2000 Los Angeles Galaxy season

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Los Angeles Galaxy
2000 season
Owner Philip Anschutz (AEG)
Major League Soccer Conference: 2nd
Overall: 5th
MLS Cup Playoffs Semifinals
U.S. Open Cup Semifinals
CONCACAF Champions' Cup Champions
  1999
2001  

The 2000 Los Angeles Galaxy season was the club's fifth season of existence, and their fifth-consecutive season in Major League Soccer, the top division of the American soccer pyramid.

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The club's season was highlighted by winning the 2000 CONCACAF Champions' Cup, becoming the second American club to ever win a CONCACAF club tournament. It was also the second major trophy that the Galaxy earned, the first being the Supporters' Shield in 1998.

Club

Roster

Team management

Competitions

Major League Soccer

Tables

Western Division

PosTeamPldWLTGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Kansas City Wizards 3216794729+1857 MLS Cup Playoffs
2 Los Angeles Galaxy 32141084737+1050
3 Colorado Rapids 321315443591643
4 San Jose Earthquakes 32717835501529
Source: MLS
Overall
PosTeamPldWLTGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Kansas City Wizards (C, S)3216794729+1857 CONCACAF Champions' Cup
2 Chicago Fire 3217966751+1657
3 MetroStars 32171236456+854
4 Tampa Bay Mutiny 32161246250+1252
5 Los Angeles Galaxy 32141084737+1050
6 Dallas Burn 32141445454046
7 New England Revolution 32131364749245
8 Colorado Rapids 321315443591643
9 Miami Fusion 32121555456241
10 Columbus Crew 321116548581038
11 D.C. United 32818644631930
12 San Jose Earthquakes 32717835501529
Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head record; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored
(C) Champion; (S) Supporters' Shield

MLS Cup Playoffs

Quarterfinals

September 14, 2000Game 1 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–0 Tampa Bay Mutiny Tampa, Florida
Vanney Soccerball shade.svg61' (pen.)Stadium: Raymond James Stadium
Attendance: 5,583
September 20, 2000Game 2 Tampa Bay Mutiny 2–5 Los Angeles Galaxy Pasadena, California
Diallo Soccerball shade.svg21', 67' Hendrickson Soccerball shade.svg14'
Kelly Soccerball shade.svg19'
Hernández Soccerball shade.svg48'
Cienfuegos Soccerball shade.svg51'
Jones Soccerball shade.svg85'
Stadium: Rose Bowl
Attendance: 13,581

Los Angeles Galaxy advance 6–0 on points.

Semifinals

 0–1 series (SDET) 
Molnar Soccerball shade gold.svg 6'

Kansas City Wizards advance 1–0 in series overtime (SDET) after 4–4 tie on points.

U.S. Open Cup

June 14, 2000Second round Seattle Sounders 1–2 Los Angeles Galaxy Fullerton, California
Howes Soccerball shade.svg48' (Report) Vanney Soccerball shade.svg23'
Jones Soccerball shade.svg90'
Stadium: Titan Stadium
Attendance: 3,063
Referee: Kevin Stott
July 25, 2000Third round Los Angeles Galaxy 2–0 San Diego Flash San Diego, California
Victorine Soccerball shade.svg50'
Polic Soccerball shade.svg67'
(Report) Stadium: Douglas Stadium
Attendance: 6,118
Referee: Sergio Vega
August 9, 2000Quarter final San Jose Earthquakes 0–2 Los Angeles Galaxy Fullerton, California
(Report) Cienfuegos Soccerball shade.svg77'
George Soccerball shade.svg81'
Stadium: Titan Stadium
Attendance: 4,345
Referee: Gus St. Silva
September 12, 2000Semi final Chicago Fire 2–1 (asdet) Los Angeles Galaxy Fullerton, California
Razov Soccerball shade.svg85'
Wolff Soccerball shade.svg112'
(Report) Jones Soccerball shade.svg79'Stadium: Titan Stadium
Attendance: 7,124
Referee: Sergio Vega

CONCACAF Champions' Cup

Statistics

Goalscorers

RankNosPosPlayer
1 Cobi Jones
Greg Vanney
Simon Elliott

Transfers

DateNo.Pos.PlayerFromFeeSource
MF Peter Vagenas UCLA Bruins
Sasha Victorine UCLA Bruins
Adam Frye Orange County Zodiac
Danny Califf Maryland Terrapins
José Retiz Santos Laguna

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