1997 Dallas Burn season

Dallas Burn

1997 season

Owner

Lamar Hunt

Head Coach

Dave Dir

Stadium

Cotton Bowl

MLS

Western Conference: 3rd
Overall: 5th

MLS Cup

Lost Western Conference Finals vs. Colorado Rapids (0 – 2)

U.S. Open Cup

Won Championship vs. D.C. United (1 – 0)

Average home league attendance

9,678

Home colours

Away colours

← 1996

1998 →

The 1997 Dallas Burn season was the second season of the Major League Soccer team. The team made the playoffs for the second consecutive year. The team also won the US Open Cup during the season.

Final Standings

Pos	Club	Pts	GP	W	L	SOW	GF	GA	GD
Western Conference
1	Kansas City Wizards	49	32	14	11	7	57	51	+6
2	Los Angeles Galaxy	44	32	14	16	2	55	44	+11
3	Dallas Burn	42	32	13	16	3	55	49	+6
4	Colorado Rapids	38	32	12	18	2	50	59	−9
5	San Jose Clash	30	32	9	20	3	55	59	−4


	1997 MLS Cup Playoffs

Regular Season

March 29, 1997	New England Revolution	1 – 0	Dallas Burn	Dallas, Texas USA
				Stadium: Cotton Bowl

April 5, 1997	San Jose Clash	1 – 2	Dallas Burn	Dallas, Texas USA
				Stadium: Cotton Bowl

April 13, 1997	Dallas Burn	1 – 2	Columbus Crew	Columbus, Ohio USA
				Stadium: Ohio Stadium

April 18, 1997	Dallas Burn	1 – 2	Kansas City Wizards	Kansas City, Missouri USA
				Stadium: Arrowhead Stadium

April 20, 1997	Colorado Rapids	1 – 4	Dallas Burn	Dallas, Texas USA
				Stadium: Cotton Bowl

April 23, 1997	Dallas Burn	0 – 1	Colorado Rapids	Denver, Colorado USA
				Stadium: Mile High Stadium

April 26, 1997	Dallas Burn	1 – 2 (SO)	Los Angeles Galaxy	Pasadena, California USA
				Stadium: Rose Bowl

May 4, 1997	D.C. United	2 – 3 (SO)	Dallas Burn	Dallas, Texas USA
				Stadium: Cotton Bowl

May 10, 1997	Dallas Burn	3 – 2 (SO)	D.C. United	Washington, D.C. USA
				Stadium: Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium

May 17, 1997	Tampa Bay Mutiny	0 – 2	Dallas Burn	Dallas, Texas USA
				Stadium: Cotton Bowl

May 23, 1997	Dallas Burn	3 – 1	Tampa Bay Mutiny	Tampa, Florida USA
				Stadium: Tampa Stadium

June 1, 1997	Dallas Burn	1 – 3	New England Revolution	Foxboro, Massachusetts USA
				Stadium: Foxboro Stadium

June 6, 1997	Kansas City Wizards	2 – 1 (SO)	Dallas Burn	Dallas, Texas USA
				Stadium: Cotton Bowl

June 15, 1997	New York/New Jersey MetroStars	1 – 3	Dallas Burn	Dallas, Texas USA
				Stadium: Cotton Bowl

June 22, 1997	Dallas Burn	2 – 3 (SO)	New England Revolution	Foxboro, Massachusetts USA
				Stadium: Foxboro Stadium

June 28, 1997	Dallas Burn	1 – 3	San Jose Clash	San Jose, California USA
				Stadium: Spartan Stadium

July 4, 1997	D.C. United	3 – 2	Dallas Burn	Dallas, Texas USA
				Stadium: Cotton Bowl

July 6, 1997	Dallas Burn	3 – 1	Kansas City Wizards	Kansas City, Missouri USA
				Stadium: Arrowhead Stadium

July 13, 1997	Dallas Burn	2 – 1	Columbus Crew	Columbus, Ohio USA
				Stadium: Ohio Stadium

July 18, 1997	San Jose Clash	1 – 3	Dallas Burn	Dallas, Texas USA
				Stadium: Cotton Bowl

July 20, 1997	Dallas Burn	4 – 2	Colorado Rapids	Denver, Colorado USA
				Stadium: Mile High Stadium

July 25, 1997	Los Angeles Galaxy	3 – 0	Dallas Burn	Dallas, Texas USA
				Stadium: Cotton Bowl

August 2, 1997	Kansas City Wizards	2 – 1	Dallas Burn	Dallas, Texas USA
				Stadium: Cotton Bowl

August 15, 1997	Dallas Burn	1 – 2	Tampa Bay Mutiny	Tampa, Florida USA
				Stadium: Tampa Stadium

August 23, 1997	New York/New Jersey MetroStars	2 – 1	Dallas Burn	Dallas, Texas USA
				Stadium: Cotton Bowl

August 31, 1997	Colorado Rapids	1 – 4	Dallas Burn	Dallas, Texas USA
				Stadium: Cotton Bowl

September 6, 1997	Columbus Crew	0 – 3	Dallas Burn	Dallas, Texas USA
				Stadium: Cotton Bowl

September 11, 1997	Dallas Burn	1 – 0	San Jose Clash	San Jose, California USA
				Stadium: Spartan Stadium

September 14, 1997	Los Angeles Galaxy	1 – 3	Dallas Burn	Dallas, Texas USA
				Stadium: Cotton Bowl

September 16, 1997	Dallas Burn	1 – 0	New York/New Jersey MetroStars	East Rutherford, New Jersey USA
				Stadium: Giants Stadium

September 19, 1997	Dallas Burn	1 – 2	Los Angeles Galaxy	Pasadena, California USA
				Stadium: Rose Bowl

September 25. 1997	New England Revolution	2 – 1	Dallas Burn	Dallas, Texas USA
				Stadium: Cotton Bowl

Playoffs

Western Conference Semifinals

October 5, 1997 Game 1	Dallas Burn	1 – 0 (SO)	Los Angeles Galaxy	Pasadena, California USA
				Stadium: Rose Bowl Attendance: 18,921

October 8, 1997 Game 2	Los Angeles Galaxy	0 – 3	Dallas Burn	Dallas, Texas USA
			Dante Washington 29', 69' Peinado 86'	Stadium: Cotton Bowl Attendance: 11,248

Western Conference Finals

October 12, 1996 Game 1	Colorado Rapids	1 – 0	Dallas Burn	Dallas, Texas USA
	C. Henderson 42'			Stadium: Cotton Bowl Attendance: 7,376

October 15, 1997 Game 2	Dallas Burn	1 – 2	Colorado Rapids	Denver, Colorado USA
	Damian 5'		Patiño 2' S. Henderson 87'	Stadium: Mile High Stadium Attendance: 18,452

U.S. Open Cup

Third Round	New Orleans Riverboat Gamblers	0 – 3	Dallas Burn	Dallas, Texas USA
				Stadium: Cotton Bowl

Quarterfinal	Chicago Stingers	1 – 4	Dallas Burn	Dallas, Texas USA
				Stadium: Cotton Bowl

September 2, 1997 Semifinal	Dallas Burn	2 – 1 (OT)	New York/New Jersey MetroStars	New York, New York USA
	Damian 17' Flores 103'		Branco 85'	Stadium: Baker Field Attendance: 1,201

October 29, 1997 Final	Dallas Burn	1 – 0 (SO)	D.C. United	Indianapolis, Indiana USA
				Stadium: Carroll Stadium at IUPUI Attendance: 9,766

External links

Season statistics

FC Dallas

Frisco, Texas

The Club	History Seasons Records Players Academy All articles

Stadiums	Cotton Bowl Dragon Stadium Toyota Stadium

Affiliated Clubs	Oklahoma City Energy FC Tigres de UANL Atlético Paranaense

Culture	Los Toros FCD Nation The Inferno La Raza Latina

Rivalries	Brimstone Cup Lamar Hunt Pioneer Cup Texas Derby

Key Personnel	Owner Clark Hunt Technical Director Fernando Clavijo Manager Óscar Pareja

Major Honors (1)

U.S. Open Cup (1)	1997

Major League Soccer

Seasons (15)	1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

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