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

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

January 29 International Friendly	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

February 12 Gold Cup Group Stage	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

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

February 19 Gold Cup Quarterfinal	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

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

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

June 3 U.S. Cup	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

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

June 11 U.S. Cup	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

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

July 23 World Cup qualifying	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

August 16 World Cup qualifying	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

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

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

October 25 International Friendly	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

November 15 World Cup qualifying	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

Main article: 2000 Major League Soccer season

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 Pt.

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

Main article: MLS Cup 2000

Kansas City Wizards v Chicago Fire

October 15

Kansas City Wizards	1 – 0	Chicago Fire
Molnar 11'

RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C.
Attendance: 39,159

Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup

Main article: 2000 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup

Bracket

Home teams listed on top of bracket

Second Round

Third Round

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Finals

Riverside County Elite

A-L

San Diego Flash

A-L

San Diego Flash

MLS

Los Angeles Galaxy

MLS

Los Angeles Galaxy

A-L

Seattle Sounders

MLS

Los Angeles Galaxy

MLS

San Jose Earthquakes

USASA

Stanislaus United Cruisers

MLS

San Jose Earthquakes

MLS

San Jose Earthquakes

A-L

Richmond Kickers

A-L

Richmond Kickers

MLS

Colorado Rapids

MLS

Los Angeles Galaxy (ASDET)

MLS

Chicago Fire

PDL

Chicago Sockers

0 (7)

MLS

Kansas City Wizards
(ASDET, PSO)

0 (6)

PDL

Chicago Sockers

MLS

Chicago Fire

MLS

Chicago Fire

Texas Rattlers

MLS

Chicago Fire

MLS

Dallas Burn

A-L

Minnesota Thunder

USASA

Mexico SC

A-L

Minnesota Thunder

MLS

Dallas Burn

MLS

Dallas Burn

A-L

Tennessee Rhythm

MLS

Chicago Fire

MLS

Miami Fusion

PDL

Cape Cod Crusaders

MLS

Columbus Crew

MLS

Columbus Crew

A-L

Hampton Roads Mariners

A-L

Hampton Roads Mariners

Northern Virginia Royals

MLS

Columbus Crew (ASDET, PSO)

1 (6)

MLS

MetroStars

1 (7)

Wilmington Hammerheads

MLS

MetroStars

MLS

MetroStars

MLS

Tampa Bay Mutiny

MLS

Tampa Bay Mutiny (ASDET)

USASA

Uruguay SC

MLS

MetroStars

MLS

Miami Fusion

A-L

Charleston Battery

MLS

D.C. United

MLS

D.C. United

A-L

Rochester Rhinos

A-L

Pittsburgh Riverhounds

A-L

Rochester Rhinos

MLS

D.C. United

MLS

Miami Fusion (ASDET)

MLS

New England Revolution

PDL

Mid Michigan Bucks

PDL

Mid Michigan Bucks

3 (5)

MLS

Miami Fusion (ASDET, PSO)

3 (6)

MLS

Miami Fusion

New Jersey Stallions

Final

Miami Fusion v Chicago Fire

October 21

Miami Fusion	1 – 2	Chicago Fire
Wélton 90'		Stoichkov 44' Marshall 88' (o.g.)

Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 19,146
Referee: Kevin Stott

References

Years in American soccer

Pre-1880s	1860s 1870s

1880s	1880–83 1884–85 1885–86 1886–87 1887–88 1888–89 1889–90

1890s	1890–91 1891–92 1892–93 1893–94 1894–95 1895–96 1896–97 1897–98 1898–99 1899–1900

1900s	1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10

1910s	1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20

1920s	1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30

1930s	1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40

1940s	1940–41 1941–41 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50

1950s	1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60

1960s	1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1967 1968 1969

1970s	1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979

1980s	1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989

1990s	1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999

2000s	2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

2010s	2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Soccer in the United States

Overview	U.S. Soccer USASA USCS League system History Hall of Fame Clubs Champions Venues (stadiums by capacity, SSS) Women's soccer in the United States

Men's national teams	Senior (statistics) U23 U21 U20 U18 U17 U15

Men's outdoor leagues	MLS Playoffs MLS Cup NASL Soccer Bowl USL PDL NPSL ASL USL Super-20 U.S. Development Academy

Men's indoor leagues	MASL PASL-Premier WISL

Cup competitions	Open Cup National Amateur Cup Women's Cup

Men's college soccer	NCAA Division I NCAA Division II NCAA Division III NAIA Championship

Women's national teams	Senior U23 U20 U17

Women's leagues	NWSL WPSL UWS

Women's college soccer	NCAA Division I NCAA Division II NCAA Division III NAIA Championship

Defunct men's outdoor leagues	AFA (1884–1924) American Cup (1885–1924) ALPF (1894) NAFL (1895–98) AAFA Cup (1912–13) ASL (1921–33) ASL (1933–83) NASFL (1946–47) USA (1967) NPSL (1967) NASL (1968–84) USL (1984–85) LSSA (1987–92) ASL (1988–89) WSA (1989) USL 2nd (1990–2010) A-League (1995–2004) USL 1st (2005–10) D2 Pro League (2010)

Defunct men's indoor leagues	NASL (1975–76, 1979–84) MISL (1978–92) NPSL (1984–2001) CISL (1993–97) EISL (1997–98) WISL (1998–2001) AISL (2003–08) MISL (2001–08) XSL (2008–09) AISL (2003–08) MISL (2008–14)

Defunct women's leagues	WUSA (2000–03) WPS (2007–12) WPSL Elite (2012–13) W-League (1995–2015)

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