2001 Major League Soccer season

2001 Major League Soccer season
Season	2001
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
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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.

[edit] Final standings

Eastern Conference	GP*	W	L	D	GF	GA	GD	Pts
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
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
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

Top eight teams with the highest points clinch play-off berth, regardless of conference.
s = Supporters Shield
x = Clinched playoff berth

Miami Fusion F.C. wins first tiebreaker with Chicago Fire (2-0 in head-to-head competition)

Columbus Crew wins first tiebreaker with San Jose Earthquakes (1-0-1 in head-to-head competition)

GP* (Games Played) = Season shorten due to 9/11 attacks.

[edit] MLS Cup Playoffs

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

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.

[edit] Quarterfinals

September 20, 2001	Dallas Burn	0 – 2	Chicago Fire	Soldier Field Chicago, Illinois Attendance: 8,314
			Bocanegra 40' Whitfield 90'+	Soldier Field Chicago, Illinois Attendance: 8,314

September 23, 2001	Chicago Fire	1 – 1	Dallas Burn	Cotton Bowl Dallas, Texas Attendance:: 17,149
	J. Beasley 84'		Deering 27'	Cotton Bowl Dallas, Texas Attendance:: 17,149

September 29, 2001	Dallas Burn	0 – 2	Chicago Fire	Soldier Field Chicago, Illinois Attendance: 12,811
			Kovalenko 17' Armas 55'	Soldier Field Chicago, Illinois Attendance: 12,811

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
			Serna 28' Pineda Chacon 53'	Lockhart Stadium Fort Lauderdale, Florida Attendance: 6,281

September 26, 2001	Miami Fusion F.C.	0 – 3	Kansas City Wizards	Arrowhead Stadium Kansas City, Missouri Attendance: 5,803
			Lowe 24' McKeon 31' (Pen) Gomez 45'+	Arrowhead Stadium Kansas City, Missouri Attendance: 5,803

September 29, 2001	Kansas City Wizards	1 – 2	Miami Fusion F.C.	Lockhart Stadium Fort Lauderdale, Florida Attendance: 8,119
	Lowe 13'		Preki 14' Henderson 71'	Lockhart Stadium Fort Lauderdale, Florida Attendance: 8,119

Miami Fusion advance 6-3 on points.

September 23, 2001	MetroStars	1 – 1	Los Angeles Galaxy	Rose Bowl Pasadena, California Attendance: 11,580
	Faria 29'		Caligiuri 63'	Rose Bowl Pasadena, California Attendance: 11,580

September 26, 2001	Los Angeles Galaxy	1 – 4	MetroStars	Giants Stadium East Rutherford, New Jersey Attendance: 12,817
	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
	Villegas 49', 60'		Victorine 21', 33' Frye 56'	Rose Bowl Pasadena, California Attendance: 6,154

		0 – 1 series (SDET)
			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
	Donovan 5' 45'+ Lagos 31'		Warzycha pen 54'	Columbus Crew Stadium Columbus, Ohio Attendance: 20,883

September 26, 2001	Columbus Crew	0 – 3	San Jose Earthquakes	Spartan Stadium San Jose, California Attendance: 10,419
			Lagos 9' Cerritos 68' Donovan 76'	Spartan Stadium San Jose, California Attendance: 10,419

San Jose Earthquakes advance 6-0 on points.

[edit] Semifinals

October 10, 2001	Los Angeles Galaxy	1 – 1	Chicago Fire	Soldier Field Chicago, Illinois Attendance: 10,388
	Hernández 44'		Wynalda 32'	Soldier Field Chicago, Illinois Attendance: 10,388

October 13, 2001	Chicago Fire	0 – 1 (AET)	Los Angeles Galaxy	Rose Bowl Pasadena, California Attendance: 10,100
			Vagenas 94'	Rose Bowl Pasadena, California Attendance: 10,100

October 17, 2001	Los Angeles Galaxy	2 – 1 (AET)	Chicago Fire	Soldier Field Chicago, Illinois Attendance: 13,444
	Califf 44' Cienfuegos 98'		D. Beasley 30'	Soldier Field Chicago, Illinois Attendance: 13,444

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
			Preki 53'	Lockhart Stadium Fort Lauderdale, Florida Attendance: 9,236

October 14, 2001	Miami Fusion F.C.	0 – 4	San Jose Earthquakes	Spartan Stadium San Jose, California Attendance: 16,119
			Donovan 16' Russell 57' Lagos 69' De Rosario 89'	Spartan Stadium San Jose, California Attendance: 16,119

October 17, 2001	San Jose Earthquakes	1 – 0 (AET)	Miami Fusion F.C.	Lockhart Stadium Fort Lauderdale, Florida Attendance: 11,242
	Dayak 94'

San Jose Earthquakes advance 6-3 on points.

[edit] MLS Cup 2001

October 21, 2001	Los Angeles Galaxy	1 – 2 (AET)	San Jose Earthquakes	Columbus Crew Stadium Columbus, Ohio Attendance: 21,626
	Hernández 21'		Donovan 43' De Rosario 96'	Columbus Crew Stadium Columbus, Ohio Attendance: 21,626

San Jose Earthquakes earns MLS berth to CONCACAF Champions' Cup 2002.

D.C. United, Chicago Fire and Kansas City Wizards qualify for CONCACAF Champions' Cup 2001.

[edit] Team Awards

[edit] International Competition

CONCACAF Champions' Cup

Kansas City Wizards
2001 edition cancelled; Wizards advanced to CONCACAF Champions' Cup 2002.
Chicago Fire
2001 edition cancelled; Fire advance to CONCACAF Champions' Cup 2002.

Copa Merconorte

MetroStars
Went 3-3-0 in group stage and did not advance.
Defeated Deportivo Italchacao, 2-0 at home.
Awarded two forfeit wins against
Club Deportivo Guadalajara, after the club refused to travel.
Lost Deportivo Italchacao, 2-1 away.
Lost Millonarios, 2-1 away and 1-0 at home.
Kansas City Wizards
Went 1-4-1 in group stage and did not advance.
Defeated Barcelona, 3-2 away, Drew 1-1 at home.
Lost Santos Laguna, 4-2 away and 1-0 at home.
Lost Sporting Cristal, 2-1 at home and 2-1 away.

CONCACAF Giants Cup

D.C. United
Defeated Arnett Gardens, 5-1 on aggregate in quarterfinals.
Defeated Comunicaciones, 2-1 in semifinals.
Lost Club América, 2-0 in final.
Columbus Crew
Lost Deportivo Saprissa, 3-1 on aggregate in quarterfinals.

[edit] Top Goal Scorers

Position	Player	Club	Goals
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*

[edit] Individual awards

Award	Player	Club
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

[edit] Winningest Coaches (By Wins)

Coach	Club	Win	Loss	Draw	Pct.	Pts.	OT Rec.
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

[edit] Team Attendance Totals

Club	Games	Season	Game Avg.
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

[edit] Reference

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2001 Major League Soccer season

Contents

[edit] Final standings

[edit] MLS Cup Playoffs

[edit] Quarterfinals

[edit] Semifinals

[edit] MLS Cup 2001

[edit] Team Awards

[edit] International Competition

[edit] Top Goal Scorers

[edit] Individual awards

[edit] Winningest Coaches (By Wins)

[edit] Team Attendance Totals

[edit] Reference

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Season	2001
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
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