MLS Cup '96

MLS Cup '96
Date October 20, 1996
Venue Foxboro Stadium
Foxborough, Massachusetts
Man of the Match Marco Etcheverry
(D.C. United)
Attendance 34,643
Weather Rain, 44 °F (7 °C)

MLS Cup '96, the first championship match in Major League Soccer history, was played between D.C. United and the Los Angeles Galaxy to decide the champion of the league's inaugural season. The game was played in very heavy rain at Foxboro Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts on October 20, 1996. D.C. United defeated the Galaxy 3-2 in overtime, after trailing 2-0, with 17 minutes remaining. Eddie Pope scored his golden goal to win it.

D.C. United and the Los Angeles Galaxy earned a berth in the 1997 CONCACAF Champions' Cup.

Route to the championship

Main article: 1996 MLS Cup Playoffs
D.C. United Round Los Angeles Galaxy
Pos Club GP W (sw) (sl) L GF GA GD Pts
1 Tampa Bay Mutiny 3220131266511558
2 D.C. United 321613166256646
3 NY/NJ MetroStars 321532174547-239
4 Columbus Crew 321545175960-137
5 New England Revolution 321562174356-1333
Regular season
Pos Club GP W (sw) (sl) L GF GA GD Pts
1 L.A. Galaxy 3219441359491049
2 Dallas Burn 321753155048241
3 Kansas City Wiz 321752156163-241
4 San Jose Clash 321536175050039
5 Colorado Rapids 321124214459-1529
Opponent Result1 Series Playoffs Opponent Result1 Series
NY/NJ MetroStars 2–1 Game 1: L 2–3 Game 2: W 1–0 Game 3: W 2–1 Conference semifinals San Jose Clash 2–0 Game 1: L 0–1 Game 2: W 2–0 Game 3: W 2–0
Tampa Bay Mutiny 2–0 Game 1: W 4–1 Game 2: W 2–1 Conference finals Kansas City Wiz 2–0 Game 1: W 2–1 Game 2: W 2–1
Notes

Match details

Los Angeles Galaxy
D.C. United
LOS ANGELES GALAXY:
GK 9 Mexico Jorge Campos
DF 19 Iran Arash Noamouz
DF 3 United States Mark Semioli
DF 4 United States Robin Fraser (c)
DF 18 United States Greg Vanney
MF 14 United States Chris Armas
MF 5 United States Jorge Salcedo  77'
MF 10 El Salvador Mauricio Cienfuegos
MF 13 United States Cobi Jones
FW 11 United States Harut Karapetyan  75'
FW 29 Ecuador Eduardo Hurtado
Substitutes:
DF 20United States Curt Onalfo  77'
FW 7United States Ante Razov  75'
Head Coach:
Germany Lothar Osiander
D.C. UNITED:
GK 2 United States Mark Simpson
DF 4 United States Clint Peay  53'
DF 23 United States Eddie Pope
DF 12United States Jeff Agoos
DF 11Argentina Mario Gori  70'
MF 16 United States Richie Williams
MF 19United States John Maessner  59'
MF 6United States John Harkes (c)
MF 10Bolivia Marco Etcheverry  39'
FW 9 Bolivia Jaime Moreno
FW 21El Salvador Raúl Díaz Arce
Substitutes:
MF 7United States Tony Sanneh  59'
MF 12United States Shawn Medved  70'
Head Coach:
United States Bruce Arena

Assistant referees:
United States C.J. Morgante
United States Rob Fereday
Fourth official:
United States Baldomero Toledo

Most Valuable Player:
Marco Etcheverry (D.C. United)

MLS Cup
1996 Winners
D.C. United
First Title

References

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