2004 Major League Soccer season

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2004 Major League Soccer season
Season2004
MLS Cup D.C. United (4th title)
Supporters' Shield Columbus Crew (1st shield)
2005 CONCACAF Champions' Cup D.C. United
Kansas City Wizards
Matches played150
Goals scored392 (2.61 per match)
Top goalscorer Brian Ching
San Jose Earthquakes Goals: 12
Eddie Johnson
Dallas Burn
Goals: 12
Biggest home win NE 6–1 COL
Biggest away win LA 0–3 NY
DAL 0–3 NE
CHI 0–3 COL
Highest scoring SJ 5–5 NY
Longest winning run Columbus Crew
Games: 4
(05/15 – 06/06)
Columbus Crew
Games: 4
(09/04 – 09/25)
Longest unbeaten run Columbus Crew
Games: 18
(07/03/2004)
Longest losing run Dallas Burn
Games: 4
(05/08 – 05/29)
Highest attendance Los Angeles Galaxy
Season: 357,137
Game Avg.: 23,809
Lowest attendance Dallas Burn
Season: 136,319
Game Avg.: 9,088
Total attendance2,333,797
Average attendance15,559
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Locations of teams for the 2004 Major League Soccer season
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The 2004 Major League Soccer season was the ninth season of Major League Soccer. It was also the 92nd season of FIFA-sanctioned soccer in the United States, and the 26th with a national first-division league.

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After playing one season in the suburb of Southlake, the Dallas Burn returned to the Cotton Bowl.

D.C. United signed 14-year-old prodigy Freddy Adu, who made his debut as a substitute in their season opener becoming the youngest player in North American sports history. The Columbus Crew emerged as a dominant team in the second half of the regular season, running off an MLS-record 18-game unbeaten streak en route to winning the Supporters' Shield.

The regular season began on April 3, and concluded on October 17. The 2004 MLS Cup Playoffs began on October 22, and concluded with MLS Cup 2004 on November 14. D.C. United won their record 4th league title by defeating the Kansas City Wizards in MLS Cup.

Overview

Season format

The season began on April 3 and concluded with MLS Cup on November 14. The 10 teams were split evenly into two conferences. Each team played 30 games that were evenly divided between home and away. Each team played every other team in their conference, and two designated opponents from the opposite conference, four times, and the remaining teams in the opposite conference twice.

The top four teams from each conference qualified for the MLS Cup Playoffs. In the first round, aggregate goals over two matches determined the winners. The conference finals were played as a single match, and the winners advanced to MLS Cup. In all rounds, draws were broken with two 15-minute periods of extra time, followed by penalty kicks 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. Additionally, the winner of MLS Cup and the runner-up qualified for the CONCACAF Champions' Cup.

Stadiums and locations

TeamStadiumCapacity
Chicago Fire Soldier Field 61,500
Colorado Rapids Invesco Field at Mile High 76,125
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 Home Depot Center 27,000
MetroStars Giants Stadium 80,200
New England Revolution Gillette Stadium 68,756
San Jose Earthquakes Spartan Stadium 30,456

Personnel and sponsorships

TeamHead coachCaptainManufacturerShirt sponsor
Chicago Fire Flag of the United States.svg Dave Sarachan Puma Honda
Colorado Rapids Flag of the United States.svg Tim Hankinson Atletica —
Columbus Crew Flag of the United States.svg Greg Andrulis Flag of the United States.svg Robin Fraser Adidas Sierra Mist
D.C. United Flag of Poland.svg Piotr Nowak Adidas —
Dallas Burn Ulster Banner.svg Colin Clarke Atletica RadioShack
Kansas City Wizards Flag of the United States.svg Bob Gansler Adidas U.S. Soccer Foundation
Los Angeles Galaxy Flag of the United States.svg Steve Sampson Nike Budweiser
MetroStars Flag of the United States.svg Bob Bradley Flag of the United States.svg Eddie Pope Nike —
New England Revolution Flag of Scotland.svg Steve Nicol Reebok Sierra Mist
San Jose Earthquakes Flag of the United States.svg Dominic Kinnear Flag of the United States.svg Jeff Agoos Nike Yahoo! en Español

Coaching changes

TeamOutgoing coachManner of departureDate of vacancyIncoming coachDate of appointment
Los Angeles Galaxy Flag of the United States.svg Sigi Schmid FiredAugust 16, 2004 Flag of the United States.svg Steve Sampson August 18, 2004

Standings

Eastern Conference

PosTeam
PldWLTGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Columbus Crew 30125134032+849 MLS Cup Playoffs
2 D.C. United 30111094342+142
3 MetroStars 30111274749−240
4 New England Revolution 3081394243−133
5 Chicago Fire 3081393644−833
Source: MLS

Western Conference

PosTeam
PldWLTGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Kansas City Wizards 3014973830+849 MLS Cup Playoffs
2 Los Angeles Galaxy 30119104240+243
3 Colorado Rapids 30109112932−341
4 San Jose Earthquakes 30910114135+638
5 Dallas Burn 30101463445−1136
Source: MLS

Overall standings

PosTeam
PldWLTGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Columbus Crew (S)30125134032+849
2 Kansas City Wizards 3014973830+849 CONCACAF Champions' Cup
3 Los Angeles Galaxy 30119104240+243
4 D.C. United (C)30111094342+142 CONCACAF Champions' Cup
5 Colorado Rapids 30109112932−341
6 MetroStars 30111274749−240
7 San Jose Earthquakes 30910114135+638
8 Dallas Burn 30101463445−1136
9 New England Revolution 3081394243−133
10 Chicago Fire 3081393644−833
Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head record; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (S) Supporters' Shield

MLS Cup Playoffs

Bracket

Conference semifinals Conference finals MLS Cup
          
E1 Columbus 0 1
E4 New England (wins 2–1 agg.) 11
E4 New England 3
Eastern Conference
E2 D.C. United (wins 4–3 on PK's) 3*
E2 D.C. United (wins 4–0 agg.) 22
E3 MetroStars 0 0
E2 D.C. United 3
W1 Kansas City 2
W1 Kansas City (wins 3–2 agg.) 03
W4 San Jose 2 0
W1 Kansas City 2
Western Conference
W2 Los Angeles 0
W2 Los Angeles (wins 2–1 agg.) 02
W3 Colorado 1 0

Conference semifinals

Columbus Crew 0–1 New England Revolution
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Gillette Stadium
Foxborough, Massachusetts
Attendance: 5,679
Referee: N/A
New England Revolution 1–1 Columbus Crew
Twellman Soccerball shade.svg81' Report Buddle Soccerball shade.svg90+2'
Crew Stadium
Columbus, Ohio
Attendance: 15,224
Referee: Alex Prus

New England Revolution advance 2–1 on aggregate.

D.C. United 2–0 MetroStars
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Eskandarian Soccerball shade.svg88'		 Report
Giants Stadium
East Rutherford, New Jersey
Attendance: 11,161
Referee: Kevin Stott
MetroStars 0–2 D.C. United
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RFK Stadium
Washington, D.C.
Attendance: 15,763
Referee: Ricardo Valenzuela

D.C. United advance 4–0 on aggregate.

San Jose Earthquakes 0–3 Kansas City Wizards
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Ching Soccerball shade.svg48' (o.g.)
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Arrowhead Stadium
Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 10,022
Referee: Terry Vaughn

Kansas City Wizards advance 3–2 on aggregate.

Los Angeles Galaxy 0–1 Colorado Rapids
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INVESCO Field at Mile High
Denver, Colorado
Attendance: 8,028
Referee: Terry Vaughn
Colorado Rapids 0–2 Los Angeles Galaxy
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Marshall Soccerball shade.svg45+3'
Home Depot Center
Carson, California
Attendance: 20,026
Referee: Michael Kennedy

Los Angeles Galaxy advance 2–1 on aggregate.

Conference finals

Los Angeles Galaxy 0–2 Kansas City Wizards
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Arrowhead Stadium
Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 11,931
Referee: Abiodun Okulaja

D.C. United advance 4–3 on penalties (3–3 after full time).

MLS Cup

Kansas City Wizards 2–3 D.C. United
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Wolff Soccerball shade.svg58' (pen.)		 Report Eskandarian Soccerball shade.svg19'Soccerball shade.svg23'
Zotinca Soccerball shade.svg26' (o.g.)
Kovalenko Red card.svg 57'
Home Depot Center
Carson, California
Attendance: 25,797
Referee: Michael Kennedy

Player statistics

Goals

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Flag of the United States.svg Brian Ching San Jose Earthquakes 12
Flag of the United States.svg Eddie Johnson Dallas Burn
3 Flag of the United States.svg Edson Buddle Columbus Crew 11
Flag of the United States.svg Pat Noonan New England Revolution
Flag of Jamaica.svg Damani Ralph Chicago Fire
Flag of Guatemala.svg Carlos Ruiz Los Angeles Galaxy
7 Flag of the United States.svg Alecko Eskandarian D.C. United 10
Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Amado Guevara MetroStars
Flag of the United States.svg Josh Wolff Kansas City Wizards
Flag of the United States.svg John Wolyniec MetroStars

Assists

RankPlayerClubAssists
1 Flag of Uruguay.svg José Cancela New England Revolution 8
Flag of New Zealand.svg Simon Elliott Columbus Crew
Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Amado Guevara MetroStars
4 Flag of the United States.svg Landon Donovan San Jose Earthquakes 7
5 Flag of Austria.svg Andreas Herzog Los Angeles Galaxy 6
Flag of the United States.svg Chris Klein Kansas City Wizards
Flag of Ukraine.svg Dema Kovalenko D.C. United
Flag of Bolivia.svg Jaime Moreno D.C. United
Flag of the United States.svg Richard Mulrooney San Jose Earthquakes
Flag of Ireland.svg Ronnie O'Brien Dallas Burn
Flag of Jamaica.svg Andy Williams Chicago Fire

Clean sheets

RankPlayerClubClean
sheets
1 Flag of the United States.svg Jon Busch Columbus Crew 10
Flag of the United States.svg Joe Cannon Colorado Rapids
3 Flag of the United States.svg Kevin Hartman Los Angeles Galaxy 7
Flag of the United States.svg Tony Meola Kansas City Wizards
Flag of the United States.svg Henry Ring Chicago Fire
6 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Pat Onstad San Jose Earthquakes 6
7 Flag of the United States.svg Bo Oshoniyi Kansas City Wizards 5
Flag of the United States.svg Jonny Walker MetroStars
9 Flag of the United States.svg Jeff Cassar Dallas Burn 4
Flag of the United States.svg Scott Garlick Dallas Burn
Flag of the United States.svg Nick Rimando D.C. United

Awards

Individual awards

AwardPlayerClub
Most Valuable Player Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Amado Guevara MetroStars
Defender of the Year Flag of the United States.svg Robin Fraser Columbus Crew
Goalkeeper of the Year Flag of the United States.svg Joe Cannon Colorado Rapids
Coach of the Year Flag of the United States.svg Greg Andrulis Columbus Crew
Rookie of the Year Flag of the United States.svg Clint Dempsey New England Revolution
Comeback Player of the Year Flag of the United States.svg Brian Ching San Jose Earthquakes
Scoring Champion Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Amado Guevara
Flag of the United States.svg Pat Noonan 		MetroStars
New England Revolution
Goal of the Year Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Dwayne De Rosario San Jose Earthquakes
Fair Play Award Flag of the United States.svg Eddie Pope MetroStars
Humanitarian of the Year Flag of the United States.svg Chris Henderson Colorado Rapids

Best XI

GoalkeeperDefendersMidfieldersForwards
Flag of the United States.svg Joe Cannon, Colorado Flag of the United States.svg Jimmy Conrad, Kansas City
Flag of the United States.svg Robin Fraser, Columbus
Flag of New Zealand.svg Ryan Nelsen, D.C. United
Flag of the United States.svg Eddie Pope, MetroStars 		Flag of the United States.svg Eddie Gaven, MetroStars
Flag of Honduras.svg Amado Guevara, MetroStars
Flag of Ireland.svg Ronnie O'Brien, Dallas
Flag of the United States.svg Kerry Zavagnin, Kansas City 		Flag of the United States.svg Brian Ching, San Jose
Flag of Bolivia.svg Jaime Moreno, D.C. United

Attendance

ClubGamesTotalAverage
Los Angeles Galaxy 15357,13723,809
D.C. United 15258,48417,232
MetroStars 15257,92317,195
Chicago Fire 15257,29517,153
Columbus Crew 15253,07916,872
Kansas City Wizards 15222,23514,816
Colorado Rapids 15212,92514,195
San Jose Earthquakes 15195,01513,001
New England Revolution 15183,38512,226
Dallas Burn 15136,3199,088
Totals1502,333,79715,559

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