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.

Kansas City Wizards
2006 season
Head coachBob Gansler
Brian Bliss
Major League SoccerEast: 5th
Overall: 11th
USOCFourth Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Scott Sealy (10)
All: Scott Sealy (11)
Average home league attendance11,083
Main article: List of Sporting Kansas City seasons

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

Competitions

Overall
Pos Team 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
Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head record; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (S) Supporters' Shield

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
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
32 10 8 14 43 45  −2 38 7 5 4 31 24  +7 3 3 10 12 21  −9

Last updated: 2006.
Source: Major League Soccer

Date Opponents H / A Result
F – A		 Scorers Attendance
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 USOC Total Minutes Discipline
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals League Total
22FWUnited States Davy Arnaud 324003242785278500
9MFUnited States Sasha Victorine 313103232701271700
6DFUnited States Jose Burciaga Jr. 308003082590259000
19FWTrinidad and Tobago Scott Sealy 29101130111762185200
1GKUnited States Bo Oshoniyi 290002902610261000
3DFUnited States Nick Garcia 291002912519251900
14MFUnited States Jack Jewsbury 281102911817190700
4DFJamaica Shavar Thomas 261102712147223700
5MFUnited States Kerry Zavagnin 250102602069215900
23MFRomania Alex Zotinca 241002411303130300
7FWUnited States Eddie Johnson 192202121480150500
25MFUnited States Matt Groenwald 190202101221128700
29FWUnited States Ryan Pore 1922121356372800
15FWUnited States Josh Wolff 195102051587160800
12DFUnited States Jimmy Conrad 152001521252125200
11MFNetherlands Dave van den Bergh 1330013299199100
21MFUnited States Lance Watson 1101012045053000
17FWArmenia Yura Movsisyan 1002012022133500
20DFUnited States Tyson Wahl 1001011060769700
26MFUnited States Ryan Raybould 80109058367300
18GKUnited States Will Hesmer 30205027045000
16DFUnited States Brian Roberts 1020301719700
13FWUnited States Will John 102030313800
33MFRussia Sergei Raad 1020302213600
28-- Stephen Shirley 002020018000
35MFUnited States Ryan McMahen 002020016400
27MFJamaica Jermaine Hue 200020515100

Final Statistics

References
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