This is a summary of the 2003 Major League Soccer season in the United States. 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Locations of Major League Soccer teams Major League Soccer (MLS) is the top soccer league in the United States in the American Soccer Pyramid. ...

Eastern Conference

Year Founded 1997 League Major League Soccer Stadium Toyota Park Coach Dave Sarachan, 2003— First Game Miami Fusion 0–2 Chicago Fire (Lockhart Stadium; March 21, 1998) Largest Win Kansas City Wizards 0–7 Chicago Fire (Arrowhead Stadium; July 4, 2001) Worst Defeat New England Revolution 5–1 Chicago Fire... Year Founded 1995 League Major League Soccer Stadium Gillette Stadium Coach Steve Nicol, 2002— 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 Defeat Chicago Fire 6–0 New... The MetroStars was the name of a soccer club based in New Jersey that participated in Major League Soccer between 1996 and 2005. ... Year Founded 1995 League Major League Soccer Stadium RFK Stadium Coach Peter Nowak, 2004 - First Game San Jose Clash 1–0 D.C. United (Spartan Stadium; April 6, 1996) Largest Win 6–1, once; 5–0, 4 times Worst Defeat Kansas City Wizards 6–1 D.C. United (Arrowhead Stadium... Year Founded 1994 League Major League Soccer Stadium Columbus Crew Stadium Coach Sigi Schmid, 2006 First Game Columbus Crew 4–0 D.C. United (Ohio Stadium; April 13, 1996) Largest Win Columbus Crew 6–1 New England Revolution (Ohio Stadium; August 8, 1998) Columbus Crew 6–1 Tampa Bay Mutiny...

Western Conference

Year Founded 1995 - 2005 League Major League Soccer Stadium Spartan Stadium Coach - 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) Last Game San Jose... Year Founded 1995 League Major League Soccer Stadium Arrowhead Stadium Coach Bob Gansler, 1999- 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 Kansas City Wizards 0 - 7 Chicago Fire... Year Founded 1995 League Major League Soccer Stadium Invesco Field Coach Fernando Clavijo First Game Kansas City Wiz 3 - 0 Colorado Rapids (Arrowhead Stadium; April 13, 1996) Largest Win Colorado Rapids 4 - 0 Kansas City Wiz (Mile High Stadium; May 5, 1996) Worst Defeat 1 - 6, twice; 0 - 5, four... Year Founded 1995 League Major League Soccer Stadium The Home Depot Center Coach Frank Yallop, 2006— First Game Los Angeles Galaxy 2–1 MetroStars (Rose Bowl; April 13, 1996) Largest Win Dallas Burn 1–8 Los Angeles Galaxy (Cotton Bowl; June 4, 1998) Worst Defeat MetroStars 5–0 Los Angeles... Year Founded 1995 League Major League Soccer Stadium Frisco Soccer and Entertainment Center Coach Colin Clarke, 2003- All-Time Leaders* Games Jason Kreis, 247 Goals Jason Kreis, 91 Assists Jason Kreis, 65 Points Jason Kreis, 247 Shutouts Matt Jordan, 30 First Game Dallas Burn 0 - 0 San Jose Clash (Cotton...

Team Awards

• MLS Cup - San Jose Earthquakes
• U.S. Open Cup - Chicago Fire
• MLS Supporters' Shield - Chicago Fire

MLS Cup is the final game of the Major League Soccer post-season, officially recognized as the championship of the league. ... Year Founded 1995 - 2005 League Major League Soccer Stadium Spartan Stadium Coach - 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) Last Game San Jose... 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 1997 League Major League Soccer Stadium Toyota Park Coach Dave Sarachan, 2003— First Game Miami Fusion 0–2 Chicago Fire (Lockhart Stadium; March 21, 1998) Largest Win Kansas City Wizards 0–7 Chicago Fire (Arrowhead Stadium; July 4, 2001) Worst Defeat New England Revolution 5–1 Chicago Fire... 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 1997 League Major League Soccer Stadium Toyota Park Coach Dave Sarachan, 2003— First Game Miami Fusion 0–2 Chicago Fire (Lockhart Stadium; March 21, 1998) Largest Win Kansas City Wizards 0–7 Chicago Fire (Arrowhead Stadium; July 4, 2001) Worst Defeat New England Revolution 5–1 Chicago Fire...

Individual Awards

• Most Valuable Player: Preki, Kansas City Wizards
• Scoring Champion: Preki, Kansas City Wizards (41)
• Golden Boot: Carlos Ruiz, Los Angeles Galaxy; Taylor Twellman, New England Revolution (15)
• Defender of the Year: Carlos Bocanegra, Chicago Fire
• Goalkeeper of the Year: Pat Onstad, San Jose Earthquakes
• Rookie of the Year: Damani Ralph, Chicago Fire
• Coach of the Year: Dave Sarachan, Chicago Fire
• Comeback Player of the Year: Chris Armas, Chicago Fire
• Goal of the Year: Damani Ralph, Chicago Fire
• Fair Play Award: Brian McBride, Columbus Crew
• Humanitarian of the Year: Ben Olsen, D.C. United

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- 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 Kansas City Wizards 0 - 7 Chicago Fire... 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- 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 Kansas City Wizards 0 - 7 Chicago Fire... In the United States, Major League Soccer (MLS) has handed out a Golden Boot Award since 2005. ... Carlos Ruiz (born September 15, 1979 in Guatemala City, Guatemala) is a football player in both Major League Soccer and the Guatemala national team. ... Year Founded 1995 League Major League Soccer Stadium The Home Depot Center Coach Frank Yallop, 2006— First Game Los Angeles Galaxy 2–1 MetroStars (Rose Bowl; April 13, 1996) Largest Win Dallas Burn 1–8 Los Angeles Galaxy (Cotton Bowl; June 4, 1998) Worst Defeat MetroStars 5–0 Los Angeles... Taylor Twellman (poster) Taylor Twellman (born February 29, 1980 in St. ... Year Founded 1995 League Major League Soccer Stadium Gillette Stadium Coach Steve Nicol, 2002— 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 Defeat Chicago Fire 6–0 New... In the United States, Major League Soccer (MLS) has handed out a Defender of the Year award since its inception in 1996. ... Carlos Bocanegra (born May 25, 1979 in Upland, California) is an American soccer (football) player who currently plays for Fulham F.C. of the English Premiership. ... Year Founded 1997 League Major League Soccer Stadium Toyota Park Coach Dave Sarachan, 2003— First Game Miami Fusion 0–2 Chicago Fire (Lockhart Stadium; March 21, 1998) Largest Win Kansas City Wizards 0–7 Chicago Fire (Arrowhead Stadium; July 4, 2001) Worst Defeat New England Revolution 5–1 Chicago Fire... In the United States, Major League Soccer (MLS) has handed out a Goalkeeper of the Year Award since its inception in 1996. ... Pat Onstad (born January 13, 1968 in Vancouver) is a professional Canadian soccer goalkeeper, who currently plays for Houston of Major League Soccer. ... Year Founded 1995 - 2005 League Major League Soccer Stadium Spartan Stadium Coach - 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) Last Game San Jose... In the United States, Major League Soccer (MLS) has handed out a Rookie of the Year Award since its inception in 1996. ... Damani Ralph (born November 6, 1980 in Kingston, Jamaica) is a Jamaican soccer player, who currently plays striker for the Chicago Fire of Major League Soccer. ... Year Founded 1997 League Major League Soccer Stadium Toyota Park Coach Dave Sarachan, 2003— First Game Miami Fusion 0–2 Chicago Fire (Lockhart Stadium; March 21, 1998) Largest Win Kansas City Wizards 0–7 Chicago Fire (Arrowhead Stadium; July 4, 2001) Worst Defeat New England Revolution 5–1 Chicago Fire... In the United States, Major League Soccer (MLS) has handed out a Coach of the Year Award since its inception in 1996. ... Dave Sarachan (born June 7, 1954 in Herndon, Virginia) is an American soccer coach, currently the head coach of the Chicago Fire of Major League Soccer. ... Year Founded 1997 League Major League Soccer Stadium Toyota Park Coach Dave Sarachan, 2003— First Game Miami Fusion 0–2 Chicago Fire (Lockhart Stadium; March 21, 1998) Largest Win Kansas City Wizards 0–7 Chicago Fire (Arrowhead Stadium; July 4, 2001) Worst Defeat New England Revolution 5–1 Chicago Fire... In the United States, Major League Soccer (MLS) has handed out a Comeback Player of the Year award since 2000. ... Chris Armas (born August 27, 1972 in The Bronx, New York) is a Puerto Rican-American soccer player, who currently plays defensive midfield for the Chicago Fire of Major League Soccer. ... Year Founded 1997 League Major League Soccer Stadium Toyota Park Coach Dave Sarachan, 2003— First Game Miami Fusion 0–2 Chicago Fire (Lockhart Stadium; March 21, 1998) Largest Win Kansas City Wizards 0–7 Chicago Fire (Arrowhead Stadium; July 4, 2001) Worst Defeat New England Revolution 5–1 Chicago Fire... In the United States, Major League Soccer (MLS) has handed out a Goal of the Year Award since its inception in 1996. ... Damani Ralph (born November 6, 1980 in Kingston, Jamaica) is a Jamaican soccer player, who currently plays striker for the Chicago Fire of Major League Soccer. ... Year Founded 1997 League Major League Soccer Stadium Toyota Park Coach Dave Sarachan, 2003— First Game Miami Fusion 0–2 Chicago Fire (Lockhart Stadium; March 21, 1998) Largest Win Kansas City Wizards 0–7 Chicago Fire (Arrowhead Stadium; July 4, 2001) Worst Defeat New England Revolution 5–1 Chicago Fire... Brian McBride (born June 19, 1972 in Arlington Heights, Illinois) is an American football (soccer) player, who currently plays forward for Fulham of the English FA Premier League. ... Year Founded 1994 League Major League Soccer Stadium Columbus Crew Stadium Coach Sigi Schmid, 2006 First Game Columbus Crew 4–0 D.C. United (Ohio Stadium; April 13, 1996) Largest Win Columbus Crew 6–1 New England Revolution (Ohio Stadium; August 8, 1998) Columbus Crew 6–1 Tampa Bay Mutiny... The MLS Humanitarian of the Year Award is given to a Major League Soccer player who exemplifies both skill on the soccer pitch and service within the community. ... Benjamin (Ben) Olsen (born May 3, 1977 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania) is an American soccer player, who currently plays midfielder for D.C. United of Major League Soccer. ... Year Founded 1995 League Major League Soccer Stadium RFK Stadium Coach Peter Nowak, 2004 - First Game San Jose Clash 1–0 D.C. United (Spartan Stadium; April 6, 1996) Largest Win 6–1, once; 5–0, 4 times Worst Defeat Kansas City Wizards 6–1 D.C. United (Arrowhead Stadium...