2001 Major League Soccer season

6th season of Major League Soccer

Football league season

Locations of teams for the 2001 Major League Soccer season

Western Division

Central Division

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.

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[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 per game; 2) total wins per match played; 3) total goal differential per match played; 4) total goals scored per match played; 5) fewest disciplinary points per match played; 6) away goal differential per away match played; 7) away goals scored per away match played; 8) home goal differential per home match played; 9) home goals scored per home match played; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots.
(C) MLS Cup champion; (S) Supporters’ Shield winners

MLS Cup Playoffs[edit]

Playoff 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]

Chicago Fire advance 7–1 on points.

Miami Fusion advance 6–3 on points.

Los Angeles Galaxy advance 1-0 in series overtime (SDET) after 4-4 tie on points.

San Jose Earthquakes advance 6–0 on points.

Semifinals[edit]

Los Angeles Galaxy advance 7–1 on points.

San Jose Earthquakes advance 6–3 on points.

MLS Cup[edit]

Player statistics[edit]

Goals[edit]

Played for more than one team – Most Recent Team Listed*

Player awards[edit]

Attendance[edit]

Team	Games	Total	Average
D.C. United	12	258,213	21,518
MetroStars	13	270,477	20,806
Columbus Crew	13	227,644	17,511
Los Angeles Galaxy	13	226,035	17,387
Colorado Rapids	13	214,249	16,481
Chicago Fire	14	229,438	16,388
New England Revolution	13	203,501	15,654
Dallas Burn	13	163,465	12,574
Miami Fusion	14	156,481	11,177
Kansas City Wizards	13	142,402	10,954
Tampa Bay Mutiny	14	146,704	10,479
San Jose Earthquakes	13	125,250	9,635
Totals	158	2,363,859	14,961

International Competition[edit]

CONCACAF Champions’ Cup

Copa Merconorte

CONCACAF Giants Cup