2000 Kansas City Wizards season

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Kansas City Wizards
2000 season
Head coach Bob Gansler
Major League Soccer West: 1st
Overall: 1st
USOC Second Round
Playoffs Champions
Top goalscorerLeague: Miklos Molnar (12)
All: Miklos Molnar (17)
Average home league attendance9,112
  1999
2001  

In 2000 the Kansas City Wizards earned their first ever honor winning the MLS Supporters' Shield by finishing atop the regular season point total (57). The Wizards continued good play took them through the playoffs and into MLS Cup 2000 versus the Chicago Fire where they finished their season in a 1-0 victory earning the club the MLS Double. 2000 was the first season that MLS games could finish in a draw, but to do so tied matches had an additional ten-minute overtime.

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Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
1 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Tony Meola
2 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Matt McKeon
3 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Nick Garcia
4 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Brandon Prideaux
5 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Brian Johnson
6 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Peter Vermes
7 FW Flag of Denmark.svg  DEN Miklos Molnar
8 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Chris Brown
9 FW Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Alex Bunbury
10 FW Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Mo Johnston
11 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Preki
12 FW Flag of Uganda.svg  UGA Peter Byaruhanga
No.Pos.NationPlayer
13 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Vicente Figueroa
14 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Michael Green
15 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Kerry Zavagnin
16 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA John Wilson
17 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Chris Klein
18 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Tahj Jakins
19 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Chris Henderson
20 DF Flag of Nigeria.svg  NGA Uche Okafor
21 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Francisco Gomez
22 FW Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  TRI Gary Glasgow
23 FW Flag of Russia.svg  RUS Ihor Dotsenko
25 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Bo Oshoniyi

Competitions

Major League Soccer

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
3216974729 +185711142714 +135832015 +5

Last updated: 2000.
Source: Major League Soccer

DateOpponentsH / AResult
F–A
ScorersAttendance
March 25, 2000 Chicago Fire S.C. H43 Molnar
Klein
Henderson
Preki
April 1, 2000 Colorado Rapids H30 Molnar
Johnston
Klein
April 8, 2000 Miami Fusion A00
April 15, 2000 San Jose Earthquakes H20 Henderson
Molnar
April 19, 2000 MetroStars A21 Molnar 2
April 22, 2000 Tampa Bay Mutiny H10 Johnston
April 29, 2000 Colorado Rapids A50 Johnston
Klein
Preki
McKeon
Henderson
May 6, 2000 Los Angeles Galaxy A00
May 13, 2000 MetroStars H20 McKeon
Henderson
May 17, 2000 D.C. United H20 Zavagnin
Molnar
May 20, 2000 San Jose Earthquakes H20 Vermes
Molnar
May 27, 2000 Tampa Bay Mutiny A21 Vermes
Molnar
June 4, 2000 Chicago Fire S.C. A23 Glasgow
Henderson
June 10, 2000 D.C. United A00
June 17, 2000 Dallas Burn A14 McKeon
June 21, 2000 Dallas Burn H00
June 24, 2000 Los Angeles Galaxy H20 Klein
Glasgow
July 4, 2000 San Jose Earthquakes A00
July 8, 2000 MetroStars H01
July 15, 2000 Columbus Crew A02
July 19, 2000 New England Revolution H01
July 22, 2000 Columbus Crew H31 Klein
Henderson 2
August 2, 2000 Colorado Rapids H31 Zavagnin
Molnar
Glasgow
August 5, 2000 Los Angeles Galaxy H15 Johnston
August 12, 2000 Los Angeles Galaxy A11 Klein
August 16, 2000 San Jose Earthquakes A30 Gomez
Figueroa
Henderson
August 18, 2000 Miami Fusion H12 Gomez
August 23, 2000 MetroStars A00
August 26, 2000 Colorado Rapids A11 Preki
September 2, 2000 Tampa Bay Mutiny H10 Molnar
September 6, 2000 New England Revolution A10 Molnar
September 9, 2000 Tampa Bay Mutiny A22 Henderson
Molnar

U.S. Open Cup

DateRoundOpponentsH / AResult
F–A
ScorersAttendance
June 14, 2000Second Round Chicago Sockers A00 PK (6-7)

MLS Cup Playoffs

DateRoundOpponentsH / AResult
F–A
ScorersAttendance
September 16, 2000Conference Semifinals Colorado Rapids H10 Molnar
September 20, 2000Conference Semifinals Colorado Rapids A00
September 24, 2000Conference Semifinals Colorado Rapids H32 Henderson
Molnar
Gomez
September 29, 2000Conference Finals Los Angeles Galaxy H00
October 3, 2000Conference Finals Los Angeles Galaxy A12 McKeon
October 6, 2000Conference Finals Los Angeles Galaxy H20 Molnar 2
October 15, 2000MLS Cup 2000 Chicago Fire S.C. N10 Molnar

Squad statistics

No.Pos.Name MLS USOC Playoffs TotalMinutesDiscipline
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsLeagueTotal Yellow card.svg Red card.svg
6DF Flag of the United States.svg Peter Vermes 32210704022916369500
3DF Flag of the United States.svg Nick Garcia 32010704002916369500
15MF Flag of the United States.svg Kerry Zavagnin 31210703922743352200
19MF Flag of the United States.svg Chris Henderson 319107139102694340600
11MF Flag of the United States.svg Preki 31310703932485313800
1GK Flag of the United States.svg Tony Meola 31000703802826348500
4DF Flag of the United States.svg Brandon Prideaux 31000703802809346800
2MFFlag placeholder.svg Matt McKeon 30300713742631320200
17MF Flag of the United States.svg Chris Klein 27610703562205288300
10FW Flag of Scotland.svg Mo Johnston 25410503041982245100
8MF Flag of the United States.svg Chris Brown 22010402701116144200
7FW Flag of Denmark.svg Miklos Molnar 1712007524171353201200
5FW Flag of the United States.svg Brian Johnson 180103022058661900
21MF Flag of the United States.svg Francisco Gomez 1421061213709100100
20DF Flag of Nigeria.svg Uche Okafor 140101016029843400
22FW Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Gary Glasgow 113100012347959900
13--Flag placeholder.svg Vicente Figueroa8110009132240000
9FW Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Alex Bunbury 5010006025932600
12--Flag placeholder.svg Peter Byaruhanga6000006017017000
16DF Flag of the United States.svg John Wilson 3000003010310300
25GK Flag of the United States.svg Bo Oshoniyi 101000209021000
18DF Flag of the United States.svg Tahj Jakins 2000002011811800
23FW Flag of Russia.svg Ihor Dotsenko 20000020909000

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