1997 Kansas City Wizards season

March 2026 August 2023 November 2025 Kansas City Wizards 1997 Ron Newman Head coach Major League Soccer West: 1stOverall: 2nd USOC Third Round Playoffs Conference Semifinals Preki (12) Preki (13) 9,058 _thinblackborder _WIZ_96 _thinblackborder _WIZ_96 _WIZ_96 0080FF 000000 0080FF 000000 000000 _thinblackborder _WIZ_96 _thinblackborder _WIZ_96 _WIZ_96 0080FF FFFFFF 0080FF FFFFFF FFFFFF _WIZARDS_97t _WIZARDS_97t _WIZARDS_97t _WIZARDS_97t _WIZ_96 FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF 000000 true 1996 1998 Kansas City Wizards Seasons The 1997 Kansas City Wizards season was the second in team and MLS history.https://fbref.com/en/squads/4acb0537/1997/Kansas-City-Wizards-Stats 1997 Kansas City Wizards Stats FBRef.com October 31, 2025 Played at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri. MLS did not allow matches to end in ties and thus Shootouts were used to decide draws, the stats that follow do not include shootout goals scored and the teams actually point total in the regular season was 49 even though it is shown below as 63. Shootout win= 2 points, Shootout loss= 0 points. Squad 0 USA GK Mike Ammann 2 USA DF Steve Pittman 3 ENG FW Paul Wright 4 SCO DF Richard Gough 6 USA DF Sean Bowers 7 USA MF Diego Gutierrez 8 USA MF Damian Silvera 8 USA FW Jamel Mitchell 9 USA FW Ryan Tinsley 10 SCO FW Mo Johnston 11 USA MF Preki 12 Zimbabwe FW Vitalis Takawira 13 USA MF Mark Chung 14 USA FW Frank Klopas 16 USA MF John Diffley 17 USA MF Edmundo Rodriguez 18 USA GK Chris Snitko 19 USA MF Jake Dancy 19 Liberia DF Dionysius Sebwe 20 Nigeria DF Uche Okafor 21 USA MF Matt McKeon 22 USA FW Brian Johnson 23 USA FW Nino DaSilva 27 USA DF John DeBrito Competitions Major League Soccer 12 0 4 35 24 9 0 7 22 27 1997 Major League Soccer April 2010 DateOpponentsH / AResultF – AScorersAttendanceMarch 29, 1997San Jose EarthquakesH2–2 (W)Johnston PrekiApril 5, 1997Los Angeles GalaxyH3–2Takawira Preki ChungApril 12, 1997Tampa Bay MutinyA1–2PrekiApril 18, 1997Dallas BurnH2–1Klopas ChungApril 27, 1997Tampa Bay MutinyH2–2 (L)Johnston WrightMay 3, 1997New England RevolutionA1–2PrekiMay 10, 1997Los Angeles GalaxyH1–0PrekiMay 18, 1997NY/NJ MetrostarsA0–1May 22, 1997Columbus CrewH3–1McKeon 2 ChungMay 30, 1997Los Angeles GalaxyA3–1Wright Takawira Own goalJune 6, 1997Dallas BurnA1–1 (W)WrightJune 8, 1997San Jose EarthquakesA3–2Chung Preki 2June 15, 1997San Jose EarthquakesH1–3BowersJune 21, 1997D.C. UnitedH6–1Wright Klopas Chung Preki Bowers RodriguezJune 25, 1997Tampa Bay MutinyH2–2 (W)Wright ChungJune 28, 1997Colorado RapidsA3–3 (W)Takawira 2 JohnstonJuly 4, 1997Columbus CrewA2–1Takawira 2July 6, 1997Dallas BurnH1–3TinsleyJuly 12, 1997New England RevolutionA0–2July 19, 1997D.C. UnitedH3–2Chung 2 TakawiraJuly 26, 1997New England RevolutionH0–0 (W)August 2, 1997Dallas BurnA2–1Chung PrekiAugust 9, 1997Tampa Bay MutinyA2–0Bowers KlopasAugust 17, 1997NY/NJ MetrostarsH3–3 (W)Klopas Johnston ChungAugust 24, 1997San Jose EarthquakesA2–2 (W)Preki McKeonAugust 28, 1997Colorado RapidsH1–0PrekiAugust 31, 1997D.C. UnitedA0–2September 6, 1997Colorado RapidsA2–1Johnson KlopasSeptember 12, 1997NY/NJ MetrostarsH0–0 (L)September 14, 1997Columbus CrewA0–4September 26, 1997Colorado RapidsH5–2Johnston 2 McKeon Preki TakawiraSeptember 28, 1997Los Angeles GalaxyA0–2 U.S. Open Cup 1997 U.S. Open Cup 1997 07 24 Third Round 2–1 San Francisco Bay Seals California White 1 59 Folan 18 Simpson 60 Missouri Kansas City Wizards Klopas 40 Johnston 60 McKeon 66 Preki 87 Negoesco Stadium San Francisco, California 1,400 Tim Wayland L MLS Cup Playoffs Eastern Conference semifinals Game 1 1997 10 04 Kansas City Wizards 0–3 https://fbref.com/en/matches/d529c2a4/Kansas-City-Wizards-Colorado-Rapids-October-4-1997-Major-League-Soccer Colorado Rapids Pittman 35 Tinsley 52 Rodriguez 84 Preki 84 Henderson 25 Bravo 67 Paule 75 Arrowhead Stadium Kansas City, Missouri 10,174 Brian Hall L Game 2 1997 10 08 Colorado Rapids 3–2 https://fbref.com/en/matches/ddd2d200/Colorado-Rapids-Kansas-City-Wizards-October-8-1997-Major-League-Soccer Kansas City Wizards Bravo 16 68 Harris 83 Takawira 9 Gough 23 McKeon 27 Okafor 51 Klopas 85 Preki 88 Mile High Stadium Denver, Colorado 13,117 Paul Tamberino L Squad statistics No.Pos.NameMLSUSOCPlayoffsTotalMinutesDisciplineAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsLeagueTotal13px13px13MFUSA Mark Chung321010203510287131410021MFUSA Matt McKeon314102034427373007009MFUSA Ryan Tinsley3111020341258828260026FWSCO Mo Johnston296102032625642834003FWENG Paul Wright305101032516461770000GKUSA Mike Ammann2900020310259727770020DFNigeria Uche Okafor2701020300238626410011MFUSA Preki271210212913233025550014FWUSA Frank Klopas2751120306196721230012FWZimbabwe Vitalis Takawira288002130921532299006DFUSA Sean Bowers263102029320172287002DFUSA Steve Pittman260102029020682317004DFSCO Richard Gough1700020190145716370017MFUSA Edmundo Rodriguez16100101715435540022FWUSA Brian Johnson14110001519519660018GKUSA Chris Snitko501000602823720016MFUSA John Diffley60000060148148008MFUSA Damian Silvera300000301661660019MFUSA Jake Dancy300000301161160027DFUSA John DeBrito200010305374008FWUSA Jamel Mitchell1000001016160023FWUSA Nino DaSilva10000010121200 Final Statistics References 1997 Category:American soccer clubs 1997 season Kansas City Wizards Category:1997 in sports in Missouri