# 2006 Chivas USA season

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

| Date | Number | Position | Player | Previous club | Fee/notes |
| January 20, 2006 | 16 | MF | Sacha Kljestan | Seton Hall Pirates | SuperDraft Round one |
| January 20, 2006 | 13 | MF | Jonathan Bornstein | UCLA Bruins | SuperDraft Round four |
| January 24, 2006 | 11 | MF | Jesse Marsch | Chicago Fire | Trade |
| January 26, 2006 | 25 | DF | Lawson Vaughn | Tulsa Golden Hurricane | Supplemental Draft Round three |
| January 26, 2006 | 28 | FW | Drew Helm | Florida Atlantic Owls | Supplemental Draft Round one |
| January 26, 2006 | | MF | Darren Spicer | Princeton Tigers | Supplemental Draft Round two |
| January 30, 2006 | 9 | FW | Ante Razov | New York Red Bulls | Trade |
| March 17, 2006 | 23 | GK | Preston Burpo | Seattle Sounders | |
| March 17, 2006 | 29 | FW | Estuardo Sanchez | Chivas USA U19 | Promoted |
| March 17, 2006 | 3 | DF | Carlos Llamosa | New England Revolution | |
| March 17, 2006 | 4 | FW | Brent Whitfield | Seattle Sounders | |
| March 31, 2006 | 24 | DF | Tim Regan | New York Red Bulls | |
| July 19, 2006 | 30 | MF | Carlos Borja | Chivas USA U19 | Promoted |
| Summer, 2006 | 11 | MF | John O'Brien | ADO Den Haag | |
| September 2006 | 27 | DF | Eder Robles | Chivas USA U19 | Promoted |
| | 2 | DF | Claudio Suárez | Tigres UANL | |
| | 8 | DF | Johnny García | Guadalajara | |
| | 21 | DF | Jason Hernandez | New York Red Bulls | |
| | 31 | MF | Rene Corona | Corona Crew | |

### Out

| Date | Number | Position | Player | New club | Fee/notes |
| January 30, 2006 | 99 | FW | Thiago Martins | New York Red Bulls | Trade |
| March 31, 2006 | 16 | MF | Antonio Martínez | | Waived |
| April 1, 2006 | 27 | DF | Douglas Sequeira | Real Salt Lake | |
| Mid 2006 | 8 | MF | Francisco Gomez | Miami F.C. | Released |
| | 9 | FW | Isaac Romo | Guadalajara | Loan return |
| | 59 | GK | Sergio García | Guadalajara | Loan return |
| | 5 | DF | Ezra Hendrickson | Columbus Crew | |
| | 10 | MF | Héctor Cuadros | Delfines | |
| | 11 | MF | Milton Blanco | Puerto Rico Islanders | |
| | 17 | MF | Christian Jimenez | Real Salt Lake | |
| | 21 | GK | Shaun Kalnasy | Atlanta Silverbacks | |
| | 22 | DF | Arturo Torres | | |
| | 23 | DF | Armando Begines | Querétaro | |
| | 26 | MF | Jesús Ochoa | | |

## Roster

| No. | Name | Position | Date of birth (Age) | Signed from | Signed in | Contract ends |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||
| 18 | Brad Guzan | GK | (1984-09-09)September 9, 1984 (aged 22) | Generation Adidas | 2005 | |
| 23 | Preston Burpo | GK | (1972-09-26)September 26, 1972 (aged 34) | Seattle Sounders | 2006 | |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| 2 | Claudio Suárez | DF | (1968-12-17)December 17, 1968 (aged 37) | Tigres UANL | 2006 | |
| 3 | Carlos Llamosa | DF | (1969-06-30)June 30, 1969 (aged 37) | New England Revolution | 2006 | |
| 8 | Johnny García | DF | (1978-07-19)July 19, 1978 (aged 28) | Guadalajara | 2006 | |
| 13 | Jonathan Bornstein | DF | (1984-11-07)November 7, 1984 (aged 21) | UCLA Bruin | 2006 | |
| 14 | Esteban Arias | DF | (1982-08-26)August 26, 1982 (aged 24) | Connecticut Huskies | 2005 | |
| 20 | Orlando Perez | DF | (1977-07-12)July 12, 1977 (aged 29) | Chicago Fire | 2005 | |
| 21 | Jason Hernandez | DF | (1983-08-26)August 26, 1983 (aged 23) | New York Red Bulls | 2006 | |
| 24 | Tim Regan | DF | (1981-06-27)June 27, 1981 (aged 25) | New York Red Bulls | 2006 | |
| 25 | Lawson Vaughn | DF | (1984-04-11)April 11, 1984 (aged 22) | Tulsa Golden | 2006 | |
| 27 | Eder Robles | DF | (1988-07-07)July 7, 1988 (aged 18) | Chivas USA Academy | 2006 | |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| 4 | Brent Whitfield | MF | (1981-01-08)January 8, 1981 (aged 25) | Seattle Sounders | 2006 | |
| 6 | Francisco Mendoza | MF | (1985-04-29)April 29, 1985 (aged 21) | Guadalajara | 2005 | |
| 7 | Ramón Ramírez | MF | (1969-12-05)December 5, 1969 (aged 36) | Guadalajara | 2005 | |
| 10 | Juan Pablo García | MF | (1981-11-24)November 24, 1981 (aged 24) | Atlas | 2005 | |
| 11 | John O'Brien | MF | (1977-08-29)August 29, 1977 (aged 29) | ADO Den Haag | 2006 | |
| 12 | Mike Muñoz | MF | (1983-09-14)September 14, 1983 (aged 23) | California Golden Bears | 2005 | |
| 15 | Jesse Marsch | MF | (1973-11-08)November 8, 1973 (aged 32) | Chicago Fire | 2006 | |
| 16 | Sacha Kljestan | MF | (1985-09-09)September 9, 1985 (aged 21) | Seton Hall Pirates | 2006 | |
| 30 | Carlos Borja | MF | (1988-01-18)January 18, 1988 (aged 18) | IMG Academy | 2006 | |
| 31 | Rene Corona | MF | (1984-08-17)August 17, 1984 (aged 22) | Corona Crew | 2006 | |
| 88 | Rodrigo López | MF | (1987-05-10)May 10, 1987 (aged 19) | Guadalajara | 2005 | |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| 9 | Ante Razov | FW | (1974-03-02)March 2, 1974 (aged 32) | New York Red Bulls | 2006 | |
| 17 | Francisco Palencia | FW | (1973-04-28)April 28, 1973 (aged 33) | Guadalajara | 2005 | |
| 19 | Matt Taylor | FW | (1981-10-17)October 17, 1981 (aged 25) | Kansas City Wizards | 2005 | |
| 22 | Jesús Morales | FW | (1985-12-18)December 18, 1985 (aged 20) | loan from Guadalajara | 2006 | 2006 |
| 28 | Drew Helm | FW | (1984-11-09)November 9, 1984 (aged 21) | Florida Atlantic Owls | 2006 | |
| 29 | Estuardo Sanchez | FW | (1988-01-16)January 16, 1988 (aged 18) | | 2006 | |

## Competitions
### MLS
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 | MLS Cup Playoffs |
| 3 | Chivas USA | 32 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 45 | 42 | +3 | 43 | MLS Cup Playoffs |
| 4 | Colorado Rapids | 32 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 36 | 49 | −13 | 41 | MLS Cup Playoffs |
| 5 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 32 | 11 | 15 | 6 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 39 | |
| 6 | Real Salt Lake | 32 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 45 | 49 | −4 | 39 | |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
| Pld | Pts | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last updated: October 16, 2005 Source: ESPNSoccernet.com Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference

#### Results
### U.S. Open Cup
## Statistics

    As of Match played October 29, 2006

### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | MLS | MLS | Playoffs | Playoffs | U.S. Open Cup | U.S. Open Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 2 | DF | MEX | Claudio Suárez | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | MEX | Francisco Mendoza | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | USA | Ante Razov | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | MEX | Juan Pablo García | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | USA | Jonathan Bornstein | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | USA | Jesse Marsch | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | USA | Sacha Kljestan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | MEX | Francisco Palencia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | GK | USA | Brad Guzan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | USA | Jason Hernandez | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | FW | MEX | Jesús Morales | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | USA | Tim Regan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | USA | Lawson Vaughn | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players away from Chivas USA on loan: ||||||||||||
| Players who left Chivas USA during the season: ||||||||||||

### Goal scorers

| Place | Position | Number | Name | MLS | MLS Cup Playoffs | U.S. Open Cup | Total |
| 1 | FW | 9 | Ante Razov | 14 | 1 | 0 | 15 |
| 2 | MF | 10 | Juan Pablo García | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 3 | DF | 13 | Jonathan Bornstein | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | DF | 2 | Claudio Suárez | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 5 | FW | 17 | Francisco Palencia | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 6 | MF | 6 | Francisco Mendoza | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | MF | 15 | Jesse Marsch | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | MF | 4 | Brent Whitfield | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | | | Own goal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| | | | TOTALS | 45 | 2 | 0 | 47 |

### Disciplinary record

| Number | Position | Name | MLS | MLS | MLS Cup Playoffs | MLS Cup Playoffs | U.S. Open Cup | U.S. Open Cup | Total | Total |
| 2 | DF | Claudio Suárez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Carlos Llamosa | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | Francisco Mendoza | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Ante Razov | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| 10 | MF | Juan Pablo García | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | Jonathan Bornstein | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | Esteban Arias | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | Jesse Marsch | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | Sacha Kljestan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | Francisco Palencia | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 20 | DF | Orlando Perez | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | Jason Hernandez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 22 | FW | Jesús Morales | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 24 | DF | Tim Regan | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| 25 | DF | Lawson Vaughn | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| | | TOTALS | 50 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 56 | 4 |