- 2000 Major League Soccer season
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2000 Major League Soccer season Season 2000 MLS Cup Kansas City Wizards Supporters' Shield Kansas City Wizards Top goalscorer Mamadou Diallo
Tampa Bay Mutiny
Goals: 28Longest winning run MetroStars
Games: 5
(07/01 - 08/02)Longest unbeaten run Kansas City Wizards
Games: 12
(03/25 - 06/04)Longest losing run San Jose Earthquakes
Games: 6
(07/15 - 08/19)Highest attendance Los Angeles Galaxy
Season: 326,392
Game Avg.: 20,400Lowest attendance Miami Fusion F.C.
Season: 119,352
Game Avg.: 7,460Average attendance Major League Soccer
Season: 2,641,085
Game Avg.: 13,756
This is a summary of the 2000 Major League Soccer season.Contents
Final standings
Eastern Conference GP W L D GF GA GD Pts x - MetroStars 32 17 12 3 64 56 8 54 x - New England Revolution 32 13 13 6 47 49 -2 45 Miami Fusion F.C. 32 12 15 5 54 56 -2 41 D.C. United 32 8 18 6 44 63 -19 30 Central Conference GP W L D GF GA GD Pts x - Chicago Fire 32 17 9 6 67 51 16 57 x - Tampa Bay Mutiny 32 16 12 4 62 50 12 52 x - Dallas Burn 32 14 14 4 54 54 0 46 Columbus Crew 32 11 16 5 48 58 -10 38 Western Conference GP W L D GF GA GD Pts s - Kansas City Wizards 32 16 7 9 47 29 18 57 x - Los Angeles Galaxy 32 14 10 8 47 37 10 50 x - Colorado Rapids 32 13 15 4 43 59 -16 43 San Jose Earthquakes 32 7 17 8 35 50 -15 29 - Top eight teams with the highest points clinch play-off berth, regardless of conference.
s = Supporters Shield
x = Clinched Playoff berth.
Overall
Pos Club Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification 1 Kansas City Wizards (SS) (W1) 32 16 7 9 47 29 +18 57 2000 MLS Cup Playoffs, 2002 CONCACAF Champions' Cup 2 Chicago Fire (C1) 32 17 9 6 67 51 +16 57 3 MetroStars (E1) 32 17 12 3 64 56 +8 54 2000 MLS Cup Playoffs 4 Tampa Bay Mutiny 32 16 12 4 62 50 +12 52 5 Los Angeles Galaxy 32 14 10 8 47 37 +10 50 6 Dallas Burn 32 14 14 4 54 54 0 46 7 New England Revolution 32 13 13 6 47 49 –2 45 8 Colorado Rapids 32 13 15 4 43 59 –16 43 9 Miami Fusion 32 12 15 5 54 56 –2 41 10 Columbus Crew 32 11 16 5 48 58 –10 38 11 D.C. United 32 8 18 6 44 63 –19 30 12 San Jose Earthquakes 32 7 17 8 35 50 –15 29 Source: MLSSoccer.com
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head record; 3rd goal difference; 4th number of goals scored.
(SS) = MLS Supporters' Shield; (E1) = Eastern Division champion, (C1) = Central Division champion, (W1) = Western Division champion
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified for the MLS Cup Playoffs, but not yet to the particular round indicated; (E) = Eliminated from playoff-contention.MLS Cup Playoffs
Playoff Bracket
Quarter-finals Semi-finals MLS Cup '00 1 Kansas City Wizards (7 Points) 1 0 3 8 Colorado Rapids (1 Points) 0 0 2 1 Kansas City Wizards (SDET**) (4 Points) 0 1 1** 5 Los Angeles Galaxy (ASDET*) (4 Points) 0 2* 0 4 Tampa Bay Mutiny (0 Points) 0 2 x 5 Los Angeles Galaxy (6 Points) 1 5 x 1 Kansas City Wizards 1 2 Chicago Fire 0 2 Chicago Fire (6 Points) 2 1 6 7 New England Revolution (3 Points) 1 2 0 2 Chicago Fire (6 Points) 3 0 3 3 MetroStars (3 Points) 0 2 2 3 MetroStars (ASDET*) (6 Points) 2* 2 x 6 Dallas Burn (0 Points) 1 1 x - Points system
Win = 3 Pts.
Loss = 0 Pts.
Draw = 1 Pts.
- ASDET*=Added Sudden Death Extra Time (Game tie breaker)
SDET**=Sudden Death Extra Time (Series tie breaker)
Teams will advance at 5 points.
Quarterfinals
September 16, 2000
Game 1Colorado Rapids 0 – 1 Kansas City Wizards Arrowhead Stadium
Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 8,682Molnar 18' September 20, 2000
Game 2Kansas City Wizards 0 – 0 Colorado Rapids INVESCO Field
Denver, Colorado
Attendance: 8,789September 24, 2000
Game 3Colorado Rapids 2 – 3 Kansas City Wizards Arrowhead Stadium
Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 4,156Bravo 70', 90'+ (pen) Henderson 11'
Molnar 65'
Gomez 69'Kansas City Wizards advance 7-1 on points.
September 15, 2000
Game 1New England Revolution 1 – 2 Chicago Fire Soldier Field
Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 10,476Harris 50' Wright 54' (O.G.)
Kovalenko 73'September 19, 2000
Game 2Chicago Fire 1 – 2 New England Revolution Gillette Stadium
Foxborough, Massachusetts
Attendance: 10,723Kovalenko 83' Wynalda 18'
Wright 86'September 22, 2000
Game 3New England Revolution 0 – 6 Chicago Fire Soldier Field
Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 5,972Razov 5', 65'
Stoichkov 14', 17'
Nowak 45'+
George 75'Chicago Fire advance 6-3 on points.
September 15, 2000
Game 1Dallas Burn 1 – 1 (AET)
0 – 1 (ASDET)MetroStars Giants Stadium
East Rutherford, New Jersey
Attendance: 14,868Rhine 57' Mathis 34'
Valencia 100'September 20, 2000
Game 2MetroStars 2 – 1 Dallas Burn Cotton Bowl
Dallas, Texas
Attendance: 7,555Mathis 53', 81' Rodriguez 82' (Pen) MetroStars advance 6-0 on points.
September 14, 2000
Game 1Los Angeles Galaxy 1 – 0 Tampa Bay Mutiny Raymond James Stadium
Tampa, Florida
Attendance: 5,583Vanney 61' (pen) September 20, 2000
Game 2Tampa Bay Mutiny 2 – 5 Los Angeles Galaxy Rose Bowl
Pasadena, California
Attendance: 13,581Diallo 21', 67' Hendrickson 14'
Kelly 19'
Hernández 48'
Cienfuegos 51'
Jones 85'Los Angeles Galaxy advance 6-0 on points.
Semifinals
September 26, 2000
Game 1MetroStars 0 – 3 Chicago Fire Soldier Field
Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 7,141Stoichkov 21'
Kovalenko 35'
Razov 84'September 30, 2000
Game 2Chicago Fire 0 – 2 MetroStars Giants Stadium
East Rutherford, New Jersey
Attendance: 15,476Chung 40'
Valencia 84'October 6, 2000
Game 3MetroStars 2 – 3 Chicago Fire Soldier Field
Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 10,133Valencia 32', 36' Brown 4'
Stoichkov 31'
Razov 88'Chicago Fire advance 6-3 on points.
September 29, 2000
Game 1Los Angeles Galaxy 0 – 0 Kansas City Wizards Arrowhead Stadium
Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 11,815October 3, 2000
Game 2Kansas City Wizards 1 – 1 (AET)
0 – 1 (ASDET)Los Angeles Galaxy Rose Bowl
Pasadena, California
Attendance: 20,849McKeon 29' Jones 16'
Califf 93'October 6, 2000
Game 3Los Angeles Galaxy 0 – 1 Kansas City Wizards Arrowhead Stadium
Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 8,320Molnar 22' (Pen) 0–1 series (SDET) Molnar 6' Kansas City Wizards advance 1-0 in series overtime (SDET) after 4-4 tie on points.
MLS Cup 2000
October 15, 2000 Kansas City Wizards 1 – 0 Chicago Fire Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium
Washington, D.C.
Attendance: 39,159Molnar 11' Team Awards
- MLS Cup - Kansas City Wizards
- U.S. Open Cup - Chicago Fire
- MLS Supporters' Shield - Kansas City Wizards
International Competition
2000 CONCACAF Champions' Cup
- Los Angeles Galaxy
Defeated Real C.D. España 5-3 in PK, 0-0 draw (Quarter-finals).
Defeated D.C. United 4-2 in PK, 1-1 draw (Semi-finals).
Defeated C.D. Olimpia 3-2 in regulation (Final).
- D.C. United
Defeated L.D. Alajuelense 2-1 (Quarter-finals).
Lost Los Angeles Galaxy 4-2 in PK, 1-1 draw (Semi-finals).
Top Goal Scorers
Position Player Club Goals 1 Mamadou Diallo Tampa Bay Mutiny 26 2 Ante Razov Chicago Fire 18 3 Clint Mathis MetroStars* 16 Diego Serna Miami Fusion F.C. 16 Adolfo Valencia MetroStars 16 6 Ariel Graziani Dallas Burn 15 Dante Washington Columbus Crew 15 Wolde Harris New England Revolution 15 9 Alex Comas MetroStars 13 10 Miklos Molnar Kansas City Wizards 12 Jaime Moreno D.C. United 12 Played for more than one team - Most Recent Team Listed*
Individual Awards
Award Player Club Most Valuable Player Tony Meola Kansas City Wizards Scoring Champion Mamadou Diallo (56 Points) Tampa Bay Mutiny Defender of the Year Peter Vermes Kansas City Wizards Goalkeeper of the Year Tony Meola Kansas City Wizards Rookie of the Year Carlos Bocanegra Chicago Fire Coach of the Year Bob Gansler Kansas City Wizards Comeback Player of the Year Tony Meola Kansas City Wizards Goal of the Year Marcelo Balboa Colorado Rapids Fair Play Award Steve Ralston Tampa Bay Mutiny Humanitarian of the Year Abdul Thompson Conteh San Jose Earthquakes Winningest Coaches (By Wins)
Coach Club Win Loss Draw Pct. Pts. OT Rec. Bob Bradley Chicago Fire 17 9 6 0.625 57 0-1-6 Octavio Zambrano MetroStars 17 12 3 0.578 54 3-2-3 Bob Gansler Kansas City Wizards 16 7 9 0.641 57 0-0-9 Tim Hankinson Tampa Bay Mutiny 16 12 4 0.563 52 1-1-4 Sigi Schmid Los Angeles Galaxy 14 10 8 0.563 50 1-2-8 Dave Dir Dallas Burn 14 14 4 0.500 46 0-0-4 Fernando Clavijo New England Revolution 13 13 6 0.500 45 1-1-6 Glenn Myernick Colorado Rapids 13 15 4 0.469 43 3-1-4 Tom Fitzgerald Columbus Crew 11 16 5 0.422 38 1-0-5 Ray Hudson Miami Fusion F.C. 11 11 1 0.500 34 1-1-1 Thomas Rongen D.C. United 8 18 6 0.344 30 2-3-6 Lothar Osiander San Jose Earthquakes 7 17 8 0.344 29 0-1-8 Ivo Wortmann Miami Fusion F.C. 1 4 4 0.333 7 0-0-4 Team Attendance Totals
Club Games Season Game Avg. Los Angeles Galaxy 16 326,392 20,400 D.C. United 16 297,279 18,580 MetroStars 16 281,938 17,621 New England Revolution 16 247,409 15,463 Columbus Crew 16 247,220 15,451 Chicago Fire 16 214,189 13,387 Dallas Burn 16 209,637 13,102 Colorado Rapids 16 201,280 12,580 San Jose Earthquakes 16 199,364 12,460 Tampa Bay Mutiny 16 151,232 9,452 Kansas City Wizards 16 145,793 9,112 Miami Fusion F.C. 16 119,352 7,460 OVERALL 192 2,641,085 13,756 Reference
Major League Soccer Eastern Conference Western Conference Chicago Fire · Columbus Crew · D.C. United · Houston Dynamo · New England Revolution · New York Red Bulls · Philadelphia Union · Sporting Kansas City · Toronto FC
Former teams Expansion teams Montreal Impact (2012)
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- Top eight teams with the highest points clinch play-off berth, regardless of conference.
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