1997 Major League Soccer season

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The 1997 Major League Soccer season was the second season of Major League Soccer. It was also the 85th season of FIFA-sanctioned soccer in the United States, and the 19th with a national first-division league.

Season1997
Teams10
MLS CupD.C. United (2nd title)
Supporters' ShieldD.C. United (1st shield)
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1997 Major League Soccer season
Season1997
Teams10
MLS CupD.C. United (2nd title)
Supporters' ShieldD.C. United (1st shield)
CONCACAF Champions' CupD.C. United
Colorado Rapids
Matches160
Goals522 (3.26 per match)
Top goalscorerJaime Moreno
(16 goals)
Longest winning runKansas City Wizards
Games: 7
(07/19 – 08/31)
Longest losing runNew England Revolution
Games: 9
(07/20 – 09/12)
Highest attendance57,407
NE 2–1 TB
(April 20, 1997)
Lowest attendance4,120
COL 1–0 DAL
(April 23, 1997)
Total attendance2,336,889
Average attendance14,606
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Locations of teams for the 1997 Major League Soccer season
Western Conference   Eastern Conference

Following the 1996 season, the Wiz changed names, becoming the Wizards, following legal action from electronics retailer The Wiz.

The regular season began on March 29, and concluded on September 28. The 1997 MLS Cup Playoffs began on October 4, and concluded with MLS Cup 1997 on October 26. D.C. United won their first Supporters' Shield and defended their MLS Cup championship becoming the first team to win back-to-back cups.

Overview

Season format

The season began on March 22 and concluded with MLS Cup on October 26. The 10 teams were split evenly into two conferences. Each team played 32 games that were evenly divided between home and away. Each team played every other team in their conference four times, for a total of 16 games. The rest of the schedule consisted of three games against each team from the opposite conference, with four games against one designated team.

The top four teams from each conference qualified for the MLS Cup Playoffs. The conference semifinals and finals were played as a best-of-three series, and the winners advanced to MLS Cup. In all rounds, draws were broken by penalty shootout if necessary. The away goals rule was not used in any round.

The team with the most points in the regular season was awarded the MLS Supporters' Shield. The winner of MLS Cup, and the runner-up, qualified for the CONCACAF Champions' Cup.

Stadiums and locations

Main article: List of Major League Soccer stadiums
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Team Stadium Capacity
Colorado Rapids Mile High Stadium 76,273
Columbus Crew Ohio Stadium 102,329
D.C. United RFK Stadium 46,000
Dallas Burn Cotton Bowl 92,100
Kansas City Wizards Arrowhead Stadium 81,425
Los Angeles Galaxy Rose Bowl 92,542
New England Revolution Foxboro Stadium 60,292
NY/NJ MetroStars Giants Stadium 80,200
San Jose Clash Spartan Stadium 30,456
Tampa Bay Mutiny Houlihan's Stadium 74,301
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Personnel and sponsorships

More information Team, Head coach ...
Team Head coach Captain Shirt sponsor
Colorado Rapids United States Glenn Myernick
Columbus Crew United States Tom Fitzgerald Argentina Marcelo Carrera Snickers
D.C. United United States Bruce Arena MasterCard
Dallas Burn United States Dave Dir
Kansas City Wizards England Ron Newman —
Los Angeles Galaxy Ecuador Octavio Zambrano —
New England Revolution Netherlands Thomas Rongen —
NY/NJ MetroStars Brazil Carlos Alberto Parreira United States Tony Meola Fujifilm
San Jose Clash Republic of Ireland Brian Quinn United States John Doyle Honda
Tampa Bay Mutiny Poland John Kowalski
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Coaching changes

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TeamOutgoing coachManner of departureDate of vacancyIncoming coachDate of appointment
Los Angeles Galaxy Germany Lothar Osiander Fired June 10, 1997[1][2] Ecuador Octavio Zambrano June 10, 1997[1][2]
San Jose Clash England Laurie Calloway Fired June 25, 1997 Republic of Ireland Brian Quinn June 25, 1997
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Standings

Eastern Conference

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Pos Team
 Pld W SOW L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 D.C. United 32 17 4 11 70 53 +17 55 MLS Cup Playoffs
2 Tampa Bay Mutiny 32 14 3 15 55 60 −5 45
3 Columbus Crew 32 12 3 17 42 41 +1 39
4 New England Revolution 32 11 4 17 40 53 −13 37
5 NY/NJ MetroStars 32 11 2 19 43 53 −10 35
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Source: MLS

Western Conference

More information Pos, Pld ...
Pos Team
 Pld W SOW L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Kansas City Wizards 32 14 7 11 57 51 +6 49 MLS Cup Playoffs
2 Los Angeles Galaxy 32 14 2 16 55 44 +11 44
3 Dallas Burn 32 13 3 16 55 49 +6 42
4 Colorado Rapids 32 12 2 18 50 59 −9 38
5 San Jose Clash 32 9 3 20 55 59 −4 30
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Source: MLS

Overall standings

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Pos Team
 Pld W SOW L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 D.C. United (C, S) 32 17 4 11 70 53 +17 55 CONCACAF Champions' Cup
2 Kansas City Wizards 32 14 7 11 57 51 +6 49
3 Tampa Bay Mutiny 32 14 3 15 55 60 −5 45
4 Los Angeles Galaxy 32 14 2 16 55 44 +11 44
5 Dallas Burn 32 13 3 16 55 49 +6 42
6 Columbus Crew 32 12 3 17 42 41 +1 39
7 Colorado Rapids 32 12 2 18 50 59 −9 38 CONCACAF Champions' Cup
8 New England Revolution 32 11 4 17 40 53 −13 37
9 NY/NJ MetroStars 32 11 2 19 43 53 −10 35
10 San Jose Clash 32 9 3 20 55 59 −4 30
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Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head record; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (S) Supporters' Shield

MLS Cup Playoffs

Bracket

  • The ties were a best-of-three series.
Conference semifinals Conference finals MLS Cup
             
1 D.C. United 4 1 (4) x
4 New England Revolution 1 1 (3) x
1 D.C. United 3 1 x
Eastern Conference
3 Columbus Crew 2 0 x
2 Tampa Bay Mutiny 1 0 x
3 Columbus Crew 2 2 x
1 D.C. United 2
4 Colorado Rapids 1
1 Kansas City Wizards 0 2 x
4 Colorado Rapids 3 3 x
4 Colorado Rapids 1 2 x
Western Conference
3 Dallas Burn 0 1 x
2 LA Galaxy 0 (0) 0 x
3 Dallas Burn 0 (2) 3 x

Conference semifinals

Eastern Conference

Game 1
More information D.C. United, 4–1 ...
D.C. United4–1New England Revolution
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Attendance: 12,540
Referee: Tim Weyland
Game 2
More information New England Revolution, 1–1 ...
New England Revolution1–1D.C. United
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Penalties
 3–4
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Attendance: 16,233
  • D.C. United advance to the Conference Finals.
Game 1
More information Tampa Bay Mutiny, 1–2 ...
Tampa Bay Mutiny1–2Columbus Crew
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Attendance: 8,272
Referee: Noel Kenny
Game 2
More information Columbus Crew, 2–0 ...
Columbus Crew2–0Tampa Bay Mutiny
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Attendance: 13,102
Referee: Joshua Patlak
  • Columbus Crew advance to the Conference Finals.

Western Conference

Game 1
More information Los Angeles Galaxy, 0–0 ...
Los Angeles Galaxy0–0Dallas Burn
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Penalties
 0–2
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Attendance: 18,921
Referee: Kevin Stott
Game 2
More information Dallas Burn, 3–0 ...
Dallas Burn3–0Los Angeles Galaxy
Washington 29', 69'
Peinado 86'		 Report
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Attendance: 11,248
  • Dallas Burn advance to the Conference Finals.
Game 1
More information Kansas City Wizards, 0–3 ...
Kansas City Wizards0–3Colorado Rapids
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Attendance: 10,174
Referee: Brian Hall
Game 2
More information Colorado Rapids, 3–2 ...
Colorado Rapids3–2Kansas City Wizards
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Attendance: 13,117
  • Colorado Rapids advance to the Conference Finals.

Conference finals

Western Conference

Game 1
More information Dallas Burn, 0–1 ...
Dallas Burn0–1Colorado Rapids
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Attendance: 7,376
Referee: Kevin Stott
Game 2
More information Colorado Rapids, 2–1 ...
Colorado Rapids2–1Dallas Burn
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Attendance: 18,452
Referee: Noel Kenny
  • Colorado Rapids advance to MLS Cup.

Eastern Conference

Game 1
More information D.C. United, 3–2 ...
D.C. United3–2Columbus Crew
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Attendance: 11,820
Referee: Kevin Terry
Game 2
More information Columbus Crew, 0–1 ...
Columbus Crew0–1D.C. United
Report
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Attendance: 9,506
  • D.C. United advance to MLS Cup.

MLS Cup

Main article: MLS Cup 1997
More information D.C. United, 2–1 ...
D.C. United2–1Colorado Rapids
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Attendance: 57,431
Referee: Brian Hall

Player statistics

Goals

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Rank Player Club Goals
1 Bolivia Jaime Moreno D.C. United 16
2 El Salvador Raúl Díaz Arce D.C. United 15
3 Venezuela Giovanni Savarese NY/NJ MetroStars 14
4 United States Preki Kansas City Wizards 12
El Salvador Ronald Cerritos San Jose Clash
United States Dante Washington Dallas Burn
7 Mexico Damián Álvarez Dallas Burn 11
Brazil Wélton Los Angeles Galaxy
9 United States Jeff Baicher San Jose Clash 10
United States Mark Chung Kansas City Wizards
United States Roy Lassiter Tampa Bay Mutiny
United States Lawrence Lozzano San Jose Clash
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Hat-tricks

Main article: List of Major League Soccer hat-tricks
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PlayerClubAgainstResultDate
El Salvador Raúl Díaz Arce4D.C. UnitedColorado Rapids5–2April 12
Argentina Alberto NavedaNew England RevolutionNY/NJ MetroStars3–1May 30
United States Dante WashingtonDallas BurnSan Jose Clash3–1July 18
Ecuador Eduardo HurtadoLos Angeles GalaxyTampa Bay Mutiny6–1September 7
El Salvador Jose VasquezLos Angeles GalaxySan Jose Clash3–2September 21
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Assists

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Rank Player Club Assists
1 Colombia Carlos Valderrama Tampa Bay Mutiny 15
2 United States Preki Kansas City Wizards 12
United States Eddie Lewis San Jose Clash
4 United States Chris Henderson Colorado Rapids 9
El Salvador Mauricio Cienfuegos Los Angeles Galaxy
6 United States Lawrence Lozzano San Jose Clash 8
United States Steve Ralston Tampa Bay Mutiny
United States Eric Wynalda San Jose Clash
Uruguay Adrián Paz Colorado Rapids
United States Miles Joseph NY/NJ MetroStars
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Clean sheets

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Rank Player Club Clean
sheets
1 United States Brad Friedel Columbus Crew 7
2 Italy Walter Zenga New England Revolution 6
3 United States Mike Ammann Kansas City Wizards 5
United States Marcus Hahnemann Colorado Rapids
United States Tony Meola NY/NJ MetroStars
6 Mexico Jorge Campos Los Angeles Galaxy 4
7 United States Mark Dodd Dallas Burn 3
United States Mark Dougherty Tampa Bay Mutiny
United States Kevin Hartman Los Angeles Galaxy
United States Mark Simpson D.C. United
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Awards

Individual awards

More information Award, Player ...
AwardPlayerClub
Most Valuable PlayerUnited States PrekiKansas City Wizards
Defender of the YearUnited States Eddie PopeD.C. United
Goalkeeper of the YearUnited States Brad FriedelColumbus Crew
Coach of the YearUnited States Bruce ArenaD.C. United
Rookie of the YearUnited States Mike DuhaneyTampa Bay Mutiny
Scoring ChampionUnited States PrekiKansas City Wizards
Goal of the YearBolivia Marco EtcheverryD.C. United
Fair Play AwardUnited States Mark ChungKansas City Wizards
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Best XI

More information Goalkeeper, Defenders ...
Goalkeeper Defenders Midfielders Forwards
United States Brad Friedel, Columbus United States Jeff Agoos, D.C. United
United States Thomas Dooley, Columbus
Scotland Richard Gough, Kansas City
United States Eddie Pope, D.C. United		 United States Mark Chung, Kansas City
Bolivia Marco Etcheverry, D.C. United
United States Preki, Kansas City
Colombia Carlos Valderrama, Tampa Bay		 El Salvador Ronald Cerritos, San Jose
Bolivia Jaime Moreno, D.C. United
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Player of the Month

More information Month, Player ...
MonthPlayerClub
AprilBolivia Jaime MorenoD.C. United
MaySwitzerland Alain SutterDallas Burn
JuneUnited States John HarkesD.C. United
JulyBrazil WéltonLos Angeles Galaxy
AugustUnited States Brad FriedelColumbus Crew
SeptemberItaly Walter ZengaNew England Revolution
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Weekly awards

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Attendance

Main article: Major League Soccer attendance
More information Rank, Team ...
Rank Team GP Cumulative High Low Mean
1New England Revolution16340,76257,40710,24221,298
2Los Angeles Galaxy16330,01553,1477,23220,626
3NY/NJ MetroStars16270,28826,32210,51016,893
4D.C. United16267,17128,7499,67516,698
5Columbus Crew16240,65022,25910,66215,041
6San Jose Clash16217,54623,5017,95513,597
7Colorado Rapids16189,35536,2524,12011,835
8Tampa Bay Mutiny16181,32218,0706,98411,333
9Dallas Burn16154,84516,0894,4519,678
10Kansas City Wizards16144,93512,4856,2729,058
Total1602,336,88957,4074,12014,606
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