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Encyclopedia > 1997 Major League Soccer season

This is a summary of the 1997 Major League Soccer season. 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Major League Soccer (MLS) is a professional soccer league with teams in the United States and Canada. ...


Final Standings

Place Eastern Conference P W (so) L (so) F A GD Points
1 D.C. United 32 21 (4) 11 (4) 70 53 +17 55
2 Tampa Bay Mutiny 32 17 (3) 15 (2) 55 60 -5 45
3 Columbus Crew 32 15 (3) 17 (4) 42 41 +1 39
4 New England Revolution 32 15 (4) 17 (4) 40 53 -13 37
5 NY/NJ MetroStars 32 13 (2) 19 (2) 43 53 -10 35
Place Western Conference P W (so) L (so) F A GD Points
1 Kansas City Wizards 32 21 (7) 11 (2) 57 51 +6 49
2 Los Angeles Galaxy 32 16 (2) 16 (4) 55 44 +11 44
3 Dallas Burn 32 16 (3) 16 (2) 55 49 +6 42
4 Colorado Rapids 32 14 (2) 18 (3) 50 59 -9 38
5 San Jose Clash 32 12 (3) 20 (6) 55 59 -4 30

Year founded 1995 League Major League Soccer Nickname Black-and-Red Stadium RFK Stadium Washington, D.C. Coach Tom Soehn, 2006— Owner D.C. United Holdings First Game San Jose Clash 1–0 D.C. United (Spartan Stadium; April 6, 1996) Largest Win D.C. United 8–0 Joe Public... Year Founded 1995 - 2002 League Major League Soccer Stadium Raymond James Stadium Coach - First Game Tampa Bay Mutiny 3 - 2 New England Revolution (Tampa Stadium; April 13, 1996) Last Game Tampa Bay Mutiny 1 - 2 Columbus Crew (Raymond James Stadium; September 9, 2001) Largest Win 5 - 1, twice; 4 - 0... Year founded 1994 League Major League Soccer Nickname The Crew, Americas Hardest Working Team Stadium Columbus Crew Stadium Columbus, OH Coach Sigi Schmid, 2006 Owner Clark Hunt First Game Columbus Crew 4–0 D.C. United (Ohio Stadium; April 13, 1996) Largest Win Columbus Crew 6–1 New England... Year founded 1995 League Major League Soccer Nickname Revolution, Revs Stadium Gillette Stadium Coach Steve Nicol, 2002— Owner Robert Kraft First Game Tampa Bay Mutiny 3–2 New England Revolution (Tampa Stadium; April 13, 1996) Largest Win New England Revolution 6–1 Colorado Rapids (Gillette Stadium; September 18, 2004) Worst... Year founded 1995 (as NY/NJ MetroStars) League Major League Soccer Nickname Red Bulls, Metro, RB New York, NYRB Stadium Giants Stadium East Rutherford, NJ Coach Bruce Arena (2006—) Owner Red Bull First Game Los Angeles Galaxy 2–1 NY/NJ MetroStars (Rose Bowl; April 13, 1996) Largest Win Red... Year founded 1995 League Major League Soccer Nickname Wizards Stadium Arrowhead Stadium Kansas City, MO Coach Curt Onalfo Owner OnGoal, LLC. First Game Kansas City Wiz 3–0 Colorado Rapids (Arrowhead Stadium; April 13, 1996) Largest Win Kansas City Wizards 6–0 MetroStars (Arrowhead Stadium; June 20, 1999) Worst Defeat... Year founded 1995 League Major League Soccer Nickname Galaxy, The Gs, The Green and Gold, Los Galacticos de Los Angeles Stadium The Home Depot Center Carson, CA Coach Frank Yallop, 2006— Owner Anschutz Entertainment Group First Game Los Angeles Galaxy 2–1 MetroStars (Rose Bowl; April 13, 1996) Largest... Year Founded 1995 League Major League Soccer Stadium Pizza Hut Park Coach Colin Clarke, 2003- First Game Dallas Burn 0 - 0 San Jose Clash (Cotton Bowl; April 14, 1996) Largest Win Dallas Burn 5 - 0 Kansas City Wizards (Cotton Bowl; July 10, 1999) Worst Defeat Dallas Burn 1 - 8 Los... Year founded 1995 League Major League Soccer Nickname Rapids, Pids Stadium Dicks Sporting Goods Park Commerce City, CO Coach Fernando Clavijo, 2005— Owner Stan Kroenke First Game Kansas City Wiz 3–0 Colorado Rapids (Arrowhead Stadium; April 13, 1996) Largest Win Colorado Rapids 4–0 Kansas City Wiz (Mile... Year founded 1995 League Major League Soccer Nickname Earthquakes, Quakes, The Boys in Blue, Los Terremotos de San José Stadium Spartan Stadium Coach - Owner Earthquakes Soccer, LLC First Game San Jose Clash 1 - 0 D.C. United (Spartan Stadium; April 6, 1996) Last Game San Jose Earthquakes 1 - 1 Los...

Team Awards

The Alan I. Rothenberg Trophy The MLS Cup is the final game of the Major League Soccer postseason, officially recognized as the championship of the league. ... Year founded 1995 League Major League Soccer Nickname Black-and-Red Stadium RFK Stadium Washington, D.C. Coach Tom Soehn, 2006— Owner D.C. United Holdings First Game San Jose Clash 1–0 D.C. United (Spartan Stadium; April 6, 1996) Largest Win D.C. United 8–0 Joe Public... The Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup is an American soccer competition open to all United States Soccer Federation affiliated teams, from amateur adult club teams all the way to the professional teams of Major League Soccer. ... Year Founded 1995 League Major League Soccer Stadium Pizza Hut Park Coach Colin Clarke, 2003- First Game Dallas Burn 0 - 0 San Jose Clash (Cotton Bowl; April 14, 1996) Largest Win Dallas Burn 5 - 0 Kansas City Wizards (Cotton Bowl; July 10, 1999) Worst Defeat Dallas Burn 1 - 8 Los... The MLS Supporters Shield The Major League Soccer Supporters Shield is an annual award given to the Major League Soccer team with the best regular season record, as determined by the MLS points system - much like the Presidents Trophy in the NHL. While MLS is similar to other North American... Year founded 1995 League Major League Soccer Nickname Black-and-Red Stadium RFK Stadium Washington, D.C. Coach Tom Soehn, 2006— Owner D.C. United Holdings First Game San Jose Clash 1–0 D.C. United (Spartan Stadium; April 6, 1996) Largest Win D.C. United 8–0 Joe Public...

Individual Awards

Major League Soccer
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Eastern Conference
Chicago Fire  •  Columbus Crew •  D.C. United
Kansas City Wizards  •  New England Revolution
Red Bull New York  •  Toronto FC In the United States, Major League Soccer (MLS) has handed out an MVP Award since its inception in 1996. ... Predrag Radosavljević (Serbian Cyrillic: Предраг Радосављевић), known simply as Preki (Преки) (born June 24, 1963 in Belgrade), is a Serbian-American soccer player, one of the most decorated players in the history of Major League Soccer. ... Year founded 1995 League Major League Soccer Nickname Wizards Stadium Arrowhead Stadium Kansas City, MO Coach Curt Onalfo Owner OnGoal, LLC. First Game Kansas City Wiz 3–0 Colorado Rapids (Arrowhead Stadium; April 13, 1996) Largest Win Kansas City Wizards 6–0 MetroStars (Arrowhead Stadium; June 20, 1999) Worst Defeat... In the United States, Major League Soccer (MLS) has handed out a Scoring Champion Award since its inception in 1996. ... Predrag Radosavljević (Serbian Cyrillic: Предраг Радосављевић), known simply as Preki (Преки) (born June 24, 1963 in Belgrade), is a Serbian-American soccer player, one of the most decorated players in the history of Major League Soccer. ... Year founded 1995 League Major League Soccer Nickname Wizards Stadium Arrowhead Stadium Kansas City, MO Coach Curt Onalfo Owner OnGoal, LLC. First Game Kansas City Wiz 3–0 Colorado Rapids (Arrowhead Stadium; April 13, 1996) Largest Win Kansas City Wizards 6–0 MetroStars (Arrowhead Stadium; June 20, 1999) Worst Defeat... In the United States, Major League Soccer (MLS) has handed out a Golden Boot Award since 2005. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Year founded 1995 League Major League Soccer Nickname Black-and-Red Stadium RFK Stadium Washington, D.C. Coach Tom Soehn, 2006— Owner D.C. United Holdings First Game San Jose Clash 1–0 D.C. United (Spartan Stadium; April 6, 1996) Largest Win D.C. United 8–0 Joe Public... In the United States, Major League Soccer (MLS) has handed out a Defender of the Year award since its inception in 1996. ... George Edward Eddie Pope, December 24, 1973, in Greensboro, North Carolina is a soccer defender, who currently plays for Real Salt Lake of Major League Soccer and is an important part of the United States national team. ... Year founded 1995 League Major League Soccer Nickname Black-and-Red Stadium RFK Stadium Washington, D.C. Coach Tom Soehn, 2006— Owner D.C. United Holdings First Game San Jose Clash 1–0 D.C. United (Spartan Stadium; April 6, 1996) Largest Win D.C. United 8–0 Joe Public... In the United States, Major League Soccer (MLS) has handed out a Goalkeeper of the Year Award since its inception in 1996. ... Bradley (Brad) Howard Friedel (born May 18, 1971 in Lakewood, Ohio) is an American international football (soccer) goalkeeper who plays for Blackburn Rovers in the English Premier League. ... Year founded 1994 League Major League Soccer Nickname The Crew, Americas Hardest Working Team Stadium Columbus Crew Stadium Columbus, OH Coach Sigi Schmid, 2006 Owner Clark Hunt First Game Columbus Crew 4–0 D.C. United (Ohio Stadium; April 13, 1996) Largest Win Columbus Crew 6–1 New England... In the United States, Major League Soccer (MLS) has handed out a Rookie of the Year Award since its inception in 1996. ... Mike Duhaney (born April 5, 1974 in San Diego, California) is an American soccer player, who played much of his career in Major League Soccer. ... Year Founded 1995 - 2002 League Major League Soccer Stadium Raymond James Stadium Coach - First Game Tampa Bay Mutiny 3 - 2 New England Revolution (Tampa Stadium; April 13, 1996) Last Game Tampa Bay Mutiny 1 - 2 Columbus Crew (Raymond James Stadium; September 9, 2001) Largest Win 5 - 1, twice; 4 - 0... In the United States, Major League Soccer (MLS) has handed out a Coach of the Year Award since its inception in 1996. ... Bruce Arena was a winning college soccer coach at the University of Virginia for 18 years, ultimately achieving five NCAA Championships there (in 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, and 1994). ... Year founded 1995 League Major League Soccer Nickname Black-and-Red Stadium RFK Stadium Washington, D.C. Coach Tom Soehn, 2006— Owner D.C. United Holdings First Game San Jose Clash 1–0 D.C. United (Spartan Stadium; April 6, 1996) Largest Win D.C. United 8–0 Joe Public... In the United States, Major League Soccer (MLS) has handed out a Goal of the Year Award since its inception in 1996. ... Marco Antonio Etcheverry Vargas (born September 26, 1970 in Santa Cruz, Bolivia) is a renowned football (soccer) player, often considered to be one of the best Bolivian players of all time. ... Year founded 1995 League Major League Soccer Nickname Black-and-Red Stadium RFK Stadium Washington, D.C. Coach Tom Soehn, 2006— Owner D.C. United Holdings First Game San Jose Clash 1–0 D.C. United (Spartan Stadium; April 6, 1996) Largest Win D.C. United 8–0 Joe Public... The MLS Fair Play Award is awarded in the MLS league every season. ... Mark Chung (born June 18, 1970 in Toronto, Ontario) is a former American soccer player, who last played left midfield for the San Jose Earthquakes of Major League Soccer. ... Year founded 1995 League Major League Soccer Nickname Wizards Stadium Arrowhead Stadium Kansas City, MO Coach Curt Onalfo Owner OnGoal, LLC. First Game Kansas City Wiz 3–0 Colorado Rapids (Arrowhead Stadium; April 13, 1996) Largest Win Kansas City Wizards 6–0 MetroStars (Arrowhead Stadium; June 20, 1999) Worst Defeat... Major League Soccer (MLS) is a professional soccer league with teams in the United States and Canada. ... Eastern Conference logo The Eastern Conference is one of Major League Soccers two conferences. ... Year founded 1997 League Major League Soccer Nickname La Maquina Roja, Men in Red, CF97 Stadium Toyota Park Bridgeview, IL Coach Dave Sarachan, 2003— Owner AEG First Game Miami Fusion 0–2 Chicago Fire (Lockhart Stadium; March 21, 1998) Largest Win Kansas City Wizards 0–7 Chicago Fire (Arrowhead Stadium... Year founded 1994 League Major League Soccer Nickname The Crew, Americas Hardest Working Team Stadium Columbus Crew Stadium Columbus, OH Coach Sigi Schmid, 2006 Owner Clark Hunt First Game Columbus Crew 4–0 D.C. United (Ohio Stadium; April 13, 1996) Largest Win Columbus Crew 6–1 New England... Year founded 1995 League Major League Soccer Nickname Black-and-Red Stadium RFK Stadium Washington, D.C. Coach Tom Soehn, 2006— Owner D.C. United Holdings First Game San Jose Clash 1–0 D.C. United (Spartan Stadium; April 6, 1996) Largest Win D.C. United 8–0 Joe Public... Year founded 1995 League Major League Soccer Nickname Wizards Stadium Arrowhead Stadium Kansas City, MO Coach Curt Onalfo Owner OnGoal, LLC. First Game Kansas City Wiz 3–0 Colorado Rapids (Arrowhead Stadium; April 13, 1996) Largest Win Kansas City Wizards 6–0 MetroStars (Arrowhead Stadium; June 20, 1999) Worst Defeat... Year founded 1995 League Major League Soccer Nickname Revolution, Revs Stadium Gillette Stadium Coach Steve Nicol, 2002— Owner Robert Kraft First Game Tampa Bay Mutiny 3–2 New England Revolution (Tampa Stadium; April 13, 1996) Largest Win New England Revolution 6–1 Colorado Rapids (Gillette Stadium; September 18, 2004) Worst... Year founded 1995 (as NY/NJ MetroStars) League Major League Soccer Nickname Red Bulls, Metro, RB New York, NYRB Stadium Giants Stadium East Rutherford, NJ Coach Bruce Arena (2006—) Owner Red Bull First Game Los Angeles Galaxy 2–1 NY/NJ MetroStars (Rose Bowl; April 13, 1996) Largest Win Red... Year founded 2006 League Major League Soccer Nickname TFC Stadium BMO Field Coach Mo Johnston Owner MLSE First Game C.D. Chivas USA 2-0 Toronto FC (Home Depot Center; April 7, 2007) Largest Win Toronto FC 3-1 Chicago Fire (BMO Field; May 12, 2007) Worst Defeat New England...

Western Conference
Chivas USA •  Colorado Rapids
FC Dallas •  Houston Dynamo
Los Angeles Galaxy •  Real Salt Lake Western Conference logo The Western Conference is one of Major League Soccers two conferences. ... Year founded 2004 League Major League Soccer Nickname Chivas USA, Red-and-White, Chivas, Goats Stadium The Home Depot Center Carson, CA Coach Preki Owner Jorge Vergara First Game Chivas USA 0–2 D.C. United (The Home Depot Center; April 2, 2005) Largest Win Chivas USA 5–1 Real... Year founded 1995 League Major League Soccer Nickname Rapids, Pids Stadium Dicks Sporting Goods Park Commerce City, CO Coach Fernando Clavijo, 2005— Owner Stan Kroenke First Game Kansas City Wiz 3–0 Colorado Rapids (Arrowhead Stadium; April 13, 1996) Largest Win Colorado Rapids 4–0 Kansas City Wiz (Mile... Year founded 1995 as Dallas Burn League Major League Soccer Nickname Hoops, FCD, Toros Stadium Pizza Hut Park Frisco, TX Coach Steve Morrow Owner Clark Hunt First Game Dallas Burn 0–0 San Jose Clash (Cotton Bowl; April 14, 1996) Largest Win Dallas Burn 5–0 Kansas City Wizards (Cotton... Year founded 2005 League Major League Soccer Nickname Dynamo Orange Crush La Naranja The Men in Orange Stadium Robertson Stadium Houston, TX Coach Dominic Kinnear, 2006— Owner AEG First Game Houston Dynamo 5–2 Colorado Rapids (Robertson Stadium; April 2, 2006) Largest Win Houston Dynamo 5–2 Colorado Rapids (Robertson... Year founded 1995 League Major League Soccer Nickname Galaxy, The Gs, The Green and Gold, Los Galacticos de Los Angeles Stadium The Home Depot Center Carson, CA Coach Frank Yallop, 2006— Owner Anschutz Entertainment Group First Game Los Angeles Galaxy 2–1 MetroStars (Rose Bowl; April 13, 1996) Largest... Year founded 2004 League Major League Soccer Nickname RSL, Real, Red & Blue Army Stadium Rice-Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT Coach John Ellinger, 2005— Owner Dave Checketts First Game MetroStars 0–0 Real Salt Lake (Giants Stadium; April 2, 2005) Largest Win Real Salt Lake 3–0 FC Dallas...

Former teams On hiatus
Miami FusionTampa Bay Mutiny San Jose Earthquakes
Miscellaneous

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Supporters' Shield • Two-team Cups • Drafts • Stadiums
Current Players • Foreign Players • Capped Players • Designated Players • Statistics Year founded 1997 - 2002 (defunct) League Major League Soccer Nickname Fusion Stadium Lockhart Stadium Coach Owner First Game Miami Fusion 0 - 2 D.C. United (Lockhart Stadium; March 15, 1998) Last Game Miami Fusion 0 - 1 San Jose Earthquakes (Lockhart Stadium; October 17, 2001) Largest Win D.C. United 2... Year Founded 1995 - 2002 League Major League Soccer Stadium Raymond James Stadium Coach - First Game Tampa Bay Mutiny 3 - 2 New England Revolution (Tampa Stadium; April 13, 1996) Last Game Tampa Bay Mutiny 1 - 2 Columbus Crew (Raymond James Stadium; September 9, 2001) Largest Win 5 - 1, twice; 4 - 0... Year founded 1995 League Major League Soccer Nickname Earthquakes, Quakes, The Boys in Blue, Los Terremotos de San José Stadium Spartan Stadium Coach - Owner Earthquakes Soccer, LLC First Game San Jose Clash 1 - 0 D.C. United (Spartan Stadium; April 6, 1996) Last Game San Jose Earthquakes 1 - 1 Los... The Alan I. Rothenberg Trophy The MLS Cup is the final game of the Major League Soccer postseason, officially recognized as the championship of the league. ... MLS All-Stars celebrate a goal in the 2005 game versus Fulham of the English Premier League The MLS All-Star Game has been held each season that Major League Soccer has existed. ... For other uses, see Superliga (disambiguation). ... The United States Soccer Federation (USSF) (trademarked as U.S. Soccer Federation) is the official governing body of the sport of soccer in the United States. ... The Canadian Soccer Association is the governing body of football (soccer) in Canada. ... The MLS Central Division was one of Major League Soccers three divisions, existing from 2000-2001. ... The Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup is an American soccer competition open to all United States Soccer Federation(USSF) affiliated teams, from amateur adult club teams all the way up to the top professional clubs of Major League Soccer. ... The MLS Supporters Shield The Major League Soccer Supporters Shield is an annual award given to the Major League Soccer team with the best regular season record, as determined by the MLS points system - much like the Presidents Trophy in the NHL. While MLS is similar to other North American... In Major League Soccer, several teams compete for a cup between just two teams which is awarded to the team with the better regular season record between one another in a certain year. ... This is a list of Major League Soccer drafts: // Inaugural Draft 1996 MLS Inaugural Allocations 1996 MLS Inaugural Player Draft College Drafts 1996 MLS College Draft 1997 MLS College Draft 1998 MLS College Draft 1999 MLS College Draft Supplemental Drafts 1996 MLS Supplemental Draft 1997 MLS Supplemental Draft 1998 MLS... Categories: | ... This is a list of current Major League Soccer players (as of 17 February, 2007). ... This is a list of foreign players in Major League Soccer. ... Updated: 4-16-2007 This is a list of current MLS players who have been capped at least once by their respective national teams first squad. ... The Designated Player Rule, also known as the Beckham rule, is the name used for a rule change in the Major League Soccers salary cap regulations, implemented for the 2007 season. ... The following is a compilation of notable records and statistics for teams and players in and seasons of Major League Soccer. ...

Seasons

1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 This is a list of seasons in the Major League Soccer league. ... This is a summary of the 1996 Major League Soccer season. ... This is a summary of the 1998 Major League Soccer season. ... This is a summary of the 1999 Major League Soccer season. ... This is a summary of the 2000 Major League Soccer season. ... This is a summary of the 2001 Major League Soccer season. ... This is a summary of the 2002 Major League Soccer season. ... This is a summary of the 2003 Major League Soccer season in the United States. ... This is a summary of the 2004 Major League Soccer season. ... This is a summary of the 2005 Major League Soccer season. ... The 11th Major League Soccer season began on April 1, 2006 and will end with MLS Cup 2006 on November 12, 2006 at the same site: Pizza Hut Park in Frisco, Texas. ... The 12th Major League Soccer season began on April 7, 2007 and will end with MLS Cup 2007, on November 18, 2007 at RFK Stadium. ...


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