2001 Major League Soccer season

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2001 Major League Soccer season
Season2001
MLS CupSan Jose Earthquakes (1st title)
Supporters' ShieldMiami Fusion (1st shield)
Matches played158
Goals scored519 (3.28 per match)
Top goalscorerAlex Pineda Chacon
Miami Fusion F.C.
Goals: 19
Highest attendanceD.C. United
Season: 258,213
Game Avg.: 21,518
Lowest attendanceSan Jose Earthquakes
Season: 125,250
Game Avg.: 9,635
Total attendance2,363,859
Average attendance14,961
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The 2001 Major League Soccer season was shortened due to the September 11 attacks, with the final weeks' regular season matches canceled.[1] The playoffs, however, were played, and the San Jose Earthquakes won their first MLS Cup.

Standings[]

Eastern Conference
  • v
  • t
Pos Club Pts GP W L T GF GA GD
1 Miami Fusion 53 26 16 5 5 57 36  +21
2 MetroStars 42 26 13 10 3 38 35  +3
3 New England Revolution 27 27 7 14 6 35 52  −17
4 D.C. United 26 26 8 16 2 42 50  −8
2001 Supporters' Shield winner
2001 MLS Cup Playoffs


Central Conference
  • v
  • t
Pos Club Pts GP W L T GF GA GD
1 Chicago Fire 53 27 16 6 5 50 30  +20
2 Columbus Crew 45 26 13 7 6 49 36  +13
3 Dallas Burn 35 26 10 11 5 48 47  +1
4 Tampa Bay Mutiny 14 27 4 21 2 32 68  −36
2001 MLS Cup Playoffs


Western Conference
  • v
  • t
Pos Club Pts GP W L T GF GA GD
1 Los Angeles Galaxy 47 26 14 7 5 52 36  +16
2 San Jose Earthquakes 45 26 13 7 6 47 29  +18
3 Kansas City Wizards 36 27 11 13 3 33 53  −20
4 Colorado Rapids 23 26 5 13 8 36 47  −11
2001 MLS Cup Playoffs


  • Top eight teams with the highest points per game clinch playoff berth, regardless of division.
  • Miami Fusion F.C. wins first tiebreaker with Chicago Fire (2-0 in head-to-head competition)
  • Columbus Crew wins first tiebreaker with San Jose Earthquakes (1-0-1 in head-to-head competition)
  • Season shortened due to September 11 attacks. Due to the different number of games played, playoff ordering determined by points per game, instead of total points.[1]
  • Dallas Burn (1.35 ppg) finishes ahead of Kansas City Wizards (1.33 ppg) in points per game

MLS Cup Playoffs[]

Playoff Bracket[]

Quarterfinals Semifinals MLS Cup 2001
             
2 Chicago Fire (7 Points) 2 1 2
7 Dallas Burn (1 Points) 0 1 0
2 Chicago Fire (1 Points) 1 0 1
3 Los Angeles Galaxy (ASDET)* (7 Points) 1 1* 2*
3 Los Angeles Galaxy (SDET)* (4 Points) 1 1 3*
6 MetroStars (4 Points) 1 4 2
3 Los Angeles Galaxy 1
5 San Jose Earthquakes (ASDET)* 2
1 Miami Fusion (6 Points) 2 0 2
8 Kansas City Wizards (3 Points) 0 3 1
1 Miami Fusion (3 Points) 1 0 0
5 San Jose Earthquakes (SDET)* (6 Points) 0 4 1*
4 Columbus Crew (0 Points) 1 0 x
5 San Jose Earthquakes (6 Points) 3 3 x
  • Points system
    Win = 3 Pts.
    Loss = 0 Pts.
    Draw = 1 Pt.
  • ASDET*=Added Sudden Death Extra Time (Game tie breaker)
    SDET**=Sudden Death Extra Time (Series tie breaker)
    Teams will advance at 5 points.

Quarterfinals[]

Dallas Burn0–2Chicago Fire
Bocanegra 40'
Whitfield 90'+
Soldier Field
Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 8,314
Chicago Fire1–1Dallas Burn
J. Beasley 84' Deering 27'
Cotton Bowl
Dallas, Texas
Attendance:: 17,149
Dallas Burn0–2Chicago Fire
Kovalenko 17'
Armas 55'
Soldier Field
Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 12,811

Chicago Fire advance 7–1 on points.

Kansas City Wizards0–2Miami Fusion
Serna 28'
Pineda Chacon 53'
Miami Fusion0–3Kansas City Wizards
Lowe 24'
McKeon 31' (pen.)
Gomez 45'+
Kansas City Wizards1–2Miami Fusion
Lowe 13' Preki 14'
Henderson 71'

Miami Fusion advance 6–3 on points.

MetroStars1–1Los Angeles Galaxy
Faria 29' Caligiuri 63'
Los Angeles Galaxy1–4MetroStars
Victorine 4' Faria 72', 80'
Chung 75'
Valencia 83'
MetroStars2–3Los Angeles Galaxy
Villegas 49', 60' Victorine 21', 33'
Frye 56'
 0–1 series (SDET) 
Cienfuegos gold-colored soccer ball 8'

Los Angeles Galaxy advance 1-0 in series overtime (SDET) after 4-4 tie on points.

San Jose Earthquakes3–1Columbus Crew
Donovan 5' 45'+
Lagos 31'		 Warzycha 54' (pen.)
Columbus Crew Stadium
Columbus, Ohio
Attendance: 20,883
Columbus Crew0–3San Jose Earthquakes
Lagos 9'
Cerritos 68'
Donovan 76'
Spartan Stadium
San Jose, California
Attendance: 10,419

San Jose Earthquakes advance 6–0 on points.

Semifinals[]

Los Angeles Galaxy1–1Chicago Fire
Hernández 44' Wynalda 32'
Soldier Field
Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 10,388
Chicago Fire0–1 (AET)Los Angeles Galaxy
Vagenas gold-colored soccer ball 94'
Los Angeles Galaxy2–1 (AET)Chicago Fire
Califf 44'
Cienfuegos gold-colored soccer ball 98' 		D. Beasley 30'
Soldier Field
Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 13,444

Los Angeles Galaxy advance 7–1 on points.

San Jose Earthquakes0–1Miami Fusion
Preki 53'
Miami Fusion0–4San Jose Earthquakes
Donovan 16'
Russell 57'
Lagos 69'
De Rosario 89'
Spartan Stadium
San Jose, California
Attendance: 16,119
San Jose Earthquakes1–0 (AET)Miami Fusion
Dayak gold-colored soccer ball 94'

San Jose Earthquakes advance 6–3 on points.

MLS Cup[]

Main article: MLS Cup 2001
Los Angeles Galaxy1–2 (AET)San Jose Earthquakes
Hernández 21' Donovan 43'
De Rosario gold-colored soccer ball 96'
Columbus Crew Stadium
Columbus, Ohio
Attendance: 21,626

Player awards[]

Award Player Club
Most Valuable Player Honduras Alex Pineda Chacon Miami Fusion
Scoring Champion Honduras Alex Pineda Chacon (47 Points) Miami Fusion
Defender of the Year United States Jeff Agoos San Jose Earthquakes
Goalkeeper of the Year United States Tim Howard MetroStars
Rookie of the Year Brazil Rodrigo Faria MetroStars
Coach of the Year Canada Frank Yallop San Jose Earthquakes
Comeback Player of the Year United States Troy Dayak San Jose Earthquakes
Goal of the Year United States Clint Mathis MetroStars
Fair Play Award Honduras Alex Pineda Chacon Miami Fusion
Humanitarian of the Year United States Tim Howard MetroStars

Player statistics[]

Top goal scorers[]

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Honduras Alex Pineda Chacon Miami Fusion F.C. 19
2 Colombia Diego Serna Miami Fusion F.C. 15
3 Scotland John Spencer Colorado Rapids 14
Sierra Leone Abdul Thompson Conteh D.C. United 14
5 El Salvador Ronald Cerritos San Jose Earthquakes 11
Ecuador Ariel Graziani Dallas Burn 11
7 United States Jeff Cunningham Columbus Crew 10
United States Eric Wynalda* Chicago Fire 10
9 Senegal Mamadou Diallo Tampa Bay Mutiny 9
10 Bolivia Jaime Moreno D.C. United 9

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

Attendance[]

Club Games Season Game Avg.
D.C. United 12 258,213 21,518
MetroStars 13 270,477 20,806
Columbus Crew 13 227,644 17,511
Los Angeles Galaxy 13 226,035 17,387
Colorado Rapids 13 214,249 16,481
Chicago Fire 14 229,438 16,388
New England Revolution 13 203,501 15,654
Dallas Burn 13 163,465 12,574
Miami Fusion 14 156,481 11,177
Kansas City Wizards 13 142,402 10,954
Tampa Bay Mutiny 14 146,704 10,479
San Jose Earthquakes 13 125,250 9,635
OVERALL 158 2,363,859 14,961

International Competition[]

CONCACAF Champions' Cup

Copa Merconorte

  • MetroStars
    Went 3-3-0 in group stage and did not advance.
    Defeated Venezuela Deportivo Italchacao, 2-0 at home.
    Awarded two forfeit wins against
    Mexico Club Deportivo Guadalajara, after the club refused to travel.
    Lost Venezuela Deportivo Italchacao, 2-1 away.
    Lost Colombia Millonarios, 2-1 away and 1-0 at home.
  • Kansas City Wizards
    Went 1-4-1 in group stage and did not advance.
    Defeated Ecuador Barcelona, 3-2 away, Drew 1-1 at home.
    Lost Mexico Santos Laguna, 4-2 away and 1-0 at home.
    Lost Peru Sporting Cristal, 2-1 at home and 2-1 away.

CONCACAF Giants Cup

  • D.C. United
    Defeated Jamaica Arnett Gardens, 5-1 on aggregate in quarterfinals.
    Defeated Guatemala Comunicaciones, 2-1 in semifinals.
    Lost Mexico Club América, 2-0 in final.
  • Columbus Crew
    Lost Costa Rica Deportivo Saprissa, 3-1 on aggregate in quarterfinals.

References[]

  1. ^ a b "MLS Teleconference: September 13, 2001". MLSNET. Archived from the original on February 11, 2002. Retrieved November 25, 2018.

External links[]

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