1997 MLS All-Star Game

February 2022 February 2022 Soccer game played in East Rutherford, New Jersey MLS All-Star Game 1997 1997 MLS All-Star Game logo.png 220 1997 Major League Soccer season MLS East USA 30px 5 MLS West USA 30px 4 July 9, 1997 Giants Stadium East Rutherford, New Jersey Carlos Valderrama (MLS East) Arturo Angeles 24,816 1996 1998 The 1997 Major League Soccer All-Star Game was the second Major League Soccer All-Star Game, a soccer match involving all-stars from Major League Soccer. Teams of the best players from each conference played against each other at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, on July 9, 1997. The MLS All-Stars East won the game 5–4, with goals from MVP Carlos Valderrama, Giuseppe Galderisi, Robert Warzycha, Richie Williams and Brian McBride. Dante Washington, Jorge Campos, Digital Takawira and Cobi Jones scored for the MLS All-Stars West. Arturo Angeles refereed the game, which was attended by 24,816 spectators. Venue thumb|left|Giants Stadium hosted the match, which had an attendance of 24,816 Match details July 9, 1997 1997 MLS All-Star Game MLS East USA 5–4 Report USA MLS West Valderrama 50 Galderisi 63 Warzycha 66 Williams 70 McBride 88 Washington 11 Campos 44 Takawira 80 Jones 86 Giants Stadium East Rutherford, NJ 24,816 Arturo Angeles _shoulder_stripes_black_stripes _shoulder_stripes_black_stripes _shoulder_stripes_black_stripes _color_3_stripes_black ffffff ffffff ffffff ffffff ffffff East _whiteshoulders _whiteshoulders _whiteshoulders _hoops_navy 0099ff 0099ff 0099ff 000080 0099ff West GK 1 ITA Walter Zenga 46DF 23 USA Eddie Pope 46DF 22 USA Alexi Lalas 46DF 12 USA Jeff AgoosMF 19POL Robert Warzycha 79MF 6 USA John Harkes 46MF 7 ITA Roberto Donadoni 28MF 8 COL Carlos ValderramaMF 10 BOL Marco Etcheverry 46FW 2 SLV Raúl Díaz Arce 46 79FW 9 BOL Jaime Moreno 46Substitutions:GK 18 USA Tony Meola 46DF 4 USA Ted Chronopoulos 46DF 5 CAN Frank Yallop 46MF 16USA Richie Williams 46MF 14 USA Steve Ralston 28FW 20ITA Giuseppe Galderisi 46FW 11MOZ Chiquinho Conde 46FW 15 USA Brian McBride 46Coach: |valign="top"| |valign="top" style="width:50%"| GK 1 USA Mark Dodd 58DF 2 ARG Diego SoñoraDF 4 SCO Richard Gough 46DF 17 USA Marcelo Balboa 46MF 19 USA Chris HendersonMF 6 USA Damian Silvera 46MF 10 SLV Mauricio CienfuegosMF 8 USA Preki 46MF 66SUI Alain Sutter 35FW 12ZIM Digital Takawira 46 58FW 14 USA Dante Washington 46Substitutions:GK 9 MEX Jorge Campos 35DF 3 USA John Doyle 46MF 7 USA Mark Santel 46MF 23USA Cobi Jones 46MF 13 USA Mark Chung 46FW 5 SCO Mo Johnston 46FW 20SLV Ronald Cerritos 46Coach: Most Valuable Player: COL Carlos Valderrama (MLS East) Assistant referees: Jorge Reyes Thomas Bobadilla External links All-Star Game flashback, 1997 at MLSsoccer.com 1997 Category:Soccer competitions in New Jersey All-Star Game Category:1997 in sports in New Jersey Category:Sports competitions in East Rutherford, New Jersey Category:20th century in East Rutherford, New Jersey Category:July 1997 sports events in the United States