2000 Major League Soccer season

2000 Major League Soccer season
Season 2000
MLS Cup Kansas City Wizards (1st title)
Supporters' Shield Kansas City Wizards (1st shield)
Matches played 192
Goals scored 612 (3.19 per match)
Top goalscorer Mamadou Diallo
Tampa Bay Mutiny
Goals: 26
Longest winning run MetroStars
Games: 5
(07/01 – 08/02)
Longest unbeaten run Kansas City Wizards
Games: 12
(03/25 – 06/04)
Longest losing run San Jose Earthquakes
Games: 6
(07/15 – 08/19)
Highest attendance Los Angeles Galaxy
Season: 326,392
Game Avg.: 20,400
Lowest attendance Miami Fusion F.C.
Season: 119,352
Game Avg.: 7,460
Average attendance Major League Soccer
Season: 2,641,085
Game Avg.: 13,756

The 2000 Major League Soccer season was the 88th season of FIFA-sanctioned soccer in the United States and Canada, the 22nd with a national first-division league, and the fifth season of Major League Soccer. The regular season began on March 25 and continued through September 9, culminating with the 2000 MLS Cup Playoffs.

Changes from 1999

Most notably the 2000 season marked the first time in Major League Soccer history, and the first season of 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, if two teams were tied, the tie would stand.

Additionally, the league broke into three separate divisions, the East, Central and West divisions. The league would use this format until 2002, when the two Florida franchises, Tampa Bay Mutiny and Miami Fusion folded.

Final standings

Eastern Division GP W L D GF GA GD Pts
x – MetroStars 32171236456854
x – New England Revolution 32131364749-245
Miami Fusion F.C. 32121555456-241
D.C. United 3281864463-1930
Central Division GP W L D GF GA GD Pts
x – Chicago Fire 32179667511657
x – Tampa Bay Mutiny 321612462501252
x – Dallas Burn 32141445454046
Columbus Crew 32111654858-1038
Western Division GP W L D GF GA GD Pts
s – Kansas City Wizards 32167947291857
x – Los Angeles Galaxy 321410847371050
x – Colorado Rapids 32131544359-1643
San Jose Earthquakes 3271783550-1529

Overall

Pos Club Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Kansas City Wizards (SS) (W1) 3216794729+1857 2000 MLS Cup Playoffs, 2002 CONCACAF Champions' Cup
2 Chicago Fire (C1) 3217966751+1657
3 MetroStars (E1) 32171236456+854 2000 MLS Cup Playoffs
4 Tampa Bay Mutiny 32161246250+1252
5 Los Angeles Galaxy 32141084737+1050
6 Dallas Burn 32141445454046
7 New England Revolution 32131364749–245
8 Colorado Rapids 32131544359–1643
9 Miami Fusion 32121555456–241  
10 Columbus Crew 32111654858–1038
11 D.C. United 3281864463–1930
12 San Jose Earthquakes 3271783550–1529

Source: MLSSoccer.com
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head record; 3rd goal difference; 4th number of goals scored.
(SS) = MLS Supporters' Shield; (E1) = Eastern Division champion, (C1) = Central Division champion, (W1) = Western Division champion
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified for the MLS Cup Playoffs, but not yet to the particular round indicated; (E) = Eliminated from playoff-contention.

MLS Cup Playoffs

Playoff Bracket

  Quarter-finals Semi-finals MLS Cup '00
                                   
  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  

Quarterfinals

September 24, 2000
Game 3
Colorado Rapids 2 – 3 Kansas City Wizards
Bravo  70',  90'+ (pen) Henderson  11'
Molnar  65'
Gomez  69'

Kansas City Wizards advance 7-1 on points.

September 15, 2000
Game 1
New England Revolution 1 – 2 Chicago Fire
Harris  50' Wright  54' (O.G.)
Kovalenko  73'
Soldier Field
Chicago
Attendance: 10,476

September 22, 2000
Game 3
New England Revolution 0 – 6 Chicago Fire
Razov  5',  65'
Stoichkov  14',  17'
Nowak  45'+
George  75'
Soldier Field
Chicago
Attendance: 5,972

Chicago Fire advance 6-3 on points.

September 15, 2000
Game 1
Dallas Burn 1 – 1 (AET)
0 – 1 (ASDET) 		MetroStars
Rhine  57' Mathis  34'
Valencia  100'

September 20, 2000
Game 2
MetroStars 2 – 1 Dallas Burn
Mathis  53',  81' Rodríguez  82' (Pen)
Cotton Bowl
Dallas, Texas
Attendance: 7,555

MetroStars advance 6-0 on points.

September 20, 2000
Game 2
Tampa Bay Mutiny 2 – 5 Los Angeles Galaxy
Diallo  21', 67' Hendrickson  14'
Kelly  19'
Hernández  48'
Cienfuegos  51'
Jones  85'

Los Angeles Galaxy advance 6-0 on points.

Semifinals

September 26, 2000
Game 1
MetroStars 0 – 3 Chicago Fire
Stoichkov  21'
Kovalenko  35'
Razov  84'
Soldier Field
Chicago
Attendance: 7,141

September 30, 2000
Game 2
Chicago Fire 0 – 2 MetroStars
Chung  40'
Valencia  84'

October 6, 2000
Game 3
MetroStars 2 – 3 Chicago Fire
Valencia  32',  36' Brown  4'
Stoichkov  31'
Razov  88'
Soldier Field
Chicago
Attendance: 10,133

Chicago Fire advance 6-3 on points.

October 3, 2000
Game 2
Kansas City Wizards 1 – 1 (AET)
0 – 1 (ASDET) 		Los Angeles Galaxy
McKeon  29' Jones  16'
Califf  93'


  0–1 series (SDET)  
Molnar  6'

Kansas City Wizards advance 1-0 in series overtime (SDET) after 4-4 tie on points.

MLS Cup 2000

October 15, 2000
Kansas City Wizards 1 – 0 Chicago Fire
Molnar  11'
Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium
Washington, D.C.
Attendance: 39,159

Team Awards

International Competition

2000 CONCACAF Champions' Cup

Top Goal Scorers

Position Player Club Goals
1 Senegal Mamadou Diallo Tampa Bay Mutiny 26
2 United States Ante Razov Chicago Fire 18
3 United States Clint Mathis MetroStars* 16
Colombia Diego Serna Miami Fusion F.C. 16
Colombia Adolfo Valencia MetroStars 16
6 Argentina Ecuador Ariel Graziani Dallas Burn 15
United States Dante Washington Columbus Crew 15
Jamaica Wolde Harris New England Revolution 15
9 Colombia Alex Comas MetroStars 13
10 Denmark Miklos Molnar Kansas City Wizards 12
Bolivia Jaime Moreno D.C. United 12

Played for more than one team – Most Recent Team Listed*

Individual Awards

AwardPlayerClub
Most Valuable PlayerUnited States Tony MeolaKansas City Wizards
Scoring ChampionSenegal Mamadou Diallo (56 Points)Tampa Bay Mutiny
Defender of the YearUnited States Peter VermesKansas City Wizards
Goalkeeper of the YearUnited States Tony MeolaKansas City Wizards
Rookie of the YearUnited States Carlos BocanegraChicago Fire
Coach of the YearUnited States Bob GanslerKansas City Wizards
Comeback Player of the YearUnited States Tony MeolaKansas City Wizards
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

Winningest Coaches (By Wins)

CoachClubWinLossDrawPct.Pts.OT Rec.
United States Bob BradleyChicago Fire17960.625570-1-6
Ecuador Octavio ZambranoMetroStars171230.578543-2-3
United States Bob GanslerKansas City Wizards16790.641570-0-9
United States Tim HankinsonTampa Bay Mutiny161240.563521-1-4
Germany United States Sigi SchmidLos Angeles Galaxy141080.563501-2-8
United States Dave DirDallas Burn141440.500460-0-4
Uruguay United States Fernando ClavijoNew England Revolution131360.500451-1-6
United States Glenn MyernickColorado Rapids131540.469433-1-4
United States Tom FitzgeraldColumbus Crew111650.422381-0-5
England Ray HudsonMiami Fusion F.C.111210.479341-1-1
Netherlands Thomas RongenD.C. United81860.344302-3-6
Germany Lothar OsianderSan Jose Earthquakes71780.344290-1-8
Brazil Ivo WortmannMiami Fusion F.C.1340.37570-0-4

Team Attendance Totals

Club Games Season Game Avg.
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 F.C. 16 119,352 7,460
OVERALL 192 2,641,085 13,756

References

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