2001 Major League Soccer season
Season | 2001 |
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MLS Cup | San Jose Earthquakes (1st title) |
Supporters' Shield | Miami Fusion (1st shield) |
Matches played | 158 |
Goals scored | 519 (3.28 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Alex Pineda Chacon Miami Fusion F.C. Goals: 19 |
Highest attendance | D.C. United Season: 258,213 Game Avg.: 21,518 |
Lowest attendance | San Jose Earthquakes Season: 125,250 Game Avg.: 9,635 |
Total attendance | 2,363,859 |
Average attendance | 14,961 |
← 2000 2002 → |
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[]
Pos | Club | Pts | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | |
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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 |
Pos | Club | Pts | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | |
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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 |
Pos | Club | Pts | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | |
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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 Burn | 0–2 | Chicago Fire |
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Bocanegra 40' Whitfield 90'+ |
Soldier Field
Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 8,314
Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 8,314
Chicago Fire | 1–1 | Dallas Burn |
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J. Beasley 84' | Deering 27' |
Cotton Bowl
Dallas, Texas
Attendance:: 17,149
Dallas, Texas
Attendance:: 17,149
Dallas Burn | 0–2 | Chicago Fire |
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Kovalenko 17' Armas 55' |
Soldier Field
Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 12,811
Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 12,811
Chicago Fire advance 7–1 on points.
Kansas City Wizards | 0–2 | Miami Fusion |
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Serna 28' Pineda Chacon 53' |
Lockhart Stadium
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Attendance: 6,281
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Attendance: 6,281
Miami Fusion | 0–3 | Kansas City Wizards |
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Lowe 24' McKeon 31' (pen.) Gomez 45'+ |
Arrowhead Stadium
Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 5,803
Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 5,803
Kansas City Wizards | 1–2 | Miami Fusion |
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Lowe 13' | Preki 14' Henderson 71' |
Lockhart Stadium
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Attendance: 8,119
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Attendance: 8,119
Miami Fusion advance 6–3 on points.
MetroStars | 1–1 | Los Angeles Galaxy |
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Faria 29' | Caligiuri 63' |
Rose Bowl
Pasadena, California
Attendance: 11,580
Pasadena, California
Attendance: 11,580
Los Angeles Galaxy | 1–4 | MetroStars |
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Victorine 4' | Faria 72', 80' Chung 75' Valencia 83' |
Giants Stadium
East Rutherford, New Jersey
Attendance: 12,817
East Rutherford, New Jersey
Attendance: 12,817
MetroStars | 2–3 | Los Angeles Galaxy |
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Villegas 49', 60' | Victorine 21', 33' Frye 56' |
Rose Bowl
Pasadena, California
Attendance: 6,154
Pasadena, California
Attendance: 6,154
0–1 series (SDET) | ||
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Cienfuegos 8' |
Los Angeles Galaxy advance 1-0 in series overtime (SDET) after 4-4 tie on points.
San Jose Earthquakes | 3–1 | Columbus Crew |
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Donovan 5' 45'+ Lagos 31' |
Warzycha 54' (pen.) |
Columbus Crew Stadium
Columbus, Ohio
Attendance: 20,883
Columbus, Ohio
Attendance: 20,883
Columbus Crew | 0–3 | San Jose Earthquakes |
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Lagos 9' Cerritos 68' Donovan 76' |
Spartan Stadium
San Jose, California
Attendance: 10,419
San Jose, California
Attendance: 10,419
San Jose Earthquakes advance 6–0 on points.
Semifinals[]
Los Angeles Galaxy | 1–1 | Chicago Fire |
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Hernández 44' | Wynalda 32' |
Soldier Field
Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 10,388
Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 10,388
Chicago Fire | 0–1 (AET) | Los Angeles Galaxy |
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Vagenas 94' |
Rose Bowl
Pasadena, California
Attendance: 10,100
Pasadena, California
Attendance: 10,100
Los Angeles Galaxy | 2–1 (AET) | Chicago Fire |
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Califf 44' Cienfuegos 98' |
D. Beasley 30' |
Soldier Field
Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 13,444
Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 13,444
Los Angeles Galaxy advance 7–1 on points.
San Jose Earthquakes | 0–1 | Miami Fusion |
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Preki 53' |
Lockhart Stadium
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Attendance: 9,236
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Attendance: 9,236
Miami Fusion | 0–4 | San Jose Earthquakes |
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Donovan 16' Russell 57' Lagos 69' De Rosario 89' |
Spartan Stadium
San Jose, California
Attendance: 16,119
San Jose, California
Attendance: 16,119
San Jose Earthquakes | 1–0 (AET) | Miami Fusion |
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Dayak 94' |
Lockhart Stadium
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Attendance: 11,242
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Attendance: 11,242
San Jose Earthquakes advance 6–3 on points.
MLS Cup[]
Los Angeles Galaxy | 1–2 (AET) | San Jose Earthquakes |
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Hernández 21' | Donovan 43' De Rosario 96' |
Columbus Crew Stadium
Columbus, Ohio
Attendance: 21,626
Columbus, Ohio
Attendance: 21,626
- San Jose Earthquakes earns MLS berth to CONCACAF Champions' Cup 2002.
- D.C. United, Chicago Fire and Kansas City Wizards qualify for CONCACAF Champions' Cup 2001.
Player awards[]
Award | Player | Club |
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Most Valuable Player | Alex Pineda Chacon | Miami Fusion |
Scoring Champion | Alex Pineda Chacon (47 Points) | Miami Fusion |
Defender of the Year | Jeff Agoos | San Jose Earthquakes |
Goalkeeper of the Year | Tim Howard | MetroStars |
Rookie of the Year | Rodrigo Faria | MetroStars |
Coach of the Year | Frank Yallop | San Jose Earthquakes |
Comeback Player of the Year | Troy Dayak | San Jose Earthquakes |
Goal of the Year | Clint Mathis | MetroStars |
Fair Play Award | Alex Pineda Chacon | Miami Fusion |
Humanitarian of the Year | Tim Howard | MetroStars |
Player statistics[]
Top goal scorers[]
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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1 | Alex Pineda Chacon | Miami Fusion F.C. | 19 |
2 | Diego Serna | Miami Fusion F.C. | 15 |
3 | John Spencer | Colorado Rapids | 14 |
Abdul Thompson Conteh | D.C. United | 14 | |
5 | Ronald Cerritos | San Jose Earthquakes | 11 |
Ariel Graziani | Dallas Burn | 11 | |
7 | Jeff Cunningham | Columbus Crew | 10 |
Eric Wynalda* | Chicago Fire | 10 | |
9 | Mamadou Diallo | Tampa Bay Mutiny | 9 |
10 | Jaime Moreno | D.C. United | 9 |
Played for more than one team - Most Recent Team Listed*
Attendance[]
Club | Games | Season | Game Avg. |
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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[]
- Kansas City Wizards
2001 edition canceled; Wizards advanced to CONCACAF Champions' Cup 2002. - Chicago Fire
2001 edition canceled; Fire advance to CONCACAF Champions' Cup 2002.
- MetroStars
Went 3-3-0 in group stage and did not advance.
Defeated Deportivo Italchacao, 2-0 at home.
Awarded two forfeit wins against
Club Deportivo Guadalajara, after the club refused to travel.
Lost Deportivo Italchacao, 2-1 away.
Lost Millonarios, 2-1 away and 1-0 at home. - Kansas City Wizards
Went 1-4-1 in group stage and did not advance.
Defeated Barcelona, 3-2 away, Drew 1-1 at home.
Lost Santos Laguna, 4-2 away and 1-0 at home.
Lost Sporting Cristal, 2-1 at home and 2-1 away.
- D.C. United
Defeated Arnett Gardens, 5-1 on aggregate in quarterfinals.
Defeated Comunicaciones, 2-1 in semifinals.
Lost Club América, 2-0 in final. - Columbus Crew
Lost Deportivo Saprissa, 3-1 on aggregate in quarterfinals.
References[]
- ^ a b "MLS Teleconference: September 13, 2001". MLSNET. Archived from the original on February 11, 2002. Retrieved November 25, 2018.
External links[]
Categories:
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