This is a summary of the 1997 Major League Soccer season. 1997 (MCMXCVII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... MLS logo This article refers to the current outdoor soccer league and should not be confused with the earlier indoor soccer league the Major Soccer League. ...

Eastern Conference

Year Founded 1995 League Major League Soccer Stadium RFK Stadium Coach Peter Nowak, 2004- All-Time Leaders* Games Jaime Moreno, 206 Goals Jaime Moreno, 92 Assists Marco Etcheverry, 101 Shutouts Nick Rimando, 29 First Game San Jose Clash 1 - 0 D.C. United (Spartan Stadium; April 6, 1996) Largest Win... Year Founded 1995 - 2002 League Major League Soccer Stadium Raymond James Stadium Coach - All-Time Leaders* Games Steve Ralston, 177 Goals Roy Lassiter, 37 Assists Carlos Valderrama, 81 Shutouts Scott Garlick, 11 First Game Tampa Bay Mutiny 3 - 2 New England Revolution (Tampa Stadium; April 13, 1996) Last Game Tampa... Year Founded 1995 League Major League Soccer Stadium Columbus Crew Stadium Coach Sigi Schmid All-Time Leaders* Games Mike Clark, 221 Goals Brian McBride, Jeff Cunningham, 62 Assists Robert Warzycha, 61 Shutouts Jon Busch, 22 First Game Columbus Crew 4 - 0 D.C. United (Ohio Stadium; April 13, 1996) Largest... Year Founded 1995 League Major League Soccer Stadium Gillette Stadium Coach Steve Nicol, 2002- All-Time Leaders* Games Ted Chronopoulos, 144 Goals Taylor Twellman, 64 Assists Steve Ralston, 40 Shutouts Matt Reis, 13 First Game Tampa Bay Mutiny 3 - 2 New England Revolution (Tampa Stadium; April 13, 1996) Largest Win... Year Founded 1995 League Major League Soccer Stadium Giants Stadium Coach Mo Johnston, 2005- All-Time Leaders* Games Mike Petke, 134 Goals Giovanni Savarese, 41 Assists Tab Ramos, 36 Shutouts Tony Meola, 20 First Game Los Angeles Galaxy 2 - 1 MetroStars (Rose Bowl; April 13, 1996) Largest Win MetroStars 5...

Western Conference

Year Founded 1995 League Major League Soccer Stadium Arrowhead Stadium Coach Bob Gansler, 1999- All-Time Leaders* Games Preki, 218 Goals Preki, 71 Assists Preki, 98 Shutouts Tony Meola, 37 First Game Kansas City Wiz 3 - 0 Colorado Rapids (Arrowhead Stadium; April 13, 1996) Largest Win Kansas City Wizards 6... Year Founded 1995 League Major League Soccer Stadium Home Depot Center Coach Steve Sampson, 2004- All-Time Leaders* Games Cobi Jones, 254 Goals Cobi Jones, 62 Assists Cobi Jones, 82 Shutouts Kevin Hartman, 53 First Game Los Angeles Galaxy 2 - 1 MetroStars (Rose Bowl; April 13, 1996) Largest Win Dallas... Year Founded 1995 League Major League Soccer Stadium Pizza Hut Park Coach Colin Clarke, 2003- All-Time Leaders* Games Jason Kreis, 247 Goals Jason Kreis, 91 Assists Jason Kreis, 65 Shutouts Matt Jordan, 30 First Game Dallas Burn 0 - 0 San Jose Clash (Cotton Bowl; April 14, 1996) Largest Win... Year Founded 1995 League Major League Soccer Stadium Invesco Field Coach Fernando Clavijo All-Time Leaders* Games Chris Henderson, 178 Goals Paul Bravo, 39 Assists Chris Henderson, 53 Shutouts Joe Cannon, 18 First Game Kansas City Wiz 3 - 0 Colorado Rapids (Arrowhead Stadium; April 13, 1996) Largest Win Colorado Rapids... Year Founded 1995 League Major League Soccer Stadium Spartan Stadium Coach Dominic Kinnear, 2004- All-Time Leaders* Games Richard Mulrooney, 163 Goals Ronald Cerritos, 61 Assists Ronald Cerritos, 47 Shutouts Pat Onstad, 27 First Game San Jose Clash 1 - 0 D.C. United (Spartan Stadium; April 6, 1996) Largest Win...

Team Awards

• MLS Cup - D.C. United
• U.S. Open Cup - Dallas Burn
• MLS Supporters' Shield - D.C. United

MLS Cup is the final game of the Major League Soccer post-season, officially recognized as the championship of the league. ... Year Founded 1995 League Major League Soccer Stadium RFK Stadium Coach Peter Nowak, 2004- All-Time Leaders* Games Jaime Moreno, 206 Goals Jaime Moreno, 92 Assists Marco Etcheverry, 101 Shutouts Nick Rimando, 29 First Game San Jose Clash 1 - 0 D.C. United (Spartan Stadium; April 6, 1996) Largest Win... 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- All-Time Leaders* Games Jason Kreis, 247 Goals Jason Kreis, 91 Assists Jason Kreis, 65 Shutouts Matt Jordan, 30 First Game Dallas Burn 0 - 0 San Jose Clash (Cotton Bowl; April 14, 1996) Largest Win... The Major League Soccer Supporters Shield is an award, annually given to the Major League Soccer team with the best regular season record, as determined by MLSs scoring system. ... Year Founded 1995 League Major League Soccer Stadium RFK Stadium Coach Peter Nowak, 2004- All-Time Leaders* Games Jaime Moreno, 206 Goals Jaime Moreno, 92 Assists Marco Etcheverry, 101 Shutouts Nick Rimando, 29 First Game San Jose Clash 1 - 0 D.C. United (Spartan Stadium; April 6, 1996) Largest Win...

Individual Awards

• Most Valuable Player: Preki, Kansas City Wizards
• Scoring Champion: Preki, Kansas City Wizards (41)
• Golden Boot: Jaime Moreno, D.C. United (16)
• Defender of the Year: Eddie Pope, D.C. United
• Goalkeeper of the Year: Brad Friedel, Columbus Crew
• Rookie of the Year: Mike Duhaney, Tampa Bay Mutiny
• Coach of the Year: Bruce Arena, D.C. United
• Goal of the Year: Marco Etcheverry, D.C. United
• Fair Play Award: Mark Chung, Kansas City Wizards

In American sports, a Most Valuable Player (MVP) award is an honor typically bestowed upon the best performing player or players on a specific team, in an entire league, or for a particular contest or series of contests. ... Predrag Radosavljevic (Serbian: Предраг Радосављевић), known simply as Preki (Преки) (born June 24, 1963 in Belgrade), is a Serbian-American soccer player, one of the best players in the history of Major League Soccer. ... Year Founded 1995 League Major League Soccer Stadium Arrowhead Stadium Coach Bob Gansler, 1999- All-Time Leaders* Games Preki, 218 Goals Preki, 71 Assists Preki, 98 Shutouts Tony Meola, 37 First Game Kansas City Wiz 3 - 0 Colorado Rapids (Arrowhead Stadium; April 13, 1996) Largest Win Kansas City Wizards 6... In the United States, Major League Soccer (MLS) has handed out a Scoring Champion Award since its inception in 1996. ... Predrag Radosavljevic (Serbian: Предраг Радосављевић), known simply as Preki (Преки) (born June 24, 1963 in Belgrade), is a Serbian-American soccer player, one of the best players in the history of Major League Soccer. ... Year Founded 1995 League Major League Soccer Stadium Arrowhead Stadium Coach Bob Gansler, 1999- All-Time Leaders* Games Preki, 218 Goals Preki, 71 Assists Preki, 98 Shutouts Tony Meola, 37 First Game Kansas City Wiz 3 - 0 Colorado Rapids (Arrowhead Stadium; April 13, 1996) Largest Win Kansas City Wizards 6... In the United States, Major League Soccer (MLS) has handed out a Golden Boot Award since 2005. ... Jaime Moreno (born January 19, 1974 in Santa Cruz, Bolivia) is a soccer forward, the first Bolivian to play in the English Premiership. ... Year Founded 1995 League Major League Soccer Stadium RFK Stadium Coach Peter Nowak, 2004- All-Time Leaders* Games Jaime Moreno, 206 Goals Jaime Moreno, 92 Assists Marco Etcheverry, 101 Shutouts Nick Rimando, 29 First Game San Jose Clash 1 - 0 D.C. United (Spartan Stadium; April 6, 1996) Largest Win... In the United States, Major League Soccer (MLS) has handed out a Defender of the Year award since its inception in 1996. ... Eddie Pope (born December 24, 1973, in Greensboro, North Carolina) is a soccer defender, who currently plays for the 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 Stadium RFK Stadium Coach Peter Nowak, 2004- All-Time Leaders* Games Jaime Moreno, 206 Goals Jaime Moreno, 92 Assists Marco Etcheverry, 101 Shutouts Nick Rimando, 29 First Game San Jose Clash 1 - 0 D.C. United (Spartan Stadium; April 6, 1996) Largest Win... In the United States, Major League Soccer (MLS) has handed out a Goalkeeper of the Year Award since its inception in 1996. ... Brad Friedel (born May 18, 1971 in Lakewood, Ohio) is an American international football (soccer) goalkeeper who last played for the Blackburn Rovers in the English Premier League. ... Year Founded 1995 League Major League Soccer Stadium Columbus Crew Stadium Coach Sigi Schmid All-Time Leaders* Games Mike Clark, 221 Goals Brian McBride, Jeff Cunningham, 62 Assists Robert Warzycha, 61 Shutouts Jon Busch, 22 First Game Columbus Crew 4 - 0 D.C. United (Ohio Stadium; April 13, 1996) Largest... 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 - All-Time Leaders* Games Steve Ralston, 177 Goals Roy Lassiter, 37 Assists Carlos Valderrama, 81 Shutouts Scott Garlick, 11 First Game Tampa Bay Mutiny 3 - 2 New England Revolution (Tampa Stadium; April 13, 1996) Last Game Tampa... In the United States, Major League Soccer (MLS) has handed out a Coach of the Year Award since its inception in 1996. ... Bruce Arena at Klöckner Stadium after leading the University of Virginia to win five out of six National Championships (1989, 1991–1994). ... Year Founded 1995 League Major League Soccer Stadium RFK Stadium Coach Peter Nowak, 2004- All-Time Leaders* Games Jaime Moreno, 206 Goals Jaime Moreno, 92 Assists Marco Etcheverry, 101 Shutouts Nick Rimando, 29 First Game San Jose Clash 1 - 0 D.C. United (Spartan Stadium; April 6, 1996) Largest Win... Marco Antonio Etcheverry (born September 26, 1970 in Santa Cruz, Bolivia) is a renowned soccer player, often considered one of the best Bolivian players of all time. ... Year Founded 1995 League Major League Soccer Stadium RFK Stadium Coach Peter Nowak, 2004- All-Time Leaders* Games Jaime Moreno, 206 Goals Jaime Moreno, 92 Assists Marco Etcheverry, 101 Shutouts Nick Rimando, 29 First Game San Jose Clash 1 - 0 D.C. United (Spartan Stadium; April 6, 1996) Largest Win... Mark Chung (b. ... Year Founded 1995 League Major League Soccer Stadium Arrowhead Stadium Coach Bob Gansler, 1999- All-Time Leaders* Games Preki, 218 Goals Preki, 71 Assists Preki, 98 Shutouts Tony Meola, 37 First Game Kansas City Wiz 3 - 0 Colorado Rapids (Arrowhead Stadium; April 13, 1996) Largest Win Kansas City Wizards 6...

Major League Soccer 2005
Eastern Conference Chicago Fire | Columbus Crew D.C. United | Kansas City Wizards MetroStars | New England Revolution MLS logo This article refers to the current outdoor soccer league and should not be confused with the earlier indoor soccer league the Major Soccer League. ... cleaner version of MLS Logo, This work is copyrighted. ... Year Founded 1997 League Major League Soccer Stadium Soldier Field Coach Dave Sarachan, 2003- All-Time Leaders* Games Jesse Marsch, 200 Goals Ante Razov, 76 Assists Peter Nowak, 48 Shutouts Zach Thornton, 50 First Game Miami Fusion 0 - 2 Chicago Fire (Lockhart Stadium; March 21, 1998) Largest Win Kansas City... Year Founded 1995 League Major League Soccer Stadium Columbus Crew Stadium Coach Sigi Schmid All-Time Leaders* Games Mike Clark, 221 Goals Brian McBride, Jeff Cunningham, 62 Assists Robert Warzycha, 61 Shutouts Jon Busch, 22 First Game Columbus Crew 4 - 0 D.C. United (Ohio Stadium; April 13, 1996) Largest... Year Founded 1995 League Major League Soccer Stadium RFK Stadium Coach Peter Nowak, 2004- All-Time Leaders* Games Jaime Moreno, 206 Goals Jaime Moreno, 92 Assists Marco Etcheverry, 101 Shutouts Nick Rimando, 29 First Game San Jose Clash 1 - 0 D.C. United (Spartan Stadium; April 6, 1996) Largest Win... Year Founded 1995 League Major League Soccer Stadium Arrowhead Stadium Coach Bob Gansler, 1999- All-Time Leaders* Games Preki, 218 Goals Preki, 71 Assists Preki, 98 Shutouts Tony Meola, 37 First Game Kansas City Wiz 3 - 0 Colorado Rapids (Arrowhead Stadium; April 13, 1996) Largest Win Kansas City Wizards 6... Year Founded 1995 League Major League Soccer Stadium Giants Stadium Coach Mo Johnston, 2005- All-Time Leaders* Games Mike Petke, 134 Goals Giovanni Savarese, 41 Assists Tab Ramos, 36 Shutouts Tony Meola, 20 First Game Los Angeles Galaxy 2 - 1 MetroStars (Rose Bowl; April 13, 1996) Largest Win MetroStars 5... Year Founded 1995 League Major League Soccer Stadium Gillette Stadium Coach Steve Nicol, 2002- All-Time Leaders* Games Ted Chronopoulos, 144 Goals Taylor Twellman, 64 Assists Steve Ralston, 40 Shutouts Matt Reis, 13 First Game Tampa Bay Mutiny 3 - 2 New England Revolution (Tampa Stadium; April 13, 1996) Largest Win...	Western Confernece C.D. Chivas USA | Colorado Rapids FC Dallas | Los Angeles Galaxy Real Salt Lake | San Jose Earthquakes Year Founded 2004 League Major League Soccer Stadium Home Depot Center Coach Bob Bradley, 2005- All-Time Leaders* Games Ezra Hendrickson, Ramón Ramírez, 31 Goals Héctor Cuadros, 4 Assists Ramón Ramírez, 6 Shutouts Brad Guzan, 2 First Game Chivas USA 0 - 2 D.C. United... Year Founded 1995 League Major League Soccer Stadium Invesco Field Coach Fernando Clavijo All-Time Leaders* Games Chris Henderson, 178 Goals Paul Bravo, 39 Assists Chris Henderson, 53 Shutouts Joe Cannon, 18 First Game Kansas City Wiz 3 - 0 Colorado Rapids (Arrowhead Stadium; April 13, 1996) Largest Win Colorado Rapids... Year Founded 1995 League Major League Soccer Stadium Pizza Hut Park Coach Colin Clarke, 2003- All-Time Leaders* Games Jason Kreis, 247 Goals Jason Kreis, 91 Assists Jason Kreis, 65 Shutouts Matt Jordan, 30 First Game Dallas Burn 0 - 0 San Jose Clash (Cotton Bowl; April 14, 1996) Largest Win... Year Founded 1995 League Major League Soccer Stadium Home Depot Center Coach Steve Sampson, 2004- All-Time Leaders* Games Cobi Jones, 254 Goals Cobi Jones, 62 Assists Cobi Jones, 82 Shutouts Kevin Hartman, 53 First Game Los Angeles Galaxy 2 - 1 MetroStars (Rose Bowl; April 13, 1996) Largest Win Dallas... Year Founded 2005 League Major League Soccer Stadium Rice-Eccles Stadium Coach John Ellinger, 2005- All-Time Leaders* Games Chris Brown, 29 Goals Jason Kreis, 9 Assists Jason Kreis, Clint Mathis, 4 Shutouts D.J. Countess, 4 First Game MetroStars 0 - 0 Real Salt Lake (Giants Stadium; April 2, 2005... Year Founded 1995 League Major League Soccer Stadium Spartan Stadium Coach Dominic Kinnear, 2004- All-Time Leaders* Games Richard Mulrooney, 163 Goals Ronald Cerritos, 61 Assists Ronald Cerritos, 47 Shutouts Pat Onstad, 27 First Game San Jose Clash 1 - 0 D.C. United (Spartan Stadium; April 6, 1996) Largest Win...
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Miscellaneous
MLS Cup | All-Star Game | FIFA | USSF | U.S. Open Cup | Current MLS Players | MLS Drafts Miami Fusion | Tampa Bay Mutiny MLS Cup is the final game of the Major League Soccer post-season, 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. ... // S.O.S FIFA The economic power is buying the Brazilian Championship. ... The United States Soccer Federation (USSF) is the official governing body of the sport of soccer (association football) in the United States. ... 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. ... This is a list of current (as of November 19 2004) Major League Soccer players. ... This is a list of Major League Soccer drafts: Inaugural Draft 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 Supplemental Draft 1999 MLS... Year Founded 1997 - 2002 League Major League Soccer Stadium Lockhart Stadium Coach - All-Time Leaders* Games Pablo Mastroeni, Diego Serna, 100 Goals Diego Serna, 52 Assists Diego Serna, 36 Shutouts Nick Rimando, Jeff Cassar, 7 First Game Miami Fusion 0 - 2 D.C. United (Lockhart Stadium; March 15, 1998) Last... Year Founded 1995 - 2002 League Major League Soccer Stadium Raymond James Stadium Coach - All-Time Leaders* Games Steve Ralston, 177 Goals Roy Lassiter, 37 Assists Carlos Valderrama, 81 Shutouts Scott Garlick, 11 First Game Tampa Bay Mutiny 3 - 2 New England Revolution (Tampa Stadium; April 13, 1996) Last Game Tampa...