Major League Soccer 2001 season

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This is a summary of the 2001 Major League Soccer season, which was cut short by the attacks of September 11th.

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[edit] Final standings

Position Eastern Division Points Played Wins Draws Losses Goals Against Difference Average attendance
1 Miami Fusion 53 26 16 5 5 57 36 +21 11,177
2 MetroStars 42 26 13 3 10 38 35 +3 20,806
3 New England Revolution 27 27 7 6 14 35 52 -17 15,654
4 D.C. United 26 26 8 2 16 42 50 -8 21,518
Position Central Division Points Played Wins Draws Losses Goals Against Difference Average attendance
1 Chicago Fire 53 27 16 5 6 50 30 +20 16,388
2 Columbus Crew 45 26 13 6 7 49 36 +13 17,511
3 Dallas Burn 35 26 10 5 11 48 47 +1 12,574
4 Tampa Bay Mutiny 14 27 4 2 21 32 68 -36 10,479
Position Western Division Points Played Wins Draws Losses Goals Against Difference Average attendance
1 Los Angeles Galaxy 47 26 14 5 7 52 36 +16 17,387
2 San Jose Earthquakes 45 26 13 6 7 47 29 +18 9,635
3 Kansas City Wizards 36 27 11 3 13 33 53 -20 10,954
4 Colorado Rapids 23 26 5 8 13 36 47 -11 16,481

[edit] MLS Cup Playoffs

Quarterfinals

September 20, 2001
Chicago Fire 2–0 Dallas Burn Soldier Field: 8,314
Bocanegra 40'
Whitfield 90'+
September 23, 2001
Dallas Burn 1–1 asdet Chicago Fire Cotton Bowl: 17,149
Deering 27' J.Beasley 84'
September 29, 2001
Chicago Fire 2–0 Dallas Burn Soldier Field: 12,811
Kovalenko 17'
Armas 55'

Chicago advance 7-1 on points.

September 22, 2001
Miami Fusion 2–0 Kansas City Wizards Lockhart Stadium: 6,281
Serna 28'
Pineda Chacon 53'
September 26, 2001
Kansas City Wizards 3–0 Miami Fusion Arrowhead Stadium: 5,803
Lowe 24'
McKeon pen 31'
Gomez 45'+
September 29, 2001
Miami Fusion 2–1 Kansas City Wizards Lockhart Stadium: 8,119
Preki 14'
Henderson 71'		 Lowe 13'

Miami advance 6-3 on points.

September 23, 2001
Los Angeles Galaxy 1–1 asdet MetroStars Rose Bowl: 11,580
Caligiuri 63' Faria 29'
September 26, 2001
MetroStars 4–1 Los Angeles Galaxy Giants Stadium: 12,817
Faria 72'
Chung 75'
Faria 80'
Valencia 83'		 Victorine 4'
September 29, 2001
Los Angeles Galaxy 3–2 MetroStars Rose Bowl: 6,154
Victorine 21'
Victorine 33'
Frye 56'		 Villegas 49'
Villegas 60'
  1–0 series sdet  
Cienfuegos 8'

Los Angeles advance 1-0 in series overtime after 4-4 tie on points.

September 22, 2001
Columbus Crew 1–3 San Jose Earthquakes Crew Stadium: 20,883
Warzycha pen 54' Donovan 5'
Lagos 31'
Donovan 45'+
September 26, 2001
San Jose Earthquakes 3–0 Columbus Crew Spartan Stadium: 10,419
Lagos 9'
Cerritos 68'
Donovan 76'

San Jose advance 6-0 on points.

Semifinals

October 10, 2001
Chicago Fire 1–1 asdet Los Angeles Galaxy Soldier Field: 10,388
Hernandez 44' Wynalda 32'
October 13, 2001
Los Angeles Galaxy 1–0 asdet Chicago Fire Rose Bowl: 10,100
Vagenas 94'
October 17, 2001
Chicago Fire 1–2 asdet Los Angeles Galaxy Soldier Field: 13,444
D.Beasley 30' Califf 44'
Cienfuegos 98'

Los Angeles advance 7-1 on points.

October 10, 2001
Miami Fusion 1–0 San Jose Earthquakes Lockhart Stadium: 9,236
Preki 53'
October 14, 2001
San Jose Earthquakes 4–0 Miami Fusion Spartan Stadium: 16,119
Donovan 16'
Russell 57'
Lagos 69'
De Rosario 89'
October 17, 2001
Miami Fusion 0–1 asdet San Jose Earthquakes Lockhart Stadium: 11,242
Dayak 94'

San Jose advance 6-3 on points.

MLS Cup 2001

October 21, 2001
Los Angeles Galaxy 1–2 asdet San Jose Earthquakes Crew Stadium: 261,626
Hernandez 21' Donovan 43'
De Rosario 96'

San Jose earn MLS berth to CONCACAF Champions' Cup 2002.

D.C. United, Chicago, and Kansas City qualify from CONCACAF Champions' Cup 2001.

[edit] Team Awards

[edit] International Competition

[edit] Individual Awards

Major League Soccer Seasons

1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007
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