2001 in American soccer

Soccer in the United States
Season	2001
	← 2000 2002 →

The 2001 season was the 89th year of competitive soccer in the United States.

National team

Record

Competition	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA
2002 FIFA World Cup qualification	10	5	2	3	11	8
International Friendly	5	1	1	3	3	4
Total	15	6	3	6	14	12

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

January 27 International Friendly	United States	2–1	China	Oakland, California
14:30 UTC-08	McBride 27' Wang 46' (o.g.)	(Report)	Qu 75'	Stadium: Network Associates Coliseum Attendance: 8.903 Referee: Mike Seifert (Canada)

February 3 International Friendly	United States	0–1	Colombia	Miami, Florida
16:00 UTC-05		(Report)	Grisales 53'	Stadium: Orange Bowl Attendance: 14,169 Referee: Rodolfo Sibrían (El Salvador)

February 28 World Cup qualifying	United States	2–0	Mexico	Columbus, Ohio
19:30 UTC-05	Wolff 47' Stewart 87'	(Report)		Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 24,624

March 3 International Friendly	United States	1–2	Brazil	Pasadena, California
13:00 UTC-08	Mathis 40'	(Report)	Ronaldinho 25' Euller 56'	Stadium: Rose Bowl Attendance: 45,387

March 28 World Cup qualifying	Honduras	1–2	United States	San Pedro Sula, Honduras
19:30 UTC-06	de León 59'	(Report)	Stewart 33' Mathis 87'	Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Attendance: 46,00

April 25 World Cup qualifying	United States	1–0	Costa Rica	Kansas City, Missouri
18:30 UTC-05	Wolff 70'	(Report)		Stadium: Arrowhead Stadium Attendance: 37,319

June 7 International Friendly	United States	0–0	Ecuador	Columbus, Ohio
20:00 UTC-04		(Report)		Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 12,572 Referee: Jose Farias (Canada)

June 16 World Cup qualifying	Jamaica	0–0	United States	Kingston, Jamaica
13:00 UTC-05		(Report)		Stadium: National Stadium Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Ubaldo Aquino (Paraguay)

June 20 World Cup qualifying	United States	2–0	Trinidad and Tobago	Foxborough, Massachusetts
19:30 UTC-04	Razov 2' Stewart 20'	(Report)		Stadium: Foxboro Stadium Attendance: 31,211 Referee: Ali Bujsaim (United Arab Emirates)

July 1 World Cup qualifying	Mexico	1–0	United States	Mexico City, Mexico
12:00 UTC-05	Borgetti 16'	(Report)		Stadium: Estadio Azteca Attendance: 95,000 Referee: Kim Young-Joo (South Korea)

September 1 World Cup qualifying	United States	2–3	Honduras	Washington, D.C.
10:00 UTC-04	Stewart 7', 84'	(Report)	Núñez 28', 77' Pavón 53' (pen.)	Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 54,282 Referee: Mauricio Navarro (Canada)

September 5 World Cup qualifying	Costa Rica	2–0	United States	San José, Costa Rica
20:00 UTC-06	Fonseca 40' (pen.), 68'	(Report)		Stadium: Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Carlos Batres (Guatemala)

October 7 World Cup qualifying	United States	2–1	Jamaica	Foxborough, Massachusetts
14:00 UTC-04	Moore 4', 81' (pen.)	(Report)	Lawrence 14'	Stadium: Foxboro Stadium Attendance: 40,483 Referee: Rodolfo Sibrian (El Salvador)

November 11 World Cup qualifying	Trinidad and Tobago	0–0	United States	Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
15:00 UTC-04		(Report)		Stadium: Hasely Crawford Stadium Referee: Peter Prendergast (Jamaica)

December 9 International Friendly	South Korea	1–0	United States	Jeju City, South Korea
	Yoo 23'	(Report)		Stadium: Jeju Stadium Attendance: 42,256 Referee: Naotsugu Fuse (Japan)

Goalscorers

Player	Goals
Earnie Stewart	5
Josh Wolff	3
Joe-Max Moore	2
Brian McBride	1
Clint Mathis	1
Ante Razov	1

Major League Soccer

Standings

Eastern Conference	GP*	W	L	D	GF	GA	GD	Pts
s – Miami Fusion F.C.	26	16	5	5	57	36	21	53
x – MetroStars	26	13	10	3	38	35	3	42
New England Revolution	27	7	14	6	35	52	−17	27
D.C. United	26	8	16	2	42	50	−8	26

Central Conference	GP*	W	L	D	GF	GA	GD	Pts
x – Chicago Fire	27	16	6	5	50	30	20	53
x – Columbus Crew	26	13	7	6	49	36	13	45
x – Dallas Burn	26	10	11	5	48	47	1	35
Tampa Bay Mutiny	27	4	21	2	32	68	−36	14

Western Conference	GP*	W	L	D	GF	GA	GD	Pts
x – Los Angeles Galaxy	26	14	7	5	52	36	16	47
x – San Jose Earthquakes	26	13	7	6	47	29	18	45
x – Kansas City Wizards	27	11	13	3	33	53	−20	36
Colorado Rapids	26	5	13	8	36	47	−11	23

Top eight teams with the highest points clinch play-off berth, regardless of conference.
s =

Supporters Shield
x = Clinched playoff berth

Miami Fusion F.C. wins first tiebreaker with Chicago Fire (2–0 in head-to-head competition)
Columbus Crew wins first tiebreaker with San Jose Earthquakes (1–0–1 in head-to-head competition)
GP* (Games Played) = Season shorten due to 9/11 attacks.

Playoffs

Playoff bracket

Quarterfinals			Semifinals			MLS Cup 2001

2	Chicago Fire (7 Points)	2	1	2

7	Dallas Burn (1 Points)	0	1	0
		Chicago Fire (1 Points)	1	0	1

			Los Angeles Galaxy (ASDET)* (7 Points)	1	1*	2*
3	Los Angeles Galaxy (SDET)* (4 Points)	1	1	3*

6	MetroStars (4 Points)	1	4	2
		Los Angeles Galaxy			1

			San Jose Earthquakes (ASDET)*			2*
1	Miami Fusion F.C. (6 Points)	2	0	2

8	Kansas City Wizards (3 Points)	0	3	1
		Miami Fusion F.C. (3 Points)	1	0	0

			San Jose Earthquakes (SDET)* (6 Points)	0	4	1*
4	Columbus Crew (0 Points)	1	0	x

5	San Jose Earthquakes (6 Points)	3	3	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

October 21

Los Angeles Galaxy	1–2 (a.e.t.)	San Jose Earthquakes
Hernández 21'		Donovan 43' De Rosario 96'

Columbus Crew Stadium, Columbus, Ohio

Attendance: 21,626

Referee: Paul Tamberino

Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup

Bracket

Home teams listed on top of bracket

Second round

Third round

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Finals

A-L

Milwaukee Rampage

2

D3

Utah Blitzz

0

A-L

Milwaukee Rampage

0 (6)

MLS

San Jose Earthquakes (ASDET, PSO)

0 (7)

PDL

Central Coast Roadrunners

0

MLS

San Jose Earthquakes

6

MLS

San Jose Earthquakes

1 (9)

MLS

Los Angeles Galaxy (ASDET, PSO)

1 (10)

MLS

Los Angeles Galaxy

5

A-L

Nashville Metros

0

MLS

Los Angeles Galaxy

3

PDL

Sounders Select

1

MLS

Dallas Burn

2

PDL

Sounders Select (ASDET)

3

MLS

Los Angeles Galaxy (ASDET)

1

MLS

Chicago Fire

0

MLS

Kansas City Wizards

4

A-L

Seattle Sounders

0

MLS

Kansas City Wizards

0

MLS

Chicago Fire

1

MLS

Chicago Fire

3

A-L

San Diego Flash

0

MLS

Chicago Fire (ASDET)

3

A-L

Pittsburgh Riverhounds

2

A-L

El Paso Patriots

4

D3

Chico Rooks

3

A-L

El Paso Patriots

1

A-L

Pittsburgh Riverhounds

2

A-L

Pittsburgh Riverhounds

2

MLS

Colorado Rapids

0

MLS

Los Angeles Galaxy (ASDET)

2

MLS

New England Revolution

1

MLS

New England Revolution

7

PDL

Mid Michigan Bucks

1

MLS

New England Revolution

2

A-L

Charleston Battery

1

A-L

Charleston Battery

4

MLS

MetroStars

1

MLS

New England Revolution

2

MLS

Columbus Crew

1

MLS

Columbus Crew

5

A-L

Carolina Dynamo

1

MLS

Columbus Crew

2

MLS

Miami Fusion

1

MLS

Miami Fusion

4

USASA

Uruguay SC

0

MLS

New England Revolution

2

MLS

D.C. United

0

MLS

D.C. United

8

D3

New Jersey Stallions

0

MLS

D.C. United

3

A-L

Hershey Wildcats

0

A-L

Rochester Rhinos

0

A-L

Hershey Wildcats

1

MLS

D.C. United

2

A-L

Richmond Kickers

1

A-L

Richmond Kickers

7

D3

Reading Rage

2

A-L

Richmond Kickers

2

A-L

Connecticut Wolves

1

A-L

Connecticut Wolves

3

MLS

Tampa Bay Mutiny

2

Final

October 27

New England Revolution	1 – 2 (asdet)	Los Angeles Galaxy
Harris 30'		Hendrickson 70' Califf 92'

Titan Stadium, Fullerton, California

Attendance: 4,195

Referee: Paul Tamberino

American clubs in international competitions

Club	Competition	Final round
D.C. United	CONCACAF Giants Cup	Final
2000 CONCACAF Champions' Cup	Third Place Match
Los Angeles Galaxy	2000 CONCACAF Champions' Cup	Final
Columbus Crew	CONCACAF Giants Cup	Quarterfinals

D.C. United

January 17 Champions' Cup Quarterfinal	D.C. United	2–1	Alajuelense	Fullerton, California
	Etcheverry 15' Olsen 90'		Arnáez 71' (pen.)	Stadium: Titan Stadium

January 19 Champions' Cup Semifinal	Los Angeles Galaxy	1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p)	D.C. United	Los Angeles, California
	Vanney 29' (pen.)		Etcheverry 48' (pen.)	Stadium: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
	Penalties
Vanney Elliott Vagenas Cienfuegos		Talley Agoos Etcheverry Olsen

January 21 Third Place Match	D.C. United	1–2	Pachuca	Los Angeles, California
	Pineda 14' Arellano 38'		Talley 33'	Stadium: Rose Bowl

April 4 Giants Cup Quarterfinals	Arnett Gardens	0–3	D.C. United	Kingston, Jamaica
			Arce 39', 66' (pen.) Talley 59'	Stadium: Tony Spaulding Sports Complex

April 11 Giants Cup Quarterfinals	D.C. United	2–1	Arnett Gardens	Washington, D.C.
	Talley 30' (pen.) Lisi 86'		Earle 23'	Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 9,117

August 3 Giants Cup Semifinal	D.C. United	2–1	Comunicaciones	Los Angeles, California
	Moreno 26' Lisi 89'		Rivera 22'	Stadium: Los Angeles Coliseum Attendance: 4,533

August 5 Giants Cup Final	D.C. United	0–2	América	Los Angeles, California
			Mendoza 52' Valdez 70'	Stadium: Los Angeles Coliseum Attendance: 3,127

Los Angeles Galaxy

January 17 Champions' Cup Quarterfinal	Los Angeles Galaxy	0–0 (a.e.t.) (5–3 p)	Real España	Fullerton, California
				Stadium: Titan Stadium
	Penalties
Vanney Elliott Vagenas Cienfuegos Victorine		Gutierrez Caprile López Garcia

January 19 Champions' Cup Semifinal	Los Angeles Galaxy	1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p)	D.C. United	Los Angeles, California
	Vanney 29' (pen.)		Etcheverry 48' (pen.)	Stadium: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
	Penalties
Vanney Elliott Vagenas Cienfuegos		Talley Agoos Etcheverry Olsen

January 21 Champions' Cup Final	Los Angeles Galaxy	3–2	Olimpia	Los Angeles, California
	Hendrickson 36', 78' Jones 39'		Tosello 34' (pen.) de Lima 51'	Stadium: Rose Bowl

Columbus Crew

April 4 Giants Cup Quarterfinals	Saprissa	2–0	Columbus Crew	San José, Costa Rica
	Centeno 68' Lapper 90' (o.g.)			Stadium: Estadio Ricardo Saprissa

April 11 Giants Cup Quarterfinals	Columbus Crew	1–1	Saprissa	Columbus, Ohio
	Maisonneuve 45'		Robinson 16'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium

References

v t e Seasons in American soccer
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1940s	1940–41 1941–41 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50
1950s	1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60
1960s	1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1967 1968 1969
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