2000 Los Angeles Galaxy season

Los Angeles Galaxy

2000 season
Owner	Philip Anschutz (AEG)
Major League Soccer	Conference: Overall:
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The 2000 Los Angeles Galaxy season was the club's fifth season of existence, and their fifth-consecutive season in Major League Soccer, the top division of the American soccer pyramid.

The club's season was highlighted by winning the 2000 CONCACAF Champions' Cup, becoming the second American club to ever win a CONCACAF club tournament. It was also the second major trophy that the Galaxy earned, the first being the Supporters' Shield in 1998.

Competitions

Major League Soccer

Main article: 2000 Major League Soccer season

Tables

Western Division

Western Division	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

Overall

Pos	Club	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Kansas City Wizards (SS) (W1)	32	16	7	9	47	29	+18	57	2000 MLS Cup Playoffs, 2002 CONCACAF Champions' Cup
2	Chicago Fire (C1)	32	17	9	6	67	51	+16	57
3	MetroStars (E1)	32	17	12	3	64	56	+8	54	2000 MLS Cup Playoffs
4	Tampa Bay Mutiny	32	16	12	4	62	50	+12	52
5	Los Angeles Galaxy	32	14	10	8	47	37	+10	50
6	Dallas Burn	32	14	14	4	54	54	0	46
7	New England Revolution	32	13	13	6	47	49	–2	45
8	Colorado Rapids	32	13	15	4	43	59	–16	43
9	Miami Fusion	32	12	15	5	54	56	–2	41
10	Columbus Crew	32	11	16	5	48	58	–10	38
11	D.C. United	32	8	18	6	44	63	–19	30
12	San Jose Earthquakes	32	7	17	8	35	50	–15	29

Source: MLSSoccer.com
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head record; 3rd goal difference; 4th number of goals scored.
(SS) = MLS Supporters' Shield; (E1) = Eastern Division champion, (C1) = Central Division champion, (W1) = Western Division champion
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified for the MLS Cup Playoffs, but not yet to the particular round indicated; (E) = Eliminated from playoff-contention.

MLS Cup Playoffs

Quarterfinals

Los Angeles Galaxy v Tampa Bay Mutiny

September 14, 2000 Game 1	Los Angeles Galaxy	1–0	Tampa Bay Mutiny	Tampa, Florida
	Vanney 61' (pen.)			Stadium: Raymond James Stadium Attendance: 5,583

Tampa Bay Mutiny v Los Angeles Galaxy

September 20, 2000 Game 2	Tampa Bay Mutiny	2–5	Los Angeles Galaxy	Pasadena, California
	Diallo 21', 67'		Hendrickson 14' Kelly 19' Hernández 48' Cienfuegos 51' Jones 85'	Stadium: Rose Bowl Attendance: 13,581

Los Angeles Galaxy advance 6-0 on points.

Semifinals

Los Angeles Galaxy v Kansas City Wizards

September 29, 2000 Game 1	Los Angeles Galaxy	0–0	Kansas City Wizards	Kansas City, Missouri
				Stadium: Arrowhead Stadium Attendance: 11,815

Kansas City Wizards v Los Angeles Galaxy

October 3, 2000 Game 2	Kansas City Wizards	1–1 (AET) 0–1 (ASDET)	Los Angeles Galaxy	Pasadena, California
	McKeon 29'		Jones 16' Califf 93'	Stadium: Rose Bowl

Los Angeles Galaxy v Kansas City Wizards

October 6, 2000 Game 3	Los Angeles Galaxy	0–1	Kansas City Wizards	Kansas City, Missouri
			Molnar 22' (pen.)	Stadium: Arrowhead Stadium

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		0–1 series (SDET)
			Molnar 6'

Kansas City Wizards advance 1-0 in series overtime (SDET) after 4-4 tie on points.

U.S. Open Cup

Main article: 2000 U.S. Open Cup

Seattle Sounders v Los Angeles Galaxy

June 14, 2000 Second round	Seattle Sounders	1–2	Los Angeles Galaxy	Fullerton, California
	Howes 48'	(Report)	Vanney 23' Jones 90'	Stadium: Titan Stadium Attendance: 3,063 Referee: Kevin Stott

Los Angeles Galaxy v San Diego Flash

July 25, 2000 Third round	Los Angeles Galaxy	2–0	San Diego Flash	San Diego, California
	Victorine 50' Polic 67'	(Report)		Stadium: Douglas Stadium Attendance: 6,118 Referee: Sergio Vega

San Jose Earthquakes v Los Angeles Galaxy

August 9, 2000 Quarter final	San Jose Earthquakes	0–2	Los Angeles Galaxy	Fullerton, California
		(Report)	Cienfuegos 77' George 81'	Stadium: Titan Stadium Attendance: 4,345 Referee: Gus St. Silva

Chicago Fire v Los Angeles Galaxy

September 12, 2000 Semi final	Chicago Fire	2–1 (asdet)	Los Angeles Galaxy	Fullerton, California
	Razov 85' Wolff 112'	(Report)	Jones 79'	Stadium: Titan Stadium Attendance: 7,124 Referee: Sergio Vega

CONCACAF Champions' Cup

Main article: 2000 CONCACAF Champions' Cup

Los Angeles Galaxy v Real España

Los Angeles Galaxy v D.C. United

Los Angeles Galaxy v Olimpia

January 21, 2000 Final	Los Angeles Galaxy	3–2	Olimpia	Los Angeles, California
UTC−8	Hendrickson 36', 78' Jones 39'		Tosello 34' (pen.) de Lima 51'	Stadium: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum