1999 Major League Soccer season

4th season of Major League Soccer

Football league season

The 1999 Major League Soccer season was the fourth season of Major League Soccer. It was also the 87th season of FIFA-sanctioned soccer in the United States, and the 21st with a national first-division league. This was the last season which used the 35 yard line shootout rule to resolve tied games, and that of the countdown timer, with MLS Cup 1999 adopting the IFAB-standard running clock thereafter.

The Columbus Crew moved into the first soccer-specific stadium when Columbus Crew Stadium opened on May 15, 1999.

The regular season began on March 20, and concluded on October 10. The 1999 MLS Cup Playoffs began on October 16, and concluded with MLS Cup 1999 on November 21. D.C. United won their second double by winning the Supporters’ Shield and defeating the Los Angeles Galaxy in MLS Cup 1999.

Overview[edit]

Stadiums and locations[edit]

Personnel and sponsorships[edit]

Coaching changes[edit]

Team	Outgoing coach	Manner of departure	Date of vacancy	Incoming coach	Date of appointment
Kansas City Wizards	Ron Newman	Fired	April 14, 1999	Ken Fogarty	April 14, 1999
Los Angeles Galaxy	Octavio Zambrano	Fired	April 22, 1999	Sigi Schmid	April 22, 1999
Kansas City Wizards	Ken Fogarty	Interim	April 28, 1999	Bob Gansler	April 28, 1999
San Jose Clash	Brian Quinn	Fired	September 16, 1999	Jorge Espinoza	September 16, 1999
San Jose Clash	Jorge Espinoza	Interim	September 22, 1999	Lothar Osiander	September 22, 1999

Standings[edit]

Eastern Conference[edit]

Western Conference[edit]

Overall Standings[edit]

MLS Cup Playoffs[edit]

Bracket[edit]

• Best of Three series winner will advance.

Conference semifinals[edit]

Eastern Conference

• D.C. United advance 2–0, to the Conference Finals.

• Columbus Crew advance 2–0, to the Conference Finals.

Western Conference

• Los Angeles Galaxy advance 2–0, to the Conference Finals.

• Dallas Burn advance 2–1, to the Conference Finals.

Conference finals[edit]

• D.C. United advance 2–1, advance to MLS Cup ’99.

• Los Angeles Galaxy advance 2–1. advance to MLS Cup ’99.

MLS Cup[edit]

Player statistics[edit]

Goals[edit]

Player awards[edit]

Weekly awards[edit]

Monthly awards[edit]

End-of-season awards[edit]

Attendance[edit]

International Competition[edit]

CONCACAF Champions’ Cup

References[edit]