2000 Major League Soccer season

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5th season of Major League Soccer

Football league season

Locations of teams for the 2000 Major League Soccer season

Western Division

Central Division

Eastern Division

The 2000 Major League Soccer season was the fifth season of Major League Soccer. It was also the 88th season of FIFA-sanctioned soccer in the United States, and the 22nd with a national first-division league.

The 2000 season marked the first time in league history (and the first season of American first division soccer since 1974), that ties were allowed to stand. Following a ten-minute sudden death extra time, rather than going to a penalty shoot-out, a point was awarded to both teams. Additionally, the league was divided into three separate divisions, the East, Central and West divisions.

The regular season began on March 18, and concluded on September 9. The 2000 MLS Cup Playoffs began on September 14, and concluded with MLS Cup 2000 on October 15. The Kansas City Wizards won their first MLS Cup with a victory over the Chicago Fire.

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Overview[edit]

Stadiums and locations[edit]

Team	Stadium	Capacity
Chicago Fire	Soldier Field	66,944
Colorado Rapids	Mile High Stadium	76,273
Columbus Crew	Columbus Crew Stadium	22,555
D.C. United	RFK Memorial 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[edit]

Coaching changes[edit]

Standings[edit]

Eastern Division[edit]

Central Division[edit]

Western Division[edit]

Overall Standings[edit]

Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head record; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored

Fixtures and results[edit]

Source: FBREF.com
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Note: * = Match required extra time

MLS Cup Playoffs[edit]

Bracket[edit]

Points system
Win = 3 Pts.
Loss = 0 Pts.
Draw = 1 Pt.
ASDET*=Added Sudden Death Extra Time (Game tie breaker)
SDET**=Sudden Death Extra Time (Series tie breaker)
Teams will advance at 5 points.

Quarterfinals[edit]

Kansas City Wizards advance 7–1 on points.

Chicago Fire advance 6–3 on points.

MetroStars advance 6–0 on points.

Los Angeles Galaxy advance 6–0 on points.

Semifinals[edit]

Chicago Fire advance 6-3 on points.

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

MLS Cup[edit]

Player statistics[edit]

Goals[edit]

Player awards[edit]

End-of-season awards[edit]

Attendance[edit]

Team	Games	Total	Average
Los Angeles Galaxy	16	326,392	20,400
D.C. United	16	297,279	18,580
MetroStars	16	281,938	17,621
New England Revolution	16	247,409	15,463
Columbus Crew	16	247,220	15,451
Chicago Fire	16	214,189	13,387
Dallas Burn	16	209,637	13,102
Colorado Rapids	16	201,280	12,580
San Jose Earthquakes	16	199,364	12,460
Tampa Bay Mutiny	16	151,232	9,452
Kansas City Wizards	16	145,793	9,112
Miami Fusion	16	119,352	7,460
Totals	192	2,641,085	13,756

International Competition[edit]

2000 CONCACAF Champions’ Cup