1999 Major League Soccer season

1999 Major League Soccer season

Season	1999
MLS Cup	D.C. United
Supporters' Shield	D.C. United
Matches played	192
Goals scored	549 (2.86 per match)
Top goalscorer	Stern John Columbus Crew Goals: 18 Roy Lassiter DC United Goals: 18 Jason Kreis Dallas Burn Goals: 18
Highest attendance	Columbus Crew Season: 283,129 Game Avg.: 17,696
Lowest attendance	Kansas City Wizards Season: 130,924 Game Avg.: 8,183
Average attendance	MLS Season:2,742,102 Game Avg.: 14,282
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The 1999 Major League Soccer season was the 4th season in the league's history. This was the last season which used the 35 yard line shootout rule to resolve tied games.

MLS Cup Playoffs

	Conference Semifinals							Conference Finals							MLS Cup '99
	1	D.C. United (AET), (3 - 2, S.O.)*	2	1*	x
	4	Miami Fusion	0	0	x
								1	D.C. United	2	1	4
	Eastern Conference
								2	Columbus Crew	1	5	0
	2	Columbus Crew	2	2	x
	3	Tampa Bay Mutiny	0	0	x
															E	D.C. United			2
															W	Los Angeles Galaxy			0
	1	Los Angeles Galaxy	3	2	x
	4	Colorado Rapids	0	0	x
								1	Los Angeles Galaxy	2	2	3
	Western Conference
								2	Dallas Burn	1	3	1
	2	Dallas Burn	2	0	3
	3	Chicago Fire	1	4	2

• Best of Three series winner will advance.

Final standings

Eastern Conference	P	W	(sw)	(sl)	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
s - D.C. United	32	23	<6	3>	9	65	43	22	57
x - Columbus Crew	32	19	<6	4>	13	48	39	9	45
x - Tampa Bay Mutiny	32	14	<5	7>	18	51	50	1	32
x - Miami Fusion	32	13	<5	4>	19	42	59	-17	29
New England Revolution	32	12	<5	7>	20	38	53	-15	26
MetroStars	32	7	<3	5>	25	32	64	-32	15

Western Conference	P	W	(sw)	(sl)	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
y - Los Angeles Galaxy	32	20	<3	4>	12	49	29	20	54
x - Dallas Burn	32	19	<3	6>	13	54	35	19	51
x - Chicago Fire	32	18	<3	5>	14	51	36	15	48
x - Colorado Rapids	32	20	<6	3>	12	38	39	-1	48
San Jose Clash	32	19	<10	3>	13	48	49	-1	37
Kansas City Wizards	32	8	<2	6>	24	33	53	-20	20

• The top four teams in each conference make the playoffs.
  Wins (W) are worth 3 points.
  Shootout Wins (SW) are worth 1 point, and is considered a Win in the standings.
  Shootout Loss (SL) are worth 0 points, and is considered a Loss in the standings.
  Loss (L) are worth 0 points.

• s = Supporters Shield winner
• y = Conference Leader
• x = Clinched playoff berth

Conference Semifinal

Eastern Conference

• D.C. United advance 2-0, to the Conference Finals.

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• Columbus Crew advance 2-0, to the Conference Finals.

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Western Conference

• Los Angeles Galaxy advance 2-0, to the Conference Finals.

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• Dallas Burn advance 2-1, to the Conference Finals.

Conference finals

• D.C. United advance 2 - 1, advance to MLS Cup '99.

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• Los Angeles Galaxy advance 2-1. advance to MLS Cup '99.

MLS Cup '99

• D.C. United and Los Angeles Galaxy earn MLS berths to 2000 CONCACAF Champions' Cup.

Top Goal Scorers

Position	Player	Club	Goals
1	Stern John	Columbus Crew	18
	Roy Lassiter	D.C. United	18
	Jason Kreis	Dallas Burn	18
4	Joe-Max Moore	New England Revolution	15
	Ronald Cerritos	San Jose Clash	15
6	Ante Razov	Chicago Fire	14
7	Raúl Díaz Arce	San Jose Clash, Tampa Bay Mutiny	13
8	Musa Shannon	Tampa Bay Mutiny	12
	Jeff Cunningham	Columbus Crew	12
10	Diego Serna	Miami Fusion	10
	Jaime Moreno	D.C. United	10
	Giovanni Savarese	New England Revolution	10
	Josh Wolff	Chicago Fire	10
	Jorge Dely Valdés	Colorado Rapids	10

Player of the Week

Week	Player of the Week	Team
Week 1	Jason Kreis	Dallas Burn
Week 2	Ante Razov	Chicago Fire
Week 3	Ante Razov	Chicago Fire
Week 4	Matt Jordan	Dallas Burn
Week 5	Jason Kreis	Dallas Burn
Week 6	Ivan McKinley	New England Revolution
Week 7	Jeff Cunningham	Columbus Crew
Week 8	Mark Chung	MetroStars
Week 9	Roy Lassiter	D.C. United
Week 10	Giovanni Savarese	New England Revolution
Week 11	Jason Kreis	Dallas Burn
Week 12	Jaime Moreno	D.C. United
Week 13	Joe-Max Moore	New England Revolution
Week 14	Jorge Dely Valdés	Colorado
Week 15	Stern John	Columbus Crew
Week 16	Jason Kreis	Dallas Burn
Week 17	Chris Klein	Kansas City Wizards
Week 18	Raúl Díaz Arce	Tampa Bay Mutiny
Week 19	Luboš Kubík	Chicago Fire
Week 20	Ariel Graziani	Dallas Burn
Week 21	Ben Olsen	D.C. United
Week 22	Manny Lagos	Tampa Bay Mutiny
Week 23	Giovanni Savarese	New England Revolution
Week 24	Eddie Lewis	San Jose Clash
Week 25	Brian McBride	Columbus Crew
Week 26	Jason Kreis	Dallas Burn
Week 27	Jason Kreis	Dallas Burn

Player of the Month

Month	Player of the Month	Team
March	Ante Razov	Chicago Fire
April	Musa Shannon	Tampa Bay Mutiny
May	Roy Lassiter	D.C. United
June	Jason Kreis	Dallas Burn
July	Raúl Díaz Arce	Tampa Bay Mutiny
August	Matt Jordan	Dallas Burn
September	Ronald Cerritos	San Jose Clash

Team Awards

• MLS Cup - D.C. United
• MLS Supporters' Shield - D.C. United
• U.S. Open Cup - Rochester Raging Rhinos (A-League)

International Competition

CONCACAF Champions' Cup

• Chicago Fire
  Defeated Joe Public F.C. 2-0 (Quarterfinals).
  Lost L.D. Alajuelense 5-4 PK, 1-1 draw (Semi-finals).
  Draw D.C. United Third place match 2-2. (Third place shared)

• D.C. United
  Defeated Olimpia 1-0 (Quarterfinals).
  Lost Necaxa 3-1 (Semifinals).
  Draw Chicago Fire Third place match 2-2. (Third place shared)

Individual Awards

Award	Player	Team
Most Valuable Player	Jason Kreis	Dallas Burn
Scoring Champion	Jason Kreis - (51 Pts.)	Dallas Burn
Defender of the Year	Robin Fraser	Los Angeles Galaxy
Goalkeeper of the Year	Kevin Hartman	Los Angeles Galaxy
Rookie of the Year	Jay Heaps	Miami Fusion
Coach of the Year	Sigi Schmid	Los Angeles Galaxy
Goal of the Year	Marco Etcheverry	D.C. United
Fair Play Award	Steve Ralston	Tampa Bay Mutiny

Winningest Coaches (By Wins)

Coach	Team	Win	Loss	PCT.	PTS.	SW
Thomas Rongen	D.C. United	23	9	0.719	57	6
Glenn Myernick	Colorado Rapids	20	12	0.625	48	6
Dave Dir	Dallas Burn	19	13	0.594	51	3
Tom Fitzgerald	Columbus Crew	19	13	0.594	45	6
Bob Bradley	Chicago Fire	18	14	0.563	48	3
Sigi Schmid	Los Angeles Galaxy	17	9	0.654	49	1
Brian Quinn	San Jose Clash	15	12	0.556	25	10
Tim Hankinson	Tampa Bay Mutiny	14	18	0.438	32	5
Ivo Wortmann	Miami Fusion	13	19	0.406	29	5
Walter Zenga	New England Revolution	10	20	0.333	22	4
Bob Gansler	Kansas City Wizards	8	17	0.320	20	2
Bora Milutinovic	MetroStars	7	25	0.219	15	3
Jorge Espinoza	San Jose Clash	2	0	1.000	6	0
Lothar Osiander	San Jose Clash	2	1	0.667	6	0
Steve Nicol	New England Revolution	2	0	1.000	4	1
Octavio Zambrano	Los Angeles Galaxy	2	3	0.400	2	2
Ralph Perez	Los Angeles Galaxy	1	0	1.000	3	0
Ken Fogarty	Kansas City Wizards	0	3	0.000	0	0
Ron Newman	Kansas City Wizards	0	4	0.000	0	0

Team Attendance Totals

Club	Games	Home Total	Home Average
Columbus Crew	16	283,129	17,696
Los Angeles Galaxy	16	282,113	17,632
D.C. United	16	278,711	17,419
New England Revolution	16	267,752	16,795
Chicago Fire	16	256,261	16,016
San Jose Clash	16	239,350	14,959
MetroStars	16	235,301	14,706
Colorado Rapids	16	224,459	14,029
Tampa Bay Mutiny	16	209,700	13,106
Dallas Burn	16	195,381	12,211
Miami Fusion	16	139,021	8,689
Kansas City Wizards	16	130,924	8,183
OVERALL	192	2,742,102	14,282

References

• MLS Site

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