2001 in American soccer

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 PR	Oakland, California
14:30 UTC-08	McBride 27' Wang 46' (o.g.)	(Report)	Qu 74'	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

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

Main article: 2001 Major League Soccer season

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

Main article: MLS Cup 2001

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

Main article: 2001 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

Utah Blitzz

A-L

Milwaukee Rampage

0 (6)

MLS

San Jose Earthquakes (ASDET, PSO)

0 (7)

PDL

Central Coast Roadrunners

MLS

San Jose Earthquakes

MLS

San Jose Earthquakes

1 (9)

MLS

Los Angeles Galaxy (ASDET, PSO)

1 (10)

MLS

Los Angeles Galaxy

A-L

Nashville Metros

MLS

Los Angeles Galaxy

PDL

Sounders Select

MLS

Dallas Burn

PDL

Sounders Select (ASDET)

MLS

Los Angeles Galaxy (ASDET)

MLS

Chicago Fire

MLS

Kansas City Wizards

A-L

Seattle Sounders

MLS

Kansas City Wizards

MLS

Chicago Fire

MLS

Chicago Fire

A-L

San Diego Flash

MLS

Chicago Fire (ASDET)

A-L

Pittsburgh Riverhounds

A-L

El Paso Patriots

Chico Rooks

A-L

El Paso Patriots

A-L

Pittsburgh Riverhounds

A-L

Pittsburgh Riverhounds

MLS

Colorado Rapids

MLS

Los Angeles Galaxy (ASDET)

MLS

New England Revolution

MLS

New England Revolution

PDL

Mid Michigan Bucks

MLS

New England Revolution

A-L

Charleston Battery

A-L

Charleston Battery

MLS

MetroStars

MLS

New England Revolution

MLS

Columbus Crew

MLS

Columbus Crew

A-L

Carolina Dynamo

MLS

Columbus Crew

MLS

Miami Fusion

MLS

Miami Fusion

USASA

Uruguay SC

MLS

New England Revolution

MLS

D.C. United

MLS

D.C. United

New Jersey Stallions

MLS

D.C. United

A-L

Hershey Wildcats

A-L

Rochester Rhinos

A-L

Hershey Wildcats

MLS

D.C. United

A-L

Richmond Kickers

A-L

Richmond Kickers

Reading Rage

A-L

Richmond Kickers

A-L

Connecticut Wolves

A-L

Connecticut Wolves

MLS

Tampa Bay Mutiny

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
D.C. United	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

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

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

Men's indoor leagues	MASL PASL-Premier WISL

Cup competitions	Open Cup National Amateur Cup Women's Cup

Men's college soccer	NCAA Division I NCAA Division II NCAA Division III NAIA Championship

Women's national teams	Senior U23 U20 U17

Women's leagues	NWSL WPSL UWS

Women's college soccer	NCAA Division I NCAA Division II NCAA 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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