1998 Major League Soccer season

3rd season of Major League Soccer

Football league season

1998 Major League Soccer seasonSeason| 1998

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MLS Cup| Chicago Fire (1st title)
Supporters' Shield| Los Angeles Galaxy (1st shield)
CONCACAF Champions' Cup| Chicago Fire
D.C. United
Los Angeles Galaxy
Matches played| 192
Goals scored| 701 (3.65 per match)
Top goalscorer| Stern John
(26 goals)
Longest winning run| Chicago Fire
Games: 11
(05/16 – 07/09)
Longest losing run| New England Revolution
Games: 9
(05/13 – 07/04)
Highest attendance| 56,404
MET 4–2 MIA
(May 23, 1998)
Lowest attendance| 4,130
KC 1–0 CHI
(April 8, 1998)
Total attendance| 2,747,897
Average attendance| 14,312

← 1997

1999 →

D.C. United

MetroStars

Miami

Tampa Bay

Columbus

New England

Colorado

Dallas

Los Angeles

Kansas City

San Jose

Chicago

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Locations of teams for the 1998 Major League Soccer season
Western Conference   Eastern Conference

The 1998 Major League Soccer season was the third season of Major League Soccer. It was also the 86th season of FIFA-sanctioned soccer in the United States, and the 20th with a national first-division league.

The Chicago Fire and Miami Fusion played their inaugural seasons as the league's first two expansion teams.

The NY/NJ MetroStars dropped the New York/New Jersey from their name and rebranded as just MetroStars, with no city, state or regional name attached to it.

The regular season began on March 15, and concluded on September 27. The MLS Cup Playoffs began on September 30, and concluded with MLS Cup on October 25. Chicago became the first expansion team to win MLS Cup and the first to win it in its inaugural season.

## Overview

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### Season format

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The season began on March 15 and concluded with MLS Cup on October 25. The 12 teams were split evenly into two conferences. Each team played 32 games that were evenly divided between home and away. Each team played every other team in their conference four times, for a total of 20 games. The remaining schedule consisted of two games against each team from the opposite conference.

The top four teams from each conference qualified for the MLS Cup Playoffs. The conference semifinals and finals were played as a best-of-three series, and the winners advanced to MLS Cup. In all rounds, draws were broken by penalty shootout if necessary. The away goals rule was not used in any round.

The team with the most points in the regular season was awarded the MLS Supporters' Shield and qualified automatically for the CONCACAF Champions' Cup. Additionally, the winner of MLS Cup, and the runner-up, also qualified for the Champions' Cup.

### Stadiums and locations

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Main article: List of Major League Soccer stadiums

Team  | Stadium  | Capacity

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Chicago Fire | Soldier Field | 66,944
Colorado Rapids | Mile High Stadium | 76,273
Columbus Crew | Ohio Stadium | 102,329
D.C. United | RFK Stadium | 46,000
Dallas Burn | Cotton Bowl | 92,100
Kansas City Wizards | Arrowhead Stadium | 81,425
Los Angeles Galaxy | Rose Bowl | 92,542
MetroStars | Giants Stadium | 80,200
Miami Fusion | Lockhart Stadium | 20,450
New England Revolution | Foxboro Stadium | 60,292
San Jose Clash | Spartan Stadium | 30,456
Tampa Bay Mutiny | Houlihan's Stadium | 74,301

### Personnel and sponsorships

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Team  | Head coach  | Captain  | Shirt sponsor

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Chicago Fire |  Bob Bradley |  | —
Colorado Rapids |  Glenn Myernick |  |
Columbus Crew |  Tom Fitzgerald |  | Snickers
D.C. United |  Bruce Arena |  | MasterCard
Dallas Burn |  Dave Dir |  |
Kansas City Wizards |  Ron Newman |  | —
Los Angeles Galaxy |  Octavio Zambrano |  | —
MetroStars |  Bora Milutinović |  Tony Meola |
Miami Fusion |  Ivo Wortmann |  | —
New England Revolution |  Walter Zenga |  | —
San Jose Clash |  Brian Quinn |  John Doyle | Honda
Tampa Bay Mutiny |  Tim Hankinson |  |

### Coaching changes

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Team | Outgoing coach | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Incoming coach | Date of appointment

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Tampa Bay Mutiny |  John Kowalski | Resigned  | June 6, 1998  |  Tim Hankinson | June 8, 1998
Miami Fusion |  Carlos Cordoba | Fired  | July 24, 1998  |  Ivo Wortmann | July 25, 1998
New England Revolution |  Thomas Rongen | Fired  | August 24, 1998  |  Walter Zenga | August 24, 1998
MetroStars |  Alfonso Mondelo | Fired  | September 21, 1998  |  Bora Milutinović | September 21, 1998

## Standings

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### Eastern Conference

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Pos | Team

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| Pld | W | SOW | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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1  | D.C. United | 32  | 17  | 7  | 8  | 74  | 48  | +26  | 58  | MLS Cup Playoffs
2  | Columbus Crew | 32  | 15  | 0  | 17  | 67  | 56  | +11  | 45
3  | MetroStars | 32  | 12  | 3  | 17  | 54  | 63  | −9  | 39
4  | Miami Fusion | 32  | 10  | 5  | 17  | 46  | 68  | −22  | 35
5  | Tampa Bay Mutiny | 32  | 11  | 1  | 20  | 46  | 57  | −11  | 34  |
6  | New England Revolution | 32  | 9  | 2  | 21  | 53  | 66  | −13  | 29

Source: MLS

### Western Conference

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Pos | Team

* v
* t
* e

| Pld | W | SOW | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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1  | Los Angeles Galaxy | 32  | 22  | 2  | 8  | 85  | 44  | +41  | 68  | MLS Cup Playoffs
2  | Chicago Fire | 32  | 18  | 2  | 12  | 62  | 45  | +17  | 56
3  | Colorado Rapids | 32  | 14  | 2  | 16  | 62  | 69  | −7  | 44
4  | Dallas Burn | 32  | 11  | 4  | 17  | 43  | 59  | −16  | 37
5  | San Jose Clash | 32  | 10  | 3  | 19  | 48  | 60  | −12  | 33  |
6  | Kansas City Wizards | 32  | 10  | 2  | 20  | 45  | 50  | −5  | 32

Source: MLS

### Overall standings

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Pos | Team

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| Pld | W | SOW | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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1  | Los Angeles Galaxy (S) | 32  | 22  | 2  | 8  | 85  | 44  | +41  | 68  | CONCACAF Champions' Cup
2  | D.C. United | 32  | 17  | 7  | 8  | 74  | 48  | +26  | 58
3  | Chicago Fire (C) | 32  | 18  | 2  | 12  | 62  | 45  | +17  | 56
4  | Columbus Crew | 32  | 15  | 0  | 17  | 67  | 56  | +11  | 45  |
5  | Colorado Rapids | 32  | 14  | 2  | 16  | 62  | 69  | −7  | 44
6  | MetroStars | 32  | 12  | 3  | 17  | 54  | 63  | −9  | 39
7  | Dallas Burn | 32  | 11  | 4  | 17  | 43  | 59  | −16  | 37
8  | Miami Fusion | 32  | 10  | 5  | 17  | 46  | 68  | −22  | 35
9  | Tampa Bay Mutiny | 32  | 11  | 1  | 20  | 46  | 57  | −11  | 34
10  | San Jose Clash | 32  | 10  | 3  | 19  | 48  | 60  | −12  | 33
11  | Kansas City Wizards | 32  | 10  | 2  | 20  | 45  | 50  | −5  | 32
12  | New England Revolution | 32  | 9  | 2  | 21  | 53  | 66  | −13  | 29

Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head record; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (S) Supporters' Shield

## MLS Cup Playoffs

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### Bracket

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* The ties were a best of three series.

| Conference semifinals | | | Conference finals | | | MLS Cup |

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|  |  |  |  |  | | |  |  |  |  |  | | |  |  |  |
| E1 | D.C. United | 2 | 0 (3) | x | | |
| E4 | Miami | 1 | 0 (2) | x |
| | E1 | D.C. United | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Eastern Conference |
| | | E2 | Columbus | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| E2 | Columbus | 5 | 1 (3) | x |

| E3 | MetroStars | 3 | 1 (2) | x |
| | E1 | D.C. United | 0 |
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| | | W2 | Chicago | 2 |
| W1 | Los Angeles | 6 | 3 | x | |

| W4 | Dallas | 1 | 2 | x |
| | W1 | Los Angeles | 0 | 1 (1) | x |
| Western Conference |
| | | W2 | Chicago | 1 | 1 (2) | x |
| W2 | Chicago | 1 (3) | 1 | x |

| W3 | Colorado | 1 (2) | 0 | x |

### Conference semifinals

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Eastern Conference

September 30, 1998

Game 1

D.C. United| 2–1| Miami Fusion

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* Lassiter 28'
* Moreno 38'

| Report |

* McLaren 69'

RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C.

Attendance: 15,187

Referee: Brian Hall

October 4, 1998

Game 2

Miami Fusion| 0–0| D.C. United

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| Report |
Penalties

* Gutierrez
* Maessner
* Vargas
* Cullen
* Serna
* Boyce

| 2–3 |

* Wood
* Etcheverry
* Moreno
* Aunger
* Harkes
* Agoos

Lockhart Stadium, Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Attendance: 13,128

Referee: Tim Weyland

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

* * *

September 30, 1998

Game 1

Columbus Crew| 5–3| MetroStars

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* McBride 9', 12'
* Smith 33'
* Farrell 38'
* John 58'

| Report |

* Hurtado 53'
* Sorber 60' (pen.)
* Joseph 80'

Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio

Attendance: 10,996

Referee: Ali Saheli

October 3, 1998

Game 2

MetroStars| 1–1| Columbus Crew

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* Ramos 13'

| Report |

* John 22'

Penalties

* Ramos
* Savarese
* Duhaney
* Sorber
* Petke

| 2–3 |

* Thompson
* Yeagley
* Dooley
* John
* Williams

Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

Attendance: 11,686

Referee: Michael Kennedy

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

* * *

Western Conference

October 1, 1998

Game 1

Los Angeles Galaxy| 6–1| Dallas Burn

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* Pena 10', 69'
* Hermosillo 16', 32'
* Cienfuegos 20'
* Wélton 41'

| Report |

* Washington 47'

Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California

Attendance: 10,047

Referee: Ted Covaciu

October 4, 1998

Game 2

Dallas Burn| 2–3| Los Angeles Galaxy

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* Haynes 44'
* Kreis 48'

| Report |

* Hendrickson 80'
* Caligiuri 85'
* Mathis 88'

Cotton Bowl, Dallas, Texas

Attendance: 8,130

Referee: Brian Hall

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

* * *

October 1, 1998

Game 1

Chicago Fire| 1–1| Colorado Rapids

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* Kubík 50' (pen.)

| Report |

* Sáenz 79'

Penalties

* Kubík
* Soehn
* Klopas
* Wolff
* Kuhn
* Marsch

| 3–2 |

* Bravo
* Sáenz
* Henderson
* Vaudreuil
* Harris
* Vermes

Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois

Attendance: 12,610

Referee: Kevin Terry

October 5, 1998

Game 2

Colorado Rapids| 0–1| Chicago Fire

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| Report |

* Kubík 24' (pen.)

Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado

Attendance: 6,582

Referee: Noel Kenny

* Chicago Fire advance 2–0, to the Conference Finals.

### Conference finals

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Eastern Conference

October 11, 1998

Game 1

D.C. United| 2–0| Columbus Crew

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* Sanneh 68'
* Etcheverry 78'

| Report |

RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C.

Attendance: 17,755

Referee: Kevin Stott

October 18, 1998

Game 2

Columbus Crew| 4–2| D.C. United

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* McBride 8', 47'
* Dooley 37'
* John 81'

| Report |

* Sanneh 65'
* Lassiter 77'

Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio

Attendance: 13,193

Referee: Rich Grady

October 21, 1998

Game 3

D.C. United| 3–0| Columbus Crew

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* Agoos 12'
* Lassiter 44', 79'

| Report |

RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C.

Attendance: 21,453

Referee: Noel Kenny

* D.C. United advance 2–1, to MLS Cup

* * *

Western Conference

October 10, 1998

Game 1

Los Angeles Galaxy| 0–1| Chicago Fire

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| Report |

* Marsch 86'

Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California

Attendance: 25,107

Referee: Kevin Terry

October 16, 1998

Game 2

Chicago Fire| 1–1| Los Angeles Galaxy

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* Nowak 31'

| Report |

* Pena 37'

Penalties

* Nowak
* Razov
* Soehn
* Marsch
* Podbrożny

| 2–1 |

* Jones
* Wélton
* Machón
* Cienfuegos
* Vanney

Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois

Attendance: 32,744

Referee: Paul Tamberino

* Chicago Fire advance 2–0, to MLS Cup

### MLS Cup

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Main article: MLS Cup 1998

October 25, 1998

Chicago Fire| 2–0| D.C. United

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* Podbrożny 29'
* Gutiérrez 45'

| Report |

Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California

Attendance: 51,350

Referee: Kevin Terry

## Player statistics

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### Goals

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Rank  | Player  | Club  | Goals

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1  |  Stern John | Columbus Crew | 26
2  |  Cobi Jones | Los Angeles Galaxy | 19
3  |  Roy Lassiter | D.C. United | 18
Raúl Díaz Arce | New England Revolution
5  |  Wélton | Los Angeles Galaxy | 17
6  |  Jaime Moreno | D.C. United | 16
7  |  Giovanni Savarese | MetroStars | 14
8  |  Wolde Harris | Colorado Rapids | 13
Mauricio Cienfuegos | Los Angeles Galaxy
Ronald Cerritos | San Jose Clash

### Hat-tricks

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Main article: List of Major League Soccer hat-tricks

Player | Club | Against | Result | Date

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Stern John | Columbus Crew | Miami Fusion | 5–1 | April 18
Cobi Jones | Los Angeles Galaxy | Colorado Rapids | 7–4 | May 6
Musa Shannon | Tampa Bay Mutiny | New England Revolution | 3–4 | May 10
Vitalis Takawira | Kansas City Wizards | New England Revolution | 3–1 | May 16
Martín Machón | Los Angeles Galaxy | Columbus Crew | 3–1 | May 17
Stern John | Columbus Crew | Chicago Fire | 5–1 | May 30
Harut Karapetyan | Los Angeles Galaxy | Dallas Burn | 8–1 | June 4
Roy Lassiter | D.C. United | Chicago Fire | 4–1 | July 18
Cobi Jones | Los Angeles Galaxy | Colorado Rapids | 6–1 | August 5
Stern John | Columbus Crew | Kansas City Wizards | 5–3 | August 16
Cobi Jones | Los Angeles Galaxy | New England Revolution | 5–1 | August 22
Diego Serna | Miami Fusion | New England Revolution | 3–2 | August 30
Preki | Kansas City Wizards | San Jose Clash | 5–1 | September 5

### Assists

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Rank  | Player  | Club  | Assists

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1  |  Eduardo Hurtado | MetroStars | 14
2  |  Marco Etcheverry | D.C. United | 13
3  |  Jerzy Podbrożny | Chicago Fire | 12
4  |  Joe-Max Moore | New England Revolution | 11
5  |  Adrián Paz | Colorado Rapids | 10
6  |  Ronald Cerritos | San Jose Clash | 9
Paul Dougherty | MetroStars
Cobi Jones | Los Angeles Galaxy
9  | 10 players | 8

### Clean sheets

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Rank  | Player  | Club  | Clean
sheets

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1  |  Zach Thornton | Chicago Fire | 8
2  |  Scott Garlick | D.C. United | 7
Kevin Hartman | Los Angeles Galaxy
4  |  Mark Dodd | Dallas Burn | 6
5  |  Mike Ammann | Kansas City Wizards | 5
Ian Feuer | New England Revolution
David Kramer | San Jose Clash
8  |  Marcus Hahnemann | Colorado Rapids | 4
Tony Meola | MetroStars
Juergen Sommer | Columbus Crew

## Awards

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### Individual awards

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Award | Player | Team

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Most Valuable Player |  Marco Etcheverry | D.C. United
Defender of the Year |  Luboš Kubík | Chicago Fire
Goalkeeper of the Year |  Zach Thornton | Chicago Fire
Coach of the Year |  Bob Bradley | Chicago Fire
Rookie of the Year |  Ben Olsen | D.C. United
Scoring Champion |  Stern John | Columbus Crew
Goal of the Year |  Brian McBride | Columbus Crew
Fair Play Award |  Thomas Dooley | Columbus Crew

### Best XI

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Goalkeeper  | Defenders  | Midfielders  | Forwards

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Zach Thornton, Chicago |  Thomas Dooley, Columbus
Robin Fraser, LA Galaxy
Luboš Kubík, Chicago
Eddie Pope, D.C. United |  Chris Armas, Chicago
Mauricio Cienfuegos, LA Galaxy
Marco Etcheverry, D.C. United
Piotr Nowak, Chicago |  Stern John, Columbus
Cobi Jones, LA Galaxy

### Player of the Month

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Week | Player | Club

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March |  Cobi Jones | Los Angeles Galaxy
April |  Juergen Sommer | Columbus Crew
May |  Piotr Nowak | Chicago Fire
June |  Ross Paule | Colorado Rapids
July |  Roy Lassiter | D.C. United
August |  Stern John | Columbus Crew
September |  Diego Serna | Miami Fusion

### Weekly awards

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Player of the Week

Week | Player | Club
Week 1 |  Cobi Jones | Los Angeles Galaxy
Week 2 |  Cobi Jones | Los Angeles Galaxy
Week 3 |  Frank Klopas | Chicago Fire
Week 4 |  Jason Farrell | Columbus Crew
Week 5 |  Stern John | Columbus Crew
Week 6 |  Paul Bravo | Colorado Rapids
Week 7 |  Tony Meola | MetroStars
Week 8 |  Cobi Jones | Los Angeles Galaxy
Week 9 |  Vitalis Takawira | Kansas City Wizards
Week 10 |  Peter Nowak | Chicago Fire
Week 11 |  Stern John | Columbus Crew
Week 12 |  Jerzy Podbrożny | Chicago Fire
Week 13 |  Zach Thornton | Chicago Fire
Week 14 |  Roman Kosecki | Chicago Fire
Week 15 |  Luboš Kubík | Chicago Fire
Week 16 |  John Harkes | D.C. United
Week 17 |  Roy Lassiter | D.C. United
Week 18 |  Marco Etcheverry | D.C. United
Week 19 |  Cobi Jones | Los Angeles Galaxy
Week 20 |  Stern John | Columbus Crew
Week 21 |  Cobi Jones | Los Angeles Galaxy
Week 22 |  Diego Serna | Miami Fusion
Week 23 |  Carlos Hermosillo | Los Angeles Galaxy
Week 24 |  Josh Wolff | Chicago Fire
Week 25 |  Diego Serna | Miami Fusion

## Attendance

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Main article: Major League Soccer attendance

Rank  | Team  | GP | Cumulative | High | Low | Mean

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1 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 16 | 348,549 | 53,655 | 9,113 | 21,784
2 | New England Revolution | 16 | 307,004 | 35,462 | 13,074 | 19,188
3 | Chicago Fire | 16 | 286,190 | 37,122 | 7,598 | 17,887
4 | MetroStars | 16 | 264,316 | 56,404 | 8,826 | 16,520
5 | D.C. United | 16 | 256,127 | 23,631 | 9,755 | 16,008
6 | Colorado Rapids | 16 | 236,995 | 46,722 | 5,485 | 14,812
7 | San Jose Clash | 16 | 218,450 | 22,694 | 9,102 | 13,653
8 | Columbus Crew | 16 | 196,394 | 15,628 | 9,166 | 12,275
9 | Dallas Burn | 16 | 175,162 | 15,280 | 9,197 | 11,769
10 | Tampa Bay Mutiny | 16 | 164,999 | 22,704 | 4,473 | 10,312
11 | Miami Fusion | 16 | 164,548 | 20,450 | 6,127 | 10,284
12 | Kansas City Wizards | 16 | 129,163 | 13,146 | 4,130 | 8,073
Total | 192 | 2,747,897 | 56,404 | 4,130 | 14,312

## References

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* MLS Site

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* Records and statistics
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Eastern Conference|

* Atlanta United FC
* Charlotte FC
* Chicago Fire FC
* FC Cincinnati
* Columbus Crew
* D.C. United
* Inter Miami CF
* CF Montréal
* Nashville SC
* New England Revolution
* New York City FC
* New York Red Bulls
* Orlando City SC
* Philadelphia Union
* Toronto FC

Western Conference|

* Austin FC
* Colorado Rapids
* FC Dallas
* Houston Dynamo FC
* LA Galaxy
* Los Angeles FC
* Minnesota United FC
* Portland Timbers
* Real Salt Lake
* San Diego FC
* San Jose Earthquakes
* Seattle Sounders FC
* Sporting Kansas City
* St. Louis City SC
* Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Former teams|

* Tampa Bay Mutiny (1996–2001)
* Miami Fusion (1998–2001)
* Chivas USA (2005–2014)

Personnel|

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* Generation Adidas Cup
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* Professional Referee Organization
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Competition|

* MLS Cup
* Playoffs
* Finals
* Trophy
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* SuperDraft
* Stadiums
* Attendance
* Television
* Broadcasters
* All-Star Game
* MLS Cup

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competitions|

* All-Star Game
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* Campeones Cup
* Leagues Cup
* U.S. Open Cup
* Canadian Championship
* Reserve League
* eMLS Cup
* MLS is Back Tournament
* MLS Next
* MLS Next Pro

Other|

* Generation Adidas
* Performance in Champions Cup
* Hall of Fame
* Valuations
* Central Division (2000–2001)
* Fraser v. Major League Soccer (2002)

* Category
* Portal
* Multimedia

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* College Draft
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Eastern|

* Columbus Crew
* D.C. United
* Miami Fusion
* New England Revolution
* MetroStars
* Tampa Bay Mutiny

Western|

* Chicago Fire
* Colorado Rapids
* Dallas Burn
* Kansas City Wizards
* Los Angeles Galaxy
* San Jose Clash

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* San Fernando Valley Golden Eagles
* Shreveport/Bossier Lions
* South Carolina Shamrocks
* South Jersey Barons
* Southwest Florida Manatees
* Stanislaus County Cruisers
* Tallahassee Tempest
* Texas Toros
* Tulsa Roughnecks
* Vermont Voltage
* Western Mass Pioneers
* Wilmington Hammerheads

*[Pos]: Position
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*[Pld]: Played
*[W]: Won
*[SOW]: Shootout Wins
*[L]: Lost
*[GF]: Goals for
*[GA]: Goals against
*[GD]: Goal difference
*[Pts]: Points