynamo-0-chicago-fire-1 Report]

|team2 = Chicago Fire

|goals1 = Mullan {{yel|28}}
Waibel {{yel|84}}
Davis {{sent off|0|90+2}}

|goals2 = Thiago {{goal|50}}
Brown {{yel|15}}

|stadium = Robertson Stadium

|location = Houston, Texas

|attendance = 15,742

|referee = Hilario Grajeda

|result = L

}}

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|round = 9

|date = May 27, 2006

|time = 6:30 PM(CDT)

|team1 = New England Revolution

|score = 1–1

|report = [https://www.houstondynamo.com/post/2006/05/27/dynamo-1-ne-revolution-1 Report]

|team2 = Houston Dynamo

|goals1 = Heaps {{yel|34}}
Ralston {{goal|55}}

|goals2 = Clark {{yel|45+2}}
Robinson {{yel|58}}
Cochrane {{goal|85}}

|stadium = Gillette Stadium

|location = Foxborough, Massachusetts

|attendance = 10,882

|referee = Shane Moody

|result = D

}}

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|round = 10

|date = June 3, 2006

|time = 7:30 PM(CDT)

|team1 = Houston Dynamo

|score = 2–1

|report = [https://www.houstondynamo.com/post/2006/06/03/dynamo-2-la-galaxy-1 Report]

|team2 = LA Galaxy

|goals1 = De Rosario {{goal|22}}
Robinson {{goal|85}}

|goals2 = Saragosa {{yel|23}}
Dunivant {{yel|31}}
Wolyniec {{goal|45+1}} {{yel|52}}
Ihemelu {{yel|79}}

|stadium = Robertson Stadium

|location = Houston, Texas

|attendance = 14,215

|referee = Steven DePiero

|result = W

}}

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|round = 11

|date = June 10, 2006

|time = 6:30 PM(CDT)

|team1 = New York Red Bulls

|score = 1–1

|report = [https://www.houstondynamo.com/post/2006/06/10/dynamo-1-new-york-red-bulls-1 Report]

|team2 = Houston Dynamo

|goals1 = Jean-Philippe {{goal|2}}
Mendes {{yel|17}}
Stammler {{yel|73}}

|goals2 = Clark {{goal|19}}
Mullan {{yel|32}}
Robinson {{yel|52}}

|stadium = Giants Stadium

|location = East Rutherford, New Jersey

|attendance = 9,617

|referee = Baldomero Toledo

|result = D

}}

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|round = 12

|date = June 17, 2006

|time = 7:30 PM(CDT)

|team1 = Houston Dynamo

|score = 2–1

|report = [https://www.houstondynamo.com/post/2006/06/17/dynamo-2-real-salt-lake-1 Report]

|team2 = Real Salt Lake

|goals1 = Mullan {{yel|34}}{{goal|36}}
Robinson {{yel|55}}
Moreno {{goal|83}}
Onstad {{yel|87}}

|goals2 = Talley {{yel|15}}
Garlick {{yel|22}}
Cutler {{yel|34}}
Williams {{yel|59}}
Kreis {{goal|88|pen.}}

|stadium = Robertson Stadium

|location = Houston, Texas

|attendance = 13,824

|referee = Ben Jones

|result = W

}}

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|round = 13

|date = June 24, 2006

|time = 9:30 PM(CDT)

|team1 = LA Galaxy

|score = 0–0

|report = [https://www.houstondynamo.com/post/2006/06/24/dynamo-0-la-galaxy-0 Report]

|team2 = Houston Dynamo

|goals1 = Saragosa {{yel|64}}
Nagamura {{yel|70}}

|goals2 = Cochrane {{yel|10}}
Robinson {{yel|82}}

|stadium = Home Depot Center

|location = Carson, California

|attendance = 17,485

|referee = Alex Prus

|result = D

}}

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|round = 14

|date = June 28, 2006

|time = 9:30 PM(CDT)

|team1 = Chivas USA

|score = 1–1

|report = [https://www.houstondynamo.com/post/2006/06/28/dynamo-1-chivas-usa-1 Report]

|team2 = Houston Dynamo

|goals1 = Llamosa {{yel|32}}
Marsch {{goal|75}}
Hernandez {{yel|90+1}}

|goals2 = De Rosario {{goal|55}}

|stadium = Home Depot Center

|location = Carson, California

|attendance = 9,689

|referee = Tim Weyland

|result = D

}}

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|round = 15

|date = July 4, 2006

|time = 7:30 PM(CDT)

|team1 = Houston Dynamo

|score = 1–1

|report = [https://www.houstondynamo.com/post/2006/07/04/dynamo-1-columbus-crew-1 Report]

|team2 = Columbus Crew

|goals1 = Ching {{goal|5}}
Clark {{yel|39}}
Robinson {{yel|73}}

|goals2 = Kotschau {{yel|27}}
Gaven {{goal|66|pen.}}
Ngwenya {{yel|72}}
Bisaku {{yel|73}}

|stadium = Robertson Stadium

|location = Houston, Texas

|attendance = 8,497

|referee = Jair Marrufo

|result = D

}}

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|round = 16

|date = July 8, 2006

|time = 4:00 PM(CDT)

|team1 = Houston Dynamo

|score = 3–1

|report = [https://www.houstondynamo.com/post/2006/07/08/dynamo-3-chivas-usa-1 Report]

|team2 = Chivas USA

|goals1 = Ching {{goal|19}}
Waibel {{yel|60}}
Mullan {{goal|64}}
Moreno {{goal|84}}

|goals2 = Razov {{goal|8}}
Kljestan {{yel|66}}
Mendoza {{yel|72}}

|stadium = Robertson Stadium

|location = Houston, Texas

|attendance = 11,735

|referee = Ricardo Salazar

|result = W

}}

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|round = 17

|date = July 15, 2006

|time = 7:30 PM(CDT)

|team1 = Kansas City Wizards

|score = 2–3

|report = [https://www.houstondynamo.com/post/2006/07/15/dynamo-3-kansas-city-wizards-2 Report]

|team2 = Houston Dynamo

|goals1 = Wolff {{goal|23}}
Conrad {{goal|87}}

|goals2 = Robinson {{goal|21}}
Davis {{goal|56}}
Ching {{goal|66}}

|stadium = Arrowhead Stadium

|location = Kansas City, Missouri

|attendance = 8,196

|referee = Brian Hall

|result = W

}}

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|round = 18

|date = July 22, 2006

|time = 7:30 PM(CDT)

|team1 = Houston Dynamo

|score = 1–1

|report = [https://www.houstondynamo.com/post/2006/07/22/dynamo-1-ne-revolution-1 Report]

|team2 = New England Revolution

|goals1 = Barrett {{sent off|2|33|72}}
Davis {{yel|35}}
Hulden {{goal|63}}
Ricardo Clark {{yel|66}}
Ching {{yel|66}}

|goals2 = Dorman {{yel|18}}
Parkhurst {{yel|30}}
Heaps {{sent off|0|52}}
Waibel {{goal|60|o.g.}}

|stadium = Robertson Stadium

|location = Houston, Texas

|attendance = 10,210

|referee = Michael Kennedy

|result = D

}}

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|round = 19

|date = July 26, 2006

|time = 8:30 PM(CDT)

|team1 = Colorado Rapids

|score = 1–0

|report = [https://www.houstondynamo.com/post/2006/04/29/dynamo-1-colorado-rapids-0 Report]

|team2 = Houston Dynamo

|goals1 = Martins {{yel|12}}
Hernández {{goal|35}}
Mastroeni {{yel|56}}

|goals2 = Dwayne De Rosario {{yel|38}}
Davis {{yel|56}}
Goldthwaite {{yel|90+3}}

|stadium = Invesco Field at Mile High

|location = Denver, Colorado

|attendance = 4,220

|referee = Terry Vaughn

|result = L

}}

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|round = 20

|date = July 29, 2006

|time = 7:30 PM(CDT)

|team1 = Houston Dynamo

|score = 1–1

|report = [https://www.houstondynamo.com/post/2006/07/29/dynamo-1-new-york-red-bulls-1 Report]

|team2 = New York Red Bulls

|goals1 = De Rosario {{goal|70|pen.}} {{sent off|0|71}}

|goals2 = Guevara {{yel|26}}
Stammler {{yel|58}}
Henderson {{goal|67}}
O'Rourke {{sent off|2|69|71}}

|stadium = Robertson Stadium

|location = Houston, Texas

|attendance = 10,334

|referee = Tim Weyland

|result = D

}}

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|round = 21

|date = August 9, 2006

|time = 7:00 PM(CDT)

|team1 = Houston Dynamo

|score = 0–1

|report = [https://www.houstondynamo.com/post/2006/08/09/dynamo-0-los-angeles-galaxy-1 Report]

|team2 = LA Galaxy

|goals1 = Robinson {{yel|55|}}

|goals2 = Vagenas {{yel|40}}
Gardner {{yel|56}}
Jazic {{yel|61}}
Quaranta {{goal|69}}

|stadium = Reliant Stadium

|location = Houston, Texas

|attendance = 70,550

|referee = Ricardo Salazar

|result = L

}}

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|round = 22 Texas Derby

|date = August 12, 2006

|time = 7:30 PM(CDT)

|team1 = Houston Dynamo

|score = 1–0

|report = [https://www.houstondynamo.com/post/2006/08/12/dynamo-1-fc-dallas-0 Report]

|team2 = FC Dallas

|goals1 = Waibel {{goal|37}}
Robinson {{yel|58|}}
Cochrane {{yel|77}}

|goals2 = Rhine {{yel|40}}
O'Brien {{yel|45}}

|stadium = Robertson Stadium

|location = Houston, Texas

|attendance = 10,964

|referee = Abbey Okulaja

|result = W

}}

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|round = 23

|date = August 19, 2006

|time = 8:00 PM(CDT)

|team1 = Real Salt Lake

|score = 3–1

|report = [https://www.houstondynamo.com/post/2006/08/19/dynamo-1-real-salt-lake-3 Report]

|team2 = Houston Dynamo

|goals1 = Klein {{goal|45+2}}
Sequeira {{goal|64}} {{yel|77}}
Garlick {{yel|78}}
Cunningham {{goal|82}}

|goals2 = De Rosario {{yel|60}}
Serioux {{goal|72}}
Gray {{yel|90+2}}

|stadium = Rice–Eccles Stadium

|location = Salt Lake City Utah

|attendance = 14,091

|referee = Jorge Gonzalez

|result = L

}}

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|round = 24

|date = August 26, 2006

|time = 10:00 PM(CDT)

|team1 = Chivas USA

|score = 3–2

|report = [https://www.houstondynamo.com/post/2006/08/26/dynamo-2-chivas-usa-3 Report]

|team2 = Houston Dynamo

|goals1 = Bornstein {{goal|8}}
Razov {{goal|45||57|}}
Arias {{yel|84}}

|goals2 = De Rosario {{goal|28|pen.|59|}}
Clark {{sent off|0|31}}

|stadium = Home Depot Center

|location = Carson, California

|attendance = 13,665

|referee = Alex Prus

|result = L

}}

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|round = 25

|date = August 30, 2006

|time = 8:00 PM(CDT)

|team1 = Chicago Fire

|score = 2–2

|report = [https://www.houstondynamo.com/post/2006/08/30/dynamo-2-chicago-fire-2 Report]

|team2 = Houston Dynamo

|goals1 = Mapp {{goal|36}}
Carr {{yel|53}}
Herron {{goal|75|pen.}}
Armas {{yel|90+4}}

|goals2 = Robinson {{yel|27}}
Wondolowski {{goal|42}}
De Rosario {{goal|59}}
Alejandro Moreno {{yel|68}}

|stadium = Toyota Park

|location = Bridgeview, Illinois

|attendance = 7,858

|referee = Baldomero Toledo

|result = D

}}

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|round = 26 Texas Derby

|date = September 2, 2006

|time = 7:30 PM(CDT)

|team1 = FC Dallas

|score = 1–0

|report = [https://www.houstondynamo.com/post/2006/09/02/dynamo-0-fc-dallas-1 Report]

|team2 = Houston Dynamo

|goals1 = Álvarez {{goal|36}} {{yel|78}}
Gbandi {{yel|37}}
Yi {{yel|52|}}
Ruiz {{yel|65}}

|goals2 = Robinson {{yel|27}} {{sent off|0|31}}

|stadium = Pizza Hut Park

|location = Frisco, Texas

|attendance = 14,316

|referee = Brian Hall

|result = L

}}

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|round = 27

|date = September 10, 2006

|time = 7:00 PM(CDT)

|team1 = LA Galaxy

|score = 1–2

|report = [https://www.houstondynamo.com/post/2006/09/10/dynamo-2-los-angeles-galaxy-1 Report]

|team2 = Houston Dynamo

|goals1 = Donovan {{goal|29}}
Quaranta {{yel|64}}

|goals2 = Serioux {{yel|22}}
Clark {{yel|28}}
Waibel {{goal|32}}
Mullan {{sent off|2|51|66}}
De Rosario {{goal|56}}

|stadium = Home Depot Center

|location = Carson, California

|attendance = 20,145

|referee = Abbey Okulaja

|result = W

}}

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|round = 28

|date = September 17, 2006

|time = 7:30 PM(CDT)

|team1 = Houston Dynamo

|score = 0–0

|report = [https://www.houstondynamo.com/post/2006/09/17/dynamo-0-chivas-usa-0 Report]

|team2 = Chivas USA

|goals1 = Dalglish {{yel|47}}
Gray {{yel|57|}}

|goals2 = Suárez {{yel|23}}
Regan {{sent off|2|23|59}}

|stadium = Robertson Stadium

|location = Houston, Texas

|attendance = 15,510

|referee = Jorge Gonzalez

|result = D

}}

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|round = 29

|date = September 23, 2006

|time = 6:30 PM(CDT)

|team1 = Columbus Crew

|score = 1–1

|report = [https://www.houstondynamo.com/post/2006/09/23/dynamo-1-columbus-crew-1 Report]

|team2 = Houston Dynamo

|goals1 = Virtuoso {{yel|25}}
Garey {{goal|80}}

|goals2 = De Rosario {{goal|54}}

|stadium = Columbus Crew Stadium

|location = Columbus, Ohio

|attendance = 11,878

|referee = Terry Vaughn

|result = D

}}

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|round = 30

|date = September 30, 2006

|time = 7:30 PM(CDT)

|team1 = Houston Dynamo

|score = 1–0

|report = [https://www.houstondynamo.com/post/2006/09/30/dynamo-1-dc-united-0 Report]

|team2 = D.C. United

|goals1 = Robinson {{yel|27}}
Dalglish {{yel|76}}
Ching {{goal|86|}}

|goals2 = Gros {{yel|43}}
Gómez {{yel|45+1}}

|stadium = Robertson Stadium

|location = Houston, Texas

|attendance = 20,029

|referee = Brian Hall

|result = W

}}

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|round = 31

|date = October 7, 2006

|time = 8:00 PM(CDT)

|team1 = Real Salt Lake

|score = 1–1

|report = [https://www.houstondynamo.com/post/2006/10/07/dynamo-1-real-salt-lake-1 Report]

|team2 = Houston Dynamo

|goals1 = Talley {{yel|54}}
Harris {{yel|56}}
Ballouchy {{goal|60}} {{yel|90+3}}

|goals2 = Dalglish {{goal|20}} {{yel|78}}
Cochrane {{yel|26}}

|stadium = Rice–Eccles Stadium

|location = Salt Lake City Utah

|attendance = 22,515

|referee = Baldomero Toledo

|result = D

}}

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|round = 32

|date = October 14, 2006

|time = 7:30 PM(CDT)

|team1 = Houston Dynamo

|score = 3–3

|report = [https://www.houstondynamo.com/post/2006/10/14/dynamo-3-colorado-rapids-3 Report]

|team2 = Colorado Rapids

|goals1 = Waibel {{goal|2||73|}}
Dalglish {{goal|42}}

|goals2 = Martins {{goal|21||55|}}
Peterson {{goal|88}}

|stadium = Robertson Stadium

|location = Houston, Texas

|attendance = 17,191

|referee = Jair Marrufo

|result = D

}}

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|round = Conference Seminfinals Leg 1

|date = October 22, 2006

|time = 3:00 PM(CDT)

|team1 = Chivas USA

|score = 2–1

|report = [https://www.houstondynamo.com/post/2006/10/22/dynamo-1-chivas-usa-2 Report]

|team2 = Houston Dynamo

|goals1 = Mendoza {{yel|38}}
Razov {{goal|45}}
Palencia {{goal|68}}

|goals2 = De Rosario {{yel|37}}
Ching {{goal|75}}
Onstad {{yel|46}}

|stadium = Home Depot Center

|location = Carson, California

|attendance = 15,110

|referee = Jorge Gonzalez

|result = L

}}

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|round = Conference Seminfinals Leg 2

|date = October 29, 2006

|time = 3:00 PM(CDT)

|team1 = Houston Dynamo

|score = 2–0

|aggregatescore = 3–2

|report = [https://www.houstondynamo.com/post/2006/10/29/dynamo-2-chivas-usa-0 Report]

|team2 = Chivas USA

|goals1 = Clark {{yel|59}}
Davis {{goal|64}}
Serioux {{yel|67}}
Ching {{goal|92}}

|goals2 = Vaughn {{yel|55}}
Palencia {{sent off|2|57|58}}
Regan {{yel|63}}
García {{yel|64}}|

|stadium = Robertson Stadium

|location = Houston, Texas

|attendance = 17,440

|referee = Michael Kennedy

|result = W

}}

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|round = Conference Finals

|date = November 5, 2006

|time = 5:00 PM(CDT)

|team1 = Houston Dynamo

|score = 3–1

|report = [https://www.houstondynamo.com/post/2006/11/05/dynamo-3-colorado-rapids-1 Report]

|team2 = Colorado Rapids

|goals1 = Dalglish {{goal|10||21|}}
Clark {{yel|17}}
Mullan {{goal|71}}

|goals2 = Kirovski {{goal|4|pen.}}
Mathis {{yel|17}}

|stadium = Robertson Stadium

|location = Houston, Texas

|attendance = 23,107

|referee = Brian Hall

|result = W

}}

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|round = MLS Cup

|id=|date = November 12, 2006

|time = 2:30 PM(CDT)

|team1 = Houston Dynamo

|score = 1–1

|aet = Y

|report = [https://www.houstondynamo.com/post/2006/11/12/dy-no-mite-houston-wins-mls-cup Report]

|team2 = New England Revolution

|goals1 = Davis{{yel|23}}
Cochrane{{yel|99}}
Waibel{{yel|103}}
Ching {{goal|114}}

|goals2 = Franchino {{yel|16}}
Twellman {{goal|113}}

|stadium = Pizza Hut Park

|location = Frisco, Texas

|attendance = 22,427

|referee = Jair Marrufo

|penalties1 = Gray {{pengoal}}
Holden {{pengoal}}
De Rosario {{pengoal}}
Davis {{penmiss}}
Ching {{pengoal}}

|penaltyscore = 4–3

|penalties2 = {{pengoal}} Joseph
{{pengoal}} Reis
{{penmiss}} Noonan
{{pengoal}} Twellman
{{penmiss}} Heaps

|result = W

}}

{{main|2006 U.S. Open Cup}}

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|round = Fourth Round

|date = August 2, 2006

|time = 8:00 PM(CDT)

|team1 = Houston Dynamo

|score = 4–2

|report = [https://www.houstondynamo.com/post/2006/08/03/dynamo-4-carolina-dynamo-2 Report]

|team2 = Carolina Dynamo

|goals1 = Moreno {{goal|29||33|}}
Cerritos {{goal|58}}
Gray {{yel|72}}
Robinson {{goal|82}}

|goals2 = Thompson {{goal|62}}
Roberts {{yel|63}}
Patterson {{goal|71}}

|stadium = Robertson Stadium

|location = Houston, Texas

|attendance = 10,428

|referee = Oscar Ortiz

|result = W

}}

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|round = Quarterfinalas

|date = August 23, 2006

|time = 7:30 PM(CDT)

|team1 = Houston Dynamo

|score = 3–0

|report = [https://www.houstondynamo.com/post/2006/08/24/dynamo-3-fc-dallas-0 Report]

|team2 = FC Dallas

|goals1 = Robinson {{goal|13}} {{yel|65}}
Moreno {{goal|57}}
Wondolowski {{goal|61}}

|goals2 = Ruiz {{yel|15}}
Saragosa {{sent off|2|39|74}}
Gbandi {{yel|90}}

|stadium = Carl Lewis Track & Field Stadium

|location = Houston, Texas

|attendance = 4,000

|referee = Terry Vaughn

|result = W

}}

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|round = Semifinals

|date = September 6, 2006

|time = 9:30 PM(CDT)

|team1 = LA Galaxy

|score = 3–1

|report = [http://www.espn.co.uk/football/commentary?gameId=206234 Report]

|team2 = Houston Dynamo

|goals1 = Gordon {{goal|6}}
Donovan {{goal|44}}
Ihemelu {{yel|45+1}}
Albright {{yel|45+2}}
Jazić {{yel|47}}
Quaranta {{goal|90+3}}

|goals2 = De Rosario {{goal|13}}
Robinson {{yel|53}}
Ching {{yel|77}}

|stadium = Home Depot Center

|location = Carson, California

|attendance = 6,144

|referee = Jair Marrufo

|result = L

}}

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"

|+

! rowspan="2" |No.

! rowspan="2" |Pos

! rowspan="2" |Nat

! rowspan="2" |{{smaller|Player}}

! colspan="3" |{{smaller|Total}}

! colspan="3" |{{smaller|MLS}}

! colspan="3" |{{smaller|MLS Playoffs}}

! colspan="3" |{{smaller|US Open Cup}}

|-

!Apps

!Goals

!Assists

!Apps

!Goals

!Assists

!Apps

!Goals

!Assists

!Apps

!Goals

!Assists

|-

|1||GK||{{Flagicon|USA}}||align=left|{{smaller|Zach Wells}}||1||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||1||0||0

|-

|2||DF||{{Flagicon|USA}}||align=left|{{smaller|Eddie Robinson}}||32||4||4||25||2||3||4||0||1||3||2||0

|-

|3||DF||{{Flagicon|USA}}||align=left|{{smaller|Kevin Goldthwaite}}||22||0||1||20||0||1||0||0||0||2||0||0

|-

|4||DF||{{Flagicon|USA}}||align=left|{{smaller|Chris Aloisi}}||2||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||2||0||0

|-

|5||DF||{{Flagicon|USA}}||align=left|{{smaller|Ryan Cochrane}}||32||1||0||27||1||0||3||0||0||2||0||0

|-

|6||DF||{{Flagicon|USA}}||align=left|{{smaller|Kelly Gray}}||22||0||0||18||0||0||2||0||0||3||0||0

|-

|7||MF||{{Flagicon|USA}}||align=left|{{smaller|Chris Wondolowski}}||9||2||0||6||1||0||0||0||0||3||1||0

|-

|8||FW||{{Flagicon|SCO}}||align=left|{{smaller|Paul Dalglish}}||10||4||1||6||2||1||4||2||0||0||0||0

|-

|9||MF||{{Flagicon|USA}}||align=left|{{smaller|Brian Mullan}}||37||3||8||31||2||4||4||1||3||2||0||1

|-

|11||MF||{{Flagicon|USA}}||align=left|{{smaller|Brad Davis}}||34||2||14||28||1||11||4||1||2||2||0||1

|-

|12||FW||{{Flagicon|USA}}||align=left|{{smaller|Julian Nash}}||6||0||0||6||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0

|-

|13||MF||{{Flagicon|USA}}||align=left|{{smaller|Ricardo Clark}}||36||2||4||31||2||3||3||0||1||2||0||0

|-

|14||MF||{{Flagicon|CAN}}||align=left|{{smaller|Dwayne De Rosario}}||37||12||7||30||11||5||4||0||2||3||1||0

|-

|15||FW||{{Flagicon|VEN}}||align=left|{{smaller|Alejandro Moreno}}||37||6||7||30||3||6||4||0||1||3||3||0

|-

|16||DF||{{Flagicon|USA}}||align=left|{{smaller|Craig Waibel}}||33||5||2||28||5||1||4||0||1||1||0||0

|-

|17||MF||{{Flagicon|USA}}||align=left|{{smaller|Mike Chabala}}||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0

|-

|18||GK||{{Flagicon|CAN}}||align=left|{{smaller|Pat Onstad}}||38||0||1||32||0||0||4||0||0||2||0||1

|-

|19||DF||{{Flagicon|USA}}||align=left|{{smaller|Patrick Ianni}}||4||0||0||2||0||0||0||0||0||2||0||0

|-

|20||FW||{{Flagicon|SLV}}||align=left|{{smaller|Ronald Cerritos}}Left during the season||16||1||1||15||0||1||0||0||0||1||1||0

|-

|21||DF||{{Flagicon|USA}}||align=left|{{smaller|Aaron Lanes}}||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0

|-

|22||MF||{{Flagicon|USA}}||align=left|{{smaller|Stuart Holden}}||18||1||2||13||1||0||2||0||0||3||0||2

|-

|23||MF||{{Flagicon|ZAF}}||align=left|{{smaller|Mpho Moloi}}||0||0|||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0

|-

|24||DF||{{Flagicon|USA}}||align=left|{{smaller|Wade Barrett}}||28||0||3||31||0||3||4||0||0||3||0||0

|-

|25||FW||{{Flagicon|USA}}||align=left|{{smaller|Brian Ching}}||26||14||2||21||11||2||4||3||0||1||0||0

|-

|26||FW||{{Flagicon|USA}}||align=left|{{smaller|Marcus Storey}}||1||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||1||0||0||0

|-

|30||GK||{{Flagicon|USA}}||align=left|{{smaller|Martin Hutton}}||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0

|-

|51||MF||{{Flagicon|CAN}}||align=left|{{smaller|Adrian Serioux}}||27||1||0||20||1||0||4||0||0||3||0||0

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{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"

|+

! rowspan="2" |No.

! rowspan="2" |Pos

! rowspan="2" |Nat

! rowspan="2" |Player

! colspan="2" |Total

! colspan="2" |MLS

! colspan="2" |MLS Playoffs

! colspan="2" |US Open Cup

|-

!style="width:30px;"|{{yel}}

!style="width:30px;"|{{sent off}}

!style="width:30px;"|{{yel}}

!style="width:30px;"|{{sent off}}

!style="width:30px;"|{{yel}}

!style="width:30px;"|{{sent off}}

!style="width:30px;"|{{yel}}

!style="width:30px;"|{{sent off}}

|-

|2||DF||{{Flagicon|USA}}||align=left|Eddie Robinson||13||1||11||1||0||0||2||0

|-

|3||DF||{{Flagicon|USA}}||align=left|Kevin Goldthwaite||2||0||2||0||0||0||0||0

|-

|5||DF||{{Flagicon|USA}}||align=left|Ryan Cochrane||5||0||4||0||1||0||0||0

|-

|6||DF||{{Flagicon|USA}}||align=left|Kelly Gray||3||0||2||0||0||0||1||0

|-

|8||FW||{{Flagicon|SCO}}||align=left|Paul Dalglish||3||0||3||0||0||0||0||0

|-

|9||MF||{{Flagicon|USA}}||align=left|Brian Mullan||6||1||6||1||0||0||0||0

|-

|11||MF||{{Flagicon|USA}}||align=left|Brad Davis||5||0||4||0||1||0||0||0

|-

|13||MF||{{Flagicon|USA}}||align=left|Ricardo Clark||6||1||4||1||2||0||0||0

|-

|14||MF||{{Flagicon|CAN}}||align=left|Dwayne De Rosario||3||2||2||2||1||0||0||0

|-

|15||FW||{{Flagicon|VEN}}||align=left|Alejandro Moreno||2||1||2||1||0||0||0||0

|-

|16||DF||{{Flagicon|USA}}||align=left|Craig Waibel||4||0||3||0||1||0||0||0

|-

|18||GK||{{Flagicon|CAN}}||align=left|Pat Onstad||3||0||2||0||1||0||0||0

|-

|24||DF||{{Flagicon|USA}}||align=left|Wade Barrett||1||1||1||1||0||0||0||0

|-

|25||FW||{{Flagicon|USA}}||align=left|Brian Ching||2||0||1||0||0||0||1||0

|-

|51||MF||{{Flagicon|CAN}}||align=left|Adrian Serioux||5||0||4||0||1||0||0||0

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