2000 Major League Soccer season

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The 2000 Major League Soccer season was the fifth season of Major League Soccer. It was also the 88th season of FIFA-sanctioned soccer in the United States, and the 22nd with a national first-division league.

Season2000
Teams12
MLS CupKansas City Wizards (1st title)
Supporters' ShieldKansas City Wizards (1st shield)
Quick facts Season, Teams ...
Major League Soccer
Season2000
Teams12
MLS CupKansas City Wizards (1st title)
Supporters' ShieldKansas City Wizards (1st shield)
CONCACAF Champions' CupKansas City Wizards
Chicago Fire
Matches192
Goals612 (3.19 per match)
Top goalscorerMamadou Diallo
Tampa Bay Mutiny
Goals: 26
Longest winning runMetroStars
Games: 5
(1 Jul – 2 Aug)
Longest unbeaten runKansas City Wizards
Games: 12
(25 Mar – 4 Jun)
Longest losing runSan Jose Earthquakes
Games: 6
(15 Jul – 19 Aug)
Highest attendanceLos Angeles Galaxy
Season: 326,392
Game Avg.: 20,400
Lowest attendanceMiami Fusion
Season: 119,352
Game Avg.: 7,460
Total attendance2,641,085
Average attendance13,756
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Locations of teams for the 2000 Major League Soccer season
Western Division   Central Division   Eastern Division

The 2000 season marked the first time in league history (and the first season of American first division soccer since 1974), that ties were allowed to stand. Following a ten-minute sudden death extra time, rather than going to a penalty shoot-out, a point was awarded to both teams. Additionally, the league was divided into three separate divisions, the East, Central and West divisions.

The San Jose Clash rebranded as the Earthquakes, a throwback to the NASL team of the same name.

The regular season began on March 18, and concluded on September 9. The 2000 MLS Cup Playoffs began on September 14, and concluded with MLS Cup 2000 on October 15. The Kansas City Wizards won their first MLS Cup with a victory over the Chicago Fire.

Overview

Season format

The season began on March 18 and concluded with MLS Cup on October 15. The 12 teams were split into three divisions. Each team played 32 games that were evenly divided between home and away. Each team played every other team in their division four times, for a total of 12 games. The remaining schedule consisted of three games against four select opponents in one of the other divisions, and two games against the remaining four teams.

The eight teams with the most points qualified for the MLS Cup Playoffs. The quarterfinals and semifinals 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
More information Team, Stadium ...
Team Stadium Capacity
Chicago Fire Soldier Field 66,944
Colorado Rapids Mile High Stadium 76,273
Columbus Crew Columbus Crew Stadium 22,555
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
Miami Fusion Lockhart Stadium 20,450
New England Revolution Foxboro Stadium 60,292
MetroStars Giants Stadium 80,200
San Jose Earthquakes Spartan Stadium 30,456
Tampa Bay Mutiny Raymond James Stadium 69,218
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Personnel and sponsorships

More information Team, Head coach ...
Team Head coach Captain Shirt sponsor
Chicago Fire United States Bob Bradley —
Colorado Rapids United States Glenn Myernick
Columbus Crew United States Tom Fitzgerald Snickers
D.C. United Netherlands Thomas Rongen MasterCard
Dallas Burn United States Dave Dir
Kansas City Wizards United States Bob Gansler —
Los Angeles Galaxy United States Sigi Schmid —
MetroStars Ecuador Octavio Zambrano United States Tab Ramos New York Life
Miami Fusion England Ray Hudson —
New England Revolution United States Fernando Clavijo —
San Jose Earthquakes Germany Lothar Osiander United States John Doyle Yahoo! Sports
Tampa Bay Mutiny United States Tim Hankinson
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Coaching changes

More information Team, Outgoing coach ...
TeamOutgoing coachManner of departureDate of vacancyIncoming coachDate of appointment
Miami Fusion Brazil Ivo Wortmann Fired May 8, 2000 England Ray Hudson May 8, 2000
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Standings

Eastern Division

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Pos Team
 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 MetroStars 32 17 12 3 64 56 +8 54 MLS Cup Playoffs
2 New England Revolution 32 13 13 6 47 49 −2 45
3 Miami Fusion 32 12 15 5 54 56 −2 41
4 D.C. United 32 8 18 6 44 63 −19 30
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Source: MLS

Central Division

More information Pos, Pld ...
Pos Team
 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Chicago Fire 32 17 9 6 67 51 +16 57 MLS Cup Playoffs
2 Tampa Bay Mutiny 32 16 12 4 62 50 +12 52
3 Dallas Burn 32 14 14 4 54 54 0 46
4 Columbus Crew 32 11 16 5 48 58 −10 38
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Source: MLS

Western Division

More information Pos, Pld ...
Pos Team
 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Kansas City Wizards 32 16 7 9 47 29 +18 57 MLS Cup Playoffs
2 Los Angeles Galaxy 32 14 10 8 47 37 +10 50
3 Colorado Rapids 32 13 15 4 43 59 −16 43
4 San Jose Earthquakes 32 7 17 8 35 50 −15 29
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Source: MLS

Overall standings

More information Pos, Pld ...
Pos Team
 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Kansas City Wizards (C, S) 32 16 7 9 47 29 +18 57 CONCACAF Champions' Cup
2 Chicago Fire 32 17 9 6 67 51 +16 57
3 MetroStars 32 17 12 3 64 56 +8 54
4 Tampa Bay Mutiny 32 16 12 4 62 50 +12 52
5 Los Angeles Galaxy 32 14 10 8 47 37 +10 50
6 Dallas Burn 32 14 14 4 54 54 0 46
7 New England Revolution 32 13 13 6 47 49 −2 45
8 Colorado Rapids 32 13 15 4 43 59 −16 43
9 Miami Fusion 32 12 15 5 54 56 −2 41
10 Columbus Crew 32 11 16 5 48 58 −10 38
11 D.C. United 32 8 18 6 44 63 −19 30
12 San Jose Earthquakes 32 7 17 8 35 50 −15 29
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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) Champion; (S) Supporters' Shield

Fixtures and results

More information Home \ Away, CHI ...
Home \ Away CHI COL CLB DAL DC KC LA MIA NE MTS SJ TB
Chicago Fire — 1–2 3–1 4–3 3–2 3–2 2–1 1–0 0–1 3–1 4–1 5–1
— 2–1 3–1 4–0 — — — 2–1 — — — 0–0*
Colorado Rapids 2–1* — 0–0* 1–0 2–5 0–5 1–0* 1–2 2–1 1–3 0–1 1–0
1–1* — — — — 1–1* 1–0* 3–1 — — 2–0 —
Columbus Crew 0–2 2–3 — 2–1 1–1* 2–0 2–2* 2–0 3–1 0–2 2–1* 1–2
2–3 — — 1–1* — — — — 4–1 — 2–1 3–4
Dallas Burn 4–2 0–1 2–1 — 3–0 4–1 1–1* 1–1* 2–1 4–6 2–1 1–0
3–0 — 3–2 — 1–0 — 4–2 — — — — 2–3
D.C. United 3–2 1–1* 1–2 3–2 — 0–0* 0–4 2–1* 1–3 2–3* 0–1 2–2*
— — — 2–0 — — 1–2 2–6 2–0 3–2* — —
Kansas City Wizards 4–3 3–0 3–1 0–0* 2–0 — 2–0 1–2 0–1 2–0 2–0 1–0
— 3–1 — — — — 1–5 — — 0–1 2–0 1–0
Los Angeles Galaxy 1–1* 2–1 1–0 2–1 2–1 0–0* — 2–0 2–2* 0–2 1–1* 2–1
— 1–0* — 0–1 1–2 1–1* — — — — 2–1 —
Miami Fusion 0–3 2–0 2–4 0–3 1–0* 0–0* 3–5 — 1–1* 3–1 0–0* 2–3
4–2 4–1 — — 3–1 — — — 2–1 4–1 — —
New England Revolution 1–1* 3–4 1–1* 1–2 2–1* 0–1 2–1 1–1* — 0–2 2–1 2–1
— — 2–1 — 1–0 — — 2–0 — 4–3 3–0 —
MetroStars 4–1 5–3 0–1 2–1 3–2 1–2 0–1 4–2 4–2 — 0–0* 3–2*
— — — — 2–2* 0–0* — 2–1 2–1* — — 0–3
San Jose Earthquakes 1–1* 4–2 1–2 5–0 2–2* 0–0* 0–0* 3–1 2–2* 2–0 — 1–2
— 1–2 3–0 — — 0–3 0–3 — 1–2 — — —
Tampa Bay Mutiny 0–1 4–2 5–1 3–1 3–0 1–2 2–0 1–4 1–0 0–2 4–0 —
3–3* — 3–1 2–1 — 2–2* — — — 4–3* — —
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Source: FBREF.com
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Note: * = Match required extra time

MLS Cup Playoffs

Bracket

Quarterfinals Semifinals MLS Cup
             
1 Kansas City Wizards (7 Points) 1 0 3
8 Colorado Rapids (1 Points) 0 0 2
1 Kansas City Wizards (SDET**) (4 Points) 0 1 1**
5 Los Angeles Galaxy (ASDET*) (4 Points) 0 2* 0
4 Tampa Bay Mutiny (0 Points) 0 2 x
5 Los Angeles Galaxy (6 Points) 1 5 x
1 Kansas City Wizards 1
2 Chicago Fire 0
2 Chicago Fire (6 Points) 2 1 6
7 New England Revolution (3 Points) 1 2 0
2 Chicago Fire (6 Points) 3 0 3
3 MetroStars (3 Points) 0 2 2
3 MetroStars (ASDET*) (6 Points) 2* 2 x
6 Dallas Burn (0 Points) 1 1 x
  • Points system
    Win = 3 Pts.
    Loss = 0 Pts.
    Draw = 1 Pt.
  • ASDET*=Added sudden death extra time (game tie breaker)
    SDET**=Sudden death extra time (series tie breaker)
    Teams will advance at 5 points.

Quarterfinals

More information Colorado Rapids, 0–1 ...
Colorado Rapids0–1Kansas City Wizards
Molnar 18'
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More information Kansas City Wizards, 0–0 ...
Kansas City Wizards0–0Colorado Rapids
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More information Colorado Rapids, 2–3 ...
Colorado Rapids2–3Kansas City Wizards
Bravo 70', 90+' (pen.) Henderson 11'
Molnar 65'
Gomez 69'
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Kansas City Wizards advance 7–1 on points.

More information New England Revolution, 1–2 ...
New England Revolution1–2Chicago Fire
Harris 50' Wright 54' (o.g.)
Kovalenko 73'
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More information Chicago Fire, 1–2 ...
Chicago Fire1–2New England Revolution
Kovalenko 83' Wynalda 18'
Wright 86'
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More information New England Revolution, 0–6 ...
New England Revolution0–6Chicago Fire
Razov 5', 65'
Stoichkov 14', 17'
Nowak 45'+
George 75'
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Chicago Fire advance 6–3 on points.

More information Dallas Burn, 1–1 (AET) 0–1 (ASDET) ...
Dallas Burn1–1 (AET)
0–1 (ASDET)		MetroStars
Rhine 57' Mathis 34'
Valencia gold-colored soccer ball 100'
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More information MetroStars, 2–1 ...
MetroStars2–1Dallas Burn
Mathis 53', 81' Rodríguez 82' (pen.)
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Cotton Bowl
Dallas, Texas
Attendance: 7,555

MetroStars advance 6–0 on points.

More information Los Angeles Galaxy, 1–0 ...
Los Angeles Galaxy1–0Tampa Bay Mutiny
Vanney 61' (pen.)
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Attendance: 5,583
More information Tampa Bay Mutiny, 2–5 ...
Tampa Bay Mutiny2–5Los Angeles Galaxy
Diallo 21', 67' Hendrickson 14'
Kelly 19'
Hernández 48'
Cienfuegos 51'
Jones 85'
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Attendance: 13,581

Los Angeles Galaxy advance 6–0 on points.

Semifinals

More information MetroStars, 0–3 ...
MetroStars0–3Chicago Fire
Stoichkov 21'
Kovalenko 35'
Razov 84'
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More information Chicago Fire, 0–2 ...
Chicago Fire0–2MetroStars
Chung 40'
Valencia 84'
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More information MetroStars, 2–3 ...
MetroStars2–3Chicago Fire
Valencia 32', 36' Brown 4'
Stoichkov 31'
Razov 88'
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Chicago Fire advance 6-3 on points.

More information Los Angeles Galaxy, 0–0 ...
Los Angeles Galaxy0–0Kansas City Wizards
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More information Kansas City Wizards, 1–1 (AET) 0–1 (ASDET) ...
Kansas City Wizards1–1 (AET)
0–1 (ASDET)		Los Angeles Galaxy
McKeon 29' Jones 16'
Califf gold-colored soccer ball 93'
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More information Los Angeles Galaxy, 0–1 ...
Los Angeles Galaxy0–1Kansas City Wizards
Molnar 22' (pen.)
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More information 0–1 series (SDET) ...
 0–1 series (SDET) 
Molnar gold-colored soccer ball 6'
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Kansas City Wizards advance 1–0 in series overtime (SDET) after 4–4 tie on points.

MLS Cup

Main article: MLS Cup 2000
More information Kansas City Wizards, 1–0 ...
Kansas City Wizards1–0Chicago Fire
Molnar 11'
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RFK Stadium
Washington, D.C.
Attendance: 39,159

Player statistics

Goals

More information Rank, Player ...
RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Senegal Mamadou Diallo Tampa Bay Mutiny 26
2 United States Ante Razov Chicago Fire 18
3 United States Clint Mathis Los Angeles Galaxy
MetroStars		 16
Colombia Diego Serna Miami Fusion
Colombia Adolfo Valencia MetroStars
6 Ecuador Ariel Graziani Dallas Burn 15
United States Dante Washington Columbus Crew
Jamaica Wolde Harris New England Revolution
9 Colombia Alex Comas MetroStars 13
10 Denmark Miklos Molnar Kansas City Wizards 12
Bolivia Jaime Moreno D.C. United
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Hat-tricks

Main article: List of Major League Soccer hat-tricks
More information Player, Club ...
PlayerClubAgainstResultDate
United States Ante RazovChicago FireMiami Fusion3–0May 6
Bolivia Jaime MorenoD.C. UnitedColorado Rapids5–2
Colombia Diego SernaMiami FusionTampa Bay Mutiny4–1June 21
Senegal Mamadou DialloTampa Bay MutinyMetroStars4–3August 16
United States Clint Mathis5MetroStarsDallas Burn6–4August 26
Senegal Mamadou DialloTampa Bay MutinyColumbus Crew4–3August 30
Colombia Diego Serna4Miami FusionMetroStars4–1September 2
Colombia Diego SernaMiami FusionD.C. United6–2September 9
Colombia Alex ComasMetroStarsNew England Revolution3–4
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Assists

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RankPlayerClubAssists
1 Colombia Carlos Valderrama Tampa Bay Mutiny 26
2 United States Clint Mathis Los Angeles Galaxy,
MetroStars		 13
3 United States Eric Quill Tampa Bay Mutiny 11
4 Guatemala Martín Machón Miami Fusion 10
United States Steve Ralston Tampa Bay Mutiny
6 United States Preki Kansas City Wizards 9
Colombia Diego Serna Miami Fusion
8 United States Mark Chung MetroStars 8
United States Jason Kreis Dallas Burn
Colombia Adolfo Valencia MetroStars
Poland Robert Warzycha Columbus Crew
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Clean sheets

More information Rank, Player ...
Rank Player Club Clean
sheets
1 United States Tony Meola Kansas City Wizards 16
2 United States Joe Cannon San Jose Earthquakes 7
United States Kevin Hartman LA Galaxy
United States Matt Jordan Dallas Burn
5 United States Scott Garlick Tampa Bay Mutiny 6
6 United States Zach Thornton Chicago Fire 5
7 United States Tim Howard MetroStars 4
United States David Kramer Colorado Rapids
9 United States Jeff Causey New England Revolution 3
United States Mark Dougherty Columbus Crew
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Awards

Individual awards

More information Award, Player ...
AwardPlayerClub
Most Valuable PlayerUnited States Tony MeolaKansas City Wizards
Defender of the YearUnited States Peter VermesKansas City Wizards
Goalkeeper of the YearUnited States Tony MeolaKansas City Wizards
Coach of the YearUnited States Bob GanslerKansas City Wizards
Rookie of the YearUnited States Carlos BocanegraChicago Fire
Comeback Player of the YearUnited States Tony MeolaKansas City Wizards
Scoring ChampionSenegal Mamadou DialloTampa Bay Mutiny
Goal of the YearUnited States Marcelo BalboaColorado Rapids
Fair Play AwardUnited States Steve RalstonTampa Bay Mutiny
Humanitarian of the YearSierra Leone Abdul Thompson ContehSan Jose Earthquakes
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Best XI

More information Goalkeeper, Defenders ...
Goalkeeper Defenders Midfielders Forwards
United States Tony Meola, Kansas City United States Robin Fraser, LA Galaxy
United States Greg Vanney, LA Galaxy
United States Peter Vermes, Kansas City		 United States Chris Armas, Chicago
Poland Piotr Nowak, Chicago
United States Steve Ralston, Tampa Bay
Bulgaria Hristo Stoichkov, Chicago
Colombia Carlos Valderrama, Tampa Bay		 Senegal Mamadou Diallo, Tampa Bay
United States Clint Mathis, MetroStars
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Player of the Month

More information Week, Player ...
WeekPlayerClub
AprilDenmark Miklos MolnarKansas City Wizards
MayUnited States Tony MeolaKansas City Wizards
JuneUnited States Clint MathisMetroStars
JulyUnited States Dante WashingtonColumbus Crew
AugustUnited States Clint MathisMetroStars
SeptemberColombia Diego SernaMiami Fusion
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Attendance

More information Team, Games ...
Team Games Total Average
Los Angeles Galaxy 16 326,392 20,400
D.C. United 16 297,279 18,580
MetroStars 16 281,938 17,621
New England Revolution 16 247,409 15,463
Columbus Crew 16 247,220 15,451
Chicago Fire 16 214,189 13,387
Dallas Burn 16 209,637 13,102
Colorado Rapids 16 201,280 12,580
San Jose Earthquakes 16 199,364 12,460
Tampa Bay Mutiny 16 151,232 9,452
Kansas City Wizards 16 145,793 9,112
Miami Fusion 16 119,352 7,460
Totals 192 2,641,085 13,756
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