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Season | 1997 |
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MLS Cup | D.C. United (2nd title) |
Supporters' Shield | D.C. United (1st shield) |
CONCACAF Champions' Cup | D.C. United Colorado Rapids |
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 | 57,407 NE 2–1 TB (April 20, 1997) |
Lowest attendance | 4,120 COL 1–0 DAL (April 23, 1997) |
Total attendance | 2,336,889 |
Average attendance | 14,606 |
← 1996 1998 → |
Locations of teams for the 1997 Major League Soccer season Western Conference
Eastern Conference
The 1997 Major League Soccer season was the second season of Major League Soccer. It was also the 85th season of FIFA-sanctioned soccer in the United States, and the 19th with a national first-division league.
Following the 1996 season, the Wiz changed names, becoming the Wizards, following legal action from electronics retailer The Wiz.
The regular season began on March 29, and concluded on September 28. The 1997 MLS Cup Playoffs began on October 4, and concluded with MLS Cup 1997 on October 26. D.C. United won their first Supporters' Shield and defended their MLS Cup championship becoming the first team to win back-to-back cups.
The season began on March 22 and concluded with MLS Cup on October 26. The 10 teams were split evenly into two conferences. Each team played 32 games that were evenly divided between home and away. Each team played every other team in their conference four times, for a total of 16 games. The rest of the schedule consisted of three games against each team from the opposite conference, with four games against one designated team.
The top four teams from each conference qualified for the MLS Cup Playoffs. The conference semifinals and finals were played as a best-of-three series, and the winners advanced to MLS Cup. In all rounds, draws were broken by penalty shootout if necessary. The away goals rule was not used in any round.
The team with the most points in the regular season was awarded the MLS Supporters' Shield. The winner of MLS Cup, and the runner-up, qualified for the CONCACAF Champions' Cup.
Team | Stadium | Capacity |
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Colorado Rapids | Mile High Stadium | 76,273 |
Columbus Crew | Ohio Stadium | 102,329 |
D.C. United | RFK Stadium | 46,000 |
Dallas Burn | Cotton Bowl | 92,100 |
Kansas City Wizards | Arrowhead Stadium | 81,425 |
Los Angeles Galaxy | Rose Bowl | 92,542 |
New England Revolution | Foxboro Stadium | 60,292 |
NY/NJ MetroStars | Giants Stadium | 80,200 |
San Jose Clash | Spartan Stadium | 30,456 |
Tampa Bay Mutiny | Houlihan's Stadium | 74,301 |
Team | Outgoing coach | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Incoming coach | Date of appointment |
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Los Angeles Galaxy | ![]() |
Fired | June 10, 1997[1][2] | ![]() |
June 10, 1997[1][2] |
San Jose Clash | ![]() |
Fired | June 25, 1997 | ![]() |
June 25, 1997 |
Pos | Team
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Pld | W | SOW | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | D.C. United | 32 | 17 | 4 | 11 | 70 | 53 | +17 | 55 | MLS Cup Playoffs |
2 | Tampa Bay Mutiny | 32 | 14 | 3 | 15 | 55 | 60 | −5 | 45 | |
3 | Columbus Crew | 32 | 12 | 3 | 17 | 42 | 41 | +1 | 39 | |
4 | New England Revolution | 32 | 11 | 4 | 17 | 40 | 53 | −13 | 37 | |
5 | NY/NJ MetroStars | 32 | 11 | 2 | 19 | 43 | 53 | −10 | 35 |
Pos | Team
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Pld | W | SOW | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Kansas City Wizards | 32 | 14 | 7 | 11 | 57 | 51 | +6 | 49 | MLS Cup Playoffs |
2 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 32 | 14 | 2 | 16 | 55 | 44 | +11 | 44 | |
3 | Dallas Burn | 32 | 13 | 3 | 16 | 55 | 49 | +6 | 42 | |
4 | Colorado Rapids | 32 | 12 | 2 | 18 | 50 | 59 | −9 | 38 | |
5 | San Jose Clash | 32 | 9 | 3 | 20 | 55 | 59 | −4 | 30 |
Pos | Team
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Pld | W | SOW | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | D.C. United (C, S) | 32 | 17 | 4 | 11 | 70 | 53 | +17 | 55 | CONCACAF Champions' Cup |
2 | Kansas City Wizards | 32 | 14 | 7 | 11 | 57 | 51 | +6 | 49 | |
3 | Tampa Bay Mutiny | 32 | 14 | 3 | 15 | 55 | 60 | −5 | 45 | |
4 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 32 | 14 | 2 | 16 | 55 | 44 | +11 | 44 | |
5 | Dallas Burn | 32 | 13 | 3 | 16 | 55 | 49 | +6 | 42 | |
6 | Columbus Crew | 32 | 12 | 3 | 17 | 42 | 41 | +1 | 39 | |
7 | Colorado Rapids | 32 | 12 | 2 | 18 | 50 | 59 | −9 | 38 | CONCACAF Champions' Cup |
8 | New England Revolution | 32 | 11 | 4 | 17 | 40 | 53 | −13 | 37 | |
9 | NY/NJ MetroStars | 32 | 11 | 2 | 19 | 43 | 53 | −10 | 35 | |
10 | San Jose Clash | 32 | 9 | 3 | 20 | 55 | 59 | −4 | 30 |
Conference semifinals | Conference finals | MLS Cup | ||||||||||||||||
1 | D.C. United | 4 | 1 (4) | x | ||||||||||||||
4 | New England Revolution | 1 | 1 (3) | x | ||||||||||||||
1 | D.C. United | 3 | 1 | x | ||||||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||||||
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3 | Dallas Burn | 0 | 1 | x | ||||||||||||||
2 | LA Galaxy | 0 (0) | 0 | x | ||||||||||||||
3 | Dallas Burn | 0 (2) | 3 | x |
Eastern Conference
D.C. United | 4–1 | New England Revolution |
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Attendance: 12,540
Referee: Tim Weyland
New England Revolution | 1–1 | D.C. United |
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Attendance: 16,233
Tampa Bay Mutiny | 1–2 | Columbus Crew |
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Attendance: 8,272
Referee: Noel Kenny
Columbus Crew | 2–0 | Tampa Bay Mutiny |
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Report |
Attendance: 13,102
Referee: Joshua Patlak
Western Conference
Los Angeles Galaxy | 0–0 | Dallas Burn |
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Penalties | ||
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0–2 |
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Attendance: 18,921
Referee: Kevin Stott
Dallas Burn | 3–0 | Los Angeles Galaxy |
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Washington ![]() Peinado ![]() |
Report |
Attendance: 11,248
Referee: Esse Baharmast
Kansas City Wizards | 0–3 | Colorado Rapids |
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Report |
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Attendance: 10,174
Referee: Brian Hall
Colorado Rapids | 3–2 | Kansas City Wizards |
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Report |
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Attendance: 13,117
Referee: Paul Tamberino
Western Conference
Dallas Burn | 0–1 | Colorado Rapids |
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Report |
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Attendance: 7,376
Referee: Kevin Stott
Colorado Rapids | 2–1 | Dallas Burn |
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Report |
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Attendance: 18,452
Referee: Noel Kenny
Eastern Conference
D.C. United | 3–2 | Columbus Crew |
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Report |
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Attendance: 11,820
Referee: Kevin Terry
Columbus Crew | 0–1 | D.C. United |
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Report |
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Attendance: 9,506
Referee: Arturo Angeles
D.C. United | 2–1 | Colorado Rapids |
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Report |
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Attendance: 57,431
Referee: Brian Hall
Player | Club | Against | Result | Date |
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D.C. United | Colorado Rapids | 5–2 | April 12 |
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New England Revolution | NY/NJ MetroStars | 3–1 | May 30 |
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Dallas Burn | San Jose Clash | 3–1 | July 18 |
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Los Angeles Galaxy | Tampa Bay Mutiny | 6–1 | September 7 |
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Los Angeles Galaxy | San Jose Clash | 3–2 | September 21 |
Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
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Month | Player | Club |
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April | ![]() |
D.C. United |
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Dallas Burn |
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D.C. United |
July | ![]() |
Los Angeles Galaxy |
August | ![]() |
Columbus Crew |
September | ![]() |
New England Revolution |
Rank | Team | GP | Cumulative | High | Low | Mean |
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1 | New England Revolution | 16 | 340,762 | 57,407 | 10,242 | 21,298 |
2 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 16 | 330,015 | 53,147 | 7,232 | 20,626 |
3 | NY/NJ MetroStars | 16 | 270,288 | 26,322 | 10,510 | 16,893 |
4 | D.C. United | 16 | 267,171 | 28,749 | 9,675 | 16,698 |
5 | Columbus Crew | 16 | 240,650 | 22,259 | 10,662 | 15,041 |
6 | San Jose Clash | 16 | 217,546 | 23,501 | 7,955 | 13,597 |
7 | Colorado Rapids | 16 | 189,355 | 36,252 | 4,120 | 11,835 |
8 | Tampa Bay Mutiny | 16 | 181,322 | 18,070 | 6,984 | 11,333 |
9 | Dallas Burn | 16 | 154,845 | 16,089 | 4,451 | 9,678 |
10 | Kansas City Wizards | 16 | 144,935 | 12,485 | 6,272 | 9,058 |
Total | 160 | 2,336,889 | 57,407 | 4,120 | 14,606 |
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