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1997 in American soccer

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Soccer in the United States
Season1997
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The 1997 season was the 85th year of competitive soccer in the United States.

National team

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Record

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Competition GP W D L GF GA
1998 FIFA World Cup qualification 10 4 5 1 17 9
1997 U.S. Cup 3 0 0 3 1 7
International Friendly 5 1 2 2 4 5
Total 18 5 7 6 22 21

Results

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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 17 U.S. Cup United States  0 – 1  Peru San Diego, California
Carty 8' Stadium: Jack Murphy Stadium
Attendance: 35,232
Referee: Arturo Brizio Carter (Mexico)
January 19 U.S. Cup United States  0 – 2  Mexico Pasadena, California
Alves 3'
Aspe 71'
Stadium: Rose Bowl
Attendance: 31,725
Referee: Kevin Skinner (Canada)
January 22 U.S. Cup United States  1 – 4  Denmark Pasadena, California
Moore 45' Pedersen 16', 26', 45', 55' Stadium: Rose Bowl
Attendance: 17,342
January 29 International Friendly China  2 – 1  United States Kunming, China
Haidong 11'
Tie 31'
Wynalda 72' Stadium: Tuodong Stadiuml
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Jun Lu (China)
February 2 International Friendly China  1 – 1  United States Guangzhou, China
Maozhen 32' Lalas 25' Stadium: Tianhe Stadium
Attendance: 45,000
June 4 International Friendly United States  0 – 0  Paraguay Fenton, Missouri
Stadium: Anheuser-Busch Center
Attendance: 7,016
Referee: Esfandiar Baharmast (United States)
June 17 International Friendly United States  2 – 1  Israel Jacksonville, Florida
Lalas 26'
Kirovski 68'
Glam 83' Stadium: Alltel Stadium
Attendance: 8,436
Referee: Zimmermann Boulos (United States)
October 5 World Cup qualifying United States  1 – 1  Jamaica Washington, D.C.
Wynalda 50' (pen.) Burton 51' Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 51,528
Referee: Mario Sánchez (Chile)
November 2 World Cup qualifying Mexico  0 – 0  United States Mexico City, Mexico
Stadium: Estadio Azteca
Attendance: 115,000
Referee: Javier Castrilli (Argentina)
November 11 World Cup qualifying Canada  0 – 3  United States Burnaby, Canada
Reyna 5'
Wegerle 81', 90+4'
Stadium: Swangard Stadium
Attendance: 8,420
Referee: John Jairo Toro (Colombia)

Goalscorers

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Player Goals
Eric Wynalda 4
Alexi Lalas 2
Brian McBride 2
Eddie Pope 2
Roy Lassiter 2
Roy Wegerle 2
Preki 1
Joe-Max Moore 1
Jovan Kirovski 1
Chris Henderson 1
Claudio Reyna 1
Ernie Stewart 1
Tab Ramos 1

Unofficial Results

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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

July 10 Friendly Game United States  1 – 4 Turkey Galatasaray New Jersey
report Attendance: 0

League tables

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Men

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Major League Soccer

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Pos Team Pld W SOW L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 D.C. United 32 17 4 11 70 53 +17 55 MLS Cup Playoffs
2 Tampa Bay Mutiny 32 14 3 15 55 60 −5 45
3 Columbus Crew 32 12 3 17 42 41 +1 39
4 New England Revolution 32 11 4 17 40 53 −13 37
5 NY/NJ MetroStars 32 11 2 19 43 53 −10 35
Source: MLS
Pos Team Pld W SOW L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Kansas City Wizards 32 14 7 11 57 51 +6 49 MLS Cup Playoffs
2 Los Angeles Galaxy 32 14 2 16 55 44 +11 44
3 Dallas Burn 32 13 3 16 55 49 +6 42
4 Colorado Rapids 32 12 2 18 50 59 −9 38
5 San Jose Clash 32 9 3 20 55 59 −4 30
Source: MLS
Playoffs
Conference Semifinals Conference Finals MLS Cup '97
               
1 D.C. United (AET), (4-3, S.O.)* 4 2* x
4 New England Revolution 1 1 x
1 D.C. United 3 1 x
Eastern Conference
3 Columbus Crew 2 0 x
2 Tampa Bay Mutiny 1 0 x
3 Columbus Crew 2 2 x
E D.C. United     2
W Colorado Rapids     1
1 Kansas City Wizards 0 2 x
4 Colorado Rapids 3 3 x
4 Colorado Rapids 1 2 x
Western Conference
2 Dallas Burn 0 1 x
3 Los Angeles Galaxy 0 0 x
2 Dallas Burn (AET), (2-0, S.O.)* 1* 3 x
  • Best of Three series winners will advance.
MLS Cup
D.C. United2 – 1Colorado Rapids
Moreno 37'
Sanneh 68'
Paz 75'
RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C.
Attendance: 57,431
Referee: Brian Hall

A-League

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Northeast Division
Pos Team Pld W SW SL L GF GA GD Pts
1 Montreal Impact 28 20 1 1 6 58 19 +39 61
2 Rochester Raging Rhinos 28 14 0 5 9 56 47 +9 42
3 Long Island Rough Riders 28 13 3 2 10 44 36 +8 42
4 Toronto Lynx 28 12 2 0 14 44 43 +1 38
5 Connecticut Wolves 28 8 4 1 15 31 45 −14 28
6 Worcester Wildfire 28 6 1 2 19 26 61 −35 19
Source: [citation needed]
Atlantic Division
Pos Team Pld W SW SL L GF GA GD Pts
1 Hershey Wildcats 28 18 1 1 8 56 33 +23 55
2 Carolina Dynamo 28 16 2 2 8 63 33 +30 50
3 Richmond Kickers 28 15 0 2 11 41 35 +6 45
4 Charleston Battery 28 10 2 3 13 39 50 −11 32
5 Raleigh Flyers 28 8 4 3 13 34 52 −18 28
6 Jacksonville Cyclones 29 4 1 1 23 28 73 −45 13
Source: [citation needed]
Central Division
Pos Team Pld W SW SL L GF GA GD Pts
1 New Orleans Riverboat Gamblers 28 13 3 2 10 45 42 +3 42
2 Nashville Metros 28 10 7 2 9 42 34 +8 37
3 Orlando Sundogs 28 12 0 4 12 39 40 −1 36
4 Milwaukee Rampage 28 11 3 2 12 33 36 −3 36
5 Minnesota Thunder 28 11 2 5 10 22 30 −8 35
6 Atlanta Ruckus 28 9 3 1 15 39 48 −9 30
Source: [citation needed]
Pacific Division
Pos Team Pld W SW SL L GF GA GD Pts
1 California Jaguars 28 17 1 0 10 48 34 +14 52
2 Seattle Sounders 28 16 2 3 7 42 19 +23 50
3 Vancouver 86ers 28 15 1 1 11 50 29 +21 46
4 Colorado Foxes 28 15 1 2 10 55 49 +6 46
5 Orange County Zodiac 28 10 1 0 17 35 62 −27 31
6 El Paso Patriots 28 5 3 3 17 30 50 −20 18
Source: [citation needed]

Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup

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Bracket

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Home teams listed on top of bracket

Second round Third round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
               
 
 
MLS New England Revolution 3
A-L Long Island Roughriders (ASDET) 4
A-L Long Island Roughriders 1
USASA Bridgeport Italians 0
A-L Long Island Roughriders 0
MLS MetroStars (ASDET) 1
A-L Richmond Kickers 6
D3P Philadelphia Freedom 1
A-L Richmond Kickers 0
MLS MetroStars 3
 
 
MLS MetroStars 1
MLS Dallas Burn (ASDET) 2
D3P Chicago Stingers 3
A-L Orlando Sundogs 0
D3P Chicago Stingers 2
MLS Colorado Rapids 1
 
 
D3P Chicago Stingers 1
MLS Dallas Burn 4
D3P Austin Lone Stars 0
A-L New Orleans Riverboat Gamblers (ASDET) 1
A-L New Orleans Riverboat Gamblers 0
MLS Dallas Burn 3
 
 
MLS Dallas Burn (ASDET, PSO) 0 (5)
MLS D.C. United 0 (3)
D3P S.F. Bay Seals 1
A-L Seattle Sounders 0
D3P S.F. Bay Seals 2
MLS Kansas City Wizards 1
 
 
D3P S.F. Bay Seals 2
MLS San Jose Clash 1
PDL Central Coast Roadrunners (ASDET) 3
A-L California Jaguars 2
PDL Central Coast Roadrunners 2
MLS San Jose Clash 5
 
 
D3P S.F. Bay Seals 1
MLS D.C. United 2
A-L Hershey Wildcats 4
D3P Central Jersey Riptide 1
A-L Hershey Wildcats 0 (2)
MLS D.C. United (ASDET, PSO) 0 (3)
 
 
MLS D.C. United 2
MLS Tampa Bay Mutiny 0
A-L Rochester Rhinos (ASDET) 3
PDL Mid-Michigan Bucks 2
A-L Rochester Rhinos 0
MLS Tampa Bay Mutiny 1
 
 

Final

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American clubs in international competitions

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Club Competition Final round
Los Angeles Galaxy CONCACAF Champions' Cup Final
D.C. United CONCACAF Champions' Cup Third Place
Seattle Sounders 1996 CONCACAF Champions' Cup Final Group Stage

Los Angeles Galaxy

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August 24 Champions' Cup Final Los Angeles Galaxy 3 – 5 Mexico Cruz Azul Washington, D.C.
Hurtado 8', 14'
Campos 78'
Galindo 30' (pen.)
Rodríguez 31'
Adomaitis 36'
Hermosillo 62', 66'
Stadium: RFK Stadium

D.C. United

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August 24 Champions' Cup Third Place D.C. United 2 – 2 Mexico Guadalajara Washington, D.C.
Arce 40'
Iroha 89'
Acosta 55'
Sánchez 86' (pen.)
Stadium: RFK Stadium

Seattle Sounders

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References

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