New York/New Jersey MetroStars season 1996

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New York/New Jersey MetroStars
Season 1996
Manager Flag of Italy Eddie Firmani
Flag of Portugal Carlos Queiroz
Chairman Flag of the United States John Kluge & Flag of the United States Stuart Subotnick
League Major League Soccer
Final league position 3rd (Eastern Conference)
Top goalscorer Giovanni Savarese (14)

The 1996 season was the 1st season in New York/New Jersey MetroStars's existence. The team is now known as the New York Red Bulls while the entire organization is known as Red Bull New York. They played their home games at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. The team played 38 matches in the season including 35 Major League Soccer games and 3 friendlies. This was the first season of MLS. Eddie Firmani coached the team for their first eight games before being replaced by Carlos Queiroz.[1]

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[edit] Players

These totals come from 32 league matches and 3 playoff played in 1996. Only displaying players who capped 5 games or more.

Player Position GP (GS) Minutes Goals Assists
Flag of the United States Rhett Harty Defender 34 (34) 2845 1 1
Flag of the United States Peter Vermes Midfielder 33 (33) 2970 1 1
Flag of the United States Tony Meola Goalkeeper 32 (32) 2880 0 0
Flag of Venezuela Giovanni Savarese Striker 29 (16) 1702 14 1
Flag of the United States Tab Ramos Midfielder 28 (28) 2428 3 10
Flag of Italy Nicola Caricola Defender 28 (28) 2357 2 0
Flag of the United States Miles Joseph Midfielder 27 (26) 2197 4 5
Flag of the United States Jeff Zaun Defender 24 (22) 1795 0 0
Flag of the United States Matt Knowles Midfielder 24 (17) 1767 0 0
Flag of the United States A.J. Wood Striker 23 (15) 1232 5 2
Flag of Argentina Cristian da Silva Midfielder 22 (13) 1268 0 0
Flag of the United States Rob Johnson Striker 21 (12) 1236 4 3
Flag of Italy Roberto Donadoni Midfielder 20 (20) 1800 3 10
Flag of the United States Damian Silvera Midfielder 17 (9) 953 0 1
Flag of the United States Chris Unger Midfielder 16 (12) 1029 1 1
Flag of the United States Ted Gillen Defender 16 (10) 852 0 0
Flag of Colombia Antony De Avila Striker 11 (10) 920 8 3
Flag of the United States Mickey Kydes Midfielder 11 (7) 556 0 0
Flag of Mexico Edmundo Rodriguez Striker 11 (5) 473 0 1
Flag of Colombia Ruben Dario Hernandez Striker 10 (9) 836 0 3
Flag of Ireland Ian Hennessy Midfielder 8 (4) 311 1 1
Flag of the United States Manny Lagos Midfielder 6 (6) 483 0 2
Flag of the United States Andrew Restrepo Defender 5 (4) 343 0 0
Flag of the United States Chris Brauchle Midfielder 5 (3) 323 0 0

Source: [2]

[edit] Fixtures

Date Home Away Score Metro Goal(s)
4/13 Los Angeles Galaxy MetroStars 2-1 Savarese
4/20 MetroStars New England Revolution 0-1
4/27 MetroStars Columbus Crew 0-2
5/4 MetroStars Tampa Bay Mutiny 3-3 Kooiman(OG), Savarese 2; SO 2:1
5/12 D.C. United MetroStars 1-1 Savarese; SO 1:2
5/16 MetroStars Colorado Rapids 3-0 Savarese 3
5/19 New England Revolution MetroStars 2-0
5/22 Kansas City Wiz MetroStars 2-1 Savarese
5/24 MetroStars Fiorentina1 0-4
5/30 MetroStars D.C. United 1-2 Wood
6/2 Dallas Burn MetroStars 0-1 Wood
6/5 MetroStars Sporting Lisbon1 1-1 Wood
6/9 MetroStars Los Angeles Galaxy 0-4
6/16 MetroStars San Jose Clash 0-1
6/19 MetroStars Dallas Burn 0-0 SO 2:0
6/26 MetroStars Kansas City Wiz 2-0 Savarese, Ramos
6/30 Columbus Crew MetroStars 0-4 Caricola, Savarese, Ramos, Unger
7/4 Colorado Rapids MetroStars 2-1 Ramos
7/10 MetroStars Dallas Burn 3-2 Caricola, Savarese 2
7/21 Los Angeles Galaxy MetroStars 3-0
7/24 San Jose Clash MetroStars 0-1 Johnson
7/28 MetroStars San Jose Clash 4-1 Johnson, Vermes, Wood, Harty
8/3 New England Revolution MetroStars 1-1 Donadoni; SO 3:2
8/11 Colorado Rapids MetroStars 0-2 Donadoni, Joseph
8/14 MetroStars New England Revolution 4-0 Wood, Johnson 2, De Avila
8/17 Tampa Bay Mutiny MetroStars 3-1 Donadoni
8/21 MetroStars D.C. United 2-3 De Avila 2
9/1 Kansas City Wiz MetroStars 2-2 Hennessey, Wood; SO 3:1
9/4 MetroStars Tampa Bay Mutiny 0-2
9/6 D.C. United MetroStars 1-2 De Avila, Joseph
9/10 MetroStars Los Angeles Galaxy 3-1 Joseph 2, De Avila
9/15 Columbus Crew MetroStars 2-0
9/18 MetroStars Columbus Crew 1-0 De Avila
9/21 Tampa Bay Mutiny MetroStars 4-1 Savarese
9/24 MetroStars D.C. United 2-2 De Avila, Savarese; SO 6:5
9/27 D.C. United MetroStars 1-0
10/2 D.C. United MetroStars 2-1 De Avila
11/15 Pennsylvania Natives1 MetroStars 1-2 Savarese 2
  • SO indicates a shootout.
  • Green represents a win, red a loss and yellow a draw.

1Friendly
Source: [3]

[edit] Final Standings

Place Eastern Conference P W (so) L (so) F A GD Points
1 Tampa Bay Mutiny 32 20 (1) 12 (3) 66 51 +15 58
2 D.C. United 32 16 (1) 16 (3) 62 56 +6 46
3 NY/NJ MetroStars 32 15 (3) 17 (2) 45 47 -2 39
4 Columbus Crew 32 15 (4) 17 (5) 59 60 -1 37
5 New England Revolution 32 15 (6) 17 (2) 43 56 -13 33
Place Western Conference P W (so) L (so) F A GD Points
1 Los Angeles Galaxy 32 19 (4) 13 (4) 59 49 +10 49
2 Dallas Burn 32 17 (5) 15 (3) 50 48 +2 41
3 Kansas City Wiz 32 17 (5) 15 (2) 61 63 -2 41
4 San Jose Clash 32 15 (3) 17 (6) 50 50 0 39
5 Colorado Rapids 32 11 (2) 21 (4) 44 59 -15 29

[edit] References

  1. ^ Queiroz takes over the MetroStars
  2. ^ Statistics
  3. ^ Schedule

[edit] See also

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Red Bull New York
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Important Figures
Key Personnel
Owner: Red Bull • General Manager: Jeff Agoos • Manager: Juan Carlos Osorio
Honors (1)
La Manga Cup (1)
2004
Seasons (13)
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