Season | 2001 |
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MLS Cup | San Jose Earthquakes |
Supporters' Shield | Miami Fusion F.C. |
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 |
Average attendance | Major League Soccer Season: 2,363,859 Game Avg.: 14,961 |
This is a summary of the 2001 Major League Soccer season. The MLS season was shortened due to 9/11 attacks, with the final weeks' regular season's matches canceled.
Contents |
Eastern Conference | GP* | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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s - Miami Fusion F.C. | 26 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 57 | 36 | 21 | 53 |
x - MetroStars | 26 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 38 | 35 | 3 | 42 |
New England Revolution | 27 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 35 | 52 | -17 | 27 |
D.C. United | 26 | 8 | 16 | 2 | 42 | 50 | -8 | 26 |
Central Conference | GP* | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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x - Chicago Fire | 27 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 50 | 30 | 20 | 53 |
x - Columbus Crew | 26 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 49 | 36 | 13 | 45 |
x - Dallas Burn | 26 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 48 | 47 | 1 | 35 |
Tampa Bay Mutiny | 27 | 4 | 21 | 2 | 32 | 68 | -36 | 14 |
Western Conference | GP* | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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x - Los Angeles Galaxy | 26 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 52 | 36 | 16 | 47 |
x - San Jose Earthquakes | 26 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 47 | 29 | 18 | 45 |
x - Kansas City Wizards | 27 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 33 | 53 | -20 | 36 |
Colorado Rapids | 26 | 5 | 13 | 8 | 36 | 47 | -11 | 23 |
Playoff Bracket
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | MLS Cup 2001 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Chicago Fire (7 Points) | 2 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||
7 | Dallas Burn (1 Points) | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
Chicago Fire (1 Points) | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |||||||||||||||
Los Angeles Galaxy | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
San Jose Earthquakes (ASDET)* | 2* | ||||||||||||||||||
1 | Miami Fusion F.C. (6 Points) | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||||||||
8 | Kansas City Wizards (3 Points) | 0 | 3 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
Miami Fusion F.C. (3 Points) | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
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 |
September 20, 2001 |
Dallas Burn | 0 – 2 | Chicago Fire | Soldier Field Chicago, Illinois Attendance: 8,314 |
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Bocanegra 40' Whitfield 90'+ |
September 23, 2001 |
Chicago Fire | 1 – 1 | Dallas Burn | Cotton Bowl Dallas, Texas Attendance:: 17,149 |
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J. Beasley 84' | Deering 27' |
September 29, 2001 |
Dallas Burn | 0 – 2 | Chicago Fire | Soldier Field Chicago, Illinois Attendance: 12,811 |
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Kovalenko 17' Armas 55' |
Chicago Fire advance 7-1 on points.
September 22, 2001 |
Kansas City Wizards | 0 – 2 | Miami Fusion F.C. | Lockhart Stadium Fort Lauderdale, Florida Attendance: 6,281 |
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Serna 28' Pineda Chacon 53' |
September 26, 2001 |
Miami Fusion F.C. | 0 – 3 | Kansas City Wizards | Arrowhead Stadium Kansas City, Missouri Attendance: 5,803 |
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Lowe 24' McKeon 31' (Pen) Gomez 45'+ |
September 29, 2001 |
Kansas City Wizards | 1 – 2 | Miami Fusion F.C. | Lockhart Stadium Fort Lauderdale, Florida Attendance: 8,119 |
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Lowe 13' | Preki 14' Henderson 71' |
Miami Fusion advance 6-3 on points.
September 23, 2001 |
MetroStars | 1 – 1 | Los Angeles Galaxy | Rose Bowl Pasadena, California Attendance: 11,580 |
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Faria 29' | Caligiuri 63' |
September 26, 2001 |
Los Angeles Galaxy | 1 – 4 | MetroStars | Giants Stadium East Rutherford, New Jersey Attendance: 12,817 |
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Victorine 4' | Faria 72', 80' Chung 75' Valencia 83' |
September 29, 2001 |
MetroStars | 2 – 3 | Los Angeles Galaxy | Rose Bowl Pasadena, California Attendance: 6,154 |
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Villegas 49', 60' | Victorine 21', 33' Frye 56' |
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.
September 22, 2001 |
San Jose Earthquakes | 3 – 1 | Columbus Crew | Columbus Crew Stadium Columbus, Ohio Attendance: 20,883 |
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Donovan 5' 45'+ Lagos 31' |
Warzycha pen 54' |
September 26, 2001 |
Columbus Crew | 0 – 3 | San Jose Earthquakes | Spartan Stadium San Jose, California Attendance: 10,419 |
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Lagos 9' Cerritos 68' Donovan 76' |
San Jose Earthquakes advance 6-0 on points.
October 10, 2001 |
Los Angeles Galaxy | 1 – 1 | Chicago Fire | Soldier Field Chicago, Illinois Attendance: 10,388 |
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Hernández 44' | Wynalda 32' |
October 13, 2001 |
Chicago Fire | 0 – 1 (AET) | Los Angeles Galaxy | Rose Bowl Pasadena, California Attendance: 10,100 |
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Vagenas 94' |
October 17, 2001 |
Los Angeles Galaxy | 2 – 1 (AET) | Chicago Fire | Soldier Field Chicago, Illinois Attendance: 13,444 |
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Califf 44' Cienfuegos 98' |
D. Beasley 30' |
Los Angeles Galaxy advance 7-1 on points.
October 10, 2001 |
San Jose Earthquakes | 0 – 1 | Miami Fusion F.C. | Lockhart Stadium Fort Lauderdale, Florida Attendance: 9,236 |
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Preki 53' |
October 14, 2001 |
Miami Fusion F.C. | 0 – 4 | San Jose Earthquakes | Spartan Stadium San Jose, California Attendance: 16,119 |
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Donovan 16' Russell 57' Lagos 69' De Rosario 89' |
October 17, 2001 |
San Jose Earthquakes | 1 – 0 (AET) | Miami Fusion F.C. | Lockhart Stadium Fort Lauderdale, Florida Attendance: 11,242 |
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Dayak 94' |
San Jose Earthquakes advance 6-3 on points.
October 21, 2001 |
Los Angeles Galaxy | 1 – 2 (AET) | San Jose Earthquakes | Columbus Crew Stadium Columbus, Ohio Attendance: 21,626 |
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Hernández 21' | Donovan 43' De Rosario 96' |
Position | 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*
Award | Player | Club |
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Most Valuable Player | Alex Pineda Chacon | Miami Fusion F.C. |
Scoring Champion | Alex Pineda Chacon (47 Points) | Miami Fusion F.C. |
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 F.C. |
Humanitarian of the Year | Tim Howard | MetroStars |
Coach | Club | Win | Loss | Draw | Pct. | Pts. | OT Rec. |
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Ray Hudson | Miami Fusion F.C. | 16 | 5 | 5 | 0.712 | 53 | 0-0-5 |
Bob Bradley | Chicago Fire | 16 | 6 | 5 | 0.685 | 53 | 1-2-5 |
Sigi Schmid | Los Angeles Galaxy | 14 | 7 | 5 | 0.635 | 47 | 3-0-5 |
Frank Yallop | San Jose Earthquakes | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0.615 | 45 | 0-0-6 |
Octavio Zambrano | MetroStars | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0.558 | 42 | 0-0-3 |
Greg Andrulis | Columbus Crew | 12 | 4 | 4 | 0.700 | 40 | 1-0-4 |
Bob Gansler | Kansas City Wizards | 11 | 13 | 3 | 0.463 | 36 | 0-2-3 |
Mike Jeffries | Dallas Burn | 10 | 11 | 5 | 0.481 | 35 | 2-1-5 |
Thomas Rongen | D.C. United | 8 | 16 | 2 | 0.346 | 26 | 0-1-2 |
Fernando Clavijo | New England Revolution | 7 | 14 | 6 | 0.370 | 27 | 1-0-6 |
Tim Hankinson | Colorado Rapids | 5 | 13 | 8 | 0.346 | 23 | 0-1-8 |
Alfonso Mondelo | Tampa Bay Mutiny | 3 | 12 | 1 | 0.219 | 10 | 0-0-1 |
Tom Fitzgerald | Columbus Crew | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0.333 | 5 | 0-0-2 |
Perry Van der Beck | Tampa Bay Mutiny | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0.136 | 4 | 0-1-1 |
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 F.C. | 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 |
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