1997 in American soccer

The 1997 season was the 85th year of competitive soccer in the United States.

National team

Record

Competition	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA
1998 FIFA World Cup qualification	10	4	5	1	17	9
1997 U.S. Cup	3	0	0	3	1	7
International Friendly	5	1	2	2	4	5
Total	18	5	7	6	22	21

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 17 U.S. Cup	United States	0 – 1	Peru	San Diego, California
			Carty 8'	Stadium: Jack Murphy Stadium Attendance: 35,232 Referee: Arturo Brizio Carter (Mexico)

January 19 U.S. Cup	United States	0 – 2	Mexico	Pasadena, California
			Alves 3' Aspe 71'	Stadium: Rose Bowl Attendance: 31,725 Referee: Kevin Skinner (Canada)

January 22 U.S. Cup	United States	1 – 4	Denmark	Pasadena, California
	Moore 45'		Pedersen 16', 26', 45', 55'	Stadium: Rose Bowl Attendance: 17,342

January 29 International Friendly	China PR	2 – 1	United States	Kunming, China
	Haidong 11' Tie 31'		Wynalda 72'	Stadium: Tuodong Stadiuml Attendance: 40,000

February 2 International Friendly	China PR	1 – 1	United States	Guangzhou, China
	Maozhen 32'		Lalas 25'	Stadium: Tianhe Stadium Attendance: 45,000

March 2 World Cup qualifying	Jamaica	0 – 0	United States	Kingston, Jamaica
				Stadium: National Stadium Attendance: 35,246 Referee: Jose Ramirez Suazo (Honduras)

March 16 World Cup qualifying	United States	3 – 0	Canada	Stanford, California
	Wynalda 7' (pen.) Pope 14' Stewart 89'			Stadium: Stanford Stadium Attendance: 28,896 Referee: Luis Oliveto (Argentina)

March 23 World Cup qualifying	Costa Rica	3 – 2	United States	San José, Costa Rica
	Medford 10' Solís 32' Gómez 76'		Wynalda 25' Lassiter 67'	Stadium: Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Attendance: 22,000 Referee: Mario Escobar (Guatemala)

April 20 World Cup qualifying	United States	2 – 2	Mexico	Foxborough, Massachusetts
	Pope 34' Ramírez 76' (o.g.)		Hermosillo 1' Hernández 53'	Stadium: Foxboro Stadium Attendance: 57,877 Referee: Ubaldo Aquino (Paraguay)

June 4 International Friendly	United States	0 – 0	Paraguay	Fenton, Missouri
				Stadium: Anheuser-Busch Center Attendance: 7,016

June 17 International Friendly	United States	2 – 1	Israel	Jacksonville, Florida
	Lalas 26' Kirovski 68'		Glam 83'	Stadium: Alltel Stadium Attendance: 8,436

June 29 World Cup qualifying	El Salvador	1 – 1	United States	San Salvador, El Salvador
	Arce 60'		Lassiter 57'	Stadium: Estadio Cuscatlán Attendance: 29,000 Referee: René Ortube Betancourt (Bolivia)

August 7 International Friendly	United States	0 – 1	Ecuador	Baltimore, Maryland
			Sánchez 83'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 13,629

September 7 World Cup qualifying	United States	1 – 0	Costa Rica	Portland, Oregon
	Ramos 79'			Stadium: Civic Stadium Attendance: 27,396 Referee: Oscar Juan Ruiz Acosta (Colombia)

October 5 World Cup qualifying	United States	1 – 1	Jamaica	Washington D.C.
	Wynalda 50' (pen.)		Burton 51'	Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 51,528 Referee: Mario Sanchez (Chile)

November 2 World Cup qualifying	Mexico	0 – 0	United States	Mexico City, Mexico
				Stadium: Estadio Azteca Attendance: 115,000 Referee: Javier Castrilli (Argentina)

November 11 World Cup qualifying	Canada	0 – 3	United States	Burnaby, Canada
			Reyna 5' Wegerle 81', 90+4'	Stadium: Swangard Stadium Attendance: 8,420 Referee: John Jairo Toro (Colombia)

November 16 World Cup qualifying	United States	4 – 2	El Salvador	Foxborough, Massachusetts
	McBride 22', 28' Henderson 49' Preki 82'		Nildeson 60' Arce 62' (pen.)	Stadium: Foxboro Stadium Attendance: 53,193 Referee: Pierluigi Collina (Italy)

Goalscorers

Player	Goals
Eric Wynalda	4
Alexi Lalas	2
Brian McBride	2
Eddie Pope	2
Roy Lassiter	2
Roy Wegerle	2
Preki	1
Joe-Max Moore	1
Jovan Kirovski	1
Chris Henderson	1
Claudio Reyna	1
Ernie Stewart	1
Tab Ramos	1

League tables

Men

Major League Soccer

Main article: 1997 Major League Soccer season

Pos	Club	Pts	GP	W	L	SOW	GF	GA	GD
Eastern Conference
1	D.C. United	55	32	17	11	4	70	53	+17
2	Tampa Bay Mutiny	45	32	14	15	3	55	60	−5
3	Columbus Crew	39	32	12	17	3	42	41	+1
4	New England Revolution	37	32	11	17	4	40	53	−13
5	New York/New Jersey MetroStars	35	32	11	19	2	43	53	−10


	1997 MLS Cup Playoffs

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

Playoffs

Conference Semifinals					Conference Finals					MLS Cup '97

1	D.C. United (AET), (4-3, S.O.)*	4	2*	x
4	New England Revolution	1	1	x
					1	D.C. United	3	1	x
[Eastern Conference]
					3	Columbus Crew	2	0	x
2	Tampa Bay Mutiny	1	0	x

3	Columbus Crew	2	2	x
										E	D.C. United	2
										W	Colorado Rapids	1
1	Kansas City Wizards	0	2	x
4	Colorado Rapids	3	3	x
					4	Colorado Rapids	1	2	x
[Western Conference]
					2	Dallas Burn	0	1	x
3	Los Angeles Galaxy	0	0	x

2	Dallas Burn (AET), (2-0, S.O.)*	1*	3	x

Best of Three series winners will advance.

MLS Cup

Main article: MLS Cup '97

D.C. United v Colorado Rapids

October 26

D.C. United	2 – 1	Colorado Rapids
Moreno 37' Sanneh 68'		Paz 75'

RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C.
Attendance: 57,431
Referee: Brian Hall

A-League

Main article: 1997 A-League

Northeast Division

Place	Team	GP	W	SW	SL	L	GF	GA	GD	Points
1	Montreal Impact	28	20	1	1	6	58	19	+39	61
2	Rochester Raging Rhinos	28	14	0	5	9	56	47	+9	42
3	Long Island Rough Riders	28	13	3	2	10	44	36	+8	42
4	Toronto Lynx	28	12	2	0	14	44	43	+1	38
5	Connecticut Wolves	28	8	4	1	15	31	45	-14	28
6	Worcester Wildfire	28	6	1	2	19	26	61	-35	19

Atlantic Division

Place	Team	GP	W	SW	SL	L	GF	GA	GD	Points
1	Hershey Wildcats	28	18	1	1	8	56	33	+23	55
2	Carolina Dynamo	28	16	2	2	8	63	33	+30	50
3	Richmond Kickers	28	15	0	2	11	41	35	+6	45
4	Charleston Battery	28	10	2	3	13	39	50	-11	32
5	Raleigh Flyers	28	8	4	3	13	34	52	-18	28
6	Jacksonville Cyclones	28	4	1	1	23	28	73	-45	13

Central Division

Place	Team	GP	W	SW	SL	L	GF	GA	GD	Points
1	New Orleans Riverboat Gamblers	28	13	3	2	10	45	42	+3	42
2	Nashville Metros	28	10	7	2	9	42	34	+8	37
3	Orlando Sundogs	28	12	0	4	12	39	40	-1	36
4	Milwaukee Rampage	28	11	3	2	12	33	36	-3	36
5	Minnesota Thunder	28	11	2	5	10	22	30	-8	35
6	Atlanta Ruckus	28	9	3	1	15	39	48	-9	30

Pacific Division

Place	Team	GP	W	SW	SL	L	GF	GA	GD	Points
1	California Jaguars	28	17	1	0	10	48	34	+14	52
2	Seattle Sounders	28	16	2	3	7	42	19	+33	50
3	Vancouver 86ers	28	15	1	1	11	50	29	+21	46
4	Colorado Foxes	28	15	1	2	10	55	49	+6	46
5	Orange County Zodiac	28	10	1	0	17	35	62	-27	31
6	El Paso Patriots	28	5	3	3	17	30	50	-20	18

Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup

Main article: 1997 U.S. Open Cup

Bracket

Home teams listed on top of bracket

Second Round

Third Round

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Finals

MLS

New England Revolution

A-L

Long Island Roughriders (ASDET)

A-L

Long Island Roughriders

USASA

Bridgeport Italians

A-L

Long Island Roughriders

MLS

MetroStars (ASDET)

A-L

Richmond Kickers

D3P

Philadelphia Freedom

A-L

Richmond Kickers

MLS

MetroStars

MLS

MetroStars

MLS

Dallas Burn (ASDET)

D3P

Chicago Stingers

A-L

Orlando Sundogs

D3P

Chicago Stingers

MLS

Colorado Rapids

D3P

Chicago Stingers

MLS

Dallas Burn

D3P

Austin Lone Stars

A-L

New Orleans Riverboat Gamblers (ASDET)

A-L

New Orleans Riverboat Gamblers

MLS

Dallas Burn

MLS

Dallas Burn (ASDET, PSO)

0 (5)

MLS

D.C. United

0 (3)

D3P

S.F. Bay Seals

A-L

Seattle Sounders

D3P

S.F. Bay Seals

MLS

Kansas City Wizards

D3P

S.F. Bay Seals

MLS

San Jose Clash

PDL

Central Coast Roadrunners (ASDET)

A-L

California Jaguars

PDL

Central Coast Roadrunners

MLS

San Jose Clash

D3P

S.F. Bay Seals

MLS

D.C. United

A-L

Hershey Wildcats

D3P

Central Jersey Riptide

A-L

Hershey Wildcats

0 (2)

MLS

D.C. United (ASDET, PSO)

0 (3)

MLS

D.C. United

MLS

Tampa Bay Mutiny

A-L

Rochester Rhinos (ASDET)

PDL

Mid-Michigan Bucks

A-L

Rochester Rhinos

MLS

Tampa Bay Mutiny

Final

Dallas Burn v D.C. United

October 30

Dallas Burn	0 – 0 (ASDET)	D.C. United

Carroll Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana
Attendance: 9,766
Referee: Rich Grady

American clubs in international competitions

Club	Competition	Final round
Los Angeles Galaxy	CONCACAF Champions' Cup	Final
D.C. United	CONCACAF Champions' Cup	Third Place
Seattle Sounders	1996 CONCACAF Champions' Cup	Final Group Stage

Los Angeles Galaxy

July 30 Preliminary round	Los Angeles Galaxy	4 – 1	Santos Laguna	Pasadena, California
	Hurtado 65' Cienfuegos 66' Machón 80' Wélton 85'		Ramírez 71'	Stadium: Rose Bowl Attendance: 10,271

August 12 Champions' Cup Quarterfinal	Los Angeles Galaxy	2 – 0	Firpo	Washington, D.C.
	Wélton 45' Hurtado 78'			Stadium: RFK Stadium

August 22 Champions' Cup Semifinal	D.C. United	0 – 1	Los Angeles Galaxy	Washington, D.C.
			Jones Template:Goals	Stadium: RFK Stadium

August 24 Champions' Cup Final	Los Angeles Galaxy	3 – 5	Cruz Azul	Washington, D.C.
	Hurtado 8', 14' Campos 78'		Galindo Template:Goals Rodríguez 31' Adomaitis 36' Hermosillo Template:Goal62	Stadium: RFK Stadium

D.C. United

August 12 Champions' Cup Quarterfinal	D.C. United	1 – 0	United Petrotrin	Washington, D.C.
	Etcheverry 78'			Stadium: RFK Stadium

August 22 Champions' Cup Semifinal	D.C. United	0 – 1	Los Angeles Galaxy	Washington, D.C.
			Jones Template:Goals	Stadium: RFK Stadium

August 24 Champions' Cup Third Place	D.C. United	2 – 2	Guadalajara	Washington, D.C.
	Arce 40' Iroha 89'		Acosta 55' Sanchez 86' (pen.)	Stadium: RFK Stadium

Seattle Sounders

June 17 Qualifying Round	Seattle Sounders	10 – 0	Transvaal	Federal Way, Washington
	Adair Gailey Barton Megson Galvezon Crothers			Stadium: Federal Way Memorial Stadium Attendance: 2,153

July 15 Group Stage	C.S.D. Comunicaciones	2 – 0	Seattle Sounders	Guatemala City, Guatemala
	Suazo 44' Fernández 83'

July 18 Group Stage	Seattle Sounders	1 – 4	Club Necaxa	Guatemala City, Guatemala
	Hattrup 91' (pen.)		Almaguer 32' Blanco 47', 89' Vásquez 75'

July 20 Group Stage	Seattle Sounders	0 – 11	Cruz Azul	Guatemala City, Guatemala
			Palencia 3' Hermosillo 13', 32', 49' Yegros 15', 53', 62' Adomaitis 34' Galindo 35' Barton 72' (o.g.) Ramirez 74' (pen.)

References

Years in American soccer

Pre-1880s	1860s 1870s

1880s	1880–83 1884–85 1885–86 1886–87 1887–88 1888–89 1889–90

1890s	1890–91 1891–92 1892–93 1893–94 1894–95 1895–96 1896–97 1897–98 1898–99 1899–1900

1900s	1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10

1910s	1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20

1920s	1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30

1930s	1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40

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

1970s	1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979

1980s	1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989

1990s	1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999

2000s	2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

2010s	2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Soccer in the United States

Overview	U.S. Soccer USASA USCS League system History Hall of Fame Clubs Champions Venues (stadiums by capacity, SSS) Women's soccer in the United States

Men's national teams	Senior (statistics) U23 U21 U20 U18 U17 U15 Futsal Beach soccer

Men's outdoor leagues	MLS Playoffs MLS Cup NASL Soccer Bowl USL PDL NPSL ASL PLA UPSL USL Super-20 U.S. Development Academy

Men's indoor leagues	MASL PASL-Premier WISL

Men's futsal leagues	PFL MLF

Cup competitions	Open Cup National Amateur Cup Women's Open

Men's college soccer	NCAA Championships (Division I, Division II, Division III) NAIA Championship

Women's national teams	Senior U23 U20 U18 U17

Women's leagues	NWSL WPSL UWS

Women's college soccer	NCAA Championships (Division I, Division II, Division III) NAIA Championship

Defunct men's outdoor leagues	AFA (1884–1924) American Cup (1885–1924) ALPF (1894) NAFL (1895–98) AAFA Cup (1912–13) ASL (1921–33) ASL (1933–83) NASFL (1946–47) USA (1967) NPSL (1967) NASL (1968–84) USL (1984–85) LSSA (1987–92) ASL (1988–89) WSA (1989) USL 2nd (1990–2010) A-League (1995–2004) USL 1st (2005–10) D2 Pro League (2010)

Defunct men's indoor leagues	NASL (1975–76, 1979–84) MISL (1978–92) NPSL (1984–2001) CISL (1993–97) EISL (1997–98) WISL (1998–2001) AISL (2003–08) MISL (2001–08) XSL (2008–09) AISL (2003–08) MISL (2008–14)

Defunct women's leagues	WUSA (2000–03) WPS (2007–12) WPSL Elite (2012–13) W-League (1995–2015)

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