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2006 Carolina Challenge Cup
Tournament details
Host countryUnited States
DatesMarch 18 – March 25
Teams4 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsHouston Dynamo (1st title)
Runners-upD.C. United
Third placeNew York Red Bulls
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored10 (1.67 per match)
Top scorer(s)Bolivia Jaime Moreno (3)
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International football competition

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:

Team League Appearance
United States Charleston Battery (hosts) USL-1 3rd
United States D.C. United MLS 3rd
United States Houston Dynamo MLS 1st
United States New York Red Bulls MLS 1st

Standings

Team Pld W L D GF GA GD Pts
Houston Dynamo 3 2 0 1 5 1 +4 7
D.C. United 3 1 0 2 3 2 +1 5
Charleston Battery 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4
New York Red Bulls 3 0 3 0 0 5 -5 0

Matches

Charleston Battery0 – 1Houston Dynamo
Report Cerritos 74'
Blackbaud Stadium, Charleston, South Carolina
D.C. United1 – 0New York Red Bulls
Moreno 56' Report
Blackbaud Stadium, Charleston, South Carolina
Charleston Battery1 – 0New York Red Bulls
Hollingsworth 14' Report
Blackbaud Stadium, Charleston, South Carolina
D.C. United1 – 1Houston Dynamo
Moreno 30' (pen) Report Moreno 28'
Blackbaud Stadium, Charleston, South Carolina
Charleston Battery1 – 1D.C. United
Hollingsworth 67' Report Moreno 19' (pen)
Blackbaud Stadium, Charleston, South Carolina
Houston Dynamo3 – 0New York Red Bulls
Ching 29'
Cochrane 70'
Mullan 78'		 Report
Blackbaud Stadium, Charleston, South Carolina

Scorers

3 goals
2 goals
1 goal

See also

External links

Carolina Challenge Cup
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