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2001 Major League Soccer season
Season2001
MLS CupSan Jose Earthquakes
Supporters' ShieldMiami Fusion F.C.
Matches played158
Goals scored519 (3.28 per match)
Top goalscorerAlex Pineda Chacon
Miami Fusion F.C.
Goals: 19
Highest attendanceD.C. United
Season: 258,213
Game Avg.: 21,518
Lowest attendanceSan Jose Earthquakes
Season: 125,250
Game Avg.: 9,635
Average attendanceMajor League Soccer
Season: 2,363,859
Game Avg.: 14,961

This is a summary of the 2001 Major League Soccer season. The MLS season was shortened due to the September 11 attacks, with the final weeks' regular season's matches canceled.

The playoffs, however, would still be played, and the San Jose Earthquakes would win their first MLS Cup.

Final standings

Eastern Division 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 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
Western Division 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 division.
    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.

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 Pt.
  • ASDET*=Added Sudden Death Extra Time (Game tie breaker)
    SDET**=Sudden Death Extra Time (Series tie breaker)
    Teams will advance at 5 points.

Quarterfinals

Dallas Burn0 – 2Chicago Fire
Bocanegra 40'
Whitfield 90'+
Chicago Fire1 – 1Dallas Burn
J. Beasley 84' Deering 27'
Cotton Bowl
Dallas, Texas
Attendance:: 17,149
Dallas Burn0 – 2Chicago Fire
Kovalenko 17'
Armas 55'

Chicago Fire advance 7-1 on points.

Kansas City Wizards0 – 2Miami Fusion F.C.
Serna 28'
Pineda Chacon 53'
Miami Fusion F.C.0 – 3Kansas City Wizards
Lowe 24'
McKeon 31' (Pen)
Gomez 45'+
Kansas City Wizards1 – 2Miami Fusion F.C.
Lowe 13' Preki 14'
Henderson 71'

Miami Fusion advance 6-3 on points.

MetroStars1 – 1Los Angeles Galaxy
Faria 29' Caligiuri 63'
Los Angeles Galaxy1 – 4MetroStars
Victorine 4' Faria 72', 80'
Chung 75'
Valencia 83'
MetroStars2 – 3Los Angeles Galaxy
Villegas 49', 60' Victorine 21', 33'
Frye 56'
 0 – 1 series (SDET) 
Cienfuegos gold-colored soccer ball 8'

Los Angeles Galaxy advance 1-0 in series overtime (SDET) after 4-4 tie on points.

San Jose Earthquakes3 – 1Columbus Crew
Donovan 5' 45'+
Lagos 31'		 Warzycha pen 54'
Columbus Crew0 – 3San Jose Earthquakes
Lagos 9'
Cerritos 68'
Donovan 76'

San Jose Earthquakes advance 6-0 on points.

Semifinals

Los Angeles Galaxy1 – 1Chicago Fire
Hernández 44' Wynalda 32'
Chicago Fire0 – 1 (AET)Los Angeles Galaxy
Vagenas 94'
Los Angeles Galaxy2 – 1 (AET)Chicago Fire
Califf 44'
Cienfuegos 98'		 D. Beasley 30'

Los Angeles Galaxy advance 7-1 on points.

San Jose Earthquakes0 – 1Miami Fusion F.C.
Preki 53'
Miami Fusion F.C.0 – 4San Jose Earthquakes
Donovan 16'
Russell 57'
Lagos 69'
De Rosario 89'
San Jose Earthquakes1 – 0 (AET)Miami Fusion F.C.
Dayak 94'

San Jose Earthquakes advance 6-3 on points.

MLS Cup 2001

Los Angeles Galaxy1 – 2 (AET)San Jose Earthquakes
Hernández 21' Donovan 43'
De Rosario gold-colored soccer ball 96'

Team Awards

International Competition

CONCACAF Champions' Cup

Copa Merconorte

CONCACAF Giants Cup

Top Goal Scorers

Position Player Club Goals
1 Honduras Alex Pineda Chacon Miami Fusion F.C. 19
2 Colombia Diego Serna Miami Fusion F.C. 15
3 Scotland John Spencer Colorado Rapids 14
Sierra Leone Abdul Thompson Conteh D.C. United 14
5 El Salvador Ronald Cerritos San Jose Earthquakes 11
Ecuador Ariel Graziani Dallas Burn 11
7 United States Jeff Cunningham Columbus Crew 10
United States Eric Wynalda* Chicago Fire 10
9 Senegal Mamadou Diallo Tampa Bay Mutiny 9
10 Bolivia Jaime Moreno D.C. United 9

Played for more than one team - Most Recent Team Listed*

Individual awards

Award Player Club
Most Valuable Player Honduras Alex Pineda Chacon Miami Fusion F.C.
Scoring Champion Honduras Alex Pineda Chacon (47 Points) Miami Fusion F.C.
Defender of the Year United States Jeff Agoos San Jose Earthquakes
Goalkeeper of the Year United States Tim Howard MetroStars
Rookie of the Year Brazil Rodrigo Faria MetroStars
Coach of the Year England Canada Frank Yallop San Jose Earthquakes
Comeback Player of the Year United States Troy Dayak San Jose Earthquakes
Goal of the Year United States Clint Mathis MetroStars
Fair Play Award Honduras Alex Pineda Chacon Miami Fusion F.C.
Humanitarian of the Year United States Tim Howard MetroStars

Best-performing coaches (by wins)

Coach Club Win Loss Draw Pct. Pts. OT Rec.
England Ray Hudson Miami Fusion F.C. 16 5 5 0.712 53 0-0-5
United States Bob Bradley Chicago Fire 16 6 5 0.685 53 1-2-5
Germany United States Sigi Schmid Los Angeles Galaxy 14 7 5 0.635 47 3-0-5
England Canada Frank Yallop San Jose Earthquakes 13 7 6 0.615 45 0-0-6
Ecuador Octavio Zambrano MetroStars 13 10 3 0.558 42 0-0-3
United States Greg Andrulis Columbus Crew 12 4 4 0.700 40 1-0-4
United States Bob Gansler Kansas City Wizards 11 13 3 0.463 36 0-2-3
United States Mike Jeffries Dallas Burn 10 11 5 0.481 35 2-1-5
Netherlands Thomas Rongen D.C. United 8 16 2 0.346 26 0-1-2
United States Fernando Clavijo New England Revolution 7 14 6 0.370 27 1-0-6
United States Tim Hankinson Colorado Rapids 5 13 8 0.346 23 0-1-8
Spain Alfonso Mondelo Tampa Bay Mutiny 3 12 1 0.219 10 0-0-1
United States Tom Fitzgerald Columbus Crew 1 3 2 0.333 5 0-0-2
United States Perry Van der Beck Tampa Bay Mutiny 1 9 1 0.136 4 0-1-1

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

References

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