2001 Major League Soccer season

2001 Major League Soccer season
Season 2001
MLS Cup San Jose Earthquakes (1st title)
Supporters' Shield Miami Fusion F.C. (1st shield)
Matches played 158
Goals scored 519 (3.28 per match)
Top goalscorer Alex Pineda Chacon
Miami Fusion F.C.
Goals: 19
Highest attendance D.C. United
Season: 258,213
Game Avg.: 21,518
Lowest attendance San Jose Earthquakes
Season: 125,250
Game Avg.: 9,635
Average attendance Major League Soccer
Season: 2,363,859
Game Avg.: 14,961

This is a summary of the 2001 Major League Soccer season. The MLS season was shortened due to the September 11 attacks, with the final weeks' regular season matches canceled.

The playoffs, however, would still be played, and the San Jose Earthquakes would win their first MLS Cup.

Final standings

Eastern Division GP* W L D GF GA GD Pts
s - Miami Fusion F.C. 26165557362153
x - MetroStars 26131033835342
New England Revolution 2771463552-1727
D.C. United 2681624250-826
Central Division GP* W L D GF GA GD Pts
x - Chicago Fire 27166550302053
x - Columbus Crew 26137649361345
x - Dallas Burn 26101154847135
Tampa Bay Mutiny 2742123268-3614
Western Division GP* W L D GF GA GD Pts
x - Los Angeles Galaxy 26147552361647
x - San Jose Earthquakes 26137647291845
x - Kansas City Wizards 27111333353-2036
Colorado Rapids 2651383647-1123

MLS Cup Playoffs

Playoff Bracket

  Quarterfinals Semifinals MLS Cup 2001
                                   
  2  Chicago Fire (7 Points) 2 1 2  
7  Dallas Burn (1 Points) 0 1 0  
  2  Chicago Fire (1 Points) 1 0 1  
  3  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  
    3  Los Angeles Galaxy 1
  5  San Jose Earthquakes (ASDET)* 2
  1  Miami Fusion F.C. (6 Points) 2 0 2  
8  Kansas City Wizards (3 Points) 0 3 1  
  1  Miami Fusion F.C. (3 Points) 1 0 0
  5  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  

Quarterfinals

September 20, 2001
Dallas Burn 0 – 2 Chicago Fire
Bocanegra  40'
Whitfield  90'+

September 23, 2001
Chicago Fire 1 – 1 Dallas Burn
J. Beasley  84' Deering  27'
Cotton Bowl
Dallas, Texas
Attendance:: 17,149

September 29, 2001
Dallas Burn 0 – 2 Chicago Fire
Kovalenko  17'
Armas  55'

Chicago Fire advance 7-1 on points.

Miami Fusion advance 6-3 on points.

September 23, 2001
MetroStars 1 – 1 Los Angeles Galaxy
Faria  29' Caligiuri  63'

September 26, 2001
Los Angeles Galaxy 1 – 4 MetroStars
Victorine  4' Faria  72',  80'
Chung  75'
Valencia  83'

September 29, 2001
MetroStars 2 – 3 Los Angeles Galaxy
Villegas  49',  60' Victorine  21',  33'
Frye  56'


  0 – 1 series (SDET)  
Cienfuegos  8'

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

Los Angeles Galaxy advance 7-1 on points.

San Jose Earthquakes advance 6-3 on points.

MLS Cup 2001

Team Awards

International Competition

CONCACAF Champions' Cup

Copa Merconorte

CONCACAF Giants Cup

Top Goal Scorers

Position Player Club Goals
1 Honduras Alex Pineda Chacon Miami Fusion F.C. 19
2 Colombia Diego Serna Miami Fusion F.C. 15
3 Scotland John Spencer Colorado Rapids 14
Sierra Leone Abdul Thompson Conteh D.C. United 14
5 El Salvador Ronald Cerritos San Jose Earthquakes 11
Ecuador Ariel Graziani Dallas Burn 11
7 United States Jeff Cunningham Columbus Crew 10
United States Eric Wynalda* Chicago Fire 10
9 Senegal Mamadou Diallo Tampa Bay Mutiny 9
10 Bolivia Jaime Moreno D.C. United 9

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

Individual awards

AwardPlayerClub
Most Valuable PlayerHonduras Alex Pineda ChaconMiami Fusion F.C.
Scoring ChampionHonduras Alex Pineda Chacon (47 Points)Miami Fusion F.C.
Defender of the YearUnited States Jeff AgoosSan Jose Earthquakes
Goalkeeper of the YearUnited States Tim HowardMetroStars
Rookie of the YearBrazil Rodrigo FariaMetroStars
Coach of the YearEngland Canada Frank YallopSan Jose Earthquakes
Comeback Player of the YearUnited States Troy DayakSan Jose Earthquakes
Goal of the YearUnited States Clint MathisMetroStars
Fair Play AwardHonduras Alex Pineda ChaconMiami Fusion F.C.
Humanitarian of the YearUnited States Tim HowardMetroStars

Best-performing coaches (by wins)

CoachClubWinLossDrawPct.Pts.OT Rec.
England Ray HudsonMiami Fusion F.C.16550.712530-0-5
United States Bob BradleyChicago Fire16650.685531-2-5
Germany United States Sigi SchmidLos Angeles Galaxy14750.635473-0-5
England Canada Frank YallopSan Jose Earthquakes13760.615450-0-6
Ecuador Octavio ZambranoMetroStars131030.558420-0-3
United States Greg AndrulisColumbus Crew12440.700401-0-4
United States Bob GanslerKansas City Wizards111330.463360-2-3
United States Mike JeffriesDallas Burn101150.481352-1-5
Netherlands Thomas RongenD.C. United81620.346260-1-2
United States Fernando ClavijoNew England Revolution71460.370271-0-6
United States Tim HankinsonColorado Rapids51380.346230-1-8
Spain Alfonso MondeloTampa Bay Mutiny31210.219100-0-1
United States Tom FitzgeraldColumbus Crew1320.33350-0-2
United States Perry Van der BeckTampa Bay Mutiny1910.13640-1-1

Team Attendance Totals

Club Games Season Game Avg.
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 F.C. 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
OVERALL 158 2,363,859 14,961

References

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