1996 Dallas Burn season
| 1996 season | |||
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| Owner | Major League Soccer | ||
| Head Coach | Dave Dir | ||
| Stadium | Cotton Bowl | ||
| MLS | Conference: 2nd Overall: 4th | ||
| MLS Cup | Lost Semifinals vs. Kansas City Wiz (1–2) | ||
| U.S. Open Cup | Lost Semifinals vs. D.C. United | ||
| Highest home attendance | 35,250 vs. Columbus Crew (May 5, 1996) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 7,338 vs. Columbus Crew (August 14, 1996) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 16,012 (regular season) 9,964 (playoffs) | ||
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The 1996 Dallas Burn season was the inaugural season of the Major League Soccer team. It was the first time since 1981 that the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex had a professional soccer team. The team made the playoffs for the first time in franchise history.
Final standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | SOW | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 32 | 15 | 4 | 13 | 59 | 49 | +10 | 49 | MLS Cup Playoffs |
| 2 | Dallas Burn | 32 | 12 | 5 | 15 | 50 | 48 | +2 | 41 | |
| 3 | Kansas City Wiz | 32 | 12 | 5 | 15 | 61 | 63 | −2 | 41 | |
| 4 | San Jose Clash | 32 | 12 | 3 | 17 | 50 | 50 | 0 | 39 | |
| 5 | Colorado Rapids | 32 | 9 | 2 | 21 | 44 | 59 | −15 | 29 |
Source: MLS
Regular season
| April 14, 1996 1 | San Jose Clash | 0–0 (SO) (1–2 SO) | Dallas Burn | Dallas, Texas |
| Recap | Stadium: Cotton Bowl Attendance: 27,779 |
| April 18, 1996 2 | Kansas City Wiz | 0–3 | Dallas Burn | Dallas, Texas |
| Recap | Kreis  48'Rodriguez 72'Kerr, Jr. 85' |
Stadium: Cotton Bowl Attendance: 9,405 |
| April 21, 1996 3 | Dallas Burn | 1–3 | Colorado Rapids | Denver, Colorado |
| Kerr, Jr. 59' |
Recap | Balboa 48', 64' Bartlett 57' |
Stadium: Mile High Stadium Attendance: 21,711 |
| April 28, 1996 4 | Dallas Burn | 2–1 | Tampa Bay Mutiny | Tampa, Florida |
| Kreis 24' Rodriguez 30' |
Recap | Lassiter 81' |
Stadium: Tampa Stadium Attendance: 14,084 |
| May 1, 1996 5 | Dallas Burn | 1–3 | D.C. United | Washington, D.C. |
| Rodriguez 43' |
Recap | Diaz Arce 15' Etcheverry 53'Rammel 64' |
Stadium: Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Attendance: 11,253 |
| May 5, 1996 6 | Columbus Crew | 0–0 (SO) | Dallas Burn | Dallas, Texas |
| Recap | Stadium: Cotton Bowl Attendance: 35,250 |
| May 11, 1996 7 | Dallas Burn | 3–2 | Kansas City Wiz | Kansas City, Missouri |
| Kreis 27' Kerr, Jr. 79'Rodriguez 85' |
Recap | Preki 38', 45' |
Stadium: Arrowhead Stadium Attendance: 17,706 |
| May 18, 1996 8 | D.C. United | 2–3 | Dallas Burn | Dallas, Texas |
| Sanneh 65' Agoos 90' |
Recap | Kreis 40', 82' Sanchez 88' |
Stadium: Cotton Bowl Attendance: 23,251 |
| May 23, 1996 9 | Tampa Bay Mutiny | 1–0 | Dallas Burn | Dallas, Texas |
| Lassiter 82' |
Recap | Stadium: Cotton Bowl Attendance: 11,457 |
| May 29, 1996 10 | Dallas Burn | 0–2 | Colorado Rapids | Denver, Colorado |
| Recap | Henderson 24' Harbor 67' |
Stadium: Mile High Stadium Attendance: 10,971 |
| June 2, 1996 11 | New York/New Jersey Metrostars | 1–0 | Dallas Burn | Dallas, Texas |
| Wood 62' |
Recap | Stadium: Cotton Bowl Attendance: 10,610 |
| June 8, 1996 12 | San Jose Clash | 1–4 | Dallas Burn | Dallas, Texas |
| Espinoza 12' Own goal 44' |
Recap | Sanchez 15' Kreis 33'Soñora 65' |
Stadium: Cotton Bowl Attendance: 25,187 |
| June 15, 1996 13 | Colorado Rapids | 1–1 (SO) | Dallas Burn | Dallas, Texas |
| Harbor 1' |
Recap | Sanchez 73' |
Stadium: Cotton Bowl Attendance: 9,704 |
| June 19, 1996 14 | Dallas Burn | 0–0 (SO) | New York/New Jersey Metrostars | East Rutherford, New Jersey |
| Recap | Stadium: Giants Stadium Attendance: 14,322 |
| June 23, 1996 15 | Dallas Burn | 4–1 | New England Revolution | Foxborough, Massachusetts |
| Lozzano 36' Farrer 48'Santel 60'Haynes 89' |
Recap | Keegan 27' |
Stadium: Foxboro Stadium Attendance: 17,066 |
| June 29, 1996 16 | Kansas City Wiz | 1–0 | Dallas Burn | Dallas, Texas |
| Sorber 39' |
Recap | Stadium: Cotton Bowl Attendance: 9,615 |
| July 4, 1996 17 | D.C. United | 1–1 (SO) | Dallas Burn | Dallas, Texas |
| Diaz Arce 61' |
Recap | Kreis 33' |
Stadium: Cotton Bowl Attendance: 16,177 |
| July 7, 1996 18 | Dallas Burn | 1–6 | D.C. United | Washington, D.C. |
| Ashton 69' |
Recap | Diaz Arce 3', 48', 61', 63' Rammel 18', 77' |
Stadium: Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Attendance: 11,244 |
| July 10, 1996 19 | Dallas Burn | 2–3 | New York/New Jersey Metrostars | East Rutherford, New Jersey |
| Recap | Stadium: Giants Stadium Attendance: 17,416 |
| July 17, 1996 20 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 2–5 | Dallas Burn | Dallas, Texas |
| Recap | Stadium: Cotton Bowl Attendance: 17,665 |
| July 20, 1996 21 | Dallas Burn | 2–1 | Kansas City Wiz | Kansas City, Missouri |
| Recap | Stadium: Arrowhead Stadium Attendance: 11,592 |
| July 27, 1996 22 | Colorado Rapids | 0–3 | Dallas Burn | Dallas, Texas |
| Recap | Stadium: Cotton Bowl Attendance: 9,081 |
| July 31, 1996 23 | Dallas Burn | 2–1 | Columbus Crew | Columbus, Ohio |
| Recap | Stadium: Ohio Stadium Attendance: 13,190 |
| August 10, 1996 24 | Tampa Bay Mutiny | 1–2 | Dallas Burn | Dallas, Texas |
| Recap | Stadium: Cotton Bowl Attendance: 12,503 |
| August 14, 1996 25 | Columbus Crew | 2–2 (SO) | Dallas Burn | Dallas, Texas |
| Recap | Stadium: Cotton Bowl Attendance: 7,338 |
| August 22, 1996 26 | Dallas Burn | 0–0 (SO) | San Jose Clash | San Jose, California |
| Recap | Stadium: Spartan Stadium Attendance: 13,359 |
| August 25, 1996 27 | Dallas Burn | 3–2 | Los Angeles Galaxy | Pasadena, California |
| Recap | Stadium: Rose Bowl Attendance: 19,279 |
| September 4, 1996 28 | Dallas Burn | 1–2 | New England Revolution | Foxborough, Massachusetts |
| Recap | Stadium: Foxboro Stadium Attendance: 12,933 |
| September 7, 1996 29 | New England Revolution | 2–0 | Dallas Burn | Dallas, Texas |
| Recap | Stadium: Cotton Bowl Attendance: 18,582 |
| September 11, 1996 30 | Dallas Burn | 2–2 (SO) | San Jose Clash | San Jose, California |
| Recap | Stadium: Spartan Stadium Attendance: 10,894 |
| September 19, 1996 31 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 2–1 | Dallas Burn | Dallas, Texas |
| Recap | Stadium: Cotton Bowl Attendance: 12,569 |
| September 22, 1996 32 | Dallas Burn | 1–2 | Los Angeles Galaxy | Pasadena, California |
| Recap | Stadium: Rose Bowl Attendance: 18,347 |
MLS Cup Playoffs
Western Conference Semifinals
| September 26, 1996 Game 1 | Dallas Burn | 2–3 | Kansas City Wiz | Kansas City, Missouri |
| Elliott 21' Ashton 25' |
Recap | Johnston 16' McKeon 79'Preki 89' |
Stadium: Arrowhead Stadium Attendance: 4,466 |
| September 29, 1996 Game 2 | Kansas City Wiz | 1–2 | Dallas Burn | Dallas, Texas |
| Preki 30' |
Recap | Kreis 5' Washington 32' |
Stadium: Cotton Bowl Attendance: 10,125 |
| October 2, 1996 Game 3 | Kansas City Wiz | 2–2 (SO) | Dallas Burn | Dallas, Texas |
| Chung 41' Takawira 62' |
Recap | Sanchez 27' Elliott 66' |
Stadium: Cotton Bowl Attendance: 9,802 |
U.S. Open Cup
| September 16, 1996 Quarterfinal | Seattle Sounders  | 2–3 |  Dallas Burn | Dallas, Texas |
| Leonetti 3' Hoggan 90' (pen.) |
Lozzano 58' Elliott 70'Eck 79' |
Stadium: Cotton Bowl Attendance: 1,305 |
| October 27, 1996 Semifinal | D.C. United  | 2–0 | Dallas Burn | Dallas, Texas |
| Moreno 12', 82' |
Stadium: Cotton Bowl Attendance: 1,958 |