2006 Carolina Challenge Cup

2006 Carolina Challenge Cup
Tournament details
Host country United States
Dates March 18 – March 25
Teams 4 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s) 1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Houston Dynamo (1st title)
Runners-up D.C. United
Third place New York Red Bulls
Tournament statistics
Matches played 6
Goals scored 10 (1.67 per match)
Top scorer(s) Bolivia Jaime Moreno (3)

The 2006 Carolina Challenge Cup was a four-team round robin pre-season competition hosted by the Charleston Battery. The Houston Dynamo won the 2006 tournament and went on to win the MLS Cup that year.

Teams

Four clubs competed in the tournament:

TeamLeagueAppearance
United States Charleston Battery (hosts)USL-13rd
United States D.C. UnitedMLS3rd
United States Houston DynamoMLS1st
United States New York Red BullsMLS1st

Standings

Team Pld W L D GF GA GD Pts
Houston Dynamo 320151+47
D.C. United 310232+15
Charleston Battery 31112204
New York Red Bulls 303005-50

Matches

D.C. United 1 – 0 New York Red Bulls
Moreno  56' Report
Blackbaud Stadium, Charleston, South Carolina
Charleston Battery 1 – 0 New York Red Bulls
Hollingsworth  14' Report
Blackbaud Stadium, Charleston, South Carolina
D.C. United 1 – 1 Houston Dynamo
Moreno  30' (pen) Report Moreno  28'
Blackbaud Stadium, Charleston, South Carolina
Charleston Battery 1 – 1 D.C. United
Hollingsworth  67' Report Moreno  19' (pen)
Blackbaud Stadium, Charleston, South Carolina
Houston Dynamo 3 – 0 New York Red Bulls
Ching  29'
Cochrane  70'
Mullan  78'		 Report
Blackbaud Stadium, Charleston, South Carolina

Scorers

3 goals
2 goals
1 goal

See also

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