1999 Major League Soccer season

4th season of Major League Soccer June 2017 June 2017 1999 12 D.C. United (3rd title) D.C. United (2nd shield) CONCACAF Champions' Cup D.C. UnitedLos Angeles Galaxy Stern JohnRoy LassiterJason Kreis(18 goals) 192 549 73,123SJ 1–1 DC (July 4, 1999) 4,631KC 1–2 COL (July 7, 1999) 2,742,108 14,282 1998 2000 United States 525 right Locations of teams for the 1999 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 26.193056 -80.161111 Miami right ButtonBlue.svg United States 27.978889 -82.503611 Tampa Bay top ButtonBlue.svg United States 40.009444 -82.991111 Columbus left 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 United States 41.742432 -87.806789 Chicago top ButtonRed.svg The 1999 Major League Soccer season was the fourth season of Major League Soccer. It was also the 87th season of FIFA-sanctioned soccer in the United States, and the 21st with a national first-division league. This was the last season which used the 35 yard line shootout rule to resolve tied games, and that of the countdown timer, with MLS Cup 1999 adopting the IFAB-standard running clock thereafter. The Columbus Crew moved into the first soccer-specific stadium when Columbus Crew Stadium opened on May 15, 1999. The regular season began on March 20, and concluded on October 10. The 1999 MLS Cup Playoffs began on October 16, and concluded with MLS Cup 1999 on November 21. D.C. United won their second double by winning the Supporters' Shield and defeating the Los Angeles Galaxy in MLS Cup. Overview Season format The season began on March 20 and concluded with MLS Cup on November 21. The 12 teams were split evenly into two conferences. Each team played 32 games that were evenly divided between home and away. Each team played every other team in their conference four times, for a total of 20 games. The remaining schedule consisted of two games against each team from the opposite conference. The top four teams from each conference qualified for the MLS Cup Playoffs. The conference semifinals and finals were played as a best-of-three series, and the winners advanced to MLS Cup. In all rounds, draws were broken by penalty shootout 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. 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 66,944 Colorado Rapids Mile High Stadium 76,273 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 Rose Bowl 92,542 MetroStars Giants Stadium 80,200 Miami Fusion Lockhart Stadium 20,450 New England Revolution Foxboro Stadium 60,292 San Jose Clash Spartan Stadium 30,456 Tampa Bay Mutiny Raymond James Stadium 69,218 Personnel and sponsorships Team Head coach Captain Shirt sponsor Chicago Fire USA Bob Bradley — Colorado Rapids USA Glenn Myernick Columbus Crew USA Tom Fitzgerald Snickers D.C. United NED Thomas Rongen MasterCard Dallas Burn USA Dave Dir Kansas City Wizards ENG Ron Newman — Los Angeles Galaxy ECU Octavio Zambrano — MetroStars FRY Bora Milutinović USA Tab Ramos— Miami Fusion BRA Ivo Wortmann — New England Revolution ITA Walter Zenga — San Jose Clash ENG Brian Quinn USA John Doyle Honda Tampa Bay Mutiny USA Tim Hankinson Coaching changes Team Outgoing coach Manner of departure Date of vacancy Incoming coach Date of appointment Kansas City Wizards ENG Ron Newman Fired April 14, 1999 ENG Ken Fogarty April 14, 1999 Los Angeles Galaxy ECU Octavio Zambrano Fired April 22, 1999 USA Sigi Schmid April 22, 1999 Kansas City Wizards ENG Ken Fogarty End of interim period April 28, 1999 USA Bob Gansler April 28, 1999 San Jose Clash IRL Brian Quinn Fired September 16, 1999 CHI Jorge Espinoza September 16, 1999 San Jose Clash CHI Jorge Espinoza End of interim period September 22, 1999 GER Lothar Osiander September 22, 1999 Standings Eastern Conference Western Conference Overall standings MLS Cup playoffs Bracket 3/3/1 Conference semifinals Conference finals MLS Cup Eastern Conference Western Conference 35px 175px E1 D.C. United 2 0 (3) x E4 Miami 0 0 (2) x E2 Columbus 2 2 x E3 Tampa Bay 0 0 x W1 Los Angeles 3 2 x W4 Colorado 0 0 x W2 Dallas 2 0 3 W3 Chicago 1 4 2 E1 D.C. United 2 1 4 E2 Columbus 1 5 0 W1 Los Angeles 2 2 (3) 3 W2 Dallas 1 2 (4) 1 E1 D.C. United 2 W1 Los Angeles 0 Best of Three series winner will advance. Conference semifinals Eastern Conference October 16, 1999 Game 1 D.C. United 2 Miami Fusion 0 https://fbref.com/en/matches/aa2702f8/DC-United-Miami-Fusion-October-16-1999-Major-League-Soccer Moreno 34 88 RFK Stadium Washington, D.C. 18,011 Tim Weyland October 24, 1999 Game 2 Miami Fusion 0 D.C. United 0 https://fbref.com/en/matches/aeb80600/Miami-Fusion-DC-United-October-24-1999-Major-League-Soccer Mastroeni Heaps Rooney Martínez Vargas Marshall 2–3 Etcheverry Wood Agoos Soñora Aunger Lassiter Lockhart Stadium Fort Lauderdale, Florida 8,446 Ricardo Valenzuela D.C. United advance 2–0, to the Conference Finals. October 17, 1999 Game 1 Columbus Crew 2 Tampa Bay Mutiny 0 https://fbref.com/en/matches/2b8e1658/Columbus-Crew-Tampa-Bay-Mutiny-October-17-1999-Major-League-Soccer John 78 84 Columbus Crew Stadium Columbus, Ohio 9,188 Paul Tamberino October 22, 1999 Game 2 Tampa Bay Mutiny 0 Columbus Crew 2 https://fbref.com/en/matches/dfcff7b6/Tampa-Bay-Mutiny-Columbus-Crew-October-22-1999-Major-League-Soccer West 23 Cunningham 88 Raymond James Stadium Tampa, Florida 14,392 Tim Weyland Columbus Crew advance 2–0, to the Conference Finals. Western Conference October 17, 1999 Game 1 Los Angeles Galaxy 3 Colorado Rapids 0 https://fbref.com/en/matches/49f71ff0/LA-Galaxy-Colorado-Rapids-October-17-1999-Major-League-Soccer Hendrickson 8 Vanney 52 pen. Jones 57 Rose Bowl Pasadena, California 16,307 Marcel Yonan October 24, 1999 Game 2 Colorado Rapids 0 Los Angeles Galaxy 2 https://fbref.com/en/matches/c5f2897f/Colorado-Rapids-LA-Galaxy-October-24-1999-Major-League-Soccer Pena 74 Franchino 84 Mile High Stadium Denver, Colorado 6,542 Rich Grady Los Angeles Galaxy advance 2–0, to the Conference Finals. October 16, 1999 Game 1 Dallas Burn 2 Chicago Fire 1 https://fbref.com/en/matches/b6f0befe/Dallas-Burn-Chicago-Fire-October-16-1999-Major-League-Soccer Graziani 52 Santel 75 Ball 79 Cotton Bowl Dallas, Texas 10,980 Andrew Barnes October 23, 1999 Game 2 Chicago Fire 4 Dallas Burn 0 https://fbref.com/en/matches/034bcc27/Chicago-Fire-Dallas-Burn-October-23-1999-Major-League-Soccer Nowak 18 Kosecki 36 Razov 43 Kovalenko 46 Soldier Field Chicago, Illinois 13,197 Ali Saheli October 27, 1999 Game 3 Dallas Burn 3 Chicago Fire 2 https://fbref.com/en/matches/0dfdc29d/Dallas-Burn-Chicago-Fire-October-27-1999-Major-League-Soccer Deering 55 Rodríguez 84 pen. Graziani 86 Razov 3 Marsch 5 Cotton Bowl Dallas, Texas 9,795 Kevin Stott Dallas Burn advance 2–1, to the Conference Finals. Conference finals October 31, 1999 Game 1 D.C. United 2 Columbus Crew 1 https://fbref.com/en/matches/85edca7c/DC-United-Columbus-Crew-October-31-1999-Major-League-Soccer Moreno 15 Olsen 72 Cunningham 82 RFK Stadium Washington, D.C. 14,529 Kevin Stott November 7, 1999 Game 2 Columbus Crew 5 D.C. United 1 https://fbref.com/en/matches/856f2166/Columbus-Crew-DC-United-November-7-1999-Major-League-Soccer Elcock 20 Cunningham 41 Stern John 48 61 84 Lassiter 7 Columbus Crew Stadium Columbus, Ohio 12,778 Brian Hall November 13, 1999 Game 3 D.C. United 4 Columbus Crew 0 https://fbref.com/en/matches/3a894b56/DC-United-Columbus-Crew-November-13-1999-Major-League-Soccer Moreno 17 Lassiter 34 52 Etcheverry 86 RFK Stadium Washington, D.C. 21,451 Ricardo Valenzuela D.C. United advance 2–1, advance to MLS Cup '99. October 31, 1999 Game 1 Los Angeles Galaxy 2 Dallas Burn 1 https://fbref.com/en/matches/196707fb/LA-Galaxy-Dallas-Burn-October-31-1999-Major-League-Soccer Cienfuegos 39 Hendrickson 90 Graziani 75 Rose Bowl Pasadena, California 17,372 Noel Kenny November 7, 1999 Game 2 Dallas Burn 2 Los Angeles Galaxy 2 https://fbref.com/en/matches/f43bc3d1/Dallas-Burn-LA-Galaxy-November-7-1999-Major-League-Soccer Graziani 33 73 Hermosillo 12 54 Santel Tréllez Farrer Daniv Rodríguez Pareja Graziani 4–3 Jones Cienfuegos Vanney Hendrickson Hermosillo Caligiuri Pena Cotton Bowl Dallas, Texas 13,816 Ricardo Valenzuela November 11, 1999 Game 3 Los Angeles Galaxy 3 Dallas Burn 1 https://fbref.com/en/matches/6897a476/LA-Galaxy-Dallas-Burn-November-11-1999-Major-League-Soccer Vanney 3 pen. Hermosillo 20 Cienfuegos 68 Kreis 89 pen. Rose Bowl Pasadena, California 25,703 Brian Hall Los Angeles Galaxy advance 2–1. advance to MLS Cup '99. MLS Cup MLS Cup 1999 November 21, 1999 Los Angeles Galaxy 0 D.C. United 2 https://fbref.com/en/matches/4947162b/LA-Galaxy-DC-United-November-21-1999-Major-League-Soccer Moreno 19 Olsen 45+3 Foxboro Stadium Foxborough, Massachusetts 44,910 Tim Weyland Player statistics Goals RankPlayerClubGoals1TRI Stern JohnColumbus Crew18USA Roy LassiterD.C. UnitedUSA Jason KreisDallas Burn4 USA Joe-Max MooreNew England Revolution15SLV Ronald CerritosSan Jose Clash6USA Ante RazovChicago Fire147SLV Raúl Díaz ArceSan Jose Clash, Tampa Bay Mutiny138LBR Musa ShannonTampa Bay Mutiny12USA Jeff CunninghamColumbus Crew105 players10 Hat-tricks List of Major League Soccer hat-tricks Player Club Against Result DateUSA Jason Kreis Dallas Burn New England Revolution 4–0 md 1999 3 20TRI Stern John Columbus Crew Miami Fusion 4–0 md 1999 8 1TRI Stern John Columbus Crew MetroStars 4–2 md 1999 8 18 Assists RankPlayerClubAssists1BOL Marco EtcheverryD.C. United13COL Carlos ValderramaTampa Bay Mutiny3USA Steve RalstonTampa Bay Mutiny124 USA Ben OlsenD.C. United115USA Jeff BaicherSan Jose Clash9SLV Mauricio CienfuegosLos Angeles GalaxyPOL Roman KoseckiChicago FireUSA Eddie LewisSan Jose Clash9USA Henry GutierrezMiami Fusion8USA Jason KreisDallas BurnUSA Brian McBrideColumbus Crew Clean sheets RankPlayerClubCleansheets1USA Kevin HartmanLos Angeles Galaxy11USA Matt JordanDallas Burn3USA Ian FeuerColorado Rapids84USA Zach ThorntonChicago Fire75USA Mark DoughertyColumbus Crew66USA Scott GarlickTampa Bay Mutiny57USA Joe CannonSan Jose Clash4USA Marcus HahnemannColorado Rapids9USA Jeff CassarMiami Fusion3USA Garth LagerwayMiami FusionUSA Tony MeolaKansas City WizardsUSA Tom PresthusD.C. United Awards Individual awards AwardPlayerTeamMost Valuable PlayerUSA Jason KreisDallas BurnDefender of the YearUSA Robin FraserLos Angeles GalaxyGoalkeeper of the YearUSA Kevin HartmanLos Angeles GalaxyCoach of the YearUSA Sigi SchmidLos Angeles GalaxyRookie of the YearUSA Jay HeapsMiami FusionScoring ChampionUSA Jason KreisDallas BurnGoal of the YearBOL Marco EtcheverryD.C. UnitedFair Play AwardUSA Steve RalstonTampa Bay Mutiny Best XI GoalkeeperDefendersMidfieldersForwardsUSA Kevin Hartman, LA GalaxyUSA Jeff Agoos, D.C. UnitedCZE Luboš Kubík, ChicagoUSA Robin Fraser, LA GalaxyUSA Chris Armas, ChicagoSLV Mauricio Cienfuegos, LA GalaxyBOL Marco Etcheverry, D.C. UnitedUSA Eddie Lewis, San JoseUSA Steve Ralston, Tampa BayUSA Jason Kreis, DallasBOL Jaime Moreno, D.C. United Player of the Month WeekPlayerClubMarch USA Ante Razov Chicago FireApril LBR Musa Shannon Tampa Bay MutinyMay USA Roy Lassiter D.C. UnitedJune USA Jason Kreis Dallas BurnJuly ESA Raúl Díaz Arce Tampa Bay MutinyAugust USA Matt Jordan Dallas BurnSeptember SLV Ronald Cerritos San Jose Clash Weekly awards Player of the WeekWeekPlayerClubWeek 1 USA Jason Kreis Dallas BurnWeek 2 USA Ante Razov Chicago FireWeek 3 USA Ante Razov Chicago FireWeek 4 USA Matt Jordan Dallas BurnWeek 5 USA Jason Kreis Dallas BurnWeek 6 ZAF Ivan McKinley New England RevolutionWeek 7 USA Jeff Cunningham Columbus CrewWeek 8 USA Mark Chung MetroStarsWeek 9 USA Roy Lassiter D.C. UnitedWeek 10 VEN 1954 Giovanni Savarese New England RevolutionWeek 11 USA Jason Kreis Dallas BurnWeek 12 BOL Jaime Moreno D.C. UnitedWeek 13 USA Joe-Max Moore New England RevolutionWeek 14 PAN Jorge Dely Valdés ColoradoWeek 15 TRI Stern John Columbus CrewWeek 16 USA Jason Kreis Dallas BurnWeek 17 USA Chris Klein Kansas City WizardsWeek 18 ESA Raúl Díaz Arce Tampa Bay MutinyWeek 19 CZE Luboš Kubík Chicago FireWeek 20 ECU 1900 Ariel Graziani Dallas BurnWeek 21 USA Ben Olsen D.C. UnitedWeek 22 USA Manny Lagos Tampa Bay MutinyWeek 23 VEN 1954 Giovanni Savarese New England RevolutionWeek 24 USA Eddie Lewis San Jose ClashWeek 25 USA Brian McBride Columbus CrewWeek 26 USA Jason Kreis Dallas BurnWeek 27 USA Jason Kreis Dallas Burn Attendance Major League Soccer attendance RankTeamGP Home games playedCumulative Cumulative total of all home games attendanceHigh Highest season attendanceLow Lowest season attendanceMean Statistical mean season attendance 1 Columbus Crew 16 24,741 13,891 2 Los Angeles Galaxy 16 60,433 4,825 3 D.C. United 16 35,167 10,846 4 New England Revolution 16 30,564 7,260 5 Chicago Fire 16 27,311 6,223 6 San Jose Clash 16 73,123 6,824 7 MetroStars 16 43,192 6,876 8 Colorado Rapids 16 51,025 4,746 9 Tampa Bay Mutiny 16 20,976 8,264 10 Dallas Burn 16 17,621 7,237 11 Miami Fusion 16 13,648 5,862 12 Kansas City Wizards 16 15,509 4,631 Total 192 2,742,108 73,123 4,631 References MLS Site 1999 1 United States