The 2006 season was the 12th season of New York Red Bulls's franchise existence, and their first year playing as the Red Bulls.[1] They played their home games at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey.
Major League Soccer season
Eastern Conference
| Pos | Team | 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
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | D.C. United (SS, E1) | 32 | 15 | 7 | 10 | 52 | 38 | +14 | 55 | 2007 CONCACAF Champions' Cup |
| 2 | FC Dallas (W1) | 32 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 48 | 44 | +4 | 52 | 2007 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 | 2006 MLS Cup Playoffs |
| 5 | Houston Dynamo | 32 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 44 | 40 | +4 | 46 | 2007 CONCACAF Champions' Cup |
| 6 | Chivas USA | 32 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 45 | 42 | +3 | 43 | 2006 MLS Cup Playoffs |
| 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 | LA Galaxy | 32 | 11 | 15 | 6 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 39 | 2007 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: [citation needed]
Matches
| April 2 1 | D.C. United | 2–2 | New York Red Bulls | Washington, D.C. |
Eskandarian  55'Erpen 65' |
Report | Djorkaeff 6' Buddle 17' |
Stadium: RFK Stadium |
| April 8 2 | New York Red Bulls | 0–0 | New England Revolution | East Rutherford, New Jersey |
| Report | Stadium: Giants Stadium |
| April 15 3 | Real Salt Lake | 1–1 | New York Red Bulls | Salt Lake City, Utah |
| Kreis 89' |
Report | Guevara 77' |
Stadium: Rice–Eccles Stadium |
| April 22 4 | New York Red Bulls | 1–4 | D.C. United | East Rutherford, New Jersey |
| Djorkaeff 86' |
Report | Eskandarian 41', 59' Erpen 71' Walker 88' |
Stadium: Giants Stadium |
| April 29 5 | Chivas USA | 0–0 | New York Red Bulls | Carson, California |
| Report | Stadium: Home Depot Center |
| May 13 6 | New York Red Bulls | 1–1 | Chicago Fire | East Rutherford, New Jersey |
| Peguero 27' |
Report | Gutiérrez 68' (pen.) |
Stadium: Giants Stadium |
| May 20 7 | New York Red Bulls | 5–4 | Chivas USA | East Rutherford, New Jersey |
| Peguero 20', 38', 89' Stammler 54', 69' |
Report | Razov 59', 77' Palencia 64', 90+5' (pen.) |
Stadium: Giants Stadium |
| May 24 8 | New York Red Bulls | 1–2 | FC Dallas | East Rutherford, New Jersey |
| Stammler 8' |
Report | Cooper 76' Ruiz 87' |
Stadium: Giants Stadium |
| June 3 9 | Kansas City Wizards | 1–1 | New York Red Bulls | Kansas City, Missouri |
| Burciaga Jr. 58' (pen.) |
Report | Henderson 30' |
Stadium: Arrowhead Stadium |
| June 10 10 | New York Red Bulls | 1–1 | Houston Dynamo | East Rutherford, New Jersey |
| Peguero 2' |
Report | Clark 19' |
Stadium: Giants Stadium |
| June 17 11 | New York Red Bulls | 2–1 | LA Galaxy | East Rutherford, New Jersey |
| Buddle 27' Peguero 28' |
Report | Gomez 25' |
Stadium: Giants Stadium |
| June 25 12 | Chicago Fire | 2–0 | New York Red Bulls | Bridgeview, Illinois |
| Armas 12' Thiago 68' |
Report | Stadium: Toyota Park |
| June 28 13 | New York Red Bulls | 0–0 | Columbus Crew | East Rutherford, New Jersey |
| Report | Stadium: Giants Stadium |
| July 1 14 | New England Revolution | 3–2 | New York Red Bulls | Foxborough, Massachusetts |
| Dempsey 6', 72' Twellman 45+1' John  83' |
Report | Buddle 24' Magee 66' |
Stadium: Gillette Stadium |
| July 4 15 | LA Galaxy | 1–0 | New York Red Bulls | Carson, California |
| Donovan 65' |
Report | Stadium: Home Depot Center |
| July 8 16 | FC Dallas | 2–1 | New York Red Bulls | Frisco, Texas |
| Oduro 2' Wagenfuhr 33' |
Report | Magee 80' |
Stadium: Pizza Hut Park |
| July 14 17 | New York Red Bulls | 1–0 | Colorado Rapids | East Rutherford, New Jersey |
| Guevara 35' (pen.) |
Report | Stadium: Giants Stadium |
| July 19 18 | Columbus Crew | 0–2 | New York Red Bulls | Columbus, Ohio |
| Report | Henderson 50' Laventure 90' |
Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium |
| July 22 19 | New York Red Bulls | 1–0 | Kansas City Wizards | East Rutherford, New Jersey |
| Magee 25' |
Report | Stadium: Giants Stadium |
| July 29 20 | Houston Dynamo | 1–1 | New York Red Bulls | Houston, Texas |
| Clark 11' |
Peguero 2' |
Stadium: Robertson Stadium |
| August 16 21 | New York Red Bulls | 0–0 | D.C. United | East Rutherford, New Jersey |
| Report | Stadium: Giants Stadium |
| August 19 22 | Columbus Crew | 1–0 | New York Red Bulls | Columbus, Ohio |
| Ngwenya 82' |
Report | Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium |
| August 26 23 | New York Red Bulls | 6–0 | Real Salt Lake | East Rutherford, New Jersey |
| Buddle 54', 61', 72' Cila 77' Dunivant 79' Wolyniec 86' |
Report | Stewart 8' |
Stadium: Giants Stadium |
| August 30 24 | Kansas City Wizards | 2–2 | New York Red Bulls | Kansas City, Missouri |
| Sealy 28' Wolff 71' |
Report | Wolyniec 30' Dunivant 53' |
Stadium: Arrowhead Stadium |
| September 3 25 | Chicago Fire | 2–1 | New York Red Bulls | Bridgeview, Illinois |
| Rolfe 13' Gutiérrez 60' |
Report | Wolyniec 78' |
Stadium: Toyota Park |
| September 9 26 | New England Revolution | 1–0 | New York Red Bulls | Foxborough, Massachusetts |
| Noonan 8' |
Report | Stadium: Gillette Stadium |
| September 16 27 | New York Red Bulls | 1–0 | Columbus Crew | East Rutherford, New Jersey |
| Altidore 83' |
Report | Stadium: Giants Stadium |
| September 20 28 | New England Revolution | 2–0 | New York Red Bulls | Foxborough, Massachusetts |
| Twellman 16' Dorman 48' |
Report | Stadium: Gillette Stadium |
| September 23 29 | D.C. United | 4–3 | New York Red Bulls | Washington, D.C. |
| Mendes 10' (o.g.) Gómez 60' Erpen 61' Moreno 73' Donnet 89' |
Report | Guevara 20' (pen.), 82' Altidore 90+2' |
Stadium: RFK Stadium |
| September 30 30 | New York Red Bulls | 1–0 | Chicago Fire | East Rutherford, New Jersey |
| Altidore 60' |
Report | Stadium: Giants Stadium |
| October 7 31 | Colorado Rapids | 1–1 | New York Red Bulls | Commerce City, Colorado |
| Peterson 4' Petke 90+4' |
Report | Guevara 60' |
Stadium: Colorado Rapids Stadium |
| October 7 32 | New York Red Bulls | 3–2 | Kansas City Wizards | East Rutherford, New Jersey |
| Guevara 31' (pen.), 60' (pen.), 75' |
Report | van den Bergh 23' Sealy 83' Garcia 87' |
Stadium: Giants Stadium |
MLS Cup Playoffs
Conference semifinals
| October 21 Leg One | New York Red Bulls | 0–1 | D.C. United | East Rutherford, New Jersey |
| Report | Gómez 77' |
Stadium: Giants Stadium |
| October 29 Leg Two | D.C. United | 1–1 (1–2 agg.) | New York Red Bulls | Washington, D.C. |
| Gómez 86' |
Report | Altidore 70' |
Stadium: RFK Stadium |
U.S. Open Cup
| August 2 Rd 4 | Wilmington Hammerheads | 1–2 | New York Red Bulls | Wilmington, North Carolina |
| Miller 85' |
Report | Stammler 4' Cila 86' |
Stadium: Legion Stadium |
| August 23 Quarterfinals | D.C. United | 3–1 | New York Red Bulls | Washington, D.C. |
| Gros 37' Walker 61', 84' |
Report | Guevara 41' |
Stadium: RFK Stadium |
Player statistics
Top scorers
| Place | Position | Number | Name | MLS | MLS Cup | U.S. Open Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MF | 20 |  Amado Guevara
|
8 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | FW | 9 |  Peguero Jean Philippe
|
6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| FW | 11 |  Edson Buddle
|
6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| 3 | MF | 6 | Seth Stammler
|
3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| FW | 17 | Jozy Altidore
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |
| 4 | MF | 7 | Mike Magee
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| FW | 15 | John Wolyniec
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| MF | 19 | Chris Henderson
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 5 | MF | 10 |  Youri Djorkaeff
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| DF | 16 | Todd Dunivant
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| FW | 25 | Jordan Cila
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 6 | FW | 28 | Jerrod Laventure
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 41 | 1 | 3 | 45 | |||
As of December 31, 2006.
See also
References
- ^ "Red Bull Buys the MetroStars". nytimes.com.
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