# 2006 Kansas City Wizards season

The 2006 Kansas City Wizards season was the 11th in Major League Soccer. Kansas City continued its decline in the Eastern Conference, finishing with 38 points (10W 14L 8D) and once again joining the Columbus Crew in missing out on post-season play. Despite this, attendance at the cavernous Arrowhead Stadium rose back to around 11,000.
Three Wizards, Jimmy Conrad, Eddie Johnson, and Josh Wolff, represented the United States men's national soccer team at the 2006 FIFA World Cup. The U.S. finished among the worst teams in the tournament, but Conrad and Johnson made substitute appearances in the tournament. An additional player, talented defender José Burciaga Jr., stood out as the top player at the club, making MLS Best XI and becoming the team MVP for the season.
On July 19, 2006, Bob Gansler departed his position as head coach; to that point, he was the most successful coach in Wizards history, winning every trophy the club had amassed to that point (one MLS Cup, one U.S. Open Cup, and one Supporters' Shield). Fans were reportedly pleased with the move, with some having called the longtime coach "Bunker Bob."
This season also marked the final under the MLS multi-club ownership of Lamar Hunt and his sports properties, as a major shift occurred. First, Hunt sold the club to OnGoal, LLC in August (Hunt, a titan of U.S. sports including in MLS, died in December). Next, the new ownership actively looked out for land in the Kansas City area to build a new, soccer-specific stadium to house the club, kicking off a five-year, six-season and three-stadium process leading to an eventual rebrand in 2011.

## Squad

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 | Bo Oshoniyi |
| 3 | DF | USA | Nick Garcia |
| 4 | DF | JAM | Shavar Thomas |
| 5 | MF | USA | Kerry Zavagnin |
| 6 | DF | USA | Jose Burciaga Jr. |
| 7 | FW | USA | Eddie Johnson |
| 9 | MF | USA | Sasha Victorine |
| 11 | MF | NED | Dave van den Bergh |
| 12 | DF | USA | Jimmy Conrad |
| 13 | FW | USA | Will John |
| 14 | MF | USA | Jack Jewsbury |
| 15 | FW | USA | Josh Wolff |
| 16 | DF | USA | Brian Roberts |
| 17 | FW | ARM | Yura Movsisyan |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 18 | GK | USA | Will Hesmer |
| 19 | FW | TRI | Scott Sealy |
| 20 | DF | USA | Tyson Wahl |
| 21 | MF | USA | Lance Watson |
| 22 | FW | USA | Davy Arnaud |
| 23 | MF | ROU | Alex Zotinca |
| 24 | GK | USA | Eric Kronberg |
| 25 | MF | USA | Matt Groenwald |
| 26 | MF | USA | Ryan Raybould |
| 27 | MF | JAM | Jermaine Hue |
| 28 | | | Stephen Shirley |
| 29 | FW | USA | Ryan Pore |
| 33 | MF | RUS | Sergei Raad |
| 35 | MF | USA | Ryan McMahen |

## Competitions
### Major League Soccer
#### 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 | |

#### Conference

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 | MLS Cup Playoffs |
| 3 | Chicago Fire | 32 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 43 | 41 | +2 | 47 | MLS Cup Playoffs |
| 4 | New York Red Bulls | 32 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 41 | 41 | 0 | 39 | MLS Cup Playoffs |
| 5 | Kansas City Wizards | 32 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 43 | 45 | −2 | 38 | |
| 6 | Columbus Crew | 32 | 8 | 15 | 9 | 30 | 42 | −12 | 33 | |
| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 2006. Source: Major League Soccer
| Date | Opponents | H / A | Result F – A | Scorers |
| April 1, 2006 | Columbus Crew | H | 3–1 | Arnaud Jewsbury Johnson |
| April 8, 2006 | Houston Dynamo | A | 2–1 | Victorine Burciaga Jr. |
| April 15, 2006 | New England Revolution | H | 1–0 | Conrad |
| April 23, 2006 | FC Dallas | A | 1–2 | Zotinca |
| April 29, 2006 | Columbus Crew | A | 1–0 | Wolff |
| May 6, 2006 | Chicago Fire S.C. | H | 1–1 | Johnson |
| May 13, 2006 | D.C. United | A | 1–2 | Victorine |
| May 20, 2006 | Real Salt Lake | A | 1–2 | Pore |
| May 27, 2006 | D.C. United | H | 1–3 | Sealy |
| June 3, 2006 | New York Red Bulls | H | 1–1 | Burciaga Jr. |
| June 10, 2006 | Columbus Crew | A | 1–0 | Burciaga Jr. |
| June 17, 2006 | Chicago Fire S.C. | H | 3–2 | Sealy 2 Burciaga Jr. |
| June 24, 2006 | D.C. United | A | 0–1 | |
| June 28, 2006 | D.C. United | H | 2–3 | Garcia Burciaga Jr. |
| July 1, 2006 | Los Angeles Galaxy | H | 0–2 | |
| July 4, 2006 | Chicago Fire S.C. | A | 0–1 | |
| July 8, 2006 | Colorado Rapids | A | 0–1 | |
| July 15, 2006 | Houston Dynamo | H | 2–3 | Wolff Conrad |
| July 22, 2006 | New York Red Bulls | A | 0–1 | |
| July 29, 2006 | New England Revolution | H | 1–1 | Wolff |
| August 9, 2006 | New England Revolution | A | 0–0 | |
| August 12, 2006 | Columbus Crew | H | 4–0 | Arnaud Sealy Victorine Pore |
| August 16, 2006 | Chicago Fire S.C. | A | 0–3 | |
| August 19, 2006 | Chivas USA | A | 1–1 | Burciaga Jr. |
| August 27, 2006 | FC Dallas | H | 1–0 | Sealy |
| August 30, 2006 | New York Red Bulls | H | 2–2 | Sealy Wolff |
| September 2, 2006 | Los Angeles Galaxy | A | 1–2 | Thomas |
| September 9, 2006 | Colorado Rapids | H | 4–1 | Sealy van den Bergh Arnaud 2 |
| September 23, 2006 | New England Revolution | A | 1–1 | Sealy |
| September 30, 2006 | Real Salt Lake | H | 3–3 | Wolff Sealy Burciaga Jr. |
| October 7, 2006 | Chivas USA | H | 2–1 | van den Bergh Burciaga Jr. |
| October 14, 2006 | New York Red Bulls | A | 2–3 | van den Bergh Sealy |

### U.S. Open Cup

| Date | Round | Opponents | H / A | Result F – A | Scorers | Attendance |
| July 12, 2006 | Third Round | Des Moines Menace | H | 2–1 | Pore Sealy | |
| August 14, 2006 | Fourth Round | Chicago Fire S.C. | A | 0–2 | | |

## Squad statistics

| No. | Pos. | Name | MLS | MLS | USOC | USOC | Total | Total | Minutes | Minutes | Discipline | Discipline |
| No. | Pos. | Name | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | League | Total | | |
| 22 | FW | Davy Arnaud | 32 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 4 | 2785 | 2785 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | MF | Sasha Victorine | 31 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 3 | 2701 | 2717 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | Jose Burciaga Jr. | 30 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 8 | 2590 | 2590 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | Scott Sealy | 29 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 11 | 1762 | 1852 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | GK | Bo Oshoniyi | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 2610 | 2610 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Nick Garcia | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 2519 | 2519 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | Jack Jewsbury | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 1817 | 1907 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Shavar Thomas | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 2147 | 2237 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | Kerry Zavagnin | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 2069 | 2159 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | Alex Zotinca | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 1303 | 1303 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | Eddie Johnson | 19 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 1480 | 1505 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | Matt Groenwald | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 1221 | 1287 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | FW | Ryan Pore | 19 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 3 | 563 | 728 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | FW | Josh Wolff | 19 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 5 | 1587 | 1608 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | Jimmy Conrad | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 1252 | 1252 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | Dave van den Bergh | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 991 | 991 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | Lance Watson | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 450 | 530 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | Yura Movsisyan | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 221 | 335 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | Tyson Wahl | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 607 | 697 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | Ryan Raybould | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 583 | 673 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | GK | Will Hesmer | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 270 | 450 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | Brian Roberts | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 197 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | FW | Will John | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 138 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | MF | Sergei Raad | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 136 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | -- | Stephen Shirley | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | MF | Ryan McMahen | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 164 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | Jermaine Hue | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 51 | 51 | 0 | 0 |
Final Statistics