MLS Cup 2003

MLS Cup 2003

Chicago Fire San Jose Earthquakes 2 4
Date	November 23, 2003
Venue	The Home Depot Center Carson, California
Man of the Match	Landon Donovan (San Jose Earthquakes)
Attendance	27,000
Weather	Sunny, 71 °F (22 °C)

MLS Cup 2003, the eighth edition of Major League Soccer's championship match, was played between the Chicago Fire and the San Jose Earthquakes to decide the champion of the 2003 season. The match took place at The Home Depot Center in Carson, California on November 23, 2003. San Jose defeated Chicago 4–2 with a goal from Richard Mulrooney in the 50th minute. It was San Jose's second MLS Cup victory in three years. It was the first MLS Cup in which players from both teams were allowed to wear their primary uniforms. It was also the first MLS Cup played between two former MLS Cup champions as well as the highest-scoring final, with 6 goals in total.

Michelle Branch performed her hit single "Breathe" at halftime.

Match

November 23, 2003

3:30 pm

Chicago Fire	2 – 4	San Jose Earthquakes
Beasley 49' Roner 54' (OG)	Report	Ekelund 5' Donovan 38', 71' Mulrooney 50'

The Home Depot Center, Carson, California

Attendance: 27,000

Referee: Brian Hall

Referee: Brian Hall Assistants: Craig Lowry, Darren Engers

Lineup

Chicago Fire

Zach Thornton, Jim Curtin (Nate Jaqua 81'), Evan Whitfield, Carlos Bocanegra, Orlando Perez (Kelly Gray 46'), Andy Williams (Justin Mapp 70'), Chris Armas, Jesse Marsch, DaMarcus Beasley, Ante Razov, Damani Ralph

San Jose Earthquakes

Pat Onstad, Eddie Robinson, Troy Dayak, Craig Waibel (Chris Roner 51'), Jeff Agoos, Brian Mullan, Ronnie Ekelund, Richard Mulrooney, Manny Lagos (Ian Russell 70'), Landon Donovan, Jamil Walker (Dwayne De Rosario 60')

Statistics

Team	Total shots	Shots on goal	Saves	Fouls	Offside	Corner kicks	Yellow cards	Red Cards
Chicago Fire	22 (Razov: 8)	10 (Razov: 4)	Thornton: 4	17 (Marsch: 4, Razov: 4)	4 (Ralph: 2, Razov: 2)	13 (Williams: 7)	-	-
San Jose Earthquakes	11 (three tied with 2)	7 (three tied with 2)	Onstad: 8	14 (Robinson 3)	3 (three tied with 1)	3 (Mulrooney 2)	Waibel 15', Robinson 54'	-

External links

• "We Believe" The Story of the 2003 San Jose Earthquakes Pt 4 on YouTube
• "We Believe" The Story of the 2003 San Jose Earthquakes Pt 6 on YouTube

References

Additional sources

• Dwight Chapin (24 November 2003). "MLS CUP / Earthquakes rumble / Donovan, Onstad secure S.J.'s 2nd title". San Francisco Chronicle. SFGate.
• Dwight Chapin (1 October 2011). "Top 50 MLS Cup Moments: #50 Danish Gangster". Major League Soccer.