2004 Major League Soccer season

9th season of Major League Soccer June 2017 June 2017 2004 10 D.C. United (4th title) Columbus Crew (1st shield) 2005 CONCACAF Champions' Cup D.C. UnitedKansas City Wizards Brian ChingSan Jose Earthquakes Goals: 12Eddie JohnsonDallas BurnGoals: 12 150 392 NE 6–1 COL LA 0–3 NYDAL 0–3 NECHI 0–3 COL SJ 5–5 NY Columbus CrewGames: 4(05/15 – 06/06)Columbus CrewGames: 4 (09/04 – 09/25) Columbus CrewGames: 18(07/03/2004) Dallas BurnGames: 4(05/08 – 05/29) Los Angeles Galaxy Season: 357,137Game Avg.: 23,809 Dallas Burn Season: 136,319Game Avg.: 9,088 2,333,797 15,559 2003 2005 United States 525 right Locations of teams for the 2004 Major League Soccer season8px Western Conference   8px Eastern Conference United States 38.889722 -76.971667 D.C. United bottom ButtonBlue.svg United States 40.737411 -74.153763 MetroStars left ButtonBlue.svg United States 40.009444 -82.991111 Columbus left ButtonBlue.svg United States 41.742432 -87.806789 Chicago top ButtonBlue.svg United States 42.090833 -71.264444 New England top ButtonBlue.svg United States 39.35 -104.8918 Colorado top ButtonRed.svg United States 33.154444 -96.835278 Dallas right ButtonRed.svg United States 33.864444 -118.261111 Los Angeles bottom ButtonRed.svg United States 39.1218 -94.8237 Kansas City bottom ButtonRed.svg United States 37.350556 -121.936667 San Jose top ButtonRed.svg The 2004 Major League Soccer season was the ninth season of Major League Soccer. It was also the 92nd season of FIFA-sanctioned soccer in the United States, and the 26th with a national first-division league. After playing one season in the suburb of Southlake, the Dallas Burn returned to the Cotton Bowl. D.C. United signed 14-year-old prodigy Freddy Adu, who made his debut as a substitute in their season opener becoming the youngest player in North American sports history. The Columbus Crew emerged as a dominant team in the second half of the regular season, running off an MLS-record 18-game unbeaten streak en route to winning the Supporters' Shield. The regular season began on April 3, and concluded on October 17. The 2004 MLS Cup Playoffs began on October 22, and concluded with MLS Cup 2004 on November 14. D.C. United won their record 4th league title by defeating the Kansas City Wizards in MLS Cup. Overview Season format The season began on April 3 and concluded with MLS Cup on November 14. The 10 teams were split evenly into two conferences. Each team played 30 games that were evenly divided between home and away. Each team played every other team in their conference, and two designated opponents from the opposite conference, four times, and the remaining teams in the opposite conference twice. The top four teams from each conference qualified for the MLS Cup Playoffs. In the first round, aggregate goals over two matches determined the winners. The conference finals were played as a single match, and the winners advanced to MLS Cup. In all rounds, draws were broken with two 15-minute periods of extra time, followed by penalty kicks if necessary. The away goals rule was not used in any round. The team with the most points in the regular season was awarded the MLS Supporters' Shield. Additionally, the winner of MLS Cup and the runner-up qualified for the CONCACAF Champions' Cup. Stadiums and locations List of Major League Soccer stadiums Team Stadium Capacity Chicago Fire Soldier Field 61,500 Colorado Rapids Invesco Field at Mile High 76,125 Columbus Crew Columbus Crew Stadium 22,555 D.C. United RFK Stadium 46,000 Dallas Burn Cotton Bowl 92,100 Kansas City Wizards Arrowhead Stadium 81,425 Los Angeles Galaxy Home Depot Center 27,000 MetroStars Giants Stadium 80,200 New England Revolution Gillette Stadium 68,756 San Jose Earthquakes Spartan Stadium 30,456 Personnel and sponsorships Team Head coach CaptainManufacturer Shirt sponsorChicago FireUSA Dave SarachanPumaHonda Colorado Rapids USA Tim HankinsonAtletica— Columbus Crew USA Greg Andrulis USA Robin FraserAdidas Sierra Mist D.C. United POL Piotr NowakAdidas— Dallas Burn NIR Colin ClarkeAtleticaRadioShackKansas City WizardsUSA Bob GanslerAdidasU.S. Soccer Foundation Los Angeles Galaxy USA Steve SampsonNikeBudweiser MetroStars USA Bob Bradley USA Eddie PopeNike— New England Revolution SCO Steve NicolReebok Sierra Mist San Jose Earthquakes USA Dominic Kinnear USA Jeff AgoosNike Yahoo! en Español Coaching changes Team Outgoing coach Manner of departure Date of vacancy Incoming coach Date of appointment Los Angeles Galaxy USA Sigi Schmid Fired August 16, 2004 USA Steve Sampson August 18, 2004 Standings Eastern Conference Western Conference Overall standings MLS Cup playoffs Bracket 2/1/1 Conference semifinals Conference finals MLS Cup Eastern Conference Western Conference 185px E1 Columbus 0 1 E4 New England (wins 2–1 agg.) 1 1 E2 D.C. United (wins 4–0 agg.) 2 2 E3 MetroStars 0 0 W1 Kansas City (wins 3–2 agg.) 0 3 W4 San Jose 2 0 W2 Los Angeles (wins 2–1 agg.) 0 2 W3 Colorado 1 0 E4 New England 3 E2 D.C. United (wins 4–3 on PK's) 3* W1 Kansas City 2 W2 Los Angeles 0 E2 D.C. United 3 W1 Kansas City 2 Conference semifinals October 23, 2004 Columbus Crew 0–1 New England Revolution John 25 Gillette StadiumFoxborough, Massachusetts 5,679 N/A Report October 31, 2004 New England Revolution 1–1 Columbus Crew Twellman 81 Buddle 90+2 Crew StadiumColumbus, Ohio 15,224 Alex Prus Report New England Revolution advance 2–1 on aggregate. October 23, 2004 D.C. United 2–0 MetroStars Stewart 67 Eskandarian 88 Giants StadiumEast Rutherford, New Jersey 11,161 Kevin Stott Report October 30, 2004 MetroStars 0–2 D.C. United Moreno 85 Namoff 89 RFK StadiumWashington, D.C. 15,763 Ricardo Valenzuela Report D.C. United advance 4–0 on aggregate. October 24, 2004 Kansas City Wizards 0–2 San Jose Earthquakes De Rosario 40 Waibel 52 Spartan StadiumSan Jose, California 8,659 Kevin Terry Report October 30, 2004 San Jose Earthquakes 0–3 Kansas City Wizards Stephenson 26 Ching 48 o.g. Jewsbury 90+2 Arrowhead StadiumKansas City, Missouri 10,022 Terry Vaughn Report Kansas City Wizards advance 3–2 on aggregate. October 22, 2004 Los Angeles Galaxy 0–1 Colorado Rapids Peguero 30 INVESCO Field at Mile HighDenver, Colorado 8,028 Terry Vaughn Report October 30, 2004 Colorado Rapids 0–2 Los Angeles Galaxy Ruiz 30 Marshall 45+3 Home Depot CenterCarson, California 20,026 Michael Kennedy Report Los Angeles Galaxy advance 2–1 on aggregate. Conference finals November 5, 2004 Los Angeles Galaxy 0–2 Kansas City Wizards Arnaud 24 68 Arrowhead StadiumKansas City, Missouri 11,931 Abiodun Okulaja Report November 6, 2004 New England Revolution 3–3 (AET) D.C. United Twellman 17 Ralston 44 pen. Noonan 85 Eskandarian 11Moreno 21 Gomez 67 RFK StadiumWashington, D.C. 21,201 Terry Vaughn Report Ralston Reis Twellman Heaps Joseph Dempsey 3–4 Olsen Quaranta Adu Eskandarian Moreno Carroll D.C. United advance 4–3 on penalties (3–3 after full time). MLS Cup MLS Cup 2004 November 14, 2004 Kansas City Wizards 2–3 D.C. United Burciaga Jr. 6 Wolff 58 pen. Eskandarian 19 23 Zotinca 26 o.g. Kovalenko 0 57 Home Depot CenterCarson, California 25,797 Michael Kennedy Report Player statistics Goals Rank Player Club Goals1USA Brian Ching San Jose Earthquakes12USA Eddie Johnson Dallas Burn3USA Edson Buddle Columbus Crew11USA Pat Noonan New England Revolution JAM Damani Ralph Chicago FireGUA Carlos Ruiz Los Angeles Galaxy7USA Alecko Eskandarian D.C. United10HON 1949 Amado Guevara MetroStarsUSA Josh Wolff Kansas City Wizards USA John Wolyniec MetroStars Assists Rank Player Club Assists1URU José Cancela New England Revolution 8NZL Simon Elliott Columbus CrewHON 1949 Amado Guevara MetroStars 4USA Landon Donovan San Jose Earthquakes 75AUT Andreas Herzog Los Angeles Galaxy6USA Chris Klein Kansas City WizardsUKR Dema Kovalenko D.C. UnitedBOL Jaime Moreno D.C. UnitedUSA Richard Mulrooney San Jose Earthquakes IRE Ronnie O'Brien Dallas Burn JAM Andy Williams Chicago Fire Clean sheets RankPlayerClubCleansheets1USA Jon BuschColumbus Crew10USA Joe CannonColorado Rapids3USA Kevin HartmanLos Angeles Galaxy7USA Tony MeolaKansas City WizardsUSA Henry RingChicago Fire6CAN Pat OnstadSan Jose Earthquakes67USA Bo OshoniyiKansas City Wizards5USA Jonny WalkerMetroStars9USA Jeff CassarDallas Burn4USA Scott GarlickDallas BurnUSA Nick RimandoD.C. United Awards Individual awards AwardPlayerClubMost Valuable PlayerHON 1949 Amado GuevaraMetroStarsDefender of the YearUSA Robin FraserColumbus CrewGoalkeeper of the YearUSA Joe CannonColorado RapidsCoach of the YearUSA Greg AndrulisColumbus CrewRookie of the YearUSA Clint DempseyNew England Revolution Comeback Player of the YearUSA Brian ChingSan Jose EarthquakesScoring ChampionHON 1949 Amado Guevara USA Pat Noonan MetroStars New England RevolutionGoal of the YearCAN Dwayne De RosarioSan Jose EarthquakesFair Play AwardUSA Eddie PopeMetroStarsHumanitarian of the YearUSA Chris HendersonColorado Rapids Best XI GoalkeeperDefendersMidfieldersForwardsUSA Joe Cannon, ColoradoUSA Jimmy Conrad, Kansas CityUSA Robin Fraser, ColumbusNZL Ryan Nelsen, D.C. United USA Eddie Pope, MetroStarsUSA Eddie Gaven, MetroStarsHON Amado Guevara, MetroStarsIRE Ronnie O'Brien, DallasUSA Kerry Zavagnin, Kansas City USA Brian Ching, San JoseBOL Jaime Moreno, D.C. United Attendance ClubGames TotalAverageLos Angeles Galaxy15357,13723,809D.C. United 15258,48417,232MetroStars15257,92317,195Chicago Fire15257,295 17,153 Columbus Crew15253,07916,872Kansas City Wizards15222,23514,816Colorado Rapids15212,925 14,195San Jose Earthquakes15195,01513,001New England Revolution15183,38512,226Dallas Burn 15136,3199,088 Totals1502,333,79715,559 References 2004 1 United States