The 2006 Chivas USA season was the club's second season of existence, and their second in Major League Soccer, the top flight of American soccer. The club competed in the MLS's Western Conference, where they finished in third place, in their Conference, qualifying for the Playoffs for the first time.
Season review On November 23, 2005, Chivas appointed Bob Bradley as their new manager.
Transfers
In DateNumberPositionPlayerPrevious clubFee/notesRefJanuary 20, 200616MF Sacha KljestanSeton Hall PiratesSuperDraft Round oneJanuary 20, 200613MF Jonathan BornsteinUCLA BruinsSuperDraft Round fourJanuary 24, 200611MF Jesse MarschChicago FireTradeJanuary 26, 200625DF Lawson VaughnTulsa Golden HurricaneSupplemental Draft Round threeJanuary 26, 200628FW Drew HelmFlorida Atlantic OwlsSupplemental Draft Round oneJanuary 26, 2006MF Darren SpicerPrinceton TigersSupplemental Draft Round twoJanuary 30, 20069FW Ante RazovNew York Red BullsTradeMarch 17, 200623GK Preston BurpoSeattle SoundersMarch 17, 200629FW Estuardo SanchezChivas USA U19PromotedMarch 17, 20063DF Carlos LlamosaNew England RevolutionMarch 17, 20064FW Brent WhitfieldSeattle SoundersMarch 31, 200624DF Tim ReganNew York Red BullsJuly 19, 200630MF Carlos BorjaChivas USA U19PromotedSummer, 200611MF John O'Brien ADO Den HaagSeptember 200627DF Eder RoblesChivas USA U19Promoted2DF Claudio Suárez Tigres UANL8DF Johnny García Guadalajara21DF Jason HernandezNew York Red Bulls31MF Rene CoronaCorona Crew
Out DateNumberPositionPlayerNew clubFee/notesRefJanuary 30, 200699FW Thiago MartinsNew York Red BullsTradeMarch 31, 200616MF Antonio MartínezWaivedApril 1, 200627DF Douglas SequeiraReal Salt LakeMid 20068MF Francisco GomezMiami F.C.Released9FW Isaac Romo GuadalajaraLoan return59GK Sergio García GuadalajaraLoan return5DF Ezra HendricksonColumbus Crew10MF Héctor Cuadros Delfines11MF Milton BlancoPuerto Rico Islanders17MF Christian JimenezReal Salt Lake21GK Shaun KalnasyAtlanta Silverbacks22DF Arturo Torres23DF Armando Begines Querétaro26MF Jesús Ochoa
Roster No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (age) Signed from Signed in Contract ends Apps. Goals Goalkeepers 18 Brad Guzan GK Generation Adidas 2005 23 Preston Burpo GK Seattle Sounders 2006 Defenders 2 Claudio Suárez DF Tigres UANL 2006 3 Carlos Llamosa DF New England Revolution 2006 8 Johnny García DF Guadalajara 2006 13 Jonathan Bornstein DF UCLA Bruin 2006 14 Esteban Arias DF Connecticut Huskies 2005 20 Orlando Perez DF Chicago Fire 2005 21 Jason Hernandez DF New York Red Bulls 2006 24 Tim Regan DF New York Red Bulls 2006 25 Lawson Vaughn DF Tulsa Golden 2006 27 Eder Robles DF Chivas USA Academy 2006 Midfielders 4 Brent Whitfield MF Seattle Sounders 2006 6 Francisco Mendoza MF Guadalajara 2005 7 Ramón Ramírez MF Guadalajara 2005 10 Juan Pablo García MF Atlas 2005 11 John O'Brien MF ADO Den Haag 2006 12 Mike Muñoz MF California Golden Bears 2005 15 Jesse Marsch MF Chicago Fire 2006 16 Sacha Kljestan MF Seton Hall Pirates 2006 30 Carlos Borja MF IMG Academy 2006 31 Rene Corona MF Corona Crew 2006 88 Rodrigo López MF Guadalajara 2005 Forwards 9 Ante Razov FW New York Red Bulls 2006 17 Francisco Palencia FW Guadalajara 2005 19 Matt Taylor FW Kansas City Wizards 2005 22 Jesús Morales FW loan from Guadalajara 2006 2006 28 Drew Helm FW Florida Atlantic Owls 2006 29 Estuardo Sanchez FW 2006
Competitions
MLS
League table
Results summary
Results
MLS Cup Playoffs
U.S. Open Cup
Statistics
Appearances and goals
|colspan="14"|Players away from Chivas USA on loan: |- |colspan="14"|Players who left Chivas USA during the season:
Goal scorers PlacePositionNationNumberNameMLSMLS Cup PlayoffsU.S. Open CupTotal1 FW9 Ante Razov1410152 MF10Juan Pablo García80083 DF13Jonathan Bornstein6006DF2 Claudio Suárez60065 FW17Francisco Palencia41056 MF6 Francisco Mendoza30037 MF15Jesse Marsch20028 MF4 Brent Whitfield1001 Own goal1001TOTALS452047
Disciplinary record NumberNationPositionNameMLSMLS Cup PlayoffsU.S. Open CupTotal2 DFClaudio Suárez100000103 DFCarlos Llamosa600000606 MFFrancisco Mendoza501000609 FWAnte Razov5000015110MFJuan Pablo García4010005013DFJonathan Bornstein3000003014DFEsteban Arias1000001015MFJesse Marsch6000006016MFSacha Kljestan4000004017FWFrancisco Palencia0021002120DFOrlando Perez2000002021DFJason Hernandez4000004022FWJesús Morales3100003124DFTim Regan6110007125DFLawson Vaughn30100040TOTALS5026101564
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