2001 Los Angeles Galaxy season
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LA Galaxy 2001 soccer season
Head coach
Sigi Schmid
Sigi Schmid| 2001 season | |||
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| Head coach | Sigi Schmid | ||
| Major League Soccer | 1st in Western Division | ||
| U.S. Open Cup | Winners | ||
| MLS Cup Playoffs | Runners-up | ||
| FIFA Club World Championship | Cancelled | ||
| Top goalscorer | Luis Hernández (8) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 17,387 | ||
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The 2001 Los Angeles Galaxy season was the club's sixth season of existence, and their sixth consecutive in Major League Soccer, the top division of the American soccer pyramid.
They finished first in the Western Division but lost to the San Jose Earthquakes in the final. The Galaxy won their first U.S. Open Cup title by defeating the New England Revolution in the final 2–1 after extra time. They were scheduled to compete in the FIFA Club World Championship but the tournament was ultimately cancelled.
Left club during season
- Squad at end of season[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Matches
MLS regular season
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 26 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 52 | 36 | +16 | 47 | MLS Cup Playoffs |
| 2 | San Jose Earthquakes | 26 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 47 | 29 | +18 | 45 | |
| 3 | Kansas City Wizards | 27 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 33 | 53 | −20 | 36 | |
| 4 | Colorado Rapids | 26 | 5 | 13 | 8 | 36 | 47 | −11 | 23 |
Source: MLS
Los Angeles Galaxy v San Jose Earthquakes
| April 6, 2001 (2001-04-06) 1 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 2–3 | San Jose Earthquakes | Pasadena, CA |
| 10:00 pm PT | Vanney  35'Victorine  80'Frye 83' |
Report | Dayak 9' Cerritos 24'De Rosario 27' |
Stadium: Rose Bowl Attendance: 17,386 Referee: Gerry Corrie |
Kansas City Wizards v Los Angeles Galaxy
| April 14, 2001 (2001-04-14) 2 | Kansas City Wizards | 2–1 | Los Angeles Galaxy | Kansas City, MO |
| 5:34 pm PT | C. Brown 3' McKeon 15'Klein 53' |
Report | Lalas 9' Vanney 80' |
Stadium: Arrowhead Stadium Attendance: 13,042 Referee: Alex Prus |
Los Angeles Galaxy v Colorado Rapids
| April 20, 2001 (2001-04-20) 3 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 1–0 | Colorado Rapids | Pasadena, CA |
| 10:00 pm PT | Hendrickson 44' |
Report | Paule 45' |
Stadium: Rose Bowl Attendance: 12,749 Referee: Reggie Rutty |
Colorado Rapids v Los Angeles Galaxy
| April 28, 2001 (2001-04-28) 4 | Colorado Rapids | 2–3 | Los Angeles Galaxy | Denver, CO |
| 3:00 pm PT | Agogo 44' Herdsman 79'Spencer 86' |
Report | Jones 22', 45+2' Califf 36'Elliott 39'Cienfuegos 44'Vanney 56'Victorine 69' |
Stadium: Mile High Stadium Attendance: 8,309 Referee: Richard Grady |
| Note: The goal scored by Cobi Jones at the 22nd minute is the 300th goal in the franchise's history.[2] | ||||
Los Angeles Galaxy v Kansas City Wizards
| May 4, 2001 (2001-05-04) 5 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 2–1 | Kansas City Wizards | Pasadena, CA |
| 10:00 pm PT | Hendrickson 17' Vanney 32' (pen.)Califf 90' |
Report | McKeon 18' (pen.) Zavagnin 43'Meola 90'Prideaux 90' |
Stadium: Rose Bowl Attendance: 13,471 Referee: Kevin Terry |
Tampa Bay Mutiny v Los Angeles Galaxy
| May 9, 2001 (2001-05-09) 6 | Tampa Bay Mutiny | 4–4 (a.e.t.) | Los Angeles Galaxy | Tampa, FL |
| 4:00 pm PT | Diallo 15', 16', 37', 78' Quill 35'Valderrama 90' |
Report | Mullan 1', 90' Victorine 3'Vanney 62' (pen.)Califf 77' |
Stadium: Raymond James Stadium Attendance: 6,056 Referee: Alex Prus |
NY/NJ MetroStars v Los Angeles Galaxy
| May 12, 2001 (2001-05-12) 7 | NY/NJ MetroStars | 2–0 | Los Angeles Galaxy | East Rutherford, NJ |
| 4:37 pm PT | Mathis 38' 77' Villegas 53'  84'Álvarez 65'Perez 69' |
Report | Caligiuri 36' Pena 39'Califf 69' |
Stadium: Giants Stadium Attendance: 21,561 Referee: Paul Tamberino |
Los Angeles Galaxy v Dallas Burn
| May 18, 2001 (2001-05-18) 8 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | Dallas Burn | Pasadena, CA |
| 10:00 pm PT | Hernández 45' |
Report | Suarez 35' Broome 43'Rodríguez 81' |
Stadium: Rose Bowl Attendance: 15,881 Referee: Roger Sill |
Los Angeles Galaxy v New England Revolution
| May 25, 2001 (2001-05-25) 9 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 2–0 | New England Revolution | Pasadena, CA |
| 10:00 pm PT | Hernández 53' Frye 70'Hendrickson 77'Califf 83'Jones 88' |
Report | Franchino 53' |
Stadium: Rose Bowl Attendance: 12,249 Referee: Gerry Corrie |
Chicago Fire v Los Angeles Galaxy
| May 30, 2001 (2001-05-30) 10 | Chicago Fire | 3–4 | Los Angeles Galaxy | Chicago, IL |
| 6:30 pm PT | Stoichkov 12' (pen.) Marsch 15'C.J. Brown 56'Gutiérrez 77'Wynalda 75' |
Report | Cienfuegos 10' Hernández 19', 70' 74'Vanney 22' (pen.)Vagenas 52'Califf 71' |
Stadium: Soldier Field Attendance: 9,498 Referee: Kevin Terry |
Columbus Crew v Los Angeles Galaxy
| June 2, 2001 (2001-06-02) 11 | Columbus Crew | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Los Angeles Galaxy | Columbus, OH |
| 1:00 pm PT | Lapper 45' Pérez 49' |
Report | Vanney 36' Quijano 47' |
Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 15,174 Referee: Richard Heron |
San Jose Earthquakes v Los Angeles Galaxy
| June 8, 2001 (2001-06-08) 12 | San Jose Earthquakes | 3–1 | Los Angeles Galaxy | San Jose, CA |
| 10:30 pm PT | Donovan 31', 90' Russell 55' |
Report | Pena 66' Victorine 68'Vanney 90' |
Stadium: Spartan Stadium Attendance: 13,361 Referee: Paul Tamberino |
Los Angeles Galaxy v Kansas City Wizards
| June 12, 2001 (2001-06-12) 13 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 4–0 | Kansas City Wizards | Pasadena, CA |
| 10:00 pm PT | Quijano 17' Jones 26'Califf 63'Ching 73'Victorine 87' |
Report | Garcia 52' Gomez 56' |
Stadium: Rose Bowl Attendance: 4,827 Referee: Roger Sill |
Miami Fusion v Los Angeles Galaxy
| June 16, 2001 (2001-06-16) 14 | Miami Fusion | 3–3 (a.e.t.) | Los Angeles Galaxy | Fort Lauderdale, FL |
| 5:00 pm PT | Preki 16' Serna 10', 80' 34'Rooney 53'McKinley 62' |
Report | Lalas 28' Bishop 35' (o.g.)Pena 37'Cienfuegos 45' |
Stadium: Lockhart Stadium Attendance: 11,846 Referee: Alex Prus |
Los Angeles Galaxy v NY/NJ MetroStars
| June 23, 2001 (2001-06-23) 15 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 2–0 | NY/NJ MetroStars | Pasadena, CA |
| 4:00 pm PT | Vagenas 16' Pena 60'Hernández 87', 88' |
Report | Petke 49' |
Stadium: Rose Bowl Attendance: 13,844 Referee: Ricardo Valenzuela |
| Note: Los Angeles Galaxy reached the 100th win milestone, being the first MLS team in doing so. | ||||
Dallas Burn v Los Angeles Galaxy
| June 30, 2001 (2001-06-30) 16 | Dallas Burn | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | Los Angeles Galaxy | Dallas, TX |
| 2:00 pm PT | Suarez 43' |
Report | Elliott 15' Califf 35'Caligiuri 47' |
Stadium: Cotton Bowl Attendance: 16,104 Referee: Paul Tamberino |
Los Angeles Galaxy v Columbus Crew
| July 3, 2001 (2001-07-03) 17 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 0–2 | Columbus Crew | Pasadena, CA |
| 10:00 pm PT | Hendrickson 20' Vanney 48'Hernández 84' |
Report | Harkes 35' West 67', 78'Presthus 84'Clark 87' |
Stadium: Rose Bowl Attendance: 52,634 Referee: Kevin Terry |
D.C. United v Los Angeles Galaxy
| July 7, 2001 (2001-07-07) 18 | D.C. United | 0–3 | Los Angeles Galaxy | Washington, D.C. |
| 5:00 pm PT | Albright 53' Ziadie 87' |
Report | Caligiuri 37' Hendrickson 46'Jones 63' 84'Hernández 83' (pen.) |
Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 23,704 Referee: Noel Kenny |
Los Angeles Galaxy v Miami Fusion
| July 13, 2001 (2001-07-13) 19 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 3–0 | Miami Fusion | Pasadena, CA |
| 10:00 pm PT | Hernández 8' Frye 85'Vanney 88' 90' (pen.) |
Report | Bilyk 21' Rimando 86'Llamosa 88'Alavanja 88'Bishop 89' |
Stadium: Rose Bowl Attendance: 16,207 Referee: Alex Prus |
New England Revolution v Los Angeles Galaxy
| July 17, 2001 (2001-07-17) 20 | New England Revolution | 3–2 | Los Angeles Galaxy | Foxborough, MA |
| 4:30 pm PT | Harris 7' Sunsing 32'Williams 51' |
Report | Hernández 28', 40' 42' Califf 49'Waibel 70'Hendrickson 90' |
Stadium: Foxboro Stadium Attendance: 12,391 Referee: Gerry Corrie |
Los Angeles Galaxy v D.C. United
| August 10, 2001 (2001-08-10) 21 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 1–0 | D.C. United | Pasadena, CA |
| 10:00 pm PT | Vanney 28' Vagenas 48'Hendrickson 72' |
Report | Talley 33' Namoff 63' |
Stadium: Rose Bowl Attendance: 13,805 Referee: Michael Kennedy |
Kansas City Wizards v Los Angeles Galaxy
| August 15, 2001 (2001-08-15) 22 | Kansas City Wizards | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | Los Angeles Galaxy | Kansas City, MO |
| 5:37 pm PT | Lowe 57' Lassiter 76'Garcia 82' |
Report | Califf 12' Cienfuegos 56'Hendrickson 63'  96'Hernández 80' |
Stadium: Arrowhead Stadium Attendance: 7,893 Referee: Peter Kokolski |
Los Angeles Galaxy v Tampa Bay Mutiny
| August 17, 2001 (2001-08-17) 23 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 5–1 | Tampa Bay Mutiny | Pasadena, CA |
| 11:00 pm PT | Vanney 18' 24' Addo 21' (o.g.)Victorine 29', 81'Quijano 44'Jones 79' |
Report | Ralston 4' Keller 14' |
Stadium: Rose Bowl Attendance: 12,115 Referee: Kevin Stott |
Los Angeles Galaxy v Chicago Fire
| August 25, 2001 (2001-08-25) 24 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 1–3 | Chicago Fire | Pasadena, CA |
| 4:00 pm PT | Hendrickson 68' Vagenas 78' |
Report | Razov 5' Bocanegra 60'Beasley 64', 90'Brown 83' |
Stadium: Rose Bowl Attendance: 23,488 Referee: Terry Vaughn |
Los Angeles Galaxy v Colorado Rapids
| August 31, 2001 (2001-08-31) 25 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | Colorado Rapids | Pasadena, CA |
| 10:00 PT | Cienfuegos 11' Elliott 64'Califf 69'Caligiuri 90'Lalas 101' |
Report | Bravo 28', 85' Baba 29'Shak 69' |
Stadium: Rose Bowl Attendance: 17,379 Referee: Noel Kenny |
Colorado Rapids v Los Angeles Galaxy
| September 8, 2001 (2001-09-08) 26 | Colorado Rapids | 0–2 | Los Angeles Galaxy | Denver, CO |
| 8:00 pm PT | Carrieri 38' Martinez 53'Shak 75' |
Report | Elliott 20' Califf 26'Waibel 59'Vagenas 90' |
Stadium: Mile High Stadium Attendance: 17,129 Referee: Erich Simmons |
Los Angeles Galaxy v San Jose Earthquakes
| September 12, 2001 (2001-09-12) 27 | Los Angeles Galaxy | Cancelled | San Jose Earthquakes | |
| Note: Matchweeks 27 and 28 were cancelled due to the September 11 attacks.[3] | ||||
San Jose Earthquakes v Los Angeles Galaxy
| September 16, 2001 (2001-09-16) 28 | San Jose Earthquakes | Cancelled | Los Angeles Galaxy | |
| Note: Matchweeks 27 and 28 were cancelled due to the September 11 attacks. | ||||
MLS Cup Playoffs
- Quarterfinals
Los Angeles Galaxy v NY/NJ MetroStars
| September 22, 2001 (2001-09-22) 1st Leg | Los Angeles Galaxy | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | NY/NJ MetroStars | Pasadena, CA |
| Caligiuri 63' 83' |
Report | Hernández 7' Faria 29'Valencia 32'Gilmar 65'Jolley 90'Perez 92' |
Stadium: Rose Bowl Attendance: 11,580 Referee: Terry Vaughn | |
| Note: The series is tied 1–1 on points. | ||||
NY/NJ MetroStars v Los Angeles Galaxy
| September 26, 2001 (2001-09-26) 2nd Leg | NY/NJ MetroStars | 4–1 | Los Angeles Galaxy | East Rutherford, NJ |
| Petke 50' Faria 72', 80'Chung 75'Valencia 83' |
Report | Victorine 4' Vanney 48' |
Stadium: Giants Stadium Attendance: 12,817 Referee: Noel Kenny | |
| Note: MetroStars lead the series 4–1 on points. | ||||
Los Angeles Galaxy v NY/NJ MetroStars
| September 29, 2001 (2001-09-29) 3rd Leg | Los Angeles Galaxy | 3–2 (1–0) (a.e.t.) | NY/NJ MetroStars | Pasadena, CA |
| Victorine 21', 33' Cienfuegos 39'Frye 56'Califf 71'Cienfuegos 8' |
Report | Villegas 49', 60' Perez 55' |
Stadium: Rose Bowl Attendance: 6,154 Referee: Paul Tamberino | |
| Note: The series ended in a tie 4–4 on points. Galaxy wins on Sudden Death Extra Time. | ||||
- Semifinals
Chicago Fire v Los Angeles Galaxy
| October 10, 2001 (2001-10-10) 1st Leg | Chicago Fire | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Los Angeles Galaxy | Chicago, IL |
| Wynalda 32' Beasley 52'Whitfield 60' |
Report | Hernández 44' 45' Frye 46'Caligiuri 94' |
Stadium: Soldier Field Attendance: 10,388 Referee: Kevin Stott | |
| Note: The series is tied 1–1 on points. | ||||
Los Angeles Galaxy v Chicago Fire
| October 13, 2001 (2001-10-13) 2nd Leg | Los Angeles Galaxy | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | Chicago Fire | Fullerton, CA |
| Jones 51' Vagenas 94' |
Report | Kovalenko 29' Brown 36'Marsch 83' |
Stadium: Titan Stadium Attendance: 10,100 Referee: Alex Prus | |
| Note: Galaxy leads the series 4–1 on points. | ||||
Chicago Fire v Los Angeles Galaxy
| October 17, 2001 (2001-10-17) 3rd Leg | Chicago Fire | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | Los Angeles Galaxy | Chicago, IL |
| Beasley 30' 84' Brown 46'Stoichkov 84'Bocanegra 97' |
Report | Califf 44' Hernández 46'Vanney 65'Cienfuegos 98' |
Stadium: Soldier Field Attendance: 13,444 Referee: Gerry Corrie | |
| Note: Galaxy wins the series 7–1 on points. | ||||
- MLS Cup
San Jose Earthquakes v Los Angeles Galaxy
| October 21, 2001 (2001-10-21) MLS Cup | San Jose Earthquakes | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Los Angeles Galaxy | Columbus, OH |
| Conrad 28' Donovan 43'Ekelund 78'Ibsen 83'De Rosario 96' |
Report | Hernández 21' Caligiuri 48'Califf 76' |
Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 21,626 Referee: Kevin Stott |
U.S. Open Cup
Main article: 2001 U.S. Open Cup
Los Angeles Galaxy v Nashville Metros
| June 27, 2001 (2001-06-27) Second Round | Los Angeles Galaxy | 5–0 | Nashville Metros | Fullerton, CA |
| Quijano 24' Vagenas 38' (pen.)Victorine 56'Elliott 86' (pen.), 90' |
Report | Stadium: Titan Stadium Attendance: 2,314 Referee: Brian Hall |
Los Angeles Galaxy v Seattle Sounders
| July 11, 2001 (2001-07-11) Third Round | Los Angeles Galaxy | 3–1 | Seattle Sounders | Fullerton, CA |
| Lalas 27' 63' Frye 32'Waibel 60'Bardales Jr. 81' |
Report | Kingsley 36' Reeves 58' |
Stadium: Titan Stadium Attendance: 2,450 Referee: Kevin Stott |
San Jose Earthquakes v Los Angeles Galaxy
| July 24, 2001 (2001-07-24) Quarterfinals | San Jose Earthquakes | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (9–10 p) | Los Angeles Galaxy | San Francisco, CA |
| Bower 10' Robinson 17'Corrales 42'Agoos 78'Agogo 81'Russell 88' |
Report | Waibel 21' Elliott 41' 73'Califf 60' |
Stadium: Negoesco Stadium Attendance: 1,881 Referee: Michael Kennedy | |
| Penalties | ||||
Agoos  Lagos Corrales Cerritos De Rosario Agogo Ibsen Russell Conrad Barrett  |
Vanney Vagenas Elliott Cienfuegos Hendrickson Waibel Caligiuri Jones Bardales Jr. Califf |
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Los Angeles Galaxy v Chicago Fire
| August 22, 2001 (2001-08-22) Semifinals | Los Angeles Galaxy | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | Chicago Fire | Fullerton, CA |
| Califf 24' Jones 25'Quijano 29'Vanney 73'Elliott 92'Lalas 94' |
Report | Whitfield 22' Marsch 44'Razov 45' |
Stadium: Titan Stadium Attendance: 6,871 Referee: Ricardo Valenzuela |
Los Angeles Galaxy v New England Revolution
| October 27, 2001 (2001-10-27) Final | Los Angeles Galaxy | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | New England Revolution | Fullerton, CA |
| Califf 17' 92' Hendrickson 70'Frye 89' |
Report | Harris 30' Heaps 88' |
Stadium: Titan Stadium Attendance: 4,195 Referee: Paul Tamberino |
FIFA Club World Championship
Main article: 2001 FIFA Club World Championship
As winners of the 2000 CONCACAF Champions' Cup, Los Angeles Galaxy was one of the 12 teams that were invited to the 2001 FIFA Club World Championship, which would be hosted in Spain from July 28 to August 12, 2001. However, the tournament was cancelled, primarily due to the collapse of ISL, which was marketing partner of FIFA at the time.
Hearts of Oak 
v 
Los Angeles Galaxy
v 
Los Angeles Galaxy
| July 31, 2001 (2001-07-31) 1 | Hearts of Oak | Cancelled | Los Angeles Galaxy | Madrid, Spain |
| Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Stadium |
Los Angeles Galaxy v 
Real Madrid
v 
Real Madrid
| August 3, 2001 (2001-08-03) 2 | Los Angeles Galaxy | Cancelled | Real Madrid | Madrid, Spain |
| Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Stadium |
Los Angeles Galaxy v 
Júbilo Iwata
v 
Júbilo Iwata
| August 6, 2001 (2001-08-06) 3 | Los Angeles Galaxy | Cancelled | Júbilo Iwata | Madrid, Spain |
| Stadium: Vicente Calderón Stadium |
References
- ↑ "FootballSquads - Los Angeles Galaxy - 2001".
- ↑ "2001 season in review". Los Angeles Galaxy. Archived from the original on August 4, 2020. Retrieved November 15, 2020.
- ↑ Jones, Grahame L. (September 14, 2001). "MLS Cancels Rest of Regular Season". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved November 15, 2020.
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