2000 in American soccer

Association football-related events in the USA during the season of 2000

Soccer in the United States
Season2000
← 1999 United States 2001 →

The 2000 season was the 88th year of competitive soccer in the United States.

National team

Record

Competition GP W D L GF GA
2002 FIFA World Cup qualification 6 3 2 1 14 3
2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup 3 2 0 1 6 2
2000 U.S. Cup 3 2 1 0 8 1
International Friendly 5 2 2 1 4 4
Total 17 9 5 3 32 10

Results

The home team or the team that is designated as the home team is listed in the left column; the away team is

in the right column.

  Win   Draw   Loss

United States  v  Iran
January 16 International Friendly United States  1 – 1  Iran Pasadena, California
14:00 UTC-08 Armas 48' (Report) Mahdavikia 7' Stadium: Rose Bowl
Attendance: 50,181
Referee: Benito Archundia (Mexico)
Chile  v  United States
January 29 International Friendly Chile  1 – 2  United States Coquimbo, Chile
22:00 UTC-03 Riveros 57' (Report) Lewis 55'
Jones 88'		 Stadium: Estadio Municipal Francisco Sánchez Rumoroso
Attendance: 11,000
United States  v  Haiti
February 12 Gold Cup Group Stage United States  3 – 0  Haiti Miami, Florida
19:00 UTC-05 Kirovski 18'
Wynalda 55' (pen.)
Jones 88'		 (Report) Stadium: Orange Bowl
Attendance: 49,591
Peru  v  United States
February 16 Gold Cup Group Stage Peru  0 – 1  United States Miami, Florida
21:00 UTC-05 (Report) Jones 59' Stadium: Orange Bowl
Attendance: 36,004
United States  v  Colombia
February 19 Gold Cup Quarterfinal United States  2 – 2 (a.e.t.)
(1 - 2 p)		  Colombia Miami, Florida
15:00 UTC-05 McBride 20'
Armas 51'		 (Report) Asprilla 24'
Bedoya 82'		 Stadium: Orange Bowl
Attendance: 32,972
Penalties
Wynalda soccer ball with red X
Reyna soccer ball with red X
Lewis soccer ball with check mark
Armas soccer ball with red X
Olsen soccer ball with red X		 Pérez soccer ball with red X
Martínez soccer ball with check mark
Candelo soccer ball with red X
Mosquera soccer ball with check mark
United States  v  Tunisia
March 12 International Friendly United States  1 – 1  Tunisia Birmingham, Alabama
13:30 UTC-06 Olsen 90+2' (Report) Kanzari 78' Stadium: Legion Field
Attendance: 21,637
Referee: Peter Prendergast (Jamaica)
Russia  v  United States
April 26 International Friendly Russia  2 – 0  United States Moscow, Russia
19:00 UTC+04 Titov 63'
Karpin 90+2'		 (Report) Stadium: Dynamo Stadium
Attendance: 12,500
United States  v  South Africa
June 3 U.S. Cup United States  4 – 0  South Africa Washington, D.C.
16:00 UTC-04 Jones 36', 43'
Reyna 65'
Stewart 68'		 (Report) Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 16,570
United States  v  Republic of Ireland
June 6 U.S. Cup United States  1 – 1  Republic of Ireland Foxborough, Massachusetts
20:00 UTC-04 Razov 68' (Report) Foley 31' Stadium: Foxboro Stadium
Attendance: 16,319
United States  v  Mexico
June 11 U.S. Cup United States  3 – 0  Mexico East Rutherford, New Jersey
13:00 UTC-04 McBride 33'
Hejduk 79'
Razov 85'		 (Report) Stadium: Giants Stadium
Attendance: 45,008
Guatemala  v  United States
July 16 World Cup qualifying Guatemala  1 – 1  United States Mazatenango, Guatemala
11:00 UTC-06 Ruiz 88' (Report) Razov 45' Stadium: Estadio Carlos Salazar Hijo
Attendance: 9,500
Costa Rica  v  United States
July 23 World Cup qualifying Costa Rica  2 – 1  United States San José, Costa Rica
11:00 UTC-06 Fonseca 10'
Medford 90+3' (pen.)		 (Report) Stewart 65' Stadium: Estadio Ricardo Saprissa
Attendance: 20,000
United States  v  Barbados
August 16 World Cup qualifying United States  7 – 0  Barbados Foxborough, Massachusetts
20:30 UTC-04 Pope 14'
McBride 28'
Moore 45', 82'
O'Brien 46'
Ramos 72'
Stewart 74'		 (Report) Stadium: Foxboro Stadium
Attendance: 18,334
United States  v  Guatemala
September 3 World Cup qualifying United States  1 – 0  Guatemala Washington, D.C.
14:00 UTC-04 McBride 72' (Report) Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 51,996
United States  v  Costa Rica
October 11 World Cup qualifying United States  0 – 0  Costa Rica Columbus, Ohio
20:00 UTC-04 (Report) Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 24,430
United States  v  Mexico
October 25 International Friendly United States  2 – 0  Mexico Los Angeles, California
20:00 UTC-07 Donovan 50'
Wolff 79'		 (Report) Stadium: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Attendance: 61,072
Barbados  v  United States
November 15 World Cup qualifying Barbados  0 – 4  United States Saint Michael, Barbados
15:00 UTC-04 (Report) Mathis 63'
Stewart 73'
Jones 77'
Razov 90+3'		 Stadium: Barbados National Stadium
Attendance: 4,000

Goalscorers

Player Goals
Cobi Jones 6
Brian McBride 4
Earnie Stewart 4
Ante Razov 4
Chris Armas 2
Joe-Max Moore 2
Eddie Lewis 1
Jovan Kirovski 1
Eric Wynalda 1
Ben Olsen 1
Claudio Reyna 1
Frankie Hejduk 1
Eddie Pope 1
John O'Brien 1
Tab Ramos 1
Landon Donovan 1
Josh Wolff 1
Clint Mathis 1

Major League Soccer

Standings

Eastern Conference GP W L D GF GA GD Pts
x - MetroStars 32 17 12 3 64 56 8 54
x - New England Revolution 32 13 13 6 47 49 -2 45
Miami Fusion F.C. 32 12 15 5 54 56 -2 41
D.C. United 32 8 18 6 44 63 -19 30
Central Conference GP W L D GF GA GD Pts
x - Chicago Fire 32 17 9 6 67 51 16 57
x - Tampa Bay Mutiny 32 16 12 4 62 50 12 52
x - Dallas Burn 32 14 14 4 54 54 0 46
Columbus Crew 32 11 16 5 48 58 -10 38
Western Conference GP W L D GF GA GD Pts
s - Kansas City Wizards 32 16 7 9 47 29 18 57
x - Los Angeles Galaxy 32 14 10 8 47 37 10 50
x - Colorado Rapids 32 13 15 4 43 59 -16 43
San Jose Earthquakes 32 7 17 8 35 50 -15 29
  • Top eight teams with the highest points clinch play-off berth, regardless of conference.
    s =

Supporters Shield
x = Clinched Playoff berth.

Playoffs

Playoff bracket

Quarter-finals Semi-finals MLS Cup '00
               
1 Kansas City Wizards (7 Points) 1 0 3
8 Colorado Rapids (1 Points) 0 0 2
1 Kansas City Wizards (SDET**) (4 Points) 0 1 1**
5 Los Angeles Galaxy (ASDET*) (4 Points) 0 2* 0
4 Tampa Bay Mutiny (0 Points) 0 2 x
5 Los Angeles Galaxy (6 Points) 1 5 x
1 Kansas City Wizards     1
2 Chicago Fire     0
2 Chicago Fire (6 Points) 2 1 6
7 New England Revolution (3 Points) 1 2 0
2 Chicago Fire (6 Points) 3 0 3
3 MetroStars (3 Points) 0 2 2
3 MetroStars (ASDET*) (6 Points) 2* 2 x
6 Dallas Burn (0 Points) 1 1 x
  • 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.

MLS Cup

Kansas City Wizards1 – 0Chicago Fire
Molnar 11'
Attendance: 39,159

Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup

Bracket

Home teams listed on top of bracket

Second round Third round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
               
D3 Riverside County Elite 1
A-L San Diego Flash 2
A-L San Diego Flash 0
MLS Los Angeles Galaxy 2
MLS Los Angeles Galaxy 2
A-L Seattle Sounders 1
MLS Los Angeles Galaxy 2
MLS San Jose Earthquakes 0
USASA Stanislaus United Cruisers 0
MLS San Jose Earthquakes 5
MLS San Jose Earthquakes 2
A-L Richmond Kickers 0
A-L Richmond Kickers 3
MLS Colorado Rapids 0
MLS Los Angeles Galaxy (ASDET) 1
MLS Chicago Fire 2
PDL Chicago Sockers 0 (7)
MLS Kansas City Wizards
(ASDET, PSO) 		0 (6)
PDL Chicago Sockers 0
MLS Chicago Fire 1
MLS Chicago Fire 4
D3 Texas Rattlers 0
MLS Chicago Fire 5
MLS Dallas Burn 1
A-L Minnesota Thunder 7
USASA Mexico SC 0
A-L Minnesota Thunder 0
MLS Dallas Burn 2
MLS Dallas Burn 3
A-L Tennessee Rhythm 0
MLS Chicago Fire 2
MLS Miami Fusion 1
PDL Cape Cod Crusaders 0
MLS Columbus Crew 2
MLS Columbus Crew 4
A-L Hampton Roads Mariners 1
A-L Hampton Roads Mariners 3
D3 Northern Virginia Royals 2
MLS Columbus Crew (ASDET, PSO) 1 (6)
MLS MetroStars 1 (7)
D3 Wilmington Hammerheads 1
MLS MetroStars 2
MLS MetroStars 3
MLS Tampa Bay Mutiny 0
MLS Tampa Bay Mutiny (ASDET) 1
USASA Uruguay SC 0
MLS MetroStars 2
MLS Miami Fusion 3
A-L Charleston Battery 0
MLS D.C. United 4
MLS D.C. United 3
A-L Rochester Rhinos 0
A-L Pittsburgh Riverhounds 1
A-L Rochester Rhinos 2
MLS D.C. United 2
MLS Miami Fusion (ASDET) 3
MLS New England Revolution 0
PDL Mid Michigan Bucks 1
PDL Mid Michigan Bucks 3 (5)
MLS Miami Fusion (ASDET, PSO) 3 (6)
MLS Miami Fusion 6
D3 New Jersey Stallions 1

Final

Miami Fusion1 – 2Chicago Fire
Wélton 90' Stoichkov 44'
Marshall 88' (o.g.)
Attendance: 19,146
Referee: Kevin Stott

References

  • American competitions at RSSSF
  • American national team matches at RSSSF
  • CONCACAF Champions' Cup at RSSSF
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