# 2006 Real Salt Lake season

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 | USA | Scott Garlick |
| 2 | DF | USA | Nelson Akwari |
| 3 | DF | USA | Carey Talley |
| 5 | DF | CRC | Daniel Torres |
| 7 | MF | JAM | Andy Williams |
| 8 | DF | USA | Joey Worthen |
| 9 | MF | USA | Jason Kreis |
| 10 | MF | MAR | Mehdi Ballouchy |
| 11 | DF | USA | Chris Brown |
| 13 | FW | SKN | Atiba Harris |
| 15 | MF | USA | Kenny Cutler |
| 16 | DF | LBR | Willis Forko |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 17 | MF | USA | Chris Klein |
| 18 | GK | USA | Jay Nolly |
| 19 | DF | USA | Kevin Novak |
| 20 | MF | USA | Nikolas Besagno |
| 21 | MF | USA | Christian Jimenez |
| 22 | FW | USA | Jamie Watson |
| 23 | DF | USA | Eddie Pope |
| 25 | MF | CRC | Jafet Soto |
| 27 | DF | CRC | Douglas Sequeira |
| 31 | DF | USA | Jack Stewart |
| 74 | FW | JAM | Jeff Cunningham |

## Competitions
### League table
#### Western Conference

| 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 | |

#### Overall

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 | |

### Results summary

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 |
| Stadium | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A |
| Result | L | L | T | L | L | L | W | W | T | W | L | L | T | L | T | L | W | L | T | W | W | W | W | L | W | L | T | W | L | T | T | T |
| 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 |
| 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

### October
## U.S. Open Cup
### Third round

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