2003 Dallas Burn season

March 2026 August 2023 Dallas Burn 2003 Dragon Stadium MLS Conference: 5thOverall: 10th Owner Hunt Sports Group Head coach Mike Jeffries (until September) Colin Clarke (September – October) 7,906 MLS Cup U.S. Open Cup Lost Fourth Round vs. Wilmington Hammerheads (1–4) Brimstone Cup Won Championship vs. Chicago Fire (1–1) _BURN 03h _BURN_03h _BURN 03h _BURN 03h _blacktopline ED1C24 ED1C24 ED1C24 ED1C24 000000 _BURN 03a _BURN 03a _BURN 03a _blacktopline FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF true 2002 2004 The 2003 Dallas Burn season was the eighth season of the Major League Soccer team. It still stands as the worst season in franchise history. It was the only season where the team had the worst record in the entire league. The team's average attendance of 7,906 still stands as the lowest in franchise history. The season saw team management fire head coach Mike Jeffries in September. Colin Clarke took over as interim head coach for the rest of the season. The 2003 season was played at Dragon Stadium in Southlake, Texas, home of the Southlake Carroll high school football team, featuring black, purple, white and yellow field lines for 5 different sports, on artificial turf. At the Cotton Bowl, the Dallas Burn were known throughout the western hemisphere for having the best pitch in soccer. The inexplicable stadium move decimated the team and their fans. Crowds dwindled below 1000 and the team finished the season with a -29 goal differential. Final standings DAL Regular season April 12, 2003 F7F7F7 1 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–1 (OT) Dallas Burn Southlake, Texas Dragon Stadium T April 26, 2003 F7F7F7 2 New England Revolution 2–1 Dallas Burn Southlake, Texas Dragon Stadium L May 3, 2003 F7F7F7 3 Dallas Burn 0–0 (OT) D.C. United Washington, D.C. RFK Stadium T May 10, 2003 F7F7F7 4 Kansas City Wizards 3–1 Dallas Burn Southlake, Texas Dragon Stadium L May 17, 2003 F7F7F7 5 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–1 (OT) Dallas Burn Southlake, Texas Dragon Stadium T May 24, 2003 F7F7F7 6 Dallas Burn 1–2 MetroStars East Rutherford, New Jersey Giants Stadium L May 31, 2003 F7F7F7 7 D.C. United 2–3 Dallas Burn Southlake, Texas Dragon Stadium W June 14, 2003 F7F7F7 8 San Jose Earthquakes 2–1 Dallas Burn Southlake, Texas Dragon Stadium L June 18, 2003 F7F7F7 9 Dallas Burn 1–4 Chicago Fire Chicago, Illinois Soldier Field L June 21, 2003 F7F7F7 10 Colorado Rapids 1–3 Dallas Burn Southlake, Texas Dragon Stadium W June 28, 2003 F7F7F7 11 Dallas Burn 0–3 Los Angeles Galaxy Carson, California The Home Depot Center L July 2, 2003 F7F7F7 12 D.C. United 3–1 Dallas Burn Southlake, Texas Dragon Stadium L July 5, 2003 F7F7F7 13 Dallas Burn 0–0 (OT) Columbus Crew Columbus, Ohio Columbus Crew Stadium T July 12, 2003 F7F7F7 14 Dallas Burn 1–5 Kansas City Wizards Kansas City, Missouri Arrowhead Stadium L July 16, 2003 F7F7F7 15 Dallas Burn 2–1 New England Revolution Foxborough, Massachusetts Gillette Stadium W July 19, 2003 F7F7F7 16 MetroStars 2–1 (OT) Dallas Burn Southlake, Texas Dragon Stadium L July 26, 2003 F7F7F7 17 Dallas Burn 0–3 San Jose Earthquakes San Jose, California Spartan Stadium L August 9, 2003 F7F7F7 18 Dallas Burn 0–2 Colorado Rapids Denver, Colorado Invesco Field at Mile High L August 13, 2003 F7F7F7 19 San Jose Earthquakes 3–0 Dallas Burn Southlake, Texas Dragon Stadium L August 16, 2003 F7F7F7 20 Kansas City Wizards 2–3 Dallas Burn Southlake, Texas Dragon Stadium W August 23, 2003 F7F7F7 21 Columbus Crew 2–1 Dallas Burn Southlake, Texas Dragon Stadium L August 30, 2003 F7F7F7 22 Dallas Burn 1–2 Los Angeles Galaxy Carson, California The Home Depot Center L September 6, 2003 F7F7F7 23 Dallas Burn 1–2 Colorado Rapids Denver, Colorado Invesco Field at Mile High Stadium L September 13, 2003 F7F7F7 24 Dallas Burn 2–3 Columbus Crew Columbus, Ohio Columbus Crew Stadium L September 20, 2003 F7F7F7 25 Chicago Fire 0–2 Dallas Burn Southlake, Texas Dragon Stadium W September 27, 2003 F7F7F7 26 Dallas Burn 2–5 San Jose Earthquakes San Jose, California Spartan Stadium L October 4, 2003 F7F7F7 27 New England Revolution 4–1 Dallas Burn Southlake, Texas Dragon Stadium L October 11, 2003 F7F7F7 28 Dallas Burn 0–0 (OT) MetroStars East Rutherford, New Jersey Giants Stadium T October 18, 2003 F7F7F7 29 Dallas Burn 0–1 Kansas City Wizards Kansas City, Missouri Arrowhead Stadium L October 25, 2003 F7F7F7 30 Colorado Rapids 3–4 Dallas Burn Southlake, Texas Dragon Stadium W U.S. Open Cup August 6, 2003 F7F7F7 Fourth Round Dallas Burn Texas 1–4 North Carolina Wilmington Hammerheads Johnson 6 Johnson 33Nylen 52Murray 69 89 Wilmington, North Carolina Legion Stadium 3,019 L External links Season statistics 2003 Dallas Burn Dallas Burn Dallas Burn