2001 Major League Soccer season

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2001 Major League Soccer season
Season2001
MLS Cup San Jose Earthquakes (1st title)
Supporters' Shield Miami Fusion (1st shield)
2002 CONCACAF Champions' Cup San Jose Earthquakes
Matches played158
Goals scored519 (3.28 per match)
Top goalscorer Alex Pineda Chacon
Miami Fusion F.C.
Goals: 19
Highest attendance D.C. United
Season: 258,213
Game Avg.: 21,518
Lowest attendance San Jose Earthquakes
Season: 125,250
Game Avg.: 9,635
Total attendance2,363,859
Average attendance14,961
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Locations of teams for the 2001 Major League Soccer season
ButtonViolet.svg Western Division   ButtonGray.svg Central Division   ButtonGreen.svg Eastern Division

The 2001 Major League Soccer season was the sixth season of Major League Soccer. It was also the 89th season of FIFA-sanctioned soccer in the United States, and the 23rd with a national first-division league.

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The season was shortened due to the September 11 attacks, with the final weeks' regular season matches being canceled. Due to the different number of games played, playoff ordering was determined by points per game, instead of total points. [1]

The regular season began on April 7, and concluded prematurely on September 9. The 2001 MLS Cup Playoffs began on September 20, and concluded with MLS Cup 2001 on October 21. The Miami Fusion won their first Supporters' Shield and the San Jose Earthquakes defeated the Los Angeles Galaxy in the final to win their first MLS Cup.

Overview

Season format

The season began on April 7 and concluded with MLS Cup on October 21. The 12 teams were split into three divisions. Each team was to play 28 games [2] that were evenly divided between home and away. Each team would play every other team in their division four times, for a total of 12 games. The remaining schedule consisted of three games against four select opponents in one of the other divisions, and two games against the remaining four teams.

The eight teams with the most points per game qualified for the MLS Cup Playoffs. The quarterfinals and semifinals were played as a best-of-three series, and the winners advanced to MLS Cup. In all rounds, draws were broken by penalty shootout if necessary. The away goals rule was not used in any round.

The team with the most points in the regular season was awarded the MLS Supporters' Shield. The winner of MLS Cup, and the runner-up, qualified for the CONCACAF Champions' Cup.

Stadiums and locations

TeamStadiumCapacity
Chicago Fire Soldier Field 66,944
Colorado Rapids Mile High Stadium 76,273
Columbus Crew Columbus Crew Stadium 22,555
D.C. United RFK Stadium 46,000
Dallas Burn Cotton Bowl 92,100
Kansas City Wizards Arrowhead Stadium 81,425
Los Angeles Galaxy Rose Bowl 92,542
Miami Fusion Lockhart Stadium 20,450
New England Revolution Foxboro Stadium 60,292
MetroStars Giants Stadium 80,200
San Jose Earthquakes Spartan Stadium 30,456
Tampa Bay Mutiny Raymond James Stadium 69,218

Personnel and sponsorships

TeamHead coachCaptainShirt sponsor
Chicago Fire Flag of the United States.svg Bob Bradley —
Colorado Rapids Flag of the United States.svg Tim Hankinson
Columbus Crew Flag of the United States.svg Greg Andrulis —
D.C. United Flag of the Netherlands.svg Thomas Rongen MasterCard
Dallas Burn Flag of the United States.svg Mike Jeffries
Kansas City Wizards Flag of the United States.svg Bob Gansler —
Los Angeles Galaxy Flag of the United States.svg Sigi Schmid —
MetroStars Flag of Ecuador.svg Octavio Zambrano Flag of the United States.svg Tab Ramos
Miami Fusion Flag of England.svg Ray Hudson —
New England Revolution Flag of the United States.svg Fernando Clavijo —
San Jose Earthquakes Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Frank Yallop Flag of the United States.svg Jeff Agoos Yahoo! Sports
Tampa Bay Mutiny Flag of the United States.svg Perry Van der Beck

Coaching changes

TeamOutgoing coachManner of departureDate of vacancyIncoming coachDate of appointment
Columbus Crew Flag of the United States.svg Tom Fitzgerald FiredMay 17, 2001 Flag of the United States.svg Greg Andrulis May 17, 2001
Tampa Bay Mutiny Flag of Spain.svg Alfonso Mondelo ResignedJuly 5, 2001 Flag of the United States.svg Perry Van der Beck July 5, 2001

Standings

Eastern Division

PosTeam
PldWLTGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Miami Fusion 2616555736+2153 MLS Cup Playoffs
2 MetroStars 26131033835+342
3 New England Revolution 2771463552−1727
4 D.C. United 2681624250−826
Source: MLS

Central Division

PosTeam
PldWLTGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Chicago Fire 2716655030+2053 MLS Cup Playoffs
2 Columbus Crew 2613764936+1345
3 Dallas Burn 26101154847+135
4 Tampa Bay Mutiny 2742123268−3614
Source: MLS

Western Division

PosTeam
PldWLTGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Los Angeles Galaxy 2614755236+1647 MLS Cup Playoffs
2 San Jose Earthquakes 2613764729+1845
3 Kansas City Wizards 27111333353−2036
4 Colorado Rapids 2651383647−1123
Source: MLS

Overall standings

PosTeam
PldWLTGFGAGDPtsPPGQualification
1 Miami Fusion (S)2616555736+21532.04 CONCACAF Champions' Cup
2 Chicago Fire 2716655030+20531.96
3 Los Angeles Galaxy 2614755236+16471.81
4 Columbus Crew 2613764936+13451.73
5 San Jose Earthquakes (C)2613764729+18451.73 CONCACAF Champions' Cup
6 MetroStars 26131033835+3421.62
7 Dallas Burn 26101154847+1351.35
8 Kansas City Wizards 27111333353−20361.33
9 New England Revolution 2771463552−17271.00
10 D.C. United 2681624250−8261.00
11 Colorado Rapids 2651383647−11230.88
12 Tampa Bay Mutiny 2742123268−36140.52
Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points per game; 2) total goal differential per match played; 3) total goals scored per match played; 4) away record; 5) away goal differential; 6) total goals scored in away matches; 7) home record; 8) home goal differential; 9) total goals scored in home matches; 10) fewest disciplinary points per match played; 6) away goal differential per away match played; 11) coin toss or drawing of lots.
(C) Champion; (S) Supporters' Shield

MLS Cup Playoffs

Bracket

Quarterfinals Semifinals MLS Cup
             
2 Chicago Fire (7 Points)21 2
7 Dallas Burn (1 Points)0 1 0
2 Chicago Fire (1 Points)1 0 1
3 Los Angeles Galaxy (ASDET)* (7 Points)1 1* 2*
3 Los Angeles Galaxy (SDET)* (4 Points)1 1 3*
6 MetroStars (4 Points)1 42
3 Los Angeles Galaxy 1
5 San Jose Earthquakes (ASDET)* 2
1 Miami Fusion (6 Points)20 2
8 Kansas City Wizards (3 Points)0 31
1 Miami Fusion (3 Points)10 0
5 San Jose Earthquakes (SDET)* (6 Points)0 41*
4 Columbus Crew (0 Points)1 0 x
5 San Jose Earthquakes (6 Points)33x

Quarterfinals

Dallas Burn 0–2 Chicago Fire
Bocanegra Soccerball shade.svg40'
Whitfield Soccerball shade.svg90'+
Soldier Field
Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 8,314
Chicago Fire 1–1 Dallas Burn
J. Beasley Soccerball shade.svg84' Deering Soccerball shade.svg27'
Cotton Bowl
Dallas, Texas
Attendance:: 17,149
Dallas Burn 0–2 Chicago Fire
Kovalenko Soccerball shade.svg17'
Armas Soccerball shade.svg55'
Soldier Field
Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 12,811

Chicago Fire advance 7–1 on points.

Miami Fusion 0–3 Kansas City Wizards
Lowe Soccerball shade.svg24'
McKeon Soccerball shade.svg31' (pen.)
Gomez Soccerball shade.svg45'+
Arrowhead Stadium
Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 5,803
Kansas City Wizards 1–2 Miami Fusion
Lowe Soccerball shade.svg13' Preki Soccerball shade.svg14'
Henderson Soccerball shade.svg71'
Lockhart Stadium
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Attendance: 8,119

Miami Fusion advance 6–3 on points.

MetroStars 1–1 Los Angeles Galaxy
Faria Soccerball shade.svg29' Caligiuri Soccerball shade.svg63'
Rose Bowl
Pasadena, California
Attendance: 11,580
Los Angeles Galaxy 1–4 MetroStars
Victorine Soccerball shade.svg4' Faria Soccerball shade.svg72', Soccerball shade.svg80'
Chung Soccerball shade.svg75'
Valencia Soccerball shade.svg83'
Giants Stadium
East Rutherford, New Jersey
Attendance: 12,817
MetroStars 2–3 Los Angeles Galaxy
Villegas Soccerball shade.svg49', Soccerball shade.svg60' Victorine Soccerball shade.svg21', Soccerball shade.svg33'
Frye Soccerball shade.svg56'
Rose Bowl
Pasadena, California
Attendance: 6,154

Semifinals

Los Angeles Galaxy 1–1 Chicago Fire
Hernández Soccerball shade.svg44' Wynalda Soccerball shade.svg32'
Soldier Field
Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 10,388
Chicago Fire 0–1 (AET) Los Angeles Galaxy
Vagenas Soccerball shade gold.svg94'
Rose Bowl
Pasadena, California
Attendance: 10,100
Los Angeles Galaxy 2–1 (AET) Chicago Fire
Califf Soccerball shade.svg44'
Cienfuegos Soccerball shade gold.svg98'		 D. Beasley Soccerball shade.svg30'
Soldier Field
Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 13,444

Los Angeles Galaxy advance 7–1 on points.

Miami Fusion 0–4 San Jose Earthquakes
Donovan Soccerball shade.svg16'
Russell Soccerball shade.svg57'
Lagos Soccerball shade.svg69'
De Rosario Soccerball shade.svg89'
Spartan Stadium
San Jose, California
Attendance: 16,119

San Jose Earthquakes advance 6–3 on points.

MLS Cup

Player statistics

Goals

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Alex Pineda Chacón Miami Fusion 19
2 Flag of Colombia.svg Diego Serna Miami Fusion 15
3 Flag of Scotland.svg John Spencer Colorado Rapids 14
Flag of Sierra Leone.svg Abdul Thompson Conteh D.C. United
5 Flag of El Salvador.svg Ronald Cerritos San Jose Earthquakes 11
Flag of Ecuador (1900-2009).svg Ariel Graziani Dallas Burn
7 Flag of the United States.svg Jeff Cunningham Columbus Crew 10
Flag of the United States.svg Eric Wynalda New England Revolution,
Chicago Fire
9 Flag of Senegal.svg Mamadou Diallo Tampa Bay Mutiny 9
Flag of Bolivia.svg Jaime Moreno D.C. United

Hat-tricks

PlayerClubAgainstResultDate
Flag of the United States.svg Clint Mathis MetroStars Kansas City Wizards 4–1May 2
Flag of Sierra Leone.svg Abdul Thompson Conteh D.C. United New England Revolution 5–0May 9
Flag of Senegal.svg Mamadou Diallo 4 Tampa Bay Mutiny Los Angeles Galaxy 4–1
Flag of Colombia.svg Diego Serna Miami Fusion Dallas Burn 6–2June 2
Flag of the United States.svg Dante Washington Columbus Crew Tampa Bay Mutiny 6–1June 16
Flag of Scotland.svg John Spencer Colorado Rapids D.C. United 3–1July 4
Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Alex Pineda Chacón Miami Fusion D.C. United 3–1September 8

Assists

RankPlayerClubAssists
1 Flag of Colombia.svg Diego Serna Miami Fusion 11
Flag of Colombia.svg John Wilmar Pérez Columbus Crew
3 Flag of the United States.svg Ross Paule Colorado Rapids 10
Flag of the United States.svg Preki Miami Fusion
5 Flag of the United States.svg Jeff Cunningham Columbus Crew 8
Flag of the United States.svg Cobi Jones Los Angeles Galaxy
Flag of the United States.svg Manny Lagos San Jose Earthquakes
Flag of Poland.svg Piotr Nowak Chicago Fire
9 Flag of the United States.svg Landon Donovan San Jose Earthquakes 7
Flag of Bolivia.svg Marco Etcheverry D.C. United
Flag of Ecuador.svg Ariel Graziani Dallas Burn
Flag of the United States.svg Eric Quill Tampa Bay Mutiny

Clean sheets

RankPlayerClubClean
sheets
1 Flag of the United States.svg Matt Jordan Dallas Burn 9
Flag of the United States.svg Zach Thornton Chicago Fire
3 Flag of the United States.svg Joe Cannon San Jose Earthquakes 7
4 Flag of the United States.svg Matt Reis Los Angeles Galaxy 6
5 Flag of the United States.svg Tom Presthus Columbus Crew 5
Flag of the United States.svg Nick Rimando Miami Fusion
7 Flag of the United States.svg Kevin Hartman Los Angeles Galaxy 4
Flag of the United States.svg Tim Howard MetroStars
Flag of the United States.svg Tony Meola Kansas City Wizards
10 Flag of the United States.svg Bo Oshoniyi Kansas City Wizards 3

Awards

Individual awards

AwardPlayerClub
Most Valuable Player Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Alex Pineda Chacón Miami Fusion
Defender of the Year Flag of the United States.svg Jeff Agoos San Jose Earthquakes
Goalkeeper of the Year Flag of the United States.svg Tim Howard MetroStars
Coach of the Year Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Frank Yallop San Jose Earthquakes
Rookie of the Year Flag of Brazil.svg Rodrigo Faria MetroStars
Comeback Player of the Year Flag of the United States.svg Troy Dayak San Jose Earthquakes
Scoring Champion Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Alex Pineda Chacón Miami Fusion
Goal of the Year Flag of the United States.svg Clint Mathis MetroStars
Fair Play Award Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Alex Pineda Chacón Miami Fusion
Humanitarian of the Year Flag of the United States.svg Tim Howard MetroStars

Best XI

GoalkeeperDefendersMidfieldersForwards
Flag of the United States.svg Tim Howard, MetroStars Flag of the United States.svg Jeff Agoos, San Jose
Flag of the United States.svg Carlos Llamosa, Miami
Flag of the United States.svg Pablo Mastroeni, Miami
Flag of the United States.svg Greg Vanney, LA Galaxy 		Flag of the United States.svg Chris Armas, Chicago
Flag of Poland.svg Piotr Nowak, Chicago
Flag of the United States.svg Preki, Miami 		Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Alex Pineda Chacón, Miami
Flag of Colombia.svg Diego Serna, Miami
Flag of Scotland.svg John Spencer, Colorado

Player of the Month

WeekPlayerClub
April Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Alex Pineda Chacón Miami Fusion
May Flag of the United States.svg Clint Mathis MetroStars
June Flag of Colombia.svg Diego Serna Miami Fusion
July Flag of Bulgaria.svg Hristo Stoitchkov Chicago Fire
August Flag of the United States.svg Brian Maisonneuve Columbus Crew

Attendance

TeamGamesTotalAverage
D.C. United 12258,21321,518
MetroStars 13270,47720,806
Columbus Crew 13227,64417,511
Los Angeles Galaxy 13226,03517,387
Colorado Rapids 13214,24916,481
Chicago Fire 14229,43816,388
New England Revolution 13203,50115,654
Dallas Burn 13163,46512,574
Miami Fusion 14156,48111,177
Kansas City Wizards 13142,40210,954
Tampa Bay Mutiny 14146,70410,479
San Jose Earthquakes 13125,2509,635
Totals1582,363,85914,961

International Competition

CONCACAF Champions' Cup

Copa Merconorte

CONCACAF Giants Cup

References

  1. ↑ "MLS Teleconference: September 13, 2001". MLSNET. Archived from the original on February 11, 2002. Retrieved November 25, 2018.
  2. ↑ White, Joseph (April 5, 2001). "Everything but attendance rising for Major League Soccer". News & Messenger]. Associated Press. p. B4. Retrieved November 21, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
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