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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.Table of ContentsOverview[edit]Stadiums and locations[edit]Personnel and sponsorships[edit]Coaching changes[edit]Standings[edit]Eastern Division[edit]Central Division[edit]Western Division[edit]Overall Standings[edit]Fixtures and results[edit]MLS Cup Playoffs[edit]Bracket[edit]Quarterfinals[edit]Semifinals[edit]MLS Cup[edit]Player statistics[edit]Goals[edit]Player awards[edit]End-of-season awards[edit]Attendance[edit]International Competition[edit]References[edit]Overview[edit]Stadiums and locations[edit]TeamStadiumCapacityChicago FireSoldier Field66,944Colorado RapidsMile High Stadium76,273Columbus CrewColumbus Crew Stadium22,555D.C. UnitedRFK Memorial Stadium46,000Dallas BurnCotton Bowl92,100Kansas City WizardsArrowhead Stadium81,425Los Angeles GalaxyRose Bowl92,542Miami FusionLockhart Stadium20,450New England RevolutionFoxboro Stadium60,292MetrostarsGiants Stadium80,200San Jose EarthquakesSpartan Stadium30,456Tampa Bay MutinyRaymond James Stadium69,218Personnel and sponsorships[edit]Coaching changes[edit]Standings[edit]Eastern Division[edit]Central Division[edit]Western Division[edit]Overall Standings[edit]Source: MLSRules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head record; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scoredFixtures and results[edit]Source: FBREF.comLegend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.Note: * = Match required extra timeMLS Cup Playoffs[edit]Bracket[edit]Points systemWin = 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\u20131 on points.Chicago Fire advance 6\u20133 on points.MetroStars advance 6\u20130 on points.Los Angeles Galaxy advance 6\u20130 on points.Semifinals[edit]Chicago Fire advance 6-3 on points.Kansas City Wizards advance 1\u20130 in series overtime (SDET) after 4\u20134 tie on points.MLS Cup[edit]Player statistics[edit]Goals[edit]Player awards[edit]End-of-season awards[edit]Attendance[edit]TeamGamesTotalAverageLos Angeles Galaxy16326,39220,400D.C. United16297,27918,580MetroStars16281,93817,621New England Revolution16247,40915,463Columbus Crew16247,22015,451Chicago Fire16214,18913,387Dallas Burn16209,63713,102Colorado Rapids16201,28012,580San Jose Earthquakes16199,36412,460Tampa Bay Mutiny16151,2329,452Kansas City Wizards16145,7939,112Miami Fusion16119,3527,460Totals1922,641,08513,756International Competition[edit]2000 CONCACAF Champions’ CupReferences[edit]  "},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki24\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Enzyklop\u00e4die"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki24\/2000-major-league-soccer-season\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"2000 Major League Soccer season"}}]}]