2000 in American soccer

The 2000 season was the 88th year of competitive soccer in the United States.

National team

Record

Competition	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA
2002 FIFA World Cup qualification	6	3	2	1	14	3
2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup	3	2	0	1	6	2
2000 U.S. Cup	3	2	1	0	8	1
International Friendly	5	2	2	1	4	4
Total	17	9	5	3	32	10

Results

The home team or the team that is designated as the home team is listed in the left column; the away team is

in the right column.

      Win       Draw       Loss

International Friendly January 16	United States	1 – 1	Iran	Pasadena, California
14:00 UTC-08	Armas  48'	(Report)	Mahdavikia  7'	Stadium: Rose Bowl Attendance: 50,181

International Friendly January 29	Chile	1 – 2	United States	Coquimbo, Chile
22:00 UTC-03	Riveros  57'	(Report)	Lewis  55' Jones  88'	Stadium: Estadio Municipal Francisco Sánchez Rumoroso Attendance: 11,000

Gold Cup Group Stage February 12	United States	3 – 0	Haiti	Miami, Florida
19:00 UTC-05	Kirovski  18' Wynalda  55' (pen.) Jones  88'	(Report)		Stadium: Orange Bowl Attendance: 49,591

Gold Cup Group Stage February 16	Peru	0 – 1	United States	Miami, Florida
21:00 UTC-05		(Report)	Jones  59'	Stadium: Orange Bowl Attendance: 36,004

Gold Cup Quarterfinal February 19	United States	2 – 2 (a.e.t.) (1 - 2 p)	Colombia	Miami, Florida
15:00 UTC-05	McBride  20' Armas  51'	(Report)	Asprilla  24' Bedoya  82'	Stadium: Orange Bowl Attendance: 32,972
		Penalties
	Wynalda Reyna Lewis Armas Olsen		Pérez Martínez Candelo Mosquera	|

International Friendly March 12	United States	1 – 1	Tunisia	Birmingham, Alabama
13:30 UTC-06	Olsen  90+2'	(Report)	Kanzari  78'	Stadium: Legion Field Attendance: 21,637

International Friendly April 26	Russia	2 – 0	United States	Moscow, Russia
19:00 UTC+04	Titov  63' Karpin  90+2'	(Report)		Stadium: Dynamo Stadium Attendance: 12,500

U.S. Cup June 3	United States	4 – 0	South Africa	Washington, D.C.
16:00 UTC-04	Jones  36', 43' Reyna  65' Stewart  68'	(Report)		Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 16,570

U.S. Cup June 6	United States	1 – 1	Republic of Ireland	Foxborough, Massachusetts
20:00 UTC-04	Razov  68'	(Report)	Foley  31'	Stadium: Foxboro Stadium Attendance: 16,319

U.S. Cup June 11	United States	3 – 0	Mexico	East Rutherford, New Jersey
13:00 UTC-04	McBride  33' Hejduk  79' Razov  85'	(Report)		Stadium: Giants Stadium Attendance: 45,008

World Cup qualifying July 16	Guatemala	1 – 1	United States	Mazatenango, Guatemala
11:00 UTC-06	Ruiz  88'	(Report)	Razov  45'	Stadium: Estadio Carlos Salazar Hijo Attendance: 9,500

World Cup qualifying July 23	Costa Rica	2 – 1	United States	San José, Costa Rica
11:00 UTC-06	Fonseca  10' Medford  90+3' (pen.)	(Report)	Stewart  65'	Stadium: Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Attendance: 20,000

World Cup qualifying August 16	United States	7 – 0	Barbados	Foxborough, Massachusetts
20:30 UTC-04	Pope  14' McBride  28' Moore  45', 82' O'Brien  46' Ramos  72' Stewart  74'	(Report)		Stadium: Foxboro Stadium Attendance: 18,334

World Cup qualifying September 3	United States	1 – 0	Guatemala	Washington, D.C.
14:00 UTC-04	McBride  72'	(Report)		Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 51,996

World Cup qualifying October 11	United States	0 – 0	Costa Rica	Columbus, Ohio
20:00 UTC-04		(Report)		Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 24,430

International Friendly October 25	United States	2 – 0	Mexico	Los Angeles, California
20:00 UTC-07	Donovan  50' Wolff  79'	(Report)		Stadium: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Attendance: 61,072

World Cup qualifying November 15	Barbados	0 – 4	United States	Saint Michael, Barbados
15:00 UTC-04		(Report)	Mathis  63' Stewart  73' Jones  77' Razov  90+3'	Stadium: Barbados National Stadium Attendance: 4,000

Goalscorers

Player	Goals
Cobi Jones	6
Brian McBride	4
Earnie Stewart	4
Ante Razov	4
Chris Armas	2
Joe-Max Moore	2
Eddie Lewis	1
Jovan Kirovski	1
Eric Wynalda	1
Ben Olsen	1
Claudio Reyna	1
Frankie Hejduk	1
Eddie Pope	1
John O'Brien	1
Tab Ramos	1
Landon Donovan	1
Josh Wolff	1
Clint Mathis	1

Major League Soccer

Standings

Eastern Conference	GP	W	L	D	GF	GA	GD	Pts
x - MetroStars	32	17	12	3	64	56	8	54
x - New England Revolution	32	13	13	6	47	49	-2	45
Miami Fusion F.C.	32	12	15	5	54	56	-2	41
D.C. United	32	8	18	6	44	63	-19	30

Central Conference	GP	W	L	D	GF	GA	GD	Pts
x - Chicago Fire	32	17	9	6	67	51	16	57
x - Tampa Bay Mutiny	32	16	12	4	62	50	12	52
x - Dallas Burn	32	14	14	4	54	54	0	46
Columbus Crew	32	11	16	5	48	58	-10	38

Western Conference	GP	W	L	D	GF	GA	GD	Pts
s - Kansas City Wizards	32	16	7	9	47	29	18	57
x - Los Angeles Galaxy	32	14	10	8	47	37	10	50
x - Colorado Rapids	32	13	15	4	43	59	-16	43
San Jose Earthquakes	32	7	17	8	35	50	-15	29

• Top eight teams with the highest points clinch play-off berth, regardless of conference.
  s =

Supporters Shield
x = Clinched Playoff berth.

Playoffs

Playoff bracket

	Quarter-finals							Semi-finals							MLS Cup '00
	1	Kansas City Wizards (7 Points)	1	0	3
	8	Colorado Rapids (1 Points)	0	0	2
								1	Kansas City Wizards (SDET**) (4 Points)	0	1	1**
								5	Los Angeles Galaxy (ASDET*) (4 Points)	0	2*	0
	4	Tampa Bay Mutiny (0 Points)	0	2	x
	5	Los Angeles Galaxy (6 Points)	1	5	x
															1	Kansas City Wizards			1
															2	Chicago Fire			0
	2	Chicago Fire (6 Points)	2	1	6
	7	New England Revolution (3 Points)	1	2	0
								2	Chicago Fire (6 Points)	3	0	3
								3	MetroStars (3 Points)	0	2	2
	3	MetroStars (ASDET*) (6 Points)	2*	2	x
	6	Dallas Burn (0 Points)	1	1	x

• Points system
  Win = 3 Pts.
  Loss = 0 Pts.
  Draw = 1 Pts.

• ASDET*=Added Sudden Death Extra Time (Game tie breaker)
  SDET**=Sudden Death Extra Time (Series

tie breaker)
Teams will advance at 5 points.

MLS Cup

Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup

Bracket

Home teams listed on top of bracket

Second Round

Third Round

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Finals

D3

Riverside County Elite

1

A-L

San Diego Flash

2

A-L

San Diego Flash

0

MLS

Los Angeles Galaxy

2

MLS

Los Angeles Galaxy

2

A-L

Seattle Sounders

1

MLS

Los Angeles Galaxy

2

MLS

San Jose Earthquakes

0

USASA

Stanislaus United Cruisers

0

MLS

San Jose Earthquakes

5

MLS

San Jose Earthquakes

2

A-L

Richmond Kickers

0

A-L

Richmond Kickers

3

MLS

Colorado Rapids

0

MLS

Los Angeles Galaxy (ASDET)

1

MLS

Chicago Fire

2

PDL

Chicago Sockers

0 (7)

MLS

Kansas City Wizards (ASDET, PSO)

0 (6)

PDL

Chicago Sockers

0

MLS

Chicago Fire

1

MLS

Chicago Fire

4

D3

Texas Rattlers

0

MLS

Chicago Fire

5

MLS

Dallas Burn

1

A-L

Minnesota Thunder

7

USASA

Mexico SC

0

A-L

Minnesota Thunder

0

MLS

Dallas Burn

2

MLS

Dallas Burn

3

A-L

Tennessee Rhythm

0

MLS

Chicago Fire

2

MLS

Miami Fusion

1

PDL

Cape Cod Crusaders

0

MLS

Columbus Crew

2

MLS

Columbus Crew

4

A-L

Hampton Roads Mariners

1

A-L

Hampton Roads Mariners

3

D3

Northern Virginia Royals

2

MLS

Columbus Crew (ASDET, PSO)

1 (6)

MLS

MetroStars

1 (7)

D3

Wilmington Hammerheads

1

MLS

MetroStars

2

MLS

MetroStars

3

MLS

Tampa Bay Mutiny

0

MLS

Tampa Bay Mutiny (ASDET)

1

USASA

Uruguay SC

0

MLS

MetroStars

2

MLS

Miami Fusion

3

A-L

Charleston Battery

0

MLS

D.C. United

4

MLS

D.C. United

3

A-L

Rochester Rhinos

0

A-L

Pittsburgh Riverhounds

1

A-L

Rochester Rhinos

2

MLS

D.C. United

2

MLS

Miami Fusion (ASDET)

3

MLS

New England Revolution

0

PDL

Mid Michigan Bucks

1

PDL

Mid Michigan Bucks

3 (5)

MLS

Miami Fusion (ASDET, PSO)

3 (6)

MLS

Miami Fusion

6

D3

New Jersey Stallions

1

Final

References

• American competitions at RSSSF
• American national team matches at RSSSF
• CONCACAF Champions' Cup at RSSSF

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