1999 Major League Soccer season

The 1999 Major League Soccer season was the fourth season of Major League Soccer. It was also the 87th season of FIFA-sanctioned soccer in the United States, and the 21st with a national first-division league. This was the last season which used the 35 yard line shootout rule to resolve tied games, and that of the countdown timer, with MLS Cup 1999 adopting the IFAB-standard running clock thereafter.

1999 Major League Soccer season
Season1999
MLS CupD.C. United (3rd title)
Supporters' ShieldD.C. United (2nd shield)
Matches played192
Goals scored549 (2.86 per match)
Top goalscorerStern John
Roy Lassiter
Jason Kreis
(18 goals)
Highest attendanceColumbus Crew
Season: 283,129
Game Avg.: 17,696
Lowest attendanceKansas City Wizards
Season: 130,924
Game Avg.: 8,183
Total attendance2,742,102
Average attendance14,282
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1999 Major League Soccer season is located in the United States
D.C.United
D.C.
United
MetroStars
MetroStars
MiamiFusion
Miami
Fusion
Tampa Bay Mutiny
Tampa Bay Mutiny
Columbus Crew
Columbus Crew
New England Revolution
New England Revolution
Colorado Rapids
Colorado Rapids
DallasBurn
Dallas
Burn
Los Angeles Galaxy
Los Angeles Galaxy
Kansas City Wizards
Kansas City Wizards
San Jose Clash
San Jose Clash
ChicagoFire
Chicago
Fire
Locations of teams for the 1999 Major League Soccer season
Western Conference   Eastern Conference

The Columbus Crew moved into the first soccer-specific stadium when Columbus Crew Stadium opened on May 15, 1999.

The regular season began on March 20, and concluded on October 10. The 1999 MLS Cup Playoffs began on October 16, and concluded with MLS Cup 1999 on November 21. D.C. United won their second double by winning the Supporters' Shield and defeating the Los Angeles Galaxy in MLS Cup 1999.

Overview

Stadiums and locations
Main article: List of Major League Soccer stadiums
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
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 Raymond James Stadium 69,218

Personnel and sponsorships
Team Head coach Captain Shirt sponsor
Chicago Fire United States Bob Bradley —
Colorado Rapids United States Glenn Myernick
Columbus Crew United States Tom Fitzgerald Snickers
D.C. United Netherlands Thomas Rongen MasterCard
Dallas Burn United States Dave Dir
Kansas City Wizards England Ron Newman —
Los Angeles Galaxy Ecuador Octavio Zambrano —
Metrostars Serbia and Montenegro Bora Milutinović United States Tab Ramos
Miami Fusion Brazil Ivo Wortmann —
New England Revolution Italy Walter Zenga
San Jose Clash England Brian Quinn United States John Doyle Honda
Tampa Bay Mutiny United States Tim Hankinson

Coaching changes
TeamOutgoing coachManner of departureDate of vacancyIncoming coachDate of appointment
Kansas City Wizards England Ron Newman Fired April 14, 1999 England Ken Fogarty April 14, 1999
Los Angeles Galaxy Ecuador Octavio Zambrano Fired April 22, 1999 Germany Sigi Schmid April 22, 1999
Kansas City Wizards England Ken Fogarty Interim April 28, 1999 United States Bob Gansler April 28, 1999
San Jose Clash Republic of Ireland Brian Quinn Fired September 16, 1999 Chile Jorge Espinoza September 16, 1999
San Jose Clash Chile Jorge Espinoza Interim September 22, 1999 Germany Lothar Osiander September 22, 1999

Standings

Eastern Conference
Pos Team Pld W SOW L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 D.C. United 32 17 6 9 65 43 +22 57 MLS Cup Playoffs
2 Columbus Crew 32 13 6 13 48 39 +9 45
3 Tampa Bay Mutiny 32 9 5 18 51 50 +1 32
4 Miami Fusion 32 8 5 19 42 59 −17 29
5 New England Revolution 32 7 5 20 38 53 −15 26
6 MetroStars 32 4 3 25 32 64 −32 15
Source: FBREF.com

Western Conference
Pos Team Pld W SOW L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Los Angeles Galaxy 32 17 3 12 49 29 +20 54 MLS Cup Playoffs
2 Dallas Burn 32 16 3 13 54 35 +19 51
3 Chicago Fire 32 15 3 14 51 36 +15 48
4 Colorado Rapids 32 14 6 12 38 39 −1 48
5 San Jose Clash 32 9 10 13 48 49 −1 37
6 Kansas City Wizards 32 6 2 24 33 53 −20 20
Source: FBREF.com

Overall Standings
Pos Team Pld W SOW L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 D.C. United (C, S) 32 17 6 9 65 43 +22 57 CONCACAF Champions' Cup
2 Los Angeles Galaxy 32 17 3 12 49 29 +20 54
3 Dallas Burn 32 16 3 13 54 35 +19 51
4 Chicago Fire 32 15 3 14 51 36 +15 48
5 Colorado Rapids 32 14 6 12 38 39 −1 48
6 Columbus Crew 32 13 6 13 48 39 +9 45
7 San Jose Clash 32 9 10 13 48 49 −1 37
8 Tampa Bay Mutiny 32 9 5 18 51 50 +1 32
9 Miami Fusion 32 8 5 19 42 59 −17 29
10 New England Revolution 32 7 5 20 38 53 −15 26
11 Kansas City Wizards 32 6 2 24 33 53 −20 20
12 MetroStars 32 4 3 25 32 64 −32 15
Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head record; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored
(C) Champion; (S) Supporters' Shield

MLS Cup Playoffs

Bracket
Conference Semifinals Conference Finals MLS Cup
             
E1 D.C. United 2 0 (3) x
E4 Miami 0 0 (2) x
E1 D.C. United 2 1 4
Eastern Conference
E2 Columbus 1 5 0
E2 Columbus 2 2 x
E3 Tampa Bay 0 0 x
E1 D.C. United 2
W1 Los Angeles 0
W1 Los Angeles 3 2 x
W4 Colorado 0 0 x
W1 Los Angeles 2 2 (3) 3
Western Conference
W2 Dallas 1 2 (4) 1
W2 Dallas 2 0 3
W3 Chicago 1 4 2
  • Best of Three series winner will advance.

Conference semifinals

Eastern Conference

Game 1
D.C. United2–0Miami Fusion
  • Moreno 34', 88'
 Report
Attendance: 18,011
Referee: Tim Weyland
Game 2
Miami Fusion0–0D.C. United
Report
Penalties
 2–3
Attendance: 8,446
  • D.C. United advance 2–0, to the Conference Finals.
Game 1
Columbus Crew2–0Tampa Bay Mutiny
 Report
Attendance: 9,188
Game 2
Tampa Bay Mutiny0–2Columbus Crew
Report
Attendance: 14,392
Referee: Tim Weyland
  • Columbus Crew advance 2–0, to the Conference Finals.

Western Conference

Game 1
Los Angeles Galaxy3–0Colorado Rapids
 Report
Attendance: 16,307
Referee: Marcel Yonan
Game 2
Colorado Rapids0–2Los Angeles Galaxy
Report
Attendance: 6,542
Referee: Rich Grady
  • Los Angeles Galaxy advance 2–0, to the Conference Finals.
Game 1
Dallas Burn2–1Chicago Fire
 Report
Attendance: 10,980
Referee: Andrew Barnes
Game 2
Chicago Fire4–0Dallas Burn
 Report
Attendance: 13,197
Referee: Ali Saheli
Game 3
Dallas Burn3–2Chicago Fire
 Report
Attendance: 9,795
Referee: Kevin Stott
  • Dallas Burn advance 2–1, to the Conference Finals.

Conference finals
Game 1
D.C. United2–1Columbus Crew
 Report
Attendance: 14,529
Referee: Kevin Stott
Game 2
Columbus Crew5–1D.C. United
 Report
Attendance: 12,778
Referee: Brian Hall
Game 3
D.C. United4–0Columbus Crew
 Report
Attendance: 21,451
  • D.C. United advance 2–1, advance to MLS Cup '99.
Game 1
Los Angeles Galaxy2–1Dallas Burn
 Report
Attendance: 17,372
Referee: Noel Kenny
Game 2
Dallas Burn2–2Los Angeles Galaxy
 Report
Penalties
 4–3
Attendance: 13,816
Game 3
Los Angeles Galaxy3–1Dallas Burn
 Report
Attendance: 25,703
Referee: Brian Hall
  • Los Angeles Galaxy advance 2–1. advance to MLS Cup '99.

MLS Cup
Main article: MLS Cup 1999
Los Angeles Galaxy0–2D.C. United
Report
Attendance: 44,910
Referee: Tim Weyland

Player statistics

Goals
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Trinidad and Tobago Stern John Columbus Crew 18
United States Roy Lassiter D.C. United 18
United States Jason Kreis Dallas Burn 18
4 United States Joe-Max Moore New England Revolution 15
El Salvador Ronald Cerritos San Jose Clash 15
6 United States Ante Razov Chicago Fire 14
7 El Salvador Raúl Díaz Arce San Jose Clash,
Tampa Bay Mutiny		 13
8 Liberia Musa Shannon Tampa Bay Mutiny 12
United States Jeff Cunningham Columbus Crew 12
10 Colombia Diego Serna Miami Fusion 10
Bolivia Jaime Moreno D.C. United 10
Venezuela Giovanni Savarese New England Revolution 10
United States Josh Wolff Chicago Fire 10
Panama Jorge Dely Valdés Colorado Rapids 10

Player awards

Weekly awards
WeekPlayer of the WeekTeam
Week 1United States Jason KreisDallas Burn
Week 2United States Ante RazovChicago Fire
Week 3United States Ante RazovChicago Fire
Week 4United States Matt JordanDallas Burn
Week 5United States Jason KreisDallas Burn
Week 6South Africa Ivan McKinleyNew England Revolution
Week 7United States Jeff CunninghamColumbus Crew
Week 8United States Mark ChungNew York/New Jersey MetroStars
Week 9United States Roy LassiterD.C. United
Week 10Venezuela Giovanni SavareseNew England Revolution
Week 11United States Jason KreisDallas Burn
Week 12Bolivia Jaime MorenoD.C. United
Week 13United States Joe-Max MooreNew England Revolution
Week 14Panama Jorge Dely ValdésColorado
Week 15Trinidad and Tobago Stern JohnColumbus Crew
Week 16United States Jason KreisDallas Burn
Week 17United States Chris KleinKansas City Wizards
Week 18El Salvador Raúl Díaz ArceTampa Bay Mutiny
Week 19Czech Republic Luboš KubíkChicago Fire
Week 20Ecuador Ariel GrazianiDallas Burn
Week 21United States Ben OlsenD.C. United
Week 22United States Manny LagosTampa Bay Mutiny
Week 23Venezuela Giovanni SavareseNew England Revolution
Week 24United States Eddie LewisSan Jose Clash
Week 25United States Brian McBrideColumbus Crew
Week 26United States Jason KreisDallas Burn
Week 27United States Jason KreisDallas Burn

Monthly awards
MonthPlayer of the MonthTeam
MarchUnited States Ante RazovChicago Fire
AprilLiberia Musa ShannonTampa Bay Mutiny
MayUnited States Roy LassiterD.C. United
JuneUnited States Jason KreisDallas Burn
JulyEl Salvador Raúl Díaz ArceTampa Bay Mutiny
AugustUnited States Matt JordanDallas Burn
SeptemberEl Salvador Ronald CerritosSan Jose Clash

End-of-season awards
AwardPlayerTeam
Most Valuable PlayerUnited States Jason KreisDallas Burn
Scoring ChampionUnited States Jason Kreis - (51 Pts.)Dallas Burn
Defender of the YearJamaica Robin FraserLos Angeles Galaxy
Goalkeeper of the YearUnited States Kevin HartmanLos Angeles Galaxy
Rookie of the YearUnited States Jay HeapsMiami Fusion
Coach of the YearGermanyUnited States Sigi SchmidLos Angeles Galaxy
Goal of the YearBolivia Marco EtcheverryD.C. United
Fair Play AwardUnited States Steve RalstonTampa Bay Mutiny

Attendance
Team Games Total Average
Columbus Crew 16 283,129 17,696
Los Angeles Galaxy 16 282,113 17,632
D.C. United 16 278,711 17,419
New England Revolution 16 267,752 16,795
Chicago Fire 16 256,261 16,016
San Jose Clash 16 239,350 14,959
NY/NJ MetroStars 16 235,301 14,706
Colorado Rapids 16 224,459 14,029
Tampa Bay Mutiny 16 209,700 13,106
Dallas Burn 16 195,381 12,211
Miami Fusion 16 139,021 8,689
Kansas City Wizards 16 130,924 8,183
Totals 192 2,742,102 14,282

International Competition

CONCACAF Champions' Cup

References
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