The 2006 Major League Soccer season was the 11th season in league history. It began on April 1, 2006 and ended with MLS Cup 2006 on November 12, 2006 at Pizza Hut Park in Frisco, Texas for the second consecutive year in a row.
Changes from 2005 Season:
* The MetroStars are bought by Austrian company Red Bull and rebranded as Red Bull New York, with the playing squad known as the New York Red Bulls.
* The San Jose Earthquakes moved to Houston, Texas due to financial and stadium problems in San Jose, California and become Houston 1836. The team later changed its name to the Houston Dynamo.
* The Chicago Fire moved into their new soccer-specific stadium, Toyota Park, in Bridgeview, Illinois.
