1997 Major League Soccer season
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Season | 1997 |
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MLS Cup | D.C. United (2nd title) |
Supporters' Shield | D.C. United (1st shield) |
Matches played | 160 |
Goals scored | 522 (3.26 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Jaime Moreno (16 goals) |
Longest winning run | Kansas City Wizards Games: 7 (07/19 – 08/31) |
Longest losing run | New England Revolution Games: 9 (07/20 – 09/12) |
Highest attendance | New England Revolution Season: 342,762 Game Avg.: 21,423 |
Lowest attendance | Kansas City Wizards Season: 144,935 Game Avg.: 9,058 |
Total attendance | 2,339,019 |
Average attendance | 14,619 |
← 1996 1998 → |
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D.C.
United
United
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NY/NJ MetroStars
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Tampa Bay Mutiny
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Columbus Crew
![New England Revolution New England Revolution](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/ButtonBlue.svg/8px-ButtonBlue.svg.png)
New England Revolution
![Colorado Rapids Colorado Rapids](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/ButtonRed.svg/8px-ButtonRed.svg.png)
Colorado Rapids
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Dallas
Burn
Burn
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Los Angeles Galaxy
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Kansas City Wizards
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San Jose Clash
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The 1997 Major League Soccer season was the second season of Major League Soccer.
Stadiums[]
Colorado Rapids | Columbus Crew | D.C. United | Dallas Burn | Kansas City Wizards |
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Mile High Stadium | Ohio Stadium | RFK Memorial Stadium | Cotton Bowl | Arrowhead Stadium |
Capacity: 76,273 | Capacity: 102,329 | Capacity: 46,000 | Capacity: 92,100 | Capacity: 81,425 |
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Los Angeles Galaxy | New England Revolution | NY/NJ MetroStars | San Jose Clash | Tampa Bay Mutiny |
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Rose Bowl | Foxboro Stadium | Giants Stadium | Spartan Stadium | Houlihan's Stadium |
Capacity: 92,542 | Capacity: 60,292 | Capacity: 80,200 | Capacity: 30,456 | Capacity: 74,301 |
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Standings[]
Eastern Conference[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | SOW | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | D.C. United | 32 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 70 | 53 | +17 | 55 | Playoffs |
2 | Tampa Bay Mutiny | 32 | 14 | 15 | 3 | 55 | 60 | −5 | 45 | |
3 | Columbus Crew | 32 | 12 | 17 | 3 | 42 | 41 | +1 | 39 | |
4 | New England Revolution | 32 | 11 | 17 | 4 | 40 | 53 | −13 | 37 | |
5 | NY/NJ MetroStars | 32 | 11 | 19 | 2 | 43 | 53 | −10 | 35 |
Source: MLS
Western Conference[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | SOW | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Kansas City Wizards | 32 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 57 | 51 | +6 | 49 | Playoffs |
2 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 32 | 14 | 16 | 2 | 55 | 44 | +11 | 44 | |
3 | Dallas Burn | 32 | 13 | 16 | 3 | 55 | 49 | +6 | 42 | |
4 | Colorado Rapids | 32 | 12 | 18 | 2 | 50 | 59 | −9 | 38 | |
5 | San Jose Clash | 32 | 9 | 20 | 3 | 55 | 59 | −4 | 30 |
Source: MLS
Overall standings[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | SOW | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | D.C. United (C, X) | 32 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 70 | 53 | +17 | 55 | 1998 CONCACAF Champions' Cup[a] |
2 | Kansas City Wizards | 32 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 57 | 51 | +6 | 49 | |
3 | Tampa Bay Mutiny | 32 | 14 | 15 | 3 | 55 | 60 | −5 | 45 | |
4 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 32 | 14 | 16 | 2 | 55 | 44 | +11 | 44 | |
5 | Dallas Burn | 32 | 13 | 16 | 3 | 55 | 49 | +6 | 42 | |
6 | Columbus Crew | 32 | 12 | 17 | 3 | 42 | 41 | +1 | 39 | |
7 | Colorado Rapids | 32 | 12 | 18 | 2 | 50 | 59 | −9 | 38 | 1998 CONCACAF Champions' Cup[a] |
8 | New England Revolution | 32 | 11 | 17 | 4 | 40 | 53 | −13 | 37 | |
9 | NY/NJ MetroStars | 32 | 11 | 19 | 2 | 43 | 53 | −10 | 35 | |
10 | San Jose Clash | 32 | 9 | 20 | 3 | 55 | 59 | −4 | 30 |
MLS Cup Playoffs[]
Bracket[]
- The ties were a best-of-three series.
Conference Semifinals | Conference Finals | MLS Cup '97 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | D.C. United | 4 | 1 (4) | x | |||||||||||||||
4 | New England Revolution | 1 | 1 (3) | x | |||||||||||||||
1 | D.C. United | 3 | 1 | x | |||||||||||||||
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 | |||||||||||||||
3 | Dallas Burn | 0 | 1 | x | |||||||||||||||
2 | LA Galaxy | 0 (0) | 0 | x | |||||||||||||||
3 | Dallas Burn | 0 (2) | 3 | x |
Conference Semi-finals[]
Eastern Conference
Game 1
D.C. United | 4–1 | New England Revolution |
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Game 2
New England Revolution | 1–1 | D.C. United |
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3–4 |
Foxboro Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts
Attendance: 16,233
- D.C. United advance to the Conference Finals.
Game 1
Tampa Bay Mutiny | 1–2 | Columbus Crew |
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Game 2
Columbus Crew | 2–0 | Tampa Bay Mutiny |
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- Columbus Crew advance to the Conference Finals.
Western Conference
Game 2
Dallas Burn | 3–0 | Los Angeles Galaxy |
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Washington ![]() Peinado ![]() |
Report |
- Dallas Burn advance to the Conference Finals.
Game 1
Kansas City Wizards | 0–3 | Colorado Rapids |
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Report |
Game 2
Colorado Rapids | 3–2 | Kansas City Wizards |
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- Colorado Rapids advance to the Conference Finals.
Conference finals[]
Western Conference
Game 1
Dallas Burn | 0–1 | Colorado Rapids |
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Game 2
Colorado Rapids | 2–1 | Dallas Burn |
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- Colorado Rapids advance to MLS Cup '97.
Eastern Conference
Game 1
D.C. United | 3–2 | Columbus Crew |
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Report |
Game 2
Columbus Crew | 0–1 | D.C. United |
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- D.C. United advance to MLS Cup '97.
MLS Cup '97[]
MLS Cup 1997
D.C. United | 2–1 | Colorado Rapids |
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- D.C. United and Colorado Rapids earn a berth to the 1998 CONCACAF Champions' Cup.
Player awards[]
Weekly awards[]
Monthly awards[]
Month | Player of the Month | Club |
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April | ![]() |
D.C. United |
May | ![]() |
Dallas Burn |
June | ![]() |
D.C. United |
July | ![]() |
Los Angeles Galaxy |
August | ![]() |
Columbus Crew |
September | ![]() |
New England Revolution |
End-of-season awards[]
Award | Player | Club |
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Most Valuable Player | ![]() |
Kansas City Wizards |
Scoring Champion | ![]() |
Kansas City Wizards |
Defender of the Year | ![]() |
D.C. United |
Goalkeeper of the Year | ![]() |
Columbus Crew |
Rookie of the Year | ![]() |
Tampa Bay Mutiny |
Coach of the Year | ![]() |
D.C. United |
Goal of the Year | ![]() |
D.C. United |
Fair Play Award | ![]() |
Kansas City Wizards |
Player statistics[]
Top goal scorers[]
Position | Player | Club | Goals |
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1 | ![]() |
D.C. United | 16 |
2 | ![]() |
D.C. United | 15 |
3 | ![]() |
NY/NJ MetroStars | 14 |
4 | ![]() |
Kansas City Wizards | 12 |
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San Jose Clash | ||
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Dallas Burn | ||
7 | ![]() |
Dallas Burn | 11 |
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Los Angeles Galaxy | ||
9 | ![]() |
San Jose Clash | 10 |
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Kansas City Wizards | ||
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Tampa Bay Mutiny | ||
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San Jose Clash |
Goalkeeping leaders[]
(Minimum 1,000 minutes)
No. | Player | Club | Games played |
Minutes | Goals against |
GA average |
Wins | Loses |
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1 | ![]() |
Columbus Crew | 29 | 2,609 | 35 | 1.21 | 14 | 15 |
2 | ![]() |
New England Revolution | 22 | 1,980 | 28 | 1.27 | 15 | 7 |
3 | ![]() |
Los Angeles Galaxy | 19 | 1,661 | 24 | 1.30 | 12 | 6 |
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Colorado Rapids | 25 | 2,157 | 37 | 1.54 | 13 | 10 |
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Kansas City Wizards | 29 | 2,597 | 45 | 1.56 | 21 | 8 |
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Dallas Burn | 30 | 2,700 | 48 | 1.60 | 14 | 16 |
7 | ![]() |
NY/NJ MetroStars | 30 | 2,684 | 48 | 1.61 | 12 | 18 |
8 | ![]() |
San Jose Clash | 21 | 1,831 | 33 | 1.62 | 7 | 14 |
9 | ![]() |
D.C. United | 14 | 1,171 | 22 | 1.69 | 9 | 5 |
10 | ![]() |
San Jose Clash | 20 | 1,679 | 35 | 1.88 | 7 | 11 |
11 | ![]() |
Tampa Bay Mutiny | 25 | 2,143 | 45 | 1.89 | 15 | 10 |
Played for more than one team – Most Recent Team Listed*
Attendance[]
Club | Games | Season Total | Game Average |
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New England Revolution | 16 | 342,762 | 21,423 |
Los Angeles Galaxy | 16 | 330,015 | 20,626 |
NY/NJ MetroStars | 16 | 270,388 | 16,899 |
D.C. United | 16 | 267,171 | 16,698 |
Columbus Crew | 16 | 240,680 | 15,043 |
San Jose Clash | 16 | 217,546 | 13,597 |
Colorado Rapids | 16 | 189,355 | 11,835 |
Tampa Bay Mutiny | 16 | 181,322 | 11,333 |
Dallas Burn | 16 | 154,845 | 9,678 |
Kansas City Wizards | 16 | 144,935 | 9,058 |
OVERALL | 160 | 2,339,019 | 14,619 |
Coaches[]
Eastern Conference[]
- D.C. United: Bruce Arena
- New York/New Jersey MetroStars: Carlos Alberto Parreira
Western Conference[]
- Dallas Burn: Dave Dir
- Kansas City Wiz: Ron Newman
- San Jose Clash: Brian Quinn
References[]
Categories:
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