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

National team

Record

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

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
February 2 International Friendly China  1 – 1  United States Guangzhou, China
Maozhen 32' Lalas 25' Stadium: Tianhe Stadium
Attendance: 45,000
March 2 World Cup qualifying Jamaica  0 – 0  United States Kingston, Jamaica
Stadium: National Stadium
Attendance: 35,246
Referee: Jose Ramirez Suazo (Honduras)
March 16 World Cup qualifying United States  3 – 0  Canada Stanford, California
Wynalda 7' (pen.)
Pope 14'
Stewart 89'		 Stadium: Stanford Stadium
Attendance: 28,896
Referee: Luis Oliveto (Argentina)
March 23 World Cup qualifying Costa Rica  3 – 2  United States San José, Costa Rica
Medford 10'
Solís 32'
Gómez 76'		 Wynalda 25'
Lassiter 67'		 Stadium: Estadio Ricardo Saprissa
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Mario Escobar (Guatemala)
April 20 World Cup qualifying United States  2 – 2  Mexico Foxborough, Massachusetts
Pope 34'
Ramírez 76' (o.g.)		 Hermosillo 1'
Hernández 53'		 Stadium: Foxboro Stadium
Attendance: 57,877
Referee: Ubaldo Aquino (Paraguay)
June 4 International Friendly United States  0 – 0  Paraguay Fenton, Missouri
Stadium: Anheuser-Busch Center
Attendance: 7,016
June 17 International Friendly United States  2 – 1  Israel Jacksonville, Florida
Lalas 26'
Kirovski 68'		 Glam 83' Stadium: Alltel Stadium
Attendance: 8,436
June 29 World Cup qualifying El Salvador  1 – 1  United States San Salvador, El Salvador
Arce 60' Lassiter 57' Stadium: Estadio Cuscatlán
Attendance: 29,000
Referee: René Ortube Betancourt (Bolivia)
August 7 International Friendly United States  0 – 1  Ecuador Baltimore, Maryland
Sánchez 83' Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 13,629
September 7 World Cup qualifying United States  1 – 0  Costa Rica Portland, Oregon
Ramos 79' Stadium: Civic Stadium
Attendance: 27,396
Referee: Oscar Juan Ruiz Acosta (Colombia)
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 Sanchez (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)
November 16 World Cup qualifying United States  4 – 2  El Salvador Foxborough, Massachusetts
McBride 22', 28'
Henderson 49'
Preki 82'		 Nildeson 60'
Arce 62' (pen.)		 Stadium: Foxboro Stadium
Attendance: 53,193
Referee: Pierluigi Collina (Italy)

Goalscorers

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

League tables

Men

Major League Soccer

Main article: 1997 Major League Soccer season
Eastern Conference
Pos Club Pts GP W L SOW GF GA GD
1 D.C. United 55 32 17 11 4 70 53  +17
2 Tampa Bay Mutiny 45 32 14 15 3 55 60  −5
3 Columbus Crew 39 32 12 17 3 42 41  +1
4 New England Revolution 37 32 11 17 4 40 53  −13
5 New York/New Jersey MetroStars 35 32 11 19 2 43 53  −10
1997 MLS Cup Playoffs
Western Conference
Pos Club Pts GP W L SOW GF GA GD
1 Kansas City Wizards 49 32 14 11 7 57 51  +6
2 Los Angeles Galaxy 44 32 14 16 2 55 44  +11
3 Dallas Burn 42 32 13 16 3 55 49  +6
4 Colorado Rapids 38 32 12 18 2 50 59  −9
5 San Jose Clash 30 32 9 20 3 55 59  −4
1997 MLS Cup Playoffs
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
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
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
Main article: MLS Cup '97
D.C. United2 – 1Colorado Rapids
Moreno 37'
Sanneh 68'		 Paz 75'
Attendance: 57,431
Referee: Brian Hall

A-League

Main article: 1997 A-League
Northeast Division
Place Team GP W SW SL L GF GA GD Points
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
Atlantic Division
Place Team GP W SW SL L GF GA GD Points
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 28 4 1 1 23 28 73 -45 13
Central Division
Place Team GP W SW SL L GF GA GD Points
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
Pacific Division
Place Team GP W SW SL L GF GA GD Points
1 California Jaguars 28 17 1 0 10 48 34 +14 52
2 Seattle Sounders 28 16 2 3 7 42 19 +33 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

Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup

Main article: 1997 U.S. Open Cup

Bracket

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

Dallas Burn0 – 0 (ASDET)D.C. United
Attendance: 9,766
Referee: Rich Grady

American clubs in international competitions

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

July 30 Preliminary round Los Angeles Galaxy 4 – 1 Mexico Santos Laguna Pasadena, California
Hurtado 65'
Cienfuegos 66'
Machón 80'
Wélton 85'		 Ramírez 71' Stadium: Rose Bowl
Attendance: 10,271
August 12 Champions' Cup Quarterfinal Los Angeles Galaxy 2 – 0 El Salvador Firpo Washington, D.C.
Wélton 45'
Hurtado 78'		 Stadium: RFK Stadium
August 22 Champions' Cup Semifinal D.C. United 0 – 1 Los Angeles Galaxy Washington, D.C.
Jones Template:Goals Stadium: RFK Stadium
August 24 Champions' Cup Final Los Angeles Galaxy 3 – 5 Mexico Cruz Azul Washington, D.C.
Hurtado 8', 14'
Campos 78'		 Galindo Template:Goals
Rodríguez 31'
Adomaitis 36'
Hermosillo Template:Goal62		 Stadium: RFK Stadium

D.C. United

August 12 Champions' Cup Quarterfinal D.C. United 1 – 0 Trinidad and Tobago United Petrotrin Washington, D.C.
Etcheverry 78' Stadium: RFK Stadium
August 22 Champions' Cup Semifinal D.C. United 0 – 1 Los Angeles Galaxy Washington, D.C.
Jones Template:Goals Stadium: RFK Stadium
August 24 Champions' Cup Third Place D.C. United 2 – 2 Mexico Guadalajara Washington, D.C.
Arce 40'
Iroha 89'		 Acosta 55'
Sanchez 86' (pen.)		 Stadium: RFK Stadium

Seattle Sounders

June 17 Qualifying Round Seattle Sounders 10 – 0 Suriname Transvaal Federal Way, Washington
Adair
Gailey
Barton
Megson
Galvezon
Crothers 		Stadium: Federal Way Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 2,153
July 15 Group Stage Guatemala C.S.D. Comunicaciones 2 – 0 Seattle Sounders Guatemala City, Guatemala
Suazo 44'
Fernández 83'
July 18 Group Stage Seattle Sounders 1 – 4 Mexico Club Necaxa Guatemala City, Guatemala
Hattrup 91' (pen.) Almaguer 32'
Blanco 47', 89'
Vásquez 75'
July 20 Group Stage Seattle Sounders 0 – 11 Mexico Cruz Azul Guatemala City, Guatemala
Palencia 3'
Hermosillo 13', 32', 49'
Yegros 15', 53', 62'
Adomaitis 34'
Galindo 35'
Barton 72' (o.g.)
Ramirez 74' (pen.)

References

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