1997 season | |||
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Head coach | Carlos Alberto Parreira | ||
Stadium | Giants Stadium | ||
MLS | 5th, East | ||
Playoffs | Did not qualify | ||
U.S. Open Cup | Semi-finals | ||
Average home league attendance | 16,899 | ||
The 1997 New York/New Jersey MetroStars season was the franchise's second year of existence and their second year in the top-tier of American soccer. The MetroStars played in Major League Soccer's Eastern Conference for the second consecutive season.
The MetroStars failed to qualify for the playoffs by finishing fifth in the Eastern Conference. Outside of MLS play, the MetroStars reached the semifinals of the U.S. Open Cup. There, the MetroStars lost to eventual Open Cup champions, Dallas Burn.
Place | Position | Number | Name | MLS | MLS Cup | U.S. Open Cup | Total |
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1 | FW | 17 | Giovanni Savarese | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
2 | FW | 11 | Antony De Avila | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
3 | MF | 6 | Mike Sorber | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
FW | 12 | Shaun Bartlett | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
4 | MF | 7 | Roberto Donadoni | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
MF | 19 | Miles Joseph | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
5 | DF | 3 | Mark Semioli | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
DF | 4 | Branco | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
MF | 10 | Tab Ramos | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
FW | 22 | A.J. Wood | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
6 | DF | 15 | Rhett Harty | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
MF | 20 | Brian Kelly | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Total | 40 | 0 | 4 | 44 |
As of 31 December 1997.
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