1999 Major League Soccer season

1999 Major League Soccer season
Season	1999
MLS Cup	D.C. United (3rd title)
Supporters' Shield	D.C. United (2nd shield)
Matches played	192
Goals scored	549 (2.86 per match)
Top goalscorer	Stern John; Roy Lassiter; Jason Kreis; (18 goals)
Highest attendance	Columbus Crew; Season: 283,129; Game Avg.: 17,696
Lowest attendance	Kansas City Wizards; Season: 130,924; Game Avg.: 8,183
Total attendance	2,742,102
Average attendance	14,282
	← 1998 2000 →

The 1999 Major League Soccer season was the fourth season in Major League Soccer's history. This was the last season which used the 35 yard line shootout rule to resolve tied games, and that of the countdown timer, with MLS Cup 1999 adopting the IFAB-standard running clock thereafter.

Final standings[]

Eastern Conference[]

Pos	Team v t	Pld	W	SOW	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	D.C. United	32	17	6	9	65	43	+22	57	Playoffs
2	Columbus Crew	32	13	6	13	48	39	+9	45
3	Tampa Bay Mutiny	32	9	5	18	51	50	+1	32
4	Miami Fusion	32	8	5	19	42	59	−17	29
5	New England Revolution	32	7	5	20	38	53	−15	26
6	MetroStars	32	4	3	25	32	64	−32	15

Source: FBREF.com

Western Conference[]

Pos	Team v t	Pld	W	SOW	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Los Angeles Galaxy	32	17	3	12	49	29	+20	54	Playoffs
2	Dallas Burn	32	16	3	13	54	35	+19	51
3	Chicago Fire	32	15	3	14	51	36	+15	48
4	Colorado Rapids	32	14	6	12	38	39	−1	48
5	San Jose Clash	32	9	10	13	48	49	−1	37
6	Kansas City Wizards	32	6	2	24	33	53	−20	20

Source: FBREF.com

Overall Table[]

Pos	Team v	Pld	W	SOW	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	D.C. United (C, S)	32	17	6	9	65	43	+22	57	2000 CONCACAF Champions' Cup^[a]
2	Los Angeles Galaxy	32	17	3	12	49	29	+20	54	2000 CONCACAF Champions' Cup^[b]
3	Dallas Burn	32	16	3	13	54	35	+19	51
4	Chicago Fire	32	15	3	14	51	36	+15	48
5	Colorado Rapids	32	14	6	12	38	39	−1	48
6	Columbus Crew	32	13	6	13	48	39	+9	45
7	San Jose Clash	32	9	10	13	48	49	−1	37
8	Tampa Bay Mutiny	32	9	5	18	51	50	+1	32
9	Miami Fusion	32	8	5	19	42	59	−17	29
10	New England Revolution	32	7	5	20	38	53	−15	26
11	Kansas City Wizards	32	6	2	24	33	53	−20	20
12	MetroStars	32	4	3	25	32	64	−32	15

Source: MLSsoccer.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head record; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored
(C) Champion; (S) MLS Supporters' Shield
Notes:

^ As 1999 MLS Cup winner
^ As 1999 MLS Cup runner-up

MLS Cup Playoffs[]

Bracket[]

Conference Semifinals					Conference Finals					MLS Cup '99

E1	D.C. United	2	0 (3)	x
E4	Miami	0	0 (2)	x
					E1	D.C. United	2	1	4
Eastern Conference
					E2	Columbus	1	5	0
E2	Columbus	2	2	x

E3	Tampa Bay	0	0	x
										E1	D.C. United	2
										W1	Los Angeles	0
W1	Los Angeles	3	2	x
W4	Colorado	0	0	x
					W1	Los Angeles	2	2 (3)	3
Western Conference
					W2	Dallas	1	2 (4)	1
W2	Dallas	2	0	3

W3	Chicago	1	4	2

Best of Three series winner will advance.

Conference semifinals[]

Eastern Conference

October 16, 1999

Game 1

D.C. United	2–0	Miami Fusion
Moreno 34', 88'	Report

RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C.

Attendance: 18,011

Referee: Tim Weyland

October 24, 1999

Game 2

Miami Fusion	0–0	D.C. United
	Report
Penalties
Mastroeni Heaps Rooney Martínez Vargas Marshall	2–3	Etcheverry Wood Agoos Soñora Aunger Lassiter

Lockhart Stadium, Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Attendance: 8,446

Referee: Ricardo Valenzuela

D.C. United advance 2–0, to the Conference Finals.

October 17, 1999

Game 1

Columbus Crew	2–0	Tampa Bay Mutiny
John 78', 84'	Report

Columbus Crew Stadium, Columbus, Ohio

Attendance: 9,188

Referee: Paul Tamberino

October 22, 1999

Game 2

Tampa Bay Mutiny	0–2	Columbus Crew
	Report	West 23' Cunningham 88'

Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Florida

Attendance: 14,392

Referee: Tim Weyland

Columbus Crew advance 2–0, to the Conference Finals.

Western Conference

October 17, 1999

Game 1

Los Angeles Galaxy	3–0	Colorado Rapids
Hendrickson 8' Vanney 52' (pen.) Jones 57'	Report

Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California

Attendance: 16,307

Referee: Marcel Yonan

October 24, 1999

Game 2

Colorado Rapids	0–2	Los Angeles Galaxy
	Report	Pena 74' Franchino 84'

Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado

Attendance: 6,542

Referee: Rich Grady

Los Angeles Galaxy advance 2–0, to the Conference Finals.

October 16, 1999

Game 1

Dallas Burn	2–1	Chicago Fire
Graziani 52' Santel 75'	Report	Ball 79'

Cotton Bowl, Dallas, Texas

Attendance: 10,980

Referee: Andrew Barnes

October 23, 1999

Game 2

Chicago Fire	4–0	Dallas Burn
Nowak 18' Kosecki 36' Razov 43' Kovalenko 46'	Report

Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois

Attendance: 13,197

Referee: Ali Saheli

October 27, 1999

Game 3

Dallas Burn	3–2	Chicago Fire
Deering 55' Rodríguez 84' (pen.) Graziani 86'	Report	Razov 3' Marsch 5'

Cotton Bowl, Dallas, Texas

Attendance: 9,795

Referee: Kevin Stott

Dallas Burn advance 2–1, to the Conference Finals.

Conference finals[]

October 31, 1999

Game 1

D.C. United	2–1	Columbus Crew
Moreno 15' Olsen 72'	Report	Cunningham 82'

RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C.

Attendance: 14,529

Referee: Kevin Stott

November 7, 1999

Game 2

Columbus Crew	5–1	D.C. United
Elcock 20' Cunningham 41' Stern John 48', 61', 84'	Report	Lassiter 7'

Columbus Crew Stadium, Columbus, Ohio

Attendance: 12,778

Referee: Brian Hall

November 13, 1999

Game 3

D.C. United	4–0	Columbus Crew
Moreno 17' Lassiter 34', 52' Etcheverry 86'	Report

RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C.

Attendance: 21,451

Referee: Ricardo Valenzuela

D.C. United advance 2–1, advance to MLS Cup '99.

October 31, 1999

Game 1

Los Angeles Galaxy	2–1	Dallas Burn
Cienfuegos 39' Hendrickson 90'	Report	Graziani 75'

Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California

Attendance: 17,372

Referee: Noel Kenny

November 7, 1999

Game 2

Dallas Burn	2–2	Los Angeles Galaxy
Graziani 33', 73'	Report	Hermosillo 12', 54'
Penalties
Santel Tréllez Farrer Daniv Rodríguez Pareja Graziani	4–3	Jones Cienfuegos Vanney Hendrickson Hermosillo Caligiuri Pena

Cotton Bowl, Dallas, Texas

Attendance: 13,816

Referee: Ricardo Valenzuela

November 11, 1999

Game 3

Los Angeles Galaxy	3–1	Dallas Burn
Vanney 3' (pen.) Hermosillo 20' Cienfuegos 68'	Report	Kreis 89' (pen.)

Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California

Attendance: 25,703

Referee: Brian Hall

Los Angeles Galaxy advance 2–1. advance to MLS Cup '99.

MLS Cup '99[]

MLS Cup 1999

November 21, 1999

Los Angeles Galaxy	0–2	D.C. United
	Report	Moreno 19' Olsen 45+3'

Foxboro Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts

Attendance: 44,910

Referee: Tim Weyland

D.C. United and Los Angeles Galaxy earn MLS berths to 2000 CONCACAF Champions' Cup.

Player awards[]

Weekly awards[]

Week	Player of the Week	Team
Week 1	Jason Kreis	Dallas Burn
Week 2	Ante Razov	Chicago Fire
Week 3	Ante Razov	Chicago Fire
Week 4	Matt Jordan	Dallas Burn
Week 5	Jason Kreis	Dallas Burn
Week 6	Ivan McKinley	New England Revolution
Week 7	Jeff Cunningham	Columbus Crew
Week 8	Mark Chung	New York/New Jersey MetroStars
Week 9	Roy Lassiter	D.C. United
Week 10	Giovanni Savarese	New England Revolution
Week 11	Jason Kreis	Dallas Burn
Week 12	Jaime Moreno	D.C. United
Week 13	Joe-Max Moore	New England Revolution
Week 14	Jorge Dely Valdés	Colorado
Week 15	Stern John	Columbus Crew
Week 16	Jason Kreis	Dallas Burn
Week 17	Chris Klein	Kansas City Wizards
Week 18	Raúl Díaz Arce	Tampa Bay Mutiny
Week 19	Luboš Kubík	Chicago Fire
Week 20	Ariel Graziani	Dallas Burn
Week 21	Ben Olsen	D.C. United
Week 22	Manny Lagos	Tampa Bay Mutiny
Week 23	Giovanni Savarese	New England Revolution
Week 24	Eddie Lewis	San Jose Clash
Week 25	Brian McBride	Columbus Crew
Week 26	Jason Kreis	Dallas Burn
Week 27	Jason Kreis	Dallas Burn

Monthly awards[]

Month	Player of the Month	Team
March	Ante Razov	Chicago Fire
April	Musa Shannon	Tampa Bay Mutiny
May	Roy Lassiter	D.C. United
June	Jason Kreis	Dallas Burn
July	Raúl Díaz Arce	Tampa Bay Mutiny
August	Matt Jordan	Dallas Burn
September	Ronald Cerritos	San Jose Clash

End-of-season awards[]

Award	Player	Team
Most Valuable Player	Jason Kreis	Dallas Burn
Scoring Champion	Jason Kreis - (51 Pts.)	Dallas Burn
Defender of the Year	Robin Fraser	Los Angeles Galaxy
Goalkeeper of the Year	Kevin Hartman	Los Angeles Galaxy
Rookie of the Year	Jay Heaps	Miami Fusion
Coach of the Year	Sigi Schmid	Los Angeles Galaxy
Goal of the Year	Marco Etcheverry	D.C. United
Fair Play Award	Steve Ralston	Tampa Bay Mutiny

Player statistics[]

Top Goal Scorers[]

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Stern John	Columbus Crew	18
	Roy Lassiter	D.C. United	18
	Jason Kreis	Dallas Burn	18
4	Joe-Max Moore	New England Revolution	15
	Ronald Cerritos	San Jose Clash	15
6	Ante Razov	Chicago Fire	14
7	Raúl Díaz Arce	San Jose Clash, Tampa Bay Mutiny	13
8	Musa Shannon	Tampa Bay Mutiny	12
	Jeff Cunningham	Columbus Crew	12
10	Diego Serna	Miami Fusion	10
	Jaime Moreno	D.C. United	10
	Giovanni Savarese	New England Revolution	10
	Josh Wolff	Chicago Fire	10
	Jorge Dely Valdés	Colorado Rapids	10

International Competition[]

CONCACAF Champions' Cup

Chicago Fire
Defeated Joe Public F.C. 2–0 (Quarterfinals).
Lost L.D. Alajuelense 5–4 PK, 1–1 draw (Semi-finals).
Draw D.C. United Third place match 2–2. (Third place shared)
D.C. United
Defeated Olimpia 1–0 (Quarterfinals).
Lost Necaxa 3–1 (Semifinals).
Draw Chicago Fire Third place match 2–2. (Third place shared)

Attendance[]

Club	Games	Home Total	Home Average
Columbus Crew	16	283,129	17,696
Los Angeles Galaxy	16	282,113	17,632
D.C. United	16	278,711	17,419
New England Revolution	16	267,752	16,795
Chicago Fire	16	256,261	16,016
San Jose Clash	16	239,350	14,959
New York/New Jersey MetroStars	16	235,301	14,706
Colorado Rapids	16	224,459	14,029
Tampa Bay Mutiny	16	209,700	13,106
Dallas Burn	16	195,381	12,211
Miami Fusion	16	139,021	8,689
Kansas City Wizards	16	130,924	8,183
OVERALL	192	2,742,102	14,282

Coaches[]

Eastern Conference[]

D.C. United: Thomas Rongen

Western Conference[]

Dallas Burn: Dave Dir
Kansas City Wiz: Ron Newman, Ken Fogarty and Bob Gansler
San Jose Clash: Brian Quinn

References[]

MLS Site

[table_note_res_PO10.93184977207885-1] As 1999 MLS Cup winner

[table_note_res_PO20.93184977207885-2] As 1999 MLS Cup runner-up

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[b]

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Season	1999
MLS Cup	D.C. United (3rd title)
Supporters' Shield	D.C. United (2nd shield)
Matches played	192
Goals scored	549 (2.86 per match)
Top goalscorer	Stern John Roy Lassiter Jason Kreis (18 goals)
Highest attendance	Columbus Crew Season: 283,129 Game Avg.: 17,696
Lowest attendance	Kansas City Wizards Season: 130,924 Game Avg.: 8,183
Total attendance	2,742,102
Average attendance	14,282
← 1998 2000 →

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Eastern	D.C. United
Western	Dallas Burn Kansas City Wizards San Jose Clash