2001 Dallas Burn season
| 2001 season | |||
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| Owner | Lamar Hunt | ||
| Head Coach | Mike Jeffries | ||
| Stadium | Cotton Bowl | ||
| MLS | Central Division: 3rd Overall: 8th | ||
| MLS Cup | Lost Quarterfinals vs. Chicago Fire (0 – 2 – 1) | ||
| U.S. Open Cup | Lost Second Round vs. Seattle Sounders Select (2 – 3, OT) | ||
| Brimstone Cup | Lost vs. Chicago Fire (1 – 3 – 2) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 12,574 | ||
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The 2001 Dallas Burn season was the sixth season of the Major League Soccer team. The team made the playoffs for the sixth consecutive year. Due to the September 11 attacks, the final few weeks of the season were cancelled. It was the first season under new head coach Mike Jeffries. The season was full of highs and lows. The team set the franchise record for highest attended playoff game on September 23, a record which still stands. The team also had their worst run in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup in franchise history, losing to the Seattle Sounders in overtime of the second round.
Final Standings
| Central Division | 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 |
x - clinched playoff berth
Regular Season
| April 7, 2001 | Tampa Bay Mutiny | 4 – 2 | Dallas Burn | Dallas, Texas |
| Stadium: Cotton Bowl |
| April 14, 2001 | Dallas Burn | 1 – 0 | San Jose Earthquakes | San Jose, California |
| Stadium: Spartan Stadium |
| April 21, 2001 | Chicago Fire | 2 – 3 (OT) | Dallas Burn | Dallas, Texas |
| Stadium: Cotton Bowl |
| April 28, 2001 | Dallas Burn | 2 – 3 | MetroStars | East Rutherford, New Jersey |
| Stadium: Giants Stadium |
| May 5, 2001 | Colorado Rapids | 1 – 0 | Dallas Burn | Dallas, Texas |
| Stadium: Cotton Bowl |
| May 12, 2001 | Columbus Crew | 0 – 4 | Dallas Burn | Dallas, Texas |
| Stadium: Cotton Bowl |
| May 19, 2001 | Dallas Burn | 0 – 0 (OT) | Los Angeles Galaxy | Pasadena, California |
| Stadium: Rose Bowl |
| May 23, 2001 | San Jose Earthquakes | 2 – 0 | Dallas Burn | Dallas, Texas |
| Stadium: Cotton Bowl |
| June 2, 2001 | Miami Fusion | 6 – 2 | Dallas Burn | Dallas, Texas |
| Stadium: Cotton Bowl |
| June 6, 2001 | Dallas Burn | 1 – 0 | Tampa Bay Mutiny | Tampa, Florida |
| Stadium: Raymond James Stadium |
| June 9, 2001 | D.C. United | 0 – 3 | Dallas Burn | Dallas, Texas |
| Stadium: Cotton Bowl |
| June 16, 2001 | Dallas Burn | 6 – 3 | Colorado Rapids | Denver, Colorado |
| Stadium: Mile High Stadium |
| June 23, 2001 | Columbus Crew | 2 – 1 | Dallas Burn | Dallas, Texas |
| Stadium: Cotton Bowl |
| June 30, 2001 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 0 – 0 (OT) | Dallas Burn | Dallas, Texas |
| Stadium: Cotton Bowl |
| July 4, 2001 | New England Revolution | 1 – 1 (OT) | Dallas Burn | Dallas, Texas |
| Stadium: Cotton Bowl |
| July 7, 2001 | Dallas Burn | 2 – 2 (OT) | Columbus Crew | Columbus, Ohio |
| Stadium: Crew Stadium |
| July 14, 2001 | Dallas Burn | 2 – 3 | Kansas City Wizards | Kansas City, Missouri |
| Stadium: Arrowhead Stadium |
| July 18, 2001 | Tampa Bay Mutiny | 0 – 3 | Dallas Burn | Dallas, Texas |
| Stadium: Cotton Bowl |
| July 21, 2001 | Dallas Burn | 1 – 2 (OT) | Chicago Fire | Chicago, Illinois |
| Stadium: Soldier Field |
| August 4, 2001 | Dallas Burn | 1 – 5 | New England Revolution | Foxboro, Massachusetts |
| Stadium: Foxboro Stadium |
| August 11, 2001 | MetroStars | 0 – 3 | Dallas Burn | Dallas, Texas |
| Stadium: Cotton Bowl |
| August 15, 2001 | Dallas Burn | 3 – 0 | Columbus Crew | Columbus, Ohio |
| Stadium: Crew Stadium |
| August 18, 2001 | Dallas Burn | 2 – 4 | Miami Fusion | Fort Lauderdale, Florida |
| Stadium: Lockhart Stadium |
| August 25, 2001 | Kansas City Wizards | 0 – 3 | Dallas Burn | Dallas, Texas |
| Stadium: Cotton Bowl |
| August 29, 2001 | Dallas Burn | 3 – 2 (OT) | Tampa Bay Mutiny | Tampa, Florida |
| Stadium: Raymond James Stadium |
| September 8, 2001 | Dallas Burn | 2 – 2 (OT) | Chicago Fire | Chicago, Illinois |
| Stadium: Soldier Field |
Playoffs
Quarterfinals
| September 20, 2001 Game 1 | Dallas Burn | 0 – 2 | Chicago Fire | Chicago, Illinois |
Bocanegra  40'Whitfield 90' |
Stadium: Soldier Field Attendance: 8,314 |
| September 23, 2001 Game 2 | Chicago Fire | 1 – 1 (OT) | Dallas Burn | Dallas, Texas |
| Beasley 84' |
Deering 27' |
Stadium: Cotton Bowl Attendance: 17,149 |
| September 29, 2001 Game 3 | Dallas Burn | 0 – 2 | Chicago Fire | Chicago, Illinois |
| Kovalenko 17' Armas 55' |
Stadium: Soldier Field Attendance: 12,811 |
U.S. Open Cup
| June 27, 2001 Second Round | Seattle Sounders Select | 3 – 2 (OT) | Dallas Burn | Duncanville, Texas |
| Foisie 45' Kingsley 69'Ness  97' |
Korol 65' Graziani 78' |
Stadium: Old Panther Field Attendance: 554 |