1996 Dallas Burn season

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Dallas Burn
1996 season
OwnerMajor League Soccer
Head coachDave Dir
StadiumCotton Bowl
MLSConference: 2nd
Overall: 4th
MLS CupLost Semifinals vs. Kansas City Wiz (1–2)
U.S. Open CupLost Semifinals vs. D.C. United
Highest home attendance35,250 vs. Columbus Crew (May 5, 1996)
Lowest home attendance7,338 vs. Columbus Crew (August 14, 1996)
Average home league attendance16,012 (regular season)
9,964 (playoffs)
1997 →

The 1996 Dallas Burn season was the inaugural season of the Major League Soccer team. It was the first time since 1981 that the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex had a professional soccer team. The team made the playoffs for the first time in franchise history.

Final standings[]

Pos Team
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 Pld W L SOW GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Los Angeles Galaxy 32 15 13 4 59 49 +10 49 Playoffs
2 Dallas Burn 32 12 15 5 50 48 +2 41
3 Kansas City Wiz 32 12 15 5 61 63 −2 41
4 San Jose Clash 32 12 17 3 50 50 0 39
5 Colorado Rapids 32 9 21 2 44 59 −15 29
Source: MLS

Regular season[]

April 14, 1996 1 San Jose Clash 0–0 (SO)
(1–2 SO)		 Dallas Burn Dallas, Texas
Recap Stadium: Cotton Bowl
Attendance: 27,779
April 18, 1996 2 Kansas City Wiz 0–3 Dallas Burn Dallas, Texas
Recap Kreis Goal 48'
Rodriguez Goal 72'
Kerr, Jr. Goal 85'		 Stadium: Cotton Bowl
Attendance: 9,405
April 21, 1996 3 Dallas Burn 1–3 Colorado Rapids Denver, Colorado
Kerr, Jr. Goal 59' Recap Balboa Goal 48', 64'
Bartlett Goal 57'		 Stadium: Mile High Stadium
Attendance: 21,711
April 28, 1996 4 Dallas Burn 2–1 Tampa Bay Mutiny Tampa, Florida
Kreis Goal 24'
Rodriguez Goal 30'		 Recap Lassiter Goal 81' Stadium: Tampa Stadium
Attendance: 14,084
May 1, 1996 5 Dallas Burn 1–3 D.C. United Washington, D.C.
Rodriguez Goal 43' Recap Diaz Arce Goal 15'
Etcheverry Goal 53'
Rammel Goal 64'		 Stadium: Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 11,253
May 5, 1996 6 Columbus Crew 0–0 (SO) Dallas Burn Dallas, Texas
Recap Stadium: Cotton Bowl
Attendance: 35,250
May 11, 1996 7 Dallas Burn 3–2 Kansas City Wiz Kansas City, Missouri
Kreis Goal 27'
Kerr, Jr. Goal 79'
Rodriguez Goal 85'		 Recap Preki Goal 38', 45' Stadium: Arrowhead Stadium
Attendance: 17,706
May 18, 1996 8 D.C. United 2–3 Dallas Burn Dallas, Texas
Sanneh Goal 65'
Agoos Goal 90'		 Recap Kreis Goal 40', 82'
Sanchez Goal 88'		 Stadium: Cotton Bowl
Attendance: 23,251
May 23, 1996 9 Tampa Bay Mutiny 1–0 Dallas Burn Dallas, Texas
Lassiter Goal 82' Recap Stadium: Cotton Bowl
Attendance: 11,457
May 29, 1996 10 Dallas Burn 0–2 Colorado Rapids Denver, Colorado
Recap Henderson Goal 24'
Harbor Goal 67'		 Stadium: Mile High Stadium
Attendance: 10,971
June 2, 1996 11 New York/New Jersey Metrostars 1–0 Dallas Burn Dallas, Texas
Wood Goal 62' Recap Stadium: Cotton Bowl
Attendance: 10,610
June 8, 1996 12 San Jose Clash 1–4 Dallas Burn Dallas, Texas
Espinoza Goal 12'
Own goal Goal 44'		 Recap Sanchez Goal 15'
Kreis Goal 33'
Soñora Goal 65'		 Stadium: Cotton Bowl
Attendance: 25,187
June 15, 1996 13 Colorado Rapids 1–1 (SO) Dallas Burn Dallas, Texas
Harbor Goal 1' Recap Sanchez Goal 73' Stadium: Cotton Bowl
Attendance: 9,704
June 19, 1996 14 Dallas Burn 0–0 (SO) New York/New Jersey Metrostars East Rutherford, New Jersey
Recap Stadium: Giants Stadium
Attendance: 14,322
June 23, 1996 15 Dallas Burn 4–1 New England Revolution Foxborough, Massachusetts
Lozzano Goal 36'
Farrer Goal 48'
Santel Goal 60'
Haynes Goal 89'		 Recap Keegan Goal 27' Stadium: Foxboro Stadium
Attendance: 17,066
June 29, 1996 16 Kansas City Wiz 1–0 Dallas Burn Dallas, Texas
Sorber Goal 39' Recap Stadium: Cotton Bowl
Attendance: 9,615
July 4, 1996 17 D.C. United 1–1 (SO) Dallas Burn Dallas, Texas
Diaz Arce Goal 61' Recap Kreis Goal 33' Stadium: Cotton Bowl
Attendance: 16,177
July 7, 1996 18 Dallas Burn 1–6 D.C. United Washington, D.C.
Ashton Goal 69' Recap Diaz Arce Goal 3', 48', 61', 63'
Rammel Goal 18', 77'		 Stadium: Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 11,244
July 10, 1996 19 Dallas Burn 2–3 New York/New Jersey Metrostars East Rutherford, New Jersey
Recap Stadium: Giants Stadium
Attendance: 17,416
July 17, 1996 20 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–5 Dallas Burn Dallas, Texas
Recap Stadium: Cotton Bowl
Attendance: 17,665
July 20, 1996 21 Dallas Burn 2–1 Kansas City Wiz Kansas City, Missouri
Recap Stadium: Arrowhead Stadium
Attendance: 11,592
July 27, 1996 22 Colorado Rapids 0–3 Dallas Burn Dallas, Texas
Recap Stadium: Cotton Bowl
Attendance: 9,081
July 31, 1996 23 Dallas Burn 2–1 Columbus Crew Columbus, Ohio
Recap Stadium: Ohio Stadium
Attendance: 13,190
August 10, 1996 24 Tampa Bay Mutiny 1–2 Dallas Burn Dallas, Texas
Recap Stadium: Cotton Bowl
Attendance: 12,503
August 14, 1996 25 Columbus Crew 2–2 (SO) Dallas Burn Dallas, Texas
Recap Stadium: Cotton Bowl
Attendance: 7,338
August 22, 1996 26 Dallas Burn 0–0 (SO) San Jose Clash San Jose, California
Recap Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 13,359
August 25, 1996 27 Dallas Burn 3–2 Los Angeles Galaxy Pasadena, California
Recap Stadium: Rose Bowl
Attendance: 19,279
September 4, 1996 28 Dallas Burn 1–2 New England Revolution Foxborough, Massachusetts
Recap Stadium: Foxboro Stadium
Attendance: 12,933
September 7, 1996 29 New England Revolution 2–0 Dallas Burn Dallas, Texas
Recap Stadium: Cotton Bowl
Attendance: 18,582
September 11, 1996 30 Dallas Burn 2–2 (SO) San Jose Clash San Jose, California
Recap Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 10,894
September 19, 1996 31 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–1 Dallas Burn Dallas, Texas
Recap Stadium: Cotton Bowl
Attendance: 12,569
September 22, 1996 32 Dallas Burn 1–2 Los Angeles Galaxy Pasadena, California
Recap Stadium: Rose Bowl
Attendance: 18,347

MLS Cup Playoffs[]

Western Conference Semifinals[]

September 26, 1996 Game 1 Dallas Burn 2–3 Kansas City Wiz Kansas City, Missouri
Elliott Goal 21'
Ashton Goal 25'		 Recap Johnston Goal 16'
McKeon Goal 79'
Preki Goal 89'		 Stadium: Arrowhead Stadium
Attendance: 4,466
September 29, 1996 Game 2 Kansas City Wiz 1–2 Dallas Burn Dallas, Texas
Preki Goal 30' Recap Kreis Goal 5'
Washington Goal 32'		 Stadium: Cotton Bowl
Attendance: 10,125
October 2, 1996 Game 3 Kansas City Wiz 2–2 (SO) Dallas Burn Dallas, Texas
Chung Goal 41'
Takawira Goal 62'		 Recap Sanchez Goal 27'
Elliott Goal 66'		 Stadium: Cotton Bowl
Attendance: 9,802

U.S. Open Cup[]

September 16, 1996 Quarterfinal Seattle Sounders Washington (state) 2–3 Texas Dallas Burn Dallas, Texas
Leonetti Goal 3'
Hoggan Goal 90' (pen.)		 Lozzano Goal 58'
Elliott Goal 70'
Eck Goal 79'		 Stadium: Cotton Bowl
Attendance: 1,305
October 27, 1996 Semifinal D.C. United Washington, D.C. 2–0 Texas Dallas Burn Dallas, Texas
Moreno Goal 12', 82' Stadium: Cotton Bowl
Attendance: 1,958

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